MADER'S 'BRANTS The Boston Red Sox, Elections and Other Poopy October 25, 2004 - Been out of the loop a bit. I was wrapped up watching what might be the beginnings of a miracle. Yes, my friends, there is hope that the lowly Red Sox may finally break the curse of the Bambino. (look it up if you don’t know about the Bambino) Truth be told, I am a die-hard Indians fan. So, by extension, I love anyone that kicks the New York Yankees’ butt. I also have a soft spot for the underdogs. GO SOXS!!!!! In a related story, rumor has it that Steinbrenner is planning on moving the Yankees from New York to the Philippines. Their nick name will changed from the Bronx Bombers to the Manila Folders. ;-) Who’s your daddy now, New York? The elections are coming to and end. Finally! Our home base is in Ohio and unless you live in a cave you know that Ohio is a huge battleground state for both candidates. We have had visits pretty much every week by everybody from both parties, from the guys running for office to their wives and spoiled children. What they all forget is that every time they go some place, security shuts down whatever city they visit so that no one knocks them off. Sounds noble but it’s a royal pain in the ass for the people that live in the city under martial law while these guys blow smoke up our collective asses. Here’s a suggestion. I will vote for whoever promises never to visit the city of Columbus ever again. I know I sound cynical. But these people promise you everything. They lavish attention on you but once they have what they want (our vote) they will never speak to us again. Reminds me of people I have dated. I know a gold digger when I hear one. Trust me. In other news, Teresa Heinz Kerry apologized to Laura Bush after stating that the First Lady never had a real job. Unless you count Teacher, Librarian and Mother of course. Personally if I had any of those occupations I would feel insulted. Especially when I have a woman who earned her billions of dollars by spreading her legs and marrying it, telling me I never had a real job. And finally, Fox News ran a story this week claiming that: “According to ratings, the genre that has folks eating wiggly worms, living in houses equipped with countless cameras, backstabbing each other for million-dollar prizes or getting fired by Donald Trump...is losing its cachet.” It’s about fucking time! I hate reality TV! It’s lazy and just getting plain stupid. Tell a story, for Gods sake! I have a friend in L.A. that produces, and I sent him the link. His response was: “Just because you guys can’t come up with a reality show concept other than ‘Who wants to be a fat fuck?’ Don’t get pissy at shows that are good.” He has a point. But I would like to say in our defense, that none of our ideas cost networks millions of dollars to develop to either never see the light of day or get pulled early because they suck monkey nuts. Like some I have heard of...ahem...ack...cough... I would love to say that but he is bigger than I am, so I won’t. But if I could, I would. But I can’t so I didn’t. ;-) Love ya, T! Even with the scar. Ya big grumpy lug you!!! Later, Mader