Archive for March, 2009



20
Mar
09

Another Great Minors Promotion

website_frontMy favorite minor league hockey team, the Las Vegas Wranglers — who we previously celebrated for their Rod Blagojevich Night — are at it again with a promotion sure to bring in the crowds. On Tuesday the ECHL team will host an adult-themed “Over 18 Night.”

In attendance in the stands will be members of the American Storm, an all-male strip revue normally at the V Theater in the Planet Holleywood Casino. As well, there were be instructors from the casino’s Stripper 101 class, there to teach all the lady hockey fans how to lap dance their way to home happiness; the instructors will also be doing an “interactive performance in the bar area.”

Even better–as if male strippers and lap dances aren’t enough–for only $20 there will be an open bar from 7:30 to 9:05 featuring Russian Standard vodka, Crown Royal, Tommy Bahama rum, Bombay Sapphire gin and Patron Silver tequila. Yum!

According to the team, fans under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a guardian as “Programming may contain elements found in R-Rated motion pictures including language and/or mild adult content.” Elements like in an R-rated movie? YES! Count me in!

The impetus for this wonderful promotion? A night the team’s president and owner spent at a bar together, where the idea eventually was preserved on a cocktail napkin. I’d expect nothing less for such a classy affair.

[Las Vegas Sun]

20
Mar
09

I’m Pretty Sure That’s a Foul

Morgan State had zero chance of besting #1 seed Oklahoma in their match-up last night; something Morgan State’s Ameer Ali took personally it seems. Here he gets slightly entangled with All-American Blake Griffin and decides to do the only rational thing; take Blake over the shoulder and body slam him. Seems like a good idea, I’m sure no one will notice you manhandling the consensus best player in the country… Oh yeah, and Morgan State was 24 points down at the time so, that’s classy. Ali was thrown out of the game and Oklahoma went on to a 82-54 victory and a round 2 berth, Morgan State will receive participation t-shirts.

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[Yahoo!]


19
Mar
09

Now THAT’s an Acrobatic Flip Dunk

It’s a video explosion today!

Here’s one of the Houston Rockets’ Power Dancers taking it to the hoop with a fine flip dunk. I love the post-dunk run back to that weird swaying circle with the other cheerleaders.

19
Mar
09

Now THAT’s Bracketology

As loyal readers know, I hate college sports, I hate March Madness and I will not be participating in any bracket pools whatsoever, besides of course So Good’s Meat Madness. Were I to participate though, it would be in Fan IQ’s much more entertaining and pleasing Cheerleader Madness. Pitting each school’s cheerleaders against one another in the actual brackets is significantly more exciting then being forced to watch bad basketball and crappy players.

I might even pick a major upset, with Tennessee-Chattanooga taking it over #1 seed UConn, or maybe I’m just a sucker for tight pants…

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EAST Bracket

MID-WEST Bracket

SOUTH Bracket

WEST Bracket

[Fan IQ]

19
Mar
09

She Takes Them Out, She Presses Them to the Glass!

Right now the Florida Panthers are on the outside of the playoffs looking in, sitting just outside by only three points. So, is it little wonder that the fans are doing all they can to spur their team on to the post season. Fans love to cheer and they love to get on TV; wave a camera with a red light at people and who knows what you’ll get, but usually you’ll get something entertaining. This Panthers’ fan goes all out and I think she’s full of talent. After all, it isn’t easy to rub yourself up against the glass, it’s COLD in the rink…

[Total Pro Sports]

19
Mar
09

He’s a Dancing Fool

Celtics fans can’t stop themselves, they all just want to get DOWN when they enter the Garden. First we saw an overly exuberant Bon Jovi routine, complete with lip syncing and intense gyrations from Jeremy Fry, but now Jeremy has competition from a 7 year old who has all the moves and loves to get down.

Daylon Trotman goes to about half the games at the Garden with his mom, and when he’s there, he’s showing off his expansive tool bag of dance moves. This kid has got IT, and he is becoming more than just popular at the Garden.

Ellen Degeneres even had him on her program for him to show off his moves. And NOTHING wows a crowd of bored and lonely housewives than a little kid busting a move. Even better, Ellen gave the Trotman’s season tickets to the Celtics so that he can continue to pump up the crowd.

Quick, someone get me a kid to go with me to Red Sox games and he BETTER be a good dancer, Daddy needs some season tickets!

19
Mar
09

Did You Learn That He Hits Hard?

Ever wanted to know what it’d be like to fight a professional MMA fighter? Yeah, me either because I don’t like being hit, but this guy did and set up a brief sparring session with Mike “Bonesaw” Hyman. They set up some ground rules; Mike would “take it easy” and no hits to the face. That doesn’t stop the pudgy normal guy from getting stomped on, even with Bonesaw taking it really really easy on him.


19
Mar
09

High School Coach Drives Drunk, Gets a Lift

elk-memorial-coachThey certainly take high school basketball seriously in Indiana, as evidenced when the police drove a coach to a game following his arrest for a DUI. Elkhart Memorial High School’s coach Mark Barnhizer was taken on Saturday from jail straight to the game on the authorization of Elkart’s assistant police chief and at the request of Elkhart Community Schools.

“We felt you shouldn’t penalize 10 young adults for the mistakes of one person,” Tim Balyeat, the assistant police chief said, who added that the ride from the police was warranted due to the impact the schools and athletics have on the community.

Barnhizer, in his 25 year coaching at Elkhart, made it to the game, with 4 minutes remaining in the 4th quarter, Elkhart ultimately lost to Munster 48-39. Good thing he made it! The team really benefited from his appearance.

The night before Barnhizer was arrested after a sheriff’s deputy observed him making an unsafe lane change. While he passed a blood-alcohol test he was arrested after being administered a “drug-recognition test,” whatever that is. Barnhizer also told the police that he takes a prescription for methadone.

While methadone is not used exclusively for heroin addiction–it is sometimes used for chronic pain due to its low cost–it’s a strange drug for a high school coach to be taking.

In his defense, Barnhizer said that he was reaching over for a gallon of milk that fell over and that caused the swerving. “I haven’t had a drink in 10 years,” Barnhizer said. Also, he has reportedly suffered continuing pain from foot surgeries several years ago; hence the methadone.

Yesterday Barnhizer was officially charged with driving while intoxicated and driving while suspended. This isn’t his first driving incident though. After the jump, his rap sheet: Continue reading ‘High School Coach Drives Drunk, Gets a Lift’

19
Mar
09

That’s Not a Dunk, That’s an Acrobatic Flip

Here’s Wyoming freshman Adam Waddell slamming down an emphatic dunk, turning himself ass over tea kettle. But he gets right up and has a big smile on his face, so don’t be scared, even though it looks like he landed on his neck and should be dead…

18
Mar
09

He Shoots, He Scores!

I guess it’s cool to have a pop-a-shot in your basement, but if you don’t win and tokens or stuffed animals, it loses a lot of the excitement for me.

Anyways, here’s a 4 year old who has much better shooting abilities than I do, impressively nailing shot after shot, recording triple digit scores in a minute. Of course, then there is his semi-overbearing dad to record the whole thing and get the kid ready to become a “Cougar.”

[Champions 365]

18
Mar
09

Swimmer Double Bags it, Gets a DQ

Moderately-attractive Swedish swimmer Therese Alshammar broke her own 50-meter butterfly record in Australia on Tuesday, but the record was short-lived. Officials from the Australian swimming association and FINA, the international swimming authority disqualified Alshammar because she was wearing two bathing suits, a violation of the new rules ratified last weekend.

Alshammar wears the second suit for comfort she told Swedish TV, “In case your swim suit bursts, it’s nice to have a double,” she said. “I have a regular swim suit under my performance suit because it makes me feel more secure and it covers more of my chest. It’s not something that makes you swim faster. If anything it makes you slower to have such a swimsuit underneath.”

Didn’t she know that double-bagging leads to too much friction and can cause problems?

[Comcast]

18
Mar
09

I Hate Waiting Around for Wood

Some of the porn industry’s biggest “stars” are banding together in an effort to get some more rights for the workers. Desmond Wright, the president of the Association for the Protection of Adult Workers cites some of the concerns for adult performers.

“Groin pulls, dry skin, injuries from falls, all these things are major issues for the industry. Many people don’t realize that wrist related injuries are responsible for more lost man hours in the industry than any other injuries combined. These types of injuries result in massive amounts of lost revenue both for workers and for producers. You can imagine what it’s like to get to the end of a scene and a performer has a bum wrist. All of a sudden a clean shoot becomes a wreck and dozens of dollars are lost.

Producers are against the efforts to get worker’s compensation, but when you hear such impassioned cries from major stars in the industry such as this one, I don’t know how you can idly stand by.

“People need to understand that there are a number of workers and performers that go into making an adult film work and we need them to be healthy and happy,” said Briana Banks, one of the industry’s most respected performers. “From fluffers to stunt cocks, these are the people that bring the magic to the movies and they need to be protected just like us stars. If for no other reason than to just make sure shoots go smoothly and we don’t waste time waiting around for wood.”

[Scrape TV via The Big Lead]




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