Happy Easter and My Apologizes

Sorry guys, a family emergency pulled me out of town for a couple days.

I'll try to tally the votes today for the Final Four, so we can get to the final voting process.

Sorry!

And Happy Easter

From the Bar: Goooo Heels!

It's about time!

 

The Tar Heels finally got back on track and won themselves a national championship.  I was kinda happy to see this happen.

 

I'm not a Tar Heel fan, but I like MOST of the team.  Psycho-T - not so much.  I just think he's too dramatic and obnoxious.

 

But... I know he's good, so whatever.

 

Everyone at the bar is going crazy right now.  This should be a good night!

The Final Four: Hotties!

The Final Four have been decided. There were a record number of votes for the Elite 8!

Voting starts now and will run until 11:59 PM Wednesday

The brackets are posted below, click on them to get a better view.

Men's Bracket

Women's Bracket

The top vote getters in the Elite 8 were Natalie (for the girls) and for the third time in a row, Blair (for the guys). Make sure you vote for YOUR favorite in the Final Four!

IMPORTANT: The number of votes determines who moves on to the next round! It's important that you vote for your favorite in EACH pairing! That way, the votes are easier to tally. You can vote via comment, Facebook or e-mail (da_blogger@rocketmail.com).

All votes will be tallied on Thursday!

4 guys and 4 girls -- who moves on to the CHAMPIONSHIP? It's up to YOU! Vote NOW!

Past Posts:
- And the winner by a nose is....
- Das Elite Eight!
- A closer look at the Sweet 16
- Media Hotties: Sweet 16!
- And the Winners in OT are...
- Round One: OVERTIME!
- Ding, ding, ding - Round One!
- And the nominees are...
- Are you ready to RUUUUUMBLE?
- Charlotte's Bracket Beauties

And the winner by a nose is....

Daaaaang. That was close.

So we finally finished tallying up ALL the votes for the Elite 8 Media Hottie Brackets. There were a LOT of them. Hundreds.

This was easily the biggest number of votes that we have gotten so far.

And... four men and four women are moving on!

We'll post the brackets tomorrow, but here is a sneak peek: There were a couple "upsets" AND there is one person on the bracket - who won by LITERALLY one vote.

That's why every vote counts people!

Stay tuned...

10 Hours and counting...

That's all you have left to vote for the Elite 8!

Who moves on and who stays? It's up to you, but you have to VOTE!

Help out your favorite hotties by voting for them. Voting ends at 11:59 pm TONIGHT!

The Brackets are down there.
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Das Elite Eight!

Okay, we promised we'd try and we did it! The hundreds of votes from the Sweet 16 have been tallied - and just in time to watch basketball! (Lucky for you!)

Voting on the Elite 8 starts... now! Voting will run until 11:59 PM Thursday

The brackets are posted below, click on them to get a better view.

Men's Bracket

Women's Bracket

The top vote getters in the Sweet 16 were Susan Tran (for the girls) and Blair Miller (for the guys). Make sure you vote for YOUR favorite in the Elite 8!

IMPORTANT: The number of votes determines who moves on to the next round! It's important that you vote for your favorite in EACH pairing! That way, the votes are easier to tally. You can vote via comment, Facebook or e-mail (da_blogger@rocketmail.com).

All votes will be tallied on Friday!

8 guys and 8 girls -- who moves on to the Final Four? It's up to YOU! Vote NOW!

Past Posts:
- A closer look at the Sweet 16
- Media Hotties: Sweet 16!
- And the Winners in OT are...
- Round One: OVERTIME!
- Ding, ding, ding - Round One!
- And the nominees are...
- Are you ready to RUUUUUMBLE?
- Charlotte's Bracket Beauties

You're Gonna Love My Nuts... for Money!

Oh ShamWow guy. Say it ain't so.

Vince - the genius with a headset that brought us the ShamWow and the SlapChop landed behind bars for beating up a hooker!



Apparently, she DIDN'T love his nuts.

Vince was arrested last month in Miami. Here's how it played out... Vince paid the hooker a thousand bucks for sex. They started making out and the hooker bit his tongue and wouldn’t let go. So.... Vince punched her in her face.

Repeatedly.

Seriously, I thought this kid had a fantastic sex life, he's been fucking Americans out of three easy payments of $29.99 for a while!

Sweet 16 Voting

Sweet 16 voting is underway.

Results expected to be posted Sunday, if we can finish before game time. If the Tar Heels hit the court and the votes aren't counted, all bets are OFF!

We'll try to be done.

Promise.

A closer look at the Sweet 16

Okay - you've asked for it - so here it is.

Pictures of the Sweet 16 Guys & Girls! Click on the picture to get a better view.

Sweet 16 - Guys
Sweet 16 - Girls

IMPORTANT: The number of votes determines who moves on to the next round! It's important that you vote for your favorite in EACH pairing! That way, the votes are easier to tally. You can vote via comment, Facebook or e-mail (da_blogger@rocketmail.com).

Again, voting for the Sweet 16 ends at 11:59 pm on Friday.

Past Posts:
- Media Hotties: Sweet 16!
- And the Winners in OT are...
- Round One: OVERTIME!
- Ding, ding, ding - Round One!
- And the nominees are...
- Are you ready to RUUUUUMBLE?
- Charlotte's Bracket Beauties

WSOC vs. TimeWarner

Round One:

WSOC announces it is trying to work things out with TimeWarner Cable, but things aren't looking so good. Company starts doling out shows that you won't be able to watch anymore - heavy hitters like Oprah, Grey's Anatomy, Lost and WSOC News

Round Two:

TimeWarner starts sending out e-mails saying it was working with WSOC, until it went public with the problems and says WSOC just wants too much money.

The e-mail had quotes like "Local ABC affiliate WSOC-TV has threatened to remove its programming from Time Warner Cable customers unless their unprecedented demands are met."

TWC says WSOC wanted millions more, because they weren't making the money they needed, saying "That’s like asking you to pay extra rent now when your lease isn’t up until the end of the year, just because the landlord isn’t earning enough money from other tenants. It’s outrageous, and unfortunate that our customers could be the victims here."

The gut-punch in my opinion, was the following paragraph.

If TWC and WSOC-TV do not reach an agreement by April 1st and WSOC decides to pull its station from the channel line-up, customers will be able to access WSOC programming over the air with an antenna or online. Popular ABC programming such as Grey’s Anatomy, Dancing with the Stars, Lost and The View can be viewed at www.abc.go.com. Daytime programming such as All My Children and General Hospital can be viewed on SOAPnet and http://www.abc.go.com/.

Basically... if they pull ABC, you can still get it online and you won't miss anything. Ouch!

Round 3:

You didn't really think WSOC was just going to let that go, did you?

Nope. They replied via their website and Facebook, yup - online mediums!

Is WSOC-TV and WAXN-TV really asking for a fee that is 5 times more than other TV stations currently receive from Time Warner Cable?
No, while the agreements between TV stations and cable operators are confidential, it has been published that LIN TV reached an agreement in October 2008 with Time Warner cable asking for 30 cents per subscriber. WSOC-TV and WAXN-TV are seeking considerably less than 30 cents per subscriber for both stations combined.

The gut-punch from WSOC? The reply to "other options for getting programming" was to offer other options for television!

How can I get WSOC-TV and WAXN-TV?
There are lots of ways you can watch WSOC-TV and WAXN-TV in high definition. If you have a new digital set, it likely already is equipped with an in-set tuner that allows you to watch WSOC-TV and WAXN-TV without cable or satellite. You can also watch WSOC-TV and WAXN-TV if you sign up for one of the satellite services: DIRECTV (1-800-DIRECTV) , DISH Network (1-888-DISH-916) and AT&T Uverse. All three of these companies not only carry WSOC-TV’s standard signal in digital, they both offer High Definition boxes that, when connected to a standard antenna, will allow you to view our High Definition programming without any additional monthly charge.

Should be interesting to see where the bitch fight goes from here.

Stay tuned...if you can.

Celebrities and their Twitters

You knew it would happen sooner or later.

Once celebrities catch on to the newest internet craze -- it becomes part of the "news" surrounding them. First it was Myspace and celebrity blogs when they were fighting or had "opinions." When Myspace wasn't cool any more, celebs joined the rest of us on Facebook.

Now... the Twitter.

Two of the biggest celebs making news with their Twitter accounts -- John Mayer and Ashton Kutcher.

According to reports, Jennifer Aniston dumped John Mayer over his Twitter obsession. He would basically tell her he was too busy to call or text her, but then he was updating his Twitter account while he was "too busy."

Ashton Kutcher is giving us a look into his life, and at his wife, through his Twitter.

watching my wife steam my suit while wearing a bikini. I love God!
9:43 AM Mar 21st from TweetDeck

I'm not wearing the bikini she is that's what makes it so glorious
9:46 AM Mar 21st from TweetDeck

shhh don't tell wifey http://twitpic.com/2bj58
10:11 AM Mar 21st from TweetDeck

So what didn't he want us to tell Demi? This...


Guess he wanted to share his "secret" with the entire internet.

Media Hotties: Sweet 16!

That's what is left.

As the NCAA prepares for its Sweet Sixteen, our hottie bracket voting is already underway! 16 guys and 16 girls -- who moves on? It's up to YOU!


In round one - the highest vote getters were Eva Pilgrim (for the girls) and Blair Miller (for the guys). Make sure you vote for YOUR favorite in the Sweet 16!

IMPORTANT: The number of votes determines who moves on to the next round! It's important that you vote for your favorite in EACH pairing! That way, the votes are easier to tally. You can vote via comment, Facebook or e-mail (da_blogger@rocketmail.com).

All votes will be tallied on Saturday!

Without further ado... the brackets (click on them to make them full sized):

Men's Bracket: Sweet 16

Women's Bracket: Sweet 16

Again, voting for the Sweet 16 ends at 11:59 pm on Friday.

Past Posts:
- And the Winners in OT are...
- Round One: OVERTIME!
- Ding, ding, ding - Round One!
- And the nominees are...
- Are you ready to RUUUUUMBLE?
- Charlotte's Bracket Beauties

And the Winners in OT are....

Arden McLaughlin and Sharon Smith!

We almost had to go into Double OT! The votes were very close -- within three for each winner!

The new brackets will be posted in a while.

Past Posts:
- Round One: OVERTIME!
- Ding, ding, ding - Round One!
- And the nominees are...
- Are you ready to RUUUUUMBLE?
- Charlotte's Bracket Beauties

Round One: OVERTIME!

Uh oh.

We can't complete the bracket... we have two ties that need to be decided before we can move on.

It's Arden McLaughlin (Meck. Co. Library/WBTV) vs Holly Haze (K104.7) and Sharon Smith (WBTV) vs Tonia Bendickson (WBTV).


You have until Midnight TONIGHT to get in your votes! You can vote via comment, Facebook or e-mail (da_blogger@rocketmail.com).

The number of votes determines who moves on to the next round!

Past Posts:
- Ding, ding, ding - Round One!
- And the nominees are...
- Are you ready to RUUUUUMBLE?
- Charlotte's Bracket Beauties

So who is moving on????

Even WE still don't know!

So many votes to tally -- and to be honest... we spent too much time outside yesterday because it was SO nice. But we're getting back to the grindstone right now!

We should have the winners around 1 pm or so.

Sorry for the delay, but really... who WASN'T outside yesterday?