- Lots of money bounces around the San Jose, California
area. However, it rarely bounces into a backpack that is accidentally left at a
Burger King. Such was the case over the weekend, when an assistant manager
spotted a bag filled with $100,000 and somehow managed to forget that she was
an assistant manager at Burger King long enough to do the right thing and turn
it in to police. pot the blue backpack, abandoned in a booth at the Burger King on
North Bascom Avenue in San Jose. "I twice cleaned, like two or three times
cleaned the tables and it's still here," assistant manager Sahista Bakawla
said. "I waited until 3 p.m. and nobody came here." When no one came
to claim the bag, Bakawla called her store’s owner and he opened he bag in the
hopes of finding information leading back to the bag’s rightful owner. "I
open the zipper, I see lots of money, cash money, $100 bills stack up like half
the bag, money," Burger King owner Altaf Chaus said. "I said, 'Wow!
Today's my birthday, this is my birthday gift.'" Being the fast food
magnate he is, Chaus immediately called police. "I've been in this country
26 years and I worked two jobs for 15 years before I bought this Burger
King," Chaus said. "So I'm a very hard working man. I don't want that
money, maybe it belongs to somebody." Seriously? The “I’m an immigrant who
had to grind to get where I am and insist on doing things the right way”
defense? Had Chaus and Bakawla looked closer, they might have seen candy, a
little bit of marijuana and a bank deposit slip inside and at least gotten high
for their troubles. Police are now trying to track down the backpack’s rightful
stoner, er, owner……….
- Tyler, The Creator does what he can to stay relevant. For
a rapper, even a wildly overrated one, there is nothing guaranteed to keep you
in the spotlight quite like dissing a rapper who is more famous, talented and
successful than you are. Enter Eminem and his new album “Shady XV,” marking
Eminem’s 15 years of operating his Shady Records imprint and spanning two
discs. Tyler, The Creator tried to outrun one of the fundamental truths of the
Internet last week, tweeting an extremely negative comment about Eminem’s new
album and then trying to pretend like it never happened by deleting said tweet. I love you
Marshall, you are my favorite rapper, but dude ‘ShadyXV’ is fucking ASS,” Tyler,
The Creator tweeted. "Hahaha, why won’t someone who loves him tell him NO." It was
an odd remark from the leader of Odd Future after his ragtag outfit supported
Eminem on tour this summer, including dates in Ireland, Australia and two
nights at Wembley Stadium in London. The comment also came after Tyler,
The Creator used a regrettable STD-based analogy to describe music fans waking
up one Tuesday morning in September to find that U2’s newest album had been
automatically downloaded to their iTunes account. Mix in an arrest earlier this
year at South
By Southwest in Austin, Texas, for allegedly inciting a riot and it’s been an
admirable year of doing outlandish things to garner attention for a man who
might have surpassed all of his peers when it comes to self-promotion by any
means possible not involving his own actual musical talent……….
- Way to quit on your crusade, quitters of a Christian
militia in Central African Republic. This group of white-flag wavers says it is
abandoning its armed fight and transforming itself into a political party,
which could not be a bigger letdown under any circumstances. The country has
been rocked by violence since the mostly Muslim Seleka rebel coalition toppled
the president last year, but they proved to be little better than the man whose
power they usurped. Widespread human rights abuses committed by Seleka spurred
the formation of the anti-Balaka Christian militia, sparking sectarian fighting
that has forced hundreds of thousands of Muslim civilians to flee to
neighboring countries. In other words, it’s how the world has worked for
hundreds of years and nothing has changed - except when quitters are involved. Worse
still, this flip-flop from fearsome fighting force to bureaucratic butt kissers
happened at a news conference of militia members in which Patrice Edouard
Ngaissona, their national coordinator, announced that the militia would, from
now on, only fight through political means. That’s Grade-A weak sauce, Pat. It
sounds nice for the cameras, but it’s not winning anything of worth and you
vowing that any member who continues to carry out attacks will be brought to
justice isn’t impressing anyone. A U.N. peacekeeping force is trying to restore
stability in Central African Republic and that’s fine because no one respects
the U.N., but now they don’t respect you either…………
- Well this is a cheerful way to end a college football
season. The University of Alabama-Birmingham (UAB) wildly exceeded expectations
this season, finishing 6-6 and becoming eligible for a bowl game. If they’re
picked for a bowl, it may be the last time anyone sees the Blazers suit up on
the gridiron. UAB coach Bill Clark
said Sunday, a day after his team’s regular season came to a close, that he
believes the program is about to take a burning slug to the back of the head. "I
think it's going to happen," said Clark, who led UAB to a 6-6 record in
his first season at the school. "Unless something changes before the
weekend ends, I think it's over. I think the odds are very high it ends this
week. To shut the doors? That's sad." There’s nothing quite like taking
over a program, leading it to a non-losing season that no one expected and then
have meetings with school and Conference USA officials about the end being not
just near, but here. UAB commissioned a university-wide strategic planning
initiative to evaluate various issues surrounding the program and despite
Clark’s efforts in improving the product on the field, improving the program’s
academic ratings with the NCAA and securing financial pledges from independent
resources to help with much-needed improvements in areas like facilities. His
hard work seems to have hit a brick wall, as school officials wanted to rein in
work on any future commitments, including any contract extension for Clark.
"I feel for these players," Clark said "They committed to this
school. And the fans. We've had some great support." The wheels appear to
be in motion for myriad changes, as athletic director Brian Mackin and the
school have discussed a separation agreement and could part ways soon. If all
of this is going on so soon after the final game, then the financial picture is
clearly bleaker and more dire than anyone is letting on……….
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