Paul Pierce had plenty to smile about as his Celtics closed out the Pistons to earn the franchise's first trip to the NBA Finals since 1987.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Paul Pierce Rallies Celtics Past Pistons
The State - Orphan Show
A sketch from the great MTV show, The State, about a game show that gives out orphans as prizes.
Flight of the Conchords - Sello Tape
From Episode 4 of the Flight of the Conchords on HBO, here's the video for "Sello Tape".
The Notorious B.I.G. & Lil' Cease - Wake Up Show Freestyle
Biggie's last freestyle EVER on March 3rd, 1997, with Lil' Cease at the Wake Up Show. This is another one that most people have heard, but never seen. R.I.P. Biggie Smalls.
The Notorious B.I.G. - "Warning"
The music video for "Warning" by The Notorious B.I.G. from the best hip-hop album of all-time, Ready to Die.
Kimbo Slice Fights Tonight on CBS
Besides the main event that everyone is waiting to see, there are some really solid other fights tonight too, including Gina Carano vs. Kaitlin Young, yes that's right 2 brauds in the ring, and one of them is extremely HOT! Here's the full list of fights for tonight...
Televised Bouts
Main Event: Kimbo Slice vs. James Thompson
Middleweight Bout: Robbie Lawler vs. Scott Smith
Middleweight Bout: Phil Baroni vs. Joey Villasenor
Bantamweight Bout: Gina Carano vs. Kaitlin Young
Heavyweight Bout: Brett Rogers vs. Jon Murphy
Preliminary Bouts
Nick Serra vs. Matt Makowski
Zach Makovsky vs. Andre Soares
Wilson Reis vs. Justin Robbins
Mike Groves vs. Joe Sampieri
Carlton Haselrig vs. Carlos Morena
Jim Bova vs. Chris Liguori
The Beatles - "Get Back" Live
The Beatles performing "Get Back" live on a London Rooftop, in the late 60's.
Viral Video of the Day (5/31/08)
Cop Attacks Cameraman
Wish I knew the back story here but some cop attacks a cameraman and destroys what the claims is a $50,000 camera. A $50,000 camera? Instead of film, it must record on gold! For the record, I'm pretty sure it is against the law to harass a cop, by putting a camera in their face.
http://www.break.com/index/cop-attacks-cameraman.html
The Alkaholiks ft. Ol' Dirty Bastard - Hip-Hop Drunkies
The music video for "Hip-Hop Drunkies" by The Alkaholiks ft. Ol' Dirty Bastard.
The Hot YouTube Chick That Coors Pays But Doesn't Want You To See
Story from the Silicon Alley Insider - It's become a standard practice in marketing on Google's (GOOG) YouTube: Put up "stealth" ads, then pay some of the more popular YouTubers to "respond" to the ads, in hopes of ginning up controversy and making the original videos go viral.
But in the case of Coors' "Perfect Pour," the beer company didn't love one of the video bloggers they ended up with -- and had her video taken down. Why? Jill Hanner, or xgobobeanx as she is known on YouTube, recorded a video send-up of a sexy-girl beer ad -- the kind of ads Coors is trying to distance itself from.
It turns out neither Coors, nor its agency Avenue A/Razorfish, knew which video bloggers had been hired beforehand--those deals were brokered by video distributor and analytics firm TubeMogul. After we pointed out that xgobobeanx was on the Coors payroll, the beer company and agency went into damage-control mode, and asked, through emmisaries, for us to take it down. We declined, but her video mysteriously disappeared from public view on YouTube. Fortunately, it's still available on blip.tv and posted below.
We can't really figure out what Coors' problem is with the video -- it's totally tame, they're a beer company, and this is the Internet, man. Meanwhile, they're happy to boast that their ad agency paid these other YouTube-ers to respond to "Perfect Pour": WickedAwesomeFilms, KatesOpinion, and spricket24.
I can't understand why they made her take it down, and like the article said, it's a beer company. Either way, Jill's videos get a ton of views, and it really was pretty tame, so what was the problem? Anyway, be sure to check out her Youtube channel at youtube.com/xgobobeanx. She's got some great videos, and is a good friend of ours, so check her out!
Clips From the Stern Show - Anchor Fruedian Slip
The local news anchor makes a fruedian slip in her newscast about rate increases, saying "jack-off prices" instead of "jack-up prices". This clip has been heard many times on the Howard Stern show, and like all these other great news slip-ups, is now used as a bumper in and out of commercials.
NBA TV Top 5: May 30th
NBA's Top 5 Plays for May 30th, 2008. Celtics win, and they're meeting the Lakers in the finals!
Friday, May 30, 2008
Clips From the Stern Show - Top Cock
A news woman on FOX News mistakes "top cop" for "top cock", and then gets laughed at by her colleague, Shepherd Smith. This clip was originally played on the Stern show early last year, and now is still heard as a bumper, going in and out of commercials.
Kobe Bryant Takes Down the Spurs
Kobe Bryant scored 17 of his 39 points in the fourth quarter to end the Spurs' title reign. The NBA should be on their hands and knees thanking Kobe, for giving us a watchable finals matchup for the first time in a few years.
Movie Trailers - Hot To Trot
The movie trailer for "Hot To Trot" starring Bobcat Goldthwait, Dabney Coleman, John Candy(Voice Of Don The Horse), and Virgina Madsen. I know we usually only post new releases, and this is a very old movie, but this trailer is definitely worth posting.
Flight of the Conchords - Bret You Got it Going On
From Episode 6 of the Flight of the Conchords on HBO, here's the video for "Bret You Got it Going On".
Stand-Up Stars - Gilbert Gottfried
Gilbert Gottfried (aka Dracula Gottfried) performs stand-up on A&E's Caroline's Comedy Hour, from many years ago.
NBA Playoff Preview: May 30th
NBA TV's Rick Kamla breaks down Friday's Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Celtics and Pistons. The Celtics lead the series 3-2, and can end it tonight.
Riley Martin on The Jerry Springer Show
Ahhhhhhh, looook man...The great Riley Martin's appearance on the Jerry Springer Show! This was from even before he ever on the Howard Stern Show, but of course he's spitting the same usual alien routine, and Jerry isn't buying it for a second.
Kimbo Slice vs. Tank Abbot/Fight Tomorrow!
Tomorrow night Kimbo Slice is fighting "some guy". I say "some guy" because they didn't even manage to mention his name once in the countless promos that have been all over tv. This means 1 of 2 possible things. 1. Kimbo will devour this guy in under a minute. 2. Kimbo will get his ass kicked by a real fighter, with real MMA training, just like my boy Dana White, the president of the UFC says. Don't get me wrong, I'm a big Kimbo fan, but when he's setting himself up to fight somebody with literally no name, I got to root for the underdog. Anyway, here's Kimbo Slice against washed up Tank Abbot.
Big L - Wake Up Show Freestyle
This is the first time I've ever seen video footage of this classic freestyle by Big L at the Wake Up Show, so it must be posted. You'll recognize it the second he starts rapping.
Rare Live Sublime - "Same In The End"
Sublime performs "Same In The End" live at the Capital Ballroom, on February 21st, 1996.
News Of The World - 5/30/2008
Click on headlines to read news article.
Damn Another Damn Crane in NYC
Stonehenge Found Out To Be 5000 Year Old Cemetary
One of Supposed 100 Un-contacted Tribes
Also Google/Youtube Gets Sued By Viacom
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Castles Made of Sand Live 1989
The Red Hot Chili Peppers perform "Castles Made of Sand" (Jimi Hendrix Cover) Live in 1989.
Redman - "Tonight's Da Night"
The music video for "Tonight's Da Night" by Redman.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=o9Ux7is-cqA
Flight of the Conchords - Mutha Uckers
From episode 7 of the HBO series Flight of the Conchords, here's the "music video" for Mutha Uckers, featuring a guest appearance by Aziz Ansari, from Human Giant.
Viral Video of the Day (5/30/08)
Gamer Head Tape Prank
This is a hilarious prank pretty much anyone can pull and the best part is the more they fight back the worse it gets!
http://www.break.com/index/gamer-head-tape-prank.html
Weezer - "Pork and Beans"
The official video for "Pork and Beans" by Weezer starring some familiar YouTube faces. New Self-Titled "Red Album" out June 3rd, 2008.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
NBA Playoff Preview: May 29th - Lakers vs. Spurs
Andre Aldridge previews Thursday's Game 5 between the Spurs and the Lakers in Los Angeles. Lakers lead the series 3-1.
Rare Live Sublime - "Pawn Shop Dub" & "Johnny Blunt"
Sublime performs "Pawn Shop Dub" & "Johnny Blunt" live at the Majestic Theater in Ventura, California on November 9th, 1995.
Top 10 Worst Basketball Players Ever
I grew up in a town where if you were white and Jewish, you could ball. That’s just how it was. As Biggie said “You either slingin’ dreidel tops or you got a wicked jump shot.” Unfortunately, not all people are born Jewish and freakishly athletic. So, without further ado-doodie-do-do (My Bit), here is the cellar of basketball players, or, as we call ‘em, hoopers:
10. Sean Bradley - White and Jewish= Balla. White and Mormon= Hooper. If you’re 7’6 and you’re still total garbage, just go home and clean the ceiling or something. What a useless, gigantic, ugly human being. The only job I could see Sean Bradley being useful at would be as my butler, teamed up with a midget butler. One would clean high and the other would clean low and they would always have to work in tandem and wear tuxedos. Only in a perfect world. Sigh…
9. Tim Thomas - One of my best days as a Knicks fan was when he got traded away. So long, loser. Underachieving, lazy, hideous basketball player who does not deserve to be rich. I should be rich, dammit.
8. Sam Bowie - Sam Bowie technically isn’t a horrible basketball player. His career stats are somewhat respectable. The reason he’s on this list is because he was drafted right in between Hakeem Olajuwon and Michael Jordan. Yes, the Trailblazers passed on Michael Jordan with the second pick in the 1984 draft to take Sam Bowie. Worst draft pick ever. Seriously, choosing him 2nd instead of Jordan changed basketball history forever. And that’s the bottom line, cause DT said so.
7. Adam Schleichkorn - Wasn’t this kid owned by Bill Wennington, a garbage basketball player in his own right. Why yes, yes he was. The one exception to the white plus Jewish equals balla rule, Schleichkorn is regarded as many in the Huntington area as a one trick pony. One dimensional some might say. Yes he can shoot if given about 7 feet of space, but other than that, there’s just not that much there. Plus he’s only 5’7, which doesn’t help matters. At least he had a chain net in his driveway before all the other kids on the block. Way to go, Ad.
6. Jerome James - “Big Snacks” is what I like to call him. He’s fat, he smokes trees, he eats McDonalds, and he certainly doesn’t like to play basketball very much. At least the guy makes $5 million a year to play about 11 minutes/season. Thanks Isaiah, you did a great job screwing up my team for a long time to come. I’m surprised you didn’t offer the MLE to Schleichkorn while you were at it.
5. Froggie - You know that guy who nobody wants to play with because his idea of defense is to smother you and just foul constantly? Where I’m from, we called that guy Froggie. Froggie is cool as shit. Everyone loved hanging out with him, and he was a good, loyal friend. But give him a bottle of vodka and a basketball and he’ll wind up in a knife fight within the next day because he fouled the shit out of his opponent while asking him if he believes in Jesus. Jesus.
4. Frederick Weiss - Another loser poorly drafted, this time by my very own Knicks. And Isaiah wasn’t even with the organization when they made this decision. We could have had Ron Artest, who, as much of a nut job as he is, is one of the best 2 way players in the game today. Plus Vince Carter posterized him while rockin’ a full head of hair! Should’ve stayed on that propecia, Vince.
3. Carlton Banks - We all remember who ran the Bel-Air Prep basketball team, and it wasn’t Mr. Polish Prince, it was the Fresh Prince. Carlton really sucked pretty bad, and he was almost as short as Schleichkorn. Thankfully, just like when I came to the rescue for the Whitman Wildcats, Big Willie came in to handle his business. I always loved that episode because the court is about 15 feet long and the rims are like 7 feet high. Very realistic.
2. Garrett Steinger - No surprise here. Already internationally known as the second worst basketball player, the rumors are absolutely true. He was good when we were 10 years old and nobody could figure out how to guard him because he was a lefty. Unfortunately that trick only works until about age 12. Add on a knee injury and 85 pounds of blubber, and you have your present day Garrett Steinger, otherwise known as the second worst basketball player ever. Which leads us to…
1. The Snake, The Rat, The Cat, The Dog, aka James Catusco - Yes folks, this was even more obvious than the number 2 slot. At age 13, young James loomed over his peers at an intimidating 6 feet and 3 inches of height. And yet, he was never quite able to make the cut. Nevertheless, no matter what Raja Bell might tell you, James Catusco is undoubtedly the worst basketball player ever. And this shall be his legacy throughout all of history.
DamNation w/ The Reverend Bob Levy
Last week the Killers of Comedy were in St Louis and Indianapolis taping for our Youtube show “The Promoter” - it’s about the poor son-of-a-bitch that books our gigs and how we treat him like shit.
I picked up Beetle and headed for the airport, once again he told me about all the go-go dancers he fucked in the ass, there’s nothing like a cup of coffee and a good ass fucking story by Beetlejuic