From the mind of a man that has no clue, comes the one blog that stands heads and tails above the rest! This is the original. This is the one and only. This is your place for all things meaningless and fun. This… Is… Behind the Dish!
- Hello and welcome Dishers! It’s been a long time I know. The last time I wrote a Behind the Dish, Myspace was still relevant, Facebook was just getting going, and Twitter hadn’t even been thought of yet! My oh my how times have changed.
- Facebook, Twitter, Tout, etc. What did we do before social media? How did we live? How did we tell people what we were doing, or how we were feeling? These questions have become like the meaning of life questions for the next generation that will have no clue about life before digital media and instant information. No idea what it was like to wait till tomorrow to read a newspaper for sports scores or updates on world events. No idea why we are so in love with switching not only songs, but artists and albums with one touch on any mp3 device. How the thought of pausing and rewinding live TV makes many older generations heads spin. How we were patient enough to play a record, or even a tape. How we had the guts to leave our homes to rent movies. How exercise was about more than a Wii Fit board. How we could possibly dare to trick or treat wherever you wanted for hours on end, never once having to inspect candy. Now my head hurts and I feel sad.
- As a die hard Angels fan, I’ve been broken hearted all season long. Sure, Mike Trout is having an MVP caliber season. Jarred Weaver has put up Cy Young numbers. Mark Trumbo put on a show during the Home Run Derby. Yet this is not about any individual. This is about the team, and the team can’t get it together. When the offense is good, the pitching sucks. When the pitching is good, the offense sucks. Who is to blame? Is it the players, who get paid way too much to play a game? Is it the coaching staff? Is it the manager? Is it us, the fans? Are we not giving enough of our support? Comment below and tell me what you think.
- As many of you know, my life is drastically different than it used to be. I am a husband and a father of two beautiful boys. My life is my family. I do everything now for them. That being said, I don’t get out much anymore and do a lot of the things I used to. I accept that, but never the less, I did see The Dark Knight Rises! Sorry, warned you all that I was a mad man lol. The Dark Knight Rises was to me the best movie I’d seen all year. Yes, even better than The Avengers. TDKR was a great ending to an amazing Trilogy. Very few trilogies can be fully engaging from start to finish like Christopher Nolan’s recent Batman saga. The original Star Wars trilogy to many started strong, built up steam with Empire, then threw a bunch of Ewoks at us and it was over. The Matrix Trilogy was just plain overkill by the end and confusing for most. I myself loved both trilogies, but will agree with many that TDKR was brilliantly done. If you haven’t seen it, do so while it’s in theaters. If you have, shut up and stop randomly spoiling the movie for others!
- If you know me at all, then you know I’m a huge WWE fan! And tomorrow is WWE’s second biggest PPV of the year, Summerslam! I have only one question for all other WWE fans that no one has talked about yet. If Brock Lesner is successful tomorrow against HHH, then does that mean that the WWE may be laying the ground work for Lesner vs Undertaker at Wrestlemania 29? Allow me to explain. The last 4 Wrestlemanias have feature The Undertaker vs either Shawn Michaels or HHH. It was a great story woven throughout 4 years and 4 amazing matches. While the three were leaving the ring at Wrestlemania 28, they all embraced, creating a wonderful moment for fans like me. Lesner has returned and even though he lost to John Cena, he is still a beast, and a very dangerous one at that. He “broke” Shawn Michaels arm on Monday, and has a very real chance of beating HHH tomorrow. If he does, to me the logical way to evolve this story is to continue his reign of terror on HHH and the WWE until HHH has no alternative but to reach out to the Dead Man. Leading Undertaker to refuse until certain situations force the Undertaker’s hand, and he accepts the challenge, and then defeats Lesner at Wrestlemania 29, becoming 21-0 at the biggest event of them all in Sports Entertainment! I should so be a WWE creative guy!
- This past week was my mom’s last as a teacher at Immanuel Lutheran School in Orange. Many things have led to this point, and I have no desire to relive them here, but needless to say, it was a sad day. As my mom was describing her last moments at a place she spent over 25 years and gave so much of herself to, I wanted to burst into tears. I held back for her, and let them fly on my drive to work instead. My mom is a wonderful teacher and is loved by all. She has shed you blood, sweat and tears to make children’s lives the best they could be. She is a shining example of what Christian Love is all about. I am so proud of my mom and I love her with all my heart. God blessed everyone who ever were fortunate enough to be her student, as well as a parent of one of her students. My only real regret about this is that my son Owen will never be her student like my son Seth was. Luckily for them, they will always have her as the loving, caring and supportive Grandma she always wanted to be.
- Well folks, that’s gonna do it for today. Be sure to check back often. You can find me on Facebook and Twitter (@BTDRadio) and now Tout (Also BTDRadio). I welcome all questions and comments, so don’t be shy and let them fly! It feels great being back and I hope to bring you all more from my twisted mind real soon. Maybe I’ll even start doing my podcast again if I get the time. Yes, this is easier and faster for me, go figure. Until then my friends, always remember what I always say, “Live a Life of Love, and Be Excellent to Each Other!”
