Showing posts with label oakland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label oakland. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Marshawn Lynch aka Beast Mode


After hearing a rap song called "Marshawn Lynch" made by a bunch of Bay Area rappers I tried to find the song on YouTube. In my travels to find this song I found some other great videos of former Cal running back Marshawn Lynch. If you don't know who he is, he is a native of Oakland and is a big follower of the "hyphy movement." The videos proved to be pretty hilarious in my opinion so they are definitely worthy of a post here. BEAST MODE!

"Marshawn Lynch" Rap Song


Marshawn Lynch Playtime


The Mayne Event


2007 Draft


Marshawn tries to ghost ride the injury cart


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Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Internet Classic: Bubb Rubb & Lil Sis

Today's internet classic comes to us from our very own San Francisco Bay Area. KRON-4 aired a news report in 2003 about a whistletips and the problems they were causing in Oakland neighborhoods. I especially like the part in the video where he peels out from the body shop and commits about 3 traffic violations in one block.

Bubb Rubb entered the public’s eye in 2003 during a KRON-TV report on an increase in whistetips, a modification to a car’s muffler that made a high-pitched screeching sound while accelerating, in the Oakland area. Residents of the town were complaining that these modifications were the cause of a lot of disturbances in the area. A few minutes into the report, the KRON reporter approached a local man who was getting whistetips installed at a local shop. The man, Bubb Rubb, first reenacted the sound the whistetips made by hooting, “Woo-woo!” Seconds later, he made a comment towards the residents who found the tips annoying by saying, “Some neighbors say it's way too loud. That's only in the morning, you're supposed to be up cooking breakfast! It's like an alarm clock. Woo-woo!” Bubb Rubb became an instant internet celebrity because of his passion for whistetips and his catch phrase, Woo-woo! Also because he nearly crashed his car while trying to show off his tips just moments after they were installed. [CollegeHumor]



The video has sparked lots of video responses and dedications, not to mention many sites dedicated to Bubb Rubb & Lil Sis.

IT'S DAT WOO WOOOOOOOOOO!!!! (Fan Site)
Bubb Rubb - Remix
Bubb Rubb - 50 Cent Remix
Shatner vs Bubb Rubb

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Al Davis Speaks to the Media Again...which is probably not the best idea

As I posted yesterday, the Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis fired Lane Kiffin as head coach.....but that's not all. Instead of just the normal few line press release, Al Davis decided he needed to take it a step further and go in depth about what caused Kiffin to be released. Davis continuously called Kiffin a "liar" and even read the 1st page of a letter he gave to Kiffin last week.

You can read the letter HERE

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Lane Kiffin Fired.....Al Davis Still Owner

The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting that Lane Kiffin was fired as the head coach of the Oakland Raiders today. Owner Al Davis let Kiffin know of the termination via a phone call. While the Raiders have been pretty bad the last few years, you can't blame it all on Kiffin. I actually think the Raiders have lots of talent and lots of potential and they could easily make some significant strides this year. Those strides will most likely come to a screeching halt but why would Al Davis care? Ohh wait he's the owner.....but he's CRAZY, so that explains it.