Random Sports Team of the Week: Washington Capitals

As of now, the Capitals sit in the 7th spot and right on the tails of the Rangers, Pens, and Red wings, as only 1 point separates the 4-7 spots in the Eastern Conference. With a 31-17-10 record that features strong play from Nic Backstrom and the always dominant Ovi, the capitals look like a team returning to the tourney. Goaltender Braden Holtby is posted some very solid numbers this season for Caps with a 2.20 GA. It should be noted that with all the talk with Rich Nash leading the league in goals, Ovi is right behind him.

The Caps are hot beating LA, San Jose, and Pittsburgh recently.

Predictions:

Ovi leads the league in Goals

Caps reach the second round and fall to the Rangers

Do Guys really know what Fifty Shades of Grey is?

With Fifty Shades of Grey Dominating the box office this weekend, I figured why not see what the fuss is all about.

The selling book is about a Literature Student Anastasia Steele and how a simple interview with Billionaire, Mr. Christian Grey, changes her life.

So I was speaking to one of my buddies this weekend and he asked me if he’d wanna double date and go see 50 Shades of Grey? I replied, sounds like a good idea. Last night I saw the 2nd trailer for this film and right away I told him; Hell No. That trailer went from eh to holy crap, this movie getting crazy weird kinky fast!

I texted him what I saw and he responded,”Dude I had zero clue what it was gonna be about”.  That got me thinking; Do guys really know what this movie is about?

The first trailer just says sex all over it and I think that the average joe was like’ Yesssss. But that 2nd trailer really took from sex to weird in a flash. On Friday, I read an article saying that when the book came, Duct tape and rope sales in hardware stores skyrocketed. I know that this movie doesn’t cater to guys( normal dudes that is) but to the other gender and I have no problem with that, but for myself, that’s borderline Hostel ( the movie yo) and that’s too much.

But if you're into that kind of thing then head over to your local movie theater and check E.L.James’s Novel on the big screen.  

But I’m gonna pass on this one.

Review :SNL 40 Year Anniversary Special

Last night, NBC had the SNL 40 year Anniversary on for a 3 ½ hour special commemorating the long standing show. A star studded affair from the beginning that featured the likes of Justin Timberlake, Bradley Cooper, Taylor Swift, and Betty White as some of the star power.

The former cast members included Chevy Chase, Bill Murray, Jimmy Fallon, Dana Carvey, Eddie Murphy, Christina Wieg, and oh so many other great former cast members over the show’s 40 year run.

Some of the highlights included:

The Californians skit- Bradley Cooper and Betty White stole the show for me during this one.

David Spade- trying to hide that mini bottle of Vodka while “Frank Sinatra” was singing wasn’t scripted at all and his face seeing himself on camera was priceless.

Martin Short and “Beyonce’”-  I thought Martin was amazing. He was a little ball of energy and just getting the crowd into it. (Hitting on “ Beyonce “ was also hilarious).

Jerry Seinfeld- The Q&A segment was dynamite. With Q’s from John Goodman, Michael Douglas, and Larry David.

Wayne’s World was amazing. Shwing, Shwing, Shwing was incredible.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9AroeHa4ec

The old school skit that featured Phil Hartman and the Colon Blow/Super Colon Blow had me on the floor.

Lorne Michaels bowing to the crowd and being with all the members during the credits was also great to see.

And finally, Paul Simon singing , “still Crazy After All These Years” was absolutely beautiful.

The whole program really took me back down memory lane. I wasn’t born when Steve Martin and dan Akroyd were the but seeing the guys from the early 2000’s meshing with the original cast for me was a real treat. There’s no doubting that the show hasn’t had the same success as in years past but SNL 40 was an incredible production and will be forever remembered.

Random Team of the Week: Denver Nuggets

   

The Denver Nuggets started the season with modest expectations. In recent memory they’ve always been in the playoff hunt in the very competitive West. Last year saw the Nuggets go for a 36-46 record. Not good at all.

 So how are they doing this year?

 Awful.

 19-33 record as of February 10th. I mean they stink.  Coach Brian Shaw has no answers and could receive his pink slip at the end of the year.Kenneth Faried’s ppg have gone down from a whopping 13.7 to 11.9.They trade away Timofey Mozgov who has become a tower in Cleveland. While, JaVale McGee, once considered an up and coming star just 3 years ago, has become dead weight. And Ty Lawson is an undersized Point Guard that won’t carry a team.

    So What to make of this team...They suck. With no future prospects that have star ability and a bunch mediocre to sub par cast, I just don’t see this organization going anywhere anytime soon. They do have a bunch of 1st rounders in this coming draft however.

Predictions: 29-53 

Wake up and smell the roses...

Cabin Fever Anyone?

Bitter, absolutely bitter. That’s what every weatherman across the tri-state area are calling for this week. There’s ice on the highways, ice on you car, ice on your steps, and ice on your freaking windows. When the weather gets this cold and I’m sure there are a ton of people out there that are feeling the same way, and that’s the struggle to get out of bed when the weather is frightful.

So what do you do when you hunker down and ditch the commute and stay at home? Here are my top 5 things to do when you’re stuck in the cabin in no particular order:

1)Star Wars/Lord of the Rings movie marathon Day:

Nothing says waste your day more than defeating the Republic or going on a Fellowship to Mordor. Have you ever sat through all 6(soon to be 9 in due time) Star wars movies? It’s insane! back in ‘07, HBO played all 6 in row. You get a 15 minute window in between movies to eat and piss.

2) Clean yourself  up:

This is a great opportunity for you roll up your sleeves and mop the floors and make sure that bathroom is up to code.

3)  PS4/XBox1

Get ready for 8 hours of shooting/fighting/tackling or whatever game you're into because after this you’ll probably be brain dead. Prefered games- Madden or Call Of Duty

4) Current Events/Read/ EDU

You’ve got the time why not spend it wisely? check out the news, learn something new, or dive into a book. I’m in the middle of the Steve Jobs book and it’s amazing.

5) Raid…

Assuming you’re over 21, hit that liquor cabinet. Why not? you’ve got at least 8 hours to sober up and get yourself ready for tomorrow’s commute so dabble a bit.

Bonus Round: Hit up Amazon

Besides shopping, if you’ve got Amazon Prime, you can get a very rock solid selection of shows ( workaholics,It’s Always Sunny, and the League) and a lukewarm selection of movies( The Wolf of Wall St. and Flight)

Next Week’s Top 5……..

Tricks to teach your Ferret

Review: Edge of Tomorrow, how this seems die before repeating

Here’s my first review: Edge of Tomorrow. First off let’s start with the positives. Bill Paxton played a semi funny Master Sergeant Farrell, who is seen for probably half the movie just repeating lines and looking dumb founded.

    Now for the storm. The movie jumps right into the thick when Lt. Col Bill Cage fights with some British General( that seems to be in every movie this guy) and for some reason gets arrested and thrown into this war with aliens. The movie takes baby steps as Lt Col. Cage dies again and again.

Tom Cruise continues his decline. It seems that he plays the type of character in every movie these days. Whether it’s Jack Reacher or Oblivion, he continues to look stale and has lost the pizzazz that once made him one Hollywood's premiere super stars. Emily Blunt puts on a room temperature performance as Rita Vrataski. She has some solid fight scenes where they’re on the beach but besides that she’s eh.

    All in all, I’d give this movie a flimsy 4.5 out of 10. 3.5 for the beach fight scenes and a 1 for Emily Blunt.