My Three Songs: 01/31/11

1. The Cars - Let's Go
2. Doucette - Mama Let Him Play
3. Van Halen - Beautiful Girls (from "Van Halen II")

Theme :: "Let's Play Two!"  It's Mr. Cub Ernie Banks' birthday today.  Go Cubs Go!  (C'mon, I need something to cheer since my Bears aren't going to the Super Bowl.)

My Three Songs: 01/26/11

1. Great White - Rock Me
2. Metallica - One
3. Kenny Wayne Shepherd - Blue on Black

Theme :: "The Great One," Wayne Gretzky, who celebrates his 50th birthday today.

My Three Songs: 01/25/11

1. Judas Priest - Hell Bent for Leather
2. Alice in Chains - Man in the Box (from "Face lift")
3. Jackyl - The Lumberjack

Theme :: Leatherface from the Texas Chainsaw Massacre.  Director Tobe Hooper turns 68 today.

My Three Songs: 01/24/11

1. Def Leppard - Animal
2. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy
3. Rush - Red Barchetta (from "Moving Pictures")

Theme :: Animal House.  Star John Belushi was born on this day in 1946.  Do the Bluto!

Yeah, it's Farking Cold!

That's a frozen squirrel... frozen in mid-action.  Damn it's cold out.

My Three Songs: 01/21/11

1. U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday
2. Stealer's Wheel - Stuck in the Middle with You
3. Steve Miller Band - Jet Airliner

Theme :: That other championship game going on Sunday between the Steelers and Jets to determine who the Packers or Bears will beat in the Super Bowl.

Liquid Lunch Drink of the Day: Touchdown

It's the week of the huge NFC Championship game between the Bears and the Packers, so here's another football-themed drink for today's Liquid Lunch.

Touchdown Drink Recipe
4 oz bourbon
8 oz lemonade
8 oz iced tea (unsweetened)

Combine bourbon with iced tea in a mixing glass filled with ice, then strain equal parts into two glasses filled with ice. Last top with lemonade.

My Three Songs: 01/20/11

1. Bad Company - Shooting Star
2. Aerosmith - Last Child
3. KISS - Lick It Up

Theme :: Paul Stanley, guitarist and "Star-Child" from the band KISS, who celebrates his birthday today.

My Three Songs: 01/18/11

1. Bad Company - Shooting Star
2. John Fogerty - Centerfield
3. Van Halen - Dreams

Theme :: The star of Field of Dreams, Kevin Costner, who celebrates his birthday today.

Muppets with People Eyes

Someone has decided to take the Muppets, some of the most joyous characters of my youth, and give them human eyes. 

Nightmares, start your engines...

My Three Songs: 01/17/11

1. Poison - Every Rose Has Its Thorn
2. Golden Earring - Radar Love
3. AC/DC - Girls Got Rhythm

Theme :: Betty White.  The actress who played Rose on The Golden Girls celebrates her 89th birthday today.

My Three Songs: 01/14/11

1. Queensryche - Jet City Woman
2. U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday
3. Ted Nugent - Fred Bear

Theme :: Seattle Seahawks @ Chicago Bears this Sunday in the NFL Playoffs.  The winner of that game will play the winner of Saturday's Packers-Falcons match-up in the NFC Championship game next weekend!

Liquid Lunch Drink of the Day: Quarterback Sack

Perfect for watching the NFL Playoffs this weekend (or listening to the Packers game on 105.7 WAPL)!

Quarterback Sack Drink Recipe
2 oz Gin
2 oz Vodka
1 oz Triple Sec
4 oz Bloody Mary Mix
Splash tonic water

Fill a mixing glass with ice combine all ingredients except tonic water, shake and strain into four shot glasses. Top with tonic water. (Makes four 1 1/2-ounce servings.)

What's your sign? Ophiuchus? WTF?

So apparently some astronomer in Minnesota has taken it upon himself to change the dates for all the zodiac signs. And add a new 13th sign.  He blames the movement of the sun and earth in relation to the stars over the past few millennia.  I just think he didn't like his horoscope.

The bad news is that your sign has probably changed.  The worse news is that mine is now Ophiuchus, which according to the internets is pronounced "o-few-cus".  It's hard to spell, hard to pronounce, and no one has ever heard of it.

On the bright side, this symbol looks like a Blue Oyster Cult album cover.  So that's cool.

Ophiuchus is also known as the serpent-bearer, with the common representation looking like this:

Yep. That's a dude with a huge snake between his legs. 

So I suppose it could be worse.  Before, I was a Sagittarius - the archer - which didn't mean much.  Now I'm a dude with a python in his pants.  Ladies, try to contain yourselves.

My Three Songs: 01/13/11

1. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Saturday Night Special
2. Billy Falcon - Power Windows
3. Bad Company - Run with the Pack

Theme :: Packers @ Falcons, this Saturday for the NFL Playoffs.  Listen to the game on 105.7 WAPL.