Indiana U Moves Home Game for $3M

Yea you read that correctly....Indiana University's football team has accepted $3M for moving one of its home football games in 2010 to Fedex Field in DC, home of the Deadskins.

The Hoosiers will play Penn State on November 20, 2010 in the House that Snyder built and will be compensated handsomely for it - provided it sells 7,000 of the 91,000 tickets in the joint. What a joke.

Song Playlist for 8/26/09

I Got A Line on You - Spirit - Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus
The Hangman's Knee - The Jeff Beck Group - Beckola
Remember - Free - Fire and Water Island
California - Joni Mitchell - Blue
Cleetus Awreetus Awrightus - Frank Zappa - The Grand Wazoo
Good Times Bad Times - Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisted
Drunkard's Alley - Robin Rogers - Treat Me Right
New Voodoo - Boogaloo - Swamp Cabbage
Color Blind Angel - Robin Rogers - Treat Me Right
Lonesome - The Insomniacs - At Least I'm Not With You

It's About Time

According to Reuters, a french town has banned elephants from bathing on its beaches for fear that animals excrement could pollute the water and pose a health hazard to other swimmers.

I don't know about you, but that certainly is a downer. There is nothing quite like a playful, frolicking elephant splashing in the water next to you.

I've got an idea that would make anyone's time at the beach more enjoyable. Pass a law that requires bathing and the removal of underarm hair on women. Or, I don't know, ban the wearing of speedos on Jean Pierre and his amis.

BURESS PREPARING FOR PRISON

According to the attorney for Plexiglass Burress, the one-time NFL star reciever has hired a, get this, Prison Consultant, to prepare him for life behind bars. Prison Consultant?

PB: "So what's it like?"

Consultant: "Well it isn't fun."

PB: "Can I bring my 180 inch big screen?

Consultant: "No"

PB: "My Playstation?"

Consultant: "No"

PB: "Can I garage my Bentley on the grounds?"

Consultant: "No"

PB: "OK. But I can bring my Personal Chef, right?"

Consultant: "I'm afraid not."

PB: "But what about my nutrition plan?"

Consultant: "You'll have to eat what every body else eats."

PB: "But my body needs the correct food...I mean, I'm a professional athlete!"

Consultant: "You should have thought about that BEFORE YOU TOOK A GUN INTO A NIGHTCLUB YOU DUMB ASS!!"

Yea, I bet it goes something like that.

MULLET BOY DEFENDS MILEY'S GENTLEMEN'S CLUB PERFORMANCE

After Miley Cyrus performed her new single "Party in the U.S.A." at the Teen Choice Awards on August 10 — while dancing around what appeared to be a stripper pole — the singer garnered criticism about the performance, not least from Disney, the company that airs "Hannah Montana" and releases her recordings.

But her dad, Billy Ray, is coming to the defense of his 16-year-old daughter and the performance that had everyone talking. "You know what? I just think that Miley loves entertaining people," Billy Ray told Access Hollywood. "She loves singing [and] songwriting."

He added that he tells his kids to do what they think is right, no matter what other people might have to say about their decisions. "I always tell her to love what you're doing and stay focused for the love of the art and not worry so much about opinion," he said.

BURRESS FOLLOW UP

As a follow-up to yesterdays post, along with pleading guilty, Plexiglass Burress also agrees to a 2-year sentence as part of the plea agreement. Have fun Plex....twit!

A NOT SO PERFECT SEASON

Memphis will be forced to vacate the record 38 victories from its Final Four season of 2007-08 under former coach John Calipari because of NCAA violations, The Commercial Appeal reported.

The newspaper, citing an unidentified source close to the situation, said on its Web site Wednesday night the NCAA will release findings of its investigation Thursday. The Commercial Appeal said it was unaware of any penalties beyond this season.

The NCAA investigated whether someone took the SAT exam for a player on that Final Four team. Memphis was notified of potential violations in January and met with the governing body in June.

The NCAA planned a conference call for Thursday afternoon, and Memphis president Shirley Raines told The Associated Press the school would follow with a news conference.

BURRESS PLEADS GUILTY TO GUN CHARGE

Here's a real shocker. Plexiglass Burress has pled guilty to possessing the gun that shot him in the leg at a NYC nightlclub. He will be sentenced on September 22nd and the prosecution is asking for 2 years in the poke.

Did he really have a choice. "No it wasn't mine, I was holding it for a friend."

Song Playlist for 8/19/09

4+20 - Crosby, Stills and Nash - Woodstock II

Going Down Slow - Canned Heat - Boogie with Canned Heat

Jam at the Back House - Jimi Hendrix - Woodstock II

Morning Rain - Keef Hartley Band - The Time is Near

Beautiful People - Melanie - Woodstock II

I Want to Take You Higher - Sly & the Family Stone - Stand

Theme from an Imaginary - Western Mountain - Woodstock II

Look Out - Sweetwater -Cycles

The Weight - The Band - Music from the Big Pink

Everything's Gonna Be Alright - Paul Butterfield Blues Band - Woodstock II

Blues for the Muse - The Incredible String Band - The 5000 Spirits or the Layers of the Onion

Born in Chicago - Paul Butterfield - The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Too Late - Quill Quill - Cotillion

Saturday Afternoon/Won't You Try - Jefferson Airplane - Woodstock II

Star Spangled Banner - Jimi Hendrix - Woodstock

Wham!

George Michael was arrested, again, on suspicion of DUI on when his Land Rover smashed into a 7 ton truck.

Oops.

NFL Commish Tougher than Judge

Roger Goodell, NFL Commisioner, suspended Dante Stallworth for the entire 2009 Season handing down a sentence 341 days longer than the judge who heard the manslaughter case originally.

Stallworth served only 24 days for killing a pedestrian with his Bentley after a night of partying in Miami.

Goodell however felt that Stallworth's crime warranted more than 24 days in the slammer and said that the crime deserved an entire year away from the game without pay.

Good job Rog!!!

RIP Mr. Paul

Les Paul, guitar pioneer, has died at the age of 94.

Eagles Sign Vick

The City of Brotherly Love has a new football player to wrap their arms around...Michael Vick.

That's right - the very same team who'se stadium boasts its own jail because of it's calm and unruly fans has brought in the man who served 2 years in the federal pen for funding an elaborate dog fighting operation in Virginia. Now this should be interesting.

I've always believed that Philly fans are the most accepting in all of professional sports. I mean where else can a a fan get tossed off the mezzanine level for wearing a Giants jersey?

I'm sure it will turn out just fine.

Song Playlist for 8/12/09

Girls Got Rhythm - AC/DC - Highway to Hell

One More Chance - Jackson 5 - ABC

I'm a Man - Spencer Davis Group - Life is a Highway

Kick it Out - Heart - Essential Heart

Touch To Much - AC/DC - Highway to Hell

Skull Ring - Iggy Pop & The Stooges - Skull Ring

Cannonball - The Breeders - Last Splash

Shake 'em On Down - North Mississippi Allstars Hill Country Revue - Live at Bonnaroo

Sister Luck - Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker

Raw Power - Iggy & The Stooges - Raw Power

Head On - Jesus & Mary Chain - CD single

Full Moon, Dirty Hearts - INXS - Full Moon, Dirty Hearts

Romeo & Juliet - Dire Straits - Making Movies

Run For Your Life - Robert Randolph and the family band - Unclassified

Heard it Through the Grapevine - Creedence Clearwater - Revival Chronicle

Love Me 'til the Sun Shines - The Kinks - BBC Sessions 1964-77

Halfway to Everywhere - Black Crowes - Three Snakes and a Charm

Commotion - Creedence Clearwater - Revival Chronicle

Mullet Boy Must Be So Proud

Last night on the Teen Choice Awards, Miley Cyrus performed her single "Party in the USA" complete with an elaborate stage show which included....a stripper pole which the 16 year old handled with the ease of a Lumberyard II employee.

I can only imagine the pride that Billy Ray felt when watching his little muffin do her best Jenna Jameson impersonation in front of a few million adoring pre-teen fans.

Nice work Mullet Boy.

EVH Recovering from Hand Surgery

According to Blabbermouth, Eddie Van Halen is recovering from hand surgery to relieve pain that he experienced in his left hand during the last leg of the 2007-2008 world tour. If I were his surgeon, I would be reallllly nervous!