DRAIN YOUR BRAIN

WAGSTAFF.

2011-12-04T21:25:00.003-06:00

I found Tumblr, and I've pretty much been focusing on that lately. Check it out at Cheese Wagstaff.

Also look at my About.me for more links if you think I am an interesting person.

Crazy cypher from BET Awards

2011-10-17T18:47:00.001-05:00

... well, besides B.o.B.

Communism in Wisconsin PSA

2011-10-16T23:51:00.001-05:00

Desmond Bishop cook #SWAG

2011-10-13T19:02:00.000-05:00

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'via Blog this'

Odd tales from Detroit

2011-10-06T00:30:00.000-05:00

Travis Barker, RZA, Raekwon and Tom Morello? Why not?

2011-10-05T01:04:00.000-05:00

Protester verbally destroys Fox News

2011-10-03T22:30:00.001-05:00

New Frank Ocean? Yes, please.

2011-09-16T01:38:00.001-05:00

Well, relatively new. I hadn't heard it yet.

It's been a month without internet.

2011-09-16T01:32:00.003-05:00

In mid-August, the internet got turned off at the place I was subletting. We still don't really have internet at the new place... at least not wireless. I'm posting this after plugging my laptop in through ethernet.

So, I apologize. But I really do want to get back to posting sweet links and videos, and there is a future for DYB!

In the meantime, dig this INCREDIBLE acoustic version of Frank Ocean's "Swim Good":

The Wire's 100 greatest quotes

2011-08-16T21:52:00.000-05:00

I'm a Stupid Cat!

2011-08-13T22:21:00.003-05:00

OF COURSE it's from the same guy that did the Cleveland tourism video...

‪'Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest' Trailer‬‏ - YouTube

2011-08-10T01:43:00.000-05:00

"Simply the best"

2011-08-02T01:33:00.000-05:00

‪JERRY RICE / SIMPLY THE BEST (1)‬‏ - YouTube: ""

The Vikings' Chris Kluwe

2011-07-30T02:13:00.000-05:00

The first and only time I will share a Viking video on this blog

Death Grips - Beware

2011-07-18T00:18:00.000-05:00

This video is honestly out of control. Very cool... not sure if I can rock with the music, though.

Hauschka Gets The Most Out Of 88 Keys : NPR

2011-07-14T23:20:00.001-05:00

Chris

2011-07-12T23:49:00.002-05:00

After spending an interesting night at the Kitty Cat Klub, I strolled down 4th street on my way home. I passed a guy named Chris who was holding a sign saying the usual; hungry, homeless, veteran. I asked him if he wanted a slice of Mesa pizza. He jumped up pretty fast.

Anyways, after Chris got his pepperoni slice, he told me his story. Apparently he served in Kuwait in the early 90's as part of the Desert Storm Operation, and like many other veterans he continues to suffer from PTSD and various other mental hauntings. He and his dog travel around the midwest as drifters.

The reason I'm writing this post is because of Chris' last words to me. I asked him if he had any advice for me, what would he say?

He said, "man... look at these people (points at the college kids in line at Mesa). All they know is texting and Facebook. They've never been anywhere. They've never had the blood of innocent people on their hands. That'll do something to a man."

...

Best names in college basketball

2011-07-06T00:58:00.000-05:00

The Preseason All-Name Team - Storming The Floor

It's from 2009, but it's still great. "Just-in'love Smith" has to be the best one.

Eau Claire Regis' Connor Miller can dunk

2011-07-06T00:37:00.003-05:00

Over in local Eau Claire, Wisc., a young man named Connor Miller has been dunking all season for tiny Regis high school... and I just recently stumbled across these clips. Good stuff for a 6'3" high schooler. Miller is headed to D1 Samford next year.

‪Kendrick Lamar 'HiiiPOWER' music video

2011-07-05T01:13:00.000-05:00

This kid is restoring my faith in hip-hop (along with Big KRIT and J. Cole)

Worst rap I've heard in a long time

2011-07-05T00:06:00.000-05:00

Kid makes no sense

2011-06-26T20:15:00.000-05:00

This made me laugh REALLY hard.

Girl "solves" Global Warming

2011-06-26T20:14:00.000-05:00

Piano Stairs

2011-06-25T21:54:00.000-05:00

Leap of faith

2011-06-25T21:22:00.000-05:00

"Art of the Ball Control"

2011-06-25T21:02:00.000-05:00

Great video, fitting music.

YouTube - Art of the Ball Control: ""

Frank Ocean's "We All Try" video

2011-06-15T19:59:00.002-05:00

I'm crazy about the song, but not so much about the video.

I also FINALLY fixed the font on the banner to look the way I want. +1

"Revolution" by The Beatles

2011-06-10T20:02:00.002-05:00

One of the best live video recordings of them I've ever seen (besides the rooftop video).

"She" by Tyler the Creator (featuring the great Frank Ocean)

2011-06-03T21:22:00.002-05:00

New video released today (about 20 minutes ago, actually).

Backyard super-soaker battle turns bloody (music video)

2011-06-02T14:39:00.001-05:00

Crazy video.

Minnesota Vikings worst moments since 1987

2011-06-02T02:22:00.001-05:00

As a Packer fan, I laughed out loud several times during this.

Breaking sports news video. MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL highlights and more.

Breaking Bad Season 4 Trailer

2011-05-31T13:48:00.001-05:00

The classic Sears air conditioner commercial

2011-05-31T02:48:00.000-05:00

You KNOW you remember this one.

My two new favorite blogs

2011-05-30T18:30:00.002-05:00

Dads are the Original Hipsters

and

"Literally Unbelievable"

The latter will have your jaw dropped in disbelief. Some people really are that stupid.

The LeBron James headband timeline

2011-05-29T14:09:00.003-05:00

I laughed really hard when I got to the last picture.

Also, this:

"The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia" (2010)

2011-05-26T03:38:00.002-05:00

I am in the middle of watching this documentary tonight; yes, it's 3:39 a.m., but I can't stop watching this. It's hard to describe... so just watch the trailer.

While watching, it really helps to have the White family directory on hand.

Crazy "Battles" fan video

2011-05-19T14:03:00.000-05:00

Kreayshawn... next Odd Future member?

2011-05-19T01:29:00.002-05:00

In only a few days, I've seen this girl mentioned a couple times as a rising "hype rapper." Message boards are buzzing about at least a collaboration with OF... also note the "WOLF GANG" tattoo at the end.

See for yourself:

DOING CAT STUFF

2011-05-19T01:19:00.002-05:00

Via Emily:

Graduated!

2011-05-16T19:10:00.001-05:00

The Morning Foreign's new release

2011-05-13T16:23:00.002-05:00

Ben Scott, fellow SMU student and friend of mine, released his second LP about a week ago. Check it out and enjoy some music crafted by college students in Yon's Hall.

&amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://themorningforeign.bandcamp.com/album/no-mythology"&amp;amp;amp;gt;No Mythology by The Morning Foreign&amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;gt;

Twitter, Facebook explode in wake of bin Laden's death

2011-05-02T15:30:00.003-05:00

Click here to read a good story from CNN (via my boy Shmi) on Twitter's surplus of tweets yesterday night.

When I initially heard the news, I knew that a shitstorm of social media (namely Facebook statuses) was imminent. According to the article above, over 5,000 tweets per second were being sent out at Twitter's peak last night. Unbelievable. I haven't seen anything like this since the 2008 Presidential Election.

It's crazy how connected we are.

Death Wish week on AMC

2011-04-26T21:33:00.003-05:00

This is unbelievable... Death Wish week!

There's nothing better than watching Charles Bronson get revenge on drug-addled street gangs. Apparently AMC is playing a marathon all week. Click here for their rankings of the five movies... I would have to say that I disagree. My favorites (most entertaining) are probably 1. DW3 2. DW4 3. DW2 4. DW5 5. DW1. The original Death Wish is the only one that has any sort of cinematic value, which makes it the least funny installment.

Tune in to AMC this week and get a taste of street justice.

Matta - Release the Freq

2011-04-22T15:54:00.002-05:00

GREAT video. Reminds me of the Pyramids album cover. Props to Steve for the reference.

Matta - Release The Freq from Kim Holm on Vimeo.

New banner

2011-04-22T15:32:00.001-05:00

DYB is switching things up a little bit. I decided to simplify the banner and go with a more streamlined look.

Kanye West 2011 Coachella performance

2011-04-18T20:46:00.000-05:00

This video is 98 minutes long... be patient on the loading time!

Matisyahu beatboxing

2011-04-14T00:10:00.001-05:00

Alternative covers for "100 Percent"

2011-04-12T00:25:00.004-05:00

I had way too much fun making these.

Finally: 100 PERCENT

2011-04-12T00:21:00.003-05:00

Yesterday I released "100 Percent" onto Bandcamp for downloading. This is the culmination of three years of recording beats and picking the best 14. I am very happy with the finished product, and I hope that you all will check it out and give it a listen.

The beattape is available for free download on my Bandcamp. Anyone wishing to record vocals over any of these songs may do so; please credit me (Papa Con) when doing so. Thanks.

&amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://papacon.bandcamp.com/album/100-percent"&amp;amp;amp;gt;100 Percent by Papa Con&amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;gt;

New band that I am digging: Secret Colours

2011-04-12T00:19:00.003-05:00

Psychedelic rock. Check out their Bandcamp page... coming to Minneapolis' Kitty Cat Club on 4/23. I was always sort of intimidated by that place.

Amaré, Bosh, and DeSean in a new Nike ad (music by Cool Kids)

2011-04-11T15:37:00.001-05:00

UTEP's Randy Culpepper

2011-04-07T10:16:00.003-05:00

Somehow, I've never seen this guy. Little man can get UP.

Phil Collins 1982

2011-04-02T13:07:00.000-05:00

5'11" D3 guard wins NCAA dunk contest

2011-04-01T14:52:00.001-05:00

Jacob Tucker (Illinois College) is one of the more interesting stories in sports right now. The kid with below-average height from a Division-III school has just earned the NCAA dunking crown. Check out his winning dunks below:

Tyler: "What do you think about Justin Bieber?"

2011-03-30T18:51:00.001-05:00

Two versions of Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, both are good

2011-03-29T09:49:00.001-05:00

Vitale, Bilas, etc. are dead wrong

2011-03-29T09:44:00.001-05:00

Deep-sea creatures

2011-03-21T23:01:00.001-05:00

... now watch this drive.

2011-03-21T20:52:00.000-05:00

Allen Iverson — #SWAG

2011-03-11T16:42:00.000-06:00

LOVE the step-over at the end... lol

Funny skateboard video (hipster)

2011-03-10T18:16:00.000-06:00

Got it off Tyler's blog.

Japan

2011-03-02T20:20:00.001-06:00

BRILLIANT!

2011-02-26T20:17:00.000-06:00

I thoroughly enjoyed this.

Keep the fridge stocked.

2011-02-22T16:35:00.001-06:00

NBA All-Star Game Halftime Show: Rihanna, Kanye West, Drake

2011-02-21T00:42:00.001-06:00

Best fails of 2010

2011-02-17T01:40:00.000-06:00

Extreme couponing

2011-02-12T00:12:00.001-06:00

For some reason, this was amazing to me. $200+ total down to $6.

Distant Relatives: "Patience" music video

2011-02-09T12:41:00.001-06:00

DISTANT RELATIVES "Patience" from nabil elderkin on Vimeo.

Girls basketball

2011-02-09T01:32:00.001-06:00

I may have posted this before... but it was irresistible.

Finally...

2011-02-09T01:13:00.002-06:00

For the last week I've been unable to connect to Blogspot! I finally got in today. Of course I had a bunch of videos that I wanted to post, but I have now forgot what those were...

I often wish that I would have started this blog on Tumblr instead of Blogspot! I like their designs a LOT more. Does anyone know if I were to switch, is there a way to move my posts over?

New Lupe: "Words I Never Said"

2011-02-01T20:52:00.001-06:00

Where the hell is Neenah? (1997 SB run)

2011-01-30T20:27:00.001-06:00

Jimmer Fredette bombs from 30-feet out

2011-01-23T13:34:00.001-06:00

Five years ago today: Kobe goes for 81

2011-01-22T18:42:00.002-06:00

Crazy flow from a fellow white man

2011-01-21T14:52:00.001-06:00

2+ million hits in only four days.

Meat salad

2011-01-18T23:53:00.001-06:00

One of the first car commercials to make me laugh

2011-01-18T23:03:00.002-06:00

I hate 95% of commercials I see. Some, like Miller Lite's ads (with the dragon pants/skinny jeans), can actually make me angry upon viewing.

My roommate Q showed me this commercial and it made me "LOL." So reckless!

More homeless people with skills

2011-01-13T17:33:00.003-06:00

Ted "Golden Pipes" Williams isn't the only one.

Full-length movie ("The Trashmaster") made using GTA4

2011-01-11T21:00:00.000-06:00

Daft Punk on artistic freedom

2011-01-11T19:36:00.005-06:00

"We've got much more control than money. You can't get everything. We live in a society where money is what people want, so they can't get the control. We chose. Control is freedom.

"People say we're control freaks, but control is controlling your destiny without controlling other people. We're not trying to manipulate other people, just controlling what we do ourselves. Controlling what we do is being free.

"People should stop thinking that an artist that controls what he does is a bad thing. A lot of artists today are just victims, not having control, and they're not free. And that's pathetic. If you start being dependent on money, then money has to reach a point to fit your expenses."

- Thomas Bangalter, Daft Punk

Josh Groban sings Kanye's tweets

2011-01-09T19:22:00.001-06:00

Homeless man with "golden pipes"... legendary voice

2011-01-05T11:26:00.001-06:00

Apparently the Cleveland Cavaliers are looking for this guy to do some voiceover work? Great story!

RATATAT: "Drugs"

2011-01-03T15:02:00.002-06:00

What a unique video. The editor took generic stock footage (companies put this stuff in commercials for pills, infomercials, etc.) and just slapped it together. It's so funny when taken out of context!

Great article on Aaron Rodgers

2011-01-03T14:54:00.001-06:00

Doubt Aaron Rodgers at your own risk

Gene Wojciechowski [ARCHIVE]
ESPN.com
January 3, 2011
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GREEN BAY, Wis. -- If there's one thing you should know about Aaron Rodgers, it is this: He plays to stick it to anybody and everybody who had the nerve to once doubt him.

You don't think he's noticed what a nightmare season it's been for a certain NFL quarterback in a certain other city? You don't think he's watched that painful, very public downfall with interest -- and maybe with a slight I-told-you smile?

Rodgers is all about getting even, proving that he was right and you were wrong. It's a useful tool in this league, and it's partly why Rodgers' Green Bay Packers are going to the playoffs while that beleaguered quarterback in that other city isn't.

But the other quarterback isn't Brett Favre. Favre is the last reason Rodgers spent the longest 4 hours, 35 minutes of his life stuck in the green room of the Jacob Javits Center in April 2005. In fact, without Favre and his annual career indecision, Rodgers' agonizing NFL draft day wait might have lasted even longer.

No, Rodgers has a jones against his boyhood favorite San Francisco 49ers, who chose Alex Smith with the No. 1 pick that year. Smith got the huge contract, the first photo op with then-NFL commish Paul Tagliabue and a personalized jersey to hold for the cameras. Rodgers got nationally televised humiliation as he dropped from the potential first overall selection to the 24th. When it came time for him to finally pose with Tags, someone hurriedly handed him a Packers jersey -- with no name on the back.

"It was brutal watching that," said Packers wide receiver Greg Jennings, who was drafted a year later. "Obviously we see what kind of resolve he has."

Resolve is a nice way to put it. The truth is that Rodgers was insulted then and remains insulted now. He hides it well, but Sunday's wild-card game against the Philadelphia Eagles is another chance to pour a box of Morton into the Niners/Smith draft day wound.

"I did watch when Aaron didn't get drafted early," Packers running back Ryan Grant said. "I do remember Aaron sitting there. … He's definitely got a chip on his shoulder. That's what you want."

The chip was on display immediately after the Packers chose him in 2005. You know what he told reporters? "I still think I'm the best quarterback in this draft," he said.

Six seasons later, he's right. He's way better than Smith, who has never reached the playoffs, never had a winning record and never kept the starting job two full seasons in a row. Smith is going on his third head coach and another offensive system.

And Rodgers was right about the 11 other quarterbacks who were taken in that draft. None of them -- not Jason Campbell, Kyle Orton, Matt Cassel, Andrew Walter, Derek Anderson, Ryan Fitzpatrick, etc. -- is within a Lambeau Field of Rodgers' talent and stats.

"It just didn't make sense that a player like this would drop like this," said then-first-year Packers general manager Ted Thompson at the time.

It didn't make sense to Rodgers, either. Still doesn't. (Retrospective question: Would Thompson have taken Smith had he dropped to No. 24?)

Rodgers is driven by that draft day snub, by all snubs. He vowed he would exact some form of revenge on each of the 23 teams that passed on him. In his three seasons as a starter, Rodgers has beaten nine of the 23, including San Francisco twice.

The Niners shouldn't be offended. Rodgers has a long history of carrying grudges. He was ignored early in his career at Pleasant Valley High School in Chico, Calif. He received exactly zero Division I, II and III scholarship offers out of high school. Cal signed him out of junior college, but it was more accident than great scouting.

When he arrived at his New York hotel for the 2005 pre-draft functions, a fan asked, "Hey, Alex, will you sign this?"

Packers center Scott Wells saw that draft unfold on TV. He said he felt sorry for Rodgers, "but I was happy to get him here."

Without Rodgers, the Packers would be a subcompact car with leather seats. Without Rodgers, said Jennings, the Packers "would probably [be] watching next week."

Instead, they'll travel to Philly to face a team they beat in Week 1 -- pre-Michael Vick As Starter. And with each playoff appearance and each win, Rodgers puts a little more distance between himself and Smith. And Favre.

Still, nothing has come easily for the Packers this season. Grant's season-ending ankle injury in September (and no real replacement) has crippled the Packers. Rodgers is the team's second-leading rusher in 2010. Against the Chicago Bears in Sunday's play-in win, he led Green Bay in rushing -- with 21 yards.

Rodgers has played hurt, and if it were up to him, he would have played woozy. He has suffered two concussions this season, the second one costing him a start at New England. The Packers lost.

He is the only indispensable Packer. He is what Favre used to be and what the 49ers hoped Smith would become.

Rodgers and the Packers have squeezed their way into the playoffs despite losing six starters to injuries from the season's beginning. Fourteen Packers are on the injured reserve. Yet they've won 10 games, including essentially elimination games against the Bears on Sunday and the New York Giants the week before that.

"I think it says a lot about the kind of men we've got from the top floor down," Rodgers said. "Guys made tough decisions, and we've stuck together, followed our coaches and believed in each other. I think it says a lot about the guys who stepped up."

This is Rodgers' team and Rodgers' town. And in many ways, 2005 turned out to be Rodgers' draft. He sat behind Favre for three seasons, but he was planning even then. Just ask Jennings.

"I remember when I got drafted here," Jennings said. "I walked into the cafeteria -- and had never met the guy a day in my life -- and the first thing he said to me was, 'It's going to be you and me sometime in the future.'

"And here we are in the future."

The future continues Sunday against the Eagles. As always, Rodgers will be there with a point to prove.

First post of the new year: "THE LITTLEST QUINCY"

2011-01-03T14:33:00.003-06:00

Welcome everyone to a new year. As the first post of 2011, I'd like to present to all of you my newest musical venture: "THE LITTLEST QUINCY".

TLQ is a beattape EP that I produced almost entirely during a massive blizzard. There was nothing else to do other than make some music.

Trevor Woggon helped a lot with the keyboards on a few tracks. Look out for "100 PERCENT," coming soon!

Smash + Bang = SMANG

2010-12-30T23:03:00.001-06:00

Unbelievably awkward handshake

2010-12-30T22:49:00.001-06:00

Some folk music I found on the chan

2010-12-30T03:45:00.003-06:00

Pretty relaxing stuff.

I've been on three of these exits before

2010-12-30T03:32:00.001-06:00

Game Boy still works after rough life

2010-12-30T03:29:00.001-06:00

Hilarious action movie clip

2010-12-29T00:46:00.003-06:00

Battlefield Earth corniness

2010-12-29T00:33:00.003-06:00

Andy Milonakis and Based God... does it get better?

2010-12-28T13:14:00.001-06:00

Merry Christmas!

2010-12-25T00:41:00.003-06:00

I'd like to thank everyone who has taken some time to visit DYB in the last year!

I decided to form this blog in December 2009 simply because I enjoy having a creative outlet and somewhere to post my internet findings... I assumed people were sick of me polluting Facebook (although I sometimes still do), so I figured that if anyone really wanted to see what I was interested in, they could come here. Plus, blogs are just fun, right?

In the end, I do it all for Danny Stark! lol

Merry Christmas.

Some VERY close calls

2010-12-19T03:47:00.001-06:00

Some of these are honestly miracles. One of the most captivating videos out there.

Incredible skateboarding

2010-12-19T03:24:00.002-06:00

Very impressive stuntman

2010-12-15T16:32:00.000-06:00

New beats from my brother BC

2010-12-04T21:21:00.002-06:00

This one is probably my favorite:

Kanye's samples from his new album

2010-11-29T03:47:00.003-06:00

Here's a compilation of most of the major samples involved in Kanye West's new release, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.

It's pretty interesting to hear how he flips these. I think it's less related to actual musical ability and more related to just having an ear for what could sound good, and having the dedication to listen through crates and crates of old stuff.

As seen on TV: how not to do it

2010-11-26T00:49:00.002-06:00

Happy Thanksgiving!

Whenever I see an "As seen on TV" ad, I tend to chuckle at the pathetic "before" image of someone struggling to complete a daily task. Is it that hard to slice a tomato? Well someone graciously lined up a highlight reel of just how hard life apparently is.