Been a busy morning. Up at 5:20 to get a few things out of the way for work, then a vet appointment for the pup (he’s doing great since the surgery…everything back to normal — other than the removed gall bladder of course), and now back to the office with a to-do list that just might stretch from here to Indiana if I laid it out flat.
But because I love you all, my first stop is here with a few videos that are sure to brighten your Monday morning. My apologies in advance for them not being specifically sports related, but I think you’ll forgive me after watching them.
The first video is actually just an audio clip from a recent edition of the Glenn Beck radio program. Now, I am not posting this to make any kind of political statement. Healthcare is an important debate, but Midwest Sports Fans is not the forum to have it. This is, however, the forum for listening to and laughing at radio hosts going completely off their rockers. Click here to jump right to best part (3:30). Otherwise, listen to the entire exchange so you get the context. Things start to heat up around the 1:30 mark.
Audio: Glenn Beck Screams and Goes Off on Radio Show Caller
Next, we go back to the world of music. Last week, I pitted two of the greatest 80s music videos ever — “Never Gonna Give You Up” by Rick Astley and “Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)” by Journey — against eachother in a mano-a-mano battle for cheesiness supremacy. Today, we get to see Rick Astley in an entirely new light with the following mashup of “Never Gonna Give You Up” and “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana. The mashup was created by German mashup artist DJ Morgoth (via Sports Rubbish) and I found it during my daily perusal of Hot Clicks. Enjoy.
Video: Rick Astley – Nirvana Mashup
Ever since hearing the acoustic version of Outkast’s “Hey Ya” by Obidiah Parker, I have long thought that it would be great for more such juxtapositions of musical genres. This Rick Astley-Nirvana mashup is further proof of just how great this can be.
And since I probably won’t be able to write a whole lot more today, here are some other mostly-sports-related links from around the blogosphere and web to get you through the day:
Freddy Garcia to throw bullpen session Monday for White Sox; Ozzie Guillen channels his inner Denny Green — (Tribune)
Unlikely Giant makes steroid confession — (Extra Baggs)
Awesome uniforms at a minor league game — (Big League Stew)
The Indians suck in most ways, but they get bobbleheads right – (The Slanch Report)
Happy Birthday Gisele Photo Gallery — (Moondog)
GREAT new Cleveland Indians T-Shirt: Regressive Field — (Waiting For Next Year)
Strong Opinions from John Lynch — (My Sports Rumors)
Top 10 Ways the KC Chiefs Offseason could have been worse — (Arrowhead Addict)
Celebrating the 15th anniversary of Pulp Fiction, NFL-style — (FanSided)
ESPYs: Samuel L. disappoints and Tim Tebow looks like “Jim Tressel’s gay son” — (Detroit4Lyfe)
So, about Joe Mauer hitting .400... — (Babes Love Baseball)
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* – Glenn Beck photo credit: Roger Gray Blog
* – Rick Astley photo credit: Dishiness.com
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