Posts Tagged ‘cock back the burner’

toss the burner: Opening Day ’08

Monday, March 31st, 2008


Rain in the Bronx today.

All the Yankee fans who wasted a vacation day to go to the game, I truly feel for you.

Just to be abundantly clear, my baseball season started (a week before yours, last Tuesday) in a bar at 6 a.m. drinking bloody marys, eating pancakes, and sucking down 4,000 milligrams of caffeinated coffee. Not to mention, the game went into extra innings. Always awesome.

…and yours started with rain out, a post-gosh darn-ponement.

I win, and don’t forget that your (damp) Jeter jersey is dry clean only.

And no, I have no idea who Aiden is, but they better be intolerable speed metal, or else.

Toss the Burner: March 26, 2008

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008


Get a good look at her. This is last time you’ll be seeing Antea Supervista, my spurned bracket wench on here.

MySpace versus Celebrity – I’ll be shocked if Sloan doesn’t win with 95% of the vote

Hottest Student Coeds – After all that hulla-baloo UCLA could only muster #7?

If you didn’t Hate Billy Joel Before – Personally, it’s a toss up for who I feel should be received worse at Shea this summer, Joel or Glavine

Movies With the Most Curse Words - Nice, I’ve seen State Property 2!…OK, that’s a lie.

Toss the Burner: March 25, 2008

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

This looks pretty great. It’s a movie about a small-town Tae Kwon Doe instructor – The Foot Fist Way…

Toss the Burner: Monday, March 24

Monday, March 24th, 2008

Man, it’s been a rough go for me of late.

First, my bracket goddess – Antea Supervista – left me over the weekend for this guy:


WE’VE GOT ALL EIGHT ELITE EIGHT TEAMS LEFT BABY!

I’m a mess without her.

Then, these tattered pictures of my girl Eva popped up on The Daily Mail (via With Leather)


However, things are looking up. Baseball season herself is less than 14 hours away. And I intend to be at the bar at 6 a.m. to kick it off.


Red Sox vs. Oakland, Tuesday Morning, 6:00 a.m. EST, ESPN2

Toss the Burner: March 19, 2008

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

The C’s snap the Rockets 22-game win streak, and improve their own winning streak to 10.

Early on in the action – the 12:00 minute mark of the first quarter – Rajon Rondo and Rafer Alston had themselves a little scrap.

The Does Paul Pierce have to choak a bitch look is a nice touch.

Houston put up 74 points in the losing effort, and here is a list of the NIT teams that outscored them last night:

Syracuse - 87
Butler – 84
UMASS – 80
Robert Morris - 81

Later on, I’m going liveblog an hour of my IPOD on shuffle; I’m that sickeningly good at my job that I can afford to do this kind of nonsense.

I’ve got somewhere in the range of 5,000 songs, and to be honest there is some creepy, creepy shit on there. Should be an interesting mix.

You can follow me on twitter if you’d like. I’ll post a recap of highlight on here too.

Toss the Burner: March 14, 2008

Friday, March 14th, 2008

(She doesn’t look that pissed)

What have we learned this week folks? I for one reaffirmed my belief that what happens in or to people from, living or around Albany should stay in Albany. Nothing good happens when you associate yourself with Albany.

People aren’t exactly ignoring this notion, but nobody has come right out and said it. This very incident may have just won Obama the nomination. At the very least it provides his campaign with a new, unforeseeable angle to attack Hillary.

Say that Silda Spitzer decides to stick by Eliot, and those with the wherewithal continue to berate her for doing so. People are already all over her for standing by his side during his resignation, and the whole time she was giving him a look that said: I’m going to go home and break everything that you own. Or say she decides to dump his ass…say she decides to divorce him on the night before the Pennsylvania primary…remember when Hillary handled her business this way? Of course, you don’t. Why would you.

In my opinion, someone who buys ink by the barrel, draws a parallel here. I’d admit that I’m reaching a little bit here…except didn’t Mrs. Spitzer call Mrs. Clinton about advice on being a good first lady a while back?

Obama on Spitzer:

“Obviously, it’s a tragedy. It’s heartbreaking for the family, but I suspect that it would not have been possible to function as governor, that what he said is right, that he needs to spend time healing himself and his family.” Asked in a follow-up question whether Spitzer should be prosecuted, he replied: “You know, I won’t offer an opinion on that.” (via MSNBC.com)

When asked what this meant for his campaign in the short term, Obama replied:

“Who get drunk at night till the early morn’? Tap dances at the party like it’s goin on…” (via Ol’ Dirty Bastard)

Toss the Burner: Tuesday, March 11

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

Still gotta do my Wire post…didn’t happen yesterday (I guess that’s what you get when you follow up an epic series finale with a few hours of subsequent Bud-Proper drinking and a week’s DVR worth of Jeopardy re-runs).

Watching multiple Jeopardies on DVR has shown me just how inefficient my day-to-day truly is. When you eliminate the commercials and the spirit-crippling Trebeck interviews with the contestants you can knock those babies out real quick.

Found this blog by way of Jodie’s Gossip on Sports, and it moved me to goof off with Nike ID a little. I’ll tell you what, you can come up with some real Mickey Mouse sneaker designs on that site…


Determined to give my one-day late reaction of The Wire today. Wanted to first finish reading Alan Sepinwall’s take on the final episode (it’s bulky), and I also hear that this interview with Michael K. Williams (Omar) is not to be missed.

Inspired Thoughts:
“Every time you go in there, you know that coming out it’s going to be OK,” my dear friend Young Braj, commenting on the presence of a bidet in the bathroom at my new office.

/thinking about starting the company – Home Office Bidets Inc.

Toss the Burner: Monday, March 10

Monday, March 10th, 2008

I need to post a retraction from previous post where I alluded that the season for the mighty Fordham Rams would end without an A-10 tourney appearance. Apparently, they’ve weaseled their way in as the final seed (#12). Fordham takes on St. Joe’s on Thursday, March 13th at 2:30 p.m. EST from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.

Moved into the new office in Soho. Got the top floor with roof access. Thinking about investing in a golf net and a redneck hot tub

The Wire series finale was bonkers. Nice chunky post coming later. Here’s the New York Times take on the finale.

Toss the Burner: Thursday, March 6

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

Got into one of those debates that men love to get into with women…whose on your list?

This conversation allows everyone to suspend restraint and toe the line (here it is…and you just crossed it). Frrrreak Nasty, indeed.

My overall numero uno has been and will remain…


I realize Eva is a little pase (which is French for not as readily available on certain internet destinations as she used to be) of a pick these days. Let me assure you, it is with good reason…

See this French Mother F*cker right here. Him and I have the same Birthday, exactly one year apart.

Look at what he’s got, now look at me….

It’s a sad state of affairs. Since this is a family site, let me say this: Life is not fair kids. Not fair.

Images via Google Images: Tony Parker doofus face

Toss the Burner: Wedneday, March 5

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

Took my friends to the cleaners last night in poker, and picked up some fresh williams.

Some barkeep with a steady handle on the John Jameson doesn’t yet know how lucky they are…

Google Images: How To Spot a Rich Guy

Old school Fogle here was definitely in the Eat It video.

Reading the Obama article in Rolling Stone, and pondering how to become a Super Delegate…