So I have to say, there's something liberating about peeing through the chain-link fence on to your neighbor's property. So Septembier-fest has concluded (I'm still wokring on the last one) and here's the list:
New Glarus Staghorn Oktoberfrest
Red Hook Late Harvest
Lakefront Klisch Pilsner
Lakefront Cherry Lager
Lakefront Catttail Ale
Lakefront IPA
Lakefront Organic ESB (that's right, organic--we're healthy here in Madison)
Lakfefront River West Stein Beer
Lakefront East Side Dark
Lakefront Fuel Cafe Coffee Stout (most disappointing coffee stout ever)
Red Hook Late Harvest (yess, again...)
and i think we're going to finiswh with a flasss (yeah, that's 'glass' in sober-man's terms) of jameson.
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Music Challenge
Below is a list of leaders/lead singers from different bands. Can you name those bands?
1. Kevin Barnes
2. Carl Newman (2 or 3, depending on how you look at it)
3. Paul Rodgers
4. James Hetfield
5. Axl Rose
(We're clearly starting off a little easy here)
6. Craig Finn
7. Ryan Adams
8. Colin Meloy
9. Win Butler
10. Stuart Murdoch
11. John Fogerty
12. Sam Beam
13. John Popper
14. Greg Gilles
15. Reggie Youngblood
16. Travis McCoy
17. Scott Reitherman
18. Ryan Walsh
19. Tunde Adebimpe
20. Luke Lalonde
21. Rivers Cuomo
22. Matt Sharp
23. Brian Bell
24. Patrick Wilson
(Yep, all those guys have or had different bands)
25. John Roderick
26. Bradley Nowell (R.I.P.)
27. Shawn Christensen
28. Julian Casablancas
29. Steve Perry
30. David Pirner
31. Ricky Wilson
32. Mike Doughty
33. John Darnielle
34. Felix Da Cat
35. Gift of Gab
36. Jonathan Meiburg
37. Sylvester Stewart
38. Alex Kapranos
39. Matthew Friedberger
40. Will Sheff
41. Jeff Tweedy
42. Black Thought
43. Dan Bejar (2)
44. Jack White (2)
45. Jenny Lewis
46. Alex Turner (2)
47. Spencer Krug (3)
48. Dan Boeckner (2)
49. Nick Thorburn (3)
50. Britt Daniel
(Answers will be coming post-haste)
1. Kevin Barnes
2. Carl Newman (2 or 3, depending on how you look at it)
3. Paul Rodgers
4. James Hetfield
5. Axl Rose
(We're clearly starting off a little easy here)
6. Craig Finn
7. Ryan Adams
8. Colin Meloy
9. Win Butler
10. Stuart Murdoch
11. John Fogerty
12. Sam Beam
13. John Popper
14. Greg Gilles
15. Reggie Youngblood
16. Travis McCoy
17. Scott Reitherman
18. Ryan Walsh
19. Tunde Adebimpe
20. Luke Lalonde
21. Rivers Cuomo
22. Matt Sharp
23. Brian Bell
24. Patrick Wilson
(Yep, all those guys have or had different bands)
25. John Roderick
26. Bradley Nowell (R.I.P.)
27. Shawn Christensen
28. Julian Casablancas
29. Steve Perry
30. David Pirner
31. Ricky Wilson
32. Mike Doughty
33. John Darnielle
34. Felix Da Cat
35. Gift of Gab
36. Jonathan Meiburg
37. Sylvester Stewart
38. Alex Kapranos
39. Matthew Friedberger
40. Will Sheff
41. Jeff Tweedy
42. Black Thought
43. Dan Bejar (2)
44. Jack White (2)
45. Jenny Lewis
46. Alex Turner (2)
47. Spencer Krug (3)
48. Dan Boeckner (2)
49. Nick Thorburn (3)
50. Britt Daniel
(Answers will be coming post-haste)
Wedding Photos!
So there's a link in the sidebar for this as well, but I wanted to highlight it, as our friend Katy did such a smashing job with all the photos (and there are lots). Hopefully, this link will work.
Brendan and Angela's Wedding
Brendan and Angela's Wedding
Changes
I've added some other things to the blog now. Play Breakout or Mini-Golf at the bottom of the page. Some of my favorite sites are now in the sidebar.
Friday, September 26, 2008
All-MLB Name Team, Vol 1
Well--the NFL was so much fun and you know baseball has more foreign names to offer. Plus, I don't follow baseball very much, so most of these names are new to me as well, providing extra shock value.
and so we begin...
Milton Bradley (Rangers)- is he a DH? is he a board game pioneer? is he both? one of the greatest names ever in professional sports
Coco Crisp (Red Sox)- an OF? a breakfast cereal character? hard to say.
Danys Baez (Orioles)- what, are there two of him?
Rocky Cherry (Orioles) - really? I'm still on the 1st roster and we already have danys and this ice cream flavor? This is going to be awesome.
Radhames Liz (Orioles) - this guy got married and took his wife's maiden first name
Aubrey Huff (Orioles) - if you saw the NFL name team, this guy is undoubtedly friends with mackenzy bernadeau
David Aardsma (Red Sox) - as close as I think we'll ever see to someone named 'aardvark'
Phil Coke (Yankees) - was this guy named in the Mitchell report?
Joba Chamberlain (Yankees) - I actually know who this guy is. Still doesn't excuse the name. C'mon, isn't 'joba' like a Japanese pocket toy similar to the Giga-pets of yesteryear?
Melky Cabrera (Yankees) - does he have a brother named 'Juicy'? how bout 'Beery'?
Jae Kuk Ryu (Rays) - Yeah, I know. And generally I would leave Eastern-origin names off, but seriously, this looks like a character from Mortal Kombat. I have no idea how it's pronounced, let alone what order they actually function in
Rocco Baldelli (Rays) - should be a prize fighter in Jersey
Kevin Mench (Blue Jays) - as in Kevin "Oh, you know my friend Skip, he a real..."
Boone Logan (White Sox) - Clearly filled out the paperwork for employment wrong when it said "Last Name--First Name"
Jason Bourgeois (White Sox) - Yeah, he plays baseball for the working-class South-siders, but when he gets home to his mansion by Lake Michigan, he kicks back by the pool with his trophy wife and revels in his own name/lifestyle.
Josh Fields (White Sox) - Does he? Anyone?
Nick Swisher (White Sox) - the Happy Gilmore of Major League Baseball
Jensen Lewis (Indians) - see "Boone Logan" above
Asdrubal Cabrera (Indians) - For the life of me, I can't pronounce this guy's first name
Jhonny Peralta (Indians) - Excuse me, Mr. Peralta, you have clearly misplaced your 'H'
Shin-Soo Choo (Indians) - Seems like a bad caricature from an old Western
Kenny Rogers (Tigers) - I thought he was like 70 years old! Congrats, Kenny. Glad to see you're keeping in shape by throwing the ol' ball around from time to time, whilst still belting out those mellow country classics. Thank you, Kenny Rogers, for all your goodness.
Ryan Braun () - on this list mostly because he is NOT the Brewers OF, but a pudgy relief pitcher for Kansas City. Who knew?
Jimmy Gobble (Royals) - gobble, gobble, gobble, here, turkey, turkey, turkey...
Esteban German (Royals) - some sort of ethnic heritage mash-up here...
Ross Gload (Royals) - It's just funny to look at
Kila Ka'aihue (Royals) - a Hawaiian in the big leagues? Awesome. I can't imagine there's a lot of pickup baseball games in the South Pacific. Oh wait...he plays for the Royals
Boof Bonser (Twins) - I actually just read a story about guys who have legally changed their names in pro sports and this guy is one of 'em. Apparently, he was called 'Boof' as a child and it just stuck, so he changed it legally. I'm not buying it. My guess? He lost a pool game or bar bet and had to change his name to whatever he said when his buddy punched him in the stomach. Boof!
Dennys Reyes (Twins) - Again with the plural first name?
Shawn Loux (Angels) - Where's the 'de la'? It seems like there should be more to this guy's name
Chone Figgins (Angels) - What the hell's a chone? It sounds like a disgusting Scottish pastry or something.
Vladimir Guerrero (Angels) - another confluence of cultures, he has to be the only Vlad in the world with dreadlocks
Kirk Saarloos (Athletics) - Way too many vowels
Justin Duchscherer (Athletics) - Before you say this name looks fine, think about this span of letters: 'chsch'. Find that in another word (or name for that matter)
Kurt Suzuki (Athletics) - Big motorbike fan. Some of these are just too easy
J.J. Putz (Mariners) - I think the only way you can make 'Putz' worse than it already is? Go by initials instead of an actual name
R.A. Dickey (Mariners) - Quick! There's an initial epidemic in Seattle!
Tug Hulett (Mariners) - Was this guy a longshoreman? I realize the Mariners are terrible this year, but couldn't they have recruited from an actual baseball team instead of the docks?
Frank Francisco (Rangers) - So if we reduce his name to one language, he's really just 'Frank Frank', right?
Bill White (Rangers) - Paging Mr. Generic, your table for one is ready
Jarrod Saltalamacchia (Rangers) - Mostly because it's excruciatingly long
Taylor Teagarden, German Duran, Frank Catalanotto (Rangers) - Man, the Rangers are full of 'em. I officially declare them the San Diego Chargers of the American League
Alright, that's all I got for tonight. It's early, but the Brewers are on (and winning), and I didn't go to bed until 3am last night. Watch for Vol 2 (the National League) coming soon.
and so we begin...
Milton Bradley (Rangers)- is he a DH? is he a board game pioneer? is he both? one of the greatest names ever in professional sports
Coco Crisp (Red Sox)- an OF? a breakfast cereal character? hard to say.
Danys Baez (Orioles)- what, are there two of him?
Rocky Cherry (Orioles) - really? I'm still on the 1st roster and we already have danys and this ice cream flavor? This is going to be awesome.
Radhames Liz (Orioles) - this guy got married and took his wife's maiden first name
Aubrey Huff (Orioles) - if you saw the NFL name team, this guy is undoubtedly friends with mackenzy bernadeau
David Aardsma (Red Sox) - as close as I think we'll ever see to someone named 'aardvark'
Phil Coke (Yankees) - was this guy named in the Mitchell report?
Joba Chamberlain (Yankees) - I actually know who this guy is. Still doesn't excuse the name. C'mon, isn't 'joba' like a Japanese pocket toy similar to the Giga-pets of yesteryear?
Melky Cabrera (Yankees) - does he have a brother named 'Juicy'? how bout 'Beery'?
Jae Kuk Ryu (Rays) - Yeah, I know. And generally I would leave Eastern-origin names off, but seriously, this looks like a character from Mortal Kombat. I have no idea how it's pronounced, let alone what order they actually function in
Rocco Baldelli (Rays) - should be a prize fighter in Jersey
Kevin Mench (Blue Jays) - as in Kevin "Oh, you know my friend Skip, he a real..."
Boone Logan (White Sox) - Clearly filled out the paperwork for employment wrong when it said "Last Name--First Name"
Jason Bourgeois (White Sox) - Yeah, he plays baseball for the working-class South-siders, but when he gets home to his mansion by Lake Michigan, he kicks back by the pool with his trophy wife and revels in his own name/lifestyle.
Josh Fields (White Sox) - Does he? Anyone?
Nick Swisher (White Sox) - the Happy Gilmore of Major League Baseball
Jensen Lewis (Indians) - see "Boone Logan" above
Asdrubal Cabrera (Indians) - For the life of me, I can't pronounce this guy's first name
Jhonny Peralta (Indians) - Excuse me, Mr. Peralta, you have clearly misplaced your 'H'
Shin-Soo Choo (Indians) - Seems like a bad caricature from an old Western
Kenny Rogers (Tigers) - I thought he was like 70 years old! Congrats, Kenny. Glad to see you're keeping in shape by throwing the ol' ball around from time to time, whilst still belting out those mellow country classics. Thank you, Kenny Rogers, for all your goodness.
Ryan Braun () - on this list mostly because he is NOT the Brewers OF, but a pudgy relief pitcher for Kansas City. Who knew?
Jimmy Gobble (Royals) - gobble, gobble, gobble, here, turkey, turkey, turkey...
Esteban German (Royals) - some sort of ethnic heritage mash-up here...
Ross Gload (Royals) - It's just funny to look at
Kila Ka'aihue (Royals) - a Hawaiian in the big leagues? Awesome. I can't imagine there's a lot of pickup baseball games in the South Pacific. Oh wait...he plays for the Royals
Boof Bonser (Twins) - I actually just read a story about guys who have legally changed their names in pro sports and this guy is one of 'em. Apparently, he was called 'Boof' as a child and it just stuck, so he changed it legally. I'm not buying it. My guess? He lost a pool game or bar bet and had to change his name to whatever he said when his buddy punched him in the stomach. Boof!
Dennys Reyes (Twins) - Again with the plural first name?
Shawn Loux (Angels) - Where's the 'de la'? It seems like there should be more to this guy's name
Chone Figgins (Angels) - What the hell's a chone? It sounds like a disgusting Scottish pastry or something.
Vladimir Guerrero (Angels) - another confluence of cultures, he has to be the only Vlad in the world with dreadlocks
Kirk Saarloos (Athletics) - Way too many vowels
Justin Duchscherer (Athletics) - Before you say this name looks fine, think about this span of letters: 'chsch'. Find that in another word (or name for that matter)
Kurt Suzuki (Athletics) - Big motorbike fan. Some of these are just too easy
J.J. Putz (Mariners) - I think the only way you can make 'Putz' worse than it already is? Go by initials instead of an actual name
R.A. Dickey (Mariners) - Quick! There's an initial epidemic in Seattle!
Tug Hulett (Mariners) - Was this guy a longshoreman? I realize the Mariners are terrible this year, but couldn't they have recruited from an actual baseball team instead of the docks?
Frank Francisco (Rangers) - So if we reduce his name to one language, he's really just 'Frank Frank', right?
Bill White (Rangers) - Paging Mr. Generic, your table for one is ready
Jarrod Saltalamacchia (Rangers) - Mostly because it's excruciatingly long
Taylor Teagarden, German Duran, Frank Catalanotto (Rangers) - Man, the Rangers are full of 'em. I officially declare them the San Diego Chargers of the American League
Alright, that's all I got for tonight. It's early, but the Brewers are on (and winning), and I didn't go to bed until 3am last night. Watch for Vol 2 (the National League) coming soon.
Reasons my brother Corey is a catch and those DC women are missing out
1. He's tall (6-4)
2. He has a dry sense of humor and a rapier wit
3. He makes an arse-load of money
4. He wears glasses, making him dignified (sort of)
5. He recently ran a marathon
6. He's cultured (went to Egypt last summer)
7. Enjoys food
2. He has a dry sense of humor and a rapier wit
3. He makes an arse-load of money
4. He wears glasses, making him dignified (sort of)
5. He recently ran a marathon
6. He's cultured (went to Egypt last summer)
7. Enjoys food
Right Now's Hot Music
(in no particular order)
Hallelujah the Hills (they never get old, and apparently, no one else has ever heard of them)
Frightened Rabbit (the Scottish Okkervil River, or a cross between Coldplay and Dave Matthews that's better than either of those artists has ever been)
Okkervil River (they just keep getting stronger)
K'Naan (Somalian-by-way-of-Toronto hip-hop)
Emmanuel Jal (another refugee turned emcee)
Pink Spiders (though their first album is far better than the new one)
Hallelujah the Hills (they never get old, and apparently, no one else has ever heard of them)
Frightened Rabbit (the Scottish Okkervil River, or a cross between Coldplay and Dave Matthews that's better than either of those artists has ever been)
Okkervil River (they just keep getting stronger)
K'Naan (Somalian-by-way-of-Toronto hip-hop)
Emmanuel Jal (another refugee turned emcee)
Pink Spiders (though their first album is far better than the new one)
The NFL All-Name Team
Atari Bigby (Packers S) - simply awesome
Syndric Steptoe (Browns WR) - I couldn't even imagine this
Michael Bumpus (Seahawks WR) - What a funny name to say
Early Doucet (Cardinals WR) - Early for what?
Yamon Figurs (Ravens KR) - A Jamaican mathematician, perhaps?
Frostee Rucker (Browns DT) - My brother suggested you should really try ordering a "frostee rucker" at Wendy's, which would probably result in you getting kicked out. Totally worth it.
D'Qwell Jackson (Browns LB) - I'd have to check, but I'm pretty sure this is the only d-q occurrence on the English language
Larry Foote (Steelers LB) - Just funny
Orpheus Roye (Steelers DT) - Sounds like a Shakespeare character
D'Brickashaw Ferguson (Jets T) - It's the extra 'a' before the 'shaw' that really does it
N.D. Kalu (Texans DE) - What could possibly be so bad that you would prefer to go by 'N.D.'?
T.J. Rushing (Colts CB) - A more perfect name for football? I think not
Ashton Youboty (Bills CB) - No, no, you booty
Samson Satele (Dolphins C) - Great name for an offensive lineman
Le Kevin Smith (Patriots DT) - He's either a reserve DT for New England or the French version of the Lions' rookie RB
Nnamdi Asomugha (Raiders CB) - Any time you can start your name with two 'n's, it's a bonus
Jon Condo (Raiders OL) - ...and his made-up friends, Mike Apartment and Bill Townhouse
Terdell Sands (Raiders DE) - Heh, heh, heh...terd
Ebenezer Ekuban (Broncos DE) - Holy E's, Batman--His mom probably thought, "you know, I'll name my child after a character made popular by a cartoon duck"
Brandon Manumaleuna (Chargers TE), Legedu Naanee (Chargers TE), Scott Mruczkowski (Chargers LS) - The Chargers currently have the market cornered on unpronounceable names
Ikaika Alama-Francis (Lions LB) - Really? There's just too much going on here
Jimmy Kleinsasser (Vikings TE) - Nothing like a grown man going by "Jimmy," especially when his last name and body shape are so closely linked
Jamaal Fudge (Falcons CB) - Maybe he can hang out with Frostee Rucker
Mackenzy Bernadeau (Panthers G) - Apparently, he plays guard for the Panthers and is not, as I fully expected, a 12-year-old girl
Na'il Diggs (Panthers LB) - Still a classic
Jermon Bushrod (Saints T) - Totally sounds like the porn name you get when you combine your first pet's name and the street you grew up on
Buck Ortega (Saints TE) - ...or heir to the salsa fortune? You decide
Andrew Economos (Buccaneers LS) - Is this the singular form of 'economy'?
Sabby Piscitelli (Buccaneers S) - Clearly a character from Grease
Aqib Talib (Buccaneers CB) - There are very few words that end in 'b'--here's two of them
Brooks Bollinger (Cowboys QB) - Not an overly funny name, but he makes the list for continually defying logic and remaining on an NFL roster
Kay-Jay Harris (Giants RB) - For those who have difficulty deciphering basic letters like 'K' and 'J', we have the phonetical spelling
Chris Snee (Giants G) - Wasn't he in Peter Pan?
Guy Whimper (Giants OL) - Saddest name ever for an offensive lineman
Fred Smoot (Redskins CB) - Another classic--'smoot' should be a verb, as in "man, you got smooted on that one"
Tully Banta-Cain (49ers LB) - None of his three names will ever be mistaken for real words
Jeb Putzier (Seahawks TE) - Best redneck name in the NFL
Mansfield Wrotto (Seahawks G) - Oh boy, where to begin. There's so much wrong with this name, it offends me just looking at it
Richie Incognito (Rams G) - as what? you might ask
Dane Looker (Rams WR) - as in Dane "I'm not much of a...
and for a coach, we go to the college ranks for Houston Nutt.
and one final fun fact: There are not 1, but 2 players in the NFL with the last name McQuistan. Go figure.
Syndric Steptoe (Browns WR) - I couldn't even imagine this
Michael Bumpus (Seahawks WR) - What a funny name to say
Early Doucet (Cardinals WR) - Early for what?
Yamon Figurs (Ravens KR) - A Jamaican mathematician, perhaps?
Frostee Rucker (Browns DT) - My brother suggested you should really try ordering a "frostee rucker" at Wendy's, which would probably result in you getting kicked out. Totally worth it.
D'Qwell Jackson (Browns LB) - I'd have to check, but I'm pretty sure this is the only d-q occurrence on the English language
Larry Foote (Steelers LB) - Just funny
Orpheus Roye (Steelers DT) - Sounds like a Shakespeare character
D'Brickashaw Ferguson (Jets T) - It's the extra 'a' before the 'shaw' that really does it
N.D. Kalu (Texans DE) - What could possibly be so bad that you would prefer to go by 'N.D.'?
T.J. Rushing (Colts CB) - A more perfect name for football? I think not
Ashton Youboty (Bills CB) - No, no, you booty
Samson Satele (Dolphins C) - Great name for an offensive lineman
Le Kevin Smith (Patriots DT) - He's either a reserve DT for New England or the French version of the Lions' rookie RB
Nnamdi Asomugha (Raiders CB) - Any time you can start your name with two 'n's, it's a bonus
Jon Condo (Raiders OL) - ...and his made-up friends, Mike Apartment and Bill Townhouse
Terdell Sands (Raiders DE) - Heh, heh, heh...terd
Ebenezer Ekuban (Broncos DE) - Holy E's, Batman--His mom probably thought, "you know, I'll name my child after a character made popular by a cartoon duck"
Brandon Manumaleuna (Chargers TE), Legedu Naanee (Chargers TE), Scott Mruczkowski (Chargers LS) - The Chargers currently have the market cornered on unpronounceable names
Ikaika Alama-Francis (Lions LB) - Really? There's just too much going on here
Jimmy Kleinsasser (Vikings TE) - Nothing like a grown man going by "Jimmy," especially when his last name and body shape are so closely linked
Jamaal Fudge (Falcons CB) - Maybe he can hang out with Frostee Rucker
Mackenzy Bernadeau (Panthers G) - Apparently, he plays guard for the Panthers and is not, as I fully expected, a 12-year-old girl
Na'il Diggs (Panthers LB) - Still a classic
Jermon Bushrod (Saints T) - Totally sounds like the porn name you get when you combine your first pet's name and the street you grew up on
Buck Ortega (Saints TE) - ...or heir to the salsa fortune? You decide
Andrew Economos (Buccaneers LS) - Is this the singular form of 'economy'?
Sabby Piscitelli (Buccaneers S) - Clearly a character from Grease
Aqib Talib (Buccaneers CB) - There are very few words that end in 'b'--here's two of them
Brooks Bollinger (Cowboys QB) - Not an overly funny name, but he makes the list for continually defying logic and remaining on an NFL roster
Kay-Jay Harris (Giants RB) - For those who have difficulty deciphering basic letters like 'K' and 'J', we have the phonetical spelling
Chris Snee (Giants G) - Wasn't he in Peter Pan?
Guy Whimper (Giants OL) - Saddest name ever for an offensive lineman
Fred Smoot (Redskins CB) - Another classic--'smoot' should be a verb, as in "man, you got smooted on that one"
Tully Banta-Cain (49ers LB) - None of his three names will ever be mistaken for real words
Jeb Putzier (Seahawks TE) - Best redneck name in the NFL
Mansfield Wrotto (Seahawks G) - Oh boy, where to begin. There's so much wrong with this name, it offends me just looking at it
Richie Incognito (Rams G) - as what? you might ask
Dane Looker (Rams WR) - as in Dane "I'm not much of a...
and for a coach, we go to the college ranks for Houston Nutt.
and one final fun fact: There are not 1, but 2 players in the NFL with the last name McQuistan. Go figure.
First Post - NOT A LIST
Thanks to my brother for suggesting this idea. I think. We'll see if I can come up with enough stuff to make it worthwhile. The first couple of posts will undoubtedly be recycled stuff that I've thought up over the years. Enjoy.
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