Smokin' on Da Dro

Cheshire Cat and the Gang breathe deep on the stickiest of the icky.




Someone find who made this, and give them money.

Safe Holiday Travels America...

Newtown I-84 underpass 12.29.2008

Safe Travels from The Speakeasy

Just Kidding, its Homicide

Los Angeles County Coroner's Office on Wednesday officially ruled the Scott Ruffalo's death a homicide. They first arrested a few people that were involved, let them go upon their testimony of "It was just a game of Russian roulette". Then they flopped and now they say its a homicide. Someone prob watched The Deer Hunter and thought twice.

"Wait a second, so there's actually real bullets in the gun!? Holy Christ! Get County on the phone- we made a big mistake!

Seriously wtf. LA might actually have the most illogical system of law enforcement in the entire country. It falls just short of straight corruption. This is the most disturbing, next to every celebrity that managed to either crash their car (either high or intoxicated) and walk away with just a slap on the wrist. And we wonder why kids are so messed up these days...

Lee Baca, Head LA County Sheriff

Something to Look Foward to in 2009

The classic court victory pump II from Reebok is coming out in 2 new colorways in Spring 2009. Clothing to go with it. I'm looking foward to it.

In other news Cuba Gooding Jr's brother Omar Gooding who was in Disney's Smart guy and has a career in tv acting is now making the transformation into a rapper with the title "Big O". I know I'm excited. http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=124813918

Tuesday Night Free-For-All

Go Wild

Kyle Martin meets with Richard Gunn in NYC

Bill Murray: An Icon

The New York Post's Page Six printed an article the other day that was all about Bill Murray and his recent social habits which involve partying with MGMT and showing up to random college house parties. It featured 3 or 4 eyewitness accounts of Murray, who he talked to and what beer he drank. Personally, I think the article had no business being in The Post. The Post can poke and pry into A-rod and that 80's star on horse testosterone all they want but leave Bill Murray alone. They pretty much portrayed Murray as being a lonely, creepy, 58 year old loser who shows up at bars and talks to 20 year old girls.
Recently divorced from his second wife of 11 years and mother of his 4 sons, Jennifer Butler Murray, Murray in my opinion is one of the most intriguing, charismatic, and brilliant actors around. His deadpan style is by no means one dimensional( think Caddyshack then Lost in Translation) and his career transcends three decades. The fact that the star of Stripes, Ghost Busters, What About Bob, Groundhog Day, Rushmore, and Lost in Translation doesn't like the Hollywood spotlight but instead prefers the Holden Caulfield roam about NYC style of life is a triumph not to be exploited and ruined. So fuck the Post for proclaiming that "Bill seems to be going through his own unique midlife crisis", because he might just be a genuinely cool fucking dude who's a little out there looking for the company of some real people.

Gay Holiday Greetings from The Speakeasy

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

It seems these gay faceinahole and elfyourself things are all the rage nowadays. Anyway heres a little taste of how The Speakeasy gets down during the holiday season.

SCOTT RUFFALO KILLED HIMSELF

Mark Ruffalo's brother Scott, as we all have heard died of a gunshot wound to the head earlier yesterday. The two suspects now say that the wound was self afflicted in a game of russian roulette. Aaaaaaannnnnnnnnd the police bought it. Awful.
Scott obv never saw The Deer Hunter.



MAO

Blur Back Together

Blur, an immensely popular Brit rockband from the 90's that never enjoyed the commercial and international success of Oasis yet garnered respect from the Brit indie scene and are constantly cited as inspiration from Brit bands, have officially regrouped.  Since guitarist Graham Coxon left the band in 1999 Blur have only released one album in 2003, leaving lead singer Damon Albarn to venture into successful side projects such as the Gorillaz and The Good The Bad and The Queen.  It'll be interesting to see if they come out with any new material.  Their legacy as of now includes the stadium anthem "Song 2", as well as "Girls & Boys", "Country House", and "Beetlebum".  

Albarn, who has enjoyed great success from being the lead singer and songwriter for the Gorillaz, was the main reason why Coxon left Blur back in '99.  In recent interviews Albarn cited the reason for the breakup of Blur as being, " They all hate me." It seems the two have been able to bury the hatchet.  Having been involved with over 31 million album sales worldwide, Albarn has proved his musical ingenuity while Coxon has recorded a few solo albums.  As of now Blur have said they'll just be rehearsing with touring likely. If the band do end up going back into the studio and put new material out they should fit right in with the steady stream of Britpop coming over the Atlantic including The Artic Monkeys and The Kooks to name a few. I always liked Blur more than the dysfunctional Oasis who continue to re-record all of their songs and release them under new titles.  The hype is already building for Blur to headline Glastonbury '09 as there was a flood of controversy with Jay-Z being the headliner last year.  

Vinnie Jones Bar Fight Video

Vinnie Jones, your favorite British soccer player turned actor, was caught up in a bar fight in South Dakota this past week. According to witnesses, Jones was trying to play a game of pool at the bar in which some fat lard ass insulted him about his role in X-Men 3. Jones then proceeded to do what he does best, and beat the shit out of the fat guy from South Dakota. Vinnie walked away with a few scars, namely glass shards in his face from a bottle that was smashed on him during the altercation. Jones was charged with simple assault and got out on bail the next day after being treated at a local hospital. The fat guy got charged with aggravated assault, as well as being a stupid fucking idiot for trying to step to Vinnie Jones.

Bear Grylls Falls, Hell Freezes Over

Discovery Channel says Bear Grylls, rugged adventurer and star of its popular "Man vs. Wild" series, has been injured during an expedition in Antarctica.
A fall resulted in a shoulder injury to Grylls, who is en route back home to Britain for medical treatment and assessment of the injury's severity, according to Discovery.
He was not filming for Discovery, but instead was taking part in an independent expedition.

The 34-year-old Grylls has hosted "Man vs. Wild," on which he strands himself in remote locations to demonstrate survival techniques, since November 2006.
The former British Special Forces member recently published "Man vs. Wild: Survival Techniques for the Most Dangerous Places on Earth."

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

The 109th meeting of the two largest service academies in the city of brotherly love, Philadelphia. Navy crushed Army with a score of 34-0. The last blowout was in 1978. It was Navy's 7th straight win, and in doing so, qualified them for their sixth straight bowl game.

President Bush even attended with the Honorable Robert Gates, SECDEF. A crowd of 69,144 cheered on both the teams and honored the President with his last Army-Navy Game as President.




This SEAL actually stained the field with his smoke, left a huge red doodie stain after the smoke cleared.

Hornets flying above

Army helos (prob 60 feet above our heads)

Craziest thing I have ever seen

Did not see Paddy's Pub. s00 sad.

0H SNAP!!! FINALS WEEK!!!

Finals Week blows.

Invest in Red Bull, Coffee products, and Adderall because the next few weeks are going to be heavier than John Goodman in the sitcom Roseanne.

Prepare yourself.

India is falling apart

Coordinated terrorist attacks took place in several key residences in Mumbai, India's commercial capital over the weekend. Over 150 people were reported to have been killed. The above picture is the Taj Mahal Hotel where nearly a dozen terrorists held seige in the hotel for three days.

Terrorists used boats and other similar means for transportation to the sites.

India military officials say that the terrorists were part of a Pakastani terrorism group linked with the Pakastani intelligence called Lashkar-e-Taiba or "army of the pure".

Mohinder Suresh, plz save us-

h8 yall terrorists, Barry Obammy stop dem plz.

Thousands Attend Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting

An eight-ton, 72-foot Norway spruce lit up with sparkling holiday colors as thousands of onlookers packed into the streets surrounding the center's plaza, with its famed skating rink and gilded statue depicting Prometheus bringing fire to mankind.

Tony Bennett, Harry Connick Jr., Jamie Foxx and Beyonce were among the entertainers who performed for television audiences and the crowd surrounding the midtown Manhattan complex.
This year's tree is decorated with 30,000 energy-efficient LED lights on 5 miles of wire, topped with a massive crystal star.

While the first official lighting was in 1933, the first Rockefeller Center Christmas tree was put up two years earlier during the Depression by workers building the Art Deco complex.
In past years, the tree has been recycled after the holiday season in a variety of ways, including making toys for animals at the Bronx Zoo and being mulched for hiking trails.

Hasta La Victoria Siempre

This is the English-language version of the trailer for Che, Steven Soderbergh’s four-hour epic about Che Guevara. The film has two parts, The Guerilla and The Argentine, and will be released first in its entirety in New York and LA next week in order to qualify for the Oscars, and then in January it will be released separately as The Argentine and The Guerilla. Benicio Del Toro will undoubtably be astounding. I cannot wait.

Venison Dinner

As soon as the turkey and stuffing settled in, it was time for another time honored feast and tradition for real men of Sullivan County, the Iroquois Hunting and Fishing Clubs Venison Dinner. Two does and a small female bear were donated to feed the 65 hungry hunters. A feast comprising of homemade salad, soups, bread, sausage, jerky, roasts, burgers, meatloafs, and steaks were all on the table.

Inside view of the Clubhouse


A few bucks hanging in the freezer.


Trimming the meat for roasts and steaks


Steve checking the sausage.


Dean laying out the steaks.