Name

SO,I haven't posted here in a while. I've been too busy to. Work has been crazy and some days I just want to scream at the top of my lungs. But, I'm just grateful to have a job at the moment.

I've also been juggling MBP stuff too - trying to get a website up, trying to get things organized, etc., etc.

Anyways, we are possibly in search for a new name for the band (currently The Michael Blair Project). So, I'm asking for your opinion and/or your help. We need ideas.

 And please, do not say "Kathleen Turner Overdrive", everybody says that every time that I ask. It's cheesy because it's from a movie (a very funny movie), and there is already a punk band in Atlanta with that name.

But, other than that all other names will be accepted, if we pick your name - we'll, like, give you something. You'll be that proud owner of Michael's extra pick tree (some of you won't even know what that is), or maybe Ryan Evans will make you dinner. We'll think if something grand for you to win.

Southern Un-Hospitality

This last weekend I visited Tennessee (The Volunteer State-What are they volunteering for? - Who knows). We (Bri, Amanda, Adam and myself) drove down to Jackson to see our good friends Dylan and Marabeth. Then on Saturday we drove over to Nashville to see the Red Wings play the Nashville Predators. And then all hell broke loose.....the fans at the Sommet(soh-May) Center are crazy and rude. As you may have heard -The Wings got wasted at the game for a 8-0 shutout. I'm making no excuses for them, but they were on the second night of back-to-back games and they had to travel. Anyways, The fans were rude. After every goal they chanted:

"Coooonnnkklin.....Coooonnnkklinn......You Suck! You Suck!"

I felt like I was back at a Ferris State college hockey game. Every time that the announcers said: "Red Wings are on the power play" the crowd would chant "And they still suck!".

On top of all of that- the video team at the Sommet Center kept playing pre-made videos of the Wings bench with really old men in their uniforms and on respirators.

I did a little research on the chants and found out that the fans have given themselves the name "Section 303" and "Cellblock 303"and the have a myspace page that directs the fans on what the official chants are. Here's an excerpt from the page:


GOALIE TAUNTS:

# 1 (Goalies two syllable first or last name, followed by "Lo-ser!")
OS-GOOD: LO-SER!
OS-GOOD! LO-SER!
OS-GOOD! LO-SER! (repeat until psychiatric help needed)

# 2 (when clock hits :30 mark at beginning of Second Period to opposition goalie now positioned
immediately beneath the Cellblock)
"HEY, (GOALIES LAST NAME), WELCOME TO HELL!"

# 3 (when clock hits 19:30 mark at end of Second Period)
"HEY, (GOALIES LAST NAME), WEVE SEEN YOU UP CLOSE
YOU SUCK EVEN WORSE
COME BACK AND WE SHALL TAUNT YOU A SECOND TIME!"

# 4 (After Predators score and play resumes, rotate your arm above your head on each "swiss":)
"SWISS, SWISS, SWISS CHEESE
(GOALIES NAME) IS FULL OF HOLES!" (repeat 3 times)

All I can say is: Wow (and shake my head in disappointment that the human race is inherently evil)

If, and when, The Predators come to the Joe Louis arena. Our fans do not chant at their goalie, our fans do not have stupid disrespectful chants and our fans DO NOT have FANG FINGERS!!

Watch the video below - the very very cheesy "finger thing" that Taylor Swift does at the end of the video is what the Predator fans call "Fang Fingers" - the entire stadium does it when the Predators go on a power play. And then I laugh for ten minutes.

Here's the video

Mindless Self-Indulgence

Hello All - I haven't wrote one of these in a while. I've been extremely busy. So busy in fact that I haven't "stuck to my guns" with the whole eat better and workout plan. I gave in and ate some pizza the other day. Pizza is one of my favorite things, Some people say things like "I'm burnt out on pizza" or "I'm sick of eating pizza", I have never and will never utter those words from my lips. Also, I have missed working out for the last two weeks, I'm still eating pretty good though (besides the whole pizza debacle), and I'm keeping some of the weight off - I've lost a total of 25 pounds since December.

*Spoiler alert* - Tom is now going to talk about his underpants.

So, For valentines day - I bought my wife a single reeses peanut butter heart, because she loves them and she is on a diet too. And I tried to make it seem like that's all that I got her. Then later I told her that the rest of her gift was in the back room, It was a bottle of wine, a fleece blanket and a box of the reeses things. So then she gives me my present (that I told her not to buy). Underwear. I know what your thinking that this is some erotic male lingerie but it's not -ok. Just plain old underwear - I needed some - but at first I thought, Why? It's not that I hated them, but if I would have bought her a bag of grandma's Walmart specials for valentines day, she would've probably been mad.

Anyway's - I finally opened up my gift and wore them today, and I have to say that they are the most comfortable underwear that I have ever owned.

Ok - sorry for the long blog today. One more topic: The band that I'm in (The Michael Blair Project) has an upcoming show. I however will not be at this particular show, I will be out of town that weekend. But, at this show we will be promoting another show on April 4th at The Modern Exchange with some other pretty sweet bands (I promise that there will be no screaming, besides the shear volume of all 4 of our applauding fans). So tell your friend's and your uncle's and your uncle's uncle's.

Here's all the info:

Let's Talk About Random Question Saturday's (Multiple Choice Edition), Loudly, and on Our Cell Phone's, While Sitting in a Crowded Restaurant

This Random Multiple Choice Question Saturday is inspired by an event that happened on Thursday when I was at lunch.

The guy sitting right behind us was, what we in the biz call, a "Loud Talker". He was talking on his cell phone as loud as he could, for our entire meal. It was very annoying. So here you go:

What would you do in this situation?

A. Pull him up out of his seat by his shirt and slam him up against the wall and scream: Shut Up!
B. When you're done eating, politely ask him to talk quieter on his phone when he's in Subway.
C. Grab his phone, turn it off and then drop it in the middle of his table in a "Drumline" fashion. And then just walk away, ignoring anything that he says.
D. Do nothing because you're afraid of confrontation with strangers.

My friend Jim, a very outgoing person, opted for B.

I choose D.

~~ Tear ~~

This Type Of Thinking (Could Do Us In)

Verse 1:
I see the same lady driving the same green escort and least once a week on Eureka Rd. She has a "Princess" sticker on her bumper and she is usually doing something else in her car while driving, (don't we all) like eating or singing. Do other people pay this much attention to people? Or is it just me?

Chorus:
Is it weird that I find myself questioning whether or not it is acceptable to order a large "Black" coffee when 90% of the employee's at the Timmy H that I go to are African American.

Verse 2:
I see the same guy standing at the Smartbus bus stop almost every morning on my way to work. I notice him because he is a server at the Southgate Red Robin and we call him "Chocolate Rain" because he looks like Tay Zonday, who sings "Chocolate Rain" on YouTube. Chocolate Rain guy, If you ever read this, I'm not trying to offend you - but you really do look like him.

Chorus:
Maybe I should order my coffee "Regular" - Suggesting that it is regular to be black.

Bridge:
I forgot how old I was the other day - I had to ask my wife if I was 24 or 25. If I would have done the math, I could have figured it out.

I find myself forgetting lots of stuff lately. The beginnings of Alzheimer's and dementia scares me - despite distancing myself from aluminum. (It's been linked to causing both of those diseases)

Little Miss Understood

So Apparently my b-word, "One Too Many Mornings", was misunderstood by some. I guess that you all thought that my chiropractor is horrible for some reason. Well, it wasn't written right, it came out wrong - or with little explanation. So here's the ex-plan-a-tion:

I have had back problems ever since I worked at FedEx in 2002. When I started going to Odette chiropractic in 2003, I had 2 pinched nerves in my back. I was seeing another chiropractor until he left Odette's somewhere around 2004 - that's when I started seeing Dr. Nick. Now, years later he has his own practice in Newport and I drive down to his office once a month or so for a visit. Anyways, If you know anything about chiropractic, then you would know that the pain does not "vanish" after an adjustment. It takes a little bit of time. So for those of you who didn't get that(Adam Gorsline) - there's your ex-plan-a-tion. Dr. Nick is awesome and I know it's a bit of a drive, but, if your thinking about going to a chiropractor, he's the best.

P.S. Be sure to visit Adam's blog here - it's very very interesting. There are NO misunderstandings, at all.

Every Day is Opposite Day in the Mitten

There is a simple traffic law in the United States: Keep right, Pass on the left. It's so very very simple to do, and yet drivers, generally of the Michigan kind, don't get it. In fact, they do the opposite. They stay left, forcing other cars to pass them -- on the right.

This is not a rant about how I just want people out of my way on the commute into work, I even find myself guilty of breaking this law this sometimes. I understand how this could be easily confused with a "Everyone is wrong" kind of attitude - but it's not.

Following this simple rule allows for traffic, on freeways especially, to keep moving and not "jam". It safely allows for an accident that did happen to block part of the road and for traffic to keep moving, and it would drastically decrease the amount of accidents that involve trying to pass on the right, because there wouldn't be any passing on the right.

Here is some info on this subject and a song (annoying) that someone wrote about it.

http://culturedstate.wordpress.com/2005/08/25/pass-left-stay-right-repeat/

http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Insurance/InsureYourCar/left-lane-slowpokes-drive-you-crazy.aspx

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McJ4Yy5ZNeU
http://www.slowertraffickeepright.com/