Blogorama (Links & Highlights of the Week)

Last night on the Twitter, I offered a shout-out to whomever could guess what Lionel Richie song myself and Blog Czar Michael Huber had quoted to each other in an e-mail. Our winner: Chris Rooney of WNYT.com! The correct song: “Say You, Say Me.”

Thanks to all who played!

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IMPORTANT LESSON FOR THE WEEK

Talking about Sexy Cowgirls is somehow more controversial than talking about being an Atheist.

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE WEEK

Morgan Freeman as Dracula, nude if not for bubbles. And singing.

I love to take my baths in a casket,
although I take my showers in a grave

THING YOU NEED TO DO OF THE WEEK

Join me at Troy Night Out. Because if you don’t, you’ll be sorry. Oh yes. You’ll ALL be sorry. You know why? Because there’s a trolley on top of all the great art, music, an entertainment available.

Official list of events is HERE (also there – the trolley map!).

Sara from Nippertown with the Art highlights HERE.

Then, there will be dancing.

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TU BLOG HIGHLIGHTS

Collins Lumber ‘Couldn’t Do It Anymore’ (Troy blog) Chris Collins on the closing of an institution in the Collar City.

Rock & Roll is Not Collective (J. Eric Smith) J. Eric Smith on why rock acts need to start being rock acts again, and not “Collectives.”

Work With Ron Jeremey (sic) (Rob Madeo) Just so everyone knows, the mis-spelling is intentional on Rob’s part. Read for more information.

Picture Day (and a little Flip!) (FarmLife) Keep posting pictures Teri!

A Shameless Fan (This is College?!) Erin’s such a dork and she doesn’t care that you know it. Which actually makes her cooler than you.

Charlie Vella goes to a Ted Nugent Concert (This Is College?!) It goes about as well as you’d expect.

Friendship Merger (Amanda Talar)

Volunteer! (Brad Shear)

The Armor-Plated Heart – A Playlist of Break-Up Ballads (Chuck Miller)

Shannon Miller Retires (Boxing in the Capital Region)

More odds and ends from a series of tubes after the jump.

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ELSEWHERE ON THE INTERNET

Cycling Awareness / helping a friend The folks at Goodship want to help out a mother that was recently part of a terrible cycling/vehicle accident. Seriously, guys, share the road.

The World Cup’s First Class A-Hole (Jeff Pearlman)

Yuppie Exodus from Dumbo (Jed Davis) Welcome back to the 518, Jed. Let’s be friends.

OH MY GOD. These Puppies are Horrible Singers! (Julie Klausner)

Ancient Egyptian City Located in Nile Delta by Radar (BBC News)

Every time a male commenter on a TU blog makes a ridiculous claim of reverse gender discrimination, don’t reply. Just link them to this.

This Is Heavy (Comixed)

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MMA

THE IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE WEEK:
Batista Has NOT Signed with Strikeforce. Now shut up about it and stop giving them bad ideas.

Your Guide to UFC Live Events (Ben Fowlkes for TheUltimateFighter.com)

Wanderlei Silva almost fought with a torn ACL (CageWriter)

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