NFL Week 13 Picks

Houston/Philadelphia
Buffalo/Minnesota
Cleveland/Miami
Jacksonville/Tennessee
Washington/New York Giants
San Francisco/Green Bay
New Orleans/Cincinnati
Chicago/Detroit
Denver/Kansas City
Oakland/San Diego
Atlanta/Tampa Bay
St. Louis/Arizona
Carolina/Seattle
Dallas/Indianapolis
Pittsburgh/Baltimore
New York Jets/New England

NFL Week 12

Week 12 Results:11-5
Full Season:103-71

New England/Detroit
New Orleans/Dallas
Cincinnati/New York Jets
Minnesota/Washington
Tennessee/Houston
Jacksonville/New York Giants
Pittsburgh/Buffalo
Green Bay/Atlanta
Carolina/Cleveland
Kansas City/Seattle
Miami/Oakland
St. Louis/Denver
Philadelphia/Chicago
Tampa Bay/Baltimore
San Diego/Indianapolis
San Francisco/Arizona

2010 WWE King of the Ring Results

Well in my mock brackets, I had ONE opening match correct, the rest was grouped differently than I expected.

Quarterfinals
Alberto Del Rio over Daniel Bryan (via submission)
John Morrison over Cody Rhodes (via pinfall)
Drew McIntyre-Ezekiel Jackson (double countout)
Sheamus over Kofi Kingston (via pinfall)

Semifinals
John Morrison over Alberto Del Rio (via pinfall)
Sheamus (bye)

Final
Sheamus over John Morrison to become the King of the Ring

Overall, a really good tournament and Sheamus really needs this for his career. A great bump for him and JoMo looked fantastic in the final.

WWE King of the Ring 2010

This Monday night WWE is holding an old tradition King of the Ring during a three hour Raw. Since this year they are actually taking it serious and had qualifing matches and have all eight people announced, instead of being at random like last time, I wanted to make a mock bracket and my picks on who I think should advance and should win.

Quarterfinals
Sheamus over Kofi Kingston
John Morrison over Drew McIntyre
Alberto Del Rio over Ezekiel Jackson
Daniel Bryan over Cody Rhodes

Semifinals
John Morrison over Sheamus
Alberto Del Rio over Daniel Bryan

Final
John Morrison over Alberto Del Rio to become the King of the Ring

Celebrity Apprentice 2011 Cast

The last couple of years, I, much like alot of people have gotten obsessed with the celebrity version of the popular show The Apprentice. Well since I'll be watching and review I figured I'd look over the list of celebrities that I will be seeing in this different world.

David Cassidy
Dionnee Warick
Gary Busey
Hope Dworaczyk
John Rich
Jose Canseco
La Toya Jackson
Lil Jon
Lisa Rinna
Mark McGrath
Marlee Matlin
Meat Loaf
NeNe Leakes
Niki Taylor
Richard Hatch
Star Jones

This has to be the most random and diverse group of people that Trump has ever recruited for his show. I know what to make of it but I'm definately looking forward to it come March.

A Glee Wedding Night (11/23/10)

Well last night's Glee was alot of fun and had alot of unexpected turns a great roller coaster ride. Finn and Kurt's parents got married, Sue married herself, Sue's mom is a Nazi hunter and we can say that in a way we all related to the episode. There weren't many songs but that's just the way I like it. Let's get right into it shall we?


Doris & Sue-Ohio
This was bad. I know it's Carol Burnett and hearing Jane Lynch sing is usually really good, but other than the fight in the middle, I didn't like this at all. I mean I won't fail mainly because of the train wreck factor, I just couldn't look away and it was awesomely bad. C-

New Directions (and Burt and Carol)-Marry You
This took me by surprise. I had never heard this song before, but now I was to d/l the original. This was fun, bouncy and an awesome start to a wedding. Just to see the bride and groom (Burt and Carol) dance just made it even better. Only in a musical can you get away with a wedding like this. A+

Will-Sway
This was just pure talent. I have no problem once a week just giving Matthew Morrison a chance to shine at something new. This was amazing to listen to and fun to watch. I would love to dance around a room with Mandy to this song. Anytime. A

Finn-Just The Way You Are
This might be my favorite performance of the whole season. It was musically amazing, the song was sang with passion and the moment was chilling. To have Finn and Kurt dance, now as brothers, was a moment that is the definition of why I LOVE musicals. It's going to take a lot to top that moment but this show has always been up to the challenge. A+

Overall a great night. Now it's on to sectionals next week. The big news going into that night is the fact that Kurt transferred and is now going to Dalton after the whole Karofsky harassment storyline. While I'm not happy about it, it should be a fun night.

Dancing with the Stars:The Finale Part 2 (11/23/10) *Live Blog*

For the first time all season, I'm actually writing this review as I watch the show. I've actually been looking forward to this show all day, actually more than Glee, hard to believe eh? So I will be doing this on the fly and by pure reaction and without much thought including my honest reaction to the winner.

Kyle and Lacey
Favorite Dance:Tango (This was one of my favorite dance of the season by them. They were awesome so there's alot to live up to.)
Judge's Original Score: 23
Judge's Score: 26
Personal Rating: *****
Okay I still don't get how Adam Lambert is rock, but for tonight I will just ignore that. Okay this is alot more intense than the first time, and ALOT cleaner. You can totally tell that Kyle has drasticly improved.

Bristol and Mark
Favorite Dance:Tango (What is with the Rock week dances? I thought this was one of her best, but should be interseting how she redoes it,)
Judge's Original Score: 23
Judge's Score: 25
Personal Rating: ****
Wow, Bristol HAS LEARNED. Totally alot smoother than the first time but to be honest not as much energy as the first time. Just felt like she was trying too hard and not having enough fun.

Jennifer and Derek
Favorite Dance:Viennese Waltz (This was a very emotional dance the first time they did it on opening night)
Judge's Original Score: 24
Judge's Score: 30
Personal Rating: *****
Okay, well this was fantastic again. Maybe even better than the first time. This was smooth and extremely clean.

Instant Cha-Cha
Song:Pink-Raise Your Glass
(order of couples is order they danced in)

Live Note:Okay from what I understand, they didn't find out the song they were dancing to till just now (8:43pm CT) and then right away they found out the order they were going to dance. They will dance later in the show. This should be interseting.

Now it's time for the Instant Cha Cha (9:37pm CT)....

Kyle and Lacey
Judge's Score: 28
Personal Rating: *****
Something about Kyle and Lacey and Instant Dance equals incredible.

Jennifer and Derek
Judge's Score: 28
Personal Rating: *****
If this is the last time Jennifer is going to dance, what a way to go out. You can NEVER tell she has a back injury tonight.

Bristol and Mark
Judge's Score: 27
Personal Rating: *****
Damn! This was by far Bristol's best dance of the season, at least she's going to go out with a major high note.

This is going to be soooo tough! I don't know what's going to happen!

3rd Place: Bristol/Mark
This was a duh! At least they went out and saved the best for last.

2nd Place: Kyle/Lacey
Well, this was my pick, and they should have won. But what can you do? They had an amazing ride.

Winner: Jennifer/Derek
The obvious winners. Nothing else to say. They earned it and this is no big surprise.

This has been a crazy season but I enjoyed myself. I might just have to watch this show from now on!

NFL Week 12 Picks

New England/Detroit
New Orleans/Dallas
Cincinnati/New York Jets
Minnesota/Washington
Tennessee/Houston
Jacksonville/New York Giants
Pittsburgh/Buffalo
Green Bay/Atlanta
Carolina/Cleveland
Kansas City/Seattle
Miami/Oakland
St. Louis/Denver
Philadelphia/Chicago
Tampa Bay/Baltimore
San Diego/Indianapolis
San Francisco/Arizona

Dancing with the Stars:The Finale Part 1 (11/22/10)

When this season started, I would have never expected that it was going to come down to these things. A little cliche? Yes, but it's the truth. I've been trying to figure out a way to do this blog, especially since there's still two dances left to be done so I think the easiest way is this way.

Kyle and Lacey
Redemtion Dance:Foxtrot
Judge's Score:27
Personal Rating:****1/2
This was soooo much better than the first time they did the foxtrot. You can tell Kyle has learned so much since then

Freestyle
Judge's Score:29
Personal Rating:*****
This was by far the most entertaining and best freestyle of the night.

Bristol and Mark
Redemtion Dance:Jive
Judge's Score:27
Personal Rating:****1/2
This was a whole different Bristol. She was clean and looked really good. Didn't see this one. It's like she came out and said, take me serious!

Freestyle
Judge's Score:25
Personal Rating:****
Despite the great song, this was really boring.

Jennifer and Derek
Redemtion Dance:Paso Doble
Judge's Score:30
Personal Rating:*****
By far the best dance of the first round. No doubt there but do you expect anything less?

Freestyle
Judge's Score:30
Personal Rating:****1/2
I'm sorry but yay she had lifts and I understand she's in pain, but in my opinion this was overdone and not as good as Kyle's.

NFL Week 11

Week 11 Results:13-3
Full Season:92-66

Chicago/Miami
Baltimore/Carolina
Houston/New York Jets
Buffalo/Cincinnati
Cleveland/Jacksonville
Green Bay/Minnesota
Washington/Tennessee
Arizona/Kansas City
Detroit/Dallas
Oakland/Pittsburgh
Seattle/New Orleans
Tampa Bay/San Francisco
Atlanta/St. Louis
Indianapolis/New England
New York Giants/Philadelphia
Denver/San Diego

WWE Survivor Series 2010 Results

WWE United States Championship
Daniel Bryan over Ted DiBiase

John Morrison over Sheamus

WWE Intercontinental Championship
Dolph Ziggler over Kaval

Rey Mysterio, Kofi Kingston*, Chris Masters, Big Show* and MVP over Alberto Del Rio, Tyer Reks, Drew McIntyre, Jack Swagger and Cody Rhodes

WWE Unified Divas Championship
Natalya over Lay-Cool (Layla and Michelle McCool)

World Heavyweight Championship
Kane-Edge was ruled a draw after a double countout

WWE Tag Team Championships
Nexus (Justin Gabriel and Health Slater) over Santino Marella and Vladmir Kozlov

WWE Championship
Randy Orton over Wade Barrett

Dancing with the Stars Finale:Beat the Odds

Monday/Tuesday night is the Dancing with the Stars grand finale. It has been a crazy season, to say the least. Now it's down to three couples, so I will pick who I think has the best odds at winning this show.

Jennifer/Derek
These two have been the most consistent of anyone on the show. They have been at the top for most of the season and all these roughest competition is completely gone. So you would think that they would be no chance of them losing. But then you realize this isn't a typical season. They should be able to pull it off, but nothing is guaranteed. 2:1

Kyle/Lacey
Talk about a duo who keeps growing and getting better every week. These two weren't supposed to be this good, but I am so glad that they are. They are my personal pick for the show, but they aren't the favorites going in. If they have two perfect performances, they could win this thing. 1:3

Bristol/Mark
Wow, this has to be the most controversial finalist on any reality show I've ever watched. The thing is that she has drastically improved since putting on a monkey costume on TV theme week. If she wasn't a Palin, no one would think twice. I don't think she has a chance to win but the fact that he made it shows that this is a truly fan operated show and anything is possible on live reality tv. 1:50


(Note: I have no idea what the odds numbers even mean, I'm just having fun so don't take those number serious for any reason.)

Rest in Peace Pat Burns

After the 2001-2002 season, the Devils were without a coach and a direction. Lou then hired legendary coach Pat Burns. Personally I was excited by this decision, I have always been a fan, and the fact that he had won three Jack Adams trophies showed alone how good of a coach he was. Well he brought the Stanley Cup back home to New Jersey on June 9, 2003. I never got to meet the guy, I guess I have to now cross it off my bucket list, but I remember the smile on his face at the Stanley Cup celebration in the Meadowlands parking lot on a hot Saturday afternoon. With that being said, Pat Burns, I thank you for that championship. Rest in Peace.

2010 WWE Survivor Series Picks

WWE Championship
Special Guest Referee:John Cena
Randy Orton (c) vs. Wade Barrett
My Pick:Wade Barrett
Aftermath:The Miz leaves as WWE Champion

World Heavyweight Championship
Kane (c) vs. Edge
My Pick:Kane

WWE Intercontinental Championship
Dolph Ziggler (c) vs. Kaval
My Pick: Kaval

WWE United States Championship (rumored match)
Daniel Bryan (c) vs. Ted DiBiase
My Pick: Daniel Bryan

WWE Tag Team Championships
Nexus (Justin Gabriel and Health Slater) (c) vs. Santino Marella and Vladmir Kozlov
My Pick:Santino Marella and Vladmir Kozlov

WWE Unifed Divas Championship
Handicap Match
Lay-Cool (Layla and Michelle McCool) (c) vs. Natalya
My Pick:Natalya
 
Traditional Survivor Series Match
Rey Mysterio, Kofi Kingston, Chris Masters, Big Show and MVP vs. Alberto Del Rio, Tyer Reks, Drew McIntyre, Jack Swagger and Cody Rhodes
My Pick:Team Mysterio
Sole Survivor:Big Show and Kofi Kingston
 
John Morrison  vs. Sheamus
My Pick:John Morrison

Special Edition:"Driving CDs"

How many CDs do you have in your collection that you can honestly say you can put into your CD player either to listen to or to make a long drive to and just enjoy beginning to end? Not many right? (Mix CDs don't count) This was the conversation between me and Mandy a couple of weeks which sparked my interset to see if I could find 15 albums in my personal CD collection that I could honestly pop in and listen to straight up. I ended up making a list of ten and here it is, in no particular order. Feel free to reply back with your albums either on here, fb or twitter.

Artist: Rent Cast

Album: Broadway/Movie Soundtrack

Release Year: 1996/2005

Reason: I decided to include both of these albums together (as one album) because it was just easier that way. This is my favorite broadway show, par none. The movie was fantastic as well. I have been able to listen to both of these sountracks non stop for no other reason than the music is amazing, insprining and just enjoyable.

Artist: Rock of Ages

Album: Broadway Soundtrack

Release Year: 2009

Reason: This might be the most unconventional broadway soundtrack ever made. It's a rock concert with a storyline. The soundtrack is by far of the best "best of" CD ever made but done in a way that it fits the show and is amazing to listen to and rock out to. Just a great soundtrack and albums for that reason alone. 

Artist: Zac Brown Band
Album: The Foundation
Release Year: 2008
Reason: This is just a great country album. If someone asked me to give them an album that best shows why I love country music, this would be the one. There's some pop, some rock, a little reggage, but then some hardcore country. There's a little something for anyone and it's just an easy way to get through a hour.

Artist: Brad Paisley

Album: 5th Gear

Release Year: 2007

Reason: When this album was released Brad said in an interview that it would be the ultimate driving CD. Well from the opening song to the ending instrumental, he was right. It's a fun ride with great stories and just a way to keep or put you in a good mood.

Artist: Barenaked Ladies

Album: Disc One:All Their Greatest Hits

Release Year: 2001

Reason: Okay so I know people are going to say that greatest hits albums shouldn't count, but I disagree. This CD has the best of my favorite band all in one place so I don't have to keep switching CDs around  to find the songs that I like. That's the main reason I love this album. If I need to get my BNL fix, I can just pop this in and I'm good.

Artist: Linkin Park

Album: Meteora

Release Year: 2003

Reason: When Linkin Park just came out, I'll admit I became a big fan and picked up Hybrid Theory. While that is a good CD with some great songs, this is a great rock/hip hop album. This is one of the few rock CDs that I can honestly say I can pop it on track one and I get so into it the music just flows and suddenly the album is over. It's awesome for rocking, especially if you are down in the dumps.

Artist: Stephen Lynch

Album: The Craig Machine

Release Year: 2005

Reason: Normally you would think that comedy CDs don't count for this list, but this is not a typical comedian. Lynch is a funny songwriter. While I do own three of his albums, this is by my favorite and the only one that I can listen to all the way through nonstop. It's just a very funny show that lead to a very awesome live DVD and great live show.

Artist: The O.C. Supertones
Album: Hi Fi Revival
Release Year: 2002

Reason: At one time I was really into Christian music. At that time, this album by far was my favorite one. While at times it's very religious, at it's core this album is about a journey through the crossroads of life. I always refer to songs off this album when I talk religion with people, it's very well done and when I need a reminder, I pop it in. It helps everytime.

Artist: Relient K

Album: Mmhmm

Release Year: 2004

Reason: For a couple of years I was a Relient K fan. I really liked some of their older songs but still not the best in the world. This album came out at the right time for me. I was going through alot in my life, and this album told that story perfectly from beginning to end. It's about heartbreak and fighting and redemtion and just finding yourself. I still listen to this album alot now because it's that good.

Artist: World Wrestling Entertainment
Album: WWF Forceable Entry
Release Year: 2002

Reason: As a wrestling fan, I was trying to figure out if there was one WWE album that stood out to me as my favorite, this one is by far the best. It was their first "rock" album and the only album I can blast now and still love every second of it.



Dancing with the Stars:The Semifinals Aftermath

Yesterday I had a review of the semifinals all started but got really busy and never got around to get a computer to post it up. So that being said, I'll just post my thoughts on the overall two days and then for the finale next week get back to my normal format.

First all, how did Bristol and Mark survive? How do they do? Even they were shocked last night when Brandy and Maksim got eliminated last night. The facts are they know they are on borrowed time but still keep chugging along.

#2, I am officially rooting on Kyle & Lacey to win this thing. They are by far the most entertaining duo on the show and they deserve to win.

Finally, let me say this. This has been the most unpredicatable season of this show. It is always making want to watch again next season. I have to thank ABC for that. I didn't expect to get so into this season at all, and now that I am, I am fully invested and even want to watch Monday's finale live instead of delayed the next day like I usually do.

Glee (11/16/10):Epic Substitute Teacher

After watching last night's Glee, I really want to know why I could never get a substitute teacher like Holly Holiday. I would love for a teacher to break out into Conjunction Junction, but I always ended up with "Phil". Someone in the Garfield school system alumni reading this will get that. Anyway, back to this show.

Last night, Shue got sick so that lead to one of the most unpredicatable, fast paced, fun shows of the year. Definately keeping the ball going into Sectionals in two weeks. Let's get right into the music. It was an awesome night for songs.

Holly and New Directions-Forget You
I didn't even like this song, well now I do. This was so much fun to watch and I just stop listening to the song. It's performances like this why I love this show. Plus it was a great way to bring in a new character and show her attitude on music. I also loved Rachel's not-impressed attitude during this, brillant for her character, but how hard was it for her not to break? A+

Will-Make Em' Dance
This was awesome! If you've never seen Singin' In The Rain this performance makes no sense. If you have, this was amazing. Simply a reason for Will to get a solo in the genre he's the best at and give Mike Chang a reason to just dance with him. This was entertaining and so much fun to watch. Even if it was just a sickness-endused dream sequence. A

Rachel & Holly-Nowadays
I wasn't a big fan of this performance. I understood that it was Holly's way of winning Rachel over, but it didn't work for me. Lea Michelle isn't as hot as she once was and he seemed so tiny next Gwyneth during this song. It didn't come across to me as good as it could have. C

Will, Holly & New Directions-Singing in The Rain/Umbrella
Before Glee I HATED mashups. I thought they were overdone and kinda lame. This song showed how you can take as all time classic and a new popular song and turn into something very special. I really loved this performance. I mean Mandy said it best last night when she said that they can't afford a bus but they can afford water effects, but at the same time this a musical so I will let that slide. A+

NFL Week 11 Picks

Chicago/Miami
Baltimore/Carolina
Houston/New York Jets
Buffalo/Cincinnati
Cleveland/Jacksonville
Green Bay/Minnesota
Washington/Tennessee
Arizona/Kansas City
Detroit/Dallas
Oakland/Pittsburgh
Seattle/New Orleans
Tampa Bay/San Francisco
Atlanta/St. Louis
Indianapolis/New England
New York Giants/Philadelphia
Denver/San Diego

New Jersey Devils vs. Edmonton Oilers (11/12/10)



 Pregame. Welcome home!

Bagheads return after Edmonton takes a 3-1 lead at 5:11 in the 2nd

David Clarkson and Zack Stortini fight at 12:20 in the 2nd

DEVILS WIN IN OVERTIME!!!!!!!

Me and Mandy happy after the win. Fun night!

NFL Week 10

Week 10 Results:6-8
Full Season:79-63

Baltimore/Atlanta
Tennessee/Miami
New York Jets/Cleveland
Cincinnati/Indianapolis
Minnesota/Chicago
Detroit/Buffalo
Carolina/Tampa Bay
Houston/Jacksonville
Kansas City/Denver
Dallas/New York Giants
St. Louis/San Francisco
Seattle/Arizona
New England/Pittsburgh
Philadelphia/Washington

New NHL All-Star Format

The other day at the general managers meetings the NHL announced a brand new format for their traditional all-star game in January. While I'm still trying to put all the pieces together, let's see if I understand this.

The fans vote in 6 players to the teams, not starters, just players. Then hockey operations will select the other 36. Then two captains will be selected and those captains will draft their teams on the Friday before the all star game.

Right now I think it's taking a little bit to digest. It's different. It's something that's never been done before. Maybe this will bring some attention to the league. I'm not sure to be honest. It's going to take a little time for me to really see how this will work. As we close I guess we will find out. I don't know yet, my thoughts are kinda scrambled on the subject matter right now.

All I know is that this year, no more East vs. West. Just two pick up teams playing each other for bragging rights. Sounds interseting I guess, we'll see what happens.

NFL Week 10 Picks

Baltimore/Atlanta
Tennessee/Miami
New York Jets/Cleveland
Cincinnati/Indianapolis
Minnesota/Chicago
Detroit/Buffalo
Carolina/Tampa Bay
Houston/Jacksonville
Kansas City/Denver
Dallas/New York Giants
St. Louis/San Francisco
Seattle/Arizona
New England/Pittsburgh
Philadelphia/Washington

2010 CMAs:The Blake & Miranda Show

Entertainer of the Year
Lady Antebellum
Miranda Lambert
Brad Paisley-WinnerKeith Urban
Zac Brown Band-My Pick

Female Vocalist of the Year
Miranda Lambert-My Pick/Winner
Martina McBride
Reba McEntire
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood

Male Vocalist of the Year
Dierks Bentley
Brad Paisley-My Pick
Blake Shelton-Winner
George Straight
Keith Urban

New Artist of the Year
Luke Bryan
Easton Corbin
Jerrod Niemann
Chris Young
Zac Brown Band-My Pick/Winner

Vocal Group of the Year
Lady Antebellum-My Pick/Winner
Little Big Town
Rascal Flatts
The Band Perry
Zac Brown Band

Vocal Duo of the Year
Brooks & Dunn
Joey & Roey
Montgomery Gentry
Steel Magnolia
Sugarland-My Pick/Winner

Single of the Year
Easton Corbin-A Little More Country Than That 
Blake Shelton & Trace Adkins-Hillbilly Bone-My Pick
Lady Antebellum-Need You Now-Winner
Miranda Lambert-The House That Built Me
Miranda Lambert-White Liar

Album of the Year
Lady Antebellum-Need You Now
Carrie Underwood-Play On-My Pick
Miranda Lambert-Revolution-Winner
George Strait-Twang
Dierks Bentley-Up On The Ridge

Song of the Year
Easton Corbin-A Little More Country Than That
Lady Antebellum-Need You Now
Miranda Lambert-The House That Built Me-Winner
Zac Brown Band-Toes
Miranda Lambert-White Liar-My Pick

Musical Event of the Year
Dierks Bentley/Miranda Lambert/Jamey Johnson-Bad Angel
Zac Brown Band/Kid Rock-Can't You See
Blake Shelton/Trace Adkins-Hillbilly Bone-My Pick/Winner
Kenny Chesney/Dave Matthews-I'm Alive
Alan Jackson/Lee Ann Womack-Till The End 

Music Video of the Year
Blake Shelton & Trace Adkins-Hillbilly Bone
Lady Antebellum-Need You Now
Miranda Lambert-The House That Built Me-Winner
Brad Paisley-Water-My Pick
Miranda Lambert-White Liar

Glee (11/9/10)-Back on Track

Well last night's Glee was a nice breath of fresh air. Powerful story-lines that will now setup the rest of the first half of the season (the announcement of Sectionals, Kurt in general and Puck/Artie). After last night, I can also say that I love the Coach Beiste character more and more every week, and hope they keep her on TV regularly in some role. There was only four songs numbers, which I greatly appreciated because the songs actually fit the story, instead of just a theme. Hopefully this is a sign of things to come. Let's get into the songs.


Dalton Academy Glee Club-Teenage Dream
Um, wow. That's all I can say. This song made me break my rule of only downloading New Directions performances. This was incredible. Between the song itself and Kurt's boyish shyness and flirtiness, it was a joy and by far one of the best performances of the season. A+


Puck and Artie-One Love/People Get Ready
If this storyline with these two is going to lead to more songs like this, I'm all for it. This performance is kind of a reminder this is a musical. The song was out of left field but it was sung so well that it didn't matter. A


New Directions Girls-Start Me Up/Livin' On A Prayer
This was actually really good. I was worried going in, but the girls looked hot in the rocker gear and the mash-up was surprisingly impressive. A


New Directions Boys-Stop! In the Name of Love/Free Your Mind
This performance, especially because of the Beiste storyline, was actually better than what I expected. The mash-up was well done, and the songs were really good. I personally loved the free-form choreography and thought even though the girls were hotter, the guys won the battle of the sexes two years in a row, even though it was never announced. A+

Dancing with the Stars:Instant Dance Brings Out The Best

You know, I've been watching this show all season waiting for a night that really stands out as a big night. We've had  theme nights and whatnot, but tonight was the first time all season that we had the memorable dances that stick around for years. There were two rounds, the first round was just a normal dance. The record was the Instant Dance round, which turned out to be the best round of the season, despite the gimmick. This week is a full review, the way it will be for the rest of the season.

First Round

Kyle and Lacey (27) ****
Dance:Viennese Waltz
I really liked this performance. It was clean and almost perfect. By far their best dance of the season so far.

Jennifer and Derek (27) ****
Dance:Quick Step
You can never tell Jennifer is in alot of pain while dancing. They are back on fire.

Kurt and Anna (24) ***1/2
Dance:Waltz
Continuing the theme of fantastic dances tonight, Kurt has really come to has own. Very smooth and just gets better and better.
"You're the Ken doll for adults like me."-Carrie Ann

Bristol and Mark (24) ***1/2
Dance:Argentine Tango
Talk about a massive turnaround. This is what happens when Bristol gets confidence. The footwork was amazing and overall by far her best dance of the season.

Brandy and Maksim (29) *****
Dance:Waltz

No doubt they were going to be smooth but wow, amazing. Both dance and the story told made you sit and stare. It was real emontion. Best dance of this round.

Second Round:"Instant Dance"

Kyle and Lacey (29) *****
Song:Good Golly, Miss Molly
These two are so entertaining. Simply amazing.

Jennifer and Derek (30) *****
Song:Waiting For A Good Time
Can these two do anything wrong? A little slow for me but still really fantastic.

Kurt and Anna (24) ****
Song:Hella Good
This was so much better than I expected. I thought this was his best of the season. Really awesome.

Bristol and Mark (23) ****
Song:Mas Que Nada
Wow, an actual real personality from Bristol. She is officially here to win or at least try. Really entertaining and fun.

Brandy and Maksim (28) ****1/2
Song:Teenage Dream
They took a page out of Kyle and Lacey's book and played the crowd really well. I really enjoyed that performance. Also I had no problem that they didn't start right at the beginning of the song, especially because of the song they had to dance to.

Leaderboard
Jennifer/Derek 57
Brandy/Maksim 57
Kyle/Lacey 56
Kurt/Anna 48 *won't  be shocked if he goes home*
Bristol/Mark 47 *should go home*

NFL Week 9

Week 9 Results:8-5
Full Season:73-55

New York Jets/Detroit
Miami/Baltimore
New England/Cleveland
San Diego/Houston
Chicago/Buffalo
Arizona/Minnesota
Tampa Bay/Atlanta
New Orleans/Carolina
New York Giants/Seattle
Indianapolis/Philadelphia
Kansas City/Oakland
Dallas/Green Bay
Pittsburgh/Cincinnati

NFL Week 9 Picks

New York Jets/Detroit
Miami/Baltimore
New England/Cleveland
San Diego/Houston
Chicago/Buffalo
Arizona/Minnesota
Tampa Bay/Atlanta
New Orleans/Carolina
New York Giants/Seattle
Indianapolis/Philadelphia
Kansas City/Oakland
Dallas/Green Bay
Pittsburgh/Cincinnati

Responses to "It Is Time to Panic?"

Yesterday I posted an entry up talking about the Devils and their terrible start to the season. Throughout the day I started getting responses and reactions so I figured I'd share them. If you have any opinion on the subject, please feel free to answer back and talk.

"We've been used to success for 15 years, so yes, I think it is time to panic. I don't think you can blame one person though. The team as a whole is sucking big time. Even heralded Zach Parise hasn't been finding the net and now he's out indefinitely. Kovie not finding his rhythm is a concern. And when Zubrus is your leading scorer with seven points, that's a major concern. I think we all had high hopes of a scoring machine looking at the lines on paper and how the top line came out of the chute in game one."-Jason Kaplan

"It's still early. Based on experience with the Devs over 30 years things tend to look better as we get deeper into the season."-MikeNJ1109@aol.com

"I suppose I'll take sucking in October over sucking in March/April but we won't know that until the end of the season."-Jason Kaplan


"well said. panic is setting in after this past summer. And if we don't turn this ship around (radically) we're in for a long winter."-VINCKIM@aol.com

Devils Hockey:Is It Time to Panic?

"Devils limited to 15 skaters today because of cap issues. Welcome to the Kovalchuk era!!"-10/11/10 EJHradek_ESPN

"Whatever his reason, John MacLean has put himself square on the spot by benching his best scorer and then losing 6-1 and an irrelevant goal."-10/23/10 StanFischler

"In my defense on NJ tonight, I didn't expect Kovalchuk to be a "healthy scratch" or the franchise to have a meltdown. WOW!"-10/23/10 EJHradek_ESPN

"Scary stat of week: Devils have given up 19 more goals than they have scored this season. Not since 88-89 has NJ been out-scored in a season"-10/31/10 kausatoday (Kevin Allen)

"Zach Parise will under go exploratory arthroscopic knee surgery. No timetable has been set for his return."-11/1/10 NHLDevils

"Jason Arnott: "We're digging ourselves a hole. A huge hole... If we don't turn this around it'll be real hard to (make playoffs)."" 11/2/10 Ledger_NJDevils (Rich Chere)

"Brodeur worry missing playoffs? "Oh, definitely. It's one thing to slide, but we're putting ourselves behind 8 ball. Formula for disaster.""-11/2/10 Ledger_NJDevils (Rich Chere)

Stats (13 games in) *G-A-P (+/-)*:
Danius Zubrus 1-6-7 (-5)
Ilya Kovalchuk 3-3-6 (-5)
Jason Arnott 3-3-6 (-9)
Zac Parise 3-3-6 (-1)
Matt Taormina 3-2-5 (-2)
Patrik Elias 2-3-5 (-10)
Jamie Langenbrunner 1-4-5 (-8)
Travis Zajac 1-3-4 (0)
Andy Greene 1-3-4 (-11)
Matthew Corrente 0-3-3 (-1)
Henrik Tallinder 1-1-2 (-5)
David Clarkson 1-1-2 (-8)
Rod Pelly 0-1-1 (-1)

Martin Brodeur 3-8-1 2.79 GAA .902% 2 SO
Johnan Herberg 0-1 7.50 GAA .750%

I thought this was supossed to be a new era? I thought the signing of Kovalchuk was supossed to make  this team upstoppable scoring machine? Where's the defense that the Devils were founded on? Is this a rebuild season and no one told the fans?

Now as the month of November starts, the Devils are in the basement. This is the worse hockey I've seen this team play since I became a fan in 1994. Every night when there's a game, I just hope they are going to stop the bleeding. Then suddenly they are losing 1-0, 2-0, 3-0 and it's another loss in the standings.

This might just be the worse month since the 80s for this franchise. So who's the blame? John MacLean? I can't blame him, he's in a fucked up situation right now. Marty Brodeur? He's doing all he can to keep the Devils in games every night. Lou? Well part of the blame can be put on him, but he's doing what he has to do to keep this franchise together.

How bout the $100 million man Kovi? He hasn't done anything in the last four games when they needed him. How about the franchise leading scorer Elias? He has does nothing all season. The young defense? They are kids playing against the NHL elite, you can't blame the other teams for taking advantage of that.

I am speechless for how bad this team looks right now, is it time to hit the panic button?

As of right now, YES. Because if they don't write the ship, The Rock will be dark in April and May.

Dancing with the Stars The 200th Episode

And now the special 200th episode of Dancing with the Stars...

This was a fun night, short and sweet. It was awesome to see all the celebrities from the past return, even if I didn't watch alot of these seasons. This week I'm actually going to go into more details on the celebrities and dances and my opinions. The team dances will be listed like every other dance over the last couple of weeks, it's just easier that way.

(Guest Team Captain (Team list) Team Score My Rating (out of 5))

Kristi Yamaguchi 24 ****1/2
Rick/Cheryl, Kyle/Lacey, Bristol/Mark

Apolo Anoto Ono 27 *****
Kurt/Anna, Brandy/Maksim, Jennifer/Derek

Kyle and Lacey (35/24=59) ****1/2
Guest Judge:Mel B
Kyle has come a long way. He really could win this thing. This was his best performance of the season by far. Amazing simply amazing.

Kurt and Anna (34/27=61) ***1/2
Guest Judge:Emmit Smith
At times Kurt could be a fantastic dancer, other times he's just flat of sloppy. The facts are he earned his way here. This dance proved why. Well done.

Bristol and Mark (33/24=57) ***1/2
Guest Judge:Kelly Osbourne
Wow, if you told me a month ago that Bristol Palin would still be here, I would have thought you were crazy. She has actually earned her right to be here and while she has no chance in hell of winning, it's been a great ride. This week's dance showed how much she's improved.

Rick and Cheryl (37/24=61) ****
Guest Judge:Helio Castroneves
For me this was going to be one of the hardest dances to pull off because of Rick's size, but damn he did amazing. FINALLY SOME REAL PERSONALITY! That's what was missing this whole season. He needs to show that more, he might actually have a chance at being in the final.

Brandy and Maksim (37/27=64) *****
Guest Judge:Gilles Marini
The leader from the last two weeks. I knew Brandy would be good on this show but I didn't expect this good. She can very easily win this show. Tonight's dance might not have been perfect but it showed that she has earned her way here.

Jennifer and Derek (37/27=64) *****
Guest Judge:Drew Lachey
This was amazing. Jennifer belongs here, the only thing that is going to stop her from getting to the final is her body falling apart. She's amazing and is right now my pick to win this show.

Pick to Go Home:Bristol/Mark

NFL Week 8

Week 8 Results:9-4
Full Season:65-50

Denver/San Francisco
Jacksonville/Dallas
Miami/Cincinnati
Buffalo/Kansas City
Washington/Detroit
Carolina/St. Louis
Green Bay/New York Jets
Tennessee/San Diego
Minnesota/New England
Tampa Bay/Arizona
Seattle/Oakland
Pittsburgh/New Orleans
Houston/Indianapolis