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Murdock tipped me off to a new site. It’s called Slydial and lets you bypass the human and go straight to his/her voice mail.  It’s for the anti-social person in us all.

1. Dial 267-SLYDIAL (267-759-3425) from any landline or mobile phone.
2. At the voice prompt, enter the U.S. mobile phone number of the person you want to slydial.
3. You will be directly connected to their voicemail. Leave them a voicemail, sit back and relax.

FMQB is reporting that 93.3 The Bone KDBN in Dallas is making a change:

In Dallas, with KDBN (93.3 The Bone) shifting more towards Heritage Rock, the station jettisons its The Classic Rock Station handle in favor of The Rock of Texas. LINK

I’m back out shooting Houston area high school football games.

Thursday night I took a drive up I-45 to the new Woodforest Bank Stadium to photograph the Oak Ridge vs Caney Creek game. You read that right, a high school football stadium with professional naming rights. This could be a first for the Houston area.

SEE THE PHOTOS

It got dark for awhile because the lights did not turn on.

I got this in the mail and thought I would pass it on:

Sakurambo, a small non-profit located in the heart of Third Ward, continues to help many of our Houston children overcome some huge challenges - physically, mentally and emotionally.

Now, Sakurambo is asking for your support of its 3rd Annual ‘For the Kids’ Fundraiser - the school’s primary fundraiser.

The event happens Sunday, December 14, 2008, 4:00 p.m. at the Houston Club located at 611 Rusk in Downtown Houston.

Honorary Chairs are: Houston council member and mayor pro-tem Adrian Garcia, former council member and attorney Gracie Saenz and KRIV-TV’s vice president of news Kathy Williams.

Thomas Jones, Jr., founding partner of McConnell Jones Lanier & Murphy LLP, will join us as special guest speaker. KTRK-TV’s award-winning anchor Melanie Lawson will serve as mistress of ceremonies.

Your support of this event helps further Sakurambo’s mission of providing all children the opportunity to develop and enhance their character development - leadership skills, self-discipline and self-esteem. Students also increase their physical fitness and mental wellness. We thank you for your support!
Sponsorship Levels are TAX-DEDUCTIBLE.

Sakurambo Institute of Martial Arts
3000 Blodgett Street
Houston, TX 77004
713.520.7774 (direct)
713.523.4595 (fax)
Web site: www.sakurambo.org

Tito’s Hand Made Vodka and Tim The Enchanter

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METALLICA’s New Single ‘Sounds Like Mud’; Experts Don’t Believe Technical Error Is To Blame
Asbjørn Slettemark of the Norwegian music industry magazine Faro Journalen reports that METALLICA’s record label, Universal Music Norway, has confirmed that it has received several complaints over the sound quality of the new METALLICA single “The Day That Never Comes”.
- METALLICA Producer RUBIN On ‘Death Magnetic’: ‘It’ll Sound Like This Explosion Of Energy’
- Metallica Post Second Single
- METALLICA: New Audio Interview With KIRK HAMMETT
- METALLICA: Tenth ‘Death Magnetic’ Sample Posted Online
- LARS ULRICH In New ‘Mission: Metallica’
- Fun with Metallica haiku

GUNS N’ ROSES: Alleged ‘Chinese Democracy’ Leaker Appears In Court
Kevin Cogill (a.k.a. Skwerl), 27, was arrested at his home on suspicion of violating federal copyright laws, authorities said.
- “Chinese Democracy” Leaker Arrested on Suspicion of Violating Federal Copyright Law

Widget Hopes To Save Pandora, Internet Radio
Can ailing internet radio service Pandora be saved by a widget? That’s what I <3 Pandora is hoping.

Bonham: Led Zeppelin ‘in the studio’ without Robert Plant
Drummer Bonham told a radio station in Detroit that the new material may be recorded but added there was “lots of politics” to sort out first.
The three band members have been meeting to work on new ideas since Led Zeppelin’s one-off reunion show last December.

FILTER: New Video Interview With RICHARD PATRICK Available
GROCK listener Brenda Finkelstein conducted an interview FILTER mainman Richard Patrick on July 26, 2008.

Austin drummer jailed as ‘narco-terrorist’
Jake Mitchell, the drummer for Austin’s Boxing Lesson, was sentenced a couple of weeks ago to 60 months in federal prison on marijuana charges. What makes Mitchell’s case particularly unsettling is that he was charged under the Patriot Act and has been branded a Narco-Terrorist.

Houston area high school football action is back and I spent a lot of last week building a section so you can keep track of it all.

GO SEE IT

Other stations around the country farm out high school football sections to entire teams of folks in other cities, I insist on doing ours myself!  That’s because I am crazy.

The Dallas Morning News has an interesting article on how the employees of Abercrombie & Fitch say there is a hotness scale managers use to hire people for the floors of the stores:

There’s no in between. You’re either Abercrombie hot – or you’re not.

Kristen Carmichael discovered she didn’t fit the clothing store’s self-described “sexy, effortless style” when she was pulled from a sales position on the floor of the NorthPark Center store and shoved back to the stockroom to fold clothes.

This was after they’d rated her face.READ THE REST

I bet I would rate a zero!  I don’t look like that dude on the billboard.  

(Thanks Murdock!)
(Image courtesy of Flickr user jasoninhollywood)

I don’t know what this is, but would you drink it?  The only drink I am really known for is a Dr. Pepper Icee and that’s only for tracking it.

I can tell you I like to make another drink.  When I am at a lunch spot and can mix my own fountain drinks, I fill the cup with 3/4 Diet Coke and 1/4 regular Dr. Pepper.  Try it and tell your friends you are having a McGuff!

The Dark Knight Returns script has been sold to members of the public and the pages have the answer on if Harvey Dent (who becomes Two Face) returns in the next Batman film.