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Date: 04/29/2020
FILLERBUSTER’S ELEVEN
BACKGROUND: This started as a long-winded numbered blog. It transformed into an organized long-winded category blog. Now, it is a quick-hitter to ease your pain. I lack time. So, the preparation of the blog actually made me procrastinate from writing the thing. Let’s see who makes the cut. Barely edited as usual unfortunately, so please excuse any mistakes during my stream of consciousness. I feel the need…the need for speed. Let’s turn and burn.
SETTING: This is written a little during Chris Toler, Jack Johnson, and my DJ buddy on Saturday night, added to on Tuesday evening, and barely edited and released on Wednesday morning per-work time.
- EVERGREEN 1: GENERAL THOUGHTS. One, I think everyone of us has to embrace the fact that we are NOT watching football in the usual way this fall, so just get ready for that. It just isn’t happening, folks. Two, in the music world, NOT ONE musician has an excuse for not having a new album coming out of the gates after this COVID thing. Sit around your house, be brilliant, and bring the entire world new stuff when the smoke clears. Three, I think the three coolest, really COOLEST people of my entire lifetime would be Dr. Dre, Jack Johnson, and Jimmy Buffet. Four, when I did my NBA All-Timers last week, I couldn’t find a spot for Shaq. After thinking more about it, I think I would throw him on my second team, start Bill Russell at PF, and kick Wilt to the third team. It is really scary that I am kicking a guy to the third team who they CHANGED THE RULES for, but have to acknowledge that Shaq is on one of the first two teams.
- EVREGREEN 2: COVID. My usual (at this point in the quarantine) and very random COVID notes. I am sure we are all happy that experts are saying that the winter second wave of COVID combined with flu season could be worse. Great. The state of Missouri is suing the entire nation of China for this thing. Stimulus bills are like Jon Jones and Aldon Smith arrests. I am not sure if it is a new one or the same one as before. The drug that Trump was saying might save us actually makes more people die. Trump is banning immigration, and I am surprised that wall is not finished during this whole quarantine thing. People in Poland are so against abortion that they are holding non-social distancing protests against it. SnapChat, Zoom, InstaCart, King Soopers, UPS…just naming some companies we all could have taken 5 minutes in early March and be rich right now. Two house cats in New York got COVID, then eight big cats in a zoo got it, and we still don’t know anything about anything. I actually read an article about how to social distance from your cat, and I can’t decide if I feel worse about the person who wrote the article or me, the person who read it. I am glad Dr. Fauci/ Tony has time during all of this to tell us how much of a Yankees fan he is. At least he got his Brad Pitt wish of playing him on TV. I get very comfortable in our efforts when the HEAD of the vaccine team suddenly exits stage left. If you want to be sad, look up the WHO website and download where each nation is against this thing. We (the USA) stink. Harvard won’t accept federal funds anymore, and that keeps up their aloof stereotype. I still get sad reading about mom and pop stores closing in small towns because of the economy. The Las Vegas mayor wants to open, and why wouldn’t we think that the gambling city during COVID would be them? A student paid $68k to study at Cambridge and now she has to do her higher learning remotely. My wife went to Cambridge, but she was so smart that she got invited for free. Tyson is closing one of its larger pork plants due to worker sickness, and although I can deal with a toilet paper shortage, I am not mentally ready to handle a bacon shortage. What IF the animals take over? A jellyfish was swimming in the Venice Canals. A JELLYFISH. African safaris are taking a hit during this, and stay open, people. Fiji and safari are #1 and #2 on the Linds and Mark travel list, and we will definitely clear this and go SOMEWHERE. So, you can now bet on Halo, Taiwan baseball, iRacing, WWE, the drafts, and…DARTS…and food eating contests. A man who is nine countries away from visiting every in the world is stuck in Hong Kong. San Clemente, CA poured sand in a skate park to stop skateboarders. They ended up getting a bunch of dirt bikers as a result. We found out a person died of COVID weeks before the first death, and I am sure Trump will have a spin for that too. Maybe we can get another video at his daily briefing. By the way, his aides are apparently telling him that briefings may not be the best call to do daily. Trump speaking at all is bad anyway, but daily about a subject he doesn’t understand probably isn’t a good idea. McDonald’s is giving away free meals to first responders, and that is smart. I see this as a pivot point where all corporations will scramble to advertise who is nicest to everyone during this. Hey, Wisconsin. You held the elections with very confused people six people apart, and now 19 people who either worked the election or voted have the COVID. I feel bad for the Southeast, which gets COVID…AND storms. I think I am bothered that dudes are good at racing AND iRacing. IN the casino industry, this whole COVID thing might ruin the Eldorado-Caesars merger…fact. There is a company that is preparing a product that measures crowd density in casinos so they can re-allocate people to respect social distancing. If you really need to gamble, not only is there online gaming, but some casinos are having live dealers deal on camera. Todd McShay and Mel Kiper prepare the entire year for ONE single day. Todd got COVID and missed the draft. That really sucks. North Carolina is mulling over having the Coca Cola 500 without fans, because people are jonesing for some left turns right now. So, Michael Caputo effectively put down blacks AND democrats in some tweets, and that is the wrong way to kill two birds with one stone. The FBI is worried about a similar effect as 911, where minorities are targeted for all the wrong reasons. The movement to open states back up is really called the “open it up” movement? You apparently don’t need to wipe down groceries now, but we don’t know if you can get COVID twice or not. Ford Engineers get to work from home, and get to take home Mustang Electrical SUV’s to do so. InstaCart is hiring 250,000 more workers next week, if you are in need and don’t mind shopping for people. The President can misread his daily briefing notes, but I don’t think it is good for anyone to have the politics guy and medical guy disagree. United Airlines wants their flight attendants to wear masks now. WEREN’T THEY ALREADY WEARING THEM? An ER doctor is sleeping in his tree house to protect his family. The United States death toll went past 59k last week. The Penn Relays, close to my home as a kid, have gone on for 125 straight years, through conflicts and wars. COVID stopped that run. Sad. Some Miami voluntary COVID tests concluded that thousands of people had it without symptoms. A Colorado Walmart closed down due to COVID deaths, but it was in Aurora, so we can just add it to their list of odd things, which is long. People are walking hens and fishes in BOWLS in Spain. Hackers have enough free time these days to hack into your Nintendo games, but I am still unclear on what the overall motive is. New Kids on the Block just wrote a COVID song, and raise your hand if you A) thought they were still together or B) can name anyone in the band. Lester Holt is one cool dude, if you watched Jimmy Fallon on Friday. If you haven’t seen the Kyle Freeland golf in house video, find it. Pretty awesome, but I still haven’t reached the point in quarantine where I do something really, really useless. States are starting to open up, and I still think it is a little early. Denver is doing its version as “safer at home.” The Los Angeles Lakers received a “small business” loan somehow. I have to go ingest some Lysol, so you have a great day. Mike Pence visited the Mayo Clinic and was very obviously the only person NOT wearing a mask. A reporter went on the air with a sport coat and not much else, and didn’t realize that the viewer’s audience could see his legs.
- EVERGREEN 3: NFL DRAFT. Just some random thoughts. I only watched the first round until pick 17 and then the second round until #49. Yes, Jerry Jones, we know you own a $250 million yacht, and glad that when you decide to not invite scouts to your virtual draft, at least you are on the water. Again, Todd McShay missing the draft because of COVID is like getting sick during your wedding weekend. For this virtual draft, they sent out 32 hats for every player that possibly could be selected. Hope we find out where the remaining 31 hats go. The Lean On Me with Jennifer Hudson and friends before the draft was pretty stellar. Hudson can sing like no one else. Miami and Tua was the key pivotal pick. Smoke screen. They did what I said they should do. They watched the video from Tua and selected…Tua. Harry Connick, Jr. has a badass piano in his home and his anthem was awesome. He trumps the basketball players I complain about not having a court in their home. It is your CRAFT. The Bengals took full time on their first pick even though everyone and their mother knew they were taking Burrow. I get waiting for an offer you can’t refuse, but also respect people who do other things in life besides watch the draft. As soon as Joe Burrow gets his first paycheck, PLEASE tell him to buy his mom and dad a new recliner AND curtains. We might hate Ohio State for many reasons, but one way or the other, the first three players in the draft this year were ALL on Ohio State a year ago. That is some stellar recruiting. The Giants have a beef with Bama. We knew they were going OT, but Andrew Thomas kind of dissed Jedrick a little…and all of the mock drafts. I feel like Tua’s family were trying to be statues before he was selected. Becton went earlier than we expected after a drug issue. Hell, Tunsil put a gas mask on his face a few years ago and smoked up, and he just got the richest offensive lineman contract…ever. The Broncos didn’t get a “natural” hat trick, but still got a hat trick. Elway COULDN’T mess up this pick this year because Jeudy and Lamb were both there, but then choosing a WR the next round almost made me fall off the couch. The hat trick occurred in the seventh round when they took another WR. Should be fun having him pick WR’s to throw to while on his back. I lose interest, if my team is not picking, by pick #16 on an annual basis. Jon Gruden’s kid looks disproportionate and I think I expected that from his kid. Vrabel’s kid who dressed like The Freeze needs to lose some weight. Talk about exactness. Tampa Bay traded up ONE spot to get Brady’s protector. I won’t get into cracking on his crib, I will assume Kliff Kingsbury’s favorite movie is Scarface. But, in his badass crib, he selected MY guy of choice, Isaiah Simmons, so it must function just fine. The Packers grabbed Jordan Love, and get on the list of selecting a QB in the first round with an NFL MVP on the roster. That list is Kurt Warner twice, and Aaron Rodgers with Brett Favre. Bad pick. They traded UP to give Aaron competition when they should have gotten him an awesome receiver in this draft. CeeDee Lamb can tell us whatever story we want to hear. It might have been the agent when he was talking to the team and his girl was helping him out, or…it wasn’t. Phone grab was indeed funny though. The Pats traded out of the first round, as they like to do because everything they do is genius and we don’t know it, and I guess the Chargers like OU guys. I guess when you run a sub-4.30 40, you can wear a robe. That should be a new draft rule moving forward. 12 million viewers was the draft record…in 2014. 15 million this year. So, the nicest, kindest, QB who has endured a transfer and we can’t think of anything bad to say about EVER just went to the fan base that we ALL have problems with. Sorry for you, Jalen. I went to a Phillies game where future HOF’er Mike Schimidt went 0-4 and the booed him. May the force be with you. I think The Hoodie should play this dog angle up and have him be everywhere to avoid interviews. The Chicago Bears now have TEN TE’s on their roster. I am pretty sure that it has been 7 years since the Steelers have selected ONE guy I was rooting for or was #1 on the best available and didn’t select. The Eagles and Cowboys just made a trade. Someone go out and look for a lunar eclipse or meteor shower. I get it. The Bills have a young QB of the future. But, when Jake Fromm floats to the FIFTH round, you have to take him. Don’t take offense, Josh. I am actually very surprised BOTH Fromm and Eason went so late, and I am not the happiest guy if I am Josh Allen either. Matt Rhule drafted ALL seven players from the defensive side of the ball. Statement? Tua AND Hurts are the highest Saban QB’s ever selected in the draft. I didn’t know that. Thaddeus Moss left school early and didn’t get drafted. Bad advisors.
- NFL: Percy Harvin might make a comeback, and I am pretty sure that undersized, really fast players are better EARLY in life. Ask Reggie Bush, Tavon Coleman, and Peter Warrick. Gronk hinted to Tom Brady two months ago that he was making a comeback, and I don’t want to play poker with Tom Brady. Trent Williams has a new home in San Fran, and Joe Staley retires as one of the classiest guys in the league. Tom Brady went to the wrong home when trying to visit Byron Leftwich, and he seems to be having some problems adjusting to his new neighborhood. Marquise Brown beat Snoop Dog for the Madden title, and I really become frustrated in not understanding how these guys have time to ALSO be very good at video games. Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler announced their divorce, and this is right after getting back from a Bahamas trip during quarantine. And I just recently found out that Linds went to elementary school with Kristin. The Saints signed Jameis Winston right after signing Taysom Hill, and this confuses me. The Chiefs released Dustin Colquitt after 15 years, and I feel like you are not taking the hints in practice when you are a punter and a team releases you. The writing was probably on the wall already.
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Matt Haarms picked BYU over Kentucky and Texas Tech. I am surprised by this a little. But, when you boil it down more, you find the reason. His main motivator is not winning or going to a perennial old power or perennial new power. His main motivator was minutes. He will get all the minutes he wants at BYU, while still being on a decent, above average team. Precious Achiuwa is leaving Memphis. I understand one and doners to a point, but he literally proved nothing with his time there. But, off to riches in the NBA though. Shaka Smart has underachieved at Texas. But, if anyone thinks he is leaving would be wrong. He just picked up Greg Brown, a #9 prospect. He will at least enjoy Greg’s time there before doing any type of change of scenery deal. Danny Manning was fired by Wake Forest after six seasons. They gave him time, and he didn’t deliver. True, Wake has to deal with recruiting against NC State, Duke, and UNC in their region, but after more than 5 years, you have to show something. He may get another coaching shot, or he may not. He will always though, be the legend who literally carried his team on his back for that magical run in 1988. Daishen Nix decommitted from UCLA and will follow the G-League path. This is the third kid to go that route, but the first to decommit from somewhere he was technically inked at. Mount Rushmore conversations seem to be a hot topic for me personally, and my college coaches version of that would be Knight, K, Wooden, and Smith.
- NBA: It appears that Kobe also had a camera crew follow him around during his final season too. Not quite as cool since it didn’t result in a title, but we should expect a Kobe Bryant version of The Last Dance in the coming years. MJ even said that Kobe would be the one guy who could beat him in both of their primes. Not ten things, which is the best weekly read, but five things. Don’t worry about reading the whole thing, but the first item is really, really interesting. He talks about starting lineups and how things have changed since the MJ teams. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29070989/five-nba-things-like-including-michael-jordan-chicago-bulls-thrilling-lineup-introsI have to space things out during my quarantine, and am saving Episodes 3 and 4 for down time during the week.
- MLB: Alex Cora got punished for his Astros cheating, and the Red Sox lost a second round draft pick. The draft pick is real punishment. But, if there is no season this year, then Cora’s time counts, and he really doesn’t get any punishment. This is a fun and educational read. One odd MLB record for every single team. Good stuff. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29101206/one-wild-record-probably-know-all-30-mlb-teams
- MISCELLANEOUS: Rory says the Ryder Cup won’t be the same without the fans, and he is unfortunately spot on. The fans actually MAKE that event more than any other golf event. Muffet McGraw retired from coaching Notre Dame’s women’s hoops. She won two titles in 33 years, which is really hard when you have to fight not only through the Pat Summit Tennessee years but also the UCONN is unbeatable years. If I end up watching the Tiger, Phil, Peyton, and Brady golf event, it is ONLY for talking points for blog and with friends. I have no interest in it otherwise. Not after how weak Tiger vs. Phil Iwas. UFC will have #249 in Florida without fans. Might as well take advantage of the WWE is “essential” state for your fight. I did NOT know that Dana White was still working this island angle. He is, and look for something in June.
- THIS AND THAT: Off the top of my head, my Mount Rushmore for most underrated movies would be U-571, The Score, The Edge, and Rounders. There is a new Hunger Games movie in the works, and just what I need is another movie in that trilogy to oddly suck me into. I am now done season 1 of The Wire, and although I will ride on to the next one, and although it was really good, I don’t believe that it was passed on to me that season 1 was actually one f the weakest seasons. That would have helped me (and wife) fight through the first one better. Try to catch the Ed Helms Whiskey Sour Power Hour, as he has some good musicians and comedians on there. Matt Difee did a bit on telling adult jokes to his kid that was really funny. Billy Strings was also on there. Billy Strings was playing with a guy on a different stream, and when we looked up Bryan Sutton, we quickly realized he is a guitar legend. Guitarist of the year like 10 times. Quarantine humor, because we all need it. https://www.buzzfeed.com/ajanibazile/people-with-the-best-sense-of-humor I did not know about this Koala Challenge. Looks tough. We have no interest in attempting. Watch the show Dave with Lil Dicky. The show itself is hilarious, but I was not aware of this guy. Reminds me of a funnier Eminem. Here you go with a freestyle by him. You are welcome. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzgjglZqS3Y By the way, the first ever YouTube video occurred 15 years ago from last Thursday. You can tell that Brad Pitt is so down to earth from his speeches and appearance on HGTV. Gotta say. It is insult to injury that the guy is good looking , really rich, but then also cool as hell. I almost wish he was actually an asshole. Senor Bear is now doing happy hour for delivery and take out. You should take advantage of that. So good. We live right by Scratch Burrito. Got the sad news over the weekend that they are closing down permanently. Sad. There will be many more unfortunately. it will be weird to not have Saturday with Chris Toler and my boy Rob DJ each evening. We have gotten into a quarantine habit now. We watched Billy Strings at Red Rocks on Friday. We also watched the Sweetwater stream where Lindsey’s two favorite bands and my boys played. Motet, Billy Strings, and Widespread Panic all played that day. Back to Toler though. Chris Toler “mashes” songs. He did a combo song of I Will Survive, U2, and Kings of Leon that was so cool. We also noticed during this viewing that he says Yaaahhhhhhhzzzzsss a lot less suddenly. This week, his spontaneous code word to yell out randomly during the show was “burger sauce.” Kind of random and catchy. We also caught the Kokua festival, headed up by Jack Johnson. Great stuff. He had Ziggy Marley, Eddie Vedder, G. Love, and many others on there. He also had Thunderstorm from The Voice. I will be rooting for him now that I know he is boys with Jack Johnson. Well, whenever The Voice ever comes back, since they can’t really do “lives.” The Astro Ride skit on Fallon was pretty funny. On Friday, we were skimming through channels and came across Virus. That is the movie I worked way back when. I told Linds it might be one of the worst movies anyone has ever seen. We decided to confirm. She confirms. What a train wreck. We went to Rocky Mountain Arsenal on Saturday afternoon and drove through to see some buffaloes. We got about as close as you can get with a car. It is free, outside, and a great idea for your quarantine life. We got some Parisi on Saturday also. The place is SOOO good. Underrated Italian place. Beechers Mac & Cheese has to be one of the best kept secrets out there. It is my favorite mac and cheese for the most part off shelf or from restaurant, and it comes out of a BOX. You should probably add it to your grocery list. I know that Sprouts has it, but not sure about mainstream stores. When you start watching Fever Pitch, I feel like there is a definitive turning point where you fold and say “I HAVE to see the final scene now.” Again, it is the only movie where Drew Barrymore is not irritating. Last week, I would have seen a show with Five Finger Death Punch, I Prevail, and Papa Roach all on the ticket. SNL was WELL worth it this weekend. Unless you live under a rock, you know that Brad Ptt was Dr. Tony Fauci. Charles Barkley does a skit about What’s Up With That? Pete Davidson and Adam Sandler team up, and Miley Cyrus did a stirring rendition of Wish You Were Here. Paul Rudd makes an appearance, and Weekend Update was hilarious as it always is. Microsoft has suddenly decided that two spaces after a typed period is incorrect. So, now you can change up the typing habit you have done for your entire lifetime, or you can stare at constant squiggly lines throughout your document. Billions is about to start next weekend, cramming up my watch schedule a little more. The government has released videos of UFO’s. So, we are being transparent about it, believers can say they are a little more right, and it can bother us that someone can get to us, but we can’t get to anyone. Jim Rome addressed the Top Gun sounding pilots who spotted the UFO for a good segment or two. Had Lindsey’s immediate family over for burgers for a quarantine break. So, we had some burger sauce. The new Family Guy starred the album 1984 from Van Halen, my first ever tape. The talk about the song Panama was eipc.
- THE FILLERBUSTER: My silly poker friends had the big $100 game DURING the NFL draft. I skipped. When I found out the sub-par player won it all with quads over a full house, I was pretty sure that A) there is a reason I don’t play cartoon poker and B) I am only good at poker when I am in the room and can read the tells. Our white cat loses a toy after about 5 seconds, and my conspiracy might be that she is blind…or really not as smart as I thought she was. My wife gave me the two best compliments that I remember over the weekend. She said I remind her of Stringer on The Wire, and said I kind of looked like Matthew McConaughey in U-571. I fell off the couch. Our anniversary dinner was nice, as we ordered in and sat at the dining room table in actual go-out clothes to dress up the day a little more. What did we eat? We split a filet from LoHi Steakhouse along with some cheese, salad, and chocolate from Melting Pot. I got my new boat shoes and sandals, meaning my feet will come out of the quarantine a little happier. The poker game bunch I keep not joining had a bigger game on the schedule…during the NFL Draft. That makes no sense. I am not going to A) multi-task while playing poker and B) not going to miss a historic moment in sports with a virtual draft. I am very proud to say I did NOT bet on the draft, although I did look at the prop bets, and did think about it pretty seriously. Nothing laid down though. Lindss watches house shows when not watching murder documentaries, and for some reason those house shows get my casual attention to. I have a new goal. On the HGTV show with Brad Pitt, he put a bookshelf door in…a secret door. I want one.
- TWEET OF THE WEEK
ALTERNATE CATEGORIES THAT DIDN’T MAKE THE CUT:
- THE BEST WORKOUT SONG EVER FOR THIS WEEK (because the best song this week IS the best song ever…for now):
- QUOTE OF THE WEEK
- LINKS TO SAVE YOU TIME IN LIFE
- TRAVEL
- THIS WEEK’S LIST
- MY NUMBERS
- GONE FISHING (the riddle for money):
- PICS BY MY PIXEL (pictures from my phone):
- LIFEGUARD ENTRY:
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL
- NHL
The theme? Double theme to confuse someone tuning in until they read it. Burger Sauce with 1984 Family Guy seemed to be the right call.
And our weekly reminder of the greatest sequel ever made coming out next summer… Top Gun 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8z1rqA8jRw&vl=en
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That’s it for today. Hope you enjoyed or are at least more informed. Remember two things. First, feed yourself, feed your family, but always, always remember to…feed the wolf. Second, if you can’t spot the sucker in your first half hour at the table, then you are the sucker. Will I blog again? That is a CLOWN question, bro. As one shepherd said to the other shepherd, let’s get the flock out of here.
| THROW IT BACK IN THE POND |
| no longer considering neutral sites |
| gretz ovechkin raise 40k in nhl 2020 video game |
| tennis might merge women’s men’s tour |
| spelling bee officially cancelled |
| saints scrap full offseason in 2020 |
| rivera’s family will help him during nfl draft |
| happy bday 71st spencer haywood |
| te Burton colts |
| dolphins were interested in #1, bengals rebuffed them |
| vin scully falls, hospitalized |
| lamar calls queen ray lewis jr |
| brother of dak prescott dies |
| michigan trainer knew of sexual abuse by doctor |
| laremy tunsil contract |
| texans talking extension with watson |
| smart says coaches telling recruits sec is too tough |
| rb matt breida traded to dolphins |
| boeing parts with embraer |
| giants gm wears mask |
| Abby judge separated |
| eagles trade for marquise goodwin |
| wr rentz shot killed |
| Pat’s kicker militia tattoo |
| journal |
| invisible man |
| law and order virtual |
| stringer$ |
| Justin rohrwasser Pat’s will cover tatt three percenter |
| aaron gordon calls out wade in dunk vote |
| ball brothers to sign with roc nation |
| lakers got mone from loan program, returned |
| kenseth out of retirement to replace larson |
ut gets recruit from alabama
chase young might grow more according to him
oil prices, gas prices
hole in arctic ozone layer closes
cali guy throws cat, drank on zoom call
o’s trey mancini doubtful to play in 2020-colon cancer
French soccer league won’t finish season
Giants place ufa tender on golden
| pats sign marqise lee to deal |
| Pat’s no qb |
Tulane teshaun Watson charged with murder
| Dolan donates plasma after recoveey |
| replay of game 6 Celtics Lakers comeback |
dance no handshakes Thomas
IT being left off dream team
moise kean Everton house party
| the voice |
| Jane Fonda who wants badass |
| diamond cab sign |
Milahla-booksmart
maggiano’s
North korea leader dead
There are aggressive alligators in FL
| the show mlb to be broadcast |
FIFA doesn’t want games until after September 1
Warriors operating like there will be no season
Justin amash looking into running for president