My Three Songs: 02/28/11

1. Rush - Red Barchetta (from "Moving Pictures")
2. Metallica - King Nothing
3. Talking Heads - Burning Down the House (from "Speaking on Tongues")

Theme :: The King's Speech, last night's winner of the Oscar for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Original Screenplay.

Impressive... Most Impressive...

Impressive that I'm still laughing at this ad every time I see it, even a month after it premiered during the Super Bowl.  Lord Vader is pleased...

Oscar Thoughts

- Kirk Douglas is a pimp!
- They're really letting the speeches go long this year.
- Matthew McConaghey and Scarlet Johansson totally got stoned backstage!
- They let Marissa Tomei host the technical Oscars because the nerds know her naked roles from The Wrestler and Before The Devil Knows You're Dead so well.
- Yet somehow I resent Franco calling them nerds.
- Costume design girl was seated in the nosebleeds!
- Jake Gyllenhall and Amy Adams look stoned too!
- As much as I hate auto-tune, that medley of fake musicals was pretty damn funny.
- Oprah? Where's Uma? (I still stand behind Letterman's stint as host)
- Glad Inside Job won for Doc, but really wanted to see a Banksy acceptance speech!
- I totally want to sleep with Anne Hathaway.
- So how pissed is Nicholson that Hugh Jackman got Jack's old seat this year?
- Randy Newman just gave a very "Randy Newman" speech. Very nice!
- Not a ton of huge names on the death list this year. I suppose that's good, but it makes for a boring montage.
- Natalie Portman... Why isn't she mine?! She does talk a lot though.
- Sandra Bullock had way too much Botox. Her face never moved!
- Why is everyone so impressed with Sandra Bullock "as a human being"? Did I miss something? If that's just because her douchebag ex husband cheated on her, then why isn't Hillary Clinton seen as "America's Sweetheart"?
- Jesse Eisenberg on camera but Timberlake behind him was the one in focus.
- Ok, so I actually need to see the King's Speech. Of course I still need to see 127 Hours, Black Swan, Winter's Bone, The Fighter, The Kids Are Alright, and True Grit too.

- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Oscars Drinking Game!

Just in time for the big ceremonies on Sunday, here's your Oscars drinking game!
(Courtesy of Movie Boozer)

Before the big show, everyone gets an Oscar ballot. They need to pick both who they want to win and who they think will win for each category. It’s not recommended that they be the same, unless you really, really like to drink. This is because:

You drink a shot of champagne (the four dollar stuff will do just fine) whenever who you want to win is announced as the winner of an Oscar.

You drink a shot of wine whenever who you think will win takes home the prize.

Lastly, you drink a shot of something assy (malt liquor, tequila, whatever you think a fitting punishment is) when somebody who you didn’t pick wins.

The winner, if you feel like getting shitfaced isn’t enough, is the person who picked the most think will wins. Tiebreaker is want to wins.

There you have it, an excuse to drink where you thought there was none. You’re welcome.

Liquid Lunch Drink of the Week: Toasted Coconut Colada

Let's get in the mood for next week's International Incident broadcasts with a fun tropical drink!

Toasted Coconut Colada

1.5 oz. SKYY Infusions Pineapple
2 oz. Toasted Coconut
.5 oz. Amaretto
1 oz. Homemade Sour Mix*
2 oz. Fresh Pineapple
1 oz. Coco Lopez or Sweetened Coconut Milk
2 Dashes Angostura Bitters

Combine all ingredients plus 9 large ice cubes in blender and process until smooth. Serve in hurricane glass. Top with toasted coconut, pineapple wedge. Add large straw and an orchid.

*Homemade Sour Mix
1 part Fresh Lemon Juice
1 part Fresh Lime Juice
2 parts Simple Syrup
.25 part Fresh Orange Juice

courtesy SKYY Infusions

My Three Songs: 02/24/11

1. Kenny Wayne Shepherd - Blue on Black
2. Van Halen - Top of the World
3. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

Theme :: Wayne's World!  Party Time!  Excellent! 

The movie debuted on this day in 1992 and gave us one of the most memorable Queen-related scenes in film:


It also allowed Alice Cooper to teach us all that Milwaukee is Algonquin for "The Good Land."

Ozzy vs. Bieber: Bid for Charity

In case you missed the Ozzy Best Buy ad that ran during the Super Bowl...

They're now auctioning off the space suits that Ozzy and Justin Bieber wore during the commercial, with proceeds going to the Sharon Osbourne Colon Cancer Program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

Right now, Ozzy's suit has a lower bid than Bieber's. I'm not sure what a Bieber is, but don't let it beat the Effing Prince of Darkness!

Hagar Autobiography Available for Pre-Order

If you listen, you may know I'm a big Sammy Hagar fan.  Which makes Sammy's autobiography, "Red: My Uncensored Life in Rock," one of my most anticipated books of the year. 

"Red" is now available for pre-order.  Click here to order it through Amazon.

My Three Songs: 02/23/11

1. Sammy Hagar - Little White Lie
2. Alice In Chains - Would?
3. Metallica - Master of Puppets

Theme :: Pinocchio, that little lying wooden puppet.  The Disney film Pinocchio was released on this day in 1940.

My Three Songs: 02/22/11

1. Cinderella - Nobody's Fool
2. Tesla - What You Give
3. Slaughter - Up All Night

Theme :: Artists playing Rock Fest in Cadott, WI this July 14-17.  Other artists include Def Leppard, Heart, Jackyl, and Kid Rock.

My Three Songs: 02/21/11

1. Bush - Comedown
2. Eric Johnson - Cliffs of Dover
3. Jefferson Starship - Jane

Theme :: U.S. Presidents.  To celebrate Presidents' Day, all the artists have presidential last names in them: George H.W. and George W. Bush, Andrew and Lyndon Johnson, and Thomas Jefferson.

And if you're ready to have your mind blown... every U.S. President is related.  Yeah.  All of them!

Congrats to Dean Remington from Manawa for winning today.

My Three Songs: 02/18/11

1. Bad Company - Shooting Star
2. Van Halen - Pretty Woman
3. Pink Floyd - Mother

Theme :: The star of Pretty in Pink, Molly Ringwald, who celebrates her birthday today. 

I never thought Claire was a fat girl's name.

Wedding Song: 2/18/11

Here's who's making a mistake this week:

• Keith & Angela from Appleton
• Tim & Jill from De Pere
• and Mandy & Scott from Sheboygan are celebrating their 4th anniversary.

Remember: If you don't get married, you'll never have to get divorced!

Liquid Lunch Drink of the Week: Midnight Blue Margarita

Midnight Blue Margarita
1.5 ounces tequila blanco
.5 ounces blue curacao
.75 ounces blueberry syrup*
.5 ounces meyer lemon juice
Shake ingredients with ice in a cocktail shaker, then serve in a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with blueberries speared on a cocktail toothpick.
*Blueberry syrup
.5 cups water
.5 cups sugar
.5 cups blueberries
Bring ingredients to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Let the mixture cool, then strain out blueberries.

Read more: http://www.drinkoftheweek.com/category/drink-of-the-week/#ixzz1EKpL3kU4
Under Creative Commons License: Attribution

Baldness in Mice: Cured!

Baldness has been accidentally cured in mice!  Wait, there are bald mice?

Apparently a bunch of scientists were using super-stressed out bald mice to study the effects of stress on your gut by blocking a particular hormone.  I don't know if their ulcers went away, but the stressed mice grew all their hair back.  Check out details on the study here.

Not sure if it will lead to a baldness cure for humans (though I'm hoping!), but at least Mickey can stop wearing that stupid toupee.

But he'd still better pay Jimmy Conway his money.

Incredible "Dead Island" Trailer

Yeah, it's for a video game, but it's one of the most striking trailers I've seen in a long time.  Bonus: zombies!



And here's the trailer re-cut in chronological order. Cool, but not quite as effective.

Jersey Circus

I don't watch Jersey Shore.  I refuse to spend my time watching spoiled, drunken douchebags celebrating the fact that they're spoiled, drunken douchebags.

I don't read the comic Family Circus.  Or at least I haven't since I was about six.  It's too cutesy and wholesome for my tastes.

But I will be checking out the mash-up: Jersey Circus.

That's right, the wholesome little family created by Bill Keane has been given the voices of Snooki, Jwoww, and The Situation.  That's some amusement I can get behind.

My Three Songs: 02/17/11

1. Eagles - Hotel California
2. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple Man
3. Skid Row - 18 & Life

Theme :: Paris Hilton, the hotel heiress and former star of "The Simple Life," turns 30 today.

And you still would.

If Ya Smellllllllllllllll.... What the Rock is Cookin'!!!

The Rock is back in the WWE, and he's hosting Wrestlemania. 

Know your role, and shut your mouth.

How in the hell did I not find out about this until today?  I am definitely back in for watching some WWE, and I think a Wrestlemania party is in order.

Click here for the full uncensored clip.

My Three Songs: 02/16/11

1. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Don't Ask Me No Questions
2. Pink Floyd - Welcome to the Machine
3. Greg Kihn Band - Jeopardy

Theme :: Watson, the IBM computer that's beating two human opponents on Jeopardy this week.  Will use its winnings to complete work on SkyNet, find Sarah Connor.

My Three Songs: 02/15/11

1. Sixx: A.M. - Life is Beautiful
2. Guns n' Roses - You Could Be Mine
3. ZZ Top - Tube Snake Boogie

Theme :: YouTube, celebrating its 6th anniversary.  Yes, you've been watching crap like this for six years.

My Three Songs: 02/14/11

1. Night Ranger - Don't Tell Me You Love Me
2. Heart - Magic Man
3. Queensryche - Silent Lucidity

Theme :: Ray Teller, the silent half of magician duo Penn & Teller.  Teller celebrates his birthday today.

My Three Songs: 02/11/11

1. Ozzy Osbourne - Let Me Hear You Scream
2. Soundgarden - Spoonman
3. Alice in Chains - Rooster

Theme :: All three artists are Grammy nominees for Best Hard Rock Performance this year.  The Grammys air at 7pm this Sunday on CBS.

Congrats to Christine from Sheboygan for getting the answer!

Romantic Gesture, or Criminal Activity?

Before you go and make some grand "romantic" gesture for Valentine's Day on Monday, keep the following in mind.  Next time your girl is watching some classic romantic movie moments that make her cry because "they're so in love," and then she's pissed at you because "why don't you ever do stuff like that for me?"  Well, because some of those things will net you some serious jail time.

These chicks watched
Addicted to Love
too many times.

Yes, that's right.  We're talking about stalking, breaking and entering, rape, unlawful imprisonment, suspected terrorist action, rape, poisoning, assault, attempted murder, and... oh yeah... rape.  In real life that's a shitload of jail time.  In the movies, it's just a quirky way to say, "I love you," and live happily ever after.

Check out the full list over at Cracked.com.

Wedding Song: 2/11/11

Here's who's making a mistake this week:
- Jared & Erin of Green Bay
- Jim & Andrea of Sheboygan

And celebrating 47 years of marriage... my own parents, Joe & Jean from Sycamore, IL

My Three Songs: 02/10/11

1. Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
2. Eric Johnson - Cliffs of Dover
3. Metallica - Master of Puppets.

Theme :: Cliff Burton, bass player for Metallica, who was born on this day in 1962.  Cliff died in September of 1986 when the band's tour bus crashed in Sweden.  Master of Puppets was the last Metallica album to feature Burton on bass.

My Three Songs: 02/09/11

1. Van Halen - Feel Your Love Tonight
2. J. Geils Band - Love Stinks
3. Dos Guyz - CMIII

Theme :: Clay Matthews scheduled to appear on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno tonight.

My Three Songs: 02/08/11

1. Billy Idol - Rebel Yell
2. Motley Crue - Without You
3. Head East - Never Been Any Reason

Theme :: Rebel Without a Cause.  The film's star, James Dean, was born 80 years ago today.

My Three Songs: 02/07/11

1. Guns n' Roses - Yesterdays
2. Bad Company - Run with the Pack
3. Queen - We Will Rock You / We Are the Champions

Theme :: Green Bay Packers are Super Bowl Champs!

My Three Songs: 02/04/11

1. U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday
2. Stealer's Wheel - Stuck in the Middle With You
3. Da Wurst Band In Da World - Da Packer Super Bowl Drinkin' Song

Theme :: Just a minor sports event going on this Sunday between Pittsburgh and Green Bay...

McBain!

Someone decided to take all of the McBain clips on various episodes of The Simpsons and string them together into one coherent movie.  It's actually pretty good!

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

My Three Songs: 02/03/11

1. Doobie Brothers - China Grove
2. U2 - New Year's Day
3. Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit

Theme :: It's the Chinese New Year, and it's the year of the Rabbit.  I vote to make it year of the Jessica Rabbit.

My Three Songs: 02/02/11

1. Van Halen - Top of the World
2. U2 - Desire
3. The Doors - L.A. Woman

Theme :: Blake Lively - star of Gossip Girl and The Town tops AskMen.com's new list of the Most Desirable Women.

My Three Songs: 02/01/11

1. Pearl Jam - Daughter
2. Metallica - King Nothing
3. Joan Jett - I Love Rock & Roll

Theme :: Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley.