Throughout my four years in High School, I played competitive football. Football was a physically demanding sport that required our team to practice six days a week. Every year, our team embarked on a new weightlifting and dieting program that demanded physical perfection. It was crucial to not only be in perfect shape to avoid injury, but also use the appropriate gear that allowed all of us to do our job. While aesthetics were a big concern for most players, the true athletes spent their time focusing on customer reviews and ratings in order to figure out which pair of cleats or chinstrap would suit their needs best.
Every season, my teammates and I would flip through catalogs, read blogs, and talk about the hottest cleats and other football apparel. It was essential that all of us who started not only looked good but also felt comfortable performing in the gear we wore. It was very common amongst all of us to use Eastbay.com. The company provided the hottest football equipment at reasonable prices with great customer service and shipping.
My Sophomore year I purchased a pair of cleats from Eastbay.com that did not fit. I had an upcoming game and wanted to make sure they were broken in prior to game day. Lucky, I was able to send them back and receive a new pair from Eastbay.com that fit. I was impressed with their service and ever since I have been a loyal customer. The cleats I purchased from Eastbay always fit comfortably and looked great.
It was very common for me to use online offers and rebates in order to receive a discount at Eastbay. The offers I use/d can be found here. I enjoy purchasing from Eastbay.com and I tend to catch myself wishing that brown box would arrive sooner. With great products, prices, and customer service, they have proven to be the most competitive force in the online sporting apparel industry. I strongly recommend Eastbay to any athlete that strives to be more than just another player.
Having moved to Chicago a few months ago for a new job, I had yet to find a doctor, dentist, and eye doctor. It was not needed as my last visit was only 6 months ago and I feel fine. The other day though I ran into a sticky situation which I thought would be a big issue… I ran out of contacts lenses.
I called my eye doctor but the office was closed for the week as he was on vacation. They had an emergency line for another doctor on call, but I did not care to bother with that. After complaining to my mom, she told me I should try 1800 contacts. At that point, I’d try anything.
The rep on the phone only needed my prescription and was able to overnight a box of lenses. Because of the awesome savings I found online and the purchase size, I was able to really save some money.
Online is just so much easier don’t you think?
I had 10 buddies of mine come out here for a bachelor party Labor Day weekend. It was a blast. Unlike most bachelor parties, they came to San Francisco for a relaxing weekend. Don’t get me wrong we drank like fish, but it was a relaxing weekend in all.
My buddy who was to be married wanted to go see a college football game on the west coast. We got opening game tickets to the CAL v. Michigan State game. At that time, no one had much hope for CAL, but boy did they surprise everyone. Anyways, I only have a 5 seater and was told only 5 were coming out here originally. I knew we’d be able to squeeze an extra passenger into the back of my car with no problem. Then 10 were slated to come….
A car is not required in San Fran, but when you want to go to the beach in Marin it is required. Living in North Beach, which is walking distance to Fisherman’s Wharf, there are a ton of car rental locations. After searching for the best rate, we decided to go with Enterprise since it had the vehicle size we were looking for. The Enterprise coupon I found online brought our cost down which was a nice break in the day, as I knew dinner that night would put a hole in my wallet.
I really enjoyed the weekend as everyone got along, we all caught up since it had been about a year since all of us were last together. Now, just have to prepare for the wedding next month…
My rottweiler Tuck sits by my side day and night when I write my posts on Amazing Music Videos. He knows how important blogging is for me. Over the past year, he’s developed a serious case of arthritis in his hind legs, making it painful for him after our twice daily walks around the neighborhood. I consulted a vet, tried a handful of recommended arthritis and inflammation medications, but still he was in pain. It wasn’t until a few months ago, I was encouraged to try Rimadyl, an inflammation and arthritis medication for dogs that is non-steroidal. Tuck showed fast improvements and quicker recovery time between runs.
I give him one chewable tablet per day, but let me tell you, dog medication, more so, pet medication, is expensive. His 100mg. tablets run over $200 for just under 200 chewable tablets. This is where the internet community steps in and is a valuable resource. Through the forums, I came across an exclusive pet meds coupon from 1800 Pet Meds. Not only do you get a 10% discount, but orders over $39 receive free shipping. This is the best deal out there, as I searched and besides this deal could only find pet coupons for free shipping.
So anyone with a pet or knows someone with a pet, share this coupon and save money on your pet meds. Make sure you write down the code for future use too! It’s reusable and valid until 5/31/09. 1800 Pet Meds even price matches, which is great in case you find competitors with a better coupon. Don’t jeopardize your pets health. Use this 1800 pet meds coupon for EPA and FDA-approved, quality pet medication from all the top brands. They have grooming products and toys as well.
[youtube T62302eK_-4]Okay, so this isn’t really a legitimate music video, it’s a youtube mash-up, but I think it’s hilarious. Hall and Oates’ ‘Maneater’ synched up to a series of Danzig videos. The guy that edited this did a pretty solid job, too bad Danzig never had a saxophone player.
[youtube ZkRxoaKKftg] This is a pretty classic metal video. Lemmy drives through the living room wall in a motorcycle to pick up the teenage daughter and then rides off into the night. The police try to kill him but he is immortal. What more do you want from a Motorhead video?
[youtube yP8QhblSkRI] Morphine has become somewhat of a legend since mysterious frontman Mark Sandman died onstage at a relatively early age in 1999. They have been dubbed with creating ‘low rock’, but really what they did as a band is make jazz more accessible to a general audience; specifically garnering high marks with the independent/alternative rock community of the 90s. Although their music sounds nothing like most of the 90s alternative rock, they were more closely followed by the alt-rockers than the jazz fans.
’Buena’ is the first song from their second album, 1993’s ‘Cure for Pain’. It is a good example of their unique sound, featuring Mark Sandman playing slide-bass, Dana Colley on sax and Jerome Deupree on drums.
[youtube 8FbdxIkJ9jI]Ministry was an industrial band from Chicago that were active from 1981 until 2008. They helped define the genre of industrial music, being amongst one of the first acts to combine electronic music with rock and heavy metal. Touring and performing, there have been dozens of members in the band, in the studio Ministry was really Al Jourgenson’s brainchild, with Paul Barker being the only semi-constant member in the group.
Lay Lady Lay is a cover of a Bob Dylan song from their 1996 ‘Filthpig’ album, and it shows us a more gentle side of Ministry. I really like the bass sound and textures used in this song, I think it does great justice to the original. The video seems to be following some kind of bad-acid-trip theme.
Ministry appears to have broken up recently, with 2007’s ‘The Last Sucker’ as their final album.
[youtube KyHBHB6P_Gw] Deftones are one of the few survivors of the late 90s alternative metal/rap-metal movement. Probably because their expiremental, atmospheric and ever-changing approach to music makes them stand out amongst the crowd. I think there is also a high level of musicianship that helped the Sacramento quintet stick out, especially Stephen Carpenter’s unique guitar sound and Abe Cunningham’s drumming; infamous for being incredible simple yet extremely consistent and often innovative. Chino Moreno also has a chameleon-like vocal style that helps the band reinvent themselves over and over.
This song, ‘Back To School’ is from the re-release of the 2000 album, ‘White Pony’. It was probably the second biggest single from that album behind ‘Change (in the house of flies)’. ’White Pony’ was probably my favorite Deftones album, although I have to admit that I never really listened to the Self-Titled album or Saturday Night Wrist. Deftones have a new album called ‘Eros’ coming out in late 2008.
[youtube -j39ABZyzek]This is a classic Metallica video from the ‘. . . And Justice For All’ album from 1988. Kirk Hammett’s solo from this song has since become infamous. This is the studio version of ‘One’ but it is chopped up with scenes from the film ‘Johnny Got His Gun’, a story about a soldier who comes back from war deaf, dumb, blind and missing his limbs. The film and book it was based upon were major influences for the song.
Metallica has a new album coming out soon called ‘Death Magnetic’; I’ve heard the singles they released called ‘Cyanide’ and ‘All Nightmare Long’ and I’m not impressed.
