Walter's our man.
He'll ably represent the whole Irish clan.
He'll lead the best parade in the land,
As only he can.
We salute Walter, our man!
Monday, February 28, 2011
Walter's Our Man
Walter's our man.
He'll ably represent the whole Irish clan.
He'll lead the best parade in the land,
As only he can.
We salute Walter, our man!
Thursday, February 24, 2011
3 MORE WEEKS
Looking for something to do Sunday night? Join the gang at "The Council" around 6:30 PM.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Push Poll
USA Today reports:
MADISON, Wis. — Americans strongly oppose laws taking away the collective bargaining power of public employee unions, according to a new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll. The poll found 61% would oppose a law in their state similar to such a proposal in Wisconsin, compared with 33% who would favor such a law.Below the headline we read the actual question that was posed to those polled:
Would you favor or oppose a law in your state taking away some collective bargaining rights of most public unions, including the state teachers union?Interesting. Here is how I would have worded the poll:
Would you favor or oppose a law in your state that requires government workers to pay for their own health benefits, like everyone else is already required to do?And remember, the Wisconsin law merely requires public workers contribute 12% towards their benefits. I don't know about you but I have to pay 100% towards mine. And if I had to ask the original question posed above, I would have asked this first:
Do you even know what "collective bargaining rights" are? If not, then please do not answer any more questions.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Definition of Terms
I thought I would expound a bit on Snuffy's post by citing Merriam Webster:
Crack-er, noun.
1. General: a dry, thin, crispy bread product that may be leavened or unleavened. ("I think I'll stop by Piggly Wiggly on the way home and buy a box of crackers.")
2. Southeastern U.S.: a poor, white person from the rural American South. ("I saw more crackers at the Georgia-Florida game than at the Daytona 500 this year.")
3. Savannah, GA: anyone who is not Catholic. ("I can't believe Tommy is marrying that cracker girl from Country Day").
Crack-er, noun.
1. General: a dry, thin, crispy bread product that may be leavened or unleavened. ("I think I'll stop by Piggly Wiggly on the way home and buy a box of crackers.")
2. Southeastern U.S.: a poor, white person from the rural American South. ("I saw more crackers at the Georgia-Florida game than at the Daytona 500 this year.")
3. Savannah, GA: anyone who is not Catholic. ("I can't believe Tommy is marrying that cracker girl from Country Day").
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Crackerology
The Trenton
This is the finest and most elegant cracker. This cracker is part of the Protestant gentry. He attended Country Day and is a member of the Yacht Club, Oglethorpe Club, Cotillion Club and various other civic organizations.
The Captain's Wafer
This cracker lives on Wilmington/Whitemarsh Island and owns a boat and/or jet skis. He may have attended BC and he may even be a member of the Parade Committee.
The Saltine
The saltiest of the crackers, The Saltine is older and has lived on Tybee Island most of his life. He can be found six nights a week on a stool at Doc's Bar and occasionally at The Quarter. He knows that he is a cracker and just doesn't give a shit.
The Ritz
With a tanned, buttery sheen, the Ritz lives in Effingham County, but claims Savannah as his hometown. He too owns a boat and/or jet skis.
The Club Cracker
Any cracker with gelled hair that hangs out at Deja Groove or any other nightclub.
The Wheat Thin
A female cracker, The Wheat Thin has taken good care of herself, and because of her good looks, was able to "marry up" to a higher social status.
The Melba Toast
With a very crunchy texture, The Melba Toast is the hippie of the cracker world. He attends Bonaroo each year and owns hundreds of bootleg Phish and WP concert cassette tapes.
The Lance Cracker
Look up "cracker" in the dictionary and you will find two pictures, one of a pack of Lance vending machine crackers, and the other of a Calvary graduate. Lance crackers come in many varieties, as do Calvary grads, but they are all crackers.
This is the finest and most elegant cracker. This cracker is part of the Protestant gentry. He attended Country Day and is a member of the Yacht Club, Oglethorpe Club, Cotillion Club and various other civic organizations.
The Captain's Wafer
This cracker lives on Wilmington/Whitemarsh Island and owns a boat and/or jet skis. He may have attended BC and he may even be a member of the Parade Committee.
The Saltine
The saltiest of the crackers, The Saltine is older and has lived on Tybee Island most of his life. He can be found six nights a week on a stool at Doc's Bar and occasionally at The Quarter. He knows that he is a cracker and just doesn't give a shit.
The Ritz
With a tanned, buttery sheen, the Ritz lives in Effingham County, but claims Savannah as his hometown. He too owns a boat and/or jet skis.
The Club Cracker
Any cracker with gelled hair that hangs out at Deja Groove or any other nightclub.
The Wheat Thin
A female cracker, The Wheat Thin has taken good care of herself, and because of her good looks, was able to "marry up" to a higher social status.
The Melba Toast
With a very crunchy texture, The Melba Toast is the hippie of the cracker world. He attends Bonaroo each year and owns hundreds of bootleg Phish and WP concert cassette tapes.
The Lance Cracker
Look up "cracker" in the dictionary and you will find two pictures, one of a pack of Lance vending machine crackers, and the other of a Calvary graduate. Lance crackers come in many varieties, as do Calvary grads, but they are all crackers.
ONE MORE MONTH
I won't be able to make it to KB's tonight, but training will continue Friday night at Trinity.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Thursday, February 10, 2011
4th (?) Annual Gael Force Run
Gentlemen,
The annual tradition of drinking beer and chasing Stephen along the parade route is upon us again. Let's get some dialog going about when to do this thing. As long as its not next week, any day is fine with me.
Wednesday, February 09, 2011
Reagan at 100
This week we celebrate the 100th birthday of the 20th century's greatest leader. No modern political figure, before or since, had/has been able to communicate the conservative message as effectively.
Below are his top 5 speeches:
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Sunday, February 06, 2011
Wednesday, February 02, 2011
Some good news out of Egypt
CNN's Anderson Cooper and his camera crew were attacked and repeatedly punched by pro-government forces near Tahrir Square in Cairo today. "My team were set upon by the crowd," Cooper said on CNN this morning via telephone from the safety of a hotel balcony. "There was no rhyme or reason to it—it was just people looking for a fight, looking to make a point, and punching us." According to a Twitter post from George Hale, the English editor of the Ma'an news agency, who cited a CNN "manager," Cooper was punched "10 times in the head."
Tuesday, February 01, 2011
Mayor Otis and the Gang
Has anyone been keeping up with Savannah "politics"? Or, as some would say the "Circus".
You can read the updated story here.
http://savannahnow.com/latest-news/2011-01-28/attorney-general-demands-explanation-councils-secret-meeting
Also, here's a Savannahnow blog post from today. Funny stuff.
http://savannahnow.com/share/blog-post/mp1219/2011-02-01/opinion-savannah-mayor
It would be nice to shrink the Savannah City limits to the ghettos of Westside, Eastside, and Windsor; and the remaining portions would incorporate with the county. One can only hope. The city cannot rid itself of shenanigans until it incorporates with Chatham, which will never happen.
You can read the updated story here.
http://savannahnow.com/latest-news/2011-01-28/attorney-general-demands-explanation-councils-secret-meeting
Also, here's a Savannahnow blog post from today. Funny stuff.
http://savannahnow.com/share/blog-post/mp1219/2011-02-01/opinion-savannah-mayor
It would be nice to shrink the Savannah City limits to the ghettos of Westside, Eastside, and Windsor; and the remaining portions would incorporate with the county. One can only hope. The city cannot rid itself of shenanigans until it incorporates with Chatham, which will never happen.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Collateral Damage
The new smoking ban is driving riffraff into the Oak Rail at the KofC. Not good. Also, lots of people were still smoking at Pinkie's.
Friday, January 28, 2011
Gorilla Walks Like A Man!
Get this guy an Affliction t-shirt, some Gucci sunglasses, and some hair gel and send him to the Jersey Shore. He'll fit right in.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Oceans '01
Let's "rewind the tape" and revisit one of the greatest acts of espionage in BC history. The context:
It was late January '01. Bush Part Duex was just sworn in as president, and CDT/LTC Lane ran the tightest "battalion of monkeys" (Owens, p. 463) that BC had ever seen, despite his inability to get his hair cut short enough to meet the demanding specifications of our SAI (until he shaved it). After the "Innecken-Contra Affair" of late 2000, the heat was on our strapping protagonist on a near-hourly basis from senior members of the Cadre.
Enter CDT/CPT Wh*****ge, 1st BN S3, and a hell of a guy. As S3, CDT/CPT Wh*****ge's job primarily consisted of making sure that he gave the office notice to make an announcement when we had PT, thereby giving notice to the Mighty Fightin' Men of B-N-1 to bring their gym clothes. This grueling task had to be repeated upwards of 6 times throughout the academic year. In the chaos of the day-to-day duties of a Battalion S3, the Cap managed to forget to drop off the announcement roughly 3 of those 6 times.
The first two times that the battalion missed PT due to lack of notice given to the men(possibly still a record), our American Heroes had to suffer devastatingly difficult tours of Justice Under God. At the end of the LTC's 8th tour (again, possibly a record), the Cap famously said, "Lieu, I will never be responsible for us having to do this again." Always a man of his word, the Cap was committed to never have the men miss PT again.
Fast forward the tapes to (literally) the next time we were scheduled for PT.
It was a cold January Monday morning. Tensions were high in the well, as our heroes rushed to finish their homework that they had neglected for approximately 3 days. By the end of homeroom, panic set in amongst the leadership of the 2nd Battalion, as they realized that they had made the fatal error that had caused so much suffering for their counterparts across the courtyard.
At lunch, our heroes made light of the fact that they were, apparently, not the only ones who forgot to alert the troops about PT.
Fast forward the tapes again...this time, to the second year of college.
Having retired from the service of our country, and believing that the statute of limitations had passed, The Ol' Cap shared the true story of what happened that fateful January morning:
Shortly after 7 AM, the S3 had that old familiar feeling. Rushing to the training circular in a near panic, he realized that he had, yet again, forgotten to alert the Titans of the Mighty First that they needed to bring their Russell Athletic apparrel to drill. ALAS! No one was around. So he changed the posted training schedule to reflect that the 2nd Battalion had PT that day. And the rest is history.
It was late January '01. Bush Part Duex was just sworn in as president, and CDT/LTC Lane ran the tightest "battalion of monkeys" (Owens, p. 463) that BC had ever seen, despite his inability to get his hair cut short enough to meet the demanding specifications of our SAI (until he shaved it). After the "Innecken-Contra Affair" of late 2000, the heat was on our strapping protagonist on a near-hourly basis from senior members of the Cadre.
Enter CDT/CPT Wh*****ge, 1st BN S3, and a hell of a guy. As S3, CDT/CPT Wh*****ge's job primarily consisted of making sure that he gave the office notice to make an announcement when we had PT, thereby giving notice to the Mighty Fightin' Men of B-N-1 to bring their gym clothes. This grueling task had to be repeated upwards of 6 times throughout the academic year. In the chaos of the day-to-day duties of a Battalion S3, the Cap managed to forget to drop off the announcement roughly 3 of those 6 times.
The first two times that the battalion missed PT due to lack of notice given to the men(possibly still a record), our American Heroes had to suffer devastatingly difficult tours of Justice Under God. At the end of the LTC's 8th tour (again, possibly a record), the Cap famously said, "Lieu, I will never be responsible for us having to do this again." Always a man of his word, the Cap was committed to never have the men miss PT again.
Fast forward the tapes to (literally) the next time we were scheduled for PT.
It was a cold January Monday morning. Tensions were high in the well, as our heroes rushed to finish their homework that they had neglected for approximately 3 days. By the end of homeroom, panic set in amongst the leadership of the 2nd Battalion, as they realized that they had made the fatal error that had caused so much suffering for their counterparts across the courtyard.
At lunch, our heroes made light of the fact that they were, apparently, not the only ones who forgot to alert the troops about PT.
Fast forward the tapes again...this time, to the second year of college.
Having retired from the service of our country, and believing that the statute of limitations had passed, The Ol' Cap shared the true story of what happened that fateful January morning:
Shortly after 7 AM, the S3 had that old familiar feeling. Rushing to the training circular in a near panic, he realized that he had, yet again, forgotten to alert the Titans of the Mighty First that they needed to bring their Russell Athletic apparrel to drill. ALAS! No one was around. So he changed the posted training schedule to reflect that the 2nd Battalion had PT that day. And the rest is history.
10 Year Reunion "Feeler"
My self and a few other BC classmates, yet to be disclosed, met at the Skidaway Rd. Carey Hilliards last week to hash out ideas for the big 10 year extravaganza. We decided to rent out the Charles Morris Center/ Trustee Garden hall, black tie with a 4 course meal, Stewart Winfield, and a photographer. We decided on a reasonable fee of $200 per person.
Yeah right, we would not come up with such a stupid plan. (If you didn't know, the SVA girls in our class attempted a similar course of action, and the whole thing blew up. Now those girls have no plan.)
Instead, in our infinite wisdom, we decided to have a BYOB night, guys only, on a Friday. This will be followed by a gathering at a bar/ restaurant the second night (dates allowed.) Our aim is to be as cheap as possible, yet still retain a good time. (Neither of which the SVA girls will obtain.)
We are now trying to settle on a date. Our group has proposed the weekend of Friday, June 24th as the tentative reunion date.
What do y'all say? Let me know if you see a big problem with the time frame (i.e. weddings, babies, conceptions, etc.)
Yeah right, we would not come up with such a stupid plan. (If you didn't know, the SVA girls in our class attempted a similar course of action, and the whole thing blew up. Now those girls have no plan.)
Instead, in our infinite wisdom, we decided to have a BYOB night, guys only, on a Friday. This will be followed by a gathering at a bar/ restaurant the second night (dates allowed.) Our aim is to be as cheap as possible, yet still retain a good time. (Neither of which the SVA girls will obtain.)
We are now trying to settle on a date. Our group has proposed the weekend of Friday, June 24th as the tentative reunion date.
What do y'all say? Let me know if you see a big problem with the time frame (i.e. weddings, babies, conceptions, etc.)
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Friday, January 21, 2011
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Monday, January 17, 2011
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Friday, January 14, 2011
Spring Break '11
Wristbands snipped for St. Pat's
Not that this really applies to us anymore, but I never understood the point of gating River Street. People under 21 could still go down there and Savannah allows open-containers downtown year-round, so nothing was really being "contained." The money collected from the wristbands simply paid for the gating and security needed to enforce the gating, with a nominal amount of profit left over.
Therefore, I think the city made a good decision. However, I do not have any intentions to meander down to River Street on St. Patrick's Day in the foreseeable future. As much as I love Kevin Barry's, it is not the same place on March 17th as it is every other day of the year.
Not that this really applies to us anymore, but I never understood the point of gating River Street. People under 21 could still go down there and Savannah allows open-containers downtown year-round, so nothing was really being "contained." The money collected from the wristbands simply paid for the gating and security needed to enforce the gating, with a nominal amount of profit left over.
Therefore, I think the city made a good decision. However, I do not have any intentions to meander down to River Street on St. Patrick's Day in the foreseeable future. As much as I love Kevin Barry's, it is not the same place on March 17th as it is every other day of the year.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
HLN Rundown: January 13, 2011
For the past few weeks, we've kept Headline News (HLN) on TV in the lobby at work. I am now further convinced that nothing shown on HLN is ever worthy of headlines or even news.
That being said, I'm going to give a brief rundown of today's top stories.
- A girl from The Jersey Shore got into a fight.
- Carrie Fischer is the new face of Jenny Craig. She's put on a few since her stint in the Rebel Army.
- Kendal Kardashian is the newest Kardashian sister to become famous for nothing. She is 15, has some pictures on the internet, and is acting like a total whore.
- A few years ago, Oprah made a movie. It didn't do well, so she ate a lot of mac and cheese.
- Some wealthy gentleman crashed his plane into a beach in Florida. No one died.
- Lebron James tweeted something about the how the Cavaliers aren't as good as when he was there.
- Mark Wahlberg quit smoking pot.
And finally, today's top story:
- An Asian couple had identical quadruplets. Everyone is super amazed that these children will grow up looking exactly alike.
This has been HLN Rundown. Thank you.
That being said, I'm going to give a brief rundown of today's top stories.
- A girl from The Jersey Shore got into a fight.
- Carrie Fischer is the new face of Jenny Craig. She's put on a few since her stint in the Rebel Army.
- Kendal Kardashian is the newest Kardashian sister to become famous for nothing. She is 15, has some pictures on the internet, and is acting like a total whore.
- A few years ago, Oprah made a movie. It didn't do well, so she ate a lot of mac and cheese.
- Some wealthy gentleman crashed his plane into a beach in Florida. No one died.
- Lebron James tweeted something about the how the Cavaliers aren't as good as when he was there.
- Mark Wahlberg quit smoking pot.
And finally, today's top story:
- An Asian couple had identical quadruplets. Everyone is super amazed that these children will grow up looking exactly alike.
This has been HLN Rundown. Thank you.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Top 5: Soft Drinks
5. Diet Dr. Pepper
4. Coke Zero
3. Dr. Pepper
2. Regular Coke
1. Cherry Coke (Waffle House kind, in particular)
4. Coke Zero
3. Dr. Pepper
2. Regular Coke
1. Cherry Coke (Waffle House kind, in particular)
Chair Tipping
Remember those nasty, green cafeteria chairs that we used to like to tip over? Well, apparently they are worth a lot of money. Hank, meet me at the cafeteria loading dock tonight and we'll load up your truck, sell these puppies on ebay and retire early!
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Time to Get Serious
B'gorrah! Only 65 more days!
We have some business to discuss...
1. This month, the 17th falls on Monday, which is also MLK Day. Since Monday is a holiday, I propose that we hold our monthly meeting at Kevin Barry's on Sunday night, the 16th.
2. We need to schedule the 4th Annual Irish Hurricanes' Gael Force Parade Route Run. My suggestion is to hold the race on Tuesday, March 15th.
We have some business to discuss...
1. This month, the 17th falls on Monday, which is also MLK Day. Since Monday is a holiday, I propose that we hold our monthly meeting at Kevin Barry's on Sunday night, the 16th.
2. We need to schedule the 4th Annual Irish Hurricanes' Gael Force Parade Route Run. My suggestion is to hold the race on Tuesday, March 15th.
Monday, January 10, 2011
Top 5: Bourbon Street Standards
This month, we mark Bourbon Street's 9th birthday. We need to start getting ideas together of how we plan to celebrate the big 1-0 next year.
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Saturday, January 08, 2011
Wednesday, January 05, 2011
What's That, Screech?
"Slippery slope," be damned..this is a rockslide.
A California court ruled in favor of warrantless searches of cell phones by police. Unfortunately, technology has advanced since Zach Morris' day, and cell phones are now esentially supercomputers.
Tuesday, January 04, 2011
Sunday, January 02, 2011
Movie Review: Little Fockers= awful
When I first got on this blog my first post was about Jim Carey's Yes Man, which was dubious movie of epic proportions. Then came this piece of of crap, Little Fockers. I rather watch Stephen Leonard do a 100 tax returns than sit through the agony that was Little Fockers.
Plain and simple, it is called Little Fockers, but the kids are rarely in it. This movie is such a marketing ploy. Get a lot of great actors and pay them a couple million each to act off a script no better than a power rangers episode. Everyone may say, "Well MAR why did you see this?" Don't ask!
Here is what I came out feeling after this movie:
-Ben Stiller is not funny
-Robert De Niro knows it sucks, so he goes over the top with his Character
-Dustin Hoffman is not funny
-Barbra Streisand should not act
-Why is Harvey Keitel in this?
-Jessica Alba is hot, but her acting is like listening to someone scratching their nails on the chalk board
- Why did they say Focker jokes over 60 times in this movie?
- Why has this movie made almost 100 million?
- I am fed up with puking gag scenes
- "The Godfocker"......seriously?
- Why did I watch this and contribute to the 100 million
Please do not see this!
Saturday, January 01, 2011
Mr. Irrelevant
The BMBS MOTY Award is now officially meaningless. Nothing against Shane. He's a good guy and one of my friends. But what has he done? This isn't the "He's a Nice Guy Award." If it was, we would just give it to Reardon every year.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Smokers like Goof...
January 1, 2011...the day that Pinkie Master's died.
Of note from the article:
Of note from the article:
They also worried that smokers like Matt Crider, who works downtown but lives on Wilmington Island, will head outside the city limits and outside the limits of the new ordinance.
"I don't want to smell the smoke in a restaurant. I agree with that," he said Monday as he curled against the wind on a cigarette break near Reynolds Square. "But at a bar, there's an age limit. If you aren't 21, you don't get in. And to make someone of legal age go outside to smoke a cigarette, that is wrong."
Saturday, December 25, 2010
The Home Stretch
A very merry Christmas from all of us here at BMBS. The remaining 6 days of 2010 remain pivotal for Messrs. Murray and Schwarz. Will Rick be the comeback kid?
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Monday, December 20, 2010
What Could Have Been
150 years ago this week, our neighbors across the river officially seceded from the United States to become The Republic of South Carolina. Apparently fireworks, video poker, the Heritage, and all-nude strip clubs were not providing the requisite amount of excitement.
In all seriousness, slavery was the cruelest and most horrific of practices. Don't let anyone (Webber) tell you otherwise. The concept of secession, however, is neither cruel nor crazy, and sometimes I think it deserves another shot.
Sunday, December 19, 2010
I am backing the Nomination of Shane Murray
I can not elaborate much more than Hank, but as I was sitting here the other day about to put my nominee up, I felt mine was not as good as a class act like Shane Murray.
An Ayn Rand Christmas
While driving the other day, I heard a radio ad for Best Buy, promising to help customers save up to 30% on certain gifts before 12pm Saturday. Following that was another ad for a website that helps shoppers find the lowest prices on popular items this year. I have an even better idea that will save people even more money. I have posted it below for all to see.
Don't even buy anything for anybody in the first place.This year, if you're going to get something, get it for yourself. My suggestion would be the Ayn Rand box set, available at Amazon for $13.95. We were all subjected to The Christmas Carol/Wonderful Life stories and adaptations growing up, but the truth is that Uncle Scrooge and Mr. Potter probably created thousands of jobs for people, because they actually cared about how their money was spent and made sure it was invested wisely. I'm sure Bob Cratchit and George Bailey were nice guys, but how many factories did they build? How many people did they ever actually hire?
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Ryan's Nominee: Kanye West
Since I don't really talk to anybody's dad or ever see anybody from Only in America, I will continue my tradition of worthless Man of the Year nominations. Made even more worthless by the fact that I missed the deadline, and I'm only awake at 6:15 on Saturday morning because my cat stabbed me with his talons to let me know how badly he wanted his breakfast salmon.
Here we are at the end of 2010. I feel like 2010 was really what the past decade has been cooking up and building towards. The total downslide of all pop culture just happened to coincide with our exits from the carefree and fun times of high school and college right into the abyss of 40-hour work weeks (apologies, Chris and Tim). It all coincided with the expansion and evolution of the internet, and what exactly it offers to the entertainment industry and its consumers. Try to imagine what a classroom looks like today, or even lunch period. Every kid on a smartphone, tweeting about how boring English class was, posting a sweet pic of that fat nerd kid sleeping at the table, while listening to some soulless, overproduced trash in his cheap earbuds, and updating his Facebook status to let all of his personality-free friends know how crazy it's gonna get up in this bitch tonight.
Art always reflects its generation, and I appreciate that for its lack of complexity, because at least it's very clear how depraved America is these days when Kanye West sits atop most music publications' best-of-the-year lists. Most of you reading probably have no idea how much acclaim and sincere praise his album received, from the old guard of Rolling Stone and Spin, to the "blogosphere" sites like Pitchfork and AV Club (these are real things). With the music sites it's even more disturbing, given that most of the time they're fondling bands that are "challenging" and sound like the aural equivalent of anal fissures. However, as a music dweeb, these sites actually help me find the occasional decent band, because MTV sure as hell doesn't offer a damn thing musical these days. So how do supposedly sophisticated music journalists come to give Mr. West the rare 10.0 score? And, in extension, why do I see statuses reflecting this adulation in my Facebook news feed?
The answer stands on the stage, but also behind the curtain. In the shadows, the music industry suits have watched their empire crumble to a pile of dust over the past ten years. The number one source of revenue, record sales, has shrunk to a small fraction of what it used to be because of piracy. Nearly all money is made now from licensing to TV shows and commercials, and by getting artists to sign a 360 deal, which gives the label a portion of the artist's main source of income: touring and merchandise. As a record label executive, how do you make big bucks when MTV does not show music videos anymore, people steal all their music, and the internet has fractured any sense of centrality to your product?
You do what sports media and the movie industry has done: you create stories out of celebrities, and celebrities out of stories. You make your artists into some over-the-top lightning rod of shenanigans, who resemble more performance art than actual human being. There are so many opportunities to run with! And no matter what story you turn your employee into, you know for a fact the public will buy it, because they buy everything. For the sake of not frying the BMBS circuits, I'll cut it down to one particular trend.
The redemption story. Mind you, the 2010 version of redemption, as presented in the media, resembles nothing close to the humble, inward path of atoning for one's mistakes. Nah, "redemption" (you have to hear it in your head as said kinda slow and with a sing-song cadence - try it: "Hey...yo...this my re-DEMP-shyun...word") nowadays is a polite way of a celebrity's management telling us, "Eeeh, sorry, guys. We still have lots of money to make on our client. Despite the fact that he [rode around with loaded automatic weapons] [punched his celebrity girlfriend's face in] [electrocuted and drowned dogs] [interrupted a pretty white girl's acceptance speech at an awards show], he's really sorry and looking to redeem himself! Let's watch as the drama unfolds!"
So Vick performs well in his return to football. Chris Brown has gone on to do just fine after his latest album release. Lil Wayne and T.I. have probably gotten more famous since their jail time. They appear in magazines, posing with their eyes closed and their hands clasped near their face as if they are praying. The public are so quick to forgive and forget, not because they believe in the power of the human spirit or anything, but because they don't want to be bothered. They just want the next hit, the next story (Pat Holland snap, snap, snap), more things to tweet about, more things to give thumbs up to on Facebook, or showcase our educational system's successful teaching of grammar through YouTube comments.
And Kanye West's whole debacle perhaps demonstrates the worst of all of those. At least those fine gentlemen had the decency to actually commit a real crime. See, Kanye and his handlers, they went even lower. They saw the bar wasn't just low for the masses; it was buried under a trailer home along with the meth stash and scattered body parts. Why bother having to go to court or jail? Just manufacture a problem, and rather than have it be criminal, why not just reflect the shallowness, the vanity, and the emptiness of the buying public? That's it! JUST BE ANNOYING.
It's brilliant. "George Bush doesn't care about black people." Okay, there you go - talked about for at least a year. Oh, by the way he's a rapper, and in the intelligent, black-rimmed glasses and beard group, rap, or "hip hop" (come on, let's be highbrow here), is the untouchable. You can never criticize hip-hop, and it's because those greaseball, tight cut-off jeans wearing, bicycle-riding crackers don't want you to think their liberalism is tainted by potential racism. It's rap, and it sucks. Always will. The only way it can be of any value is when it's being parodied, and even that's obnoxious. But, if they treat hip-hop as equal to creating notes from instruments and using your vocal cords to sing rather than talk, well then it shows how, like, duuuude, all art is equal, brah.
Kanye uses all available tools of media to his gain. He apparently has quite the nutty and cuuuhrazy Twitter account! He makes press conferences that are so wacky that late night hosts have jokes about them in their monologues. South Park thoroughly nails him on all his obviousness, and I guess only some people get it. And, then, of course, the much publicized "I'ma let you finish" interruption of Taylor Swift at the 2009 MTV VMAs. How this became such a phenomenon, we will never really know. How nearly every single dingleberry who ate it up could not clearly see it was all planned out by Kanye and his management as just another ploy for the spotlight goes beyond comprehension. Let's also not forget the victimization of poor Taylor Swift, who represents the same spectrum, but just the other end of it. See, with one hand the industry serves the controversy of Kanye, but with the other hand offers the safe, inoffensive, and violently bland Taylor Swift as a palate cleanser. One is the heel, the other the face - it's all wrestling.
So for the 2010 VMAs the angle (or storyline, learn your wrestling jargon, noob) was, "What will happen with, like, Taylor and Kanye? Will they, like, come out together and do a skit? Or will Taylor, like, oh my god, this would be so funny, would she, like, interrupt Kanye if he wins an award? OMG - must tune in. REtweet!" None of those things happened. Instead Taylor "Well, I had a banana for breakfast, and then I drove to work. And, I'm pretty sure I hit every red light on the way. So, yeah, went to work, did some work, went to lunch. Had another meeting, ugh, don't you just hate meetings? And, then went home. Traffic was pretty bad, but the weather was nice. What's the weather supposed to be like this weekend?" Swift sang about the incident in the most hilariously serious way. And you knew it was serious, because they were flashing the lyrics on the screen.
Kanye ends the show by coming out to perform a song off the aforementioned acclaimed new album. I remember the chorus saying something like, "This is a song for all the assholes, for all the douchebags," etc. The intended effect being that it makes you tilt your head, put your hand under your chin, and nod several times and say, "Hmm. I see that he's reaching out. Normally his lyrics are the typical braggadocious, arrogant content of the hip-hop genre, but I am impressed with his humbled and contrite new approach. Perhaps I shall have discussions with my other hiveminded brethren who treat music with intellectual discourse, and we will then come to a collective position on the significance and cultural impact that is the new Kanye West music album. If we have time, I will propose we assign it a crackling new label, such as 'hip-pop.' Or 'hip-hip. Together we shall proclaim this jawdropper of a record, with its rhyming of words and patterns of electronic backbeats, the record of the year. We will state this so assuredly that we'll even start to believe it to be our actual opinion, rather than a way to increase page hits and ad dollars!"
And so the 21st century releases the Kraken, its tentacles mashing together the ships of popular culture, celebrity obsession, and supposedly intelligent music journalism and opinion. The hype machine pumps itself into an undying frenzy, and Kanye West fuels it, laughing with his interesting wardrobe and deliberate eccentricity. He embodies Man of the Year, Man of 2010, because nothing else represents the disgrace of this moment in time more than the success of Kanye West.
Friday, December 17, 2010
Boring Sidenote
Curious to hear some opinions on the new START treaty. This means you, Pat.
I personally think that it can only hurt America. Reducing warheads and delivery systems sounds like a wonderful thing down on Happy Street in the Land of Swirly-Whirly Gum Drops, but what does it accomplish in the real world? I believe it jeopardizes our abilities in terms of missile defense. It won't save a single life. It won't eradicate chemical, biological, or nuclear attacks as a threat against the global community. It won't even lessen the costly toll of a war that involves either the US or Russia.
I understand the logic for the initial START treaty as a means to an end of the Cold War and arms race, but it's a different world now. The Russians have been trying to curb our efforts towards a missile defense shield in Europe for decades. To ratify this treaty is to give them a small victory towards that end. Feel-good, symbolic victories may be great for the "Aesop's crowd", but serve only to make me more cynical towards politicians here in reality.
I personally think that it can only hurt America. Reducing warheads and delivery systems sounds like a wonderful thing down on Happy Street in the Land of Swirly-Whirly Gum Drops, but what does it accomplish in the real world? I believe it jeopardizes our abilities in terms of missile defense. It won't save a single life. It won't eradicate chemical, biological, or nuclear attacks as a threat against the global community. It won't even lessen the costly toll of a war that involves either the US or Russia.
I understand the logic for the initial START treaty as a means to an end of the Cold War and arms race, but it's a different world now. The Russians have been trying to curb our efforts towards a missile defense shield in Europe for decades. To ratify this treaty is to give them a small victory towards that end. Feel-good, symbolic victories may be great for the "Aesop's crowd", but serve only to make me more cynical towards politicians here in reality.
One More Time!
GSU vs. Delaware, tomorrow at 12. Winner goes to the National Championship. Loser goes home.
Facebook Status Update of the Year
This man coached the '92 BSS B-Team football squad when Hank and I were in 4th grade.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Hank's Nominee: Shane W. Good-Murray
Shane is the product of when a Savannah teen goes through BC without drinking, and then unleashes the tiger in the Boro. Shane does not have many "accomplishments" to speak of, but he is living the dream as far as avoiding responsibility goes. I doubt Shane will receive any votes, but this is the best I could come up with besides nominating myself.
As Shane's' name suggest, he is the better of the three Murray brothers (believe or not.) The other two siblings are known as Bad-Murray and Medium-Murray. If you know the Murrays, no explanation is necessary.
It all started during the winter of 2007. After meeting Shane at the annual "Beer Fest" in Statesboro, I found out he actually graduated on time from GSU and was looking for a place to live. Joe and I contracted Shane to be our roommate on Tattnall St. Shane was weary of trusting us at first, but saw the glitz and glammer of downtown Savannah living and signed the lease. Our apartment became the home to Shane and his 5 or so drinking buddies, Weazle being the most frequent and prominent. I think Shane had keys made for them, since they were all propped up on couches at 5:45 every Thursday and Friday, downing a 12 pack and munching on Red Barron pizza, and Shane nowhere to be found.
Shane started his illustrious career at Stingray's on Tybee. Which is great money and free booze during the summer. With Fall approaching, I was worried we would not make our monthly rent, so I signed him up for a data processing job at the office where I worked. After many months of downtown debauchery, Shane, Joe, and I moved into my new house in Fall 2008. Shane and Joe promptly became my tenants; with no lease agreement… the rest is history.
Enough of the sappy story line. Below I listed "Shane-the-Drain"events which should be considered when voting for BMBS MOTY. The list is not to show how "cool" or "bad ass" Shane is, he is certainly not either. But rather, to reveal his inherent disregard for the future or well being of himself and others. For this care free attitude, he deserves slight recognition.
1. Informing everyone of his data processing job's new starting salary.
2. Bragging at his new office of how many tips and free booze he scored the prior night at Sting Rays.
3. Talking for days about how hot Miley Cyrus was while serving her free booze at Sting Rays, when she was 16 years old.
4. Walking away with several handles of top shelf liquor after a company event, all because the lady said he could have a drink.
5. Having a one-eyed dog named "Sparks."
6. Passing out every time a dentist or doctor pulled out a needle.
7. Passing out repeatedly at Donnie's beach house, uninvited.
8. Following a drunk girl home downtown, only to have her pass out on his feet just as a SPD patrol car pulls up.
9. Passing out at Benny's bathroom floor (which the CDC has declared unsafe) in a pull of vomit and urine after smoking a cigar.
10. Getting kicked out of Benny's after event #9.
11. Gaining access to Benny's shortly after event #10 and a quick nap.
12. Faithfully paying rent to Hank each month somewhere between the 20th and 30th of each month, when it is actually due the 1st.
13. A faithfull adherent to "The Seventeeners" club at Kevin Barry's.
14. Not realizing his converted attic room had an air vent, after living through the hottest summer on record.
15. Blowing 3/4 of his disposable income on alcohol, dog tracks, and football trips.
LJP 2010
Join Mr. & Mrs. Snuffy for the 2010 Letter Jacket Party on Dec. 26th at 7:00 PM. BYOB. We will provide light hors d'ouvres. It's a Sunday, so be sure to buy your beer in advance. All are welcome. Letter jackets are encouraged, but not required.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Snuffy's Nominee: George F. "Rick" Schwarz IV
In an earlier discussion on the future of the BMBS MOTY competition, I wrote that it is difficult to judge a candidate based soley on one calendar year. Rick Schwarz is the exception to that rule.
It did not take long for Rick to get rolling in 2010. In February, a hired hitman attempted to take him out during a night out in Buckhead. Rick was struck by a car travelling at an estimated 35 mph and lived to tell about it!
March is a special month for Rick, and for BMBS. After recovering from the attempt on his life, Rick landed a new job. Always eager to make a good first impression, Rick had to call in on his first day because he chose to attend the Celtic Cross ceremony in Savannah, and stay for the Reception and the Post-Reception Party. On Tuesday of that week, Rick showed up ready to work. However he had to infom his boss that afternoon that he had a death in his family and would be flying to Charlotte that night and not returning until Thursday. This was obviously a ruse to allow Rick the opportunity to get home for St. Patrick's Day, which was on Wednesday. When Rick did not show up on Thursday, it was evident that it would be beneficial for both Rick and the company to go their separate ways.
That one-month stretch from mid-February to mid-March is more than enough to prove that Rick is a worthy candidate for MOTY. Will the third time be the charm for Rick? You decide.
Monday, December 13, 2010
Hall of Fame of the Year: Coach Jeff Monken
Webster's Defines the words "Man" and "Year" as "an adult male person" and "a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31," respectively.(Webster, et al.)
Put those two words together and what do you get??? Jeff Motherf@$%kin' Monken, head coach of the Georgia Southern Eagles.
In less than 10 full months on the job, Coach Monken has taken the once proud Eagles back into the national semifinals by beating (then) #10 Elon, #1 App State, #10 SC State, #4 William and Mary, and #3 Wofford. On 9/11/10, the Eagles came within a touchdown of upsetting the bowl-eligible Navy Midshipmen. With wins over hated rivals App State, Furman, and Wofford, coach Monken has cemented GSU's place as the class of the Southern Conference once again.
In addition to respecting the proud traditions of Eagle Football (yellow school buses, G.A.T.A., Beautiful Eagle Creek, and so on), Coach Monken has started a new one, by having his players sing the Alma Mater to the student section after games. The result: I now know that we have an Alma Mater. And it's awesome.
Why are we already attached to the ball coach??? For his inspirational pregame and halftime speeches:
And my personal favorite:
Coach Monken, a 13 year disciple of Paul Johnson, unites the GSU and GT contingent of BMBS, and he is not, I repeat, IS NOT Mark Richt.
For all of these reasons, I humbly submit my nomination for BMBS Man of the Year 2010 for Coach Jeff Monken.
Credit Where It's Due
Score one for the President. More Clintonesque decisions like these during the next 23 months and he'll win re-election. The economy is going to start coming back now too because of this. After 2 years of stimulus failure, the reality finally sinks in - private citizens are what make the economy grow, not Washington.
Just watch out for inflation - I'm convinced it's the biggest threat we'll face the next 2-5 years The price of a tall boy at Pinkie's is currently $2.50. We will use this to track the inflation rate in the coming months and years. Sorry but you just can't trust CPI (it is, after all, calculated by the government). "PBRI" will be a far more accurate measure.
Just watch out for inflation - I'm convinced it's the biggest threat we'll face the next 2-5 years The price of a tall boy at Pinkie's is currently $2.50. We will use this to track the inflation rate in the coming months and years. Sorry but you just can't trust CPI (it is, after all, calculated by the government). "PBRI" will be a far more accurate measure.
Best Looking Blog Around
Great job, Pat! This new layout design just took BMBS to a new level of excellence.
Saturday, December 11, 2010
MOTY 2010 Nominee
George Schwarz III
1. He is Rick's Dad.
2. He is an avid reader of BMBS.
3. He is the St. Patrick's Day parade adjutant. (I have a soft spot in my heart for adjutants)
Here is my best impression of Mr. Schwarz this morning:
Tuesday, December 07, 2010
Another Tweak
Traditionally around this time, we hold our Man of the Year contest. I've been thinking about changing the name of this award though, to the annual "BMBS Hall of Fame" inductee.
The title makes more sense: there are plenty of upstanding members of society who might deserve recognition, even if they haven't done all that much in the past year.
Or we can keep calling it Man of the Year. I don't really give a rat's ass as long as people actually make nominations. Snuffy and I are the only two people left that actually contribute to this blog, and I should have kicked everyone else off a long time ago, but I am giving you one last chance. Last year we had the most publicized MOTY contest ever. Let's try and keep things at least half as interesting this year.
Nominations are due by Friday, December 17th.
Past Recipients:
2006 - Tom Powers
2007 - Michael Reardon
2008 - Jack Holland
2009 - Coach Curley
2010 - ????
The title makes more sense: there are plenty of upstanding members of society who might deserve recognition, even if they haven't done all that much in the past year.
Or we can keep calling it Man of the Year. I don't really give a rat's ass as long as people actually make nominations. Snuffy and I are the only two people left that actually contribute to this blog, and I should have kicked everyone else off a long time ago, but I am giving you one last chance. Last year we had the most publicized MOTY contest ever. Let's try and keep things at least half as interesting this year.
Nominations are due by Friday, December 17th.
Past Recipients:
2006 - Tom Powers
2007 - Michael Reardon
2008 - Jack Holland
2009 - Coach Curley
2010 - ????
10 Years Ago: Gannam Day
Due to the unseasonably cold weather, today's George K. Gannam '38 Merorial Review & Awards Ceremony will be held in the gym. This ceremony has only been held in the gym one other time during LTC Owens' tenure. Guess which year...That's right, our senior year. I don't remember exactly why it was held indoors that year, but I know the fact that JMO3 did not trust Houser to lead the review had something to do with it.
Perhaps more significant than 10 years ago, was 12 years ago, when CDT/SSG Lane was presented with the Gannam Award. It is worth noting that BMBS members won both awards given out on Gannam Day.
Perhaps more significant than 10 years ago, was 12 years ago, when CDT/SSG Lane was presented with the Gannam Award. It is worth noting that BMBS members won both awards given out on Gannam Day.
Monday, December 06, 2010
Carey, Carey, Who Can I Turn To? (355-2468)
December has always been a month near and dear to my heart. Why? Because the best item on Hilliard's entire menu is on special. Cut out the cole slaw and get extra fries instead. Throw in some cocktail sauce and Christmas comes early.
Sunday, December 05, 2010
A few tweaks
I had to change things up because our old format was outdated according to Blogger, which was preventing me from changing the blog's width so YouTube videos could be posted unless I adopted one of the newer templates like this one.
Also looking for a good new subtitle. The Jimmy Ray quote will remain unless ya'll can think of something better.
Also looking for a good new subtitle. The Jimmy Ray quote will remain unless ya'll can think of something better.
Top 10: Beatles Songs
30 years ago this week, John Lennon was shot and killed in New York City. In his memory we list the best 10 songs the Beatles ever released; coincidentally, all have one thing in common: they are all John songs. Nothing against Paul, who is great, it just turned out that way somehow.
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Saturday, December 04, 2010
Barstool and Pat, Your Thoughts?
As our two resident barristers, I'd like your opinions on this.
Jim Leyritz: How does he get off of the manslaughter charge? He drives drunk on a suspended NY license (which would render his FL license suspended), gets into an accident and kills a mother of two. Furthermore, his bail was later revoked for drinking alcohol, a violation of his bail conditions.
His Conviction: misdemeanor DUI.
His Penalty: $500 fine and 1 year probation. If he violates probation, its six months in jail.
Where is justice? How is this possible?
Here's my guess, too many New Yorkers in Florida. They couldn't let their two time World Series champ rot in prison where he belongs.
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Wednesday, December 01, 2010
Etc.
It's been quiet around here lately. Too bad Tech lost. I did see Lamar on TV, though. I heard that the main topic of discussion amongst the tailgaters was not about the game, but about the search for a football coach at a small, Catholic boys school in Savannah. Apparently, we've already hired four different coaches. I'm not sure how we're going to pay all of them, but I guess four is better than one. Also, we need to do this again.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Monday, November 15, 2010
Monday, November 08, 2010
Mad Men
I'm going through an intense Mad Men phase right now. I'm just about done with Season 2 on NetFlix and can't get enough. I get that the show, which takes place in the early 1960s, is probably supposed to be some liberal social commentary on just how backwards and wrong society was before the blessings of hippies, drugs, abortion on demand, draft dodgers, feminists, and single-parent households arrived and saved us all.
But just like with American Psycho, I tune the liberal message completely out and focus on the hilarity of the plot and its characters. Maybe the joke's on me but I don't really care. I walk into work every day now acting and talking like Don Draper. I'll even put a little dab of Brylcreem in my hair sometimes, and I shave every morning with a double-edged safety razor and shaving soap too. All I need now is a pack of Lucky Strikes and I'm set. No wait, nevermind, smoking is gay.
Here's another clip (embedding is disabled) of Don Draper's college orientation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09qFkke-z18
Saturday, November 06, 2010
Instant Messenging
From the most trusted name in news, Savannah Morning News:
Obama Acknowledges His Message Didn't Get Through.
More conceited BS here, gang. In His mind, the story of the election centers on His ability to deliver His message...with no deference to the fact that the American people clearly delivered THEIRS on Tuesday.
"Hmm. No, this wasn't as much about the people delivering a message so much as it was about me failing to deliver mine. Where my Chomsky's at?!?"
What a jerk, right guys?
Obama Acknowledges His Message Didn't Get Through.
More conceited BS here, gang. In His mind, the story of the election centers on His ability to deliver His message...with no deference to the fact that the American people clearly delivered THEIRS on Tuesday.
"Hmm. No, this wasn't as much about the people delivering a message so much as it was about me failing to deliver mine. Where my Chomsky's at?!?"
What a jerk, right guys?
Good Call
Speaking of Coach Chumley... Sounds like he went "all Monken"(that's GSU head coach Jeff Monken, known for his Erk Russell-esque speeches) on Friday.
P.S. The Eagles upset FCS #1 App State at Paulson Stadium today. Go Eagles!
P.S. The Eagles upset FCS #1 App State at Paulson Stadium today. Go Eagles!
Friday, November 05, 2010
Homecoming 2010
The Cadets will take on the Pride of the Westside Groves Rebels tonight. Come early and wear your letter jacket!
Wednesday, November 03, 2010
Monday, November 01, 2010
Election Preview
- The GOP will win over 60 seats in the House, their biggest victory since 1938. For years political scientists and strategists have looked to 1994 as the model of modern conservative resurgence. No longer. Starting tomorrow, they will instead look back to 2010.
- John Boehner will be about as interesting a House Speaker as a Jane Dolan government class. He will not, however, be viewed as extreme, like our current one.
- Harry Reid will lose to Sharron Angle in Nevada.
- We could very well see a 50-50 Senate.
- All of this will seal Obama's re-election chances, if he is smart. I'm not sure he is, though. Intellectual? Certainly. Smart? Not so sure.
- Barnes vs. Deal? Who cares. I don't even know who belongs to what party and I have no clue what their respective platforms are. It's state politics. Voting for PTO mom is probably more relevant. I would still vote Republican though.
- Republicans winning will mean more gridlock at the federal level, which is great news. Most in the media love to chastise gridlock as evidence that Washington is "broken" and that "nothing gets done." But anyone who's read the country's founding documents or Federalist No. 51 knows that that's the whole point.
The whole federal structure intricately designed by Jefferson and Madison was intended to prevent stuff from happening and to prevent policy-making from being held hostage by voters' short-term passions. George Will put it best on ABC's This Week yesterday: "Gridlock is not an American problem, it is an American achievement. The founders did not want an efficient government, they wanted a safe government. Gridlock is not a sign that the system is broken. It's a sign the system is working."
- John Boehner will be about as interesting a House Speaker as a Jane Dolan government class. He will not, however, be viewed as extreme, like our current one.
- Harry Reid will lose to Sharron Angle in Nevada.
- We could very well see a 50-50 Senate.
- All of this will seal Obama's re-election chances, if he is smart. I'm not sure he is, though. Intellectual? Certainly. Smart? Not so sure.
- Barnes vs. Deal? Who cares. I don't even know who belongs to what party and I have no clue what their respective platforms are. It's state politics. Voting for PTO mom is probably more relevant. I would still vote Republican though.
- Republicans winning will mean more gridlock at the federal level, which is great news. Most in the media love to chastise gridlock as evidence that Washington is "broken" and that "nothing gets done." But anyone who's read the country's founding documents or Federalist No. 51 knows that that's the whole point.
The whole federal structure intricately designed by Jefferson and Madison was intended to prevent stuff from happening and to prevent policy-making from being held hostage by voters' short-term passions. George Will put it best on ABC's This Week yesterday: "Gridlock is not an American problem, it is an American achievement. The founders did not want an efficient government, they wanted a safe government. Gridlock is not a sign that the system is broken. It's a sign the system is working."
Sunday, October 31, 2010
2010
No single person has done more to help the conservative cause in the last 20 years than Barack Obama. Thanks to him, two-thirds of independents now side with Republicans on just about every major issue. Thank to him, Keynsianism was tried for the first time since the Carter administration and thoroughly discredited in front of an entire generation of voters who, $800 billion later in "stimulus" spending, still can't find jobs after graduation. It is unfortunate that history repeat itself, but if it forces people, particularly young people, to learn economics, then it's worth it. And finally, thanks to Obama, Nancy Pelosi will be forced into retirement and the GOP will see its biggest gains since 1994, if not greater. That year, they picked up 52 seats in the House. This year, they could take even more. They will not take the Senate because not enough seats are at play. They will, however, take the Senate Majority Leader's seat.
As for endorsements, BMBS endorses Rand Paul and Marco Rubio in the Kentucky and Florida senate races (and basically anyone else with an "R" next to their name). Both Paul and Rubio will do a lot to help restore the GOP's brand to where it was before Bush: deficit reduction, smaller government, more individual and personal freedom, no nation-building, greater respect for the Constitution. Both will also be potential White House contenders in the coming decades.
Finally, BMBS endorses Donald Chumley for Benedictine head football coach. Unfortunately such decisions are not left to polls, but a grassroots campaign still might be worth starting.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
The 12 Months of Hilliard's: October
Sorry for the delay on this one...
Beefy, hearty Hamburger steak dinner will be offered for only $5.99 in October! Over half-pound of fresh ground beef, seasoned perfectly for grilling to order. Served with grilled onions and your choice of sides... great taste, GREATER PRICE!
Savannah's favorite fried shrimp dinner is only $8.99 in October. Hilliard's famous "hand-breaded" shrimp is our # 1 selling dinner for one reason... fresh taste, and now, at a GREAT PRICE - $ 8.99!
Friday, October 22, 2010
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
5 More Months!
I know it's a few days late, but you get the idea. I heard TC is moving back home. Welcome back!
Monday, October 18, 2010
Crazier things have happened before.
After beating up on Vanderbilt and one of the worst Tennessee teams of all time, delusional Dawg fans think they will make it to the SEC Championship game.
Another unlikely scenario is BC making the State Playoffs. The Cadets currently stand at 1-4 in region play. Their 3 remaining games are against Bradwell (2-4), Beach (3-2) and Groves (2-3). The Cadets control their own destiny and will make the playoffs if they win out.
So, which scenario is more likely to happen?
UGA wins the SEC East Division
OR
BC earns a State Playoff berth
Another unlikely scenario is BC making the State Playoffs. The Cadets currently stand at 1-4 in region play. Their 3 remaining games are against Bradwell (2-4), Beach (3-2) and Groves (2-3). The Cadets control their own destiny and will make the playoffs if they win out.
So, which scenario is more likely to happen?
UGA wins the SEC East Division
OR
BC earns a State Playoff berth
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
10 Years Ago: Hank Day
Today marks the 10-year anniversary of Hank's last day at BC.
It was a Friday and the 4-1 Cadets were coming off a bye week after their upset win over Camden County, and preparing to take on the hapless Jenkins Warriors. Rumors about Hank's dismissal started swirling that morning and by lunchtime, plans were already being formed to celebrate the occasion.
Concensus says that the legend of Hank began in the fall of 1997 in the JV locker room. A group of visionary seniors, noticing that Hank's awkward appearance was a prefect match for his name, began quacking his name, like a duck. "HANK" spread like wildfire, and before you knew it, Hank was the most popular kid in school. As we progressed through BC, his legend only grew bigger. It was so infectious, it spread to the Jenkins Boys Club, where basketball teams were formed as the "Hanks" and the "Riners."
By the time 7th period had rolled around on that fateful day, the student-body had worked its way into a frenzy. Students ignored their teachers' lesson plan in order to make signs out of cardboard boxes. When the intercom instructed all students to report to the well, Hankmania erupted. Signs reading, "Hank, I'm pregnant!" and "Hank 3:16" were everwhere. Miss Burke stepped to the microphone and explained what was about to happen. We were informed that Hank would not have enough credits to graduate from BC, so he would be transferring to another school in an attempt to accumulate the required credits. She admonsihed the student-body for making light of the situation. Hank was then brought out to the footsteps of the well and stepped in front of the microphone. It was pure pandamonium. Choked by emotion, Hank squeaked out a barely-audible "Hut 2. Hut 2." and the greatest Fight Song in the history of BC ensued.
Hank quietly left the building and was never seen or heard from again. His whereabouts to this day are still unknown.
Below is a reenactment, loosely-based on the day's proceedings.
It was a Friday and the 4-1 Cadets were coming off a bye week after their upset win over Camden County, and preparing to take on the hapless Jenkins Warriors. Rumors about Hank's dismissal started swirling that morning and by lunchtime, plans were already being formed to celebrate the occasion.
Concensus says that the legend of Hank began in the fall of 1997 in the JV locker room. A group of visionary seniors, noticing that Hank's awkward appearance was a prefect match for his name, began quacking his name, like a duck. "HANK" spread like wildfire, and before you knew it, Hank was the most popular kid in school. As we progressed through BC, his legend only grew bigger. It was so infectious, it spread to the Jenkins Boys Club, where basketball teams were formed as the "Hanks" and the "Riners."
By the time 7th period had rolled around on that fateful day, the student-body had worked its way into a frenzy. Students ignored their teachers' lesson plan in order to make signs out of cardboard boxes. When the intercom instructed all students to report to the well, Hankmania erupted. Signs reading, "Hank, I'm pregnant!" and "Hank 3:16" were everwhere. Miss Burke stepped to the microphone and explained what was about to happen. We were informed that Hank would not have enough credits to graduate from BC, so he would be transferring to another school in an attempt to accumulate the required credits. She admonsihed the student-body for making light of the situation. Hank was then brought out to the footsteps of the well and stepped in front of the microphone. It was pure pandamonium. Choked by emotion, Hank squeaked out a barely-audible "Hut 2. Hut 2." and the greatest Fight Song in the history of BC ensued.
Hank quietly left the building and was never seen or heard from again. His whereabouts to this day are still unknown.
Below is a reenactment, loosely-based on the day's proceedings.
Thursday, October 07, 2010
RIP Garrett Kalinowsky
The Class of 2001 has lost its first member.
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/savannah/obituary.aspx?n=wade-garrett-matthew-kalinowsky&pid=145828454
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/savannah/obituary.aspx?n=wade-garrett-matthew-kalinowsky&pid=145828454
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