The timing couldn’t be worse, but I’ve been summoned to work early today. I have to attend a meeting, upstairs in the Porketta Room, or whatever. So, this is going to be an ultra-quickie. Sorry, but the shit is out of my control…
Toney came home for lunch a few minutes ago, and I was ranting like a wino with a vienna sausage in his beard. The site needs updates! Real life is getting in my way!! I’m starting to lose it, maaaaan!!!
And Toney just shook her head in exasperation, ate some kind of salad that looked alarmingly slimy, and went back to work. I could almost see the words floating above her head: I should’ve just eaten in the car….
Anyway, the Surf Report is available in the Kindle Store now. Check it out. I submitted it months ago, and heard nothing. I figured they scanned the site with some sort of spider or robot, and didn’t care for the way we, you know, communicate.
But now I have a log-in to a control panel, where I can upload an image, write a description, etc. This weekend I’ll spend some time on it, and make it a little better.
Not that I expect to make any money from it… Amazon gets a 70% cut of all revenues, and a subscription is only $1.99. So, it’s not going to lead to a vacation home, or anything. I just think it’s kinda cool. And sometimes that’s enough.
You must check out today’s Mockable. Because he’s a nice guy, I guess, Metten gave me some credit for the “update,” but he did the whole thing. And it blows my mind. I’d have no idea how to go about such a thing, it’s all a great big blurry mystery to me.
Speaking of nice guys, check this out. I went to high school with that dude, and he’s been playing in Tim McGraw’s band for many years. Touring the world and making big bank…
A few years ago I bumped into him at a bar in Dunbar, and he couldn’t have been friendlier. Some people become successful and morph into insufferable pricks, but not him. I’ve never heard a negative word. So, there ya go.
And I know he’s not “famous,” but he’s certainly successful. When he was a kid he wanted to be a professional drummer, and look what he’s doing…
So, that leads to the Question of the Day:
Who is the most famous, or successful person from your high school? We have our share of doctors and lawyers, but I’m looking for more unusual professions, like Tim McGraw’s longtime drummer. That sort of thing.
Also, we’ll need a full report on their “insufferable prick quotient.” Don’t forget to list their IPQ, on a scale of 1 to 10. Very important!
Use the handy comments feature below. And I need to snorkle-down a Salisbury steak frozen meal, and get my ass to the Porketta Room.
See ya tomorrow, boys and girls.
Uno
And hopefully I’m first to subscribe on the Kindle too .
who cares?
(about uno)
Short & early…just like the last guy I hooked up with…
First?
Darn!
Howdy!
There have been quite a few from my little hometown of Beckley WV and Woodrow Wilson High School. Some of the more famous are Chris Sarandon, Morgan Spurlock, Shuttle Commander John McBride and football Coach John Pruett. To the best of my knowledge, most are still down to earth West Virginians at heart.
Jeff was given a show contributor credit because I couldn’t get the freakin’ embed code to work, and pointed out my dumbass mistake. If it weren’t for Jeff, it never would have been posted to Mockable. Judging by the number of comments, that might have been a good thing…
I went to Junior High School with this guy.
http://www.myspace.com/sonnywilliamsdrums
There was a guy who graduated from my high school several years before me who became a successful dj on an adult-contemporary station. By most accounts he was a douchebag then, and I have recently had the opportunity to confirm that he is a douchebag now.
Hiya
Most Famous Alums:
Tyrone Power, an actor from the 20’s who’s on the cover of Sgt Pepper’s LHCB
Roger Staubach
Good Afternoon Surf Reporters……
a year ahead of me in high school were 2 baseball players that went on to the major leagues.
Doug Piatt, who pitched for the Montreal Expos, but that was short lived. I think he made it 2 years max, the majority of which was spent on minor league farm teams.
Second player was/is John Burkett, who played several years for the SF Giants, then on to the Florida Marlins, Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves and Boston Red Sox.
Here’s his Wiki >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Burkett
Years after I graduated, a fellow alum went on to TV fame through Survivor and the Great Race. Her name is Amber Brkich >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amber_Brkich
maybe I can try these links without moderation
http://tinyurl.com/q4xpyg
http://tinyurl.com/25txjb
I went to high school with both of the Manning quarterbacks (Peyton and Eli), though i am a few years older. Both kids straightlaced and down to earth. Their dad is a gem.
I don’t know that anyone famous came from my school but Sharon Stone came out of the same school district, just the next town over.
Interestingly enough, I went to high school with several folks with a very high IPQ, but none of them made it big. Unless you consider foreman at the paper mill big.
I’m starting my own “Further Evidence” links in the comments:
http://www.mikethepod.com/mcnugget.jpg
Great googly-moogly, is this one disturbing.
From two totally opposite sides of the universe, fellow alumni from my high school outside of Baltimore are:
Glenn Milstead, otherwise known as Divine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_(actor)) from John Water’s films. Especially famous for eating a real piece of dog shit in “Pink Flamingos”, and he was the original Edna Turnblad in “Hairspray” before John Travolta creeper-ed up the role.
and, Record Breaking Olympic Gold Medalist and Master Toker….Michael Phelps.
Mmmmm…Vienna sausages.
When my family lived in Upper Darby, PA, around the time I was born, our neighbor was Todd Ruddgren…singer, record producer. Although I never met him, my parents used to tell me that he use to sit on his front porch and play his guitar because his parents didn’t like “his music” being played in the house. Hmm…funny how things turn out.
Adrienne Barbeau – she of Maude and The Fog fame – went to Del Mar High in San Jose, CA many moons prior to me, however. I was born in ’62, whereas Ms. Barbeau was born somewhere near ’45.
Happy Tuesday, Surfers!
My cousin is the drummer for Craig Morgan the country singer. He also owns a recording studio with Perry Richardson the original leader of Firehouse. They are often over at my house. My 6 year old daughter has the musical talent too.
I went to high school with the wrestler Triple H (or is it HHH?).
M.B. Lamar High School ,Houston
Linda Ellerbee
A. J. Foyt, Jr.
Lisa Hartman-Black
Kelly Rowland
Jaclyn Smith
Tommy Tune
i went to high school with a set of twins that were in Problem Child 2 as extras. They got barfed on in their scene on a ride at the carnival, which i found to be hysterical since they both had a pretty high insufferable prick quotient back then… one of them married an MLB player and he cheated on her. HAHA. bitch.
I went to school with Tom Hammonds, former NBA player and now NHRA Pro Stock racer.
http://www.tomhammondsracing.com/
Wynonna & Ashley Judd graduated from my high school.
Went to school with Fred Lane. He was a RB for the Carolina Panthers before his nut-job POS wife killed him with a shotgun.
Went to college with Buffalo’s new favorite son, Terrell Owens.
@ Brandy – you really hold grudge. I hope they didn’t piss in your cornflakes.
Nobody famous came from my high-school, but my wife’s High School produced G. Scott Hubbard the Super Nasa guy responsible for most of the Mars Missions, as well as Mark Bradley former outfielder for the Dodgers and the Mets.
@ bikerchick – Have you seen Todd, he is a great musician but boy is he flambouyant to say the least. Hello!!! It’s me!!!!
Eric Clapton, with IPQ of about 1.01.
A couple of decades ago (!) I was at a party in the area where he (sometimes) lives and he was the house band all night. Seems like a really nice guy.
@ NDfaninAZ – I was going to say something cute but it would have been too long and it’s already to late.
Can’t think of anyone obscure. Mr Miyagi (wax-on, wax-off) went to the other high school in my home town long before my time, but from my alma mater are:
Joe Carnahan (writer/director of Smokin’ Aces)
Desmond Bishop (Packers linebacker)
Quinton Ganther (Titans running back)
I heard that CC Sabathia lives here with his family, though he went to high school about 15 minutes away. Of course, I’ve never run into them anywhere around town, but they still do a lot of charity work here, so it is plausible they’re here in the off-season.
Sorry, I can’t attest to any IPQs for these folks. I know everyone just wants to hear about douchbaggery but I got nothin’.
John Corbett went to my high school
2 Dawn – If you like Vienna sausages, I have some kielbasa that I need to roll out. Stop thinking like that Jason, I bought too much kielbasa the last time I went to BJ’s and I need to make some room in my frig for some more stuff.
Paul Reubens went to my high school. He taught me a lot while I was there. We were good buddies.
I went to school with now musician and producer “Babyface”. He was a good friend when we were a struggling R&B band back in the 70’s but when he made it big, his douche factor went through the roof. He now touts and IPO factor of 10. I also attended college with the guys who later on became known as After Six. They are still some great guys to be around all though I’m glad they dropped the “IU Soul Revue – Lovemen” monicker. My uncle was one of the backup singers for Paul Young and the lead vocals for the defunct disco band called the Olympic Runners which later morphed into the London Beat. Finally, my nephew is the R/B for Virginia Tech who earned the MVP award during the Orange Bowl. Enough of the famous people stuff, I could go on about others but it would look like I’m taking over the Surf Report.
No one from my school was famous, but my husband went to school with Scott Hamilton, the ice skater. He was a sickly child and got picked on. Now he is an insufferable douche. Halle Berry’s Mom lives in our town and Father Guido Sarducci (SNL) came from Lorain Ohio. Jeffrey Daumer came from Bath Ohio, Marilyn Manson came from Canton as well as DEVO. We also have Mushroomhead, Michael Stanley , The Black Keys, Ani DeFranco,Joe Walsh, Drew Cary,and Chimaira. woo hoo. Trent Reznor (NIN) came from PA but made it big in Cleveland after he made it big in England. Pretty much a bunch of wackos. I was born near Toledo and they have Jamie Farr (Corp. Klinger) He made Tony Packo’s famous, and Danny Thomas a pretty swell guy when he was alive. He founded St. Judes which is an awesome hospital for cancer kids.
Oh yeah we have LeBron James…he is awesome!
The twins from Good Charlotte lived down the street from me but went to a different highschool. They were pretty normal, nice kids – certainly not the nerds that got made fun of that they used to claim to be in some of their earlier music, back when it didn’t make me stabby.
Closest to famous I can come up with are basketballers Luke (Notre Dame) and Tyler (North Carolina) Zeller. Both were Indiana’s Mr. Basketball and Luke made this ESPN top-ten game winning shot to win the 2005 State championship.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7N-qQfgn9MA
I went to school with 75% of the band Information Society. Kurt Larson, or Harland, or Valaquen or whatever retard name he’s using these days was a douchketeer without peer. He was in the habit of playing the theme to Sesame Street on a tape player when he felt that things just weren’t intelligent enough for him. He was regularly trounced by the hockey team. I also went to school with “Animal” from the pro wrestling tag team The Road Warriors. I don’t know what that says about New Brighton Minnesota. There’s a large government ammunition facility nearby, so maybe there is something in the ground water.
Our claim to fame would be Jeff Griggs:
http://www.griggsgallery.com/index.html
He was on my speech/debate team in High School, and we did some theatre together. He was also the star of the First Baptist Church youth group in my town.
He got semi famous doing some soap opera work, was on “24” in season 4 (Brody) and he made the papers in 2001 when he painted a picture of Dubya that went on display at the White House. Of course, the White House was a bit embarrassed when it was discovered that Mr. Griggs got his start in Hollywood doing gay porn. I recall him being a terrific human being and a really talented actor.
From my lil hometown? The most famous? why good ol’ Gary Gilmore. Ever read The Executioners’ Song’? Last execution in Utah? Blood atonement, killed a gas station attendent, all that wacky tomfoolery? yeah.
The second most famous is now a professor of architechture or some crapola at an ivy league college. can you say ‘ist eine uberarseloch’? Oh Greta. I remember him when he was so wasted off his butt by the time last period writing class was rung I had to help him find the classroom door. now? never happened. what? me?
uberarseloch.
Lesseeeeee…
Neil Patrick Harris and Freddie Prinze Jr. both graduated from my high school.
Neel Kashkari- “the bailout guy”- really nice and funny guy
Lee Morin- NASA astronaut
Lincoln Ellsworth- first to spot the North Pole
Macy Gray- Grammy winning singer
obviously they were not all there when I was, but they are famous alums nonetheless.
Rikki Rockett, drummer for Poison, graduated from my high school. He was a few years older, so I never met him. Bret Michaels graduated from the neighboring high school about five miles away.
I’m not bitchin’ (ok, I am), but other people’s posts with links are showing, but mine is still awaiting moderation
What have I done?
Where have I gone wrong?