Hope y’all had a great T-Day. I certainly did. And yes, there was a bottle of Tabasco on the table. And yes, I splashed a good dose of it on my perfectly cooked turkey.

Alright, where were we? Ah yes, our lovely tour guide arrived right on schedule and in we went. We learned that Avery Island sits atop an enormous monolith of one of the three-count ‘em, three-basic ingredients used by Edmund McIlhenny to make his first batch of pepper sauce in 1866. As any good Tabasco-loving fool can tell ya, you’re not going to find anything in that famous little bottle but red pepper, salt and vinegar. Can’t get more pure than that.

So as you might have guessed, that enormous monolith is a massive salt dome. And when I say massive, I mean massive. This thing is taller than Mount Everest my friends, but only about 152 feet of it rises above sea level which accounts for about the only hill I think I’ve driven up during my tour of duty in south Louisiana. The rest of it descends for some eight miles underground. Holy moly! Talk about a journey to the center of the earth.

Alright, so how do you make three simple ingredients so tasty? Well, pick a peck of perfect peppers by paw first. And be sure to use the “la petit baton rouge” (aka “the little red stick” painted the precise color of the perfect pepper) to determine which peck of perfect peppers to pick or the fruits of your labor will be rejected by the designated McIlhenny descendant in charge of the metal cash box.

Next, get you some of that perfect Avery Island salt and toss it on that perfect peck of peppers and start mixing and mashing. Store the mash in a white oak barrel recycled from the Jack Daniels Distillery. But be sure to drill a hole in the top so the thing doesn’t explode and throw some more of that Avery Island salt on top of the lid and watch it harden like cement.

After a quick three years, pop the lid. Dump the mash in to a blending vat. Add some stong, distilled, all natural white vinegar. Stir it for five minutes each hour. Strain off the seeds. And viola, a recipe for success.

Alrighty then. There you have it. Be sure to make a stop at the Country Store after your informative tour for anything and everything Tabasco including a free sample of Tabasco ice cream. And no, I’m sad to say that I did not partake. It was ten in the morning and well, no kind of ice cream sounds appetizing to me at that time of day although I’m sure it’s an interesting experience.

Next stop…Jungle Gardens! AMAZING!!! Stay tuned to read about my adventures with the birds, the bees, the flowers and Buddha. What the what? How did this end up in southern Louisiana?

Today my friend the Foodinista asked me what I was cooking for Thanksgiving because somewhere during our ten year friendship she picked up the idea that around this time of year, I have something inspiring up my sleeve. My family is having a pseudo Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow afternoon. I’m bringing dessert, and since I have been elbow-deep in olive oil and grated Parm testing recipes for the Mozza cookbook all week long, I didn’t think about what I would bring until five o’clock this evening at which time I decided to take a Why Argue with Success approach and make a Sourmash Apple Cobbler that I have been making since 1991. I was given the recipe as a going away present from the chef at a restaurant where I worked after college to save money to move to New York City, and I have relied on it countless times since–even after my rustic baked fruit repertoire became much more, er… sophisticated (can I that word in the context of a rustic baked fruit dessert?).  The apples are cooked with a cup of sourmash whiskey (aka Jack Daniels), which gets caramely and sticky after nearly an hour in a hot oven, and the crunchy topping is all butter and sugar, and I have yet to meet anyone who doesn’t love it. Best of all it’s easier than pie and  it smells great coming out of the oven. Throw it in when you take out the ham and you’ll have a bubbling, whiskey infused caramelized apple extravaganza with which to sweeten any family drama that might have fermented over dinner. You won’t regret it.

Sourmash Apple Crisp
This is a huge recipe because it’s the one the chef gave me. I always plan on cutting it in half but then when I go to buy the apples, I get weak. I decide to make the whole, humongous thing, bake it in a couple of Emile Henry dishes, and find something to do with the extra one. Tonight I gave it to my intern Tracey. After all, it was she who said, bravely, after having spent the previous 7 hours making two pasta filings, white bean puree, capon brodo, and a batch of chocolate chunk cookie dough—said encouragingly, just when I was trying to convince myself that chocolate chip cookies could pass for Thanksgiving dessert: “If you go get the apples, I’ll help you cut them.”

For the Crisp Topping

1 pound unsalted butter

4 cups sugar

4 cups flour

1 heaping teaspoon kosher salt

For the Apples

18 to 20 Granny Smith Apples (or any tart baking apple), peeled and cut into wedges

2 cups sugar

1 cup Jack Daniels Whiskey

1/2 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice

2 tablespoons flour

Ground Cinnamon (or whatever sweet spices you like with your apples; i couldn’t resist grating some fresh nutmeg on a microplane over the apples. I mean really. Who could?)

Vanilla ice cream or heavy cream whipped with a splash (or more) of Jack Daniels

Cream the butter and sugar in an electric mixer with the whisk attachment for about 5 minutes, until they’re light and fluffy. Add the salt to the flour and stir to incorporate it. Add the flour to the butter mixture and use your fingertips to incorporate the flour into the butter; you want to make crumbs, not a solid, incorporated dough.

Put the apple wedges in the biggest bowl you have (and even that might not be big enough). Add the sugar, whiskey, lemon juice, flour and cinnamon and toss to coat the apples with the seasonings. Transfer the apples to two baking dishes. Scatter the topping over them, taking care to cover the apples evenly.

Place the baking dishes on a baking sheet and bake them, turning them in the oven midway through baking time so they brown evenly, until the tops are golden brown and the juices from the apples are bubbling around the edges, 45 to 50 minutes. Take the crisps out of the oven and let them cool for about 20 minutes before serving–unless you want your guests to burn their tongue. Now now…

We want to thank everyone that showed up for this event.. Great turn out, great music and the drinks.. All night, they kept coming..

Special thanks to Reebok (crew), Red bull (spot and for the energy), Heineken, Jack Daniels and Finlandia vodka..

Pete rock, Kid koala and mymanhenri. Thanks for keeping us going all night with the music!!

Thanks to the friends and fam.. Other stores and brands that showed up.. Thanks to all

Some pics that we took.. Should be more to come…

Pics provided by 1loveto

Shout outs to the crew: Bryan, T-rexXx and the Photo dood.. (sorry, forgot your name)

Great shots dood….

Pics of all the collabos:

Kid Koala gettin’ busy

More pics will be up soon

We all know aging is a bitch and gravity doesn’t owe anyone any favours but these famous peoples faces have fallen harder from grace than most. Is it genetics? Ill advised plastic surgery? Or just the result of having money to burn, too big an ego and your own weight in coke to snort off a mirror – thus blocking out your  reflection? Surely I’m going on a hayride straight to hell for writing this article but the question begs to be asked – What the fuck happened to your face????

The poster child for all things wtf happened to your face is the creepy/awesome lover of lap dogs, Mickey Rourke – but we know what happened there. Dude was pretty and quite talented. He became a famous actor and inspirer of lady juices due to creepy/hot movies like 9 and a Half Weeks and Angel Heart. All that being talented, hot and successful got to him. He didn’t like doing interviews or playing the Hollywood game so he put his money where his pretty mouth was and quit acting to become a pro boxer.  He was pretty good at it but he still got his face punched in. Growing tired of looking like a rotting bag of onions he got some cut price plastic surgery done by a one armed barman using nothing but a bottle of jack and a butter knife…or so it seems.  Mickey-boy smokes a carton or Malborough reds before getting out of bed every morning, that probably doesn’t help. Mickey got too old to box, went back into acting and used his Frankenstienien charm to wow audiences in The Wrestler. Dude’s face is still fucked but it’s hard not to love him anyway.

Tara Steven-Seagal. Copyright 2009

Just saw this in todays sun. This works out at £20 a litre which is as cheap as it ever gets. If anyone knows any cheaper please let us know cos i’ll be stocking up here otherwise. Offer ends 22nd nov, max 3 bottles per customer

To ASDA it is then!!!

I was actually worried for 24 hours!  I kinda thought it was automatic.  If you run the time and register, you’re in.  I registered on Nov 2nd, the day after running a qualifying time of 3:15:53 at NYC.  And being the excited kid at heart that I am, I checked the Entry List on the Boston site everyday to see if my name was there yet.

So, Nov 16th comes and I see a Facebook post from a running friend that says he just got his email confirmation for Boston. What?!  I don’t have mine yet.

I go to the Boston site and check again…nothing, just a Melissa Tibbetts, who is not related, but seems to be taunting me.  I start checking other friends from my running club that I know qualified and registered. Nate…he’s in, Steve…he’s in…Elias…he’s in….C’mon!!  Is my time not fast enough?!  I know I registered before them, so I didn’t miss the registration cut off, and all those guys ran NYC.  OK, let me check the “fine print” maybe they take fast guys first, and if it fills up, sorry Charlie.

“The B.A.A. reserves the right to reject any entry, issue special invitations, cancel the race, expand or further limit the field, or adjust the entry procedures.”

Oh GREAT!  They might reject me!?  I immediately send an email, stating my time and my registration confirmation number.  To make matters worse I read another post on Facebook from a guy who also qualified and hasn’t received an email confirmation yet.

Tuesday Nov. 17th 3:45pm

email received…

“Dear Chad W. Tibbetts,

This is to notify you that your entry into the 114th Boston Marathon on Monday, April 19, 2010 has been accepted, provided that the information you submitted is accurate.”

YES!!  (heart racing…smile beaming…relief…excitement…nervous)

Now I actually have to run it!

I was so worried about NOT getting in, I had decided on running the Flying Pig marathon in Cincinnati instead and crushing the qualify time to show those Boston people what’s up.

But I’m in. Let the training begin!

Tuesday Ran 4 miles easy, then later in day did 6×400 at 5k pace, with 2 1/2 minutes standing rest.  Felt good. Ran smooth, comfortable. Ran 87-90 seconds per.

Wednesday 5 miles easy recovery run

Thursday plan is 3×1mi at 10k pace about 6 min/mile with 3-5 min jogging rest.

This is from the Hal Higdon Advanced Marathon Recovery Plan Week 2

Also, got my official Brightroom Photo CD.  Will Post Pics soon

Next Race will be in 2 1/2 weeks, Dec 6th.  Joe Kleinerman 10K

Goal is 37:31 which is 56 VDOT (6:02 pace) on the Jack Daniel Chart and equivalent to a 2:53:20 marathon, and 1:23 1/2 marathon.  Most recent best 10k time is 37:50 in May 08 at the Healthy Kidney.

I think it is very do-able.  And I’m excited to have a race to look forward to again.

For those of you who have NOT seen the video of the drunken fright attendant for Delta Airlines, here it is:

If you’d rather read the CNN version of the story, here IT is.

Personally, we like any story that begins with “A flight attendant appeared in court Monday to answer charges she was drinking alcohol on the job and told a captain “You’re dead” as she was removed from the plane.” (CNN.com)

Yea, yea, yea…we’re all human…Isolated incident…not representative of the industry….

Might your Aircomplane.com Spite Crew recommend her sentence?

Sit on a plane with no food, water, and 20 of your colleagues for 10 hours. And let’s keep it real: They won’t tell you why you’re there, how long you’re going to be there, and that the only plane that DID take off just delivered your luggage and bottle of Jack Daniels to Salt Lake City.

The pisser is that in six months after rehab she’ll have a talk show.

People I write this blog now sitting in my underpants .. My one hand clutching a lit cigarette and shaking all over.. My mind flying in a hundred different directions trying not to think warm wetness near my crotch ..here .. now..

No, my kidneys haven’t given out.. Not yet anyway ..

This is me after watching Paranormal Activity .. A movie not for the faint of heart..

This is me bereft of wisecracks and urine running down my leg.. shit scared.. and reminiscing..

Lets get this done while this little ticker inside me still works..

This is for you, Seamus’ Angels.. you know who you are…

I still think of them warmly.. The memories of times I had with them- only the fond ones remain .. The dark stormy ones are relegated to the back of the mind.. Far away in memory.. In any relationship there are dark and bad times- just as there are good and glad times.. This is to you Seamus’s Angels.. As for my previous entries- anything written in this blog should be taken not with a pinch of salt- more like the salt cubes they give cows to lick..

They were grand times.. The times we had.. I write this in memoriam.. Hoping that they will be more than memory..

I remember a time when I wanted to cause them nothing but pain- yet through immense self control I held back.. But when the time came, it was none other than I who struck the blade in deep.. And then pushed it further .. Satisfied was I? Yes.. Immensely .. But then like Kill Bill’s Bill.. I felt sorry for the choice I made .. Allowing my anger to control me instead of the other way around .. And the true test of any choice is whether you would make it again given a second chance.. Knowing what I know now- I don’t think so..

But as a dear comrade once said to me- you had fun, you had games and much more… Now its time to grow up.. And I have to say I agree.. That life was an innocent unworldly life- I am not insulting it- it was just..for lack of a better word- naive – perhaps immature.. There I’ve said it.. I know self pity is strong in me, young Sea-mus-walker..(lets see how many of you get that joke)

Enough, Seamus… enough now..

Time to say hello to another friend – Jack Daniels…

Good Night n Good Luck

Co-Branding, as defined by Philip Kotler, is “Two or more well-known brands combined in an offer”. Co-Branding refers to a situation where a product or service offering holds the brand names of both the participants to influence brand preference and incentivise purchase of the product or service in concern by delivering a perception of the existence of the brand values of both the brands involved to the consumer of the product or service. This essentially tries to incorporate the advantages or brand associations of both the brands involved into one product or service offering.

Co-Branding carries a strong list of advantages, partly relating to brand associations and values, and partly with the product or service offering itself. The former is done to enhance customer experience and influence behaviour, the latter is done to incorporate usage of technology or brand attributes like design, aesthetics et al in the product or service in order to offer an enhanced or augmented product or service. New product launches often depend on Co-Branding for establishing market position by having customer identify new brands and their offerings through an already existing brand. This can often be combined with Synergies offered by particular brands. An example of this would be, although in its nascent stage, the Mahindra-Renault partnership where Mahindra’s expertise in the Indian market was used to develop distribution and service channels, and Renault’s product portfolio is used to produce and design cars. Mahindra benefits through Renault’s expertise in producing sedans and hatchbacks for their future portfolios, and Renault benefits in saving huge dealer development costs and having its current mid-size offering, the Logan, being identified as a cheap to run, frugal and reliable automobile, all values housed by Mahindra brands such as the Scorpio and the Bolero. Image re-enforcement has become another common trend in the marketplace where two complementary brands come together and market their offerings together. A very apt example of this would be Jack Daniel’s and Coca-Cola, or as they call it, ‘Jack & Coke’. When this campaign was carried out in pubs and bars across the United States, Jack Daniel’s was perceived more as a rugged brand or rednecks, and coke has a wider appeal to the youth. The middle ground was the newly legal adults who had experienced Coke for decades, but hadn’t experienced Jack Daniel’s whiskey. This Co-Branding exercise was carried out to appeal to the market in between the typical Coke and Jack Daniel’s markets, i.e., 21 to 35 year olds. It became such a success that Jack & Coke has become a favourite amongst not only the targeted segments of the market, but also with older, more mature audiences. In a nutshell, Co-Branding essentially has to take into consideration the brand partnership that the customer perceives (purpose, advantages), the common values the brands and its customers share and what the co-branding offering means to the target audiences.

Brand Loyalty, when it comes to Co-Branding, is a tricky business. When a service or product offering is similar to the brand value or image offered by the Co-Branded offering, success is often witnessed. An example of this would be the limited edition Tonino Lamborghini Espresso Machine. Only 1000 units were produced, priced at about $1750. Since the offering appealed directly to the Lamborghini target market, it was sold-out within a matter of days. The buyers were not just Lamborghini car owners, they were also people who admired the Lamborghini brand and couldn’t own the car, so the association created with the espresso machine goes a long way in delivering customer delight, even without owning a Lamborghini is truly astounding. However, this can be often fatal to the image of brands as well. The formerly GM owned SUV cult brand Hummer had launched a mobile phone with a company named ‘Fly’. The product was, for lack of a better phrase, inadequate. Where the Hummer brand stood for rugged looks and go-anywhere attitude, the Fly Hummer phone stood for neither. The phone was perceived by the market as flimsy and basic, whereas the Hummer brand stood for all else. The Co-Branding was a failure where even Hummer car owners were also turned off by the entire exercise.

Famous examples of fairly successful Co-Branding include ICICI and Hindustan Petroleum Credit Cards, Lease-Plan and Mondial assistance, Intel with major computer manufacturers like Hewellet-Packard, Dell etc., Acer-Ferrari Laptops, Asus-Lamborghini Laptops, Puma-Ferrari merchandise, Fiat-Mattel Barbie Fiat 500, TataSky digital Dish TV, The Global Fund (Red) with various brands like Apple, American Express, Dell, Starbucks, Hallmark, Converse etc., Jack Daniel’s and TGI Friday’s with multiple Jack Daniel dishes, and the list goes on and on. However, failures have included British Telecom and AT&T, Mahindra-Renault, Braun-Gillette Body Shavers, Fly Hummer Mobile Phones, and many more.

Co-Branding, hence, is a double edged sword, with each side being sharp enough to cut through titanium. Organisations have to be very careful while co-branding and aiming for success simply because of the fact that a wrong move can result in stupendous disasters that may plague the brands involved for a long period of time where the organisation may end up spending millions to revive the brand.

One of my most successful recipes, ever.

This ice cream was just phenomenal. Seriously, everyone kept going back for seconds and we finished the whole thing in under a half an hour. Even though this ice cream might sound novel, I actually stole the flavor combination from a popular ice cream parlor in Cambridge, MA called Toscanini’s. To give you an idea of how awesome their ice cream is, The New York Times once said that they make the best ice cream in the world. Part of that greatness is their ever new and creative ice cream recipes that change from week to week. I’m so glad that Tosci’s thought up this flavor combination because who knows if I would have. And recreating it at home makes it even better because you get to eat it fresh and at its peak; right out of the ice cream maker!

Surprisingly good!

I never would have thought to put Vienna Fingers in my ice cream. Not that it’s wild and crazy idea, but Vienna Fingers in my mind were so, well…boring. After one taste of this ice cream I realized the grievous error of my ways. Vienna Finger cookies contribute a subtle creamy vanilla flavor and textural crunch that combines beautifully with the bourbon. Vanilla and bourbon are a match made in heaven, and the cookies really boosted that pairing.

Bourbon and Cookies, what could be better?

For the bourbon component of this recipe, I used Jack Daniel’s which tasted great in the creamy, sweet custard base. This ice cream was sophisticated without being too boozy. Just make sure that you don’t add too much liquor to any ice cream recipe. Alcohol doesn’t freeze very well, so if you add too much booze to your ice cream it may never set up and you’ll end up with a runny milkshake instead of ice cream. The upside of alcohol in ice cream is that if you use it in small amounts, it will prevent the ice cream from freezing too hard; a common complaint with homemade ice cream. Usually, you’re pretty safe with three tablespoons of liquor and under.

The ice cream just crying out for some cookies.

This flavor had an amazing depth of flavor with the bourbon and vanilla in perfect harmony. This has to be in my top five favorite flavors of all time, which is saying something because I’ve made a lot of homemade ice cream. The Vienna Finger cookies make you feel like a kid, while the bourbon is decidedly adult. Make this irresistable ice cream for your family and watch your efforts quickly vanish.

Vienna Finger Cookie and Bourbon Ice Cream Recipe

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups heavy cream

1 1/2 cups whole milk

2/3 cup white sugar

5  large egg yolks

pinch of salt

3 tablespoons Bourbon, I used Jack Daniel’s

5-6 Vienna Finger Cookies, chopped

1.) Combine milk and heavy cream in a medium saucepan and set over medium heat.     Heat until bubbles appear near the rim of the saucepan and steam begins to rinse, but do not let it boil.

2.)    Meanwhile whisk the egg yolks together in a large bowl and gradually add the sugar. Whisk the mixture until the yolks look fluffy and turn a pale yellow color.

3.)    All the while whisking the egg yolk mixture, slowly and gradually add milk mixture and when fully emulsified, pour the mixture back into the medium saucepan. Over low heat constantly mix the base with a spatula or wooden spoon until it thickens slightly and can coat the back of a wooden spoon, about 6-7 minutes.

4.)    Immediately remove from heat and transfer to a large bowl. Add the pinch of salt and bourbon and refrigerate 4 hours to overnight. Freeze according to your ice cream machine’s instructions.  When ice cream is ready, add chopped Vienna Finger Cookies. Enjoy!

Make it a sundae!

This ice cream is beautiful and complex as it is, but if you really wanted to make this into a sundae, I think any type of chocolate or hot fudge sauce would taste wonderful in combination with the vanilla and bourbon flavors.

 The lighter side- Feel to substitute whole milk or half and half for the heavy cream in this recipe. If anything it will only make the flavors more intense, which is the reason gelati is often made this way in Italy.

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From the juiced-box and the soundtrack: Filter – Fades Like A Photograph

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Yep, once again we here in Yeman get a movie before y’all across the pond. Here then, is your sneak peek. A little taste of what’s in the can. The pictures here are low quality and are only meant to prove that i saw it before you …

Ramblings: Consider Yourselves Warned

Final Proof: 3 (baby) Shots

You know how you get drunk and go to Disneyland? You walk around siphoning Jim Beam into your Coke Zero and having a good time on a sunny day because you know what’s in store for you. The rides are cool, right? You get your kicks, you loop the loops, you ride the beast and almost lose your lunch in Spaced Mountain. You get a taste of “safe excitement” which is like sex when you’re married: what you expected but dependable and better than staying at home playing solitaire. Still, your buzz is best before you get there because the thing you remember about Disneyland only after you leave is the lines. Standing around under the tedious sun is a buzz kill and, sure, the rides are a blast, but immediately after the attraction becomes a distraction when you find yourself stood up in line again. This whole monotonous rush, this reliable thrill, this Disney McDonald’s is kinda like 2012.

i’m giving this movie 3 Shots but it’s a limited time offer. i’m pretty sure i’m gonna come back here in a couple days, after the effects have worn off, and downgrade it a half-shot or two.

Because 2012 is all about the special effects. ‘Action Movie’ in so many modern films means moving crap so fast it feels the cameraman is a tweaker on a trampoline. You don’t get to actually see anything, though. In 2012 you get to watch California fall off the edge of the earth. You get to see the Himalayas drown. You get to witness Sin City go to hell, literally and in hi-def.

The only drawback is the line you have to suffer through to get to the attractions. There are romantic lines, boring lines, and there are ridiculous speech lines between each of the rides that kill your buzz worse than someone slipping you a virgin margarita in a mexican whorehouse. It’s not really a huge surprise, though. The guy who directed this piece of work, Roland Emmerich, is also to blame for Independence Day and The Day After, which flaunt the same flaws as 2012. A real guy would learn from his mistakes.

The acting doesn’t really help here. That John Cusack has moved far, far away from Grosse Pointe Blank is a Sure Thing. Here, he basically has to Say Anything that will fill the spaces between action sequences. Woody Harrelson was apparently too drunk on the Pabst he drinks in his trailer to hit the mark as a conspiracy theorist who is proven right. The brightest light in this shadow cast is budding 9-year-old Morgan Lily, who plays little Lilly Curtis. A toast to her future, may it be as bright as her eyes…

Morgan Lily

Buzz Kills (Watch Out for Spoilers)

Sex: 0 Shots

The only thing that even smelled a little remotely like sex in this whole thing was the predictable and completely unnecessary rekindling going on between Jackson Curtis (John Cusack) and his ex, Kate Curtis (Amanda Peet). No nudity. No bikini shots. What does PG-13 stand for? Praise God? Purity Galore ? Pretty Gay?

At least the actresses are hotter off screen than on…

Amanda Peet:

Thandie Newton is hotter than bit of Bush or stiff Clinton as First Daughter, Laura Wilson:

Finally, there’s Beatrice Rosen who plays Tamara, a Russian stacked doll:

Drink: ½ Shot

A couple of booze references…

1. At a Washington DC fund raiser, they drink a champagne toast to raising a lot of money.
2. Charlie Frost (Woody Harrelson) drinks Pabst and offers a couple cans to Jackson Curtis. On his way out of the motor home, Jackson asks if he can have another, Charlie says the one he’s drinking is the last one, Jackson thanks him and grabs it as he leaves.
3. Blu Mankuma (and if i die i want to come back as someone named Blu Mankuma) plays jazzman Harry Helmsley, who has been on the wagon for 28 years before finding out the world’s going to end and starting his new, if brief, life as a reborn drinker by swigging a double Jack Daniels (Black Label).

Rock & Roll: 4 Shots

The only hint of rock music we get is the above song. So yeah, no real rock.

As far as the special effects go, however…total balls out hard as hell rock. Like i said before, the space between the songs may be a little long but man, when they kick out the jams your jams are thoroughly kicked.

Boring Technical Crap

Written by: Roland Emmerich & Harald Kloser

Directed by: Roland Emmerich

Starring

Morgan Lily – Lilly Curtis

Amanda Peet – Kate Curtis

Thandie Newton – Laura Wilson

Beatrice Rosen – Tamara

John Cusack – Jackson Curtis

Bottom Line

Don’t see it. Unless you’re thinking about waiting until it comes out on DVD. If you’re gonna see it, see it on the big screen.

Oh all right, a bonus shot of Thandie…

If you found a package with a skull on it, you would be careful what you did with it. It means there’s some dangerous stuff inside.

You can use that logic and apply it to Ke$ha. The dollar sign in the name tells you all you need to know about her.

You might remember her from this but you probably don’t, doesn’t matter. ‘Tik Tok’ *shudders* is an illiterate anthem for gutter-dwellers everywhere.

The opening lines are hilarious, she wakes up feeling like P.Diddy, how? How could anyone wake up and feel like P.Diddy?

You know those days when you wake up and feel like one of the richest people in the world with a multi-billion dollar business empire? No I don’t either.

She also brushes her teeth with ‘a bottle of Jack‘ which must make her dentist and indeed dentists everywhere, furious.

Is Jack Daniels a suitable replacement for toothpaste? 9 out of 10 dentists told me to fuck off.

Once you’ve stopped giggling at the stupidity of the opening verse the song progresses (if you can call it that) into a tribute to DJs and exploding phones, fighting, being drunk, being thrown out of clubs.

Sound familiar? Here’s but one example.

I can understand the point of songs like this for nightclubs, you don’t have to listen to the lyrics or anything, just keep on dancing.

But really, does she honestly expect people to pay for a song like this? Of course, of course she does. After all she’s Ke$ha, it’s all about the $.

Stort grattis till Tinka som rapporterade första innehavet av pjäsen ovan. Unge Tingström är nu stolt ägare till en basist-whiskey. För att tyda vilken av de fyra Mustaschmedlemmarnas tunna just din flaska kommer från, kommer här en liten kodnyckel:

Ralf, barrel 3747: “Soft and marvellous like a threesome with two beautiful groupies in a hotel suite. You and me with this barrel – the perfect threesome!”

David, barrel 3746: “As sharp as a fuzz-box guitar solo. As loud and rich as an amplifier, this one goes to twelve. Heavy metal hard rock!”

Stam, barrel 3765: “A touch of Entwistle and Butler, but the rest is like an overly distorted bass. You can always have another one…”

Danne, barrel 3754: “Round and smooth, wild and explosive, sharp and sprawling in both aroma and taste. Hits you hard in the chest just like my 26″ kick drum. Hell yeah!

Basescu e mort de beat in direct. Lacrimeaza =))))) . A sarbatorit sarmanul. Sa nu ii amendeze pe astia de la Antena 3 ca il pune intr-o imagine proasta. Deci se dau lei pt. oi. Sa faca ce taranii? Sa puna leii sa manace oile? Il pune pe Jack Daniel’s premier? In noaptea asta bea si maine promulga legi. Deci e genial! =))

Temat skäggväxt fortsätter idag. För ungefär en kvart sedan släpptes den nämligen; Jack Daniels Mustasch Single Barrel Limited Edition (mycket snyggare flaska än den ovan, för övrigt). Limiterad till 1100 pavor, sen är den slut forever om uttrycket tillåts. In på bolaget och beställ, för bövelen. 599 pix.

11.1.09 Evening Service

This evening service sparks the beginning of our Fall Revival. Bro. Jack brings a powerful sermon about what the church is suppose to be. When Jesus is in the house.

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Since Bro. Jack Daniels’ has an established audio ministry that helps support his ministry, digital copies online will not be provided during the fall revival. However many of Bro. Jack’s sermons have been recorded and are here on his audio website. While there, you can also sign up for Bro. Jack’s “Message of the Month.” Bro. Jack will also have CD’s available after each service.

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JACK DANIELS, PUNCHLINE! COMEDY AND IMPROV FEST
4TH NOV -23RD DEC ( EVERY WED ONLY)

By Chaos Theory Entertainment for Harveyz, Durban North

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 28 / 10/ 2009

Harveyz, Durban North has proved itself as Durban’s premier comedy club in 2009. Staging monthly performances to packed and enthusiastic crowds and a slew of Durban and RSA acts on the bills. Punchlines! Comedy Club a concept by award-winning comedian and promoter Glen Bo and owner of Harveyz, Paul V is finishing off the year with a weekly show festival taking us right into Christmas.

The concept, very simple a weekly show offering something different from Improv comedy, stand-up by established acts, new acts competition and one man show performances. There is also guest star comedians from all around RSA, tba.

The festival will offer:

• A mix of Improv comedy AKA “Who’s line is it anyway” performed by the 4 Horsemen of the ApocoLAUGH.

• Stand-up comedy from Durban’s best new and established acts as well as guest comedians from Gauteng. Every week offering something different. Including a mix of: GLEN BO, SIMMI AREFF, ROBBY COLLINS, DUSTY RICH, JEM ATKINS, GARETH WOODS and JHB comedians.

• Glen Bo’s one man show –Duality on the 25th Nov “ utter genius, exceptionally funny and moving”

• KZN New Acts Search Competition – offering interested acts and new acts the opportunity to perform, be work shopped and keep developing KZN Comedy sponsored by the DSOC ( Durban School of Comedy)

FULL LINE-UPS CHECK:
Facebook: DURBAN COMEDY
http://tinyurl.com/durbancomedy

Blog: www.chaostheoryentertainment.wordpress.com

DATES: NOV 4 – DEC 23 ( WED only)
Nov:4.11.18.25
DEC:2.9.16.23

BOOKINGS / TICKETS:
pre-sale from Computicket, at the Venue, at the Door or by booking: 031-5634887

DURBAN NORTH
CORNER of BROADWAY & KENSINGTON DRIVE
Durban, South Africa