Flashback: May 5, 2000

 Hello once again. It's been a while since I published a flashback blog entry, nearly two months to be exact. So, with May coming up tomorrow, I thought it would be a good time to celebrate Justin Timberlake Awareness Day. If you know, you know.

I was going to do a random flashback to when that track in question ("It's Gonna Be Me" by *NSYNC) reached number 1, however in doing so I discovered that, according to the Radio & Records CHR/Pop charts, the song debuted in the Top 40 interestingly enough, on the first weekend of May 2000. So, this flashback is from May 5, 2000. I could do another flashback later this weekend of when "Margaritaville" by Jimmy Buffet reached its top chart destination, but since it's a pre-1980 song, it will require me to do a little more research for it. Anyway, I still might do it, and I should. Just like I should see Samantha tomorrow. Anyway, here were the Top 40 according to Radio & Records from May 5, 2000.

40. I Do by Blaque

39. Riddle by En Vogue

38. Falls Apart (Run Away) by Sugar Ray

37. Try Again by Aaliyah

36. Where You Are by Jessica Simpson & Nick Lachey

35. It's Gonna Be Me by *NSync. Like I said, it made its debut on this particular week.

34. Move Your Body by Eiffel 65. The name of this group was created from an online chatroom if I remember correctly, which reminds me of a totally mental movie that I saw part of yesterday. Nerve was the name of it, and to say it was a mindf*** would be an understatement. Plus, Juliette Lewis who is a year older than I am, played a part in this movie. Weird...

33. I Wanna Know by Joe

32. The Bad Touch by The Bloodhound Gang. Speaking of mental, I still enjoy this song...twenty-six years on.

31. I Think God Can Explain by Splender

30. Forgot About Dre by Dr. Dre & Eminem

29. This Time Around by Hanson

28. I Wanna Be With You by Mandy Moore

27. Back Here by BBMak

26. Otherside by Red Hot Chili Peppers. This week, two doppelgangers met in Los Angeles as Chad Smith's doppelganger met Will Farrell's doppelganger at the Avalache-Kings playoff game. Of course, they've met each other numerous times over the years.

25. Swear It Again by Westlife

24. Get It On...Tonite by Montell Jordan. This track single-handedly prevented Jordan from becoming a one-hit wonder, at least on the pop chart.

23. Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely by Backstreet Boys. Uh, no thanks.

22. Broadway by Goo Goo Dolls

21. Bent by Matchbox 20. I can confirm from years and years of experience that what happens at #23 leads to feeling #21. Not fun, definitely wouldn't recommend.

20. There You Go by P!nk. And thus, the legend of Alicia Moore began in earnest.

19. Better Off Alone by Alice Deejay

18. Amazed by Lonestar. I loathe this song nowadays, primarily because it is more than likely a staple of Delilah's nauseating radio show that ran on all hours of the day on Tampa's Tragic 94.9 back in the day. Now it's on another Cox Media Group station in that market, and I politely asked my sister to turn the station as we went from Wesley Chapel back home to Hernando County yesterday.

17. Never Let You Go by Third Eye Blind

16. Graduation (Friends Forever) by Vitamin C

15. You Sang To Me by Marc Anthony

14. Crash And Burn by Savage Garden

13. I Turn To You by Christina Aguilera

12. Be With You by Enrique Iglesias. Just like I want to be with Samantha right now. Guess I have to wait until Friday evening.

11. Higher by Creed. Don't understand the rationale of the Texas Rangers baseball club using this song during their 2023 World Series run.

10. Thong Song by Sisqo

  9. Breathe by Faith Hill

  8. Oops! I Did It Again by Britney Spears. Yes, she did; she was charged with DUI Thursday in Los Angeles. This coming nearly two months after her arrest there.

  7. Only God Knows Why by Kid Rock. Seriously, only God knows why anyone would listen to him, let alone go to his concerts nowadays.

  6. It Feels So Good by Sonique

  5. Maria Maria by Santana f/The Product G & B

  4. Say My Name by Destiny's Child

  3. Everything You Want by Vertical Horizon

  2. Bye Bye Bye by *NSync

  1. I Try by Macy Gray. And we never heard from her again. Thank goodness.

Well, May has indeed arrived as I am typing this, which doesn't necessarily mean we'll hear the late hockey announcer Rick Jeanerette yell "MAY DAY! MAY DAY! MAY DAY!" nor does it mean that we will necessarily hear that song. But maybe Florida will get some desperately needed rain this weekend. God knows we need it. Anyway, have a great weekend.

BonyScribe

Roasting NHL Playoff Teams/Cities

 Hello everyone. As some of you know, the Stanley Cup Playoffs are underway. So, for this blog entry, I thought I would roast all sixteen teams and cities that are participating in this year's playoffs, which thankfully does NOT include the Florida Panthers.

Let's start with the Eastern Conference. The top seed there is the Carolina Hurricanes. As some of you may or may not know, they are my second team that I root for being my family hails from North Carolina. I didn't have very much beef with that franchise (other than they can't seem to win when it matters in recent years); their fanbase is very loyal and enthusiastic for a metro area (Raleigh/Durham) that is historically known for college basketball (Duke vs. UNC anyone?), however the recent antics of their owner, Tom Dundon (if you are suddenly reminded of the gavel pounding from the "Law & Order," or the Netflix sounder, you aren't alone). Dundon, in addition to owning the Hurricanes, recently purchased the Portland Trail Blazers of the NBA, and he's being a royal cheapskate. Dundon incidentally, was the owner of the now-defunct AAF, which filed for Chapter 11 in 2019 (RIP Orlando Apollos). A $180 million lawsuit was filed against Dundon last year. Sheesh.

Their first-round opponent is the Ottawa Senators. Another team I don't have much beef with. Unfortunately for them, their arena is in the middle of nowhere, and most hockey fans up there either root for the Leafs or Canadiens.

Philadelphia Flyers. Well, it's Philly, and sports fans know all about the bad rap Philly gets, but come on, how can you roast a team with Gritty as their mascot?

Pittsburgh Penguins. Two words, Sydney Crosby. It's like we're seeing the Lebron James of hockey, not just he's been good for a long time, but he's kinda long in the tooth. And his flopping? Lebron-esque. Also, those home jerseys ain't cutting it. Piss yellow? Yuck.

Buffalo Sabres. I've never really liked them that much at all. Honestly. I don't know if it was their former play by play guy screaming GOOOOOOAL FOORRRR BUFFALLLLLOOOH, or their black jersey that had a white buffalo that looked more like the mascot for Elmer's Glue, or the fact that they had a man named Satan on their team back in the day. By the way, it was pronounced zha-TAN. Church Lady, your thoughts?

Boston Bruins. Man, it was nice to see Boston miss the playoffs last season. But they're still a pain in the ass to Lightning fans everywhere. 

Montreal Canadiens. For this one, I'm pulling an obscure SNL reference from a weekend update segment around 1989, in which Jon Lovitz portrayed a rather annoying character named Frenchy. Everything good? Good. 

Finally, the team that's closest to me, the Tampa Bay Lightning. Hate to have to roast my favorite team here, but I find that their in-game host (Greg Wolf) is somewhat annoying, their public address guy (Paul Porter) is VERY annoying (seriously, stop cheerleading), and they can't seem to win at home in the playoffs anymore (prior to Tuesday night, they were 1-10 in their last 11 home playoff games). I have my own theory as to why that may be, but I'll save it for another time.

Now for the west, let's start off with the Colorado Avalanche. Not much to roast them about other than I'm still bitter about 2022, that and they USED to be the Quebec Nordiques and had the best logo in hockey.

Los Angeles Kings. Will Ferrell, who I cannot stand, is one of the most famous fans.

Vegas Golden Knights. I don't think they've missed the playoffs once in their brief existence, their fans act entitled as a result, and it's in the gimmickiest of all gimmick towns. Not even Orlando, my old hometown, is that gimmicky. Yeah, I went there.

Anaheim Ducks. Radko Gudas, who is a pain in the neck and isn't all that good in my opinion, is on there. On the flip, they do have a well-liked former Bolt in Alex Killorn

Utah Mammoth. Newest team in the league even though they were technically the Arizona Coyotes, which went away when they were victimized by an Acme Catalog ownership group that couldn't get their act together and build them a home in the Phoenix area. Now they are in a land full of canyons, desert beauty, and Jesus freaks. And alleged sibling marriages.

Minnesota Wild. Their goal song (except for one postseason a few years ago when they went with "Let's Go Crazy" by Prince) has always sucked. Whether it's been "Crowd Chant" by Joe Satriani or "Shout" by the Isley Brothers. Do better, Minnesota.

Dallas Stars. Other that they're in Texas, there isn't much to roast about them. Now play me some Pantera.

Finally, we have the Edmonton Oilers, who apparently are still recovering from when Wayne Gretzky was sent to Los Angeles in 1988 (despite winning a Cup in 1990). They lost both Finals to the Florida Panthers, in and of itself an unforgiveable offence. Not only that, but you also have a state-of-the-art arena, yet had Sean McDonough, ESPN's lead hockey play-by-play man, call his games from a table from just outside where your center ice cameras are situated and not a proper press box. Terrible.

So, there is my attempted roasts of the sixteen teams in this year's Stanley Cup Playoffs. Who do I think wins? Probably Colorado or Carolina even though I will root for Tampa. I guess we'll all find out when the Summer Solstice arrives.

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Universe, What Did I Do?

 Good morning. This last week has been rather odd. I was gearing up for a massive day last Friday where I got to see a few old friends as well as my girl. And it was going swimmingly until Friday evening when I went to see my girl. Turns out her soon to be ex-husband showed up. Unbeknownst to me.

Since that time, a package I ordered online for her has been inexplicably delayed by USPS (gee, I wonder why?), a threshold on a money-making app I use has been met, but not credited, and the same thing that I was worried about this time last year has reared its ugly head again.

Tell me, universe, what did I do to deserve this???

Oh well, at least the Rays beat the Yankees last night...

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