In a politics, campaign managers and PR reps will tell you it’s all about relating to people. Selling their candidate to you as a brand…as a general rule, people vote for the candidate who they connect with the best. The person they would want to sit around a listen to music and drink beer on a Friday night.

In the attempts to further that message…Blender Magazine (a shell-brand for Maxim, who’s focus is all things music and getting young female artists to pose semi-nude on the cover) reports on Obama and McCain’s Top 10 favorite songs. The songs are listed below and I put in SeeqPod players below each list, so you can enjoy the music!

Here is the list they (their publicists) gave to Blender.

acn_realbelgianheroesmrbelgianownerofbudweis_rah-33955

Next thing you know, the Bud Bowl will be a soccer game!

FuzzMartin.com circa 2002!

http://web.archive.org/web/20021106191801/http://www.fuzzmartin.com/

Have fun with that one kids!

Received this email at work, as we use Simon Delivers for pop and coffee delivery to our office.

Economic fall-out is starting the domino chain.

Dear Valued Customer,

After almost 9 years of striving to provide you an exceptional online grocery
experience, I am sorry to inform you that we will be delivering our last
orders over the next two weeks. Today’s economic conditions, including the
spike in food and fuel costs, have forced us to make this very difficult
decision.

Over the years we have valued your business and appreciated the
relationship we have developed with you. We have an incredible team behind
the scenes responsible for our nationally-recognized website and the
processes necessary to fulfill your orders. Our team members have done an
exceptional job selecting, picking and packing your orders to your
satisfaction. Our friendly Neighborhood Service Representatives have come
to know you, your families and your businesses well.

We have heard many stories over the years about how our service made a
difference in your lives, and those stories fueled us to work hard for our
business and you. You made a significant difference to our 300 team
members by continuing to support our service.

We made a promise to provide you with a great website, great products, and
most importantly, great service. We are sad that we cannot continue to fulfill
that promise.

On behalf of all of us at SimonDelivers, thank you most sincerely for nine
years of support.

Liwanag Ojala
President, SimonDelivers Inc.

Is this guy serious?  Imposing any type of speed limit to “save American’s money on fuel costs” is just stupid.  First, you can’t regulate what speed people travel at.  Second, more fuel is expended slowing and accelerating in rush-hour gridlock, not traveling at 75 down I-80 through Nebraska.

This guy is trying to make a name for himself, and idiot or attempting to divert the issue of rising fuel prices by finding ways to put the onus on drivers.

From CNN.com:

An influential Republican senator suggested Thursday that Congress might want to consider reimposing a national speed limit to save gasoline and possibly ease fuel prices.

 

Sen. John Warner has asked the Energy Department at what speeds vehicles would be most fuel efficient.

Sen. John Warner, R-Virginia, asked Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman to look into what speed limit would provide optimum gasoline efficiency given current technology. He said he wants to know if the administration might support efforts in Congress to require a lower speed limit.

I Drink Your Milkshake

From an iReport on cnn.com…this guy has brass balls, no brains, or both.

Skip to 2:40 to get to the guts of the funny.

I have been enjoying my new TV and digital cable…between AMC, Universal and TCM I have re-visited LOTS of great movies. With that, I give you: Gordon Gecko.

Click the link to hear Gecko’s speech to Teldar Paper.
Gordon Gecko address the masses

Thanks to AmericanRhetoric.com for the audio.

The creative forces behind Lost have continued their “off-season” viral advertising with a new company/website/ARG with Octagon Global Recruiting (WEB LINK). Last year it was Find815.com, and the year before that, The Lost Experience.

Sign up and see what type of info you get!

*SPOILER*
Sorry if you TiVo-ed it…but it happened last night so it’s fair game to blog about today…

I didn’t think the Frozen Donkey Wheel was as exciting as last years Rattlesnake in the Mailbox…
but the Season 4 finale was pretty good…and leaves some good unanswered questions for the final 2 seasons of the show.

Here is a quick video which shows the 3 different endings shot for the finale.

Here are some “old skool” jamz for all of my boys out there. Most of these were around when we were graduating high school (or at least IN high school).

SeeqPod – Playable Search

I stumbled across this site tonight. http://www.terryburton.co.uk/barcodewriter/generator/
It will generate and create your own barcode in a variety of file types!
What a cool application!

My affinity for the Colbert Report is no secret. So, to honor Stephen and his great contributions to the world, I am implementing my own “On Notice” board on FuzzMartin.com (by Claude…not Fuzz).

On Notice: Bicyclists

These innocent, happy-go-lucky travelers are everywhere these days. With the increase in gas prices and the new stylish fashion statement of rolling up your pant leg, it’s no wonder their numbers have multiplied.

I have to give a big tisk-tisk to all bicyclists, as they want vehicles to “share the road” with them…but they will not yield to the more dominant transportation methods. In a natural selection of the roadways, bicyclists should know their place. I will share whatever room is leftover on the road when I come cruising by in my Lincoln Navigator while drinking my iced mocha-latte from McDonalds on my way to work (Starbucks is soooo March 2008).

Bicyclists, you have been put On Notice. Next time you breeze through that 4-way stop, don’t expect an out-of-court settlement when you find yourself looking up at my SUV’s undercarriage.

Stephen Colbert for Whitehouse Press Secretary!

Have you seen this ad on tv?  Where the spokesman for a company promising to save you from identity theft shows his Social Security Number on screen?  

Funny thing is, the LifeLock’s service didn’t help the spokesman, who became a victim himself.  Whoops!  Guess you shouldn’t have given out your SS# on national TV.  Nothing like daring someone to steal your identity.  Sorta like daring Kevin Mitnick to hack into something.

I haven’t heard Addicted by Simple Plan for a while…until I heard it on the radio this morning.

Turn this one up in your car on the way home, scream it out the windows…it’s very cathartic.

My congratulations to Fuzz on his graduation!  I remember when Fuzz was just a guy who would crash at our Fraternity House every once in a while…then he joined…then I graduated and moved to Chicago…then he moved to Milwaukee…then I moved to Milwaukee…then I moved to Madison…then we became best of friends…then I moved to Minneapolis…then Fuzz graduated!

So here’s to you, Fuzz!  When I would DJ in college, I used to play this song and dedicate it to the Seniors and to the Freshmen.  I am guessing you have heard it both times!