Ichiro's favorite American expression

I think this is old as hades, but I don't care. I just saw it the other day.

Horses: Love 'em or hate 'em!

In honor of this weekend's wonderful -- yet decadent and depraved -- tradition known as the Kentucky Derby, here is a horse racing video that has absolutely nothing to do with the fine people of Kentucky, poseur celebrities in big hats and Access Hollywood.
It stars Alan Partridge, brilliant comic actor Steve Coogan's alter-ego / talk show host / commentator. He was sort of like a British Colbert long before there was ever a Colbert.
Coogan's stateside attempts at breaking through have been mixed (and a bit muddled), but Alan Partridge was a f**kin' legend, so let the legend live on...

"Let's hope that tomfoolery doesn't escalate into blind, ugly violence."

Record Club: I Need You Tonight

Hot off the blogosphere, Beck's got a side gig remaking old albums with current artists. From the website:

"it is an informal meeting of various musicians to record an album in a day. An album is chosen to be reinterpreted and used as a framework. Nothing rehearsed or arranged ahead of time. A track is put up here once a week. As you will hear, some of the songs are rough renditions, often first takes documenting what happened over the course of a day. There is no intention to ‘add to’ the original work or attempt to recreate the power of the original recording. Only to play music and document what happens. And those who aren’t familiar with the albums in question will hopefully look for the songs in their definitive versions."

This week it's INXS's Kick. Past entries include (entirely) The Velvet Underground, Skip Spence and Leonard Cohen. They're already four weeks into it, so we all kinda missed the Cool Express, but these trains don't move too fast. You and I can ride on top, Slumdog-style and laugh at everyone else.

Seasick Steve

I found it a little frustrating that I had to find out about this guy while watching Top Gear, a British show that airs here on BBC America. It's a great show, but it's about cars, not musicians. They had him on as a "celebrity" guest for one of their regular segments. Apparently, he's huge over there after being featured on Jools Holland's show.

Now, there are countless domestic acts that have tremendous success in Europe and never catch on over here. The audiences are different, I suppose. But there's something wrong when we can't appreciate a good boogie/blues act like this--we invented it. For shame, America.

Here is his breakout performance back in 2006:

Yeasayer on the Metro - UPDATED

Brooklyn's Yeasayer performing No Need to Worry and Red Cave for La Blogotheque in the streets and subways of Paris. Heads up to all my people in the Triangle: They're playing at Cat's Cradle in Chapel Hill next Tuesday, the 4th. Check 'em out.


But that may be a little misleading if you haven't heard them before. It's not folk, well, not traditional folk. Here's a live performance of 2080--closer to what you'd hear on an album or at the show.

Improper Use of Shading, aka Giant Jesus Penis

Phil Cheats on Cancer-Survivor Wife

...Will be a future headline. Bet on it. Subhead: Sports Writers Across The Country Look Like Morons.

This may not be the best venue to voice my opinion of the whole Lefty v. Tiger (aka Good v. Evil) story that has yet to dissipate, but it's all I've got. It's not enough to avoid the OpEd section of my newspaper or frequented worldwide leader of sports websites. I'm getting stuff emailed to me en masse and it's a perpetual item on my FB NewsFeed. Who knew so many of my female friends were professional golf enthusiasts?

Message to all: Deifying celebrities--anyone for that matter--will only increase the severity of their demise.

And now for something completely different.

See what had happen wuz...

Oh no he didn't...
Oh Gurl, yes he did...

Viva Europa!

Below are two trailers for the upcoming film, "Boogie Woogie," about...well, still not sure. Definitely art. And a couple people definitely get busy with each other.

But regardless, compare the two and guess which one is the U.S. trailer and which is the European one. There is a gaping hole's difference (Boom! Snap! Done!):




Same film. Two different interpretations. But I wouldn't take my mother to either of them.

"George Michael: I, uh ... need you to make some fake IDs for me and Maeby.
Gob: Like a passport?
George Michael: Yeah, yeah, that would be great. Oh, and, uh, preferably French. I like the way they think."
-George Michael Bluth, Arrested Development, Episode 8

A heartwarming story from the Heartland

In the constant hustle of young adulthood — the resumes, internships, realistic goal-setting, ass-kissing and whore-ish self-promotion that it takes to try and make something of yourself in one's salad days and beyond — many young men and women grow tired of the game and just say "F**k it", taking whatever job or girlfriend/boyfriend that comes along and simply settle.

But every once in a while, a story will come along that will touch you. Every once in a while, a young dreamer will throw caution to the wind and reach for the stars. Every once in a while, a star is born...

Today, frustrated second-year KU law student Ryan McAteer declared his eligibility for the NBA draft...

Well played, Ryan. Best of luck to you.

To Catch a Predator

Paging Chris Hansen...

Just because Jared Allen can pull it off doesn't mean you should try. Would you define that as a Squirrel Pelt, Tennessee Top Hat, or a Kentucky Waterfall? Good thing you got rid of it Big Ben, I'm not sure that is the image that the Commish is looking for.

News Flash: Mikelson's Wife Has Cancer

MSMDO.com is currently in discussion with those in and around the Mickelson camp. Please stay tuned as this breaking story develops.

UPDATE: It has been confirmed with Wikipedia that Amy Mickelson, wife of recent Masters tournament champion Phil Mickelson, was indeed diagnosed with breast cancer nearly a year ago. Attempts to keep this information private were foiled this weekend by crack investigative reporter Jim Nantz of CBS Sports. Calls to CBS were not returned at time of publishing.

Situational Training

David Wright and The Situation? Hawking Vitamin Water? Didn't see this one coming...

Lights Out

In case you missed it, Matt Cooke got knocked the fuck out. For those of you who don't watch hockey, Matt Cooke is a winger for the Pittsburgh Penguins, and he is known more for his cheap shots than he is for shots on goal.

Now guys who take cheap shots in the NHL aren't always hated if they are willing to fight, but Cooke takes the shots and won't drop the gloves. Until now. Evander Kane of the Atlanta Thrashers got ahold of him before he could skate away. There is no telling how many guys in the NHL were happy to see Cooke get his. Wait for the replay...

Kid Cudi...

Keepin' it real.

Fang Island: Daisy

Warning: Weirdness. FF to the 1:20 mark if you're not into interpretive dancing and synthesizers. Tune's pretty good from then on.

Tiger Woods Spoof

The Big Nowitzki

The best 7-foot shooter the game has ever seen takes it to the silver screen.

Finishing the play...

Remember when your father/coach told you to finish the play and then say "ouch", or in this case "FUCK!"?

The above picture is an X-ray. It is the X-ray of knee cap that is broken in half to be exact.

That split knee cap belongs to Corey Williams a red-shirt freshman at Vanderbilt. Here is how it happened...

Needless to say, Corey is tougher than you.