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Great Men: Tom Vu, Infomercial King
1 Comment Published by Jason March 18th, 2008 in Great Men. Share ThisThere’s two kinds of work in America: hard work and smart work. Which one are you doing now?
Growing up I loved the TV — nothing was better and late at night the funniest thing I ever saw was an infomercial. Not just any infomercial — and I’ve seen some winners. This was special, this was […]
Proof of an Alternate Universe
0 Comments Published by Jason March 17th, 2008 in Drugs, Finance, Great Men. Share ThisWow. From October of 2003, George W. Bush — Economic Super Hero.
More like the Bush Ka-BOOOM!
The Real-Life Indiana Jones?
2 Comments Published by Jason March 17th, 2008 in Great Men, Movies, Uncategorized. Share ThisI had never heard this! I’m doing a quick troll of Wikipedia to see if I can find anything — HOWEVER reading a quick blurb about a new series in production for the Smithsonian Channel entitiled True Story suggests the character is based on a real person.
The new series will explore the real-life history […]
Gary Gygax, Co-Creator of Dungeons & Dragons, Dead at 69
2 Comments Published by Joel March 4th, 2008 in Games, Great Men. Share ThisI’ve posted an interview that Seann did with Gygax back in ‘03 on Boing Boing Gadgets.
Video: Bourdain at Google
3 Comments Published by Joel March 3rd, 2008 in Food, Great Men. Share ThisAn hour long discussion with Anthony Bourdain, moderated by Google Executive Chef Nate Keller. The story about Billy Joel is great.
Video: Paul McCartney with a lesson for the media
2 Comments Published by Jason February 26th, 2008 in Drugs, Great Men, Jobs. Share ThisThats just crazy talk!
3 Comments Published by Jason February 11th, 2008 in Great Men, Hair, Martial Arts, Survival, TV. Share ThisThe Mob: Down But Not Out
0 Comments Published by Jason February 10th, 2008 in Drugs, Family, Finance, Food, Great Men, Movies, Smoking, Sports, Uncategorized. Share ThisAt a news conference in Brooklyn, state Atty. Gen. Andrew M. Cuomo said the arrests served as a message that “organized crime still exits. . . . We like to think it’s a vestige of the past. It’s not. It is as unrelenting as weeds that continue to sprout in the cracks of society.
Seems the […]
Blast from the past: Traveling Wilburys = rock and roll fun
4 Comments Published by Jason February 7th, 2008 in Great Men, Music. Share ThisTom Petty’s performance at the Super Bowl was really sad for me. One great rock musician looking just tired and worn out — where was the hat? Where was the trademark sly and mischievous look? Petty looked bored and pissed he had to resort to playing this type of gig.I remembered that this documentary of the Traveling […]
The 9 Manliest Names, Ever
2 Comments Published by travis October 8th, 2007 in Great Men. Share ThisCracked.com broke down the nine manliest names ever and number one absolutely takes the cake.
… Max Fightmaster is also in the army, or at least he was in 2003. The awesome part? His rank: Staff Sergeant.
This means Max’s full name and title is STAFF SGT. MAX FIGHTMASTER. That is the manliest name on the […]
Legendary Beer Critic Michael Jackson Dies
12 Comments Published by Joel August 31st, 2007 in Beer, Great Men. Share ThisMichael Jackson, the “Beer Hunter,” died yesterday in his home in London. More than any one man, Jackson brought the variety and excitement of real craft beer to the masses. As one of the first to send in their thoughts to Beer Town’s tribute page aptly noted, “Michael simply created the beer universe as we […]
The Art of Glen Angus
1 Comment Published by Joel August 7th, 2007 in Art, Games, Great Men. Share ThisI recently stumbled on the art of Glen Angus and was struck by his talent, despite the fact that military pin-up posters aren’t the sort of thing for which I’m typically ga-ga. But the guy knew how to paint, for sure, and I passed the link on to friends.
I didn’t realize it at the time, […]


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