Hump Night

It's about time the Lehigh Valley had its own late night talk show. I am talking about Hump Night with Kris Fried, which takes place every Wednesday night @ 9 at Pig Pen sports bar in Allentown. The show is filmed and aired on Service Electric's local channel. With its intimate feel, you as an audience member can either be a part of the show or just relax with a beer in hand at one of the many tables. Hump Night also brings in some of the area's best local bands, comedians and radio djs. Yes, that was a shameless plug. I will be tonight's guest and I want you stop out. It will be totally unrehearsed tonight, so I really have no clue what the hell is going to happen.

until next time...(see you tonight)

~Scotty

VINTAGE METALLICA!!

A website called The Metal Den has posted a copy online of the earliest Metallica demo tape. This version of "Hit The Lights" was recorded in March 1982 and was a "very rough" version of the song (as you can tell). "Hit The Lights" became the opening track on Metallica's 1983 Album Kill 'Em All.

The demo version features founding members Dave Mustaine on guitar, James Hetfield on vocals, Ron McGovney on bass and Lars Ulrich on drums.

Here is a link to the video because I am an amateur and do not know how to post videos on my blog:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AG26gvgs9A

Until next time (catch the Metallica Meltdown weeknights @ 9 on THE BONE!)....

~Scotty

LVIRK-TEAM HAMMER

(picture courtesy of The Express Times. Scotty Brilliant on left and Coach Rod on right)

So you hear me talking about it on air, but I just wanted to write a quick blog about my experience thus far training at LVIRK in Catasaqua. I train every Tuesday and Thursday (or at least I try to, depending on how hungover I am) with Team Hammer at LVIRK. There have been several gyms that I have been to since I began with my MMA training a couple years ago, but none have had an atmosphere comparable to LVIRK. Coach Rod Guignet provides a laid back approach to training but still leads one of the best workout routines I have ever been a part of. Sometimes at the end of a training session I can hardly pick myself up off the floor, and that is a good thing! Even if we don't spar (fight) at the end of practice, I am a still exhausted. If you are interested in becoming a member of Team Hammer or partaking in any of the other programs that LVIRK has to offer then check them out on the web @ http://www.lvirk.com/

until next time (maybe I'll see you at training one morning).....

~Scotty B.

NEWS FLASH: GUYS LIKE WOMEN WHO DRINK BEER

There was a recent study done by the Bittersweet Partnership, which is British organization started by the UK arm of Molson Coors to "discover different types of beer and its role in women's lives." In any case, they took a survey of 2,000 men and discovered that guys are more attracted to women who order a beer instead of a "girlier" drink. This discovery is truly astonishing (can you sense the sarcasm in my tone?). I mean come on now, it doesn't take a genius or a group of geniuses to come to this conclusion. Of course guys would be more attracted to a girl that orders a beer instead of a mixed drink and I am here to tell you the reasons why:

1) A beer is (usually) cheaper than a mixed drink. Unless your date is ordering some imported flavored beer from some foreign country, generally there are better specials on beer than any liquor. This way for you cheapo guys, you can have fun on a date without racking up a huge bar tab. It might also make the date last a little longer if your girl isn't getting bombed on Martinis within the first half hour.

2) It shows that she can hang with the guys. Nothing is better than picking up a 6 pack for yourself at the start of football Sunday. Now with your beer-loving lady in tow you can pick up a 12 pack (or case) and enjoy a nice relaxing (drunk) day of football with her.

3) Your friends will admire you for having a cool chick. Seriously, there is nothing worse than walking into a party with your girl only to discover that there is a shortage of hard alcohol and that your stubborn girlfriend won't drink anything else but vodka tonics. If your date can be happy by sticking her red plastic Solo cup under the dirty ass keg tap, then you know she's a keeper.

Now that I have just listed the reasons why guys dig chicks who drink beer, stop reading dumb surveys and go out and get yourself a cool chick that likes beer....I already did.

until next time.....

~Scotty

HOT-LANTIC CITY

Okay, I know that title is cliche and stupid, but our trip to AC last Thursday for the "Living on the Edge" grand finale was neither of the two. First off, we got a limo ride down to AC with our sponsors; Service Electric Cable TV & Communications and Bud Light. With all the Bud Lights flowing in that limo, I was definitely feeling good by the time we arrived in AC. Next, we found Kyle Perkins, who was the grand prize finalist. He and his buddy Nick had already split a case of beer on their way down too (they were in a separate limo). After some more drinks and dinner at the Tropicana we headed over to the roulette table, where Kyle had to bet the $2 grand we gave him on either red or black. The rest of the night is a blur.....so you have to keep checking the Bone's webpage for the video footage to see if Kyle won the $4 grand or not.

....until next time

~Scotty

HALLOWEEN

Halloween is probably one of my favorite holidays. From the scary movies on TV (or lack thereof this year) to all the lovely ladies wearing barely any clothes, you can't not but have a good time on Halloween. In my younger years, my main goal was to collect as much candy as possible, sort it into different catagories, then eat it all to try to achieve the biggest sugar high ever. Now that I am much more sophisticated, all I am interested in is wearing some asinine costume, drinking beer and looking at scantily clad women. You can do the same this weekend and hang out with me at the same time. Sounds like an okay deal, right? I will be celebrating the entire Halloween weekend at Drinky's bar in Easton. I have my costumes(yes, more than one) ready to go for this weekend. We will be rockin' out to the Bone both Friday and Halloween night. I am not sure what I am looking forward to more; sucking down some $.99 Miller Lite drafts or staring at the ladies that are half dressed. I am sure I must sound like a creeper right now. So be it, you know you are thinking the same thing. So put on your banana costume and come rock out this weekend with me at Drinky's in Easton. The only thing we wont have there is candy. Sorry, bring your own.

until next time (Happy Halloween).....

~Scotty

AAARRRGGHHHHH!!!

Some memory of this past weekend is coming back to me. I vaguely remember being dressed up like a pirate in Baltimore. Ahh yes, I remember! The 2nd Annual Pirate Cruise took place this past weekend. In case you are not familar, don't worry, most people aren't. To you a fun time might be a bonfire with friends or a house party. To my friends and I, a good time is getting belligerently drunk on a pirate ship in the middle of Baltimore's Inner Harbor. If you haven't done something like this, I HIGHLY suggest it. Its a small boat that holds about 50 people and cruises around the Inner Harbor for 2 hours. You can bring your own alcohol and music pumps from the speakers. Last year we cruised passed a wedding taking place along the water. I actually felt bad for the entire wedding party because we were screaming "Don't do it!" from the ship as we went by. The picture above was probably taken at the high point of my night before I got in trouble for hanging on the mast. Next time you are considering what to do for the weekend, get 49 of your friends (or family) together and board a pirate ship!

Check out more pics on my Facebook page, and take note that I am the ONLY one dressed like a pirate. The other pirates actually worked on the ship.

Until next time...

~Scotty