Red Baaaaand Time!

Hey gang - I'm still alive... More to come soon, but in the meantime, check this out:

The MASTER does it again...!

-El Capitán

T.J.-Who's Yo Mama?

Now's the time when things start to get good...

I'm entering my 8th year in a Fantasy Football league filled with 24 (!) players - most of whom I've either brought to the league, or become great friends with through the league... Today, we received our draft order (I'm stuck with 8th AGAIN) and our schedule (strategizing to take out B-Boy in Week 1!).

This, of course, got me reminiscing, and thinking about a commercial for NFL.com's Fantasy Football setup that forever changed Fantasy Draft Day:

"Championship!"

August 18th can't come soon enough!
(I feel like I said the exact same thing last year!)

-El Capitan

Big Weekend!

Scratch that... Huge, HUGE weekend ahead... Good times abound, indeed...

First, we start with Friday. Due to circumstances beyond my control, I will be working the complete day tomorrow. Mind you, as soon as 5:00 hits, I'm out... I'm stopping home to feed the child (a.k.a. Paris), and then I'm off with the Babylons (and anybody willing to join us) to see Clerks 2 AGAIN!

After the movie, I'll be heading to the usual Friday night destination, however, this time with a different agenda... Sunday is JKaye's birthday, and we'll be celebrating tomorrow night - big time! Anybody who wants to join us is MORE than welcome...

Next, I must wake up VERY early on Saturday morning, but it's for a good reason. Yours Truly is competing in the WAKA World Kickball Championship, right here in Miami!

That's right! If all goes as planned, by Monday, you may be reading the musings of a World Champion... I always wanted to be a World Champ at something! Here's a little blurb about our team in the Official Program from the tourney:


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Yes, "High Socks." Long story. Let's concentrate on the important part here:

8th Seed!

Much better than we expected!

To read the whole program, and get all the details, click here:


(It's a PDF file, so you'll need Adobe Acrobat or Apple Preview to open it...)

I hope many of you can make it down to Bicentennial Park in Miami to cheer on good 'ol UVL! We're in Game 1, on Field #1, which should start somewhere around 10:00 AM (So damn early! I know!)

That should last all day and night Saturday, and then we move to Sunday...

Sunday, I get to relax, and then help JKaye celebrate his real birthday, although on a much more subdued level...

All in all, I can't fucking wait! Like I said before: "Good times ahead, indeed..."

-El Capitan

"37? In a row?"

"I'm not even supposed to be here today!"
-Dante Hicks (Brian O'Halloran), Clerks

I'm so FUCKING excited that I'm practically jumping out of my skin!

This story started about two weeks ago, when I read a bulletin on MySpace posted by Tate's Comics:

Attn: Kevin Smith Fans! Secret Clerks 2 screening June 26th!

"Holy shit! Seriously?! I gotta get in on this!"

They've only got 20 seats - 10 winners, plus one guest each. I immediately got on the horn to the only person I know who is as big a View Askew mark as I am - David Babylon.

"Dude! Go check out Tate's! We can win passes to see Clerks 2 almost a month before that magical July 21 date!"

So, he and I both entered, hoping and dreaming that our short little missives would be read by the powers-that-be, and grant these passes to such geeks fanboys. Our entries had to be in by June 22, with the drawing on June 23.

June 23 came and went - no dice. No response. No word. "No ticket." Damn! Apparently we really weren't "supposed to be there that day."

Then, driving to work on Friday morning, I get a call. It's the Babylon ringtone (Metal Gear Solid, for those who don't know)... Only this time, it's not Señor - it's Mrs. Babylon!

"What are you doing on Monday night?" she asked.

"Well, I'm watching RAW with your husband like I do EVERY Monday."

"No, you're not."

"I'm not?"

"No, you're going to the movies."

"I am? What am I going to see?"

"You're going to see Clerks 2!"

"Are you fucking serious?!?!?"

At this point I started shaking! Tiffany, without Babylon or me knowing, also made an entry into the Tate's Contest.

She won!


(Scan by Babylon - Click To Enlarge)

And, in a generous, thoughtful, typical "Tiffany" fashion, she awarded the tickets to the two biggest geeks she knows - her husband and me.

I'd like to take this moment to thank Tiffany so greatly for being so generous, and presenting us with this opportunity.

This brings us to tonight - and the screening! I can't fucking wait!



And don't think this means I'm not taking the day off on July 21 - you know I'll be at the first showing of the day!

Click here to read Babylon's story - equally as compelling!

"Adventure, excitement - a Jedi craves not these things..."

-El Capitan

The 8-Minute Standing O

So, this past weekend, the little $27,000 flick that captured the hearts of everyone at Cannes and won the Palm d'Or, added a sequel to the View Askewniverse repertoire. Clerks II made it's worldwide debut at midnight on the second-to-last night of the Cannes Film Festival.

While the film didn't take home the Palm d'Or, the Grand Prix, or any of the other prestegious awards, it DID take something much more special: An 8-Minute Standing Ovation! Thankfully, the dilligent staff over at View Askew was there to capture the footage:



Gotta love the music!

I can't wait, as I think this will be SO much better than what some people are expecting... If this doesn't get you excited for July 21, I don't know what will...

"If things go right I might be showing her my O-face. You know: Oh. Ohhh."
- Drew (Greg Pitts), Office Space

-El Capitan