Some Thoughts On An Eventful Weekend In Sport

 Sporting Civilizer
1.  I read on several blogs this weekend that doing a shot every time Bill Raftery says “A little kiss!” or “A smooch!” or “A smoocheroo off the glass!” or “All you need is Love!” is a fun annual March Madness drinking game.  I would like to propose a rule change:  every time Bill [...]

Elite Eight!

Suck it, Huggins

The Beijing Olympics: Time To Party Like It’s 1984

 Civilizer
Someone remind me why we’re going to such lengths to be chummy with Red China, again?  Is it because we fear their billion-man, technologically limp, under-equipped, maybe scary someday but not right now army?  Are we as a nation enthralled, like the olden courts of Europe were with foods cooked in New World spices, with consumer [...]

Attention Women – Prostitution Can Help Make All Your Dreams Come True: Quote Of The Day

“The girl’s butt we have on there now is pretty good, but if you can get (Dupre) to do it, and to make some personal appearances, it’s like Paris Hilton or something.  We are trying to work out a contract.”
- Martin Silver, chief executive of Star Industries — owners of the U.S. rights to the [...]

Obama’s Race Speech: Critically Acclaimed Flop, Or Ballot Box Office Gold?

 Civilizer
I don’t want to spend any time here rehashing, commenting, or otherwise opining on Barack Obama’s reallybigspeech on race he gave this week.  Everybody in the American PoliticoDrome with a microphone or a blog or a ham radio has already graded the Illinois Senator and have largely settled on the same conclusion: “Nailed It!”
After Obama [...]

Bear Stearns Goes For Two Dollars A Share

 Civilizer
If you haven’t heard by now, you’re gonna hear a lot about it soon…Bear Stearns, the venerable, aggressive I-bank lately rocked worse than many of its money-grubbing breathren by the subprime securities implosion, is being sold to JPMorgan Chase for $2 a share.  It closed on Friday at $30, with a market capitalization of around [...]

Shall I Make Up The Gubernatorial Couch Again Tonight, Sir?

 Civilizer
There is a silver lining for Eliot Spitzer.  He may have wrecked his marriage, cost himself the governorship, damaged his long-term political career, and taken himself off the VP list for the coming election, but he’s gotta look on the bright side.  At least the FBI affidavit, which reports the following details…
* Kristen, the prostitute, “liked him [Spitzer] and did [...]

Wrestlemania 24: Civilizer Is Not Amused

 Your World Heavyweight Champion, Civilizer
Mike Tyson.  Muhammad Ali.  Alice Cooper.  Pamela Anderson.  Lawrence Taylor.  Donald Trump.  The Fridge.  The San Diego Chicken.  OZZY OSBOURNE!

Yes, Wrestlemania has a long, proud, and impressive list of celebrities who have graced its bill.  So anybody mind telling me what the hell is the deal with World Wrestling Entertainment announcing [...]

Record Labels Hit The Downward Spiral (See What I Did There, Industrial Goths?)

 Civilizer

Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails just released an album of 36 instrumental tracks that they produced and recorded themselves, without the assistance of a label, digitally on the Interwebsnet this past Sunday.  You could get 9 songs for free, the whole moody kit and caboodle for $5, pay $10 for the digital download plus a [...]

Hope You’re Happy

 Civilizer
To all of you out there in Ohio, Texas, and Rhode Island who gave Hillary Clinton’s candidacy new life on Tuesday, to all of you who think she’s such an admirable person, an estimable person, an intelligent woman gifted with the skill to ascend to the presidency on her own merits in the face of a challenge [...]