Friday, November 21, 2008

10 Things to Think About on a Friday (and the Hiero Interview)

This week, by any standard, was nuts. I started Monday with a Coaches' meeting for the end of the XC season. It wasn't fun or particularly exciting, but we got some good business done. Wednesday night I got in a stellar game of dominoes. And then there's last night. After working relentlessly to finish the team movie in time for our team potluck last night, I got it done and went over there around 6:00. Following the movie, I picked up Hessica and we headed over to Oakland where I had an in-person interview with Opio and Tajai of Souls of Mischief/Hieroglyphics.

This was amazing. I've been listening to Hiero for probably 10 years or a bit more now, and to all of a sudden, through my work on a blog, get the chance to meet two members in person and pick their brain about the music industry was unreal. They've got a huge compound that had an office or two, a studio and numerous rooms full of friends playing video games, shooting the shit and smoking. We got to talk and toke for about an hour and a half. Be on the lookout for that interview, should be up in a week or so. But now, 10 things to think about...

1) I don't get why the NFL fines players and coaches over their comments. Are they afraid the fans might actually recognize the fact that the refs make mistakes or some of the league policies are ridiculous? If the ref is bad or a mistake is made, shouldn't they be allowed to say so?

2) How about Eminem in M&Ms?

3) If you've got an iPhone, it's time to update your software.

4) I wasn't sure if I was reading this interview with Jean-Claude Van Damme correctly...I thought it was a joke. But how about some dancing Van Damme?

5) Eminem may have done it, but you won't find Trick Trick rapping with Elton John anytime soon...not after he said he didn't want homosexuals buying his album...

6) A friend of mine sent this over...seems that no matter what, the bureaucracy is unwilling to leave smokers alone.

7) In the scary news story of the week....how depressed would you need to be to not only think about, but to actually commit suicide in front of an online audience?

8) The Warriors are trading Al Harrington for Jamal Crawford...what do you think?

9) I was trying to get Hessica to do Princess Leia for Halloween...It didn't happen, but this Princess Leia slave outfit isn't half bad...in fact, it isn't any bad.

10) And finally, for all you SF natives (or people that wish you were), you can go here and vote for the "doucheiest bar in SF."

That's it folks...go forth and multiply. Up next, Zion-i, and a week of Thanksgiving dinners...

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