Link of the day: Mike the Headless Chicken
So for some time, I have been telling people about a website of a true story of an animal who beat the odds. The story of a chicken who stayed alive despite his owner's attempt to eat him for dinner. I know that many of my friends doubt this as a true story. I say check it out for yourself and see if you believe it is true too. Every year they have a festival in Colorado to celebrate Mike the Headless Chicken. Of course, Mike has passed on to the big coup in the sky, but what can keep us from remembering him.... No doubt your intrigued and you need some history.. well here is the link: http://www.miketheheadlesschicken.org/story.html Is it true? I think so and I need your support for Mike! Don't let the scoffers deter you... You KNOW it's true!

My take on the VMA's
I just saw the MTV Video Music Awards the other week. I have to say that I get quite irritated at the show they put on. It reflects the state of MTV and mainstream music these days. I know there is good music out there, but apparently they are going for the mainstream music audience. I know I am biased towards the rock, but I think both MTV and VMA's seem to play much more of the top 40 hip hop and rap on their programming. I have nothing against these styles (since there are actually good underground movements of both), but I don't think they accurately represent the cross section of music people listen to. Then again I don't watch MTV much except for one show called Subterranean where they actually play music videos and underground rock music. Anyway, I even thought Jack Black wasn't as funny as he could be as the host for the VMA's. I really enjoyed him in his latest movie Nacho Libre, but I didn't think he really did well as the VMA host. The high points of the VMA for me were seeing the Raconteurs (Jack White and Brendon Benson's new collaborative band) as house band and the band "OK Go" perform their latest song "Here It Goes Again" live while running on moving treadmills... If you haven't seen it their music video which performs the same song is on You Tube. It is pretty cool - check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv5zWaTEVkI