We call em the Uno Unos cuz if you know, you know
Stunt? Nike Ad? Both? Real? Fake? True? False?
As a kid, I would literally thirst for Quench Gum (or the now defunct Gatorade Gum) before soccer games, basketball games and tennis matches. It was also great for the two years I played hockey. I wasn’t allowed to drink soda, eat sugar cereals or basically enjoy anything that most other kids enjoyed growing up. However, I could get away with Quench Gum during sports because I told my mom it was necessary for me to excel as an athlete. To give you an idea of how ridiculous my mom was, when it was our turn to bring Gatorade and orange slices to the soccer game, my mom would buy this all-natural “healthy” sports drink called RECHARGE instead of Gatorade. Needless to say my teammates hated when it was mom’s turn.
But seriously, Quench Gum is amazing. The initial bite is almost paralyzing to your taste buds. It has the same effect as, say, a Sour Patch Kid. You really feel it behind your jaw. But a few chews in, you’ve never been so quenched in your life. If you’ve never tried Mueller’s Quench Gum (Mueller also makes athletic tape and ice packs), make sure you pick some up next time you are at a sporting goods store.
Wale and I reminisced over Gatorade gum recently and he told me a hilarious story when he brought some to school for some candy day and before recess, he had chewed through about 5 packs of Gatorade gum and his pockets were stuffed with the foil wrappers. The teacher disciplined him.
Visit QuenchGum.com for more info and to order some
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Madison Square Garden • New York City • April 19, 2008
Interscope Recording Artist Wale
To Headline 2008 Jordan Brand Classic
Boyz II Men to Perform National Anthem at Madison Square Garden
NEW YORK, NY (April 15, 2008) – Jordan Brand, a division of Nike, Inc., announced today that Interscope/Allido recording artist Wale will be the headline performer during the 2008 Jordan Brand Classic. Wale, an emerging rapper from Washington, D.C. who is working with Grammy-winning producer Mark Ronson, will be releasing his debut album later this year.
The Jordan Brand Classic will also include a special performance of the National Anthem by Arista Records recording group and four-time Grammy winners Boyz II Men. Boyz II Men is considered the most successful R&B male vocal group of all time and have sold more than 60 million albums. Their collaboration with Mariah Carey on “One Sweet Day” set the record for the longest period of time a single has remained at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, breaking their previous record for both “End of the Road” and “l’ll Make Love To You.”
“The Jordan Brand Classic will once again showcase the future stars in the game of basketball and the top names in the music industry,” said Cliff Torng, Director of Marketing for Jordan Brand. “We are excited to feature two top musical acts in Wale and Boyz II Men and we expect another electric atmosphere at Madison Square Garden, the World’s Most Famous Arena.”
The 2008 Jordan Brand Classic, presented by Foot Locker and Boost Mobile, will feature the nation’s top high school senior basketball players at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, April 19. This year’s event tripleheader will begin with an International Game at 4:00 p.m. followed by the Regional Game at 6:30 p.m., and the All-American Game at 9:00 p.m., televised nationally live on ESPN2. A portion of the proceeds will once again benefit the New York City-based charity, The Children’s Aid Society.
The event is also annually attended by some of sport and entertainment’s biggest stars, who have included Michael Jordan, Spike Lee, LL Cool J, Warren Sapp, Terrell Owens, Floyd Mayweather, Kanye West, Fat Joe, Ludacris, Ahmad Rashad and Vince Carter.
The 2008 Jordan Brand All-Americans include Al-Farouq Aminu (Norcross, GA/Wake Forest), William Buford (Toledo, OH/Ohio State), Ed Davis (Richmond, VA/UNC), Demar DeRozan (Compton, CA/Southern Cal), Michael Dunigan (Chicago, IL/Oregon), Devin Ebanks (Oakdale, CT/Indiana), Tyreke Evans (Aston, PA/Undecided), Drew Gordon (San Jose, CA/UCLA), JaMychal Green (Montgomery, AL/Alabama), Jrue Holiday (N. Hollywood, CA/UCLA), Scotty Hopson (Hopkinsville, KY/Undecided), Brandon Jennings (Mouth of Wilson, VA/Arizona), Malcolm Lee (Riverside, CA/UCLA), Greg Monroe (Harvey, LA/Georgetown), B.J. Mullens (Canal Winchester, OH/Ohio State), Delvon Roe (Lakewood, OH/Michigan State), Samardo Samuels (Newark, NJ/Louisville), Iman Shumpert (Oak Park, IL/Georgia Tech), Kemba Walker (New York, NY/Connecticut), Willie Warren (North Crowley, TX/Oklahoma), Wesley Witherspoon (Lilburn, GA/Undecided) and Tony Woods (Rome, GA/Wake Forest).
Recent Jordan Brand Classic All-Americans have included NBA stars Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James, Amarè Stoudemire, Dwight Howard and Kevin Durant as well as current NCAA standouts Tyler Hansbrough (North Carolina), Derrick Rose (Memphis), Eric Gordon (Indiana), Jerryd Bayless (Arizona) and D.J. White (Indiana).
Tickets are now on sale at all Ticketmaster locations, the Madison Square Garden box office, online at ticketmaster.com or by calling 212-307-7171. For more information, please visit the official web site, www.JordanBrandClassic.com.
Since I’ve been getting some sick Wale photoshop submissions recently, I decided to open it up for everyone. Here’s a pic of Wale that is easily manipulated. Basically I’m asking all you creative ELITASTES to take this pic and turn it into something cool. Don’t just slap a cartoon vector effect over it. Send Wale overseas with this pic. Send him to the moon. Do something cool.
Here is a PDF of the URB Cover (you can isolate the pics of Wale and Justice)
She and I went to high school together. She lives out here in LA and is too cool to hang out with me but not cool enough to not ask me to vote. LOL
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The Greatest Showman in the History of the Universe reveals his secrets for accumulating vast sums of wealth so that anyone can follow his program and become rich. After a wonderful career in which he made and lost fortunes, captivated Kings and Queens, and used his genius, wit and eloquence, P.O. Barnum wrote these golden rules for making money.
Phineas T. (P.T.) Barnum (1810-1891) was one of the most popular lecturers of his day. Over the course of his career, he held audiences spellbound at lyceum`s, museums, tent-gatherings, theatres, private homes, and in any room that could hold a paying audience.
Contrary to his popular image (He never uttered the phrase “there`s a sucker born every minute”), Barnum generally conducted his business enterprises in a virtuous manner, respecting his customers and making sure they were satisfied. Indeed, he was among the first to appreciate fully — and to articulate — that an honest approach was the most reliable path to long-term wealth. He was, in other words, one of the pioneers of business ethics.
Barnum made an important financial discovery during the course of his business career. He observed that nearly all his deceptive schemes “ended in disaster,” reducing him “to the pinching income of $4 per week,” whereas his fortune derived almost wholly from the legitimate enterprises.
Barnum thus learned that, in business, virtue is considerably more than its own reward. News about this discovery can easily be lost when it is imbedded among picturesque yarns about humbugs, but it was of great significance to Barnum, and, more broadly, it was probably important to the massive economic expansion that took place in what we now call the developed world during and after his lifetime.
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Why are animated GIFs so funny?
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