“Outrageous, sexy fun.” - Paul Fischer, Dark Horizons

“Easily the best movie of the year, so far. Really.” - Luke Y. Thompson, L.A. Weekly

“… it delivers the goods: pole-dancing, gut-chomping and Jenna J.” - Maitland McDonagh, TV Guide

They’re Zombies. They’re Strippers. They’re … ZOMBIE STRIPPERS

Robert Englund and Jenna Jameson Star in the Instant Cult Classic, Infecting Its Way onto Special Edition DVD and Blu-ray™ High-Def October 28

CULVER CITY, CALIF. (July 24, 2008) – Every man’s wildest fantasy becomes his worst nightmare when Sony Pictures Home Entertainment unleashes Zombie Strippers on Special Edition “R” Rated and Unrated DVD and Special Edition Unrated Blu-ray™ High-Def October 28. It’s all catfights and carnage when a secret government project goes disgustingly wrong, releasing an out-of-control deadly virus into a Nebraska gentlemen’s club. The horror-comedy stars icon of fright Robert Englund (A Nightmare on Elm Street) and media sensation Jenna Jameson, with a cast of scantily clad, flesh-eating specters. The Zombie Strippers Special Edition Unrated and “R” Rated DVDs will each be available for $24.96 SLP and the Special Edition Unrated Blu-ray™ High-Def will be available for $38.96.

The Special Edition Unrated and “R” Rated DVDs are infested with special features including bonus digital copy of the film, which allows consumers to unlock a digital copy of the film to play on their PC or PSP® (Playstation® Portable) System, two “making-of” featurettes, a commentary track with Director Jay Lee (The Slaughter), Jenna Jameson, Robert Englund and Joey Medina as well as deleted scenes. The Unrated DVD and the Blu-ray™ High-Def include exclusive, horrifying deleted scenes you have to see to believe. Features exclusive to the Blu-ray™ High-Def include the Titillation and Sass: Zombie Strippers Pop-Up Fact Track and a BD Live Enhancement which allows compatible Blu-ray players and Play Station 3 ™ to download exclusive content and previews.

Synopsis
Starring Jenna Jameson, Robert Englund and Roxy Saint (of the Goth Rock Band: Roxy Saint and the Blackouts), Zombie Strippers is a comedic horror film set in the not too distant future, when a secret government re-animation “chemo-virus” gets released and lands in an underground strip club. The virus first infects Kat (Jameson), turning her into a flesh-craving Super Zombie Stripper, with killer moves on the dance floor. She instantly becomes the club’s most popular attraction and the other girls begin to get jealous of all the attention Kat is getting. As the virus begins to spread, turning the strippers into Zombies, the girls struggle with whether or not to conform to the new “fad” even if it means there’s no turning back.

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When I wrote my article about Brandon Inge being an underrated player, I did so with the assumption that Brandon was a team player and that Brandon was good playing the infield (at a base). The Tigers have made a stupid mistake in making Brandon the #1 catcher. For starters, he can’t catch. He doesn’t have the instincts of a catcher. Pudge Rodriguez may not be as good as he once was, but there is no disputing the fact that he has the instincts of a catcher. What would have made more sense is to trade Renteria for a relief pitcher, moving Guillen to shortstop and putting Brandon back at third.

Brandon Inge isn’t playing baseball to help a team. He’s playing baseball for himself. He’s consistently made comments about how it “doesn’t matter what position he plays” as long as he gets to play every day. That’s all that matters to Brandon. I highly doubt he’s having a hard time dealing with the loss of Pudge. This means he gets to play a lot more frequently, so good riddance to Rodriguez, right?

Brandon went out as the catcher in the Tigers’ last game against Cleveland (which they had to fight to win), and he had a cocky attitude as if to say “I deserve to be catching”. It’s kind of funny because he boggled pitches repeatedly, couldn’t calm pitchers down and he already made his first error at the position. In just one game, he sucked at catching. While its nice he’s currently able to hit the ball (that won’t last - he’s only hitting .227), if he can’t perform well in a defensive capacity as a catcher, he’s no good to the team.

“I wan to play every day not matter what position, so I’m pumped,” Brandon said in a recent interview about the situation.

“Did I learn a lot from Pudge? He’s a future Hall of Famer, so watching him makes everybody better. I’m not Pudge, I’ll just go out and do what I can.”

That makes fans feel better I’m sure. Brandon will do what he can, but damn skippy he’s not Pudge. I hope DUMBrowski and Leyland have to eat their words. When Pudge becomes a free agent at the end of this year he might just end up back in Detroit. This is, if he’s willing to accept those who beg him to come back. I wouldn’t if I were Pudge, but that’s just my take on the matter.

This just goes to show Pudge truly is a team player. He knew New York needed a catcher and Detroit needed better pitchers, so he did what he had to do for what he thought was the betterment of all involved. This doesn’t mean that Farnsworth is going to work out in Detroit. In fact, I’d laugh if he goes out and doesn’t do his job. What an acquisition!

The point of my article is Brandon Inge is only out for himself and that isn’t good for any team. He still won’t get to play every day (with Dave Sardinha called up from AAA Toledo) and he isn’t that good in the catcher’s position anyway. So, is Brandon Inge overrated? Yes. Do I think he’s not good for the Tigers? Yes. Do I hope he gets traded? Yes.

Go home Brandon Inge! Let’s bring home Pudge Rodriguez.

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Dave Dombrowski and Jim Leyland are the biggest assholes on the planet. Rather than allow one of the most reliable players on their team to continue to play, they’ve traded him away for a relief pitcher who has lost more games than he’s won. Pudge Rodriguez, the veteran catcher that always personified what Tigers baseball was all about has been traded to the heartless, soul-less, New York Yankees. I can’t say how angst-ridden and upset I feel. Pudge Rodriguez was “My” Tiger and now he’s gone.

Pudgey is a 13-time Gold Glove winner and 14-time All Star. Pudge is currently batting with a .295 average. He has 5 home runs and 32 RBIs. This is the guy the Tigers traded for a relief pitcher. We don’t need a relief pitcher quite as much as we need a whole new pitching staff, but c’mon. We couldn’t get anyone better than Kyle Farnsworth? That’d be like trading A-Rod for Edgar Renteria. It’s just plain stupid and the Tigers are going to suffer because of their blatant stupidity.

Kyle Farnsworth is 1-2, with a 3.65 ERA. He’s had 1 save and has given up 17 walks. This year alone he’s given up 18 earned runs and 11 home runs. Farnsworth played in Detroit in 2005. We traded him to Atlanta for a reason. He’s just not that good of a pitcher. I hate the fact that he’s being traded for Pudge. It’s a disservice and a huge slap in the face not only to Pudge, but to the Tigers fans. I can see many fans getting angry about this. Instead of getting rid of the biggest problem in the Tigers lineup, Edgar Renteria (hitting .261 and with more errors than I can count), they sacked the most awesome player on the team (next to Magglio Ordonez).

According to the AP, Pudge wanted to be traded. I can hardly blame him with how he’s been treated this last year by a team he once said “he hoped to play with until he retired”.

In the AP article, his agent was contacted and this was his comment:

“Pudge had a no-trade clause and he waived it today to go to New York,” Rodriguez’s agent, Scott Boras, told The Associated Press on Wednesday afternoon. “Pudge has always wanted to play in New York and Detroit felt it needed a relief pitcher, so both sides were able to get what they wanted to some degree.”

On the other side, Dave “Dumb-ass” Dombrowski said the need for a pitcher is bigger than the need to keep Pudge Rodriguez. The Tigers didn’t “want” to trade him, but they had no choice.

Tigers president Dave Dombrowski said the team didn’t want to trade Rodriguez, but had bigger needs in the bullpen.

“First let me say that Pudge has done an outstanding job for us. I’m sure he was very surprised by this, but for him this is a good situation. He’s going to New York City, and they are in contention.”

Dombrowski went on to say that Pudge would be replaced by Brandon Inge as the catcher.

“We think Brandon Inge can do a fine job at catcher and at the same time we’ve done some repair to our bullpen,”

Dombrowski is really thick if he thinks Brandon can replace Pudge. He’s only batting .225 and he can’t compare as a catcher. Pudge “feels” the pitchers in a way I’ve never seen a catcher become in sync with those he is working with, and that’s what makes him perhaps the greatest catcher of all time. It’d be like replacing Babe Ruth as a hitter (or even as a pitcher). You just couldn’t do it. Brandon may be a good player on 3rd base, but he’s no Pudge. I’m considering starting a “Go Home Brandon! Bring Back Pudge!” campaign. Does anyone else want to join?

Speaking of him, poor Pudge seemed to have been caught somewhat unaware of things happening behind closed doors. He showed up to take batting practice today and made an appearance in the dugout, before he disappeared from the field, for perhaps the last time. At least, in a Tigers uniform.

Technorati Tags: Detroit Tigers, Pudge Rodriguez, Baseball, MLB, trade, New York Yankees, Kyle Farnsworth, Stupid

Recently I started eating pepper bacon as opposed to regular bacon. I don’t know why, but now I only purchase the regular if it’s the only option. Unfortunately, the store I usually shop at seems to forget my obsession and does not offer the brand that I like on a consistent basis. This has led me to try other brands through mail order, which leads me to Nueske. I tried the ham first, but also in the box were two packages of pepper bacon. You could see how lean the bacon was through the package. It’d been awhile since I had had some peppered bacon so I couldn’t wait to sink my teeth into this.

The packaging for the bacon (at least this particular kind) is similar to what you would receive if you purchased the bacon in the store. The bacon comes in a vacuumed sealed package. It was placed in the same box that our ham came in, which was securely packed and kept cold to ensure the food would remain fresh.

Since we had the ham for dinner, we decided to wait for the following day for the bacon. I woke up to the marvelous and delectable smell of fresh, frying peppered bacon. It got me out of bed and as I hovered in the kitchen, my mom shooed me out to do something else until breakfast was ready. While I was looking at the bacon frying, I was surprised by how little shrinkage there was going on. Anyone that makes bacon a lot knows what I am talking about. Most bacon brands have a tendency to become much smaller than they were before frying them. This was not the case with Nueske’s peppered bacon. In fact, there was not much difference in size from uncooked to cooked bacon.

Cooking is a breeze. Making bacon is as simple as frying it up in a frying pan. Of course, if you want to avoid the grease and associated hassle of frying (if you see it as a hassle) you could use Ina Garten’s bacon method, which has you popping the bacon on a sheet pan for 15-30 minutes on 350. The bacon comes out nice and crisp and your hassle is minimal at best.

The easiest way to describe this bacon can be done in four words: Smokey, Peppery Bacon Goodness. Like the ham, this is absolutely fabulous. In fact, the only bad thing about this bacon is that I don’t have any more. That part I am definitely not happy about, but it’s not the bacon’s fault it’s gone. It was certainly good while it lasted. We had two packages and while I wanted to hoard it all for myself, we ended up having bacon and eggs and BLTs for anyone in the house that wanted them.

The bacon at Nueske’s runs about $21-$41, depending on how much you plan to purchase. This means that shipping will be relatively cheap at around $9.95-$12.95, based on the packages you purchase. Sure, it’s a little steeper than buying it in the store, but it’s going to taste a whole lot better, too. It’s hard to imagine the difference until you taste it for yourself. It’s just that good.

Nueske’s was also nice enough to throw in some of their smoked beef. Like the other items we tried it was awesome. We made some sandwiches with it and they were incredibly tasty. I chose not to do a full out review of this item merely because from what I can tell it only comes in packs with other things I have not had the chance to try out yet. However, if you check out their packs and see that as an option, know that the smoked beef is some good stuff.

You can purchase Nueske’s peppered bacon straight from their website, along with all of the other products they sell. http://www.nueskes.com/products/bacon/Thick-Sliced_Peppered_Bacon.cfm

Taste/Flavor: 5 out of 5 stars
Packaging: 5 out of 5 stars
Ease of Prep: 5 out of 5 stars
Look: 5 out of 5 stars
Kid Friendly: 4 out of 5 stars
Overall Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars

Technorati Tags: Smoked Meat, Bacon, Pepper, Peppered Bacon, Nueske, Applewood Smoked, Mail Order, Reasonable Prices, Shipping, Delicious, Lean, Fried, Bacon Lover, Mom

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