This crash rekindled the debate about restrictor-plate racing and if it is really more safe for the drivers and fans. 7 fans in the grandstands at Talladega were hurt when hit by flying debris from Carl Edwards' car.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Carl Edwards’s Talladega Superspeedway Crash
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
OMFG IT'S THE SWINE FLU!!!!!!!!!
Well pretty much everyone in America is scared as all hell about the swine flu. I personally ritualistically cover my body in Purell before I leave for work every morning. If that isn't enough, I use my secret weapon against Swine Flu......Wal-born (knock off Airborne). TAKE THAT CRAZY PIG FLU!!!!
If you are worried about swine flu you should probably check out these links below:
Marcelo Garcia & The X-Guard
Marcelo 'Marcelinho' Garcia (b. 1983) is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitor and submission grappler. Considered by many to be the best pound for pound submission grappler in the world, Garcia is a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Fabio Gurgel of Team Alliance. Garcia has five world championship titles in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, two of them as a black belt (in 2004 and 2006). He also has many submission grappling titles, including ones from the prestigious ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship. At ADCC, Marcelo has won the 66-76 kg division three times in a row (2003/2005/2007), been awarded the most technical fighter twice (2003 and 2007), and won the best fight award in 2005. In 2005, he also finished in third place in the absolute (open weight) division and in 2007 finished second in the absolute division.
New Zealand All Blacks Performing the Haka
I think this is probably one of the coolest pre-game ritual in sports. Check out the New Zealand All Black's Rugby team performing the Haka which is traditional of the Maori people, the native people of New Zealand.
One of the most well known hakas the All Blacks perform is Ka Mate. Here are the words:
Ka mate, ka mate
Ka ora' Ka ora'
Ka mate, ka mate
Ka ora Ka ora "
Tēnei te tangata pūhuruhuru
Nāna i tiki mai whakawhiti te rā
Upane... Upane
Upane Kaupane"
Whiti te rā,!
He!
'I die, I die,
'I live, 'I live,
'I die, 'I die
'I live, 'I live,
This is the hairy man
...Who caused the sun to shine again for me
Up the ladder, Up the ladder
Up to the top
The sun shines!
Ka ora' Ka ora'
Ka mate, ka mate
Ka ora Ka ora "
Tēnei te tangata pūhuruhuru
Nāna i tiki mai whakawhiti te rā
Upane... Upane
Upane Kaupane"
Whiti te rā,!
He!
'I die, I die,
'I live, 'I live,
'I die, 'I die
'I live, 'I live,
This is the hairy man
...Who caused the sun to shine again for me
Up the ladder, Up the ladder
Up to the top
The sun shines!
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Old swine-flu PSAs will soon come in handy
Thought I would re-post this given all the recent controversy surrounding the swine flu.
[from AdFreak]
If the U.S. government finds itself in need of some seriously awesome swine-flu-vaccine PSAs, they can just re-air these old fear-mongering spots made during the last big scare in 1976. They've got it all: frightening, echoey sound effects; hammy acting; cavalier attitudes followed by feverish hospital visits. In the second ad, there's even a casually mentioned old-person death. We won't get PSAs that are half as good this year. We will get lots of new-media communications, though. You can start off with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's swine-flu video podcast.
Vampire Weekend Songs & Videos
I'm sure you have heard more than one of these songs recently. In the last year it seems the band Vampire Weekend have been everywhere. From being featured in movies such as Step Brothers and I Love You, Man their debut album has been widely well received. Check them out.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Susan Boyle Can Sing
So I took a break from blogging for a while. During my absence I missed the unlikely singing sensation Susan Boyle. So to make sure I keep my loyal fans accurately informed of all the popular videos on the internet, here you go!
Pinback - Fortress Music Video
This post is credited to Pandora and their iPhone app. Was walking home and this song came on and after hearing it a bunch of places before, I was finally able to see what it's called and who it's by.
Tony Hawk's Twitter Treasure Hunt
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Trailer for new Mike Judge film, Extract
Saw this trailer on WWTDD, it's for Extract which is a new film by Mike Judge. The movie stars Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis, Ben Affleck and Kristen Wiig.
Monday, April 13, 2009
The Lonely Island - Like a Boss Music Video
The Lonely Island boys have a new single and music video from their album INCREDIBAD. I feel that this is pretty fitting for all of us stuck in an office setting on this Monday morning. I mean who likes to enjoy the beautiful sunshine when you can stare at a computer screen and cubicle walls all day. YAY!
Apple Closing in on it's 1 Billionth App Download
Yesterday Apple announced that it was closing in on its whopping 1 Billionth application download from the App Store, which now features over 25,000 apps built by thousands of developers. In honor of the milestone, Apple has also posted an updated version of the store’s most popular apps ever (iTunes link) - something they’ve done only once before, at the end of 2008. The list includes such popular mainstays as Facebook, Koi Pond, and Shazam, allowing the millions of new iPhone owners to discover favorites of months gone by. It’s a shame this list will probably be shortlived.
This isn’t an accident. One attribute that has helped the App Store reach its upcoming billion download milestone so quickly is the fact that its featured App Lists are constantly churning - even the most popular applications probably won’t be on the top lists a few weeks down the line. This ensures that users who pop into the store will always have some new, quality apps to try out, boosting downloads and giving new applications a chance to shine.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Eminem has a new music video...and Bill O'Reilly doesn't like it
Eminem has a new single for his new album Relapse. The song, We Made You, also has a music video. No surprise here that it's directed by the same guy who made Without Me but anyway, my thoughts are ehhhhhhh.
Bill O'Reilly's thoughts
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Just Me, Myself and LINKS
- World Football Challenge - the hottest ticket this summer, teams include Club America, Chelsea FC, Inter Milan and AC Milan
- UC Davis Offers Free Hardcore Porn - haha porn was shown to facilitate discussion of "difficult subjects such as sexuality and gender roles"....gotta love my alma mater
- Breaking Bad News with Baby Animals - I almost dedicated to a whole post to these...I seriously am gonna buy this book and mail them out to everyone I know
- 2nd Annual American Cup Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu - work permitting I think I will be attending and hopefully winning
World of Red Bull Ads
Go check out what Lou's got to say about the World of Red Bull ads over at AD v e r t i s e Me
...Red Bull does do some pretty cool events/contests though, such as the Red Bull BCOne where they stage 16 of the best dancers in the world against each other. Featured below is Ronnie Abaldonado who was the runner up four years in a row until 2007 when he finally became BC ONE Champion. Also showcased in the recent RB TV ads is Robbie Maddison, a 27 year old Freestyle Motocross Champion who also has a World Record for jumping across a football field of approximately 322 feet during the Red Bull New Year No-Limits event. The last 3 of 3 Red Bull TV ads introduces Ian Walsh and it broadcasts him bombing a wave that's at least 70 feet high. You can find out more about him on the section Red Bull Surfing.
Monday, April 6, 2009
Uhh Ohh the Bruno Trailer is Out
Building on the hilariousness and certainly the offensiveness of Borat, the trailer for Sacha Baron Cohen's new movie Bruno is out.
(Here is your everything warning...definitely NSFW)
Goal of the Year Already?
German media have already decided that Grafite’s brilliant 77th-minute solo goal in Wolfsburg’s 5-1 win over Bayern Munich on Saturday is the goal of the year.
He somehow managed to elude five Bayern players before scoring with a cheeky backheel.
It may seem a bit early to be choosing the “Tor des Jahres” with nine months left in 2009 but even the normally reserved public TV broadcast “Das Aktuelle Sportstudio” proclaimed it “the most spectacular goal in Bundesliga history”.
The electrifying goal has featured in German newscasts all weekend.
Grafite’s goal, coming two days after his 30th birthday, also served as a fitting metaphor for the season as it helped Wolfsburg jump to the top of the Bundesliga in front of Hamburg SV, Hertha Berlin and Bayern.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Extreme Sheep LED Art
The Viral Factory in London created this viral video for Samsung. Check it out, pretty amazing stuff.
Video info:
We took to the hills of Wales armed to the teeth with sheep, LEDs and a camera, to create a huge amazing LED display. Of sorts. For more info search for samsung LED TV or visit samsung.com/LED
If you are worried about Conficker
I guess since they profiled the Conficker worm on 60 Minutes people have really gotten worried about it. There was a lot of speculation that on April Fool's Day the worm would activate and cause havoc on the internet. That of course didn't happen. If you are worried about the Conficker worm or think you might be infected check some of the links below:
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
An April Fool's FML
Saw this on their Twitter, that friend is forever in debt.
Today, for April fools I decided to set off the smoke detectors in my friends apartment while he was sleeping and saran wrap the outside of his bedroom doorway so he would smack into it. Instead, he jumped out the window and broke his leg. FML
UFC Fight Night Free on Spike TV Tonight!
Figured I might as well do a little MMA promoting. There will be some free UFC fights on Spike TV tonight starting at 8pm. The 2 hour event will be followed by the new season of The Ultimate Fighter. You can also check out UFC President Dana White's video blog from the event HERE.
The Ultimate Fighting® Championship® is proud to announce its first-ever event in Nashville, Tennessee. Music City has never seen hard-hitting action like this as many of the rising stars in the sport of mixed martial arts will be featured in a LIVE nationwide event on Spike TV Wednesday, April 1 at 9:00p.m. ET/PT for UFC® Fight Night™ from the Sommet Center.
Hoops coaches strip for a 'Guitar Hero' spot
[From AdFreak]
Here's the new Guitar Hero commercial with college-basketball coaching legends Bob Knight, Rick Pitino, Roy Williams and Mike Krzyzewski yukking it up with Metallica. As Guitar Hero's Risky Business ads go, this one's a distant second to the Heidi Klum spot, though Knight is pretty funny, and Pitino's drumming is amusingly wretched.
Viva Futbol Vol. 29
3OH!3 - Don't Trust Me Music Video
I'm still really undecided on this song. It's really irritating yet has the most catchy chorus I've heard in a while. I imagine that this song will be beaten into my brain at every single club in SF for the next few weeks.
3OH!3 - Don't Trust Me
Links:
3OH!3 Official Site
MySpace Page
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