Archive for December, 2007
Pot, Kettle & Fat Drunk Lady Have an All Black Threeway
I overheard the following while Christmas shopping this holiday season, as we were waiting in line for the valet to bring us our car:
“Look, a limo. Now who the hell takes a limo to the mall?”
My brain exploded at the irony of someone calling those people lazy while waiting for a valet to return with their big, stupid automobile.
Later, the same person let loose with this string of nonsense:
“I want to go over to the Body Shop but we can’t go over to the Body Shop right now because the po-po is at the Body Shop.”
It’s Not Viral Marketing… It’s Comedy.
What begins as four friends playing the video game Rock Band turns into massive viral marketing overload, and then a borderline race war.
Lots o’ language in this one. But enjoy anyway.
It Was a Good Day…
I hope all of you (all 4 of you that read this site anyway) had a very merry holiday of your choice.
Mine was pretty freaking awesome, to be honest with you. In fact, it both paralleled and rivaled what might be the best Christmas I can remember from when I was a kid. More on that later.
There’s still much to be done this week though. Still gotta work, more travel coming up soon, and all sorts of other odds and ends. So blogging here will continue to be sporadic until the new year. But I’ll be back in full force soon, with all the videos you won’t care about.
Adios 2007!
Car Crashes into Chicago TV Studio
A Chicago driver faces two citations after a minivan crashed into ABC7′s State Street studio Sunday night.
About two minutes into ABC7′s 10 p.m. newscast Sunday night when a
minivan slammed into the southeast corner of the building at 190 North
State. A crowd was gathered outside the studio watching the live
broadcast."I saw a minivan do about four or five U-turns and then he pulled off
to the side of the road and we didn’t think much of it but then we were
watching the news and we heard a big crash and he was in the window,"
said Tyler Cloutier, witness.Police arrived on the scene a few minutes later and arrested the driver who has been identified as Gerald Richardson.
A security camera caught the van as it slammed into the glass.
No one was hurt inside or outside the studio.
Crews worked to remove the minivan and board up the studio’s window overnight.
The driver has been charged with reckless driving and not having any vehicle insurance.
Who Tows Police Cars?
"Um, who tows police cars for being stopped in an alley for 10 seconds? Aren’t the meter maid people… the tow truck people and the police people on the same side? What is going on here?"
That quote was from my video review of the classic stinker Smokey and the Bandit 3. As it turns out, it would seem that I owe the makers of Smokey 3 a bit of an apology…
Man Accused Of Trying To Tow Police Car
Driver Arrested On Several Charges
December 14, 2007GRESHAM, Ore. — A tow truck driver tried to tow a police car from an apartment complex early Thursday morning, according to the Gresham Police Department.
Police said officers responded to the Kempton Downs apartments on a domestic disturbance call, reported KPTV in Portland, Ore.
When Officer Tyson Conroy returned to his patrol car, he noticed a tow truck driver had hooked up another officer’s marked car to the truck, according to police.
Officer Tom Pohlman said he was surprised to see his car hooked up to the truck.
"I asked him, ‘What are you doing?" Pohlman said. "And he said I was parked in a fire lane."
Steven Syverson, 32, was ordered to release the car. He eventually did, but police said he otherwise refused to cooperate with them.
Syverson locked himself in the tow truck and then called his dispatchers, asking them to call police, according to officers.
Police said the towing company’s manager eventually showed up and talked Syverson into surrendering to officers.
Gary Coe, the owner of the towing company, said Syverson was having personal problems. But he said he was a good employee.
"He obviously lacked common sense," Coe said. "It’s not something you train (them for); (you) don’t tow police cars."
Syverson was arrested on charges of unlawful use of a vehicle, obstructing governmental administration, interfering with an officer and criminal mischief.
Fitness Made Difficult
I love this group called Go Potato TV, which is making internet shorts that I found on the YouTubes through the Googles. The jingle is a little too Trey Parker-ish for my tastes, but still… I’ve been quoting parts of it all week.