More in the Morning: The OH-bama Pitch, The Double-Down & Good-Bye, J.P. Stevens

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

The OH-bama Pitch, The Double-Down & Good-Bye, J.P. Stevens

First of all, thanks to the staff and management of King's Dominion, who invited us to be a part of their media day last week. The purpose of the event was to introduce the Intimidator 305 Roller Coaster. Pretty wild stuff! They get the name from the fact that this coaster is 305 feet high.

As you can see in the picture, unlike most coasters that take you up slowly on a soft incline, this one "shoots" you almost straight up and quickly. You're at the top in about 10 seconds, which is probably a good thing because it doesn't give you much time to think about what is about to happen. That first drop is a killer. You're coming down at an 85 degree angle at a top speed of 94 m.p.h. from a height of 305 feet. Believe me, it gets your attention real quick. If you're a coaster person, you will LOVE it! And yes, I met the height requirement.

Happy Birthday today to Merle Haggard. He's had his share of health problems during the last few years, but he's hanging in there and doing well.

Merle is 73 today.

Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens says he will "surely retire" while President Barack OH-bama is still in office. The 90 year-old leader of the court's liberals made the announcement over the weekend saying he will make a decision soon as to exactly when he will retire.

The guy is 90 years old. He better make a decision REAL soon.

I watched the clip this afternoon of President OH-bama throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at the National's season opener. I noticed when he walked out on the field, a lot of people were cheering, but a lot of people were booing. I have a problem with that. It's no secret that I'm not a big fan of this guy, but regardless, I think you have to have a certain amount of respect for the office of the President. No Unites States President you should ever be booed in this country.

I did make an observation of the event. If you were watching it live, think back, or better yet, go online and take another look at it. Maybe it's me, but did you notice when he threw the ball, it veered to the left?

Just an observation.

I invite you to go back into the archives of this blog to the date August 29, 2009. Back then, I told you about a new sandwich Kentuck Fried Chicken was coming out with. I didn't see or hear anybody else talking about it, and a lot of people thought I was kidding about it, but it was and is true. Now, it's official. Starting this Monday, April 12, KFC will start selling the "Double-Down Sandwich". Instead of bread, it consists of bacon, cheese and sauce (they don't say what kind of sauce). In place of the bread, the whole thing is placed between 2 slabs of fried chicken.

It has 540 calories and the slogan for the sandwich will be:
"..........so meaty, there's no room for the bun."

I would change that slogan around a little. How about this:

"If you eat enough of these, YOU"LL be so meaty, there'll be no room for YOUR buns."

Anyway, they go on sale starting Monday. Try it. See what you think. And for a limited time only, when you buy this sandwich, you will also receive a coupon for a discounted angioplasty.

posted by Denny # 6:05 PM

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