...shitting me." Nope, we're not. As Mr. Hammett has pointed out clearly... there is no shitting allowed here... or showering for that matter... wierd. So.... yeah... the Death DART buses did it again. Nailed another one again in the De Mo.
We've talked about this before... 7 times in the past 2 years.... if it happened once... you gotta think... hmmm... peeps ain't so smart to look both ways.... but we secretly think there's some sort of underground game going on within the crew... kinda like a Fight Club for Bus Drivers. (just kidding... we actually think its the black helicopters...
And the CR Gazette was all huffy and puffy about Buses instead of the push for trains... now... not to open up that can of government waste... but at least if the train hits something... kinda has no choice in the matter... just saying.
We've debating putting up this video... on one side... this is the hero we have idolized since we found out what the game of baseball is... I mean.... the dude is awesome. From his playboy days in the early '80s where everyone in KC has at least one Brett story.... to the shear agelessness of the fact he has 3 different AL Batting Titles in 3 different decades....
That Joe Esposito song, "You're The Best Around" (from the movie Karate Kid for you peeps in Story City)... yeah... pretty sure it was secretly written for #5. Now... I could go on forever... really I could...
SIDE NOTE: Quick shout out to a loyal reader that finally admitted the Brett was better than Robin Yount... seriously dude, took you 15 plus years to admit... but I guess its the destination, not the journey on this one... goo job out of you Scoop.
Anywho... this video... while it may make our hero look a little wierd... after much debate with the editorial department at QCI... we felt the pros outweighed the cons... and thus came to conclusion that this truely is... an Act of Awesomness... let's go to the tape...
I know... the audio is a little scratchy... so you may have to crank it up... Best quote, "So who's pitching today?"
Here's the tune that we're pretty sure was written for George Brett...
PLAYOFF MULLET - Sweet!!! 2nd seed... playoffs... Division Champs... home field... you know what that means... the mullet is in now a full fledged Playoff Mullet.
Which... I think.... that's where the thing started. So... no mullet scaping for the next hope fully 4 weeks.
Then... we will start to have mullet cutting alerts. Not like sculpting... like the end. For real. Hopefully its a championship mullet... we'll see.
Stay tuned. All good things come to end.... but awesomeness is forever.
GAMEDAY POST - Alright... knock it off with the emails. We're working on it. It'll be well worth the wait. Trust us. We're sorry... we're sorry we're so awesome. Keep your pants on.
2010 IOWA - So... stuff is starting to heat up on the state side. There's a long way to go and we still have to go through session... but, we's kindsa feelin' good about the Housse Rs now... in general... we're feeling good about Rs chances in 2010. Something is in the air... just feeling it.
AND FINALLY - In honor of the Steele's moving this week.... how about a little tribute to some basement pool playing tunes... he's a 2018 Burnett classic...
7/24/09
Bringing the sexy back with the Peach! So yo... the B-Dub has an awesome article on a certain former HyVee Employee turned Super Bowl MVP. Check it here.
But... the cool part, as a Chiefs fan... was to read the interview with Dick Vermeil. I mean... of all the coaches in the Chiefs organization... I gotta say... Vermeil was my favorite... (well, maybe a tie with Marty Schottenheimer... still loves me some Marty Ball...) But anyway... those two guys were my favorites, because of the raw emotion they would wear on their sleeves...
Nothing sends chills up this Chief's than watching those guys give speeches... Here's some stuff to get you all fired up for the weekend! CHIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEFS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now... having a hard time finding some old school Marty clips... but how about some DT clips? I mean, #58 was the key to Marty Ball... gotta find the clip from Marty to Derrick, "Derrick, you need to put that Quarterback on his ass, got it?" DT: "Yes sir."
Sup QCI-ders. You know... living the El Camino lifestyle... really is the way to go. I mean when you're rolling with some sweet hair and some mean ass facial hair... the awesomeness flows like an avalanche, running down the mountain. But you know what's not awesome? Leaving QCI-ders in the dark and not posting for a few days.... lo siento... alright?
GAMEDAY POST - So... we have announced that we are gearing up for yet another Game Day post... so that's been keep us a little busy over here at QCI HQ. Will there be mascot heads? ...it's a subject the writers are tossing around... look for some new stuff. Rumor is... Beano Cook will join the team... this should be obnoxious.... obnoxiously awesome. Schedule for the 2009 QCI Gameday Preseason Preview presented by Tim Flanagan's Restaurant & Lounge will be realeased soon. So chill a bit...
ACTS OF AWESOMENESS - Hey... glad you all are digging that. Keep sending those our way. Will post them soon. Man... our readers are awesome... Good stuff kids...
FACEBOOK STATUS OF THE DAY:
"So and so... and team "douche bag" were soundly beaten last night in Beer Pong by team "bag pipe". yes the irish can ride and drink! thank god for team "naughty nurse" to console us. good times."
It gets better when you see in the comments from "so and so's" status, "so and so's" tween daughter posts:
"Hope you're having fun Dad... GO TEAM DOUCHE BAG!"
This should be considered and Act of Awesomeness.
AND FINALLY... Since the good guys clinched the Division and Playoffs are around the corner... how about the player intro song? Seriously, you won't get it out of your head.
So... we had a huddle over here at QCI HQ.... and there's a whole lot of early movement... rumors... and other scuttle butt about the 2010 GOP Guv Primary... so we decided toget a little serious... (have no fear... mullets and awesomness will still be talked about here... calm down... calm down...)
The QCI Bat signal was put up and the very talented and hilarious writers who brought you the QCI Gameday posts... came to a conclusion... time to talk a little shop and have fun on one of the most read QCI Posts in history...
Look for it next week. Not sure if it can top any of the others.... but... the writing team has had a lot down time... so expect the un expected..... Next week we'll post QCI's Gameday Preseason Preview presented by Tim Flanagan's Restaurant and Lounge.
Until then... enjoy our most favorite episode of ESPN's College Gameday....
This is so weird... but awesome at the same time. So today... for some odd reason... (I'm seriously blaming a full moon or something)... people are acting bat shit crazy lately... and at the same time... exuding awesomeness. I mean... well... the bat shit crazy part... Yeah... peeps are acting funny... hard to explain... but there seems to be a hitch in the getty up of peeps..
That being said... from reading your emails... notes from straight up people watching... and talking to some loyal readers... you all are livin' it up... El Camino style... I mean... not only acting like the bad asses that we all know El Caminos are... but cool and awesome at the same time. How about a couple examples... shall we? Since we are living in weird, yet awesome time... let's just call this post... "Acts of Awesomeness"...
Act of Awesomeness #1 - So... a loyal reader said he moved to Clive... and he was like "Sorry G$, I'm in West Des Moines." I was like, "Nah man, yous in Clive... not West Des Moines. So you're good to go." And he was like, "Yeah man." And I was like, "West Des Moines sucks." And he was like, "West Des Moines does suck." See... its awesome that this loyal reader thought he was disapointing the World's Crappiest Blog because he moved to Clive. Not disappointed. But 20 bad ass Awesome points for knowing that, West Des Moines... sucks. See this act of awesomeness is about the El Camino mindset... awesome.
Act of Awesomeness #2 - Out grabbing some food with a couple of loyal readers and even better El Caminos the other day... it was one of these joints where you take a number... they call it... you go and get your grub... right? So me and a crew were waiting our table... Then the dude at the counter says, "Number 69..." Which gets a load of snickers from our table... no one is answering... the dude yelled it loud, "NUMBER 69!" Diet soda is coming out of our noses at this point... Dude yells again, and now he's a little pissed, "NUMBER 69!!!" Then out of no where... a lady from a table full of high class business types stands and yells, "Winner, winner! Chicken dinner!" And goes to pick up the trays of food. Do I have to explain why this was an act of awesomeness?
Thinking this may be a new feature... do you have some "Acts of Awesomeness"? Use the comment section or shoot me an email.
Yikes... it's already mid-July? Damn QCI-ders... the year is going fast... there's a whole lots of stuff going out there to chat... ponder... and have some fun. Because, that's what we're here for.
BUTTER JACKO... STILL - OK, OK... yeah... we're still talking about this... why? Because now I'm getting email forwards about the Butter Jacko vote for the State Fair... all telling me to vote no... Seriously? For real? I don't know what is more ridiculous.... the fact that we make things out of butter... or that a butter Jacko is threat to humanity... sigh... We've said it once... and we'll say it again, Iowans need to act like we've been there before... We voted yes. And if there was a vote to make anything out of butter... we could totally get behind a movement towards a butter Jared Allen... a butter mullet? Hell yes! STANZEL IS IRONMAN - Huge shout out to a loyal QCI-der, Scott Stanzel. The dude a crazy good triathlete. He has started "Tri for Ned"... a fundraiser for Leukemia in memory of his father. So our main man went to Switzerland this week to compete in the Ironman Triathlon.... and he crushed it. Congrats Scott! You tha man! I know your Pops is proud of you. WHAT THE HELL IS THIS... Footloose? Check this out... for real? So I guess you can't dance after 2am in the city of Des Moines... wierd. Not that there's a whole lots of it going on... wonder when you can start dancing again? Hmmm.... We know all of us here at QCI HQ has broken this law. No needs for carpet here... because we's be cuttin' up the rugs until the break of dawn.
FACEBOOK STATUS OF THE DAY "So and so... I am the Walrus."
Koo Koo Ka Choo! Love that song.
AND FINALLY... Nothing wrong with a little disco... for real... not at all... So in honor of my 'rents wedding anniversary... how about some of this... they're big fans... well, my Pops is, my Ma just humors him... great tune for breaking the dancing laws in the DSM after 2am...
Oh yeah QCI-ders... maybe this isn't quite the appropiate header and feature we should post this randomnous under... but what the hell, right? That's how we roll... kind of funny now... well not funny... ah hell... let's go.
IOWA HAS SAFE DRIVERS? Huh? Oh yea... so a survey is out on how safe drivers are in Des Moines and Cedar Rapids. Check it out here... the B-Dub was all over it before you read it here. Well, I can't say anything for CR... but I don't think these researchers visted anywhere on Des Moines' Miracle Mile... East 14th Street... or on the Southeast Side in general. You'll be minding your own business then suddenly... someone will swerve into and the next thing you know... your car has run into the back of a Taco-bago. DART... MEANING... You better "dart" across the street or the DART buses will hit you. Seriously? Did the researchers know that the public transportation has 6... yes 6 people in the past 2 years? Yea... totally happened again in the DeMo this morning. And as a loyal reader told me, "And they wanted to ban ice cream trucks?" Completely agree. I mean... if I'm gonna get hit by something... I at least want a frosty malt out of the deal.
Some confusion on whether this is a Countdown or a Quick Hit... so be not alarmed QCI-ders when there's no super cool graphic header thinger... so when in doubt, the graphics department at QCI HQ goes with a very serious pic from our patron saint, Jared Allen.
I mean... this is probably one of the most bad ass pics we have found of #69. Seriously... is this from Oprah? You know... when he tells her that mullets are the key to world peace, kicking ass and bringing sexy back? Probably the highest rated show for O. For real... I mean... I can't believe she's not even rocking the haircut... whoah... what if she did? Man... everyone would be having some sweet sweet long locks and some mean ass facial hair.... well dudes with the mean ass facial hair... because... mean ass facial hair on the ladies, not so much... that's not bringing sexy back... that's bringing sexy wrong.
Anyhoop, enough about Oprah rocking a mullet... let get to the randomnous...
BUTTER JACKO, SERIOUSLY? So yeah... The State Fair got some heat about making a butter Jacko... (side note: don't you think they should use margarine? just sayin') So now... they are letting people vote on it... seriously... I know many of you think this whole thing is crazy... but now... I calling it the biggest bit of earn media for a long time... look for their website to crash from all the hits... oh, and for all of those outraged people not going? Yeah... bet the break the record.... THE ANSWER IS NO - Speaking of the State Fair, I have now recieve inquires about the Best Mullet Contest. Not gonna do it. But thanks for thinking that it would win or place... Entering in that would be like carving corporate logos on the side instead of racing stripes. So... nah... being awesome isn't a contest, its just a way of life. MORE JACKO - Huh... this post is more of a 6 degrees thing... Jacko, State Fair... mullets... must be Kevin Bacon's birthday... oh wait it is... Anyway, so caught some of the memorial service... thoughts? Just kind of sad... hopefully the coverage dies down...
FACEBOOK STATUS OF THE DAY "So and so... just spilled a yogurt smoothie all over my stupid suit. i'm going to look like a total ass clown during my 11:00 meeting."
Not really dude... spill all the time... it's like a uniform sometimes...
AND FINALLY... Dipping in to the KIOA catalog with a twist... Now... kind of a junkie for one hit wonders from back in the day... and this one... usually makes me want to do some sweet moves... I gotta think that in a psuedo El Camino world somewhere in the galaxy... every morning starts like this...
Whew... what a week QCI-ders! Lots of stuff happening. So the crew here at QCI HQ is sifting through the randomonous... and has been purging through the archives. We're pack rats... but something has to give... not really in order...
SARAH PALIN - Seriously? Dumbest move ever. What's going to happen when she's in some GOP Debate and asked about being Commander in Chief? So... when the rolling gets tough... the tough run away from it? Then you sue 'em? Who thought this was a good idea? She has a better shot at the nomination than me getting freaky deeky with Elizabeth Shue... even with a mullet... sure, chances looks good on paper... but it's just not gonna happen.
ZACH RULES - Zach Greinke is bring the powder blue power sexy back to the All Star Game. Dude deserves it. Also, good job out of the Royals beating some White Sox ass this weekend. Power blue power baby.
SUCKS TO BE... You know... kinda sucks being a celeb or potential 2012 GOP candidates? Both are dropping like friggin flies lately.
FACEBOOK STATUS OF THE DAY
"So and so... Sweetheart, please be careful when you're washing our child's hair, you're not scrubbing the vomit out of your Christmas dress, you holiday drunk."
I don't even know where to start with that one... wow.
THEY'RE DOING IT WRONG - So... I'm glad I didn't head downtown this weekend... I would have been pissed. I mean, Public Enemy without Flavor Flav? That's like Harry Melvin without the Blue Notes. You'll never go platinum.
MULLET MANIA SWEEPS THE DEMO - So... you gotta love participating in 4th of July events and hearing random peeps... "G$, mullet's looking kick ass!" Or... hearing others whisper to one another, "Man, that's some sweet hair." Or... when you hear someone yell from the cheap seats, "Dude, that mullet is money." Thanks for all the shout outs!
AND FINALLY... Like we said, throwing out some stuff from the archives at QCI HQ... but when you come across awesomeness... you just gotta crank it... so you should too... your souls can thank us later...
Hey there to all you fine feathered QCI-ders (just go with it)... Another countdown for you. We've said it here before... you get close to July 4... stuff starts to happen. Plus the randomnous you count on from the World's Crappiest Blog... because... well, it's just how we roll.
BUTTER MICHAEL JACKSON - Alright... lets touch on this. Yes, this is creepy. And no, not because of the reasons people are boycotting the Fair appearently now... A loyal reader and QCI-der said, "Why is this so creepy? I mean they did do a butter Elvis." Valid point... but this is why its creepier. First... Jacko had some work done. (What!?!?) Yea... so saying your sculpting a Michael Jackson... kind of wierd since he did that himself, his entire career... you all know the story. Plus... Elvis... never had work done... he just got fat... and so the butter thing... kind of makes sense. Plus... they make Elvis everything... just check any truck stop...
KATHY O. DEBUT AND BIASES - Actually thought the article was fine. Liked the bit on her biases. Which got us thinking about the biases expressed here on the World's Crappiest Blog. Hmmmm.... Pro Chiefs, Pro Hawks... we like our politics with business on top and party in the back... Good tunes are must... no matter what, tunes are a must. There are times to be serious... and times not to be so serious. Metallica is pretty much, the best band there is. Anti-West Des Moines... deal with it. Hmmm.... that's we got now... any we missed? Sound off in the comment section.
RACE FOR GUV - So... things are getting interesting in the GOP Primary... there was a big forum... up in... Northwest Iowa... which county was it again? (smirk) An announcement.... and an announcement about an announcement... so... yeah... Call me Nelly when I say it's gettin' hot in here... so take off all your.... wait. Hold it. Don't even go there. Just stay tuned.
FACEBOOK STATUS OF THE DAY
"So and so... I think I broke my Tweeter."
Um... well.... huh... might want to see a doctor about that.
OUT OF TOUCH - I love it when I get releases and emails and it gets a good tune in my head... here's what we got from Kraig Paulsen:
"It's just an example of where state government is completely out of touch with what's going on in the private sector," House Republican Leader Kraig Paulsen said. "Every Iowan is expected to get in the boat and start paddling, but not your state government."
#goodjoboutofyou Leader Paulsen!! Because... you just game me a reason to rock out to one of my all time favs... and admit it QCI-ders... You know they are on your top list... I mean seriously... Que the synthesizer!
So freaking good... I mean... Hall and Oates are like the Beach Boys... never a bad song.
