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Free Money–We’re Back

Posted by Adam Butler on November 24, 2011

It has been a few weeks since we have broken out Free Money. We apologize. More correctly, I should say Brett apologizes. He has been sicky-poo/handling family responsibilities the last few weeks and as a result has not kept BlogHawgs Nation abreast of our assault on the fake money books.

When last he did, we were making our Week 11 picks. For this first time in a while (all year?) BK lost money (just $30 fake dollars) in Week 11. I kept my phenomenal losing streak going, too, dropping my total at the time to $455 while BK was sitting at $1,825.

In Week 12, BK’s prescription strength Midol ran out so he made no picks and did not post mine. I went (relatively) big, risking almost all of my fake stack with two $200 plays–Tennessee +1.5 vs. Vandy and USCW +14.5 at Oregon. I hit them both, almost doubling my stack and bumping it back up to $855. More importantly, my 2-month streak is over!

Now, stung by his loss a few weeks ago, BK, MR. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE, has stepped up to a hundy on each of his wagers but is uncharacteristically playing more college games (5) than NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE games (3).

I really like most of of my plays. Hopefully you all can thank me later for the others.

Now, it’s time to roll up.

Once again, here is a quick recap of the rules:

  • Maximum of 8 single plays during the week
  • One optional teaser and one optional parlay also allowed
  • Minimum of $50 wager
  • Both started the season with a $1,000 bankroll but can buy back into the game if they go bust

Free Money!

Brett ($1,825)

  • Dolphins (+7) at Dallas, 110 to win $100
  • Colts (+3.5) v. Carolina, $110 to win $100
  • Raiders (-4.5) v. Chicago,, $110 to win $100
  • Arkansas (+ 12.5) at LSU, $110 to win $100
  • Michigan (-7.5) v. Ohio State, $110 to win $100
  • Auburn (+21) v. Bama , $110 to win $100
  • Virginia (+5)  v. Va. Tech, $110 to win $100
  • Stanford (-6.5) v. Notre Dame, $110 to win $100
  • Total Wagers:  $880
  • Max Win: $800

Adam ($855)

  • Texas A&M (-7) v. Texas, $110 to win $100
  • Houston Cougars OVER 76.5, $110 to win $100
  • LSU (-12) v. Arkansas, $110 to win $100
  • Vandy (-2) at Wake Forest, $110 to win $100
  • Auburn (+21) at Bama, $110 to win $100
  • Oregon (-28) v. Oregon, $110 to win $100
  • Mississippi St. (-17) v. Mississippi, $110 to win $100
  • Notre Dame (+7) at Stanford, $110 to win $100
  • TEASE: LSU (-6) & LSU UNDER 46.5, $60 to win $50
  • PARLAY: LSU (-12) & LSU UNDER 52.5, $50 to win $125
  • Total Wagers:  $990
  • Max Win: $985

Wager accordingly. As usual, BlogHawgs.com is not responsible for you having to pawn your Black (Cardinal & White?) Friday purchases on Saturday.

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The Idiot Box

Posted by Jeff on November 18, 2011

Beavis and Butt-Head are not role models. They’re not even human. They’re cartoons. Some of the things they do would cause a person to get hurt, expelled, arrested, possibly deported. To put it another way: Don’t try this at home.

"Hey Beavis. Check out my abs... Uh huh huh huh."

Uhhh Huh Huh Huh… Mmmm  Heh Heh Heh…

I truly cannot think of a better title for this edition of The Idiot Box.  Ladies and gentlemen, Beavis and Butthead have returned to MTV.  Technically, the new show is called Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butthead but it has not changed much.  And I think that is great.

Beavis and Butthead was must-see TV on MTV from 1993 to 1997.  Spawned from an animated short called Frog Baseball on another MTV show called Liquid Television (remember Æon Flux?), Beavis and Butthead chronicled the adventures of two dangerously stupid teenagers that love heavy metal, girls, and watching TV.   Similar to Seth McFarlane of Family Guy, creator Mike Judge voices most of the characters in the old show and the rebooting.  On NPR last week,  McFarlane said that he just knows what he wants the characters to sound like so he just does them.  South Park’s Trey Parker has made similar comments.   I’d bet that the producers of The Simpsons  had just one or two actors to deal with.

A lot of guys in my demographic fell in love with Beavis and Butthead and then in love with Mike Judge when he directed the cult classic comedy, Office Space.(DIE Fax Machine DIE !!)  Swingline is still sending checks to Judge for making office supplies sexy again.  But try as he may, Judge hasn’t been able to get another live-action project to be as funny.  Judge set Beavis and Butthead aside for a while to focus on his new series for Fox, King of the Hill.  That show started out great.  everyone loved following the weird antics of Hank Hill’s son Bobby (their only child due to Hank’s narrow urethra) and trying hard to understand what the ever-mumbling, permanent bachelor Boomhauer was saying.

King of the Hill went off the air in 2010 and Judge decided to bring Beavis and Butthead back. In an interview with David Letterman on The Late Show, Judge told Dave that he had been thinking about it and about how much fun it always was.  Apparently MTV thought so too.

I have enjoyed the reboot.  Judge was quick to bring back Cornholio, Beavis’ caffeine-fueled alter-ego.  I also forgot how much Mr. Anderson and Hank Hill sound alike.  In fact a lot of the reboot is very similar to the original.  One big change that has me in stitches is the fact that the boys have expanded their TV watching to include more MTV staples like Jersey Shore and 16 and Pregnant. (Yes, that’s a real show.)   I’m no stranger to taking shots at Snooki.  But I’m not the professional.  It’s good stuff and it makes me feel uhhhh… uhhhhh… like warm and stuff.  Mmmm huh huh huh.

Maybe I’m trying to relive my 20′s.  Maybe I just think that some current videos and reality shows need some skewering.  Either way, I am glad to see Mike Judge back on MTV.  He may not be able to grab a wand and recreate the magic of Office Space, but he has recreated the magic of Beavis and Butthead.

“Uhhh huh huh huh… He said ‘wand.’   Oh yeah.  That’s pretty funny, Butthead.  Wand.”

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Crystal Bridges and Its Importance to Arkansas

Posted by Jeff on November 10, 2011

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas

I remember the first time that I experienced a large, well-known museum.  I was 21 years old and I had just landed in Madrid, Spain for the beginning of what would be one of the best years of my life.  I studied at the University of Seville for a year and soaked in not just the language but also the culture of a European country.  Part of that included an afternoon trip to the Museo Nacional del Prado (The Prado) in Madrid.  It was there that I first tasted the experience of seeing world famous works of art firsthand.  Through years and years of Spanish classes in both high school and college, I had seen Pablo Picasso, Francisco de Goya, and Salvador Dalí but I had never been within touching distance.  For the first time, I could see them without the limitations of first being photographed and then printed into a textbook. I could see the brushstrokes exactly as they were made by the artists themselves.

Las Meninas by Diego Velazquez - Located in the Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, Spain

Even more impactful to me though was my first experience with the great Spanish painter, Diego Velazquez.  His masterpiece, Las Meninas is in the Prado and frankly, it is amazing.  It is almost unbelievable how realistic this painting is.  It was painted in 1656 and it looks like a photograph.  In fact most of Velazquez’ work is like that.  He was an astounding painter and I discovered him at one of the greatest museums in the world.  Later in my trip I went to museums in Barcelona and London.  I also spent a day in the Louvre (after a two hour strike).  The reality of visiting a major, metropolitan museum is still exciting to me because of this experience.

 

   

   

    

  

Crystal Bridges

Tomorrow, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art opens its doors to the public.  The much-discussed legacy project by Wal-Mart heiress Alice Walton is set to become something that tourists from around the world will come to see.  First announced in 2006, the project has seen a small number of hiccups and controversies.  There have been some legal issues regarding the museum’s tax exemption (Act 1865 of 2005 cleared that road) and Ms. Walton’s recent arrest for DWI.  But most of the controversy is in the notion that nationally-regarded, high-profile treasures of American art have been purchased by someone who international art enthusiasts have labeled (in a manner of speaking) a rogue billionaire collector.  The one that perked up many ears in the media was the attempt to purchase a painting called The Gross Clinic by Thomas Eakins.  Thomas Jefferson University accepted the offer but the city of Philadelphia started a fundraising campaign in order to keep the painting in town.  They matched the offer and saved it from being sent to Arkansas.  Ms. Walton has been a fan of American art for a long time.  She has a personal collection but a lot of that will be on display at Crystal Bridges.  All told the Walton Family Foundation donated $1.3 billion towards the construction and stocking of Crystal Bridges.  Wal-Mart Stores Inc. later added $20 million over five years stipulating that no one pays to enter the museum.  This incredible new museum will be free to the public.

Kindred Spirits by Asher B. Durand, located at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, USA

 

Museum Itself a Work of Art

The building is 201,000 square feet and was designed by Boston-based architect Moshe Safdie.  Safdie spent time in NWA studying the works that the late E. Fay Jones had done for Ms. Walton.  He combined that inspiration with the natural beauty of the space in Bentonville that had been designated as its future home.  Ms. Walton fell in love with Mr. Safdie’s work after seeing his Skirball Cultural Center  in California.  With the luxury of her deep pocketbook and the role of project overlord, Ms. Walton did not need to take bids.  Mr. Safdie was the man she wanted and she got him.  Mr. Safdie spent time on the details as well.  Even the space between galleries is specifically designed to allow visitors time to consider what they have just seen and soak it in.

   

   

 

 

George Washington (The Constable-Hamilton Portrait) by Gilbert Stuart located at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, USA

Impact on Bentonville and NWA

Despite the location of Wal-Mart, Bentonville has actually been the slowest of the Big Four cities to grow culturally.  In the 80’s Fayetteville was the big winner when the Walton Arts Center was placed on Dickson Street.  Rogers built a beautiful shopping center in the Promenade.  But other than numerous multi-use strip malls that have housed a multitude of vendors, Bentonville had not scored a big-ticket draw to the area.  That changes with both the new Walton Arts Center venue and this museum.  Several new businesses are now open or planning to open in the shadow of Crystal Bridges.  Perhaps the most notable is a boutique hotel called the 21c Museum Hotel.  This chain of designer hotels likely would not have chosen to move to downtown Bentonville had it not been for the Crystal Bridges.  Museum officials are predicting that it could draw 150,000 to 300,000 visitors per year.  That is the kind of traffic that the new restaurants and other businesses will love.  Bentonville is finally joining the big boys as not just a business Mecca but also as a first thought for cultural family outings.

   

  

Notable Works

Not that anyone expected less but Ms. Walton and her team have assembled a pretty impressive collection–about five hundred works of American artwork spanning five centuries in the USA.  The first major piece purchased specifically to be displayed at Crystal Bridges  is Asher B. Durand’s Kindred Spirits.  It was purchased for $35 million from the New York Public Library in 2005.  A 1797 portrait of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart will be on display.  Possibly the most recognizable piece in the collection is Norman Rockwell’s iconic Rosie the Riveter.  Mr. Rockwell became a household name in the United States for his work with the Saturday Evening Post.  His work is beloved by many Americans due to its accessibility and whimsical themes.

It may be a while before I get a chance to go to Crystal Bridges.  The tickets are free but you have to have one.  I am truly looking forward to this.  I can’t wait to see these pieces and all the rest.  What I hope is that while I am there I will see something new that I fall in love with like that day in Madrid 20 years ago.  And isn’t that what it’s all about?  These works of art (some of which were actually being stored and not displayed) are being brought to Middle America where people will see them and be inspired.  Bravo Alice Walton and everyone else involved in making this happen.  What a treat.

(Thanks to the complete reporting of the opening of Crystal Bridges in the 11/6/11 edition of the Arkansas Democrat Gazette for many of the details above.)

 

Rosie the Riveter by Norman Rockwell, located at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, USA

 

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This Has To End… (NSFW)

Posted by Jeff on October 19, 2011

I guess we are as guilty as anyone about making fun of Shakeweights.   But apparently there is a new tool called a Free Flexor which is basically a limp Shakeweight.

Jimmy Kimmel has had enough  too.  Put the kids to bed, make sure the boss isn’t in the office and then watch to the end.  Ladies and Gentlemen:  The Tug Toner.

 (Thanks to my silent BlogHawg lurker buddy for alerting me to this one.)

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The Idiot Box

Posted by Jeff on October 5, 2011

The Chuck Lorre Effect

No, guys it says you DON'T get to sleep with the hot scientist.

 It has only been the last two years that I have developed an interest in sitcoms written and produced by Chuck Lorre.  I guess it actually started with the Big Bang Theory which I promoted in my Fall Preview.  BBT (which is the second highest rated comedy in America) is a dependably funny show.  Despite BK’s inability to suspend disbelief, the show’s premise is what makes it great.  The idea that four genius scientists try to simulate real lives is only funnier when they are actually able to do so.

Lorre might be the king of the term “Hit or Miss” to me.  He broke into writing for TV on the show, Roseanne.  I liked Roseanne a lot until it got too self-indulgent.  Basically about the time that Darlene got serious with David and went off to art school.  Then they won the lottery and well… it jumped the shark. 

Lorre then created the show Grace Under Fire starring the marginally talented comedienne, Brett Butler.   I did not like this show at all.  It just seemed like a Roseanne knock-off that lacked the comedic punch-in-the-nose that Roseanne gave her show.  He also created Cybill which was on CBS for four years… none of which I watched.  Next was Dharma and Greg.  I tried this show for a while.  The quirkiness of Dharma set against the stoicism of Greg worked for a while but unfortunately, the show lacked longevity.

 

But... they seemed so happy...

In 2003 Lorre brought us Two and a Half Men starring Charlie Sheen and Jon “Duckie” Cryer.  Cryer has the hapless loser character down to a science.  He was always the perfect foil to Sheen’s successful-loser character.  The melt-down of Sheen’s relationship with 2 ½ and Lorre has been well-documented on every tabloid TV show for 6 or 7 months now but as a sign of Lorre’s muscle, the season premiere of the re-boot with Ashton Kutcher was a huge ratings success for CBS.  Kutcher plays a clueless internet billionaire.  Suspend that disbelief, BK.

Lorre’s most recent project is to serve as executive producer of another new hit for CBS, Mike and Molly.  This show features two distinctively obese main characters. Mike (Billy Gardell) is a Chicago cop and Molly (Emmy winner, Melissa McCarthy, who also kicked butt on SNL last week) is a school teacher.  The shows usually centers on their budding relationship and the troubles that plague it.

Lorre’s success seems to rely on his ability to portray eccentric, weird, fundamentally flawed, or just plain different people as… normal.  On BBT, Howard and Raj are tragically nerdy but both desperately want to be normal ladies men.  Sheldon writes the book on geekdom but his goals are simply to mock normalcy and on occasion try to re-create it.

Lorre with the stars of Mike and Molly

On Mike and Molly, while their size is the source of occasional gags, the real comedy comes from the absurdity of them being the normal ones with normal problems.  The weird ones are their friends and relatives.  On 2½ Men, Charlie was the outrageous playboy but his character had normal flaws and problems… except for their enormity due to his flamboyance.

As I said, Lorre’s work is certainly hit or miss.  Many TV critics loathe 2½ Men.  I get that.  As I watch reruns of it now, I am surprised that it is the number one show on television.  Sometimes it’s just plain boring.  And there are moments when I watch BBT and M&M and I think, “this better get better.”  The key is that they usually do.

I’m not going to go on a diatribe that Lorre is the next Sherwood Schwartz. Although… God rest his soul, Schwartz only created two big name, enduring sitcoms.  (Sorry, Adam, Harper Valley PTA doesn’t count.)  He’s not and none of these shows will reach the Gilligan’s Island or Brady Bunch stratosphere.  But for the early 21st century, Chuck Lorre seems to be able to figure out what people like and deliver it.

 

This is MY Vanity Card. How you like that, Chuck?

 

P.S.  The Playboy Club is already cancelled.  I called it.

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Movie of the Week

Posted by Brett Kincaid on October 4, 2011


I’m no Jim Gooch or Jeff Hagers, but I do know a good movie when I see one. I have been eagerly anticipating this week’s release of “The Ides of March”, a taut political thriller with an A-List cast. George Clooney, Ryan Gosling, and Philip Seymour Hoffman headline while the always enjoyable Paul Giamatti and Marisa Tomei also figure prominently. The movie hits theaters this Friday.


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What Happened to Jon and Deek?

Posted by Jeff on September 30, 2011

Since I get this question about twice a day, I want to use this venue to clarify… WHAT HAPPENED TO JON AND DEEK?

So long boys. We'll always have Paris...

As reported here in January, Jon Williams and Derek “Deek” Kastner reunited on a new morning show through a partnership with Vertical Magazine.  The show aired on two stations in NWA and in Ft. Smith.  The partnership with Vertical dissolved over the summer and Jon and Deek were off the air.  They tried to get back on various stations but as is typical in broadcasting, a no-compete clause prevented them from doing so.

Derek has this pesky need to get paid and provide for his family so he took a job on a rock station in Tulsa. After only one week, The Edge blew out their morning show and put him in the coveted morning drive slot.

Jon, meanwhile, decided to maintain ownership of his show and is now broadcasting on New Rock 104.9 the X.  To keep his long-time fans happy, Jon resurrected two of the contests that helped make his name in Northwest Arkansas, You Can’t Win This and Dead Guy in the Envelope.  The prevalence of the internet has shifted the former into “You MIGHT Win This” but either way, X listeners seem to be enjoying the ride.  And Jon is enjoying playing music that was released after 1989.  The next question is… will Zach Arns return to make an appearance?

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The Idiot Box

Posted by Jeff on September 28, 2011

Fall Preview

Well, it’s a week late but here is my “preview” of the new fall season.  I came to a conclusion last week that I just don’t have time for dramas anymore.  It’s not for a lack of interest.  It’s just that comedies are easier and for the most part better.  All of the good dramas seem to get axed before I have a chance to get sucked it.  It took two years or so for me to decide that ER was appointment television for me (and that was before the greatest invention ever… the DVR.  Seriously, move over printing press and cellular telephone.  The DVR is the single greatest invention of the modern era.  But I digress.)

 

The Good Wife deserves my attention this year.

Last year I said that I was going to start watching The Good Wife.  Didn’t happen.  This year it will.  There are a few sitcoms that have outworn their welcome with me.  I have time. I have space in my DVR.  It will happen.

Anyway, here’s my take on the new season.  I apologize in advance to those of you who live on Little Rock’s Streets of Gold and can afford HBO.  I get to keep the Sports & Information tier.  That’s it.  I’ll watch Boardwalk Empire on Netflix. 

 

 

 

Returning Shows

(Show, Channel, Day & Time (CDT))

Modern Family  ABC, Wednesday, 8:00

As I said in my Emmy Preview, the fact that all six of the adult actors in this show were nominated for Emmys should tip you off that this is a great show.  Ty Burrell (called it) and Julie Bowen (missed it) ended up winning the statues.  Burrell is truly becoming irreplaceable to me on the television.  I never know what he is going to do but I know it will be hilarious.  If you are the one person that doesn’t watch this show, knock it off.  Watch it.

Mike and Molly, CBS, Monday, 8:30

That's "Emmy Winner Melissa McCarthy" to you.

 

Even though I did say that she “Should win” in my Emmy preview, I really did not think that Melissa McCarthy would get the nod for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy. By the way, the Beauty Pageant bit was hilarious.  Apparently it was Amy Poehler’s idea.  It was great.  And so is McCarthy.  She plays the role of harried girlfriend very well.  Harried by her cop boyfriend, her stoner sister and her drunken mother (whose hilarious without-a-shred-of-couth boyfriend (Louis Mustillo) usually steals every scene he is in.)

 

The Big Bang Theory, CBS, Thursday, 7:00

Jim Parsons gets another Emmy and continues to carry this gem.  BBT is another Chuck Lorre production that follows four nerdy scientists trying to have lives.  The addition of Mayim Bialik as Sheldon’s girlfriend, Amy Farrah Fowler has been darn funny.  You might recognize Bialik from her days as Blossom.  In a case of art imitating life, it turns out that Bialik used her time between shows to earn a PhD in Neuroscience.

Community, NBC, Thursday, 7:00

The students at Community have paintball issues.

This show just gets weirder.  And that’s actually not a bad thing.  Last year I lamented that Chevy Chase was being misused and I still think he is but Joel McHale’s character is growing on me and the rest of the cast is strong.  Jim Rash has really developed a joy of a character in his Dean Pelton, the community college’s prince of weird.  New this year will be John Goodman as a Vice Dean that bullies Dean Pelton and will likely torment the other cast members.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Others Receiving Votes…

Glee (last season was sketchy, they need to rally), Harry’s Law (love Kathy Bates), The Office (James Spader takes a lead role… for a while),

 

New Shows (or not new shows that I want to start watching)

The Good Wife

Really, this year I am going to watch it…

2 Broke Girls, CBS, Monday 8:30

I watched the premiere of this one and it was pretty good.  The premise is that a debutante girl goes broke when her dad is busted for banking stuff (or something… who cares?).  Anyway she gets a job at a diner with another broke girl who’s street smart and can bake a mean cupcake.  SNL original Garrett Morris has a role as the diner’s cashier.

 

And she has a gun...

Prime Suspect, NBC, Thursday, 9:00

Maybe it was luck.  Maybe it’s the charmed slot (ER was Thursday at 9 for more than a decade).  But The Wife and I watched this by accident last week and it was very engaging.  Based on a British show of the same name and starring Helen Mirren, Prime Suspect wrapped us up and deposited us one hour later wanting more.  It’s a cop show featuring a strong woman in a man’s world.  It also stars Maria Bello.

Up All Night, NBC, Wednesday, 9:00

I hate Will Arnett.  Dunno why.  Just can’t stand him.  Luckily I love Christina Applegate more than I hate Arnett.  So I’ll give this one a chance, despite Gooch’s bashing.  I know I am not the only BlogHawg that has shared a moment with this couple in one preview: “I’ll give you $25,000 if you go check on the baby.”  I’m pretty sure I owe my wife around $1.6 million.

 

Don’t Get Hooked (these won’t be here in May)

The Playboy Club, Sunday, 9:00

One of two Mad Men rip-offs.  Apparently only 5 million people watched the premiere.  That and lots of anti-smut parents group protests will doom this expensive drama quickly.  I only give it 2 more weeks.

Pan Am, ABC, Sunday, 9:00

The other Mad Men rip-off.  I’m still not able to separate Christina Ricci from Wednesday Addams.  Sorry Christina!

Charlie’s Angels, ABC, Thursday, 7:00

Not going to work.  Drew Barrymore produces but I don’t think she has the stroke to keep it afloat.

 

Enjoy your LG!

I missed two hours of TV writing this post...

 

 

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Pretentious Mini-Revies by Jim Gooch (Sure to Alienate Middle Americans)

Posted by Brett Kincaid on September 27, 2011

I’m not saying the new Lorne Michaels show is awful.  Let’s just say that Christina Applegate’s breasts aren’t the only things missing.

I can’t say Up All Night won’t get picked up for a second season; much worse shows have found success.  Never underestimate Americans’ appetites for excrement – i.e., singing competitions and anything with the words “Tyler Perry presents.”  I’m saying I would expect a show produced by Michaels to play to a higher maturity level.

Special to BlogHawgs.com from Jim Gooch

 

 

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BK Says:  We have this on the DVR but haven’t watched it yet.  Maybe we won’t now.  Why can television execs not figure out how to use Will Arnett and Maya Rudolph appropriately?  Both are wickedly funny, and both have never found a mainstream audience.

TV execs figured out how to use Christina Applegate 20 years ago.  Unfortunately for her, that was 20 years ago.

 

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Exotic Dancing with a “Star”

Posted by Brett Kincaid on September 27, 2011

If you want to throw up in your mouth, here’s the video of Nancy Grace going Janet Jackson on last night’s “Dancing with the Stars”. Unfortunately this has noting to do with dancing. The image may scar you, but rest easy knowing that little piglet just got embarrassed.

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The Idiot Box – Emmy Preview

Posted by Jeff on September 14, 2011

It is almost Christmas time for TV Junkies…  Emmy Awards and Fall Premieres.  This week I am going to break down the Emmys.  Next week my annual column about what I am looking forward to in the fall.  Here we go!
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Not a lot of surprises in the nominations this year.  Conan got one in its first year on TBS.  Conan is good but not as good as when he was on at 11:35 (CDT).  I think the Emmy voters just wanted Jay Leno to see who they really support.  (Like it was some secret.  Jay knows he’s hated.  He dries his eyes with the $100 bills he rakes up.)
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An Emmy to top off a long, brilliant career?

Betty White got a Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy nod for TV Land’s Hot in Cleveland.  This is just a tip of the hat to White.  Her show’s jokes are as old as she is.  What a waste of talent.  This is a cast of very talented female comediennes.  HIC was as much a vehicle for the Snickers-Commercial-hot White as anything.  Jane Leeves (Frasier) and Wendie Malick (Dream On! And Just Shoot Me) have been so much funnier on TV.  Kristen Wiig got a surprising nomination here as well for SNL.  Most Saturday Night Live Actors are ignored by the Emmys.

Modern Family will dominate again this year. Seventeen nominations went out to the ABC sitcom – four of which are in the same category. Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Ed O’Neill and Eric Stonestreet (who won this last year) are all nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy. Sofia Vergara and Julie Bowen were also nominated in the Actress category. The fact that every actor and actress other than the kids was nominated ought to wrap up why Modern Family is the best comedy on television. The question is not if they win but who will win.

Lots of trophies going home with the cast of Modern Family.

I’ve never hidden my delight in the fact that SNL is having a great decade.  As I mentioned above, Kristen Wiig is nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy.  On top of that, Zach Galifianakis and Justin Timberlake were both nominated for their guest roles as host.  Timberlake relishes his time on SNL.  He truly is amazing on the show.  I foresee him giving Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin runs for their money as long-serving hosts.  Wiig is by far the funniest cast member to come along since Will Ferrell.  Every character she creates (except the detestable Gilly) is unique and hilarious.  I would love to see her win an Emmy.  I’d also like to see SNL win but it won’t.  My money is on Jon Stewart but I’d be thrilled if Late Night with Jimmy Fallon won.  If you haven’t seen this show, you need to.  Fallon works.  He is getting better and better and Executive Producer Lorne Michaels has surrounded him with talent and genius writing.  Hit Hulu or YouTube to see either of his rapping sketches with Justin Timberlake or any of his Thank You Note bits.  Funny.

I am once again getting weary of most reality shows.  I watched Top Chef again this year but I am afraid it didn’t have the zing to win the Emmy again.  It was nice to see Richard Blais win though.  I just can’t get into drama right now.  Last year I shared my desire to start watching The Good Wife but I just didn’t.  The only drama I watch now is In Plain Sight on USA.  No nominations for them so…  I guess I’ll just be happy if some of my favorite actors win.

Well Adam and Brett have their Free Money.  Here’s mine.  Good luck in Vegas.

(I am only posting the biggies)

Outstanding Drama Series
Should Win: Boardwalk Empire
Will win: Mad Men

(BK loves Boardwalk.  That’s why I put them here.)

Outstanding Comedy Series
Should Win: Modern Family

Will win: Modern Family
(See above.)

Outstanding Actress in a Drama
Should Win: Kathy Bates, Harry’s Law
Will Win: Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
(Bates is good but she’s becoming pretty predictable.)

Outstanding Actor in a Drama
Should Win: Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Will win:  John Hamm, Mad Men
(I don’t think Emmy voters watch dramas anymore either.)

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy
Should Win:  Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly
Will Win:  Tina Fey, 30 Rock
(Fey must send $100 bills in her Christmas Cards.)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy
Should Win:   Sofia Vergara, Modern Family or Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live
Will Win: Betty White, Hot In Cleveland
(White will be honored for decades of hilarity.)

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy
Should Win: Steve Carrell, The Office
Will win: Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory

(Parsons was consistently funnier but Carrell has been nominated 6 times and never won.  That’s a travesty that the Emmys will fix.)

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy
Should Win:  Ed O’Neill, Modern Family  or  Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Will Win:  Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
(With too many choices from one show, lazy voters will go with last year’s winner.  O’Neill has never won an Emmy or a Golden Globe as an individual actor.)

Outstanding Variety, Comedy Or Musical Series
Should Win:  Late Night With Jimmy Fallon  or  Saturday Night Live

Will Win:  The Daily Show With Jon Stewart

(Did you know that SNL has the most Emmy Nominations (142) ever?  ER is second with 124.)

Outstanding Reality Show
Should Win: Top Chef

Will win:  The Amazing Race
(See above)

Want to play TV Scene It? I'll win.

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A Little Parking Perspective for Blog Lurkers

Posted by Jeff on September 9, 2011

Word has come out that Cary Arsaga is going to open a new shop on Dickson Street.  The newest Arsaga’s will be in the spot where a hookah lounge (whatever the heck that is) was.  It is in the old train depot right behind a brand new Chipotle.

This is interesting news for several reasons.  As many of you heard in previous NWC Reports, Fayetteville implemented paid parking just over a year ago.  Since then local blogs have been churning with doomsday predictions of business failures and idle, ridiculous threats:  (“I’ll never go to Dickson Street again!!”)  Well, the city recently analyzed revenue data from Dickson Street businesses and found that their tax collection was actually up by 6%.  Interesting.

The old Kosmos. The new one is in the former Arby's location on College.

Still, mostly anonymous blog comments point out the business closures on Dickson.  Their favorites are  Kosmos Greekafe and Geno’s Pizza.  First, let me be clear.  Neither of these businesses failed.  They both have reopened in new locations, off Dickson Street.  The lurkers (people who lurk about blogs and jab little drive-by comments in order to rouse rabble) also point to Feltner Brothers (who have also opened a location on College but have maintained their original location behind the Walton Arts Center lot) and Grubs (which opened a new location in the old O’Charley’s near Target.)  Not sure if the Feltner boys will keep their original doors open.  It’s wait and see for them.  Rick Reilly’s favorite sports bar must certainly have been spooked by the city’s proposal to expand the Walton Arts Center into their ground.  So they probably wanted to get ahead of anything the WAC or the city has in mind.

Grubs Uptown by Target

Let’s break this down.  Kosmos is great food.  Great.  Best Greek in Fayetteville in my opinion.  But their location was awful.  It was hard to find a reasonably close spot before paid parking.  And when the lot in front of Campus Book Store became a paid lot, well, you do the math.  Geno’s parking was even worse.  They had two or three parallels right in front but that’s it.  I’m not a huge fan of Geno’s pies.  I am sure if I was a 21 year old leaving Dickson late at night, it would be incredible but I’m over 40 and my taste buds require better.  I do certainly wish them well in their new location (Across from Walmart on MLK Blvd in the old Westside Liquor building) but I’m not going to travel out there to get pizza unless it’s Ye Olde King Pizza which is just past them by a block.

And what about this?  Chipotle is a hot, well-known, national chain.  They have lots of people being paid lots of money to research where to place new locations.  They opened well after the paid-parking started.  Apparently they are sure of their product and not worried about it.

Best coffee in NWA. Says ME. That's who!

But they are gigantic chain, you say?  They can take a risk like this? That brings me back to Cary Arsaga?  He’s a good, local businessman that was actually trying to downsize.  (He sold his two largest locations to an employee two years ago.)  And yet, he sees an opportunity to invest money in a beautiful, old building on a flagship street in Fayetteville?  Even though he’d be competing with the second most well-known Fayetteville coffee shop (Common Grounds)?  And his customers would have to pay to park after 2:00?

Maybe the paid parking is working.  Maybe the plan to build a parking deck is a good one (unless you own Grubs which is where it might land.)  It could be worse.  The last time I was in Little Rock, I paid $5 for two hours by the River Market.  Five bucks gets you all day and night on Dickson.
Perspective, friends.  Stop lurking and go eat on Dickson.  It’s not that bad.

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Snowpocalyzillamageddon

Posted by Jeff on February 10, 2011

At least there was no ice.

I’ve said this many times before but… this is why I don’t live in Iowa anymore.  Although in Iowa, the roads would be passable by today AND I’d get my MAIL!!  (Sorry…)

Yesterday broke two records in NWA.  Fayetteville had an official 18.5 inches of snow.  Benton County reports were 20 – 24 inches.  Last night it got to -16 F at Drake Field.   We took a few pictures.  Enjoy.

This is the snowman we built last week. It is four feet tall.

The sad path up to my Explorer. It took me 45 minutes to shovel that. Because I am so smart, I had left the Ice Melt in the vehicle.

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Don’t Call It A Comeback

Posted by Jeff on January 28, 2011

The Jon & Deek Show is back. 

Sorry I don't have a new picture. Forgot the camera. I was there though, I promise. I got the Swag Bag and everything.

Jon Williams and Derek “Deek” Kastner are together again and will soon be broadcasting their show to a new audience that may eventually become statewide.  At a press conference on Friday, January 27th, Jon and Deek announced their partnership with Vertical Media to present the J&D Show on the Hog Sports Radio Network.  Their show will be broadcast in Northwest Arkansas on The Hog Sports Radio on 99.5 and 105.3 FM.  It will be on 97.9 FM and 1290 AM in Siloam Springs and on 1480 AM in Berryville.

Jon and Deek first worked together back on the heritage rock station, 92.1 the Keg.  Jon was doing the morning show and Derek worked as Jon’s stunt boy, Kid K.  Many hilarious things happened including Deek bursting into a lecture hall on campus at the UofA and starting a Hog Call.  Later Jon left for 93.3 the Eagle and Deek took over nights.  Deek has worked on rock stations in Tulsa and northwest Arkansas mostly on 104.9 the X but also including a four year stint with Jon on the Eagle. In 2009, however, he was let go due to the economy and he returned to the X.

Wanting a change in both format and venue, Jon and Deek started working on the possibility of bringing the show back.  Their trail led to Ryan Hughes, CEO and publisher of Vertical Magazine.  Vertical is a free periodical geared towards a male audience.  After much legwork, Jon and Derek created what will be known as the Jon & Deek Show Presented by Vertical Magazine.  The partnership will also include other media through Vertical Media including a website for the show and podcasts.  Dan Storrs the General Manager of Hog Sports Radio indicated that their show will also be streamed and the podcasts will be available on hogsportsradio.com.

Plans to syndicate the show statewide are in the works.  The Hog Sports Radio Network is based out of DeQueen which along with Mena will be the first two cities outside of NWA to get the J&D Show.  Next stop… Little Rock?

From the press conference. Photo Credit: Julia Williams Photography

When asked about content, Jon replied that the show will be slightly more than 50/50 sports.  The rest will be their usual topics of discussion.  They also indicated that they will continue their work for both the University of Arkansas (as P.A. announcers for both the GymBacks and Lady Hog Basketball) and with the Northwest Arkansas Naturals.   Jon also stated that they would continue to work with all of the charitable organizations with which they have served in the past.

Jon and Deek are both old friends of us here at Blog Hawgs and we wish them well and good luck in this venture.  The new Jon and Deek Show starts February 14th.

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Jon Williams On The Move

Posted by Jeff on January 20, 2011

Bye Bye Eagle... Hellooooo...... ??

For those of you in Northwest Arkansas, you might have noticed that Jon Williams, a longtime fixture on the radio in Fayetteville was not on the air to read the school closings this morning. 

For 18 years, Jon has been people’s in-car buddy for the commute to work. Jon started on Q-102 when he first moved to Fayetteville to attend the U of A but shortly left that station for KKEG, a heritage rock and roll station.  It was there that Jon made his name in radio.  He started by himself with producer, Bill Nevin and newscaster, Zach Arns.  Nevin left and Zach took a greater role and the show morphed into the Jon and Zach Show.  Ratings continued to grow and in 1997, J&Z left KKEG and started on 93.3 the Eagle.  Again ratings climbed and while Jon’s partners on-air changed (Jennifer Colonna, Derek “Deek” Kastner) and they even experimented with a Top-40 station (Hot Mix 101.9), Jon stayed at or near the top for 13 years with Clear Channel Radio of Northwest Arkansas.

On Wednesday though, Jon put in his two-weeks notice.  As per radio tradition, that means you are off-air.  Radio station managers tend to dislike the thought that they might be paying a DJ to broadcast what they will be doing next and where.  It makes sense but creates a lot of confusion for listeners.

Jon’s future will be on air in Arkansas.  The details are still being ironed out but one hint that perceptive radiophiles should pick up on is that another rock station jock is also no longer on air.  (Think about it.)

I will post more details as they become available.  Jon has always been a close friend of ours here at Blog Hawgs and we wish him the very best in this exciting new venture.

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The Idiot Box

Posted by Jeff on January 18, 2011

The Return of American Idol

 

 

 

It’s back but he is not.  Tomorrow, American Idol returns for its 10th season.  But unless you’re just now emerging from that rock, you know that Simon Cowell is not returning.  Ellen DeGeneres and Kara DioGuardi are not returning either.  They will be replaced by two music industry heavyweights, Aerosmith frontman, Steven Tyler and pop legend, Jennifer Lopez.  More on them later but first… Simon.

Simon Cowell defined the show.  It was his acerbic, brutally honest comments on the contestants’ performances that drove the show and more importantly the water cooler comments the next day at work.  Cowell is a record producer.  He had the credibility to give honest assessments but more importantly he lacked the fear of being labeled a “meanie” or being reviled by viewers and contestants alike.  As much as it might bother host Ryan “Dim the Lights” Seacrest, Cowell was the face of Idol.  No matter how good Tyler and Lopez are, they will always be compared to Cowell or at the least will cause long time viewers to pine for the days when Simon would skewer an off-putting performance.

The credibility that Cowell had was what put Ellen DeGeneres behind the eight ball from the start.  DeGeneres is a comedian, actress and talk show host.  From the get-go she was questioned as to why she was even there. Kara DioGuardi was most known for her work as a songwriter and record producer but she struggled trying to find her role. She eventually replaced Paula Abdul after Abdul left due to a contract dispute but DioGuardi could not decide if she wanted to be the sweet, “nice try” judge or if she wanted to take the line that her record producer colleague Simon Cowell had drawn.  Either way, she never really found her way.  The only returning judge is Randy “Dawg” Jackson.  He and Seacrest will try to maintain the continuity of the show but it’s the chemistry between Jackson and the new judges that will be immediately critiqued.

New Idol judges, Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, some random zombie

Steven Tyler has probably taken the most heat for this career move. His own band mates are not thrilled with it.  Joe Perry even went so far as to state that he did not want the name “Aerosmith” associated with the show.  He has a problem with the fact that it is reality TV designed to sell ads.  In an ironic twist though, Perry said that he was still OK with contestants singing Aerosmith songs… from which he earns royalties.  Actress, dancer and recording artist Jennifer Lopez seems to be a less surprising but also less interesting.  She certainly has the cred they were looking for.  Jenny From the Block has been on the stage since her time as a “Fly Girl” on In Living Color.  Since then she has recorded seven albums and acted in numerous movies and TV shows. She has won AMA’s, Latin Grammys and numerous other awards.  She is certainly qualified but will people watch?

There are several other changes for this year’s edition of Idol.  The head of the Interscope Geffen and A&M label, Jimmy Iovine will serve as an in-house mentor to the contestants.  There will not be celebrity mentors as in years past.  They also plan to extend Hollywood Week which will cut the field of semi-finalists down to 20.  Executive Producer Simon Lythgoe also said that theme weeks will be broader to allow contestants a wider variety of song choices.

While American Idol’s ratings were down last year, it is still the juggernaut that all other show producers respect and fear.  Time will tell if the new faces and changes will change that or if Idol will continue its phenomenal dominance.

Randy says I am "pitchy."

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Comic Film Icon Blake Edwards Dies

Posted by Jeff on December 16, 2010

Edwards with wife, Julie Andrews (of Sound of Music fame)

Blake Edwards passed away yesterday. Edwards was best know for his collaboration with Peter Sellers in the Pink Panther movies (before Steve Martin came in and ruined them for a generation of people.) 

Edwards was a genious filmmaker.  If you have not seen them I want to recommend two of his films.  The first is Skin Deep starring John Ritter. Besides co-starring “Zapp” from American Gladiators, Skin Deep has one of the funniest scenes from 80′s comedies: a glow-in-the-dark “sword fight.”  The other is called, The Party.  This is another movie with Peter Sellers as a bumbling movie extra that accidentally gets invited to an upper crust party.  Sellers is spot-on hilarious.  Rent it.

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The BlogHawg Dictionary

Posted by Jeff on December 16, 2010

Dear BlogHawg Nation: We here at BlogHawgs tend to crack some inside jokes and use some cryptic terminology.  For months now we have promised to create a dictionary for those of you who did not drink beer and play poker go to college with us.  Well, here it is.

Thanks to all of you who contributed.   From the boys in LA to those of us up here on The Hill, we all contributed.  I hope I don’t Boise State myself but I am the BlogHawgs Dictionary Frontman. So if you see an error, don’t get all Shakeweight.  Just Maukavelli me.

Enjoy.

 

The BlogHawgs Dictionary

180,000: The amount necessary to purchase something important.

AHF: Average Hog Fan

At the BlogHawgs Offices: Animated Series by part-time lawyer, full time blog contributor Kris Boyd. Boyd has a lot of free time. (See Kris (Fill In The Blank) below)

Bad Announcing Hall of Fame: A list of sports or news announcers that are either bad or just had a bad moment. Usually both.

Bama Fan: Bama Fans are slovenly mouth-breathers that never think they lose a game. They always have an excuse for losing, even if the score is 42-6 and they have a ratio of about 3.5:1 of claimed National Championships versus real.

BlogHawg Nation: You, the readers of our little blog.  See? You have your own entry in the dictionary.

Blythe-Vegas: Reference to the metropolis of Blytheville (pronounced “blah-ville) Arkansas.

Boise State: To say that someone or something is ‘Boise State’ is to say that they think they deserve respect for not doing that much. Although Brett gives them respect no matter what.

The Butler Did It: When Adam has something to say, he compiles it in this as-needed column. Adam will usually go off on something that angers him but sometimes he posts about his hope for Razorback dominance (and world peace.)

BWOT: Bret With One T, a frequent poster to BlogHawgs who for some reason is missing a T. The BWOT handle is to differentiate himself from BWTT, Brett With Two T’s, BlogHawg co-founder, Brett Kincaid.  Apparently this is fodder for spirited debate over which spelling is wrong. Some think that Brett’s name shows a gluttonous use of the letter, T.  (Yep. These are the things we argue about.)

College Football Baby Jesus: Former Florida quarterback and now Denver Broncos first round benchwarmer, Tim Tebow.

COY: Comment of the year (used only to save us lots of typing when suggesting nominees for the award)

Euless Trinity: The Texas football team that annihilated Shiloh Christian on national TV in August, 2010. To get the Euless Trinity treatment is to think you’re big and bad OR to be called “the best” at something and then to be shown otherwise.

Foul Pole: Our loving nickname for BH regular, JUJU.  What can we say?  He looks like one and he has the same range of motion and vertical ability.

Fourth Meal: Yes, the same one you’ve heard of.  For some reason when the BlogHawgs have their semi-annual executive session it always ends at Taco Bell.  There’s no explaining it but Adam is usually the instigator.

Frontman: Any person who takes the lead in any event. Usually a spokesperson.  For example, Vince Neil is the Motley Crue frontman.

The Hill: 1) The campus of the University of Arkansas, as it is situated on an actual hill with Old Main on top
2) The city of Fayetteville, as you have to go “up” 540 or 412 to get there from any other part of the state.
3) A quick reference to DWR Razorback stadium:

A Hypocrite’s Hypocrite: Former USCW Head Coach, Pete Carroll. His only redeeming quality is third-stringing Mitch Mustain after he transferred from Arkansas.

The Idiot Box: A (usually) weekly column by Jeff about TV.  When it does not appear, you may assume it is because Jeff is too busy watching TV.

It Is What It Is: A useless waste of e-ink and/or speech that bloggers, athletes, and just about everyone else use when they cannot think of a creative or more descriptive way to say something. Particularly despised by Jeff so thereby commonly used by Brett and Adam.

Jim Gooch: Gooch is a frequent commenter and sometimes contributor to BlogHawgs that makes Brett and Adam look like Rush Limbaugh. If that’s possible.  He is also the only regular who has been censored by Adam.  He wears that like a badge of honor. Unlike the rest of us, Gooch seems to need to work more than contribute. We miss him dearly.

John Boozman: The newly-elected U.S. Senator from Arkansas who PLAYED FOR THE ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS.  Did you know that?

Kris (Fill In The Blank) or, The Changing Names of Kris:  Kris Boyd, an LA (not Lowell, see below) attorney with three kids but still a whole lot of free time.  We think he is a lawyer.  His link is on the BH page but…  let’s just say he seems to have time to make At The BlogHawg Office videos and change his name on here. A lot.

LA: Lowell Arkansas or Lower Arkansas (south of Little Rock) depending on context. Examples:  “I got pulled over in LA!” – Lowell.  “I have another stupid meeting in LA.” – Lower.

Maukavelli: Another frequent commenter to BH. To get Maukavellied means get ready to be corrected.

Memphis Wrestling (also Mid-South Wrestling): Referring to the Saturday-morning broadcast of wrestling on Memphis’ Channel 5 in the early to mid-1980’s. Hosted by weatherman Dave Brown and Lance “Banana Nose” Russell, it was the premier form of wrestling entertainment, the likes of which have never been seen before or since. In the BlogHawg vernacular, references to Jerry “the King” Lawler, “Dirty” Dutch Mantell, The Fabulous Ones, Superstar Bill Dundee and The Rock ‘n Roll Express are all made in respect to this brand of wrestling.
Example: “I once saw Superstar Bill Dundee at Dodge’s Store in P-Town. He bought a Dodger Dog and a nudie mag. It was the best day of my life.”

Methinks or Milady: Old English verbiage used by bloggers and other internet users in an effort to seem creative while posting a rather tepid or obvious thought.  Seriously, if it’s commonly used by either Michael or Dwight on TV’s The Office, they are making fun of it and it should not be used in any way that your name is associated.

The Mississippi Coach: Houston Dale Nutt, former coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks. The BlogHawgs intentionally refuse to call him by his name so that there is ultimately less said about him.  Or maybe they think he is like Beetlejuice.  If you say his name three times, he’ll reappear and destroy the Hog quarterback.

Mississippi Rebel Land Shark & Mississippi Rebel Black Bear: The BlogHawg Nation had a grand old time trying to “help” Ole Miss decide on a new mascot.  Yet another thread that was inspired more by interest in hammering The Mississippi Coach (see above) than by actual events.

NWC Report: The Northwest Corridor Report. A weekly summation of news and other items of note from up on The Hill posted on Fridays. If nothing else it gives the LA folks a reason to talk smack about things they covet such as the Streets of Gold and lack of violent crime and such.

P-Town: Reference to Paragould, Arkansas, Adam’s hometown. Also known as, Methagould.

Paragould Bathtub Meth: Not your garden-variety Northeast Arkansas meth with ingredients like muriatic acid (an acid that is commonly used for cleaning bricks and pavement, and not much else other than making meth). P-Town bathtub meth–aka–”Ice” or “Funk” or “The Sh*t” has stuff in it that is REALLY bad for you.

Patently Absurd: How Brett feels about most things he hears on Fox News.

People with Too Many Cats Who Watch Fox News All Day: Brett’s off-the-cuff way to describe… well… people who have too many cats and watch Fox News all day and believe it all to be true.

Random Act of Unkindness: Adam’s a bitter guy. He’ll be the first to tell you. Now that he has some free time, he seems to be interested in paying it forward. My advice to all of you is to not show team spirit for any other SEC school.  Especially if you’re waiting for Adam’s parking space.

Remembering HawgBall Series: Adam’s series of posts and videos pining away for the days of 40 minutes of hell and well… success on the hard court.

The Rock: Referring to either War Memorial Stadium or the city of Little Rock.

Shakeweight: The incredibly awkward looking workout tool whose commercials have inexplicably made it past television censors for a year now. To go “shakeweight” is to… well… to get really, REALLY, REALLY excited about something. For eample: “ESPN is going shakeweight on Tebow.”  We can’t do it justice here.  Watch this clip: http://huff.to/bsPkNH

That Running Back That Likes Body Mass Index Challenged Girls: Michael Dyer, an Arkansas native that followed That Shiloh Coach to Auburn. He was videotaped enjoying some nightlife with some “weighty” girls.

That Shiloh Coach: Gus Malzahn, former head football coach at Shiloh Christian University High School and Springdale High School. He is now the O.C. at Auburn.

Streets of Gold: According to non-NWA residents, where the truly blessed residents of Northwest Arkansas drive their expensive cars.

The Two Affliction Rule: Adam’s awesome belief that no human can ever have more than one incurable disease.  This was his excuse for smoking in college (he has Cerebral Palsy) and Jeff’s for eating lots of fatty foods (he has Multiple Sclerosis.) Brett has not earned the privilege of taking advantage of the Two Affliction Rule.  And Adam and Jeff hope he never does.

Urb: Former, Current, Former Florida Head Football Coach, Urban Meyer.  TebowSpeed, Urb.

Vintage Razorback Gear: Any item of Razorback clothing or paraphernalia owned by Adam Butler regardless of when it was purchased. This includes the Razorback loafers he bought at Wal-Mart before the Alabama game which created new holes in his skin. They are Vintage.

The Wamper: Former Conway Wampus Cat, Arkansas Razorback and current Cleveland Brown, Peyton Hillis. Adam gave him this nickname because he’s a Wampus Cat and because he “whomps” people in the NFL.

War Damn Eagle Tigers: See WDET below.

WDET: War Damn Eagle Tigers.  Never has the disdain for Auburn been greater than since That Shiloh Coach moved there and he ran That Shiloh Running Back That Likes Body Mass Index Challenged Girls at the end of the game to score an unnecessary TD even though he was injured.

Weekly College Football Pick ‘em: Adam and Brett’s weekly attempt to get all “Jimmy the Greek” on the BH Nation.  Adam and Brett do not allow Jeff to contribute because he knows nothing about college football and they are afraid he will out-pick them.

Wrands: Similar to cankles, only they are wrists that are indistinguishable from the hands. See: http://bloghawgs.com/2010/02/23/write-this-caption-auburn-signee-dakota-mosley-of/

Zinger! or Zing!: A comment that takes a slap at another person or organization. Old school Internet folks call it a Flame.

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At the BlogHawgs Office V

Posted by Adam Butler on December 15, 2010

Special to BlogHawgs from Kris Boyd

I was going to take issue with this until I saw how many people HAVEN’T signed up for BlogHawgs Bowl Mania. Is it better to “Blog in the Dark” or “Make inside-joke-filled cartoons in the Dark”? That is the question.

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How ‘Bout Some Culture, Y’all?

Posted by Brett Kincaid on December 13, 2010

Congratulations to my friend Warwick Sabin and the Oxford American for making a pretty heady list of magazines this year.  According to PasteMagazine.com the Oxford American ranks as the #5 magazine of 2010, ranking a slot higher than New Yorker and just below Esquire.  That is great company to keep, especially given the magazine’s regional focus.

From the Paste writers:

As we toil away down here in Decatur, Georgia, it’s nice to be reminded that all great magazines don’t come from New York City. Marc Smirnoff’s Oxford American has been through its share of publishing turmoil, but its uniquely Southern voice hasn’t wavered once.

If you are not a regular reader of OA, I highly recommend it.  It’s yet another reason to be proud of living in The South.

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