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    What up blogger? Tomorrow is a big day in the MMA world as GSP takes on Jake Sheilds and I am compleatly torn. I have always been a big GSP fan (I will only call him GSP in this post cause I cant spell his name) so I have been a GSP fan but I really like Sheilds for differnt reason’s and I like the guys from Ceaser Gracie’s camp. I like the Diaz brothers as well event though they are brash assh**les sometimes. So here is my issue who do I cheer for during the fight. I feeel like I can’t turn on GSP now since I have cheering for him for so long but deep down I really think it is Sheilds time. The guy has not even lost a fight in the last sixteen he has had. I also think while GSP is a great fighter he is more of a awesome athleate where-as Sheilds and the Diaz brother are just stright up fighters to me. I know one thing it is going to be a great fight and maybe GSP will just keep the train rolling and I don’t know what I am talking about. Have a great weekend ya’ll I need a beer

4/29/2011

I think it’s funny that with my schedule I actually saw a bit of THE ROYAL WEDDING. THen fell asleep on the couch woke up briefly and the wedding was still going…..I forgot church weddin’s be long!

Anyhow Thanks to the metal lovin’ guys at Crown Black Car (use them they rule! 206-722-CROWN for rides!) I saw this!!!!!

Venom Singer Saddened By Royal Snub
By Keith Spillett

Uncle Cronos

There is one Brit who is still waiting for his invitation to tomorrow’s wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton. Cronos (Conrad Lant), the bass player and singer from the band Venom, has checked his mailbox everyday patiently waiting for a message that may never come. Why would the lead singer of a band that recorded songs like “Sons of Satan” expect an invite to one of the most sacred and important events in Britain this century? Cronos is, in fact, Kate Middleton’s uncle.

As hard as this may be to believe for many metalheads, Cronos is the brother of Kate’s mom Mary Lant. In an exclusive interview with The Tyranny of Tradition, Cronos revealed that he had a close relationship with Kate from the time she was a baby. “We were on tour supporting the Welcome to Hell album when I got the call. Little Katy was about to be born. The band and I cancelled the show and rushed to the hospital. I’ll never forget when I held her for the first time. Abaddon and I broke down in tears. It was beautiful,” recalled Cronos.

Cronos was always a big part of the future princesses life. She grew up going to Venom concerts and was even in the studio when the band recorded their third album “At War With Satan”. “Mantas had this great idea to have her voice mixed into the background of the song “Aaaaaarrghh” but it we were never able to get it to sound right.”

As Kate got older she got more involved with the band. “She started playing drums at age 7 and even sat in with us a few times during concerts. She played Buried Alive with us at a show in Coventry back during the reunion in 1995 and was amazing. She reminded me a lot of Dave Lombardo.”

When the royal couple first started dating Kate promised Cronos that they might play at the wedding if the two ever decided to tie the knot. “She had this whole idea about us playing Countess Bathory during the part of the service where she walked up to the altar. I thought it was crazy, but she kept bringing the idea up. I’d have been honored to play her wedding.”

Cronos was in touch with Kate as recently as seven months ago, but since the wedding announcement she has not returned any of his phone calls. “She used to call me her favorite uncle. She loved singing songs with me when she was a little girl. We used to sing the song “Black Metal” together. She loved doing the growling part at the end. Now she won’t even talk to me.”

There have been few mentions of Cronos’ relationship with Kate in the British press. He believes the royal family has conspired to keep the Kate Middleton/Venom connection out of the media. “There used to be video of her playing with us up on YouTube, but that was mysteriously taken down months ago. I feel like they are embarrassed by my career as one of the founding fathers of Satan influenced thrash metal. I’m not trying to get famous out of this or make money. I just want my Little Katy back.”

Ha, love it!

Have a safe and awsome weekend gang,
Jolene

“Hola,

Because it is impossible to do ANYTHING in this country without some group of knuckle- heads crying about it, it should come as no surprise that even Superman is catching flack.  We’ve all heard the ‘man of steels’ tagline, “truth, justice and the American way”; well, in a new issued of his comic, Superman renounces his American citizenship… not because he hates America, but he believes that he should defend everyone on Earth.  This has a group of conservatives up- in- arms, crying foul and questioning the patriotism of DC Comics.  Seriously.  Apparently, this select group of intellectual juggernauts is wholly unaware that Superman is, in every way, a fictional character devoid of any semblance of reality.  It’s a comic book.  It wouldn’t matter if Superman developed a thing for howler monkeys… it’s a f**king comic book.  Then again, there’s a group of lunatics who have taken exception to the fact that in the upcoming ‘Thor’ movie, one of the Norse gods is being portrayed by a black guy.  They actually plan a protest, saying that it’s not historically accurate.  On a side note, the Norse gods aren’t historically accurate either… something about them being imaginary and all.  It should be noted that these fools had no complaints about Jesus or Cleopatra being white in their respective movies.  The difference being that Jesus and Cleopatra are actual historical figures.  Just sayin’.  On the other end of the spectrum, there are those people who use their brains in an attempt to be productive, only to discover that they’ve wasted their time and money.  Case- in- point, The Daily Beast released a list of the 20 Most Useless College Degrees, and if you’re currently nose- deep in your studies, just know that there’s a good chance that you’re spending $100,000 for a future as a waiter.  The truth is, at some point, futility has become the new productivity (birthers?) and all of us have to deal with it:  WHAT’S THE ONE THING THAT YOU’VE PUT TIME AND EFFORT INTO THAT TURNED OUT TO BE MEANINGLESS?

My personal answer is; my 20’s.  Don’t remember most of that decade, and what I DO remember is pretty f**king stupid.

As for the rest of you:

Got an MBA, but so many other people have an MBA, it’s worthless

Took the time to learn French, which is an insane waste of time outside of France, Haiti and a few other locations

His body… works out religiously, has a great physique and chicks still don’t wanna talk to him.  Is it your face or your attitude?

His accounting degree… he works as an accountant but doesn’t enjoy it and makes very little money which, on the bright side, makes his personal accounting a lot easier

Watching the ‘royal wedding’… my wife had it on this morning and I determined that the only thing more boring than a wedding is a televised wedding involving people you don’t know

Playing in bands… did it myself back in the day and while I understand his point, you gotta consider all the sex and drugs you got along the way.  Waste?  I think not

Online dating… what’s wrong with just meeting people in the flesh?  That’s a rhetorical question; there’s nothing wrong with that.  The thing is, everyone says, “I don’t have time”.  If you don’t have time to meet people, how do you have time to date?

Learned binary code… never did, never will, thank God for apps

His girlfriend taught him ballet (???) and then she dumped him

Acting school… also known as the gateway to wait staff

Boy Scouts… earned a bunch of merit badges only to discover that none of them have a practical application… unless you’re trapped in the woods

Cheering for the Supersonics

Has his Master’s Degree… works as a teacher

Learning cursive… we’ve talked about it before, but other than your signing your name, what’s the point anymore?

FAT TINA… we’re not entirely sure that Fat Tina actually exists, but Fat Tina kinda became our unofficial mascot today.  If you heard the show, you kinda know who it is.  I only bring it up because Fat Tina has been a source of much amusement today.  Fat Tina… you’re a disgusting whore and we love you!

OK, it’s the weekend, bitches.  Go enjoy it!

Until Monday, do what you do best and STAY BEAUTIFUL!”

The other day, Steve reported about a tragic story during Headlines and Sports about a man who set fire to his house which killed him and 5 of his children.

Tuan Dao set fire to his Vancouver home with an explosion caused by liquid fuels early Easter morning.

Apparently Tuan Dao recently filed for bankruptcy last year with a credit card debt of $158,000, and owed $262,000 on their family home. On top of that, he was alleged to have a gambling problem and has recently gotten into trouble for domestic violence.

There is a lot to learn from this man and his problems, especially if you’re young and looking to make your own way in life.

When it comes to most domestic violence problems, money and children can be found at the root of the issue. The wife is upset, the husband is upset, and then one person gets pushed so far that they can’t control themselves or act like normal rational human being; which is when horrible things can occur.

This is not me making an excuse for domestic violence; I believe no one should be hitting anyone.

This guy and his wife were making $87,000 a year but they had six kids together. Some would say that $87,000 a year is a great salary, but it’s simply not enough to support an 8 person household. I don’t care where you live; that amount of money with that large of a household is a terrible strain and will not be enough to cover everything. At the very most, it should have been a 4 person family.

These people were completely irresponsible when it came to spitting out kids. If you have 6 kids, you need to be making at least mid-six figures in order to support those children the way they need to be supported.

If you’re young and don’t want to eventually end up like Tuan, do not spit more than 2 kids out; even if you are making $80,000 a year. Although this was a very tragic thing to happen to someone, it could have all been avoided if he had been responsible with his penis.

I’m a little tired. Both Toppy and I stayed up late last night/early this morning to watch the Royal Morning. Did you see it? Oh my God it was magical! Ok…I am lying…I would never…NEVER…watch that crap. Who cares? I hate going to weddings (with the exception of mine of course, because it was awesome)…why would I want to watch people I don’t know get married? Boring. I’d rather watch PBS & have a midget punch me in the testicles for an hour. That Kate chick is pretty hot though…I say that if they make us sit through an hour of watching the wedding, they should release a video tomorrow where we get to see them consummate the marriage. The Royal Sex Tape…who’s with me?

As we were talking about this Royal Wedding, we got some texts about it:

BJ i had four hours to sleep last night, my girl turned on the TV at three AM blasting the TV an hour b4 my alarm

I couldn’t agree with you more BJ…I am so glad the wedding is finally over. I am SO sick of hearing about it! The Sweetest Bitch.

I mentally poked Kate pre wedding

I’d rather watch two girls one cup then watch this stupid royal wedding

I got the house to myself lastnight. My wife went to a sleepover wedding party. So I watched bball and the draft.

I dvr’d the whole thing. I’m such a girl. :$

My roommate woke up early to watch it. She was crying and everything. I ate my cereal facing the wall with headphones on.

Yes because its nice to see Dianas son happy. He has had alot of heartbreak.

Yesterday was the start of the NFL draft…I watched some of it…I did see the Hawks pick Right Tackle James Carpenter from Alabama with their #25 draft pick. A lot of people were surprised by this as he was expected to go late in the 2nd round, and many people thought we would go with QB Andy Dalton with that pick. Obviously the Hawks have issues with Gingers, as Dalton is a red head. Regardless if the Hawks took Carpenter too soon, he looks like a beast out there & between him & Okung from last year…we have the makings of a solid offensive line. The big local angle of the draft was Huskies QB Jake Locker was picked by the Tennessee Titans with the #8 pick…huge props to Jake & I sure hope he knocks it outta the park as the QB for the Titans. I would guess that means Vince Young is 100% out the door…I know this sounds crazy, but maybe the Hawks could get him? I know Vince is a wack-job, but he’s a winner, and Pete Carroll seems to be able to get the best out of “broken toys.” I loved the post pick commentary from Jon Gruden & Chris Berman after the Titans picked Locker…especially since they shut down Mel Kiper’s complaints about Jake:

I too am a Locker stocker! I love Chris Berman: “I love him………………I love him.”

Congrats to our friends up north in BC, as the Vancouver Canucks won game one in the second round…beating Nashville 1-0. Bobby Lou (Roberto Luongo) played great between the pipes. The goalie for the Predatore, Rinne, was unreal in net…this should be a great series.

Can I just say I am so glad that I finally jumped on the BBT bandwagon…yes, I am late to the party, but my wife and I love Big Bang theory, and this season has been hilarious. I’m going to have to bug Mono Nick to check out past seasons, as he has been banging the BBT drum for years now.

Thanks to our bud Jim Norton for joining us. Jim is going to be a part of the BJ Shea Comedy Riot with jim Breuer, Dave Attell, and Bill Burr. Tix go on sale today through www.tickets.com & the show is July 1st at The Paramount. This is going to be an insanely funny night of comedy…all four of these guys are hilarious, and Jim Norton is filthy, but in a very very funny way…one of the funniest dudes I have ever seen on stage.

Thanks to another Jimmy as well. Jimmy Shubert, Rick D’Elia, and Morgan Preston came in this morning to talk about his comedy shows at the Comedy Underground in Tacoma this weekend. Plus…he is filming a pilot for the Outdoor Channel called “Ship Of Fools” – this show sounds really interesting….the premise is 3 touring comics, that tour to each venue on a 40 foot cabin cruiser…yes…they are on a boat!

Today’s Video Blog features a gift we got from Crazy Sheri!

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“Hola,

The NFL draft goes down tonight at 5pm (Pacific) and for football fans across the country, this year’s draft will be a bitter- sweet occasion.  It’s always cool to see what new player your team will add to the roster, but it’s even cooler when you expect to actually see them play later in the year.  Probably won’t happen this year however, as one group of millionaires is in dispute with another group of millionaires.  Touching stuff.  Nevertheless, the draft will go on, and for some players being drafted will be as bitter- sweet as watching the draft will be for fans. Why bitter- sweet for the players?  Imagine you get drafted by the Bills, the Lions, the Browns, the Bengals or the Packers; the cold, hard reality is that you’ll be living in Buffalo, Detroit, Cleveland, Cincinnati or Green Bay.  If you’ve spent any time in any of these places, you’ll understand why players would hope to NOT be drafted by any of them.  Then there’s the men and women in the armed forces; being in a combat situation is bad enough, but being in a combat situation in Afghanistan makes it even worse.  As the soldiers often tell us, you spend your time asking yourself why anyone would WANT to live there.  On the other hand, if you’re like most guys, the idea of going to the Playboy Mansion and splashing around in a hot tub full of bunnies seems awesome… up until you get Legionnaire’s Disease… like hundreds of people discovered a few weeks ago.  They’re not looking forward to going back.  Today’s question:  WHERE’S THE ONE PLACE ON EARTH WHERE YOU’D NEVER WANT TO RETURN?

Oklahoma… spent 7 years there and hated every minute of it.  I remember when the Sonics were leaving for Oklahoma a lot of the players were grumbling that they’d have to live in Oklahoma

Kent… every time he goes to Kent he gets busted for smoking weed.  Didn’t seem to understand that he doesn’t HAVE to smoke weed every time he goes to Kent… not in PUBLIC, anyway

Hawaii… he was stationed there for three years.  Never found out what his gripe was, but in my one experience there, the cost of living is the worst thing about it

Lodi, California… worked there at a carnival

Golden, Colorado… spent time in juvy there, and juvy has a way of skewing your perception of anywhere

Canada… went 17 years ago and was strip searched.  Pissed him off so much that he will never go back

Jail… amen

His job… doesn’t wanna go back, but he keeps doing it

Chicago… personally, I love Chicago, but he had the misfortune of being there for a “harsh winter”.  When Chicagoans call a winter “harsh”, it is f**king HARSH

North Dakota… he described it as the ‘sphincter of Canada’

His brother’s house because his sister- in- law lives there.  He hates her, she hates him and he almost hates his brother

PG County, Maryland… that would be a DC suburb that is also Thee Ted Smith’s home town.  It is not awesome there

Gary , Indiana… I’ve been there once and once is three times too many

The DMV… I don’t know anyone who enjoys going to the DMV

South Central Los Angeles because it’s exactly what you heard it is

Any flight on Northwest Airlines… says they have the worst customer service and the worst food

The interrogation room at the Regional Justice Center… spent two hours there

The Wal-mart in Jerome, Idaho… it just sounds sad

Calcutta, India… has to go there for business and hates it

Mazatlan, Mexico… got jumped in downtown.  Oddly enough, my wife and I will be headed there this August… staying in downtown

His proctologist… explains itself

El Paso, Texas… and he’s been to Iraq

ANIMAL MAN

Tim Harrison joined us today in studio.  We talked to him once before by phone, but we got to meet the man today.  Who is Tim Harrison?  He’s the guy who gets called when an ‘exotic animal’ (meaning an ill- advised pet that will kill you… i.e., lions, tigers, chimps, etc) escapes or does what wild animals do.  You see a lion eating the neighbor; call Tim.  Chimpanzee ripping the limbs off the neighborhood kids?  Call Tim.  Well, Tim is the focus of a documentary called “The Elephant in the Living Room” (check out the trailer here: and he came by to talk to us about it.  Interesting guy, nice guy, but a f**king scary guy.  Dude is in the karate hall of fame and he deals with killer animals… don’t f**k with Tim Harrison.  Here’s a picture of Tim… and us.

I’m outta here, bitches.

Until tomorrow, I’m the smoke in your eyes (or some dumb sh*t like that) so STAY BEAUTIFUL!”

Last night all of us from KISW got together to celebrate a great report card & have a staff meeting…most folks that have staff meetings would have them at a conference room, but when it comes to a KISW meeting…we had ours in the back of a bar. Not to mention we had an open bar going at this meeting…great times. Needless to say Topshelf & BJ got drunk…if you heard the View From The Shelf this morning, then you know that they were WASTED!

This morning we talked about the 20 most useless majors in college. This one hits near & dear to my heart, as I got goofed on quite a bit from my buddies in college because I majored in Mass Media. I didn’t disagree with them as we joked that I majored in “Hitting Play” & sadly that pretty much summed up what I did…but hey, I am “hitting play” for a living so I guess I had the last laugh. Some majors I never understood…especially Philosophy. Yes, philosophy is an interesting subject, but where the jobs in that? Granted, I don’t hang with many philosophers…other than Topshelf. Here’s the list of the 20 most useless majors (as determined by the Daily Beast):

1. Journalism

2. Horticulture

3. Agriculture

4. Advertising

5. Fashion Design

6. Child and Family Studies

7. Music

8. Mechanical Engineering Technology

9. Chemistry

10. Nutrition

11. Human Resources

12. Theater

13. Art History

14. Photography

15. Literature

16. Art

17. Fine Arts

18. Psychology

19. English

20. Animal Science

We got some texts regarding this subject:

I have a buddy that has a major in art history and is now a security guard. What a waste of time and money. your loyal listener, Spencer from Auburn

I majored in construction management and now I’m a construction manager -​ weird. Started out of college making $60k and in 4 years passed $100k. I’m 9 years in, do the math. I picked my degree to make money.

Worked at Fred meyers during high school… Then went and got a 4 year degree in crimal justice just to do the same damn thing at fred meyers afterwards.

I got a bachelors degree in biochemistry in 07 and i drive a forklift

majored in criminal justice. work in HR. never had a job even close to crim j

I majored in Psych and Philosophy. Now I clean Honey Buckets for a living-​-​ Another Terd Burglar Lk Stevens

Yet another great night of playoff hockey…BJ had another reason to celebrate as his Boston Bruins were finally able to get out of the first round, and finally able to beat their rivals – the Montreal Canadiens – in overtime!!! And the Lightning pulled off an upset and beat the Penguins 1-0. Ya think the Pens are missing Sidney Crosby? So Tampa Bay moves on to take on the Caps…Stamkos vs Ovechkin…should be an awesome series. Hockey is already the greatest sport, but when it comes to the playoffs…the sport gets 1000000 times better…watching those guys play with every ounce of their abilities is an awesome sight.

Last night after the hockey games, my lady & I watched The Voice…it’s that new singing show on NBC….I have to say, it wasn’t all that bad. It was nothing like what I expected…I thought it would be another American Idol rip off…only on this one the judges are Christina Aguilera, Cee-Lo, the dude from Maroon 5, and some country dude. Turns out that they really aren’t judges…more like coaches. The premise, and I’ll try not to bore you…too late?…sorry….is that the singer sings & the 4 “coaches” listen with their back turned…if they like what they hear they hit their button & turn around, thus proclaiming that they would like to coach that singer. If more than one of the coaches hits their button & turns around, then the power is in the hand of that singer…and the celeb’s have to plead their case on why they should be that persons coach. Each coach gets 8 singers…and then something else will happen after that. They haven’t made it to that point yet.

My buddy Andy sent this to me…check it out…it’s hilarious:

Today’s video blog features our new intern Trevan, and BJ tosses him into the fire of dealing with BJ.

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President Obama holding an internet contest where schools compete against each other to have him pay a visit to the school and make a speech.

Six schools, including Bridgeport High School in Bridgeport, Washington, are vying for the chance to have Obama come and what they have to do is make a video presentation which the public will help pick the top three. From there, Obama will decide which school between the three he will visit.

I’m sorry but I believe this is a stupid idea. I know how much it costs to have the president travel anywhere between the flight and the security precautions he has to take. Why doesn’t he just Skype the school a personalized message to whatever school wins and call it a day.

Obama, you need to be putting your head back in the books so you can figure out how to make this country a more economically friendly place to live. Don’t take your stupid jet, don’t take your security team, and all of the stupid things you have to do to pay for visits like this, which is all really on the tax payer’s dime, just so you can relay a different version of the same speech to teenagers.

We’ve heard the speech before, “the kids are the future…” and “hope balanced on their shoulders…”; why don’t you do something different and balance the budget, and reduce the deficit so we can get our crap together.

Obama doesn’t need to come out to Bridgeport or any other stupid little school in this country, he needs to sit his ass down and fix the problems we’ve been having in this country.

A few days ago, Pennsylvania’s August Burns Red revealed their tracklisting and artwork for their latest record, “Leveler” out June 21st, 2011 on Solid State Records.

1. Empire
2. Internal Cannon
3. Divisions
4. Cutting the Ties
5. Pangaea
6. Carpe Diem
7. 40 Nights
8. Salt & Light
9. Poor Millionaire
10. 1/16/2011
11. Boys of Fall
12. Leveler

Stay tuned in to Metal Shop Saturday nights from 11pm to 2am to hear the newest music from August Burns Red!