I'm half and half on sports... I get the point... men need role models and reasons to drink beer, and and excuse to have a man-crush on some burly built bone-crusher. I'm all for that. But a few sports, like football and baseball, are too stop and go with the action; my ADD kicks in and soon I'm more involved in seeing how much queso I can pile on a chip. Basketball does not exist in my definition of sports, never will... I can't explain why. Anyhoo, some spamdigger shoots a link to a NFL2007 draft video featuring Will Ferrel and some hot Center from USC... Ryan Kalil... [youtube]nd0ToNwccl4[/youtube] They call him "The Entertainer" at USC, because this beefcake likes to show his soft side in the locker room by crooning out Frank Sinatra lyrics... Appearantly this guy knows how to play football, as he was a top All-American pick last year and this year looks favorable to be a star. From that NFL draft prospect thing....

It's a good thing that Kalil has the bloodlines and talent to be regarded as one of the premier centers in college football. He is known to be constantly singing Frank Sinatra songs in the locker room and huddle. Based on his teammates' impressions of this amateur crooner, it is safe to say Kalil won't be seen on American Idol anytime soon. Fortunately, based on his performances as the anchor of the Trojans' offensive line the past three years, he'll be doing battle with NFL defensive tackles for years to come. He is a legacy, of sorts, at the center position. His father, Frank, was also a center at Arkansas (1978) and Arizona (1980-81-82), then was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in 1982 before playing for the USFL's Arizona Wranglers in 1983 and Houston Gamblers in 1984. "I started playing football to follow in my dad's footsteps," Ryan Kalil said. "Now, having my dad play the same position has been great. He knows the tricks of the trade and it's easy to pass them on to me." His father recently passed on these thoughts about his son, "He's the type of kid you dream of having. He's a throwback. He doesn't drink or smoke. And I'd always hear him playing Sinatra in his bedroom. He wasn't the biggest lineman in high school, but he had those size-16 feet. So I figured he'd either grow into his body and get big, or else he'd join the circus."

16 size feet eh.... well I'm sure I'll be watching to see where he ends up...

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Snap! - pass the blue cheese

Originally uploaded by Buffawhat. Taken 23 Apr '07, 6.21pm ADT PST.

Ive had a serious desire to get some wings... But with no one to go to casa with me.. . Two slices of Just Pizza's Buffalo Chicken is the perfect lonely alternative.

What an idiot I thought... I'm in the upstairs bathroom, helping a few guys clean blood off their hands from a stabbing that happened only a short hour ago. This guy's in shock, I'm thinking, near to pass out from the sight of blood on his hands, yet he was just downstairs telling of his prowess of kung-fu and desire to be a bouncer at Marcellas. A guy was stabbed man. Get to reality, no one wants to deal with this.. I barbacked, I wasn't expecting to come in and mop up a pint of blood like it was a spilled drink. This doesn't happen at Marcellas... but it did. I guess I saw the beginning of a mess right after the Mr. and Ms. Club Marcella pageant, by the way, congrats Brandon and Melody. Joseph, our resident supermodel bartender, is feeding shots to this sweaty shirtless mess who wouldn't stop buying rounds for everyone. I think I had a shot or two shoved my way as I did my duties. Thought nothing of it, club was packed, beer was rolling out like Sabres medals. 20 minutes later I hear Richard our manager yelling over the mic that he's gonna beat some guys ass who tried to pull a knife on him. That's when things got interesting. The night was slow, but busier than the past few Sundays we had. I go in the back, and the rear doors are swung open. About four guys are across the street yelling and I get informed some guy was stabbed and to stay back. I consider that a grand idea, but as I start to leave, I notice the victim running to the back doors again, in my direction... I kinda don't have an out and they wanted to keep him contained so we slam the doors shut... Adrenaline pumps this guy and he rips the doors open, spitting and yelling, while his blood can't decide whether to clot up the wound in his back, or keep streaming from the pressure swelling in this guy. Either way, any door I take will lead him back into the club, so I dance around him while security catches up. Too late. He finds to door back in and stomps in, determined to kill whoever stabbed him... I heard it was a commotion with some guy in a red shirt. He supposedly called this guy a "nigger," and he got stabbed. Consequences, ya know, albeit extreme... and wrong. James, the security guard, I guess the club has it out for him, but he went to work as he piled the berserker back out the club, blood and all as we get him back in the back and on the floor. Cops were called and should have been there already. I'm there and help James sit on the guy, a first aid kit is brought, most of us are trained in first aid or EMS, but the cops show up and we step back. We should have never stepped back, because as soon as we do the cops get the guy up and let him walk back in the club to frighten more innocent club-goers and spill more of his possibly diseased blood everywhere. Mind you, we all had gloves on, but we all wore his blood. Emergency services rush in and they get berserker back in the hall and on the stretcher... Rural metro heads out, and the police start to find out what the hell happened. I start to clean up, the first aid kit is strewn to bits and covered in blood, thanks to the police just thinking a guy we had to take to the ground screaming was going to hop up and walk to a stretcher like a good boy. Blood on the walls, blood in both halls, in the club and employee area; I start to clean with help from Joseph and a few others, while we do the best to keep the rest of the club preoccupied with the drag show, and off what just happened. I hand the cops the bag of clothes from the vic and most everyone involved... I never saw the perp; he ran shortly after he stabbed the guy with a small knife he was carrying. I got the blood cleaned up, bleached and disinfected everything I could. It was 2:30am.. the cops had left us, and things were getting back to semi-normal. We had had enough. After being involved in something like this, not to mention the blood contamination, I wasn't about to go back and wash shotglasses. Joseph was in the same mood. I don't care what they say, Joseph, James, and I were the main three Marcellas employees taking care of all the mess. We had some help, but most got in the way. I have a fonder disgust for pompous queers and drag queens. Couldn't they see the blood, that it wasn't safe, that I'm yelling at them for their own safety and because they kept tracking blood back and forth over a hallway we were trying to make safe again? I left without getting paid, I better get a full cut and some juicy tips. I get paid to restock bud and mop up vodka... not blood. Article cross-posted  to WNYMedia.net Link to Buffalo News snippet

I'm a Buffalo boy now, but sometimes I just have to pat my old state (NC) on the back when they do something good...

When Raleigh officials announced in February that they were rolling out an LED lit city in hopes of using less energy, little did they know that the lights would also make people feel safer. In a recent survey from Cree, the local RTP based company who created the LED's for the city, results showed that an overall feeling of safety from commuters was increased by %76 when the new lights were installed in a parking garage.

the people of Raleigh also felt for the most part that the lights were brighter and made the parking deck look cleaner. I'm gonna call up the old ex in Raleigh and ask him what he thinks. Via Engadget

So with Spring here (and my nipple rings no longer giving me frostbite), it's time to give a clue to the new growths and happenings with buffawhat. Snap! - I've just recently reached and surpassed the 100th Snap (thanks Bobbie Lee for the ein hundreth!)... this is a great project, and I never thought I'd get so much participation from it. My only wish is that the cameraphone I use is a bit better. I still have my eye on the Nokia n93i, but the 800 dollar pricetag sucks,,, me needs a sugardaddy, or perhaps a few good donations? I'll be making the snap interface a little more involved to keep the spammers away and to let me know who's snapping me. 365 on Flickr - Jeff from AlreadyBruised asked me to join him in the obligatory 365 days of flickr project... I'm a day late and a dollar short, but it started today and should be fun. I'm hesitant to add it to the blog (would be overkill of photos), so I may just upload directly to flickr, and you can see it from my photopage. A Merge - This part has fuzzy details, but with WNYmedia.net launching the new site in about six weeks, and the whole awesome online radio station, I'll be doing a lot more with them in the future. I will probably split my content up and keep the original buffawhat for the fans, but with a move over to wnymedia, I'll be bringing a lot more readersome content... which brings me to the next spot... More readersome content! - I've been slack lately, with the Snap project keeping the feeds alive... Not anymore. I'll be ramping up with my original plans of being Buffalo's unique source for technology and gadget news with a dash of queer culture. This should take more shape as I figure out what I'm doing and going to look like on WNYmedia's lineup. More to come and a little design nudges underway... I'd like to send a big thanks out to the readers that I have and a big apology to the readers I lost for the major slack in my blogging responsibilities.

[fa:p:t=angelshouse,id=422748126,,s=m,l=p] Not this whiteboy, I'm already old goods here... but the shirt... oh the shirt. Everybody loves a big cock. A pure word-of-mouth line, White Boy is all about the wearer's style and attitude. What people think is the last thing on his mind. White Boy is not about color it is about standing out in whatever you do, pushing the limits, and taking matters into your own hands. Worn and repped by stars such as Tommy Lee, Jessica Alba, Chester from Linkin Park, Good Charlotte, White Boy now has the unique opportunity to make its mark on a city thats full of its own attitude. Angel brought in more than just White Boy, peep the pics below and check out his store on Elmwood and Bryant, next to Solid Grounds. [fa:p:t=saione,id=422750216,j=l,s=sq,l=p][fa:p:t=saione,id=422750060,j=l,s=sq,l=p][fa:p:t=saione,id=422750117,j=l,s=sq,l=p]

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Snap! - Punksatawny(sp?) Nate

Originally uploaded by Buffawhat. Taken 13 Mar '07, 4.13pm AST PST.

See this folks? This is what is called a shadow... You get this when Something called the Sun decides to come out and bless Buffalo with such a gorgeous day!

Nothing better than raiding your old boss's office for loot and goodies... We miss you Susan, but the ruler and Sharpies make it all better.

The loot:

1. Box(8 left) of PaperMate Flair felt tip pens - a must for our documentation duties.
2. Six Sharpie Markers - Brown, Orange, Yellow, Blue, Green, Red (no Black) - Almost had to fight Kirk for these.
3. Small Pocket Flathead Screwdriver - shit breaks sometimes, and sometimes I like to break shit.
4. Westcott Wooden Ruler with metal inlay - a rare find is an ruler with twelve inches here, kinda like trying to find a guy over 6 inches in Buffalo
5. Acme Value Stainless Scissors - It says "Acme," so they must be good.
6. HP Glossy Laser Photo Paper - I don't have a color laser printer, but I know where one is...
7. Card Organizer with index cards, divider, and case - No need for this, but it makes my desk look important... Makes me look important and busy... busy means people leave me alone.
8. Two Packs of Avery Big Tab Dividers - Once again, no need.. but adds to the important-busy-left-alone thing
9. Piece of 8x10 Acrylic - It was shiny, I wanted it, do I have to explain myself?

w00t...

America's Most Wanted is current running an All-Star Law Enforcement Contest and Buffalo's own bravest, Carl Andolina has been nominated. If Andolina gets enough votes, he could be picked to be a weekly All-Star and placed in the running to win 10,000.

Andolina's Blurb from AMW: Last December, Officer Carl Andolina, responding to a fight in progress at a convenience store, faced the ultimate nightmare scenario for a law enforcement officer. The veteran officer and his partner Officer Patricia Parete, approached a suspect pointed out by the store clerk. Little did they know that this individual was a violent convicted felon who was on parole. The two officers approached the suspect who waited until they were literally inches away before he began firing his weapon. Two rounds struck Officer Parete - - shattering her jaw bone and lodging in her spine. Officer Andolina acted quickly - - he grabbed the suspect's gun and was shot. Without regard for his personal safety and with a bullet in his neck, Andolina wrestled the shooter to the ground, subduing him until help arrived. Andolina is recovering from his injuries while his partner was not so fortunate. Today, Officer Parete remains on a respirator undergoing a slow recovery. Andolina's selfless actions are still evident as he assists in raising money and providing support for Parete's family. Buffalo Police Lieutenant, Danny Williams, commented " both officers were two young good cops. Carl's first response was 'how is my partner.'"

You can vote everyday till April 15th. On a related note, I'd like to remind everyone that there will be a fundraising gala on March 31, 2007, to benefit Officer Parete. Tickets wil be $25 per person and the gala will run from 7:00pm to 12:00 Midnight at the Buffalo Convention Center. All monies raised will go to assist Parete in all her health related needs. For more information about the Gala, a hotline has been set up (716-851-4439), as well as an email address (paretefundraiser@city-buffalo.com). Via - Buffalo WOW 

CompUSA informed 128 of its 229 stores yesterday that they will be cleaning out and shutting down. Gordon Brothers Group will take over the fallen stores as of today, with apparently crappy closeout sales to come. The stores were picked based on high rent and the Amherst location was one of them. The closeout has started, so check this list for the "blowout sale" in Amherst. This isn't a complete list, so you will have to go for yourself to see what the firesale is like. Bargain hunter beware, Gordon Brothers is notorious for raising prices as the stores they take over go down... Via - The Consumerist