Riddle Me This, Jishman

Last week, I was 2-4 which brings me to 2-8 on the season. America wasn’t as tone deaf last week, as in week 1, they had so many choices because both groups of singers had a rough week.

Moving onto this is a new week and here are my latest predictions:

The women sang Tuesday. This is a tougher choice because Lacey Brown saved herself this week by singing an obscure song very, very well. But here are my predictions for who is going home:

1) Paige Miles goes home.
2) Katelyn Epperly goes home.

The men sang on Wednesday night. Big Mike owned the stage, owned the competition and unless something radical happens, needs solid performances for twelve weeks to take the 2010 American Idol Title. For the men, predicting who is going home is a lot easier (even though Tim Urban saved himself this week):

1) Aaron Kelly goes home.
2) Alex Lambert goes home.

So those are my predictions for week 3.

How do you think America voted? Who do you think should go home this week?

Share your thoughts in the comments section!

Last week, I was 0-4. Not because I was wrong but because America is tone deaf.

But this is a new week and here are my latest predictions:

The women sang Wednesday. There is no argument on this one:

1) Haeley Vaughn goes home.
2) Lacey Brown goes home.

The men sang on Tuesday:

1) Aaron Kelly goes home.
2) John Park goes home.

So those are my predictions for week 2.

How do you think America voted? Who do you think should go home this week?

Share your thoughts in the comments section!

So, American Idol is back. And for all the RMTJ readers, so are my predictions.

Like last year, I will give you my predictions on should go home each week.

Here it goes!

The women sang Tuesday. There is no argument on this one:

1) Haeley Vaughn goes home.
2) Lacey Brown goes home.

The men sang tonight. There can be some debate because there was no clear cut “suckage” if that is a word. Lots of the guys (as the Grinch would say) “stink, stank, stunk” tonight but here are my predictions:

1) Tim Urban goes home.
2) Alex Lambert goes home.

So those are my predictions for week 1.

How do you think America voted? Who do you think should go home this week?

Share your thoughts in the comments section!

I’ve decided I’m taking umbrage with the new Nike commercials with Puppet LeBron and Puppet Kobe (shoe!). Clearly, they stole my likeness! I mean, I know I’m a public figure and all that, but this is just getting out of hand. I mean, look at us, we’re practically the same:

Here’s me:

And here’s Kobe:

Then, they even went so far as to steal my rap:

Should I take action against Nike for all of these missteps?

Thus, we need more DotW’s:

1.) Why is KISS the pitchmen for Dr. Pepper? Especially on their 125th anniversary, is there a reason why we need to be subjected to this?! I hope the Doctor himself is turning over in his grave.

2.) Milli Vanilli frontman thinks the duo were the scapegoats for the fraud they perpetrated. I’m sorry, were they NOT REALLY lip syncing?

“It’s not about being authentic anymore, it’s about entertaining,” says the man whose Grammy for best new artist was revoked 20 years ago — the only take-back in Recording Academy history.

No, it’s still about the music, actually, which YOU WEREN’T EVEN SINGING!

Vocal enhancements in the studio are a different matter, he says. “In pop, R&B and hip-hop, just about everyone uses some sort of processing. This has almost become part of the sound today … and people expect it.” Twenty years later, “what we were crucified for you see everywhere,” Morvan says. “Society and life and everything changes.”

Again, you weren’t being enhanced, YOU WEREN’T SINGING IT!

“Yeah, hi, Legster, Fab needs something to stand-on. Oh, even YOU don’t have something, okay great, thanks!”

As many of you know, we like to cook here at the RMTJ offices. We especially enjoy when people try our recipes. This is not one of those times. No, this is a time when someone took the time to send us in their recipe for Awesome Chicken. I’ll be honest, I could eat chicken 8 days a week, and one pot meals are more enjoyable during winter months for some reason.

Thus, for all of our loyal readers, here is Liz and Zach’s Awesome Chicken

Ingredients:
2 boneless chicken breasts
1 12oz can of chopped tomatoes (unsalted)
1/2 cup (or so, make sure you taste) fresh basil
minced or pressed garlic (i use that stuff in the tube)
1 tablespoon capers, drained (if you like them, if no, use onions)
1/4 of the box mushrooms (chopped baby bells)
1 small roasted pepper (pre-roast in a pan or right on cooktop, just scrap off black stuff after…or use the ones from a can.)
olive oil (just a little)
1 TSP oregano
1 TSP red pepper flakes
kosher salt
ground black pepper
blend cheese (Italian mix - Parmesan, mozzarella, etc.) - Use enough to cover the food in the pyrex
1/4 of a box of orzo (don’t need much, if you don’t have orzo, rice or pasta would work too)

1.) Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
2.) Combine tomatoes, garlic, capers, basil, oregano, red pepper flakes, salt/pepper to taste, a little olive oil (i used the spicy stuff i had to add more heat) in a mixing bowl. (add more basil, capers, and spices to taste. i like it a little spicy hence the flakes.)
3.) Put chicken in pyrex dish with mushrooms and peppers (for more flavor pre-marinate chicken with garlic and white wine type sauce) .
4.) Cover chicken and veggies with sauce, sprinkle a little cheese on top
5.) Bake for about 40 mins, giving the sauce time to bubble and cheese to be golden brown color
6.) With 10 mins to go, make the orzo.

We might need to try this soon.

Dear Riddle Me This, Jishman Readers and NFL football fans everywhere,

I have been asked by many people over the past few weeks, “when are you putting out your first NFL Mock draft?” I am not. I won’t mock draft the NFL draft this year. And I won’t watch the NFL draft this year and I am asking all of you to join me in a grassroots movement throughout the Blogosphere; I am asking all of you to join me in boycotting the 2010 NFL Draft!

Why?!

Simple. As an avid NFL fan, I was not happy last summer when the NFL announced the dumbest idea to date! Roger Goodell “notified teams Thursday that the draft will be spread over three days in 2010, running Thursday, April 22, through Saturday, April 24.”

The NFL has no idea what draft day means to true NFL fans! It is an all day, non-game day, tailgate party! We see friends, we renew rivalries and we BBQ, laugh, have a few cold ones and enjoy the day watching every single selection of the first and second rounds. But the new NFL Draft Schedule will alter those NFL Draft day celebrations because Goodell and company are pitting the potential for advertising dollars in prime time against the NFL Fans. Money over loyalty.

But we can stop it! And it is as simple as turning off the television. Do Not Watch the NFL Draft in 2010!

If the ratings tank, advertising dollars will be lost and the NFL will be forced to revisit their idea!

I am asking for your support. One person will not make a difference, I need your help as well as the suport of your friends and family. We have three months to mobilize an effort to do one thing; turn off the NFL Draft in 2010!

Send this message to everyone you know who loves the NFL and NFL draft day:

“Boycott the 2010 NFL Draft!”

That’s right, folks. Today is national Popcorn Day. So, tell us your favorite kind. Mine is Kettle Corn. Don’t get me wrong, regular, unflavored kind has its place. I like butter flavored too. For my money, Kettle Corn gets it done.

Thank you, Stew, for introducing me to it years ago.

Happy National Hat Day! This guy is one of our loyal readers. You can tell by his face: (more…)

Here’s what this says to me: “We have too many users and KNOW when we get the iPhone, we’ll have even more…thus, we need to see if we float a dumbass idea, how many influencers bitch enough to see if we lose people to get back to a sustainable number”. What do you think?

I can only imagine what it was like sitting in Poloroid’s board room when they made the decision to offer Lady Gaga the position of Creative Director:

CEO: “We need to do something new. Something innovative!”

All: “Yeah!”

CEO: “We’ve been at this for 100 years and all we’ve gotten is 100 years older! Especially Old Man Sutter in the corner!”

All: “Yeah!”

CEO: “Any suggestions on who it should be?”

All: “No!”

CEO’s daughter playing with crayons: “Daddy, daddy, I just got this new Lady Gaga cd!”

All: “I second the nomination!” “Lady Google, she’d be great!” “Now we’ll be connecting to a younger crowd!”

CEO: “Gaga, not Google!”

All: “WAAAAAAAHHH!!!! WE WANT GOOGLE!”

CEO: “This is why we haven’t made a good product since the instamatic!”

Really, I think my favorite line from the article was:

“The Haus of Gaga has been developing prototypes in the vein of fashion/technology/photography innovation.”

I’m sorry, what?! The. Haus. of. Gaga?!! Are you going to be saying “Gaga. Out.” whenever you leave a meeting now?

A while ago, I posted a link to PJ’s video of a song of off his new album (click here to see it). Last Summer, I wrote a review of his latest album Always & Everywhere (click here to read it) and in my honest opinion, you should own both of his albums. For more information on PJ Pacifico, his website is here (click).

Last Summer, PJ was selected to open a music festival in Connecticut (The Gathering of the Vibes) and on a rainy day in July, his band took the stage and kicked off a weekend festival with some great music! The videos are coming up in a second because I have some other news to report…

This just in for my friends in the Boston area:

Saturday April 3, 2010 – PJ Pacifico (solo) is playing at the All Asia Bar at 7pm. I will be there and I hope to see many of you there with me as well!!

Now… enough of me… here is PJ with his full band, kicking off the Gathering Of The Vibes in CT this past July!

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I thought this was a joke video because it had Dawn Wells (you know, Mary Ann from Gilligan’s Island) in it BUT this trick is cool.

Check out the video: