About Me

Books, Wiffle, Family, Music, Staying Fresh, Copping, Sports Talk Radio, UFO's, NJ Nets, NY Yankees, NJ Devils, NY Jets, Hiking, Maps, Steve Somers, Mike and the Maddog, Opie and Anthony, Norton, Rogan, Otto and George,USC, Weber State, Failure to prepare is preparing to Fail.....I also love to watch Arizona Wildcat Basketball, Gonzaga Bulldog Basketball, Vermont Catamount Basketball and LOVE to watch The NEW YORK BRICKS

My Interests

Traveling is under-rated. It is great. Sports of any kind really. Hiking is a lost art. Wanna get together and play a round of golf or a jam session? Golf and music are as pure as my deer park water. Wiffle Ball. Thanks. Oh yeah I believe the secret the whole energy thing most of the time. The other times I am thinking what Jim Norton rants about in this video below. It is the truth. Go ahead and watch this.It's Official, Carlos Mencia is a PHONY

I'd like to meet:

I want to meet the hot cheerleader in Nada Surf's "Popular" video from way back when. She is soo hot an cannot thank Nada Surf enough for producing that video.FYI: If Tanith Belbin is still single in two years, she will be dating me. Thanks... width="425" height="350" .... width="425" height="350" ..

Music:

First, I'd like to get to know you but country music is out of the question. Criteria, Pete Yorn, Chamberlain, Hot Water Music, Coheed & Cambria, Shai Hulud, Bob Marley, Built to Spill, Saves the Day, Butterfly Boucher, Jay-Z, Elliot Smith, At the Drive-In, Good Clean Fun, Dave Matthews Band, Weezer, B.I.G... width="425" height="350" ..

Movies:

Movies are great. I enjoy all movies but am up for the occasional foul flick, such as Team America. Then in no particular order...Caddyshack, Thank You for Smoking, American Psycho, American Beauty, Jackass, Good Will Hunting, Wall Street, Casino, Waiting...et-cet-eh-RA

Television:

MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, NCAA Hoops, NCAA Football, ESPN Classic, Desperate Housewives, WFAN Sports Radio 660 AM New York City, COPS, Newsradio

Books:

:07 Seconds or Less, Confessions of an Economic Hitman, Under the Banner of Heaven, The Progress Paradox, Reefer Madness, Travels with Charley, The Tipping Point, On the Road, Juiced, More..Now..Again, Psycho-Cybernetics.. width="425" height="350" ..

Heroes:

My Dad, Steve Somers, Bill Raftery, Jim Valvano, Jim Norton, Opie and Anthony.. width="425" height="350" ..

Jim Norton Erupts

My Blog

Favre Jets

Thank god the Jets got Favre. It doesn't matter. The Jets have been rebuilding since 1969, who cares. Brett Favre is a Jet and may he lead them to the Super Bowl.
Posted by Matthew on Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:08:00 PST

Pineapple Express

August 6th can't come sooner! Pineapple Express baby http://youtube.com/watch?v=hQqUyBN4g8M...
Posted by Matthew on Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:37:00 PST

Tucker Max

Re read that book, I hope they serve beer in hell. Right now, Tucker Max is my hero. Thank you for doing what you do.
Posted by Matthew on Sun, 13 Jul 2008 01:20:00 PST

Celtics Win Championship

Well, there was no SI cover jinx for the Boston Celtics. I hate to eat crow but congratulations to them. Im sure Red wont mind the cheerleaders now.
Posted by Matthew on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:29:00 PST

Weezer Red

The Red Album by Weezer isn't bad. Plus gotta like the cover of The Weight by The Band
Posted by Matthew on Sun, 08 Jun 2008 04:59:00 PST

Cubs Comeback

So I watched the Cubs comeback and beat the Rockies 10-9 after trailing 8-1 in the sixth inning. It was great. Saw a Jim Edmunds HR and Mark DeRosa hit the game winning HR. Clearly there was a strong ...
Posted by Matthew on Sat, 31 May 2008 08:41:00 PST

Norton Taping

Went to the first taping of Jim Norton's Down and Dirty to air on HBO in the fall. Guy Al Jackson was funny as well as some dude, who I am forgetting right now. Will get back to that. There were about...
Posted by Matthew on Thu, 22 May 2008 10:46:00 PST

After Hours

After Hours is a good song by We Are Scientists. I'm wondering if this song will take off. I like it a lot.
Posted by Matthew on Mon, 12 May 2008 05:59:00 PST

Slip

Yeah man, I caved in and bought cigarettes. It is the craziest and perhaps stupidest shit. So hard to explain. Sort of like politics. I cannot pretend to explain about stuff I have no clue about....
Posted by Matthew on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:52:00 PST

March 24th Audio with Coach Calipari

Memphis Coach John Calipari talks with Mike and the Maddog on March 24th. No doubt it is easy for me or anyone to jump on Memphis’ poor free throw shooting. However, the way that Calipari gives...
Posted by Matthew on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:22:00 PST