Taco John's is a midwest staple and my go to for years.

They used to do a taco burger which was filling.

Their Potato Oles are small tots with seasoned salt. It's unfortunate how often I crave TJs.

As with most of you, this list is ever changing, but at this moment:

"One More Round" - Love/Hate
"Run Outta Town" - TKO
"17 Going on Crazy" - Smashed Gladys
"Show a Little Love" - Lillian Axe
"Just Got Lucky" - Dokken

Saw this in MN last month. The bill included Firehouse, who did a lot of the heavy lifting. Lita did her usual patched together set and then brought out Dee, who did a total of 4 songs. "Close my eyes...", the 2 TS songs you'd expect and "Highway to Hell". Dee got full co-headlin...

Saw this in MN last month. The bill included Firehouse, who did a lot of the heavy lifting. Lita did her usual patched together set and then brought out Dee, who did a total of 4 songs. "Close my eyes...", the 2 TS songs you'd expect and "Highway to Hell". Dee got full co-headlin...

Tall Stories - both the S/T and Skyscraper (Frontiers 2009) are excellent. Augeri is a beast on these records. Tyketto - "Shine" - this is the Augeri fronted version. The very definition of hidden gem. Cry Wolf - "Crunch" - Slick and classy hair metal. David Drew - "Safety L...

<t>I'm sad to hear this. He was one of those guys who was a legend of sorts but left people wanting more output. Would love to know more about why he stepped away from the biz for so long. <br/> <br/> I saw Blue Murder in Minneapolis at the old Mirage on the Nothing But Trouble tour. The whole show ...

Jon would be the preferred option, but he's probably well over 300 lbs and doing just fine with his piece of the TSO machine. (I guess I'm assuming he gets a piece of that.) He doesn't need the hassle. Good for the rest of the guys for giving it a go. If it can't be Jon, then Zach in the only other ...

"Other Girls for That" by Lillie Mae. I'm not normally a twangy country guy, but song is intoxicating.

Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck 7/10

Very interesting, but I went away thinking that Cobain was truly messed up. Not like cute little outcast made good messed up. More like certifiable mental problems and general dickhead messed up.

I'm a big Sports Center guy and I grew tired of his delivery after a while. But there is no denying that he changed the game when it comes to sports broadcasting. Much like Dandy Don Meredith brought announcing to the everyman, Stuart made is accessible to urban youth. Incredible talent gone too soon.

Topsy turvy the first couple weeks. The Seabirds lose when they looked indestructible week 1. The Niners get embarrassed at the opening of their new field. The Saints still with an o'fer in the win column.

Way too early to make any sort of educated guess, so I'll go:

Patriots vs. the Niners.

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. 5/10 Not nearly as fun as the first one. Disjointed plot and edged into stupidity with cartoon violence. Wanted to like it, but it fell short. Oh man, I've been looking forward to this for ages... Still, it features Eva Green so I'll give this one 6/10 in advance. 8) S...

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. 5/10

Not nearly as fun as the first one. Disjointed plot and edged into stupidity with cartoon violence. Wanted to like it, but it fell short.

Delivery Man - 4/10

Fucking stupid. It's like they saw no need for a story editor. Just let the film meander to it's all too predictable conclusion.

Elysium - 4/10
The problem with science fiction is that you must live within the made up space you have created. Unfortunately, this movie zigs and zags and often forgets the rules it lays out earlier in the movie.

Tony Gwynn died from cancer today. He was only 54. Gwynn was one of those guys who defined my youthful experience as a baseball fan. I think of Gwynn, George Brett, Mike Schmidt, Kirby Puckett, and Robin Yount as baseball heroes. I'm sorry to see him go. By all accounts he was a class act all the way.

Godzilla - 7/10

There is a cool 30 minute monster movie hidden inside this attempt at human drama. Build-up took too long for me. Monster movies should be fun. Why is this so hard to figure out?

Muppets Most Wanted: 6/10 Lacks the feel goodness of the reboot. Funny how the whole Muppet thing can't sustain on the big screen. Star Trek: Into Darkness: 7/10 Fun as a sci-fi action flick. I think they wasted the whole Khan concept a bit. The Wild Bunch: 4/10 Just didn't get the whole thing. Film...

Dog Day Afternoon - 7.5/10 Back when filmmakers didn't need many bells and whistles to tell a story. An odd little ditty, but powerful performances. Not my favorite of the 70's classics. The Grand Budapest Hotel - 6.5/10 It's a beautiful looking film, but the lack of character development left me co...

Ender's Game 7/10
Very dark for a movie targeted at the Hunger Games demographic.

Nebraska 8.5/10
Bruce Dern got all the attention, but Will Forte just kills as his son. You might identify with this movie more if you have ever spent time in an upper Midwest tiny town.

Bludegeon wrote:It's bad news for anyone like myself, although probably in the minority, that HATE Thursday night games.

The Thursday games would have happened regardless of where they were broadcast. This just paves the way to the inevitable full slate of Thursday's on network TV.

CBS will televise Thursday Night Football starting next season...sort of. They got the rights to simulcast 8 games. CBS announcers will work those games, but do pregame along side NFL network folks. NFL Network has a slate of other Thursday games that will not be simulcast. I think this is wonderful...

Vikings hire Mike Zimmer. Reaction from locals and pundits is positive. Seems like the right guy to give this team a kick in the ass. Let the dynasty begin. That is considered a good pick for them when there were rumors about Greg Roman, and Darrell Bevell? A coaching search is always going to incl...

Vikings hire Mike Zimmer. Reaction from locals and pundits is positive. Seems like the right guy to give this team a kick in the ass. Let the dynasty begin.

I'll be rooting for the Pats, but I have a hard time seeing how Denver loses this game. Feels like New England is playing a bit above their station, and the losses on D and of Gronk have to play in somewhere. I see San Fran going in a beating Seattle, but they will have to endure an early onslaught ...

I really thought the Pack had that championship look about them this year. Colin K ran all over them. With 8 teams left I'm going to say San Fran vs. New England. I just don't trust Manning and the Broncos to win when it counts. I think Seattle's cracks have been showing the last 1/4 of the season. ...

The Bears/Pack game will be a good one. Really boils down to Rodgers being ready vs. which Bears team will show up. The Bears can jump out big if A-A-Ron has a slow start. I'm still saying Pack wins. Funny listening to the Romo debate. Yes, he's shriveled in big situations, but that team's D is the ...

Thor 2 : The Dark World - 7/10 Keeps the Marvel machine going, but was stale in places. Loki steals every scene. There's a really good Thor/Loki movie waiting to made down the road. Machete Kills - 5/10 Downright timid compared to the first one. Not a nikkid tit in the whole movie. Grindhouse glory ...

We Are the Millers - 6.5/10

Paint by numbers comedy with enough raunch thrown in to appease the kids. It is sweet in spots, but you never doubt the outcome. I wanted more belly laughs.

In recent years the big boys at the beginning of the season aren't the big boys playing for the title. These things go in cycles and the teams with championship experience tend to re-emerge. I think the Packers, Giants, Saints, and Patriots are dangerous this year. I'll go Patriots over the Packers.