Foosball Anyone?

There is no information about how long this table actually is, but suffice it to say— you are going to need to bring some friends. In fact, two full soccer teams (22 players) could go head to head on this thing in what would undoubtedly be an epic foosballing showdown. Unfortunately, you may never get a chance to try your skill—the Table Football XXL is a one-of-a-kind item built as an advertising stunt for Amstel beer.

(ht: Razor Creative)

Filed under: Amstel, Creativity, Entertainment, Foosball, Football, Games, Marketing, Soccer, Sports

Talk Soup

Today is the last day of work for me this week. Going to spend some quality down time at home, with the family, eating like a mad man. Of course this means I’ll be working the rest of the year, save Christmas day, but that’s fine with me. With that said, I am not scheduling any more new posts until Monday, but I figure I’d throw a post together with enough nuggets to last you through the holiday.

Is it coincidental that this week I am a big Notre Dame fan and just yesterday somebody said I looked like a leprechaun. Speaking of leprechauns, did you know there was an actual sighting in Mobile, AL recently? While we’re on the topic of sports, my favorite team has been busy during the off-season, picking up Alfonso Soriano for 8 years. What I would give for a Tigers / Cubs World Series. You know, there’s only a short time until Christmas is here. Have you received any Christmas cards yet? I know the music is out in full force. That doesn’t bother me so much, it’s relaxing. It’s just that it starts earlier every year. I fully expect it to begin in October soon. Speaking of Christmas, Walmart is bringing back the words ‘Merry Christmas’ to their advertising this year. Christmas is a time when people contemplate the world as a whole. I found a great video recently called Waiting for the World to Change. It’s made to the song by John Mayer. Great stuff. You know what’s funny, I used the term Christianese last week and yesterday I get an email from Church Marketing Sucks .com (great site) telling me about their new tshirts. Have I mentioned that Tanner is in school now? Crazy.

Alright, I’ll end with a hot new blog game. It’s called Soundtrack To Your Life. Here’s how it works:

1. Open your music library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, etc).
2. Put it on shuffle.
3. Press Play.
4. For every question, type the song that’s playing.
5. When you go to a new question, press the Next button.
6. Don’t lie and try to pretend you’re cool.
7. Don’t skip songs.

There are currently 3833 songs in my iTunes. Without further ado, here is the Soundtrack To My Life:

1. Opening Credits: No Leaf Clover – Metallica
2. Waking Up: What’s Goin’ Down – Toby Mac
3. First Day at School: Mary’s Place – Bruce Springsteen
4. Fight Song: Enough – Passion Worship Band
5. Breaking Up: Awesome Is The Lord Most High – Chris Tomlin
6. Happiness: The Greatest – Planet Asia
7. Life’s OK: Hindu Times – Oasis
8. Mental Breakdown: Walk By Faith – Jeremy Camp
9. Driving: While You Were Sleeping – Casting Crowns
10. Flashback: So Much To Say – Dave Matthews Band
11. Getting Back Together: Sunshine of Your Love – Living Color
12. Wedding: The Impression That I Get – Mighty Mighty Bosstones
13. Birth of a Child: Don’t Be Cruel – Bobby Brown
14. Final Battle: Thinking About You – London Beat
15. Death Scene: You Never Can Tell – Chuck Berry
16. Funeral Song: Obscured – Smashing Pumpkins
17. End Credits: Both Sides of the Story – Phil Collins

Happy Thanksgiving!

Filed under: Baseball, Community, Fun, Games, Holidays, Music, News, Sports, Vacation, YouTube

Monopoly

We’ve all seen the special edition monopoly boards. The fun ones like Star Wars or The Simpsons. They even have Michigan Monopoly. But now, for the first time since it’s inception in 1935, the original Monopoly board is getting a makeover. They are going to update all the landmarks around the board with landmarks from the Here and Now.

I have no idea why this got me all excited. I normally don’t play games, although I have a closet full. But now I want to scoop this up and have people over for a party. Maybe it’s because I can be involved in the decision making process. From now until May 12, fans can vote on monopoly.com for their favorite landmarks from 22 cities — including New York’s Times Square, Chicago’s Wrigley Field, Honolulu’s Waikiki Beach, Beverly Hills’ Rodeo Drive and San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge.

Maybe it’s just the thought of Wrigley Field being on the board. Whatever it is, I’m voting and I’m buying it as soon as it’s available and I’m having a party. Any takers?

Filed under: Fun, Games, Monopoly