Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Babe City, USA


As I'm sure many of you remember, the Beach Boys had a hit single called "Surf City". Well, this post will not make another mention of that tune, but as you can see is similarly named. The title refers to a certain date with destiny that my friends and I have coming up this weekend.

I believe Jim Nantz may have coined the phrase "A tradition unlike any other", and that my friends will be lived by both myself and Steve Dixxx this weekend when we visit the place I have renamed "Babe City, USA"... Augusta, Georgia.

There will no doubt be plenty of babes to speak to and celebrities galore (we stood next to Will Ferrel last time we attended) not the least of whom is one Freddy Couples. Boom Boom, as those of us who pretend to know him personally call him, is a different sort of babe. The kind of babe that redefines the word itself and knocks the world off of its axis. Usually the word is left to describe only the most attractive of females, but Freddy is an iconic male babe who I will no doubt be following this weekend in his attempt to win a second Green Jacket. By the way, to Brez, that green jacket you wear around Randolph Macon's campus looks ridiculous and you should discontinue its use entirely then you should promptly go to the store and buy underwear so you actually have some to wear.

In the coming weeks, look for posts detailing each vulgar moment of our trip to Augusta. There will most assuredly be lushing, swearing, and gay jokes to tell.... be prepared.

Now that that is out of the way, I'd like to reminisce about my weekend past and let you in a little story that may well just gross you out.

I first must apologize for my lack of posting recently. I have been jibbed and gabbed by my friends (who actually don't even read this) about how I was letting my second blog fail. Rest assured that was not my intention. I've simply been caught up with trying to perfect my recent switch from a "modified tidal wave" hairstyle to the more business-esque and frat boy "combover". It's taken a lot of time and effort, but I think the transition is nearly complete.

Anyway back to the basics. Last weekend I went to Richmond to visit some buddies and take advantage of some underage high school chicks. The latter never came to fruition, but I like to think that's only because of the enormous faux pas I made mid-afternoon on Saturday.

As many of you know, I suffer from a very deadly and serious disease known as Celiac Disease. Basically I can't ingest gluten or my top and bottom end completely fall out. It's difficult to eat out because you'd really be surprised about all of the things that have gluten in them. Friday night, I decided to try the Vietnamese specialty "pho" because nothing really says "Hey, I'm all alone on Friday night", like reminders of the Vietkong and a 12 pack of Woodchuck Ciders.

So along came Saturday and my buddies decided to grill out. Having driven to Richmond early in the morning, I had neglected to eat anything and decided to go straight back to drinking. 12 "chucks" later and still on an empty stomach... I was hurting. That's when I realized that pho was made up of broth that clearly had gluten intertwined into the special techniques of its deliciousness.

To make a long story short, or atleast shorter than I could make it, I gambled with a fart and lost. Discouraged and inebriated, I ran to the downstairs bathroom where there, of course, was no toilet paper. I called out for help, but my cries were useless. No one would understand the inner workings of my stomach. My underpants already soiled, I decided that the only way out was to use them for clean up.

The nasty mess got worse after I had neatly disposed of the Undergarments Formerly known as Hanes. With no underpants and no real clean up happening, it was only a matter of time before my khaki shorts were ready to go the wayside. As we pulled into my other friends house to get ready for the evenings events, his gasp only confirmed what I already knew. My khakis were in fact, ruined.

Luckily, Nick had a shower and I had brought a change of clothes. Disaster averted... The evening unfolded farely sparse of events, other than when I drunkenly called my ex and casually told her, "I hope you're still doing really well as a slut and everything. You should kill yourself, talk to you later". No blood, no foul right???

Monday, April 6, 2009


WHERE THE HELL YA BEEN MR. DIXX ?


Hello Steve Dixx here back alive and well.  Sorry for the unexcused lengthy absence.  Well lets see where do I start?....    Tonight is the National Championship Game between the UNC Tarheels, and the Michigan State Spartans.  I really could give a shit about this game unfortunately, but I'd say I will be pulling for Michigan State.  The state of Michigan, and the city of Detroit need something to celebrate, and this run by Michigan State has given them a definite release from the economic recession.  I could see the Spartans playing inspired basketball tonight, and pulling off the upset, giving Tom Izzo his 2nd national championship.  With the disciplined, physical, hard nose style of play, and a lockdown defense, along with 60,000 fans you have to like there chance.  Clearly North Carolina is the more talented team, and are lead by there 4 time queen All- American  Tyler Hansbrough  who flops more than a fish out of water.  With an elite point guard in Ty Lawson, and the great in-game coaching by Roy Williams, they will be tough to beat.


Today is also one of the greatest days in Sports,  "Opening Day."  And its a special day for me because that always means its opening day for the oldest team in baseball, the Cincinnati Reds.  Once again they will be the host, with a day full of celebration in one of  America's truly great baseball cities.  This once proud and revered franchise has fallen on hard times after 8 straight losing seasons.  This could  very well be the year the Reds end this dreaded streak.  With a new approach, the Reds have been blessed with abundant young farm raised talent, that may be the most promising in the Major leagues.  They seem to be following the blue print of last years darling the 97 win American league champ Tampa Bay Rays.    With an emphasis on athletic players, lightning speed, solid defense, and an attempt to manufacture more runs.  After the departure of hogs Dunn, and Griffey,  there could be a positive change in culture.  Along with the emergence of young studs Joey Votto, Jay Bruce, Brandon Phillips, and Edison Volquez, most likely some of those players  will  become the leaders of a team searching for a definite identity.  I'm not saying the Reds will make the playoffs this year, but I think they will be much improved lead by one of the NL's deepest starting rotations.  I'm going to say they will at the worst be a .500 team, and at best an 88-90 win tim competing for the Wild Card spot.  A big factor will be luck.... Can they stay healthy?  Can Aaron Harang return to his once dominant form?  Can the Reds make up for the loss of Dunn's annual 40 home runs, 100 rbi's, 100 walks, and 100 runs????  We will have to see, but they will be an exciting team to watch.   


Here are my predictions for this years division by division Winner's and wild card.

N.L. Central               N.L. East                                     N.L. West

(Champ) Cubs 97-65 (Champ) Phillies 96-66     (Champ) Dodgers 88-74
2. Cardinals 90-72  2. Mets 94- 68 (Wild Card)    2. Giants 85- 77
3. Reds 87-75          3. Braves 86-76                    3. Diamondbacks 85-77
4. Brewers 85-77     4. Marlins 82-80                   4. Rockies 79 -83
5. Astros 73-89        5. Nationals 5-157                  5. Padres 66- 96
6. Pirates 1-161

A.L. East                                      A.L. Central                     A.L. West
(Champ) Yankees 101-61            (Champ) Indians 92-70 (Champ) Angels 95-67
2. Red Sox 98-64 (Wild Card) 2. Royals 87-75                   2. Rangers 87-75
3. Rays 90-72                              3. White Sox 84-78             3. Athletics 80-82
4. Jays 83-79                              4. Twins 82-80                 4. Mariners 74-88
5. Orioles 70-92                              5. Tigers 76-86


COMING SOON>>>>>>  Masters Preview, Also Predictions about the stories regarding my good friends and I experiencing a lushful weekend comparable to none other,  in Augusta Georgia.  The festivities will begin on Thursday night, when they arrive in Charleston.  Then on Saturday it's an early morning short drive to heaven on earth.