Rod "The Mod" Impeached and Booted

In what has to be a shocking event... to him... Gov. Rod Blagojevich, along with his bizarre defenses and tribble covered head, has been voted out of office by a 59-0 vote in the Illinois Senate (I still miss IL politics). Better yet, they also voted 59-0 to prohibit him from ever holding ANY elected office in the State of Illinois again. Buh Bye Rod. Take your insane comparisons of yourself to Gandhi and weird rambling poetry recital defense to the Ranch baybee. Actually, the most amazing thing is that, with all the past IL politicians in jail, this is the first time a Governor has been convicted AND impeached.

"You haven't proved a crime, and you can't because it didn't happen," said Blagojevich. "How can you throw a governor out of office with insufficient and incomplete evidence?" Perhaps it was the RECORDINGS THAT YOU DARED THE FEDS TO MAKE? You bonehead. Sheesh. No doubt the grotesque whirlwind press junket second only to post-election Sarah Palin didn't make you any friends either. By the way, you were supposed to be in court then you moron.

$10 says Blago and his hair have a TV deal within 60 days.
GET THEE TO THE RANCH!

Love, Fess.

MRS DOUBTFIRE TABBED TO COACH EUROPEAN RYDER CUP TEAM

Colin Montgomerie, the salty Scottish golfer who American fans love to razz, has been named the Captain of the European Ryder Cup squad.

Should be interesting to see how Monty handles media day!

Is that Colin as Mrs. Doubtfire or Sarah Palin in 2012? We report, you decide.

URINE TEST SAID TO LINK BONDS TO STEROIDS

Federal prosecutors with first-hand knowledge of Barry Bonds' perjury trial are said to have evidence linking Bonds to the use of performance-enhancing drugs other than the "cream" and the "clear," substances previously linked with Bonds' case, the New York Times reports.

The newspaper's anonymous source said authorities detected anabolic steroids in urine samples linked to Bonds.

http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=512082

Really hard to believe isn't it?

In a related, but separate development, a herd of FBI agents descended on the house of Bond's trainer's mother-in-law... weird. Apparently she has a tax issue that needs sorting and the claim is that this is being used to pressure Bonds or Anderson into testifying.

BILLY POWELL DEAD

Billy Powell, keyboardist for Lynard Skynard who was 56 years old, passed away after calling paramedics and complaining that he was having trouble breathing. He had missed a doctor's appointment the prior day for a heart checkup.

Powell, who has had a history of heart problems, was one of the members of the band that survived the 1977 plane crash that claimed lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, Guitarist Steve Gaines, his wife/backup singer Cassie Gaines, Assistant Manager Dean Kilpatrick and both pilot and co-pilot. Amazingly, despite several horrible injuries the rest of the band members survived.

The crash, came just a few days after the release of the Street Survivors album which featured the band members standing in front of a flaming background. The album was quickly pulled from shelves and re-released with a black background.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY EDDIE

Today is Eddie Van Halen's 54th Birthday. Coach and da Prof wish the King many more!

PAULA ABDUL "I Inspired Beyonce and Rhianna"

In her latest interview, Paula Abdul says that, because of her, modern acts such as Beyonce and Rhianna have been inspired to great things.

She states, "my videos stand the test of time" and "they are the almanac for future stars".

Uh huh.

Here's an idea Paula....shut up. Oh and your ticket to the ranch will be right up.

-Coach

IT'S ABOUT TIME

Jeff Beck, one of the most influential guitarists in history will finally be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April.

PETA PULLS PLUG ON VICK PSA

PETA has withdrawn an offer from Michael Vick's attorneys to do an anti-doffighting PSA after the condition was added that the organization support their client's return to the NFL after release from prison.

Well watta ya know!

TOM CRUISE'S FANTASY ABOUT KILLING HiTLER

According to an AP story today, actor, scientologist and all around whack job, Tom Cruise, said that playing his role in the new movie "Valkyrie" fulfilled a childhood fantasy of his...killing Adolf Hitler.

A number of things strike me as odd;

1) How old is he? I didn't realize that he was alive during WWII or in any period of time around it.
2) When I was a lad, while we occasionally played any number of variations of good guys vs. bad guys, we spent alot more time playing sports, riding bikes or telling lies about girls. We certainly did not have fantasies about killing an already dead villiain from our parents or grandparents era.
3) Does anyone really believe this joker? He spews this stuff out like an inner-city fire hydrant in August.

I've got a ticket to The Ranch with his name on it.

- Coach

BOY GEORGE GETS 15 MONTHS

George Dowd aka "Boy George", was sentenced today to 15 months in prison for a little incident whereby he kidnapped another man and held him against his will in at the 80's star's home.

Apparently, Boy met Boy, Boy took a shine to Boy, other Boy didn't want to play with Boy, Boy handcuffed Boy to the wall and now Boy goes to jail.

Another VH1 special in the making.

OUR IDEA FOR A REALITY SHOW

Professor and I have talked about, on numerous occasions, creating the ultimate reality TV show.

The working title is "Who Can Make It - Idiot Ranch".

The concept is simple...we take any celebrity, athlete or noteworthy person who has proven, time and time, again to be a complete and total idiot and send them to a large tract of land somewhere in the Dakotas. There, they will be given the only things that they need to survive...guns, ammo, alcohol, amphetamines and, of course, hair care products. The goal is to be the last living person on the ranch.

The Grand Prize is a one-way airplane ticket to Tristan da Cunha, which according to people who may know these kind of things, is the most remote island on earth. Once they arrive, their Grand Prize also includes a home which is completely automated so that they never have to deal with another human being again. And one last piece of the Prize....if they return to the USA, they lose all of their wealth and worldly possesions and have to become the personal assistant to Ryan Seacrest.

Here are two more for our little experiment....

It seems that Brian McNamee, the former trainer for Roger Clemens who testified under oath that he injected "The Rocket" on numerous occasions appears to be working on his testimony as he meets with prosecutors.

SONGS OF 1981

So we decided at the last minute to do the 1981 theme from the poll since only 3 people voted (and we were 2 of them)... Coach was unusually well prepared and I had to wing it. So here's the playlist as it happened:

Van Halen: Unchained (C)
Soft Cell: Tainted Love (P)
Rush: Limelight (C)
Rick James: Super Freak (Part 1) (P)
Joe Walsh: Life of Illusion (C)
ZZ Top: Pearl Necklace (P)
38 Special: Fantasy Girl (C)
Crack The Sky: Hot Razors Through My Heart (C)
Donnie Iris: Ah Leah! (C)
Stray Cats: Stray Cat Strut (P)
U2: I Will Follow (C)
The Moody Blues: The Voice (P)
The Meters: Cissy Strut (P)
Greg Kihn Band: The Breakup Song (P)
Def Leppard: You Got Me Runnin' (C)
Pat Benatar: Fire and Ice (P)
(some strange karaoke version of AC/DC's For Those About to Rock) (C)
Police: Spirits in the Material World (C)
Rolling Stones: She's My Little Rock and Roll (C)
Squeeze: Tempted (C)
April Wine: Just Between You and Me (P)
Rick Springfield: Jessie's Girl (C)

I allowed Jessie's Girl to run, only because Coach was so prepared for the show. It was a low blow to finish with that, especially after I ignored Quarterflash... I was very disappointed that The Weather Girls "It's Raining Men" (Coach's favorite song) was released in 1982 and thus ineligible for today's theme.

VOTE FOR A THEME!

We always have a rough time coming up with themes for the show so I've added 4 choices to the bottom of the page for a poll. You vote and we'll suffer with the consequences. Vote the Chicago way: Early, Often and After Death.

PROFESSOR IS FIDDLING

I finally got the Coach to give up the secret commands to open the blog and now I'm wreaking havoc wherever I can. First update since May?! Backdating some show playlists - I'll try to get the full 41 lists up soon. Added some pix I shot from the great Mountain show at Ramshead Live! after which we were privileged to interview Leslie and chat with Corky. I've never met someone that actually PLAYED at Woodstock, let alone someone that was part of my first exposure to Rock n' Roll (the Woodstock II soundtrack LPs). Corky is a ball, and Leslie was just great and the guy who played bass (sorry I forgot his name) was cool. Oh, and for the record, I was referring to Leslie as the guy that played at Woodstock, as any real Mountain fan knows Corky joined up after Woodstock. Right Coach? :)

- Goofus (wait, am I Gallant? Dang I forget)

SONGS WITH THE NAMES OF PEOPLE IN THEM (01/07/09)

OK, so today's theme was Songs With People Names In The Title. We started, however, with a mention of the overnight loss of Ron Asheton, guitarist of The Stooges at age 60.

Iggy Pop - Skull Ring - from the Skull Ring album which featured a variety of bands backing Iggy, but had the first of the reunited Stooges tracks, including this one. I was able to catch their performance over the summer at the Virgin Music Festival. Awesome. A big loss when they were clearly having fun again...

Anyway, back to our theme. Coach started with A and I started with B.
Away we go...

Bad Company: Anna
Swamp Cabbage: More Booty for Buddah (new intro bed?)
The Cars: Candy-O
The Grateful Dead: Samson & Delilah
David Bowie: See Emily Play
The Felice Brothers: Frankie's Gun!
Hall & Oates: Georgie
Leonard Cohen: Dear Heather (creeped out Coach!)
Bob Dylan: Isis
The Havalinas: Jesus & Johnny
Soundgarden: Kyle Petty Son of Richard (next time EDIT IT!)
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble: Lenny
Jimi Hendrix: The Wind Cries Mary
Chuck Berry: Nadine
The Band: Ophelia
The Beatles: Polythene Pam
Ozzy Osbourne: Mississippi Queen (Leslie West guest strums)
Los Lobos: Set Me Free (Rosa Lee)
Robert Palmer: Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley
The Cowboy Junkies: Townes Blues (Junkies rule!)
Aerosmith: Uncle Salty ("Uncle" doesn't count Coach)
The Kinks: Victoria
David Bowie: Andy Warhol
The Deftones: Xerces
David Bowie: Ziggy Stardust

You may have noticed that there was no "Y" song. Coach failed to sink that putt... as punishment he'll find one for next weeks show.

- The Anti-Coach