Sure, they say every rose has its thorn, but the season premiere of Bret Michaels’  Rock of Love (his third televised search for a girlfriend) was reality show perfection. Mr. Michaels takes the show on the road this time, accommodating his harem of thrillingly scandalous near-ladies on a pair of tour buses, one pink, and one blue.
A few thoughts on the premiere:

 Well, well, well! Looks like the folks at Destination Downtown are finally offering some solutions to the parking debacle that surrounds a night of Downtown leisure. The new, weekly Friday night Downtown Playground promotion starts this Friday, January 9, and here’s what saying “Destination Downtown” will get us:

 

 Nebraska Cornhuskers one and all should head to Ham's this week (4530 St. Johns Ave.; (904) 381-6767) to revel in Big Red fever. Ham's and their 52 televisions (plus two big screens) has done a great job of hosting the Northeast Floridian Cornhusker Watch group this season, offering drink specials, good food, and cans of tomato juice to redden up the beer during Nebraska games.

Think back to those elementary school yard days, back to that one-in-a-million, rubberized "bonk" that sounds when tiny foot meets big, red kickball. Don' t you long to hear that sound again?

The TU's Tracy Dot Com and I bought $8 thrift store outfits to transform into Husker gear for the Gator Bowl. Check us out!

 

Happy Monday After Christmas. It's one of the most depressing days around, isn't it?

But, I have some cheer for you - photo highlights of my happy Christmas at Mom's house!

So, here I am after opening my favorite gift of the season:

That's a Pac-Man belt buckle, boy! Recognize that you don't always have to spend big bucks for your gift to make a big impression.

Things got pretty wild Saturday night, boy. While on an overnight in New Smyrna Beach, my crew headed out to the local Bingo night, where we slammed Pepsis and inhaled secondhand smoke until the wee hour of 10 p.m.! 

 C'mon, now. You've been wrapping your holiday presents the same ol' way since you were old enough to be trusted with scissors. Here's some suggestions from New York Magazine to get your creative wheel turning.

 

Tune in to 89.9 WJCT’s  Electro Lounge from 9 - 11 p.m. Christmas Eve for all your holiday music needs. During the first hour, I’ll join host David Luckin to spin our favorite seasonal tracks, which won’t include The Christmas Shoes, I assure you. But, there will be Gretsch guitars.  

'Tis the season to make this thing. 

Thanks to Capifano Bob W. for sending in a bacon-related item. I encourage others to remember this blog whenever you see an exciting bit about the granddaddy of the breakfast meats.