Here's To You Dr. King

Today our country celebrated the birthday of one of my all-time favorite human beings, Martin Luther King, Jr.
As a white man only one generation removed from the reality of slavery I celebrated the day and the man in the best way I know.
I enjoyed the parade that goes down Peachtree Street in downtown Atlanta on its way to the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church on Auburn Avenue, took a few photographs of the celebration and then went to Underground Atlanta and hoisted a few hot ones in honor of the man.
Some people celebrate with alcohol, I look for any excuse to eat chicken wings.
Here's to you Dr. King, thanks for working so hard and sacrificing so much to make the world I live in just that much better of a place for everyone.

NFL Conference Championships Ticket Update

NFL Divisional Playoff Scores :

New Orleans 45, Arizona 14

Indianapolis 20, Baltimore 3

Minnesota 34, Dallas 3

NY Jets 17, San Diego 14

So much for parity in the NFL. One good close game out of four.


NFL Conference Championship Schedule:

Sunday 1/24/2010

New York Jets at Indianapolis Colts 3:00 PM
Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints 6:40 PM

The NFL lost the biggest potential ticket draw with the Dallas Cowboys loss but its still a good ticket for the AFC and NFC Championship games.

Both games are sold-out at the box office but brokers have tickets starting at $175 for the AFC game and $300 for the NFC game.

Prices will probably come down a bit for the Colts-Jets game as we get closer but I do expect ticket prices to rise for the Saints-Vikings game as the game approaches.

If money is an issue and you want to take your chances the day of the game I would expect some deals to be had outside of Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis and you will have little worries of counterfeit tickets.

I can not recommend you go this route in New Orleans. There will be a bunch of sleazeballs in New Orleans selling lots of fake tickets. I do not expect too many real tickets to exchange hands outside of the stadium.

If you are a Saints or Vikings fan, bite the bullet and buy tickets from a licensed ticket broker such as WebTickets.com and be happy you have a real ticket to the game.

Good luck with tickets and good luck to your favorite team.

Official Ticket Guy Super Bowl Prediction

New England Patriots 44
New York Giants 13

...feel free to be amazed by me or make fun of me after the game.

Waking Up with Twin Femgets

So I wake up today and laying beside and on me are two femgets (female midgets).
They are completely naked except for chaps. And they are twins. Pretty hot. Nice ass on the little one wearing the blond wig that is not quite still on her head.
That would normally be weird enough but I soon discover that I am made up to look like a pony.
I rack my brains for clues. I do not remember this being an unfilled fantasy. I am pretty sure I have already done this in my 5th or 6th year of college.
I just have no idea what has actually happened the night before but the room sure does smell funky. Not normal sexed up funky...femget funky I guess.
"So ladies, do I owe you anything?"
They just giggle and smile at each other, get dressed and leave without any words at all.
I pee and take a shower. There is no pain, nothing itches or burns and I see no blood running down the drain so I guess last night was just a harmless night of fun.
So kiddies your lesson for the day is that when a 400 pound bald headed woman with a nose ring offers you a pill and says "trust me, you will love this" you should just go home.
That is the last thing I remember from last night.

Soul Asylum Rocks Downtown Atlanta

Last night I decided to check out the 92.9 DAVE-FM Presents THE 2007 GUINNESS OYSTERFEST featuring Soul Asylum and The Lemonheads.

I am a long time fan of Soul Asylum but have been out of the music loop with these guys for a few years. I was especially curious as to how they were live since the death of Karl Mueller, a founding member and their former bass player.

Being a resident of downtown Atlanta I had no excuse not to make the walk down to Woodruff Park to check the guys out. So I did!
Let me first point out that the FEST was pretty lame. The crowd was small and the entertainment, food and beverage options were limited. But it only cost $12 to get in so I will shut up now.

I did almost leave when I got there and found out that they were out of Jack Daniels.

How can a festival with Jack Daniels as a sponsor run out of the product? Fortunately they corrected this later. Regardless, I was hanging in, with or without my favorite beverage, for Soul Asylum.

I got to the park just in time to see The Lemonheads. The show was OK, not much energy. One of those acts that has more songs that you recognize than you expected. Plus Evan Dando was hanging out with a hot blonde after the show so he is alright with me.
I pound a couple of more Jack and Diet Cokes, a funnel cake and a jalapeno corn dog while waiting for Soul Asylum. And yes, I think it is funny too that I mix my Jack with Diet Coke. Enough said.

So how was Soul Asylum? I must say that I was impressed. Was it an amazing show? No. But for such a small crowd in a lame downtown park I expected very little. They ended up rocking out pretty hard and Dave Pirner kept me entertained with a small soap opera involving his guitar tech. At one point in the show Dave snatched his guitar off, threw it about 10 feet to/at his tech while rolling his eyes in obvious anger and frustration at the situation.

I was impressed after all these years and at such an obviously unimportant concert that Dave was still passionate about putting on a good show.
Highlight of the evening? Black Gold from Grave Dancers Union which Dan Murphy dedicated to Karl Mueller with the tacked on remark of, "he couldn't be here tonight".
The bottom line, Soul Asylum rocked downtown Atlanta.

My personal scorecard for the evening, 2 Guinness, 4 Jack and Diet Cokes, 1 jalapeno corn dog, 2 funnel cakes, 1 Lemonheads and 1 seriously rocking good time thanks to Soul Asylum.
Trust me, fat, drunk, and rocking and rolling is not a bad way to go through life!