Probably not, but there are a lot of people hoping that Taylor Swift’s third studio album turns out to be a blockbuster. “Fearless”, the young singer’s sophomore effort, was a certified phenomenon, selling over 6 million copies (“Thriller” numbers in today’s environment) and making Taylor the first country artist to win an MTV Video Music Award. It also won her an Album of the Year Grammy. This means that expectations are sky-high. Those sky-high expectations probably won’t be met, but […]
Sports
Bike Shorts Were NEVER Cool: Wayne Brady & Mike Tyson Take On Bobby Brown
This is by FAR the funniest thing I’ve seen all week. Funnyordie.com’s latest viral clip features “Let’s Make a Deal” host/Grammy nominated R&B singer Wayne Brady appearing in a seriously authentic revision of Bobby Brown’s classic 1989 video for “Every Little Step”. Not that the video took a lot of trouble to recreate. All you need is some video chicks, a white background and those big-ass block letters. The biggest expense was probably the recreation of the wardrobe, although I […]
Blerd Radio Episode 8: Me, Grandpaw Jimmy & The Mysterious Celebrity Porno Renter
For Blerd Radio Episode 8, I turned to Jimmy , who hosts his own show entitled “Funny Like Car Accident Funny”. Over a wide ranging hour, we combined to bellyache about pertinent issues including: -Christine O’Donnell’s love of witchcraft. -Our need for a publicist to get us on “Real Time with Bill Maher” -What happens when Derek Jeter’s contract runs out at the end of this season (you think perhaps us talking about the Yanks was a bad luck charm?) -Whatever […]
Roger Clemens: What a Dope
When you’ve competed to win your entire life, it stands to reason that most people would take whatever shortcut they can to ensure success. So by that token, I understand why performance-enhancing drugs became so prevalent in Major League Baseball in the late Nineties. What I don’t understand is how a few players are so intent on saving their legacies that they’ll risk their freedom to preserve their legacies. OR, maybe Roger Clemens has been telling the truth all along […]
The Boss is Gone: R.I.P. George Steinbrenner
He may have been born in Ohio, and his primary home base might have been in Florida, but George Steinbrenner was the personification of New York. Loud and blustery, but determined to win at all costs. For better or worse, Steinbrenner, owner of the New York Yankees for nearly 40 years, set the template for the modern day sports team owner. It would be hard to imagine, say…a Mark Cuban without George Steinbrenner. That letter than the Cavaliers owner sent […]
Blerd Radio Episode 6: The Drunkcast
Blerd Radio is back after a short hiatus. We’re still trying to nail down the right je ne sais quoi (is that spelled right?) so we’re playing with different time slots and host combinations. This week, I jumped from my friend Jim’s “Funny Like Car Accident Funny” podcast right into my own show-so I was warmed up, in more ways than one. There was definitely a higher level of intoxication happening than on your average podcast, but me, Jim and my friend Will still managed to […]
A Quick Word About LeBron Going to Miami
We live in a different time. Team loyalty is a thing of the past. While there’s a lot to be said for the general classiness of players who stay with one team for their entire career, also let it be known that it works both ways. For every Derek Jeter, there’s a Kobe Bryant. LeBron gave the city of Cleveland and the Cavaliers a good run. He’s not obligated to stay with the team if he feels like he has […]
Blerd Briefs: Prince, George Michael and Baseball!!
In an interview, with a British newspaper called The Daily Mirror, Prince declared the internet “dead”. The legendary performer, who is prone to making completely befuddling public statements, stated that the reason he wasn’t making his new music available via digital venues is because “all these computers and digital gadgets are no good. They just fill your head with numbers and that can’t be good for you”. So says the man who has at various times, sued internet fan sites […]
Blerd Radio Episode 6: Drake, Dads and Douches
Well, we got at least two of the three topics covered. On the latest episode of Blerd Radio, I am joined by GG and Carletta, who also happened to be my very first guests on Blerd Radio! Among the topics discussed in this action-packed episode: The NBA Finals, Ron Artest’s rap career and why people hate Kobe Bryant The ongoing struggles of the Jackson family, and is Joe Jackson the most hated entertainment figure of all time? What happened to Christina […]
Blerd Radio Episode 5: Hot & Bothered
You can listen to or download Episode 5 here . Hot? Because it was nice and toasty inside the office when I recorded this episode, and turning on the air conditioning would have resulted in a background noise even more annoying than listening to this hour-long monologue. Bothered? Maybe not so much. I was a little annoyed, but the show turned out to be less obnoxious or rude than I intended for it to be. Some things and people just aren’t […]
Blerd Radio Episode 4: Dude, You're in My Seat
Blerd Radio celebrates a milestone this week! Well, no we don’t. But I couldn’t think of a more dramatic way to introduce Episode 4 . On this episode, I am joined once again by my boy +LB, who was awakened out of peaceful slumber by a text from yours truly saying “Dude! The show starts in ten minutes!”. I am also joined by Jay, who hosts the much more professional (and funnier, and more drunken) Brink of Sanity Podcast . Not only is +LB my first […]