Yea, I Don't Know Where That's At Either

Fresno BMXers will soon have a place to ride without pissing off grumpy-ass white guys...well, if they can find it.

Fresno will be building $800,000 bike park at Mosqueda Community Center. Apparently that is somewhere in southeast Fresno. Let me go research where it is. I'll be right back...

...Alright, I'm back. Mosqueda is on Butler just east of Chestnut, kinda by Fresno Pacific. That's cool, something nice and constructive being built in southeast Fresno.

Now lets get working on that city WIFFLEBALL field.

This Is How You Remind Me

Look, face it, both political parties suck. But, in my opinion, the Democrats suck less. There are good and bad people on both sides but it's the mindset of many conservatives that bothers me more than anything.

Today a woman, that seemed very nice, called into Ray Appleton's KMJ show and reminded me what bothers me about many Republicans. She was whining to Ray about how she couldn't understand why "Liberals can't just think like they [conservatives] do."

...Wow

You Always Want What You Can't Have

This past Thursday, Rick Bentley and his goatee reported what Dale Julin has been saying on his radio show for some time: Fresno Mayor Alan "you can call me Bubba" Autry has a crush on KMJ's Ray Appleton and doesn't desire any other Fresno radio talk show hosts.

A jaded Mr. Julin says he has repeatedly asked Mayor Autry's public info officer Ken "At least three times in the past month." to have "Bubba" come on his show but has been told by "Ken" that Fresno's mayor doesn't have time. But Mr. Mayor has had time to come on Appleton's conservative-white-guy-with-perpetual-midlife-crisis-and-head-burried-in-sand-radio-talk-show, on several occassions.

My suggestion to Dale is to start playing hard to get with the mayor - he'll come around eventually. Really Dale, just play it cool and wait it out. Because one day soon, Mayor Autry may catch Appleton talking with some other younger, more attractive mayor, and guess who Autry will come running to, Dale - Yep, Rick Bentley's goatee.

Mother Nature Attacks Dorktown Studios

What the hell did Dorktown do Mother Nature? Did we say you're lookin' a little chubby? Notice some wrinkles? And why are you so pissed at my AC Unit? (pictured above trying to avoid Mother's wrath.)

Click this link: mothernate.wmv and see some video highlights from this vicious attempt to use lighting, rain and thunder to bring down Fresno's Dorktown Studios and the Pavilion Bar.

Dorktown had the last laugh. The Pavilion Bar didn't have a scratch and I didn't have to water the lawn tonight. Although, a nameless cameraman did step in dog crap while filming.

UC Merced...Yep, You Heard Me

A new University of California just opened up in...Merced. What? You think Corcoran would be a better town for one or something?

The truth is, the Central Valley has been owed a UC school for quite a long time. And I don't think Merced is all that bad of a location. I'll give you some reasons:

• UC Merced is very close to Atwater and they have a decent Foster Freeze there.
• You just have to look outside your dorm window to observe Rattlesnakes and Coyotes in their natural habitat.
• If you have a long break between classes at UC Merced, you're close enough to UC Berkeley that you can drive there and hang out.
• You're far enough away from Fresno to be out of KRZR's broadcast range.
• Don't need to worry about your women's basketball coach dressing too provocatively because there's no sports program.

Unlikely Pair

Fresno isn't exactly the first city you would think of as being a hockey town. Although it might be a stretch to call Fresno a "hockey town", there is a successful minor league hockey team here called the Fresno Falcons.

(If you have never gone to a hockey game, I highly suggest going - Great sport to watch live)

Well, as strange as hockey and Fresno may sound, there's another Fresno and hockey related different...um...sounding...thh...thingy:
FALCONS TO DONATE SEASON TICKET PROCEEDS TO HURRICANE VICTIMS!

If you buy Fresno Falcon season TICKETS, anytime between now and the start of the season (October 21) the Fresno Falcons will donate half of the sales to American Red Cross.

Here is a breakdown of how much you would be donating by buying season tickets:

Blue (section) $752 = $376
Red $680 = $340
Green $604 = $302
Gold $582 = $291
Silver/Family $456 = $228
Student $312 = $156

*For more information, please call (559) 485-PUCK (7825) or check out the Press Release.

Pretty damn sweet - you get to see some great hockey and donate to some needy people. I guess it doesn't sound all that strange.