Being There

PETA's banned Superbowl ad

The folks who bring the 'Lingerie Bowl', countless viagra ads, and Prince jacking off his guitar to millions of viewers, found this as from PETA too sexy for their broadcast. Whatever.

I Love You, Man (red band, NSFW)

It's morning in America...

How frakkin' cool is this ?

24's "David Emerson"

So, watched the back-to-back season premieres of 24, the long running Fox thriller starring Kiefer Sutherland. As you may know, Kiefer has stayed true to his Canadian roots (while he was born in the UK, his father was born here, and Kiefer grew up here). He employs a lot of Canadians, both behind and in front of the camera. This year is no different, with former "Trudeau" star Colm Feore as the first husband (which is it's own in-joke, the former Prime Minister now the husband of a female American President) and Vancouver's own Carly Pope as his dead son's ex. But this year, there appears to be a little something extra for Canadian viewers.

 The main bad guy Kiefer's character Jack Bauer is after at the moment, is a character named David Emerson. He's the smaller fish Jack needs to bring down to get the next bigger fish up the ladder (and yeah, fish do use ladders...look it up). Now, if you have been paying attention to federal politics for the past 3 years or so, and even more likely if you live in Vancouver or BC, the name should ring a bell immediately: David Emerson, the Liberal candidate from Vancouver-Kingsway who crossed the floor to become a Conservative in 2006. A mere coincidence ?

 All I know, is that the fictitious Emerson of "24" is a former good guy who went over to the dark side. He has turned against all he had been given and is now a treasonous mercenary, working without conscious for whomever offers the most.

 The actual Emerson is...no longer in office after two years of cries for his resignation, and choosing not to run again in 2008.

 I wonder how the fictional Emerson will meet his end ?

Rickey Henderson goes to Cooperstown, calls himself to congratulate him

 Rickey Henderson has just been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, so here's a small tribute to him, likely much less than he would like...



 
 And some quotes:

 

• "I'm really just spaced out...I haven't really thought about what I'm going to say."
— The normally verbose Henderson, on being inducted into the Hall of Fame, Associated Press, Jan. 12, 2009

• "They kept that s--- a secret from me...I wish they had told me. My God, could you imagine Rickey on 'roids? Oh, baby, look out!"
— Denying using steroids during his career, The New Yorker, Sept. 12, 2005

• "People always ask me why I still want to play, but I want to know why no one will give me an opportunity. It's like they put a stamp on me: 'Hall of Fame. You're done. That's it.' It's a goddamn shame."
— On his inability to make it back into the major league because, as he suspected, most people took it for granted that would make it into the Hall of Fame one day, The New Yorker, Sept. 12, 2005

• "The only thing I wish I could figure out is how I got misunderstood regarding the type of person I really am and what I accomplished...Just because I believed in what I was doing on the field and dedicated myself to playing the game, does that mean I'm cocky? Does that mean I'm arrogant? People who played against me called me cocky, but my teammates didn't. I brought attention, fear. I wanted to beat you in the worst way. If that made me cocky, so be it."
— On his reputation, Baseball Digest, Feb. 2003

• "Muhammad Ali was my idol, and in one of his phrases he said, 'I'm the greatest.' So I said, If I ever break the record, I want to say 'I'm the greatest' out of respect for Muhammad Ali. It had nothing to do with baseball."
— On his famous utterance on breaking the stolen base record, Baseball Digest, Feb. 2003

• Is known for referring to himself — often — in the third person. The quotes are endless. A sampling: "Rickey don't like it when Rickey can't find Rickey's limo"; "This is Rickey calling on behalf of Rickey. Rickey wants to play baseball"; "Rickey got a big ranch. Rickey got a big bull. Rickey got horses. Rickey got chickens and everything. And Rickey got a 20-gallon hat." The list goes on.

The Truth Is Out There...

...and it's louder than a bomb.

This is definitely worth a read:
 BIG NOISE

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