E’s song of the day
November 26, 2009
Friends, I am pleased to announce that today marks the ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY of “E’s song of the day.” A year ago today we began a musical journey that opened with Kid Cudi’s “Day and Night” and has since spanned 365 days (give or take a couple of weeks worth of days missed here and there) of exploration into my musical tastes. I’ve already had my rant about Thanksgiving (see my post below) so this segment will be all about celebration. I thought that today I would break you off with one of my top 10 favorite songs of all-time. This was quite a tough list to compile, but I grouped ten songs together for a Holland family project about a year ago, and nowI will share one of those tunes with you. I became a huge fan of this man’s work when I was in elementary school (I guess about 4th grade). I had just begun to really explore my own musical tastes (after mostly rocking out to whatever my family chose to fill my earwaves) and something about the soothing tone of his music really hit me the right way. This is, in my opinion, one of the greatest songs ever made. Today’s jam: Bob Marley – Redemption Song. Happy Anniversary….
E’s song of the day
November 25, 2009
This week has been hell on wheels. Nothing like working a bunch of 8 hour days with literally NO BREAK TIME AT ALL. no meals, no bathroom, nor rest, nothing. Gearing up for the holidays has really got me desperate for a new job, like, now. I’ve been composing this piece today in short 1-2 minute chunks of time (that’s all I have). Before I get interrupted for the 5th time while trying to write this, I’ll just quickly give you the song. This is a classic soul/R&B tune that I’ve always really liked and I heard it again on a mixtape of mine the other day. Today’s jam: Joe Bataan – Ordinary Guy. Enjoy….
BERKELEY WINS THE BIG GAME! The Axe returns to it’s rightful home…No Rose Bowl for Stanford
November 22, 2009
7 out of the past 8 years, CAL has beat Stanford...
That made my evening…
First, I want to express who B.S. it is that Versus showed the Big Game. This is a game that is made for network T.V. There is no reason to deny anyone the pleasure of seeing the hatred between these two schools and the resulting battle on the field. With the game of the cable channel Versus, most of the crew could not watch the game, because we have DirecTV. Comcast owns Versus and they have been licensing the right to show it on DirecTV. But, in some contract dispute, Comcast took it’s ball and went home. They claim that DirecTV (who owns an exclusive contract with the NFL to broadcast the games) That means that the conference that the crew follows (Pac-10 all day) can have hit or miss coverage of the games. For me, fortunately, I was in Chicago, and the hotel at the Residence Inn has regular cable, so they have Versus.
Scoring Summary FIRST QUARTER CAL STAN TD 13:24 Toby Gerhart 61 Yd Run (Nate Whitaker Kick) 0 7 TD 04:46 Toby Gerhart 2 Yd Run (Eric Whitaker Kick) 0 14 FG 00:53 Vince D’Amato 21 Yd 3 14 SECOND QUARTER CAL STAN TD 00:45 Shane Vereen 1 Yd Run (Vince D’Amato Kick) 10 14 THIRD QUARTER CAL STAN TD 09:55 Shane Vereen 4 Yd Run (Vince D’Amato Kick) 17 14 TD 03:50 Shane Vereen 3 Yd Run (Vince D’Amato Kick) 24 14 TD 00:12 Toby Gerhart 1 Yd Run (Eric Whitaker Kick) 24 21 FOURTH QUARTER CAL STAN TD 13:14 Marvin Jones 12 Yd Pass From Kevin Riley (Vince D’Amato Kick) 31 21 TD 07:01 Toby Gerhart 5 Yd Run (Eric Whitaker Kick) 31 28 FG 02:42 Vince D’Amato 28 Yd 34 28
ESPN provides some context to the score.
It was over when… Cal’s Mike Mohamed intercepted a pass from Stanford QB Andrew Luck at the 3 with less than 2 minutes left.
Gameball goes to… Shane Vereen. The Cal back rushed for a career-high 193 yards and three touchdowns on 42 carries.
This is a dude who really wants it.....
Vereen has responded with the two best games of his career the past two weeks in wins over Arizona and Stanford. Running effectively off direct snaps in Cal’s form of the wildcat, Vereen overpowered the Cardinal. The Bears drove more than 70 yards on four consecutive TD drives starting late in the second quarter, three ending with short runs by Vereen.
“I never carried that many times and never thought I’d carry that many times,” Vereen said. “I just had so much emotion, I didn’t think about any tiredness or pain.”
Stat of the game… 19:14. The difference in time of possession as Cal held the ball for 39:07 compared to Stanford’s 20:53.
We’ve heard a lot of talk about, ‘Oh, they’re going to go to the Rose Bowl,’ ” Mohamed said. “We felt like they were overlooking us a little bit. For us to come out and to prove all these guys wrong, it feels good. And we’re keeping the Axe in Berkeley another year. You can’t get much better than that.”And it’s tough to imagine a better Big Game than one that had Rose Bowl implications, memorable performances by Vereen and Stanford’s Heisman contender Toby Gerhart, curious coaching decisions and a most dramatic finish.
The curious coaching decision was that Harbaugh went for a 4th and 8 that missed and gave CAL great field position, which they turned into a field goal 2ith 2:42 remaining in the game. But, that left CAL only up six, with plenty of time for the coach who was nicknamed Captain Comeback as a player. But, the interception on the 13 closed out the game.
One mans glory, is another mans pain, and it belongs to Toby Gerhart, who did everything in his power to win the game.
This marked the third time this season that the Cardinal lost a game in which they led by at least 14 points. This one was especially painful because it came against Cal and ended the team’s Rose Bowl hopes. Stanford would have been eliminated anyway when Oregon beat Arizona 44-41 in double overtime, but now the Cardinal can’t even share the conference title.
“This one hurts,” Gerhart said. “Everybody takes pride in winning this game. The season has been decent and getting to a bowl game is nice but we had greater goals than that. When all is said and done we’ll have an empty pit in our stomach that we didn’t get the Axe back.”
The parties are less fun when you lose. Stanford, you just got caught up in the hype… Welcome home AXE!
E’s song of the day
November 20, 2009
I couldn’t be more ready for the weekend. I’ll be off of the grind in 20 minutes and home for some much needed R&R, but I thought I might drop a tune before I hit the road. Steve is out of town this weekend, which means a full dosage of Rock Band at the casa. Anyone that will be around this weekend is welcome to come over for a jam session. This song isn’t featured in Rock Band, but it has been saved up on my queue for a few weeks now, and it seems fitting for this gloomy day in the Bay. Today’s jam: Skeeter Davis – The End of the World. Enjoy….
E’s song of the day
November 19, 2009
It’s almost my bed time (gotta get up at 4 for work) but I wnted to make sure to give you a sweet little tune to wind down your day. this is a song I’ve liked for a while, and I managed to find a pretty nice acoustic version performed live at KFOG studios (a local Bay Area radio station). Today’s jam: Leona Naess – Calling. Enjoy….
E’s song of the day
November 18, 2009
I’ve got a brief moment of peace from the steady stream of activity (and as if to prove me wrong, I’ve just been interrupted by work…). And about 30 minutes later, I’m back. Who knows how much time I’ll have to get this done, so I’ll be brief and to the point. I heard this hot little jam on TV a couple of nights ago and really enjoyed it. Hope you feel the same. Today’s jam: Jets Overhead – Where did you go. Enjoy….
2009 Weblog Awards
November 18, 2009
Yes, you should vote for us. I am not a big awards guy, but we have some nominations, (thanks Kev and the whole crew at rumproast!) and I thought that we should pimp ourselves a little bit!
Voting is open for two more days, so get out there and vote for us in best hidden gem! (click on the link to take you there to the place to vote us up!
or you can go here to vote for us http://2009.weblogawards.org/nominations/best-hidden-gem/index.php#comment-21001
E’s song of the day
November 17, 2009
I’m back folks! After another couple of days off I’m happy to return for what will soon be the ONE YEAR anniversary of this segment. It’s been quite a musical journey, and i have no plans for stopping the ride any time soon. Today, I’m pulling off a track from a local crew that were featured on the first edition of Rock Band (which I just completed the Solo career with the guitar on medium difficulty (not too shabby). Ronin was really feeling this song, and suggested that I throw it up for you to check out. Ask and ye shall receive…today’s jam: The Mother Hips – Time We Had. Enjoy….
E’s song of the day
November 14, 2009
It’s another college football Saturday, and my Trojans are in a tough battle against the last team to beat us on our home field, the Stanford Cardinal. it’s currently 21-14 Stanford early in the second half, so I’m still confident that we’ll turn things around and pull out a win. I figured I’d get today’s tune out of the way before I roll out later this evening to catch a movie with my pops. I heard this one on some TV show the other day and it spoke to me. Today’s jam: Jack Penate – Everything is New. Enjoy….
Carrie Prejean is a total hypocrite: Sex tape and photos at the heart of Lawsuit settlement
November 13, 2009
You mean Chicken of the Sea is actually Tuna? Really?
Now, we are not ones for pageants here at Too Old, but this controversy was too sweet to pass up.
Now, you apologized for the one sex tape that was leaked. Now, there are news of others. The Daily News reports…
It looks like Carrie Prejean spoke too soon when she called her recent sex tape the “biggest mistake” of her life.
Either the seven other sex tapes that have just surfaced aren’t actually salacious, or else the former Miss California has a little more to atone for.
That is a tape I wouldn't mind downloading...but not paying for
RadarOnline.com has just learned that the dethroned beauty queen has no less than eight sex tapes and 30 naked photos to her name. As in her previous sex tape, she performs solo on each video.
Hey, you gotta do what you gotta do. I am not judging. I am just glad to see that you are prodigious in the amount of porn that you are willing to star in. After your book flops, I bet Vivid, or Larry Flynt will pay you big bucks to become a movie star lingerie model video vixen/porn star.
And you do things to yourself? High Five!
Some of the new sexy photographs that have been unearthed Prejean allegedly took herself, of own reflection in a mirror, alternately topless and completely naked.
Which gets me thinking about a joke….
Todays Specials:
Draft Beer $2.50
Cheese Sandwich $3.50
Handjob $10.00
Ali was very excited. He quickly counted all of the money in his wallet and made sure he had enough. He then walked up to the bartender. She was really hot and looked like she was the only one working at the bar that day. Ali asked “Hey Yaar, Are you being the one who is giving the $10 handjobs?”. She smiled seductively and said “Yes, I’m the one who takes care of EVERYTHING“. Ali quickly pulled out his money and said “Baby, wash your hands… because I want a cheese sandwich!”
I don’t know why, but that one just stuck with me. Carrie might be doing that in a few years and I am going to that show with a twenty and she can keep the change…
Prejean created a national controversy earlier this year when she spoke out against gay marriage during the Miss USA pageant. Her stance put her at odds with the pageant committee, which she later sued for libel, claiming she had been discriminated against for her religious views.
Prejean settled out of court on November 3 after her first sex tape surfaced. On Wednesday she threatened to walk off Larry King Live when the host questioned her about the deal.
Perhaps she can chalk up the moment as another error to add to her growing list.
