Just like we drew it up...

B Smith Reports: Where Allen Bailey gets his strength from. . .

turned the kid from this...

to this.....

As an FSU fanatic it pains me to think what he might do to our beloved Christian Ponder this year.

SAW? Sports Editor

- B Smith.

the two smoothest mf'ers in the A? Is there really any doubt?

Big Boi + Jason Heyward "Road to Sir Lucious Leftfoot" from SNORTTHIS.COM on Vimeo.

Urban Files 3: In the Year One A.T.

As many of you know, we have heavy FSU representation here at the ole Short Attention What? Sports Department. Therefore, in an effort to keep things fair, we have allowed our token Gator Alum to spout his gator news (nonsense) in a weekly report called the Urban Files

First things first, FSU's New Head Coach Jimbo Fischer will not refer to Our Gators as Gators, or even as the University of Florida. No. The new Nole head man now calls us, "that little team down the road". I can do nothing but laugh at that. He just called the team who imo is the most dominant CFB Program of the last two decades, "that little team down the road." He hasn't even coached against us yet. Unbelievable. On to news and notes.

-In the Year 1 A.T. (After Tebow), our QB play will not miss a beat. The chemistry between John Brantley (seen here with his newly Kerwin Bell Inspired stache) and Deonte Thompson is like nothing we have seen before in Gainesville. Maybe its because they have risen up through the ranks together. Maybe it is because they have a unique relationship off the field. Or maybe its just because they are damn good and practice hard. Whatever the reasons, the QB to WR connection is bringing up comparisons to Manning/ Harrison!

-Demps will start at RB, Moody will back him up. Mack Brown looks good- will probably not shirt.

-DL coud be our strongest position. What i mean by that is depth and skill. We are just absolutely loaded with NFL type lineman. Everyday it's somebody else that stars.

-On the recruiting front, we picked up CB Nick Waisome. Probably the best corner in the state this year. And could have the best cover skills of any corner in the entire nation. We whiffed on RB James Wilder, Jr. But it was not quite as it seems. We wanted him as a defensive player and he wanted to play RB. IMO, we have bigger fish to fry. Not the loss some people might think.


FSU's (Editor B Smith's) Note: From now on, you will always be known as "that little team down the road" to us. Too fuckin good! Read it HERE.

Previous Urban Files:

Urban Files 1

Urban Files 2

August 1989, Iowa- Giant Arrested

Podcast Review with Katmandu 3

Every Friday, Podcast Review with Katmandu points out for you the best, most complete, fulfilling, altogether awesome, the shizzy, and other good adjective(d) podcasts of the week. Our weeks are from Friday through Thursday.

The only rules for making our lists are:

-They must be released during that Friday through Thursday period.
-They must be free.
-They must rule Katmandu's (that's me) face.
-They must be audio podcasts


This week's review covers the week of Friday, August 13th through Thursday, August 19th.


THE TOPS:

Coming in at Number Two:

BS Report. Release Date 8/18 A wonderful podcast primarily due to some uncomfortable that come when Bill interviews one of his childhood heroes John Hannah. The former Patriot hides none of his old school sensibilities. His bitterness towards the current NFL provides the best entertainment. Simmons seems a little let down with Hannah. We weren't the only ones who noticed. The second interviewee, announcer of the Jimmy Kimmel Show and Singer of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones-Dicky Barrett, instantly notices Bill Simmons' almost sad tone. Barrett brings him out of the funk with a great story of why he dislikes Kobe Bryant. Although after listening we are sure Kobe Bryant's only comment on the story would be, "Psssssshhhhh, whatever." You'll understand after you listen HERE.



Coming in at Number One:


The Dan Lebatard Show with Stugotz. Monday August 16th, Second half of the show. Release Date 8-17. Lebatard's show offers a unique brand of sports radio- self deprecating humor. Three guests riddle this podcast. The first being Billy Corben, director of ESPN 30 for 30 movie "The U". It is interesting to hear that Alabama had the second strongest viewership of "The U" when it premiered. Find out why and find out what made them so upset in this segment. Then Dan, Co-host Stugotz and Producer Hoch welcome recently weed busted NBA'er Udonis Haslem's Sister's Uncle's Brother's Neighbor's Handyman's Lawyer to the show...(just kidding- He is just Udonis Haslem's lawyer). As Charlie from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia would say, "He spoke lawerly to us". This interview led to some very funny post interview comments regarding Pat Riley and how things would have shaken out if Riley was in that car with Haslem. The hour ends with show regular ESPN Baseball anaylist Tim Kirkjian. Kirkjian was not himself due to his dog dying. This was the best part of the show. Instead of consoling their friend, Dan and the gang simply ran him off. They wanted none of his depressing mood on their show! Very funny, a must-download. So get downloading and listening HERE.

Also of note:

-A very heavy sports themed week here at Podcast Review with Katmandu. So if you are not into sports, then grow a pair. Just joking, but for those non-sports crazed freaks we must say you will still be entertained by Bill Simmons and Dan Lebatard. Their shows are equal parts sports and pop culture. So give em a shot.


-This American Life was a repeat this week and we don't like to list repeats in our Tops. This was a great episode, however, titled Superheroes. A pre-PC guy and pre-Daily Show John Hodgmen leads the way finding out from people would you rather be able to fly or would you rather be invisible? Good stuff in case you missed it several years ago.

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Atlanta's got something pretty cool going on in the Street Art World.

The ATL has got a pretty cool thing going on as we speak. An actual street art show. It is called Living Walls, the City Speaks. More information can be found HERE. Some work has reportedly been "added to" as was reported by the excellent art critic Jessica Blankenship. Find out what exactly happened HERE.

Our very own Short Attention What? in House Photography Team- Donkey Farmers- were at the opening to take some pics for you to enjoy. So, please do enjoy. Get to it. Get your enjoyment on. NOW DAMNIT! YOU BETTER MOTHA FUCKIN ENJOY THIS SHIT OR ELSE!!!! just kidding. No pressure. Just relax and enjoy.

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We dig! Keep doing your thing street artists!

See more Street Art Stories we have done below:

The difference between LA and SF as told by Banksy Art left behind

Banksy's thoughts on Phish

Giant Perspective Art

San Francisco gone and done up a building nicely and stuff or something like that

Banksy: Goin Goin Gone 1

Banksy: Goin Goin Gone 2

Banksy: Goin Goin Gone 3

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Sports Editor B Smith reports

This Shirt sums up Da U. However, resident SAW? cane fan (Adam lil Langer) wanted to let everyone know that he sums it up as: GREATEST SHIRT EVER!

see some of our other college football stories below:

Urban Files 1
Urban Files 2
Friar Tebow
Future NFL Rookies of the Year in Gainseville?
Was Bobby Bowden on the take?

One of the great moments in television history.

The difference between San Francisco and New York as told by Banksy art left in the Cities.

It is obvious New York City and San Francisco have different personalities. Maybe none too obvious as to what we see here.

NEW YORK. BANKSY LEAVES A LIL NOSE PICKIN LIBERTY.

NEW YORK: IF YOU AIN'T FROM HERE, THEN YOU ARE NOTHING!

SAN FRANCISCO. BANKSY LEAVES A TREE.

SAN FRANCISCO: THANKS FOR SHARING, WE LIKE YOUR VISION AND WILL ADD TO IT.

Thanks to nuclearwinterart.wordpress.com and control@tvsquad.com for some of the pics.

We have other Banksy related posts...Please do check them out. Here are some links:

Banksy's thoughts on Phish

Banksy: Goin Goin Gone 1

Banksy: Goin Goin Gone 2

Banksy: Goin Goin Gone 3

SAW's traffic department reports

I-85 is swamped. The large Hadron Collider is moving to Georgia.

the Urban Files 2

As many of you know, we have heavy FSU representation here at the ole Short Attention What? Sports Department. Therefore, in an effort to keep things fair, we have allowed our token Gator Alum to spout his gator news (nonsense) in a weekly report called the Urban Files:

-Kind of quiet on gathering information as Coach Meyer has closed practices like our young D-Lineman will close any holes. However, we still have sources willing to give us some nuggets. But before we get into all that, we would like to speak on the Emmitt Smith Hall of Fame speech. There is a lot of outcry from gator nation regarding the apparent snubbing of a Florida Gator mention in his speech. Emmitt went out of his way to mention his error on the broadcast of the Hall of Fame game the following night. The guy simply forgot. He was not using notes and he did not do that on purpose. So, Emmitt is good by us.

-Brantley continues to impress developing a strong relationship with our speedy receivers. One set back though is freshman Chris Dunkley pulled a hammy and our wise coaches are not rushing him back. -Look for Freshman Defensive End Lynden Trail to make an immediate impact. Trail brings a toughness and character that can only be had by growing up in the mean streets of Miami. According to sources Trail is like 7 foot 9 and will block a field goal every other game. I kid of course, but dude is tall as hell and athletic as can be. He is only part of that freshman d line class that is unmatched in the history of the game.

-Demps is even faster than last year. The thing about Demps though, is his toughness. One player we spoke to said Demps caught a pass and trucked Jon Bostic and kept on running.

-Patchan got hurt again.

-Meyer is a class act in going to honor Emmitt at the Hall.

-Oh, yeah, and the canes think they are back. Ha ha ha.

Editor's (FSU's) Note:

Just a couple things. Emmitt reportedly hired a speech coach and practiced his speech to the point of memorization. The snub had to be on purpose. Only other thing is about Lynden Trail. Perhaps, Trail is good people. But do not forget that it was this photo of Trail holding up gang signs that shocked the recruiting world a few months ago:

The same type of images surfaced while Nu'keese Richardson was being recruited and we all remember how that turned out:

Podcast Review with Katmandu 2

Every Friday, Podcast Review with Katmandu points out for you the best, most complete, fulfilling, altogether awesome, the shizzy, and other good adjective(d) podcasts of the week. Our weeks are from Friday through Thursday.

The only rules for making our lists are:

-They must be released during that Friday through Thursday period.
-They must be free.
-They must rule Katmandu's (that's me) face.

-They must be audio podcasts


This week's review covers the week of Friday, August 6th through Thursday, August 12th.


THE TOPS:

Coming in at Number 3....

*Sound Opinions, release date 8/9

The Chicago music critic team of Jim DeRogatis and Greg Cote find themselves in familiar territory in this episode-Legendary Chicago Studio- Chess Records. This episode will enlighten most, entertain even more and piss off only a select few. We find ourselves following the story of how Chess Records came to be, the impact it had on establishing the blues in recording history and its influence on rock-n-roll (specifically English folks like the Stones). Highlights include but are not limited to a story of a bluesman not quite ready for tour in Europe (a stabbing and a rabbit cooking on a coffee machine are the proof) and the prolificness of Willie Dixon.

Coming in at Number 2...

*NPR StoryCorps 179: Kernels of Truth, release date 8/6

There are two short interviews included in this podcast. Both interviewers are children. If you are not left emotionally touched then their is a decent chance you are simply not a human being. So, if sometimes you truly think you might be machine, this is a perfect test to find out for sure.

And Number 1.....

*RadioLab: Words, release date 8/9

This elaborately produced show delivers strong product seemingly every time out. This episode is no different. Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich explore the idea of words and how they effect our minds and our reality. We witness how a man without language sees the world completely different once he realizes things can have names. There is a bit of the history of knock knock jokes told by Shakespeare, as well as the birth of sign language all packed into one episode. To top things off, Radiolab offers this bonus video to go with the show:

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An oldie (not to us) but a good a goodie (to us)

Right Field Memoirs 4

Suniland Park. Miami, Florida. Nineteen Eighties. 10:22 A.M on a Saturday.

So, back out here in prison. Or atleast the baseball diamond's version of it. Solitare. Lonely hell- RIGHT FIELD. Today something embarrassing as hell happened to me. It was the second inning. I was doing my normal right field duties: Yelling "hey batta batta", kicking up grass, punching my glove and thinking about wrestling. I thought, what if Hulk Hogan was a bad guy? Ha, I scoffed at that notion. "that is the most rediculous thing I think I have ever heard in my entire life. Haha, I couldn't even imagine it. I tried. Real hard actually.

We were playing the blue jays. They were not very good. But then again, neither were we. So, although they couldn't seem to hit our pitcher, our pitcher couldn't seem to get the ball over the plate either. So walk after walk led to the EXTREMELY PREDICTABLE end result of a boring right field. I swung myself around still pondering Hogan as a bad guy when it happened. A blue Jay hitter hit a ball down the right field line. At the sound of the bat hitting the ball I sung myself back around clockwise towards home plate and darted my eyes looking for the action. People were looking at me, as I was looking at them. Well, guess what? Just as I swung myself around towards the diamond, I did so in just a fashion where I missed seeing the ball pacing itself down the right field line. They yelled at me to get it. I didn't know what they hell they were talking about, and in my mind I yelled back at them to get it. And then I saw it. I ran to get it. Grabbed it. Threw it in. And became my own team's villan. "So, is this how Hulk Hogan would feel if he actually went bad?", I thought to myself. I payed close attention to the action the rest of the game. No more balls came my way. And bored out of my mind I quickly became. But my eyes were peeled. This F'n Sucks!

Friar Tebow.

Denver Bronco rookie is the new guy. Rookies sometimes get hazed. That's what happened to Tebow here. The thing is, this wasn't done by veteran Denver Broncos players. No, this was done by the high school kids at Tim Tebow's new church in Denver. Oh you funny high school kids you!

the Urban Files 1

As many of you know, we have heavy FSU representation here at the ole Short Attention What? Sports Department. Therefore, in an effort to keep things fair, we have allowed our token Gator Alum to spout his gator news (nonsense) in a weekly report called the Urban Files:

-First year in the post-Tebow world of Gainesville should not have us fans worried. On the contrary actually. New starting Quarterback John Brantley throws a better ball than his predecessor and has the weapons to get it to. Expect to see Brantley under center a lot more than Tebow. Also expect to see some two back sets. The speed Brantley has around him is unmatched in the college football world. The one thing I'm slightly concerned about is his leadership. Obviously in Tebow we had the greatest leader the college football world has witnessed in the last several decades. So that is the big question mark with Brantley: Can he show at least a percentage of that leadership Tebow held. All reports from sources in Gainesvile say an astounding YES!

-On the defensive side of the ball, we lost some leaders as well in CB Haden and LB Spikes. Both high character guys that led our defense by example. How will this team rebound? Easy- their names are Jelani Jenkins and Jon Bostic. Both of these young L-Backers are smart, hit hard and are ready. One name to keep an eye out for though- is incoming freshman Michael Taylor (non stop motor).

-We brought in the best D-line class we have ever seen in Gainseville. The people in the know that I have spoken with say, Ronald Powell and Sharif Floyd will certainly see playing time. He also told me that (now veteran) Omar Hunter should be the dominant D Tackle we were all expecting.

-congrats to Emmit Smith on being inducted to the NFL Hall of Fame! Many more Gators are sure to join him soon.

-One other nugget. Andre Debose is practicing! Andre Debose is practicing! Thats right! For the first time since his arrival, Percy-clone Andre Debose is practicing and will without a doubt be the most exciting newcomer to the college football world this year. Don't beleive me? watch exhibit A below:

Every week, this token gator trapped in an Online-Nole-World gets to express his views, news and nuggets from Titletown. Come back every week! Go Gators!

Editor's (FSU's) note:

Just want to make sure everyone knows that when you speak of Brandon Spikes as a high charcater guy....who led your defense by example, that this is the same Brandon Spikes you were referring to:

Also, we beg to differ that Debose will without a doubt be the most exciting newcomer to the college football world this year. We present exhibit B:

Podcast Review with Katmandu

Every Friday, Podcast Review with Katmandu points out for you the best, most complete, fulfilling, altogether awesome, the shizzy, and other good adjective(d) podcasts of the week. Our weeks are from Friday through Thursday.

The only rules for making our lists are:

-They must be released during that Friday through Thursday period.
-They must be free.
-They must rule Katmandu's (that's me) face.


This week's review covers the week of Friday, July 30th through Thursday, August 5th.


THE TOPS:

Coming in at Number 3....

* NPR SHUFFLE release date August 2nd.

This podcast had a lot of great stuff. Starts off with an interesting story on IP addresses and how they are the computer world's "endangered species". Not to worry, a plan is in motion.
Then there is an interview with an author who wrote a book that involves literary farces. This segment featured the author responding to the question, "Does the story end on the last page?" with a sharp response, "No story ends on the last page." Also, a segment which poses the question, "Do you know who the sugar king of pre-comunist Cuba was?" Find out in this episode. There are also stories about electric cars, oil dispersants and more. All in all, this Shuffle contains several super solid segments. This week, this individual episode trumped all that NPR's most emailed or NPR's most downloaded could offer.

Coming in at Number 2...

*The BS Report release date 8/2 Parts One and Two.

Bill Simmons had on Sex Drugs and Coco Puffs Author and all together Pop Culture Guru Chuck Klosterman. The two spent both parts mainly discussing Lebron James. Simmons has been on record revealing his recent disappointment in James. Klosterman spends most of the time giving Simmons plausible theories on why Lebron really isn't all that bad. By the end, he convinced me too. A line by Chuck K I really liked was as follows: "If you think sports is life and death, then you might as well believe in Unicorns." Also and not leastly, Klosterman reveals to the listeners a "new way" to watch shows like Entourage and How to make it in America. Simmons is good at creating a comfortable atmosphere in which creative people feel free to be themselves in front of millions of thousands of people (or at least of several thousands of ones of people).

And Number 1.....

*The Phil Hendrie Show Mini-Podcast Bud Dickman's Nightly News release date August 4th...

Hendrie only releases tiny clips from his show in free podcast form. And while this clip was only 5 minutes long,. It ws just too damn good not to include in this weeks tops. It is just Bud Dickman and Phil (and for a minute David G Hall). It's Bud Dickman's News. If you don't know Bud, you might want to listen....errr, you will listen...errrr.. YOU MUST LISTEN. Heres how Bud words the news on Maxine Waters: Maxine Water broke a house rule on ethic and she's a Democrat at California. Thanks Bud, for evrything you do.





also of note:

This is the first Podcast Review with Katmandu. And yet, no This American Life? That would be like the baseball Hall of Fame's first induction not including Babe Ruth. Except, not really. This is not a lifetime achievement award. The tops of the week are for this very week only. However, we must mention that while this weeks This American Life did not make the Tops, it still had some great moments. Katmandu's favorite moment: A conversation between This American Life contributor to a very elderly woman by way of an interpreter.

This American Life? contributor: (read in a soft thoughtful questioning manner)

Did FDR ever come here to buy moonshine?

Elderly Woman:

huh?

Elderly woman's daughter (interpreter) at the top of her lungs:

DID FDR EVERY COME HERE TO BUY MOONSHINE?

That whole conversation killed. Also of note, This Week on Lot Episode 38:Toga, Toga, Toga release date: August 3rd. This week on lot, all neo-hippy, Jam-Band loving, Heady and Brah often saying, and what-not-podcast is not for everyone. Shoot, it's not even for the good people at Podcast Review with Katmandu some of the time. But sometimes it intrigues the shit out of me. One highlight was when a newly dreaded woman spoke on the transition into dreaded world (not dreaded world- but dreaded world, well you know the difference we speak of). Another highlight was when the hosts discuss the best ways to sneak "stuff" into a concert.

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