Old-school Lakers rapping. Best. Ever.
Posted on June 6th, 2008 – 12:47 PMBy Michael Rand
Major man-hugs for passing this along. Kareem should stick to the sky hook. Rambis? Oh, man.
44 Responses to "Old-school Lakers rapping. Best. Ever."
man-hugs to Ramon, that is.
Wait, what? Are you asking us for major man-hugs?
Crap. I’ll see myself out.
James [redacted] Worthy… He’s a bad man. Channeling Barry White there. Kurt Rambis was better than Kareem.
That was awesome. Score one for the 80’s.
That looks almost as akward as the Super Bowl Shuffle.
Is it odd that Kareem was in zero of the group shots?
They could have at least super imposed Kareem into the shot like the Bears did with McMahon and Sweetness. They had awesome CGI back in the day.
Are we voting for a COW this week.
If not, then I vote for myself and get the one and only vote which would mean I win.
I’ll get you my 300 words by Tuesday.
jama, you could just do it like I did, and send Rand 300 words assuming that you won.
I’d like to exchange my man-hug for two spring rolls. If possible.
I’m trying to picture the face of the poor music producer who had to put that together -
“Hey you… yeah you… what’s your name?”
“Uh… Tom, sir.”
“Tom. You new around here?”
“Just started working as Second Engineer sir.”
“Not anymore Tom. You’re now a Producer.”
“I am sir? Wow. What’s my first project?”
“You a Lakers’ fan Tom?”
Vegetarian spring rolls please.
I like the gratification of being told I have won the COW. I generally throw a party for such occasions.*
*Really it just gives me a reason to drink myself to sleep.
Hey if Herschel Walker can throw a party by himself, who says you can’t?
Anyone mind a threadjack? No?? Sweet.
THREADJACK
What’s a good groomsman’s gift? I’ve gotten an etched beer mug for every wedding I’ve been in. Thought I’d try to branch out a little bit? Anyone have any thoughts? (All my real friends are in the wedding, so I can’t ask them.)
/threadjack
Another idea, if you just send Rand 300 words every day, you can pretty much guarantee yourself a guest post at least once a week (when Rand just “isn’t feeling it” - e.g. is getting his Pug all dressed up for the Pug Owners Viennese Ball)
(All my real friends are in the wedding, so I can’t ask them.)
Ouch.
But anyway, what’s the price ceiling on said groomsman’s gifts?
Ok, not all of them, just those that I would actually discuss such matters with normally. (yes, that’s it.)
Ceiling of about $35.
Whenever I get married* I decide on an overall theme, i.e. sports cars, hookers, fetish.com subscriptions, drugs, authentic jerseys, CD box sets, sports/concert/event ticket pairs, etc. …then I get individualized gifts based upon each groomsman’s personality.
*Commit-ment?
Maybe you can ask each groomsman’s mom to put together a small basket of suggestions.
Whoops. Way over the ceiling. Sorry, I may be of no help. I cannot recall buying a gift under $35 that didn’t involve Secret Santa or an apology to somebody for cancelling a date.
Video/board games. Many of those are still reasonably priced. Books. Magazine/laptop racks. Custom longsleeve t-shirts. I’m done.
I’ve gotten Flasks, a beer mug, a box of cigars, and a drink shaker thingy.
I do like Shifty’s way of thinking though. Have you thought of Call girls?
There’s a reason etched beer mugs (or flasks) make up 95% of groomsmen gifts. You might try to stop being a woman (overthinking the shopping aspect of things), and just go with what they will appreciate.
You could get them all Randball T-shirts ….. But not unless you are getting married sometime after the year 2010.
I’m predicting Rand has them ready by the Twins opener in the new stadium.
How about a rolling cooler with each guy’s favorite bottle of booze inside?
@ The Hootie: This is hilarious. I actually did a quick Google search for you and came across an idea from The Knot: “Look for something you wish you had, but could never picture buying for yourself. For example, when was the last time you purchased a velvet smoking jacket or a hand-carved pipe?”
I’m almost positive that was suggested unironically.
(Another idea: maybe some sweet grilling utensils?)
Don’t know that they’d appreciate the quality of callgirl that could be had for $35…
Maybe I’ll go crazy and do etched pilsner glasses instead of a mugs. Yeah, that’d be wild.
How about a year subscription to Randball.
Maybe a year subscription to the Star Tribune. God knows they need all the subscriptions they can get.
One of my buddies got us engraved can coolers… Those were pretty sweet. That or the velvet smoking jacket, for sure.
“…e.g. is getting his Pug all dressed up for the Pug Owners Viennese Ball)”
My COW vote has thus been cast.
One of the better weddings I was a part of, all the groomsmen got hockey jerseys from their colleges (ND, UofM, Wisc). Granted that was a smaller wedding party and the budget was higher but I thought that was pretty cool. Try to think of something you’d actually want.
That said, I was lame and gave the engraved beer mugs at my first wedding. I don’t think anyone had gotten one of those before at least. Of course, now that I’m divorced I wonder if any of the guys actually use those.
If the velvet smoking jacket comes with complimentary Playboy Bunnies, then it would be the best gift ever given. Hands down. Might even take first and second.
My next fantasy team? Pug Owners Viennese Ballers. Dave minnesota for COW.
Greetings from Grimes IA, aka inlawville, where I am attending OFAs and the IA fasola convention.
I’d use an engraved pint glass before an engraved beer mug.
That said, I’m going to repeat the mantra and say to get them something that you would want that you think you’d use/consume/enjoy.
Let’s see, what are some fun things?
- I was actually pretty cool with Brandon’s idea of the rolling cooler with their favorite alcohol inside (mine, for example, would have a 12 pack of Mackeson’s inside). I would be very happy with that, and since you gave it to everyone, you aren’t insinuating that any particular person is a drunk (even if some might be). I’d bet you could do that for about $40 a person. Some bottles of booze would just be bigger than others for the price.
- I got a Best Buy gift certificate for the wedding I was in. I don’t know any guy who won’t find something at Best Buy. Gift Certificates always seem lame though.
- Pocketknife. Useful. Dangerous. Likely to get lost somehow or taken away at the airport. I don’t know that anyone would argue with getting one, even if they already have one.
Maybe you can ask each groomsman’s mom to put together a small basket of suggestions.
MR gets my vote for COW.
Thanks for all the ideas. Best threadjack ever.
I’m actually digging the cooler/beer idea. It seems like most people give monogrammed stuffs, but there’s really no reason it has to be done. Brandon might have a winner there. (The hand carved pipe is full of win, but I fear the cost.)
The best I was able to find on my own was some semi-decent looking gym bags w/ their initials embroidered on them. Cool and useful or lame? (These could also come stocked with beer.)
When you want to say, “Dude, man” without actually saying it, I recommend the gift of meat.
Nice commentary today, kids.
Oh, and as noted on Monday, Clarence Swamptown COW FTW.
My husband once got a Vermont Teddy bear dressed as a golfer. Don’t. Do. That.
We did engraved flasks. If going that route, make sure you find one where the cap does not fully screw off, or it will surely fall into the toilet at Kinnick stadium while you’re trying to pour butterscotch schnapps into hot chocolate on a cold November day when your team is getting pantsed.
We gave everyone electric ice cream makers. But we were the last ones top get hitched, and they all had kids.
I gave mine all unique gifts. Oddly enough, booze figured heavily into every one of them.
Greetings from Hector, Minnesota, just 30 minutes from Bump’s Family Restaurant in Glencoe.
Dude - I was just in Glencoe last weekend. Partied like a rock star at the Happy Hour Inn.
Happy Hour Inn? Oh, you mean you partied like a has-been rock star. Even better!
Dave MN for COW. It’s been a while. At least it’s been a while since he was formally given the award, rather than assumed it was his. But agreed with Stu: You all turned in a very solid week. It’s getting tougher and tougher.
Well, that makes a weekend in the office a little easier to stare in the face. Off to Town Hall to celebrate!
1800 IPA, Milk Porter, and Haystack Summer Ale are now pouring as the Seasonals. All three are solid.
