What a game. Nothing is sweeter than beating the Flyers. Sidney Crosby scores the game winner at the 17:15 mark and the Penguins win a wild one 5-4. Martin Biron left his post and Pascal Dupuis finds Crosby to send all the Philly idiots home angry. The Pens continue to blow leads but when they win all is forgiven. Huge 2 points. Go Pens!
3 Stars Sidney Crosby- 2 goals, 2 assists Marty Biron- For being the douche that he is Ruslan Fedotenko- 2 goals, 1 assist
OK, I'm really just looking for a reason to put these videos on the site. 3 great songs from 3 very underrated bands. I know most of you probably never heard of them but that's why I'm here. Next time you are at The Exchange, check the dollar bins. You may get lucky. I put the lyrics after the video so you can all sing along.
The Wildbirds- 421 The Wildbirds come from Milwaukee, Wisconsin and have only released one album, the fantastic Golden Daze. Rumor has it that the band broke up and then got back together again. Whatever. This song rocks.
This place unwinds all night in my mind Smoke one, two, three Don't ever believe in what you did not see I've been fighting, She's in hiding I'm on fire, I'm on fire
Everybody loves you but nobody cares
Phone rings, police, this time for me. I will return but never forget what you have learned I've been shaking, too much caffeine I'm on fire, I'm on fire
Everybody loves you but nobody cares
Everybody's dancing Turn one time for me Everybody's singing Sing one time for me 421
Everybody loves you!
The Black Angels- Bloodhounds On My Trail The Black Angels got their name from The Velvet Underground song The Black Angel's Death Song. No offical video but this will work.
Standing on the front porch, looking left and looking right. The bloodhounds out to get me, I already feel the bite The rules of the road state, to hate those who hate Sleeping in wet coffins, frozen warnings melt away
But you say no to me, just quit saying no to me Just stop saying no to me, 500 times a day see
The billboards on the highway, are the prophets of today The roadkill speaks in poems through ads and through campaigns The warden has his rifle, and the sniper's like an owl I'm hiding in the tall grass with God and Vernon Howell
But you say no to me, yes you say no to me Just quit saying no to me, 500 times a day see
The Secret Machines- Nowhere Again The Secret Machines decribe their sound as "space rock". Whatever the hell that is.
Cellophane flowers never happened for me I've been sleeping the day off Watching the night fall Covering nowhere Filling my time share
There's a woman in the mirror in a fiery state As she motions to me I start turning away She's lifting her dress up Trying to keep up
You'd be surprised how we race While our lives erased
Another alone on an everyday night Thinking the morning Looking for alright Warming the blood flow with poison I don't know why
Maybe the rain will stop following me Dripping the colors Running the daylight Over the cloud burst Hoping it don't burst
Right before my eyes Erased, our lives erased
We know we're lost in nowhere now Now we know we're lost in nowhere now
Maybe the rain will stop following me With millions of colors reflected in daylight Right on the kick drum, turning the sound up
Another alone on an everyday night I think in the morning, I think I'll be alright Watching the blood flow No wonder I don't know why There's a woman in the mirror in a fiery state She motions to me--I start pulling away She's lifting her dress up--all the way up Don't look surprised Erased, our lives erased
Penn State shot just 29% from the field and still won. Talor Battle scored a game high 11 points as the Nittany Lions won an ugly game 38-33. It was Penn State's third straight regular season win over Illinois and third win over a ranked team this season. Illinois did not attempt a free throw the whole game. I don't think I have ever seen that before. The Lions next game is at Ohio State on February 24th. The game will be on ESPN. Ugly game. Ugly win. I like ugly. Go Lions!
According to the Post-Gazette, the Pirates and center fielder Nate McLouth agreed on a 3 year contract extension with a club option for a 4th year. I say trade him. His value has never been higher than it is right now and never will be this high again. I must be high for still caring about the Pirates. I do want what's best for the Bucs but honestly McLouth is never going to match his all-star numbers from a year ago. Go with Brandon Moss , the much hyped Andrew McCutchen, and Jose Tabata in the outfield. How much longer is the Pirates brass going to keep McCutchen in the minors? If they keep this up no player will want to sign with them.
Pennsylvania liquor stores. Listen, I worked today. A lot of us worked today. When I got out of work, I wanted to have a few drinks with my girlfriend. At home. Screw the bars. I like to get fucked up and I like to do it at home. Plus I can smoke. I'm sick of beer so I stopped at the state store. They're closed! It's some sort of fucking holiday. Why can't our state be like every other state and sell booze in a REGULAR store? Now we are stuck drinking beer with no Jager. This sucks! That's what she said.
J.P. Cote broke a 2-2 tie late in the 3rd period and the Pens beat the Bulldogs 3-2. Luca Caputi and Tim Wallace also scored for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton as the Penguins won their 7th straight game. With Hershey losing to Norfolk 5-4 last night, the Pens are only 3 points out of first. Go Pens! At least some Penguins will be playing playoff hockey this year.
This week's favorite song comes from TV On The Radio. Every major music magazine picked TVotR's Dear Science as their choice for album of the year. Honestly, I didn't think is was all that good until I gave repeat listens. Now I can't stop listening to it. This is Dancing Choose.
If you haven't been dragged to the movies by the wife or girlfriend to see He's Just Not That Into You yet, then be prepared. It's coming. Here are some tips to get you through it. Wear comfortable pants. Hell, wear sweatpants. It's not like you're going there to pick up chicks anyway and if she let's you out in public with sweatpants on then she's already a keeper. The movie is long. Very long. Like 2 and a half hours long. Try not to look so interested every time Scarlett Johansson comes on although after an hour you will probably be sick of seeing her. Try not to spill your extra large Cherry Coke all over the place. Yeah it's funny but eventually you have to get up. After the movie say "that wasn't so bad" and try to refrain from sounding sarcastic. Although two of my man crushes, Kevin Connolly and Ben Affleck are in it, this movie can't be saved. Maybe if it was an hour shorter. At least we have Scarlett and Jennifer Aniston to look at for hours. Isn't is funny how these crappy chick flicks come out right around Valentine's Day? I think tonight we should rent a porno. Then again, maybe not. She's just not into that.
Last night's Grammy awards was one of the most watchable in recent memory. Before we get to the winners, here is a list of the night's top performers.
Kanye West, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, T.I., and M.I.A.- “Swagga Like Us." This must have been like watching The Rolling Stones, Nirvana, and Radiohead for black guys. I gotta admit I thought it was cool.
Paul McCartney and Dave Grohl- “I Saw Her Standing There.” How cool was it to see Grohl bashing away on the drums like the good ole days?
The Jonas Brothers and Stevie Wonder- “Burning Up” and “Superstition.” Not so much Burning Up but the brothers looked like they were having a ball singing Superstition with Wonder.
Kid Rock- "Amen", "All Summer Long", and "Rock N Roll Jesus." This was the best one of the show. Well, at least it rocked.
The Winners We won't list all the winners, just the ones we care about
Record Of The Year. Adele- Chasing Pavements, Coldplay- Viva La Vida, Leona Lewis- Bleeding Love, M.I.A.- Paper Planes, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss- Please Read The Letter
And the winner is Robert Plant & Alison Krauss TIGO's Pick Coldplay- Viva La Vida
Album Of The Year. Coldplay- Viva La Vida, Lil Wayne- Tha Carter III, Ne-Yo- Year Of The Gentleman, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss- Raising Sand, Radiohead- In Rainbows
And the winner is Robert Plant & Alison Krauss TIGO's Pick Coldplay- Viva La Vida
Song Of The Year. Estelle Featuring Kanye West- American Boy, Adele- Chasing Pavements, Jason Mraz- I'm Yours, Sara Bareilles- Love Song, Coldplay- Viva La Vida
And the winner is Coldplay- Viva La Vida TIGO's Pick Coldplay- Viva La Vida
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Adele- Chasing Pavements, Sara Bareilles- Love Song, Duffy- Mercy, Leona Lewis- Bleeding Love, Katy Perry- I Kissed A Girl, Pink- So What
And the winner is Adele- Chasing Pavements TIGO's Pick Sara Bareilles- Love Song
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. Kid Rock- All Summer Long, John Mayer- Say, Paul McCartney- That Was Me, Jason Mraz- I'm Yours, Ne-Yo- Closer, James Taylor- Wichita Lineman
And the winner is John Mayer- Say TIGO's Pick Kid Rock- All Summer Long
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance. John Mayer- Gravity, Paul McCartney- I Saw Her Standing There, Bruce Springsteen- Girls In Their Summer Clothes, Eddie Vedder- Rise, Neil Young- No Hidden Path
And the winner is John Mayer- Say TIGO's Pick Eddie Vedder- Rise
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals. AC/DC- Rock N Roll Train, Coldplay- Violet Hill, Eagles- Long Road Out Of Eden, Kings Of Leon- Sex On Fire, Radiohead- House Of Cards
And the winner is Kings Of Leon- Sex On Fire TIGO's Pick Kings Of Leon- Sex On Fire
Best Rock Album. Coldplay- Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends, Kid Rock- Rock N Roll Jesus, Kings Of Leon- Only By The Night, Metallica- Death Magnetic, The Raconteurs- Consolers Of The Lonely
And the winner is Coldplay- Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends TIGO's Pick Kings Of Leon- Only By The Night
Best Alternative Music Album. Beck- Modern Guilt, Death Cab For Cutie- Narrow Stairs, Gnarls Barkley- The Odd Couple, My Morning Jacket- Evil Urges, Radiohead- In Rainbows
And the winner is Radiohead- In Rainbows TIGO's Pick My Morning Jacket- Evil Urges
Other Winners- Hard Rock Performance- Mars Volta, Wax Simulacra. Metal Performance-Metallica- My Apocalypse. Best Rock Song- Bruce Springsteen- Girls In Their Summer Clothes. Best Blues Album- B.B. King- One Kind Favor. Best Musical Album For Children- They Might Be Giants- Here Comes The 123s. Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media- Juno. Rick Rubin gets Producer of the year over Danger Mouse.
Closing Points How cool to see Kings Of Leon get the credit they deserve. Justin Timerlake is the coolest person I have never met. Danger Mouse got screwed. Too many performers and not enough awards given out to the live audience. Now go buy KOL's Only By The Night!
The Penn State Nittany Lions showed everyone last night why they are not ranked. A complete blowout by Michigan. Makes me look the fool. Here I was complaining that they deserve to be in to top 25. Here I was saying that no one wants to play this team in the NCAA's. Now with this one loss, the NCAA's may be an afterthought. Manny Harris scored 28 points, yes the same Manny Harris who was ejected in his last game, and the Wolverines rolled in the second half outscoring PSU 42-20. That's just Manny being Manny. Jamelle Cornley led Penn State with 25 points but the rest of the team sucked balls. On a bright note, PSU was 54.5% from the free throw line. That is actually BETTER than their season average. Ok I'm lying but you get the point. Every game now becomes a must win for Penn State. One win at Michigan State will not be enough in the eyes of the tournament committee. Up next Wisconsin on February 8th.
The Pens host the Columbus Blue Jackets tonight at 7:30. It's still hard to believe that the city of Columbus has a professional sports team. I've been hard on the Pens and rightfully so, but maybe that 3rd period against Tampa was a turning point. Hope so.
Take a deep breath. Exhale. Do not get too excited. Yes, a nice comeback. Down by 3. A 4 goal rally to beat the horrible Lightning 4-3 in OT. The Pens still suck right now. Let's wait and see them win a few in a row before we start talking playoffs. Playoffs? Thank God for Malkin because he looks like the only one who still wants to play for Therrien. Even after last nights win I say fire the WHOLE coaching staff. That's just me. I hate everyone. This team was supposed to be a Stanley Cup contender, not an 8 seed. Anyway there was some great recaps from the bloggers on this game, especially from The Pensblog (of course) and Puck Huffers (duh!)
Other Stuff The not yet ranked (?) Penn State Nittany Lions travel to Michigan tonight. The game can be seen on The Big Ten Network at 7. If you don't get BTN then that sucks but check Justin.Tv. Someone usually streams the Big Ten games there.
I got an email from some dude named Sully. He did a post on the Pirates All Time Home Grown Team vs. All Time Acquired Team. If you haven't seen it yet check it out. It's well worth the read. [Sully Baseball]
This weeks favorite song is from The Pink Spiders. Here is Gimme Chemicals. Please will someone out there do that for me so I can kick this cold out of me!!!
People starting arriving at my house around 4 o'clock. Duke was winning their game so we turned on the Puppy Bowl, or was it the Michael Vick evidence tapes? I wanted everyone of those pups. Play by Play announcer Harry Kalis knows how to call a bowl game.
GAME TIME! The beer was plenty, the garlic hot wings were gone before kickoff, and the pizza was even better this morning. Faith Hill looked as hot as ever and a great call on getting Jennifer Hudson to sing our National Anthem. Enough pre-game already! Now, we all watched the game so there is no reason for me to recap it although it was a great ending to the 1st half.
HALFTIME- "I want you step back from the guacamole dip. I want you to put the chicken fingers down" Who the hell does Bruce Springsteen think he is? Who was eating guacamole dip and chicken fingers? Hey Boss, just get your guitar, get up on stage, and sing for us. All in all the halftime show was entertaining. I predicted he would sing Born In The USA, Glory Days, and The Rising. I got one right.
2ND HALF- A bunch of us started to play On Irish Road's drinking game. Man they show Warner's wife a lot. What happened to her? Did she get a face transplant or something? The last I remember she looked like my friend Murray with the spiked hair and shit. The years have been good to her, unlike Murray. As for the game, what a finish. This Super Bowl was one of the best one's in history, even better than last years finish (ok, maybe I'm a little biased). Now go check out all of the Steeler blogs on the right side of the page. I'm sure you will get a MUCH better game recap over there. Later...
Talor Battle scored a career-high 29 points, Jamelle Cornley scored 16 and the Lions shock Michigan State 72-68 on the road in East Lansing. Penn State's free throw shooting will come back to bite them in the ass one day but that's a post for another time. Look for the Lions to crack the top 25 on Monday. This is a team no one wants to see in the NCAA's. Now it's off to the Super Bowl drink fest. One more thing... GO STEELERS!
Here are some links to check out, and if you get a chance, will someone email me some more NyQuil and a big bowl of chicken soup? What, we can't send things through the intertubes yet? WTF!
Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. day. Back in 1991, Public Enemy released this song about MLK and the state of Arizona, who at the time did not recognize MLK day as a national holiday.
Ducks vs. Pens tonight at 7:30 from the Igloo. Speaking of igloos, man it's freakin' cold out. Anyway, no Crosby, Letang, Talbot, or Scuderi for Pittsburgh. The Pens also recalled Bill Thomas and Janne Pesonen from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, which will make some people very happy. This one should be interesting to say the least. Will Malkin take over like he did last year or will the Pens just keep struggling? Stay tuned...
How can a song about losing a friend in a car accident be so catchy? This weeks favorite song is from The Gaslight Anthem. The lead singer looks like Michael Stipe and the band sounds a lot like The Killers. This is The '59 Sound.
The Pens looked like the Pens again last night, FINALLY! Good cuz we all know the Flyers suck balls. Tonight the Caps and Alexander Ovechkin come to the Igloo. I predict a Malkin TKO in the 2nd round. Look at the pic, he's already crying! Go Pens!
Former Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguin Dennis Bonvie is going to sell cookies in Wilkes-Barre. MMMMMMM...cookies [Scranton Times] Why couldn't he just open a bar like a normal ex-athlete?
#7 Michigan State vs. Penn State tonight at 6:30 in Happy Valley. Tough game for the Lions. This team confuses me. At times they look like they are ready to turn the corner, other times they look like Penn State. Anyway, I have hope. The game is on The Big Ten Network. Go Lions!
John Curry in net
Janne Pesonen
Look at the shots after the 1st period. 13-4 WBS
Even Tux gets laid on Valentine's Day
Jabba the Hut celebrates after some douche from Hamilton scored
Mark Letestu misses a penalty shot
The team gathers around Curry after the win
Jabba the Hut becomes quiet
The best part of the game... Bobblehead night!
