Our buddies' band

I just got this email. Check out a few of our fraternity brothers' band and their new CD release. I remember the days fondly, air guitar and drums to Sublime, drinking and lighting shit (and dirk) on fire, christmas 101 proof peppermint schnapps parties at 3 in the morning... good times.

Hello Half-Track fans!!!
The day is near! Half-Track will be having our CD release this Sundayat 7:00 at the Rendezvous/ Jewel Box Theater.
Regardless of what their website says, there will be NO cover- but if you are feeling generous, you can donate $5 to our cause.
We will play from approx. 7:00-9:30, and the Rent Tent tribal belly dancers are going to perform for us during intermission!
We are expecting a good turnout and we hope to see you all there!
The Rendezvous is located at 2322 2nd Ave in belltown (2nd and Bell)
Visit their website for more info www.jewelboxtheater.com

Check out our updated website at www.half-track.com !
Listen to a few songs like I am right now. And if you want, Send them any questions at:
atkins@half-track.com
skinz@half-track.com
yost@half-track.com
larry@half-track.com

Also, check a few good pics of Smooty and Skinz here on my old website.

Vegas Baby, Vegas

So I'm off for another vacation to Sin City starting tomorrow. My flight lands in Vegas at about 3.30. At that point I plan on stopping by a liquor store and picking up a fifth of Patron and then seeing where my weekend takes me. My goal is to be Tucker Max drunk by Saturday. I'll have some pictures to share when I get back. (If I don't get arrested that is)

WSU #25

HOLY SHIT.

WSU Breaks into the top 25 on the AP poll with a win over UCLA. That would be sweet to go to a bowl game for vacation early next year, or even late this year.
http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/teams/wwc

Facts About Gus vol. 17?

One thing about Erik that nobody knows is that he is a very talented musician. He started playing guitar at a very early age and learned from some of the more popular bands of that time. The only downside to him learning to play so young was that he wasn't able to change his style of play. So since the early 80's Gus has been playing glam rock. And he's been playing it well!
He is currently the leader of a band that plays local shows here in Longview. They describe their sound as "Whitesnake crossed with Culture Club with some Winger thrown it to make it 'hard'". Last night the played to a packed house at the Woodshed. It was their first show as a headliner. That's right, on this night the marquee read "Gus Loves Fag Soup". Pretty catchy name huh? Well I was there supporting my buddy and got this pic of the band right before they went on.

Pete!

halloween coming

family of halloween costumes
A whole family that dresses up together every year. The bill and ted characters is my favorite. I would like to make fun of this, and joke how the kids are probably scarred for life, but it's actually kind of cool.
It makes me remember Dirk and his stigmata costume that really bled, his Barf costume from spaceballs that had moving ears, and 97 when some of us dressed up like characters from braveheart.
We won a bottle of vodka with these badboys, so we had that going for us. Although wearing kilts in Pullman in October was not the warmest idea we ever had...

Quote of the day

sorry for no posts. busy at work, busy at life.
no one wants to hear that shit, so on with the quote.

I know, but what am I gonna do? Stop drinking?

(This being the answer to "Hey Willie, it's nice to finally be able to get ahold of you." Willie has lost his phone twice lately while drunk.)

also, a note to self: if you search the song "Lips of an angel" on google because Willie says he hates that song being replayed on the radio over and over, and you are trying to find the band name, make sure to search websites and not images. Because the girls in those pictures that came up were sure not angels. And I don't think those were the lips the song was referring to...

Hero

This is one of the most amazing stories I've ever heard. The true definition of a hero.
CORONADO, Calif. - A Navy SEAL sacrificed his life to save his comrades by throwing himself on top of a grenade Iraqi insurgents tossed into their sniper hideout, fellow members of the elite force said.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael A. Monsoor had been near the only door to the rooftop structure Sept. 29 when the grenade hit him in the chest and bounced to the floor, said four SEALs who spoke to The Associated Press this week on condition of anonymity because their work requires their identities to remain secret.
"He never took his eye off the grenade, his only movement was down toward it," said a 28-year-old lieutenant who sustained shrapnel wounds to both legs that day. "He undoubtedly saved mine and the other SEALs' lives, and we owe him."
Monsoor, a 25-year-old gunner, was killed in the explosion in Ramadi, west of Baghdad. He was only the second SEAL to die in Iraq since the war began.
Two SEALs next to Monsoor were injured; another who was 10 to 15 feet from the blast was unhurt. The four had been working with Iraqi soldiers providing sniper security while U.S. and Iraqi forces conducted missions in the area.
In an interview at the SEALs' West Coast headquarters in Coronado, four members of the special force remembered "Mikey" as a loyal friend and a quiet, dedicated professional.
"He was just a fun-loving guy," said a 26-year-old petty officer 2nd class who went through the grueling 29-week SEAL training with Monsoor. "Always got something funny to say, always got a little mischievous look on his face."
Other SEALS described the Garden Grove, Calif., native as a modest and humble man who drew strength from his family and his faith. His father and brother are former Marines, said a 31-year-old petty officer 2nd class.
Prior to his death, Monsoor had already demonstrated courage under fire. He has been posthumously awarded the Silver Star for his actions May 9 in Ramadi, when he and another SEAL pulled a team member shot in the leg to safety while bullets pinged off the ground around them.
Monsoor's funeral was held Thursday at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego. He has also been submitted for an award for his actions the day he died.
The first Navy SEAL to die in Iraq was Petty Officer 2nd Class Marc A. Lee, 28, who was killed Aug. 2 in a firefight while on patrol against insurgents in Ramadi. Navy spokesman Lt. Taylor Clark said the low number of deaths among SEALs in Iraq is a testament to their training.
Sixteen SEALs have been killed in Afghanistan. Eleven of them died in June 2005 when a helicopter was shot down near the Pakistan border while ferrying reinforcements for troops pursuing al-Qaida militants.
There are about 2,300 of the elite fighters, based in Coronado and Little Creek, Va.
The Navy is trying to boost that number by 500 — a challenge considering more than 75 percent of candidates drop out of training, notorious for "Hell Week," a five-day stint of continual drills by the ocean broken by only four hours sleep total. Monsoor made it through training on his second attempt.

Quote Of The Day

"It almost tasted like Nutria" - Teabag

8 Years In The Life Of Some Guy...

Crazy... (thanks Griff)

Todd loves Craigslist

http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/nyc/14956798.html

A site where people sell stuff, AND bitch about people in a near anonymous forum? Why haven't I seen this before?

Thanks Todd.

Email Chain of the Week

Email Chain of the Week
(otherwise known as:
Nate picks Manning over McNabb. Hilarity ensues.)

October 4, 2006

• subject: Mulgrew
  That guy fucking loves me. I sent him an e-mail yesterday and he mentioned me again. I feel some self-worth now so I won't go home and drink some special kool-aid.
  -Nate

(Erik goes to http://www.jasonmulgrew.com/, reads posts about fantasy sports and T.O.)

• to jasonmulgrew.com
  Nate (from Longview) just emailed to tell me how special he felt about being mentioned again on your blog. http://www.jasonmulgrew.com/
  
  Then I saw what he sent you and now know why I just beat him at baseball, beat him last year at football, and am beating him again in football and pick em leagues. And after all your explanations (which were right by the way), it comes down to one thing. I have McNabb on my team and am in 1st place, and he does not and is in 2nd place. McNabb = MVP for me
  
  P.S. Fuck T.O.* Go Philly.
  (see attached picture)
  
  Plus, you should have totally stopped by and watched him bang his girlfriend on your way from Seattle to California, because they are broken up now (surprise, surprise) and you would have made a great camera man. AND THAT, would be worth the case of Ruby Ale I still owe him for getting mentioned on your site. That fucker.
  -Erik (Longview, WA)
  *And if you are going to hell for hating T.O., make sure you are first in line.
• I fucking hate you Gus and plan on breaking into your house and removing your eyeballs with a rusty melon-ball maker when you are sleeping. Bitch.
  -Nate
• Now I feel some self-worth. I rock.
  -Erik
• Hey, if pushing other people down makes you feel better about yourself, you should hang out with Ahn more often. Rusty melon-ball scoopers. Think about it.
  -Nate
• Wow, you regularly correspond with a quasi-celebrity. I use to run into a bulimic cheerleader at the gym every now and then.
  -Ryan
• to: Jason Mulgrew,
  Been reading your blog for a long time now, I've never felt the need to write an email. For some reason though, when I saw Nate from Longview's statement that Manning is better than McNabb this year, I wanted to puke.
  That guy must be one of the biggest losers in Washington State. At the risk of losing stupid readers, you shouldn't allow people like Nate to write in anymore. Well, maybe that's a bad idea because then you would be left with 1 reader, an 80% drop in readers.
  In closing, Nate from Longview, WA is a tool and never gets laid. You should cut him off.
  -Ryan from Seattle
• You my friend, are a prick.-Nate
• This is shaping up to be a pretty funny blog post...
  -Erik
• I'm assuming that you all are being pricks to me because you're jealous of my girth. Do you treat Garrett this way too?
  -Nate
• Yeah, I heard getting fucked by a tiny stump is awesome. It hits the sides baby, all 4 inches of it.
  -Erik
• Is that what your wife keeps telling you?
  -Nate
• Apparently that comeback never gets old.
  How about this one?
  No, that’s what your mom keeps telling me.
  -Erik
• Dude. That's just gross.
  -Nate

(And of course, that thought ends the chain. Or so I thought.)

October 5, 2006

• Thank you, Ryan. I will take this under advisement and will reach a decision in the next 7-10 days.
  Best,
  Jason Mulgrew
  www.jasonmulgrew.com
• HAHA!!!
  -Ryan
• That's hilarious.
  -Nate

(I sense a little sarcasm. I have tought Nate well)

• You would run into her more if you had a chili dog that she could scarf down and then laugh as she runs to the bathroom to put her finger down her throat
  -Todd

(obviously Todd is a little busy and slow on the chain)

• Smoot, if you gave me a chili dog I would puke too... oh wait, you're talking about a different type of chili dog.
  -Ryan
• So I am reading Jason Mulgrew's blog ...the shout out for N8, I don't see it, is he the kid texting Foley?
  -Todd
• It's on his post about Baseball and Football. Manning vs McNabb
  -Ryan
• I think Todd was joking that Nate is the masturbating kid. Nice.
  -Erik
• I just think Todd's kinda slow.
  -Nate
• Boys,
  take it easy. I was actually (secret) in Seattle and was in the Great Northwest in April and May of this past year. We've (secret), so I may be out there (secret). Lovely area. I'm not saying we should meet up, as I will be having sex in a hotel room (hopefully) the whole time, but I'm just throwing it out there because I really don't know how else to respond.
  Best,
  Jason Mulgrew
  www.jasonmulgrew.com
  

sound off

We don't usually use this blog to sound off about real topics, but after deciding to never buy the lettuce in the below post, I saw this in the news.
Ga. Mother Seeks Harry Potter Ban

Another group of ignorant close-minded people think that Harry Potter should be banned. Kids are going to turn into witches and warlocks and join the occult if they read fiction about kids in a fictional cross-universe version of Europe. Reading stimulates the brain. You should't ban anything. What you should do is spend time educating kids to distinguish between right and wrong, fact and fiction, stupid people (like yourself) and smart people, etc.

These brainiacs also tried to ban spanish fiction from their budget because "they objected to using taxpayer dollars to entertain readers who might be illegal immigrants." Uhhh, hi. Your kids couldn't hurt from learning a second language. And by the way, every kid that isn't white isn't an illegal or a criminal. $50 says one of your kids ends up being gay, and sooo afraid to tell you that they kill themselves when you kick them out. YOU IGNORANT BITCH AND EVERYONE LIKE YOU DESERVE A LITTLE REALITY CHECK. Like a hurricane.

Tasty Salad

Look closely below the words "Fresco, Lavado"......
Don't forget this brand of fresh lettuce, folks. What probably happened is, the water the lettuce was washed in contained polliwogs and these became fresh new frogs, right in the packages. So if you're looking for salad fixins with a little more body, then be sure and try this brand. Don't forget, it's the extra care that Mexican companies take that makes the difference.

TOUCHDOWN!!!

That guy in the back is sure excited about this touchdown...

F-U, UPS

So I was at work today waiting on an Air Separator to come in on our UPS shipment. I had checked the tracking webpage a couple of times and it was on time, scheduled for delivery on October 3rd.
When our UPS driver Ron showed up I went out and helped the receiving guy in the warehouse unload it. Guess what? My package was nowhere to be found.
So I called the national UPS hotline and the lady couldn't help me at all. So I got the number for the Kelso branch and called their. The lady I talked to there could not help me either. She suggested I call Portland, where the package was last scanned, and see if they could locate it. The lady in Portland was a bitch. She was either too stupid or too lazy to help me. So I tried the Kelso branch again and talked to the same lady and she advised me to call the national number again and have them put a search out on it. So I called the national number again and asked about this now missing package. And she argued with me. I could not fucking believe it. So I informed her that I was very disappointed with their service and wouldn't be using them ever again. I also said that I would talk to the other salesman in my company and let them know not to use UPS.
My customer was waiting on this one piece to finish a job he has in Portland. And he's going on vacation tomorrow that he can't reschedule. So basically I fucked him by not getting his part to him. But in reality, UPS fucked me. And I will never use them again.
I should have seen the warnings.....

halloween

I think this new shirt from noisebot.com made me realize what I want to be for Halloween.

What do you want to be?

dilbert=my work

Work can be wonderful.

I'm Alcohol!

Disc Golf = Good Times

So today I played my first round of Disc Golf. And it was a blast. The only thing that I would change would be the course we played. Eddie B followed me back from Portland and we met up with Dez and Collin at my house. We all jumped in Collin's VW Bus and headed over to Oregon. We arrived at the park realizing that we had no idea where the course started. So we just kinda wandered around until we found the first hole. Now we played at Trojan Park in Rainier, Oregon the site of the former Trojan Nuclear Power Plant. They blew the plant to smithereens a couple of months ago and recently installed an eighteen hole disc golf course. The only downside is the huge lake in the middle of the park. And about twelve holes had water in play. So I lost on disc, Dez lost two, and Collin lost my other disc. I just ordered some replacements off of ebay and should be playing again next weekend. And I am gonna try to drag Gus out there with me. With his love of golf and ultimate frisbee I figured disc golf would be perfect for him. Here are a couple of pics I took today of the action.
Here is Eddie B with his disc heading straight for the basket. Ed had played a couple times before and showed us the ropes. He also played the best round of his short career he said multiple times. His game was on and it was fun to see.
Here is Collin with his putt in the air for the second hole. He played a pretty great match and is looking forward to playing again.
Dez had a blast even though he missed this shot and lost two discs. He plans on playing again here shortly. We are talking about making a short trip down to Portland and checking out a couple of courses maybe next weekend. The courses in Portlands don't have huge lakes right in the middle of them.