Coming up this week on DR. BLOGSTEIN’S RADIO HAPPY HOUR: (Live on Tuesday November 6th at 9PM ET and forever archived at BlogTalkRadio.)

To show solidarity to the striking members of the Writers Guild, the Radio Happy Hour will once again be totally unscripted!

Political cartoonist Lloyd Dangle stops by to give us his humorous analysis of current events. We’ll find out from the creator of “Troubletown” which of the presidential candidates will give him the most material for his cartoon, how many death threats a political cartoonist can expect to receive and what its like to grow up with a last name like “Dangle”.

Also, Hollywood producer John Loar will join us. Loar, head of one year old Red Bird Cinema, a joint venture with actor Kevin Pollak and St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa, will discuss the Sugar Ray Leonard biopic they has in the works. We’ll also get his opinion of the Writers Guild strike and find out if we’re in for a steady diet of reality TV for the next few months.

All that plus, Dangerous Lee co-hosts, SUPREME COMMANDER OF THE CYBERWAVES Vinny Bond drags his Big Leather Couch into the Radio Happy Hour Lounge and chats live with the listeners, and your calls at 646-652-4804.

Join us live every Tuesday night at 9PM ET. The Radio Happy Hour Lounge–a live chat room during show time–is a whole new reason to make sure you listen live! It’s the show within the show!

But if you can’t and miss us live, we’re ALWAYS ON at www.DrBlogstein.com

**An all new Vince Flynn interview when he returns to the Radio Happy Hour on Tuesday night October 21 at 9PM Eastern. Just click –> Vince Flynn.**

Coming up this week on DR. BLOGSTEIN’S RADIO HAPPY HOUR: (Live on Tuesday October 23rd at 9PM ET and forever archived at BlogTalkRadio.)

A true genius will visit the Radio Happy Hour this week when New York Times bestselling author Vince Flynn drops in to celebrate the publication of his ninth thriller PROTECT AND DEFEND.Flynn, whose fans include Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, will give us a sneak peak of what to expect this time around from his hero Mitch Rapp when he takes on Iran. Plus, we’ll get his views on current events and find out when we can expect Hollywood to produce some Mitch Rapp movies and hear about his past work with the hit TV show 24.

Also, two lucky fans will call in to play “Vince or Mitch” for a chance to win an autographed copy of Protect and Defend.

Then, Jessica Dorfman Jones will council us on The Art of Cheating. She’s the author of a “nasty little book for tricky little schemers and their hapless victims.” She’ll teach us how to successfully cheat on our taxes, our spouses, our diets and even death! We’ll also find out how her husband feels about being married to the woman who has literally written the book on cheating!

All that plus, SUPREME COMMANDER OF THE CYBERWAVES Vinny Bond drags his Big Leather Couch into the Radio Happy Hour Lounge and chats live with the listeners, Justin the Weatherman provides a forecast like only he can, Jane may or may not show up and, as always, your calls at 646-652-4804.

Join us live every Tuesday night at 9PM ET. The Radio Happy Hour Lounge–a live chat room during show time–is a whole new reason to make sure you listen live! It’s the show within the show!

But if you can’t and miss us live, we’re ALWAYS ON at www.DrBlogstein.com

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Coming up this week on DR. BLOGSTEIN’S RADIO HAPPY HOUR: (Live on Tuesday June 5th at 9PM ET and forever archived at BlogTalkRadio.)

James Bassil, editor of AskMen.com will be coming to Happy Hour to discuss his new book “From the Bar to the Bedroom: The 11 Rules for Picking Up and Pleasuring Women” in a can’t miss interview for men of all species. I’d kindly ask all women to skip this segment as to not learn our new secret tips. Please?

We’ll also be joined by Shant Kenderian, a fascinating man who’s life story is almost too unbelievable to be true.

Kenderian, an Iraqi born American and author of the newly released “1001 Nights in Iraq: The Shocking Story of an American Forced to Fight for Saddam Against the Country He Loves”, routinely finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time. During the first Gulf War, he got caught inside Iraq’s closed borders and was forced by Saddam Hussein to fight in the Iraqi army AGAINST his own country! We’ll find out what life was like in the Iraq Army and how he found love in a most unusual place.

All that plus your calls at 646-652-4804, an update into what Jared our intern has accomplished and Vinny Bond will fill in for Jane live from his couch!

Join us live every Tuesday night at 9PM ET . And if you miss us then, we’re ALWAYS ON at BlogTalkRadio and our Radio Happy Hour affiliates found in the right sidebar. In fact, do yourself a favor and click here to SUBSCRIBE TO THE RADIO HAPPY HOUR!

The Art of Making Money or Making Money Art?

Two very different subjects, one far more interesting than the other. By the amount of advertising you see here on Dr. Blogstein (none!), you can guess which of the two I find more interesting: Making Money Art

Is it just me or does everyone enjoy getting their change back from a cashier and noticing someone drew a mustache and glasses on George Washington’s face? I never thought it was just me, and now a visionary by the name of John Bitter has confirmed my belief.

Bitter, who is also known as “The Burrito King of Charlotte, N.C.” (not to be confused with Abe Froman who is the “Sausage King of Chicago”), is also someone who is oddly drawn to money that is drawn upon.

Bitter is the owner of Johnny Burrito, a lunchtime landmark in downtown Charlotte, N.C., jammed with customers from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., most of whom pay in cash. He made a practice of setting aside bills with interesting markings, messages and drawing on it.

Luckily, Bitter doesn’t keep these to himself. With the help of the World Wide Web, he stores these bills for us all to enjoy on www.uglymoney.com

There are over 300 “ugly” bills on his site worth more than $1,750! Its The Museum of Moron Art! Its surely worth the visit–Would Dr. B steer you wrong?

***This article is so old already***

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Brad Thor, one of the finest thriller writers in the world today, whose books usually take on Islamic Radical Fundamentalist terrorists, is now taking on the National Football League.

Huh?

Yeah, you read that correctly. In his blog on Amazon.com, Thor cites this recent Fox News report that the NFL refused to run a U.S. Border Patrol recruitment ad in last month’s Super Bowl program because it thought certain language in the ad, specifically the terms “terrorists,” “illegal aliens” and “drug smugglers”, might offend attendees. Because of this, Thor is calling for a boycott of the NFL.

“To say that I am shocked is an understatement,” Thor states in his blog post, “I never knew that terrorists, illegal aliens and drug smugglers comprised such a stalwart base of NFL customers. Heaven forbid the NFL should offend them.”

Thor believes the NFL made this decision because they are currently considering a foreign franchise in the next 10 years, with Mexico City a strong contender. He cites this quote from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell:

“We love Mexico. We have a great fan base there. It’s growing every day. We are very interested in going back. And we hope to be dealing with the various officials in Mexico to try to get that done for the 2008 season.”

To me, it does seem silly that the NFL would decline to take money from the government to run this ad that hoped to help reach President Bush’s goal of boosting Border Patrol’s ranks to 18,000. I mean, if the NFL really wants Mexico to have a franchise doesn’t it behoove the league to keep the potential fan base in that country? At this rate, the best way to reach the Mexican market would be to finally bring an NFL franchise back to Los Angeles!

I vow to fully support Brad Thor’s call for a boycott of the National Football League. . .at least until September.

I also vow NOT to watch the NFL Network that is still currently unavailable on my local cable system.

By the way, Brad Thor is from Chicago and is a Chicago Bears fan though that is reportedly not the cause of his bitterness towards the game of football.

Tonight at 7:00 PM ET I’m hitting the air waves! As you see in my previous post, your’s truly will be a guest on “My Point,” a live, one hour program carried on Blog Talk Radio. The show can be heard live by following this link: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/hostpage.aspx?show_id=8482 and I believe it will remain archived there forever. Lucky me.

The show is hosted by David Odeen of “My Point” and “Jenn of the Jungle” of “Screw Politically Correct BS” and is a political and current event talk show from a conservative point of view. According to Blog Talk Radio, I’m being billed as a “very funny conservative blogger.”

Now, I’ve always known myself to be “very funny” (though I would have described me as EXTREMELY funny) but as far as being “conservative,” that was news to me. I sure as hell aint “Colmes” but I never considered myself “Hannity” either. I suppose if the hosts keep the discussion on killing terrorists and hating Osama bin Laden I’ll be okay, but if they ask for my views on abortion or whether or not I care about gay marriage, then they may not like me anymore. We’ll see.

According to Odeen’s blog “My Point” they plan on engaging me in conversation about such things “as some of our favorite authors, like Vince Flynn and Brad Thor.” But beyond that, I have no idea what they plan on filling the 90 minutes with. But I’m coming prepared!

• I watched last night’s premiere of the kick-ass, sixth season of 24 in case they decide to talk about that. (For the record, I’d have watched 24 regardless of this interview or not.)

• I watched President George W. Bush’s interview on 60 Minutes that aired last night.

• I bought a newspaper, though truth be told, I haven’t read it yet. (Anything happen that I should know about?)

• I re-watched Saddam getting hanged (or hung?)

Hopefully, that will be enough to keep me interesting. If not, please be my safety valve. Its a “call-in” show so feel free to call in. The number is (347) 996-5948. Call in, say hi, join the discussion, start a new discussion, whatever.

And also, feel free to use the comment section below to let me know how I’m doing, what I should do, how I did, how smart I am, how you want my body, whatever.

UPDATE! 1/16/07: My appearance on “My Point”, including the CEO of BlogTalkRadio offering me my own show, can be heard here…

Stay tuned for details of The Dr. Blogstein Radio Happy Hour coming to BlogTalkRadio in February!

An Air Force staff sergeant who posed nude for Playboy magazine has been relieved of her duties (or as the New York Post cleverly said, she was “relieved of booty”) while the military investigates, officials said.

In February’s issue, hitting newsstands this week, Michelle Manhart is photographed in uniform yelling and holding weapons under the headline “Tough Love.” The following pages show her partially clothed, wearing her dog tags while working out, as well as completely nude. All this
according to the Associated Press.

Why the military would even consider disciplinary actions against Manhart is beyond me, in fact, they should be giving her a metal and promoting the hell out of her upcoming issue.

Just Wednesday, President Bush declared that he intends to send an additional 20,000 troops to fight the war in Iraq. Where the heck are they planning on finding 20,000 more soldiers? The army is already way over taxed, some tours of duties have already been extended to almost inhumane amounts of time and recruiting continues to fall short of goals.

Enter Michelle Manhart, who should be considered a savior to the military, instead she’s being vilified. Have they forgotten the old recruiting slogan? “The Marines are Looking for a Few Good Men.“ Now, don’t you think this, this and this would attract a few good men?!?

While I may not get enticed by this guy wanting me…

You may get me in the door if you tell me that she wants me!

Happy New Year, everyone! I’m back and thank goodness for that. Boy did I pick an eventful week to be away from this site. I missed out on so much!

The whole Saddam hanging thing just snuck up on us. They didn’t waste any time killing the old guy. It was like how an NFL team lines up and snaps the ball real fast after a bad call by the ref so that they get a play off before the other coach has time to throw the red flag to challenge the call. (Wow, that was a long, drawn out analogy.)

It’s too bad I wasn’t around for the Saddam hanging. I would have titled my post “Well Hung” and maybe came up with the idea of bringing Saddam to Times Square and have him drop at the stroke of midnight. Speaking of stroke, was Dick Clark any better this year? I didn’t see him.

I also missed out on writing about the death of President Gerald Ford. I guess I still have that opportunity since the dude isn’t even buried yet. How many funerals is this guy gonna have? All this pomp and circumstance around Ford makes it easy to forget that Dr. Blogstein has been elected president the same amount of times as Gerald Ford had. Al Gore has us both beat by one.

James Brown died too while I was away. I didn’t really care.

A word to the wise, (you’ll soon realize that this posting is a bit of a stream of consciousness. I have so much bottled up inside after a week off I’m just letting it flow) don’t make your New Year’s resolutions while drunk—especially if “drink less” is one of them. Speaking of which, I was wondering, do alcoholics get hangovers? If not, that would be a check mark in the list of the “pros” of developing that problem.

I’ve got a big 2007 planned for you guys. Some more exclusive interviews, Dr. Blogstein’s Miss Blogger 07 and coming up later this week The Funniest Posts of 2006!

That’s right, Dr. Blogstein is the place where the entire web community is showing off their sense of humor. You’ll get the funniest posts from the entire blogosphere all in one place and that place is here. Just to whet your appetite, here is just one of the hilarious posts that you will see here come Thursday:

“Then a stream of fiery death lava began spraying out, it had the consistency of magma, broken glass, oatmeal and battery acid.”

Click here to find out what Father Bohab is referring to on his blog “When your only
tool is a hammer”—you’ll be sorry you did.

Iraq is in a Civil War.

There, I said it. I’ve actually been saying this since February. The White House rejects the idea and the media had been pussy-footing around it until NBC’s Matt “You’re Being Glib” Lauer decided to use the term yesterday.

What I don’t get is the hesitancy to acknowledge it? Isn’t it a good thing? Doesn’t it not only show that democracy has taken hold but its way ahead of schedule? I mean, it took our democracy 85 years to get to our civil war, Iraq has reached theirs in just four short years! It’s rather impressive!

What we really should do is get out of their way. We didn’t have any referees at our civil war so we should allow Iraq the same opportunity to enjoy a free for all. I know George W. Bush loves his wars but this one isn’t his anymore. If you love something, let it go. There are plenty more countries that need attacking, let’s move on.

What I find most amazing about the Iraqi Civil War is the level of hate the Sunnis and the Shiites (or “Shia”, but I like “Shiites” better) have for each other. Both groups despise the US but not enough to join forces against us. Now that is a hatred that I would not want to get in the middle of.