Tomorrow is probably one of the biggest nights of Hawaii AND BJ Penn’s life. At UFC 84, Penn will represent the State and defend his lightweight title against Sean “The Muscle Shark” Sherk at the Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Nevada.
I don’t know about you, but I’m suuuupah excited about this event. Not only because Hawaii’s own BJ Penn will be bangin’ on the big stage, but because it’s a good excuse to gather the friends at the crib for a UFC BBQ Parrrrtay (see next week’s post for scenes from the party!)!
UFC 84 Fight Card
(My picks in Bold) BJ Penn vs. Sean Sherk Wanderlei Silva vs. Keith Jardine Wilson Gouveia vs. Goran Reljic
Tito Ortiz vs. Lyoto Machida Thiago Silva vs. Antonio Mendes Ivan Salaverry vs. Rousimar Palhares Rameau Sokoudjou vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura Rich Clementi vs. Terry Etim Jon Koppenhaver vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida
Jason Tan vs. Dong Hyun Kim
Christian Wellisch vs. Shane Carwin
Whatchu tink? Think I’m off my rocker? *grin* Let me have it below!
Ok gang, I’ve got FREE (Advance Screening) Movie Pass Giveaway #2 for ya’ll featuring the Adam Sandler flick You Don’t Mess With the Zohan. Earlier this month, JMAW enjoyed himself at the advance screening of Speed Racer. We’ll try to get another lucky winner for this amusing looking movie.
Since Zohan is such an odd name, how about posting your favorite weird name below? The best one wins the pass (good for two)! (Yeah, I changed it from posting a joke cause I thought that might be too hard. )
Da Details: WHO: You and a homey WHAT: FREE Advance Screening Movie Pass (good for two) to You Don’t Mess With the Zohan WHEN: Thursday, June 5, 2008 at 7:30PM (opens to the public on June 6) WHERE: Dole Cannery Theatres 18 - 735-B Iwilei Road, Honolulu WHY: Cause you read my blog brah!
Ed’s Easy Rules:
I will pick da lucky buggah by next week Thursday (05/29).
Once the winner is selected, I’ll contact you via email so we can coordinate a time and place to give you the pass, OR, if it’s easier, I can leave it here (at Oceanic) for you to pick up (during normal business hours).
Please be sure you are actually able to attend (or know someone who can) because I’d hate to pick the winner, only to find out that you can’t make it.
Acceptance of the pass means you will not hold me or Oceanic Time Warner Cable liable for anything whatsoever.
The Official Rules (fine print on the pass itself):
Please arrive early as seating is limited and on a first-come, first served basis. This pass does not guarantee admission, is non-transferable and is not redeemable for cash. Screening is overbooked to ensure capacity. This pass is the property of Columbia Pictures who reserves the right to admit or refuse access to the theater at the discretion of an authorized representative. No one will be admitted after the screening begins.
Please be advised that all bags and/or purses are subject to search. Absolutely no cameras or recording devices of any kind will be allowed in the theater. Theater will be subject to security surveillance.
About the Movie:
In You Don’t Mess With the Zohan, a comedy from screenwriters Adam Sandler, Robert Smigel (Triumph the Insult Comic Dog), and Judd Apatow (Knocked Up), Sandler stars as Zohan, an Israeli commando who fakes his own death in order to pursue his dream: becoming a hairstylist in New York. Dennis Dugan directs. Stars Adam Sandler, John Turturro, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Nick Swardson, Lainie Kazan, and Rob Schneider
Thanks to our time zone, we in Hawaii will be one of the last to find out the results of this season’s American Idol competition today (unless the spoiler boards is your friend), but, for the most part, wasn’t last night’s David vs. David outcome a shocker?
All along, I’ve been praising David Cook for his innovative style and star readiness factor, two key ingredients I figgah would make him the ideal A.I. winner. But David Archuleta had other plans son! Bruddah came out to win it all “dawg!”
You could see a look of determination in his eye (the eye of the tiger if you will) that you’ve never seen before, and you could hear the conviction in his voice with every note. His three choices (one chosen by Clive Davis) were spot on:
“Don’t Let the Sun Go Down On Me”
“In This Moment”
“Imagine”
While Cook’s three choices:
“I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”
“Dream Big”
“The World I Know”
fell surprisingly flat. I was actually bored to tears (no, not real tears silly - see Robots Don’t Cry).
An air of arrogance (which I’ve seen signs of in the past) also started to bother me when watching Cook last night. If it were based strictly on last night, from a pure singing standpoint, David Archuleta, in my mind, wins hands down. But you never know what the voting public thinks and does.
Either way, it was an interesting night to put the finishing touches to this season’s American Idol don’tcha think? Have a happy hump day ya’ll!
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P.S. Congrats to the Chicago Bulls yesterday for vaulting all the way up from the 9th spot to the #1 pick in this year’s NBA Draft. Here’s how the top 14 went down:
Chicago Bulls
Miami Heat
Minnesota Timberwolves
Seattle Supersonics
Memphis Grizzlies
New York Knicks
L.A. Clippers
Milwaukee Bucks
Charlotte Bobcats
New Jersey Nets
Indiana Pacers
Sacramento Kings
Portland Trail Blazers
Golden State Warriors
Talk to me: - Who do you think won Season 7 of American Idol? David Cook or David Archuleta?
- Who’s your NBA team? Are you happy with the lottery results?
Recently it was announced that starting July 16th, A&E’s popular reality show Dog the Bounty Hunter will be making a return to the airwaves for the first time since November… nearly eight months after being yanked from the lineup for racial comments he made on a telephone conversation with his son.
Although, I’m not a big fan of Duane “Dog” Chapman and company’s over-the-top way of doing things (overdramatizing things for TV), I have to give ‘em credit for cracking down on one of Hawaii’s biggest problems: Ice (and drugs in general). And though it does bother me when they try to act “local,” I love seeing (scenes of) Hawaii getting its pub on national TV.
I’m kind of crossed on this whole return thing gang. I could do without ‘em (I’ve heard stories that they expect VIP service wherever they go), but like the publicity Hawaii gets as a result of their show.
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