- It’s
not often that sports and the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference intersect. Sure,
some athletes are total tech dorks who go so far as to wait in line when the
computer giant releases new devices, but what does a mega-nerd event where
losers with no life or dignity spend entire days listening to lectures and
presentations about the next big software release or hardware rolling off the
Apple production line have to do with the NFL, NBA or Major League Baseball? A
lot, it seems, at least when it comes to the lingering standoff between the
members of the Cleveland Indians bullpen and slugger Brandon Moss, who hit his
100th career home run last week in Kansas City. That ball landed in the
visitors bullpen at Kauffman Stadium and much like a fan catching a home run
ball and asking a player for money or a signed bat, the bullpen sent Moss an
itemized list -- scribbled on a sheet of paper -- demanding several Apple
products including iPads, iPhones and watches in exchange for his personal
souvenir. At the bottom, the bullpen
crew signed the note, "You get the ball when we get these items!'' The
list went up on Twitter courtesy of the team and at this week’s Apple
conference, CEO Tim Cook said his
company will pick up the tab and pay the "ransom" demanded by the
Indians bullpen for the home run ball. "It's a shopping list for the Apple
Store," Cook said, holding up the ball after an Apple representative went
to Cleveland on Friday to retrieve it and brought it to the conference in San
Francisco. "Brandon would have had to raid an Apple Store to get that ball
back. That didn't seem quite right to us. And, so, what we're gonna do, is
we're gonna pay the ransom.” Moss, who will make $6.5 million this season,
claims he couldn’t pay the ransom, which is clearly a lie but apparently enough
to elicit a helping hand from a tech giant……….
- Pour
some sugar on me….just as soon as you’re finished cutting a piece of that
sugar-laden graduation cake and giving grandma a hug while thanking Uncle Terry
for that $50 gift card, female high school graduates in the greater Las Vegas
area. Seeking to perpetuate one of the sleaziest and saddest clichés in the
world, Las Vegas strip joint Little Darlings wants the new wave of college
graduates in its fair city to know that they have options when it comes to
earning money for college. They could babysit, they could get a work study job
in the library on campus … or they could get a head start on the college
dropouts whose life falls apart to the point where they’re taking their clothes
off for strangers to make ends meet. The club is encouraging cash-poor high school graduates to strip to pay their
way through college and in that pursuit, club manager Rick Marzullo - whose
name just sounds sleazy - and his crew have posted a series of board adverts inviting
women over the age of 18 the chance to make up to $1,000 a night. "Now
auditioning the class of 2015," one
of the billboards proclaims with an, um, suggestive picture of a woman’s lower
half. "Pay your way through college," another billboard reads. Some
haters have claimed the signs are offensive and send a bad message to women,
but Marzullo refutes that because he knows that refuting is a chance to get
himself in front of a camera and promote his pathetic den of desperation and loser-dom,
filled by losers who can't actually convince a woman to have sex with them and
therefore pay to see the goods. "It
fits in with Vegas. Vegas is always going to be Vegas,” Marzullo said. "We
all know the economy isn't that great, it's hard to find jobs sometimes. This
is an open door for young women 18 years old and up to come and make some good
money.” Vegas is going to be Vegas? That’s the best you’ve got? Hard to imagine
why the best gig this guy could find is running a strip club……….
- NWA
do know how to promote themselves. The iconic hip hop outfit has proven to be
masters at getting their name and brand out there and now that they have a
biopic coming out, it’s a great time to tease their long-suffering fans with
the possibility of something beyond seeing their idols portrayed on the big
screen. With NWA look set to
reunite for the first time in 26 years and “Straight Outta Compton” on its way to theaters, NWA member Ice Cube has unveiled plans for a live
get together for the group. Word on the street is that the reunion will take
place at the film's premiere at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on June 27,
as part of this year's BET Experience event. "It's just gonna be a great
night," Ice Cube said. "It's just gonna be one of those 'I wish I
were there in L.A. nights.' And we're gonna rock that sh*t, no problem." With
special guests such as Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg and Schoolboy Q, Cube and
fellow NWA members MC Ren and DJ Yella definitely have the potential to not
only rock that ish, but to make it an iconic evening - and that’s whether the
as-of-yet-unconfirmed Dr. Dre shows up. "You know, if you wish upon a
star, you never know,” Cube said of Dre’s inclusion. If all four members do
perform, it will be the first time since 1989. NWA formed in 1986 and disbanded
in 1991 and four years later, fifth member Eazy-E passed away. But back to that
shameless teasing of fans and self-promotion to build buzz for the movie…..what
about a possible new album or even a full NWA tour, Ice Cube? "I'd say
don't rule anything out," he aded. "It could happen. Hopefully doing
this record project will inspire Dre to make more records again. I think the
movie will remind a lot of people the importance of who we were and what we did
– including us. We're here to give the people what they want so who knows what
will happen after the movie." Score one for promising sh*t you’re not
going to deliver………
- Now
THIS is a reason to riot, Greece. Yes, your country being on the verge of
financial collapse and taking one bailout after another from the European Union
while accepting the austerity measures that come with them is upsetting, but
the real cause for dissent is toilets - specifically, the toilets inside Greece’s
parliament building in Athens. According to police guarding Greece's parliament,
they are no longer being allowed inside the building to use its bathrooms.
Nothing quite like being entrusted with a building’s safety and the safety of
its occupants but not being allowed to walk inside the use the facilities when
nature calls. The Police Officers Association in Athens said in a statement that
uniformed officers have been recently banned from entering parliament and union
officials urged the Public Order Ministry to intervene to stop police from
being treated as "third-class citizens" in the building they have
protected from numerous violent protests. That seems like a fair request and
pissing off the police is generally a bad idea, but hardly surprising given
that Greece's governing left-wing Syriza party, which came to power in January,
often sided with anti-austerity demonstrations outside parliament while
condemning any violence. Parliament is
hiding behind its high walls and refusing to comment on the issue beyond
issuing guidelines saying officers providing security at the building would in
the future be dressed in civilian clothes with badges. Way to duck the issue
and continue being ass hats, parliament………..
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