THE GAMES OF THE WEEK

Before we get into the sports, I would like to announce some sad news coming out of the Jive Records camp. That’s right minions, Kelis of “Milkshake” fame has been dropped from her record label this week according to Entertainment Weekly possibly due to lack of sales from her sophomore album “Kelis Was Here,” which only sold 157,000 copies. Perhaps she can contact the Baha Men’s label and see if she can perform at corporate events like they do!

http://www.corporateartists.com/baha_men.html

My favorite caption from this website- “A spontaneous conga line breaks out with the Baha Men at a recent corporate event.”

Biggest Thugs in Sports/Arrest(s) of the Week

Happy Monday!

Former KC Chief and GB Packer, and former Fox broadcaster Bill Maas was arrested back in July for carrying a loaded revolver, 5 grams of Mary Jane, 6 grams of cocaine, and 28 extacy pills. Maas also had a random 27 year-old woman Sarah Murphy in the car.

Oddly enough the arrest occured near Peoria, IL some 400 miles from his home in the Kansas City area. Why was Maas driving around in a Hummer that far from home with a woman 18 years his younger?

On September 5th, Maas was arrested for brining a hand gun into the Kansas City airport. Idiot.

NFL Week 8

“Just because I wear a tie to work doesn’t mean I have any money”

As LWN lives and works in a somewhat “transitional” area, he is often asked for money by those who may or may not be less fortunate.

EXAMPLE 1: On Monday while trying to acquire lunch, a man who appeared to be a constructer of some sort came up to me and asked for money to get bread and lunch meat for his son. When he said “son,” I cracked and gave him a dollar, even though he asked for $10. Then, as I entered the store to get a sandwich I realized I would now be almost a dollar short since I gave it to that guy, because I forgot my wallet. Thankfully, I am a frequent customer so the guy behind the counter paid the additional 84 cents for me. By the way, I saw no child the whole time.

EXAMPLE 2: The gas station in between work and home is a haven for panhandlers. One guy always wants to pump gas for money, and another crafty group stations themselves between the drug store across the street and weaves between the local businesses looking for “gas” money while riding their bikes away in the direction of the liquor store. I have been duped a number of times by this (usually loosing pennies because who carries cash these days) but the result turns me off to helping the common man.

THE GAMES OF THE WEEK

It was a good week for LWN, as he went 5-1. Only a late Kellen Lewis TD scramble kept me from being perfect on the week. Yours truly was at the IU-PSU game this past weekend, and while the outcome was somewhat disappointing the fans were impressive. By impressive, I mean angry. They were outraged that IU lost the game, they were actually upset! Granted, I am part of the Hoosier faithful, but I only attended graduate school there but this was the first time I have actually seen fans unhappy with the outcome instead of a shoulder shrug and a “well, it’s IU” attitude. Dare I say the stadium was predominantly full…..in the 4th quarter. Kudos to the large turn out, the MONSTER Tailgates, and the new, creative drinking games I witnessed at the tailgate. I am not sure why someone would cut a hole in a whiffle ball bat, chug a beer out of it, spin around and try to hit a ball being pitched to them….. but I am all for it. I am still trying to figure out how this game is scored, or if it is a social activity played to increase your chances of vomiting. Readers, can you fill me in?

College Football Week 9

As summer finally turns to fall, it gives LWN a hankerin’ for beers. While summer is a good time for AB products, Fall and Winter months make me crazy for darker, fuller beers. Here is a quick list of five (5) of my favorites, which can be found here in Indianapolis. You will see that I have broken them down categorically into nonsensical categories.

India Pale Ale

While many people will chastise me for splitting up IPAs and Ales, I don’t care. Thrillho and I are true IPA fans and for your money, the Runiation IPA (5th from the left) by Stone brewery is pound for pound the best one out there. If you love hoppy beer and something that packs a punch (7.7% booze content) drink the beer Stone Brewery call,

Quote:

“a liquid poem to the glory of the hop!”

*Side note- For you softies out there, The Mad Hatter IPA from New Holland Brewing Company still provides decent booze content with a flowery taste.

Biggest Thugs in Sports/ Arrest(s) of the Week

Happy Monday!

1. Lionel Gates- Practice Squad, Tampa Bay

Welcome Lionel Gates!

Back in March, Tampa Bay RB Lionel Gates “kicked a pregnant woman’s door in, destroying her property, hitting her in the face and pushing her into a wall after arguing about whether he is the father of the woman’s unborn child, according to an arrest report filed by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office” (tboblogs.com).

This is a direct contrast from Lionel’s interview with buffalobills.com in 2005. This is a piece of that interview.

NFL Week 7

“MALL FUN IN BIG D” 

As some of you may know, LWN was in Dallas at the start of this week. Too bad I wasn’t there to watch the systematic demolition of the Cowboys, and my co-worker would not drive me to Irving to pee on the stadium. While there, we happened upon a mall and some stores that I had heard of, but never stepped foot into. The Art of Shaving is throwback with modern overtones. They have all your needs from lotions, to creams, to badger hair brushes to nickel plated razors. If you know me, you know how much I do not enjoy shaving, but this made it seem fun. The two things that put me off were-

1. The cost- While the sales person explained that buying a nickel plated razor is perfectly weighted, fits with Mach 3 and Gillette Sensor blades, and is no different than buying a Mont Blanc pen- LWN still won’t fall into this trap. I cannot imagine ever buying a $100 razor, the same way I can’t envision using a $100 pen. LWN is about functionality, not excess. The shaving gels and creams ran $60 for a travel kit including a badger hair brush!

The Games of the week

2-3-1 is not a fantastic week, but at least I have recovered from the IU loss, but not so much from the UB win. I will get to this in a bit. It is now apparent that the “old” IU football team has shown up and there is now zero predictability with this team. I could imagine a fine throttling from the Penn State Nittany Lions this week, I could imagine a heartbreaking loss (circa 2004), I could see IU handling the game and winning. It’s all too confusing. I know its only two losses, but the only thing worse than watching that game was the horrific job done by the Big Ten Network broadcasting it. It seems that the “yellow line guy” and the “down and distance guy” were outside the production truck smoking a doobie for half the game. This was apparent to me because I had to go to a bar to watch it. So there was no volume and I had to guess what down it was half the time. If the BTN wants me to pay a premium price for their network as a cable subscriber, then the production value must be greatly increased. More after the jump.

College Football Week 8

“A MELT DOWN OF BIG RED PROPORTIONS.”

Dude on the left fired. Dude on the right is next to go.

What in the hell is going on in Nebraska? Let’s look at an odd timeline.

July 24, 2007- Steve Pederson is given a contract extension through 2013
September 4, 2007- Bill Callahan given a contract extension through 2011
October 13, 2007- Nebraska loses 45-15 at home to Oklahoma St
October 15, 2007- Steve Pederson given the boot, Nebraska eats $2.2 million
January 1, 2008- Bill Callahan fired after a 8-5 season which includes crappy bowl win not on New Year’s day

If ANYONE thinks Bill Callahan is going to retain his job after this season, I think I can sell you and your pregnant wife some land in the love canal. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Canal

Biggest Thugs In Sports Part I

The police often question him, just because they find him interesting. His beard has experienced more than a lesser man’s entire body. His blood smells like cologne. He is the most interesting man in the world. He is Love Without Nagel, and he’s here to talk about his new Monday feature – the Biggest Thugs in Sports.

10 thugs for Monday

1. Rae Carruth

Carruth hired a man to kill his baby’s momma, then fled from police hiding in the trunk of a car with bottles of his urine, candy bars and a cell phone.