Johnny Coli

The title of tonight's ep is "Deus Ex Machina" meaning: 1. In Greek and Roman drama, a god lowered by stage machinery to resolve a plot or extricate the protagonist from a difficult situation. 2. An unexpected, artificial, or improbable character, device, or event introduced suddenly in a work of fiction or drama to resolve a situation or untangle a plot. 3. A person or event that provides a sudden and unexpected solution to a difficulty.

Do not mention The Gong Show in the same breath as that of the American Idol. The Gong Show was on a level of brilliance matched only by The $1.98 Beauty Pagent and perhaps Matchgame PM. That clown Ryan Seacrest can not hold the empty highball glasses of Chuck Baris, Rip Taylor, or even Gene Rayburn. The only thing that could make me tune into Idol would be an appearance by The Unknown Comic, JP Morgan, or Gene Gene the Dancing Machine.

There's a song in every six-pack, there's an album in every keg.

I just don't see the big deal. The guy hit over 700 home runs. If all you had to do to hit 700 HRs was jam a needle in your ass, then there would be dozens of guys with swollen heads racing to break the record. The guy's press conference today sounded like he was probably bagging the whole season anyway, maybe even retiring, so if he doesn't break Aaron's record who cares?

Excellent topic, Poojer. Although there are tons of bands not getting radio-play today that can write a good road tune, nothing captures the whole package (broken down van, no money, long drives, fights among band members, nervous breakdowns and hijinks) like the "documentary" Hard Core Logo by Canada's own Bruce McDonald. A fake rockumentary about an aged canadian punk rock band striking out on the road for one last reunion tour. It's a hard movie to find, but well worth it. The soundtrack is worth owning itself for the "bands" songs. Rock n Roll is Fat and Ugly Edmonton Block Heater Something's Gonna Die Tonight As a bonus, the CD also has The Ramones' "Touring", probably the greatest road song of all time..."Touring, Touring, it's never boring." Beautiful.

Ramones Circle Jerks Angry Samoans Dead Kennedys Flipper New York Dolls Misfits New Bomb Turks Supersuckers The Mummies The Queers Screeching Weasel too many to list...that's what I had on today.

I listen to Howard Beale's rant from the movie "Network" (1976) at least once a week. Sometimes I'll listen to it all day long. Here's a link to an mp3 of the monologue. I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore!

Did not.

Work is a "secret touching game" that molests us all.

Genital Amputation. Genital Amputation. Wow. Even the actual medical term for it sounds bad. Genital Amputation.

It's one of the items on my New Year's Resolution list. That and get a tattoo.

Brilliant stuff, FFS. Gold-star post of the day.

What you can't read can often be more horrifying than what you can.

The slide show (click under the bottom photo) is where the really intense photos are.

"The head that was removed from Manar had been capable of smiling and blinking but not independent life, doctors said." Whoa. That is messed up. They keep referring to the second head as "The Parasite". At least they didn't give it a name.

That's the point. The colder the better as far as the distributors are concerned. The idiot consumer (raise your hand, you lush) buys into this crap because they market it with a pair of boobies (guilty as charged). How many of you drink this swill for the taste? Show of hands. I thought so. You drink to get loaded, by god. Taste be damned. I drink because it makes me forget that I'm a god-damned loser. I'm not proud. That's just the way it is. I don't drink Coors, I drink Carling Black Label. Not 'cause of the taste. I drink it because I'm not gonna let the Man tell me what to do. Viva la revolution!

They're onto you, brother. Wipe out your hard drive, empty your bank account, and beat feet to the far east. Take my word for it, man. The last people you want gunning for you are the goons from Wells Fargo. Run fast, and run hard. God speed, Mead. God speed.

Actually, a smart businessman would raise concessions, but keep the seat prices the same. When people B word about parking and the price of beer, you can always say you never raised the price of the ticket. If you already have a ticket, then you have to pay whatever the price is for parking and beverages. Get them in the door, then bend them over after they have already paid for the season tickets.

He was given the land next to the original stadium. It was a trailer park if I recall correctly.

He did end up building it with his own money. The thing is, he tried to use the threat of moving the team to get a new stadium. When that blew up in his face, he ended up looking like a "man-of-the-people" because he DIDN'T move the team. He had absolutely zero intention of moving that team to freaking Hartford, Conn. Plus, I doubt the league would have let him move into G'ints and Jets territory. I'll concede him one thing...he's got a great PR staff. The people around here worship him. Like JCBoston said, these people will pay $35/car to park. They swallow YEARLY seat price increases.

The Pats "fans" in this town are complete morons for letting this happen, and they deserve the reaming they get. Bob Kraft is a shrewd, shrew businessman who totally abuses these people. He attempted to move the team to Hartford if the area didn't build him a new stadium, then hosed Hartford when he couldn't strongarm the Mass legislature for the money. Of course, now the same people who he was trying to dupe out of money to build the stadium worship him for not moving the team. They'll pay whatever him and his son want them to pay.

If it wasn't for creepy kitty, I wouldn't have a cat.

Nice...never thought I'd ever see a Butthole Surfers reference on the PPP board. I salute you sir.

We have this great thrift store in this town where you can buy clothing by the pound. Just toss all the bledsoe merch in a bin and charge 0.50/pound. There'll be a lot of vagrants sportin' the #11 in western NY. "Hey man, can you spare some change? I just got cut by the Buffalo Bills."