Feb 23rd, 2012 by tjandthetux
This week, TJ and The Tux consider "Stereotypes, Values and Decency" through the lens of the anniversary of Malcolm X's death with three notable names in recent days: Jeremy Lin, Rick Santorum and Whitney Houston.
Jeremy Lin answered questions this week to the national media about prejudice, while ESPN pulled it's "Chink in the Armor" headline. The headline that followed the Knicks first loss after eight games with Lin as the starting point guard.
As we look at racism in America once again, this time through the Asian American lens, Lin is seen as one who instantly changed the "urban hoops culture" according to Sean Gregory in his Time magazine piece. No longer are Asians perceived as just hard workers on the court, who will lose in the end.
TJ shared his own personal stereotype story of his "cheap Jew dilemma" after having dropped a quarter on a restaurant floor in Little Italy this past week. Did he pick it up?
Will stereotypes ever become legally policeable on the courts and fields of American sports or will politically incorrect statements continue to be seen as tricks for getting an edge against your opponent? In the English Premier League John Terry, captain of England’s national soccer team and the powerful club Chelsea, faces a criminal charge over accusations that he made a racial slur during an October match, apparently becoming the first player to be prosecuted for remarks said on the field.
As for values, has America always been a country that talks freedom but attacks those who don't share core Christian values? Rick Santorum is on the "hot seat" for his 2008 comment that Satan is coming for America. Is Santorum wrong? After all, we are a hedonist Kardashianistic collection of party going wannabe royalty, arent we?
Decency was hard to find throughout the Whitney Houston funeral drama. What kind of people where in her life? Items from the funeral and life were placed on ebay days after her death. Someone sold The National Enquirer casket flicks. Itunes price gouged for her songs.
Anything to make a buck we guess...
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Feb 16th, 2012 by tjandthetux
Looks like Archbishop Timothy Dolan didn't have to go to Rome to be elevated to a Cardinal, Pope LINnocent VI is right here in NYC.
One week ago, The New York Knicks were 8 and 15 and sinking fast. Their coach, Mike D'Antoni was on the hot seat for failing to win gems despite having two All-Stars on the team's roster. Some think that the only reason he still has a job is that the Super Bowl Champ New York Giants distracted the rabid media for the last month.
Desperate to find a court leader, D'Antoni turned to Jeremy Lin, the last player on his bench. Lin is a point guard from the perennial basketball powerhouse Harvard University, and has already been cut by two teams during his first two seasons in the NBA.
Since Lin was given his chance to start, the Knicks have been on a seven game winning streak. Lin was named the NBA's Eastern Conference Player of the Week, and he became the first player in NBA history to post at least 20 points and 7 assists in each of his first four starts. Lin's late game heroics made him an international phenomenon from New York to the Bay Area to Tiawan. Media buzz, both social and traditional, has catapulted this 23 year old, who only weeks ago was sleeping on his brother's coach in the LES, into the potential savior of the New York Knicks.
This all coming during a battle between the MSG network and Time Warner Cable that has blacked out games at home for a lot of fans in the Tri-State area. While MSG stock has skyrocketed and the NBA tries frantically to produce Lin merchandise to meet the demands. This week on Shock and Awesome we asked ourselves, can this poor kid survive?
TJ and The Tux spoke with long time college coach "Turnaround" Tom Penders about "Linsanity", Coach D'Antoni (Pender's dear friend), and more.
Former New York Yankee Kevin Maas also joined the show to share his own experience of exploding onto the New York sports scene and becoming the heir apparent to Donny Baseball. Maas has the MLB record for the fewest at bats (72) to hit 10 home runs when he did it in 1991. This prompted the New York media in all their wisdom to make realistic comparisons of him with Babe Ruth. Maas provided some insight as to what Lin may be facing as the drama continues to unfold at Madison Square Garden.
The #artistoftheweek is @SaintMotel
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Feb 9th, 2012 by tjandthetux
Tiki Barber sure hit the nail on the head when he once said that Eli Manning was not a true leader and was incapable of leading the Giants. Now that Manning has a second ring in four years the spotlight has turned to the Patriots and their newfound “Super Bowl Bridesmaid” role.
TJ and The Tux spoke with Pats Superfan Paul “Fitzy” Fitzgerald about the tabloid sagas that have engulfed the City of Boston: Gisele Gate, Gronk dancing like Don Cornelius on a high Ankle Sprain, The Welker/ Butterfingers stunt as well as the new internet fad called Bradying.
Tux then gives the finger back to MIA and her cheap halftime ploy.
Republicans talk all the time about not wanting government in our lives. Why is it ok then that the Catholic Church wants to impose its own rules about contraception?
Rick Santorum, like Eli Manning, made believers out of non-believers this week with his caucus wins in Missouri, Colorado and Minnesota. But, unlike Eli, is Santorum’s social message the right one for 2012 or would it have worked better in 1955?
As we have been saying for weeks, Super PACs are taking over. Democracy 21 founder Frank Wertheimer spoke with TJ and The Tux about the effect this is having on the American political system. Wertheimer said the American system is now one “where super rich people and corporate spenders have far too much influence on the outcome of elections.”
#artistoftheweek is Fun (@ournameisfun). Also, they were the band featured in the Super Bowl XLVI Chevy commercial.
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Feb 2nd, 2012 by tjandthetux
Betting on the Pats to redeem themselves on Sunday from their 2008 loss to the Giants in the Super Bowl? Nick Bogdanovich, Nevada's Club Cal Neva Sports Book Director, told TJ and The Tux "Revenge is the most overrated intangible used to handicapping sports." Find out more sports betting secrets and the likelihood Madonna has a Super bowl halftime nipple slip on this weeks Shock and Awesome.
To get a better sense of who may win the big Super Bowl XLVI (that's 46 for all the kids reading this who can't spell, write in cursive or decipher roman numerals #allofthem) rematch in Indy between the Giants and Patriots, Shock and Awesome, at the advice of Bogdanovich, opted NOT bet on the predictions of ex-NFL stars who are, according to the Sports Director, terrible at envisioning outcomes. instead, The Derelict Duo looked for inspiration from a classroom of kindergarten sportswriters. Five stacks on The Gints it is!!!
Now that the Florida primary is in behind us Newt Gingrich seems to be driving a car without a rear view mirror or breaks. Mitt Romney will be getting secret service and Newt won't. Take the hint Newt. Open the driver side door and tuck and roll into the highway ditch before more mudslinging colleagues and exs from the past make this an experience you need the jaws of life to get out of. Mittens, on the other hand, pun intended, needs a code name now. How about "Trebek" for looking like a 60s game show host. Or "The Fortunate Governor's Son" to echo John Fogerty's legendary CCR lyrics. TJ and The Tux throw a few ideas around.
The #artistoftheweek is Saint Motel. Tweet them @saintmotel
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Jan 28th, 2012 by tjandthetux
Middle Eastern correspondent Aya el Batrawy, who correctly predicted a year back that El Baredei would not become Egypt's new leader, called in to give an update on Tharir Square. This to celebrate the one year anniversary of the #Jan25 uprising. So often we lose sight of the long struggle that continues after the bright lights and Anderson Cooper has left the scene for more theatrical pictures.
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Jan 26th, 2012 by tjandthetux
Few knew this at the time, but TJ and The Tux reported live as the President made his way onto the floor for the State of the Union Tuesday night. Hear the commentary that an entire Nation sadly missed.
Mitt Romney is not "the kindest warmest person we know" the way brainwashed soldiers like Bennet Marco (played by Frank Sinatra) referred to Raymond Shaw in the 60's classic the Manchurian Candidate. Mitt, according to today's brainwashed talking heads is "the electable one." Until South Carolina happened. There, cold water hit the faces of those who saw the race as Mitt's to lose and Newt Gingrich woke them out of their hypnotic slumber. Gingrich upset Romney in The Gamecock State and is threatening in Florida. Why has Mitt Romney struggled to seal the nomination early, or were expectations set too high to begin with? In reality Romney has only won the state of New Hampshire.
2012 GOP Presidential candidate Buddy Roemer joined the duo to lay out his six point plan to fight corruption in Washington. Roemer already overcame corruption once when he beat out Edwin Edwards for the governorship of Louisiana, the most politically colorful state in the union. Roemer is "free to lead" as he writes on his website, and told Shock and Awesome why.
#artistoftheweek are Wooden Satellites
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Jan 19th, 2012 by tjandthetux
On "Newt's Last Stand" Tim Miller (@timodc) Spokesman and National Press secretary for Jon Huntsman up until last Monday provided insight into what his team sought heading into New Hampshire, how SC is do or die for every one not named Romney, and much more.
"Changing Borders" author Jody Sabral (@jsabral) wondered if Rick Perry was going for the the Right wing of the Right wing's vote with his "Turkey's leaders are Islamic terrorists" barb while giving a view of Turkey's relations with NATO, view of the GOP candidates and Obama, from their perspective... who cares at this point. he's out and thrown his ignorant lot in with Gingrich
In South Carolina on Saturday, Newt Gingrich needs a win, or a close second, for the confidence of any potential backers going forward. Gingrich has taken some heat for his "food stamps" attack on President Obama, but the real question is, since a job for most doesn't make ends meet, what is so wrong with a few handouts?
Is Mitt Romney's BUSINESS experience from the late 90's when he last exited the private sector REALLY an advantage? The duo found this laughable...Maybe Romney should send his national ground team out to recruit with palm pilots and star-taks. Listening to Creed albums on their discmen..
Jay Z says he won't use the word bitch in a song anymore because he has a baby girl...So all of this time, our daughter's have been bitches but his isn't.
We hope all of this information gets to you before the SOPA bill shuts us down...
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Jan 14th, 2012 by tjandthetux
TJ and The Tux caught up with the Austrian Electroacoustic Andrew Bird and #artistoftheweek on "Steve Jobs and Wall St. Mobs" in October 2011, Effi, to chat about life without wienerschnitzel, electronic music production and the collapse of the European Union. He plays more instruments than we can name. More importantly he can communicate and translate sounds from Grasse without the use of grass. Look for genre jumping, language loving Effi all over Europe sounding like Lilly Allen with The Strokes' hair and Mozart's shoes. Eat your heart out Julian Casablancas. Check out Effi's music here.
EFFI is a singer/songwriter from GRAZ using electronic and acoustic instruments.
Live he is playing with his fabulous band: Roland Hanslmeier (Drums) and Martin List (Bass)
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Jan 12th, 2012 by tjandthetux
Podcast 133 - "Nude Hampshire" - January 12, 2012
Long time Denver sports radio personality Gil Whitely shocked TJ and the Tux when he told them that "Tebowmania" has surpassed the era of John Elway in terms of maniacal fandom in football crazed Denver.
Political Reporter Ryan Grimm of the Huffington Post Romney's "Firing People" comment will be used in an out of context way against him in the general election. After he cruises to the nomination as Grimm feels that he will.
Talk about the GOP Primary has centered around the "Gloves Coming Off" but TJ and the Tux wondered what would happen if the "clothes came off" Would Romney be in gold briefs?
John Hopwood told us that Mitt Romney was a real good looking guy..Pause No Homo, in a Reagan esque way...Hopwood shared anecdotes beyond, from his experiences at primary town halls in New Hampshire since 1976...
#artistoftheWeek: Little Red
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Jan 4th, 2012 by tjandthetux
In East Village Radio's special edition coverage of the Iowa Caucus entitled "What The Hell Is A Caucus?" the Shock and Awesome team broke it down and spread it around. Tim Murphy from independent news source Mother Jones previewed the Iowa field. Paige Godden from the Iowa State Daily privided insight into the mondset of the collegiate voter and Eli Lehrer from Frum Forum helped decipher how the Iowa caucus works procedurally.
Iowa previews, campaign anecdotes, historical facts, and some plain old Shock and Awesome nonsense helped fill out the rest.
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