**UPDATE #2** - I have found a copy of the video and embedded this onto this page.  Yes, I am going against the wishes of Prince, and probably makes me a new "Kim Dotcom" (minus the kabillions, New Zealand compound, and winning record on Call of Duty), but I think you need to see this.  Yeah, I'm a rebel, Dottie.  **God damn**  Literally minutes after posting this, the video was pulled.  I just watched the whole thing not a half hour ago... Well, I hope some of you got to see it.  Quit being such a priss about this Mr Nelson. This is a terribly fascinating You Tube posting.  I have...


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This aired during the Grammy's last night.  I missed it because I was watching "Luck" and "Walking Dead".  Later I saw lots of mentions of the "Chipotle commercial" on Twitter and today actually saw it for the first time on You Tube. It is marvelous.  For so many reasons. Sure, the message is great and I do admire Chipotle greatly, for working hard to "make a better world" with the way they garner their ingredients.  I love Chipotle, and those of you that know me, know I am a creature of habit and go to particular lunch places on specific days.  Mondays is "Chick-Fil-A Monday's" and Wednesdays...


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After the series of tweets from the recent Tool show I attended, someone asked me about the essay I wrote about the day Maynard appeared on Lex & Terry to promote his vineyard.  I'd forgotten about it until that request and found it the other day on the notes page of my Facebook account.  Here it is in full, with a couple of updated notes.  It is way too long, but at the time I wrote it I was really consumed with trying to figure out why he acted the way he did.  It very much changed my perception of him, both as a person and performer.  Not in a bad way, but sometimes when you realized...


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There was a massive shift in the force when DC Comics announced that it would be producing a collection of miniseries that would act as prequels for Watchmen.  Remember, this is the publisher that earlier this year relaunched 52 different titles with reboots of story lines  and characters to much varied reviews. Watchmen is the legendary 12 issue mega series from 1986-1987 that is generally considered to be a high point in comic publishing.  It won awards, people wrote thesis' about the storyline and it was eventually turned into a movie in 2009. (The full length director's cut on BluRay...


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Yes, I love soccer. That has been established for a long time and I gave up trying to convert people to the sport almost as long ago.  It's just not worth it.  If you don't like soccer now, odds are you never will. But I do think I can convince you that the sport of soccer has the right idea when it comes to commentary and how it should be done. At least Ray Hudson does. Ray Hudson is a former player with Newcastle United in England, and some of the old NASL teams here in the states.  He was the coach of the now defunct MLS team, the Miami Fusion.  But what Ray is most famous...


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I attended the Tool show here in Dallas last night.  My intention was to live-tweet from the venue, but my signal was crap and only a few got out.. So upon request, and mostly because I'd written them and didn't want to waste them... I reposted all of them this morning on twitter.  Here is the full collection for anyone that cares to read them... I realize after the fact I may have spent too much time writing and not enough enjoying the show..  shit. I also realize now I didn't really tell you what I thought of the show... It was good.  They generally always are.  There were very noticeable...


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About five days ago Louis CK, the noted stand-up comic and everyman of the outstanding FX TV show, released online a video of his two nights at the Beacon Theater. The reason this is a big deal is because Louis CK is doing this as a one man show.  He spent $170,000 to shoot the two nights with a very high end six camera setup, but he edited all of the footage himself on a MacBookPro laptop, and then posted it online to buy for only $5.  There are no restrictions, DRM, or anything really from you putting it up on Torrent, except your conscience. That's his point.  Louis CK spent his own money...


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You may or may not know that I love to cook on a "Big Green Egg".  This is a ceramic smoker design based on the very old kamado barbecue from southern Japan.  In the 70's an American brought the design over and married with the advanced ceramic technologies of the States and the Big Green Egg was born.  While not cheap, the Egg is about as versatile as a cooker gets - from low and slow smoke to hot enough to sear. Anyway, this Thanksgiving the turkey is being done on the Egg and I thought I'd document it for you. First Mr. Turkey.  Here he is getting a good washing. Then he gets put in a giant...


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This site has enjoyed a bit of traffic since I started it a few weeks ago.  I appreciate everyone that has popped in to read a story or two. Now, I want to start talking, discussing, snarking and finding out just how funny all of you are.  I've added two different ways to safely comment to the stories I post.   First is Facebook.  Commenting will also share the story on your wall, so considering to the content on this site, I understand if that isn't something you'd like to do.  I do hope that you share things on Facebook that you like just so that more people find the site. Second...


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Last night was one of the most bizarre TV moments I have ever witnessed, and I've watched a lot of TV. Bob Costas' surprise interview with alleged pedophile Jerry Sandusky was as weird, fascinating, maddening and telling an interview as we will ever watch. Costas, who I think is pretty good at his job, was really tasked with asking a series of hard questions to a guy that the world largely wants shot.  And Sandusky's answers did not disappoint.  Listening to this guy try and defend himself must have psycho-therapists and clinical physicians around the world with therapy boners.  It really...


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