Sadly with St. Pat's falling on a Sunday we may not have the rousing party atmosphere we usually do but stick close today as we'll have some real fine Irish songs. As we said, we'll start with this old Irish lament, Molly Ban (pronounced Bawn) with Alison Krauss and The Chieftains.
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Late night open thread
We know it's now past midnight which makes it St. Patrick's Day! In case you're still up and having a go with some Guinness or even getting ready to head out for some late night fun, this one is for you.
Time for Jersey City, After Dark
Time for Jersey City, After Dark
Saturday, March 16, 2013
If they made crime an Olympic event Anthony Felder would be the Michael Phelps of the Crime Olympiad
Anthony Felder got into a little dust up in a Family Dollar store on Wednesday after putting almost 50 candy bars down his trousers then shoving the store manager on his way out the door. Felder was caught and arrested. We're guessing Felder knew the process as this was the SIXTY FOURTH time he's been arrested. He's been arrested so many times they don't even know the date he first showed up on court radar (most likely when the world was in black and white and dinosaurs roamed the earth). Felder has been arrested for a myriad of offenses including, but not limited to, drug possession to theft and tresspassing charges.
Just imagine his medal haul as he absolutely schools the other competitors from other lands in events like B&E with tools; B&E without tools; retail theft; trespassing with foot chase; trespassing with foot chase over 200 meters; and of course he'd be the favorite in the crime pentathlon.
Look, over the years we've pretty much seen the Olympics are a big racket anyway, so let's mix things people love; police chase videos and sport. Just think of the touching and warm human interest story Bob Costas could do for NBC on Anthony Felder.
Costas: "I want to go back in time with you to a seminal moment in your life. Tell me about your 39th arrest..."
TLC would then give him his own show.
Just imagine his medal haul as he absolutely schools the other competitors from other lands in events like B&E with tools; B&E without tools; retail theft; trespassing with foot chase; trespassing with foot chase over 200 meters; and of course he'd be the favorite in the crime pentathlon.
Look, over the years we've pretty much seen the Olympics are a big racket anyway, so let's mix things people love; police chase videos and sport. Just think of the touching and warm human interest story Bob Costas could do for NBC on Anthony Felder.
Costas: "I want to go back in time with you to a seminal moment in your life. Tell me about your 39th arrest..."
TLC would then give him his own show.
Late night open thread
David Letterman, take it away...
Top Ten Things You Don't Want To Hear In A Fast Food Restaurant
Friday, May 18, 2012
10. "We're out of meat -- Someone run to the zoo"
9. "No shirt, no shoes: That's the manager"
8. "Anyone seen my glass eye?"
7. "That raccoon's been in the shake machine all day"
6. "Health Inspector -- Run!"
5. "Somewhere on my body I'm wearing an onion ring"
4. "That ain't special sauce"
3. "Clear!"
2. "Will that be all, Lardass?"
1. "My sandwich is giving me the finger"
Time for Jersey City, After Dark
Top Ten Things You Don't Want To Hear In A Fast Food Restaurant
Friday, May 18, 2012
10. "We're out of meat -- Someone run to the zoo"
9. "No shirt, no shoes: That's the manager"
8. "Anyone seen my glass eye?"
7. "That raccoon's been in the shake machine all day"
6. "Health Inspector -- Run!"
5. "Somewhere on my body I'm wearing an onion ring"
4. "That ain't special sauce"
3. "Clear!"
2. "Will that be all, Lardass?"
1. "My sandwich is giving me the finger"
Time for Jersey City, After Dark
Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with THE ARTISTICS!
The Artistics hail from the west side of Chicago (Holla Berwyn!) and here they hit us up with some of that fine fine deep dish soul. One of the old Brunswick recording artists. Soul on a roll as we kick off the music series tonight with The Artistics and 'Walking Tall'
Friday, March 15, 2013
Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with LABELLE!
Johnny's a big fan of rock and roll history but for the life of him never under stood the big kerfuffle over a song about that god-awful orangey jam.
What?
Labelle in all their glory with 'Lady Marmalade'
What?
Labelle in all their glory with 'Lady Marmalade'
Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with ROBERT GORDON!
You wanna be cool dontcha? Short of starting a debilitating smoking habit to look cool perhaps if you just started listening to Robert Gordon records and playing Robert Gordon music when your friends are over that might do the trick. Well we know it would. It kinda sorta worked for Johnny. Warning though, you start playing the Robert Gordon music too loud and you'll soon have more company and new friends than you know what to do with.
Robert Gordon with 'The Way I Walk'
Robert Gordon with 'The Way I Walk'
A very cool map of a very uncool storm
Superstorm Sandy left New Jersey reeling. We've all heard the news accounts and seen the stories of each town rebuilding with a vigor to keep going financially and in part defiance. Moving forward is the course of action the Garden State is all about. There is, however, a very cool map done by NJ Spotlight which is an 'Interactive Map: Assessing Damage from Superstorm Sandy'. It is really quite interesting to see how the damage patterns emerge from town to town and from the water inland. As you might expect Jersey City was one of the hardest hit areas especially business wise. It also gives a final total of damaged homes, businesses and apartments as well as if damage was considered minor, major or severe. Some excellent info in a very complete and helpful map while the clock ticks towards 5 o'clock and the weekend.
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Late night open thread
Boy, of all the ways to go being killed to death has gotta be the worst.
Time for Jersey City, After Dark
Time for Jersey City, After Dark
Time for another "Thinker AND Doer" Award
Reynold Joseph has good enough taste in cars. Right before being shuttered by GM Pontiac was making great cars, the 2009 Vibe was nominated for Motor Trend's Car of the Year and the G8 was based on the Aussie Holden with the big blindingly fast motor and the car played to great reviews. One of the last 8 cylinder cars around.
Joseph's trouble was selling the car to a woman on Long Island.....then using a scheme to go steal it back so he could sell it again on Craigslist. Like we said, a thinker AND a doer.
Joseph sold the car to the Long Island woman via Craigslist and after she found out she had the wrong title (*cough cough* how did that happen?) he took it out to her address (what a guy!). Later that night she noticed her car was *GASP* stolen! She of course reported it stolen. Wile E.'s plan began to fall apart after he was pulled over in scenic Mahwah because the windows were tinted too dark. The first thing Mahwah Officer David Vega picked up on was Reynold was not allowed to drive in New Jersey or New York, license suspension issues and so forth. NJ.com tells us the rest:
Joseph claimed that he had just purchased the car after responding to a Craigslist ad, and produced a title to show he was the legal owner.
Vega was suspicious, however, and after running the Vehicle Identification Number through a national database, determined that the car had been reported stolen out of Nassau County, N.Y. Joseph was arrested, and a subsequent search of his vehicle found two "master keys" used to open Acura vehicles and Toyota Camry models.
What? Master keys what? That's crazy. They must have been left by ________________.
After he got the car home police say Joseph planned to re-list the same car on Craigslist and perhaps play a game of "Pontiac presents: lather, rinse, repeat." Joseph wins the Thinker and Doer Award because he might just have hit on phase two of how the South Park Underpants Gnomes can make money. Previously the plan consisted of:
Phase 1) Collect underpants
Phase 2)
Phase 3) Profit!
Joseph solves the riddle here by showing Phase 2 is actually selling the underpants back to the victims. If only he'd have used his considerable business acumen for good. Pity.
Joseph's trouble was selling the car to a woman on Long Island.....then using a scheme to go steal it back so he could sell it again on Craigslist. Like we said, a thinker AND a doer.
Joseph sold the car to the Long Island woman via Craigslist and after she found out she had the wrong title (*cough cough* how did that happen?) he took it out to her address (what a guy!). Later that night she noticed her car was *GASP* stolen! She of course reported it stolen. Wile E.'s plan began to fall apart after he was pulled over in scenic Mahwah because the windows were tinted too dark. The first thing Mahwah Officer David Vega picked up on was Reynold was not allowed to drive in New Jersey or New York, license suspension issues and so forth. NJ.com tells us the rest:
Joseph claimed that he had just purchased the car after responding to a Craigslist ad, and produced a title to show he was the legal owner.
Vega was suspicious, however, and after running the Vehicle Identification Number through a national database, determined that the car had been reported stolen out of Nassau County, N.Y. Joseph was arrested, and a subsequent search of his vehicle found two "master keys" used to open Acura vehicles and Toyota Camry models.
What? Master keys what? That's crazy. They must have been left by ________________.
After he got the car home police say Joseph planned to re-list the same car on Craigslist and perhaps play a game of "Pontiac presents: lather, rinse, repeat." Joseph wins the Thinker and Doer Award because he might just have hit on phase two of how the South Park Underpants Gnomes can make money. Previously the plan consisted of:
Phase 1) Collect underpants
Phase 2)
Phase 3) Profit!
Joseph solves the riddle here by showing Phase 2 is actually selling the underpants back to the victims. If only he'd have used his considerable business acumen for good. Pity.
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