HOW DID I MISS THIS?

Blog's been on "radio silent" status for almost four weeks (a month at the most). Figured we kick-start back into gear with a little humor. This has to be one of Darrell Hammond's finest Post-2000 Clinton performances. How did I miss this back in January?

Meeting the Brooklyn Cyclones

@ Coney Island. Nice place, KeySpan Park.

The View from Our Window

...in Maui. Irish hoops tonight in the championship game vs #1 North
Carolina. Watch and love. Aloha.

A Little Post Election Political Humor

In the long history of Darrell Hammond's fantastic impressions of political figures on both sides of the aisle, his Bill Clinton stands alone. Particularly for his most recent performance:



Genius.

Learning to Fly

Thanks to the dedication and excellence of training by one Lorenzo Centioli, I am proud to say that I am the world's newest private pilot! I went for the flying test with the FAA yesterday, because I figured nobody would be cruel enough to fail me on my birthday. I had to fly for two hours showing what I would do if the engine quit, if I had to land in a cotton field, how to communicate using words like Bravo and Foxtrot, and how to fly only using the instruments. The examiner said I was "ready to be released on the world" and signed my pilot's license. As scary as it might seem, I'm now allowed to carry passengers and fly wherever all by myself. Everybody get ready for a ride this fall so that we can fly into South Bend for a game just like the VIP alumni do, us in our single engine propeller Cessna, and them in their Lear jets. Thanks for all the birfday messages yesterday. Hope everybody is enjoying the summer
Over and out,
Capt. Seabass

Little Victories for the city of Los Angeles

It has recently come to the attention of some members of this blog that one frequent poster/creator has a particular disdain for the city of Los Angeles. His reasons for this negative opinion are many, some holding more water than others. Along with the citizenry that doesn't live in the real world, the sports fans who believe that the 6-inning little league rules apply to major league baseball games, and the traffic that causes many weekend visitors to be stranded at the airport for an uncomfortably long time, our fellow blogger has raised issue with the city's dirty air that has topped US charts and blackened US lungs for decades. Well, my friend, there is hope. LA no longer tops the lists for all three measurements of pollution. They have been supplanted atop the coaches' poll by a city that not a one of holds near nor dear to our hearts: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

While Sidney Crosby's arrival into the city of Pittsburgh brought with it playoff appearances and legitimate Stanley Cup contenders, it appears that the Kid fell short on his promise to lower the levels of short-term particle pollution. Maybe these particles will settle in the lungs of said Stanley Cup contender, thus giving the Buffalo Sabres a chance at the 8 seed in the East in 2009. There's always an upside, right?

Another Satisfied Customer in Franzia Nation

Greg Oden, come on down. The BoomBox is ready for you...