R.I.P. PHX

Sorry to say it Suns fans, but it seems as though our days of seeing 50+ wins during a regular season, along with MVP candidates, Coach of the Year Awards, Most Improved Player Awards, 6th Man Awards are coming to a screeching halt.  If you have been living under a rock for the past 3-4 years, the Phoenix Suns have been dominating the regular seasons but coming up short during the playoffs, mainly to the hands of the San Antonio Spurs.  So we made a bold trade for Shaq, sending one of our beloved stars, Shawn Marion, in the middle of the season to handle obstacles such as Tim Duncan.  Didn't work.  The run and gun style of offense that we played staggered.  2 time MVP Steve Nash's numbers started to diminish.  Amare flourished but to the expense of our role players.  Last night, the Spurs once again eliminated our hopes for the championship by playing aggressive defense and making us look like we didn't even know how to play basketball in the 4th quarter.  Rumor has it that Mike D'Antoni has resigned this morning.  Is it the end of an era for us? Can our Phoenix Suns rise again in the West next season?  I'm not sure but its been a fun ride for the past few seasons.  The most we can do now is hope for similar success next season.

Uncle Sam Been Pimpin Since His Grandaddy Been Pimpin!!

"This Crack Comin' Back Like That Income Tax!"

The Demolition Man aka Blade aka Sydney aka Wesley Snipe Yo Ass has been sentenced 3 years for tax evasion?  He owed the U.S. government about $2.7 mil.  He shoulda hooked up with Woody Harrelson and hustled the government over a 2 on 2 basketball game.  Double or nuthin!!!

One of THE GREATEST movies of all-time.  If you don't know, you better ask somebody!!!

Get your game tight when you're in the white collar pen homeboy!!

Is It The Weekend Yet??

"Life, I Wonder, Will it Take Me Under?  I Don't Know..."

I ran into my boy Peter at the gym yesterday.  I haven't seen him since college when he and some other dudes would come through to Tucson to get dirty for the weekend.  He told me he just got back from Afghanistan serving the country for a year.  It made me stop and think about it for a minute.  We got young guys such as Peter, over there shootin it up in a war that I think won't be ending anytime soon, risking their lives because the nature of war calls, as we sit here complaining about gas prices going up.  Thanks Pete and to every other American soldier holding it down for our country.  I have great respect for all of you for putting up with all this.

On a brighter note....

I came across a couple of great commercials this week.  If you have some time, please feel free to check them out. 

This first one is Nike's commercial for Steve Nashty's new kicks.  Commercial is cool, but not really feelin the kicks, kinda lookin like some joints Ronald McDonald would sport if he played ball. 

This next commercial was sent to me by a fan of the site.  This is a very appropriate commercial for the time being.

Hang in there ya'll, this week is almost over.  

Pacific Heights...

"Highlights of living in the west are some of the sights that will leave you breathless"

So the 2008 NBA Playoffs are set to begin this weekend. Here's how the league will match up against each other.

Western Conference

• Denver Nuggets VS. Los Angeles Lakers
• Dallas Mavericks VS. New Orleans Hornets
• Phoenix Suns VS. San Antonio Spurs
• Houston Rockets VS. Utah Jazz

Eastern Conference (Yes, they too have playoffs)

• Atlanta Hawks VS. Boston Celtics
• Philadelphis 76ers VS. Detroit Pistons
• Toronto Raptors VS. Orlando Magic
• Washington Wizards VS. Cleveland Cavaliers
  

So who will rise in the west? The East? Who will be crowned as the Champs? Obviously, I'm pulling for the 602 boys; but damn, this year's Western Conference Playoff race seems like unreal. Get ready for some exciting playoff basketball people.

Consolation prize goes to my second favorite team in the L.....Golden State Warriors. I hope they get Nellie to stay.

Welcome To...

What's goin on family!! I'm not sure what ya'll were up to this weekend, but my girl and her friends went out to Vegas, which means that I was out in the streets of the 480 doin' what I'm doin', like I'm doin' it for T.V. Here is just a brief recap of what your boy got into starting from the top.

Friday

• Got off work, got a nice workout in before I met up with a couple of my family members, Jaehotlee & Bwee for dinner at the Hobnob. Had a couple grown man beers and some freshly fried fish and chips for dinner. Real delicious by the way.
• Then we raced back to his place to meet up with the homie Jay Queso.
• Started the night off at a new lounge in Scottsdale called A Geisha A Go Go. There we proceeded to meet up with some of our boys and knock back a few cocktails. They had a variety of sake; original, strawberry, pineapple, etc. Pineapple was my personal favorite.
• PCL was next. Thanks to our local celebrities, i.e. Dru Down and Jaehot, getting through the door with 13 dudes wasn't even an issue.
• After a couple of sugar-free redbull and geese, the club felt like it was ours. The DJ was killin me slowly with jam after jam, hit after hit and I'm sure some of us felt like we should've been a Jabbawockee with some of our dance moves.
• Cheesesteaks. I didn't have one because I was too busy trying to find some place to relieve myself of some bodily fluids, but from what I hear from the crew they were good.
• Saved Jay Queso's life by not letting him drive home drunk! Super Citizen over here!

Saturday

• Woke up extremely hung over from the night before. Bwee and I were in desperate need of a breakfast burrito from our favorite spot Filiberto's (you already know!).
• Tried to nap, but my boy Ryan hit me up about some pool time at his place. Tried to nap there, but got hoaxed into playing beer pong all day with his neighbors. Also check this out, some dudes rolled through the pool with one of these. Anyone down to go halves with me? At this point my liver was extremely mad at me.
• Hobnob for dinner again, this time I had the Hobnobber 2, which is just their name for a delicious cheese burger.
• Met up with some other peeps for some late night bowling action and some pitchers of Blue Moon. You know I get it in like Roy Munson. At this point, my liver hates me.

Sunday

• One of my favorite days to look forward to these days. Woke up from another long night, went to church to nourish my soul. The message was about Conflicts in Relationships. It was deep. For all of you that are in serious relationships, you already know!!
• After some flag football with some boys, I was at this point exhausted! Had dinner with some of my really good friends, Rabbit, Puma, and the Gookman (kinda funny I guess, sounds like a cartoon!). We went to this chinese spot because the food isn't bad and the price is good. But everytime we go there, I come out feeling nasty. So I'm not sure if I'll be going back anytime soon.
• Finally, my girl got back from her trip safely, so we met up and exchanged war stories from the weekend. I'm not sure who had the better time but I'm sure there was some scummyness involved. Thanks to everyone that was involved in my fantastic weekend!Have a good week ya'll!

You Cut Me Open And I.....

Leona Lewis, winner of the X-Factor, the Euro version of American Idol, is currently doin her thing in a major way.  Real recognize real and Simon Cowell bought her a house and is offering her his mentorship.  Her track Bleeding Love is addicting, can't get that song outta my head.  Its like they sprinkled alittle crack on the track.  Thanks alot cousin.

Like always, have a great weekend people and be safe.   Shout out to my girl and her crew, be safe on your trip ladies!  As for me, i'll be actin a fool out in the streets of the 480, burnin it up like Jim Rome.

Shawty Get Loose!!

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Congrats To The 2008 NCAA Champs!

KU Fans, thank Mario Chalmers and Derrick Rose.

Somebody's Got The Case Of The Mondays

"I'm a pimp in every sense of the word, bitch!"

This past weekend I had a chance to watch the documentary Banking On Heaven, which is about a Polygamist community in our own backyard in Colorado City, Arizona. For those of you who have been living under a rock for the past few years, the man pictured above is named Warren Jeffs, he is the so-called "prophet" for the FLDS (Fundamental Latter Day Saints) group. I mean, I'm no advocate of what the man is doing, but whatever he's doin, he's doin it real big. The documentary shows grown men handing their pay checks over to this man, along with their daughters because whatever pleases the prophet, pleases God. This is how the people of Colorado City are brainwashed and live their daily lives. This guy has paychecks coming in, women, and even adolescent girls. This scumbag is also into minors, which landed him in prison. Dude was arranging marriages between 40-50 year old men with 13-16 year old girls. C'mon dude. I joke about how I think he's a pimp and all, but in reality this is a true story that is far from fiction and is real to life. He takes hard earned money from the hands of men, their daughters, and also if a young man/boy challenges his authority, he exiles that person from the city to fend for their own with no resources. Better to exile males to better the ratio of girls to men.



The pictures above are typical polygamist families. It is also said in the documentary that it is common for a man to have over 30 offspring. Women and girls that can be stay pregnant in this city. Some children don't even know who their father is because there's so many damn kids to keep count of! Don't get it twisted, this is a incest bonanza. Whenever their offspring is born with a birth defect, then that baby is killed. When they feel as though the incest is becoming too much of a problem, they trade women with other men like boys trade baseball cards. This isn't just in Colorado City anymore either, Warren Jeffs is trying to expand. Here is the latest if you all are interested. If you get the time, read into this horrific tale. Feelin real emo cause its Monday. Feel free to discuss.

On a brighter note, the Spartans from Michigan State know how to throw a party.