Viva Las Hooters?

Well, I guess it was only a matter of time before Hooters invaded the desert that is Las Vegas. It's official, Hooters is becoming a hotel/restaurant/experience, which can only mean one thing: there are some questions that need answering...

1. Are the maids required to wear the trashy Hooters uniform?

2. Could I perchance order delicious Hooters wings from the comfort of my own room at all hours of the day?

3. Will front desk representatives (including the consierge) also follow with a Hooters-type theme in unform & decor?

4. Will there be a bowling alley?

I sent off these questions to an official Hooters representive, so we should know soon. I'll keep you updated!

Sammy Hagar is a wanker.

I was crusing around on iTunes yesterday & on their music store I found Sammy Hagar's Celebrity Playlist. For those of you who don't know, the celebrity playlist feature is a chance for celebrities (film, music, tv, general) to share their favorite music with people if they want to buy it. The idea is to give people a general sense of what kind of music the celebrity is listening to and a real chance to see if a musical artist is going to put themselves on the list.


I rock dude!

I'd like to give the award of selfish bastard to Sammy Hagar for putting ELEVEN of his own songs on there. You might say to me "Well Josh, Van Halen kicks ass, I mean you can't really blame him for that." Oh but there's only THREE songs from Van Halen. THREE!

In comparison I'd like to list some other celebrities and their inclusions in their own playlists (all listed are musical artists):

Runners up for selfish bastards (silver & bronze if you will):

Jadakiss-2
Pete Rock-2

Honorable Mentions:

JoJo-1
Missy Elliot-1
Moby-1*
Erik Sermon-1

Kind Souls:

Fred Durst-0
Kelly Clarkson-0
Adam Sandler-0
Duncan Sheik-0
Tom Petty-0
Avril Levigne-0
Indigo Girls-0
John Mayer-0
Flaming Lips-0
Blink 182-0
Dave Brubeck-0
Billy Corgan-0
Sting-0
Seal-0

*-from a "Protest Playlist" so it's not like he's tooting his own horn too much.
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See a trend here? Now can you find it hard to believe Mr. Hagar included his own bands on the list for ELEVEN of the songs? Could it get worse? Oh yes, Hagar also included a plug for his brand of Tequilla
& bandmate Michael Anthony's hot sauce:

"I'll grill up some nice fresh shrimp and lobster, throw some tortillas on the fire with a great salsa and some Mad Anthony's hot sauce, enjoy a nice shot of chilled tequila (Cabo Wabo, please), and we're there."
-Sammy Hagar

Could it get worse? Oh yes it does. Track number 20 "High & Dry Again" by Sammy Hagar & The Waboritas is his "Favorite Sex Song." Dude, you're the one singing it!

Honorable mentions of comments related to songs he's in:
"Favorite The-Relationship-Is-Getting-Serious Song"
"Favorite Smoking Song"
"Favorite Song to Reflect By"

I only have one thing to say dude. You ain't Diamond Dave..get over yourself.

We don't want no stinkin' ads!

Alright I sold out.

Blogger offered me the chance to make a little spare change with some free advertising on the site & I said yes. I'm not sure how long they'll stay there (I'm giving them a month), but I'm keeping them on for the time being because they're pretty unobtrusive and have the potential to be partially useful.

It's kind of funny actually, the ad link below the story about Howard Stern (yesterday's blog) has a link for a petition to save Stern from the FCC, last time I checked it also came up with an olive oil company which was under my chicken recipe. We'll see how it goes.
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Now on to the important stuff. I only have one item today, but it's pretty much the coolest thing ever and I have engadget to thank for this:



To find out how they got this picture...click here.

Howard Stern: How-To!

Okay, after turning on the TV late last night to try & find something good (other than watching hour 11,000 of the Olympics) I finally hit the edge with the Howard Stern show. And by hitting the edge, I mean I am fed up with the fact that it's still in syndication. Don't get me wrong, at one point it was creative and edgy, but seriously every time it's on all I see is washed-up high school jv cheerleaders who think they're Playboy material. Here's the show format in a nutshell:

• Howard spends a couple minutes blabbering with co-hosts before introducing the guest.

• The guest is one of the following:
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1. Woman with too much make-up, not enough clothes, who thinks Howard is going to interview her for her great stories and quick wit.

2. Two girls who think they're on the show because they're the best thing since sliced bread. They eventually manage a peck somewhere around the end of the show to shut Howard up and to get their plug.

3. A midget.

4. An E-list porn star from 1991 whose work you might find in the local recycling center
next to the used motor oil.

• Howard plays a game with the guest, usually at the expense of their clothing, which after being taken off looks something like this:

• Howard Ooh's & Ahh's and flirts with the guest, who in turn either grudgingly flirts with him or eggs him on to get the plug for their movie/video/book/action figure.

• Howard Plug for {insert guest name here} void of all value now that the guest has given the DAT sound carts a lapdance which to viewers looked like this:

• Post interview, usually done by the irritating sidekick (whose been doing this for 9 years!) in which the guest tries to get the hell out of the building before any more damage is done.

• Credits roll, which look like they've been done by a SUNY film student.

• Rinse & Repeat.

Who you callin' a chicken?

Slow news day eh? It appears to be a slow day in general so I thought I'd provide people with a great marinade for chicken since everybody likes that sort of thing right?

Josh's* Kick-Ass Chicken:
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(for 4 breasts or equal portions thereof)

4oz. extra virgin olive oil
1tbsp grated fresh ginger
2 tbsp fresh ground black pepper
1 clove of smashed garlic
Zest of 1 lime
Juice of 1 lime
1 tbsp sea salt
1 tbsp of Cavenders Greek Seasoning
2 tbsp brown sugar

Combine in ziplock or ceramic container.

*-Adapted heavily from a recipe from Margo's mom.

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How to "Kick it up a notch"...because I know you like to!
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-Use a flavored olive oil instead of just regular. Sundried Tomato is excellent if avaliable.

-Add the juice & zest of half an orange as well...it'll make it very juicy when grilled.

-Throw a diced onion in if you're pan grilling it on the hob, it'll match up with the brown sugar and give you a great carmel-like side dish.

e voila!

Mostly Deaf...

I can't help thinking after saying "what?" about 30 times today to family & friends that my iPod is slowly making me go deaf. Maybe it's the fact that the headphones go farther in my head than normal headphones (they're the buds baby)..or maybe it's the fact that iPods have supercharged audio output of 20,000hz, which is way more than most other MP3 players on the market. It's so loud they placed a volume limiter in the European versions to make sure people wouldn't blow their ears out.

Apparently the move was all based around the fact that Steve Jobs (Apple's CEO) is partially deaf in one ear and wanted something he could play loud enough to overcome that...and frankly we all know that the best way to fix hearing problems is louder music. Just ask people who grew up in the 80s:


Wife: "What?"
Husband: "I think the Wal-Mart camera guy says we need more hairspray"
Child: *Grrr...*
Wife: "What?"

Okay, enough about iPods, I'm sure you're sick & tired of hearing about them & in case you feel left out of the whole iPod movement, it doesn't mean you can't dip some headphones in white-out & make your own iPod (or iPod mini) to bring to the gym or your local bowling alley...

Even though it won't play music, you'll save a lot of cash right?

Photo of the day: I think the one above does the trick.