tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54630322011-04-21T23:37:48.502-05:00Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.comBlogger3611100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-59091881655852715462008-01-02T18:28:00.000-06:002008-01-02T18:40:36.050-06:00

According to the Chicago Tribune, beards are what's "Hot in 2008."That's right world.  I take lead, you follow.

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-50098571284626610292007-12-29T21:05:00.001-06:002007-12-29T21:08:53.852-06:00

Mike Doughty - The Book of LoveA Magnetic Fields song that Doughty plays only at live shows.

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-55731757347040667782007-12-29T20:56:00.001-06:002007-12-29T21:12:22.170-06:00

With the combination of the holidays, a business trip and overall laziness my blogging has been nonexistant.  Let's do a quick summary shall we?Went to California for work for a development training "camp" for 9-days.Went to the suburbs for holiday stuff where I re-chipped my front tooth.Got said tooth fixed and found out I probably need a root canal.  Awesome.Blue corn pancakes are fascinating,

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-71127683424817730492007-11-17T10:53:00.000-06:002007-11-17T23:59:34.970-06:00

A scene from the Mike Doughty Question Jar Show.  Mike answers a couple of questions from the Question Jar and then plays "Ossining."  Video recorded by yours truly.

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Leaving the Red Line some grilled cheese eatin' - phish listenin' - patchouli smellin' - tie dyin' hippie gave me a pamphlet on animal cruelty.  It contained photos and information on animal farms and stressed the importance of the vegan way of life.  Just past the building I saw someone reading this pamphlet while eating a Big Mac. Visual Irony

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-57718421061550083222007-11-09T00:11:00.000-06:002007-11-09T00:41:35.509-06:00

Went to the Mike Doughty show tonight at Schubas.  The simple (comforting even) set up of Mike on acoustic guitar and Scrap on chello was fantastic.  On this tour they've brought along a "question jar" to each show where people are allowed to write down and put questions into said question jar.  I threw a couple in there and they actually answered one of them.  I asked, "On Grey Ghost what do you

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-48892332514001820192007-10-31T22:28:00.000-05:002007-10-31T22:52:09.104-05:00

While at Borders the other day purusing the music section I noticed a long line of people quickly forming throughout the store.  From where I could see there wasn't anything that obviously showed what the line was for.  I asked one guy working there about it and he said that Lance Bass was in the store doing a book signing for his new book.  I said, "Lance Bass? Hah. That's funny."  The employee

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-42513449447077714402007-10-19T21:08:00.000-05:002007-10-19T21:12:01.417-05:00

I was purusing the music selection at Borders when I came across the latest Toby Keith album.  I sure do hope this guy doesn't expect people to respect him as a musician when he names his album, "Big Dog Daddy."  Man, he sucks.

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-76716726794132112192007-10-18T09:59:00.000-05:002007-10-18T10:02:00.482-05:00

I saw a homeless guy walking around with a thin piece of rope wrapped around a banana.  Your guess is as good as mine.Some cool visitors are coming into town this weekend.  Word.

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Everyone seems to have a quirk about them that nobody, not even they themselves can explain.  Jill told me about a thing she has with her calf, and my other friend Shannon can only walk on the left side of people.  It got me to thinking what my quirks were.  I approach life in a very logical, much less emotional or spiritual manner, so my strange quirks are limited.  I did think of one however.  

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-61941891185778033882007-10-11T22:06:00.001-05:002007-10-11T22:23:47.718-05:00

Here's my movie review of "Letters from Iwo Jima"...Boring.Couldn't stay awake both times I tried watching it.  If you want a dose of WWII action I will always recommend the Band of Brothers mini-series.

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-39812356387277522762007-10-09T09:37:00.000-05:002007-10-09T21:42:09.916-05:00

If blogging was like parenting, I'd be the Britney Spears of bloggers.  However, I am making a comeback and maybe someday will become the Danny Tanner of bloggers.

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-66782121022560572762007-10-08T18:33:00.000-05:002007-10-08T19:06:30.277-05:00

What can I say?  It was still a hell of a year.It was a great experience to be at a Cubs playoff game, but unfortunately the result was anything but.  The lineup couldn't manufacture a run worth a damn, thus my Cubs were swept by the Diamondbacks in the NLDS.After the game ended I sat there solemnly for 10 minutes, getting up only because I had to pee.  After I did my business I actually went

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-42116829267173885192007-10-06T06:39:00.000-05:002007-10-06T06:53:16.339-05:00

With the Diamondbacks taking the first 2 games of the series the Cubs are in a win now or go home situation.  They play today at 5:00 here at Wrigley after playing the first two in Arizona. Thinking of how this may be my only window of opportunity to see a Cubs playoff game, I decided to bite the bullet and buy a ticket from a ticket broker.  I'm in one of the cheapest sections, but that

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-44974558700893123822007-10-04T11:31:00.000-05:002007-10-04T11:35:46.309-05:00

Naming this post was just too easy.  Thanks to Jessica for the pic.

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Tonight is Game 1 of Cubs vs. Diamondbacks in the NLDS.  You can bet your ass I'll be glued to the TV with my fingers crossed hoping for black cats, billy goats, and Steve Bartmans to stay far far away. The highly emotional, inconsistent, yet often dominating Carlos Zambrano starts tonight against the very talented Brandon Webb who, earlier this season, destroyed the Cubs lineup.  I'm looking for

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-42980159535406987102007-10-02T00:24:00.000-05:002007-10-02T01:02:55.920-05:00

Today I learned 2 things about our nation's Senators.  One once wore an "Incredible Hulk" tie (Ted Stevens R-Alaska) and another was once a leader of the Ku Klux Klan (Robert Byrd D-WV).  God bless America?  No, probably not.Oh, and no I'm not going to play off the fact I went on a 2 month blog coma.  I recognize this, and will hopefully reemerge from the ashes.

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-66314803302107151852007-08-01T23:14:00.000-05:002007-08-01T23:41:02.386-05:00

So when the blog template got messed up I lost a bit of motivation.  However, I'm going to try and be better with posting and hopefully fixing up the template.  Moving on now... Tonight the Cubs beat the Phillies in the bottom of the ninth with a stolen home plate to win the game 5-4.  Nearly just as important the Mets beat the Brewers 8-5.  This puts the Cubs tied for the division with the

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-6732124919809276212007-07-02T23:53:00.000-05:002007-07-02T23:55:38.464-05:00

My blog template got all screwed up somehow.  Unfortunately its gonna have to look like this for a few days until I find the motivation to fix it.Motivation has been pretty scarce for me lately for a lot of things.

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-31136238892066401962007-06-28T17:18:00.000-05:002007-06-28T17:31:52.675-05:00

There's this dude in my neighborhood whom I have now seen twice walking down the street, get this...backwards.  The first time I saw him he had a bicycle tire hanging from his left elbow and in his right hand was a smooth gray stone that had written on it the roman numeral 3.  I have no idea what his story is, but I'm incredible curious.  As a bonus to his crazy creditials, he looked suspiciously

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-82707392693625025892007-06-19T12:33:00.001-05:002007-06-20T05:59:17.858-05:00

There's this store I like to go to, I guess its a liquor store, but whatever.  I like going there and buying a 6-pack of something I've never had before. It's a risk, but its also an adventure. Most of the time I'm happy with my purchase. Every once in a while I get something I don't dig too much, but its good enough for me to finish off the 6-pack. At my last visit I overheard the following

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-21852076081246983572007-06-13T22:14:00.000-05:002007-06-14T12:37:20.005-05:00

I've always wondered why, when a bottle of shampoo + conditioner is the same price as a bottle of just shampoo or just conditioner, anyone would not buy the shampoo + conditioner?  How can you go wrong?  They're both obviously good for your hair so why skip out on one?Life is full of perplexing questions.

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For several days I found myself in the dark cave that is life without the internet.  My computer decided to get all Terry Schiavo on me, and instead of trying to fix a problem I imagine I could fix with enough time I just went ahead and dropped a bucket of cash on a sexy new machine.  Don't think of it as a thoughtless spending splurge, my old computer was purchased in May of 2001 so it was time

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-69782858376264759672007-05-17T00:50:00.001-05:002007-05-17T00:50:46.901-05:00

I've bought a few new albums recently. Here are my brief reviews.Jonah Smith, Jonah Smith: Awesome first major release.So Much More, Brett Dennen: Thumbs downAwake Is The New Sleep, Ben Lee: Thumbs downerPick A Bigger Weapon, The Coup: A gamble purchase, has a couple hot tracks.The Stranger, Billy Joel: Cornhole Rockin!Fear of Music, Talking Heads: Dudes are strange, but its growing on me.And

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-83928914406145990532007-05-13T00:43:00.000-05:002007-05-13T00:54:21.117-05:00

So apparently on May 15th nobody is supposed to purchase gas. This ridiculous and pointless gesture is some people's way of stickin' it to Big Oil. That shouldn't be a problem for me. I haven't bought gas in almost a year and half.If you want to stick it to the oil companies then buy a Hybrid car.

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-71207599057199417902007-05-11T01:16:00.000-05:002007-05-11T01:25:27.184-05:00

So there's this commercial I keep seeing on TV for "What Will It Take" which is some kind of Chicago organization that's trying to end abuse of women. In this commercial they go from person to person going over what it will take to end the abuse. One guy, with his kid on his lap says, "teaching my son that a woman will never be called bitch." Whuh?! Did they just say that on TV? Apparently so.

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-2190261778646639362007-05-06T21:12:00.000-05:002007-05-06T21:13:11.277-05:00

"...(pause)...(pause)...chiiiicks with diiiiiicks" (hangs up)-Charlie

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This past Saturday I fired someone for the first time ever. It was actually a lot easier than I thought it would be. And just so we're straight this person had it coming, and I'm pretty sure he wanted to get fired so that he could collect unemployment. I've been wanting this guy to go away for about a year now, and I'm glad he's finally out of our sight.This wasn't a, "We're firing you so we

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-49893016133579231252007-04-20T01:09:00.000-05:002007-04-20T01:22:36.712-05:00

I went to get my hair cut yesterday at my usual spot. While I was there I asked the barber to trim the edges of my beard. Instead of trimming up the 5 or so outlying hairs that I had in mind, he shaved off half of my beard. It looks horrible. Bordering on the edges of white-trash. Jill told me it doesn't look bad, but it doesn't look good either, and we decided I'd just deal with it until

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-12596600404775178122007-04-14T00:57:00.000-05:002007-04-14T01:00:02.873-05:00

Apparently, my dad, brother, and I are in the banana business now....I specialize in the hammocks. HuHAH!

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-55625031241977447532007-04-12T01:00:00.000-05:002007-04-12T01:18:22.740-05:00

I'll bet you that at any given moment I could turn on the TV and find a poker tournament and a story about Anna Nicole somewhere on one of the channels. Neither of which I have any interest in watching. I can think of a million better things that should be on TV.

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-14808136094634643762007-04-11T12:00:00.000-05:002007-04-11T12:16:45.110-05:00

Baseball is back and I of course was in attendance for the Cubs home opener. I had good tickets this year too. Just a few rows behind the Cubs dugout. If it wasn't for the weather I would have tried to go to today's game, but the game has actaully been called off since its so cold and rainy outside. Just like last year though I'm going to try and go to as many games as possible. I'll set a goal

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-72273348565155191232007-04-06T01:51:00.000-05:002007-04-06T02:10:01.339-05:00

Tonight I got to see the legendary B.B. King play the blues. This man has been near the top of my list for some time now and I finally got around to seeing him. Here is my review.First, lets start with the opening act Kyle Riabko. I was not impressed with this guy. His stuff was unoriginal, and he didn't show very much talent. I had no idea who he was till he played, "What did I get myself into"

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-18845459402727323632007-04-05T15:23:00.000-05:002007-04-06T01:51:41.660-05:00

I read on the internet that "based on a 2007 survey adminestered at five local shopping malls, beards are 'pretty awesome."

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-11975677599750020432007-03-31T01:25:00.000-05:002007-03-31T01:30:58.027-05:00

I've begun my first serious attempt at growing a beard. I started it on my vacation to Tucson two weeks ago and now I've got some decent beardage going on. I think I like what I've got so far and will probably keep it for now. Someone told me I actually look my age now.

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-60018655247424374862007-03-29T14:32:00.000-05:002007-03-29T14:39:41.627-05:00

The official start of warm weather in Chicago for me is when the boats return to Belmont Harbor outside my window. There is one boat that has been docked out there all winter long (at the bottom of the picture), and for a few weeks frozen in the ice, but I know that's definitely not a good move. Besides that guy, the first boat is back. I only see one out there now, but I'm willing to bet

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-44252597274170516692007-03-21T12:26:00.000-05:002007-03-21T12:28:47.732-05:00

And check out the remix at;Bubb Rubb and Lil Sis

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-28689742522549185862007-03-20T02:32:00.000-05:002007-03-20T02:35:17.910-05:00

My goldfish is boring. He either lays nearly motionless at the top of the water, or at the bottom. I'm assuming this has to do with his bad swim bladder, but regardless. He doesn't ever just swim around like normal fish do. The only time I get much of a reaction out of him is when it's feeding time.Damnit fish. Do something cool.

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-125339820586329752007-03-18T22:01:00.000-05:002007-03-18T22:07:56.248-05:00

I've been watching a little bit of the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson lately. I used to hate him on the Drew Carey show, but Craig on his own show is absolutely hilarious. Conan has his great bits "Triumph, Masturbating Bear, etc" but Craig has just downright hilarious monologues. I did find this clip on Mike Doughty's blog that is not supposed to be comical, but Craig takes time out to

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-64174981851763148202007-03-18T19:05:00.001-05:002007-03-18T19:05:10.660-05:00

Dear Person sitting in front of me on the plane,Do not lean your chair back. If you were to look behind you to see the lanky 6'1" fella that I am, and looked at where my knees are you'll see that my even with your chair in the "upright position" I barely fit as it is. What makes you think it's cool to move your chair back, thus crushing my legs? So don't be surprised if I push your chair back up

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-85394883108016487522007-03-12T11:50:00.000-05:002007-03-12T11:51:01.986-05:00

Tomorrow I'm getting on a plane to "chill" with the rents in Tucson "30 degrees warmer than Chicago" Arizona. The itinerary? Checking out the military airplane graveyard, some hiking, Cubs spring training game, and some of Mama's sweet home cooking. Whenever I go to visit she asks me what I'd like to eat, and this time I ordered Chicken Enchiladas, Dad's pizza, Spaghetti, and Sloppy Joes. I plan

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-15753821270183112292007-03-10T21:38:00.000-06:002007-03-10T21:42:36.015-06:00

The blog would like to wish Jill a very rockin' 23rd birthday.

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So I was poking around the Ticketmaster website and I saw that "Beethoven" was at one point scheduled to do two shows here in the Chicago area. However now, both have been cancelled. I guess they finally figured out that the mother fucker has been dead for over 200 years.

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I had a strange dream last night with some interesting parts. At one point I was on an old wooden ship that took people out on river cruises. I was walking around and I found a tater tot vending machine. Yes, that's right. A Tater Tot Vending Machine! It was called "The Tot-Factory." It kind of resembled the wish machine in the movie Big, but on the inside was a miniture model. Modeled was the

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-67919731966026866462007-03-02T03:20:00.000-06:002007-03-02T03:22:44.826-06:00

Don't get it? You should ask then.

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-7835229753799364662007-02-28T23:41:00.000-06:002007-02-28T23:58:15.452-06:00

Pat is the benchmark for ultimate coolness

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-1172692250396131222007-02-28T13:41:00.000-06:002007-02-28T23:58:02.619-06:00

The other night I wrote a whole post about how much I hope Ron Santo (shown right) gets into the baseball Hall of Fame. Unfortunately, the website ate what I made and I was too lazy to write it again. However, now I'm writing a reaction to the voting. Santo missed out on it yet again, this time by a mere 5 votes.Quite frankly I think that sucks. Ron Santo was an amazing ball-player and is an

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-1172631765567898832007-02-27T20:47:00.000-06:002007-02-27T21:05:40.173-06:00

Highlights from this past weekend include, but are not limited to the following: Billy Joel. Even though I knew very few of the songs, it was still cool because the man is a legend. Virginia Basketball. Excellent game from excellent seats. Sons of Bill. Good ol' boys having a good ol' time. Gusburger. My tummy said "thank you," my arteries said "oh for christ's sake." Charlie. Great

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-1171864940924852502007-02-18T23:49:00.000-06:002007-02-19T00:02:20.943-06:00

This time of year is definitely my least favorite for many reasons. First of all, its cold...damn cold. Also, the Chicago music scene is pretty weak compared to the rest of year. The best time is September and October, especially October of 2005 when I saw a LOT of great shows and thus decided to rename that month to Rocktober. Also, football is now over and baseball is not quite here, except for

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Yes, that's me and James Worthy. You know, Hall of Fame basketball player James Worthy. I also got a signed photo and hat from him in addition to the picture shown that dwarfs me. He was a speaker at the General Manager Conference I went to at Huntington Beach, CA. The trip was pretty awesome if you ask me. It was 4 days in Southern California staying, eating, and drinking, at great places. Best

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The Bears are going to the Super Bowl! Holla!You shoulda seen the great block I made before this TD run.

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-1169575554973615732007-01-23T11:54:00.000-06:002007-01-23T12:05:55.000-06:00

It's funny that Norbit and Night At The Museum are coming out now because I was JUST saying to myself. "The world really needs another movie starring Ben Stiller/Owen Wilson and another where Eddie Murphy plays more than one character." Thank you Hollywood for giving the public exactly what we crave.sarcasm over

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-1169187900526488512007-01-19T00:14:00.000-06:002007-01-19T00:25:00.543-06:00

This week I got promoted to Assistant General Manager. This means I am officially the #2 person in the restaurant. Day-to-day it really doesn't change much in my duties at work. I've already had the responsibilities of an AGM, except now I have the expectations and the pay rate of one. The pay rate is the good part since its a substantial increase. Also, now I get to go to the General Manager

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-1168540229039834382007-01-11T12:18:00.000-06:002007-01-11T12:30:29.056-06:00

I saw something on TV about this company that takes old Deloreons and fixes them up for resale. The guy said they typically cost around $25k for what he calls a "brand new 25 year old car." Really makes me want to buy one, and then drive around blasting "Power of Love" by Huey Lewis and the News out the windows.Reminds me of the time the 201 boys and I wante to make flux capacitors and stick them

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-1168220374274140362007-01-07T19:39:00.000-06:002007-01-07T19:39:34.300-06:00

I've never been a big fan of New Years. I just don't understand what there is to celebrate. To me, it just means that the next few weeks I'm going to write down the wrong year and have to scratch it out. I guess some people like New Years because it means a fresh start and a new beginning. If you ask me, thats for people that suck at life. If you need a new year to make resolutions and better

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-1167976934304258942007-01-04T23:38:00.000-06:002007-01-05T00:02:14.340-06:00

Tonight my total direct contribution to homeless people in Chicago has climbed to $2.12. I've made it a personal policy of mine not to give money to these guys because A) I don't know if they'll use the money wisely B) They could be faking it just so they can get some money without really working.In the 21 months I've lived here I've only given money to 3 different people. The first was a few

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-1167811459406153532007-01-03T01:36:00.000-06:002007-01-03T02:04:19.423-06:00

As I was waiting for the bus tonight I saw a truck towing a flat bed trailer drive by. On the trailer was a film crew of 2 camera men, a director, two lighting guys, as well as a taxi cab with 3 people inside. They were obviously filming something, but what I have no idea. Whatever it was it wasn't accurate. First, the light on top of the cab was still lit and anyone who lives in a city knows

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-1167467414762978172006-12-30T02:26:00.000-06:002006-12-30T02:32:06.516-06:00

Check out this thread. I laughed mucho. Its basically a dream come true for any young boy. Actually, any guy regardless of age would love to do this too.Oh dear lord! Bees!

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-1164728569811288502006-11-28T09:31:00.000-06:002006-11-28T09:52:53.586-06:00

I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. I got to meet up with my brother and his wife at my parents house in Tucson, AZ for the holiday festivities. We watched some football, some movies, and went to Tombstone, AZ to see a reanactment of the shootout at the O.K. Corral. It was a little cheesy, but whatever. One of the nights we drove out to this place called Kit Peak. It's a mountain peak out in

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-1163401197866469592006-11-13T00:59:00.000-06:002006-11-13T01:01:23.063-06:00

I call it, Creation of Oranda

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-1163125534500517062006-11-09T20:15:00.000-06:002006-11-09T20:33:35.203-06:00

Here is a goodie I found on my WXRT sampler CD. This band, The Redwalls, is made up of four Chicago boys who are suprisingly younger than I am. "Build A Bridge" was released on their second album "De Nova" which was released just this summer. If you're trying to find out what to get me for Christmas I have it on my amazon.com wish list.*wink wink*The Redwalls - Build A Bridge

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-1162932542649342902006-11-07T14:08:00.000-06:002006-11-07T19:34:18.220-06:00

Glorious

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I've been meaning to write a post to finish off the baseball season, but I've been putting it off for some time. Especially seeing as how even the post-season is over and my precious Cubbies ended their season a month ago, I'm definitely a little late. This year I made it to only 10 games while my goal was 15. Regardless, 10 is pretty awesome. I would have gone to more, but with the combination

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-1162604486258572402006-11-03T19:32:00.000-06:002006-11-03T19:41:26.273-06:00

Dear Fergie,You fucking suck. I heard a sample of your song "Fergilicious" and it is revolting. You remind me of Gillete (see side picture) the exception being Gillette is hilarious, and you're not. Also, the fact that this song is #3 on iTunes Top Songs makes me lose all hope in humanity. You fucking suck.Love,Brad

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-1162361895011337412006-10-31T23:03:00.000-06:002006-11-01T00:18:38.743-06:00

I recently took a long weekend vacation back to the SouthEast. I flew into Washington D.C. where I got to see Megz, Georgetown, the Air & Space Museum, and some other notable scenes. Then we drove to Greenville where I got to see some more long lost friends and had some long lost fun. Notable events were Finelli's crabmeat lasagna, late-night Krispy Kreme, Bella the baby eating hound, and many

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-1161057987997542682006-10-16T22:54:00.000-05:002006-10-16T23:16:16.913-05:00

On my way to the (fantastic as always) Mike Doughty show the other night I decided to grab some grubbage before the show. I found some random Chinese place to get some Kung Pao Chicken. On my way out of the restaurant to see one of my favorite musicians do his thing, I opened my fortune cookie. Very appropriately to the situation my fortune said, "Your love of music will be an important part of

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-1160458998579812022006-10-10T00:29:00.000-05:002006-10-10T00:43:18.593-05:00

This weekend I wasn't able to watch even one single minute of football. Fuckin' job.Go Bears! I hear you're doing awesome!

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-1159853700962476492006-10-03T00:33:00.000-05:002006-10-03T00:35:00.963-05:00

Back in the day my style of humor was offensive and outrageous. Now that I'm in the "grown up world", and I don't have my offensive and outrageous friends around me I'm starting to really miss it. I yearn for opportunities to use the developed skills I know to make one half of a room shocked, offended, and disgusted, while making the other half laugh. Instead I've taken up being cheesy because

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-1159504243264709662006-09-28T23:26:00.000-05:002006-09-28T23:30:43.280-05:00

There's this song I listen to called, "Catch My Disease." The lyrics are..."So pleasebaby pleaseOpen your heartCatch my disease"Naturally of course I sing,"So pleasebaby pleaseOpen your legsCatch my disease"So sue me, its how I get my thrills.

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-1159424798040335782006-09-28T01:09:00.000-05:002006-09-28T01:26:38.056-05:00

The other night I got the extreme pleasure of seeing the legendary Eric Clapton live in concert at the United Center. I had to work around a broken bus card, a walk through the ghetto, and a homeless lady who wouldn't leave me alone, but I got there and it was fan-fuckin-tastic. My seat was very far away, and the setlist could have been better (in my opinion) but the fact that it was Eric Clapton

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-1158074468442285082006-09-12T10:10:00.000-05:002006-09-12T10:23:05.160-05:00

Here is a sum-up of how my fantasy teams this weekend.LOSS: Boys' Town Blumpkins 251.40 vs SaucerNip Destroyers 272.13Notes: LaMont Jordan is an assholeLOSS: Romsuiag's Rancors 52.50 vs. The Killer Ducks 99.33Notes: Everyone on my team is an assholeOn the bright side however, is that the Bears shut out the Packers for the first time ever in Brett Favre's career.

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...of Winslow, Arizona. Not quite, but I am going to Tucson tomorrow which is where my parents recently moved. This will also be the longest vacation (5 days) from work since I started there. It will be nice to get away from the restaurant for a few days and not have to deal with dumb customers, dumb employees, and dumb vendors. I'll be sure to bring back some illegal immigrants with me

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-1157473548832464792006-09-05T11:06:00.000-05:002006-09-05T11:25:48.850-05:00

So I was browsing the iTunes music store and they have a section called "Just For You" where they post songs/albums that are similar to the songs/almbums you have on your computer. I saw one song that was titled "Wrigley Field" and I hastily bought it assuming I would love any song about Wrigley (ie "Wrigley Field" by Wesley Willis and "Go Cubs Go" by Steve Goodman). It turns out this song is NOT

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-1156472757647574372006-08-24T21:04:00.000-05:002006-08-24T21:31:00.690-05:00

A few weeks ago my boss-lady tried to get me some Cubs tickets from our Budweiser sales rep. Since Budweiser is an official sponsor of Wrigley Field it's said they always have tickets laying around for their clients. Clients being me. Instead of Cubs tickets the dumb cunt gave us 2 tickets to see Third Eye Blind at the House of Blues. At first I couldn't think of one song by them, but I knew

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-1155461406438616152006-08-13T04:29:00.000-05:002006-08-13T04:30:06.453-05:00

"I like you Cracker"-One of my wonderful employees

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-1155411852802560482006-08-12T14:39:00.000-05:002006-08-12T14:45:30.206-05:00

While in North Carolina for my brother's wedding, I was on the phone riding in the car with my mom and grandparents. When I got off the phone my grandpa said, "Later,' that's how the young people say "goodbye" now. 'Later."Funny to get a different perspective on the little things.

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-1154622875078548312006-08-03T11:24:00.000-05:002006-08-03T11:34:35.250-05:00

Everyone knows that if you are going to operate a business in today's world you need a domain name. Some companies choose their domain names innocently based on their company/organization's name. Some of us on the other hand see cheap laughs.1. A site called 'Who Represents' where you can find the name of theagent that represents a celebrity. Their domain name is www.whorepresents.com2. Experts

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-1154128751223592332006-07-28T17:59:00.000-05:002006-07-28T18:19:11.283-05:00

I got to see my very first Cubs game from the bleachers today. In all the games I've been to I've always ended up in one of the regular seats, but today was different. Its a whole different atmosphere in the bleachers. Its mega-casual, sunny, and has kind of a frat party feel to it. I was also just a mere 8 feet away from catching a home run ball by a John Mabry. Seeing that ball come straight

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-1154127580591051792006-07-28T17:46:00.000-05:002006-07-28T17:59:40.673-05:00

This is how I break my blogless streak...I got some spam in one of my email accounts today that advertised a website with "pretties with sticks" YIKES!(note: picture not included in this post for obvious reasons)

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-1152641841572957532006-07-11T13:11:00.000-05:002006-07-11T13:17:21.656-05:00

So I was supposed to go in to work today at 12:00, but boss lady said that since we have inventory tonight I might as well come in at 2:00 with her and she can pick me up instead of riding the bus. Then, around 1:00pm she called to tell me she was out drinking late last night so we're just going to go in at 3:00-3:30 instead.Gotta love riding the curtails of the boss's excuses.

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-1152120890894982582006-07-05T12:24:00.001-05:002006-07-05T12:34:51.030-05:00

I was watching CNN and they had on a clip of the Surgeon General talking about second hand smoke. Did you know this guy actually dresses like a real General? He wears a jacket with medals all over the front and on the shoulders just like something a military general would wear. The only difference is his is white. Does this mean the postmaster general has one a blue/grey version of the same

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-1151737729321634122006-07-01T01:40:00.000-05:002006-07-01T10:00:00.080-05:00

When I was younger my family and I went on a little vacation to San Francisco and nearby areas. It was one the first big-city visits in my life so there were a lot of new experiences in store for me. Some of the things I remember the most from that trip was; Alcatraz, really fast cab rides up really steep roads, self-cleaning public restrooms, and paying $2.50 for a soda refill. I also remember

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-1151418804456461362006-06-27T09:20:00.000-05:002006-06-27T09:33:24.520-05:00

While walking home yesterday I saw a homeless guy taking a shit in a bush. This was on the Magnificent Mile right next to the prestigious Wrigley Building (along the right side of the picture shown) that Frank Sinatra once sang about. A very fitting setting for outdoor defication I know.P.S. I just woke up from a 12 hour sleep. Damn.

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-1151017414372494402006-06-22T17:50:00.000-05:002006-06-27T09:20:50.413-05:00

So I saw An Inconvenient Truth today with Jill. In case you're not one of the cool kids, its a documentary by Al Gore that goes over the dangers of ignoring the Global Warming problem. I gotta say I liked it. He supplies a lot of hard data supporting his case that we are faced with a very serious and very imminent problem. While there are a lot of feasible things we can do to turn the problem

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-1149614239428591482006-06-06T12:11:00.000-05:002006-06-06T12:17:19.526-05:00

I've received so many "Happy 666 Day" messages today I feel like it's my birthday.

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-1149193546868942972006-06-01T15:23:00.000-05:002006-06-01T15:25:46.870-05:00

Everybody loves cash, especially me. If I had one billion (bearded?) clams this is what I would do with it, and in this order. Quit! Buy a big ass condo somewhere in Chicago. I don't know if I'd rather have a high-rise with a view, or a charming vintage home in Old Town. Either way, it would be big and expensive.Chicago is definitely the place to be in the summer, but I would need a winter

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-1148455167748321032006-05-24T01:59:00.000-05:002006-05-24T02:19:27.803-05:00

I've been working like a bitch the last few days (months?) and I'm falling far behind on catching up with my peeps. So, if you are one of these peeps then bear with me. I'll call up your stank butt sometime soon to catch up.On a seperate note, I'm throwing up a new Featured Flava. It's Shelter by Ray LaMontagne. I watched him perform on Austin City Limits on PBS the other day, then I noticed he's

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-1148102367147741802006-05-19T23:54:00.000-05:002006-05-20T00:23:01.356-05:00

Every advertisement for online dating services has a picture of a gorgeous women on it as if to imply that all the woman found through this service look like this girl here.That my friend is one of the white man's lies. Women like the one shown here don't have trouble finding dates. If they wanted to be accurate they would have a picture of someone like this.

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-1147798107182717452006-05-16T10:47:00.000-05:002006-05-16T12:26:32.310-05:00

I've finally given in. I have a MySpace page. I held off for a long time because I thought it was just too "public." Whatever, I'm in it now.http://www.myspace.com/waxhawrenegadeIn other news, the Cubs have lost 14 of their last 16 games. Regardless, I'm still going to keep my goal of attending 15 games this year.Check out the Cubs home game count I put on my sidebar.

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-1147171931433749672006-05-09T05:43:00.000-05:002006-05-09T05:56:18.046-05:00

I went to Greenville, NC last week to see my two good buddies graduate from Graduate school. I was only able to fly out for one night, but it was worth it since we had such a good time. The one night I was there was crunktastic, and many many pictures were taken.I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Chicago is just a few select people of my own personal paradise.

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-1146718481761472842006-05-03T23:47:00.000-05:002006-05-03T23:54:41.820-05:00

I met someone today who's name is Latrina.I wish I too was named after a place to take a shit. For example, my baby's daddy, Jon Redman.

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-1146640559669832112006-05-03T01:19:00.000-05:002006-05-03T02:15:59.783-05:00

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Today, May 1st Latino immigrants around the nation will not be working, dining out, shopping, or contributing in any way to the economy. This is in protest of the new immigration law that Congress is currently discussing. They're planning a rally here in Chicago that is expected to attract over 300,000 people.Regardless of the politics involved, I just want to say that some of the Latino workers

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-1146289576342987592006-04-29T00:37:00.000-05:002006-04-29T00:51:27.863-05:00

Greg Maddux just turned 40 years old and this season is so far the best start of his entire Hall of Fame career. In his first 5 starts he is 5-0 and has the lowest ERA in the MLB.He is now just one win shy of tying Nolan Ryan and Don Sutton for 13th place on the all-time career wins list. All the while Maddux is as humble as he always is. Such as when he says, "Starting pitchers sometimes get too

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-1146202038694406572006-04-28T00:26:00.000-05:002006-04-28T00:27:18.710-05:00

Don't deny it, you imagine yourself performing music in front of a sellout crowd too. When I think about it, I think playing Made Up My Mind by David Gray would be very fun to do. That and any Stevie Ray Vaughan style guitar solo. Also, just once, and only once, would I like to be a member of Rammstein and perform Du Hast in front of 20,000...southern bapist youth.Made Up My Mind is also the

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-1146116168572383472006-04-27T00:35:00.000-05:002006-04-27T00:36:08.586-05:00

Another fantastic video clip

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Cubs All-Star 1st baseman Derrick Lee broke his wrist in a base-running collision last night, and they're saying he could be out 2-3 months because of it. Of those polled at ChicagoSports.com, 46% think the Cubs are now "done." I disagree. While Lee is a great player coming off an amazing season in 2005 he is still just 1 of 9 positions on the field and in the lineup. The Cubs infield is also

Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382195828512167476noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463032.post-1145560413863457362006-04-20T14:13:00.000-05:002006-04-20T14:13:33.880-05:00

Head to your nearest IKEA store to purchase some Grundtal....as if you needed another one.

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The Easter Bunny Hates You

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Employee: "I don't want to work Easter, I have a 2 month old baby I want to take to church."Me: "The kid is 2 months old, he won't even know whats going on."Employee: "You're the devil!"Me: "Yeah, I know."

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