This, That and the Other Thing

[captainsblog]

A bit more to say about last night's storybook ending- about a team that thoroughly outplayed its opponent, only to be denied time and time again, only then to face defeat after surrendering a goal on a rinky-dink lucky shot with barely three minutes left. The stars at the end proved to be two in number- one of the co-captains, always among the steadiest and grittiest of guys on the ice; and the unlikeliest of heroes, benched for poor play the previous game who redeemed himself, and then some, in the end.

But don't take my word for it:

http://www.youtube.com/v/V13XO-2X1mE

(I've saved and converted that to an .mpg file; ifn you want a copy, comment and I'll yousendit.)

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Other odd news from the morning surf:

Comcast broadcasts hardcore porn on Disney Channel

Children here got more than they bargained for when they tuned in to "Handy Manny" on the Disney Channel this week — hard-core pornography.

Cable giant Comcast is investigating how the porn was broadcast during the popular cartoon, which is about a bilingual handyman, Manny Garcia, and his talking tools.

Customer Paul Dunleavy was stunned Tuesday morning to find his 5-year-old son watching the broadcast.

"It was two people doing their thing; it was full-on and it was disgusting," the father of three told The New York Daily News.

There are only two things to add here. One, I'd never heard of this show before reading this story about it, and if you'd asked me to guess ahead of time, I'd think something called "Handy Manny" was way more likely to be a porno than a kid show.  And as for the offended dad? Anyone using terminology like "full-on" sounds like he's already been around the block (and probably behind the black curtain) in an adult video store more than once.

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Rochester's lilacs to be honored as official New York State bush

It was only a matter of time, after all. It's been more than a year since the Mets traded Kris Benson to Baltimore, and his wife Anna was ultimately required to relinquish the title on account of non-residency.

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Right. The lawn is mown, the Two Weeks from Hell are behind me, and I would so be going to see Spidey today if it didn't involve hiding my pasty-white ass in a dark auditorium for close to three hours on such a beautiful Saturday.

(Yeah, I know. I'll post a review when I get back.)

Comments

[headbanger118.livejournal.com]

I heard about the Disney thing. I guess they were trying to compete with Avenue Q?