"The difference between classy and trashy is timing and planning." - David Crowe

Monday, February 27, 2006

Can you juggle like that?


I came across this clip of comedian Chris Bliss finishing off his act with some juggling. His coordination is pretty amazing. Click on the above link and view his "Must-See Finale" to experience it.

Thursday, February 23, 2006

A Night At The Ballgame



Last night, on a whim, I did something that I had never done even in three and a half years of college. I attended a Saint Louis University Billikens basketball game.

I've gotten jazzed up about the Bills both because of their recent winning ways (6 of the last 7) and the recent announcement that ground will soon be broken on their new 10,000 seat on-campus arena. With only two home games remaining this year I decided I'd better go now while I had the chance.

For a change I was not yelling, "Go Rams!" as the Rams on this night were the University of Rhode Island Rams. I'll admit they are no NCAA powerhouse, but while the Billikens are good, they aren't good enough to make victory a sure thing.

It was fun to sit back and not only watch the action, but to enjoy the pep band, cheerleaders, and dancers who comprise the "Blue Crew". I couldn't help but chuckle when the Rams' starting lineup was announced to a chorus of "WHO'S THAT?", "SO WHAT?", "GO HOME!"

The Billikens pulled out a 73-62 win. The SLU center Ian Vouyoukas had a career high 27 points with a ridiculous 17 of them coming from the free throw line where he was 17 for 18. Having never attended a college basketball game before I was able to see firsthand something that I've heard a lot about on sports radio. Namely the outright horrible officiating. I don't even know much about basketball but it was clear that in many situations the refs call fouls they assume occur. It was really pathetic. Luckily, you can't say they affected the outcome of the game as they were terrible to both teams.

Maybe with wins in their last three games the Billikens can sneak into the NCAA tournament. We'll just have to see. S--A--I-N-T L--O--U-I-S!

Monday, February 06, 2006

Super (Well not so much) Bowl

I think a fun time was had by all at my friends' Super Bowl party last night. We actually watched a bit more of the game than we had in previous years. I'm not sure if it was the big screen TV or the money we had on the game that captured our attention.



It was an odd night as we watch Bill Cowher and his merry band of thugs somehow pull a championship out of this odd odd season. I still refuse to believe the Pittsburgh was the best team out there this year. Indianapolis, Cincinati, even San Diego were better in my estimation. Yes, I realize Pittsburgh beat them all but I am STILL not convinced.

Oh well, I'm no great fan of Seattle either. I suppose the environmentalists will be bummed by the defeat of the graceful birds by the evil industrial steel workers.



The commercials were sub par this year in my opinion. Bud Light brought it as usual. Ameriquest kept up their streak of funny ones. But sadly that was about it.
What is Pizza Hut thinking????
And what the heck was Shaq saying??? One of us thought he was talking about eating a baby!!!!