Lots of Posting Lately

I listen to records the way my friend Slic watches movies. Mr. Starr might not feel this way with his hobby, but a lot of times I have little moments when I wonder why I waste so much time doing it.

Then, maybe once a year, it all makes sense, and I feel compelled to write a blog post about it. This happened last summer with Those Darlins' debut. But the album I'm obsessing over right now is something like that times a billion.

So anyway, there's this band -- really, just some dude from Kentucky -- called State Champion. I heard their record Stale Champagne a few weeks ago and, I know I'm prone to hyperbole, but it's the best thing I've heard in about five years. Possibly much longer.

It's this sprawling, drunken country-rock record that's basically what I would have wanted my band to sound like if I'd ever had any musical talent. The whole thing sounds like it could fall apart at any second. So...I don't know. I just felt the need to talk about this in public somewhere.

There are only two songs from it on YouTube as far as I can tell. They're right here, if anyone cares.

“Bite the Dust”

“The Years”

Edit: More here. And here.

My tailgate CD recommendation: load up on the Lady Gaga singles and you can't go wrong.

Be a Part of History

This could be the year Georgia wins it all. So whether you plan on listening to the the 2010 Tailgate CD or not, you want to be a part of it. This year's CD will have a more current sound due to the multitude of current hits. So if you would like to nominate a song to go on the CD, anything you want, do so by this Thursday. Georgia has no chance of winning anything in 2011 with the losses that are going to occur. So the 2010 CD will go by the name of "All in for '10" and will debut in Columbia.

Cock Fans Suck

Surprisingly, some of college football's "most loyal" fans have seemed to give up hope on the brink of yet another pre-season SEC Championship. Cock fans just cannot seem to sell out the Georgia game on September 11th. This is always South Carolina's biggest SEC game and typically their second biggest game of the year behind Clemson. What gives Mitchell?

For those people thinking of going to Columbia for the game this year, you can still get tickets on Ticketmaster. I bought mine this morning.

One For The Thumb!

Question for the Blog

Your girlfriend is caught snuggling on the couch with her ex-boyfriend at 2:30 AM on a Friday morning after a night of going out with the bros. What would you do?

A Sad, Sad Day

Early this evening I was made aware that Fairmont Restaurant was closing its doors after 18 years of business. The owners cited they wanted to spend more time with their family.

This is a tremendous blow. As a customer on 200+ occasions they treated us like friends and they really did know our name. Was it great food? No. But it was pretty damn good if you didn't eat just the cold vegetables. The sense of familiarity and comfort is something you can't get at many places anymore and that will be sorely missed. Hilliard's will cushion the blow but never fill the void. Here's to you friend.

Any suggestions on non-Ryan's or Ms. Alston's Corral buffets?

Still Waiting

Summer Tour Comes to an End.

A near death experience couldn't stop me from seeing one of my favorite bands play at an awesome Venue in a pretty cool city...


Warning: Video is very wobbly (I took about 12 videos and this is probably the steadiest). Audio's pretty lousy too.



Myrtle Beach puts an end to my Summer tour which spanned over 5 states. Fall tour starts in 3 short weeks on September 11 in Columbia, SC Rick's town.

Top 5 Places Shane has Passed Out

5.) Mr. Graham's Biology Class
4.) The Plaza, Benedictine Military School (x5)
3.) The Dentist Offie
2.) Benny's Toilet
And now, as of last Wednesday...

1.) In the car while driving down President Street at 5:30 after work.

All the others could be explained away by needles, standing for extended periods, and drunkenness/inhaling a cigar. My doctor can't seem to figure #1 out. Surprisingly, I had blood taken last week and didn't pass out.

If you ask me, personally, I feel like the opposite of this


And, instead more like this



Its probably just the bodies natural reaction to my Summer Tour Schedule. I got to meet with the Doc again this week- I'll keep you posted.

14 More Years Til We're Legal...

Yesterday was the fourth Birthday of 'Only In America'. Happy Birthday.

Let us reminisce the simpler times.

Can't Stay Away

I'm back after a month with the computer in the shop. You probably didn't even notice.

Summer is a slow time for me, so without a computer at home I think I watched more TV in the last five weeks or so than I did the last two years combined. I'd like Shane and the Weazle to know that I watched It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia a few times, and it's actually even funnier than you made it sound. I saw the various incarnations of Law and Order for the first time, too, so that should be enough to get Donnie off my back for liking something that Shane enjoys.

I've also had a chance to spend some time with the new Phil Steele preview, and I feel the same way Jeff Dantzler did before 2007 or 2008 (can't remember which): “There's no reason to think Georgia can't win 'em all.”

Love this. Thanks for the heads up, Barstool.

Well, that's all I've got.

Song of the Day: Scott Lucas and the Married Men - Positively 4th Street

Congratulation Are In Order

First off Congrats to our dear friend Pl0we on winning the PGA Championship on Sunday. Must have been a hell of a turnaround Sunday morning, because I could have sworn I hung out with you on Saturday night...



And up next, Congrats to Barstool for being the highest person in the 2003 B.C. Saber. This is no easy task considering the young cadets he was bumping elbows with.

Image provided by Martin Kaymer

48% of the Braves payroll: Chipper Jones, Derek Lowe, Kenshin Kawakami, and Nate McClouth. And Glaus is actually getting paid.

Isn't it Ironic...don't you think?

Just 'Cause I'm an Environmentalist Doesn't Mean I'm a Sissy, Motherf***er

Green Team from Will Ferrell

No Need to Worry...

Throughout the history of the blog, July has always been our slowest month. I did some digging and found that we average 14 and a quarter post throughout the month of July. We post around twice as much as that in almost all other months. The average post per month throughout the year is just under 28 and a half. I have a pimped out graph that shows all this info but have no clue how to import it onto the blog. Help?

Anyone got any suggestions for the lack of ACTIVITY?

I got my own theory's:

- This is Donnie's last month at his beach house so he wants to make the most of it.
- Barstool is in Asia.
- "Yes Dear" marathon's all summer long.
- Rick's 'adventure season' starts in September and he is winding down by year-end. This goes for Rick and Patrick, his (through the good and the bad) publicist.
- Summer months are when anonymity is at it's highest?



Moving on,

Saw this the other day. It makes me sick. No one forces you to go anywhere you don't want to go. Hank, from our grandfather blog, and I were talking about this the other day and we came to the conclusion that this is like forcing a restaurant to serve all types of food. Is there no such thing as PRIVATE property anymore? I think there are two types of people in the world; people that want to outlaw everything until the world is exactly how they want it to be (it scares me b/c I think barstool could fit in this group) and people that enjoy personal freedom.


Has anyone heard of getting iced? It's sweeping the nation. Apparently if someone gives you a Smirnoff ice you have to get down on one knee and chug it. You can 'ice block' by having your own handy, in which case the person doing the icing must chug both. The trick is to hide the Smirnoff Ice...


Careful Donnie, there is an award out for icing you. See here.

Time To Go To Work

$$ Dog Tracks This Eve'ning $$
$$ Free Money With Quinellas $$
$$ Who Is Coming With? $$

Savannahian goes for gold with USA triathlon team

Just as impressive was his 32 tackles against South Effingham in 2005.

Things

Last Saturday went to HHI for the first time ever. Although I wasn't technically invited I decided to go and bring a friend. JJH4 and I were dining companions in what was one appletini away from being my most awkward meal since the great UGA-Auburn dining fiasco of 2007. Had fun anyway. I think JJH did as well. Just asking him about how he would celebrate a walk home run in the college world series (hint: JJH showed his ding-dong).


I will be in Savannah for this entire weekend. After making a Rick-like tour of North GA and Alabama, it'll feel good to do nothing this weekend. Anyone down for Kevin Barry's on Saturday?? It's the 1/3 mark.


Anyone interested in seeing the Avett Brothers at the House of Blues in Myrtle Beach the weekend of August 19 (they play Thursday, Friday and Saturday)?

Top Five Friday: Cavs Owner Is a Baby

1. I know I'm part of a small minority in that I don't think that going to the Heat makes LeBron James less of a man. I'll get to some of those arguments in a minute. But one thing we all should be able to agree on is that a lot of the ripping on the guy has gotten way out of hand.

Take the Cavaliers owner, Dan Gilbert. I thought a lot of his letter to Cleveland fans was pretty funny ("I PERSONALLY GUARANTEE THAT THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS WILL WIN AN NBA CHAMPIONSHIP BEFORE THE SELF-TITLED FORMER ‘KING' WINS ONE" That's good stuff.)

The parts about “shameful display(s) of selfishness and betrayal,” “cowardly betrayal(s)” and “heartless and callous action” were a little much. But then in an interview comes this: “He quit," Gilbert said. "Not just in Game 5, but in Games 2, 4 and 6. Watch the tape. The Boston series was unlike anything in the history of sports for a superstar." Then there's some other stuff that's almost as bad.

“Not playing well” and “quitting” are two entirely different things. He didn't quit in the Boston series. He had a bad Game 5 and brought it in Game 6. I don't think Kobe Bryant quit in Game 7 of the finals when he went 6 for 24. He didn't play well, but in his case his teammates were good enough to make up the difference. But if the Lakers had lost, Kobe would have been a choker, right? This stuff just kills me.

I felt bad for Gilbert when LeBron made his decision last night, because he seemed to have tried really hard to build something around him. But I also couldn't feel too bad because he left Danny Ferry in charge of his roster for seven years, and Ferry never put a really good player alongside LeBron. Now, though, I can't feel for the guy at all. He needs to grow up. What a baby.

2. Shane is absolutely right to compare LeBron to Kevin Garnett in the comments of the last post. They're both great players who were victims of circumstance. The people running their teams were incompetent and they needed to get out in order to play for a title. If either player had been drafted by teams that knew what they were doing, we wouldn't be having this discussion.

3. Personally, I think this stuff about “winning on your own” is just silly. No one wins titles on their own. How many Hall of Famers did Larry Bird play with? How many did Magic Johnson play with? Scottie Pippen is one of the greatest basketball players who ever lived, so I guess Jordan wasn't that much of a man since he won titles with him. Maybe Kobe should have told the Lakers not to worry about trading for Pau Gasol, since it would be better for his legacy if he won “on his own.” And hey, Dwyane Wade should have told LeBron not to bother coming and making him look like less of a man, since he's so much better at winning and all.

4. Look, I know that James looks like a mercenary or something, but his circumstances are different than the ones these other guys faced. That's not an excuse for what he did; it's a reason. There's a difference. Also, the TV special was a horrendous p.r. decision. But as far as I can tell, it's the first misstep dude has made in seven years. One bad night doesn't make you A-Rod.

5. If nothing else, this has me excited about basketball in the middle of the summer. I might buy League Pass just to watch these guys every night.