Deja Vu?

Again!!! Really Again?

Maybe now I can finally get my interview.

So according to breaking news on WEAU TV, State Rep. Jeff Wood was arrested again today somewhere near Tomah for 5Th offense OWI and Bail Jumping. The second of which in less than a month. He is currently being held in Monroe County Jail. I will update when I have more information.

http://www.weau.com/home/headlines/65337132.html

Here a copy of the press report from the fine folks at Tomah PD:

NEWS RELEASE FROM TOMAH PD:

Date of Release: 10-21-09

Date/Time of Incident: 10-21-09/4:23 p.m.

Type of Incident: Impaired Driver / Bailjumping

Place of Occurrence: City of Tomah

Arrested: Jeffrey S. Wood / DOB: 09-12-1969

Charges: Operating Under Influence of Intoxicant or Other Drug, Bailjumping

Summary of Incident:
On 10-21-09 at 4:23 p.m., a citizen contacted the Tomah Police Department to report a vehicle being driven in an erratic manner on E. McCoy Boulevard in the City of Tomah.

Do you think it was a coincidnece that he was arested 2 minutes after 4:20? I think not. The interesting thing is that today Govenor Doyle talked about passing a bill to Legalize Medical Marijuana. After President Obama moved to have the federal government stop raids on dispenseries and medical patients, and letting the decision be made at a State level about Legalization.

Here is the link to the dashcam footage from the arrest:http://www.weau.com/home/headlines/66541667.html

Enjoy

Break for Bon Iver

So it appears that after two years of touring the guys from Bon Iver are taking a much needed rest from the road...for a little while atleast ,and who can blame them? After the debut of For Emma, For Ever Ago the band exploded on the indie scene like a can of PBR in the freezer, and with the follow up Ep Blood Bank the band continued touring relentlessly. You would hear from a friend that someone spotted JV and the crew catching some R & R on familiar grounds (the Joynt) and next thing you know they are off to Norway or Australia. What this can only mean is good things I think. After all winter is almost upon us and maybe this is JV's opportunity to come out with a full length follow up to For Emma that we all have been waiting for. It will be good to have JV and the gang back in EC, and good for EC to have JV home. Good Winter farewell...for now

Here's what they had posted on their blog as of today:

BON IVER Plays Last Show For the Foreseeable Future, Stream It Now Wrapping up a meteor is a difficult proposition. BON IVER turned the page on this chapter of the story by heading home to Wisconsin, acting as honorary chair for AIDS WALK Wisconsin, and playing one more show before taking a well-deserved break from public performance. You can stream Sunday's performance from Riverside Theatre in Milwaukee HERE.Stay warm, fellas.

Also you can hear the streaming performance from their last show of the tour on their website Boniver.org or on Pitchfork.com

Burn Baby Burn!!!

I remember the day...I was sitting at Northwoods Brew Pub enjoying Walters minding my own business. Waiting on my dinner and talking to my roomtates about the movie that we were going to after dinner, and then I saw it. It must have been just after kick off. He gets off the bench ,and pulls down that helmet with those damn purple horns, and starts walking towards the field. Forever that image will now be ingrained in my head and just doesn't seem to go away. Now I know how the Red Sox felt when Johhny Damon left. (don't get me started) Its like having you childhood hero become the biggest villain in the second act of the story. After all of the retirement bullshit was done, we thought that we had seen it all, but never did we expect this. Favre had even later stated something to the effect that he wasn't doing it out of spite and if you are a real fan you would be happy about him continuing to play.

Well I guess I am not a "REAL FAN" according to Brett Favre. I guess a lot of people in Wisconsin are not "Real Fans", but hey we sure as hell do know how to hold a grudge. If their is one group of stubborn ass people you do not want to piss off it is Wisconsinites. A bunch of Norwegians, Germans, and Pollacks that can only agree on one thing. The Green Bay Packers are the greatest football team ever! Period!

A perfect example of this, is the event that was scheduled for tonight at the Eau Claire restaurant the Milwaukee Burger Company. It has gotten so big that the manager (Julie Kolk) of MBC was interviewed by ESPN2 about the event. Originally the plan was simple, to have a group of serious but bitter fans who would like to get rid of some of their old Favre memorabilia and help out a charity at the same time. They are planning on having a bon fire and for each Favre item that is destroyed the Milwaukee Burger Co. will donate $10.00 to The Wisconsin Alliance for Fire Safety. As much as it seems like a Nazi book burning the mentality seems to be "hey at least its for charity. " That was until the Eau Claire Chief of the Fire Dept (probably a Vikings Fan) put a stop to the event. So now the plan is to burn one item of memorabilia, but still the point is the same. We would just assume see our hero get his ass kicked then play for any other team then us. We are that serious about it.

The subject for me and a lot of other Wisconsinites is a little near and dear to my heart. I still remember the day when he came to Eau Claire for an autograph signing at Scheels All Sports and people camped out all day at the mall and even got out of school for it. You know damn sure that Viking fans weren't about pull their kids from school to get Dante Cullpeppers autograph. The man was like a folk hero to us, just an average jo who was damn good at playing ball. Now he has become a bitter ego maniac with a score to settle and at our expense. The people who supported him, shit even named their kids after him...So tonight when we are all sitting around the bars and our TV's watching the game for the moment when Aaron Kampman breaks through the offensive line and lays his ass out. We will all see a little poetic justice play out on the football field and maybe a few Wisconsinites will sleep easy for the first time this season.

Below are a few local articles from the past week:

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) -- Burn Bret burn. Packers fans are being invited to torch their Brett Favre gear during halftime of next Monday's Green Bay-Minnesota Vikings game. The Milwaukee Burger Co. is hosting the burn party. Manager Julie Kolk says the bar and grill will have a flaming barrel where fans can toss their Favre jerseys, pictures, posters, and other stuff. Kolk says they plan to donate 10 bucks to charity for each item to go up in flames. Favre, of course, was the legendry Packer's QB. He came out of retirement to quarterback the Packers' rival, Minnesota.

Eau Claire (WQOW) - A famous quarterback could help raise a lot of money in Eau Claire next week because he's so unpopular right now.
The Milwaukee Burger Company in Eau Claire is hosting a burning party during halftime of Monday's Packers-Vikings game. For every piece of Brett Favre memorabilia someone brings to burn, $10 will be donated to support a camp for young burn victims. The restaurant says it's an opportunity for fans to show team spirit, while giving to a good cause.
"There's a lot of controversy among our regulars," Milwaukee Burger Co. General Manager Julie Kolk says. "We have some Vikings fans and some Packer fans. We just decided to have some sort of party, and this is the one that came to mind. We thought it could be really fun, and we thought we could help a good cause at the same time."
The restaurant plans to have a burn barrel in the parking lot on Monday night. The Milwaukee Burger Company says you can bring as many Favre items as you like.

Please post your comments on this one, I am curious to see how everyone else feels about the matter.

Black Keys Do Hip Hop?

It really doesnt get much better than some good ole gritty dirty blues. Well atleast not in my book. The band that is definitly getting me my fix right now is the Black Keys.
The Akron Ohio duo has gained a lot of momentum in the past decade and have definitely let their presence be known in both the indie scene and the rock world (if there is such a thing anymore) and now have gained attention from producer Damon Dash and Rocafella Records?
which led me to my next questions after seeing an interesting post on Pitchfork.com this morning:

Is there a new Black Keys Hip-Hop Album?
Could there be such a thing?

While I am not a big hip-hop fan I definitely have my guilty pleasures: Mos Def, Talib Kwali, Jay-Z, Kanye West (when he isn't interrupting someone) and of course Minneapolis's own Atmosphere. But would that even work? Would it not totally suck? With what has been going on in both the indie and hip-hop scene lately stranger things have happened. I mean shit even Jay-Z and Beyonce are indie fans. (they were seen at a Grizzly Bear show in Brooklyn last month)

After checking out their Website http://www.blakroc.com/ my suspicions are true. (pitchfork) At first I was a little worried but after hearing a bit of the first track with Mos Def , it sounds like it is gonna be some serious shit. Right now on their page they also feature a few Webisodes of their progress in the studio. I cant wait to hear more. The Album is due out on November 27, 2009, but you can pre-order the album now on their website.
The track list and featured artist's are below:


Artists:Billy Danze, The Black Keys, Jim Jones, Nicole Wray, NOE, Ludacris, Mos Def, ODB, Pharoahe Monch, Q-Tip, Raekwon, & RZA

Track Listing:
1. Coochie
2. On The Vista
3. Hard Times
4. Dollaz & Sense
5. Why Can’t I Forget Him
6. Stay Off The F*%$#n’ Flowers
7. Aint Nothing Like You (Hoochie Coo)
8. Hope You’re Happy
9. Tellin’ Me Things
10. What You Do To Me
11. Done Did It

This dude really knows how to party!

Well Wisconsin is known for its Mavericks when it comes to political leaders. When I think of our examples of good behavior of course names like Russ Feingold and Former Governor Gaylord M. Nelson, (Founder of Earth Day) come to mind, but there is a flip side to that coin as well. Besides Joe McCarthy, and our other strange friend Dave Plombom Case and point: State Representative Jeff Wood (Independent) from Bloomer WI.

Twice in the past year Wood has been arrested. The first time in Columbia County in December and charged with third-offense drunken driving and possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. The second of which happened last night near Wausau. Where he was found to be in possession of the prescription drug Larazapam. Apparently he filled it on Tuesday and when arrested he was down to seven! According to WEAU TV there were 45 on the day it was filled. So in the past day this dude ate 38 Larazapam. For those of you that are not familiar with the drug, about two will typically leave you feeling pretty relaxed and is a suitable dose. To take a potential 38 in a day is friggin crazy! You could probably put down a Friggin Billy Goat with 38. Ok well maybe 50, but either way it will def do some damage.



So now here are a few questions I would ask Rep. Jeff Wood if I had a chance to interview him



#1 Do you know of a good cab company in the Madison area?

#2 Do you think your boss will find out about your arrest?

#3 Do you party?

#4 Are you gonna be in Madtown for Halloween?

#5 If yes to Q #4 Whats your costume and don't say irresponsible state representative with a drug problem! (I don't want to run into you and be wearing the same thing...Awkward!)

#6 Would you feel comfortable lobbying for Medical Marijuana for Wisconsin?

#7 Have you ever met Barrack Obama and is he really as dreamy as they say?

#8 If asked to run again do you think you would change your platform at all?

#9 Will you resign now because of the arrest or just keep on rocking out?

#10 are you currently accepting endorsements from prescription drug companies?


If you would like to see the Dash Cam footage of his field sobriety test as well as the full article

I have posted a link below.
http://www.wqow.com/Global/story.asp?S=11193807

Its Here!

Well it is that time of the year again...Tuesday was the first official day of Fall or Autumn if your a jackass. The leaves are turning and the air should be getting colder despite the ridiculously warm September thus far. Either way I love fall! Why do you ask? Well because it has all of my favorite things. The harvest of some of the best locally grown foods as well as a variety of some the best beers around and of course cheese, but lets be real cheese is good any time of the year.

Here is a list of my favorite Fall things and vice versa:

Favorite Things

#1 Leinekugals Oktoberfest

#2 Late season Disc Golf

#3 The Apple Orchards are in full swing

#4 Bonn Fires with out friggin Mosquito's!

#5 Carving Pumpkins

#6 Fall Harvest / Good locally grown eats

#7 Hiking in the Fall Colors

#8 Packers Football

#9 Baseball Playoffs

#10 Sweatshirts

#11 Good TV is back on (The Office, 30 Rock, Its Always Sunny...)

#12 Hunting Beards (even though I don't hunt, but hey its still a good excuse to rock a beard)

Not So Much...

#1 Trick or Treaters

#2 People bitching about the cold weather (you live in Wisconsin!)

#3 Raking leaves

#4 College kids crowding water st. bars ( Frat boys, MN hipsters, Douche Bags in General)

#4 The Fuckin Minnesota Vikings

#5 Shorter Days (you go to work and it is dark...come home and it is dark like friggin Alaska)

#6 Iced Coffee no longer a good choice

#7 Hunting (just don't personally like to go, or be asked about why I am not going hunting?)

#8 Friggin Deer (decomposing carcases all over the interstate, this is why hunting is good)

#9 Everything is Dead! Which is yet again another reminder of whats to come

#10 Squash

More to come....feel free to comment on some of your favorite and not so much things

Crack for the Middle Class

So by now I’m sure that you have heard of the new drug that is taking over suburbia as we know it. It is luring in 30 something couples one household at a time, with its cheap price and availability. It goes by many names including: The Red Devil, $1 holler, dinner and a dousey, and of course DVD meth. I am talking about the phenomenon we know as “redbox”.

I have been oblivious to this in recent months, due to my Netflix and Blockbuster accounts. I recently overheard my mom and a coworker talking about it. I thought it was some new foot cream or something from a sleazy romance novel. Little did I know that this rotting apple is taking over the neighborhood on Friday nights? Last week after work I was driving past the local Walgreens and saw that there was a line around the corner, and not for something inside the actual store. My first assumption was that they were handing out Free H1N1 shots! Later in the evening I went to the local grocery store only to see the same sight. After a little investigating I learned that this was redbox! The thing that everyone was talking about.

The game plan is simple they place Rental Kiosks in convenient locations all over the country and offer affordable DVDs, with the most popular titles. They are doing a damn good job of it too. The Entertainment Merchants Association listed the company as the 5th largest DVD sales company in the US. The company founded in 2003 is a subsidiary of Coinstar inc. modeled after the same kiosk idea. It wasn’t until 2005 that the DVD rental kiosk idea and design really started to take off. When at a few 100 McDonalds’ locations in the Denver area started carrying the brand. Apparently people went completely apeshit over the machines. So much so that due to growing concern that DVD kiosks may cannibalize DVD sales and rentals, three major movie studios( 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros, and Universal) refused to sell DVDs to Redbox until at least 28 days after their arrival in stores. Redbox responded by filing an antitrust lawsuit against the Studios and an online campaign to follow.

So what does all of this mean? The days of bullshitting with your local tattooed metal head behind the counter of the local blockbuster are numbered. Only the truly satanic paring of Fast-food franchises and DVDs could do so well in an economic recession. My only hope is that these mouth breathing window lickers have absolutely no taste. I’m sure they are probably looking for titles like the Proposal and Escape to Witch Mountain, and I can only hope bring it on 2. It is things like this that make it hard for me to sleep at night. The plus side of this is that I can Perouse the aisles of the Movies store without annoying kids clinging on to their parents for the new Shrek title. The rest of us indie buffs will be able to frolic in the void left by these morons at our favorite video stores. With a selection of nothing but the best of the best left over for us to feed upon. Muahahaha

More to follow