Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Benji of Skindred


My thanks to, Benji, frontman for the band Skindred, who joined me on the Loud Ride Home today. You can listen to the interview here. Looking forward to the band's upcoming show with us on Dec. 12th at The Club at Tom, Dick, & Harry's for our Extreme Razor Fan Bash! You can buy your tickets here.

On the Loud Ride Home between 5-6pm now through Friday, December 4th, I'll give you chance to win tickets to the Skindred show along with the band's new CD Shark Bites + Dog Fights, and you'll qualify to spend the day with Skindred. Their tour bus will pick you up, take you to soundcheck and dinner, and get you a brand new digital camera to document your night.

Monday, November 23, 2009

Skindred, Skindred, & More Skindred


Tuesday at 5pm, Benji, frontman for the band Skindred, will join me to kick off the Loud Ride Home. We'll talk about the band's upcoming show with us on Dec. 12th at The Club at Tom, Dick, & Harry's for our Extreme Razor Fan Bash! I'll also give you chance to win tickets to the show along with the band's new CD Shark Bites + Dog Fights, and you'll qualify to spend the day with Skindred. Their tour bus will pick you up, take you to soundcheck and dinner, and get you a brand new digital camera to document your night.

You can buy your tickets for Skindred and Janus here.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

No Hitter on LSD

In the history of Major League Baseball, there have been 263 no-hitters pitched. We can only speculate about how many of those may have been aided by performance-enhancing drugs like steroids. But Pittsburgh Pirates hurler Dock Ellis did it in 1970 with a different type of performance enhancer -- L-S-D. On a June day in San Diego, Ellis took the mound while on an acid trip and threw a no-no. His game-day account of the trip is a great story and has been turned into an entertaining animated short film. Written by Steve Reynolds

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Back From Tampa

Returned from Tampa in one piece. We had a great time in Florida(despite the game outcome). Weather was great, beer flowed, it was awesome. Big props to our winners, Steve & Heidi. They were great to hang out with for a weekend. You saw what happened on the field, so there's no reason to re-live that. Here are some off the field highlights of the Taste Is Our Turf weekend

--Crystal Palms Beach resort in Treasure Island is the sh**. It's like living in a $300,000 condo. Big ass living room and kitchen. 2 Bedrooms with their own bathroom and flat screen TV's. Big ups to that resort. If you're ever going to the Tampa area, I highly recommend it, and it's economical.

--You know Florida is the land of retirees and saw a bunch of cougars at the bars acting like they're 20 years old. Slinglin' shots and making out with their gray-haired, Viagra taking husbands.

--They talked about this during the game broadcast, but I missed it on the field. A streaker ran the length of the end zone on my side of the field. I must have been in the can or at concessions. I asked a couple of guys in our row about it and they said, "we thought he just had his shirt off, but then we realized he had no pants." Doesn't speak much to the physique of said streaker.

--Saw a classic brawl between a Packers fan and a humongous Bucs fan in the parking lot after the game. Both got in some good takedowns and blows to the head.

--Flipped off the New York Yankees spring training facility

--Back to the cougars, met one that was a Bucs fan on Sunday night an outdoor bar. She claimed to have been married to a Detroit Lions quarterback and then 1986 New York Mets catcher, Gary Carter. Also claimed to may or may not be related to Nomar Garciaparra and is also best friends with Pedro Martinez. Said she spent the last couple of years in jail. Internet research has refuted most of the previous claims, but I'm almost positive the jail time is true.

Good times in Tampa. Big thanks to our sponsors, Miller Lite, Air Tran, & Travel Design.

Friday, November 6, 2009

Off To Tampa


Elwood and I, along with our Miller Lite Taste Is Our Turf winner, Steve Belekevich, are off to Tampa for the Packers-Bucs game. We'll check in with all the debauchery on Sunday morning between 10-11am. BornaGraphic Radio is back on Tuesday. While I'm gone, enjoy this pic of Sandra Bullock, who at 45 years old is still smokin' hot.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Getting Away From the Cops Speed

CBS sports announcer, Gus Johnson(who I find completely irritable), had the analogy of the year during this weeks Jaguars-Titans game. Watch it below.



As you can imagine, he's caught a lot of flak for the "cops" comment. Here's Johnson's official apology

"If there is a perception of racism in this analogy, it is not coming from me. People of all races have run from the law. However, to those who are offended, I apologize."

So true, Gus, so true.