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This is something I’ve been waiting for for a very long time. Georgia State University is finally getting a football team and I couldn’t be more thrilled. Granted it will be a Div I-AA (Football Championship Subdivision) team but who cares? It’s football!

I’m fairly big football fan now but that wasn’t the case until I was a couple years into college and I saw how much fun my friends had rooting for their teams. At the time, I really regretted not going to a school with a team so I adopted my friends’ schools as my teams to follow. Even then, there was no real connection to the teams and I refused to wear any shirts, hats, whatevs supporting the teams. I didn’t go to school there, so why should I advertise like I did?

I’ve been following the news reports about possible GSU football fairly closely over the years (GSU Football is even a friend on myspace) so I knew this was in the works. I just never really thought it would happen. Good things don’t often happen to me (especially in the realm of football). So here’s the the kick-off of the 2010 season at The Georgia Dome! May we not go 0-12 in the regular season!

GO PANTHERS!!!

My Very Own Logo

Originally uploaded by davidpbrown

Fellow Atlanta Blogger and Natural Born Kicker team mate, freecone, felt I needed a personalized logo that really described who I am. This is the result. Could it be any more appropriate?

is dumb.

Every morning while getting ready for work, I listen to one of the mainstream 24 hour news channels. Inevitably, each day they are reporting on something in which find absolutely pointless and better placed on Real TV rather than a “legitimate” news channel. Today they were going on about their 50 minute continuous news coverage some animals being rescued some flooded area of the flood plains. Didn’t see that one coming, did they?

So this got me thinking, how come the news seems so fixated on reporting mundane stories which only impact an incredibly small portion of viewers? Then it hit me, and I’m sure I’m not the first to realize this, but being required to report 24 hours a day means you have to come up with something to report. Well, there is only so much which applies to the majority of viewers so a bunch of fluff gets picked up and put on air.

The problem is, the news becomes far more like entertainment and much less about what is really going on in the world as it applies to you. Even worse than that, when viewers tune into the news, to get “legitimate” information, they are bombarded with all this fluff. After a while, they get trained to believe this garbage and nonsense is just as important to their lives as the bigger issues are.

I’m not exactly sure where I’m going with all this or what, if anything, it means but all in all, I’m thinking 24 hour news channels have done society more harm than good. Does this mean I’ll stop watching or will issue a boycott? Hardly. I will continue doing what I do now and get the majority of my news from alternate sources (and as many as possible). Hopefully others will realize this and do the same but I seriously doubt that. Oh well…

Last night was the Sound on Film show at Smiths Olde Bar. I received a few free passes from the band after catching the tail end of their act at The Masquerade a couple weeks ago. Wrote about it here. I had been wondering whether the show would be any good. I really liked what I heard at the Masq but I only heard a few songs and it could have all been a fluke.

The start of the show was delayed due to some PA problems at SOB so as I waited, one of the band members from SoF recognized me from Masq and brought me a demo CD. That was cool but the place was pretty empty so I felt kind of weird just sitting there alone. Finally the first band started. No clue who they were but the lead singer had a mic stand made out of a chain so I guess they were pretty hard core … or just gay, not sure which.

Finally SoF went up. It was kind of impressive as these are some young damn kids. I mean like still have braces young. That didn’t stop them from experimenting with all types of instruments. The first song they played made use of the traditional guitar, bass, drums, and vocals. They didn’t stop there, no, add to that keyboard, accordion, xylophone, bells, and even a glass of water. A lot of shit for a bunch of kids. I was impressed. Anyways, I’m not a music reviewer so I’m going to cut this short. They did a great job and I really enjoyed it. There were a few hiccups, unfortunately during their closing song, too, but overall it was a great performance and I’m glad I went. I’ve posted the tracks from their demo below. If you’re reading via RSS feed, you’ll need to come to the site to listen. Alternatively, you can check out their MySpace page here.

No clue the track names…
Track 1
Track 2
Track 3

From the funny and obviously skillful team member Brody, the Natural Born Kickers logo is born.



In the immortal words of Peter Griffin, how freakin’ sweet is that?

About time…

House Speaker Glenn Richardson vowed Friday to push legislation to legalize Sunday sales of alcohol in stores.

That’s great, but what about the governor?

And if Governor Sonny Perdue vetoes the bill, Richardson (R-Hiram) promised to override the governor’s action when the Legislature returns in January.

Full article on AJC.com.

This picture depicts a moose, dripping in chocolate, with a caption of “Chocolate Mousse.” Now, for a little back story.

My company is in a different building now than where we were when I started. This picture was one of many hanging in the office but it wasn’t exactly in a place where everyone could see it. Where would one hang a picture of something covered in a brown goo? Yep, it was hanging prominently on the wall inside one of the men’s crappers.

When we moved offices, I was adamant this picture must come with. The president of our company wasn’t too thrilled with the idea of this picture, and all its history, being hung amongst all the fancy artwork in our new digs. So, where is it now? Hanging on my cube wall. Fitting.

I went to the Masquerade this Saturday to show support for a good friend’s younger brother’s band, Skank Juice. It was their first on stage appearance and for a bunch of teenagers, they did fairly well. The lead singer, a female with a mullet and bangs (she’s groundbreaking), needs the most work… like remembering the lines to their songs. It helps.

The band which preceded Skank Juice was called Sound on Film. They rocked. It’s rare for me to be really turned on by a band when the first time I hear them is live, but SoF totally broke that streak. I’m no music reviewer by any stretch but I really like the way the band pulled in a variety of different sounds to their music. From bells to a xylophone, they really mixed it up. I was fortunate enough to meet the band after the show and Max, lead guitar and vocals and apparent front man, gave me a few free passes to their show March 18th at Smiths Olde Bar. I’ll definitely be going. If anyone wants to tag along on a Tuesday night, let me know.

You can check out a couple of their songs on their MySpace page: Sound on Film

In other news, after the show I went out with a bunch of friends. The bar the ladies wanted to go to (MJQs) was not open so we went to the bar next door. It was a gay bar. Oops. A gay guy hit on me. It made me feel good. I nearly busted a gut laughing when he tapped me on the nose with his finger and said, “You. Are. Too. Cute.” Cracked my shit up.

After playing flag football the other day, I decided I needed to get out and do more shit like that. One of the neighbs suggested we join a kickball team. I suggested we start our own. After begging and pleading with people who for some reason or another voluntarily hang out with me (some call these people friends), the Natural Born Kickers was born.

I’m pretty excited about this and can’t wait for the first game. Speaking of which, games will be played on Sundays from 2p-5p starting March 30th. The season is 10 weeks and division champions or something get an invitation to Las Vegas for the Founders Cup. I seriously doubt NBK will make it that far. We’re all probably better drinkers than we are ball kickers.

Anyways, registration ends today and we currently have 14 players (only need 11) but would love to have any others join if they would like. So, if you’re reading this in time and would like to join, registration costs $63 and can be done at kickball.com. Join the GA Lightening Division and select Natural Born Killers as your team.

Team names thrown out:
Amber Alerts (my personal fav)
David and the Ball Kickers (neighbors personal fav)
Kickle Me Elmo (Coworkers personal fav)
Sir Kicksalot
Serial Kickers
Hooray for Boobies
Intergalactic Fingrebang (the initial front runner)
Kickaholics (name I came up with after the team name was decided)

More posts regarding this to follow I’m sure.