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Just before the end of my first cup of java this morning, while reading my Google Reader blogs, I've found a quiz that all the cool kids are taking...how will I die?

Scorpius at Sondra K's will die of a heart attack during sex.

Dr Helen's going out from a drug overdose. (Peaceful, that.)

A bar fight, huh? Well, that means I'll have to start frequenting bars again. Given that I don't smoke, and can't really spend more than 2 minutes in a crowded smoke-only bar, I don't think that's going to happen anytime soon. Unless Tennessee passes a better smoking law. Now, smoking is allowed only in clubs or bars that have 21+ designations, adult-only alcohol bars.

I’ve eaten out a lot more frequently since smokers have been forced to deny their addictions long enough to enjoy a meal. I mean, when a smoker simply has to succumb to his or her nassty habit (and subject anyone around to those stinkin' noxious fumes) there’s a personal problem that the smoker needs to overcome, and that's not just the nicotine addiction.

Smokers display innate, selfish inconsideration when they blow around other people.

There's a new restaurant in Smyrna, the Tokyo Japanese Steak House. Great stuff, sushi, all the fixings. Loved it...next door is a new Sports Bar, Sullivan’s. I checked it out after dinner.

I know this: every smoker in Smyrna had to be there; the smoke was thick. I barely made it to the back of the place to see the 5 pool tables before I had to escape. I wasn’t in there 2 minutes. I probably absorbed a pack’s worth of nicotine. You would think they would’ve heard of ventilation.

I guess smokers have to find a place to congregate, since 'nice' restaurants are now off limits. When they find such a place, it's basically smokers only.

So, Tennessee, get with the program, so I can visit bars again.

Otherwise, I guess I'm going to live forever....

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It's time again to show my support for Ann Coulter. Of all the right-side firebrands who draw the ire of the Democommies, Ann does so with no apologies. Michelle Malkin is another, but without as much controversy. Ann draws ire because they hate her. Almost as much as they hate Rush Limbaugh, Pat Buchanan, Tony Snow, Steve Forbes, Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity, William F. Buckley, Jr; the list is as long as the political roll of the Republican Party. The Democratic party of tolerance that can't tolerate dissent.

Many Republicans draw back from her, so as to keep a separation of sorts. That's a firewall I don't need, I don't apologize for my Hard Right views. I appreciate Ann for her willingness to express her opinions in the face of hostility. That, and she's easy to look at...

This post from her website shows exactly the Ann I love*...

"Democrats should run Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for president. He's more coherent than Dennis Kucinich, he dresses like their base, he's more macho than John Edwards, and he's willing to show up at a forum where he might get one hostile question -- unlike the current Democratic candidates for president who won't debate on Fox News Channel. He's not married to an impeached president, and the name "Mahmoud Ahmadinejad" is surely no more frightening than "B. Hussein Obama."

And liberals agree with Ahmadinejad on the issues! We know that because he was invited by an American university to speak on campus."

* Love that woman, I do (in a purely distant and platonic sense, mind you...)

Ann has a new book, recently outed. Pick up a copy at your local book peddler. Or click this link, and buy it directly from Ann's site.

Remember, she's not as she's portrayed in the leftist spin machine. There's humor in her remarks, if you can see past her curtain.

Update 12/10/06

I've found this article on what's holding up the DVD release of Borat: the Frat punks' Lawsuit.

Two fraternity members filed a lawsuit Nov. 9, alleging they were tricked into making racist and sexist remarks in the spoof documentary "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan."
"The lawsuit claimed the film brought them "ridicule, humiliation, mental anguish and emotional and physical distress, loss of reputation, goodwill and standing in the community.""

No more so than can be overcome by filling their pocketses with money from this mega-hit movie. I say screw 'em; they had fun, and no one should not know, in this day and age, that anything they do, say, write, or think, can be discovered and made public...especially a couple of college kids from South Carolina.

My guess? They will get some cash, then STFU. Then we'll get the DVD.

In Romania, the villagers are probably going to sue, but their first instinct was to KILL!

'If I See Borat, I Will Kill Him With My Own Hands'

That says more about the village of Glod, Romania, than any of the skits Borat did...about Kazakhstan. Way to get your town in the world view, Glodsters...

Glod literally means mud, and that's only some of what its people would like to sling at Cohen and his production company.

About 85 miles from Romania's capital, Bucharest, Glod looks like something out of the Middle Ages.

About 1,400 people live in Glod, and, by Western standards, one could say they are dirt poor.

I'll do more updates as developments continue.

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UPDATE 12/5/06 7:00 AM

An interesting article here today about a failed Borat 'plot' that never made the movie: Imperial County Jail in California didn't fall for the schtick, caught on to Borat's BS, and threw him and his crew out of Jail.

We also get some insight into the inner purposes of this film:

"I like-a this place," he tells the jailer. "Very nice. When you make all the mens do a pyramid, can I be on top?"

The comment, of course, was meant to play off the pictures from the Abu Ghraib prison scandal in Iraq.

Borat continues to be one of the most successful films of this year. And the bidding wars continue for his next film...but how on earth would he get away with the same stuff? Who in America would fall for it again? (Well, I'll bet there would be some idiot takers...



Speaking of Idiots: what about Pamela Anderson's divorce from Kid Rock? Did Borat cause this, or was it doomed from the start?

I posted somewhere at the time of their marriage that I had turned over an hour glass to time this fiasco...

"Bob started screaming at Pam, saying she had humiliated herself and telling her, 'You're nothing but a whore! You're a slut! How could you do that movie?' - in front of everyone. It was very embarrassing."

Embarrassing?? Hadn't the Kid seen the video of Pam and that other moron she was married to? Gimme a break...

Hmph. Just an excuse for a breakup. Marriage is in enough trouble, without having idiots make a mockery of it!

Here's the first four minutes of the movie "Borat" (the original YouTube video I had was unceremoniously yanked by the Copyright Owner, 20th Century Boxheads...

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Two shows on Saturday: Borat and AussieFloyd. Only I can meld this review on the same page!
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Pink Floyd's my favorite band of all time; I posted my thoughts on the death of Syd Barrett this summer. The Floyd stopped touring this year. Although Roger Water is touring, I can't stand his politics (just STFU and sing, or risk that pink pig having less $Money!)

But not to fear; Aussie Floyd does, in some ways, as good or a better (now that the Floyd is retired, the best) show than the Floyd: a smaller, appreciative audience (in Nashville, at TPAC's Polk theater). Every song covered was nailed almost perfectly by this band. Plenty of visuals: lasers, props, everything as it should be. I was just blown away by this show. "Do you think you could tell...heaven from hell?" Or the original from this?

On Borat: the Kazakhstanian Komedy that pierces bigot's hearts and makes cultural bags of waste out of some peoples's prejudices! I laughed my ass off! A couple of the scenes were nassty (the wrestling scene that was meant to...hmmph, I don't know what message Borat and Azamat were feeding us there, but to me homosexuality is and always will be a disgusting thing; call me a hater and I will reply I don't hate, but just have a genetically-inspired natural disgust. And I don't want to be around it...(homosexuality, that is) but in spite of that, it's a worthwhile movie. Just look at the lawsuits that are popping up around the world as a result of this flick...people's oxen were gored, and they don't like to be exposed for what they are.

The Best (could be) Line from this film: Get a Sack! This would be used if one were confronted by a beautiful babe (in Borat's case, Pamela Anderson). In Borat's Kountry the accepted method of marriage is to use a specially-prepared 'sack' to bag the bride! If you can imagine Pamela Anderson in a sack (no, wait, that video is already out there) you have an idea of the possible usage of the phrase "Get my Sack!" amongst the frat boy crowd...at least, the ones not suing...

Not in the Movie, but a Video from 2003: "Throw the Jew Down the Well". Most infamous...

So, go see these two shows. Although I'll bet Borat will be seen a lot more than Aussie Floyd...

Resources:
Borat's Official Website!
Borat's MySpace

The two most important photos are here first, yer honor:

At the 2-Minute Warning, the Ravens led by one point. The Titans had the ball, and drove to set up a 43-Yard Field Goal...

Bironas' Kick was Blocked. Titans Lose.Everybody Go Home.



Other than that, it was a great day to at LP Field, where Steve McNair returned to his home. Steve was honored, and lauded, and clapped. But some idiot wore this hat to mock him...

I climbed all the way to the top to get a wide-angle shot of the stadium, at the start of the game...


McNair throwing during warmups...

...to his all-time favorite receiver, Derrick Mason...who, incidently, caught his first TD of the year and put the Ratbirds ahead for the win.

Everyone's eyes were on McNair during warmups.

This fan sports one ugly shirt. The sentiment would be true, except for the fact that "Inmate" Ray Lewis wasn't playing...something about being incarcerated deactivated...


Given that yesterday was Veterans Day, halftime events honored Veterans. Soldiers from the 101st Airborne unfurled the flag, and all 4 divisions of the US Armed forces were represented.

A flyover by F-16's based at Ft. Campbell...(I wasn't happy about the pics, so I took a few liberties...somewhat like the F-22 Raptor pic I salvaged from the first game's overflight).



I won't try to put any pics in here of the on-field action; my lil' camera can't catch the action as well as the pros.

After the game, disappointed fans left by train, car,


and (sigh) boat...that's where I want to be, right there~!

The Titans got a sloppy victory today. It wouldn't have happened against probably any other team in the league (except maybe my hapless Cardinals...)
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UPDATE 10/30/06: Denny Green's head may roll today, if Bidwill can find that quarter the dropped yesterday...

Cardinals Practice
"I don't give a sh-t what you guys think . . .
Mr. Bidwill says find that damn quarter."
This image 'borrowed from Here...
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Vince Young unloads early in the 3rd Quarter...way to plant those feet, Vince!

The Row involved the Texan's starting QB David Carr, who was unceremoniously yanked out of the game, surprising everyone in the stands (especially the two Texan fans who attended...) replaced by Sage Rosenfels.


Check out Crybaby Carr sulking behind his helmet during the end of the 4th quarter...

Anyways, even a slapdick victory is a Win, and when the stakes are Jeff Fisher's job then I guess we will take what we can get. Next week, the Jags. I hope that the team is a bit more prepared for a NFL encounter...
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Well, you can tell my camera isn't the quality you get from those pro models running up and down the sidelines...but the lenses on those cost more than my '72 VW bug is worth! So if you want pro shots, go to the sports pages...but I did get some pregame shots at Coyote Ugly, on 2nd Ave, right across the river from the stadium. Now these you won't see on the sports page tomorrow ;-D

Tapdancin' on the bar...

Halloween decorations here too. Must have had a heck of a Saturday Night!


Not often you see the Titans Flag hilighted by the siezed Bra collection!
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Partingshot...
Now I know Pacman had his first interception and his first return touchdown, but he also has another issue that's not a first: he's spitting like a cobra. On Women~! What's up with that, Pac?

Anyways, instead of letting this get him down, I've come up with an endorsement idea that's bound to take off! Utilizing his talents to push a Nashville-made Product!

Update 10/6/06 7:58 PM
Jeff Fisher is hinting at cutting ties with Haynesworth...permanently. The resounding chorus of 'FIRE THE SUM BUCK' has obviously made an impression on Jeff and the Titans organization.

It's the right thing to do: Fire the SB. He can't really make enough amends to overcome the hole he's dug for himself. Can't you imagine the immediate and ongoing distraction he would provide to the team, week after week, if he returned? If you think T.O. was ostracized, and media swarmed, that spectacle would be nothing to the one where Albert Haynesworth lines up across from another team week after week, and has to endure the endless taunts and jabs from opposing players...and can his own team ever trust him again? After all, he's attacked them too...


Update 10/3/06 8:36 PM
There's a new site in town, Keep Coach Fisher dot com. This site is in response to the 'fire' site I referenced in an earlier post (I won't bother to re-link the stupid thing).

Keep Coach Fisher is a vibrant, well-put-together site with an excellent Flash intro. Good job, webmasters~!

Give them a visit, and sign the petition to Keep the Coach (if he wants to stay, given the nonsense that's going on here now...if he thrives in challenges, then by Gawd he's gonna grow six inches...)

Other news: Haynesworth didn't catch a plane to New York to try to fight his 5-game suspension.
There may well be a civil lawsuit by Gurode, he has a two-year window to pursue this in court. (per PFT)

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There is a groundswell to FIRE THE SON OF A BITCH, but there are a lot of people who needs firing, and somehow seem to avoid it. League suspends Haynesworth for 5 games. Is Suspension Without Pay enough of a punishment? Only if he can avoid having a recurrance of his threatening ways. He just needs to get some type of help, either anger management, or maybe he needs some strong ass kicking...that may be just the key.

The Cowboys will be happy to oblige...

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10/2/06
Vince Young's debut was overshadowed by the debut ot "Heinous Haynesworth, the Face Stomper".

This might very well be the Iceberg for the Titans Management. How can this team ever come out of the dark, League-wide malaise that is cast on us now? Only by losing both of the Front Office faces: Reese and Fisher. I know, I've posted that Fisher is good enough to stick around, that Reese is the culprit for the losses for his sorry cap management. But now, everything's changed.

This is going to take a complete scrub job. New General Manger, New Coach, and plenty of Lysol.

From out of nowhere, this maniacal, repugnant goon has thrown the entire NFL League, and fans everywhere, into an uproar. This even made the Drudge Report! To stomp an unprotected head, twice, requiring 30 stitches...Haynesworth should have been carted off to Night Court, and I'm disappointed that he wasn't.

If Haynesworth ever puts on a Titans uniform (or any other team's) after this, I'll be surprised...

If you think Dallas fans hated T.O. for stomping on the Star, what do you think they will give the Titans when they go to Texas Stadium? Haynesworth should never visit Dallas, without an armed escort...

Background: From Mike Florio (profootballtalk.com); Mike doesn't have links to each post, for whatever reason. I'll have to quote:

"For those of you who missed it, Titans defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth stomped on the face of Cowboys center Andre Gurode, opening a gash that per published reports required 30 stitches to close. We've finally seen the entire video -- despite reports that Gurode's helmet came off, it's clear the Haynesworth had a role in forcibly removing it. And then Haynesworth put his cleats on Gurode's head not once but twice."

"It's possible that Gurode had been holding Haynesworth all afternoon or, as we've heard about other centers, grabbing Haynesworth's frank and beans during and/or after plays. Regardless, Haynesworth's actions were beyond anything that should occur on a football field, and he should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law...."

"FIRE THE SON OF A BITCH."

"How many of us would still be employed after engaging in "barbaric" acts in the workplace? And what's up with the source's presumption that they only prosecute sports goons in Canada? Haynesworth committed a criminal act, and should be punished for it accordingly."

This is the broadcast video of the now-infamous incident October 1. I hope this doesn't overshadow the "Music City Miracle" in our city's NFL History!

Here we go again: the NFL bitch slapped YouTube, and YouTube had to yank any content that was NFL-related. May a pox inhabit all of the owners of NFL teams' undershorts, and they scratch at invisible fleas forever....

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Located in the heart of Woodbine, Liz's Cafe serves breakfast for L&N's railyard workers and lunch for anyone wanting a good meal without the aura of fast-food.

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Located at the corner of Grandview and Woodbine Streets, just off Nolensville Road in Nashville's changing Woodbine community...many Hispanic 'Auto Lots' and other Hispanic businesses thrive in the area.



Owners of Liz's are Hal and Linda, keeping a family-owned establishment thriving.



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The menu is a hearty, basic fare that blows away the MickyD's stuff...


There's a collector in these parts, too...notice the '63 MAD magazine, featuring one of the longest-living commies left (as of today!)





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Linda sells the beautiful "Mountain" hand dyed T Shirts, still made in the U.S.A and given a quality "lifetime no-shrink, no separation" guarantee. Linda has not had any returned...



OK, so the john was clean. Towels were useable!! (See the review on Brown's for the other kind...)


In all, this establishment is worthy of patronization. We should try to keep a good, hard-working couple in bidness, especially seeing the neighborhood changing...

Good work, Linda & Hal~!

UPDATE 8/26/06
Dave has sent pictures taken by Melissa, while at the SD concert. Melissa had backstage passes (so THAT's how you get cameras in the joint~!)

Dave sez this:" A friend went to this show with me and 9 others a month or so back and she knows these guys and a lot of MUSic TYPES.

She of couse had back stage passes and so took a bunch of pictures .. enjoy.. Dave"

Now we'll all enjoy these great pics!

Takin' it to the Streets


Donald Fagan


Becker & Fagan




















Michael McDonald & Melissa


Barbara Mandrell & Melissa



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Yah, that's right, I just left the Michael McDonald/Steely Dan concert at Starwood. No, couldn't bring in my camera, now that is a naked feeling..

Now don't imagine a 'modern' concert atmosphere, with a young crowd. These folks were not young.

A photo from a benefit concert earlier this year, with M. McDonald and Kim Carnes...


I haven't seen so many white heads since the RNC...

Your everlasting summer
You can see it fading fast
So you grab a piece of something
That you think is gonna last

The beer-selling booths were replaced with Geritol Kiosks...

Are you reelin' in the years
Stowin' away the time
Are you gatherin' up the tears
Have you had enough of mine

The commercials above the Urinals were for Viagra...

It seems like only yesterday
I gazed through the glass
At ramblers
Wild gamblers
That's all in the past

I wanted to card the people selling the booze...

FM - no static at all

Donald Fagen was looking a little long in the tooth, too...eerily a little like Anthony Hopkins...with fava beans.

Like the castle in its corner
In a medieval game
I foresee terrible trouble
And I stay here just the same

And you know, the whole time I was there, not a whiff of cannibas floating in breeze. Granted, I was in the
covered seats, and the grass seats usually see most of that action.


If you were too young to remember these lyrics, tough. Real musicians existed long before these no-talent, slime-for-rhyme (don't even mention meter)...C Rap (can't even call 'em singers...) Oh, well, back to the past...

You go back Jack do it again
Wheel turnin' 'round and 'round
You go back Jack do it again