Author: RonTopofIt

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Here’s a interesting fun post from statehornet.com about the only college water pong club in existence.

“I learned of the actual sport of water pong while attending an event put on by Sacramento Pong Circuit almost two years ago. At this event, and all future events that I attended, cups placed at opposing sides of a table were all filled with water and none were consumed, rather, they were simply moved to the side,” Scandone said. “That is not to say that I had not been aware of other, more dangerous sides, of where the sport came from since high school.”

This story has a The Onion quality to it, huh? Keep reading…

This is why Scandone included language in the club’s constitution discouraging members from involving themselves in alcohol drinking games, citing risk factors such as the heightened risk of transmitting the herpes simplex 1 virus. This virus causes cold sores, and cases have jumped 230 percent since 2007 in beer pong players aged 17 to 21.

Yikes. Alrighty then. At this point, I think I’ll take the hangover.

Geraldo Rivera , right?

Interesting reporting of this story by KCRA and the San Diego Gay and Lesbian News. I know, I know, if we compare KCRA to the SDGLN one more time, but nevertheless, hear me out.

From KCRA.com:

A former porn star was convicted by a jury Wednesday of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon and other violent charges, the Sacramento District Attorney’s Office announced. He was convicted for punching his ex-girlfriend repeatedly and slamming a lid of a toilet tank on her head, the district attorney’s office said. Marc Anthony Donais, also a former model, committed the crime in 2009 after confronting his former girlfriend about his suspicions of cheating, the attorney’s office said.

From SDGLN.com:

Gay porn star Ryan Idol, aka Marc Anthony Donais, was convicted of attempted murder on Tuesday by a Sacramento Superior Court jury. Donais, 45, was accused of using a toilet tank lid to batter his ex-girlfriend in the head in an attack at the woman’s home on Sept. 5, 2009. The adult film star, who identifies as bisexual although he performed in gay porn, and the woman had broken up before the incident. During the trial, Donais testified that he thought his ex-girlfriend had a knife when they were in the bathroom, where she was taking a bath. He said he hit the woman in self-defense. Jurors, however, didn’t buy his argument.

Interesting clarification of Mr. Idol’s occupation, huh? At the Sac Rag, we often want to write about topics that may not be directly related to Sacramento, so we force (make up) an association just to “qualify” it for print. Do you think this is what the SDGLN is doing? Or, did KCRA omit this clarification of the type of work Mr. Idol did intentionally because they think their audience would be offended?

CAKE performed four songs on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night. Watch all four together here along with a little commentary about the band.

You couldn’t escape from Cake on Jimmy Kimmel’s show last night (Sept. 14). The Sacramento band played four songs on the vast outdoor stage the show sometimes uses, including three cuts (“Sick of You,” “Mustache Man (Wasted),” and “Long Time”) from the current Showroom of Compassion. At this point, 20 years into their careers, the band members are probably sick of their music being described as “quirky,” but it’s hard to avoid that description as you work your way through the tracks here.

The “quirky” thing reminded me of my favorite Deep Thought by Jack Handey.

Laurie got offended that I used the word “puke.” But to me, that’s what her dinner tasted like.

CAKE performs two shows at Freeborn Hall in Davis on October 6th and 7th.