Don't start with me Castle, I will kick you square in the taco!

"Hey Ms. Sylvester, lets get physical!" "Not really my type, but I like your attitude."

Hola groovers. I know, I know. Im a little behind the glee schedule, but with finals and finishing up sophomore year - got a little behind. But never fear, I'm back and ready to elaborate on everything that is GLEE. We start off with the DIVA filled episode of Madonna. What can I say? I'm a girl who loves her 80's and especially her Madonna. So naturally I had some high expectations. My excitement grew and grew from the previous week's Vogue video sneak peek to the release of the songs on itunes. It took all of my power not to use my last 6$ of my itunes gift card to purchase the Power of Madonna glee album as soon as i was available. (Between you and me, my gift card balance is now zero and my ipod has 8 more songs on it.) Anyways, the episode was an overall favorite of mine and proved that these kids can deliver song after song. We learned of Sue's obsession with the big M and the lengths she'll go to make sure people know it, including making her Cheerios date a younger man. Leave it to Brittany to step up and date a 7 year old. That girl is a smart one who evidently goes to a misogynist when she pulls her hamstring. Santana also took to the assignment by going after Finn's big V - but we'll talk about that later. IT WAS BATTLE OF THE SEXES. Girls were being mistreated and the guys had no idea why. This resulted in a powerful 'express yourself' filled with sass and a slow ballad of 'what is feels like for a girl' from the guys. In between the battling, sexual tension flared between Finn and Rachel while belting out a personal favorite of mine, borderline/open your heart. Speaking of sexual tension, glee got a little scandalous and frisky with some 'first time' experiences mixed in with singing and some dirty dancing in Like A Virgin. Alright ill admit it, I had to fan myself after watching that one because it felt like the room went up 10 degrees. All the drama combined with fantastic musical numbers, resulted in an awesome episode. Finished off with a new member to the club, Mr. Jesse St. James (who still rubs me the wrong way) and an amazing ending number that was my favorite of the episode. Those red shirts and black converse are becoming indicators of crowd pleasing numbers, I mean just look at Don't Stop Believin and Like a Prayer.

The next week we experienced a different Glee feel in the episode "Home." This episode received mixed views from fans and took a different approach from what were used to. I was happy to see a little more of Finn's milk throwing, jean jacket wearing mother. But as we all found out, she received a little bit of a makeover and the fashionable jean clothing is no more. Dammit. Personally, I enjoyed her back when she ordered the guy to come spray her yard green and sing journey while she sat stirring her drink with her finger in happiness. Kurt has gotten so 'excited' for Finn that he brings their parents together to help the cause. Turns out when you bring two widowed parents together, they'll actually love each other. Imagine that. Finn doesnt like this one bit, he prefers singing to his dad's urn? Well actually its cause he thinks Kurt's dad is gonna replace his own, but thats on a more serious level. Seriousness was a theme in this episode complete with well known songs. SIKE. I had never in my life heard the songs in this episode with the exception of one or two. That drunk hussy April Rhodes is back. Whose entrance included a confession of having will shuster sex dreams. I will not elaborate my opinion on this because of the male population who reads this blog... We soon find out shes as lost as every other character in this episode. Her intensity and peppy attitude shines on Broadway, but sometimes is hard to handle in the surroundings of Glee. Im not saying she shouldn't be a part of this musical and comedy wonderment, just sometimes I wonder if shes just pushed in there for the hell of it. I mean who doesn't want Kristin Chenowith to sing with them? My personal favorite part of the episode was when the hungry Mercedes started picturing her friends as food as a result of Sue's relentless talk of dieting. Mercedes got her groove back with a soulful rendition of (Pittsburgh native) Christina Aguilera's 'Beautiful' at a school assembly.

Okay, now I gotta say this next ep. 'Bad Reputation' is quickly climbing up my list of favorites. This episode was JAM PACKED with hilarious one-liners, new characters (cough cough molly shannon cough), Sue getting physical, and Emma calling Will a slut. Correct me if im wrong, but i think the combination of music, drama, and comedy in the episode turned out to be the perfect Glee combination. Sue's embarrassment of a home made video turned into a hilariously phenomenal YouTube video with Olivia Newton John - complete with 6 packs and tight buttocks. Although scandalous, it was quite entertaining and a highlight of the episode. Olivia's performance proved those 'summer nights' did her well. Along with this, members of New Directions were on the quest for a bad reputation courtesy of a Glist posted by Quinn. This resulted in showstopping dance and music numbers. Molly shannon was a great addition to the glee team and had me laughing from the start. Shes the one person who can live up to Sue's sting and comedic flair - i hope to see more of that taco kicking "porker" in future episodes. I gotta give the highlight of the episode to the intense ending number of 'Total Eclipse of the Heart.' Rachel and Jesse are a deadly combination that creates a chilling musical experience. The fact that the actors have worked together before, can only make this pair better and better. This performance took me back to the beginning of the season with Rachel's heartfelt 'Take a Bow.' My DVR did me well for this episode with lots of re-watching and rewinding of all the musical numbers.

Sorry for the length but three episodes will do that to ya...

Until next time groovers - don't stop believin.

Yo, what up groovers?

Here's a few things I've been looking at:

-Comic Book Heroes Tribute-

I can't wait for Iron Man 2 coming out in May. A movie packed with action, thrills and chills I bet that this is going to be better than the first movie but it will be very, very hard to top. But I ask, why is Don Cheadle playing Jim Rhodes now? What happened to Terrence Howard? I mean no one is afraid of Don Cheadle, no one. EVERYONE is afraid of Terrence Howard. Did you see Hustle n' Flow? He's a straight hood boy who is perfect to work alongside Robert Downey Jr. Directors and producers should have re-evaluated these facts. I hope the movie doesn't suffer. If I may add, Robert Downey Jr. is very easy on the eyes in his BAMF persona in Iron Man. Don't fret I'll be sure to give my review May 7 for all groovers.




Speaking of sex symbols, why did Keri Hilson choose Kanye West as her love interest for the sultry single "Make Love". The song, off of her last cd "In a Perfect World", talked about how she wanted to..uhm..get home to her male companion who just so happened to be gentleman Yeezy. Who in their right mind sees 'Ye as a potential lover? The scruff-faced rapper and entertainer is far from my top list of hot boys that I would feature in a video. Who wants to go home and open the door to 'flashing lights' and those ridiculous window blind shades?




I want to also point out that Drake is the only person of the male persuasion who makes the duck lips face:




Be easy and keep your swag way high.
FINALS WOO!

-Shay a.k.a. Nicki Minaj, Harajuku Barbie, Nicki The Ninja or Black Barbie

Beauty's Where You Find It, Not Just Where You Bump and Grind It

Ahoy Ahoy Groovers! (Alexander Graham Bell, don'tcha know?)

Long time reader, first time blogger. I am honored to be the newest member of the GA team. I gotta say - this opening post of mine is a little nerve racking but alas, I must push onward. My topic this week: HELL-O the highly anticipated mid-season premiere of that one show about the losers who sing? Oh, yeah GLEEEEEEE. Just joking with ya kids, you all know I live, breath, and dream this groovy show. It all started on that wednesday evening in the month of May 2009 after American Idol. As I sat and watched in amazement.. well, thats another story. Basically, its the night I fell in love and became a gleeK. Back to the important stuff, I have to say that the season comeback lived up to the hype. Lots of sue sylvester's spitful, yet comical, snipes at mr. shu along with some delightful and shocking surprises.

We opened with Rachel and Finn OFFICIALLY dating. Wow, I gotta say - this was something I think all us female gleeks were looking forward to, just maybe not this soon?? We soon found that there were troubles with Rachel being too high-maintenance. Now, if Rachel's high maintenance then I have red hair. Oh wait... Anyways, this situation leads into our first musical number of the episode - Hello, I love you. (Finn, hello. I love you and I WILL tell you my name.) After his rockstar moment causing some intense feelings of desire from ... kurt - he broke it off with that gold-star Rachel. Shocker. Rachel then starts to spontaneously sing/stare at/date a newcomer on the show - Jessie St. James. Hmmm. that name, just kinda rubs me the wrong way... well maybe its that moppy head of hair of his or the fact im just jealous I didn't see him in Spring Awakening or the way he can stare a woman down while making out with another one.

We were introduced to the beginnings of another relationship we were all waiting for - Shu and Emma. That pearly white harbor sneak attack of a kiss kept us wanting more. With her cute little sweaters and tiny suitcases filled with dental supplies in hand, we think this is a start of a very cute couple until we see that mr. shu is what the french call 'les incompetents.' Well, not really, just that he likes making out with Idina Menzel. I mean cmon, she played Mimi in RENT anddd Alphaba in Wicked. Pretty awesome, but - bad for the plot line.

Sue has been keeping busy since we've last seen her. Convinced Principle Figgins to give her job back by drugging him and using his body as a playground. Apparently whipped cream was involved.. oh and a little blow in the ear. (now that doesn't sound right) but ya know what i mean.. She delivered many of her hilarious one-liners including a favorite of mine: you two should be wetting yourselves with shame. Also, the use of the old maids club was a clever tactic on her part. And lemme tell you - the fact that the championship wrestler now stays at home making out with her cat and watching ghost whisperer is a scary thing to hear....

ONE WORD: Brittany. This girl is becoming a crowd favorite and I can see why. Not only is she cute as a button but she's dumb as a post. I first started paying attention to this girl about mid-way through the first half of the season when our own Zach Harr expressed his love for her. Her look of constant day-dreaming mixed with her ever so pleasing comments add a definite comedic flair to the show. And the fact that Sue puts so much of her "revenge tactics" in Brittany's hands is a hilarious aspect as well. Brittany and Santana's attempts at woo-ing Finn were about as productive as when Puck tried to dump Quinn for being too fat. I mean sometimes I forget my middle name but I never did know that dolphins were gay sharks.

To wrap things up, I sincerely hope Rachel and Finn patch things back up. Although I'm enjoying the role reversals of Finn chasing Rachel, it takes away from that "glee club flair" during musical numbers. Watching Rachel look like shes about to cry and running away from Finn during Hello, Goodbye prevented me from enjoying it as much as I wanted to. But, thats just me. Our extra Madonna music video was AMAZING. Sue's almost exact rendition of the original Vogue video was entertaining yet as always, classic Sue. My excitement for Tuesday's all Madonna episode is just growing and GROWING by the minute. I'm sure there will be plenty cone-shaped bras and blue eye shadow to satisfy us all. I hope you all tune in.

For your listening pleasure + a little madonna sneak peak - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rg9HggpaUk

Until next week groovers.. don't stop believin' - Allison

Opening Day 2010

Some people like to look at the Pittsburgh Pirates as the annoying little sister to the championship caliber Steelers and Penguins so for those people I have only two words, SUCK IT. Sure, they have had 17 straight losing seasons but that doesn't mean we should not support them, even though they have made some questionable moves in the past. But those moves were almost forced due to low funds and not being able keep up with financial competition from other teams bidding on players (Pirate-Haters: Do you feel good about picking on the poor?). Now that is all changing, the Buccos are under fairly new ownership and the prospects that were traded for are rising in the system as well as high profile draft pick Pedro Alvarez.

Opening Day is upon us and the Pirates are victorious in their first game, beating the LA Dodgers 11-5. It was an impressive day statistically for Garrett F. Jones, who homered twice in the first game of the year to aid the Pirates in victory. Of course with the 2010 season starting this also means that Pirate's Post Game on 104.7 hosted by Rocco DeMaro is starting as well. The show is broadcasted directly after the games and features callers from all around asking Rocco whatever is on their mind about the Pirates. Sometimes a Panera gift card is awarded to whoever asks the best question, and yes, I have won that card. The funny thing is I won it in May of 2009 and I haven't received it yet. Fellow author and twin brother of mine, Zach Harr, was with me when it happened. We were on our way to Greensburg after a game and we were listening to the show when I thought of a question concerning a pitching prospect, Brad Lincoln. So I called and the conversation went a little like this...

Rocco: "Ok now we're going to go to Jake in Delmont, Jake what's your question?"

Me: "Hey Rocco, long time listener first time caller love the show. Anyways I wanted to ask you about blah blah Brad Lincoln blah blah."

Rocco: "Great question blah blah you have won today's 25 dollar Panera gift card."

And that's where I messed up. In my high of excitement I accidentally hung up before I could give my information to the station so they could send me the card. It's like winning the Super Bowl/World Series/NBA Finals/Stanley Cup and not getting a ring, probably worse. I've sent him emails, called the station, and I am planning to write him a letter but he just wont give in, I suppose I'll just have to call in again and ask another Panera-worthy question.

Dishonorable Mention
Anthony Mongelluzzo did not like The Blind Side, this almost earned a dishonorable discharge.


Stay hungry, America
Jake Harr, GA Chief of Harry Potter Related Knowledge.

Betty White

Recently I've seen a lot of Betty White's face on television and I cannot understand why. She had majorly contributed to award-winning comedy shows in the 80's but reading her comments on Sandra Bullock's marriage disaster or seeing her being referred to as "Red Hot Betty White" in current headlines has left me concerned. Now don't get me wrong, the way my mother and I bonded when I was younger was by watching re-runs of The Golden Girls on the Women's Channel and we had enjoyed it, but why now? Why has Mrs. White returned to TV Guides once again. I do appreciate a "sista" on her grind, I feel that the clock has struck 12 for the actress. I just imagine that a woman of her age should see days spent sitting by a warm, toasty fireplace with a quilt laid across her knees as she knits monogram wool sweaters for her grandchildren, not appearing in my "US Weekly" magazine. While I was surprised to see her in tabloids, I have grown to appreciate Betty White's efforts in the Snickers commercials.


Football Scenario:




Black woman scenario:

^ For some reason I feel like I relate to this commercial...


Over Easter weekend my sister and I were exposed to,what I believe to be, one of the best movies released by Nickelodeon in a long time. Highly recommended.



Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging:



I went on a trip with my school to D.C. and we visited places like the State Department where we met Mrs. McCormick who was a represenative from the Bureau of Public Affairs. As she gave me many ideas for future careers within the government, she also sparked my interest in the marriage department. Mrs. McCromick infromed the group, very nonchalantly, that a few years ago she was drowning in the Red Sea and was rescued by an Arab man who saved her life. This man is now her husband. They now have a one-year-old son. He will be taught English and Arabic. Wow. My dream is to marry a non-U.S. citizen and I hope I have a wonderful story such as theirs to share with the world some day. Seeing that I don't know how to swim, it wouldn't be completely impossible to see my fate unfold like this. Therefore, this summer feel free to come save me men of the world, in what could be the only Red Sea that I will ever see in my lifetime.......Twin Lakes.






GrooverAlert! of the Week: Mind the dangers in Mexico, earthquakes in Haiti, Chile and California and also the South Korean missing soldiers. Keep them all in your prayers.


Groove on soldiers,

Shay

Poll of the Day:

Quizzes by Quibblo.com

GrooverAlert!: Today I skipped an 8 am class :O
Star student? I think so..

Have a great evening!

Shay

Well hello there

Sorry team, havent blogged in a file since "The Picture". But i just wanted to talk about a few things in my life that im enjoying, and also that im looking forward too. Lets start off with things in the present.

1) Its march and that means one amazing thing... March Madness. It doesnt matter your age, gender, or religion you filled out a bracket. If your like anyone else in the world your bracket was ruined in the first day so its okay. Rip it up and enjoy the games like i've been doing.

2) Every night before i go to sleep, i go on SPORCLE.COM and do some sports trivia. I've known about this site for several months due to fellow Pisone family member Phil Pisone. Theres trivia about everything from baseball, to cricket, to nascar to england soccer teams to name a few. Theres everything. Go on and enjoy. You'll like it.

Now some things coming in the future.

1) GLEE! April 13th the second season premiers on the way to sectionals. I am extremely excited for this and ive been waiting for a while. I just finished watching the first season on dvd that i bought for Siix. Great present for both of us dont you think?

2) Only two days after Glee premiers, its tax day, which means only one thing. Kelsye Milliron's birthday. Better yet, Jonnie Smiths, and Seanna Kelly. Put all of those celebrities behind you and its also my birthday. Nothing special. 19 years young but still a birthday is a birthday. I'd also like to shout out to some up coming birthdays in my calender. Jared (Rod) Miller March 28th, Fellow bloggers, JACK and ZACK Harr April 9th, my cousin who i doubt reads this, Brandon Woodward April 13th.

3)Runs house is currently airing and should be ending in a few months. Im hoping that it should be back on TV by august or september so i can enjoy watching Rev and Jojo. Im not too found of Russy in the past episodes because he was a little annoying but i feel like hes mature now and he'll be a good member of the cast.


Groove easy

Big Ben and Professional Wrestling...

After all this time, you probably thought I would never blog again. A lot has happened since my last post so I'm here to enlighten you. Mainly I would like to talk about Steeler's quarterback Ben Roethlisberger who has gotten himself in a little bit of trouble over the past three weeks. If you haven't heard, Big Ben has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a club in Georgia and is in some deep shit (facing league penalties and a lawsuit). This is the second time Ben has been accused of sexual harassment and although I originally thought the first case was just some gold digger looking for a cheap ticket to easy street, this second case has me doubting Ben's decision making ability. I will always love Big Ben, but I don't necessarily like him right now.

In other news, March Madness has begun and of course we all made a bracket. Many of the Groover Alert authors (except Shay because women don't fill out brackets) are in "Jake's Tourny Group" on ESPN's Bracket Challenge. So far everyone has been screwed by Kansas blowing the big one against Norther Iowa, plus various other upsets that no one saw coming. An example of an upset that no one could predict was Cornell, which is Andy Bernard's alma mater, beating Temple and then going on to beat Wisconsin in the second round. Out of all the Groover Authors in the group, here is how the rankings look as of the first two rounds:

1. Myself 400 pts
2. Mike Pisone 390 pts
3. Jake Butler (AKA Fay West) 380 pts
4. Zach Harr 350 pts

All of this news is in second place to the healthcare reform bill that was passed just yesterday. Barack Obama signed the bill into law yesterday after months and months of getting denied by the Senate. My big gripe with this whole bill is not with what is listed in its over 1000 pages, but that The Daily Show and The Colbert Report are on hiatus this week and I will not be able to hear Stewart and Colbert's thoughts on it until next Monday.

Honorable Mention:
Stone Cold Steve Austin was a special guest host on WWE Monday Night Raw two weeks ago and once again he managed to make Vince McMahon's (no relation to Caitlin McMahon)life difficult. On November 9, 1997 Vince McMahon fixed a match between Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels, having referee Earl Hebner call the match in Shawn's favor when Shawn put Bret in his own finishing move "The Sharpshooter". But the funny thing was that Bret never tapped out, resulting in the "Montreal Screwjob". Bret came back a few months ago for the first time since Vince screwed him and he wanted revenge. A minor car accident left Bret's foot broken but that didn't deter him from wanting to face Vince at Wrestlemania 26 coming up on Sunday night. Stone Cold was the overseer of the contract signing for the match and all was normal until the end. After both Vince and Bret signed the contract, Stone Cold revealed to the world that Bret had been faking his injury and has a perfect bill of health. If you're ready for Wrestlemania give me a HELL YEAH!

Come Josephine, in my flying machine, going up she goes! Up she goes!

Today I was inspired to start this bad boy back up, and I'll admit it's been quite a while since the last time I've blogged. Apparently Groover Alert has become a current trend for people to read these days, I'll try to improve my blogging abilities and not sound like an unintelligent bozo. Confidence is key, so here it is...

I watched the movie Psycho today for my film class. I had little knowledge prior to watching the movie. All I really knew was Alfred Hitchcock directed it and the famous shower scene that took place. My expectations for the movie were not that high because it was in black and white and made in the 1960's, not that visually interesting. The movie was overall pretty good. It started off slow but it picked up throughout the movie. Plenty of suspense, movies aren't like back then.

Also, over spring break I watched a couple of good movies; Inglorious Basterds, 2012, UP, and The Hurt Locker.

1. I can honestly say I enjoyed UP the most out of all of them. It really was such a good movie. I watched the movie with my little cousin, I am 19 years old and enjoyed the whole thing. Pixar amazes me, and I would say UP is UP there with Toy Story and The Lion King on my list of top Disney movies.

2.I can also honestly say 2012 was the worst movie out of all of them. I like John Cusack and all, but the only good thing about that movie was Amanda Peet.

3.Inglorious Basterds was good.

4. Now when it comes to The Hurt Locker, I'm a little skeptical, I'm not sure how I feel about it. Obviously its good, I mean it won best picture and best director (however, I feel James Cameron and Avatar was robbed), but I just don't know. I'm not big in war movies.

peace out.

Bison in Panther Country

What up world?

Life has been pretty steady here in bison country, (yes. wow. my mascot is a bison. I know, so nice.) but I’ve managed to keep myself engaged and entertained. I have finalized tickets to see Drake, April 9th at the Bryce Jordan Center. I can’t even begin to tell you how excited I am to groove to sultry beats as his “milk and honey” voice swoons into my earlobes. I’m currently shopping for a flashy top to wear in an attempt to catch his eye and seduce Drake from my peanut heaven seat. I have been obsessed with this man for years and my dream has finally come true. I predict a hype crowd and this day cannot come soon enough groovers.


Before new dance moves and “Unstoppable” lyrics filled my brain in replacement of actual classwork and other pre-requisite nonsense, thoughts of Jay-Z and his posse occupied my brain. I’ve been introduced to what I think is a hidden suspicion and rumor about the rapper. A friend told me that Jay-Z is rumored to be tied to the Illuminati and the Freemasons. The Freemasons is the worlds largest secret society made up of people who are said to believe that " Lucifer(the devil) has a special place in all of their hearts." Many people believe that the symbols Jay-Z portrays in his videos such as the triangle symbol ("the all seeing eye of the Illuminati")and referring to himself as“HOV” (HOV=Jehovah=God in Hebrew) are all not Christ-like and point toward the hatred of Christians.

Jay-Z seems to defend himself in multiple interviews hinting that he is ‘an entertainer’ and if this is how he gains his fame, then he has reached his goal. But in some interviews he claims he is not religious at all and that religion in fact ‘separates people’. Here he sounds like a Christian to me. Though personally, I can’t seem to read Jay-Z. I have listened to his music for years and I haven’t once experienced satanic or Illuminati references within his lyrics. But when I carefully listened to songs like “Empire State of Mind” and “Run This Town”, which have received lots of controversial feedback from spectators, I could make some comparisons to the allegations. Also found in his song "Lucifer" when played backwards the words "666, murder, murder Jesus, kill catholics" can be heard from speakers. Kind of scary. But who's really to say what Jay is or isn't.I consider myself a die-hard Christian (yeah I said it) and I couldn’t see myself taking extreme measures against this man based on rumors. However, I know a few Christians who have deleted his music and have vowed to ever buy another product of the artist after hearing about his alleged ties to the Freemasons. Though, I believe that symbolism is all around us and with many opinions and points of view out there, this argument can go two very different ways.

What I wonder though is what should the people do. Jay-Z’s music has been around for decades. His record sales continue to rise, he’s globally recognized and he has made a household name for himself. His fame quadruples most artists in the game right now and therefore, his music reaches a wide scope of people on a daily basis.I’ve read some articles and while they point the finger at Jay-Z and place shame on his alleged membership with these organizations, they also question his influence on his peers. These websites question the involvement with close friends of the rapper and the emergence of a sudden “dark side” of Rihanna, Kanye West and Beyonce. They claim that the rapper has taken these people under his wing and also transformed them into Illuminati and Freemason followers.

My question is that after listening and analyzing some of Jay’s songs, do you feel influenced or threatened by his lyrics? Do you care whether or not an artist believes in the same religious views as you do. Do you agree with Jay-Z’s statement that he is an entertainer, and what he does on Sunday afternoons is completely separate from his career? Personally, I can care less what an artists’ religious views are. I mean I am concerned with the rumors or else I wouldn't think it worthy to post. But when it comes to music I look for club bangers rather than religious symbolism. I leave you with this: many of the founding fathers of America were also linked to this underground society. Should we move to South America? Tell me what you think. I dare you.

Here's a little more information and some sources:

http://shortieroc.com/2010/01/15/jay-z-swizz-deny-freemasonry-devil-worship-and-illuminati-conspiracies/

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fpeoplemagazinedaily.com%2F%3Fp%3D2047&h=4229e0e7f2ab9b30475bd6bb931149d8

GrooverAlert! of the Week:

I've come to the conclusion that I hate when I type in "greensburg salem school district" into the Bing.com or Google search box and this goober appears on my desktop:

Looking for some fun?

Call the Nestle hotline:1-800-295-0051

• Press 1 for English
• Press 4 for "More Funner Options"
• The course is now yours...
• Enjoy

Be easy Groovers!

Shay

Casey Hampton and More...

Today should be a day of great celebration for all you Groover Steelers fans out there, Casey Hampton has been signed to a 3-year deal that will keep him in Pittsburgh. As I have proclaimed in a previous post (Pimpin' Aint Easy), Casey Hampton is one of my favorite athletes. Sure he's had his troubles in the past, like not being able to participate in the Steelers 40 yard dash at training camp because of his "hefty" frame (6'1" 325lbs). But he got through that all too easily, like he does double teams and offensive lines on a regular basis to reach his goals.



Besides his obvious talent and party ability (see above), another reason that I
was glad to hear Casey is staying is that I have his jersey. There is nothing worse than dropping 70 bucks on a players jersey, only to see him leave the team a year or two later. This has happened to me on two different occasions, once with Antwaan Randle El and once with former Penguins sniper and all around bad ass, Petr Sykora. The Randle El jersey was easy to part with because it was pretty small and I needed to upgrade anyway, but when the Pens parted with Sykora, a part of me went too. Everyone remembers the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals Game 5 when Petr The Great scored a goal in the 3rd overtime to prolong the series, right? Well the day of, after, and two days after that game, I wore his name and number on my back to school. Sadly, I cannot wear those jerseys anymore or else I might turn out like that guy who still rocks his Tommy Maddox jersey in public, and no one wants to be him. There have been talks of Casey leaving the franchise since the beginning of last season, the Steelers were even expected to take Alabama DT Terrence Cody with the 18th overall pick of this years NFL Draft, possibly replacing Casey. Now, if the Steelers were to still select Terrence Cody, we would probably have the heaviest defensive line in the history of the world, almost 700 lbs between Casey and Terrence alone. Now the buzz is surrounding Texas Safety Earl Thomas as the Steelers could use some help in the defensive secondary now that Casey is locked up.

In Other News

If you follow me on Twitter (@jakeharrr) you would already know that Team Sefchok of the PSUAIBL suffered it's first loss this past Sunday night. We were outplayed on nearly every level of the game, and we left the Adler Sports Complex that night with our heads hanging low. But, like a phoenix from the ashes, we lived to soar again. Last night we took our aggression from our loss on Sunday and started our game with a 23-0 run. Late in the game I received a gift from my opponent, a breakaway. He mishandled the ball and I capitalized on his mistake by snatching it up and having a wide open sprint to the basket. Knowing me personally, you would know that I like to "attack the rack" and throw down hard, Mike Pisone referred to it once as "whitey got ups" when he saw me do it for the first time. Regardless of me being the tallest kid to ever get cut from a high school basketball team, I still have some basic skills and one of them is my ability to give the hoop a powerful rim-job dunk. But that was in high school when I was a physical wonder, college has done away with some of that. I settled for the lay-up and we ended up winning 38-8 and with a renewed sense of confidence.

Honorable Mention

Tucker Haas was diagnosed with cancer when he was just 2 years old. Now ,at age 9, he has been cancer free for nearly 3 years. He performed "Boom Boom Pow" at the Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (better known as simply, THON)this past weekend. This kid is awesome and I think you should all take a look at this video of the performance.



Stay hungry, America
Jake Harr

What’s goody Groovers?!

I want to start off and apologize for my absence from the blog. But I mean like Jeezy said, “I need a vacation”. If there is one thing that will benefit from my nonexistence its you because I’m coming back fresh and with great ideas for upcoming blogs.

In my latest endeavor in the life and trials of Shaquela Lojay Myrick (Notorious SLM), I have started a project to fulfill the one joy in life that makes me happy: FREE stuff. Previously, I have heard of people receiving complimentary gifts after dissatisfaction with a company’s products. Although I was skeptical, I always thought I would try it one day. It wasn’t until I was talking with a friend whose grandpa contacts companies on a daily basis, that I had decided to conduct my own experiment. She told me that he had received a free case of Poptarts® after he angrily wrote to the customer service department because there wasn’t any icing on his breakfast treat. This case was so big it had lasted him an ENTIRE year. And that’s when it hit me; why not write to a company that I love and see if I can score some free merchandise? So far I have contacted 5 brands and my first strategy was to be pleasant and congratulate them on their great products. I have received a few responses. Many of them were nice and others very grateful. But one question continues to remain;WHERE’S MY FREE STUFF?!

I received the following e-mail from the inconsiderate Vitamin Water® representatives..

Dear Shaquela,
thank you for contacting us regarding your positive experience with vitaminwater®.
we appreciate your feedback and love hearing from consumers who have truly embraced our products as well as our personality and are experiencing the benefits of drinking better water.
our mission is to provide you with something healthier to drink that's free of artificial sweeteners, chemical preservatives and other ingredients that are hard to pronounce.
thank you for your feedback. it helps us maintain the highest standards for better water.
thank you again, and remember to drink vitaminwater® - it works!
sincerely,
michael
consumer relations representative
glacéau vitaminwater®, vitaminwater10™, and smartwater®
http://www.drinkbetterwater.com/
1-877-glacéau

I didn’t ask for a thank-you letter, where’s the free case of my favorite delicious drink you JERKS!
Then I received this e-mail from MAC® cosmetics:

Thank you for taking the time to contact us at maccosmetics.comWe have received your email and a member of our team will review your inquiry and respond to you as soon as possible.Thank you for interest in maccosmetics.

commaccosmetics.com

Customer Service

Hopefully they will end up to be more promising than Vitamin Water®. Then I received the next e-mail from Gatorade. This is where I’m beginning to believe I won’t get anything!

Shaquela:It's always a pleasure to receive an e-mail from a loyal fan of Gatorade Thirst Quencher. We're excited to know that you've enjoyed our products for so long. I've shared your kind words with our marketing department. As you may know, we have many ways of measuring success, but none of them are as satisfying as receiving e-mails like this one. We value your business, Shaquela, and we hope that you'll continue to enjoy the benefits that Gatorade provides.

Jennifer

Gatorade Consumer Relations

Sadly enough,I need to head back to the drawing board. Keep your fingers crossed and be sure to continue checking the blog for more updates on my quest for free swag!


My next adventure will be to come up with new ways to jumpstart savings for my plastic surgery.

I want to go from this.......................to this.

-And in the words of That Kid Cudi: “I Thank God I’m Fresh”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6sixLrhsRo

Shay

Its more than just a picture to some...

I heard its been called "THE PICTURE" of the facebook craze. We all know the famous picture posted by Megan Doran. I dont think any of us tagged in this picture have ever even looked at the pictures in the album. "Sophomore Year Randoms" These pictures aren't important. This picture has practically become a social network in itself with all of the conversations that we've had on it. The caption reads as this... "A big group of friends. <33>

"that's corny, throw yourself in front of a bus.
this pciture needs deleted."

Actual spelling and all... directed to our very on blogger Jake Butler. Cousin of X Factor Richmond Spider player Ryan Butler.

Sorry i got a little side tracked there... if you guys still have no idea what picture im talking about your not a true fan of the blog. But if you are disagreeing with me and are saying "mike theres no way! im a huge fan but i just cant recall the picture right now!" well your lucky im a nice blogger and ill put it up here for you. here it is groover gang

THE FANTABULOUS PICTURE!

But seriously, this is an awesome picture. Now that we have Zach Harr, Steve Fagert, John Munsch and Caitlin McMahon it makes this picture that much better. Not so much Caitlin... But everyone else makes it great. To this date there are 385 comments. We have talked about everything from Diiiiii, to prom, to Nanny Loretta seeing the devil on the hood of our car, to one Mike Scrabski. We can talk about anything on this here picture, its basically a chat room from AOL. I know every single person that has ever commented on this picture has enjoyed their part in it. I can only hope we all continue this chat we have had for years to come. 1323 days have past since the picture was uploaded and its been a great 1321 days since the first comment left by our own Anthony Mongelluzzo... "GET OFF ME" i guess he thought he looked good? But all in all, im glad i could shed some light on this picture that some like to put down.

One love Groovers,

Mike Pisone

Intramural Volleyball

If You Got It Flaunt It

For those of you that didn't know I am pledging a fraternity with fellow contributor to the blog Zachary John Harr. On occasion we are asked to dabble in games of athleticism to represent the fraternity and if we are good enough we are asked to come back and play on a regular basis. Now, I am not an awful player but lets just say that my sister Sam got all the Volleyball genes in the family (She played volleyball in college). With that being said my raw athleticism and passion for the game clearly carries over and gives me the ability to have flashes of brilliance on the court. Now my counterpart and fellow writer Zach, on the other hand, plays with the grace, power, talent, and overall knowledge of the game that rivals my talents on the basketball court. To say the least Zach can take over a game and is literally and figuratively a head above the rest of the competition. What I'm asking reader's of this blog is to call upon Zach Harr to lead our team to victory. He has the tools, he has the talent, what I'm calling for is a little more selfish play from my friend and coworker. Let me put it into Mathematical terms for Zach because I know he loves math so with sports this will be like heaven:

"Great Players Make Great Plays" + "Great Players Want the Ball In Their Hands When the Game Is On The Line" + Zach Harr = VICTORY

or if you prefer the Transitive Property of Equality (Mrs. Mansfield 10th grade math!)

1. Great Players Make Great Plays and Should Want the Ball When The Game Is On the Line

2. Zach Harr Is a Great Player

3. Therefore Zach Harr is a Great Player Who Makes Great Plays and Should Want the Ball When the Game is On the Line

Zach essentially is the Terrelle Pryor of intramural volleyball he can turn it on and off whenever he wants. Now there is some blame that should probably be directed towards myself and the rest of the team (I probably will not be invited back to say the least). For him to show off his dazzling spiking ability and overall skill at volleyball it requires proper play by the rest of his team which is why I take the blame for the last loss. I have been carrying this loss on my shoulders for the past week the burden is getting so heavy that it's almost too much to bare. Victory is the only cure for my overworked back and shoulders. This is why I wrote this article as a call to arms to our team, Zach Harr, and the rest of the blogging community to get behind Zach Harr and let him be the player that we all know he can be. If we do that losing is an impossibility. Thank You for hearing me out and if you have any other concerns regarding this matter I encourage you to write to your local Congressmen or Senator.

For Your Listening Pleasure:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWKHbSxnfB8

Don't hate for being a fan of Star Wars!

Final Thoughts

Has anyone ever felt that when walking up the escalator you feel like a super human being? I have found the phenomena of walking up moving escalators to empower me and make me think I'm more in shape than I really am.

P.S. RICHMOND'S IN THE TOP 25 CURRENTLY IN ALL POLLS WOOOOOOOOO!!!!

Pitt victories over Nova and WVU (All I can say is Wow) 6-0 all time at the Pete against Top 5 teams.

Keep Your Expectations Low and Your Game High

--Jake Butler

Confidence V. Interestingness?

In today's world, billions upon billions of dollars are spent in the advertising industry. So much money is spent to try and get consumers to demand a certain good or service that can make their lives a little bit easier. Today, we will be examining the characters in these big money commercials, specifically David Abernathy (cars.com) and The Most Interesting Man in the World(Dos Equis). We will put them to the test against similar popular commercial characters, and see who would come out on top if the two were to face off. Each of these competitions will consist of three categories, being: 1. Who would win in a fight, 2. Who would win in an Academic Decathalon (a la Billy Madison) and 3. Which one would you most want to be friends with. We will eventually crown a champion at the end of this post, so read on and find out who will win the gauntlet of commercial creations.

David Abernathy (cars.com) V. Timothy Richmond (cars.com)

Both of these heavyweights were introduced to us during Super Bowl breaks, David in 2009 and Timothy in 2010. Both of them have an understanding of their surrounding world that is far ahead of their age, but which one would win in a fight? David Abernathy is not only intelligent, but he also has a bold and fearless attitude. Timothy is more of a bookworm, a man who will act on a whim but doesn't quite have that spark that David has. For this round, I'm giving David the win. Next, who would win an academic decathlon? Timothy all the way, he understands that with knowledge comes confidence. He was a veterinary OB/GYN while a teenager on safari, back when David was simply trying to one-up the Dean of Princeton. Now, the final, and possibly most important question, which one would you most want to be friends with? Well, on one side of the spectrum, you could cheat off of all of Timothy's tests and homework's and have astounding grades, but on the other, he would probably be telling you every time that you're doing it that you aren't actually learning anything and that copying will get you nowhere in life. But, David would probably be cool about it, plus his confidence might rub off on you, the next thing you know you could be asking out older women and saving animals (or children) from burning buildings. David wins this one, Timothy would always be correcting your grammar, there is nothing more annoying than that.

The Most Interesting Man in the World (Dos Equis) V. The Captains (Captain Morgan)

"Stay thirst my friends." is a phrase we here and immediately think of one man, The Most Interesting Man in the World. He could captivate the attention of anyone at any time with his stories or insights on the world today, not to mention he always has at least three women around every time we see him. The Captains on the other hand are always looking out for each other, as we can see here. They never will let you down and are always willing to go the extra mile for their buddies, which is why I'm awarding them a win in the category of who would you rather be friends with. But now you're asking, "Which one would win in a fight?" The answer, with an overwhelming yes, is The Most Interesting Man in the World. The only shot The Captains would have against him is if they all banded together and charged him at once, but even then he would probably be able to get out of it. To the final question, "Which one would win in an academic decathlon?" Again, with a dominant yes, I say The Most Interesting Man in the World. His knowledge is so deep that he has been known to cure narcolepsy only by walking into a room. You may say, "That is only because he is so interesting and his personality is so magnetic." You would be right, but when was the last time that The Captains cured any disease? I thought so.

David Abernathy (cars.com) V. The Most Interesting Man in the World (Dos Equis)

It all comes down to this, three questions to name the best television commercial character. The moment we've all been waiting for. "Who would win in a fight?" This is a tough one, but The Most Interesting Man in the World would be victorious if he were to fight David. We almost get the feeling that at one point in life, MIMW was part of some special ops organization, thus giving him the advantage in physical combat. This isn't to say that David wont be part of one someday, but he's only 24 so he has a lot of room to learn. Maybe if a 60 year old David were to face off against MIMW at his present age the outcome would be different, but that's another story completely. "Who would you rather be friends with?" This question tears me up inside, therefore I must say it ends in a tie. MIMW has a charm so contagious that vaccines have been made for it, but he might get in the way of your romance(s) with other women. David and his extreme confidence seems like a guy who is fun to be around, but all of that confidence means nothing when it comes to buying a car. What's next, will he lose confidence when you ask him to be the best man at your wedding? Probably not, but that is a chance I do not want to take. "Who would win in an academic decathlon?" This time I must favor MIMW just because of his many years of experience, sorry David but he's just been around way longer than you have. So there you have it, The Most Interesting Man in the World wins and for good reason. David was a formidable opponent, but MIMW ultimately pulled through.

Honorable Mention

Today I honor the city of Vancouver, who in 50 degree weather can still find out how to host the biggest winter sports competition in the world. Keep up the good work guys.



Stay hungry, America

Jake Harr

Where is my Mind?

A pretty woman approached me yesterday at the mall. "Excuse me, are you Freddie Sanchez?" I responded by telling the woman that she had been mistaken. Freddie Sanchez is an ex-Pirate player and I don't think I look anything like him.

I made that story up.

Whats up groovers, its been a while and I apologize. I'm going to say I've been busy but since I never told a lie in my life, I will admit that I might have taken a little 'vacation', I suppose. Well, since I'm back, whats to talk about? I'll tell you whats hot right now, body hair (lucky for Butz). Apparently its in and that's what the ladies want, so guys put down those razors and body groomers and let that hair on your chest grow. Be a man.

Ive always been a Death Cab for Cutie fan, but recently Ive been listening to them more than usual. I guess the James Horner Pandora Radio was getting a little old, still a great channel to say the least.

This might be a little unprofessional in the blogging industry, but I'm freestylin right now. Just typing away whatever it may be, its actually quite fun. Currently I am peeling an orange, staring at my computer screen, still in my jeans and Chuck Taylor's. I just took my first bite of the orange and it wasn't good. Thank you Port Sky, I wouldn't have expected anything else. I will however finish it because i grew up in a household were we never wasted food. I'm kidding, I'm throwing it away, that was the worst orange I've ever had.

I wish the show Boy Meets World was still on. Its been such a long time since I've watched an episode. Truly a great show, old episodes or new, it was one of my favorites in my youth.

My protein shaker is sitting on top of my desk next to my cologne and wallet. There is still left over protein shake in it. Its been sitting there for three days now and I'm afraid to open it and wash it.

I don't have any upcoming plans to get a haircut. Not that I don't want one or anything, its just hard to walk to where ever it is to get a haircut in Altoona.

WELL... I promise to come up with an actual blog worthy topic for my next post, but as of now this is what you got.

Satisfied? I didn't think so, play it cool.

Long Time No C

GOOOOOOD MORNNNING VIETNAMMMM!!! I realize I haven't been keeping up with this blog but these past few weeks have been a whirlwind. I mean with helping solve the global economic crisis, problems with AIDS in Africa, all the while keeping up with my school work and pledging a fraternity lets just say I have a packed schedule.

First Order of Business

My article will be much much shorter today than a normal GA post, but I think it is necessary to inform the viewers that I, in fact, am still alive and well.

KEY NOTES: THE Richmond Spiders upset #17 Temple this past Saturday clearing the way for a tournament bid, but the Spiders have tough tests ahead in Xavier, Dayton, Charlotte, and Rhode Island remaining.

A question came to my attention and I'm looking to get the fans involved in my daily life so I'm taking a poll. Should I shave my head and keep my beard growing out, leave my beard and hair as is, or some other combination of shaved head or shaved faced etc.... To vote post a comment on this blog. Peace

For Your Listening Pleasure:
The Ultimate Drunk Dialing Song, Yes it is country but who cares?


Final Thoughts
In the words of Jerry Springer, "Take Care of Yourselves....And Each other"

-Keep Your Expectations Low and Your Game High


Jake Butler

Blizzard of '10??

Today marks the second day of cancelled school for my school and many other surrounding universities due to the snow storm. Ice and the un-imaginable snowfall the Western Pennsylvania area endured is the cause of relief, relaxation and chaos for some students trying to survive. For “yinz” who have called this area your home since the day you were born, snow days are pretty common within your lifestyle. But for those who struggle for activities to pass the time while away from home, take some or all of these ideas into consideration…


1. Host a Nerf gun war
2. Barricade yourself in your dorm room and read all of the books you own
3. Live your life through the Sims computer game
4. Get schwasted (do not recommend this)
5. Film a movie-check these out for ideas: "FingerBang" and "Snowbully" (watch my friend's film that's tagged in my videos on Facebook hilarious! you won't be dissapointed)
6. Bang your head against a wall until you can’t feel it anymore
7. Host a giant snowball fight
8. Make a snow-ice city somewhere on campus
9. Make love
10.Board games-they are actually cool
11. Do the homework that has been collecting dust in your backpack
12. Really bored? Do next week’s homework
13. Go ice fishing
14. Massage and lick the spaces between your roommate's toes-it’s surprisingly placating
15. Facebook creep on the cuties’ profile page from down the hall-no shame we all do it
16. Laundry anyone? Make it a party
17. EPIC HIDE N’ SEEK GAME
18. Watch all of “The Office” seasons and memorize only Dwight’s’ quotes
19. Picnik
20. Floss!
21. Clean your dorm-have you even cleaned since you moved in?
22. Make friends with the cleaning personnel and security guards
23. Beta fish fighting competition-fight to the death
24. Fart until you actually enjoy the smell
25. Watch this trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T5_0AGdFic


Contributions by Richelle Szypulski and Erin Druga: add them on Facebook :)
Also a special thanks to Joel Cash, Gerri-Peter Viloria, Eric Danze and Mike Tolli



I hope this can help curb the possible boredom that snow days can bring!



Stay alert; stay alive soldiers
Shay

My Monday

Most people look at Mondays in a negative way, whether it's going back to work or going back to class, Mondays usually aren't known for enjoyment. That is precisely why I am writing this to all of you right now, to put a little pep in your step and clear up your case of "The Mondays."


12:00am: I spend a lot of time taking a Harry Potter trivia quiz, located here. My top score for the night was 30, the top score of the day was 516.


12:45am: I retire from the HP quiz and begin to watch the Santonio Holmes game winning touchdown catch from Super Bowl XLIII. After that I brush my teeth and head to bed, Sportscenter is on and all I can think about is how I have to take 3 exams when I wake up.


1:30am: My nightly game of BrickBreaker begins.


1:34am: My nightly game of BrickBreaker ends.


3:00am: I fall asleep and have a dream about something that was awesome, I just don't remember what it is.


8:25am: The alarm on my phone goes of, it sounds like a cross between Lloyd Christmas' impression of the most annoying sound in the world and nails on a chalkboard.


9:00am: Poli Sci 001 starts and we talk about the public opinion and its role in the U.S. government, it's a real snoozer.


10:07am: Port Sky has only their finest working the breakfast sandwich line.


10:55am: I get my breakfast sandwich.


11:30am: Theater exam is the first of the day. I complete it with power and aggression, I made that exam my bitch.


3:45pm: After hours of studying for my Economics and Philosophy exams, I leave 147 Cedar Hall to take my Econ exam.


4:40pm: Completion of Econ exam is... complete. Boy, Introduction to Microeconomic Analysis is a whole lot different than that Introduction to Home Economics I took in 7th grade, thanks, Mrs. Shipley. I would also like to point out that Mrs. Shipley is the same teacher who told my beloved brother, Zach (a fellow contributor) that he would never become a professional baseball player when he said he aspired to be one. Also, my older brother, Jesse, would have had a spotless straight A record in middle school if it weren't for Mrs. Shipley awarding him the only "B" of his career. What is it you have against us Harr boys, Mrs. Shipley?


4:50pm: I stop at Port Sky Cafe to drain the main vein. I wonder if the automatic flushers in the urinals that are directly in front of my penis are actually tiny cameras that you all are using to record my life like it's some sort of sick and twisted "Truman Show". Nah, it could never happen...


5:00pm: Port Sky's finest are still working hard.


5:30pm: I find out that my Philosophy 110 exam has been moved to Wednesday and that today's class is cancelled. I feel a feeling of resounding joy, tweeting was necessary. (@jakeharrr)


8:00pm: Team 7-Sefchok of the Penn State University Altoona Intramural Basketball League (PSUAIBL for short) tips off. We start off a little slow and are down by 4 at halftime. Eventually, we all let out our inner Vince Carter and pull ahead for the victory in an athletic and classy fashion.

11:22pm: I begin to get excited about making my triumphant return to State College, PA this weekend. It is four days away but I can already taste it.

11:59pm: I begin to look forward to the rest of my week, Monday is officially one minute away from being over and it was much better than anyone could have anticipated. Happy Tuesday everyone.

Stay hungry, America

-Jake Harr

National Signing Day, Snow, etc...

There's nothing that happens in the off-season of college football that is more exciting than National Signing Day, the CFB's equivalent to the NFL Draft. It is the day when high school football players can either take their verbal commitment to the next level and make them concrete, or say "sorry coach but this program just doesn't look as appealing as it once did." The University of Georgia knows all too well what the latter feels like. WR Da'Rick Rogers, DT Jeff Whitaker, and ATH Christian Green are 3 of the recruits that pulled out of there verbal commitments to the Bulldogs and decided to take their talent elsewhere.

On the other side of the spectrum is the University of Florida. Heralded as the best recruiting class of all time, the Gators managed to bring in 17 players from the ESPN 150 top players in the nation (4 of them being 5/5 stars). Also, Penn State University has the #1 rated class in the Big Ten this year. Big name players such as QB Paul "Call me PJ" Jones and ILB Khairi Fortt top the list as the Nittany Lions look regain dominance in the conference.

One more note on this. I love college football as much as anyone, I could go as far as saying it's my favorite sport. But when the recruits are announcing the school which they are signing to, they always say, "I have tremendous confidence in (insert coach name here) ability to make me and the team succeed." The speech is ok until it reaches the end when they always sneak in, "...The great academics were also a factor in my choice." Sure the academics should be a contributing factor, but the only reason you're going to that SEC powerhouse is so you can play for 3 years then kiss it goodbye and make mad money.

What Else?

Last night (Friday) in Altoona, along with the rest of Northeasten America, there was a crazy snow storm that left us with about 2 feet of the white stuff. It kind has the same feeling as when The Overlook Hotel got snowed in, except not nearly as much blood. In other news, Team Starkid announced that a sequel to A Very Potter Musical will be released later this summer. If you haven't seen the first installment of this series, I suggest you finish up reading this post and immediately watch it here. But, if you haven't read the Harry Potter series I cannot advocate watching it. (To those of you who haven't read it, stop wasting your time on this site and start reading it now.)

Honorable Mention

David Sills, 13, of Bear, Delaware, recently gave Lane Kiffin a verbal committment to play football at USC. This "cougar" move by Kiffin is just what college football needs more of. The promises he made to Sills go as followed: No redshirt, significant playing time for his first year, and premium nap time.

Stay hungry, America

-Jake Harr

Down Goes Iron Mike

Now I know your all guessing im talking about when I tore my acl playing in my four on four volleyball tournement for my senior project but you'd actually be wrong sadly... I'm actually talking about a shocking up coming anniversary of a soon to be legend turned into a crazed man in his own messed up world. I am talking about the 20th anniversary of the Mike Tyson upset lost to James "Buster" Douglas...

It was a cold winters night in the large city of Tokyo, Japan. The night was February 11th, 1990 When a strapping 21 year old man by the name of Mike Tyson walks into the ring, as cocky and unfocused on the upcoming fight as ever. He thought it would be just another breeze like the rest of the 37 fights before this. But when a determined 30 year Buster Douglas steps into the ring, with the loss of his mother just 23 days behind him, he felt he had nothing to lose.

The fight lasted ten rounds with the tables turning to each contender. In the eighth round it looked like Tyson would win, but in the ninth Douglas took the reins and took control of the fight. He would keep control in the 10th and land an unhealthy looking upcut to the jaw of Mike. When he was unable to stand it was all over and the weight of the world came crashing down onto his shoulders. His reign as the best boxer would soon come to an end and his life would come to ruins in the years that follow.

The Man, The Myth, The legend

No body could have seen this happening besides Douglas himself. I would say the Mirage Casino probably didnt even have good odds against him... Congrats to you James.

One love Groovers,

Mike Pisone

P.S. Although Sportscenter is my favorite show, I was disappointed to see that they took my story on tonights episode. I still had to go along with my blog though. I came across this anniversary yesterday but was unable to blog until today... I'm sorry to my followers. I'll be back with a better story next time.

Through The Looking Glass...

Living in 147 Cedar Hall has its pros and cons. The pros being that it is located right by the first floor fire exit and that I can see everyone who enters the building via my window that faces the entrance directly. The cons are that my thermostat doesn't work all that well and everyone who enters the building can see right into my room via my window. This made it especially tough early in the year to change clothes after showering, but now I really don't care anymore. Besides, the ladies really seem to like it.

The bad thing about my window is the late nights. It seems like Altoona is the "city that never sleeps" since no matter what time it is there is always a group of 3 to 4 girls coming back from the apartments. It would be alright if the girls were somewhat quiet, but instead they sound like they're swinging mandrakes from their necks. Also, people like to knock on my window every once in a while. You haven't lived until you're laying in your bed at 2am and all of the sudden some drunk woman beast pounds on your window like she's trying to storm Helms Deep, it'll keep you on your toes.

At this point I would like to give a shout out to the girls out there who liked to press their chests against my window on Thursday nights in September/October. Stay classy, gals, you know who you are. You would think having drunk college girls rubbing themselves on your window would be awesome, right? Well it wasn't, I'm not going to go into details because I know my mother reads this blog, but I will say these girls were not "Grade A" material (maybe C- in Chicago Math).

Stay hungry, America
-Jake Harr

"One Huge Grenade Launcher"

Hey there naughty kids! I say hello and what’s up to all the blogger lovers out there! Special hi’s go to all the Groovers :) It’s Shay here with my formal introduction from “Off the Record.” Off the Record, which is due to debut next Sunday, will be my own account of the week’s current events and to also give bloggers a chance to share all things Shay. Topics can tend to be a little weird simply collecting dust in my brain, so here’s my opportunity to unleash my ideas and let them surf the cyber world.

While I continue to construct and perfect my first blog, here’s a quick look at all the joys in my head that I’m so excited to share!

To start off, Thursday night marks the first week that all of you Jersey Shore freaks are forced to find something else to do with 30 minutes of your precious time. It marks the night when you finally don’t’ find yourself blindly staring at the television. You stare in awe at the chaos on the screen as you lose countless brain-cells and common sense. Off the Record: Yes, I as well am a Jersey Shore loving slore.

However, that doesn’t hide the fact that after watching the show I felt that my intelligence was wrongfully stolen from me. As season one comes to an end, I’d like to ask the daring question: Why do we even care? Let’s take a look at these people for they are the loud, annoying and drunken aliens that earned the highest television ratings on MTV. Therefore, we allowed them to define the American people. Most of them can barely form comprehensible sentences. Off the Record: Again, I do like the show; I’m simply stating the facts.

Now, I am aware that MTV did not aim to create a socially conscious television show for that matter, their sole purpose was to go out and make money. But why, why did MTV expose us to such an awful (but crazily addicting) show?

I’ll tell you why, because MTV is pitifully genius that’s just why. It probably cost the network $1,000 to shoot the show. I don’t even know how much money they are currently swimming in as a result of season one. With all of their advertising, sponsors and publicity they are now receiving we can only dream of the bucks they now rake in.

For life after the show, cast member Jenni Farley, also known as “J-WOWW”, Off the Record: I say (“J-How?”)…is due to launch a fashion line featuring her…well,unique fashion tastes and style. Do we really want to dress like her? Recent reports claim that the cast is currently undergoing negotiations with MTV to shoot a season two of the reality show. (It is reported cast members could make $10,000 per episode.) Also, yesterday aired an episode of the cast before the nationwide obsession of guidettes and hair-spiking gorillas took storm. The show allowed for fans to see what life was like before the shore. Again, I ask why do we care?

I end, not with a rude comment or annoying quote that explains the need for a changing mind-set of the American people. (Because I surely wouldn’t turn him away if Pauly D came knocking on my door.) But I say, you go ahead MTV. You devils, continue to make crazy television segments that shamefully keep us from enjoying life outside of our living rooms (at least for my sake anyway :)).

check this out for giggles and laughs:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeal_d6k2d8#watch-main-area

Thanks for checking in! Be sure to come back next week for some more notes from the Off the Record!

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