CC: Upon Further Review Wednesday...

It's baaaaack... header and all... Alright... a little Governor themed CC today... Plus... it's Wedenesday... Which means it's... Upon Further Review Wednesday...

Always random and always awesome tho...

NO POSSESION OF THE BALL - Going for a quick booth review check on this play from Team BVP. So I get it that Team BVP is hitting TEB on the Ben Nelson thing. It's a good hit... where it fails is how it was played. We should blame TEB for Obama-care? Upon further review the reciever did not have possesion of the ball, the pass is incomplete. Unfortunately, won't be able to replay the down on this one. TEB is the reason for Obama-care? You had a perfect play. A great hit... and its incomplete.

JUDGE OFF THE ACTIVE ROSTER? I really thought this was crazy... and far fetched... but rumors are intenisifying. So for another booth review... from our off field official... Upon further review... this thing is happening. We're hearing all sorts of stuff on this. And... wouldn't be too far off for an anouncement soon... on either or... you know... if the Governor ever plans to have a press conference. But we won't hold our breath... better chance of catching me in West Des Moines... yeah... I said it.

QCI PROGRAMMING NOTE - Yups... we'll be open for Turkey Day... as we for the 2nd year in a row will be live blogging Thanksgiving. Think of it as our small little efffort to help you get away from your realitives... awkward conversations... and of course the horrible takes from the world's crappiest blog... plus... it will almost like you are spending the holiday in God's Country, Iowa.... how epic is that? I know!

QCI FACEBOOK STATUS OF THE DAY

"So and so... Can't decide if its good or bad karma to serve papers to an ob/gyn between deliveries..."

Um... so you got that going for you... yikes.

WHO WILL BE THE NEW COACH AT NOTRE DAME? Charlie's on his way out... so who's it gonna be? I smell a QCI Pool... hmmmmm...

AND FINALLY... Since we are headed up to God's Country, Iowa... thought we'd crank a little something you can always hear in the background once you make it to the Hamilton County line... crank it... and talk to you tomorrow for some Live Turkey Horrible Updates.

CC: Geeks, T-Shirts and Bat Shit Crazy

So... yeah... the Countdown is bringing some sexy back... kind of. If you are a huge dork (and admitting it is the first step towards acceptance) then... this Countdown maybe for you... or maybe because we are some of the most random ass people around... gonna go with that. We're sorry. We're sorry we are so awesome.

STILL GEEKING OUT - So yea QCI-ders... the inner sports geek is running wild in the HQ this week. Not like in the way of stats... but straight up useless trvia and other stuff... oh and get this... the MLB logo is 40 years old... here's the dude who made it... he gets honors at Yankee Stadum and Citi Field this week... did you know the original idea was to only use this logo for one year? Crazy... Oh and get this.. its not Harmon Killebrew... whoah...

SUPER GEEKED OUT SHIRTS - Alright... now this is a very obscure t-shirt joint. Specifically for Philly fans... but if you half way know the players and references... the shirts are amazing! If you're a Philly fan... you're welcome.

YOU NEED SPORTS GEEKED OUT SHIRTS YOU CAN UNDERSTAND? OK... the name of this store says it call. Sportscrack.com. Sports Crack?!?!? Best. Store. Name. Evar. Check this out... you all can thank me later... The "Tailgate Like a Champion" shirt went straight to the op of my Christmas list... Jesus Jokes are funny...

Oh... and calm down... you know JC has a sense of humor so stop the hateraide emails... chill.. the. F. out...

FACEBOOK STATUS OF THE DAY

"So and so... has a broken fridge and a boat load of spoiled food. My life coach said 'i dont have bad luck, i just make bad decisions'. I'm on my way to his office to punch him in the f*cking throat."

So awesome... speaking of people who need life coaches...

THE WEEK THAT WAS BAT SHIT CRAZY - Ok... so... you get a presidential speech that looks more like Prime Minister's Questions, enter Joe Wilson. Sigh... then instead of a real debate on an important (yet uber boring... or I said it) issue like health care... you get a who should apologize debate. Double sigh... oh, but you would think this is more important...

Then... in a sport where ladies are ladies... and gentlemen are gentlemen... you get a sport where they are dropping more cuss words than the back of a Stanhope school bus... yup Tennis. Enter Serena and Federer... F this... F that... nice... triple sigh...

That it? Hell nah... MTV... Kanye... he didnt even cuss in this one... but damn man... (OK, we secretly agree with Kanye... oh yes we said that too!)

Are we done? Sigh... of course not... then POTUS unites the country! Even right wingers and lefties are having a Coke and a smile when POTUS calls Kanye a jackass.

You want to know what's jackass? That this is all we have been talking about in the mainstream media this week. You know... because there's nothing else important going on... you know... like a cure for cancer and shit like that... just saying.

AND FINALLY... because we're in a mood now... and this feels so right... enter Dr. Denis Leary...

CC: I got poked on Facebook... wha?!?

So... not much going down... You know, because football has basically taking over all of our lives here at the QCI HQ... but I guess we could really attempt at posting... you know... 'cause we keep it real.

Not gonna be our best effort, so... here's some CC that is more like a quick hit...

FACEBOOK - Alright... the whole damn world is jumping on the band wagon... but here's a link you should check out... this is why your Mom shouldn't be on Facebook. Whoops!

IOWA/IOWA STATE - Check with me later this week... but for some dumb ass reason... I couldn't be anyless excited about the game... like I said... check with me later... Maybe because... um... Because I watched the Hawks shart it Saturday... but like I said, check with me by the endof the week. I'm sure I'll be all jihaded up.

OBAMA SCHOOL SPEECH - Blahhhhh blahhhhh... blahhhhh blahhhhhhh blah blah blah blahhhhhhhh... Couldn't. Care. Any. Less... blah..... blah.... Oh yeah I said it.

FACEBOOK STATUS OF THE DAY -

"So and so... doesnt know how it happened, but i ate 1/2 a peach pie for lunch. i mean really? what the hell is wrong with me? i swear i've worn smarter shoes than myself. i couldnt help it, that pie was f*cking taunting me. yeah well, whose laughing now peach pie bitch?"

Wow... some peeps say, "Don't play with your food." Damn...

AND FINALLY... So yeah... we're all becoming Ocho Cinco fans around here... but super sad he is retiring from Twitter... But that don't stop him from being awesome on Hard Knocks... Fellas... listen up, here's OCho's advice on getting some digits.... pay attention....

CC: Chiefs, Uncle Jesse and Awesomeness

Oh yeah... new header for a new era of the countdown. "G$, yous always be changing this thing up." I knows dogg. Haven't done a CC for a long time... so... let get to it.

THE CHIEFS - Alright, so the Vikes invited the Good Guys up to be the pinata for their big purple party with Favre. Turns out... ole Brett had the lowest completion rate to any Viking in his career... um... he throws a lot of INTs... 10 points if you get the reference. Anyways... Haley kept a lot of starters in the game.. for a long time... which is good. Feeling good about the Chiefs and the AFC West... you know... after watching Kyle Orton shit the bed... So we got that going for us.

HD 90 - So yo... hit that up last weekend... and now we are totally loving the VBC (Van Buren County). For real. I mean... it totally serves your inner El Camino well... Anyways... QCI-ders... get your asses down there. Didn't you all see this? Remember when we talking about the Iowa Comeback a while a go? This is where its starts. I'll be there this weekend, no excuses. You should be down there too. I mean, there's no fair... no football... be there. Now... or Saturday 90 for 90... go here and tell them you're gonna be there.

FLYERS? So, according to news peeps... there are some shady looking flyers that are turning up in media outlet parking lots that look like something made with Word 97... bashing Branstad. Then.... I guess there's an email from Alfred Pennyworth to follow up to these outlets... huh... So Bruce Wayne's butler is all interested in 2010... hmmm... who knew?

FACEBOOK STATUS(s) OF THE DAY - State Fair Edition

"So and so... knocked the wind out of a 12 year old on Bumper-Cars. I bet 2 corn-dogs that little cry-baby wont t-bone my daughter again! woo-hoo! I'm King of Carnie Fest! bring it you toothless f**kers!"

Nice... how about another...

"So and so... just got "corn dogged" in the pig barn by a 4H'er. Now I'm headed to the midway where i'm going to 'funnel cake' a carnie until I start to 'dippin dot'. I hate the state fair."

I wish I was making these up... Awesome.

POST MULLET ERA - So... its been a week later. And we have tried to quit talking about it... or at least leaving the mania behind. But how can you just walk away from the legacy of some sweet sweet hair? Methinks you cannot. But, it been nice running into QCI-ders... giving their best wishes... opinions on what looked better... and the numbers are a very polarizing 50/50... But... all agree on how bad ass it was...

AND FINALLY... Every single department over at QCI-HQ agrees on one thing... if you do find a bad ass cover... you must not only share it... but crank it up to share with everyone in the LBC... Remember... guilty feet have no rhythm... but guilty arms... can let you do the robot...

CC: Even with sweet hair yous gots no shots

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...

CC: Butter Jacko, So Hot, Outta Touch

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.

CC: What. In. The. Hell?

"Holy. Crap." I know! I busted out the Countdown. "G$, what are you up to?" Uh... no evil motives here QCI-ders... just thought it was about time to bring some badassness back. You know, since the Mullet is getting to the equivalent to "knee high by the 4th of July"... I thought I'd bring some randomnous sexy back. So let's dust off the hipster QCI graphic headers... let's grab a few cold ones... let's crank up a few Waylon records... and a... well... let's get to it.

SPEAKING OF DUSTING OFF - Gonna be a little rusty stuff here... haven't talked much shop in a while. Because... all you need to do is read the Beanwalker and the Iowa Republican to know what's going down. So... these political up dates will be far and few between. But what the hell, right? I mean... this is the World's Crappiest Blog...

RACE FOR GUV - So... its up and going... Rants (although not announced) is out and about. Hearing good things about him. Bobby V, is out there as well. Picked up the entire Team Huck endorsements... Not hearing much else yet. But this thing is cooking. I'm sure when we get past the 4th... stuff will heat up.

CAMPAIGN PRESEASON - You know... if you're and activist... or hack... or a wannabe... this is a fun time of the year. While the Guv race will headline everything... the other races will provide some scoop as well. Who's going where... who's gonna work for who... Who's the county chair for so and so... Kind of like NFL draft day or the last week before the trading deadline. Will be interesting to see.

FACEBOOK STATUS OF THE DAY

"So and so... yeehaw! i just found a cuff link and 3 vicodin under the cushion! this is better than 'dryer money'!"

COOL EVENT ALERT - Yo... I know you've heard about it... but the Spring event for the party, "Night of the Rising Stars" is going to be off the hook. I'm serious. You gotta be there. Maybe I live tweet it? Stay tuned. Get your tickets by calling 515-282-8105 or visit http://www.iowagop.org/.

TUNE IN - If you aren't tuning in... you are missing out. The Bean Walker is LIVE! It's alive! It's ALIVE!!! Muhwahhahahahaha... Sorry. So yea, Timmy is hitting the waves via the interwebs. Ch' Ch' Check it out! Thursdays... 3pm. Be there suckas... here's the linkage.

AND FINALLY... This one has been going around lately... but since I lived a few quick stints in this area.... and have many loyal readers who live in those hard streets... thought I'd rock out to this today...

CC: Apostles, Snuggies and Krusty... who's bringing the beer?

So... let's do a countdown... it'll be short and probably end up as a damn it rant... but what the hell, right? I'm sorry that I'm awesome.

KRUSTY LOVES TO WEAR ROBES BACKWARDS - So yea... the Hulk Hogan of the blogs is handing out shout outs today. Nice... So... yeah... I guess my pic is in the DMR/Metromix thinger from the Snuggie pub crawl... yeah... some how, I ended up in there. So would I have participated if I knew about it? Hell no... it's a friggin' robe put on backwords... but I'll admit, who every came up with it... I'd say its a good bit... you got a whole bunch of people to buy the shit... and making millions...

NOT MUCH OF A SNUGGIE GUY - At the risk of pissing off a lot of readers... who loves themselves a whole lot of snuggie... here we go... so yea... glad you like them... but for real... wouldn't be caught dead in it. Seriously... when all those peeps were snuggyin' it up at Johnny's... my first thought was... "What the... did I mess up with my Lenten fasting things? What's up with all the apostles showing up at Johnny's?" Then I was like... oh... a Snuggie Pub Crawl... nice.

THE WORD SNUGGIE BOTHERS ME - Yea... totally does... because where I come from... snuggies are what many of you refer to as wedgies... so yeah... I see that ad on TV and I'm thinking some freshman at South High is gonna get his skibbys up is crack... and there will probably be some pain involved.
KRUSTY SAYS DON'T SING IT... BRING IT... So yea... Hershel, you know I bring the costumes... I don't bring that weak ass stuff up in this humpy bumpy for nothin'... believe me... when I bust out the outfits... its on like Donkey Kong... where's yours? Oh yea... you have that incognito thing going for you... :) yea... see also Chris Farley outsfits... yeah... won $500 at the U Bar once... I'm damn good... its somewhere on the Facebook.

LACK OF POSTING - Yup... I'll own up to that... you see... and I have gone through this before... but... I try to keep original stuff going on here... you know? Kind of the state of the rightosphere... yourpolitical stuff is basically on the Bean Walker and the Yankees of the Rightosphere... the Iowa Republican... by the time I'm ready to post something on politics... there's like 6 different posts out there... and I'm like... yeah... dead horse has been beaten... and I get bored with it... so yeah... all I gots left is Mullets, Chiefs, Metallica, fart jokes and other junior high humor... which is what you all want anyway.... right? Are you not entertained?

So yea... there you go... plus... I'll be doing a ton more quick hits... because I have A.D.D. that way... let's get the party started... a quick clip from one of the best movies ever... crank it... Ok... maybe not at work...

CC: Nah, we're in a good mood... just annoyed.

Alirght… how you doin’? “G$, what was with the stupid State Fair review?” What? “Yea man… what up?” What, you got a problem with Journey? Eat it.

So, the Countdown and QCI is disappointing you lately? Yea… we slacked off, big time. Dudes, there are a whole bunch of great sites now covering all things politics… I know, that doesn’t mean we couldn’t post some kick ass Metallica videos… we know… but, hey… they don’t call this World’s Crappiest Blog for nothing, right? He’s some random stuff that… probably could earn itself a Damn It Rant… but, not in that type of a mood… oh… we’re in a mood… but, for now at least… you never know… It could… here we go… few random thoughts that are slopping on the walls at QCI HQ… kinda like when we forget to leave the stove going when we make our famous chili… yikes, another good use for an ice scrapper…

NOT GETTING WHAT YOU PAID FOR? Then go ahead and threaten the bastards… seems like a simple strategy right now. Yikes… have you been reading and seeing this shit? Someone call National Geographic…because you’re gonna need to start a show called, “When Lefties Attack… and Eat Their Own.” Damn… Come on now… don’t threaten these guys, unless you mean it. Please. We know you’ll be back with them… you need them… it’s much different on our side… if you're gonna primary these guys... just do it. I double dogg dare you.
SHOE GUY GETS JAILTIME – So yea… the Iraqi guy who tried to do his best Bret Saberhagen impression and got jail time for chucking a shoe at President Bush… Zzzzzz… who cares… I’m just glad TVs can’t take you to court… I’d be in the pokey for a while… ever since the Chiefs hired Herm Edwards… I’ve been throwing more than just shoes at it on any given Sunday in the fall… this will change.
SOCIAL MEDIA – Alright let’s talk… So yea… Facebook…. these picture tagging things are way f’ing annoying… yea… don’t give a shit what Superhero you are, we are or what your friends are. Stop. Please. Now. Oh… another thing… learn the damn privacy settings… know this article… seriously, you’ll thank us later. Oh… and no disrespect to the peeps adding me and sending me these applications for causes… we care about them… nah, we really do… we just aren’t gonna add them. Alright? You know… unless its stuff about the Chiefs, Mullets, Metallica… and… how cool Scott Pioli is… or free beer (actual beers, not this virtual beer shit)… and junior high humor… oh, and if you find free Marlboro lights… Chiefs, Smokes, Beer, Mullets, Metallica and Fart Jokes… and we’ll be your huckleberry… got it? Good, glad we could have this talk. Oh and I’m not done on this subject… stay tuned…

QCI FACEBOOK STATUS OF THE DAY
You know what… you guys have been sucking at this… so none… I’m kidding! Here you go...

“So and so… cant wait to fall forward. i love savin' me some daylight. ya feel me facebookers? i'm going to get my face booked all night long! know what i'm sayin' bitches.”

SO… 9 months later and Eastern Iowa gets a flood package. Awesome. Great to know our state government really sucks at being a state government…
COLDPLAY IS COMING – Wow… yup… Everyone will say they want to go… kind of like how people say they love Radiohead… but the only song they know is “Creep.” Look for all the new DSM Hipsters… BTW… I like creep… and don’t claim to know any of the other Radiohead shit… so there you go.
TEA PARTIES – Yea… they’re everywhere… what’s your thoughts on those? Is it me or is every Tom, Dick & Harry conservative organization over doing this… I mean, great idea, great cause, yea yeah yeah yeah… I’m with ya… no, really am… just thinking we could do something with a more bad ass drink… tea? Come on… What’s next? A Sally the Salad eater party? wait… scratch that… you know what I mean! I’d say a kegger… but, do you want to waste beer? Is this overdone? Isn’t that why we have CPAC? Or a national party?… oh… yea…
MAN OF STEELE? Yea… didn’t really want to go there on this… but, feeling it today… WTF? Seriously. Not that we care what’s going on out there (other than Caucuses)… because here’s what we have proven here in Iowa… we can do our own stuff…

AND FINALLY… A little comic book geek/political humor for you… Lex Luthor asks for a bailout...

"Lex Luthor Bailout" with Jon Hamm - watch more funny videos

CC: Concerts... and Mullets

Yea... I said it... the State Fair will break attendance records, just on their concert line up alone.

"G$, are you believing the hype?" I know what Public Enemy always said, "Don't believe the hype..." But for real... it's a decent set. Now, in Iowa... (because, we still haven't learned to act like we've been here before...) one of the big local media announcements is the concert line up for the Iowa State Fair.... it was released this morning... let's do a quick run down of the line up for the Grandstand this year:

Thursday, Aug. 13: Steven Curtis Chapman… Opening act: Jeremy Camp Other than this is a Christian group… I have no idea… but word is those in the know… well, know who he is… so… expect good turn out. Because... isn't Jesus everyone's homeboy? Just kidding... Christian concerts do very well here.
Friday, Aug. 14: Gary Allan… Opening act: Chuck Wicks So, it’s a country thinger… easy sell… plus the guy opening is competing against Shawn Johnson in Dancing like an idiot or whatever the hell it is… GASP! I bet they cancel this one… who dare he challenge Shawn!?!?!?! Crucify him!!! $20 bucks sez, they cancel this… put up a cardboard Shawn Johnson up on stage then BAM... the shit sells out… largest event in State Fair History. Plus, it’s Eastside Night…
Saturday, Aug. 15: Peter Frampton - Opening act: Gin Blossoms Now… now we’re getting to the meat of the order. FRAMPTON! Yea man… If I have to explain this to you… you can leave now. No shit, get off my blog. Leave. Move it. Get the hell out of here. Plus… not bad with Gin Blossoms… you know all their songs… because it was on the radio… every other song… awe the ‘90s (hearts).
Sunday, Aug. 16: Big and Rich with Cowboy Troy - Opening act: Candy Coburn again… another Country thinger… fun group… plus… a Country Rapper… which at first you may think its some fried food at the fair… but its not. No, it's not on the Dollar Menu either... not kidding... think of it as 2Pac with a drawl... ok, maybe not that hardcore... and probably less cussing...
Monday, Aug. 17: Bret Michaels - Opening act to be announced. Yup… also known as Cougar Fest 2… you know… after NKOTB rolls through here next month. What’s the over/under on fishnets and tattoos? Purrrrrrrrrrr..... For one day, the Fairgrounds becomes one ginormous Cougar Wildlife Refuge.
Tuesday, Aug. 18: Deery Brothers Summer Series for Late Models
Racing… always does well… if not... well... maybe they let the guy who's competing against Shawn Johnson back... and then he'll get ran over or something. You cannot mess with Shawn!!!!
Wednesday, Aug. 19: Grand Outlaw National Tractor and Truck Pull
Massive tractors… yea man… locals and tourists can’t resist to see these ginormous things… plus nothing says Iowa and State Fair like tricked out huge tractors… Think of it as Drag Racing meets Strong Man Contest meets Pimp My Ride meets The Big Show on WHO Radio... got all that? Good... now you know where I'm coming from...
Thursday, Aug. 20: Shinedown - Opening act to be announced.
This one may surprise you… these guys are up and coming… Sound of Madness is a great tune. Look for these guys to become a staple of rock radio. Sound of the Madness... yup, gonna have that in my head now... but its a good thing...

Friday, Aug. 21: Brooks & Dunn - Opening act: Jamey Johnson Yea… sell out. No question. Plus, even if you aren’t a country type, they put on a great show… Yea... you're gonna have to park in Mitchellville to get in that night... good luck.
Saturday, Aug. 22: Demolition Derby
Is 10am too early for beer? Never… especially when you are gonna smash cars. I don’t know why… but when I hear about a Demo Derby, I think… HULK SMASH… cars hitting other cars… its why 50% of the crowds show up to NASCAR events… the crashes.
Saturday, Aug. 22: Kelly Clarkson - Opening act to be announced. Yup… American Idol… for real... Iowans can’t help themselves. Sigh... Oh well...
Sunday, Aug. 23: JOURNEY - Opening act: Heart YES!!!!!!!!!!!! Awesome… WOOT!!! DOUBLE WOOT!!! TRIPLE LINDY WOOT!!!! Try to stop me from being there. Saw them there last time at the Fair... for real, this is $45 worth it... even if this is the 3rd or 4th lead singer... I'm telling you, do not miss this one.

So yea... there you go... I got sucked into the hype... but... come on dudes!!! JOURNEY! Hope my mullet is in full swing by then... Man... how do I always forget how sweet Steve Perry's mullet was...

CC: A Couple of Pep Talks...

So QCI-ders... welcome to the next heavyweight... knock out... drag out fight... Yea... big labor is a little pissed, to put it lightly... now... I could chrip here all day about it... but for now... I'm going to use a couple of my favorite pep talks for the good guys (and gals) up at the Capitol...

The other side is gonna come swinging... they already are... here's a couple of pep talks to get you all jacked up for the fight.

Pep Talk #1: Just a quick reminder why you are doing what you do....

Pep Talk #2: While you are in the minority (for now)... remember, this is a game of inches.



You heard the man... now... what are you gonna do? God speed...

CC: the Bean Walker and the Day the Iowa Blogs Changed...

WOW… freaking wow QCI-ders. Holy crap! Man, thebeanwalker.com is a smash hit! Man that was great to see so many peeps in one joint. Awesome. Ginormous props and respect to our main man Timmy Albrecht. Hell yes my friend. Great site. Great party. Great everything. (insert Sean Connery voice) You the man now, dogg. Wow… I just can’t stop wowing… How freaking great is it that he did this site. I mean… I don’t have to do to a bunch of sites… I just hit that one… if its on there… it’s a story. This will make our blogging community better… better quality stories… better scoop… better everything.

Also… you QCI-ders out there. Thanks for following the updates via QCI, Twitter and Facebook. We’ll live tweet more events… possibly later this afternoon… stay tuned… more on this in a bit. So… yea….Well… we’s be bustin out more randomnous fo sho. That’s what we call the Caucus Countdown. (sorry… we’ve been following Shaq on twitter and his updates are funny)… here we go…

QCI CHANGES WITH THE TIMES – Don’t worry… your favorite El Camino Republican ain't going no where. But this week is a new era in the Rightosphere… so… we’re adjusting… you gotta catch up. Speed kills… What are the changes? Let’s get you updated…
LIVE CRAPPY UPDATES – Yea… you heard it. Our live tweets inspired us to have live crappy updates… all the friggin time. We’ll let you know when we start hitting an event live…
THE LBC IS A CHANGIN’ – So yea… you don’t need the LBC for political stuff… you got the Bean Walker dude. So, you’ll find from time to time… cool site I check… mostly all G$ related. You know… because I’m cultured… yea… “G$ just because you can draw, doesn’t mean your cultured.” Hell yes it does…
CHIEFS!!!!!!! Holy crap how good are the Chiefs looking! Dude, even at the party last night… peeps be coming up to me with, “Dude, Chiefs…” And I’m like, “DUDE, I know!” Then they’re all like, “Yea man, the Chiefs, man.” And I’m like, “I know dude! CHIEFS! I TOLD YOU!” Awesome.
OTHER THAN THAT – Everything stays pretty much the same over here at the World’s Crappiest Blog… but… after watching the news this morning… I feel a Damn It Rant coming on… but... now... the state of the blogs makes me feel like rockin out... I mean for real the vibe last night was awesome... like all the peeps in the LBC... now play in some kick ass rock band... kind of like this... love this version... awe... the '90s....

CC: The 69 Dream Machine... oh yea...

Wow... that titel sounds a little dirtier than we wanted... aw hell... what are gonna do, kick us off the interwebs... anyways... a little quick stuff before the current majority destroys business in Iowa as we know it.

GRRRRRRR... Almost worth another DIR this week... the Meatheads... the frigging Meatheads are on the loose... made me late a bunch of times and late for a cool event... urgggggggh!

PURSIN' IT UP So yea... was totally late for majority of the festivities for Purse Palooza last night... but You could tell they had a good event... ladies were fired up... tried to talk Sandy Greiner into running for something... anything... all she said was, "Do you need a drink?" Ha! So yea... I think we need to start the drum beat... RUN SANDY RUN! So yea... nice joint... great ladies... great party. Although I tried to get Milwaukee's Best Light on the bar menu for the next one... not hold my breath... KEP UP THE GREAT WORK GALS!

ERIK HELLAND IS OUR HOMEBOY So yea... new feature that you'll see from time to time on the Countdown... "Who's Yo Homeboy?" Well this week... Erik Helland is our homeboy... you knew he had it in him to make it happen... I mean, not only is he a QCI-der Fan Favorite... we predicted great things from him way back... um... uhmember this?

For real though... you see him bustin down some knowledge on taxpayer funded Union Halls? Here's the story...

This is the Quote of the Day about Helland:

"This is just a Republican who wants to raise heck."

First of all... if your gonna say it... say it... heck? Come on man... what the hell do you think this is Scooby freaking Doo? The Union Guy sounds like the friggin guy that who gets his mask pulled off by Scrappy Doo... "We would have gotten away with it, if it wasn't for you snooping kids!" Yea... because that's how our crew rolls... like driving a District 69 Dream Machine... busting down knowledge and cleaning up government.

So yea... Erik Helland is our Homeboy... more stuff to come, stay tuned.

CC: Holy Crap!

HOLY CRAP! Wow… just wow QCI-ders. Has it been a roller coaster last week? Nah… hell no… roller coasters ain’t got nuthin’ on last week. More like a jet fueled train wreck… like in Looney Tunes… except sadly… it’s all in real life. Now… we started up the Damn Its last week… but if you were a cable news network looking to create a cutesy slogan and graphic to display while covering all of this… our design department at QCI HQ came up with this…

THE LBC GROWS – In case you missed it… Check out some of the new peeps in the LBC. Notably… Rants n Raves… our buddy Scott Stanzel… and more to come… We’re trying to figure out more with these RSS feeds… which unfortunately the QCI Tech Department can let you down worse than yesterday’s Daytona 500 finish… sigh…

Oh… and we’re posting the cool event alerts just in case you missed it… yup… we are totally mailing this one in today for the Countdown…

THE BEAN WALKER – QCI-ders… you are NOT going to want to miss this event. Monday, March 2… 6-8:00pm… Dos Rios… Downtown Des Moines… the launch of a website that will be a part of you daily reads. Make sure you RSVP to this link. It’s free, gonna be a ton of fun… and you can buy me a beer when you are there! How freaking cool is that!!! Do they serve Milwaukee’s Best Light? Serious dudes… this is going to be a great site you better be there.

SPEAKING OF COOL EVENT ALERTS – Have you all heard about PURSE? It’s this new organization formed to recruit, educate and mentor, and elect Republican women. They are having PURSE Palooza on next Thursday, February 19 from 5-7pm out at Sticks in West Glen. You gonna go? If so... you should RSVP by clicking here. Yes… and these gals are that cool… I’m going to make a trip to West Des Moines. “(GASP) G$... you will start to burn!” I know… I know… they have CostCo out there… so I’ll load up on sunscreen… I will be OK. So yea… you better be at this one too. Maybe I should live blog these cool events… hmmm….

CC: 40,000, Cool Event Alerts & New Theme Song

Oh yea… Caucus Countdown up in here! So yea… this is an apology… for the lack of postage… I know you all have the shakes like a bunch of meth addicts before they go to Investco Field in Denver to get their latest bag of crack rock… um yea… you didn’t know the biggest meth lab in the country is Investco Field? You know, Satan and his demon friends play there? Hello? Anyhoop… now that you know about the crack dealers from Denver… grab the CC and maybe a little 7-up… let’s get random.

THE BEAN WALKER – QCI-ders… you are NOT going to want to miss this event. Monday, March 2… 6-8:00pm… Dos Rios… Downtown Des Moines… the launch of a website that will be a part of you daily reads. Make sure you RSVP to this link. It’s free, gonna be a ton of fun… and you can buy me a beer when you are there! How freaking cool is that!!! Do they serve Milwaukee’s Best Light? Serious dudes… this is going to be a great site you better be there.
SPEAKING OF COOL EVENT ALERTS – Have you all heard about PURSE? It’s this new organization formed to recruit, educate and mentor, and elect Republican women. They are having PURSE Palooza on next Thursday, February 19 from 5-7pm out at Sticks in West Glen. You gonna go? If so... you should RSVP by clicking here. Yes… and these gals are that cool… I’m going to make a trip to West Des Moines. “(GASP) G$... you will start to burn!” I know… I know… they have CostCo out there… so I’ll load up on sunscreen… I will be OK. So yea… you better be at this one too. Maybe I should live blog these cool events… hmmm….
METALLICA GRAMMY GOLDEN – Hell yes… you knew I would have to update you on that… the World’s best band won 2 Grammys Sunday. And Rick Rubin got Producer of the Year.
THE CHIEFS ARE LOOKING GOOD – Yea I said it… be on the look out. New GM… New Coach…. $45 Million left in the salary cap (that’s what happens when you have shitty QBs… you don’t have to pay them much). So yea… let’s get rid of LJ and get Tony G. a ring…

QCI FACEBOOK STATUS OF THE DAY
“So and so… just got back from lunch at ‘Hooters’. My matress, eerrr waitress, had the biggest purplest hickey ever. I said, "wow, what an unfortunate birthmark".

Yea… wouldn't eat those wings if I were you… I don’t even know what that means…

40,000 FRIGGIN’ HITS? Wow… made a huge milestone today QCI-ders. Now… this number may not be that impressive…. we didn’t create this thing to take over the World or anything… but just to bring the sexy… one mullet at a time. Two big huge thumbs up everyone…. thanks for reading, the snarky comments… junior high humor… and spreading El Camino Republicanism on the interwebs.
AND FINALLY… I know… we usually save this for a mix tape feature… but after 40,000 hits… we figured what the hell, right? Here’s to the next 40,000… let’s start of the next level of awesomeness with on of my favorite concert intros… man this was bad ass when I saw it Ames in ’97… so yea… I think if QCI had its own show… this little ditty would be the theme… crank this up!

CC: Super Funky RNC Post

Let's start today off good... because I'm feelin' the funk and this always seems to treat Jim Rome well...

Oh yea… makes me want to bust out my British Knights… so let’s get to hip hop of randomnous that you CANNOT live without… Some observational randomnous for you… because we roll that way…

NOT IMPRESSED – I’m a little behind on this one… but… Now… I figured. With all the hype surrounding the new POTUS… that he would be… you know a leader. Turns out, one of the first press things he’s doing is picking a fight with Rush Limbaugh… for real? Seriously? Not even Clinton paid that much attention… this is really f’ing stupid… all of the things going down in this country… and the leader of the Free World is worried about Rush Limbaugh… not impressed.
CHIEFS LOOKING FOR COACH – I have been very impressed with Clark Hunt and his ability to keep the lid tight over at One Arrowhead Drive. Also, nice to know Herm Edwards landed on his feat, he’ll be on ESPN as an analyst. As my brother toasted Edward last Friday night… “To Herm… It’s been real, it’s been fun… but it hasn’t been real fun.” Cheers…
HERE’S A QUARTER - …Call someone who cares… now, the RNC election is going on today… this is about the most hackish events of all hackish events… although important… but for some reason, this thing isn’t tripping my trigger as some may think it would…
THAT BEING SAID… If you have been refreshing your Twitters and Facebook statuses… or checking the around the clock coverage over at Krusty… you all know that Steele is the new RNC chair… neat… all QCI cares about is the First in the Nation Status… let’s hope it stays that way…
LBC IS STAYING – For a while… at least in its current format… if we think of something cool… we’ll do that. Plus… QCI-ders are emailing me and letting me know that you loves yourselves the LBC… not only are you peeps QCI-ders… but you are all in the LBC… GEEE-eah…
TRAIN WRECKS – Damn man… watched a little tube last night. Question, why are all the shows such train wrecks? Like… I caught a little of American Idol… and I couldn’t watch it… yea… I know… I should just stick to watching old Royals highlight tapes…

QCI FACEBOOK STATUS OF THE DAY
"So and So... finally did one of those notes. I guess I'm as cool as Miles Davis."

Huh?

SUPERBOWL ERR THE BIG GAME – Oh man… I loves myself some Super Bowl. Just everything around it. Media day… the build up… the hype… but as always… not so much on the game… I always have to recall back to my mother’s first email to me (she used to think the internet was evil until she figured out should could get some sweet ass recipes online…) Anyways… her first email to me was on the evening of the Super Bowl a few years ago… Here’s how the first from my Mom went… of course… it was in all CAPS…

HI GRANT! HOW ARE YOU? THIS IS MY VERY FIRST EMAIL. WHAT’S NEW? WE ARE GOING TO KANSAS CITY NEXT WEEKEND. HOW WAS YOUR WEEKEND? DID YOU WATCH THE SUPER BOWL? WHO CARES, THE CHIEFS WEREN’T IN IT ANYWAY! LOVE YOU, MOM

Yea… our family is hardcore Chiefs fans… don’t even get my Ma started on Larry Johnson… it’ll just make her pissed.
QCI SUPER BOWL PICK – Actually, I think its gonna be a close game… nut I’m always an underdog guy… I’m going Cards 21-20… seriously, Kurt Warner is the Rocky Balboa of the NFL… wouldn’t want to face him… sorry Steeler Nation QCI-ders… It’s just my gut… but again, as my Ma always says… “WHO CARES, THE CHIEFS WEREN’T IN IT ANYWAY!” Thanks Mom…

CC: Um... QCI is a year old?

Hey QCI-ders… long time, no post. I know, I know… but, you know… I think I was in Krusty’s state of mind for the past week… you know like on that one post. Then suddenly… he’s totally on his game. Also… thinking about getting rid of the LBC feature… and just links. While I like the live feed… it gives me an excuse to not post… which is what we don’t want here at the World’s Crappiest Blog. Anyways… Will kind of do a fast action… quick take kind of randomnous… let’s do this.

HOLY CRAP – Dudes… QCI is a year old… wow… when do I start potty training this blog? Wow… close to 30,000 stops? You people really have nothing else better to do.
BIG LUG – Man… you all heard about the melt down, right? I think Rs are semlling blood in the water…
CHET NOT STUPID – He’s back… yea… totally snorted when I read that.
RNC RACE – Man… have you been reading about this? Dudes… from sources close to QCI, this thing is like camping… intense.
BUH BYE BLAGO – So they finally did it… he’s out. Dudes… that was some funny shit. I smell some sort of screenplay for a HBO hit series here.
TWITTER ME THIS – So OK… kind of getting addicted to Twitter… actually it’s a pretty good tool for following the news. And thumbs up to local media types who are embracing it…its like a whole different view of the news… if you aren’t on it… your should give it a look.
SPEAKING OF SOCIAL NETWORKS – Is it me or are people all of a sudden joining Facebook? For real… this stuff goes in waves. What will replace Facebook?

QCI FACEBOOK STATUS OF THE DAY
“So and so… is contemplating cost vs. benefit of growing a super-sweet mullet.”

I swear this is not my status. You see, I told you… friggin Mullets are sweeping the nation…

BOBBY V – Campaign wise… this was the news of the week. Bob Vander Plaats is running for Governor… also, did you know the Pope is still Catholic? Will be interesting to see who else jumps in… hmm… Krusty did…. who’s next?
THEY BE SENDING ME STUFF – I mention this from time to time… but yea, the World’s Crappiest Blog ends up on “Press Lists”… which won’t get you the better table at 801… but might get you a pitcher at Flanagan’s… So… in honor of these fine kids… let’s do a quick wrap from press row… in the order I got them from now until I get distracted…

Nick Wagner wrote a newsletter…Steve King voted against the Pelosi Stimulus Plan….Chuck Grassley is investigating the naughty pictures being downloaded at NSF…the State House Rs held a joint presser…Paul McKinley is laying down some smack on the budget…House peeps react to Big Lug’s budget…BVP is runnin, again…Metallica Guitar Hero will be out soon…Chiefs fire Herm Edwards… and a… that’s all I got…

Caucus Countdown: Inaugural Randomnous

HERE’S TO YOU PIC - With the all inaugural, all the time coverage we are getting… (and being a 2 time employee of the Presidential Inaugural Committee or PIC)… I thought I’d do a little QCI Tribute Post to this little historical event our country holds every 4 years... in a random way of course. It’s a very special event. I’ll always remember in 2001 what my boss at the time told me… “The most important event is the swearing in… no ifs ands or buts.” With all the balls, parades and parties… its good to remember that is the reason for the event.

Just 4 years ago… I was freezing my ass off parking buses and coordinating cars, living in a 2 bed room apartment with like 6-8 people depending on the day and giving the District of Columbia a little dose of El Camino Republicanism before the term was even coined. But to those of us who have had the honor to work for PIC… you are in the mindset of, “We’re freezin’ for a reason.” I could go on and on about all of the cool stuff involved with the planning… the VIPs… the Security… the military involvement… the boring meetings… the new friends you meet… all a part of a peaceful transfer of power. It’s pretty cool to be there in person… but more fun behind the scenes.

Special Inaugural QCI FACEBOOK STATUS OF THE DAY
“So and so… has figured out a stimulus plan. $10 for everytime I have to give someone directions or answer a stupid question. Recession averted. Thanks Obama.”

Looks like the locals in DC are saying “over it” with the Inaugural. I’m surprised that there hasn’t been anyone killed yet for standing on the wrong side of escalator. They take it serious out there people…

PIOLI FOR CHANGE? Yea… if you’re a Chiefs fan he is. The drama continues over at One Arrowhead Drive… thought you all would love that graphic that’s been surfacing up on Chiefs blogs and message boards.
SALUTE TO GEORGE W. BUSH – We say good bye to the Bush administration. You can say what you want about him… disagree with him… whatever you want… but of all the breaks I ever got in politics, he was one of them… and to this day I’m still honored to be associated with him and the years I spent working for his campaigns. Here’s a little video that I hope when its all said and done… how he is really remembered.

Caucus Countdown: Metallica, Chiefs/Hawks and I Don't Want to Miss What?

Big day… and QCI is on a roll… Rock ‘n Roll that is… but we totally have something you should know about…

YOU ARE NOT GOING TO WANT TO MISS THIS – Have you always taken some pride in that one song you discovered before everyone else did? Well… QCI-ders…. G$ is here to hook you up… but it’s not a tune… it’s a website… Go to the BeanWalker and sign up for the email list… seriously… do it. You are not going to want to miss out on this… it’s coming in February… sign up and stay tuned.
METALLICA TO BE INDUCTED – Woooot! Today the Rock n Rock Hall of Fame announced that Metallica will be one of the 2009 Inductees. Dudes… this is huge. But does this make me old? I mean… they made it in on the first time eligible… those folks in Canton should pay attention to their Cleveland bretheren… Derrick Thomas should be in the Hall of Fame.
SPEAKING OF THE CHIEFS – They made it official today…. Scott Pioli is the new GM in KC. Which will instantly start the Kirk Ferentz rumors… which will get heated… this is probably his best window to get in the NFL… Hunt doesn’t want a college coach… and now word is starting leak that Herm Edwards still has a pulse… he may stay to finish the last year on his contract.
…SPEAKING OF HAWKEYES TURN CHIEFS – So… Ed Podolak was partying… and got Facebooked…. Now he will no longer be on the broadcasts… this sucks. Bad move Barta… totally shitty move. The Marion Contrarian has a good bit on this. Seriously… this really sucks that he “HAD” to retire… Saturdays in the Fall won’t be the same… who do you think will replace him?

QCI FACEBOOK STATUS OF THE DAY
“So and so… just found out that Uranus was discovered on his birthday...let the jokes begin.”

Wow… the 3rd Grade humor part of my brain just exploded by thinking of the proper joke to insert here.

TWEET ME LIKE YOU MEAN IT – So looky, looky… ole Hershel Krustofski is on Twitter. Start following following him… no, don’t get into a whole “Who is Krusty” thing… that’s like listening to that Nickelback song… and getting annoyed because its on everywhere… then it sucks… its so 2006.
OH… IF YOU ARE EATING DINNER – Go ahead and get back to hitting the refresh button on Krusty. Because seriously… this is the most hideous things I’ve heard about eating. I’ve eaten wierder things… but something about this seems wrong.

Caucus Countdown: SOS, Paoli to KC & The Movie Mongol Was Right

Alright… we begin to dabble in the State Politics of Randomnous, QCI-ders. Don’t fake the funk on the nasty dunk… let’s get random.

STATE OF THE STATE – So everything is blowing up on Lug’s Condition of the State address… just look at the LBC… it’s burning… but as a sign of what to expect out of 621 East 9th… the Party Tweeted the the SOS… and the new Chairman came out swinging… check this out…

SOS?!?! It was suggested by a loyal QCI-der that the Supreme Court Justices should have come out in the chamber with Michael Buffer yelling, “Let’s get ready to RUUUMBLE!!!!!” I suggested that they could have hired our pyro guys that we use for our games in the Well… you know… explosions… the upper gallery rockin'… the leadership of both parties come out to “Back in Black” blaring… oh wait… can’t play that… with the ideas presented today… there’s NO WAY our state will be in the black…
VIDEO? REALLY? Condition of the state speeches are to show statesmenship… and leadership… new ideas… um, leadership… instead… Team Big Lug turned today’s SOS… into some sort of national convention production… with a video in the middle of the speech. I find it funny that we can abreviate the speech as S.O.S… yea… our state needs help.

QCI FACEBOOK STATUS OF THE DAY
“So and so… finds the Chad Barth and Grant Young brochures as they campaigned for College Republican chair and exec assistant. THAT is worth keeping for 10 years.”

Jungle Juice, trashing presidential suites, miller high life during official meetings, running up someone’s credit card, random hook ups... tommy boy speeches, kicking ass and taking names.... I think I'm going to cry...

PIOLI TO KANSAS CITY!!!!! At least that’s what ESPN is sayin’… Yup, as my Pops said, “It’s Junior’s time to run the show…” (referring to Chairman of the Chiefs Clark Hunt). Great move… does the Kirk Ferentz talk begin?
WARNER FEVER TO HIT IOWA – Former Barnstormer Kurt Warner is like on his 20th comeback… the CR Gazette has a great read on him today. Seriously… put this guy in Canton… you know, when he is done with is 21st and 22nd comeback.
MOVIE MONGOL IS ON HIS GAME – Lest you doubt the power of QCI’s official movie reviewer, The Movie Mongol, “Slumdog Millionaire” swept the Golden Globes, winning in every category in which they were nominated: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Score and Best Screenplay. Man he knocked out of the park with his last review that received 5 Burning Villages. So our weary warrior of a critic knows what he’s talking about. Mr. Movie Mongol… if you have some time in between making awesome food at HuHot or after you have finished burning another village… need to check out The Wrestler… that has QCI written all over it.
STAY TUNED… QCI-ders… there’s all sorts of stuff in the hopper… What are you hearing out there?