Supporters of Amy tipped me off to this, so make sure you vote for her…
This is Amy, and from her picture alone I can tell that she is by far the most talented of the bunch.
Over the weekend, 100+ dancers showed their stuff at Madison Square Garden with the hopes of gaining a spot on the prestigious New York Knicks City Dancers team. In a matter of days, that list has been carefully widdled down to 30 , and now you get to vote for who moves on to the next round.
Not exactly, Fred Astaire. The masses are picking who gets immunity – only the top vote getter – to go on to the next round. If you’ve watch a minimum of 8 seconds of NBC Primetime in the past decade, you understand what’s going on here.
I’ll look into it, and we’ll have a more in-depth report on the Survivor process for this year’s NYK dancer auditions. The important thing is that you go vote today before it’s too late!
I love Chad. I love Chad for getting behind the Bengals being featured on HBO Hard Knocks when he easily could have gone the route of The T.O. Show on VH1. But, as he demonstrated in a radio interview with KGOW in Houston earlier this week, he’s not exactly a new media visionary. I took a few quotes out of context from his take on Twitter:
“You know, it’s funny – I like it… I have my own application coming out where people will be able to (drumroll, puhlease!!) interact and follow me.
Rebuff:
Either Chad’s a genius and he managed to convince somebody to create “his own application” based around the sole purpose of the original tool (and we’ll all be chadderring by 2010), or he just doesn’t know what Twitter actually does.
“…when the season starts, it’s going to get even worse. I’m going to really make it fun. I’m using Twitter during games, during halftime, after the games. I’m going to be taking it to the next level.”
Remember when zombies were absolutely terrifying? (Thriller, Zombie Beach Party, Rob Zombie). Nowadays, they have a 100% better chance than you of getting a permit for their band of undead from Park & Rec. (and you just wanted to set-up the hibachi).
The return of Zombie Kickball was actually in 2007. This is Zombie Kickball IV: Kicking Ass and Taking Brains (lifted that one from their MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/zombiekickball)
Zombie Kickball Founder (Head Brain Banshee in Charge) Catherine Krupsky posted on MySpace that this is her last year organizing. Judging by the video, there’s a whole new generation that could either keep the tradition alive, or come up with the next pop culture leisure sport. (Post-apocalyptic nuclear winter bocce?)
In the Holiday hierarchy, I put Fourth of July at a strong #5 (after Halloween, Thanksgiving, New Years Eve and Bulletproof Saturday). It’s a very solid holiday. The three best things about Independence Day in reverse order…
3.) Coolers of Domestic Canned Brews
2.) Freedoms, F#ck yeah
1.) Copious amount of hot dogs, Double F#ck yeah
Fireworks are overrated. In honor of the official wiener holiday, I feel compelled to recognize the athletes that bring showmanship to that upper echelon of arrogance known as hot doggin’ here are your top five in no particular order:
Deion Sanders
Chad Johnson, Steve Smith, his former-teammate and brother in hot doggin’ Michael Irvin, they could all make a case for being the biggest NFL hotdog. In my opinion, Deion was the original and no one did it better.
Deion raises you the “Deion Sanders Hot Dog Express,” Chad.
Ricky Davis
Deion is a great example of why hot doggin’ is not necessarily detrimental to one’s performance. Ricky Davis, is not. He’s basically Wesley Snipes in White Men Can’t Jump playing against better guys. Also, Reggie Miller is my runner-up for basketball hot-doggin’.
Manny Ramirez
Not as much of a cautionary tale of hot doggin’ it as Davis, but pretty damn close. Manny invented and constantly toes the line between hot doggin’ and foolishness. Interested to see if he keeps it up when he makes it back from suspension jail purgatory.
Alexander Ovechkin
The guy scored 52 goals in his rookie season. Plus, Wale made him the first hockey player to be mentioned in a rap song (Do it for the capital, Wale Ovechkin). He can start breakdancing after goals if he wants, if you ask me.
Ronaldo
Kind of a darkhorse for the top five, Ronaldo is actually a hot dog tandem threat.
Hot dog showman on the pitch…
Nice eventual pass out of the box, Fancy Feet.
And hot dog…connoisseur, shovel, black hole. Double points for being a fatty fat fat.
Honorable Mention:
Kobayashi, just because the guy’s sport could be called hot-doggin’. He is probably gonna be like “dude, really?” once he realizes he didn’t make the top five. I personally find his performances to be cerebral at best.
Hard to believe, but the U.S. Open is indeed over. This year’s victor Lucas Glover might as well be Crispin Glover in Back to the Future III. His time has passed. Time to move on to real golf entertainment, or at least a tournament that’s guaranteed not to finish up on a Monday while your at work. I’m talking of course about the American Century Championship, held every summer in Lake Tahoe – the land of gambling, skiing, that horrible Piven movie Smokin’ Aces, and a place where no man’s golf game would ever get delayed an extra day.
Every year about 80 celebs escape to the Lake so that they can put their 40-yard slices power-fades on display to be broadcast on NBC. Over the years, friendships have been forged at this event. Charles Barkley already challenged Alonzo Mourning to see who can get the lower score this year (probably be around 125). This year, TAHOECELEBRITYGOLF.COM has decided to enlist the sports blog intelligentsia to help foster new connections of would-be golf prowess. Take a look at the list below of the 2009 participants and select your Fantasy Pairings (could be a twosome, threesome, or foursome), and send me your quote-unquote rationale. Next Week leading up to the tournament, we’ll post the best and vote.
The winner is going get their fantasy pairing printed as a by-line in the 2010 American Century Program, which is a family publication, so keep it less-than offensive. TahoeCelebrityGolf.com will also send free merchandise to the top entries. To enter, either email me here or post a short entry on your blog and link back here. Readers are free to enter as well!
Voting kicks off next Monday and the winner will be decided during tournament week beginning July 13.
For my personal, yet very ineligible, submission I’m throwing out a threesome that no Country Club manager would ever dare try to put pin a single with: David Wells, Chuck Liddell and Brian Baumgartner, who plays Kevin on The Office.
These guys could be brothers if you ask me, the kind of brothers that go drink Budweiser in the garage of their parents house for 6 1/2 hours…and then go play a round. You see why I couldn’t have put Alfonso Ribeiro in this group.
Extra favor or consideration may be given to anyone who makes a case for a grouping that features Carlton from Fresh Prince. Check out the list…
Marcus Allen (NFL Hall of Fame RB)
Ray Allen (Boston Celtics)
Anthony Anderson (Law & Order, Barbershop)
Derek Anderson (Cleveland Browns)
Ronde Barber (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
Charles Barkley (Former NBA All-Star)
Steve Bartkowski (Former NFL All-Pro QB)
Shane Battier (Houston Rockets)
Brian Baumgartner (The Office)
Tim Brown (Former NFL All-Pro WR)
Joe Buck (Announcer)
Cris Carter (Former NFL All-Pro WR)
Joe Carter (Former MLB All-Star OF)
Matt Cassel (Kansas City Chiefs)
Chris Chandler (Former NFL All-Pro QB)
Vince Coleman (Former MLB All-Star OF)
Jay Cutler (Chicago Bears)
Jack Del Rio (NFL Head Coach: Jacksonville Jaguars)
Vinny Del Negro (NBA Head Coach: Chicago Bulls)
Richard Dent (Former NFL All-Pro LB)
Trent Dilfer (Former NFL All-Pro QB)
Herm Edwards (Former NFL Head Coach)
Trent Edwards (Buffalo Bills)
John Elway (NFL Hall of Fame QB)
Mike Eruzione (Captain, 1980 US Hockey Captain)
Marshall Faulk (Former NFL All-Pro RB)
Grant Fuhr (NHL Hall of Fame Goalie)
Trent Green (NFL All-Pro QB)
Anfernee Hardaway (Former NBA All-Star)
Rodney Harrison (NFL All-Pro Safety)
AJ Hawk (Green Bay Packers)
Dennis Haysbert (24, The Unit, Major League)
Todd Heap (Baltimore Ravens)
Oliver Hudson (Rules of Engagement)
Brett Hull (Former NHL All-Star)
Dan Jansen (Olympic Gold Medal Speed Skater)
Dale Jarrett (NASCAR Driver)
Dick Jauron (NFL Head Coach, Buffalo Bills)
Michael Jordan (NBA Legend)
Jason Kidd (Dallas Mavericks)
Pierre Larouche (Former NHL All-Star)
Matt Leinart (Arizona Cardinals)
Mario Lemieux (NHL Legend)
Chuck Liddell (MMA Fighter)
Kenny Lofton (Former MLB All-Star)
Neil Lomax (Former NFL All-Pro QB)
John Lynch (Former NFL All-Pro Safety)
Dan Marino (NFL Hall of Fame QB)
Tino Martinez (Former MLB All-Star 1B)
Chris McDonald (Happy Gilmore)
Bruce McGill (Animal House)
Jim McMahon (Former NFL All-Pro QB)
Bode Miller (World Class Skier)
Alonzo Mourning (Former NBA All-Star)
Kevin Nealon (SNL)
Daniel Negreanu (Professional Poker Player)
Terence Newman (NFL All-Pro CB: Dallas Cowboys)
Jonathan Ogden (Former All-Pro OL)
Paul O’Neill (Former MLB All-Star OF)
Carson Palmer (Cincinnati Bengals)
Digger Phelps (ESPN Analyst, Former Notre Dame Basketball Coach)
Wade Phillips (NFL Head Coach: Dallas Cowboys)
Maury Povich (Television Host)
Dan Quayle (Former U.S Vice President)
Dan Quinn (Former NHL Center)
Rick Rhoden (Former MLB All-Star Pitcher)
Alfonso Ribeiro (Fresh Prince of Bel Air)
Jerry Rice (Former NFL All-Pro WR)
Aaron Rodgers (Green Bay Packers)
Jeremy Roenick (San Jose Sharks)
Ben Roethlisberger (Pittsburgh Steelers)
Ray Romano (Everybody Loves Raymond)
Tony Romo (Dallas Cowboys)
Matt Ryan (Atlanta Falcons)
Mark Rypien (Former All-Pro NFL QB)
Bret Saberhagen (Former MLB Pitcher/World Series MVP)
Joe Sakic (Colorado Avalanche)
Matt Schaub (Houston Texans)
Mike Schmidt (MLB Hall of Fame 3B)
Mike Shanahan (Former NFL Head Coach)
Sterling Sharpe (Former NFL All-Pro WR)
Emmitt Smith (NFL All-Time Rushing Leader)
Ozzie Smith ( MLB Hall of Fame SS)
Steve Spurrier (Univ. of South Carolina Football Coach)
Darryl Strawberry (Former MLB All-Star OF)
Wally Szczerbiak (Cleveland Cavaliers)
Lawrence Taylor (NFL Hall of Fame LB)
Vinny Testaverde (Former NFL All-Pro QB)
Joe Theismann (Former NFL All-Pro QB)
Billy Joe Tolliver (Former NFL QB)
Brian Urlacher (Chicago Bears)
Jack Wagner (The Bold and The Beautiful)
Antoine Walker (Former NBA All-Star)
Wes Welker (New England Patriots)
David Wells (Former All-Star Pitcher)
Ken Whisenhunt (NFL Head Coach: Arizona Cardinals)
