Back To School

Okay. Everyone send G$ good vibes because he goes back to school today. Maybe he will blog all about it! (hint hint)

YO GABBA GABBA

As a Mommy of a 2 year old I am exposed to most kids shows that are on Nick Jr., and Noggin. This was the first time that I was excited for a new show. This new show on Mondays at 10:30am, it created by a few members of the legendary punk band The Aquabats. These guys have been around for a long time and have a crazy and big fan base. Well these guys are parents now, like many of their fans (like my husband). They have developed some of the wild characters from their shows and videos into a kid friendly crew. The characters are brought to life by DJ Lance and the magic words, YO GABBA GABBA (a little nod to The Ramones). So far there have only been 2 episodes, two wild, colorful, musical, and educational episodes. There were lessons about eating good foods with songs like "Theres a Party in my Tummy" and "Try It You Might Like It". There were also lessons on summertime fun and not cutting in line "No Cuts, No Buts, No Coconuts". The show has crazy animation, lots of repetitive songs and even an 80's Romper Room vibe with kids names in video arcade style writing. Elijah Wood was the guest star on the first episode, and the Auqabats themselves played a song about a swimming pool on the second episode. This is a great show and geared to kids of the old school and even middle school punk crowd. (Like my family). I am really loving this show, but more importantly my kid has been running around yelling "Yo Gabba Gabba". It has passed the test in our house!

Money Rating: $$$$$

Reunited

Well it had been many years but the authors of this blog met up! Had a nice coffee morning and then met up for a late dessert. G$ was introduced to $'s Punk Rock Family.

Barry Bonds

1. Home runs: 756
2. RBI: 1,981
3. Runs: 2,212
4. Walks: 2,540
5. Stolen bases: 514
6. Gold Gloves: 9
7. All-Star appearances: 13
8. MVP awards: 7 (major league record)

Many baseball managers call him the best baseball player ever. If you take away his 2001 season his stats are very consistent. Most doctors will tell you taking steroids for 20+ yrs will damage/destroy your body. I don't think Barry did steroids for long if he did them at all. He didn't seem to need them. People and the media even criticize him for being unfriendly. Many respected baseball stars were not media friendly: Steve Carlton, Ted Williams, Ty Cobb...these guys were all a--holes and they are demigods in the Hall of Fame. I think Barry will have to let time take it's toll because so many people judge him on the steroids thing and that he isn't a good interview. It's not as if the guy is a bullying drunk who beats his kids and wife and is in and out of rehab or has a list of DUI's (like tabloid celeb's). He's a lot like Kirk Gibson was; he did his job then told the media to piss off and leave him alone. Not a crime.

G$