someone explain this negro term to me.

"eye hustling"

gonzo is at work so I have no one to explain the colored slang to me.

I was told that I should stop staring at this cats collar because I was "eye hustling" it.

on my computer at home,
picked up a Trojan Vundo virus, that I can't seem to shake,
suggestions?

of the week,
Skins over Seahawks,
Book it!

on tonight,
you should all give it a watch,
called the Office....

the Dwight character particularly is a hoot.

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Raging Bulls
Opie and Anthony To Stern: Bring It On
Michael M. Martino Jr. - <!-- e --><a href="mailto:[email protected]">mailto:[email protected]</a><!-- e --> 01/12/2006 12:03 am


According to Opie and Anthony, stars of their own show on XM Satellite Radio, it's Howard Stern who had better watch his ass this time around. The launch of The Howard Stern Show on Jan. 9 on competing provider Sirius Satellite Radio set up high stakes—half a billion dollars high—and the weight of the world will sit on Stern's shoulders. Not so for Gregg "Opie" Hughes and Anthony Cumia (O&A), who were the first to make the move from advertiser-supported terrestrial radio to the subscriber-funded world of satellite broadcasting, in October 2004.
"It's old hat for us already," says Anthony. "[Howard's] got a lot to prove."

Opie and Anthony don't really see a fight on their hands. In the past, Infinity Broadcasting, the management company of their non-satellite radio show, barred the two from engaging in any verbal jousting with or about Stern. But if a battle breaks out this time around, it will be an old-fashioned radio feud that will resemble a mid-1970s hockey brawl.



Although Stern will broadcast on Sirius, the two radio shows have an ugly backroom history. Stern has always accused the duo of being "clones," for ripping off his entire act, and that includes hosting strippers, lesbians and any other debauchery. But Opie and Anthony, who grew up in Centerport and Huntington, respectively, are not so upset with those accusations; they're upset because, they claim, Stern used all of his muscle to make the two shut up about him and his show. The duo was off the air for nearly two and a half years after being suspended for on-air high jinks, and then they moved to XM. They were also ordered to not talk about Stern—or else—while working for Infinity. Now, there is no fear of reprisal.
When you turn on The Opie and Anthony Show, it's like hanging around a bar or your friend's house, having a few beers and just saying what comes to mind, uncensored. It is a format that was innovated by Stern, and Opie and Anthony certainly acknowledge their roles as devotees. "Everyone listened to Stern back then," says Anthony.

But that was a long time ago.

"I was a big fan in the glory days, the late '80s and early '90s," says Anthony as Opie agrees. "The days of Jackie 'The Joke Man' Martling, Sam Kinison and Billy West. Before Hollywood Howie."

A huge shift in Stern's show—and his personal life—has taken place over the last six years. First, Stern, who touted himself as the model husband, and his longtime wife, Allison, divorced. Stern became single, dating celebrities and appearing in the gossip pages. For almost five years, though, he has had a steady relationship with model Beth Ostrosky. (Recent rumors of their marriage were put to rest on Jan. 9 when Stern announced they did not become Mr. and Mrs. Stern.)

He also lost Martling to a contract dispute and "Stuttering" John Melendez to The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. But Stern's show took on new people and continued to dominate morning drive time.

The many years on top, says Anthony, have bred complacency in Stern. "I think Howard feels like he doesn't need to put on a quality show anymore," he opines.



When O&A finally inked a multiyear deal with XM, there were fewer than a million subscribers to the XM service. Their biggest problem, says Opie, was that The O&A Show was on a premium channel, like the HBO premium television channel, and billed as a separate cost for each subscriber. The early days on XM were a bit discouraging.
"We went from having a show that was syndicated in 17 major markets to having a few thousand listeners. But we believed in the show," says Opie.

Today, XM outnumbers Sirius in subscriptions by almost 2-to-1. In January, XM reached its goal of six million customers. The O&A Show has long since been wrapped into XM's basic monthly fee. Stern's program is also part of the flat-fee service. The big difference between the two shows and the providers is that O&A are part of a larger picture.

O&A do their show every day from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. The Best of Opie and Anthony runs all weekend. Then another pair, Ron and Fez, take the airwaves. Stern is responsible for two channels of programming. One channel, Howard 100 News, airs reports about the Stern show and its characters, and in the future will branch out into other news about celebrities. The other non-news channel airs the Stern show each day from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. and will broadcast other radio shows. Currently the only other show scheduled is Bubba the Love Sponge. The Stern show will also replay each night at 9 p.m.

"That's too much programming," says Opie.

Quote:UNIONDALE, N.Y. - Brad Shaw replaced the fired Steve Stirling as coach of the New York Islanders on Thursday, and Mike Milbury will step aside as general manager after a replacement is found.

Shaw, in his first year as an Islanders' assistant, will coach the team for the rest of the season, the Islanders said at a news conference. Stirling was dismissed Wednesday night.

"We're hoping that Brad can handle this and give us a jump start," Milbury said.

The coaching change is the eighth in the last nine years under Milbury, and came after the Islanders lost for the eighth time in their last nine games — a 2-1 defeat to Nashville on Tuesday night.

Shaw was to be behind the bench when the Islanders played the Calgary Flames at the Nassau Coliseum on Thursday night. It would be his NHL head coaching debut.

The Islanders said Milbury will relinquish his role as GM once he and team owner Charles Wang find a replacement.

"Charles will make that decision, I will help him with that," Milbury said.

Milbury will become a vice president for Wang's sports properties. In addition to the Islanders, Wang also owns the New York Dragons of the Arena Football League.

"All the coaches and players are disappointed about Steve because they like him," Milbury said. "He worked hard at it, but it just wasn't happening."

The Islanders were 18-22-2 before Thursday's game, fourth in the Atlantic Division and seven points out of a playoff spot midway through the season.

In his first season in 2003-2004, Stirling led the Islanders to a 38-29-11-4 record and a third straight playoff appearance. Stirling replaced the fired Peter Laviolette.

Stirling became the third NHL coach to leave this season. Pittsburgh's Ed Olczyk was fired, and New Jersey's Larry Robinson stepped down citing health and family issues.

After the Islanders dropped a home-and-home series last weekend to Carolina, in which they were outscored 7-1, Milbury said he wouldn't sit back and watch the club fall out of playoff contention.

He then traded defenseman Janne Niinimaa to Dallas on Tuesday before the loss to Nashville.

After running Wednesday's practice, Stirling said, "If you win, you keep your job. If you don't win, you could lose it or you do lose it. I didn't make the rules, Mike didn't make the rules."

Milbury has revamped the roster several times, changed coaches eight times, and has never won a playoff series since he's been in charge. Yet, his job had never been threatened — until now.

When Stirling replaced Laviolette, Milbury figured it was the last coach he'd be allowed to hire.

Stirling had never led an NHL team, but came off a successful two-year stint as coach of the Islanders' AHL Bridgeport affiliate.

While Stirling lasted less than 1 1/2 seasons, Laviolette moved to Carolina and now has the Hurricanes in first place in the Southeast Division. Laviolette will also be the U.S. coach at next month's Turin Olympics.

Stirling's only trip to the playoffs ended in a five-game loss to eventual Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay.

With last season wiped out by a lockout, the Islanders regrouped this season and had a new look.

New York decided against buying out Alexei Yashin's big contract to create more space under the $39 million salary cap and instead dealt away Michael Peca. Not only did the Islanders keep Yashin, Stirling named him Peca's replacement as captain.

But Yashin has not become a leader on or off the ice. Despite being one of the highest-paid players in the NHL, he has just 15 goals in 42 games. In the loss at Nashville, Yashin took two of New York's four penalties — both for delay of game.

Also missing from the 2003-04 team are defensemen Adrian Aucoin, Roman Hamrlik and Kenny Jonsson, along with forward Dave Scatchard. Replacing them with defensemen Alexei Zhitnik and Brent Sopel and forwards Mike York and Miroslav Satan hasn't helped.

Dabbling in the green stuff with jays, hedcold and gonzo.

see!

their white on white uniforms this weekend....

Lookout, the smell of upset, is in the air.

and I hate him.