Reason #176 Proving The Internet Is Scary

You're drinking your morning coffee and this gets forwarded to you:


Now you could go on for days trying to understand what's happening in this picture. What you really need to be concerned about is what's in the box under his bed. Is it something that he's not proud of, like: guns, Guitar Hero and body hair? Or perhaps it's something too good - too good for the world. Yes, that's it, it's something that the world isn't ready for...yet.

Let's Shake On It

An over enthusiastic fan gave Cindy McCain a little too much lovin' during a recent handshake encounter and sprained her hand. I found a Youtube clip of the guy, he seems like a strong supporter.

Larry Bird

My favorite basketball player of all time is Larry Bird. When I was a kid I worshiped the ground he walked on. If there was 1 second left on the clock, that was all the time he needed to make something happen. He couldn't run, he could couldn't jump but he dominated the court.

Larry Bird retired in 1992, that's 16 years ago. So I guess I'll throw this one right at the creative geniuses at the Skechers shoe company...what the hell is wrong with you?


What child in this day and age would want a Larry Bird sneaker? And even if they did want them, how in the world did that commercial make it on air? Don't they have meetings and such? Doesn't somebody have to approve it first, like an important person or something? They're not even green!

Is this how it happened?

"Hey what's the date today? What?! The 15th! We're supposed to deliver the Larry Bird kid shoe commercial tomorrow. Well let's get our top guys on it pronto. Oh, they're all on working on the Bo Jackson mandel. Alright then just have the intern do it. Someone print out some Wikipedia info of Bird for him."

Seriously, a guy with an NBA career like this...

NBA champion (1981, '84, '86)
NBA Finals MVP (1984, '86)
NBA MVP (1984, '85, '86)
Nine-time All-NBA First Team (1980-88)
All-NBA Second Team (1990)
All-Defensive Second Team (1982, '83, '84)
NBA Rookie of the Year (1980)
One of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996)
Olympic gold medalist (1992)

...deserves a better commercial. Eat shit Skechers, you fuckin' nitwits.

He Is Coming, The Chosen One

I've searched the stars, consulted the bones and double checked my math...our savior will be born roughly nine months from now.

Mixed Martial Arts fighter Tito Ortiz and his Pornstar girlfriend Jenna Jameson are expecting a child...such an understatement. You'd be a fool not to begin your worshiping now. The combination of these two people and their professions can only result in something this world has never known before.

So here's to your King...


Here's to your Queen...

And here's to your new God...

He is a merciful God, he only asks that you kneel....

Well, That REALLY Sucks

Iggy and the Stooges (featuring Mike Watt on bass) got their gear stolen on August 4th outside the:

EMBASSY SUITES HOTEL
208 SAINT ANTOINE OUEST,
MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA

"All equipment was in a rented penske 15 foot yellow truck
with u.s. (michigan) license plate number AC46493
parked immediately outside the hotel, the theft had to have happened in the morning, between 6:30 and 7:30 am..."

What the fuck, this couldn't have happened to... um.... I can't even think of a new (crappy) band's name. What the fuck, this couldn't have happened to Creed?! I know the year is wrong but it feels like the right thing to say.

And look at the what the dirty bastards grabbed:
Vintage Gibson bass that had been Mike Watt's go-to instrument since his Minutemen days in the 1980s

Red roadcase containing:
Red Gibson 1963 EB-3 bass (this is mike watt's bass!) USA No serial number

Black roadcase containing:r
Reverend Flying V guitar - Volcano black USA #08001

Black roadcase containing:
Reverend Orange guitar USA 03416 ZSL7

Black fibre case containg:
Gibson red SG short scale bass USA No serial number

Black roadcase containing:
Marshall Vintage/Modern Amplifier UK M-2007-07-0926-2 RoHS

Black roadcase containing:
Marshall Vintage/Modern Amplifier UK M-2007-07-0927-2 RoHS

4x Marshall 4x12 Cabinets (with Tuki cover) UK #1 Slant: M-2007-05-0149-0

4x Marshall 4x12 Cabinets (with Tuki cover) UK #2 Straight: M-2006-49-0380-0

4x Marshall 4x12 Cabinets (with Tuki cover) UK #3 Slant: M-2007-05-0150-0

4x Marshall 4x12 Cabinets (with Tuki cover) UK #4 Straight: M-2006-49-0381-0

Orange Calzone road case containing:
Guitar pedal board and pedals USA/Japan No serial number
Assorted leads USA/UK No serial number
2x mic stands Germany No serial number
Assorted strings and spares USA No serial number
plus:
2x Boss TU2 Chromatic Tuner
Boss CH1 Super Chorus
Fulltone OCD Overdrive
Crybaby Wah
Peterson Strobo-Stomp Tuner Pedal
Whirlwind A/B Boxes
Whirlwind Cable Tester
and many many istrument cables
various tools ( screwdrivers, soldering iron, pliers, etc... )
tambourine and maracas

Cardboard box containing:
Assorted replacement drum heads USA No serial number

Gretsch Silver Sparkle Catalina drum kit USA No serial number
26" Kick Drum No serial number
13" Rack Tom No serial number
18" Floor Tom No serial number
4x Cymbal Stands No serial number
1x Snare Stand No serial number
1x Hi Hat Stand No serial number
1x Drum Throne No serial number

Eden D810 Bass cabinet USA D810RP4 0703E5001

Eden D810 Bass cabinet USA D810RP4 0703E5002

Cardboard box containg:
Eden VT300 Bass amplifier USA 0601E5115

Cardboard box containg:
Eden VT300 Bass amplifier USA 0507E5033

Floor Fan CHINA No serial number

Floor Fan CHINA No serial number

Green clamshell suitcase containing:
Yamaha snare drum JAPAN No serial number
Yahama kick pedal JAPAN No serial number
Zildjian Mega Bell cymbal USA No serial number
Zildjian 15" Hi-Hats USA No serial number
3x Zildjian 18" 19" 20" crash medium cymbals USA No serial number

Brown Epiphone guitar case:
Black Epiphone EB3 short scale bass KOREA F300503

1 x Wheeled Black Pelican case (50cm x 28cm x 20cm) containing :
A selection of microphones and microphone accessories, most of which are in separately labeled black pouches. All of the microphones are of Shure manufacture, also a BSS DI box. Inside the Pelican case there is also a Ferrari pencil case containing an iPod, iPod accessories, various small cables and adaptors, a Leatherman Charge, a Stooges AAA tour laminate, some pain killers, some sharpies, some electrical tape, some business cards (Mr Rik Hart). Within the case there is also a big pair of Sony headphones (model MDR7506) with a long curly cable and three very long XLR to XLR mic cables. Here's a more specific list of the microphones :
2 x SM91
5 x SM98
2 x B98
2 x SM81
2 x KSM32
1 x KSM27
2 x B52
3 x SM57
8 x SM58
1 x BSS AR-133 DI Box
(all manufactured by shure)

http://www.hootpage.com/stoogesstolenstuff/stoogesstolenstuff.html

Pics of the stolen gear here.