I Take It Back

[Benjamin Grimm]

Well, I know what Mariano Rivera would do: He'd turn water into wine and bring your pet goldfish back to life.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Well, I know what Mariano Rivera would do: He'd turn water into wine and bring your pet goldfish back to life.

All while applause fell like soft rain!

[Benjamin Grimm]

Applause? Or applesauce? (Wait, that's a different thread.)

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

The downside is that the video wedding wishes I taped for you with Kelvin Champman is going to seem, well, lacking.

Upstaged!

[Centerfield]

So is my blender.

[metirish]

AG/DC wrote: Is that what the kids are doing these days? I thought YouTube was just for eighties videos and tranny porn. I've never done it. Let me try. Bam!

That is maybe the coolest thing ever , outstanding effort by your brother.

So happy that Wright is on our team , what a great guy.

[DocTee]

I am so f'in jealous. Kudos to your bro, congrats to you.

[TransMonk]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Well, I know what Mariano Rivera would do: He'd turn water into wine and bring your pet goldfish back to life.

Bullet of cool is definitely back!

[Farmer Ted]

It would have been a much better story if you said Daybidrye's girlfriend was doing the videotaping.

[Elster88]

That is really cool.

[Guest AG/DC]

A Boy Named Seo wrote: Your brother's Richard Belzer?

Charlene thinks he's got a Keith Olberman thing happening these days.

A Boy Named Seo wrote: The downside is that the video wedding wishes I taped for you with Kelvin Champman is going to seem, well, lacking.

Surely you know me better than that.

Daybirye, meanwhile, is a perfect 4-for-4 since he shared his love with me.

[metirish]

I think your brother looks a bit like Anthony Bourdain.

[Benjamin Grimm]

metirish wrote: I think your brother looks a bit like Anthony Bourdain.

I thought that too. A mix between Anthony Bourdain and Richard Belzer.

[Guest AG/DC]

I don't know this Bordain cat. It sounds like a polling subject. Include pictures.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I think Bourdain is a riot but he's also a major MFY fan.

[metirish]

A little fatter around the cheeks than your brother I think.

[Benjamin Grimm]

="John Cougar Lunchbucket"]I think Bourdain is a riot but he's also a major MFY fan.

I love his show. I've seen him eat all kinds of gross things (that's not why I love his show, by the way) but the only time I ever squirmed while watching was when he went to the Bronx and gave a five-minute loving tribute to Yankee Stadium.

Ewww.

He has, though, inspired me to try all kinds of food where I might have hesitated in the past. It's rare that I get any kind of inspiration at all from TV people, so in that respect, Anthony Bourdain has been somewhat influential in my life. And when my formerly picky son (now 11) tries something different, I tell him, "Anthony Bourdain would be proud of you!"

I just wish he wasn't a Yankee fan. (Bourdain, that is. Both my children are fully schooled in the evilness of the Yankee empire.)

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I don't know if you've ever seen him be a guest judge on Top Chef but he just kills whenever he appears.

[metirish]

I like him a lot , seems like a real down to earth guy but at the same time oozes cool.

One of my favorite shows was in Uzbekistan where Bourdain went through what seemed like torture from a masseur.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I liked that Uzbekistan show too. It was also very funny when he had to buy a gift for a new baby. I forget what the gift was, but it was unusual (by American standards) and it was fun watching him try to put aside his own reservations and pick out the right item.

(I wish I remembered what it was!)

[metirish]

Wasn't it a crib?


A crib and some devices for peeing?

[Benjamin Grimm]

Yeah, it was something about urine.

[Guest AG/DC]

What the Hell are you morons talking about?

[metirish]

We are taking the piss literally.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

metsguy - "Can you imagine what would happen if someone approached Jeter with a request like that?"

He'd likely make you sign a lease for a Ford Edge.