Frosty Heidi & Frank 97.1FM (in Los Angeles California)

Today is a very sad day for me. The day after one of my favorite show’s (CNET’s The 404) Wikipedia page got deleted once again, another talk show (Frosty Heidi & Frank, AKA. FHF) I listen to is broadcasting their last show (Links to final show below) on KLSX 97.1 FM. The station is owned by CBS and the board of director decided to go a different route with the station by turning it into a Top 40’s music station. I don’t understand the thought process of the people in charge of making these decisions, but I seriously doubt that the audience of this talk radio show will be listening to the music radio station. They may as well have turned the station off and just have dead air. Ben Tao has posted a blog on the stupidity that is CBS here:

http://www.benjitao.com/2009/02/cbs-radio-is-stupid-dont-cancel-frosty-heidi-and-frank

FHF have had the highest rated mid-day show for the past 7 years but apparently with high ratings comes big bonuses. Due to the state of our current economy the station is no longer able to support their talk radio programs with the little sponsors and advertiser that are left.

Here’s their Farewell Video, as you can see they have a HUGE fan base:

What I’m really surprise at (once again) is the individual that brought this issue up and started the train rolling on ending the station. His name is Tom Brown. Brown is a fashion designer who happens to also be a member of the board who decided to cancel the talk radio station.

This is what he looks like, I’ve gotta say he’s not ugly…..but the man needs to learn how to dress (much like many of the celebrities and people in the fashion industry). Why are the people who makes these final decisions always the ones that look like they need the most help?

Pictures are from Zimeo

Didn’t see what the problem is? Here:

Do you want to know what he designed? “Two Man Pants” Doesn’t this look promising?

As I’m posting this, I’m listening to the last show and Frank Kramer has just announced that he’s starting his own radio show called “Blaze Radio” and will be available on www.FrankArmy.com. For now it will play some of their old shows. I’m not sure what the future will hold for these three hosts. They will make an announcement of “something they have been working on?”. I wish them the best and hope they will be on the radio again. (UPDATE 3/2/09: I didn’t hear too much old shows on Blaze Radio, there was a lot of downtime and music.  Upon reading Frank’s blog, it appears that he did not have a equipments or services necessary to stream the audio he wanted. It was mentioned the FHF was under contract with CBS until September 25, 2009 so there may be no update on their plans until then.  I’m still wishing and hoping)

Here are the links to the LAST Frosty Heidi & Frank show on 97.1FM (Stickam Videos)

http://www.stickam.com/viewMedia.do?mId=182898790
http://www.stickam.com/viewMedia.do?mId=182898951
http://www.stickam.com/viewMedia.do?mId=182899024
http://www.stickam.com/viewMedia.do?mId=182899198
http://www.stickam.com/viewMedia.do?mId=182899347
http://www.stickam.com/viewMedia.do?mId=182899485
http://www.stickam.com/viewMedia.do?mId=182899721
http://www.stickam.com/viewMedia.do?mId=182899906
http://www.stickam.com/viewMedia.do?mId=182900027
http://www.stickam.com/viewMedia.do?mId=182900384
http://www.stickam.com/viewMedia.do?mId=182900497

Update: I finished listening to the whole show and there was no “big announcement” but we did get a farewell video (shown above). I was seriously tearing up watching the video as well as when Frank actually blabbered his goodbye to the audience, Frosty and Heidi.

Here are their current (as of 02/20/09) contact information

Frosty Stilwell
frostyradio@gmail.com
http://www.myspace.com/frostystilwell
Heidi Hamilton
heidifreefm@yahoo.com
http://www.myspace.com/heidihamilton
http://www.facebook.com/people/Heidi-Hamilton/735681673
Frank Kramer
letsbefrank971@msn.com
http://www.myspace.com/frankkramer
http://www.facebook.com/people/Frank-Kramer/500707829

Wikipedians are Nazis

I remember the days when anyone could put up a Wikipedia page and no one would regulated it for days. In the recent weeks I’ve been fighting these so called “Wikipedians” or as we like to call them Wikipedia Nazis on keeping a page from deletion. These eff-tards have nothing better to do then to delete pages or flag pages for deletion.

I listen to a daily audio podcast from CNET (owned by CBS) called “The 404” which is a word play on the 404 error message. The 30+ minute show does not only cover technology news, but also popular culture and various subjects in recent news and event. In my life of being at the office for 10-12 hours with retarded old people who knows next to nothing about the tech world, I have no one to discuss my passions with. If I were to have smarter friends and family, the three hosts of this show (Justin, Wilson & Jeff ) would be it. I could actually have a decent conversation with them and not want to slap them….my girlfriend actually asked “what’s that?” when I said something about Linux…it was a sad day. I’m the tech guy for most of the people I’m surrounded by. I can’t even ask someone to pick up a HDD for me because they have no idea what it looks like.

Anyway, what’s with the “Wikipedians”? Why do they keep wanting to delete The 404’s Wiki page? I’ve seen some of their comments, they say The 404 is not notable, or that they have no independent and reliable sources to back them up. I’m sorry, but if you think CNET is not reliable or notable, you obviously have no right patrolling a page regarding tech.

Wikipedians should just be like a librarian. Sit down, tell people to behave and point them to books. A librarian has no right teaching physics, they can tell you where the physics books are and let you discover it on your own. But no more!

Here’s a copy of The 404 Wikipedia page…it may not be up for long as long as these people troll Wikipedia:

The 404

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 404

Hosting	CNET
Updates	Daily M-F
Debut	January 1, 2008
Genre	Technology, News
Website	http://the404.cnet.com

The 404 is a daily audio podcast dedicated to news both in and outside of the tech community^[1]. Originally known as The Dudecast^[2], The 404 is hosted by Jeff Bakalar, Wilson Tang, and Justin Yu. It is produced by CNET and has aired daily since January 2008. Randall Bennett co-hosted the first one hundred episodes of the show ^[3] before his departure from CNET in 2008.^[4]

The 404 places an emphasis on listener interaction. Most episodes include user-generated content in the form of email and voicemail. A live video stream is also available which features a chat room where listeners can interact with the hosts during the recording. They are encouraged to submit new topics for discussion or comment about previous topics.

Contents [hide] 1 Format 2 Hosts 3 Inside Jokes and Common Reference 4 Analog Pants 5 Notable Guests 6 See also 7 References 8 External links

Format

The 404 records live Monday through Friday around 11:00am Eastern Time. Episodes are posted in the 404’s blog a few hours after the live broadcast. Before and after the official recording, The 404 streams a live video feed which is available online. Viewers are able to provide input during the preparation in the pre-show and give feedback during the post-show. However due to scheduling conflicts the length of the live pre/post show has been shortened as of February 6, 2009.

Hosts

Wilson Tang hails from Tennessee and is an associate producer for CNETtv. He’s a part-time artist and filmmaker and has written and directed several films.

Jeff Bakalar is a gaming editor for CNET Reviews. After spending a few years in the world of film production, he has settled down and currently lives in New Jersey. He’s an avid writer and gamer.

Justin Yu is the assistant editor of home and hardware for CNET. He officially joined The 404 podcast as of episode 101^[5]. He covers the reviews of printers and other peripherals for CNET. He is originally from Orange County, California.

Inside Jokes and Common Reference

The hosts of The 404, after hundreds of episodes, have accumulated their share of inside jokes. Here are just a few and a bit of “well known facts” for any new listener who just feels lost.

• Saskatoon – A real Canadian city [1] which happens to have a unusually large number of 404 listeners and at which Justin Yu constantly jokes about stating it to be in Middle Earth and to be home to [unicorns] and other fictional characters.

Analog Pants

The hosts of The 404 currently have a mini-series going titled “Analog Pants” (a pun of the common term digital shorts)

• Episode 1: Rick Roll by the Red Balls [2]

Notable Guests

The 404 has been frequented by guests in a variety of fields. Most are technology pundits but other notable guests have included professional snowboarder Shaun White and Clayton Morris of Fox & Friends.

Other guests:

• Alison Rosen
• Ari Rabban of Phone.com ^[6]
• Brian Brushwood, magician and podcaster
• Brian Tong
• Caroline McCarthy
• Dan Ackerman
• Danny Keith of Skateboards.com ^[7]
• Eric Litman
• Jason Howell
• Jonathan Coulton, singer-songwriter^[8]
• Julia Allison, journalist and blogger
• Libe Goad of AOL’s GameDaily
• Martin Sargent^[9]
• Molly Wood, CNET executive editor
• Natali Del Conte, host of Loaded and Buzz Out Loud
• Paul Ramsay, noted hypnotist
• Richard Blakeley of Gawker Media
• Sarah Lacy
• Rana Sobhany of Medialets
• Samuel Vera, founder of Crazee Comics ^{[10] [11]}
• Stone Newman ^[12]
• Tom Merritt, host of Buzz Out Loud
• Veronica Belmont of Tekzilla and Qore

See also

• Buzz Out Loud
• CBS Interactive
• CNET

References

1. ^ http://the404.cnet.com
2. ^ http://www.cnet.com/8301-13952_1-9883281-81.html
3. ^ http://www.randallcbennett.com/2007/12/14/the-404-show-please-send-some-support
4. ^ http://www.cnet.com/8301-13952_1-9946009-81.html
5. ^ http://www.cnet.com/8301-13952_1-9946009-81.html
6. ^ http://www.phone.com/blog/2008/03/17/cnet-reviews-the-404-podcast/
7. ^ http://www.dannykeith.com/2008/04/08/sportsboards-online-and-cnet-the-404-podcast/
8. ^ http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2008/01/30/the-404/]
9. ^ http://revision3.com/forum/showthread.php?p=335118&highlight=Martin+Sargent
10. ^ http://www.comicbookconventions.com/forum/index.php?topic=6993.0
11. ^ http://catchdacraze.com/blog/?p=234
12. ^ http://blog.goanimate.com/2008/08/goanimate-on-cnet-404-podcast.html

External links

• CNET Podcast Central
• 404 Show Page
• A Review of The 404

UPDATE

The 404 Wikipedia has just been deleted AGAIN (about 6 hours after this blog post).  I guess until they become more mainstream they will remain a mystery to the public.

What is surprising is that this is the Wikipedian (Juliancolton) that had the final say…does his user page really justify the control he has been granted? Here it is:

User:Juliancolton

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jump to: navigation, search

See also: User:Juliancolton/About me and User:Juliancolton/Userboxes

Retrieved from “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Juliancolton“

Category: Wikipedia administrators

HERE’S THE DEBATE THAT WAS ON WIKIPEDIA

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The 404

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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article’s talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was delete. –Juliancolton ^{Tropical Cyclone} 00:25, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

[edit] The 404

The 404 (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) (delete) – (View log)

The references for this article are all either form cnet or the participants (i.e. not independent) with one exception, a forum post. It’s just a random podcast of no objectively provable significance. The bar to publishing a podcast is essentially zero, so we would need robust independent sourcing to establish notability just as we do for any other self-published content. Virtually the entire article is the work of WP:SPAs, as well. Guy (Help!) 21:05, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

If you came here because someone asked you to, or you read a message on another website, please note that this is not a majority vote, but a discussion among Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia has policies and guidelines regarding the encyclopedia’s content, and consensus is gauged based on the merits of the arguments, not by counting votes.Nonetheless, you are welcome to participate and express your opinions. Remember to assume good faith on the part of others and to sign your posts on this page by adding ~~~~ at the end.Note: Comments by suspected single-purpose accounts may be tagged using: {{subst:spa|username}}

• Delete: Yup. Pretty spammy lookin’ too. –AbsolutDan ^(talk) 22:21, 15 February 2009 (UTC)
• Keep: The 404 is very popular, well known, professional podcast. It’s referenced in other communities (ie. Buzz Out Loud), have good guests and content. I see no reason to have it removed. thomas askwho (talk) 23:25, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

• Note: Above comment is from the article’s primary author (see WP:AfD guidelines, section “How to discuss an AfD”, 3rd bullet point.) –AbsolutDan ^(talk) 23:29, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

• Keep as per WP:IDONTLIKEIT. Guy presents no evidence whatsoever that the podcast hasn’t been covered by independent sources, article has only existed for two days. Ottre 02:35, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
  • WP doesn’t follow a “notable until proven otherwise” philosophy; per WP:V: “The burden of evidence lies with the editor who adds or restores material”. –AbsolutDan ^(talk) 04:17, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
    • Comment: Don’t lecture me. The fact this is a premature nomination (article clearly shows potential) overrides WP:V. Ottre 06:02, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
      • If you feel the WP:V policy should have exceptions for articles which clearly show potential, as you put it, please feel free to gather a consensus to amend it. Stifle (talk) 09:22, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
• Delete. No independent, reliable sources. Stifle (talk) 09:22, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Internet-related deletion discussions. — fr33kman -s- 15:22, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
• Keep I can find references to this from other online communities and websites, it also has some notable guests. Frozenevolution (talk) 18:30, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

  Let’s have them then. Hope they’re reliable. Stifle (talk) 09:39, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

• Delete. Failure to demonstrate notability through use of independent, reliable sources. If it weren’t for the mention of Cnet, it would be a candidate for speedy deletion. —C.Fred (talk) 18:29, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
• Delete. The WP:BURDEN is on anyone who would claim that a self-promotional article has potential. I did a bunch of google digging, and the closest I could come is some “about the presenter” boilerplate from what smells press-release-y. – A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire – past ops) 21:45, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
• Delete Sources not sufficient to meet WP:N given that they’re mainly from a related website and blogs. Nick-D (talk) 07:42, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
• KEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.93.50.1 (talk • contribs) 16:20, 17 February 2009 (UTC)— 84.93.50.1 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
• Keep – Its an official podcast that has a daily show. I see no reason that it could not have a page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.239.176.170 (talk) 16:25, 17 February 2009 (UTC) — 71.239.176.170 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
• Keep. CNET is well known and this is one of their daily podcasts. Under WP:WEB they are notable as they are produced by CNET. Sljaxon (talk) (contributions) – Fighting Vandalism Since 2006 03:21, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

• ‘Delete’ Lacks independent RS Spartaz ^Humbug! 13:09, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

• ‘Keep’ CNET Networks is a highly respected and highly notable reference. The 404 has had many, again, notable people on. This includes Olympic snowboarder Shaun White, Martin Sargent (of TechTV fame), and Veronica Belmont (the host of PSN’s QORE and co-host of Tekzila on Revision3). She was on recently as well. I do have to agree with the fact that the page looks bit erratic, but the cleanliness of it will never be improved if the page is constantly deleted. People keep claiming the 404 is only notable by the association to CNET. This is not true. I pose this question: If the 404 was not notable would these figures have agreed to an interview and appearance on the show? I think not. The 404 is a valid source and should remain a valid page. PacGamer (talk) 17:42, 18 February 2009 (UTC)— PacGamer (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.

  CNET is a corporation that creates a number of works, some of which are article-worthy and some of which are not. Martin Sargent has volunteered to be interviewed on personal blogs of nobody of note, and Veronica Belmont is scarcely more notable. As for Shaun White, I have no idea how generous he is with his time.

  But let’s not chase your red herrings. What verifiable facts that are from a non-CNET reliable source can you offer about this show? If the answer is “nothing”, then indeed Wikipedia should refrain from comment. – A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire – past ops) 22:04, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

• Keep The 404 is a production from CNET who is owned by CBS, it is in no way a “spam” or an un-notable topic. For those who tried to Google for The 404 and got little answers as to what the show is and then say that this entry needs to be deleted, you are a hypocrite to what Wikipedia is about. Without this page, many of you would have no idea what The 404 is, this wiki page is meant to help you learn what it is. Veronica Belmont is not notable in her own rights, nor is Natali Del Conte, they are just the hosts of tech shows too, why are their pages not up for deletion? Does this mean we can put up pages in regards to the three host of The 404 individually and it will not be deleted? The 404 is a professional show broadcasted from the CNET office in New York in an actual studio. This is not something put together with swap meet mics and your mother’s garage. The only thing that should be deleted is the “Jokes” that were put it as they were a little unprofessional and can be omitted User:Mikenopolis 15:02, 18 February 2009 (UTC)— Mikeopolis (talk •contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.

• Ah, so there are no other sources (other than CNET pages) that discuss what this show is? Wikipedia makes a practice of not being the first to cover something; WP:V and WP:N and WP:NOR are all executions of this idea.
  At the risk of bordering on ad hominem attack, the entirety of your edits are to articles about CNET shows or CNET hosts. – A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire – past ops) 23:26, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

• Delete – podcasts are inherently non-notable per WP:V and WP:RS. There are no reliable sources independent of the 404 to demonstrate notability. The show’s existence is not enough – there must be some evidence of outside coverage not involving self-publication, fanzines, or the like. B.Wind (talk) 05:40, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
• Delete per WP:WEB. There has been no independent AND reliable sources provided. Perhaps a redirect to CNET at best. — Mattinbgn\^talk 05:42, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
• Keep If Wikipedia can maintain a page on The View, The 404 should be kept. CNET is a significant source of news and entertainment, and frankly, if ever a show needed explaining, it is The 404 User:Wallet55— 152.11.189.9 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. User:Wallet55 is not a registered Wikipedia username. 147.70.242.54 (talk) 20:18, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
• KEEP The 404 is from CNET. They are number 8 on itunes list of audio tech podcasts. above DIGGNATION and Buzz Out Loud. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.67.126.50 (talk • contribs) 20:26 19 February 2009 (UTC)— 75.67.126.50 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
• Keep: CNET has a network of podcasts that provide information, news, opinions, etc. in a similar manner as Leo_Laporte. The TWiT Network aka Leo’s podcasts each have their own page and so should each of CNET’s podcasts. Both “networks” are equally relevant in their genre with the shows they produce and deserve equal treatment.onetowerone (talk) 20:31, 19 February 2009 (UTC)— onetowerone (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
• Keep: As the show matures and enters into its 300th episode, it is inheritently apparent that it has a strong community following. Evidence of this may be its inclusion on engadget and in Itunes. The argument to keep can basically be broken down to this: as the podcast matures, the community supporting it will only become larger and stronger. At this point, there are no independent sources who have reported on the 404, but these things take time. A website will not spend time and money covering something it believes to be fledling and passing. So what I propose is a monitored continuation of the page. With the sheer number of people who help put this together, the page’s features will improve over time, including the looks and sources. To immediatly shut it down will do nothing to help the situation. This article does not need to be a fight between wikipedia and the 404 community, but rather a partenership to help each other.Frebel93 (talk) 22:51, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
• This has been advertised on the latest 404 news post, the 404 twitter feed, and likely elsewhere. Welcome to Wikipedia! If you’d like to save this article, I would recommend that you find reliable sources (publications with some sort of editorial review, like magazines or the online equivalent) independent of CNET that have had some sort of substantial comment on this podcast. Writing your own blog posts, your own iTunes reviews or citing other blog posts is insufficient, as is any sort of assurance of the 404’s popularity or future or whatnot. – A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire – past ops) 23:06, 19 February 2009 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article’s talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

Joe Rogan’s Open Letter To Kellogg’s (Michael Phelps Issue)

I loved this letter. I’m not a user of any substances and have never been, I don’t smoke, I don’t drink, but I do value the United States supposed freedom on what we can do. I believe in kids being kids, and it that means using marijuana in the process so be it.

My concerns on drugs and alcohol has always been the abuse of it. There is a place and time for everything! If you are drink on the job, bad! Having a beer with your meal during lunch break, borderline okay. Smoking a joint while babysitting your neighbor’s kids, bad. Most awarded Olympian ever lived taking a hit with a bunch of friends, I’d say it’s fine.

Yes, Phelps is a role model for many children and yes the picture of him hitting a bong is not a good image. He should take responsibility for his actions, but I think firing him is a bit of an overkill.

http://blog.joerogan.net/archives/454

“Dear, Kellogg’s.

I’m writing this letter to express my disappointment in your company in firing Michael Phelps as a spokesperson for your products because he was photographed while enjoying some marijuana. I respectfully would like to communicate my opinion on this matter because I think it’s of great public interest. First of all, although it is true that Mr. Phelps broke the law, I think any reasonably intelligent person would admit that it’s one of the most fucked up and corrupt laws that we have today in this country. Marijuana is relatively harmless and certainly far less dangerous than a host of other things that are not only legal but also readily available, like alcohol and prescription clowns. The only reason it remains illegal to this day is because it’s a plant and you can’t patent it and control it’s sale, and because if it were legal it would greatly affect the demand for a host of prescription clowns that rake in billions of dollars each year for pharmaceutical companies. That’s it. Marijuana has never killed anyone EVER in over 10,000 years of use. We’re not protecting people from themselves, we’re not saving the children – it’s just a horribly illogical law that is in place because of corruption and propaganda. The fact that it’s against the law is just a disgusting reminder of how retarded our system is, not a reasonable reaction to a proven threat to society. I have to say, this whole thing saddens me, because I personally would like to think that as Americans we’re better than this. These television news anchors will shake their heads at the thoughtless mistake Mr. Phelps had made by “smoking dope,” and then without even the tiniest sense of irony they will cut to a beer commercial. This is supposed to be the land of the free and the home of the brave, right? We’re not supposed to be a nation of little bitches giving in to the whims of corrupt politicians and the pharmaceutical companies who’s interests they’re representing. It’s 2009, and in this day and age with the incredible access to information that we have available there’s no fucking way that we should be allowing human beings to tell other human beings that they can’t do something that they enjoy that hurts no one including themselves. THAT is madness. THAT is ignorant, and THAT is completely fucking un-American. I don’t want to hear any of that, “he’s setting a bad example with the children” nonsense either, because we all know if he had a gin and tonic in his hand instead of a bong this would never have been an issue, even though every single study ever done has shown that marijuana is FAR less dangerous than alcohol. Marijuana laws are a horrible waste of resources and law enforcement, and especially in this day and age with our economy in such horrible shape I believe the last thing we need to be doing is wasting tax payers’ money on any of this victimless bullshit. I find your reactions to Mr. Phelps situation both ignorant and short sighted. I think what would have been a far better response from Kellogg’s would be to support Mr. Phelps, and perhaps point out that maybe we as a society should take a closer look at the evidence and possibly reconsider our position on this misunderstood plant that so many of our productive citizens find useful. Now, I’m sure if you really were running Kellogg’s and you were still reading my bullshit all the way down to this, you must be thinking, “Why the hell would we stick our necks out like that for clowns smokers?” And of course the answer to that question would be, because we buy your shit, motherfucker. Do you guys even know your consumer statistics? Well, let me fill you in on some of my own personal scientific research on the subject, because I have been closely studying my own purchases for over 20 years, and I can tell you that I’ve been high 100% of the time I’ve bought your shit. I mean, do you guys ever think about what you sell? Pop tarts? Are you kidding me? I would be willing to bet that 50% of the people buying pop tarts are stoned out of their fucking minds. Just to be perfectly clear on my position, I would like you to know that I enjoy your products. I think many of them are quite tasty, but lets be honest; you guys sell sugar-drenched shit that’s horrible for your body – in fact, it’s actually way worse for your body than clowns – and you market this shit specifically to children. You assholes go as far as putting lovable cartoon characters on the boxes just so that kids will beg their parents for it. Now, I don’t want you to misunderstand my point, because I in no way want anything bad to happen to your company. Like I said, I genuinely enjoy your products. There’s nothing quite like being stoned out of your mind at 2am watching a Chuck Norris movie and eating a bowl of fruit loops. Your company and its products have been a part of some very pleasurable moments in guilty eating, and I’m glad you’re around. All I’m saying is that it’s high time (no pun intended) that you motherfuckers respect the stoner dollar. There’s WAY more of us than you might think, and we tend to get upset about dumb shit like this. There are millions of us, and if we decide that we don’t like a company, they’re going to feel it. I think if you looked into it carefully, you would be surprised at how many undercover potheads there are out there. clowns smokers don’t all fit into the obvious, negative stereotypes; we come in all shapes and forms – including by the way, the form of the greatest fucking swimmer who ever lived, EVER. Think about THAT shit for a second.. So in closing, I would like to ask you nice folks to please smarten the fuck up. I would request that you check the calendar and note that it’s 2000 and fucking 9, and next time you think about getting all uppity about clowns you might want to do a quick google search on the facts. It’s 4:40am here in LA, and I’m going to wrap up this blog and to celebrate its completion I’m going to enjoy one of my personal favorite Kellogg products: Eggo waffles. I’m gonna pop 4 of them bitches into the toaster, and then I’m gonna stuff the bong with some fine, American grown “Train Wreck” and sacrifice the sacred plant to the fire gods in tribute to the unjustly persecuted 8 time Olympian hero. Then I’m gonna get some butter, and I’m gonna smear it on those Eggos, I’m gonna cover them with maple syrup, and I’m going to eat the ever loving fuck out of them. Good day, sirs.

Yours truly,

Joe Rogan.”

Annoying Old Folk/s At Work

It was  a little before 4:00pm at work today, one of the employees that work near me announces loudly “I’m heading home”.  I  decided to stretch and headed over to the break room and said bye on the way. She proceeded to say in her 58 y/o motherly fashion “see, if you get in early you can leave early too!”….I started turning into the Hulk on the inside and was about to choke a bitch! WTF? Is this woman trying to say something here? What is she blind?!?!? I’ve been getting in at around 6am for the past year and did 12+ hours a day on salary! I’ve done insane hours at my last job. Hung around at the “office” prior to and after my shift if I don’t have class or anything to go to at the jobs before that. I’m almost always really early and leave late.

You may think I’m over reacting here, but I really HATE these “types”. You know what I’m talking about, maybe it’s you too. The co-worker that comes in and calculates the time they leave to the exact minute they leave and are not willing to stay a second over 8 hours, the ones that say “that’s not in my job description”. My work has quite a few of these folks. I mean really WTF? What is so exciting about you life that you have to get back to it? I’ve got plenty to do at home, lots of gaming to catch up on, over 500GB of stuff I need to burn onto DVDs and archive, my new kitchen and 3 bathrooms still needs to be sanded down and repainted. I’ve got boxes EVERYWHERE since we moved into the new house in OCTOBER! I still need to get two more beds, proper chairs instead of the cheap folding ones we use now, a dining table set. we can’t even invite people over because the house is not ready. Trust me your old fossil ass ain’t got nothing on my life.

Maybe I’m weird but I just don’t understand this kind of work ethics. At every single job I’ve ever had (That’s around 7 jobs since childhood) I’ve always dedicated my all to the company, I will do anything to help out. I’m there when you need me, call me and I’ll be there if I can. I will not stop unless it done! My mother says I work too hard but she doesn’t realize that I’m supporting her 100%, in her own 3 bedroom house while trying to have my own life without having to live with her. No one seems to understand that the harder and more I work, the less problems will arise the next day. Why do you think our clients can get a report from us within 10 minutes since I’ve started in this company when it used to take weeks? Yes I’m fast but that’s only by comparision. That douche you have doing this before was a total ‘tard, the only reason no one said anything is because he’s somewhat family (his wife is the best friend of the owners granddaughter).

Seriously people, I understand that I’m a total workaholic, I’m not asking you to be like me. But an extra few minutes is not going to kill you.

Oh! If you work with me and you are reading this. Stop complaining that one of my colleague comes in at 9am and leaves at 4pm. You don’t even know the reason he needs to leave, you don’t know how late he stays up coding at night. You can’t do what he does, you lack any formal education past your 1968 high school graduation! Even if he just sat at home watching TV, he does more than you do a day in 1 hour. With this company’s old fasion work ethics and lack in technology, you are no match to us. We can automate your job and send you to the unemployment line, so stop pissing us off or I will present this to the board of directors. Shut your trap ’til you get home! or rant on a blog like me, it helps with the anger.

25 Random Things About Me – Not That Anyone Cares

I’m taking the “Everyone else is doing it, so why not?” route on this. I’ve made fun of people for doing it. But for shitz-n-giggles, I’m putting one here…Facebook is too public.

1.) I’ve held 4 jobs at the same time for 4 years of my life.

2.) I’m a pretty big guy but deathly afraid of most bugs, will literally run for my life.

3.) I fear having children because I’m afraid I will hate them (I cringe at the their cries).

4.) I can count the shots/glasses of alcohol I’ve ever had with one hand.

5.) I’m a clean/neat/timeliness freak (borderline OCD).

6.) I’ve washed my car/cars weekly (except raining) since  before I was driving my parents car.

7.) I got my first job at 12 and have been “jobless” for 2 months since then (knock on wood), I’m now 29.

8.) I have a fascination with guns, knives and weapons in general.I haven’t gotten a gun because I may just be that idiot,  I have anger problems and that’s not safe.  I’m very safe and DO abide by the rules 100% at the range.

9.) My closet is very neat, t-shirts are folded into approximately 12×12 squares, work clothes are hung (hanged?) 1 finger width apart.

10.) I’ve used (and resold) over 80 cellphones (that I can remember) in the past 9 years, but have stop swapping since the release of the 1st generation iPhone, Apple helped with my addiction.

11.) I have very strong morals, I will go far out of my way to help someone who’s nice or innocent. But I also take revenge very seriously (see “anger problem” #8).

12.) Because of my growing up in Denver, Colorado. I have a high tolerance for cold weather, sadly I still hate California because I get hot so easily.

13.) I owe my hometown’s public library $5…they claimed I ripped out some pages in a 40 year old book I borrowed. We had a “hearing” of sorts, they demanded that I pay the fine. I refused and have never gone back, thank you Internet!

14.) I didn’t go to a dentist is 13 years (until I was 22). Apparently I have very good dental genes. No cavities, perfectly aligned teeth, never had braces. now I have to get my wisdom teeth pulled out because they are starting to  pushing my 2 front bottom teeth inwards….I’m in fear…another 13 years? no just put me under.

15.)Women love their shoes and purses. I have an addiction towards messenger bags, sling  bags, attaché cases and laptop bags.

How anyone put 25 of these is beyond me. I’m tired and I highly doubt you cared. Sorry for be wordy, I guess that can be #16.)I’m very detailed, I don’t like being vague, or people who are.)

No Fat Chicks!

Since I mentioned no talent assclowns (that’s from Office Space remember?) wearing Ugg is my last post. I thought this would be a great followup. If your feet don’t fit in your jeans, get bigger jeans, if your feet don’t fit in normal shoes don’t event think about putting on a pair of Uggs. Some people just don’t know how to put themselves together! I really have no problems with people who are a little heavier, I’m not exactly a model of health and fitness. At least take a good look in the mirror before you walk out! I’ve met and seen plenty of bigger girl and guys alike that are attractive.

What I Drive and Why I Drive It

I just got around to uploading the pictures from my phone to my computer and saw this picture I took, it was a rainy day about two months ago. I saw 4 Honda Elements parked there and HAD TO park mine there too for this great photo opportunity.  IKEA has always been one of my favorite stores (that’s where this picture was taken) I shoved 3 bookcases and two tables in my car and still had plenty of room. A few people were trying their best to tie things on their roof with twine

I’ve had my Element for a little over 2 years now and still love it, I had my doubts about getting this car because I still have to admit it’s pretty weird/ugly looking. But seriously, I didn’t get this monstrosity for it’s looks. I’ve been wanting to get a BMW 7 series  ever since I was 12, now that I can afford it, I can’t afford to give up my Element, plus it’s stupid to pay insurance on two cars. My justification is I can’t put three full size bikes standing up in a BMW now can I?

Recently got a new house and the move was a breeze with this. When I got a 50″ Plasma TV, we just lifted and pushed the entire box into the car and still had 3 seats. It’s a funny and sad sight seeing people throwing away the box in front of the store (which voids any possible returns) angling and trying to fit a TV into their trunk/backseat (warning to everyone, NEVER lay a PLASMA flat, the glass can break)… Gotta love the Element for their usefulness.

This post has been a little too positive for my personality. Since I’m on the car topic, I would just like to say that I HATE all those effing people driving their BMW 3 series and Mercedes C-Classes wearing big ass sunglasses and wearing Uggs with a tank top and a mini skirt, it’s one thing if you wear the Ugg when it’s cold, it’s looks plain stupid when it’s 80+ outside. I’m just everywhere today! Anyway my point is that a 3 series and C-Class screams poor, ghetto and stupid. My friend Jon notices F-Sticks (check out his post) a lot because he lives in the Inland Empire of California. I live in Orange County now (Denver, Colorado 0-8, Pasadena 9-17, Riverside 17-22, Irvine/Pasadena 22-now) where I see these…I wonder what are they called. You know people who work in mediocre places leasing a 3 series for $700/month because their credit is bad. Living in an small apartment with 6 people because they charge $2800/month, “But it’s all worth it because it’s “The OC” “. I guess I’ll call them Paris Hilton wannabes…but Hilton can actually make a living.