Feed Your iPod: Jamie Foxx "Blame It"

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Just found out tonight that the Beav has never heard the song "Blame It" by Jamie Foxx. All I got to say is man you need some more MTV or VH1 "Jump Start" in your life brother. You've got no excuse not to have heard this one but I guess you can blame it on the ah-ah-ah-alcohol.

Kicking It @ Bamboo With The Birthday Girl!

I had heard mixed reviews about the (relatively) new Japanese restaurant Bamboo (Garden) in Mt. Pleasant but the Bushido will give the Bamboo-Crew my blessing. We had a blast celebrating another milestone for the JABROS and friends.

As the faites would have it, we lucked out and got a great server (Alex) a sweet spot-the U-shaped couch with a giant marble table/fountain and excellent sushi for quite reasonable prices with drinks I doubt our tab will be more than 50 bucks for Sweets and I. That being said, if you are thirsty for one of those Ju-Ju Beers, you are going to be out of luck because our server said someone is killing them-let's not point fingers.

Well, I have to go-Sweets is calling me out for being a "crack-head with my crack-berry". Happy birthday MABROS.

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Seriously? Dead stopped on I-26

I am @ a dead stop and I-26 has only one lane open near mile-marker 190. Come on SCDOT. And there are those who say that "I-26" shouldn't be widened to three lanes.
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Either Spoleto Is In Full Gear...

Or there is about to be a jousting tournament in Marion Square.

In all seriousness go to Marion Square and check out the amazing art displayed by participating artists.
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Wednesday's WTF? WTF Won't Anyone Obey The Traffic Laws?

Come on Cletus!
I honestly hate to single out this "county-mountie" but he just had the misfortune of being in front of me this morning and not pulling up to the big white stripe on the blacktop-see photo-after I beeped my horn twice, waiting a few moments and then beeped again (twice). Had he done so, then I would have been able to use the turn lane but instead he just parked his cruiser right there in the middle of the lane-oblivious to what was going on in the world; and to think, I could have not been eight minutes late to work if he would have just pulled up just short of two feet. Then again, these hopeful thoughts are all for naught as once the light turned green the deputy decided to turn right anyway and I was caught by the West Ashley bridge (malfunctioning?) for 45-minutes as we had to let a sailboat get out into the harbor.

A Growing Trend
Charlestonians have often lamented about tourists needing to "go back to Ohio"-heck they even started a web-site-because the growing sentiment is that tourists cause traffic problems. I don't buy it; a majority of the "yahoos" I see causing T-total cluster-f's have South Carolina tags on the back of their cars and either a Clemson sticker or (sadly) a Citadel sticker somewhere on the window or bumper. Which while I am on topic, wtf wouldn't you know to merge into the right lane on the down ramp (heading towards town) by the round Holiday Inn (especially if you went to school here for 4 years)? I hate to generalize Citadel grads and their driving ability but after years of making this trek at least once a day, five days a week, for quite a few years now, I can say about eighty percent of the time, there's a Citadel sticker on the back of the car who ends up stuck in the 10 feet of caution area awaiting to merge.

Make the Connection
There's also a lot of hub-bub and hand-wringing (read: opposition) about the proposed (more than a decade ago-see big mound at the end of the James Island Connector across the street from Harris Teeter) extension of 526, which would finally connect the City with the surrounding greater-Charleston Metro area. I say make the connection. Anyone who travels Savannah Highway will tell you that it is a nightmare: stop and go traffic due to bad timing on the traffic lights, drivers won't travel 45 mph near the auto mile (the speed limit doesn't lower to 35 until you hit Ashley River Baptist Church) and all of this cow-herding of cars bottle-necks to a bridge that may or may not be standing upright allowing a sailboat to travel beneath. Simple economics say that if there is one sailboat leaving port (not spending any more money) and about a hundred cars waiting to get Downtown to make money or spend money then the cars should take precedent.

Sorry for the rant but this is my first post using the Blackberry and I have a sh_crap ton of time on my hands.

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Sunday Samurai: I Can't Wait...The New Harris Teeter, Pigs In A Blanket & Big Box (Home Depot & Lowes) Staying Open An Hour Later

For the new Harris Teeter store to open in the West Ashley section of Charleston, South Carolina. For those of you who live West of the Ashley River in Charleston and have suffered for years without a 24-hour grocery store to quash that desire for a midnight snack I present you the new Harris Teeter store. Be patient my friends, the end is near and she should be open here soon.

I was in the Pig the other night about 10 minutes before closing time (like 9 pm) and I asked the manager if the Pig was going to start staying open later to compete with the new Teeter. He replied, "Oh gosh no, in fact, I wish we could go back to closing at 7 pm." Seriously?

Leave it to Beaver or just leave Beaver
I can understand the gentleman's desire to hearken back to the old days when we all ate dinner together at 6:30 pm and the grocery closed early because most folks only made a trip to the "sto" once a week. But let's get with the times people, we work late, jam our schedules full of errands and appointments ad nauseum. And let's face it, convenience stores these days just are not that convenient.

Just recently, Home Depot decided to open an hour earlier and stay open an hour later. How friggin awesome is that? Countless times, I have broken something (whilst trying to repair something else) or been mid-way into a project when I realized I needed something-that I could only find-from HD or Lowes (not the 24-hour Super Wal-Mart) and then looked at the clock only to realize I had fifteen minutes before they closed. Not anymore baby! (FYI: Lowes decided to match their cross-street competition and match Home Depot's hours). I even filled out my first receipt-questionairre exclaiming how I loved the later hours @ Home Depot and wished they would advertise this new change so more people would take advantage of their new closing time.

For those great deciders who changed the hours @ Lowes & Home Depot-Bravo! To the Big Whigs @ the Teeter who decided to provide the folks here this side of the Ashley a new store-Bravo indeed Sirs.

Rachel Alexandra Wins The Blackberry Preakness Stakes!

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Rachel Alexandra just became the first filly to win the Preakness Stakes in 80 years (since Nellie Morse won in 1924) with Derby winner Calvin Borel finishing the mile and three-sixteenth track in 1:55.08. A 9-5 favorite, Rachel Alexandra won the Kentucky Oaks two-weeks ago the Friday race (for locals) before the Kentucky Derby on Saturday.

I took the Derby winner Mine that Bird to win because with 6-1 odds (which aren't great by any means) but are better than the 9-5 odds Rachel Alexandra had. Also, I thought that perhaps Bird's jockey-Mike Smith would get it done today. And like they say, if you have a "hunch, bet a bunch" and since today is the 7th Annual Birdfest Bluegrass Festival, I thought why not stick with the Derby winner. Well, it looks like another year without a Triple-Crown winner unless jockey Calvin Borel wins in three weeks at the Belmont Stakes-but then again, that doesn't count since he's not a horse.

For the full story go to NBC Sports.com

The Bushido's Blackberry 134th Preakness Stakes Picks!

I am sticking with the winner of the Derby, Mine that Bird to win, the super filly Rachel Alexandra and Musketman to place 3rd. Post time is less than 5 minutes away. Photo courtesy of Gainesway Farm)

I know Calvin Burrell is riding The Kentucky Oaks winner Rachel Alexandra but Mike Smith is riding the Derby winner Mine that Bird, Smith is a great jockey and his girlfriend (a fine jockey herself) won with Mine that Bird in Canada as a two-year old. (Mine that Bird was a Champion-Juvenile in Canada.)

Last minute bets (unless you live in South Carolina) can be placed here @ tvg.com

Kate Winslet Channels Catherine Deneuve For Vanity Fair As The Belle de Jour!

For some reason Sweets doesn't understand why I continue my subscription (in this economy) to that certain publication produced by our distinguished friend Hugh Hefner (seriously there are great articles and interviews in between the three layouts of form and pulchritude) after our decision to agree-to-disagree I just happened to flip through the December 2008 issue of her Vanity Fairmagazine and my jaw about dropped when I saw the (photo by Steven Meisel) article "Isn't She Deneuvely" (by Krista Smith) about Kate Winslet. Talk about not wanting to read the article.

Oh the Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie 

Smith's article really connects the reader to what the balance of life is like for Ms. Winslet. Who am I kidding? I am sure it is great but I couldn't help but think that Winslet's husband, Sam Mendes is one lucky ninja and then I just day-dreamed about the premise of the photo shoot by the talented Steven Meisel, which is inspired by Catherine Deneuve's character Severine Serizy in the 1967 film, Belle de Jour by Spanish director Luis Bunuel (aka: the father of cinematic surrealism ) where a housewife (is moonlighting the best description?) spends her days as a daytime prostitute (working two to five); hence, the meaning behind the Francais "Belle de Jour" (Beauty of the Day) and is a great lesson that money isn't everything there doctor. Deneuve's performance is also the reason that we must channel both, I said both, Shatner's Captain Kirk and the Daily Show's Jon Stewart, by looking to the sky and screaming "KHAN!!!"

(Photo of Catherine Deneuve and Iska Khan from the movie Belle de Jour courtesy of theBelle de Jour on Myspace)

Happy Mother's Day..You Mothers-Justin Timberlake & Andy Sandberg in "Motherlover"

This is hilarious and somewhat of a pithy way to celebrate Mother's Day but what did you expect. Without further adieu may I present the latest SNL digital short from the boys who brought you"Di** In A Box" Justin Timberlake and Andy Sandberg in "Motherlover" the SNL digital short hosted by Hulu.com

Remembering Ricky Henderson-May 1st ,1991

On this date in 1991, Ricky Henderson (aka: The Man of Steal) passed the all-time base stealer Lou Brock stealing third base in the fourth inning against the New York Yankees for his 938 stolen bases. Born Ricky Nelson Henley in Chicago, Illinois, Henderson was named after the singer Rickey Nelson. His surname was changed after the passing of his father and the family moved to Oakland and his mother remarried. (Photo courtesy of TRB.com)

Henderson's talent of stealing bases was smiled upon by the baseball gods when Ricky was drafted (in the fourth round in 1976) by the Oakland A's: under skipper Billy Martin's unique approach to the game known as "Billy Ball" Henderson was given the green light to run and with Dwayne Murphy (a true fast-ball hitter) batting behind Ricky, pitchers had to throw Murphy the curve ball a perfect pitch to run on allowed Ricky to pass Brock's single-season record of 118 stolen bases in a season (Henderson would go on to steal 130 bases that season-a record he still holds).

Headed to Cooperstown
When Sabermetrics (Society for American Baseball Research) inventor Bill James was asked if Henderson was worthy of the Hall of Fame, James replied, "If you could split him in two, you would have two Hall of Fame pitchers." James is right not only did Henderson break Babe Ruth's record of 2,062 walks (ending with a career 2,190 base-on-balls) a record he held until passed by Barry Bonds, Ricky also passed Ty Cobbs record of 2,246 runs scored (with a career 2,295 runs) and holds the all-time stolen base record of 1,406 stolen bases. Trivia: In teammate Tony Gwynn's last game with the A's, Ricky had a lead-off home run, this game became the first and only time two players with over 3,000 hits have played in the same game.

Ricky Henderson will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on July 26, 2009.

Feed Your iPod: Better Than Ezra's "Porcelain"

Since the band, Better Than Ezra is playing tonight at the Farm, I thought I would add their tune, "Porcelain" from their Deluxe album to the Bushido for all of you "Ezralites". This song is "so good, yeah, you know it's so good" all right so that's a kick back to when the band was still blasting on the radio and we didn't have to ask people if they were still together (obviously they are and have released seven records since Deluxe) although Travis McNabb packed up his drum kit to join a much more "babe" friendly country band called Sugarland, Michael Jerome has taken his place on drums and evidently, the word on the street is Better Than Ezra still rocks.