2. I give myself a solid 4.5 on the OCD scale. I need to have my room and desk organized how I like it. I also arrange the silverwear before eating. I’m meticulous about picking out my clothes in the morning. On the other hand, the inside of my my car is generally a mess and I don’t care what anyone else’s room or desk look like…except you Jarrod. You’re a freaking slob .

3. After reading Jeff’s hysterically emo 25 things, I thought, depending on your definition,that I’ve been in love somewhere between 1.5 and 8 times. Twice with roommates, if ya’ know what I mean.

4. I have been questioned by the Boston Police without wearing any pants.

5. I had 6 ear surgeries as a child. The men in my family have a history of male patten baldness. Because of these facts, I am very particular about who I let touch my ears or hair.

6. Lisa is my best friend from college. We met the last day of pre-freshman orientation. She asked me if I knew anyone from Rhode Island. I didn’t. She then told me that she didn’t know anyone from California. I stared blankly at her not knowing what to say. To break the silence, she asked if I wanted to be her friend. I said “ummm, yes?”. We still drunk dial each other a fair amount. Her husband Leigh is not psyched.

7. The personalities between me and my two sisters covers the gambit of possible differences. The best way I can describe how different we are is: one portfolio manager with long straight hair, one 3rd grade teacher with very curly hair, and some dude that’s just happy he still has hair.

8. Will Clark was my hero growing up. I don’t like anyone who can’t at least respect the type of ball player he was.

9. Fanatic doesn’t even describe what type of Cal fan I am. We’ve gone my entire life (x2) without winning a football or basketball conference championship. Anyone who knows me well knows one of the quickest way to piss me off is to question my fanhood or by pointing out that I didn’t actually go to Cal. One one hand, I think it shows how loyal I am. I On the other hand, think this proves I’m a touchy and stubborn SOB.

10. I lived in Texas for 2.5 years. I met some great folks but learned how truly terrible I am with moderation. Let’s just say I have been thrown (not tossed but thrown) from a mechanical bull multiple times in a night. Thanks for that CJ.

11. I had a herniated L5-S1 disc in my lower back. See # 3, #4 and #10.

12. I originally learned to play the guitar because my cousin learned to play and I wanted to have something in common with him. It’s one of the best things I’ve ever done. Now all of you should sign up for the VIP list on http://www.strumschool.com. Yes, it’s a shameless plug. It’s MY 25…deal with it!

13. I decided to go to business school because I was too aimless to pick a more finite major. I went into marketing as my concentration because someone told me that they were the easiest classes with the most hot girls. I consider both of these decisions to be important and examples of my simplistic genius.

14. I’m a registered Independent because I don’t believe in the party system. If George Washington said parties were a bad idea, who am I to disagree?

15. I write songs which I think are somewhere between ok and pretty good. I rarely ever play them for people who know me b/c I’m am nervous about how they’ll think of me after. Yes, it’s a lameass cop out. I always say I’m going to play more in public but never really have.

16. I’ve been in 39 US states (West Virginia is not one of them even though I hear it’s the best Virginia). I’ve also visited, Jamaica, Canada, Mexico, Spain, Italy, London, Ireland, France, the Czech Republic and San Bruno.

17. I have a tremendous amount of state pride. California kicks ass! Anyone who doesn’t think agree is too dumb get in anyway. Seriously, we let everyone in to California. EVERYONE!!!

18. I love talking about music almost as much as I love listening to it. I also love talking sports as much or more than actually playing them. I think the moral of the story here is I just like talking.

19. I’ve never seen any of the Star Wars Movies and I don’t really care.

20. Fire hydrants will not move out of your way, no matter how much you want them too (D’oh!).

21. My prize possession is a 1968 Gibson Hummingbird. I told my roommate, “if there is ever a fire in this apartment, get my guitar out. I don’t care if you make it…just get the guitar to safety”. He lit the apartment on fire the next week. I wasn’t wearing pants at the time of the fire. I brought the guitar to safety and then got dressed.

22. In college I was known to drunk dial girls I wanted to make out with and scream Sweet Caroline (bah, bah baaaahhh) on their voice mail at the top of my lungs. The point of this thing is to prove I have very little game.

23. I give out lots of nicknames. Some of the best names in my phone are: Mrs. Buttersworth, Dummie, Barky, Naked Guy, Don’t Answer, Don’t Answer (x2), Gunternutz, Cool/Emo/Emma/Mamma, Jaraz, Plaid, Holly Dolly, Billy-Bob, Hick Daddy, Hick Mamma, Senator Morrow, Jeff of Abiline, Easy Mac, Coach Jones, Scottodisantolo, and Morick Had Sex!.

24. The show 24 is awesome. In honor of this being the 24th thing, I’m going to admit that I once added “I call my penis Jack Bauer because it can get in and out on any situation no matter how tight a squeeze” to a list of Jack-ism’s. That list has now been forwarded around the the entire internet multiple times.

25. My Favs: Bob Schneider, Walk the Line, Light Brown M&M’s (RIP), The San Francisco Giants, 1993 Red Ford Explorers, Blue Moon, Pandora, 280, 24, Golden Bears, 5, All Mixed Up, Apple, eBay, San Francisco, Florence, Shirts from London, Socks from Paris, girls with dark hair with light eyes, blue and most of all…YOUR MOM!

In the wake of the OJ Simpson Robbery/Kidnapping trial verdict, I thought I would recap all of the relatively recent “happenings” around the USC football program:

OJ Simpson Goes to Jail (FINALLY!):
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=3747669

Another OJ (Mayo) gets into trouble for Recruiting Violations:
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=3389049

Mark Sanchez Arrested for Sexual Assault the Second He Walks on Campus:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/stewart_mandel/04/28/usc.sanchez/

Reggie Bush Recruiting/Housing Scandal:
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=cr-bush042306&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

Matt Leinart Knocks Up USC Basketball Team:
http://www.parentdish.com/2006/08/30/matt-leinart-to-be-a-dad/

USC Basketball Player Punches OU player in the Nads:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu1yzliqlVw

USC Sex Scandal…Starring Starting Running Back Herschel Dennis:
http://boifromtroy.com/?p=2800

…and of course, my favorite….

USC Cheerleader Celebrates Texas’s National Championship Winning Touchdown:

Since my roommate bought this game it has pretty much consumed my social life. While pathetic, Rock Band has inspired me to put together the list of guitar tabs from the game.

• Rolling Stones “Gimme Shelter”: http://www.guitaretab.com/r/rolling-stones/16342.html
• Aerosmith “Train Kept a Rollin’”: http://www.guitaretab.com/a/aerosmith/23777.html
• The Who “Won’t Get Fooled Again”: http://www.guitaretab.com/w/who/20838.html
• Boston “Foreplay/Long Time”: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/b/boston/foreplay_long_time_tab.htm
• Mountain “Mississippi Queen”: http://www.fretplay.com/tabs/m/mountain/mississippi_queen-tab.shtml
• The Police “Next to You”: http://www.guitaretab.com/p/police/14897.html
• David Bowie “Suffragette City”: http://www.guitaretab.com/b/bowie-david/2219.html
• Black Sabbath “Paranoid”: http://www.guitaretab.com/b/black-sabbath/23291.html
• Blue Oyster Cult “Don’t Fear the Reaper”: http://www.guitaretab.com/b/blue-oyster-cult/1923.html
• The Ramones “Blitzkrieg Bop”: http://www.guitaretab.com/r/ramones/25229.html
• Deep Purple “Highway Star”: http://www.fretplay.com/tabs/d/deep_purple/highway_star-tab.shtml
• KISS “Detroit Rock City”: http://www.guitaretab.com/k/kiss/9839.html
• Molly Hatchet “Flirtin’ w/ Disaster”: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/m/molly_hatchet/flirting_with_disaster_tab.htm
• The Outlaws “Green Grass & High Tides”: http://www.guitaretab.com/o/outlaws/14064.html
• Sweet “Ballroom Blitz”: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/s/sweet/ballroom_blitz_tab.htm
• Rush “Tom Sawyer”: http://www.fretplay.com/tabs/r/rush/tom_sawyer-tab.shtml
• Bon Jovi “Wanted Dead or Alive”: http://www.rockintabs.com/song1319/Bon-Jovi-Wanted-Dead-or-Alive
• The Clash “Should I Stay or Should I Go”: http://www.guitaretab.com/t/the-clash/3571.html
• Faith No More “Epic”: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/f/faith_no_more/epic_tab.htm
• Pixies “Wave of Mutilation”: http://www.frankblack.net/tabs/pixies.asp?song=doo-waveofmutilation
• R.E.M. “Orange Crush”: http://www.911tabs.com/link/?3624833
• Iron Maiden “Run to the Hills”: http://www.guitaretab.com/i/iron-maiden/23920.html
• Foo Fighters “Learn to Fly”: http://www.fretplay.com/tabs/f/foo_fighters/learn_to_fly-crd.shtml
• Metallica “Enter Sandman”: http://www.fretplay.com/tabs/m/metallica/enter_sandman-tab.shtml
• Nirvana “In Bloom”: http://www.fretplay.com/tabs/n/nirvana/in_bloom-tab.shtml
• Stone Temple Pilots “Vasoline”: http://www.azchords.com/s/stonetemplepilots-tabs-3830/vasoline-tabs-40370.html
• Weezer “Say It Ain’t So”: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/w/weezer/say_it_aint_so_ver5_tab.htm
• Smashing Pumpkins “Cherub Rock”: http://www.fretplay.com/tabs/s/smashing_pumpkins/cherub_rock-tab.shtml
• Radiohead “Creep”: http://www.fretplay.com/tabs/r/radiohead/creep-tab.shtml
• Beastie Boys “Sabotage”: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/b/beastie_boys/sabotage_ver2_btab.htm
• Hole “Celebrity Skin”: http://www.guitaretab.com/h/hole/24378.html
• Garbage “I Think I’m Paranoid”: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/g/garbage/i_think_im_paranoid_crd.htm
• Soundgarden “Black Hole Sun”: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/s/soundgarden/black_hole_sun_ver2_tab.htm
• The Hives “Main Offender”: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/h/hives/main_offender_tab.htm
• Queen Stone Age “Go w/ the Flow”: http://www.fretplay.com/tabs/q/queens_of_the_stone_age/go_with_the_flow-tab.shtml
• The Strokes “Reptilia”: http://www.xguitar.com/guitar-tabs/the_strokes/room_on_fire/reptilia.txt
• Jet “Are You Gonna Be My Girl”: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/j/jet/are_you_gonna_be_my_girl_ver10_tab.htm
• OK Go “Here It Goes Again”: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/o/ok_go/here_it_goes_again_tab.htm
• Nine Inch Nails “The Hand That Feeds”: http://www.fretplay.com/tabs/n/nine_inch_nails/the_hand_that_feeds-tab.shtml
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Maps”: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/y/yeah_yeah_yeahs/maps_tab.htm
• Red Hot Chili Peppers “Dani California”: http://www.guitarmasta.net/r/red_hot_chili_peppers/338678.html
• Coheed & Cambria “Welcome Home”: http://www.guitarmasta.net/c/coheed_and_cambria/336530.html
• Fallout Boy “Dead on Arrival”: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/f/fall_out_boy/dead_on_arrival_crd.htm
• The Killers “When You Were Young”: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/k/killers/when_you_were_young_btab.htm
• New Pornographers “Electric Version”: http://www.indieguitartabs.com/bands/new_pornographers/03_laws_have_changed.html
• Bang Camaro “Pleasure (Pleasure)”: Another tough one to find.
• Crooked X “Nightmare”: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/c/crooked_x/nightmare_tab.htm
• Flyleaf “I’m So Sick”: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/f/flyleaf/im_so_sick_tab.htm
• Honest Bob and the Factory-to-Dealer Incentives “I Get By”: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/h/honest_bob_and_the_factory-to-dealer_incentives/i_get_by_tab.htm
• The Acro-Bats “Day Late, Dollar Short”: http://www.e-tabs.org/tab/u2/6_albums
• Timmy and the Lords of the Underworld “Timmy and the Lords of the Underworld”: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/d/dvda/timmy_and_the_lords_of_the_underworld_tab.htm

With two people, it took 4 hours to put together. Worth every second.

-b

Will was my hero growing up. I played 1st base in little league. I modeled my batting stance after his iconic pre-swing rituals. I even had a life size Will “The Thrill” cutout in my room when I was 13. With the steroid scandals tearing baseball apart from its red stitching, this video reminded of a time when the sport was popular because of the competition, not because of the WWE like Goliaths that play today. Will was the best of the best when the sport was at its best. Here are some interesting stats and great moments related to Will Clark:

Wikipedia Summary:
William Nuschler Clark, Jr. (born March 13, 1964 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball best known for his play with the San Francisco Giants from 1986 to 1993. He was recognized by his peers as being one of the best clutch players of his time, and possessed a fiery intensity. He earned the nicknames of “Will the Thrill” (a name given to him by his classmates at Jesuit High School in New Orleans, where he played both varsity baseball and varsity basketball) as well as simply “The Thrill”[1] and “The Natural” because of his natural gifts as a player. Clark was inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006.[2](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Clark)

Fun Stats:
Middle Name: Nuschler
High School: Jesuit (In New Orleans, where my fraternity brother Steve Johnson went)
Drafted: 1982- Kansas City Royals in the 4th round (did not sound); 1985- San Francisco Giants in the 2nd pick overall.
First Minor League AB: Home Run of Fernando Valenzuela
Games Played in 1988: 162/162
Life Time Batting Ave: .303
Post Season Batting Average: .333
Times in The Top-5 MVP Balloting: 4 timed (2nd- 1989)
First Major League AB: Home Run of Nolan Ryan (All time strike out leader)
Career Earnings: $54,221,863 ($60,000 in 1986)
Accomplishments: College Hall of Fame Inductee, Member of the 1984 gold medal winning Olympic team, 6-time All Star, 2-time Silver Slugger, Gold Glove, Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame Inductee, 1989 NL-ALCS MVP

I would say Will’s career highlight was leading the Giants from being a 100 loss team in 1985 to a World Series team in 1989. Check out the iconic series clinching play/celebration in 1989. This might be my new dance move…Both arms up into a full force whole body fist pump:

Will was the total package. Not only was he a perennial all star with the Giants in the late 80′s but check out how good he was great with the media. Notice here in the 1989 NL-MVP post game award ceremony. He stops the interview to thank Chevrolet for being a sponsor. He noted the great play of the other team, specifically his peer at 1st base (Mark Grace). Shit, he even knew what charity he was donating the “Astrovan” he was awarded for his great play.

Here is a video where Will is is featured as part of the renaissance of the Giants:

First of all, if you want to know something about Will Clark collectibles http://www.thrill22.com/ is the place to go. I did some research on the price if “Thrill” collectibles on eBay. Here are some cool things I found:

Will Clark Bobble Head Doll:

Average Selling Price: $85.37

Game Used Bat

Average Selling Price: $239.86

1987 Topps Rookie Card:

Average Selling Price: $10.50
I have a signed copy of this card on my desk at work.

While I don’t remember the details, I believe Will retired from baseball because he has a child with some sort of physical or mental disability. He sited the need to be a family man as his largest priority. While I doubt he is much of a blog reader, Will, if you ever stumble on this page you should know that even if you’ve gained a little weight and do some part time work for the Giant’s division rival (Arizona Diamondbacks), you’ll always be a hero in the bay area…

Thanks Will!

-b

Obvious blog subject!!!

As it turns out, when you Google “best porn movie names”, one of the top 3 sites is http://www.wikiporno.org/wiki/Best_Porn_Movie_Names . Now, not only is this a list of every movie-based porno title list 400 films long, but the site is called “wikiporno”…That’s some real interneting!

Anyway, I sorted the list and edited out the ones I didn’t understand, didn’t know the movie or that made me gag….here you go:

-b

Join the San Francisco Music Exchange!

Here’s your ticket to getting in “the know” about the best tunes around:

• Each member is responsible a making a for the club the entire club.
• The mixes must be a minimum of 10 songs.
• Mixes must include liner notes w/ mix theme, song, artist, and any details for why the song was chosen.
• Everyone is encouraged to differentiate and personalize their mix to represent their taste and personality.
• The person making the mix is responsible for distribution (mailing list will be provided).

The group will consist of between 12 to 24 people, (1-2 mixes per month). In addition to mix distribution, depending on the level of interest in the group, the book club type thing is always an option. This means group members would get together, chat about the music, do a pot luck, and most likely get a little drunk.

The founders of this group are professional/Silicon Valley types…yes, I am one of them. We are looking for cool/professional/responsible people for this club.

If interested, please click reply to my craigslist post (http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/grp/541431066.html) with a little bit about yourself. Be sure to include your name, contact info, occupation and musical preferences. This information will not be shared outside the group.

You can also check out my the web page I made with Google Page Creator: http://sfmusicexchange.googlepages.com/home

Once we have enough people, we will hold a meet-’n-greet somewhere in Russian Hill.

Rock on!

-b

My friend Shannon is an up and coming singer/songwriter biased in NYC. I’ve been asking her to perform in San Francisco for a long time and she finally gave into my persistent pestering. She will be playing at Grant and Green in San Francisco on the 31st. The show is free a must see. Shannon has been described as a mix between Tori Amos and a female Ben Folds. She’s really, really good. You can check out here music at http://www.myspace.com/shannoncorey .

If this show goes well, we are (I am) hoping it will generate some bigger shows in the area, thus making Shannon come back soon.

Rommy: Big 10 football baby!

Ben: Bitch please! There are 3 teams I would pick over OSU and LSU.

Rommy: OK, we’ll see where Cal is next year, after the “restructuring”.

Ben: What does that have to do with what we were talking about?

Ben: By the way, how was the Rose Bowl this year, last year, the year before that, etc…

Rommy: The Rose Bowl is no Armed Forces bowl or whatever shit bowl you went to.

Ben: Ok Penis State playing in a shitty conference and still having a shitty year.

Rommy: 9-4 isn’t as good as 7-6 with a loss to UCLA. You are a proud fan.

Ben: Indiana, Iowa, Iona, Illinois…am I missing anyone? (Yes, I know Iona isn’t in the big 10)

Rommy: Dude, what other teams should have gone to the National Champ? #3 and #4 lost their bowls. The other ones suck. Maybe USC.

Ben: SC, Georgia, WVU. (Maybe even Kansas)

Rommy: WVU lost, didn’t they?

Ben: Beat Oklahoma big.

Rommy: And Georgia was not bigger than LSU

Ben: They are better. Same record but they didn’t get to play in the SEC championship game. (lost head to head tie breaker to Tenn, who Cal man handle, pre-Longshore injury)

Ben: Big 10 football. Giving up 10 point leads because we have good manners. (LSU 17, OSU 10)

Ben: Big 10 football. Here you have the ball…we don’t want it anymore. (interception by LSU)

Rommy: Cal football. We just suck.

Ben: Oh, this is about Cal now?

Rommy: You don’t have a leg to stand on.

Ben: And the big 10 does? Cal is 4-2 in bowl games in the last 6 years.

Ben: Maybe 5-1. (We are actually 4-1 b/c we were being penalized by the NCAA in Tedford’s 1st year)

Rommy: JoePa. More bowl wins than any other coach. (23-10-1 in 41 years…missed about two bowls a decade)

Ben: Big 10 Football. We’re just happy to be here.

Rommy: Cal football. Hugging trees is so fun.

Rommy: Cal football. We lost to Stanford. (Cal strength of schedule #23, Penn State #65 according to team rankings.com)

Ben: Big 10 Football. Stanford would be a bowl team if they played here.

Rommy: Big 10 football. Ten bowl eligible teams.

Ben: Big 10 football. WE HAVE 11 TEAMS AND ARE CALLED THE BIG 10!

Rommy: Cal Football. We finished in the bottom three of our conference.

Ben: Cal Football. Even out bad year is better than your average.

Rommy: Cal Football. We have no tradition and haven’t been to a Rose Bowl in 50 years.

Ben: Penis State Football. Too old to change our adult diapers, but since our coach sucks, why would we change coaches?

Ben: Penis State Football. At least as goos as your high school team.

Rommy: Penn State. We’ve actually gone undefeated 5 times.

Ben: Haha. Shows how good the Big 10 is. Did you play 5 quarters?

<HALF TIME>

Ben: Even Eddie George said “this is the same game as last year”.

Ben: Wow, just when I was going to give you congrats for forcing a punt… (OSU roughs the punter leading to an LSU score 33-10 now.)

Ben: Big 11 Football. We don’t mind being embarrassed on national television…go ahead…change to subject to Cal.

Rommy: Pac 10 Football. We have one team.

Ben: Big 11 Football. We have no one good.

Rommy: Big 10 Football. We are historically the greatest conference ever.

Ben: Big 11 football. We are the best just ask us…

Ben: But don’t ask the SEC of Pac 10. They always laugh and it hurts our fragile little feelings.

Ben: Congrats. You scored! Now you are only down 2 td’s. (LSU leads by 14 going into the 4th)

Rommy: Pac 10 Football. USC Recruits. Everyone else has drum circles.

Ben: Wow, I can actually see your hopes go up in smoke from my apartment (OSU fumble returned by LSU to the 20).

Ben: Big 10 Football. 3-5 in bowl games this year. 0-2 in the BCS.

Ben: Pac 10 Football. 4-2 in bowl games, with a BCS win.

Ben: But Purdue did beat Central Michigan by 3…congrats.

Rommy: We beat Florida and Texas A&M.

Ben: 4-loss Florida. 6-loss A&M

Rommy: Talk all the shit you want.

Ben: Oh look…another OSU interception.

Rommy: Nate Longshore and Desean Jackson. Most overrated players in college football.

Ben: I couldn’t name anyone on your team and my conference is so clearly better than yours its laughable.

Ben: Not to change the subject, but LSU is killing you conference champion.

Poor Rommy…speaking of not having a leg to stand on. Way to stay loyal to your team and conference no matter how bad they are.

Final score: LSU 38 vs OSU 24.

-b

P.S. This game was really boring as the rest of the BCS was. Let’s have a frickin’ playoff next year.