Live Long and Prosper: Leonard Nimoy, 83, Spock

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Also hosted the syndicated series In Search Of...

Friday Jukebox 2.27.15

With the news surrounding the death of Leonard Nimoy, I haven't heard this piece of music until now. Nimoy's instrumental from 1967 called "Music To Watch Space Girls By." Live long and prosper.

BELLATOR MMA 134: "The British Invasion"

BELLATOR MMA is back with yet another good fight card on Friday night!

Originally 'BELLATOR MMA 133,' 'BELLATOR MMA 134' is billed as "The British Invasion" for a reason, because of the headliners. Paul 'Semtex' Daley, Liam McGeary, and Linton Vassell.

Daley will take on Andre Santos, a late replacement for Doug Lima, the welterweight champion, who withdrew due to injury. McGeary will take on Emanuel Newton for the light heavyweight championship. Vassell will take on Rameau Sokoudjou.

Also, Cheick Kongo will on Mo Lawal. Bobby Lashley was supposed to be in action, but his opponent withdrew due to injury.

CARD

Light heavyweight 

Championship

(205 lb/92.5 kg)

Emanuel Newton (c) v Liam McGeary

LIVE on SPIKE Friday night! 

INVICTA 11: Cris Cyborg Defends Her Featherweight Title!

INVICTA--the all-women mixed martial arts promotion--returns on Friday night.

Cris Cyborg defends her INVICTA featherweight title against Justina Tweet. That's right, Cyborg is back!

For more on Cyborg's return, follow INVICTA online, twitter and Facebook.

Jerome Kersey, 52, Former NBA Player

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Wendell Kim, 64, Former Major League Base Coach

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Friday Jukebox 2.20.15

Lesley Gore, best known for "It's My Party" passed away earlier this week at the age of 68 after battling cancer. "It's My Party" was a hit in 1963. Fuck cancer.

Alright Stop, Collaborate and Listen!

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Afroman Arrested!

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Not 'modern day slavery,' and not because he was high.

Bob Simon, 73, National TV News Reporter

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Fatal Copenhagen Shooting; Gunman Shot; Ties to ISIL/ISIS?

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San Diego TV Sports Anchor Shot; Condition Improves; Suspect in Court

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Good to see he's doing well. But why him?

UNC Shooting: A Parking Dispute

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Australia GUEST Country at Vienna 2015; Competes in Grand Final. No Jokes Here.

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The US is next? Maybe they'll scour WA and SA for that act.

Friday Jukebox 2.13.15

Valentine's Day is tomorrow. So why not "The Look of Love" by ABC, from 1982? The original ABC, not Another Bad Creation, the boy band.

Jerry Tarkanian, 84, Former National Championship (and NBA) Coach

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Let's all bite a towel in his memory.

Dean Smith, 83, Former National Champion Basketball Coach

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Helped break color barriers at the program with a signing in the late '60s.

Ed Sabol, 98, Founder of NFL Films

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Home to some of the greatest music in the world.

BELLATOR MMA 133 Friday Night!

Though there will be no title fights on Thursday night, Melvin Manhoef and Alex Shlemenko will have something to show off on Friday night.

Manhoef-Shlemenko will be the headliner for BELLATOR MMA 133 on Friday in Fresno. Pat Curran will be in action as well.

LIVE on SPIKE Friday night. Also check out Boxcino 2015 as it kicks off at the same time on ESPN2.

MMA World Series of Fighting 18: Bantamweight Championship

MMA World Series of Fighting is back for their 18th card on Thursday night in Edmonton. Marlon Moraes will defend his MMA-WSOF bantamweight title belt against undefeated Josh Hill.

CARD

Bantamweight championship

Marlon Moraes (c) v Josh Hill

In the States, the card is LIVE on NBCSN Thursday night! 

Brian Williams 'LieGate': Six Months Without Pay!

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For lying! Costs advertisers money, cost viewership.

Next: rehab.

Billy Casper, 83, Former Pro Golfer

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Former US Open champion!

USC Shooting: It Was a Domestic Dispute!

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RadioShack Files Chapter 11; 1700+ Stores to Close

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Too pussy to compete with Best Buy (or FRY'S)?

Alan Nunnelee, 56, United States Congressman

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He had been battling brain cancer.

Amy Pascal Steps Down at Sony Pictures

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I guess the hacking and emails got too much on her.

Friday Jukebox 2.6.15

Listening to Future Sound of Egypt #377 the other day and came up on a new Thomas Datt track. Datt is a New York producer of trance music. I do happen to recall a track of his which was good back in 2007, called "Distance." Like both the original and Neal Scarborough mix. This is the Scarborough mix.

Another College Campus Shooting: USC Murder Suicide

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GLORY 19: Heavyweight Championship and Welterweight Mini-Tournament

GLORY, the world's premier kickboxing promotion is back for their first card of 2015!

GLORY 19 will be held in the Norfolk-Hampton Roads area and will feature the excellence in kickboxing action. The main event will be the heavyweight championship fight as Rico Verhoeven will defend his title against Errol Zimmerman.

There will also be a one night tournament for the welterweight #1 contender spot, with Alex Stetsurenko takes on Nicky Holzken while Raymond Daniels takes on Jonatan Oliveira.

Also Joe Schilling will be in action.

CARD

Welterweight #1 contender tournament

Nicky Holzken v Alexander Stetsurenko 

Raymond Daniels v Jonatan Oliveira

Heavyweight championship

Rico Verhoeven (c) v Errol Zimmerman

In the US, the card can be seen live on SPIKE Friday night. Check listings or the GLORY World Series site. 

Super Bowl XLIX: In Game Commercials Part 2: Honorable Mention

Here in part two, here are the in-game ads during NBC Sports' coverage of Super Bowl XLIX in which I gave an honorable mention. Though the ads are mediocre to T-Mobile terrible (see below), you will see why they didn't make the top five on my list. And here we go.

I lost my dog. Find my dog.

Forget the Internet. It's all about the Coke-rnet.

Jeff Bridges or Kevin Nash?

Arm wrestling the rainbow.

LOCTITE really saved our marriage.

God Made a Farmer. Part Deux.

The two worst ads of the night were from T-Mobile. The next to worst was that 'sorry, it's a boy' ad with Chelsea Handler and Sarah Silverman (very disappointed). However the worst was the first T-Mobile ad with Kim Kardashian. So before you folks say 'Sorry, It's a Boy' was the worst due to its sexist overtones, remember, the first T-Mobile ad of the night. May lose a lot of customers because of  the super-whore.

Without no Audi or Pepsi, the ads this year have been mediocre, but who knows what will be the trend for SB50, in which CBS Sports is paying $5 million for ad spot! Just because it's the 50th annual Super Bowl!

Super Bowl XLIX Commercials Review Part 1: The Five Best Ads (In-Game)

It's that time again. For the fifth consecutive year, in game ads were viewed, and will once again be divided into two parts. This first part will deal with the top five ads in-game, while part two will be about honorable mentions. No Audi this year, but anyway, here we go.

5. A former 'Bond' wants to be a re-charged action star (the 'KIA Guy' from the Australian Open men's final was not in this ad).

4. This land is your land,

This land is my land,

From California to the New York Islands,

From the Redwood Forest to the gulf stream waters,

This land was made for you and me. 

3. Here comes PAC-MAN.

Hey PAC-MAN, what's up?

2. Remember, slow and steady wins the race. 

And the best ad of Super Bowl XLIX is...

1. Finally, a car that can run on a pill. The forefront of Pfizer's VIAGRA (sildenafil citrate) fuel additive. 

That's part one, and as you see, it's no surprise that the automobile ads trumps all. Coming up, part two, featuring the honorable mentions. 

Super Bowl XLIX: Thoughts From the Game

I was tired from the Aussie Open, so that's why I didn't put up some teaser. However, my thoughts on the game:

1. It was a good game.

2. Bad ending.

3. Bring back the biff.

4. Legalize fights like in the NHL, AHL and juniors.

That's all. Check out their rings, very cool.

Now stay tuned for the commercials.