June 18, 2008
In all seriousness, how do you take this picture?
I mean shouldn’t you be running panicking? Don’t people in the Midwest usually have a basement for moments like this? I can’t decide if it’s courage or stupidity. Or maybe, like Californians and earthquakes, they’re just bored with the whole thing.
June 17, 2008
Really, you should go get it right now. I’m already loving it. And the Mozilla Foundation is trying to set a World Record for most downloads in a 24-hour period, so you should help!
June 16, 2008
When Heidi blew out her ACL a couple of years ago, she and I spent some time learning how to golf. The idea was that she needed to learn a sport that was easier on her knees than softball. We both had a lot of fun with it, but we haven’t kept at it like we should have.
Even after learning to play the game badly, I still never quite got the appeal of watching the game on TV. It just didn’t seem very compelling… I mean, it’s not the fastest moving sport in world. It’s one of those things where I did kind of enjoy it, but I always had this vague feeling that I had better things to be doing.
So now I have to admit that the drama surrounding the U.S. Open on Sunday and today really grabbed me. Of course, it helped that there was a huge underdog to root for against the best player in the world. Like most other people, I always seem to long for a huge upset.
Does that make me a golf fan? I’ve never really thought of myself as one. Or is this one of those sports stories that seem to cross over into mainstream news?
June 11, 2008
Well, the aforementioned video has been released into the wild. Oh and grab a snack before you go because it’s the entire 5 minutes of the song. But I’ll let you be the judge:
June 10, 2008
You know how comedians, on those occasions where they are giving a SERIOUS interview about their craft, all talk about how the laughter of the crowd is like a drug?
I think I understand what they mean now.
Of course, Matt and I (the same Matt who’s on my Blogroll over there) didn’t get any laughter. We got an OVATION. Okay, well it felt like an ovation after several tequila & tonics. But there were some relatively sober people present who confirmed that our performance was quite excellent. And there was further proof in the form of the ladies of The Hutch wanting to dance with me for the rest of the evening.
I think Matt got the same response, he just had enough sense (or sobriety) not to get up and dance.
The story goes like this: I was late to get out to the bar and a lot of the songs I wanted to do (easier ones) had already been sung. So, I had sort of resigned myself to not singing. I think it was Matt’s idea to do a duet. Once I agreed to that I pointed out that “If we’re going to do a duet, we might as well pick a really hard one”.
Wise advice.
So the song was Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me by Elton John and George Michael. I know… that’s a few steps above where most karaoke types will go. But Matt and I we’re hardcore. That’s just how we roll. There is rumored to be a video that I haven’t seen yet… you’ll be the first to know when I do.
I even was given the privilege of singing the last song of the night. After some confusion involving some silly song having to do with a home in Alabama, I was brought up to sing Wanted Dead or Alive. Can I just say that, someday, I’m going to meet Jon Bon Jovi and I’ll punch him right in his pretty nose? Is that allowed? It should be. This song is HARD to sing in the correct key.
According to the friends I had left in the crowd, I did well. But I have to admit that my voice had given out by the end. Still, I limped through it and got another round of applause. And I REALLY liked that.
So I still think entertainment magazines are stupid and I find Paris Hilton annoying. But, maybe I got just a very small taste of what it feels like to be famous… and a little bit of respect for those people who will do anything to stay in the public eye.
June 10, 2008
Considering that my splashy new blog carries the WSR name, it seemed only appropriate to spend the first post talking about Shasta 2008.
Well, it is a new site. Perhaps I should back up…
By Shasta, I am referring to Lake Shasta, CA. We’ve been taking an annual houseboat trip there for years, usually on Memorial Day weekend. This year we decided to do something different and go on a non-holiday weekend. Mostly because we are now old.
Not really of course. But if you’ve never been to Shasta on Memorial Day, picture MTV Spring Break without the celebrities and you won’t be too far off. I mean there ARE celebrities. I’m there after all and, at least within the confines of Lake Shasta, I’m about as HUGE as you get people! Trust me on this.
But you do reach a certain point where you realize that maybe partying with 10000 drunken 19 year olds who prefer cocaine and Red Bull to beer bongs isn’t really why you take the trip every year. Does that mean I’m old? Or not cool?
I will tell you this: even at 32, having 20 some odd people chanting your name to get you to go down the water slide naked is a great ego boost.
