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I don’t normally care about Kid Rock or what he does with his life. But when one of my friends is out hanging with the rockster while his is in town to perform at the Tabernacle - now that perks my interest. When I hear that people were taken to jail, wow-wee!

After hearing the story, it appears that Kid Rock ended up in jail essentially because he is Kid Rock (well, that and the violence). And it’s not like he acted like Ray Lewis, he was really just trying to eat in peace. While Bob (Kid Rock) and his entourage were munching out at the Waffle House they were, of course, recognized. But that wasn’t necessarily a bad thing. Conversations were nice and acquaintances were catching up when a drunk, out of control rap wannabe started barking profanities at a woman who had been talking with the Kid. After many rounds of this degrading name calling, and requests for Waffle House management to call the cops, the drunk was eventually escorted outside.

That’s when things got crazy. The drunk man didn’t leave. Instead, he pulled down his pants, gestured, yelled, ranted and carried on just outside the window where Kid Rock was trying to eat, a mere 1/2″ inch away on the other side of a glass window. The drunk man ultimately punched the window and shattered it, further ruining everyone’s already disrupted meal. No one likes shattered glass with their scrambled eggs. It was this event, this attack, that gave rise to the altercation.

How should one respond to this level of violence in light of non-existent Waffle House security? In lieu of any timely intervention by the authorities, apparently an ass-whipping was warranted, and justified (ok, maybe not justified, but certainly earned).

It is a shame that the ATL proved to be a crappy experience for Kid Rock. Even worse, it is insane that no cops would come arrest a drunken maniac in a timely fashion. But they would show up and chase down Kid Rock’s giant tour bus once the violence was over.

Waffle House will probably make tons of money selling their security video. The drunken man will likely be forgotten. But Kid Rock and his group will end up with mug shot memories of Atlanta, all because a madman decided to attack them.

I had knee surgery on Monday and have been in a bit of a stupor as the knock-out drugs slowly leave my system. It’s amazing that only 4 days after being “under the knife” I am walking around and spending some time on the exercise bike. All seems to be going well - except that I can’t get the knee bandages wet for another 7 days.

Luckily my wife has a cold and can’t smell very well. But after a couple of days of not showering, I had to find a solution for getting clean. Hanging my leg out of the tub sucked and duct-taping a plastic bag over my knee was not entirely successful. Plus the duct tape did a great job of extracting leg hair upon removal. So, I decided to try the ever-so-helpful roll of shrink wrap that the movers unintentionally gifted me back in July.

Shrink wrap rocks! I put a paper towel over my knee and wrapped it up like a cold sandwich. I took a regular shower and had zero water leaks! What’s even better is that I used the shrink wrap again to ice my knee. Ever had to ice something only to freeze your hands and get water everywhere? I shrink wrapped an ice pack to my knee and it not only stayed in place, I could actually walk around without disturbing the pack. Sweet sweetness!

Last night, Jon Stewart of the Daily Show made a joke about the Fox New’s Sean Hannity being involved in a broom closet activity dubbed the “Sloppy Cronkite.” I Googled “Sloppy Kronkite” as well as “Sloppy Cronkite” but there were NO results…yet. Unlike his other irreverant references to non-pc sex acts such as the “dirty sanchez”, this one appears to be invented by Stewart himself.
According to Stewart, the definition of a “sloppy cronkite” is “when two people try to get each other off and the first one to get off says, ‘that was the way it was.’(in the voice of Walter Cronkite)“

Wikipedia already has a posted definition for “Sloppy Cronkite” and it’s up for deletion because it has been deemed “not noteworthy”. Interesting. Real or unreal, Shows like the Daily Show with Jon Stewart have the popularity to start trends, create funny expressions, stupid new sayings, idioms and multitudes of sarcastic, witty remarks.

Wikipedia is amazing in that the newest, “fresh off the press” expressions are cataloged instantly. Wikipedia is missing the boat if they insist on sterilizing what makes them relevant. A Sloppy Cronkite is a stupid joke. But it’s funny. And Jon Stuart will be credited with making us think about really nauseating things like the “Sloppy Cronkite” - that’s his gig. Whether you agree it is funny or obscene, I would argue that it is certainly noteworthy for January 29, 2007.

I’m not talking about Hilary throwing her hat in the ring or the Bears slapping around New Orleans, no, something else is afoot. I finally launched a blog. Let’s see if I scrounge up anything to say!