The end of October is always a crazy time.  Halloween season at Closet Classics, salon getting revved up for Holidays, Election looming + the normal potato sack-o-sh*t to deal with....but life is good, right?!  F-ing A it is.....any and all of life's stresses were wiped away courtesy of an 8oz tumbler with a straw and Orange slice on the side.....I finally had an Orange Whip.

A few nights ago, I finished an insane work day and zoomed to the East Side to meet Carly for a late dinner at COMET with some friends.   Right when I sat down she says, "I know what drink you're going to get" and places the cocktail menu in front of me.  It was like seeing the 9th Wonder of the World.  It all happened so fast and in retrospect, I'm surprised I didn't freak out more.  My whole life was leading up to this moment.  (you can see I have a limited scope of goals and aspirations)  I purposely waited for the waitress to ask what I wanted to drink and finally had the honor of saying....."Orange Whip? Orange Whip?  3 Orange Whips."  S-I-C-K.  The drink arrived and it wasn't an orange dreamsicle whipped beverage like I expected but who am I to question greatness?

What's next on my 80s movie list of things to do, you ask?  A few things, in no specific order:

-give a speech at Fred "The Dorf" Dorfman's retirement dinner 

- catch a foul ball at a Cub's game (fake break thumb) / sing a Beatles version Twist and Shout at a parade in Chicago

-  go to Wally World

- fly over a MIG. Inverted.

As ever,

Otis

THE ORANGE WHIP SCENE FROM THE BLUES BROTHERS

The Menu

The Drink

 F Me.  13 days till the election and they spring this on me?!  I can't handle this right now.  I am going to sleep for a week.

Sometimes I feel trapped by my DVR, recording rounds and rounds of similar shows.  Every now and again however, the DVR digs down deep and comes up HUGE.  Behold what is waiting on my DVR for an amazing late night screening:

SIX PACK(1982)

Starring Kenny Rogers, Diane Lane, Anthony Michael Hall

Kenny Rogers is Brewster Baker. His racing career was going in reverse, until six car-crazy orphans joined his pit crew and put him back on the track. 

I'm a dog so I don't drive much, I can't turn on the TV, and  I can't quite reach the twisty-Oprah approved light bulbs on the top shelf at Walgreen's so here are a few thoughts from my little corner on ways we can Get Green ASAP.

 1) Cancel NASCAR. Today.  Don't regulate it, just cancel NASCAR; the dumbest lowest common denominator sport in the history of ever. We are a fuel guzzling nation ripping holes in the ozone, making it possible for Canadians to play golf in February.  But we're working on it.  While it's difficult to make a 100% shift to bikes or public transpo, we can do what OBAMA says, scalpel some problems, in this case, slice NASCAR out of our American sports consciousness forever.  The sport features the biggest, ugliest engines we can build driving in circles sending up a cloud of global warmers every weekend.  Not to mention the parking lot is filled with Ford pick up trucks getting a solid 11MPG on the way to the track.  And these raceways aren't in the middle of cities either - people have to drive MILES to get there.  All this adds up to a whole heap of ugly so get rid of NASCAR.  Today.

2) Require Policitcans to Be Green or Donate To Green Causes Whenever They Travel  Willie Nelson's got it right.  No, not the extra curricular things that keep a smile on his face....he's got eco-touring down.  Check out his bus.  Nelson, a longtime supporter of American farmers, has been crossing the country in a tour bus powered by biodiesel. Biodiesel can be made from corn, soy, peanuts, animal fat, even used cooking oil. When refined, it can be used in any regular diesel engine. Now why can't our candidates be required to do the same?  I like McCain and I LOVE Obama but when these guys stand on the stump and talk about the environment, I think about all the eco-wear-n-tear it took to get there and it weakens their case.  The busses, the flights, traveling staff, printing flyers, signs, etc....it gets out of hand.  Quick fix?  Limit campaigns to only 6 weeks like in the UK, require bio-diesel travel or eco-travel, require eco-printing, require candidates to make donations to local green causes anywhere they have a rally.

3) Keep It Local, Son!  Simple reverse math....costs are lower for items that travel shorter distances.  Short shipping distances, lower use of gas for deliveries.  Even small businesses that get items from all over the world are ordering small shipments delviered on a hand truck, not some stinky Wal Mart 18 wheeler.  So, chain stores bad, local good.  For every $100 you spend locally, be it your locally owned co-op, farmers market, or small business, $45 is retained in the local community. Compare that to spending the same amount at a chain supermarket or regional store where only $13 stays at home. By keeping your dollars close to home, you help to ensure that your community remains financially independent and original. Check out Milwaukee Green Team and Our Milwaukee.

That's all I got,

Otis

This is where we be.  Do us a solid brah and be there too.  Flip cups at midnight.

You can vote for an old guy, a that guy or Zod: our Future President and Eternal Ruler.

http://www.zod2008.com/

Zod and His Cabinet

It's Annie's meeting of Elvis, John Lennon, Mick Jagger and Ghandi at once.  All in the Eagles Ballroom parking lot at 2am.  Amazing.

Annie + Zac Hanson

I know, dear reader, its been a while since my last post but things have been quiet shitty.  There is no other way to put it.  Everytime you turn on the TV, its economy and election crap and blah blah blah.  But today a glimmer of hope came over the wire.  The ship, as it were, has been righted.  At least for today.