How 24 made me a binger

Have you ever had a friend who tells you about a show that is so great, you have to watch it? Well that was the key to opening the path to "bingdome" for me. In order to enter said path, we need to delve into the genesis.

When 24 the TV show first came out, Keifer Sutherland had flowing blonde hair and could muster a smile. Over time he has morphed into the full blown Jack Bauer we have all come to love. Following him on his epic  24 hour journeys.

I was in college and dating this girl at the time . We had gotten through the hot and heavy part of the relationship and had now settled into "comfort delux".  Sitting at home on the weekend watching TV and having lots of relaxation (wink wink). But even that had run its course.

 We were discussing what to watch and at that moment the light bulb came on...Let's go rent 24 at Blockbuster said I. The spot back in the day where you walked through the different aisles picking movies off the rack and picking up popcorn packs on the way out. I miss Blockbuster...but she ignored the side chicks and got left out in the cold.

We picked up only the first season of 24, because my gf wasn't sure she would like it. So there we were watching this show as it slowly would us up and boom!!!!!!!!hooked us in. As soon as we finished the first season, in one sitting we looked at each other and smiled with our faces gleeming with the same passion as when we started dating. We were hooked and flushed with blood to the face. We rushed back to blockbuster and picked up the remaining seasons and binged on them till the last drop.

The act of binge watching is all too common today. Why go to the movies and spend a silly amount of money on a movie, that might be good? Hours wasted in a cramped classroom with people you don't know. Don't get me wrong; going to the movies with family and friends is the most  "disney"act ever. But nothing beats watching a plethora of characters go through an assortment of challenges over years and decades in one sitting.

Season one of 24 had a young Jack Bauer with his wife and kid, but he also had a coworker who was also his ex, and she might be a double agent (no spoilers here buddy). He did whatever it took to keep America safe. Fast forward or should I say binge forward to the last season with Jack as the lead,  he has lost his wife and his ex, and another ex and his daughter has moved on, while he is being turned over to the Russians, routinely one of America's enemies (at least on the show)....fade to black

I still binge today on shows like House of Cards, Daredevil, The Killing and recently Iron Fist. We are a little older now, no walk in rentals anymore, just robots spitting out movies after you insert your credit card and streaming online without moving an inch. Progress, I guess.

Confessions of a Teetotaler and his past

It's almost Cinco de Mayo again. How do I know? Well every first day of May, my mouth gets extra thirsty and its not for water. I used to salivate at the prospect of downing as many bottles and shots of alcohol as possible to celebrate Cinco de Mayo.

What is Cinco de Mayo anyway? Mexican independence? Nope, that's September 16. So I knew what I had to do. Research. I looked it up and then understood why I used to celebrate the day with such gusto. It was a day celebrating Mexico's win over the French at the battle of Puebla in 1862.
 (Pause)
I'm not Mexican and I'm not French. The day meant absolutely nothing to me.

But back then, it meant something to me. I had lost a close relative and was not dealing with it well. I had spurned God and counselling for nights of drinking to soothe the beast within.

It all came to a head on one particular day.
All I can remember is a young bartender being black and beautiful and her name could have been Guinness for all I cared. She was going to make me feel good with her magic elixir. She took my order of Long Island Ice Tea, my go to drink at the time and so it began. I lost count of how many I ordered. I used to do two drinks and that was it, but someone dared me or so I thought and from that moment decided, no one could out drink me.  Back to the bartender, guess what? She didn't stop sending me drinks. It went on for hours before I realized I had lost all semblance of self. I was floating in a collage of colors, sounds and time.

It didn't take long for my body to reason with me. I threw up all over the bar, stool and floor. It was a disaster.  People looked at me with disdain and pity.

I couldn't stop, I had lost control. I was carried out by security and sat outside like a bum. I cried my eyes out that night, sad , alone and broken into pieces. I stumbled
my way home on foot and crashed on my bed.

When I got up the next morning, I caught a glimpse of my face in the mirror wearing a puke covered shirt. It was an image that became imbedded in my brain. It stuck with me. I looked like a sad, drunk clown that the joke was on. Enough was enough.

Today I'm proud of the fact that Cinco de Mayo comes around and I don't have the thirst. I am now a full fledged Teetotaler, joining my brethren from 19th century Preston, England to fully abstain from liquor and alcohol. God and family have replaced that hole and reminded me of a better way...

So happy Cinco de Mayo everyone.....

Yapdem's The Peacock and the Rat

This story is dedicated to the beggar on the street who was given money by musician Davido, while he posted it on social media

Once upon a time in a land far far away there lived many animals, among them was Mr Peacock and Mr Rat. Everyday Mr Peacock would get up early in the morning and brush his feathers on his way to work and everyday he would come across Mr Rat,  who would ask Mr Peacock for a pebble to feed his family..(in this land pebbles were scarce and therefore had become the local currency).

 Every time Mr Peacock would oblige and give Mr Rat a pebble without hesitation. Mr Peacock never thought twice and willingly gave even when others would refuse. Just the other day alone ms kangaroo and ms hen refused to give a pebble to Mr Rat, let alone their phone numbers. Even big daddy elephant, who almost trampled Mr Rat on his way to work, refused to give him a pebble. Mr Rat was the lowest, most despised of all the animals.

A year later Mr Peacock lost his job and did not have enough pebbles to pay for his house. So one day he went to look for a new job and on his way to the interview, he was expecting to see Mr Rat at his usual spot, begging for pebbles; he even had a pebble in his pocket to give, despite not having enough. But Mr Rat was not there. Mr Peacock went on to his interview and was shocked when he saw Mr Rat at the same job site.

Mr Peacock:  "Are you also looking for a job?"
Mr Rat: " Oh no, I'm not"
Mr Peacock: "so what are you doing here?"
Mr. Rat:  " Im the boss, I own this"
Mr Peacock stood in utter silence and shock. He could not find the words to describe what he was feeling.

Giving should be natural and without thought, you just give because you can and are able to. Giving should never be a marketing ploy or an opportunity to show how better off you are than someone else.

Wonder woman when? (Archives)

What is wrong with wonder woman?
At this point the super hero formerly known as Wonder Woman should just return to her island and never come back.

She has endured enough humiliation and  rejection from us. Forgotten and abandoned for men in black and in their underwear.  Is she going to get her own movie? And why has she been constantly over looked? Is it her outfit that is not politically correct for today? It can't be her strength as a warrior; now more than ever women are running things, so why not go with the flow, boys.

 Except for the old classic TV show back in the 70s and the ill fated  return a couple of years ago, wonder woman is M.I.A.....Ooops, correction,  we just made a boo boo, the  aforementioned show a couple of years ago was actually The Bionic Woman, our point made.

In comic book lore, she is a strong member of the Justice League, yet Batman continues to get recycled, Superman gets microwaved back to us again, even Green Lantern got a movie. But Wonder Woman has to wait for Superman to find himself, beat Batman for looking at Lois Lane the wrong way, before she is even mentioned. Enough already, give her a movie, please.

Written by desperate Marvel fan boy (2015)

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Wakanda O Wakanda

An African superhero from Wakanda??? What? Are you high? No of course not. The black panther is what happens when imagination meets  opportunity. A chance to tell an original superhero story about an African with powers, and here is the kicker...he doesn't abuse it, at least we haven't read that yet.

The black panther movie will be out in 2018, which is more than enough time to read up on this fairly obscure hero from the marvel universe, from a nation that doesn't exist.

Ok pop quiz! We are going to name 5 African countries and we dare you to pick the one that's not real.
 (No looking it up and Africans are prohibited from answering)..you ready? Here we go.....
Kenya, Narobia, Ethiopia, Uganda and Somalia......Did you get it? Probably not. Narobia is not a real country nor is Wakanda, where the black panther is from.
As per Marvel, Wakanda is a technologically advanced African nation that is the home of Vibranium. The same material that is used to build Captain America's shield. But hold up? Wakanda is what? An African nation that is technologically advanced???? Well this must be a vision for the future, because African nation and advanced are rarely used in the same sentence. This is no thanks to African leaders who have plundered their nation's natural resources and left their countries poor and underdeveloped.

According to the comics, the black panther's father T'Chaka, was a great leader who strategically turned his nation into a utopia ( no, Utopia is not a country, but we agree it should be). But alas, a villain named Ulysses Klaw decides he must have Vibranium and he won't take no for an answer. As has happened to African nations  during colonial times, leaders who  did not play ball were killed. Such was the fate of the original black panther.

We are curious to see how the movie looks when it comes out in 2018, hopefully by then Wakanda will be a reality for several African nations.


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wakanda_(comics)

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Saturday, October 15, 2005

The best of Skipp n' Coop (yapdem)

Wayne "Coop" Jackson

Sean "Skipp" O'Hara

The Show is presented by Sean "Skipp" O'Hara and Wayne "Coop" Jackson. Two former radio djs who where fired from WBS radio and it's affiliates. Not good enough for Satellite radio and too controversial for commercial radio... Yapdem.com proudly brings to you Skipp n' Coop

The two stories at the time where the teacher from Florida and the 14 year ole and Hilary Clinton's attack on the video game industry. Here is what Skipp and Coop had to say......

The Producer: "To place an attractive young woman in that hell hole (prison) is like putting a piece of raw meat in with the lions, I am not sure she would survive" these comments made by the lawyer of a Florida women accussed of sleeping with a 14 year old boy.

Coop: Damn!, I think that lawyer likes her. Piece of raw meat? Is that what he said? He might as well have said piece of ass.

Skipp: This is serious. If this was a male teacher and a female student we wouldn't even be talking about how attractive the teacher is .

Coop: I just thought of something, wouldn't it be lionesses? She would be going to a female prison, right? I am just saying

Skipp: Sure buddy, only you.

The Producer: Next topic Hillary Clinton attacks video game industry

Skipp: If this wasn't about something else, I would be in favor of it. All she is doing is kissing up to the parent groups come election time. Where was she when the first game came out?

Coop: Where is her husband anyway? Harlem, overseas somewhere. Well he is not with her and who could blame him. Look, parents need to pay attention to their kids and lay down some basic laws and not wait for "the man" to do the parenting.... this is why I voted republican last election, damn democrats are all the same.

Skipp: You voted? I thought you people never voted?

Coop: you people? You people?!!!! What you mean by that? ... I knew all along you where foul. You ain't nothing but a..gadem! mutha...%$*$**%*.. (the producer -we interrupt for a quick commercial break).......moments later...

Skipp: You feel better now?
Coop: Forget you!

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