Monday, December 29, 2008

Hockey and Mudvayne

...two of Super's favorite things.



Monday, December 22, 2008

...and this...

'Tis the season to be merry. Ten minutes of video worth watching once, because SMLF would have shaken his head a time or two during it...

Monday, December 8, 2008

I had to post this

....'cause I think Super would have gotten a smile out of it.

Monday, December 1, 2008

'WSUP'-radio: Scarlet Letters : Mudvayne

Mudvayne : Scarlet Letters
From their new album, The New Game






Wednesday, November 26, 2008

"The Best Game Ever"

Its New Year's day 2007, which for me meant a college football extravaganza. I had tickets to the Fiesta Bowl later that day, and had made sure that I didn't hit it too hard the night before. That was not the case for the other two that were to accompany me. They decided that to give their tickets away, which was cool, but I was left with no one to go to the game with and a short as notice.

Super had put up with me watching (and yelling at) the TV every Saturday all fall, and the fact that he had never been to a major bowl game, he was going. We found another that actually had went to Boise State (Jasen...see post number two); they were facing Oklahoma and in spite of being undefeated, were pretty big under dogs. We all did a quite bit of pre-game drinking - in the parking lot, at a bar called the Yard House - yeah, you can buy a half yard worth of beer that naturally comes in a giant fucking glass - and continued with the $9 a cup shit beer inside.

Now, Super and I really didn't give two shits who was to win the game - I had no money riding and Super only mildly followed what had happened during the season since I pretty much forced it upon him by default, so we cheered for the underdog Boise State, along with Jasen who actually had a reason to cheer for them. We were surrounded by Sooner fans from every which way, and when Oklahoma had the lead, no one really cared that we were the only voices of descent. Well, that changed when Boise State started making a game of it. Super of course was the loudest. He even came up with a chant - Boomer Sooner, better than later - that really was getting under the skin of the Oklahoma fans to a point that they started saying shit under their breaths...this one dude was rearing up to knock the fuck out of Super...but of course he would have been jumped instantly. Fucking Sooner fans. They didn't get it that all we wanted was a good, close game which we got. After a crazy 4th quarter and overtime where some fucking incredible and ballsy plays by Boise State happened right in front of us where we were sitting - we were fortunate to have witnessed one of the best games ever live right before our eyes. After that, I got Super hooked to going to the big bowl games, but we never witnessed such a game like we did that one unplanned, thrown-together-at-the-last-minute day.







(Yeah, that's Super in the middle of the pack slapping hands with Boise State fans after the game...like he'd be anywhere else)

In memory of Mario "the Boomer Sooner" Frassetto

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

So much stuff I can't hear straight!

Yesterday, Mudvayne's new album, "The New Game" came out. I conferred with my colleague, we'll call him Jeffy Chaucer, and low and behold......he got the big shaft-o again. You see, Jeff pre-ordered the album and it was delivered when he wasn't home, so it's on lockdown at the Post Office. And then there's me, who walks into Zia, hangs a quick left, a quick right, back out the door, and I've got it blaring in my car about 2 minutes later. (I say 2 minutes because the damn packaging on these albums is getting more and more elaborate).

Listening to the new album brings back fond memories of Mr. Mario. There are a lot of good tunes in here. There is definitely a different vibe to this album than everything else they've done. It shows that they've grown, without losing that metal-crazy-f*ck-it-all edge. If I can squeeze their upcoming Tempe Marquee show into my schedule I'm gonna rock out for 2.

I'm sure Mario would be pleased with the results on "The New Game." I'd be expecting an email or a text message or a call or d.) all of the above from him in the last 24-hours. He'd already have track numbers listed in his head, Yeah JC, I like 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11 or something along those lines. Instead of saying he liked everything except 8 and 10, he'd go the long way. Something about listing them all out like that would appeal to his nature, as if to validate his true fanhood to a group he loved.

I'm looking at the archive here and we are seriously slacking in the month of November. I know that both myself and Jeffy Chaucer are busy with school, so much so that we're pretty miserable. But, I also know that Super is never far from thought. If I had more time to compose these messages, I would, but for now I have to take a break. Once I free up that time I expect to flood this thing like Noah, with all sorts of yummy deliciousness. Just a few more weeks until the gates come down *holding my breath!*

Also, looking forward to January 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. Jeff and I are scheduled to get our Mario tattoos, and on the 3rd and 4th a gaggle of us are headed to California to spread Mario's ashes in the Pacific.

As always, I'll be back soon...

...stand on me.

JC

Monday, November 17, 2008

Mario rides again!!

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Figured i'd put Supers gloves to good use before they go into a case.

Friday, November 7, 2008

Mario TV Episode 32 : Tool

Tool : Vicarious

Freaky Video, but awesome




Eye on the TV
'cause tragedy thrills me
Whatever flavour
It happens to be like;
Killed by the husband
Drowned by the ocean
Shot by his own son
She used the poison in his tea
And kissed him goodbye
That's my kind of story
It's no fun 'til someone dies

Don't look at me like
I am a monster
Frown out your one face
But with the other
Stare like a junkie
Into the TV
Stare like a zombie
While the mother
Holds her child
Watches him die
Hands to the sky crying
Why, oh why?
'cause I need to watch things die
From a distance

Vicariously I, live while the whole world dies
You all need it too, don't lie

Why can't we just admit it?
Why can't we just admit it?

We won't give pause until the blood is flowing
Neither the brave nor bold
The writers of stories sold
We won't give pause until the blood is flowing

I need to watch things die
From a good safe distance

Vicariously I, live while the whole world dies
You all feel the same so
Why can't we just admit it?

Blood like rain come down
Drawn on grave and ground

Part vampire
Part warrior
Carnivore and voyeur
Stare at the transmittal
Sing to the death rattle

La, la, la, la, la, la, la-lie

Credulous at best, your desire to believe in angels in the hearts of men.
Pull your head on out your hippy haze and give a listen.
Shouldn't have to say it all again.
The universe is hostile. so Impersonal. devour to survive.
So it is. So it's always been.

We all feed on tragedy
It's like blood to a vampire

Vicariously I, live while the whole world dies
Much better you than I

Saturday, November 1, 2008

Friday, October 31, 2008

MarioTV : Episode 30 : Tool

Tool : Ænema



!!!Warning: This MarioTV Episode contains explicit lyrics!!!

Some say the end is near.
Some say we'll see armageddon soon.
I certainly hope we will.
I sure could use a vacation from this

Bullshit three ring circus sideshow of
Freaks

Here in this hopeless f**king hole we call LA
The only way to fix it is to flush it all away.
Any f**king time. Any f**king day.
Learn to swim, I'll see you down in Arizona bay.

Fret for your figure and
Fret for your latte and
Fret for your lawsuit and
Fret for your hairpiece and
Fret for your prozac and
Fret for your pilot and
Fret for your contract and
Fret for your car.

It's a
Bullshit three ring circus sideshow of
Freaks

Here in this hopeless f**king hole we call LA
The only way to fix it is to flush it all away.
Any f**king time. Any f**king day.
Learn to swim, I'll see you down in Arizona bay.

Some say a comet will fall from the sky.
Followed by meteor showers and tidal waves.
Followed by faultlines that cannot sit still.
Followed by millions of dumbfounded dipshits.

Some say the end is near.
Some say we'll see armageddon soon.
I certainly hope we will 'cause
I sure could use a vacation from this

Stupid shit, Silly shit, stupid shit...

One great big festering neon distraction,
I've a suggestion to keep you all occupied.

Learn to swim.

Mom's gonna fix it all soon.
Mom's comin' round to put it back the way it ought to be.

Learn to swim.

F**k L Ron Hubbard and
F**k all his clones.
F**k all these gun-toting
Hip gangster wannabes.

Learn to swim.

F**k retro anything.
F**k your tattoos.
F**k all you junkies and
F**k your short memory.

Learn to swim.

F**k smiley glad-hands
With hidden agendas.
F**k these dysfunctional,
Insecure actresses.

Learn to swim.

'cause I'm praying for rain
And I'm praying for tidal waves
I wanna see the ground give way.
I wanna watch it all go down.
Mom please flush it all away.
I wanna see it go right in and down.
I wanna watch it go right in.
Watch you flush it all away.

Time to bring it down again.
Don't just call me pessimist.
Try and read between the lines.

I can't imagine why you wouldn't
Welcome any change, my friend.

I wanna see it all come down.
put it down.
suck it down.
flush it down.

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

MarioTV : Episode 29 : Red Hot Chili Peppers

I won't say much about this song, except to say that the chorus reminds me very much of Mario.



Red Hot Chili Peppers : Dani California





Getting born in the state of Mississippi
Papa was a copper and mama was a hippie
In Alabama she would swing a hammer
Price you gotta pay when you break the panorama
She never knew that there was anything more than poor
What in the world does your company take me for

Black bandanna, sweet Louisiana
robbin' on a bank in the state of Indiana
She's a runner, rebel and a stunner
On her merry way sayin; baby whatcha gonna
Lookin' down the barrel of a hot metal .45
Just another way to survive

California rest in peace
Simultaneous release
California show your teeth
She's my priestess, I'm your priest
YEAH, YEAH

She's a lover baby and a fighter
Shoulda seen it coming when it got a little brighter
With a name like Dani California
The day was gonna come when I was gonna mourn ya
A little loaded, she was stealing another breath
I love my baby to death

California rest in peace
Simultaneous release
California show your teeth
She's my priestess, I'm your priest
YEAH, YEAH

Who knew the other side of you?
Who knew that others died to prove
Too true to say good bye to you
Too true to say say say..

Push the fader gifted animator
One for the now and eleven for the later

Never made it up to Minnesota
North Dakota man was a gunnin' for the quota

Down in the badlands she was savin' the best for last
It only hurts when I laugh
Gone too fast..

California rest in peace
Simultaneous release,
California show your teeth,
She's my priestess, I'm your priest
YEAH, YEAH
California rest in peace
Simultaneous release,
California show your teeth,
She's my priestess, I'm your priest
YEAH, YEAH

In memory of Mr. Mario Frassetto, who lived one pace his entire life...

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

MarioTV : Episode 28 : The Hulk

This may be the only episode of MarioTV I present where there isn't something to watch. Keep reading, I'll letcha know why.

I'll never forget going to the theater with Mario to see Eric Bana portray "The Hulk."

Worst. Movie. Ever.

Not even Jennifer Connelly could save this one. About 40-45 minutes in to the movie we both turned and looked at one another with complete perplexity.

I mouthed the words "what the fuck?" First Mario had a really confused look on his face, then he immediately stifled his laughter and said, yeah JC, I was thinking the same thing. Where's the Hulk at? "Yeah," I said, "it's just a bunch of people standing around talking. There should be less talk and more Hulk."

At that point we couldn't keep in the laughter anymore, during one of the boring parts of the movie (is that possible, really? - absolute silence except the terrible atrocity playing on the screen), like a couple of 4th graders who were hopped up on Ring-Dings and soda.....we broke out with a few laughs. I should have known going in that it was going to suck because any casting director who has put Nick Nolte in a film since "Another 48 Hrs" needs to be choked out with a garden hose.

We somehow managed to stomach the rest of the film; however, to this day I've not once hesitated to answer the question of the worst movie ever made. "The Hulk" I'll quip. Now, don't be confused with 2008's "The Incredible Hulk" featuring Edward Norton - that movie was worth it. Good thing too, because I only went to see if it would tank worse than the first one. Oh, and that Liv Tyler person too...:)

-JC

Monday, October 27, 2008

MarioTV : Episode 27 : Dazed and Confused

One of Super's favorite scenes.

Dazed and Confused : I get older...they stay the same age.



!!!Warning: This MarioTV Episode contains adult content!!!

Sunday, October 26, 2008

MarioTV : Episode 26 : Heat

I was introduced to 5.1 Dolby Surround Sound courtesy of Mario. He usually chose the street gunfight scene from "Heat" as his starting point, because it's a really kickass scene.

Watching it on YouTube doesn't do it much justice. If you have surround sound and have never caught the movie, put it on your Netflix queue and get on it.

Needs editing: Video No Longer Present - Click to see on YouTube


Heat : Al Pacino : Robert De Niro : Val Kilmer



In memory of Mario Frassetto, who would call shenanigans on some of the stray bullets in this scene. I never knew he was a ballistics expert...

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

MarioTV : Episode 25 : The Boondock Saints

The Boondock Saints was a Mario favorite. Maybe because it encompasses elements of revenge and righteousness mixed together. If you haven't seen it, check out the trailer. The video presented here is the last scene of the movie, just to give you a heads up. -Jeffy Chaucer

MarioTV rating- "R" contains explicit language and mild violence

Sunday, October 19, 2008

MarioTV : Episode 24 1/2 : The "F" Word

O.K., I found a Casino F word montage - try keeping up with the count.

!!! Warning - This MarioTV Episode is completely explicit in its language !!!



MarioTV : Episode 24 : The "F" Word

How many times can a movie drop the F bomb? Super and I tried to count how many in the movie Casino, but we stopped somewhere in the 300s with a large portion of the movie left. Well, here is a little montage from the movie Jarhead...a great movie by the way...that has to be up there at the top of movies that drop the F bomb. The clip is solely focused on the F word...it actually becomes sort of funny merely due to its excessive use.

!!! Warning - This MarioTV Episode is completely explicit in its language !!!

Video is no longer available...you are not missing much, see Casino post for same concept.




Friday, October 17, 2008

Swishing, Smiling.... Always on my Mind.

Last night I opened a new bottle of Listerine. The “whitening” kind, but a new and improved formula. It was on the shelf at Target right next to the now outdated whitening formula, but it cost a dollar more and had a different label. As I stood at the bathroom sink swishing, I thought, “Oooh, I’ve gotta tell Mario about this stuff!”

And that’s how it happens. In a flash. Daily. Some little thing like mouthwash makes me think of him. Mario: always buying the “new” product – toothpaste, conditioner, lotion, juice, frozen food, you name it. Mario, the professional consumer. Mario, the constant entertainer. Mario, the adventurous cook, the thoughtful guy or the wild friend….

You see, the old mouthwash was really foamy in your mouth…. This new one still has the wonderful whitening properties, but your cheeks don’t get all full of foam and puffed out, causing you to have to spit out some of it before continuing to swish.

Maybe it’s strange: the thing that bothers me most is the stupid little things that I know he would have liked that he never got to see. A movie I saw the preview for. The Mudvayne album coming out I know he would have been excited about. The mouthwash. The recipe I just know he would have wanted to try. Even things like new businesses opening and old ones closing. I guess it kind of bothers me that the world continues on, even though his life doesn't….

Maybe some day I’ll be able to see a slender guy on a motorcycle in traffic and not have a certain feeling that it is Mario. Maybe eventually the urge to follow him “just to make sure” will fade. Maybe a day will come when I don’t think about him every day. I can tell you that day is a long, long time from now….

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

MarioTV : Episode 23 : Mudvayne

Mudvayne (from L.D. 50) : Dig








!!! Warning - This MarioTV Episode contains explicit content !!!

MarioTV : Episode 22 : Mudvayne

Mudvayne (originally from L.D. 50)
(Live from By the People, for the People) : -1



!!! Warning - This MarioTV Episode contains explicit images and language !!!

MarioTV : Episode 21 : Mudvayne


Needs editing: Video No Longer Present




!!! Warning - may or may not contain offensive material; this is Mudvayne posted by Chaucer after all !!!

Monday, October 13, 2008

Because "you know who" would agree

Just wanted to say quick birthday wishes to (easily) the best looking author on Mario's blog. Happy Birthday, Autumn! Hope your day is great and your cake/food/drink is delicious!

Sunday, October 12, 2008

MarioTV : Episode 20 : Transformers

Super had some reservations when Transformers the movie came out. When the robots would have to talk, would the lines be cheesy, trying to be cute? He ended up giving the movie a thumbs-up, worthy of a look. -Jeffy Chaucer

Transformers : Whoa, nice headers.

Video removed - Sucks...just watch the movie already if you have not.





Here is the trailer also.



Finally a post of mine that is for the kids...well, sort of.

It's been awhile...

If I weren't inundated with school and work I'd have more time to write, but for now it's gonna have to be snippets. I'll be back in December after having time to collect my thoughts.

I was thinking this morning that I should just start randomly posting photos because it only takes a few minutes. This one doesn't belong to me (I believe Autumn took it) but it reminds me of the guy so much...



Mario Frassetto : April of 2005

Thursday, October 9, 2008

What would Super be doing tonight?

I'm sure he'd find a way to post up in front of a TV across the bar somewhere. It's opening night for the NHL! Another championship banner will rise tonight in Joe Lewis Arena when the Leafs visit the Red Wings. What a coincidence that the Red Wings would win the title this year. If I had cable, I'd tune in...

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Monday, October 6, 2008

MarioTV : Episode 19 : Nine Inch Nails

I would be hard pressed to say what was Super's favorite NIN song - this one would have to be up there. -Jeffy Chaucer

Thursday, October 2, 2008

MarioTV : Episode 18 : Revenge of the Nerds

Super loved doing the Ogre impression from the Revenge of the Nerds. He especially loved being the Ogre when Jeff (or myself) were playing a video game he felt was rather nerdy, such as Guitar Hero. He'd walk in from his bike or down the stairs and see one of us playing...

NNNNnErrrRDS!!!

I think he did it better than the real Ogre in the movie. The Marioistic impression comes at about the 53 second mark in this clip. Enjoy!

Sorry, clip no longer there...working on it.



In memory of "Super" Mario Frassetto, who turned me on to Guitar Hero and then after I was hooked immediately started calling it "Gaytar" Hero.

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Mudvayne : Fish Out of Water Lyrics

i'm a fish out of water (i'm a fish out of water)
kill me and choke on the bones (kill me and choke on the bones)
nothing seems to matter anymore
gotta get back to the reason
gotta get back to the hole
someone throw me an anchor (someone throw me an anchor)
gotta drown this disease (gotta drown this disease)
no one seems to matter anymore
gotta get back to the meaning
gotta get back to the score

buy my soul
so you can sell me
i don't need this
i don't need you
trust your lies
then you betray me
i don't need want this
i don't want you

up the creek with no paddle (up the creek with no paddle)
through the oars of a board (through the oars of a board)
no one seems to carry at all anymore
gotta get back to the evening
gotta break backs of the poor
let me tell you a secret (let me tell you a secret)
so you can tattle and leave (so you can tattle and leave)
no one holds to their honesty anymore
gotta get back to the stealing
gotta take back from the hoard

buy my soul
so you can sell me
i don't need this
i don't need you
trust your lies
then you betray me
i don't want this
i don't want...

oh

i don't want you
who do you want to be
the summit of integrity
or the bottom of filth
the dichotomy
all these fallen angels
skeletons of what they once were
hanging in the closet for the world to see
and now they're fallen angels
faced by demons on their judgement
hanging from the gallows
for us all to see it

nobody told me
nobody forewarned
nobody told me
nobody forewarned

buy my soul
so you can sell me
i don't need this
i don't need you
trust your lies
then you betray me
i don't want this
i don't want you


This is the first time in I don't know how many years that a text message hasn't come through on my phone or an email shown up in my inbox with something like, dude, Mudvayne's new album is coming out in November, check out this song, it's awesome. Because I know how much Mario Frassetto enjoyed Mudvayne's music, especially reading the lyrics when the album first came out so he knew what they were saying, I decided to post my interpretation of Mudvayne's "Fish Out of Water" lyrics from their upcoming album, "The New Game." I think Mario would like this, considering these lyrics are impossible to find on the internet...

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

MarioTV : Episode 17 : Robot Chicken

Go for Papa Palpatine. That was often how Super answered his phone when Justin or I would call. It was from one of his favorite Robot Chicken Star Wars Special sketches. -Jeffy Chaucer



Sunday, September 28, 2008

Did you see it?

Mario's answer would of been a quick, no asshole don't tell me ANYTHING!!

But....VALENTINO ROSSI WON HIS 6TH MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP and his 8TH WORLD TITLE today at Motegi, Japan!!!

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Thursday, September 25, 2008

Monday, September 22, 2008

MarioTV : Episode 16 : The Usual Suspects

The Usual Suspects. What a great movie, one of Super's favorites. We would often toss lines back and forth at each other - great movie to quote from. Every time we watched it, we had to rewind and watch the line up scene a couple of times. If you don't watch it, I'll flip you for real. Can you hear me in the back, HELLO?!?

The Line Up



!!! Warning - this MarioTV contains EXTREMELY explicit language !!!

Saturday, September 20, 2008

MarioTV : Episode 15 : Super Troopers

Super Troopers. There are so many great scenes that got both Super and I laughing until it hurt. It wouldn't be at all crazy just to post the entire f-ing movie; however, I decided to choose some of the most memorable ones that Super always enjoyed. Oh, and the scene where they chug down a bottle of syrup...yeah, Super did that.


HIGHway clip

Shenanigans clip







Meow clip

Video no longer available - Check back for update



Thursday, September 18, 2008

MarioTV : Episode 14 1/2 : More Mudvayne

Mudvayne (from Lost and Found) : Happy



!!! Warning - contains explicit lyrics and disturbing images (for some) !!!

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

'WSUP'-radio : Fish Out of Water : Mudvayne

Some more Mudvayne...Super definitely had an impact on me regarding this band - it is by far my personal favorite. -Jeffy Chaucer

Click this link for a song from their newest album yet to be released, The New Game. The song is called Fish Out of Water.

MarioTV : Episode 14 : Mudvayne

So when Super heard that Mudvayne's new album, "By the People, For the People," was an amalgamation of alternate versions of old songs that fans voted for, and with only a few new tracks, he was somewhat disappointed. Of the new tracks, Dull Boy did give Super some reason to listen to the CD that he purchased out of mere allegiance to the band.






-Jeffy Chaucer

Sunday, September 14, 2008

MarioTV : Episode 13 : Rammstein

Rammstein - they are an "interesting" band to say the least - Super seemed to appreciate their music. Here are two of their "better known" songs, Mein Teil and Keine Lust. (yeah, if you don't speak German you might be kind of lost with the lyrics)








So, here the second video of theirs that apparently Super liked, in his words from his Facebook - I can't understand a word of this video and yet, it says so much. Fat guys rocking out, women making out - is there anything this video doesn't have? Well, something blowing up but I'll let that pass this time. Watch it, you might like it.




The same video on crack speed - 1/2 the time

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Super Storytime : Part II : Man-made: 10 things we never should have stolen from women

There is another story of Mario's that is linked in his writing - first paragraph.

There are certain things in this world that were designed for the female species. We like it that way. Sometimes girls steal our stuff, and use it for their own. We can live with that well enough, as evidenced here. But most girly shit is well, for girls.

But like women, some men can’t leave well enough alone and want to use these items too. Everything here looks, fits and should only be seen or used on or by women. Simple as that. If you or anyone of your friends has something on your list you may want to ask them if indeed, they actually do have a dick.

Pink

When babies are born, they dress boys in blue and girls in pink. Pink is for girls and as far as we know it has always been and will always be that way. Pink is NOT the new black and the horrific trend of pink polo and T-shirts permeating men’s wardrobes must be stopped. It doesn’t look good and all these shirts should be destroyed immediately. Pink also does not make you “ok with your sexuality,” and therefore manlier. That is some serious chick logic, right there. The day guys wearing pink is OK is the same day we see a NFL team sporting pink jerseys. That will never happen and if it does we hope we are long dead and gone.

Boobs

Some guys are leg guys. Some are ass guys. You know where we’re going with this right? Tits are one of the best things on a woman ever. But on dudes, not so much. We’ll even go so far to say that steroid-pumping muscle-heads with gi-normous pecs fit in this category. Man-boobs have to be the most unappealing, disgusting sight around. There was even a guy who got breast implants on a dare/bet. So that’s what you do when you can’t get a girlfriend and blow-up dolls and porn just doesn’t cut it anymore.

http://www.manboobs.co.uk/submissions/manboob_of_the_month

Purses

Women have a lot of shit they haul around with them. Granted, some guys need to haul around a lot of shit too. Here’s the deal though, men usually wear pants with pockets. Mini skirts and women’s jeans really don’t come with such conveniences. Hence, they need a small bag to put all their makeup and shit in. Guys, if you have to carry around more stuff that it doesn’t fit in your pockets, you are carrying around too much shit. That, or put it in a backpack. There is absolutely, positively no reason ever to carry a man-purse.

Bras

The right bra on the right woman looks dead sexy. As previously discussed, men with boobs do not. And if your tits are big enough you even have to consider buying a bra, you’re in some serious trouble. As much as we hate to say it, you’re going to have to lay off the beer, chips and get your fat ass up off the couch and start working out. The "bro" or "manssiere" should never have even been conceived, let alone actually made.

http://www.enell.com/formen.html

Girl’s night out

If you’ve ever been to a “normal” bar, dudes will invariably outnumber the chicks every time. That’s why they have a thing called “ladies night.” They have that to get chicks in the bar. It’s not really a secret. Women also like to get together, drink cheap sugary drinks and talk about whatever it is they talk about. They call this “Girl’s night out.” Men, on the other hand, go out to find and hunt these aforementioned ladies. Which makes EVERY night a guy’s night out. So, if one of your friends suggests a guy’s night out, question the validity of his manhood and location of his balls. They are either lopped off, in the firm grip of a woman or he never had them to begin with. Probably is wearing a pink polo shirt too.

PMS

When women are in a bad mood or bitchy, guys assume it’s that “time of the month.” When men are in a bad mood or bitchy, sometimes people joke that it’s their time of the month. This is when the guy in the bad mood should beat the living fuck out of the person suggesting such a thing. PMS is woman-exclusive, thank God. More likely than not, you are causing the bad mood and henceforth, are part of the problem and should remove yourself from the equation accordingly.

Thongs

How this article of clothing ever made it into men’s wardrobes is beyond us. While acceptable only, and we mean only for Chippendales dancers (really, what else would they wear?), a thong on a dude as regular issue is wrong on so many levels. There’s nothing worse than checking out some fine piece of ass with a whale-tail only to find out it’s a dude wearing a thong. That shit will send you to therapy.

Spandex / Short shorts

While on one hand, we’d like to personally shake the hand of the person that invented spandex and short-shorts. On the other, there should have been some ground rules established -- like who exactly gets to wear such items. Somehow in their infinite wisdom, fatties and dudes thought they actually looked good in spandex. Oh, how wrong they were. No man should ever wear pants or shorts so tight or short that you can tell what religion he is by looking at his shorts.

Eyeliner

First and foremost, it’s EYEliner. Not GUYliner. We don’t give a rat’s ass who renamed that shit trying to make a buck. We’ve already discussed this issue and there’s no sense in beating a dead horse. Read all about why this is wrong here.

Make-up

We thought it couldn’t get any worse than guyliner, but apparently it can. While makeup is ok for actors, news reporters and clowns, no man should ever be caught carrying a compact or rouge. Seriously, even rock and rollers shouldn’t be wearing the stuff. The ONLY exceptions we will allow are for the band KISS and aboriginal cannibals. As we all know, they actually look better in makeup (and somehow made better music too), and we don’t want some voodoo curse placed on us. Other than that, if you carry and use makeup, you should just keep it in your purse that matches that pretty pink shirt and spandex shorts you’d probably be wearing.

Man-made: 10 things we never should have stolen from women

From the Viking, 08.24.07

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

A little something to brighten your day...

I sent Mario this video clip about something we should start doing in our spare time about year or two back. It's called the "Balls of Steel Rodeo." :)

It's simple. We would be the "riders" of complete strangers. If you're out and about, walking down the sidewalk or in a parking lot or something, and someone jumps on your back like a piggy back ride, (not to knock you down or cause injury), your normal response is to grab them and hold them up for a second because you yourself don't want to fall over too! Well, this guy from the UK started doing it to people out on the streets while secretly filming them to see how long he could stay on their backs. Like ridin' a bull. Yee-haw! Hence, Balls of Steel Rodeo! After you jump on, you hang on, and when you come off, you make a run for it to avoid getting maced, beaten, whatever. We never had the chance to properly test it out, but Mario agreed that I should be the primary jumper/rider because I weigh a bit less, I can run fast, and he'd have my back in the event something went horribly wrong. I have to keep myself from laughing just thinking about it.

Back in April sometime, Mario, Jeff, myself, and another friend were at a bar called The Library in Tempe, down on Mill Avenue. About 15-minutes before closing time Mario jumped on my back, and like I just said, I grabbed on to hold him up. Upon impact I didn't know it was him until I heard him yelling in my ear a split second later. The only problem was that he got a running start first, and weighed about 40-50 pounds more than me, so we *almost* took a little tumble. I took a good 4 or 5 steps with him on my back before regaining my momentum. Finally, a reason to thank my low center of gravity! I let Mario "ride me" for a few seconds before bucking him off and having a laugh about it. A few minutes later, he pulled the back of his jeans down and mooned about a dozen people. True story. It was hilarious!

Check out the video of what I originally sent him from YouTube, turn on the volume!

Sorry, vid no longer available on YouTube, working on finding it again.



In memory of Mario Frassetto, who was the original rhinestone cowboy. Like John McClane would say, "Yippy-Kay-Yay-Motherf....."

Monday, September 8, 2008

MarioTV : Episode 12 : Snatch

Deal was, you bought it how you saw it. That's the sort of thing Super would sometimes say to me when he mixed me a drink that ended up tasting like cat piss and I wanted him to re-mix another. I wonder where he got that line?

Snatch : I F*cking Hate Pikeys - Caravan Part 1





The Dog vs. The Hare - Caravan Part 2



!!! Warning: this MarioTV contains explicit language and mild violence !!!

PC Load Letter?

Just kidding.

I can't seem to scan photos at the moment because I need to update the firmware and drivers on my HP (the 'P' stands for piece of sh...). So, looks like I have to put this out another weekend because I want to do them all at once.

From the looks of things on this side of the curtain, Jeffery Chaucer has things covered.

Be back soon.

JC

Saturday, September 6, 2008

MarioTV : Episode 11 : Marilyn Manson

There are many people out there who are huge vocal opponents of Marilyn Manson stating that he is the reason why our children do evil things, he preaches hate and violence, he is the anti-Christ. Well, I am not going to comment on that as much as I would like to - this is not the place - but I am going to post two songs that Super appreciated.

The first song he thought was o.k. (you may recognize it as a remake of Soft Cell's original), but he did like the video. The second song is a more typical Manson song and would appear on Super's iPod.

I am working to clean up my language on the posts & warn of explicit material to make them appropriate for everyone...but there is only so far that I will go -Jeffy Chaucer


!!! Warning: this MarioTV contains explicit video and lyrics !!!

Marilyn Manson : Tainted Love




Thursday, September 4, 2008

'WSUP'-radio : World So Cold : Mudvayne

So this may not have been considered by Super as one of his top songs by Mudvayne, but it would get the nod to be on his mp3 player every now and then. It really didn't meet Super's requirements to be included as his gym music...a little too slow and not hardcore enough. I think he would have gave the video a meh, so I present it here without. -Jeffy Chaucer






When passion's lost and all the trust is gone,
Way too far, for way too long
Children crying, cast out and neglected,
Only in a world so cold, only in a world
This cold
Hold the hand of your best friend, look into their eyes
Then watch them drift away
Some might say, we've done the wrong things,
For way too long, for way too long

Fever inside the storm,
So I'm turning away.
Away from the name
(Calling your names)
Away from the stones
(Throw sticks and stones)
'Cause I'm through mending the wounds of us

Keep your thorns
'Cause I'm running away,
Away from the games
(Fucking head games)
Away from the space
(Hate this head space)
The circumstances of a world so cold

Burning whispers, Remind me of the days,
I was left alone, in a world this cold
Guilty of the same things, provoked by
The cause,
I've left alone, in a world so cold
Fever inside the storm,
So I'm turning away.
Away from the name
(Calling your names)
Away from the stones
(Throw sticks and stones)
'Cause I'm through mending the wounds of us

Keep your thorns
'Cause I'm running away,
Away from the games
(Fucking head games)
Away from the space
(Hate this head space)
The circumstances of a world so cold

I'm flying, I'm flying away,
Away from the names
(Calling your names)
Away from the games
(Fucking head games)
The circumstances of a world so cold

Why does everyone feel like my enemy,
Don't want any part of depression or
Darkness, I've had enough
sick and tired, bring the sun, or I'm gone,
Or I'm gone

I'm backing out, I'm no pawn,
No mother-fucking slave to this,
Never lied
Never left
Never lived
Never loved
Never lost
Never hurt
Never worry about being me, or anyone else
Not a care, no concern, don't give a shit about
Anything

Backing out, giving up, no mother-fucking
Slave to this,
Never lied
Never left
Never lived
Never loved
Never lost
Never hurt
Never worry about being me, or anyone else
Not a care, no concern, don't give a shit about
Anything,

I need to find a darkened corner,
A lightless corner,
Where it's safer and calmer,

I'm turning away.
Away from the name
(Calling your names)
Away from the stones
(Throw sticks and stones)
'Cause I'm through mending the wounds of us

I'm running away,
Away from the games
(Fucking head games)
Away from the space
(Hate this head space)
The circumstances of a world so cold

I'm flying, I'm flying away,
Away from the names
(Calling your names)
Away from the games
(Fucking head games)
The circumstances of a world so cold

A quick note :

Mario's mom sent me a few captions to add to the "Oldies but Goodies" posts, and I'll be updating the pictures as soon as I can. When I do, I'll drop in a little note for redirection.

This weekend I'm going to sit down and put together a couple posts that will be comprised of mostly pictures and captions from over the years. I've gone back and found hard copies of some of the pictures that don't exist in the digital world and plan on scanning them. Speaking of, take a wild guess what kind of hand and face gestures Mario gave the camera back then? Some things never changed :) At least he was consistent. I believe I may also have the last picture of Mario from a few days before his accident, if I haven't posted it already, I will. Off the top of my head I can't remember if it's up here yet.

What else, what else. I've got a couple funny stories to get in here. One story is from a time when Mario and I were living together and he helped give me a haircut. Jeffery Chaucer should know what I'm talking about. It is easily one of the funniest times we all had together, at my expense this time...

Meanwhile, Jeff has been writing posts like a madman, so there should be plenty of MarioTV and WSUP-Radio stuffs coming.

See you guys soon.

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Super : : Envision

It didn't take me long to realize what I wanted to do as a small rememberance of Mario once things settled down a little bit. Obviously I enjoy the blog and I visit it daily, but I wanted to be able to take something with me to remind me of the memories. Jeff and I are planning on tattoos, but that's all we're willing to say for now. It's a secret.....sort of. Look for that post around the first week of 2009.

Anyone who knows me well enough knows that I have a thing for sunglasses. There is a long winded story behind that, if you really want to know feel free to ask. Mario always made fun of me for not only owning multiple pairs but for wearing them too; he'd repeatedly call me names or comment on how he'd never spend that much on sunglasses. I'd just end up breaking them, man. Bag that. I'll wear some cheapies for $10. Of course, if you've been following along with some of my blog posts you'll notice I mentioned Mario finally stopped being a silly sally and popped for a couple nice pairs of glasses. Who do you think influenced him? Mmmhmm.

When I think about something Mario-like I often find myself thinking of his flowery tattoo, the one he had on his right shoulder. In my mind, the greens, blues, yellow, greys, and black stood out the most. For some reason I don't picture the red background, just the colors of the earth. Notice any trends in my blog posts? Good, that means you've been paying attention :)

These arrived today, custom ordered to my request. I had Super::Envision etched in to the bottom left hand corner of the lenses. I chose emerald green lenses for a couple reasons. The color for one, reminds me a lot of Mario's flower tattoo. Depending on the angle and lighting you get greens, blues, and yellows, against the grey frame. I also wanted a highly reflective color because I enjoy taking pictures of various locations through the reflection of my sunglass lens - producing a mirror image of the scene as if the viewer were standing nearby looking toward my eyes. Emerald green happens to be one of the lightest and most reflective lenses, so I'm looking forward to getting some great pictures, perhaps against a fiery red sunset out here in the desert. Green was an easy pick too because I don't own these lenses in any of my other sunglasses. These ones are the most unique. I chose a smoke grey frame instead of the polished black frame because they are translucent, making them more transparent against the light. At night they will look almost black, and during the day, depending on the light, they'll vary from dark grey to medium grey. Again, a lot like the central and largest flower on Mario's shoulder. They are 1 of 1, like Super. When I get the opportunity to snap my own reflective picture, I'll be sure to bring it in here. You'll see a couple pictures below that match that reflective technique I like so much.

I rotate my glasses every single day depending on, well, lots of things. I'll be wearing these tomorrow for sure. Every time I reach for them I'll get that little Mario vision through my eyes. Hopefully I'll be able to glance back at a funny memory of him being the smart-alecky guy he was, the tattoo, and the good times. There are plenty to choose from...











In memory of Mr. Mario Frassetto, a guy who wore fake $10 Oakleys for a few months (correction, a couple weeks!) before he broke them too...

MarioTV : Episode 10 : V For Vendetta

"People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people." A tag line for one of Super's favorite comic book to big screen movies - V For Vendetta

Included is a clip of the last fight scene that is done very well cinematically, but does have elements of its "R" rating for violence, just to give you a heads up. If you have not seen the movie, shame on you - go rent it! For those individuals, I have included the trailer at the end. -Jeffy Chaucer

Needs editing: Video No Longer Present




Sunday, August 31, 2008

Happy Birthday, Dear Marioooo....

I woke up this morning thinking of Mario, knowing that if he were here, he would have barely slept last night because he'd be so excited about his birthday.

We dated for almost 2 years before I figured out his real age, though I continued to amuse him by referring to him as "29. Again". (I guess the combination of his elusiveness and my gullibility and poor math skills contributed to that....)

In my fridge, I still have half a jar of a batch of limoncello (aka that hooch) that Mario made. I haven't been drinking it, but today I'll have some for Mario's birthday.

Cheers. Happy 29th.

XO

Super's sixth 29th 34th Birthday

In Mario years, today would be his sixth 29th Birthday. Or his 34th Birthday. Wait....wait wait wait.....how is that possible? Well, let's just say he liked to round down. It brought a smile to his face : )

I'm going to go out and find myself a drinky drink for this evening and toast today. You know that if Mario was still here he'd party like it's 1999. That guy just l-o-v-e-d birthday celebrations, absolutely loved 'em. Even if it wasn't his birthday, sometimes he'd celebrate someone else's birthday just because he could. (see below)

Happy Birthday, man. I got a little flare for your page as a birthday present, I hope you don't mind...

Happy Birthday, Super

I remember every year that Super and I were roommates, he would come home from the gym or where ever he was during the afternoon and would ask me, so where are we going for my birthday?!?

Just like a playful kid, Super loved to celebrate birthdays. In fact, I can recall a time when a bunch of our friends, some posting on here, met up at Zipps Sports Grill in Chandler to watch the NFC playoffs, which happened to be on my own birthday. It seemed like Super was having a blast more than me...he wouldn't let anyone in that place not know (sorry for the double negative, Super) that it was my 'big day', even if I really didn't care. Come on Chaucer, don't be booty, don't be booty, he would say to me - meaning don't act like pessimistic ass, i.e. Mr. Negative. He made sure that I was going to have a great time - and I did...that was something I always admired about Super.

Happy 34th man

-Jeffy Chaucer


Saturday, August 30, 2008

Friday, August 29, 2008