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Wednesday, September 02, 2009
New Munson Mix!
Ok, so it's been a busy month, but I've finally caught the football season bug and in return, have created a new Munson Mix for you guys' enjoyment.

It's another tune by Wolfmother called "The Joker & The Thief" and was most recently made famous by the movie "The Hangover." However, I saw it as a good excuse to make Mike Gundy the Joker and the Dawgs' win in 2007 as the Thieves.

It's a good blend of Munson's calls (the last game from which I've found any audio recordings) and Mike Gundy's "I'm a man! I'm 40!" rant from a few years back.

I hope you guys enjoy and as always, you can shoot me an e-mail at KitZeus99 {at} gmail {dot} com and I'll get this one and any others you'd like over to you.




Preview coming soon along with a new article on Examiner.

Until next time kids.

Be safe.

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Wednesday, September 24, 2008
This One's for Munson
I know I said I wasn't going to write again until the preview, but 'Bama's got me so fired up I couldn't help myself. I figured the best way to go into this Blackout without Larry would be to go into a Blackout with Larry's calls.

So here's the newest creation.  Paint It Black with calls from last year's Blackout. As always, if you want a copy, please feel free to e-mail me.











Alabama's in trouble. If I had pads, I'd suit up myself. If you need me before tomorrow, I'll be in a cave channeling the spirit of Ooga.


Until next time kids.

Be safe.

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Monday, September 22, 2008
Microphone Off
Apparently, making things official this week is the trend. First, we make it official that this weekend's game is going to be a Blackout. Then, we get hit today with the shocking news that Larry Munson has retired, effective immediately.

Sometimes I am smart enough to back off of trying to put meaningful thoughts into words because I know I don't have the vocabulary to really say what needs to be said. During those times I realize that I can't say in three syllables what should be said in five. Sometimes those "big words" do paint prettier pictures.

At those moments, when I decide to lay down the electronic pen and let the silence speak for itself, I often do my best writing. However, I can't stay silent on this. As much as I know that there are a million people out there who could write this better than I, I have to do it anyway. 

Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to be overly dramatic as if Munson has passed away or anything, but know that I am speaking from my heart. It may be tough to imagine for some, but I'm torn up about this in places normally reserved for family and friends. 

You see, as a kid, my Dad followed UGA football but I never really caught on until about 1997. Even after that, I couldn't have named you any player on those teams, but that was about the time I took notice of the Dawgs and I remember the very first time I felt the passion I bleed daily. 

It was Saturday, November 1 and the Dawgs were a sickening underdog to a very talented Florida team. I didn't watch a single second of that game, but as the ticks were winding down, all I know was that Larry was lighting up a cigar, even though they told him he couldn't. He didn't care. His Dawgs did the unthinkable.

From that moment on, I have had a very special place in my Bulldog heart for Larry Munson.

That type of fondness grew when I got to college. Every time I was in a Redcoat uniform, I had the privilege to see the amazing calls he bestowed on the ear. I was there for UT in 2001, for Auburn in 2002, for the first SEC Championship in 20 years and for Sean Jones' fumble return for a TD against UT in 2003. I saw every bone crushing hit delivered by Thomas Davis that he called, Odell's INT for a TD against Auburn in 2003 in the most perfect game I've ever seen and when the goal posts came down against UT in 2000. When the athletic department was "losing $11,000," I was screaming at students to stop tearing up our hedges. 

For the better part of 5 years in college, every time we caught the ball on our "whatchamacallit" or met "old lady luck," I was there, seeing it in living color. That's the beauty of what Larry did for us all. I can listen to one of his calls and remember where I was standing, what I was looking at, what the temperature was like, how distraught or elated I felt at that moment and so on. That's how good he was. He wasn't a broadcaster, he was a painter. Someone that sculpted every gameday experience with words and phrases in such a pristine and precise manner that you couldn't help but be where he was. 

When Munson spoke, you sat in the both with him. After all, he was talking to you...one Dawg fan to another.

I wrote not too long ago that we should cherish every moment we could while listening to Larry Munson. We all knew it wouldn't last much longer. This Gameday will be a special one. As a fan base, as people who care, as friends and as fanatics, we all should pay tribute to Munson this Saturday. He stepped out on his terms; quietly slipping out the backdoor while we were looking at our shiny Pac-10 win and our Blackout this weekend. He went out on his terms, just as we all knew Munson would.

In honor of Larry's quiet microphone, I'm going to practice my own version of radio silence for a majority of this week. If you want a recap of the ASU game, just know that we won and we need to play better in the secondary this weekend. If you want a List, you'll have to go somewhere else. 

I won't be back until Thursday evening with a preview of the Alabama game. Until then, I invite all of you to listen to those Munson mixes at the top left of the blog. If you want any for your tailgate on Saturday, please shoot me an e-mail and I'll get them to you ASAP. 

There's no good way to end a post like this. So I'm going to go fix a drink and shed a tear or two over the retirement of a legend. I'm happy for my "friend" who now gets to relax and enjoy a day off. However, I'm more thankful for the chance to know that I got to experience this legend, and I've had the pleasure to write about it today.

Good luck Larry, and happy birthday. You've given more to us than we will ever be able to repay to you.

Thanks for "giving us those pictures" for so many years.

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Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Of Munson Mixes and Spy School
Much like PWD, I occasionally head off to Spy School* and that is precisely what I'm doing tomorrow at 8:40 pm.  I think everyone can agree that I've done a decent job of getting off my butt and posting regularly lately, but for the next 5 days, you can pretty much expect me to be out of pocket unless something major happens.

However, since I was going to be out of said pocket for a few days, I figured you guys could use a new Munson Mix, so I created one for you to get you by.  Much like the video PWD posted the other day of the extended pregame video, this is a take on the Nickeback cover of Elton John's "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting."

Now before people get to b*tching and complaining because it's Nickelback, just know in advance that while I don't care one way or the other for Nickelback, I like this tune.  Just remember, they didn't write the tune, Elton John did, and I'd bet most of you like the original version anyway.  It's OK, you don't have to admit it. Oh and if the mix sucks, you can blame it on me. This is the first one I've done with a Mac and Garageband.  The next ones should be better, but it might take a time or two.

As always, if you want a copy of the mix, just shoot me an e-mail (the link is in the right hand box in the "about me" section) and I'll get it to you when I can.  

Regarding the other mixes, my PC that held most of them crashed so I lost half of them.  I'm working through the people who I've sent them to over the year to see if I can get them back. For the record, a computer crashing and losing everything SUCKS.  Don't do it.

See you guys when I get back from Spy School*.  If the plane crashes, play Glory at my funeral and make sure there's a tailgate before and after the service.


Until next time kids.

Be safe. 

*Spy School = Vegas, baby, Vegas!  "They're gonna give daddy the Rain Man suite" and stuff...

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Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Quick Football Tidbits
Not much to talk about today, so let's just do some quick hits:

1)  Mark Richt surprised the team by taking them to the Ramsey Center pool this morning for a quick swim.  Word has it (and I've seen the pics to prove it) that Richt did two of his patented backflips off the 10m platform.  He stuck the landing as always.  I find the move to take the team away from two-a-days interesting for a couple of reasons.  I've never seen Richt do this before the season has begun (correct me if I'm wrong), and so I think he did it because a) the team has been busting it and b) their focus is jilted after the loss of Sturdivant.  Usually I would say one player going down wouldn't affect focus so much, but it sounds like Sturdivant was a well like and respected guy throughout the entire team and losing his leadership probably hurt more than usual.  Just my two cents.

2)  I'm really impressed with Stacy Searels for a variety of reasons, but one of the big ones is his cross-training of O-linemen at all positions.  Somewhere Neil Calloway is disagreeing with me, but I don't give a sh*t.  CSS's approach to coaching is hard-nosed, strategic and kept quiet.  I like hearing the coaches talk, but if CSS keeps doing the job he's doing, I don't give a flip if he ever speaks to the media again.  You've got to think the reluctance from being in the spotlight and talking to reporters has helped his O-line keep focus through the post Sturdivant era.

3)  Tavarres King apparently returned back to practice, but we still have a ton of folks in green jerseys including Knowshon.  I've never seen Mark Richt protect a guy like that before, but I'm not second guessing anything.  Give me another 1300+ yard season and you can do whatever you like.

Other than that, it was a pretty slow news day.  One thing everyone should check out is PWD's newest creation, which is essentially is an extended pregame video from last year.  It'll get you fired up and if it doesn't, how do you look yourself in the mirror every day?

Speaking of which, if anyone has any videos they could pass along to me, I'd really appreciate it. While I have no interest in doing something like what PWD did and putting it on YouTube, I want to get some clips and play around with them in iMovie to music.  Just to see if I could put something decent together.  

If you have any whatsoever, please shoot me an e-mail at KitZeus99 [at] gmail (dot) com.  I'd really appreciate it.


Until next time kids.

Be safe.

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Sunday, July 13, 2008
UGA Quick Hits
I won't apologize for my lack of blogging lately.  It's actually been way out of my hands since the internet signal I've been "borrowing" for the past month basically disappears and reappears on a whim.  Things will be better by August 1, which is when I move into a new apartment with a friend of mine and that will mark the glorious return of cable TV and household internet.  Woot, indeed.

Anyway, so much has happened lately that I'd like to try and touch on as much as possible and even some future stuff in the length of one post, b/c I'm not sure I'll be around to post tomorrow or the next day given the "type" of internet situation I'm in. 

So let's get started:

  • Countdown to Kickoff -- I got a nice e-mail from Ms. Rachel T., who is currently in a PR Campaigns class at UGA.  I took the same class while I was in school and we handled a UGA Initiative on Poverty.  Anyway, I digress.  She asked me to put a mention out there for Countdown to Kickoff for this weekend.  It's hosted by the Stinchcomb's and David Greene and all proceeds benefit multiple Children's Charities throughout Georgia.  It's a great event, not just for the causes, but because of the up close and personal interactions with past & present Dawgs.  I should be going myself and am really looking forward to it. Three things:  1) For more information, click the hyperlink at the beginning of this bullet to go to the main page. 2) PWD at the Georgia Sports Blogs has two great posts on the event where he talks about the event and then has an interview with Matt Stinchcomb.   3) And finally, Dr. Russell, give Rachel an "A" on this one.  She reached out to a blog community (not just myself, but other bloggers as well) to drum up support for this.  It's "out of the box" thinking and will probably sell 100 or 200 extra tickets due to it being out on teh interwebs. I say job well done.

  • On the arrests -- I was applauded/blasted on The Dawgvent when I wrote that we do not have a team discipline problem.  I really truly believe that we don't.  I know we have STUPIDITY problems, but discipline is not one of them.  Yes, I've heard over and over again about "SEVEN ARRESTS! SEVEN ARRESTS!" but honestly, six of the seven were nonviolent offenses and one charge as already been dropped due to the classy way it was handled (Lomax).  Now, Lemon is in deep sh*t as of right now and he has been dismissed from UGA per the AJC.  The rest of the stuff though, is kids doing really stupid sh*t. Drinking and driving is one of those type of issues where 90% of us have done it and 90% of us agree that it was f*cking dumb to do.  When you do it you put yourself and others' lives in danger.  There is no excuse.  So, my final advice for the Dawgs going forward is "don't drink and drive, stay the f*ck away from downtown, don't beat up kids when you're a 6-4 260 lb. wrecking ball and don't touch pregnant women."  Can we all do that?  

  • Toby Jackson doesn't qualify -- Poor Toby busted his ass as much as he could, got a stellar grade on the ACT (which was flagged for being a stellar grade from a sub-stellar student), took the ACT again and fell one point short.  Right now, he's trying to appeal so he can take the test one more time, or he's Hargrave bound.  Now, I know there's a need to make sure students aren't cheating constantly and that the kids we signed are the kids that take the test.  But if a kid has actually taken the test himself and you can't find any hard evidence that he cheated, I say chalk it up to experience and figure that he just worked his ass off and had a good day.  I think an accusation without evidence is a true injustice, especially to a kid who's doing his best.  Oh well, whatever happens, it will work out for Toby and he'll be a Dawg, whether he's there by this fall or by next January.  No worries.

  • Dawgs get another commit -- We picked up another commitment in a CB out of Virginia in Jordan Love.  No one really knows much about this kid except that he's happy he's chose UGA and he's got some good reach on him.  Looking at his frame and by reading his comments from the commitment article, this kid really reminds me of Asher Allen.  He's definitely got his head on straight and knows what it takes to be a Dawg.  Welcome, Jordan Love.  If someone hands you a beer, just say "let's drink this inside...in the dark...and hide my keys."
Well, that's all I've got for right now.  If the signal stays (see: unlikely) then more to come soon.  If the signal keeps going in and out (see: likely), then it is what it is.  

Also, since February, I've been blogging on my Mac, which means I haven't had my PC (my Munson Mix Maker) fired up.  Once I move into the new place, I'll knock the dust off the old Dell and fire off a new mix or two before the season.  Let me know if you have any suggestions for tunes.


Until next time kids.

Be safe.

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Tuesday, September 25, 2007
New Munson Mixes
In anticipation of the next tailgate, I went ahead and created a couple of new Munson Mixes. Now, I tend to be a bit of a rock and hip hop (to an extent) junkie. Sorry, but country music has never been my thing.

Either way, if you want either of these two, please send me an e-mail to KitZeus99 [at] gmail.com.

The first one is Wolfmother's "Woman." It's basically a play on two of Larry's longer calls where "old lady luck" defeated Auburn and Tennessee. You can click below to hear the song. It's a quick tune with a lot of singing that doesn't allow for much Munson, but I like the song in and of itself and it works well with these two classic calls.









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The second is one that if you play at a tailgate and you have women present, it will get the party going. It's Kanye West's "Stronger." The theme for this one is based on calls for Kregg Lumpkin, Sean Bailey, and Thomas Brown; all players who have gone down with serious knee injuries and came back stronger than before. The one warning I have is that it does contain some explicit lyrics, so it's NSFW or your Grandmother. I would have added a link, but after I uploaded it, I noticed that a sample rate problem caused the tune to play at a much MUCH faster tempo. In non-geek-speak: he sounds "chipmunked."

Either way, if you want this one as well, let me know. I'm actually much more pleased with it than I thought I would be. I'm still working on getting it uploaded maybe via a different site, just so people can get a listen in.

"Woman" has been added to the jukebox to the right in case you want to hear it in the future. If I can find a way to upload "Stronger" without any chipmunks singing, I'll be sure to post it. Again, if you want them, let me know.


Until next time kids.

Be safe.

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Monday, August 13, 2007
Back Safely
Well Vegas 2007 came and went. A full story coming soon, but first a couple of quick hits:

  • David Ching has been on fire lately with his posts regarding practice. If you aren't reading him, you're either paying for that news from one of the other two sites or you're missing out. Either way, check it out soon.

  • To the few folks that's sent me e-mails asking for the Munson Mixes, please know I'll get those to you ASAP. Catching up to daily life after vacation is taking a little longer than planned.

  • Finally, if anyone has any Bulldod videos that are in any format other than "YouTube," PLEASE let me know. I'm working on putting together a video mix now that I've got the Munson Mix thing down. Also, if you have any extra Munson clips lying around that aren't the "major" calls, please pass those along as well. I'm particularly looking for clips from LSU 2004, Arkansas for the SEC Championship, and other blowouts. I've got an idea brewing...

Until next time kids.

Be safe.

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Wednesday, August 08, 2007
Viva, bitches!!!
Really quickly, I'd like to thank some posters over at the Scout.com message board for giving me a shout out yesterday. Some really nice things were said and if any of you guys want some Munson Mixes, shoot me an e-mail at KitZeus99 [at] gmail.com and I'll get them sent over as soon as I get the chance.

Sorry for not posting anything sooner. Work has been crazier than all of my ex-girlfriends combined and thankfully I don't have to put up with it anymore this week.

That's right, my friends. It's time for me to take a page out of PWD and Dawgnoxious' book and enroll myself in spy school. From this afternoon until sometime on Sunday I am willingly entering into an area where 115 degree heat is "dry" and where Asians jump up to get beat down by boys from Perry, GA.

Last year there was a "to do list." This year we have the exact opposite.

I will not do these things:

1. Miss work.
2. Miss my apartment (no offense, roomies).
3. Miss that damn cat.
4. Miss work (it's worth repeating again).
5. Get into another "almost-fight."

I'll get back in touch with you guys on Sunday.


Open container? This ain't Athens and I don't play football. Kiss my ass.


Until next time kids.

Be safe.

P.S. -- If something happens plane-wise on my way to spy school, Jeb and my parents get to make all the decisions about who gets my stuff.

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Monday, July 09, 2007
Small Changes and Updates
Just wanted to give everyone a heads up to let them know that I should be posting a lot more frequently than I have over the past 3 months or so. After some careful thought of where I wanted the blog to go, who I wanted to read it, and what I wanted to write about, I finally came up with a system that will allow me to post more often and better utilize some of the very little free time I have.


Anyway, here are some of the site upgrades you can expect in conjunction with more stuff to read about:

1. Updating the links to the right. Some of those people don’t even blog any more. Some of them I promised to link up a long time ago, and some of them need to just be better organized on this site in general. I just wanted to clean it up and make it a little more user friendly, but it's still a work in progress. If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know.

2. Munson Mix playlist. I've got the embedded player (hosted by PodBean.com) to come up on this site, stream, and play. That's the good news. The bad news is the sidebar is not wide enough to support the whole player and you can't see the full player. It looks half-assed to me, which pisses me off.

I'm thinking about stealing the idea from PWD and possibly going to a 3-column template. This would allow me to fit more in a smaller amount of space and possibly use the middle more adequately. It works for The King, and it's quite tidy. More to come on this...


Also, here is a preview of some of the upcoming posts:

1. Top 5 away games I’ve witnessed in person. Broken into two parts as 5 – 2 and then the top game.

2. Top 5 home games I’ve witnessed in person. Same as the other one.

3. Who is this year’s Cinderella (aka Boise State)? I will take a look at Doug’s Pre-season top 25 and then take teams 11 – 25 and who is most likely to make a run for the Nat’l title outside of everyone that’s expected to.

4. UGA’s toughest games this year. Same idea as the one The King did, so I’m blatantly stealing that one.

I’m sure there will be some more stuff to write about as well as soon as fall camps start up. Let’s hope none of them include injuries, suspensions, or arrests.


Please take a look at the site from top to bottom when you get the chance and let me know if there are any improvements I may have missed. I just need your thoughts in general because I'm trying to do a little spring cleaning...only a few months late.

Until next time kids.

Be safe.

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