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Astounding Video
Here’s a good one to start the week with. I’ve watched it about 8 times resulting in these thoughts:
Who would think of doing this?
I think it’s real…
Are these guys German?
Don’t try this at home
If you’re “bored to tears” sometimes, or would just like to catch up with old friends I suggest you join now http://www.facebook.com/.
Here’s Alvin and the Chipmunks and The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late) from their TV series. This is definitely one of our biggest requests throughout the holiday season. Now see the video that goes with it.
Along the same lines, the Muppets (with John Denver) and The 12 Days Of Christmas. The quality is pretty bad, but it’s better than nothing I guess.
Enjoy!
In 1621, when less than half of the Pilgrims who left England were still alive here in the New World, those who were left gathered together and gave thanks – for their very survival. That was the first Thanksgiving.
Last year I was obsessed with Dominick The Donkey. The year before I couldn’t get enough of The Restroom Door Said Gentlemen. This year, I think I’ve found something that topped both of them.
It’s “A Very Silent Night”, a Christmas song that only dogs can hear!
It was released by the SPCA in New Zealand, with proceeds going to a charity set up by the SPCA there. See the video for the song here (only your dog will be able to hear it).
I’ve got to admit I almost turned off the Bulls/Bowling Green Falcons game at half-time (the Bulls were down 14-Zip in the COLD at Bowling Green)…I didn’t and what a finish for the BULLS! After a Double Overtime come-from-behind WIN and winner of the MAC EAST, no one can doubt that Drew Willy, James Starks, and Coach Turner Gill’s ENTIRE Team is the BEST IN BUFFALO (don’t get me started on The Bills and Sabres)!
Now it’s on to a BOWL GAME…GO BULLS!
I’m not making this up.
Garment Guard, the company that came up with a way to avoid underarm sweat-stains, has now come up with something even more ingenious…
Subtle Butt – disposable gas neutralizers! (Okay, I’ll just say it, fart protectors.)
They’re only $9.95 and would make a perfect Christmas gift for any fan of beans, broccoli, cauliflower, or apples.
Visit their website to see the Subtle Butt in action (yes, there’s actually a video) and read the instructions for how to use Subtle Butt.
If you’ve got a goldfish, I’m guessing it usually gets overlooked at Christmas.
Don’t let that happen this year! Get your goldfish something it can have fun with. Train your goldfish to play sports and run through an obstacle course!
The training course is called R2 Fish School. You can buy it on amazon.com (where it’s gotten positive reviews) or buy it from the official website.
And if you’ve got a bunch of bored yet exceptionally talented goldfish, try training them to synchronize swim! See a goldfish swim team here.
Chocolate is good. Bacon is awesome. So together they should be awesomely good.
This cool gift is from a store called The Meadow in Portland, Oregon. The product description touches on world peace, cultural enrichment, and a sensory journey – all can be achieved apparently thanks to the chocolate-covered bacon. So you must buy it!
Just think how happy and excited your friends, family, and co-workers will be when they open this up.
It’s $7.40 and can be purchased at The Meadow’s website.
Since UPS began mapping routes to maximize right and minimize left turns on their truck routes, they have cut the time trucks spend idling and shaved more than 3.3 MILLION gallons of gas (if only we could all just turn right when driving)!
The picture to the left is not real. It’s from an absolutely brilliant Sid & Marty Krofft TV show called Wonderbug from 1977 (click on the picture to see the opening theme song).
The picture to the right is real. It’s actually a flying lawn mower!
Buy one for $149.99 (or $109.99 without the covering material) at the FlyingThingZ website.
I have to admit, after a very long election season, it’s strange to not have any pressing news to read anymore. There used to be a list of political websites I would scan rabidly, often several times daily; now they hardly update their stories anymore, and the stories themselves bore me. What happened to the high drama? Where’s the latest outrage from the campaign trail?
I’m reminded of the last scene in The Candidate, where Robert Redford says to his campaign manager after his hard-fought election night win, “What do we do now?”
If this is how I feel, a mere bystander, I can’t imagine what the Obama and McCain campaign workers must be going through. All that time and effort, now what? Only time will tell.
Christmas
I predicted correctly in my last post: since Halloween, over 100 emails eagerly awaiting our switch to “Buffalo’s Christmas Station,” and nearly 100 angry emails since our switch Friday night, for rushing the season. No one has threatened me bodily harm…yet….but Star 102.5’s traditional switch to 100% Holiday Music has certainly raised the ire of many.
Sorry about that, folks.
Here’s a bit of trivia that has proven useful to me this week. Guess what song was #1 in 1942 on October 31st? White Christmas by Bing Crosby. The song stayed #1 for 11 straight weeks, 
beginning on Halloween. It’s still the #1 biggest selling single of all time.
Fact is, people have always liked Christmas music early! And the studio phone ringing off the hook with Christmas requests is a pretty good indication that things haven’t changed all that much since 1942.
Self-destruct in 5…4…3….2….
My credit union statement showed 3 payments remaining until my car would finally be paid off. Today I was told my car needed nearly $1000 in repairs just to pass the state inspection. No inkling of trouble last year, but this year brakes, tires, and mysterious (but expensive) computer sensors all need to be replaced, all at once, just before the holidays.
I have a long history of cars that always know exactly when I won’t owe the bank any money on them anymore. My favorite experience was back in the 90s when my just paid off Ford Probe started going backwards, down a hill, in drive, after I had just bought 4 new tires for it.
At least I manage to buy cars with a sense of humor.
–Brian
