Metal Lungies

Got this in the e-mail, straight hilarity.  Back this weekend, I’m clearing out my e-mail box so expect maybe like 32732 entries, tell the family.

The baby diapers is sitting in the back.

So that’s why everyone is going bonkers over this.

At the start of February I needed a small and affordable HDTV for my apartment  (because the ML HQ’s doesn’t need something fancy… in the shower). I saw a good price on a Vizio 20inch VX20L and bought it after seeing a few but positive comments on the internets. It looked fine out of the box when I first turned it on. Things looked even nicer after I tweaked the settings & colors. Then the problems started, first sometimes you would have to enter a channel twice for the tuner to get the signal (from cable), then it started randomly resetting it self. I was annoyed only to become furious when the TV started randomly freezing with about a 150 decibel squeal, which the first time it occurred had me reaching for my (non-existent) piece (and jumping up out of my chair). 

No worries though, Vizio would surely fix this, right? My first call to the non-toll-free number I was disconnected while being “transferred”. Then when I finally got through to some guy, I was told I would need a $500 hold on my credit card to get sent a replacement. I refused (I didn’t really have a trusting feeling of the company at this point) so I was told I would have to ship my TV in first to get a replacement. I was smitten, to get the process started I would have to be called back later in the day by someone! Some man called me back a few hours later to setup a box to be shipped out to me so I could send them my lemon. This was a 20 minute process, lengthened by me constantly having to yell “What??” because the guy was calling me from what seemed like a busy warehouse. In the end he said the box would arrive in about a week.

3 Weeks passed, no box, my ears ringing on the daily from that damn squeal. Needless to say, I was at rising blood pressure/rioting status when I called Vizio again, I talked to a guy, Jose (I think) he was nice and apologized for everything I’ve been through. He said it looked like I was entered into their system “wrong” or something and he would expedite me a box, he also provided a personal number to call him at if I had anymore issues. The box came in about a week, the next day came another box, then the day after than one more (too bad they weren’t with TVs), needless to say my UPS Lady was giving me suspicious looks. I shipped out the TV the day before I went off to Noise Pop (that feature is still coming, I swear!) to minimize a TV-less life. I got a new TV back about 3 weeks later, which hasn’t had any issues so far.

So you ask why I’m writing this now, well this e-mail reminded me of the whole ordeal:

(Yup, the Shipping Notification e-mail was sent about 3 weeks AFTER the actual ship date.)

Watch this thing break the day the warranty ends.

News segment of the year?

Hopefully he doesn’t miss too much of GTA IV, I hear it’s fantastic. In all seriousness, I don’t if I should laugh or cry, he’s trying to be “hard” but yet he still such a kid too.

So all it takes to take Kim Kardashian home is to grab her arm and say “Come Here Girl!”. I am so trying this next time I’m in Hollywood.

My main beef with Hip-Hop is its exclusivist nature (we get it…your shit is the real shit…no one cares).  So I am always happy to share a rapper that exposes himself to different influences.  Atmosphere has always been hit or miss for me, but this performance is worth checking out.  

Atmosphere performs at Current Studios 

In the same vein, Thao Nguyen recently opened for the Ying Yang Twins.  Thao talks about how the fans weren’t feeling it.  But I bet one of the poor souls who came to see the “rap” show was moved to check out Nguyen.  One can only hope.  

(thanks to lhb for the links)

Oliver Wang runs a stellar site called soul sides and he recently had an interview with Jeff Mao, one of the co-founders of the late Ego Trip Magazine.  Its a great read; Mao gives some insight into one of the most interesting and important magazines in Hip-Hop (we’ll just forget about Miss Rap Supreme). 

Four twenty is here again, breath easy my friends.  On this holiest of holy days, we pay respect to the fine gentleman who spread the gospel of the buddha day in and day out.  

Nas-Lifes a bitch and then ya die/thats why we get high/cause you never know when ya gonna go. 

Az- Life is a bitch, you do die, and you never know when you’re going to go. So why not get lifted once a week/day/hour or so?

Redman-I can do what the fuck I feel is real/blaze the pook with D don.

Devin the Dude-Twist a Philly, Zig-Zag, brown or wide/I don’t give a fuck just put some killer in side. 

Bone Thugs- We havin a celebration to stay high.  

People Under the Stairs-Locate a shady spot so we can circulate the stress/Mary Jane invades my brain now I can’t complain/ I’m sayin what else is there to do besides relax/ Let the problems in your mind become ancient artifacts.  

People tell me smoking makes you dumb.  I say most people are dumb to begin with; you decide what you make of your life, pothead or not.  But really with all the fear/violence/hate/lil wayne/selfishness in the world, passing a doobie to da left hand side may be the most productive thing any of us can do.  Stay up.

Devin the Dude-Doobie Ashtray

Bob Marley-Easy Skanking   

Never thought there would come a time when this site would be covering multiple cooking shows hosted by rappers. It’s been a while since the premiere, so let’s check in with Mr. Jazze Phizzle and see what he’s cooking.

Romance To Dance Chicken (with fruit roll-ups & peach rings):

Bologna Omelet:

Jazze’s got a frickin’ DJ on his cooking show! For my money, Coolio’s show is funnier and focuses more on actual cooking. But I’m still definitely checking this just to see what kind of dishes Phalon will come up with.

Is this rapper cooking show coverage excessive, ML readers?

We are busting out the kleenex box, cause this is the series finale. With this finale you realize that Coolio would be the best Hibachi chef ever.

Don’t snitch on Coolio’s dime bags of seasoning folks! Ground Beefah!!