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Sports fans rejoice – High quality sports wallpapers

Steven Hodson — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:39:06 +0000

People can be really passionate about the sports that they like and in the spirit of that passion here are some really great high quality desktop wallpapers for your desktop. These come courtesy of WallpaperArt.org where you can find the complete second collection of Sports Wallpaper and download your own copies free of charge.

WARNING: All men should get their drool towels now!

Steven Hodson — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:45:00 +0000

Never mind that Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition. Ignore that Victoria Secret’s catalogue you have hidden in the garage. Walk away from that most excellent beer fridge you and your buddies like to hang around at on the weekends. They will all pale in comparison to what I am about to present to you so prepare your drool towels gentlemen for I bring you ……

The Man Wall

Okay … take a deep breath … here take this paper bag … breathe …. breathe …..

Feeling better?

Good. Now just to let you know what the good people from Hybrid Space furniture have brought together in order to provide you with this nirvana here’s a list of the Man’s Wall features.

52″ Vizio Flat Panel LCD HDTV
2 – 26″ Vizio Flat Panel LCD HDTVs
1200 watt Panasonic 5.1 Home Theater System
DVD player with 5-CD changer
2 – Wireless surround sound speakers
Live 7-foot sports ticker with built-in computer
1 year free service for sport’s ticker

But wait that’s not all.

How about a 1000 watt microwave oven and a 32-bottle wine rack (what no wine chiller ?? tsk tsk)

Add to that a full-size built-in beer refrigerated beer keg with tap

Then there is the iPod docking station for those times when only music will suffice.

Oh and for those times you and your buddies just want to chill with a fine cigar to go with the wine you have your own cigar humidors complete with temperature gauges.

Now for the bad news my friends so prepare your drool towel to become a crying towel for this thing of male testosterone beauty will cost you $14,900. However if that is something you are willing to forego a child’s education for you can find out more here at the Man Wall site. Enjoy.

hat tip to My Modern Metropolis

Extreme Golf? Elfego Baca Shootout is golf… with rattlesnakes.

Kim LaCapria — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:06:59 +0000

Rattlesnakes. Mountain climbing. Mountain lions.

It ain’t your grandpa’s golf game, that’s for sure. This Saturday, intrepid golfers will swap out golf carts for four-wheel drive vehicles and dune buggies and golf their way down rugged Socorro Peak on the final day of the Socorro Open in New Mexico.

Golfers begin the game teeing off at 2,500 feet. The course has one hole, a fifty-foot circle three miles down the mountain. These golf players have balls- ten, to be exact, and they have to finish with at least one. (Any balls that stay lost for twenty minutes count as a stroke.) Because of the extraordinarily rugged terrain, players are allowed to tee up for every shot, and each player is allowed three spotters to try to keep track of golf balls that are known to careen down abandoned mine shafts and into canyons.

Fancy golf bags are left in the desert dust for a driver, a five iron and laser range finders. Mike Stanley, 18-time game champion, says the hardest part is maintaining an upright stance on the uneven course. Stanley says:

“The hardest thing to do is get a stance built so you can stand and swing and not fall down. You pile up rocks. You dig with your feet. Anything to try to have some stable footing so you can swing and hit the ball.”

The Elfego Baca Shootout is named for Wild West politician and policeman Elfego Baca, who was born in Socorro.

‘Playboy’ Buddy Rose, Wrestler, Found Dead

JR — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:47:22 +0000

“Playboy” Buddy Rose, a wrestler during the 70s and 80s, has died. Rose, aka Paul Perschmann, was found in his home in Vancouver, Washington this week. He was 56 years old.

‘Playboy’ Buddy Rose Death

The cause of “Playboy” Buddy Rose’s death has not yet been determined. Family friends, however, tell area media outlets Rose suffered from diabetes and other health issues.

“Playboy” Buddy Rose worked with both the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and the American Wrestling Association. He made history when he wrestled in the first WrestleMania event in March of 1985. Rose wrestled as the masked “Executioner.” He lost to Tito Santana.

Rose’s final public match was in 2005 at a Wrestle Reunion event in Florida.

‘Playboy’ Buddy Rose Video

John Madden Retiring From NFL Broadcasting

JR — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:35:58 +0000

Legendary NFL broadcaster John Madden is retiring, NBC has announced. Madden has been in broadcasting for 30 years and is considered the most honored broadcaster in sports television history.

John Madden Retiring

In a statement released Thursday morning, Madden said it was simply time to move on.

“I’m 73 years old. My 50th wedding anniversary is this fall. I have two great sons and their families and my five grandchildren are at an age now when they know when I’m home and, more importantly, when I’m not,” he said.

“It’s been such a great ride…. The NFL has been my life for more than 40 years, it has been my passion–it still is. I appreciate all of the people who are and were such an important part of the most enjoyable, most fun anyone could have… that great life with the teams, the players, the coaches, the owners, the league… my broadcasting partners Pat [Summerall] and Al [Michaels]… the production people and the fans… is still great… it’s still fun and that’s what it makes it hard and that’s why it took me a few months to make a decision.

“I still love every part of it–the travel, the practices, the game film, the games, seeing old friends and meeting new people… but I know this is the right time.”

Madden Retiring: NBC’s Response

NBC Sports Chairman Dick Ebersol responded to Madden’s decision, issuing the following statement:

“I spent all day in the Bay Area yesterday with John and tried every way I could to make sure he was sure about his decision. And in true John Madden fashion, he was sure. He said it best when he simply said ‘it’s time’… and I admire him for that.

“To put any speculation to rest, John has just decided to retire because it’s time–nothing more, nothing less. We will never see or hear another man like John Madden. We will sorely miss him because he was the most fun guy ever to just hang out with.”

Madden’s Award-Winning Run

Madden has won 16 Emmy Awards during his time as a broadcaster. He’s also a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He coached the Raiders from 1969 until 1979, when he stepped away from the field and behind the microphone.

Katie Holmes Might Just Do It!

Meieli Sawyer — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:32:02 +0000

First Katie Holmes was bringing in a dismal number of All My Sons sales (presumably in part from her husband scaring people away), but it look like She’s Back. According to Variety, things aren’t as bad as they might seem. They claim that All My Sons is “selling just fine“:

“However, if the advance figure released by producer Eric Falkenstein is accurate, “All My Sons” looks to rank alongside “Equus” as one of the fall season’s biggest nonmusical box office performers.”

What? Really?! It’s too bad that this report comes waaay too late for anyone to believe it. Then again, these anti-Scientology protesters might do the trick in terms of publicity. Things could turn around after all!

Will you watch Katie on Broadway?

Image: WireImage

The Speidis Make 3 Mill in Two Years

Meieli Sawyer — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 18:54:47 +0000

Would you do something ridiculous for 3 million dollars? I would: ruin my fashion sense, make me say stupid things, even make me sing if I’ll be getting a payout like that. I suppose that puts me in the same boat as Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt of The Hills, who have more or less sold out and cashed in.

According to In Touch Weekly, the couples’ major appearances, photo shoots, and “business deals” have led to their sizable 1.5 mill a year salary.

“We are trying to entertain in every aspect of our lives,” Heidi confirmed in the In Touch blog.

Perhaps In Touch should review how much of their income was generated by tabloids alone. . . including their own. Nothing can beat the Spencer-Heidi-US Weekly threesome, though. Is everything they do a “cover story”?!

Um, don’t answer that.

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