Friday Jukebox 10.28.11

A few weeks ago, the music world lost another great producer, Sylvia Robinson. Robinson, who worked at Sugar Hill Records, passed away. She helped produced such hits as "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash (1981) and the masterpiece, "Rapper's Delight" from the Sugar Hill Gang. From 1979, "Rapper's Delight" was the first hip-hop song to hit radio. And the rest is history. Better than today's shit.

For those taking your kids out on Monday for trick or treating, be safe and always be weary about your surroundings. Thank you.

BELLATOR 56 Preview: Welterweight World Title Fight!

This night of matches will most likely headline a huge week at Bellator Sport Worldwide LLC. The company has announced that VIACOM, owner of MTV2 and Spike, has now a 50% stake in BELLATOR. What does it mean? Spike will have Bellator in 2013 with ZUFFA heading to Fox/FX beginning next month.

Nevermind that. Saturday night's Bellator 56 will be packed because of the card. The heavyweight tournament semifinals will pit Neil Grove against Thiago Santos in one match, and the other semifinal will feature Eric Prindle against Ron Sparks.

The main draw of Bellator 56-which will be in Kansas City-is the welterweight world championship. Ben "Funky" Askren, 2 time NCAA Division I wrestling champion, will defend the title against season 4 welterweight tournament winner Jay Hieron (whose decisions throughout the tournament are questionable because of the judging).

Live on MTV2 and EPIX HD at 8pm US/Canadian Central this Saturday night! Get away from the football and enjoy the best in MMA that is Bellator!

Somebody Got Their 15 Minutes of Fame!

Luckily the Nine reporter didn't get the shit scared of and continued on. Brave psychy there.

Happy Birthday to...

The Statue of Liberty.

125 years old today. Constructed on October 28, 1886. 

Friday Jukebox 10.21.11

"Big bad Bazooka Tooth, I came to break bread."

"I said fast cars, danger, fire and knives!"

Title track of Aesop Rock's 2004 album. Cool video that I first caught in '04 on MTV2's Subterranean.

Bellator 55 Saturday Night!

BELLATOR keeps piling on the greatness as the world's #1 MMA promotion never fails to deliver and the tournaments continue with the Bantamweight qualifier semifinals. Alexis Vila delivered one of the biggest knockouts of the year in  MMA in a quarterfinal match, and now he has another roadblock, in the form of Marcos Galvao. Eduardo Dantas will face Ed West in the other semifinal.

BANTAMWEIGHT TOURNAMENT

Semifinals

(135 lb./60.75 kg)

Alexis Vila v Marcos Galvao

Eduardo Dantas v Ed West

Live on MTV2 and epix HD this Saturday night. Worth watching between innings of Game 3 of the World Series.



Olin Kreutz Quits!?

Why did he leave the Saints and American football as a whole after 14 seasons despite injury?  This explains why.

World Series 2011: Rated 'NC17' For Dangerous Swings.

The Rangers are back and so are the Cards. Both took six games in their league championship series. Now it's the Fall Classic. Game 1 is tonight.

Game 1 10/19 @ St. Louis
Game 2 10/20 @ St. Louis
Game 3 10/22 @ Rangers
Game 4 10/23 @ Rangers
Game 5 10/24 @ Rangers*
Game 6 10/26 @ St. Louis*
Game 7 10/27 @ St. Louis*
*-if necessary

All games exclusive to Fox.

NOTE: Saints-Colts SNF will compete with Game 4 on Sunday night. Heavy channel switching whilst I listen to Jim and Hokey on radio.

Centenary Ladies Volleyball Senior Day 2011-Photos!

I had an opportunity on Fall Break to see the Ladies volleyball final match on Saturday. In that match, the Ladies swept Mary Hardin Baylor in three sets. It was their last home match of 2011, before they finish these last couple weeks on the road.

There were four seniors honored after the match. A little bit of a gain from last year when the program, under second year coach Jon Stenman and assistant coach Jon Valiao, had three seniors.

4. Kayla Tibaldo of Santa Fe, Texas.

5. Taylor Gilmour of Destin, Florida

10. Caitlin Neese of Grapevine, Texas

2. Jaclyn Lopez of Mission, Texas. Supposedly, the program's 2nd all time in assists.

Celebrating at home for the final time...

Final team pose at home for the final time.

Seniors with their plaques...

The seniors themselves...

Teardown.

Jon Stenman address crowd after presentations.

Some of at least 20 photos taken on this day. Again, the Ladies close out their last few weeks on the road. Follow the progress of the Ladies volleyball at GoCentenary.com.

Let's Get it On!

This happened to be the best thing to come out of the sporting world on Sunday (sans the tragedy at LVMS).

Check out the "November 12" graphic in this video. This is the beginning of a UFC on Fox promo, that features the world heavyweight bout on that night between Cain Velasquez and Junior Dos Santos. You wonder if Dana will probably put these two in the Octagon as an undercard?

Dan Wheldon 1978-2011

On Sunday, in the IndyCar finale at LVMS, Wheldon was among those involved in a scary multicar wreck that took out 15 of the 34 starters. The two time Indy 500 winner was transferred to a nearby hospital where he was later deceased. Wheldon leaves behind a wife and two children.

Two other injuries that were reported-Pippa Mann with a hand injury and Will Power with back pain.

IndyCar president Randy Bernard, formerly of the Professional Bull Riders (PBR), announced the death sometime while Saints-Bucs and Texans-Ravens were in the third quarter.

The wreck happened on lap 13 and it started by contact within two cars. Wheldon was five cars behind and he along with Power begin to go airborne. The fire that arose from the high groove erupted from (I believe) the back of Wheldon's. Wheldon did carry an onboard for the ESPN telecast in the race.  

After the news broke, the race was cancelled and five lap tribute were done by those remaining in the race in his honor. Wheldon was 33.

Wheldon's death was the fourth IndyCar death since the split of 1995. Scott Brayton was killed in Indy 500 practice in 1996. Tony Renna was killed in testing at IMS in 2003. Paul Dana was killed in practice at Homestead-Miami in 2006.

BELLATOR 54 Saturday Night!

BELLATOR is getting better and better every week, even though the ratings are going down. For those who watch UFC only the last few weeks...well, uh...you missed a lot! Bellator has a YouTube channel for all those recaps.

In the meantime, Saturday's BELLATOR 54 will not only feature bantamweight champ Zach Mackovsky in action, but it's the middleweight semifinals featuring Alexander Shlemenko against Brian Rogers in one semifinal while Bryan Baker will take on Vitor Vianna in the other semifinal.

CARD

Middleweight (185 lb./83.25kg) semifinals

Alexander Shlemenko v Brian Rogers

Bryan Baker v Vitor Vianna

Live on MTV2 and EPIX2 HD Saturday night.

And in case you missed BELLATOR 53...you missed another great knockout.

And for the record, it will be tough with BFC 54 going up against Rangers and Sprint Cup Saturday night. And football too. 

Friday Jukebox 10.14.11

Post #250.
RE: Just Win Baby.

The "official" Raiders theme song. RIP Al Davis.

I'll probably see y'all Saturday afternoon at the Gold Dome for Ladies volleyball senior day. 

The NEW Charlie's Angels Cancelled.

Is this not a surprise to me at all? Link.

Just Win Baby!

The man who unified the AFL and NFL into today's superleague of American Football passed away over the weekend. He was 82.

Centenary Ladies Volleyball "Dig Pink" & Senior Day 2011!

This is the final week of home games for the 2011 season for Centenary Ladies volleyball. On Tuesday it's "Dig Pink" night at the Gold Dome. Wear pink! There will also be pink T Shirts to be sold to benefit breast cancer awareness. As you all know, the month of October is breast cancer awareness month.

Then on Saturday, it's senior day. Four seniors will be honored before the home finale with  Mary Hardin Baylor at the Gold Dome.

2. Jackie Lopez. The outside hitter from south Texas switched numbers for the 2011 campaign from 6 to 2. Lopez should be second among all time in assists in the program.

5. Taylor Gilmour. Setter from Florida.

10. Caitlin Neese. Server from the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.

4. Kayla Tibaldo will also be honored as well.  The Texan, who has been on the sidelines during the past month, possibly with an injury.

"Wear Pink" night is at 7pm Tuesday, and the senior day is Saturday at 2pm! Go Ladies!

League Championship Series 2011 Begins Tonight!

Yes folks, we're now into league championship play, and it kicks off with the defending AL champ Rangers hosting the Tigers in the American League Championship Series. The Brewers take on the Cards in the National League Championship Series. That series begin Sunday afternoon.

AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
**best of 7**

Texas (West division champ) v Detroit (Central division champ)
All games on Fox.
Game 1-Saturday 10/8
Game 2-Sunday 10/9
Game 3-Tuesday 10/11
Game 4-Wednesday 10/12
Game 5-Thursday 10/13*
Game 6-Saturday 10/15*
Game 7-Sunday 10/16*
*-if necessary

NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
**best of 7**

Milwaukee (Central division champ) v St. Louis (NL wild card)
All games on tbs.
Game 1-Sunday 10/9
Game 2-Monday 10/10
Game 3-Wednesday 10/12
Game 4-Thursday 10/13
Game 5-Friday 10/14*
Game 6-Sunday 10/16*
Game 7-Monday 10/17*
*-if necessary

Friday Jukebox 10.7.11

Classic '90s rock from down under with Hunters & Collectors' Holy Grail. Enjoy.

Bellator 53 and Bathurst 1000 Alert!

The welterweight tournament continues this Saturday night with two semifinal matches as Chris Lozano takes on Doug Lima, while Ben Saunders takes on Luis Santos.

Welterweight (170 lb./76.5kg) tournament

Semifinals

Ben Saunders v Luis Santos

Chris Lozano v Doug Lima

And also on the sporting front, the Aussie V8 Supercars' biggest race of the year at Bathurst in New South Wales takes place Sunday. The annual race will be live in the states on Speed Saturday night.

And You'll See Why 1984 Won't Be Like 1984.

The greatest Super Bowl commercial ever. Ran basically one time-during Super Bowl XVIII on CBS. Promoting the MacIntosh. Apple co-founder Steve Jobs passed away on Wednesday after months of battling cancer. He was 56.

First Broadcast TV Cancellation of 2011-12 Goes To...

PTC wins this one, but they're probably being the cowards for not waging war on trashy reality shows that are worse than this.

Linky.

Again, to the morons at PTC, this show might suck, but there are hundreds of shows that suck more. Now go after Jersey Shore!

All My Rowdy Friends...

So Hank Williams Jr. got fired and his MNF intro got cut? This is why...

The man is protected by the First Amendment. Let him say what the fuck he wants!

NHL 2011-12 Season Begins Thursday!

Could the Bruins repeat?

New challenges for the 2011-12 NHL season. As you all know by now, Winnipeg is back, because the new owners purchased the Thrashers and moved them up there. As a result, for the first time since '99-00 season, no NHL hockey in Atlanta (or no ice hockey of some sort at the moment). The NEW Jets will play in the East, just like the Thrashers were from 2000 until 2011.

The new Jets will kick start the NHL's return to Winnipeg on Sunday against the Habs. The game will be on NHL Network. Those in the border regions of the US with a CBC affiliate can be able to watch the game. The Jets will then take on the original Jets on October 15, and it will also be nationally on CBC.

The defending Stanley Cup champions Boston Bruins will kick start the 2011-12 season as they host the Flyers Thursday night. Live on Versus.

The defending West champions Vancouver Canucks will start their season as they host the Pens Thursday night, and will be live on Versus cable and free-to-air on CBC.

So there you have it folks...

A Big Sporting Weekend This Past Weekend...

People in the states got a treat this past weekend when the grand finals of both the Australian Football League (Australian Rules Football) and National Rugby League of Australasia were televised on ESPN2 and Fox Soccer Channel respectively.

Both had horrible pre-game festivities. Meat Loaf at the AFL Grand Final, Kelly Clarkson at the NRL Grand Final. Both suck, but prefer Meat Loaf over Kelly Clarkson even though Meat Loaf Aday isn't as "manufactured" as Clarkson is. At least Eskimo Joe was at the NRL Grand Final. That band is heaps better than both Meat Loaf and Kelly Clarkson combined.

As far as the matches-congrats to both the Manly Sea Eagles and Geelong Cats. For the Sea Eagles, their 24-10 win over New Zealand launched the club's 8th Rugby League flag, while the Cats got their third premiership in five years, the first under first year coach Chris Scott-in a 38 point win over Collingwood (Cats 18.11, Pies 12.9). Scott's win marked the 13th first year coach to win a VFL/AFL premiership. 2007 Brownlow medalist Jimmy Bartel, who had 26 possessions in the game, earned the Norm Smith medal for being best on ground in this year's Grand Final.

Outside of the football, the penultimate Petit Le Mans took place. Audis had problems, but a Peugeot won. Both Audi and Peugeot LMP1 prototypes both run on diesel especially the Audi and their TDI power, which Volkswagen has in virtually every vehicle they make (including Audi).

Also baseball playoffs are going on as well as NFL, CFL and the Rugby World Cup. Enjoyed seeing the All-Blacks whoop Canada's ass on Sunday. That game was on NBC, competing against late NFL on CBS and/or Fox and/or the London Derby where Spurs defeated Arsenal 2-1. Great sporting weekend perhaps.

In Case You Missed It...

The final scene from AMC's finale two weeks ago. I managed to catch it.

Centenary Baseball 2012 Schedule Released!

The Gents baseball 2012 schedule is out. Some interesting opponents for this 2012 campaign and the schedule is right here!

The season begins with a doubleheader against Hendrix College on February 4. ASC play begins with McMurry on February 24.

Like other Centenary athletics programs in 2011-12, baseball is dipping into D-I play, starting with Tech on March 6, and they meet again on March 21 in Ruston. Their other foray into D-I in 2012 will be on the road at Grambling State on March 13.

As a result of the athletics program's move to SCAC for 2012-13, the Gents' final ASC opponent will be a doubleheader with LeTourneau on April 24, before concluding the season at home against LSUS.