Seven (Maybe Eight) NFL Coaches Fired on One Day!

Link.

What a bloodbath on "Black Monday." Surprised to see Smith go, since the Bears missed the playoffs at 10-6. However I am NOT surprised regarding Turner, Crennel, Gailey and especially Reid.

Happy new year.

DREAM 18 & GLORY 4 NYE: Featuring Bojasky, Aoki, Coenen and Anderson Silva!

A huge fight card to end the combat sports year as DREAM and GLORY will co-hold a show on New Years Eve.

Among those in action are Remy Bojasky, Anderson Silva, Shinya Aoki and Marloes Coenen.

For a glimpse at this massive card, click here.

Here in North America, coverage is mixed. Live in Canada on Monday morning, but here in the States, GLORY 4 will be on Tuesday night 10pm Eastern, and DREAM 18 will air on New Year's Night at 10pm Eastern. Both on CBS Sports Network.

Some kick ass MMA to end the year.

Harry Carey Jr., 91, Film Actor

Link.

Gen. Norman H. Schwarzkopf, 78

Self-explanatory.

Friday Jukebox 12.28.12: Short Tribute to Fontella Bass.

Fontella Bass, who recorded "Rescue Me," her best song in 1965, passed away on Wednesday in a St. Louis hospice at the age of 72. "Rescue Me" was used in film and TV shows and advertisements and was such a brilliant song of the 1960s.

 

Stay safe this upcoming weekend. Happy new year.



Shark Tank Explosion on Camera!

Check out this shark tank exploding in a mall in Shanghai:

 

 

 

Luckily, no deaths reported. 

Jack Klugman, 90, Quincy, Medical Examiner

Link.

Quincy, M.E. ran for eight seasons on NBC until its cancellation in the fall of 1983. The Odd Couple television series ran for five years until 1975.

He also did acting on stage as well.

Charles Durning, 89, Film & TV Actor

Link.

Been in numerous big screen films (See North Dallas Forty and The Sting) and telemovies (See Dark Night of the Scarecrow). Also a stage actor too!

Brad Corbett, 75, Former Texas Rangers Owner.

Link.

Was owner of the club from 1974 until 1980.

Happy Boxing Day!

THE END.

 

 

Don't forget! Mike Tyson on ROME on SHOWTIME tonight at 9pm Central, then flip to HBO for a replay of another one of their fights from 2012. Great way to end Boxing Day than with some boxing.

 





Merry Christmas!

Wishing you all a happy merry Christmas!

 

Drink plenty of egg nog while supplies last.

Wayne Lapierre: Newtown Shooting "Blamed on Media"

Agreed?

Also calls for mentally ill database. Should also call for child molester database as well, but what will that do to gun control? Absolutely nothing. Pedos also are gun owners you know, but still won't do anything, since the Second Amendment is there as the framers laid out once the Constitution was drafted in 1787.

Larry King Has Died.

Not THAT Larry King! This one.

And Every Little Person Is a Slim Shady Lurking...

Could be working at a Burger King spitting on your...Whopper?

Four year suit ended. It's tough to eat food in general no matter the brand, no matter how you or others prepare or package it without some poisoning. Very sad.

The Mayans Are Still Fools.

So, the Mayans believed that today was the day our world would end. Yeah fucking right. We are all still alive. A religious cult got thwarted by Argentinian authorities, but that's pretty much it.

Anyway, to some who believed that the world would end today, seek help.

Even you, Australian PM Julia Gillard.

Friday Jukebox 12.21.12

The aforementioned post was about who qualified for EUROVISION LVIII at Malmo in May. Speaking of the competition, this past year saw the Hungarian electronic band Compact Disco represent their country at Baku, making it to the final with "Sound of Our Hearts." Last year, they released their album, II, featuring a track that I found that is just as extremely awesome as "Sound of Our Hearts." From II, here's "Feel the Rain."

 

Merry Christmas wherever you are. Travel and drive safely.

EUROVISION LVIII Update: Who's Headed to Malmo, So Far?

Finally some credible hip hop at ESC this year as Who See? has been personally handpicked by the Montenegrin ESC committee to represent their country at Malmo in May. This past year, I underestimated the Trackshittaz (AUT), but now this is an upgrade. Rap doesn't get a whole love from those who follow the competition, so it will be a huge challenge.

Who See? joins six others who have either qualified for or handpicked to represent their countries at ESC LVIII:

Who See? (MNE) "Reggaeton Montenegro!"
Alyona Lanskaya (BLR) "Rhythm of Love"
Anouk (NED) TBA
Heilsarmee (SUI) "You and Me"
El Sueno de Morfeo (ESP) TBA
Andrius Pojavis (ESP) "Something"
Roberto Bellarosa (BEL) "Love Kills"
Four nations who were in Baku back in May, as of now have withdrawn: Slovakia, Portugal, Bosnia & Herzegovina, and Turkey.

As the months progress, stay with this blog for more ESC updates. The Road to Malmo is NOW!

The Mayans Will Be Wrong?

For those who believe Friday is the end of the world, let me say this, I can now finally say that Friday is simply the END of the Mayan calendar. Rest assured, we will all live on.

Y2K and all these other gimmicks were put ons by the paranoid press. Ignore them.

ABC News' Sam Donaldson Arrested for DUI.

Link.

There Was a Fight and a Parliamentary Session Broke Out.

Take a close look at Vitali Klychko (Klitschko)'s wise decision to avoid involvement in this parliamentary fight in Kiev:

 

 

He would've knocked everyone's asses out in there! 

Jim DeMint's Vacant Senate Seat Goes To...

US Congressman Tim Scott. As handpicked by Gov. Haley herself. I wonder why Gov. Haley didn't even thought about the seat herself?

Remember, Jim DeMint resigned to take a job at the Heritage Foundation. So I think it's a good move for someone like Rep. Scott to take the seat. But who will replace him in the House?

See Rod Blagojevich, this is how you properly replace an existing and outgoing Senator!

U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye, 88

Link.

2012 Wrangler NFR Review!

During the last week and a half, I was saturated with papers and finals. However, I did manage to catch some of the nights of this year's NFR on GAC without spoilers.

Congrats to all of the winners this year. Trevor Brazile getting another all-around buckle and earnings are continue to pile high, almost to $5 million. Tuf Cooper winning another world title in tie-down, Luke Branquinho fighting a knee injury to win another world title in steer wrestling, and a close finish in the top of the standings of saddle bronc that almost saw Cody DeMoss win a world buckle. It was DeMoss' flawless 10 for 10 qualifying rides in saddle bronc that did win him a buckle for being number one in the average!

And out of all of this, comes Mary Walker, who lost her horse and went to an emotional stage in life to win the average and came away with a world buckle in WPRA barrel racing. You knew the tears were running down her face when she was awarded the buckle on Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack.

Sadly, this year's NFR will most likely be Fred Whitfield's last, despite barely qualifying for this year's event. He has been there 20 times, and won the tie-down world buckle seven times. He has a book coming out too, so keep an eye out on it.

For the second year in a row, GAC carried all ten nights, 'live'. Although I didn't like how it was stretched to believe it was 'live,' at least yet again, Geronimo and their staff, actually upgraded their presentation from what ESPN/Winnercomm had prior to 2011, simply by showing every cowboy, whereas during ESPN coverage, some of the cowboys went during break. Well done, but I wish that the coverage is actually 'live' in the near future, not delayed.

Overall, despite the nights that were conflicted with the combat sports, it was yet another good NFR. Even the prca commissioner said that their fans are the "most educated in sports." Take that Zuffa Zombies!

Mass Shootings and Gun Control: An Editorial.

Thursday and Friday saw the US experience back to back mass shootings. On Thursday, a shooter fired on patrons at a mall near Portland, Oregon, and then on Friday, a man kills his mom, then takes it out on an elementary school. The rest is history.

Two weeks ago, at the halftime of the Cowboys game on Sunday night, Bob Costas was talking about gun control at the light of the Jovan Belcher murder-suicide that very same weekend and why he called for gun control. I think I posted a video on this blog. Now two weeks later after Costas' controversial comments, I wonder what he thinks about the events in Oregon and Connecticut within the past 48 hours?

No state can ban guns, because it is a violation of one's Second Amendment rights (The right to bear arms). However, these were unprovoked incidents. The individual should only use a gun whenever he/she is attacked first by the opposition. The gun is then used in defense. This is how a gun is properly used, besides to shoot down various wildlife, such as ducks (of course).

The nature of violence among gun owners is traced to past history of the individual, between the individual and families as well as others. They are motivated more by culture than anything else. The music they listen to, whether the individual is a gamer by playing such titles as the Call of Duty series, and other factors that culturally motivate one to go this far.

If you're a gun owner, and you hate how the world works, seek help immediately. This will help the individual move forward without taking it out on others in an unprovoked manner. Again, no need for states to ban guns, simply on the premise that it will violate Second Amendment rights. Proper training and education to how to use guns in certain situations as a defense to fight back against perpetrators makes the individual understand how to use the gun properly.

So, Bob, do you now get the point?

Golden Corral: Help Yourself to Happiness...

More like "Golden Corral: Help Yourself to Norovirus."

Larry Merchant to Retire After Tonight's Donaire/Arce Telecast.

Will retire after 35 years at HBO Sport, after tonight's Donaire/Arce telecast (promoted by Top Rank). It's about time! Good riddance.

Friday Jukebox 12.14.12: A Small Tribute to Ravi Shankar.

This past week, we lost a great virtuoso in Ravi Shankar. Like Joe Satriani is to guitar, Ravi Shankar was a sitar virtuoso, whose career spanned over various decades. Ravi Shankar died earlier this week at the age of 92. In honor of his great career, here is the entire Recorded in London LP from 1964.

 



WARNING: Gangnam Style Can Be Deadly.

Link.

Will the FDA now recommend a warning label on this dance?

Joe L. Allbritton, 87, Media Mogul

Link.

Ever read POLITICO? Ever watch a newscast on WJLA, KTUL, KATV or any of his stations? This is the man who founded his company, which became one of the biggest media companies outside of the big media giants (Disney, NBC-U/Comcast, CBS, News Corp./Fox, Warner, Sony, Viacom).

His company, currently CEO'd by his son, operates over 40 television stations, ranking up with station groups such as Hearst, Sinclair, Belo, Nexstar, Washington Post, and Raycom among others as one the largest television station groups in the United States.

In the late 1970s, he bought out WMAL channel 7 in Washington, DC and changed the call letters to reflect on his initials, hints on the new station owner.

BELLATOR 84: Heavyweight Championship, Lightweight Tournament Final and Farewell MTV2, Hello SPIKE!

A title fight and a tournament final is on the bill for Friday Night's Season 7 finale of BELLATOR Fighting Championships.

The vacant heavyweight title-formerly held by Cole Konrad, who just recently announced his retirement-is now on the line between Rich Hale and Alex Volkov. Also, the lightweight tournament final with Dave Jansen and Marcin Held is scheduled for the night. Michael Chandler and his belt awaits both in a future date.

The featherweight tournament final has now been pushed to early 2013. It was supposed to be on last Friday, but Shahbulat Shamhalaev had food poisoning. The New Jersey State Athletic Commission cancelled the fight on behalf of Shamhalaev since they (not the promoter) has the right to do so. It was supposed to be on Friday night, but Rad Martinez had family issues, so it's now a go for early 2013.

Also this is the last BELLATOR event on MTV2 as the promotion upgrades to SPIKE next month. MMA is Coming Home to Spike.

Live on MTV2 and epixHD for the last time. UFC on FX is on as well at 8pm Central.

 

CARD
Lightweight tournament

final

(155lb/69.75kg)

Marcin Held v Dave Jansen

 

Heavyweight championship

(205+lb/92.25+kg)

Richard Hale v Alexander Volkov

 

 

One more time, MMA is coming home to Spike in January with BELLATOR 85. 

Plane Crash Kills Jenni Rivera, 43, Singer

Link.

Drug cartel?

Gun. It's What For Dinner.

Link.

MMMM....nothing can't beat a Rock Island Armory .38 on the grill!

Friday Jukebox 12.7.12: Dave Brubeck 1921-2012

Dave Brubeck died a day before his 92nd birthday. A jazz impresario, Brubeck and his quartet delivered, from such hits as "Take Five" and this masterpiece, "Unsquare Dance" from 1961.

BELLATOR 83: Featherweight Tournament Final Preview...

My preview of BELLATOR 83 is over at my other blog, Morgan's War on Everything. Head straight over to mwoatub.wordpress.com.

John McAfee Update 12.6.12

Link.

Since my last post:
1. He did get arrested and turned himself in.
2. He was denied asylum to Guatemala.
3. He suffered a heart attack and is in the hospital.

So much for the antivirus software...

The Hits Keep Coming: WADA/IOC Strips 4 from Athens '04!

HINT: Former Soviet Bloc countries.

The Inspiration of Jovan Belcher's Suicide.

As you all know, Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher went to tell Romeo Crennel, the head coach: "thanks," then shot himself at Arrowhead parking lot on Saturday.

At least it wasn't on the field, like Billy Cole.

A Message To Bob Costas.

You obiously don't understand about how the Second Amendment works:

More on the Jovan Belcher tragedy from this past weekend Thursday.

PRCA National Finals Rodeo Thursday Night!

It's finally here! The 76th edition of the PRCA Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at Las Vegas' Thomas & Mack Center.

Up to 120 participants this year as usual, who qualified their way in through performances in various events this year and after all that hard work, the time has come.

Will Trevor Brazile go for another All-Around (number 10?)? Will Fred Whitfield get his 8th buckle in his 20th appearance (he has a book out early 2013)? Will Shane Proctor make it through the ten days healthy enough to repeat his crown in bull riding?

All ten days are LIVE on GAC beginning Thursday night. ProRodeo.com is where you should head straight for the contestant list.

Rick Majerus, 64, Men's Basketball Coach

Link.

He also battled heart problems as well.

They Did it Again.

Once again, refs helped the Galaxy repeat their MLS Cup championship on Saturday against the Dynamo.

With his early second half goal, Omar Gonzalez is the MVP of this year's game.