Archive for July, 2008

Disgraceful NASCAR Exhibition   no comments

Posted at 7:55 pm in NASCAR Racing

I help run a fantasy NASCAR league, and I prefaced our weekly wrap-up today with the following thoughts on that sorry excuse of an event held in Indianapolis yesterday…

The shame of it was that ESPN and their so called announcers removed any remaining doubt that they are nothing more than corporate puppet shills, spewing the NA$$$CAR company line.

That was an embarrassing exhibition of corporate greed showing a total disregard for the paying customers and the national audience that reportedly shrunk by the minute.

12 laps was the longest green flag stretch?

And with all of those extra caution periods and natural commercial breaks (which were amply filled with commercials), E$PN still found it necessary to take at least one, and sometimes two, commercial breaks during each 7 minute segment of green flag driving. (That was certainly NOT green flag RACING!)

Written by Paul on July 28th, 2008

Greg Laurie’s Son Killed In Car Accident   no comments

Posted at 6:52 am in Redneck Musings

Harvest Online ::: In Loving Memory of Christopher Laurie.

Christopher Laurie, son of Pastor Greg Laurie and Cathe Laurie of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, California, died this morning in a car accident in Riverside. A resident of Huntington Beach, Laurie, 33, served as the art director at Harvest Christian Fellowship for the past three years.

More details here…

You may pass along condolences and thoughts for the Laurie family by posting a comment on pastor Greg’s blog by clicking here.

Written by Paul on July 25th, 2008

Tradition be damned… that’s the NASCAR way   no comments

Posted at 2:40 pm in NASCAR Racing

Shawn Courchesne has some excellent observations and thoughts in his latest post:

California Dreaming That There Are Actual NASCAR Fans In The Golden State.

For all of their hype with those new comercials that are supposed to appease long-time fans, NASCAR does not give a rip about tradition… or it’s REAL fans.

Written by Paul on July 17th, 2008

The Greatest Rock Song of All Time?   1 comment

Posted at 12:51 pm in Redneck Musings

This has always been my pick, from the very first time I heard it, back when it was a new song…
And all these years later, I love it just as much as I did the first time I heard it

And here are some more reasons I give “FREE BIRD” the title of Greatest Rock Song of All Time
“Free Bird” Factoids
Thanks Buffalo, for pulling all of that info together!

Written by Paul on July 16th, 2008

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