In my recent Celebrity Round-Up I made fun of Dane Cook.  It got me thinking, "Who are my least favorite comedians?"  Everyone puts out favorite lists but no one ever touches the worst.  Of course it is subjective and personal taste but to me these people are the absolute worst.

#5 Paula Poundstone/ Kathy Griffin

This is a strange question, but do you think anyone has benefited from the tragedies of the terrorist attacks of 9/11?  If you answered Paula Poundstone, you would probably be correct...no I am not going to go into how Dick Cheney's stock in Haliburton rose by 4000% during his time as vice President.  Paula Poundstone had a bit of a drinking problem and she got liquored up during the summer of 2001 and drove her kids to an ice cream parlor.  Well workers at the parlor noticed and called the police after she left.  Paula was arrested for drunk driving and child endangerment.  To make matters worse she was also charged with committing lewd acts upon a girl under the age of 14.  Then 9/11 happened and the media had a new focus and Paula slipped through the cracks.  She received probation and was barred from being a foster parent.  Now she uses all those experiences for her new material because apparently child molestation jokes are the new "in".  Well Christopher Titus got a couple years out of a horrible sitcom based on his jokes about his dad beating him.  The Minneapolis library system was set to have a rally to get kids and adults to read in 2006.  The original comedian scheduled was Kevin Nealon but he canceled so they booked Paula Poundstone.  Numerous schools dropped out of the program after she was booked....gee I wonder why?  I really don't need to explain Kathy Griffin. She is just plain horrible and unfunny.  I think her whole career has been based upon the character she played on Seinfeld.  She wasn't funny then and she isn't funny now.

#4  Jeff Foxworthy

Is it the mustache?  The pseudo-mullet?  I can't stand this guy.  I just want to rip that silly 'stache off his lip.  That show he hosts on Fox, Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader, is fitting since the last time I laughed at a Foxworthy joke was when I was in fifth grade.  I hate the redneck jokes and then all the other "you might be a..." jokes that he spawned.  The worst was when I was living in southern Minnesota.  It was the southern part of the state so people took that to mean that they were actual southerners.  One of the houses that was across the street from my place held some of the biggest troglodytes I have ever seen.  They were Foxworthy fans and one night they were drinking the southern Minnesota staple, Michelob Golden Draft Light, complete with olives in the glass, which we call a Minnesota Martini, and they started in with Redneck jokes.  The winner: You may be a redneck, if'fn you're me!  HAHAHAHAHAHA....yeah that was the same guy who destroyed his front door and couldn't fix it so they used the side window on the porch to enter and exit the house.

#3.  Larry the Cable Guy

Ugh...this guy.  I had students constantly saying his line...GIT-R-DUN!  Also the neighbors I mentioned above would at all hours of the night scream "GIT-R-DUN!"  Oh it was so bad.  How can a bigot get so famous?  Well, Larry has said that he speaks what America thinks so I guess that means everyone in America is a racist and homophobe.  He's a fraud.  Take some time and look up his early work under his real name.  I really loved seeing him in a perm and Cosby sweater and telling jokes about cubicles. 

#2.  Carlos Mencia

This may come off as racist but it's not; I just hate Carlos Mencia.  If he is the most talented comedian to come out of Latin America, then I am surprised more Americans aren't clamoring to put up a 50 foot fence with barbed wire that packs a 50,000 volt punch.  Carlos is a thief.  He has stolen from Joe Rogan and numerous other comedians.  Do yourself a favor an look for his feud with Joe Rogan.  It got very heated and there were times when Rogan would confront Mencia and they almost came to blows.  Also one of the funniest things I ever heard concerning Carlos was when he was doing a radio show and talking about a skit he was working on for his show, whose format was basically a rip-of of the Dave Chappelle Show.  It was something about the Olympics for the deities of world religions.  Well they did air it but after Carlos hung up the DJ said that they would never have Carlos on the air because he stole the bit from them.  He then played the skit they aired a year prior that had been floating around the internet.  Oh and another reason I hate Carlos Mencia, his catch phrase was "dee dee dee." WTF?  I think his thievery caught up with him and eventually his show was canceled and I have not seen him do any performances but low and behold CNN paraded Carlos Mencia out to speak about Hispanic Americans thought about healthcare.  WTF?

#1.  Dane Cook

Sweet Jesus I hate this guy.  I blasted Carlos Mencia for thievery.  Cook is just the same.  Do a youtube search for him and Louis CK.  There is one video that shows how Dane took Louis CK's act verbatim but gave his strange twist to it.  That strange style...where did he get that from?  When he was writing out Louis CK's jokes did he think to himself, "How do I make this better?  I GOT IT!  I will say the joke in a normal voice, repeat it in a strange voice, and then shout it!  I AM A FREAKIN' GENIUS!"  Yes that is his style.  Say the joke, repeat it in funny voice and then scream it.  I guess when people hear someone yell it is funny.  I think I have only laughed at Dane Cook twice.  Once was during a stand-up routine and I had a few too many beers and seeing him run around stage was cool because my eyes were having a difficult time focusing.  The other time was when his brother embezzled millions of dollars from him.

I swore I would never do this but let me ask you:

I was going to do some more posts today however I didn't sleep last night because of thunderstorms and oppresive humidity and my afternoon was spent watching National Geographic Channel while trying to stay cool.  So another week has passed and here are some more mash-ups for you auditory pleasure.  I have four this week and while uploading them I realized I was very obsessive compulsive when it came to numbers.  I usually post three or that is what I am aiming for but I didn't like the fact that the third mash-up wasn't a multiple of three.  I am like that with video games as well.  When I play basketball games my players have to have an even amount of points.  It is so creepy.  Anyway here they are.

This has to be one of the best newer mash-ups I have heard.  It combines "Single Ladies" by Beyonce with the theme song from The Andy Griffith Show.  MASH-UP MADNESS ENSUES!

This is from the same DJ that brought you the previous mash-up.  this one takes "We Will Rock You" by Queen and combines it with "Jump Around" by House of Pain and then for good measure he throws in some "Back in Black" by ACDC.  I had to include this mash-up because I am getting psyched for the college football season and "Jump Around" has become a fan favorite at Camp Randall.

This mash-up I debated about posting.  It is "We Will Rock You" by Queen mixed in with "Hey-Ya" by Outkast.  MTV tried to capitalize on the popularity of the mash-up craze with two albums.  The first album was the mash-up/collaboration of Jay-Z and Linkin Park.  I have to hand it to them because I did enjoy some of the stuff on that album.  Well the horrible part was that they made their own mash-ups.  It wasn't like they were doing it for fun or the love of music.  It was just about the money.  This is one of those songs from the album.  To me it doesn't sound good but then as the great prophet Beck once said, "MTV makes me want to smoke crack".  The high point of mash-ups was Danger Mouse's Grey Album (he combined elements from Jay-z's Black album with the Beatles White album) and the lowpoint was when MTV tried to make a profit.  It turned people away from mash-ups and it is just now that they are starting to regain popularity.

I love this mix.  It's "In da Club" by 50 Cent with "Closer" by Nine Inch Nails.  Wicked mix but I must admit it takes a little to get the grove going.

Finally a friend sent me this video over on the facebook.  I don't know if it can be rightfully called a mash-up but it comes close.

I hope everyone had a great weekend and here's to the week ahead.

Two weeks have passed since my last round up.  The celebrities aren't giving me much to work with this summer.  I think it is because they are worried that they will be the next to die.  On to the round up.

Paula Abdul quit American Idol this week.  OK she didn't quit, she just didn't want to renew her contract.  She did the classy thing and announced her decision via Twitter.  I am seriously going to miss her on the show.  There was just something about her chemistry with that Simon.  I will also miss when she blows her morphine covered kisses in the air to the contestants that she sleeps with as well as when she gives them a big old vicodin encrusted hug after their performances.

American Idol producers have announced that they will have guest judges and one that they have already signed is Victoria Beckham.  I had to find a photo of her from when she was actually performing.  She can't replace Paula; she isn't addicted to anything.  I know you're thinking, "But she's addicted to plastic surgery."  WRONG!  She's just indecisive.  She can't make up her mind if she wants the implants or doesn't want them.  Wow...I guess indecisive is a horrible thing for a judge on a hit reality series.  I can just see her judging the contestants..."I wasn't really into your song because you are so fat."  Victoria Beckham on American Idol would make as much sense as having Michael Vick as a guest on The Dog Whisperer.

Trent Reznor quit his Twitter and Myspace pages because of trolls.  They were insulting the ethnicity of his new girlfriend.  The guy is brilliant and seems so peaceful.  He music is aggressive but he doesn't act that way.  I feel bad and this is just another reason why I won't use Twitter.

Steven Tyler of Aerosmith was playing with the band out in Sturgis, South Dakota this week and while singing "Love in an Elevator" he fell into the crowd and suffered head and neck injuries as well as a broken shoulder.  I think his injuries would have been more severe if his lips didn't help cushion the fall. 

Roseanne is trying to stay relevant by saying crazy things and appearing in outlandish costumes for magazines.  Heeb Magazine (Yes, a magazine geared for Jewish intellectuals that uses a slur as their title) interviewed Roseanne and she also posed for these photos.  She was inspired to dress as Hitler because when she made cookies for her son she would put Swastika armbands around them in an attempt to win his love.  Roseanne also had this to say about AA and alcoholics: "I HATE alcoholics and AA. If you can't drink responsibly, don't drink at all. Don't go to meetings, whine about your character flaws and blame the fact that you are a sociopath on booze."  Hey, Roseanne, I hate to break it to you but if it weren't for booze, well, you probably wouldn't have gotten famous or laid.  Actually I think that comment is more geared at her ex-husband Tom Arnold who has said he was in AA.  Roseanne had this to say about vegans: "Vegans are all coke-sniffing, cigarette-smoking faux socialists who listen to music that has no melody at all, so fuck them."  She is insane...quick, someone get her a sitcom.

This week a woman approached Method Man seeking an autograph.  Instead of pulling out a pen, he pulled out an Airsoft gun and started shooting her.  He must have been smoking some crazy shit in his bong because I always thought potheads were mellow.  I am never going to ask him to sign anything.

Guess the ass!  The 45 year old person in question was recently signed by the Oakland Raiders to play quarterback and then her dog was signed to play running back.  OK so maybe it didn't happen but I wouldn't put it past Al Davis, owner of the Raiders, to do something crazy like that.  Oh...Nicolette Sheridan

Documents released this week show that Nicolas Cage owes $6millon to his uncle.  No, not Francis Ford Coppola although Nic should be kissing his feet for having his uncle get him his early parts...FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH?  No, he owes the IRS $6million in back taxes.  Oh that should be easy for him to make.  All he would have to do is make some sort of crappy movie about a wizard.  If you are upset about the fact that he owes more money than you'll ever make, just remember, he married Michael Jackson's sloppy seconds.

I briefly mentioned last time that Mischa Barton was committed to a mental health hospital.  She did in fact try to kill herself so she was committed against her will.  She became depressed over losing her job on a new TV show.  Some of her friends told the media that she wasn't committed or tried to kill herself instead they said she had a tooth ailment.  You know what would have been more believable?  Saying that she was upset over the loss of her Best Actress Oscar statue.  I hope she is on the road to recovery.

Martha Stewart turned 68 this week.  At first glance I thought she was showing off how she planned on celebrating in style.

Lindsay Lohan got her peroxided act together.  She has been cast for a role in the upcoming Robert Rodriguez movie, "Machete".  In case you are wondering "Machete" was one of those fake trailers in the Grindhouse movies but it tested so well with the audience that it was greenlit for production.  You know I hope this role does Lindsay some good.  Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino have been known to resurrect movie careers.  Speaking of Q, who's with me to go see Inglorious Basterds?

Kid Rock was photographed showing off the bitterness that guys with small penises possess.  I decided to live with it and not act like an asshole all the time.  Kid Rock was actually photographed exiting a bar and surprise surprise, he was drunk.

My parents just informed me that I have a long lost sister and Kelly Clarkson is her name.  Judging from this photo we have the same tendencies when meeting someone of the opposite sex.

Here's a little Jon Gosslein for the ladies.  He is supposedly dating two women now.  The good thing, ladies, is that when his TLC show is canceled, he is planning on becoming an underwear model.

John Hughes died this week at the age of 59.  This summer really sucks for all the people that have died.  He gave us some of the greatest comedies in movie history: Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Weird Science, Pretty in Pink, Planes Trains and Automobiles, Curly Sue, The Great Outdoors, Uncle Buck, National Lampoon's Vacation, National Lampoon's European Vacation, Christmas Vacation, and Home Alone.  What I love about those teen comedies he wrote is that you can relate to the characters.  The problem with modern teen comedies is that I could never relate to any of the characters.  There were rumors surrounding one of his future movies.  The plan was that every ten years there would be another Breakfast Club sequel.  Well those plans fell through however they were in the process of making a 25th reunion movie.  Out of respect, I hope they do not make this.  John Hughes will be missed.

I don't understand Jessica Simpson.  She misspells laziness but spells grammar correctly.  Once again this is another reason why I don't use twitter.  She could have used dictionary.com but she probably misspelled dictionary and wound up on some porn sites.

Speaking of porn, Jenna Jameson announced that she will be posing nude for Playboy 4 months after giving birth to twins.  At first I thought this was quite the thing but then I started thinking.  It isn't that miraculous.  Thos twins crawled out at delivery, side by side, with ease.

I hear that smoking before going scuba diving is supposed to be great for the lungs.  Besides, if Jack Nicholson is ever not smoking his talent vanishes.

Hugh Jackman is set to star in a musical about the life of P.T. Barnum.  I hear it will be fabulous.  The movie studio has received countless petitions asking for the movie to explore Barnum's alleged allergies to shirts and pants.

Grace Jones is making a comeback to show Lady Gaga how authentic weirdos do it. 

A recent People magazine reunited the cast of Saved by the Bell...well almost everyone.  They didn't invite Screech(Dustin Diamond) because they said they were embarrassed by his actions.  Which actions?  Was it the phony foreclosure?  How about being a prowrestling champion in an indy league in Wisconsin?  Could it be the sextape?  How about how horrible he was on Celebrity Fit Club?  No, it is concerning the tell-all book that he is writing to expose all the secrets of the cast.  There was absolutely no reason they couldn't have invited him.  Jessie (Elizabeth Berkley) embarassed herself by getting naked in the movie Showgirls and A.C. Slater (Mario Lopez) embarassed himself by appearing on Dancing with the Stars.

Sweet Jesus!  I hate Dane Cook.  Recently he tried to cut in line at a midnight premire of the recent Harry Potter movie.  I can just picture him sneaking to the front of the line: "DO YOU KNOW HOW I AM?  PICKLES!  STRANGE NOISES! CORN!  I'M DANE COOK!"  People in line complained and the management told him to go to the end of the line. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Then as he walked away, the crowd cheered and heckled him.  I hope this has taught him some valuable lessons.  First, when sneaking to the front of the line, one must select a manlier movie.  Second, there are two places where Dane Cook should never be in public: in line and on stage.

Britney Spears driving?  That's a scary image.  In fact this is teh scariest thing dogs in Beverly Hills could ever see and it's quite possibly the last thing they will ever see.  No wonder they don't have a stray dog problem in Beverly Hills.

AND THE APOCALYPSE IS UPON US!  Britney and Lindsay got together to discuss the best rehab treatments and where the best dealers are located.  Wow, Lindsay is starting to look like Nicole Kidman.  I am surprised that a black hole didn't form when they got together...wait, Jenna Jameson wasn't there.

Some nude photos of Vanessa Hudgens were leaked this week.  Why am I posting a picture of my cat?  Well, they may have been taken before the other nude pics that were leaked.  That would mean that she was a minor when these "new" photos were taken.  So you get my cat.

I had another picture to show but was conflicted as to whether or not I should post it.  I wanted to because I hate the New York Yankees but I didn't want to because it's of a naked Hall of Famer.  How about I compromise and give you the link: Now you can see what Marilyn Monroe saw when she was married to Joe DiMaggio.

Well that is it for this week.  I hope you enjoyed.  Have a great weekend.

OK so I have been posting like mad today.  I think this makes number 3.  Look out!

#1.  Usually I laugh at Yahoo Answers for dumb questions, this time I laugh at a snappy answer.

#2.  At first I thought this was a serious question.  You can never tell when dealing with the people at Yahoo Answers.   Just think, some of those people will be our future elected leaders some day.

#3.  WRONG WRONG WRONG but a funny answer

#4.  Here is a blog that deals with the stupidity at Yahoo Answers.

#5.  And to end my obsession with Yahoo Answers, here is another blog that deals with the stupidity found on that site.

#6.  Who knew science could be so hardcore and sexy?  Is it getting hot in here or is it just science?

#7.  The sports world has many superstars.  Some achieve that status through heroics and others through dastardly deeds.  These guys had very colorful injuries.  My favorite is Wade Boggs.  They made a comment about it being hard to pull on cowboy boots with greasy fingers.  Boggs ate fried chicken before every game of his major league career.

#8.  There are many sports franchises out there that leave me scratching my head as to why they have the team name that they do.  For instance, why are they called the L.A. Lakers when there are no lakes in Los Angeles?  Were they that lazy and couldn't think up a different name after they moved from Minnesota?  Well here is a list of some teams that almost had completely different mascots.  The Minnesota Wild were almost called The Blue Ox...just bring back the North Stars!

#9.  I found this list from Mental Floss intriguining.  It is the origin of some of the best condiments.  I had no clue that Hidden Valley Ranch was an actual place. 

#10.  I found this Bernie Madoff hate site.  It contains hate mail amongst other things.

#11.  Damn!  This CD is out of stock.  I so want it.  I bet the rhymes are as great as the artwork.

#12.  So this safety billboard in New Zealand has caused quite a stir.  It shows a boy and when it rains the boy begins bleeding to remind motorists to drive safely in inclement weather.  I wish I had that billboard around here instead of the drunk driving ad I always see where this guy sees blood everywhere.  It's like a horror movie.

#13.  G.I. Joe the movie is set to release soon or maybe it already has.  I haven't paid attention.  Anyway, I hope the movie is just like the original cartoon.  Watch the videos, you'll see some great escapes.

#14.  I think the website lives up to the URL's promise.

#15.  Do you like to take photographs?  Are you an idiot?  Well here are 78 rules of photography for idiots.  I learned quite a bit.  First and foremost, I learned that I am an idiot.

I hope you enjoyed.

I know have written a great deal about one of the bars I frequent.  The bar is called The Old Baraboo Inn located in Baraboo, WI.  I know I have down at least 4 entries about my experiences with this establishment.  Once again I thought I would share.

The first time I visited, I went with two close friends, whose identities will be protected by the monikers Ozzie and Harriet.  Well we arrived and upon entry I noticed a strange suffocating vibe.  I also noticed there were only two other people in the bar besides my party and the bartender.  It was as if there was an unwelcome feeling.  Something didn't want us there.  We ordered our beer and were just still on edge because of this suffocating feeling. 

We started talking with the bartender, and me being as ballsy as I am, asked the bartender if it was true that this place, The Old Baraboo Inn, was haunted.  He regaled us with tales of the origins of the bar and what it used to be.  It was very interesting to hear this guy tell the history of this one building in the old circus town.  It definitely wasn't the type of history I learned about in grade school.  Wisconsin was a wild place back in the 1860s and Baraboo was one of the wildest towns.  Besides being winter home and headquarters for the Ringling Brothers circus, Baraboo was also a meeting point for railroads from Chicago and Minneapolis.  Needless to say, Baraboo had a nefarious reputation.  The Old Baraboo Inn was one of the places where that reputation was earned. 

Listening to the stories about the gun fights and brothels and prostitutes really made me feel strange.  I started to get chills followed by hot flashes.  It was strange.  The owner then stopped mid-sentence and said to look at his arms.  The hairs were standing on end and he explained that there must be a spirit around.  Now I was getting antsy.  He also told us stories of the renters he has lost over the years.  In particular one lady who has a son with autism.  The son would wake in the middle of the night and have conversations with people who weren't there.  Listening to more and more stories about the place just was really making me feel a connection to the spirits.  Now, some of you may be asking yourselves, "But I thought this guy was educated."  Yes, I am educated but there are just some things out there that I can't explain.  I do believe there are spirits.  I do not know if they are actually a person or an imprint that the person has left behind.

As I was drinking my Creamy Dark, I felt a presence.  At first I thought nothing of it until I felt intense pressure around my throat.  It wasn't a light grab or a brush, this was almost as if I was being choked.  Of course I wasn't choking but I felt like something was trying to choke me.  Then one of the motion sensor machines came on and no one went by it.  Harriet was gripping Ozzie's leg so hard that he had fingerprints.  This of course was after the owner told us that we were sitting over one of the most active parts of the basement.  We decided to wrap up our night at the Old Baraboo Inn soon thereafter.

My experience the second time was quite different.  When I entered there was no heaviness hanging in the air inside the bar but it felt warm and welcoming.  We sat down and had our $2 Creamy Darks (although now due to recession the price is $2.50).  The bartender remembered Ozzie and myself which was an awesome feeling that he remembered us after not having been in there since September; Harriet did not come because of the first experience.  We talked for the longest time and nothing happened.  Then out of nowhere a motion sensor went off and no one set it off.  We just laughed as we noticed extreme temperature changes and the hair on our arms standing on end.  As the night progressed and the talks of the supernatural and unknown went all over the place I brought up something I saw on Paranormal State.  A house was haunted because of human remains on the property.  I asked the bartender if, because of all the gunfights, there might have been people buried in the basement because of the amount of paranormal activity.  He didn't answer but reminded me that the place was a former bordello so there were probably remains of fetuses and unwanted babies buried in the basement.  I nodded and then I felt what can best be described as an electrical current grab my leg and run up my back and into the back of my skull.  Just then I started tearing up and crying.  It was unbelievable.  It was like something entered me to make me feel the pain that had taken place at this location. 

I stopped the crying and got myself together and decided to make a pit-stop.  Once I got up and started walking toward the bathroom I had the feeling that I was being followed.  I walked faster to get to the destination.  I entered and made sure to lock the door but as I was going I couldn't help but feel I was being watched.  I looked over my should and saw nothing and then I looked down and then I felt a hand on my shoulder and that was it.  I got out of there as soon as possible and went back to the bar where I started to have an asthma attack.  The rest of the night I just felt so weird, like I had just made contact with the spirits.  No, not the alcoholic spirits but something out there that is unexplained.  The reason I knew it couldn't be alcohol induced was because I had switched over to Coke after having only 2 beers.  Well the night progressed and we decided to call it a night.

One of the next times I went to the Old Baraboo Inn was on Halloween.  I was hoping that something spooky would happen because of this holiday.  Nothing happened to me or Ozzie, but something did happen.  The original post I did about this visit, I mentioned how these ladies dressed as pirates sat down next to us.  Well little did I know at that time they would provide some great photographic evidence of a haunting.  Apparently after Ozzie and I left the "pirates" started having problems with their instant camera.  It was going off by itself.  When they developed the film it showed that pictures were in fact taken and that there was a smokey presence in front of the lens.  Now one might venture that someone was smoking.  No, none of them smoke and the camera was next to the ashtray and one can see that there is no cigarette in the ash tray.

Then my friend, the Croatian Sensation, came for a visit.  Ozzie and I took him to visit the Old Baraboo Inn.  Nothing happened to me that evening.  Then the next time the Croatian Sensation came to visit we went again and this time there was a paranormal group conducting an investigation.  They had collected EVPs (electronic voice phenomena) and had some sort of electronic magnetic finder that sensed where there may be presences.  They interviewed me because of the two experiences I had so someday whenever they publish their findings, I may be mentioned in this book. 

This past week, the Croatian Sensation returned along with his wife and child.  We decided to go to our haunt and see what was up.  When I entered, I felt a strange presence once again.  I sat at the bar and started feeling weird.  My face felt like it was on fire but my arms felt like they were ice cold but they were warm to the touch.  We heard more stories of occurrences from the bartender including the tale of a Friday the 13th wedding reception where 3 different people saw an apparition as well as more photos being taken and having a smokey presence appear in the photo.  One such photo was of the bride and two of her bridesmaids.  It appeared as if they were being engulfed with this smoke.  None of them were smoking.  As for the apparition, the owner said how he put his special baked beans on the buffet and had to go back to the kitchen for a spoon.  When he returned there was a man dressed as a cowboy looking at the beans.  The owner turned around and the person had vanished.  Then another bartender went to get something on the buffet and he saw the man dressed as the cowboy staring at the beans.  He went to get the owner but before he could say anything it disappeared.  Then a member of the wedding party came to the owner and asked, "IS there supposed to be a guy dressed like a cowboy here?"  The owner said he would take care of it.  This is strange because as I mentioned earlier there were gunfights and supposedly a few guys were killed an buried at this establishment and another guy from the old days got drunk and fell down the stairs.  Is the apparition him?  Who knows but as I already said there was an EVP.  One of the paranormal researchers asked, "I hear there are cowboys here, where are they?"  They clearly pick up, "Here's a boy."  No one else in the room. 

The owner also talked about a skeptic who saw a little girl playing around in the back room and that made her run screaming from the bar.  Another patron brought his little child into the bar and she asked, "Daddy are all those kids supposed to be hear?"  The father looked and saw nothing.  The little girl then asked if she could go play and the father gave her the affirmative.  A few minutes later he looks at his daughter dancing in the area where the EVP was collected.  It wasn't like a simple kid dance, no, it was as if she was dancing and locking arms like in a square dance type deal.  She was laughing and giggling. 

The Croatian Sensation brought his son into the bar.  He went nuts.  He was running everywhere, laughing, and having a grand old time.  We didn't think nothing of it until he started waving and saying, "Buh-bye, buh-bye!"  Then as the night was winding down, the owner came out to talk with us and that is when I got hit.  I started feeling an electric current all around me.  I went to the bathroom.  As I walked through the back room, in the area where the little girl was spotted, where the cowboy was spotted, where the EVP was collected, and where the other little girl was playing, I walked through an ice-cold spot.  There were no air conditioners running.  I went through this ice spot and just felt sick.  I went into the bathroom and just felt ill.  I came out and the spot was gone.  At the bar, I started feeling the electricity and I was feeling like my face was on fire despite being ice cold.  Then something hit me in the chest.  It caused me to have an asthma attack.  I felt as if I was being attacked.  We soon left.  I am anxious to go back to the Old Baraboo Inn.

If only I knew more bloggers in my area.  I would plan to have a Xanga meet and greet at this bar.  Oh and for the under 21 crowd, this is Wisconsin so you'll be safe.  If anyone ever visits a place called Wisconsin Dells, I'm not far away and neither is the Old Baraboo Inn.  Let's have ourselves a ghost-hunting expedition.

This is the Croatina Sensation with his son.  You may have to enlarge this but if you look at the ceiling fan and the deerhead directly under it there is a strange spot.  It wasn't there when I snapped the photo.

I thought maybe I could catch something in the dining area and dance floor but I didn't.  Look at the TV.  You may have to enlarge.  Above the man on the left there is another strange circle.

The owner calls this guy "The Nightwatchman".  He always freaks me out when I go through that area.

This photo is of that one active area I mentioned.  Where I am standing is about where I walked through the spot that was ice-cold.  He does have an air-conditioner back there but it was not running and definitely not running during the winter when some of these other occurrences took place.  Yes there is another strange dot but that is actually there.  He had a clock on the wall so the paint hadn't faded.

I hope you enjoyed...seriously...Xanga meet-up?

Wacht auf, Verdammte dieser Erde,
die stets man noch zum Hungern zwingt!
Das Recht wie Glut im Kraterherde
nun mit Macht zum Durchbruch dringt.
Reinen Tisch macht mit dem Bedranger!
Heer der Sklaven, wache auf!
Ein nichts zu sein, tragt es nicht langer
Alles zu werden, stromt zuhauf!

Volker, hort die Signale!
Auf, zum letzten Gefecht!
Die Internationale
Erkampft das Menschenrecht

Es rettet uns kein hoh'res Wesen
kein Gott, kein Kaiser, noch Tribun
Uns aus dem Elend zu erlosen
konnen wir nur selber tun!
Leeres Wort: des armen Rechte,
Leeres Wort: des Reichen Pflicht!
Unmundigt nennt man uns Knechte,
duldet die Schmach langer nicht!

I had a meeting tonight.  It was boring.  I got another rejection letter.  I guess it isn't so much rejection as just another testament as to how bad the previous administration fucked up the country especially the education system and now the kids have to suffer.  I think I am going to have to start thinking of being a gigolo or making "movies" or "donations".

I had a bat in my house this evening.  At around 8:30 I heard some thuds coming from the upstairs and then my cats running around.  I just figured they were chasing each other.  I came on here and was typing away and then I hear my cats running around and hissing and growling so I go to check it out and there is the flying rat.  My adrenaline was pumping but I have this phobia of flying creatures.  The thing started swooping at me and the cats so I picked them up and locked them in the upstairs portion of the house.  I grab a mop and started playing baseball with the bat.  Slap...slap...slap...it goes to the floor.  I smoosh it but not hard enough.  Those things have high pitched screams.  I then go into hockey mode and wrist shot it onto my back porch.  I quick close the door as the bat flies right into the glass on the door.  I laugh and then it flies back and hits the glass.  It's frantically flying around on my back porch and I can hear its screams through the door.  I think I hurt it.  It gets tangled in the chain on my screen door.  I laugh and take my mop, which I just used to mop my bathroom, and I swat it against the screen door.  The bat starts screaming.  "FUCK YOU BAT!  TAKE MY MOP!  LOVE MY MOP!  I JUST USED THIS TO CLEAN MY BATHROOM" (yes I said that to the bat as I pressed and it screamed.  Also I have to admit I'm not the best aimer so that explains what I said next) "HOW DO I TASTE?  YOU LIKE THAT?  I'M THE MAN!"  I then open the door and flick it outside as I hear it screeching as it flew into the night sky.  I hope that bat tells the rest of the bats never to mess with me.  I shut the door, turn off all the lights, the adrenaline rush goes away and then my asthma kicks in and I collapse.  Thankfully I have inhalers in every room of the house.  I inhale and breathe and then my cats curl up next to me.  I am alive so I blog.  What's next?  Oh yeah, your weekly dose of motivation:

Well I hope I motivated you.

I think it's time for a beer or maybe lake swimming under the moon.

Previously on Freaks and Geeks: Pilot, Beers and Weirs, Tricks and Treats, Kim Kelly is My Friend, Tests and Breasts

This episode, I'm with the Band, is directed by Judd Apatow and was written by Gabe Sachs and Paul Feig.  Judd Apatow...you may have heard of some of his work.  I won't mention it because I don't want to annoy the hell out of you but if you haven't heard of him then I applaud you for living cut off from the world of entertainment.

Plot Summary: Lindsay encourages Nick to pursue a career in music. Nick continues to practice with his current band, but quickly decides he's better than them. Lindsay encourages Nick to audition for a bigger local band. When things don't go well in the audition, Lindsay is there to comfort Nick. After learning they have to shower in gym class, Sam, Bill, and Neil refuse to do it.

OK, the one story line of the guys refusing to shower after gym class is somewhat interesting.  I always thought mass showering was degrading.  I started that in freshmen year of high school.  No it wasn't after gym class, it was the morning before classes.  I lived in a dorm and I hated how the shower room was situated.  The stalls faced out into the drying/waiting room so everyone got to watch you shower and to make matters worse, of the 10 showers only 4 were operational with hot water so most mornings you had someone watching to see when you were finished.  Gym class wasn't that bad because you were in a hurry to get to class but it was still creepy.  At least the school had individual shower heads on the wall instead of the post in the middle of the room so its like everyone is gathering around the pole.  This episode also contains the famous streaking scene involving Sam.

I also enjoy the story of Nick playing drums.  Playing along to the music is classic.  I do that all the time.  I am sure the neighbors appreciate me struggling to play but one time they did say my Smoke on the Water sounded great.  Also when Nick auditions for the band look for creator Paul Feig's cameo.  He plays the bass player.  In real life he is a very talented musician and did write some of the musical scores for the series.  Writer Gabe Sachs also makes a cameo as the drummer auditioning before Nick and the sound mixer is a cameo by another fixutre on the show Jeff Judah.  I finally figured it out.  The bass player in Nick's band is named Sean.  In real life his name is Shaun Weiss and he was the goalie in The Mighty Ducks.

I also get thinking about how many people had "bands" in high school.  I never was in one but I just dreamed of playing.  I sit in my room at either the dorm or at the houses at the other school I attended and played and dreamt about one daying being on stage.  I never did appear on stage in a band but I did appear on stage once and got a pie in the face.

This episode also begins the love story between Nick and Lindsay and eventually that story gets creepily entertaining.

There are two errors in this episode. First, Lindsay and Nick are listening to "The Spirit of Radio" in his basement as he does his best to play along with his idol, Neil Peart. The show is set in 1980, and in the second episode John Bonham dies, which did happen that year. This is just three episodes later, and just two after the one that was on Halloween. So it seems like it's still supposed to be 1980, but they're listening to the live version of the song which was on Exit...Stage Left. But that album came out in 1981, so they're just off by about a few months to a year.  Also, Daniel's Guitar has a Misfits sticker on it, but it's of a logo they didn't use until 1981.  So...minor.

Music: "The Spirit of Radio" by Rush; "Sunshine of Your Love" (Cream), butchered by Seth Rogen and Creation; "Crossroads" (Cream), performed by Dimension; "White Room" by Cream; "One Step Beyond" by Madness

Quotes:
Neil: My mom says women prefer guys with a good sense of humor.
Bill: But you're not funny.
Neil: Screw you. I'm hilarious!

Sam: Will girls ever like us?
Neil: I think our best play is to go for the smart, sexy librarian type.
Sam: Cindy Sanders is, like, a librarian type.
Neil: Yeah, librarian for the Playboy mansion.

Mom: Lindsay, just say the words, it'll make him feel better.
Lindsay: Sam, you have a beautiful body, you're an Adonis, a slab of beef. If I wasn't your sister... Oh, my God!

So here is the episode, enjoy

This post was difficult to type because I was wearing my dry-ice handling gloves.
Shine on you crazy diamonds!
Hail, Obama!

This is why I didn't do a Celebrity Round-Up this week.

Take it up with him.  I have a few more posts about the weekend plus the next episode of Freaks and Geeks.

I didn't do a Celebrity Round-Up this week because I had company and I didn't want to disappoint them even though I did by my lack of finding them Amish quilts.  If only they had stayed until Saturday morning to see the farmers market.  the Amish brought out quilts and all that fun stuff but no sheets with holes.  I have a lot of photos I have taken over the past few weeks that I need to share with my great readers as well.  Well I thought first up I would do some more mash-ups or audio porn.  I hope you enjoy these.

This one contains so many songs.  It's sensory overload.  Stevie Wonder - "Superstition"; Cypress Hill - "Insane in the Brain"; Toadies - "Possum Kingdom:; Wild Cherry - "Play That Funky Music"; Belle & Sebastian - "If She Wants Me"; Phish - "Tweezer"

This one is a little Beastie Boys vs. Joan Jett.  "No Sleep til Brooklyn" vs "I Love Rock and Roll".  At first listen, I didn't realize it was a mash-up.  It sounded just right.

OK this one is "Machine Gun" by The Commodores vs "Gimme Shelter" by The Rolling Stones.  When I first heard this song I was dancing.  I was dancing like a madman.  I was trying to mimic the dance scene from Boogie Nights when they play this song.  God, I love that movie. 

Anyway, I hope everyone had an excellent weekend.