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Testing a full one-hit wonder post

noreply@blogger.com (Dave) — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 20:54:00 +0000

Let's see how this works.

Happy Halloween, everybody!!!

Yes, that time of ghouls and goblins, werewolves and witches (Disclaimer: no denigration of Wiccans or other "witches" is intended, inferred, implied, or any other "i" word that will keep the lawyers and ACLU off of my back).

Where was I?

Oh yeah.

It's Halloween!

Yes, that time of skeletons and zombies, jack-o-lanterns and vampires (Disclaimer: no denigration of residents of Transylvania, relatives of the real Count Dracula, or any other people with hematophagy is intended, inferred, implied, or any other "i" word that will keep the lawyers and ACLU off of my back).

Where was I?

Oh yeah.

It's Hallow....ah, screw it.

It's this week's edition of the One Hit Wonders of the 90s! *looks around for any lawyer types*

You know, I'm doing this post and I realize something. I say "Self," (because I always start talking to myself by addressing myself), "I'm hungry."

And then I get something to eat.

Now I'm ready to go!

As usual, you can find the list of one-hit wonders I'm taking this from here. Do you think if I glare at you, it will make you not look?

Yeah, that should do it.

Here we go!

1) Vengaboys: "We Like to Party" (#26)

This music was pretty popular in the late 90s, used in lots of different venues. So it's surprising the song itself only hit #26.

It really does start to make you feel upbeat, doesn't it?

Vengaboys? Those are some of the hottest "boys" I've ever seen! Wooo!

You know, when my car breaks down, I get out and dance, too. I'm surprised these impromptu dance sessions don't break out in more rest areas around the country. It would sure make for a break in the long drives each summer!

The Vengaboys were simply huge in Europe, but this is the only song that hit the Top 40. That's kind of too bad, as their blend of Europop and....um, Europop (that's like the blend of races at a Vanilla Ice concert, I guess) is actually quite fun. It lifted my spirits, at least!

Wonder if they'd raise this woman's spirits.

Well, it might take more than this...

2) Jordan Knight: "Give it to You" (#10)

Yay, Vevo!!!!

Oh no! It's a New Kid!!!! *gag* Who let this guy in here?

I see you can get the singer out of the boy band, but you can't get the boy band out of the singer. If he's going to produce the exact same crap as a solo artist as he does with the New Kids, why go solo? Even down to the "Damn! I'm handsome!" attitude.

It's all the same. And it's all vomit-inducing.

I mean, it's no liver and ice cream. But, you know, it's close and all.

3) Everlast: "What It's Like" (#13)

Wow! It's Nickelback before they were popular!!! Except, you know, a solo artist and all.

Actually, this is a pretty good song, and quite poignant if you listen to the words, even if the imagery in the video is as subtle as a nuclear blast.

Still, it's a nice little song about remembering that, as bad as you have it, somebody else has it worse.

(Disclaimer: may not apply if you're married to Marilyn Manson)

4) Fatboy Slim: "Praise You" (#36)

Believe it or not, this is the official video, directed by Spike Jonz. It's a fake dance troupe.

What this has to do with the song? I have no clue.

So we'll just ignore it.

The song itself? I think I could even play the piano on this song once I had it memorized. Ok, that would take a *lot* of memorization, but you get my point.

Still, the sentiment is pretty good, isn't it? We've been together a long time, so I should praise you, shouldn't I? Give you the kudos that you deserve.

This just makes me realize that I have neglected you, dear reader (and yes, that is single digits, I'm sure). I have definitely neglected you! I have taken you for granted, and I want to make up for it.

How does a trip to Australia sound? Yeah? You'd like that? Well, just let me know when you've raised the money and I'll definitely give you the honour of going with you.

You can't beat a deal like that.

Anyway, while this song is good, I had completely forgotten that this was Fatboy Slim. Here's probably his most famous video, though I guess the song never actually did anything (or he wouldn't be a one-hit wonder, would he?).

Who can forget *that*? Especially with the awesome Christopher Walken in it? He definitely looks like he had a lot of fun doing it. This video is widely cited as the best music video of all time. I think it's certainly up there.

5) Dave Hollister: "My Favorite Girl" (#39)

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"Why the hell you keep paging me?" Yeah, this is definitely the 90s. When was the last time somebody was actually *paged*?

That's funny. She doesn't look like Glenn Close. (Let's see how many people get that reference)

This is actually quite a chilling song, especially if you keep a certain movie in mind. It's rather tame by those standards, but even so, the words just knife right into you, making you feel like you walked into the kitchen to a boiling rabbit (is that enough hints?).

Of course, the woman in the song has nothing on this woman:

No, wait. Sorry about that. That was the last woman I dated when I told her that I was a Star Wars fan.

I meant this woman.

But even so, the woman in the song is pretty creepy.

6) Steve Wariner: "Two Teardrops" (#30)

(You're not missing anything except for the ending music after the rather abrupt cut)

Another country music crossover. Not sure why this song hit the charts and none others did, but there you go.

Ok, I admit. This is a sweet song, but I'm listening to this and I'm covered with syrup! And yes, I'm Canadian, so that syrup is maple, but that's not the point! Never mind the physics of the song, it just strikes me as written with the intention of making people cry, like a lot of country songs that I used to listen to. And I admit, they often did made me cry. But I felt so manipulated afterwards.

Maybe I'm just cranky.

But I'll get out of it.

7) Chante Moore: "Chante's Got a Man" (#10)

Yay! Way to lord it over the other girls, there, Chante! You sound so pleased with yourself too.

Still, the message in the song is pretty good. You're worthy and should wait for the right man to come along for you. Don't settle. Sorry that your man is an asshole. Oh, and I'd better get home to *my* man for some good lovin'.

I'm just sayin'...

Or maybe that's not what she means?

Ladies, please tell me. When you're in discussions about men in general (or your worthless excuses for husbands/boyfriends), do you break out in song when you start arguing?

Because that would actually be pretty cool.

I'm getting mixed messages from this song, actually.

The cool one: Men aren't all the same, and there are some good ones out there.

The bad one: I'm conceited enough that I'm going to keep on telling you about my guy while you wallow in misery with yours.

Which one is the true one?

That's about as hard to fathom as the answer to this question:

(side note: Why is there a naked kid on a Saturday morning cartoon commercial? Just wondering.)

And there you have it! This week's one-hit wonders, and no rap to be seen! I think we might be safe.

But I will definitely keep a look-out. Don't want any of those scary rap artists to come trick-or-treating to your door and breaking out into song (or whatever you want to call it).

Oh look, here's one now!

Go away, you scallywags!!!!

That being said, I do have to head off to set up for Halloween. Have to make sure we keep those kids off of our lawns and all that.

And now I have to go wipe my face off.

Testing an HD video

noreply@blogger.com (Dave) — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 19:43:00 +0000

Just trying to see how an HD video will post in here. Is it wide enough without modification?

Franchise editing test post

noreply@blogger.com (Dave) — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 22:16:00 +0000

Iowa State starts off the 2010 season with a close win over Northern Illinois

(Ames, IA)

Week 1	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final
Iowa State	0	7	0	14	0	21
Northern Illinois	0	7	7	0	0	14

It shouldn't have been as difficult as it was, but the Iowa State Cyclones managed to pull off an opening day victory over the Northern Illinois Huskies in an error-filled game that depended on which team would capitalize the most on the other's mistakes.

Sophomore quarterback Jerome Tiller fumbled twice and threw an interception, but also managed to toss two TDs of his own in holding off the Huskies.

(Leonard Johnson intercepts a pass and returns it for a touchdown)

Junior CB Leonard Johnson opened the scoring with a 55 yard interception return for a touchdown, but then contributed to the Huskies tying the game with a fumble of his own on a punt return, which was returned by MLB Cameron Stingily 18 yards for a touchdown. It was tied 7-7 at the half.

(Leonard Johnson fumbles the punt return, costing the Cyclones a touchdown)

The Huskies scored on a 50 yard pass play from Chandler Harnish to Martel Moore, making it 14-7. The Cyclone offense was stymied in the third quarter, but Tiller redeemed himself for his fumbles by throwing back to back TDs to TE Collin Franklin (7 yards) and WR Jake Williams (40 yards). RB Alexander Robinson was able to run for two first downs to run out the clock.

(Bailey Johnson crushes Husky QB Chandler Harnish for a sack)

There has been some controversy over Coach Roy's decision to start Tiller in place of Arnaud, and it was beginning to look like the decision would backfire.

Passing	ATT	Comp	Yards	TD	Int
Jerome Tiller	22	11	155	2	1

Rushing	ATT	Yards	Long
Alexander Robinson	20	80	15
Jerome Tiller	9	0	16
Josh Lenz	1	-2	0

Receiving	Catches	Yards	TD	Long
Jake Williams	2	78	1	40
Josh Lenz	2	22	0	19
Alexander Robinson	2	19	0	14
Darius Reynolds	2	18	0	16
Collin Franklin	2	9	1	7
Darius Darks	1	9	0	9

Defense	Tackles	Sacks	INTs
Kurt Hammerschmidt	3	0	0
Terran Benton	2	0	0
Patrick Neal	3	2	0
Michael OConnell	3	0	0
Bailey Johnson	1	1	0
David Sims	2	0	0
Rashawn Parker	1	0	0
Matt Taufoou	2	0	0
Jake Knott	2	0	0
A J Klein	3	0	0
Darius Darks	2	0	0
Leonard Johnson	1	0	1
Kevin Hamlin	1	0	0
Austin Alburtis	4	1	0
Jeremy Reeves	1	0	0
Anthony Young	1	0	0

Blocking	Pancakes	Sacks Allowed
Kelechi Osemele	0	1
Ben Lamaak	0	1

Kicking	FGA	FGs	XPA	XPs	Long	Points
Grant Mahoney	0	0	2	1	0	1

Kick Returns	Returns	Avg	Long	TDs
Jansen Watson	1	17	17	0

Punt Returns	Returns	Avg	Long	TDs
Leonard Johnson	7	10	18	0

Passing	ATT	Comp	Yards	TD	Int
Chandler Harnish	17	7	132	1	1

Rushing	ATT	Yards	Long
Chad Spann	14	38	10
Ricky Crider	1	3	3
Chandler Harnish	6	-20	3

Receiving	Catches	Yards	TD	Long
Martel Moore	1	50	1	50
Adam Coleman	2	30	0	25
Kyle Skarb	2	26	0	13
Landon Cox	1	13	0	13
Willie Clark	1	13	0	13

Defense	Tackles	Sacks	INTs	FF
Alan Baxter	4	1	0	2
Jordan Delegal	2	0	0	0
Sean Progar	3	1	0	0
Jody Van Laanen	1	0	0	0
D J Pirkle	3	0	0	0
Jamaal Bass	1	0	0	0
Rashaan Melvin	3	0	0	1
Tracy Wilson	5	0	0	0
Brian Lawson	3	1	0	0
Pat Schiller	4	0	0	0
Patrick George	2	0	1	0
Cameron Stingily	1	0	0	0
Chris Smith	1	0	0	0
Alex Kube	4	1	0	0
Kiaree Daniels	1	0	0	0
Mike Sobol	1	0	0	0
Tommy Davis	1	0	0	0

Blocking	Pancakes	Sacks Allowed
Scott Wedige	0	1
Joe Pawlak	0	1
Adam Kiel	0	2

Kicking	FGA	FGs	XPA	XPs	Long	Points
Ryan Fillingim	0	0	2	2	0	2

Kick Returns	Returns	Avg	Long	TDs
Chris Smith	3	21	24	0
Ricky Crider	1	18	18	0

Punt Returns	Returns	Avg	Long	TDs
Chris Smith	1	1	1	0

"I had faith in him all the way," Roy said of his young speedster. "I knew he'd be able to pull it out."

The Cyclones start the season 1-0, and head to Iowa City for a showdown with the #9 Iowa Hawkeyes, bitter rivals for many years.

"I"m looking foward to it," Tiller said, when asked about the big game coming up.

Statistics

Iowa State:

Passing ATT Comp Yards TD Int

Jerome Tiller 22 11 155 2 1

Rushing ATT Yards TD Long

Alexander Robinson 20 80 0 15

Jerome Tiller 9 0 0 16

Josh Lenz 1 -2 0 0

Receiving Catches Yards TD Long

Jake Williams 2 78 1 40

Josh Lenz 2 22 0 19

Alexander Robinson 2 19 0 14

Darius Reynolds 2 18 0 16

Collin Franklin 2 9 1 7

Darius Darks 1 9 0 9

Defense Tackles Sacks INTs FF

Kurt Hammerschmidt 3 0 0 0

Terran Benton 2 0 0 0

Patrick Neal 3 2 0 0

Michael OConnell 3 0 0 0

Bailey Johnson 1 1 0 0

David Sims 2 0 0 0

Rashawn Parker 1 0 0 0

Matt Taufoou 2 0 0 0

Jake Knott 2 0 0 0

A J Klein 3 0 0 0

Darius Darks 2 0 0 0

Leonard Johnson 1 0 1 0

Kevin Hamlin 1 0 0 0

Austin Alburtis 4 1 0 0

Jeremy Reeves 1 0 0 0

Anthony Young 1 0 0 0

Blocking Pancakes Sacks Allowed

Kelechi Osemele 0 1

Ben Lamaak 0 1

Kicking FGA FGs XPA XPs Long Points

Grant Mahoney 0 0 2 1 0 1

Kick Returns Returns Avg Long TDs

Jansen Watson 1 17 17 0

Punt Returns Returns Avg Long TDs

Leonard Johnson 7 10 18 0

Northern Illinois:

Passing ATT Comp Yards TD Int

Chandler Harnish 17 7 132 1 1

Rushing ATT Yards TD Long

Chad Spann 14 38 0 10

Ricky Crider 1 3 0 3

Chandler Harnish 6 -20 0 3

Receiving Catches Yards TD Long

Martel Moore 1 50 1 50

Adam Coleman 2 30 0 25

Kyle Skarb 2 26 0 13

Landon Cox 1 13 0 13

Willie Clark 1 13 0 13

Defense Tackles Sacks INTs FF

Alan Baxter 4 1 0 2

Jordan Delegal 2 0 0 0

Sean Progar 3 1 0 0

Jody Van Laanen 1 0 0 0

D J Pirkle 3 0 0 0

Jamaal Bass 1 0 0 0

Rashaan Melvin 3 0 0 1

Tracy Wilson 5 0 0 0

Brian Lawson 3 1 0 0

Pat Schiller 4 0 0 0

Patrick George 2 0 1 0

Cameron Stingily 1 0 0 0

Chris Smith 1 0 0 0

Alex Kube 4 1 0 0

Kiaree Daniels 1 0 0 0

Mike Sobol 1 0 0 0

Tommy Davis 1 0 0 0

Blocking Pancakes Sacks Allowed

Scott Wedige 0 1

Joe Pawlak 0 1

Adam Kiel 0 2

Kicking FGA FGs XPA XPs Long Points

Ryan Fillingim 0 0 2 2 0 2

Kick Returns Returns Avg Long TDs

Chris Smith 3 21 24 0

Ricky Crider 1 18 18 0

Punt Returns Returns Avg Long TDs

Chris Smith 1 1 1 0

Digg

noreply@blogger.com (Dave) — Sun, 09 May 2010 19:20:00 +0000

Testing the "Digg This" button. Let's see if it works!

Another Reader test

noreply@blogger.com (Dave) — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:36:00 +0000

This time, I'll view it in Reader but not click on it. Let's see what happens.

Testing Feedburner

noreply@blogger.com (Dave) — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:38:00 +0000

Thought I'd test how Feedburner click-throughs work in a reader. And since nobody's subscribed to this blog but me, I should be able to see exactly what happens!

I'm back!

noreply@blogger.com (Dave) — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:34:00 +0000

Looking to see about another template. Ain't changing templates fun!!!

Ah, hell. Let's do a video.

Youtube Video Testing

noreply@blogger.com (Dave) — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:27:00 +0000

In my other blog, some HD Youtube videos extend past the side of the blog post box, so I'm testing to see if that happens here. Might affect which template I use. Also seeing how far the text extends because one of these templates goes wayyyyyyyyy out.

Second Post

noreply@blogger.com (Dave) — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:45:00 +0000

This post is just so I can see what multiple posts look like on the new blog. Again, nothing for anybody to really see here.

Also testing links, by linking to my first post.

You know, just in case one of these templates actually supports that without me having to fiddle with it?

First Test

noreply@blogger.com (Dave) — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:33:00 +0000

This is just me testing templates for a possible template change. I don't want to lose all of my widgets!!

So there won't be anything to read here. Don't come back.

Instead, go to my other blog. I'd love to see you over there!