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Sal

Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans

About Me

I was lecturing these kids on the secrets of becoming a good student. Never before have my words meant so much to the audience, I was speaking with purpose, clarity and passion. The students were transfixed and I had them hanging onto every word. After it was all said and done I asked them if they had any questions. One student raised his hand and I called on him to speak. He was a latino kid with spikey hair and wearing a Misfits t-hirt. "Wow Mr. M," he said, "That was really cool, you should be a motivational speaker." I smiled acknowledged his sentiment by saying, "Thanks Man." He said, "Well, how come you haven't become one?" I thought for a second and replied, "I don't know, I've always thought that would be cool to be a motivational speaker and all, but I just haven't been motivated enough to become one."

My Interests

Searching the land in order to taste the elusive perfect Burrito! I even went to the nether regions of Jalisco only to discover that they don't eat Burritos in Mexico! The locals called me a, "Pinche guerro!" which one kind local told me means, "Almighty God!" in Spanish. That's funny I must be a God in Mexico because I kept hearing that wherever I went

I'd like to meet:

Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka, The San Diego Chicken, Mr. T, The Fonz, Jesus, and Billy Dee Williams

Music:

I love it when someone says that they're into punk and they proceed to tell me that they listen to Simple Plan, Jimmy Eat World and Fall Out Boy! It's not that I'm a music snob or anything but I'll punch someone in the face if they say, "Yeah Three Doors Down rocks!" Even though "American Idol" is an entertaining show, it's ruining the fabric of music! I mean who are the idiots buying "Daughtry's" CD? I simply don't trust bands with goofy "bob" haircuts and wearing mascara! You got that Jared Leto? I HATE YOU! My favorite band in college was Kid Power but then again I was drinking a lot the times when I saw them play. When you're that inebriated Yoko Ono dueting with a screaming monkey sounds like Luther Vandross! "Wind It Up!" by Gwen Stefani is quite possibly the stupidest song I've ever heard and boy I've heard some pretty dumb ones over the years!

Movies:

I will go to my grave defending the Star Wars "Prequels." Yeah maybe they lacked some of the original trilogy's magic but I accept them on their own merit and love them just as much as the original! My only dilemma now is whether to show my son the Star Wars saga in chronological order or in the order in which I experienced them. If I choose to let him see it in chronological order, the impact of "I am your father!" will be less significant. However, finding out the Emperor was actually a Sith and watching Anakin turn to the dark side will be pretty heartbreaking in it's own right if my child knows nothing of Darth Vaders origin! My son's first words will be, "Dad you're a dork!"

Television:

I'm consumed by "Lost". I eat, drink and sleep that show and have investigated every god damn theory why those bastards are on that island! I watch "Entourage" and think, that could have been my friends and I if we were talented and good looking. Tony Soprano wasn't killed in the last episode, GET OVER IT!

Books:

"Me fail english? That's Unpossible!" I love Ralph Wiggum. Seriously the last books I read were "Superfudge" and "Tales of the 4th Grade Nothing." My teacher once asked me to do a book report on, "How to Eat Fried Worms" so during my report to the class I decided to demonstrate what I learned. Mr. Fong the school janitor who always refused to put air in my kickball had to buy extra sawdust to lay on all of the puke in the classroom. God I loved college

Heroes:

David Blaine, your magic is real and I believe in you! Tyra Banks, your public display of courage on your talkshow is heroic in my book! George Takei is badass!

My Blog

The Sopranos

The more I think about it, last night's series finale of the Sopranos was fantastic! I guess I could understand why people could be disappointed by it, but I think those that were disappointed are jus...
Posted by Sal on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 10:09:00 PST

Virginia Tech

What is it about the month of April that makes lunatics want to go out and kill a lot of people in this country? The Oklahoma City Bombing, Columbine, and now this Virginia Tech massacre all occurred ...
Posted by Sal on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 09:45:00 PST

Don Imus Sucks and HATE SPEECH SUCKS!

So everyone is making a huge deal about what Don Imus said about the Rutgers Basketball team. Never mind that Imus hasn't been relevant for about 20 years now and he's been saying off - color comments...
Posted by Sal on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 12:14:00 PST

Don't Hate the GAY!

Former Utah Jazz basketball player John Amechi has come out of the closet and has written a book about his experience as a gay player in the NBA. It has been received with fanfare but with limited con...
Posted by Sal on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 09:34:00 PST

John Kerry is a dumbass!

John Kerry really is stupid. Maybe what he said was a botched joke and what he said doesn't take away from the current administrations inept policy. BUT YOU DON'T GIVE YOUR COMPETITION FUEL FOR HEADLI...
Posted by Sal on Wed, 01 Nov 2006 09:49:00 PST

THE GREATEST FOOTBALL PLAYER IN THE HISTORY OF TEHACHAPI

My brother Benito and I have been battling for the title of the GREATEST FOOTBALL PLAYER IN THE HISTORY OF TEHACHAPI on the Tehachapi High School Discussion page.  I started the discussion t...
Posted by Sal on Fri, 06 Oct 2006 09:14:00 PST

Why I know good music!

I've always been critical of music and I will never settle for garbage! Why did I like CCR and the Beach Boys when I was 7 years old? It wasn't because they were popular at the time, (because they wer...
Posted by Sal on Fri, 06 Oct 2006 09:00:00 PST

What it's like to be 31

I just had my birthday the other day and my wife asked me, "Whats it like to turn 31?" I replied, "Kind of like it is to turn 24." I mean 31, much like 24, isn't a landmark birthday. You look at 16,1...
Posted by Sal on Mon, 24 Apr 2006 02:01:00 PST

The Demise of Arrow 93

This past St. Patricks Day marked the one-year Anniversary of a very popular radio station in Los Angeles. Its called "Jack" FM and the station plays an eclectic variety of music with no Dee-Jays. Ju...
Posted by Sal on Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:58:00 PST

Immigration

So if you're paying attention to the news then you know this bill HR 4437 that would make illegal immigrants felons is a hot topic. When I think about this issue I find myself very conflicted. On one...
Posted by Sal on Tue, 28 Mar 2006 03:30:00 PST