Thursday, October 16, 2025

Ken Squier's Iconic Call of the 1979 Daytona 500



I am not a car racing guy. I assume this is one of the wildest endings to a race in the history of NASCAR, and even then it does nothing for me.

So what's the point?

The man on the mic is Ken Squier. Ken Squier played the announcer in "Rad." Ken worked for CBS and was the principle announcer for the Daytona 500 for nearly 20 years and he once said "Hulk Hogan eat your heart out" after a kid did a backflip on a bike.

Ken died in 2023.

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Re-Examining Kurt Cobain's Death



Be aware:  the above is serious and somewhat graphic.

Some years back, in the Netflix days, I watched a few Kurt Cobain documentaries and did a little reading on the circumstances of his suicide. The general impression I was left with was that it was all slightly suspicious but he was on drugs, we have no witnesses and we'll ultimately never know.

This new idea that there were people hanging around the house interacting with him and seeing what was going on is incredible. It should be noted that everyone in that orbit, at that time, was a junkie. So it's up to the listener's discernment as to whether testimony is reliable or memories are accurate. But there is also the forensic evidence and toxicology, etc.

Below is an interview with the new witness coming forward. It is a tough watch and I don't recommend watching it but here it is if you're interested.



Don't do drugs, everyone.

Sunday, October 12, 2025

Barry White Performing with Luciano Pavarotti



Barry White performs "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" with Luciano Pavarotti.

While it's not the worst thing ever (it's not the Christmas version of "The Macarena") it's still... it doesn't work; it's bizarre.

Thursday, October 2, 2025

Continuing The Worst Stand-Up Special



Blind Mike continues trudging through GD Fenderson's "worst stand-up special in history." Getting toward the end now but I think I'm looking for a full compilation so I can catch up on what I missed.

Sunday, September 28, 2025

Chi-Chi's is Coming Back



A while back I did a deep-dive roundup on old restaurant chains. I have two updates.

Firstly, the Friendly's that was near me that was barely hanging on has since closed. As I noted then, there was nothing I could do.

Secondly, and more importantly, Chi-Chi's is coming back. From wikipedia:
On December 3, 2024, it was announced that the restaurant chain will re-launch in the United States in 2025. Michael McDermott, son of original owner, Marno McDermott, will lead and operate the new restaurants under Chi-Chi's Restaurants, LLC. Hormel Foods, the current owner of the Chi-Chi's trademark, has allowed the use of the Chi-Chi's name for the physical restaurant locations. A few months later, McDermott announced that he will convert his two Rojo Mexican Grill restaurants in St. Louis Park and Maple Grove to the revived Chi-Chi’s brand.

As far as I can tell, the St. Louis locations are the only announced locations. Stay tuned. 

Friday, September 26, 2025

Radiohead on Conan 1995



The official Conan channel posted this today. Radiohead play "Fake Plastic Trees" promoting their new album The Bends, 6/12/95.

Another data point where they seem perfectly happy to be there and are friendly to the host.