To continue a theme, I have not been watching the rather pointless Olympics, but thanks to critics, I've seen almost the entirety of Guy Ritchie's Corvette commercial (rather impressive). Were these critics being paid off by Chevy (yeah, I'm still calling them Chevy)? Adrants has a link if you want to watch the full commercial and I agree in protesting the protest so get everyone to watch it. Do these same people complain that Gatorade has fooled their kids into drinking their product so they'll have purple sweat or to pull Axe Cologne commercials since they convince men that women will jump them if they use their product? What makes this particularly ironic is that I rarely watch commercials nowadays so their complaints is the only reason I saw this advertisement. Fortunately, I'll now run out and buy a Corvette so I can do those amazing jumps!
After the whining and name calling settled down (hey, we invented the game. Perhaps the world should play by our rules), USA Men's basketball beat the supposed best team in the tournament and at the minimum made it very likely they will medal. I still haven't watched any of the Olympic's highlights, even though I have a monetary interest now, but from what I've read Argentina maybe the team that best matches up with the U.S. Are international teams used to playing back-to-backs? I would think that plays into the USA's advantage, though I doubt Brown has been using much of his bench. I'm actually much more worried about Argentina than the lamb in waiting which is Lithuania. With some luck, my second favorite nation will finish them off before the gold game.
Congratulations to Virgilius Alekna for winning Lithuania's 2nd medal of these Olympics (though still no gold). Only a sucker would have bet they wouldn't win more than one medal (when there are SO MANY insignificant events...)
However, there is some action on the table as I have bet the (hopefully) honorable dak $50 that Lithuania will not win the gold medal in men's basketball (heck, I even threw in women's basketball since they didn't field a team). Any team that features a UMD basketball player must be crushed.
Having a lot of familiarity with one and a little with the other, I am greatly disappointed with the ACC's decision to hold the ACC championship game in Jacksonville over Charlotte. Central location in ACC country, a long history of supporting ACC championships and a better stadium (even with this claim of 4000 less seats) somehow didn't get the nod? I now must pray for both Miami and Florida St. to miss the game so everyone suffers.
ESPN has a blurb today about President Bush declining to sign some Olympic Truce - whether this is a real tradition that has happened at every modern Olympics as opposed to something which was done 2500 years ago I'm unclear on and don't have the energy to research at the moment, but I believe it is the latter. Thanks, World, for thumbing your noses at the good ol' U.S. of A.! Even though it's entirely ceremonial, one has to respect Bush for not signing it (unlike that hypocrite Blair) since the world (and half of America) would hold his feet to the fire once pen touched paper. Unless the World can get Bin Laden, all the terrorists and the Iraqi rebel leaders to sign with Bush, they can just keep their mouths shut.
Congratulations to America's athletes for a solid first day to take the early medal lead (though there are still more than two weeks to go). Solid win by Phelps, but as I keep saying, he'll probably end up with 3 or 4 golds, but 7 or 8 is really out of the question (though I of course would like to see him do it).
"Cocaine is a hell of a drug"
Our LA correspondent has informed me that Rick James has passed away. Does anyone notice a pattern here? Dave Chappelle signs on to play Rick James in a movie based on his life (he is Rick James, bitch - after all) and a film starring Jamie Fox on Ray Charles' life is coming out mere months after his death.
Stevie Wonder, if you value your life don't sell your story!
Happy Birthday! Not to a special lady whose birthday was yesterday, but today marks the 45th anniversary of Chevrolet registering the name Corvair for its new car (yes, it's an Italian site though I heard about this on Headline News). Some say the cars are rare and collectable. I only pray they go up in value.
Despite some leadership problems, after a half-court buzzer beater against Germany Allen Iverson will be known for the rest of the Olympics as Captain America.
(ok, I stole it from a sports radio show)
Defamer is as good a site as any to chronicle the controversy surrounding a billboard erected on Sunset Blvd. depicting two (not porn) actors in the middle of their craft. In fact, this article has one of the best quotes I've seen in a while.
Yes, indeed, there's a great deal of "subtext and complexity" at play here: You see, Chloe Sevigny is not actually Gallo's girlfriend, and yet he somehow talked her into fellating him with a camera rolling.
Dave Chappelle has become my role model as I now endeavor to be paid $50 million for doing something.