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Les Boulez Vs. LeTravel aka Queen James

Steve — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 02:47:22 +0000

The NBA Playoffs begin tomorrow and Les Boulez are playing LeTravel and the Cavs again. The Bullets should win this series in 6, provided the refs don’t hand Queen James the series (See 2006).

The Bullets need more of this…

And less of this

Here’s a great preview by Wizznutzz. Pure genius.

Other previews:

Deadspin

Michael Wilbon

Scouts Inc.

There’s not much for me to add, except that Washington sports are getting no love. How dare they show the Caps and Bullets game at the same time?!?!? I’m going to need 2 TVs.

And this is quickly becoming a favorite website of mine: ihatelebronjames.com

GO BULLETS!!!

Video from Bullets Forever

The Caps are Going to the Playoffs!!!!!

Steve — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 02:13:45 +0000

I’ll keep this short since others in cyberspace have done a much better job of discussing this, but the Washington Capitals are going to the playoffs!!! I never thought that they’d pull it off, especially after that pitiful performance against Atlanta before Thanksgiving. But Ovechkin (who should easily win the Hart Trophy for Most Valuable Player), Bruce Boudreau (who should win the Adams for Coach of the Year), and George McPhee (sadly there’s no award for GM of the year) have done a tremendous job turning the team around. Bring on Philly!!

Here’s something to get you psyched up for the Flyers in the first round.

More coverage here: Caps Home, On Frozen Blog, Jaspers’ Rink, Capitals Insider

Drive-Thru Idiot

Steve — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:35:38 +0000

Saw this at In-N-Out over the weekend. Some people just don’t know how to use a drive-thru…

And how can I talk about In-N-Out without showing their wonderful burgers. I ate both of the 4×4′s, Animal style.

Stuff I Find on YouTube: Where Amazing Happens – Washington Bullets Edition

Steve — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:18:26 +0000

There have been a lot of remakes of the NBA Where Amazing Happens commercials. As a long-time fan of Les Boulez, this is probably the best I’ve seen. Absolute genius.

Jim Could’ve Been on Oprah…

Steve — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:57:41 +0000

Last Friday, I received this email from the Oprah Winfrey Show:

Hello! My name is Julie and I am a producer at the Oprah Winfrey Show. We are doing a show with Billy Joel and I noticed you on Youtube.com singing “Just the Way You Are.” I was wondering if we might be able to use your video for an upcoming show. I would like you to send me a copy of the video to my ftp site. (information on the site below.) I am in a time crunch and need this ASAP.

Can you please e-mail me with the answers to these questions asap:
1. Do you own the copyright to this footage? (did you shoot this and own the rights to this video?)
2. When was this video shot?
3. What is your full name?
4. Your address?
5. E-mail address?
6. Phone number?
7. How old are you?

If you could please write me back with the answers to those questions, plus your name, address, and phone number as soon as possible I would be grateful.
Again, please write back to me with the answers to the questions and your information. Also, please download your video to the ftpsite as soon as possible to be considered for the show.
We are collecting hundreds of videos and don’t know which ones we will use at this time. If you are chosen we will contact you to sign a legal agreement to use your video on the air.

Go to the Harpo FTP site. ftp://ftp.harpo.com/
When you get there, you will have to download a quick application to use the site. You should log in with:

username is: xxxxx
the password is: xxxxx

please put it in the drop off folder.

Please e-mail me if you have any questions. Thank you!
Julie XXXX
The Oprah Winfrey Show
110 N. Carpenter Street
Chicago, IL 60607
312-633-XXXX office

Imagine my shock and excitement. After getting Jim’s approval, I uploaded the video and waited for the Oprah people to get back to me. And waited. And waited. And waited. The Billy Joel episode aired last Monday without any Youtube clips. I guess they decided to go in a different direction.

Anyways, here’s the video of Jim singing ”Just the Way You Are”

And how can I talk about Oprah and not include this clip from the Soup:

Stuff I Find on Youtube: Maury Povich Show Phobias

Steve — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 04:06:24 +0000

And you thought Maury only dealt with baby mama drama.

Pickles

Peaches

Mustard/Birds

And my favorite, Balloons

Don’t go back there! That’s worse!!

Stuff I Find on Youtube: Emmitt Smith Mangling the English Language

Steve — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:56:47 +0000

If you enjoyed that clip, go here. It unpossible not to laugh.

The Patriots got debacled.

The best analysis of a football analyst since this guy's collection of Neil Smith. (Scroll to the bottom for A Classic Collection of Neilbonics)

Stuff I Find on Youtube: Music Videos by My Favorite Sports Teams

Steve — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 03:12:43 +0000

The gold standard for music videos. The greatest team of all time. I love this video. C-Webb, Juwan, Sheed, the Price brothers. If only I could find the video from the following season with the immortal Lorenzo Williams. I can't believe someone posted this video.

Stuff I Find on YouTube: Sales Genie Commercial Redub

Steve — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 23:12:06 +0000

A hilarious version of that racist Sales Genie Panda ad from the Super Bowl.

Super Bowl SuperBurger

Steve — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 23:04:21 +0000

Origins of the SuperBurger

It started off so innocently.

I was surfing the Freakonomics blog during lunch and saw a link to EatFeats. Since I have more than a passing interest in competitive eating (An aside: I once bet on Kobayashi, at 2-3 odds, winning the Krystal Square Off. Easiest 40 bucks I ever made), I clicked on the link. Eatfeats is a blog dedicated to all things competitive eating. And it has a link to a list of eating challenges. Since I have tried some eating challenges in the past, like the El Commandante Challenge, I was curious to see what else was out there. The gluttony was astonishing. There were eating challenges for steak, burritos, pizzas, and hamburgers. Excited, I emailed Jim and Liz about these challenges.

One of the challenges on the site wasn’t really a challenge. Instead, it was a site that sold kits for making giant hamburgers. Jim saw this picture, and wanted to do the same thing with Charlie. I thought it would be something fun to do for the Super Bowl. I was ready to order the kit when Jim told me that Anne could make the bun herself and it didn’t make sense to pay $30 plus shipping for a giant bun and a cardboard box. So we would make the SuperBurger with the homemade bun.

Making the SuperBurger

February 3, 2008. A day that will live in infamy, and not just because the Patriots pissed away a chance at 19-0.

I arrived at the Henriques compound around 3 in the afternoon to begin making the SuperBurger. All of the ingredients for the SuperBurger had already been procured earlier that morning. Here are the ingredients for the patty.

4.5 lbs 90% lean meat

6.5 lbs ground chuck

1 envelope beef onion soup

3 eggs

¾ cup rolled oats, chopped

Dale’s Steak Seasoning

Hot Sauce

Liquid Smoke

Fresh Ground Pepper

13 lbs. of meat

Meat in a bowl

Anne mixing the ingredients together

Meat in pre- and post-patty form

We constructed a grate from cooling racks and a coat hanger to put the patty on while it was cooking on the grill. We put hooks on the corners so we could transport it on and off the grill.

The patty took up most of the grill. We had to use hickory blocks to keep the lid off of the patty.

We cooked the patty for 10 minutes before flipping it. Flipping the patty was a 3 person job.

The patty cooked for another 13 minutes until it reached an internal temperature of 160 F.

The bun was a double batch of Anne’s roll recipe. Mixing the dough was too much for the breadmaker. There was so much dough that the mixer’s motor started smoking.

Top and bottom buns, before rising

Buns in the oven

Finished bottom bun

The toppings on the SuperBurger included lettuce, tomatoes, onions, avocado, bacon, and cheese.

Jim weighed the SuperBurger before we started eating. The final weight was 18.5 lbs.

Of course, we had to pose with the SuperBurger.

Even Charlie had to pose with the SuperBurger.

After the pictures were taken, it was time to dig in.

It took me until the 3rd quarter to finish my piece of the SuperBurger. I probably could’ve finished sooner if Charlie had helped out.

Judging from the food coma that everyone was in during the 2nd half, I would have to say that the SuperBurger was a success. And if you think the SuperBurger was something, take a look at this.