For the running of the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 from Richmond International Raceway, we have:
795 – Carl Edwards, #99
796 – Kevin Harvick, #29
797 – Jeff Gordon, #24
798 – Denny Hamlin, #11
799 – Dale Earnhardt JR, #8
The race that sets the lineup for the Chase. Be there, or be square.
The Channel/Driver/Car grid for tonight’s running of the Sharp AQUOS 5001 shakes out like this:
795 – Tony Stewart, #20
796 – Clint Bowyer, #07
797 – Jeff Gordon, #24
798 – Juan Pablo Montoya, #42
799 – Dale Earnhardt JR, #8
I must head off to my fantasy racing site, hopefully to improve my team. Kurt Busch is peaking at the right time, and he’s on the pole; if the price is right, he’ll be on my team this week.
In the meantime, the race doesn’t start until 8PM EDT, the better for NASCAR to vie for prime-time ratings points. The business of NASCAR is business, after all. And there’s NHRA qualifying for the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals right now, on ESPN2. With six big hours of finals to be telecast tomorrow.
Good stuff.
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[tags]directv, HotPass, NASCAR, NHRA[/tags]
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Dale the Movie airs on CMT1 on Tuesday, Sept 4, at 8PM Eastern. Preview show at 7PM, featuring Brooks& Dunn2.
We’ll laugh, we’ll smile, we’ll cry.
Gentlemen, arm your Tivos. Mine already is.
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[tags]dalethemovie, CMT[/tags]
The driver lineups on DirecTV for tonight’s running of the Sharpie 500 from Bristol Motor Speedway are faithfully recorded here yet again:
795 – Carl Edwards, #99
796 – Kevin Harvick, #29
797 – Jeff Gordon, #24
798 – Denny Hamlin, #11
799 – Dale Earhhardt Jr, #8
Bristol – Racin’ the Way it Oughta Be
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Technorati: NASCAR DirecTV HotPass
SWMBO’s and my aging Melitta coffee maker made its final pot last Friday. Half of its final rendering leaked out onto the kitchen counter, along with a liberal portion of grounds that bubbled up end over the basket. We determined that the pot was unsafe to operate, and was decidedly going to be unreliable, even if it were safe. So the Melitta is now in a bag, awaiting disposal. I think it holds the tbbs-land record for coffee maker longevity, and it certainly didn’t owe us a thing. It’s still sad to part ways with a piece of equipment that had provided years of reliable service.
I went to Target yesterday, and came home with a Bunn, the flagship coffee maker of finer truck stops and diners everywhere. It brews a 10 cup pot in 3 minutes; this is a good thing, since the Bunn has no automatic programming features. So, I’ll be crabby for three extra minutes per day, whilst the Bunn renders its first caffeine dosage of the day. I’m enjoying a cup of it’s first efforts as I type, and I’m compelled to say it makes a great cuppa’ joe.
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Picture posted with “Click to embiggen.”
[tags]bunn[/tags]
For today’s 3M Performance 400 from the Michigan International Speedway, the channel-driver-car matrix loads up like this:
795 – Jeff Burton, car #31
796 – Greg Biffle, car #16
797 – Jeff Gordon, car #24
798 – JJ Yeley, car #18
799 – Dale Earnhardt, Jr, car #8
Maybe Junior should drive car number 799 next year.
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[tags]daleearnhardtjr, directv, HotPass, NASCAR[/tags]
Vital TV statistics for today’s running of the Centurion Boats at The Glen1 look like this:
#42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 795
#7-Robby Gordon, 796
#24-Jeff Gordon, 797
#29-Kevin Harvick, 798
#26-Jamie McMurray, 799
It’s proper that road course mavens carry the in-car cameras while traversing the Watkins Glen International road course.
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H/T: Jayski.
[tags]directv, HotPass, jayski, NASCAR[/tags]
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SWMBO and I were up far too late last night, or far too early this morning, depending on your point of view. We’re big fans of the TV series 24. We bought DVDs of the early seasons that were aired before we got hooked on the show. Last evening, we watched far too many episodes in succession.
We complain that the weekly hour-long episode of the show is not long enough; 6-8 episodes back-to-back may be a little too much.
We had a blast though; we enjoy the show, and more importantly, each other’s company.
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[tags]24[/tags]
The drivers, and important numbers for todays running of the Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway are as follows:
#31-Jeff Burton, 795
#11-Denny Hamlin, 796
#24-Jeff Gordon, 797
#12-Ryan Newman, 798
#99-Carl Edwards, 799
Dale Jr is not in his familiar channel 799 slot today; presumably, winning the pole will make up for that.
-k-
H/T: Jayski.
[tags]directv, HotPass, jayski, NASCAR[/tags]
Last Saturday, SWMBO and I had the distinct and once-in-a-lifetime pleasure of being in attendance for Dave Slusher’s 40th birthday celebration. Though Dave’s actual birthdate is in August, the celebration was held on Saturday, so that Michelle Malone could come and perform for the revelers.
And what a time we had; there were mounds of food1, a keg of Yuengling2, and a selection of dessert items, chips, salsa, dips, and those types of party fare.
The food was wonderful; a mound of pulled pork, South Carolina style, baked beans, a bushel of coleslaw which earned both SWMBO’s and my seal of approval, and the magnificent Horry County concoction called chicken bog. In attendance was a certified barbeque judge, and a two-time champion of the Horry County Bog-Off; I didn’t get their verdicts on the fare; I just know I went back to the table several times. I must admit to looking for barbeque sauce; I saw a tub of something red, and thought “Ahh, sauce.” Then I realized the tub contained salsa, whereupon I remembered that South Carolina barbeque is served in a vingear and spice based dressing, which was tangy and in no need whatever of any additional condiments. And chicken bog is on our list of something to prepare for ourselves.
Dave picked the songs for Michelle Malone’s set, and nearly everything that I thought “I hope she plays … ” was played, including SWMBO’s and my favorite Butter Biscuit. Michelle can literally sing anything; you’ll hear blues, folk, country, pop, and rock. And she sounds good irrespective of the number or type of musicians backing her up. Head out to her website, buy yourself some CDs, and see for yourself. I bought 3 more CDs after the show, to add to my MM collection of 9 others.
I switched to bottled water for the last hour or so of the party, not wanting to be in any client relationship with Horry County’s finest, and SWMBO and I headed back to our hotel, and returned home yesterday, as I’ve already documented.
I missed the telecast of the Brickyard 400 whilst driving home yesterday, but that’s all right. The green flag flies someplace every weekend; celebrating a birthday milestone with someone you consider family happens only once.
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[tags]evilgeniuschronicles, michellemalone[/tags]
