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What of the Losing Team’s Apparel

admin — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:18:42 +0000

Ever wonder where all those pre-printed shirts go when a team loses the big game? Well wonder no more as the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette offers a wonderful article that illustrates where all those Baltimore Raven AFC Champions shirts end up.

Read The Article

17 Down and 2 left to go

admin — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:21:40 +0000

It is playoff season again, and you know what that means. More Steelers jingles. Download some new, and of course, some of the old favorites right here:

www.steelersfever.com

Vote for Profit and Fun!

admin — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:30:20 +0000

Hey everyone, as everybody has already told you a million times today … make sure you get out and vote. Not only can you try to fool yourself that you are living in a two-party system, but there is all kinds of free stuff to be had.

Take That YouTube

admin — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:11:49 +0000

Recently, in what can only be described as “giving the finger” to YouTube, MTV created a new site showcasing nearly all the music videos in their library. While you may not be able to see videos on MTV any more, you can always point your browser to www.mtvmusic.com and check them out there.

While testing out the site, I found some nice nuggets like:
Dead Milkmen - Punk Rock Girl
Run DMC - Mary Mary
Dinosaur Jr. - Feel The Pain
Wax - California

4 Wins in One Night

admin — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:54:52 +0000

In the sporting world of my head, last night was a good night as all four teams I was routing for pulled out a victory.

Pens topped Carolina 4-1
Tampa bested the Phillies 4-2 and tied the series
West Virginia takes down Auburn 34-17
… and my pool team earned a 11-6 victory

Not a bad night.

Been A While Since That Last Club Show

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:19:09 +0000

I know … I know. It has been a long time since the last time I graced this site with a post, but I promise to be better. The turn in the economy mixed with the upcoming winter months should provide me with ample opportunities to write some new posts.

But anyway … this past Tuesday I went to the Metropol (now Club Zoo) for the first time in nearly decade to see a band I hadn’t witnessed in over a decade, NOFX. Funny, but the last time I saw NOFX they played for almost the same amount of people and they were all ten years younger. Contrary to my early predictions, the audience had grown old with the band.

The show was excellent although the clubs status as a no-alcohol/all-age venue was slightly depressing to the masses. Especially when the average age of each spectator was in the 25-35 range. Throughout the night the band played a nice sample of old and new and even threw in some rarer tracks such as Radio (Reggae rehash of an old Rancid tune) and The Decline.

I don’t know how many more club shows I will be gracing with my presence in the coming years, but it was nice to step back in time for one night and remember a much simpler concert experience.

Yankee Stadium’s Last Season

admin — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:43:12 +0000

Yankee Stadium has been around for a long time. After all, they don’t call it the “House that Ruth Built” for nothing. Well, this year is the last season and after wards, the landmark will meet the wrecking ball. Several months ago, I contacted my uncle with the idea of making it up there for a game. Having been a Yankee fan all his life, he instantly took to the idea.

After a month or so of planning (tickets, van rental, hotels, etc.), we made our trek to New York city with assorted family and friends in tow. The adventure was documented in photos. Check them out here.

New Wood in Pennsylvania

admin — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:44:15 +0000

As many of you already know, I am a big fan of Roller Coasters and theme parks in general. This past Saturday, Catrina and I headed up to Waldameer Park in Erie, PA to ride the Ravine Flyer II. Not only is this one of the few wooden coasters to be built in the area in recent memory, but pretty damn good also. Many in my hobby have already placed among their top 5 favorite and these are people who take their wooden coasters seriously … very seriously.

Another important point of note, is that many people never thought that this ride would be completed. The project is nearly 15 years old and has seen many legal hurdles. Most of the objections were from a neighboring campground that is now lucky enough to have a top 5 woodie next door. Literally.

Here are some photos of our day. Lots of good times, good rides and good friends.

Steelers Announce 2008 Schedule

admin — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:00:32 +0000

With a half a dozen prime time games, I really hope that none of you Steelers fans planned on watching football at 1pm on Sundays. Only five of their sixteen regular season games will be on at that time.

Steelers 2008 Schedule

FEAR at the Moundsville State Penitentiary

tedcromwell — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:23:31 +0000

It has been over 8 years, but while flipping through YouTube today, I was reminded of a project (my first … in fact) that I worked on.

During my senior year in college, MTV visited the Ohio Valley to record a pilot for their new show, FEAR. Directed by the same man who invented reality TV with “The Real World”, FEAR was a contest based show that but people into insanely scary situations to see how they would react. The fearless would be rewarded in the end with a generous monetary prize.

Over 2-3 weeks, I did a lot of odd jobs for the production company including camera setup, intranet design and programming and even live tape deck and router switching during the actual taping. It wasn’t something that I would soon forget and I was excited today when I saw that a YouTube user preserved a little of it’s history … at least for a little while.

View FEAR’s Pilot Episode:
Part 1 - http://youtube.com/watch?v=0lsmFRi6×5Q
Part 2 - http://youtube.com/watch?v=N5LQINzhe1M
Part 3 - http://youtube.com/watch?v=WW2dFGjusqM
Part 4 - http://youtube.com/watch?v=EH3EgAXigSQ
Part 5 - http://youtube.com/watch?v=j4oME8Czo8o
Part 6 - http://youtube.com/watch?v=FuJ-Wj_YSRE
Part 7 - http://youtube.com/watch?v=nP6EEBWT0hk