"Catching Waves"

SO during my week down the shore, I boggie boarded for the first time since I was around the age of 14.

The first day I went out I hit the beaches with my friend Justina (same one the previous post) and apperently its not like riding a bike.

First off we went to Whale Beach in Sea Isle, mainly because the waves are better there usually but also because people don't really go to that beach. Most people crowd the down town Sea Isle City beaches just off JFK, if you dont mind being a bit far from a bathroom or a place to eat than Whale Beach is pretty awesome. THey also dont hassle you at all for beach tags, and if you dont have them and have gone that far you might as well just drive an extra mile or two to Strathmere where they never ask for them.

The first day was a Monday after a stormy Sunday down the shore. Justina had the boogie boards so I figured why the hell not try it. The first day the waves were pretty crazy as result of the previous day of storms. I couldn't even stay on my board. Many times getting knocked off and not really riding at all.

There were many surfers and they were doing crazy things on their boards. Zipping up and down the wave, going parrell with the beach.
One time I had my back to the waves while watching this guy doing all kinds of moves on his board, even zig zagging around my capsized friend. While this happened a giant wave came up from behind me and knocked me right off my board. The safey wrist thing came undone and the board when zooming to the beach.

I darted after it yelling to Justina it was cool (they were actually her 9 yearold sisters boards so she was paranoid about us wrecking them) she at the time thought my running to the beach was shark related.

Various times I think I came close to death. Several times I realized the water I was in was way too deep for me to stand. Including one time when it took me about 5mins to paddle to standable land. I thought for a second I would be the big story on action news. But I didn't get sucked out or ride any waves.

The 2nd day I realized that I was doing something wrong as my friend was riding them to the beach like it was nothing. I did manage to ride a few but not that far before flipping off. The 3rd day my friend Rick came day he got quite a few laughes at us. But! I started actually riding the much smalled waves that time. That Friday (when both my firends were gone) I went to the beach and rented a board, and FINALLY was riding them pretty well to the beach.

Again on Friday the waves were dangerous. However, since I had to rent the board downtown I boarded on the crowded beach making me have to naviage through people standing there randomly and not crashing into other boarders(sea isle has assigned board beaches so many others were out there).

This time the waves were worse than Monday, or better I guess. THey would litterally crash over my head when I was only up to my waist in the water. A few times I was knocked off my feet and drug to shore by the board, because I wasnt in position.

One time when I think I was pretty airborne, a few times I got all the way to the sand. One of the best rides became a bit akward when I realized I run someone over. I flipped myself over to see what I hit. It was small boy who was clearly knocked under water by me and my board. THe kid was shaking his head and getting to his feet slowly.

"Sorry little man"
I offered him.
Then another huge wave crashed and hit us both. I really felt bad, but I didnt see him. I felt even worse when I saw the brace on his knee.

I went back out an hour later or so, and the waves were just insane. Just one after the other. My friend Justina wants us to learn to surf , actual surf next year. I am told it usually takes an entire summer to able to even stand up. So you have to look like a buffon and almost die several times before its actually fun. I am also certain I would likely die or break something if I tried it. Maybe next summer I will feel more dangerous. However, for now I will stick to the belly down, face foward position and taking kids out left and right like there is no tomorrow.

Eels - Last Stop This Town

"Stealing Abe"

So, I was down the shore all week. Which is always awesome. I honestly don't know how anyone could dislike the shore.

Anyway, I went out with my friend Justina Saturday night. We started out at a random bar in Somers point. I was pretty fired up, because I never went to those bars. We got there and I was ready to drink. We were meeting 3 of Justina's friends there. We waited in the parking lot of the one bar where one chick so we could all got to the actual bar we were going to spend the night at.

Justina and I waited while another girl in her car waited for the girl at the bar. Justina and I were parked in a way that appeared to block traffic in the parking lot as we waited. This went on for about what seemed like 10 Minutes and I just wanted to get a drink. It turned out she went out a different door and was on the other side of the bar waiting for us. So we all sat there waiting for each other in a parking lot. Odd misunderstanding, but nevertheless we were going to go a short distant down the road and drink!

We went to the next bar, and it was really cool. It had a nice deck bar. I was reaching for my money ready to get my first drink of my vacation. It wouldnt happen. One girl in the group freaked out. That she "didnt like the age of the crowd, it was too old.".

I scanned the bar and it looked like all 20 somethings to me. Certainly guys a lot younger than me. Granted EVERY shore bar you are going to get people their 40s and up drinking, because they are on vacation. Whatever, I didnt get my beer. Next thing I know we were going to drive to margate which is just south of AC and about 20 miles away. My friend Justina promised me she would drive me past Lucy the Elelphant (she did) to make up for the fact that it was a really odd situation.

When we got to the bar. The one girl lets call her Gina (because I dont remember her name) was ordering the drinks. At this point I was getting the brew shakes and wanted my beer. Gina got to the bar before anyone and started taking our orders. I ordered a miller lite and handeda 5 dollar bill to her. She started ordering the drinks and than refused to take my money.

Now I had just met Gina and certainly wasn't going to let her buy me a drink. I refused it once, than she insisted, I refused it 2nd time which is usually how it works. You refuse the offer twice and the offer is negiated. But at this point Gina's friend lets call her Lisa (dont remember her name either) was standing bettween me and Gina. During the 2nd decline Gina passed the 5 dollar bill back to me through her friend Lisa. Gina than faced the bar again to get more drinks, as she did this Lisa who had NOTHING to do with the money to beer transaction folded the 5-spot and put it in her pocket. Maybe in her mind that if the offer is refused the money is up for grabs to anyone?!? Tucker doesn't roll like that.

Now, at this point I am wondering what the hell am I supposed to do. Gina is going to think I was cheap and took the 5 bucks, and this girl randomly took my money. Not wanting to make a big deal about it I didnt say anything. I planned to tell Justina on the ride home so her friend wouldnt think I was cheap or a dickweed. I planned to tell her after she drove me by Lucy in order not to ruin it for the both of us.

However, she later at the bar told me she saw my 5 bucks get basically stolen from me. The odd thing was this bar had a much older crowd, was overly crowded and not at nice. The table next to us was filled with people that likely cashed their social security checks to go out drinking. So, I have no idea what the hell the issue was with the first nicer and closer bar.

LEsson for the day:
Girls are evil and nuts.

"Looks Who is Back!"

Well as promised I am back. You might have noticed that Tuckers World has been um non-existent for awhile.

It all started during the Flyers playoff run after having people over all the time for games, I would just watch the post game, clean up and go to bed. Its pretty easy to fall off the blogging wagon. After that it was pure laziness. I spent pretty much every weekend down the shore this summer so that doesn't help matters much either.

I dont even know where to start to blog about all the stuff that people blog about. During my vacation (sadly ending tonight) Bernie Mac and BIgfoot both died. Russia declared war on Georgia; I think they wanted their peaches or something. I am glad my friend didnt move down there, now thats its a war zone.

So, I am back, check out tuckers world while you should be working or doing something productive for society in general.

Tuckers World is back!

"The Internet Will Never Be the Same"

....well it will pretty much just be like it was two months ago. 08/17/08

08/17/08

Indy came back after a long layoff.
Rambo came back after a long layoff.
Rocky came back once after a long layoff


Is Tucker far behind?


08/17/08

"happy life day"

"Be back soon!"

For real fools

2008 NHL Eliminated Teams

Everyone wants to watch kick ass playoff videos...but what about the teams that DONT make it. Here is a loving music video dedicated to them. Oh yeah, and good luck with the whole retirement think mr. trevor linden.

Washington Capitals: The Hockey Song

I found this at the start of the season. Its basically a bunch of capitals fan singing a song about their team. Its very funny, and pretty fitting seeing as they take shots at Briere. Huet is their new #1 goalie, but it still works.

"FRIDAY"

Take your stinking...

"Spring is in the Air"

We have all the signs that spring is in the air in South Jersey

Its got from really not all that cold at all to hot

All that green stuff is on my car

The Flyers don't know who their # 1 goalie is

The Phillies lose their home opener

I have the urge to watch Ferris Bullers Day Off

I have the urge to not go to work and go to the beach instead

"Truckers"

Its all over the news, but unless they keep on striking more than one day its not a big deal. Despite the news channels all leading off with the story of truckers "shutting down". I actually was slow today and bored.

"Floating Head Doctor"

Here are all the floating head doctor gags from Scrubs in one easy to view video clip.

Tuckers World New Feature: Badly Dubbed Headmasters"

Its time for a new feature on Tuckers world. FOr all you nerds you know, that the final episodes of the Transformers were. The Headmasters. It was a 3part finale.

Somehow, Japan kept the series alive. However, either they never saw the movie or any of the post movie shows, because many dead people were alive again for no reason.

Someone recently "professionally" to sell to nerds like us. However the voice actors are comically bad.

Oh, and I think something might have happened with the translations. Or they were just high. This first clip is Soundwave vs Blaster. Sounds awesome right?

Well for some reason Blaster is called "Billy". I wont ruin it for you but one of the two transformers turns all gray by the end of the battle. Which if you watch the the show you know its never good!

"Make Tracks"

So, after the Flyers were wrecked by the Penguins. Coach John Stevens had all the Flyers lockers swapped around. This really confused the White and Black (we dont wear Orange anymore) when the returned home! The players were all use to who their stuff was next to. Everything was mixed up! This was in order to get players to talk to other guys they normally dont talk to.


Thats odd though. Do you think the guys just form friendships based on who has their locked next to them? Like Jeff Carter, still hadn't had a chance to meet Scott Hartnell or something?

Anyway, I came up with some other ideas John Stevens should try.


During a game, have the Sixers sitting in the locker room in there jerseys.

That way as each player reported to the locker room at the WATCH OVER YOU center, they would think they had the wrong night and the Sixers were supposed to play. Have all the Sixers say WHAAAA when the Flyers walk in. Also have Hip-Hop the Sixers mascot shrug each time someone walked in.

Since Mike Rathje refuses to retire and we still pay him millions of dollars to do nothing. HAVe him dress as a bear and try to tackle Riley Cote to the ice during a skating drill.

paint the bluelines red and the redlines blue.

Pretend Bonnie Lindros has bought the team. ALso, that she wants them to lose so they can move the team to FLorida when attendance drops to a certain level.

Bring back Andy Delmore

At the end of each game a player is "voted off". Each played writes a name down and casts a vote!

Everyone on the team will call Downie, Uppy, and Uppy, DOwnie

Bring back Andy Delmore

Coach Stevens will wheel a tv into the locker room after a game, and tell them they are watching Slap Shot. But he will put on Slap shot 2. AT the locker room door have. Bob "The Hound" Kelly and Dave "brownie" Brown stand there to kick the crap out of anyone who left. I bet Brown could kick the crap out of some of our players still actually. Even though his neice sucks at board games. Than again when you play against the dream team of Jay and myself, you have no shot.

Tell JIm Dowd, Foppa is coming back.

play the Hartford defeat song everytime Kappy steps on the ice.

Anyone else got some ideas?!?

NOte to readers: I could not think of a good title for this blog entry. So I picked a random Transformers epsiode title

"11 Days"

Okay not quite yet. But I will be unable to blog for a few days. Forget all the negative pre-season stuff. Thats just NEGADELPHIA as the G-man would say.

"America's Sweatheart"

America is crazy about Alexandra Dupre !

"Videos"

Might have noticed a lot of videos posted at once. YOUTUBE was saying the video was sent many times. But it wasnt showing up. Apperently, they all showed up today. I deleted some cause it was too much. Below you will see a Weezer video starring the hottest hockey fan ever, A caddyshack clip and a video from the under rated band the 88. Where else can you get all this free stuff? Some good tunes and movie clips?

weezer - perfect situation

The 88 - Hide Another Mistake video

Here is a video from another band that How I Met Your Mother introduced me to. I guess this would be the most popular song.

Kind of like Weezer meets Ben Folds if I had to pin down their sound.

All I know as this hour thing messes me up I have no desire to go to bed. Its almost midnight. Which is really only 11pm, so thats not so bad right?

Despite the fact it looks like its the 80s, they are a current band.

"So, what ?!? So Let's Dance!!!"

classic Caddyshack clip. Ted Knight was robbed by the Oscars.

"Walk This Way"

Okay, so a recent study came out with the top 15 walkable cities. I guess it really means where its a fun place to walk around. You know easy to walk around and places to see and things to do.

# 1 is Cambridge where my friend lives. Its just right outside of Boston. Let me tell you its an awesome town. It's almost as cool as Boston. Just no reason to even have a car if you work near by. The trains take you right into bean town.


The rest of the list was pretty much weird. 3 Cities from Wisconsin. Really? I guess the few months where is isn't 5 degrees.

Also in the top TEN is Trenton, NJ... WHAt?!?!? I have been to Trenton a few times. But let me tell you, most of the town is a place you would want to RUN. Even my friend who grew up there said, yeah its nice to walk till night falls.


I would like to know how they came about this study. Did people actually just hoof it around cities of America? Or did they randomly poll people on the streets and ask them where they like to walk when it comes to a city? How do I get this job?

Here is the list. But Trenton? Really? Oh yeah Philly was #15. Okay Philly has its problems but what the hell are you going to do in Trenton? At least in Philly you can lick the liberty bell and get your picture taken with Ben Franklin.

What about STratford? YOu can get porn, chinese food, water ice, and hit up a diner if you dont get run over on the White Horse PIke.

"Famous Scientologists"

Here is a list of all the famous sceintologists. Also, I wanted to link my readers to Ben's blog. Many of my readers also read Drew's blog. However Drew accepted a ton of money from the Republican party in exchange for his silence.

Lostprophets (roof tops)

Um, the original link to this video is broken. Here is it again.

"26 Days"

Ok, ok its only 10:38 so its really still 27 days. But by the time you read this its 26 days.

"Shadow of a Dowd"

Here is a a great article on Flyers energy line player Jim "JD" Dowd. Jimmy born in the garden state talks about his days as a kid going to Devils games when they first came to New Jersey. The article also traces Dowd's over coming the odds and actually making the team, and having to live in fear that Peter Forsberg was going to end his NHL days.

Hot/Crazy Scale

In honor of the return of HOw I Met Your Mother on St. Paddy's day. I am posting Barney's hot crazy scale theory. Don't have to be a fan to enjoy the video.

"Turkelton"

Network tv shows that air on networks and are produced by companies that own rival networks are usually pretty screwed. Scrubs is made by touchtone who owns ABC, and airs on NBC. NBC doesn't get squat for returns or DVDS. So they always screw SCrubs. Now they are refusing to order any new shows,which would mean we will never get a finale of SCrubs. There are a few pre-strike shows left and will start airing in April. NBC is determined to screw Scrubs and their fans till the end. However, a rumor has surfaced that ABC will order 18 shows for next year, as long as they sign the cast up for an 8th an final season (this would be like the third final season for Scrubs) it is coming back next fall. Kind of thought it was time to bow out, but if this is the only way Scrubs can get a true ending. Than I am all for it.

"No Country For Old Men"

Ralph Nader is running for the white house again. Mostly out of spite to the deomcrats this time. With him and John Mccain running we got two guys well into their 70's running. REally what are the republicans thinking? Most the core part think he is too much of a pinko. Not to mention he is running up against Obama. I have never seen anything like Obama since I was old enough to vote. The lines to see him speak are like the lines at a Hanna Montana concert. He is young and many ladies say he is quite handsome. Like it or not that gets you votes in the tv age. Did you know we haven't had a bald president since people starting watching their candiates on tv all the time? This country is looking for someone young and refershing and the democrats have just that.

"They Say It's Your Birthday"

I HAD to post this because Friday Feb 29th is Simon Gagne's birthday. He doesn't get one for another four years. I just wanted to wish him a happy birthday. Now rest up and get the room to stop spinning Gags, we need you back next season. Also, readers if you do a google image for "GAGS" you might want to have your safety search on some really wierd stuff comes up! Maybe the guys will take Simon to Mainstreet for his b-day.

"It Ends Tonight"

I feel like the Flyers won a playoff series. It was merely a game. But thank god, they ended a 10 game skid.

In Rocky like fashion too. All hope was lost down 3-0. Than finally two goals to answer back.

The rest of the game we kept hanging on to each other. Finally Danny Briere stuck it to his old team. By winning a game and actually earning his paycheck in the shootout! Wow!

On top of that we got a 55 point scorer for Alexander Picard. Pic is was good player for the Phantoms, and deserves a shot at the NHL.

Vinny Prospal the former Flyer comes back. We need all the help we can get up front. Imagine Richie feeding him the puck when he returns.

Everyone has to hold the fort down till we get more players. We might not be done, the trade deadline is 3pm tomorrow.

I posted a video All American Rejects, "It ends tonight". Hopefully the darkness turns to goal lights. The lyrics are pretty in tone with what the team most be feeling.

"Who Owns the Chiefs"

JR's top 10

Here is some great off ice JR moments. HIm acting on HACK, hugging Ed Snider, cussing out refs, singing to Tony Amonte, cussing out Hitch, and trash talking.

"Home Coming Night"

"When a Shark Stops Swimming, it dies, Mr. Mulder...."

Damn...I miss JR and his antic. Miss the 110% he gave each day. They dont make them like him anymore. I really will cheer for San Jose once Philly's quest for the Cup ends. I am going to the game tomorrow, and I cant wait. Although, it will be sad to see him live likely for the last time. Thanks for getting us to the Eastern Conference finals with that OT goal JR! rock on!

" I Am on the Way GUys!"

24 hours and for about the 5th or 6th time, Peter Forsberg has "unretired". For some reason he seems to think in the next 7days he might feel 100% again. Is he packing to touch down in PHilly again? Packing all this Flyers gear?

Who knows by the time you read this, I bet he retires again. Wait, I just got a google news alert. Foppa is offically hanging it up. Wow, breaking news as I am writing this so if you are reading it just as I posted it, you are learning here. Ignore the story you saw on the news tonight or what you heard the guys say during the game. Foppa is NOT coming back this season. Maybe, next season?

ACtually, it has just been made offical that PEter Forsberg is not going to make up his mind just yet. He thinks he might still be able to play for an NHL team. Many teams are stil in the running to get him. Including PHilly.

It turns out that PHilly will have to seek another way to end the 8-game skid, because Peter Forsberg has made it public that he WILL NOT come back. He is not confident about this healthy. He doesn't want to come back and let people down. I can understand and respect that. Hats off Peter the Great.

Get those Forsberg jerseys out of the closet. PEter is coming back to the NHL, and its very likely he will be a Flyer again. This gels with the rumor of Jason Smith being traded. That way Foppa can have his 21 back.

Bad News Flyers fan Peter Forsberg will NOT be returning to the NHL....

THIS JUST IN.....FORSBERG IS COMING BACK!

"Robot Jon"

So, under the last post. I got a random comment about how 9/11 never happened. It appeared to be some sort of robot spam. I had fun with the comment asking if he was indeed Charlie Sheen (if you dont get that google Charlie Sheen and 9/11).

I got a post this afternoon that I approved that appeared to be from "Jon". It said "check this out" and had a link. I clicked on the link and some sort of spam of anti-virus came shooting up. One of those deals where it said that my computer had been "infected" which basically crashed my computer. I doubt Mosco would have spelled his own name wrong, so I assume that was "Robot Jon".

In order to prevent my readers from "checking out the link" I deleted the post from "jon. He left an IM that said he signed up for a thing that tells him when I post. Apperently you can do that? So, I dont know if that was related to Robot Jon.

At any rate, I don't normally like to delete posts, and thats why I did. So, if some reason John wanted all have our computers tell us that it was infected by a virus I am sorry I deleted it. Also, I guess if you want to talk about how 9/11 didn't happened in response to my Peter Forsberg posts, I guess thats cool.

ps

Looking forward to the new epsiodes of TWo and HAlf Men, Mr. Sheen and thanks for reading.

"Foppa Drama Peters OUt"

Dark clouds have formed over the WATCH OVER YOU center. The hockey gods have knocked us from trying to over take the Sens to the brink of non-playoff team land. Hatch, Luppy, and Downie are all hurt. Gag's hockey playing days could be over all together. Its really unreal, 7 straight losses and a total tailspin. Its gut check time. If Briere doesn't score this week, he will officallybecome the most hated athlete in Philly. Meanwhile across the Globe, Foppa has said that he will not play this season. All that hype and drama for nothing. At least the big names should start getting traded now, that Forsberg has taken his damaged non-fitting skate out of the mix. Here is a recent picture of Foppa who apperently chopped his trademark floppy hair. HE is seen with his miserable looking girlfriend. Perhaps she drafted him in her fantasy league or something? If the Flyers lose to the Senators tomorrow........

"Two BIG Reasons to Smile"

Pitchers and Catchers reported today! Go Phils! What did you think I ment?!?

"Benson"

Phils signed Benson....

"Show Me the Way to Go Home"

I spent most my Sunday asleep in order to shake a cold, ran too late to pick up a paper today, and didnt surf the net at work at all. So, I was in the dark to anything going on in the world for nearly 24 hours.

That is why it was such a surprise when talking to my friend Ed on the way home today, that he basically casually refered to the death of Roy Scheider. I had no idea. Followed by Dan's email bewildered why there wasn't any post about it. I knew it wouldnt be a simple picture post...

Now anyone that knows me, knows my favorate movie off all time is Jaws. One of the main reasons for that was because of the performanc of Roy Scheider, of Cheif Martin Brody. I don't know if it was the fact it was first non-kiddie movie I was able to watch with out my parents watchful eye (although the first time I watched it with them, I had to cover my eyes a few time or I'd get in trouble). Or, perhaps Schedier's character has some simliar qualites to my father.

"Jaws" was the movie that started it all basically. The movie that sent me down a path of a life long obession with the movies. How they were made, learn actors other movies that were in movies I loved, and take note of different actor's techniques. Scheider, an actor whose performance made me intrested more in actors who are committed to having their characters come across as real people. The best actors, are the ones that make you forget they are acting, and in his prime Roy did that.

My Fav. Movies of Roy's

Scheider's most famous pre-Jaws movie, was "The French Connection" where he played Gene Hackeman's sidekick in the movie about the obessive persuit of a scumbag druglord. Scheider (a jersey boy like me) was perfect as the no-nosense partner, that in some regards kept his partner in check. Despite his roughness, you could tell (because it was played subtley by Schieder) that he would a brother like bond with Hackman's character.

It was the acting of Jaws, that made it much more than just a "monster movie". Cheif brody was flawed for a hero. He feared water, so it going out on a boat wasn't his idea of fun, he drank too much, was neortic as he was tough, and Scheider nailed each aspect of this. Examples include the way he played the scene as Quint and Hooper compare injuries. He lifts his shirt to expose what looks like an appendex scar. He wanted to fit in, and relate a story. He realizes it doesn't compare to their and simply drops the shirt back without saying a word. Other scenes, as his reaction to a grief stricken mother who lost her son in shark attack. Also, the often overlooked scene with his son at the dinner table, where Schedier offers no lines till the end, but right there you realize how important his kids are to him, and what kind of father he is. Few actors could have made that scene work so well, without seeming force. It makes the line on the boat with hooper later, about moving away to NYC to a place where their no murders in 20 years more meaningful.

Also, who could forget his line "Were are going to need a bigger boat"

Scheider, was the only one of the big three that returned to Jaws2. The movie was weak compared the original, but I still consider it to be good film. The main reason is the performance of Scheider. Some scenes are hard to watch, because he is so good. Everyone thinks he is suffering from some sort of post tramatic syndrome from the events of the first film, when he insists another shark is lurking about. AT one point they let him stand in a guard tower and overlook the waters to protect the people of the shore resort. He thinks, he sees a shark heading towards the bathers. He runs down, and onto the beach firing his gun and screaming. It turns out its just a school of bluefish, and if anything he put people in a panic and in harm. The reaction on his face says a lot, as people behind him are yelling thats its just bluefish. He has to turn and face the crowd and let him know "its okay you can go back" seeing the tough non-sense Brody have to accept he was wrong and may have just lost all crediblity borders on the heart breaking.

Following those scenes we see Brody (in a trade make Scheider rant scene) berat the city council that he still thinks he is right despite, being wrong in one instant. That many people are still in danger. But its too late, he is done for, and fired. Powerless to do anything this time, he gets hammered and returns home. He slumps drunkenly into his wife on the coach, and we see Schedier expose Brodys insecurities again. These scenes stayed longer with me than most of the shark sequences.

Despite his acclaim in "All the Jazz", that movie just was never my cup of tea. To each their own, but I know many people that adore that movie, and think that was his best role. Sadly, Roy was more of an actor ideal for the 70s movies than the 80's. Although, I really think 2010, is really overlooked, and stands up today (despite all the cold war stuff) as a descent Sci-Fi movie after all these years. Don't compare it to 2001, and just enjoy his performance in that. Through out the 80's he starred in "The Men's Club" (haven't seen it yet), but more famously, action movies like "Blue Thunder" (known as that movie he did with all the helicopters), and "52-pick up". A lowpoint came in the awful, Kirk Cameron drama "Listen to Me"

Sadly, it seemed Roy loved sunbathing which likely resulted in his skin cancer hurt his chances of movie rolls too. If you see behind the scenes of Jaws most of the time he is sun bathing. Even in one shot on the boat he randomly has his shirt off. His first scene of JAws 2, he almost looks ethnic he is so tan. I always wondered if thats what made him age poorly later in life. His skin tough, and leather looking likely prevented him from getting leading man roles in the later 80s.

Roy, went back to the water and on to the small screen in the short lived Sea-Quest. Their are rumors that he hated the silly direction the show went into in the 2nd season, and wasnt happy. He eventually left the show.

The of the 90s Roy, was pushed by the new age action heroes into the straight to video bin. With movies like Plato's Run and entire dracula movies where he played a preist. He would occasionally resurface in small parts in theater released movies. He played a good, but real small role in "The Rainmaker" and early role for Matt Damon, and most recently "The Punisher". According to IMDB, he still has some movies yet to be released.

In JAws he utters the line, ..."but in Amity one man can make a difference..." in movies one actors role can make a difference. A difference that stuffs my shelves with movies, and embarked me on a journey of watching countless movies over the years. Some, many times over and again like JAws, the film I love above all others. Few things in life give me as much joy as sitting in the dark, gazing at my big screen with my DVD player spinning a new discovery for me or something from my collection to revisit again and again.

Thanks Roy! Hope found you way home, now im going to post this blog and shut the computer down.......because I am tired and I want to go to bed....

":*("

more to come.......

"Roenick Rocks"

JR will be returning to Philly for the last time in less than two weeks. Unless of course Philly and San Jose face off in the finals. Most people thought that was no shot of this ever happening. Roenick a fan fav while in Philly, was ousted the season after the lockout to make room for Peter Forsberg. While the Flyers had huge problems (out in the first round, and worst season ever during the Foppa era) JR had it worse. Fans and teamates turned on JR in LA, and so did the coach, he was pissed his body wasn't what it was. It didn't help that he came to training camp out of shape. The year after that he returned to PHoenix, where he played before Philly. Things got worse there, and he became a joke. ESPN.com had article slamming his poor play, and his fall out with "The Great One". All Flyers fans and JR fans should read this article though. How Roenick has turned it around after hitting rock bottom. Now a member of the Sharks, JR has a new lease on life. Although, he wont win any scoring race (he is one point shy of 20), he does have 5 game winning goals, and is making the best of what is likely his final cup run. Can't wait to welcome JR back to philly in a few weeks, price and I will be at the game!

"Terminus Dead?"

Drew's blog seems to be gone. Either he has a girlfriend and has better things to do with his time now or he is dead. I text messaged him when I saw his blog was down, but got no response. People want to know what he thinks of Super Tuesday. He must be dead. Maybe Bush had him shut down or something.

I plan to stand outside his window with a boom box playing "In Your Eyes" till he starts blogging again. Drew, how could you ever leave us like this?

FOPPA BACK TO PHILLY?!?!

PEter Forsberg could be coming back to Philly, which would make Gags happy to have his man crush back.

Soon, we will know if you can take the Jersey out of the closet and put on your orange and black crocs.

"obama Mania!"

"Whacky Players"

Looks like OVECHKIN got Crosby again!

dr katz

Found this clip and have been laughing about it for about 10 mins now. I am netflixing Dr. Katz right now. The entire series is now out on DVD. I loved this show, I wish Comedy Central was still good. The late 90s-early zeros were a golden age in comedy on tv.

"Our James Dean?"

People are already comparing him to River Pheonix and James Dean. Dying at the young age of 28, he is likely to become a legend now. Do a google image of his name to see some cool Joker pictures, but of course now the movie will have a dark cloud around it. Don't know all the details of his death, but I am cutting and pasting something from IMBD. I wonder if they will take it down sometime soon, so I am posting it.
The Joker's character is based on his first two appearances in the comic books, as well as his portrayal in the graphic novel "The Killing Joke." To prepare for the role, Heath Ledger lived alone in a hotel room for a month researching the character and developing his performance, which he claims is based upon Sid Vicious and the character of Alex in A Clockwork Orange (1971). Ledger found the role extremely difficult, and suffered insomnia as a result.

"4 Pete's Sake"

Hey, I am back and likely to be blogging a lot again. I was going to write about why I think we should just let Forsberg stay over in Sweden, but someone else wrote a really good article about it. Seriously, Gags is all grown up and no longer needs him. Check out this article.

"Damnit Hatcher"

This is from Saturday's game if you missed it.


Okay first off this about as fast as I have seen Hatcher skate since we got him. Hatch apperently had a beef with Steen on the leafs. So, he goes to level him.

Steen sort of senses the large man gunning for him and sort of ducks.

On the other side of Steen is Joffrey Lupul. No, it could not have been Rote, or better yet Fitzpatrick it is the player who played the best hockey in December.

Luppy didn't see it coming and his helmet pops off and he cracks his melon on the ice. After that Hatch lands on him.

Luppy seemed to think he was on Mars after that and messed up his spin and has a "minor concussion" of course so did Gagne and he has missed about 25 straight games now.

Its very unlikely that Lupul
will return to pre-injury form. On top of that Kappy got his face messed up.
So,
No Uppy
No Kappy
No Gator

No Gags

No Rathje because he flat out refuses to retire, and is still on our roster.
and No Luupy.

I am glad they won on Saturday though, they have to keep it up and hold the fort down till the others get back.

"Game Over"

I never had a video game system growing up, so I was always a bit behind the times with video games. Many years after it was new the kid I grew up with that lived across the street broke out his old Nintendo game system. One game we played over and over again was RBI 3. One of the best baseball games ever made.

Many years later when Duke had the Central headquarters in Hi-nella that was all used as a meeting place, Jay knocked the dust of his old Nintendo and brought it over. He brought it over with many other games. I was excited to play those games, because I prefer them over the beat the hooker and smash up car games they would usually play.

I was so fired up that I went to gamestop and picked up RBI 3 and Superman. Superman, I picked up because I thought it was the arcade game I played in the town bowling alley many years ago. It wasn't. Actually, the game was pretty awful. It was huge effort to make SUperman fly. In fact I mostly ran around as Clark Kent which is kind of lame. PLus peoples punches hurt me which makes no sense being the man of steal and all.

RBI 3, on the other hand was awesome. I brought it over there and we had a blast playing it. Jay would get mad and toss it across the room, which was always funny. I loved it.

I figure since I didn't have the game system I would leave both games there for all to play. That that did I am pretty sure.

One day I realized they were gone. I had no idea what happened to them. This was upsetting because my girlfriend at the time gave me her Nintendo from back in the day. That game system I even brought with me when I moved out of my parents. It sad it my closet all this time here at my apartment. Waiting and hoping the games would return to the rightful owner.

I figure it was some sort of conspiracy against me. Mosco had just been in town and when he left it was around the time the games vanished. I accused him for taking them with him. Thinking the joke would end when I he game back in town again. Everyone after awhile kept saying it was not Mosco. So, I began to suspect Duke's cleaning lady. Yes, I realize the odds of her ONLY stealing my two games were pretty slim. NOt to mention, unlikely that a cleaning lady would have a use for two, twenty year old video games.

However, where the hell us could they go? Their whereabouts haunted me for years. I wanted to find the truth. Everyone said they had no idea what happened. Then eventually some hints were dropped that people did actually know the location of the games. As recently as this summer I had asked Duke about the games. He said he didn't know. But they likely were never coming back. I swore it was john. All these years. Teasing me. Having the games on the west coast, and perhaps knocking the ball out of the park when ever he pleased. Having his friends come over and have RBI 3 tournaments.

This past Christmas eve, my quest came to a close. At least I was told a version of the story what happened to RBI 3 and SUperman. When I did I was shocked, and felt almost empty knowing neither game would ever find their way back to my hands. Apparently, when Duke moved he nonchalantly tossed them in the trash. No care in the world. No remorse. No warning. No reason at all. Perhaps hatred toward everything pure and fair in the world was the reason? To remove a piece of my soul? To send me on endless quest?

It was revealed to me (likely cause duke moved to Flordia for ever and ever) that Duke had thrown them in the dumpster. Apparently, everyone knew this for years. Even former Flyer Dave Brown's niece knew before me, and I had just met that night. She was even laughing about it. So, there it is. You see Jenna's co-workers mother's/friends/cousin's former roomate was Dave Brown which some how makes him Uncle Brownie to her. RBI and Superman were taken from my life, as quickly as they arrived. My Nintendo sits in the closet with no use at all. I can only hope that karma comes back to haunt DUke one day and two things that he has end up in the garbage. PErhaps someone picked it out of the dump and are lofting homers into the cheering stands RBI 3 style.

"Iowa by the Numbers"

They held up ears of corn. They went to peoples house and had coffee and some other people from another house talked about the candidates. Than there was a Talent show, followed by each candidate doing a turn on the catwalk. Here is what you were waiting for. The results!


Obama 75 points

Edwards 43 points

Clinton 25 points



Rudy 45 points

McCaine 53 points.

Huckabee 72 points.

The Guy WHo Played Benson 20 points

"01/01/08"

Today is a new day, a new year. Forget how ugly things could get in an election year, gas prices, war, etc....today or at least for the next 3mins 18secs.

Enjoy watching Kermit singing in a swamp. Singing all full of hope.

"I will be with Dreeeeeew Again"

I recall listening to this song about 10 times on the way to Drews in New Brunsick one year. Also, that whatever year it was, after I had missed the ball drop the year before. I was paranoid somehow I would miss it again. My friends got joy out of me fear and wanted to thwart me seeing it again that year too by picking me up and putting me on Drew's porch so I could not watch the ball drop.

This is a live performance of U2's New Years Day. Friggin' awesome U2 rocks. This is from some random concert in the windy city. Can't be New Years for me unless I hear this song and watch "The Hudsucker Proxy".

"The Gift"

This has become a yearly thing for Tucker's World. To be honest I don't even recall how many years I have posted this. But people expect it now, and its kind of nice to have a yearly Christmas post. Just to answer the questions before they are asked, although its not a true story, its based on some events that happened when I was kid. Enjoy it, and happy holidays to everyone. Hope Santa hooked you up!



Some time around the first week of the year. I took a second look at one of our traditional Christmas decorations; it was a complete and total eyesore. It was a gift some old lady gave my mother 10 years ago for Christmas and I guess she felt obligated to put it on the tree each year. It was a gaudy looking knitted cat. It was one the most hideous things I have ever laid my eyes on.They say its thought that counts well it’s the thought that angers me when I see it every year.

That same Christmas like every year an epidemic spread through the grade school. This year it was in the form of Sega, the newest video game system. Over greasy square pizza, pale yellow peas, and flavorless mashed potatoes shaped like an ice cream scoop, I would hear all the kids discuss the latest video games. I would try my best to stay absent from the conversation. I wouldn’t know what to say when they would ask me if I had gotten past the castle board yet.

One day went I went home I sat my father down and tried to tell him how I would benefit from having a Sega game system of my very own. I told him it would give me better hand eye coordination and against the popular notion it made kids zombies, I told him it acutally made them think and make quick decisions. He went on and on about how when he was a kid he would just use his imagination to have fun, and how kids today are spoiled

. I think that conversation is had all over America in every family at one point and time. I used to think that my parents and all the other parents would go to secret meetings at night or when all their kids were in school and discuss stuff like this. I pictured a man with a gavel leading the meeting and hammering home the idea of telling children why they are spoiled and to shove vegetables down their throats. One time I actually searched my mother’s purse for a pamphlet when they got home late the night before. That Christmas I was hoping for a miracle.

I rushed down the steps that morning and studied each mystery. I did the shake test, the weight test and the hold them up to the sunlight test. As I tore, open each one my chances of getting the coveted Sega was getting slimmer and slimmer. All kinds of flashes were going off from my mother’s camera capturing images of me, and my reactions to each present.Later that day my family and I went to my aunt and uncle’s for dinner. I was in a miserable mood the whole time.

The only bright spot was that my cousin Robby who was about my age was there. And guess what he got for Christmas? Of course the very same Sega system. He told me he got it weeks before Christmas even came. Robby and I were always highly competitive. So while the sweet smell of the pending ham dinner dissipated through the air we settled down in front of the television. With all those weeks of practice, he had on me he humiliated me. I think he set a record for goals scored in a hockey game, shot my plane down about a dozen times, and beat me all over the wrestling ring.

I went home feeling worse than I did when I realized I wasn’t getting the Sega. On the ride home my father tried to reach out to me. But I just pushed him away. The image of my wrestler I was controlling laying on the floor after about 30 seconds was burning in my mind. I sat in fit of rage in the back seat as my parents were in the front. My father turned the radio down. He told me that maybe one day I would get one. But I didn’t hear it. I wanted to tell him how Robby’s parents weren’t any richer than we, that I was the only kid that didn’t have a Sega. But all that came out at the top of my tiny lungs was I HATE YOU! And instead of saying anything after that. I just repeated I HATE YOU!

Because he was driving of course he had his back to me. But we passed a street light that light up the rear view window and I glimpse of his face. Suddenly I didn’t want to yell anymore. I did not apologize either, in fact no one said anything. The car just hummed along the rest of the ride.About two months later I got a Sega for my birthday. It funny the minute I unwrapped the gift and realized what it was, I almost had to fake excitement. Sure I spend many a night in the glow of my television going to far off lands and winning championships, but I could never take those words back. At least in a video game you are blessed with more than one life. At the time I meant the words that came out of my mouth. I hated my father as much as I hate that stupid knit cat now.

One time after coming home from a fishing trip with my father after many years of those words keeping me up at night, it figured it was time to apologize. However my mouth froze, I never did. I like to think that my father knew what I was thinking. Like I said they say it’s the thought that counts.I put the rest of the ornaments in a box, and I carried them basement. I placed them in a closet we hardly used. It was full of dust and mildew. I rested the box right on top of the Sega.

"My Scrubs Christmas"

Well SCrubs may have been cancelled before they final show was shot due to the writers strike. But, we still have the memories.

A few years ago, I am not sure how this came about but the cast did voices for a Charlie Brown Christmas.

The conversations are in the character of Scrubs (JD is Charlie Brown etc), but to the actual Charlie Brown Christmas.

A good laugh, even if you are not a big Scrubs fan. A must watch for all Scrubs fans.

"Winter Joke"

"Patrick Swayze Christmas"

Please enjoy the heart warming song "Let's have a Patrick Swayze Christmas" sung by Joel Robinson, Crow T. Robot and Tom Servo.

"Chances of Departure 100%"

John BOlarias the skirt chasing weatherman who miscalled the storm of the century that never happened is returning to the Philly media scene. This time he will be show up on FOX 29.


What sucks is this means the best weatherman by far Rob Guarino has lost his job. For years I have read his webpage on the FOX PHILADELPHIA website. He is right way more than you would ever expect a weatherman to be. If you are weather nerd like me it usually a good read.

I hope he gets another job in the area. But, I think his opitions are slim. There is MYPHL 17, but the news show they have no one watches, maybe CN 8? Aside from that unless a weatherman punchs a cop in the face. Than I doubt there will be an openings anywhere else, and he might end up landing a job with some other station.

When I heard BOlarias was coming to FOX, I knew Rob was screwed. This was his last week on the air, but he has his own webpage. He breaks it down pretty good on why we won't see any major storms this year. It's all about El Nino (he also tells how its different from El NiNa). So, if you want to know weather that is pretty on the money check that site out.

If you have some sort of crush on a womanizer with some cool hair, than tune into the FOX ten o'clock news.

WTXF Fox 29 can suck it. I hope Johnny boy makes an ass of himself again with a non-storm prediction. Maybe the next time buys panties for some dude's girl he will get his lights knocked out.

"Awesome Bears Playing Hockey in the Ocean"

The Flyers have been scouting these guys. Looks like Homer has found another two goons for the squad, and they are expected to both sign for 12 seasons like Richards. But, thats bear years so thats only like 4 years. BUt, thats not bad considering they are bears and all. I don't know maybe this is what the bears get to do when all the ice melts do to global warming?

Carol of the bells claymation special

In 1987 the California Rasins were taking the world by storm. They even got their own Christmas Special. Such and underrated Christmas special. The show was just basically music videos linked together by two dinosaurs who hosted the show. IT was actually really well done.

The rasins come at out later to close the show. This was my fav. and by far the most funny of the bunch. If people want I will post more.

"Richie Richard$"

First off the the Penguins/ Flyers game Tuesday was easily the most fun I had at a game in years. WoW! Fights, two hat tricks, trash talk to the penguins fans, and just energy all over the building. Upon leaving people were just yelling and cheering. Made me almost forget the snoozefest of a Bruins game.

My record is 2-1 this season.


Secondly, Micheal Richards (giddy up!)will be playing with the Flyers till I am 40. Or at least that is what his contract says. Richards the future captain of the team signed a 12 year extention. Thats just insane. I am happy to keep a center to build around like that. But, I must say I didnt see it coming so soon. The money is something insane like 69 million over 12 years.

I really hope they keep this core team together. The Flyers in the past has seemed to given up on young talent to quick. Partrick Sharp, Jon Sim, Justin Williams, and Vinny PRospal were all players we got crap for in return.


Now the Flyers have to break this win/lose streak that is driving me up freaking wall.


Also, I offically HATE sid Crosby. I mean what like weasel. Takes out Biron than is too much of a chicken to return to the ice. PLease. I hope Eager nails him next time we play. Although, I bet he refuses to go out there if Eager is on the ice.

"Legendary Letter"

I came across this letter to the fans of the best comedy on tv right now. How I Met Your Mother (HIMYM to the fans). Basically the two creators/writers are addressing their loyal fans who have suffered ups and downs including a rumor of cancellation at the end of season 2. Season 3 was to have 24 shows instead of the usual 22, which was going to be Legendary. But, instead we have nothing but our DVDS to clench close to our hearts for who knows how long.

Here is the letter from the Carter Bays and Craig Thomas. It is a good read even if you are not a fan of the show. If you don't watch the show, netflix it during the writers strike and introduce yourself to the best comedy since Seinfeld.

Hello HIMYM fans. Motherheads? Howsiers? What are you calling yourselves these days? So first things first, thank you for the incredible support you guys have given us over the years. We mean it. When you create a show, you never think you're doing anything more than telling a funny story. But apparently we've created a community, and it seems to be a community of pretty decent people. It's a community we'd probably want to have a beer with. Our fans seem cool and smart and funny, and it drives us to want to make the show better, to never let it stagnate, to always push ourselves to try something interesting and new.

So thank you. Anyway, we'd like to take a little moment here to come out from behind the desk, cool-11th-grade-english-teacher-style, roll up our sleeves and "rap" at you guys for a bit. We want to talk about the strike. By now you probably know what strike we're talking about, but if you don't, watch this movie: http://youtube.com/watch?v=oJ55Ir2jCxk

What it boils down to is this: Tonight’s episode of “How I Met Your Mother” is the last new one for a while. Starting next week, we grimly trudge off the map and into the desert of reruns and reality TV. We can’t tell you how difficult this last month and a half has been for us, both personally and professionally. We work with the best people in this business – the best at their jobs, the best at being nice and decent human beings – and the thought of all of them out of work over the holidays is almost too much to bear. We miss them all every day. That’s by far the suckiest part of the strike – nothing tops that.

But there’s other suckiness, such as the suckiness of having to put this story on pause. We love our show. We love the stories we get to tell. And this year on How I Met Your Mother, we think the story is particularly great. A very juicy, breathtaking, funny, and (to use our director Pam's word) yummy story was just starting to unfold as the ax began to fall. We're very excited about the second half of this season, and not bringing it to you right now, factory-direct, sparkling-new, is simply killing us. But enough with our problems. The reason we’re writing today is to beseech you guys, the fans of this show, to bear with us. The love and support you’ve shown us over the last two and a half seasons has been truly surprising and awesome, and we hope you’ll rejoin us when this whole mess is over with.

But for now, this is going to have to be a long distance relationship. We know you’ll get lonely, and Mario Lopez is such a good dancer… but come on, hang in there. Sure, long distance doesn’t ever work for anyone, but we’re different. What we’ve got is special. We can make this work. But in the meantime, if you want to help us end this strike quickly, please visit www.fans4writers.com. That site explains exactly what the WGA is asking for, exactly why it’s completely reasonable, and exactly how you can show your support. And just in case the strike goes on so long that the medium of television goes out of business forever and we never get to make another episode, the mother is the coat check girl.

Happy Holidays! Carter Bays and Craig Thomas

"So they Marched All Night Long"

The writer's strike has reached its sixth week. I will be honest, I don't think its really had much the impact so far aside from screwing lots of people who are not on strike out of jobs. I mean as far as the public giving a damn about it.

Aside from myself, and people I know who take an interest in the enterainment business, people are either unware or apathetic about a strike at all. I talked to some co-workers about it recently. Another person after I told him that Leno, Letterman and Conan were in reruns for a month, brought up that he thought late night tv was dead anyway. He said as long as The DAily Show and Colbert report were still new, he hadn't even noticed the shows had gone dark for over a month. To be honest, my concern about the strike would be down about 2 or 3 notches if it wasn't about to ruin the final Season (and many ways the series) of SCrubs.

Very few network shows have any new scripts left before the strike, so many shows have shut down production. THe shows that do have episodes left were intended as shows like 24 or Lost that start mid-season anyway. But the problem is they have only a few. I had heard 24's upcoming season was so bad they had to rewrite it. Lost will only have 8 shows. Aside from a few other mid-season replacements, come 2008, it will be reruns and reality.


After two weeks of talking, talks broke off last friday bettween studios and writers. During thanksgiving weekend the writers took off and didnt picket, and studio big wigs arent used to working during the holidays. So, I figure that we might be looking at the 2nd week of January before the two sides even go back to talking about anything.

The writers are taking a stand, but sadly they are screwing lots of people who will never benefit from the strike during the holiday season. Makeup people, camera crews, wardrobe people, and various others are all losing their jobs.

The crappy thing is, people love reality tv, and will eat up many of the new shows launching after the holidays. Which means if the strike is ever settled many of the shows will be canned anyway to make room for the new over night reality show hits. Leaving some writers with no job to return to.

Not sure if its the fact that there are still a few new shows of popular programs left or if people are distracted with their own problems right now. But its been 6 weeks, and for the most part America aside from Hollywierd has moved on with their lives. We live in a society where we entertain each other anyway with MYSPACE and YOUTUBE. Maybe we are not on the edge of a new media but different pop-culture all together. Recent studies have shown that pretty much all of the young europeans prefer the Internet to TV anyway.

One wonders if people will make time again to see what Republican is getting slammed on REal Time, too see Leno's headlines, or spend time with the zany office workers. Bettween when now and when the strike gets settled is plenty of time for people to pick up new routines to get them their their mundane work weeks.

"Deck the Hall and Oates"

This is for you Mosco Buddy! Im posting Hall and Oates (no not old videos of Adam Oates and Brett Hull the other Hall and OAtes!). This is them doing Jingle Bell Rock just in time for the holidays. Such a goofy, goofy video. I wonder if one of the boxes has a sweater with snow flakes on it or not.

"No one is Actually Reading this Blog Headline"

Okay, I hate the Islanders. BUt I have to say they have some of the hottest ice girls around. This is part of my new feature on Tucker's world where I honor the girls that work really really really hard for the game of hockey. Each night they are bending over, skating around and cleaning up ice shavings. They try really hard and love their teams. So very, very, very much. One word to sum up this Islanders girl, and it rhymes with ice....it rhymes with ...................ICCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCE!

"Cookie Monster vs Kappy"

The Philadelphia Flyers have played some strange hockey lately. One game they knock off the Senators who were red hot, the next game they drop to Washington. One game they beat the canes, next game they come out like zombies and lose to the Dallas Stars game. Stars aren't awful team but they had played an insane amount of games in a short period of time. There is no reason why the Stars could skate around the Flyers. The flyers came out almost like they didn't care past Saturday.


At the skate zone the things got heated during practice. All around nice guy Sami Kapanen and 2nd line center Danny Briere ended up fighting each other. NOw, its not uncommon for this to happen once in awhile, but it usually happens in the pre-season. What is so odd about it, is that its likely a fight bettween two of the smallest guys on the team and two guys you would never expect that from. I think Kappy has been in something like two fights since we got him. Danny is not a fighter, an occassonial dirty player with the butt of the stick in the gut, but not a drop the glvoes guy.


Well at least they seem to care still. Hopefully, there is no bad blood and they can move on. The flyers will go on the road now and play the Wild than the lanche. After that they come home for 3 games. They need to start winning games in a row. The win/lose streak needs to end if the team wants to go anywhere. Now would be a good time to start that.

Sounds like Kappy threw the first punch. Not sure if there was a winner before the teamates stepped in an broke it up.

"Soundwave: The True Hollywood Story"

One second your are starring in the biggest movie of 1986. The next second your agent won't return your calls.


It's a long road to the bottom for Soundwave, and during this behind the scenes special he does drop more F-bombs than he ever did on the original tv-series.

Enjoy the 2nd ever video on Tucker's world. Drew, if you and the guys haven't seen it yet. Its a must view at the next get together at your place.

Video Killed the Blooger Star

You might have noticed some things have changed on the blog. Tucker's World is no longer green. For two reasons.

1. It was kind of like eating a turkey burger. It just didn't feel right.

2. What the point in fighting a cause? The man is just going to win in the end anyway. Besides, I think this problem will just solve itself like most global issues like, AIDS, and the Kosovos.

Now its time for a history lesson my friends.

In 1776 our country was born. Then for awhile nothing happened. In 1969, a man landed on the moon. In 1975 Jaws came out. In 1979, Tucker was born and this video was the first thing shown on MTV. Now MTV sucks and has nothing to do with music.

Now, I can post videos when I like instead of links. Which means if you are like me and read blogs at work. It will likely say "Access Denied" thats because the kill-joys in coproate don't want us watching videos. They are jerks.

Seriously though, I have a lot planned for this now. So,much more I can do. Enjoy the first video ever on Tucker's World. "Video Killed the Radio STar" by some guy that looks like my hippie Biology professor from Camden County College. He always wore sandals and once made us walk around in the woods looking for leafs. Most people think of the first video when they here this. Since I was either not born yet,or an infant I just think of Rex Manning day

"Bobble Briere"

Tonight I went to my third game of my 11 game plan for the Philadelphia Flyers. It was DAnny Briere Bobble head night! I lucked out. Now in years past the Flyers would never do such a thing. Now they are desperate for anyone to the game they will try anything. They even had a man dressed as a hotdog in Center City earlier this season. I guess its a backlash from the worst season ever. Many season ticket holders told Comcast to stick where the sun don't shine when asked to pony up for another year of debt keep their tickets.

The first game I went to this season, I was shocked how few people were at the game. In seasons past I had gone to pre-season games that were more crowded. The funny thing is many of the former season ticket holders were behind the nets. Which has resulted in a sea of red on either end of the ice.

The Bobble head night for me is just a cool bonus since I paid for the tickets a long time ago. So, I couldn't wait to get my bobble head. I brought my friend from work JOsh and promised him a Bobble. At first I had the fear that I was wrong with what night the give away was. There was no one giving the Bobbles at the door. Just a bunch of kids pounding away on drums. IF there is anything I hate more than kids, its kids playing really really loud drums. To make it more strange the people were trying to get us to sign up for credit cards using fake names for free t-shirts. Of course, I couldn't hear a damn word they were saying over the POUNDING of the drums.

Where the hell was my Bobble HEad?!?!?

Later, I found out that you get your BOOBLE at the end of the night. I have no idea what time they started giving them out. If you had to wait around and see if the Bruins would light the lamp 6 or 7 times and suffer to get your Bobble or not. Luckily, they didn't score that many, and of course I am die hard so I stayed to the end of the game. Which was good, because the third period was when the Flyers realized it wasn't a dream and they were indeed playing an NHL game. They must have been blinded by all the red they were seeing in the stands.

I guess its a good thing to have the Bobble at the end of the game for some reasons. I recall how annoying it was when my father and I went to Bobble COle Hammels night. Having to clutch them like a newborns all night long. Also, in order to make it easier for one person to take a leak or get a drink, one of us would be on "bobble duty" and guard Cole with our lives. I lived in fear all night that something would happen to my new friend.

However, what the Flyers didn't take into consideration was how it would effect people leaving the building. A Bobble Head Bottle neck was formed as people all stopped to get their mini Danny Brieres on the way out to the rainy Philadelphia night after our team sleep skated to a defeat. You couldn't move!

Josh and I took the advise of some dude and went to one of the other exits which required us to walk a quarter away around the WATCH OVER YOU CENTER. At this point we were not remotely near our car. So, we could fight the Bobble Head grabbers some more or we could walk around in the rain. I love the Flyers of course, but sometimes I think a monkey puts these promotions together.

I store Danny under my jacket to sheild him from the rain. HE will find a home with his new friends Bobble Fist Brasher (who is white for some reasons) and Generic Flyer Bobble guy from 2002. Generic Flyer guy suffered a broken neck once when my nephew was playing the slam the door into the computer desk over and over again for no reason game. He tobbled to the floor. Luckily, he can still Bobble with the best of them. Also, I am getting my nephew one of those annoying drums for Christmas, so no more Bobble Heads have to suffer.

Maybe the Flyers could have rolled back ticket prices this season to draw people in. YOu know knock a good 20 bucks off the tickets all around. I am wondering how much longer Derian Hatcher's checks bounce. But, I guess they will always have the die hards like me wandering around like a rat in a maze in order to get my Bobble head at the end. I clutched the Bobble Box close to my heart till we got in the warm car. A little wiser.

"Shot From Hartnell and Not Too Late

I have to admit it. I was starting to think that Scott Hartnell would be the next Kyle Caldar. Hartnell was picked up because he is a 20 goal scorer. He has looked anything,but although he hasnt looked awful he only has had two goals before Saturday night and they were both empty net goals.

The problem is usually harder to overcome when players go on a drought. The start 2nd guessing themselves and shooting to quick, or passing instead of taking the shot. Hartnell was trying to make up for his lack of goals in other ways. He was drew lots of penalties and has been good in the corners.

However, it would have been only a matter of time before the fans turned on him, and the coaching staff would have really gotten tired of him not producing. Saturday night he scored an awesome goal and helped Philly knock off the best team in the league. It was a hard ass shot from fairly far out. Just an awesome shot.

With Gagne likely to miss most of the season we need someone to step it up. Hartnell seems to me as a good fit and I am glad that he finally scored a goal in a big way. Maybe now he will start scoring every few games. Playing on a line with Danny Briere will help big time of course, but even DAnny couldn't have gotten him out of a funk if he went into December without scoring a legit goal.

The picture here is of Scott with his really really cute wife when they were down at Borgata to celebrate their one year anniversary. Scott it might have been rough going there for awhile, and we all laughed when your first goal was an open net goal. BUt, now that the monkey has been tossed of your back we need you scoring Buddy! You have an adorable wife, can go to AC whenever you have the time, run up the steps and pretend your rocky on your day off, life is good! Now score some more goals.

Oh yeah, and don't feel bad that TIm PAnacio kept calling you "Jeff" Hartnell today in his column you keep scoring goals like that and people will be wearing your last name on their jerseys and people hockey writers will memorize your first name.

"The Manshower"

So, my friend at work has various friends that are all expecting kids. So, she is always going to baby showers. I thought about it, and there isn't anything for dudes like that to look forward too in life. I mean women have bridal AND baby showers were people basically come to their place and give them free stuff.

Later, that day I figured I am screwed! I will never get such stuff. And Dudes will never get that, even when the get married or have kids.


What makes matters worse is the single dude is always left out in the cold. I mean Valentines Day is just a holiday that trembles all over our lifestyle. I really wish they would just call it "The February Holiday" so they do not offend us bachelors. I also, am going to try to fight seeing public displays for the holiday on feb14th.


We have to always sit at the "singles" table for formal events. Whats next separate schools?


Anyway my idea is very simple. It is to thrown for you by your dude friends (or bros) in honor of you being a stand up dude. In order to get this notice you must excell in a few or all of the following.

Beer Drinking
Knowlege of two sports
Awesome Video game playing skills
Love of the Transfomers
The ablitity to nudge your dude friend when a hot girl walks past
To be able to quote Major League or Caddyshack at will

My idea is for a Manshower. That does kind of sound sort of homoerotic so I am actually looking for a different name.


Anyway for now I will call it the Manshower. Basically every now and than the dudes get together and pick a dude to honor. They bring gifts and food.

Acceptable Food:

Pizza or hot dogs. But since Dudes are putting it together I doubt anyone will think to actually get plates.

Acceptable gifts:

Anything from the Hickory Farms collection
a Six pack (that the dude shall drink when the guests leave some other night)
Cigars
A copy of Maxim Magazine
2 Phillies tickets
A movie on DVD where a lot of stuff is blown up.
gift cards for Lowes (so they can like build stuff)

Events:

Gutiar Hero
Everyone talks about where they were when the Phillies lost the world series in 1993.

Everyone busts the balls of the dude being honored.

A Picture is brought out of the dude who has a girlfriend who didn't let him come over for the manshower, and a candle is lit followed by a moment of silence.

The Manshower, I am going to make it a new thing.....

"Turkey Joke"

Why cant you bring a turkey to church?


Because they use FOWL language.


Tell your friends....