Brant's Blog of Awesomeness

The "Rose Bowl" Game Was Neat!

My alma mater competed recently in a "Rose Bowl" football game!  It was neat!  ("Bowl" games are like normal college football games, except they're played in "bowl"-type stadiums, just like normal college football games!)

I identify myself with the "Fighting Illini", based in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, where I don't live, which features players drawn almost entirely from Washington, D.C.  The coach is from Ohio!  So we're all Americans!

Last night, a rival team from another university scored a LOT more football points!  I booed this, heartily!

Fortunately, since universities remain, ostensibly, educational institutions, there is another score to consider!  The University of Illinois' libary contains more than 10 MILLION BOOKS!  The University of Southern California has FOUR million!   That's a pretty big spread!

Football points favored USC by 32.

Final Cumulative Score: Illinois wins by 5,999,968!  Oskee-wow-wow!

I made a little goalpost out of card-catalog cards and tore it down.

Video of Shaun Groves in Studio

Here's Shaun Groves, in studio, performing "Flea Market Montgomery".

We turned it into a duet.  It sounded like Wham.  I'm sorry about that.

My very bad Bono impression is at 2:50. 

You'll wonder how either one of us makes a living.  Please note that Producer Nikki is unamused, and nervously looking for the door.

Will it Blend? iPhone Edition!

Q: Is this awesome?

A: Why, yes, this IS awesome.

I Can't Believe What I'm Seeing

This is your classic story.  Man, wife, little cottage, pet hippo in the house, etc.

I'm Redeeming That Last Post With This Picture of Snuggling Orangutans

I'm redeeming that last post with this picture of snuggling orangutans.

Sorry to gross everybody out with that baby-nose-thing.  That was out of line.  I'm offended by it, as well.  It's embarrassing.  I should take it down, but I just...don't have time.

So, here you go, you:  Snuggling orangutans.

These snuggling orangutans are from Palangakaraya.*

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* - If you were wondering, "Where's Palangakaraya?", it's in central Kalimantan.**

** - If you were wondering, "Where's Kalimantan?" -- I have no idea.

So I Lose. Lily Wins. Isn't There Something Else We Can Talk About?

Lily wins.

It pains me to say it, because I've tried -- HOW I've tried -- to give her monkey the comeuppance it so richly deserves.   But Lily wins.  Check out this freak-kick.

One.  Lucky.  Kick.  And she wins.  Congrats to all, of course, for their fine sportsmanship, except for Lily, who called my monkey a "baboon". 

Lily wins the concert tix and the music and shirts and stuff. 

This, folks, is an object lesson in grace:  Lily calls my monkey a "baboon", and is not only forgiven, but laden with fabulous gifts. 

So I lost.  But who cares? "Monkey Kick-Off" is so last week.  NOW, it's all about Vine-Swing!

Monkey Kick-Off CHAMPIONSHIP

(UPDATE:  As of Thursday, May 3, Angel now leads.  She kicked it 5160 Monkey Meters.  She smoked my score, and must've cheated somehow, but I can't figure out how just yet...)

Okay, this is for all the marbles.   My Monkey must break you.

Click here to play. 

Highest score of all of us by Monday, May 7, wins everything.  5 WAY-FM CD's, two WAY-FM shirts, four pack of tix to Jeff Deyo concert, and an on-air admission that your monkey owns my monkey.  I will interview your monkey.

Right now, Mighty Michelle from Tamarac leads with 5114 Monkey Meters.  That's higher than my all-time record, 5093.  To prove your kick, Just include the link to your accomplishment in the comments thing below.

I must -- I will -- defeat Michelle, who's kinda cocky.  My monkey will own.

24: A Very Special Episode!

This week's Family Friendly 24 Theater features a special guest star:  The very cool Candace Cameron Bure, formerly "DJ Tanner" on "Full House".

Plus:  Jack tortures some Russian guy!

Click here on this link thing to listen, take it all in, and wonder how I got a job in radio.