| Monday Misfits | | Date Created: Dec 05, 2005, 01:08 PM |
Capture the Flag: Now that we've been spared the pain of seeing the "Looookinnnngggg gggggooooood"/"you best open that door" commercial (hopefully forever), you can look forward to the new big-budget spot on Fox Sports, with their "Capture the Flag" NASCAR commercial starring Dale Jr. It's oddly symbolic of how the '05 season went for the Bud bunch - and ends on a positive note with Junior climbing upward rather than trapped under the rubble. It began airing during NFL coverage Sunday, so I'm sure you'll be seeing it through the playoffs.
NASCAR Banquet: I watched the only way it's tolerable: the following morning via Tivo, with the fast-forward on high speed except when Jay Mohr was on-screen. I made it through in slightly less than an hour. How disingenuous was David Poole's column about the business of the banquet? He knows better - but, then again, he did have to sit through the entire endless event, so I'll give him a lot of slack. (It's actually much longer in person - including rubbery banquet food and not time-compressed/edited as the folks at home see it on TV.)
Breakfast No-Shows: Most of the drivers opted out of Friday morning's NMPA Myers Brother breakfast. It's the single most-dreaded event on the calendar: mainly because Thursday night is the designated official party night, with major sponsors throwing some major bashes in honor of the season. (I wonder if they offered Budweiser this year? Last season, one of the largest official functions included a variety of beers, but absolutely no Anheuser-Busch products. Hard to believe, but it's indicative of NASCAR's occasional lapse of sponsor loyalty. Budweiser happens to be the official beer of NASCAR, the sponsor of the Busch Series for more than two decades and sponsor of the sport's most popular star.) After constant complaints for years from Dale Jr. about the early hour of the breakfast awards, we were assured by representatives of the NMPA that NASCAR will not allow another time slot or locale for the event, so don't look for it to change anytime soon. |
 Another sign of the apocalypse: If cheesy NASCAR merchandise sites are a barometer, THE item of the holiday season is the Dale Jr. "fountain/diecast display." Yes, nothing says you're a Dale Jr. fan like showing off your latest diecast car with water cascading behind it. Please tell me I've missed something by not understanding the appeal. As we say, "no accounting for taste." (Or lack thereof.)
Sorry kids- diecast not included. (And apparently you must add your own water. I have a thought: add Budweiser. Mmmmmmm... beeeeeeeeeeeeeer....)
POSITIVE Coverage of the War in Iraq: This is no joke. Many predict the U.S. will now be unbeatable in the Paralympics because of the huge number of our fine young troops returning from Iraq with missing limbs. This is much more distressing to me than the U.S. spending $300 million to plant fake stories in Iraq news outlets. That $300 million should be going to the veterans who return home - damaged for life and forgotten as soon as they are discharged from the hospital. And what about the emotional and mental scars that you can't repair with a scalpel or band-aid? Bring these kids home - and then take care of them like they deserve to be taken care of...
Reverse Engineering: A simple but brilliant photo timeline from Wonkette, a Washington blogger who's as famous for sexy insider gossip as for her politics.
Seriously, Bill O'Reilly is insane: The all-time winner on MSNBC's "Countdown's Worst People in the World" feature, O'Reilly recently invited terrorist attacks against San Francisco. Now, the big head takes credit for lower prices at the pump. Just be careful with that loofah sponge there Bill.
In a related laugh: Fox News and O'Reilly -- leaders in a self-aggrandizing campaign to stop what they call "the removal of Christ in Christmas"- were caught with their pants down, selling their own "holiday" ornaments on the official Fox website while screaming it is a crime when others replace the word "Christmas" with "holiday." When they were called out on their hypocrisy. the website was changed overnight. One question: who would want an O'Reilly Factor ornament on their holiday - uh, I mean Christmas tree?!? O'Reilly's fellow Fox employee John Gibson, has a new book about this horrid holiday issue, and is now going on talk shows saying anyone who practices "the wrong religion" (in other words, not his) will have to answer to God when they die. Thankfully, there is hope, and you can find it at the
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 Fight! Fight! Stapp Brawls with 311: I'm sure the boys from Omaha wiped the floor with his faux-Christian-rock butt. Luckily for us, it seems we will be able to watch his further drunken meltdown on Spike TV's "Casino Cinema" Tuesday night at 9 pm ET. Set your Tivo. (I'm sure NASCAR is proud to have aligned their wagon to his - ahem - star power. Yes, I know I can be very harsh on NASCAR - but I wish they would have higher standards and make smarter decisions in many areas.)
On a happier note, If you are passionate about music, you'll love the brand new PANDORA online music system. AH, the joys of new ideas and technology. Try it out.
Some fine stuff from Despair.com
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