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Wednesday's WTF? There's No Crying In Football-Clemson Fan Gets Emotional!

Despite my total apathetic nature to the idea, a friend of the Bushido Bucarook had to let me watch this video clip of a Clemson fan calling in to our local news here in the Holy City and of course it is “funny” as all get out, so of course, it had to go on the Bushido.

I know, technically it is not funny when another human reaches out in a time of need and shows their emotions, but WTF man? Did the coach’s plane crash? Did the team bus flip off a bridge, crash and burn leaving no survivors? You are setting a bad example for young men across this great state. Which brings me to a conversation I had with “Sweets” the other night: my boy, Cash, was whining and whimpering about something, (probably because Daddy was on the phone and not paying him any attention) and I told him, to stop, “Traberts don’t cry”. To which, “Sweets” said, “Cash, it’s OK to cry”. Which baffles me, because I think there is something to be said for men to keep a stiff upper lip, keep things close to their chests and not leave the faucets on when they are talking about a coach being fired from their beloved Clemson Tigers football team. (Full disclosure: the Bushido does allow men to cry at funerals and if having a nose hair plucked—both are totally acceptable times to let loose, but just a bit).

Bushido Article From Our Friend J-Testa @ AskMen.com

Mafioso: Lessons From Bushido

By Mr. Mafioso

Street Life Correspondent - Every Tuesday

Take these lessons from Bushido and apply them to your own life
Listen up, men. There’s a lot to be gained from paying attention to other cultures, and that’s something La Cosa Nostra has done better than just about anyone. It’s also something that’s kept us turning a steady profit since it all started. Just as some corporate hawks have torn pages straight out of our manuals, we have learned a thing or two from older, more established organizations, especially those from distant lands.

I know what you might be thinking: “The Italian mob learns from other cultures? Yeah right, imagine that.” The thing is, so many uninformed people view La Cosa Nostra as being too old-fashioned for its own good, too set in its ways. It’s true that the old-school Dons --- the Moustache Petes --- who vied for power up until the mid-1900s were stuck in the old way of doing things, but this stubbornness and refusal to adapt would also lead to their eventual downfall. The next generation of leaders were savvy businessmen who could keep up with new pressures and adjust to the new demands of the American people and the ever-increasing presence of the authorities. How did they do this? They watched what was going on around them and took what they could from other similar organizations. One of these “schools of thought” was Bushido, the ancient Japanese code of conduct and the way of the samurai. Let’s take a look at some lessons from Bushido that you can learn.

What is Bushido?

Bushido is the 1,000-year-old Japanese code of conduct that nobles were required to observe and today is still practiced by men all over the world. It combined the fierce ways of the samurai class with the more serene and spiritual teachings of Zen-Buddhism and Confucianism. Above all, the code stressed “frugality, loyalty, martial arts mastery, and honor unto death,” and the ethos is still cherished in Japanese society today.

For centuries, the laws of Bushido were not written down anywhere for people to read. At best, they consisted of a few maxims handed down in the oral tradition or that perhaps were passed on to others by a well-known warrior. That was until 1685, when the scholar Yamagei Yoko codified the way of the samurai and offered up seven principles that could be used as guidance for anyone who wished to emulate them.

The 7 Principles of Bushido

1- Loyalty
The foundation of La Cosa Nostra, loyalty to one’s organization (in our case, la famiglia) was also a central point among followers of Bushido. The samurai was loyal to his overlord (his daimyo) and no one else. He didn’t have to explain his actions to anyone apart from his capo, and lived by a completely different set of rules than the rest of the Japanese populace. Remind you of anyone?

2- Honor
Death before dishonor was simply how it went for the samurai. And once honor had been been lost, the only way to get it back was by performing seppuku, ritual suicide achieved by slicing open one’s belly and letting the innards fall to the ground, all while an audience watched. It might seem a bit severe, but it perfectly illustrates the devotion that Bushido members had for their superiors.

3- Bravery
No fear of death and the idea of practicing self-sacrifice are a few lessons from Bushido. Easier said than done, right? The good samurai would never hesitate to put his personal needs last, especially if it was best for the group. It is said that a true warrior would rush onto the point of an oncoming sword if it meant that something would be gained by his clan. That type of bravery is seldom seen nowadays, and it could explain the steady decline of the American mob.

4- Respect
The samurai held a deep respect for tradition and the established order of things. In turn, they demanded respect from the masses and were well within their rights to execute, on the spot, anyone who failed to bow down to them in their presence. In my family’s line of work, it can be just as dangerous when the right people aren’t properly acknowledged and given the respect they believe they’re entitled to.

5- Benevolence
Bushido combined the spirituality of Zen with the teachings of Confucius, which meant that the individual could never be seen as any more important than any other. The ability to exhibit compassion for those less fortunate is perhaps seen as an outdated mode today, but back in the medieval ages it was expected of even the fiercest warrior.

6- Honesty
The samurai was bound by his word, and anyone who was proven to have acted insincerely was stripped of his status and subjected to the worst possible position -- that of a disgraced warrior. This might not fly today in the hustling world of the gangster, but you can be sure that dishonesty will eventually catch up with you.

7- Rectitude
The samurai believed that it was better to lose his life than to appear rude or arrogant. This type of humility is still treasured in most Asian cultures, and I constantly try to teach my men the importance of doing the right thing whenever they can.

The Bushido would like to thank Johnny Testa at AskMen.com for sending this excellent article regarding the Bushido (Way of the Warrior) to us back in May. Editor's Note: Please notice that timeliness was not one of the 7-virtues.

Peggy Noonan and Mike Murphy Saying What They Think (Off Air) About Governor Palin

It appears these newscasters question Senator McCain selection for Vice-President. In case you didn’t catch it all, here is the video with subtitles.

Joe Simpson Father of the Year Award

If Hooters is delightfully tacky, then Joe Simpson's, Jessica Simpson's father, plans to open barbecue restaurants taking his daughter's most memorable movie role as its' name-sake (Daisy Dukes') will be anything but...how do I say it without seeming too negative towards the ex-minister? How about "delightfully disturbing how he can take advantage of his daughter". Simpson plans on opening the first restaurant in Vegas next year with waitresses wearing, (you guessed it) "Daisy Duke" cut-off jean shorts. Now for those of you who pooh-pooh'd the remarks made by Nick Lachey about his father-in-law being the major cause of the crumbling of his and Jessica's marriage, could we have a 2nd thought please? (Photo credits: Moviesonline.com/poster and webwombat.com/dance floor shot)
















In other news, Jessica Simpson revealed her new swimsuit line at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week: Miami Swim. (Photo credits: Dukes door shot: Hollywoodteenmovies.com Group swimsuit-Imnotobsessed.com)

Why I voted for Haley Scarnato (Part 3)

Photos from American Idol.com

Why I voted for Haley Scarnato (Part Deux)

Photos from American Idol.com

Why I voted for Haley Scarnato

Need I say more? (Photos compliments of American Idol.com)

Happy 44th Birthday to Kathy Ireland!

Indeed, the Bushido shares a birthday with Super-Model Kathy Ireland! Happy birthday Ms. Ireland. Other beauties of interest born today are former Miss Americas Nanette Pearson (Miss Utah 1997) and Holly Ann Solo (Miss Alaska 1991). Also former Playmate of the Year Kathleen Ann Shower (Miss May 1985) was born today.

The Bushido will be taking in dinner at Il Cortile tonight. I am stoked to say the least.

Pics of Antonella Barba (American Idol contestant) at the WW-II Memorial, Washington DC Mall

Pictures compliments of Tabloid Rabies.blogspot)

Pictures of Antonella Barba at the WW2 Memorial in Washington DC

Pictures of American Idol contestant Antonella Barba

Sure she has the star tabloid pictures, but can she sing?

Sunday Samurai: The Greek Tragedy of Anna Nicole Smith-thanks for all of the mammaries-RIP!

In the crazy mixed up world in which we live there always seem to be some beautiful buxom blonde whose tragic life ends "like a candle in the wind". Since modern infatuations produced by Hollywood and various publications (i.e. Hef's magazine) have given us worldwide crushes, we have sadly watch Marilyn, Jane Mansfield and now, Anna Nicole Smith leave us after a short but tantalizing stay in our hearts. Anna Nicole was 39.




The Greek Tragedy of Hollywood Starlets
Sadly, there is not a safety net to catch all of the beautiful, scared, insecure and young starlets who come to Hollywood with dreams and aspirations to become an actress or fulfilling a desire to be loved and accepted-something they were missing at home-before they are taken advantage of and cast to the side by the powers that be. The motivations and circumstances behind the stories of these women is a story as old as time itself. In Plato's Republic, we are reminded that the desires of men are primal in nature as our quest for sex and power over and from the opposite sex are our main motivators. For women, their desires are for security and gold for themselves and their children by aligning themselves with powerful and wealthy men. Of course, this doesn't apply to everyone, but for the majority, it does.

Vickie Lynn Hogan worked as a waitress at Jim's Krispy Fried Chicken. A beautiful girl with all of innocence and laughter of life one could want. Her baggage was a troubled past and she searched for love in her humble town of Mexia, Texas. She met and fell in love with a line-cook named Billy Wayne Smith and with the math in play, it seems a shotgun may have been involved with their wedding as she bore a son, Biblically named Daniel 9-months later. But a transition of destiny was in play and the small town girl would leave her tumbleweed town to pursue a new life for herself and child.



The result of this transformation would be the former Guess and Playboy model, Anna Nicole Smith-a platinum blonde, full of energy and joie de vie. Anna Nicole found a special place in the Bushido's heart as she became Miss March 1992 in Hef's magazine and then she would win PMOY in 1993. (What can I say? I have a special place in my heart for my birth month Centerfolds). A promising billboard modeling career with Guess Jeans would soon bring her sculpted face and body to the rest of the world. But under the microscope life would change for Ms. Smith. (Photos compliments of Playboy)




Anna Nicole was no different than any other person who searches for a father figure to fill a void in their life. Albeit Anna Nicole found her love with an elderly, oil-tycoon named, J. Howard Marshall. She was 26, he was 89. Once again, all of the elements of a Greek Tragedy were in play-found love and happiness soon to be cut short by the Gods. Their love and her security was cut short after a year of marriage by Marshall's untimely death-but I am sure he died quite happy. But the loser in this union was Anna Nicole-she lost her security and her love. Marshall's family fought Ms. Smith quite diligently in her efforts to claim her security. This fight would result in numerous court battles and find its' way to the highest of courts last year. Indeed, the history books will read that Anna Nicole Smith was the first Playmate to testify in front of the Supreme Court. The fight would take its' toll on the young beauty; she would gain weight, become questionably unstable mentally but TrimSpa baby! Would make her somewhat hole again, until she lost her son this year, just days before the birth of her child, Dannielynn. (Photo compliments of Intomyhealth.com)

The jury, so to speak, is still out on the cause of Ms. Smith's death. It would be hard to think that it wasn't a sad, tragic and repetitive overdose on prescriptions pills that ended her life, just as many before her. The pressures of death, birth, lack of security, fighting a horrible court battle and losing one's joie de vie is enough to bring anyone to their knees in the depths of fear and loathing. And just like a candle in the wind, Anna Nicole is gone!