Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest

It is almost July 4th so that means all eyes will be on the world famous Nathan's Hot Dog eating contest in Coney Island. Don't let the cheeseburger fool you, Eric Booker is a hot dog eating machine, consumate pro and one of the best athletes in the world today. Much like Patrick Ewing, Booker would arguably own 5 or 6 Nathan's titles if not for the Michael Jordan of the sport, Takeru "The Tsunami" Kobayashi who has won the event for the past 6 years. Rumors out of the far east are that Takeru is mourning the loss of a family member and has not been training at all over the past 2 months leading some to think this is Booker's year. I am going to stick with the king and lay some money down on The Tsunami hoping he pulls a MJ circa 1997 when Jordan overcame a severe flu to score 38 pts against the Jazz in a pivotal game 5. Stay tuned.....

Beach Tips

Summer is here so I thought I would pass along some tips that I have picked up over the years. 1) use sunscreen. see farrell, will. 2) try not to sit next to large groups of south american men who own a radio. Volume control means different things in different countries. 3) do not talk to, look at or stand in line next to the steriod freaks. These men work out all year for this 8 week window so please do not ruin it for them.

As an added bonus, we have thrown in the link of Akon throwing a fan off of the stage at his recent concert(just click on Beach Tips to see it). I thoroughly enjoyed the fact that he had to take his shirt off to throw a 70lb teenager(in a fireman's carry no less) into the crowd. Workout freaks like Akon and Will Farrell use any reason they can think of to take off their shirts in public.

Sopranos

zzzzzzzzzzzzz. Did not like it. Was never a "this is the best show ever" type of fan of The Sopranos but always enjoyed it. Thought the episode last Sunday was very good but thought the finale was weak. Chase is setting himself up for a movie and Gandolfini just wanted out (but he'll be back after playing DeNiro's washed up mobster in Meet the Fockers part 6 and 7). Loved the network news coverage of the show though where they interview a bunch of Italian guys from New Jersey who think the show was made about them. Good stuff. Also liked the Ch. 7 interview with a stripper at the real Bada Bing (Called Satin Dolls) strip club who was asked to be on the show but declined because her dad is a pastor and she did not want him to see it. I can just see some poor dad being oblivious to his daughter wearing platform heels at Sunday brunch, working 10pm-4am every night at "some bar" and friends named Nico but watching the Ch. 7 11:00 news and seeing his daughter giving this interview. oy vey. Wouldn't it make sense for a big strip club like Scores to hire a PR person to give training to dancers on how to keep a low profile and not make your dad cry? I imagine they lose 5-10 talented people every year because of gaffes like this.

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On a serious note.....

Can anyone recommend a good orthopedist? My shoulder has been killing me. I went to the Dr. pictured above and I really do not think she knew what she was talking about. In fact, I am not sure she is really even a doctor. Her glasses did not have frames in them and she didn't wear shoes. Very odd. I hate HMOs......

Let's roll........

For all of you who missed Microsoft, Google and the penis cream on the ground floor-no worries. I am here to offer you the opportunity to be a part of something really explosive that is TOTALLY going to change your life. Just kidding. Just thought I'd get into the blog world as a way to share some thoughts, observations and tips I have picked up over the years and hopefully meet some new people to share laughs, stories and funny pictures. Over the next few weeks I (or one of my guest writers) hope to discuss such topics as why hispanic woman smell so good, how to go to the bathroom in a friend's house and other less controversial topics.

A little background on the blog name. In college, my fraternity assigned everyone a nickname that was designed to piss them off for the entire pledging period. Most of my friends got some unoriginal names like doofy, waldo, stoner, etc. I was a hip hop loving, long shorts wearing avid basketball player who also happens to be very white. Jumping on that theme, one of the senior fraternity brothers came up with the name Willis for me because "he thinks he is black". The fact that Willis Drummond from the early 1980s TV show Diff't Strokes was his reference for a black person is funny in itself but for some reason everyone loved the name on me. Willis stuck and became my name both in and out of the fraternity for the next 3 yrs of my life.



People actually called my house and address my mom as Mrs. Willis thinking that must be my last name. While pledging, I was forced to sing the Diff't Strokes theme song and do numerous "whatcha talking about willis?" imitations even though that made no sense since the saying was said by Arnold and not Willis. Needless to say I became obsessed with the show and subsequent insane personal lives of all the actors on that show --especially Willis aka Todd Bridges.



So given the fact that there are 10 billion blogs on the net, I was pretty happy to get one of my top 5 (ok-top 25) choices for a blog name that allows me to have a little fun and do a little reminiscing about college. That being said, please jump on and share some collge stories, political thoughts, sports debates, etc. Everything is fair game except NHL hockey which I hate. So bookmark this site if you find it interesting and please pass it along to your friends. Hope to hear from you soon.....

Willis