DeLaWho? DeLaWhat? DeLaWhere?

This story goes right next to So Confused.

This Monday and Tuesday, I was down at the beach visiting one of my best friends, Billy T. With my new car, I have been making a lot more trips to the beach. On Monday, we went fishing in the ocean with his Grandfather....to no avail. On Tuesday, we decided to go to the beach. Billy, who has picked up skimboarding over the past few summers, heard from a fellow skimboarder that Gordon's Pond State Park (an part of Cape Henlopen State Park) had pretty good waves for skimming.

So, we decided to mix up the routine and made the trip to Gordon's Pond. As we pulled up into the parking lot, we noticed that it was relatively deserted, especially considering its location in relation to Rehobeth. We got our stuff out of the car and began to walk onto the beach. The beach was relatively quiet with a couple of wholesome families and their kids doing the whole beach thing. Since Billy has to skim board outside of the flags set down by the lifeguards, we headed left and set our stuff down in an open spot before the jetty at the end of the beach. I was still recovering from the meal we had at his Grandparents, so I lied down to let the food settle. As Billy began to put his sunscreen on, he asked me to take a look around us and see if I noticed anything strange. After some more subtle hints, I noticed that we were surrounded by couples or threesomes of middle-aged women...many with short haircuts. As we tried to put the pieces of the puzzle together, I told Billy that I noticed a couple of guys with speedos on the other side of the jetty. As it turns out, we were located in the middle of the lesbian section of the beach (no wonder we got so many strange looks). We were both shell shocked, confused, bewildered, and (insert applicable adjective here). We seemed to have wandered onto a gay beach.

So, we grabbed our skimboards and started to skim. Not trusting our observations, we wanted to verify our findings about the beach. Billy saw some skimboarders at the other side of the beach (not the gay side..but the family side), so we decided to go ask them about the dominant social preferences of the beach. When we went up to the kids and said "whats up?"(the kids turned out to be like 10 or 11...and probably didnt know what was going on), they gave an indeterminable response and sort of scurried away. So we went back down to our side of the beach and as we did, we witnessed shameless, open-air embracing between two middle aged and unattractive women who looked like they could beat both of us up (Billy is a defensemen for the McDaniel Lacrosse Team). As we continued our walk down the beach, I saw one person with their back to us in the ocean. Unless this woman was wearing a sports bra-like bathing suit, I would have thought that she was a man because of her short, manly haircut and imposing physique. We dubbed her a "chude" not a chick or a dude, but a "chude"....a lot like the SNL skit about the gender bending PAT.

Billy took a couple more skims and we agreed that it was time to get going. We had only been there for an hour and we packed our stuff up and left. However, our question had still not been answered...Was it a gay beach? So as we were leaving, we asked the toll collector, who went to our high school and graduated 1 or 2 years after us, about the beach. Billy asked "What's this beach all about?", but we didnt get the desired response...so I asked, "Not as a Delaware State Park Employee, but as a human being who makes observations about people, what is this beach about?"...Billy added "yeah...what about the people?" He responded "Well you got your surfers, your families, and then it's the gay beach." Still bewildered and confused, we decided it was time to jet. There was still enough time in the day to go to another beach, but we decided to cut our losses and headed back to his grandparents.


To read more about Gordon's Pond: Check Surfline out

Cheney Utters 'F-Word' in Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Dick Cheney blurted out the "F word" at Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont during a heated exchange on the Senate floor, congressional aides said on Thursday.

The incident occurred on Tuesday in a terse discussion between the two that touched on politics, religion and money, with Cheney finally telling Leahy to "f--- off" or "go f--- yourself," the aides said.

"I think he was just having a bad day," Leahy was quoted as saying on CNN, which first reported the incident. "I was kind of shocked to hear that kind of language on the floor."

"That doesn't sound like language the vice president would use but there was a frank exchange of views," said Cheney spokesman Kevin Kellems. Read On

The original WHA was officially became a league in a Delawhere courthouse in 1971. With 10 franchises, the league played from '72 to '79. The league introduced numerous teams into the NHL after it dissolved including the once powerful Edmonton Oilers. THe original WHA was able to lure NHL players away from their teams with big money. But, times have changed....The re-born World Hockey Association will begin play in late October 2004 according to Commissioner Bobby Hull. With a 15 million dollar salary cap and 5 million dollar marquee player distinction, 8 franchises are looking forward to the WHA season. Teams from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Quebec, Detroit, Dallas, Orlando, Jacksonville, Toronto, and Hamilton have joined the league. The WHA expects at least 2 to 4 teams to join the league before the "inaugural" season begins. Though the leauge will not necessarily replace the NHL, it will provide an alternate setting for some stars including Martin St. Louis. Skilled players like St. Louis would enjoy some rule changes like the removal of the center red line, no-touch icing, touch up offside, and three on three overtime followed by a sudden death shootout to get rid of ties.

Thank the lord for the WHA, if I dont get my hockey fix next season because Gary Bettman messes stuff up with the NHL, I would have been a fiend.

Check out The Drudge Report for your up to the minute "My Life" book news about it's sales in different regions of the country. By the way, why would Clinton do that to people....making them read 957 pages about his life.

Jay-Z performed with Phish this past Friday night. With the jam band making one of its final performances, Jay-Z hopped up on stage and performed "99 Problems" and "Big Pimpin'" with help from Phish. Jay-Z's much remixed "The Black Album" has been remixed by the Spin Junkies. Using samples of the Grateful Dead, they created the "Jay-Z's Dead" remixes. note: You can download the album for free on their website.

In other news...Apparently, SHAQ-zilla still believes that he has "SKILLZ" on the mic when he went after Skillz on recent track (Lo Hi) (parental advisory). If you take a listen to what Shaq-fu is saying, you realize why he is not a successful rapper. Many of you may not know much about Skillz (because he, like Pharoahe Monch, has been mixed up in the confusion that has occurred at RAWKUS records and both artists have been unable to officially release their most recent albums....but that is another story.
Anyway, Skillz has the amazing ability to make other MCs sound and look foolish...check out Skillz response to Shaq's diss (PARENTAL ADVISORY) (Lo, Hi)

Pooping N June @ a WAWA near YOU

My past couple posts have been riddled with pictures and quotes from interesting articles....it worries me. I used to put a lot of thought into posts and I enjoyed composing thoughful commentaries on different events in my life and the world around us. That being said I will be making an effort to elaborate more in my blog. Take it back to beginning and keeping it the same at the same time. A couple of recent events that I have not addressed are the findings of the 9/11 Commission as well as the Lakers especially the ungrateful Karl Malone being defeated in the NBA Finals (early reaction: woohoo....they finally lost). I was not impressed with Mr. Malone's behaivior through out the playoffs...he wasnt the mature and composed veteran that everybody says he is. That being said my next post needs no commentary...it is just an amusing picture of a sign located next to the WAWA on Route 1 down in Rehobeth.

Just in case you havent recieved your Star Jones and Al Reynolds (husband) fix for the hour, check out StarandAl.com. The website chronicles their endless love for each other and describes their partnership as "blending two hearts and souls into one".....aww, isnt that cute. This one can be filed under....w, wh..whaaaAAA?

Who's friends would dare you to jump out of an airplane at the age of 101? Frank Moody's...

101-Year-Old Man Makes Parachute Jump
CAIRNS, Australia (AP) - A 101-year-old man is believed to be the world's oldest skydiver after he accepted a dare from his friends and jumped out of an airplane Wednesday.

Frank Moody, from Holloways Beach on Australia's northeastern coast, beat the record set by a 94-year-old Norwegian in 1999, said Amanda Pilkington, from Skydive Cairns, which organized the jump.

Moody jumped in tandem with an experienced skydiver Wednesday morning from more than 3,000 meters (9,900 feet), she said.

"He's an absolute legend. It was a bit of a drunken dare by some of his mates at the local Holloways Beach football club. He said: "'Sure, I'll go jump out of an airplane,"' Pilkington quoted him as saying, adding she nearly fell off her chair when she first heard Moody wanted to try the Guiness record attempt. read on

As one ancient Bush falls from the sky, the young Shrub asks for help from the skies.

I had a good post about music and my job as a "merchandiser" for Nabisco. The good, the bad and the ugly music that is involved in my day...but unfortunately I lost my train of thought...damn.

...win the presidency


Why? Why? is Kucinich still running? Why?

Here are two of the most well respected journalists in the nation speaking about the media's tendency to over cover events. There are some pretty interesting comments made on how things should be covered...for example, the idea of less is more.

Courtesy of The New York Post

DAN Rather and Tom Brokaw work for dif ferent networks but agree one thing — coverage of Ronald Reagan's death has been excessive, they say.

"Even though everybody is respectful and wants to pay homage to the president, life does go on," Rather told the Philadelphia Inquirer.

"There is other news, like the reality of Iraq," said the "CBS Evening News" anchor. "It got very short shrift this weekend."

Networks have been going almost wall-to-wall with coverage since Reagan passed away Saturday at the age of 93. The former president was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease nearly 10 years ago.

"Once the herd starts moving in one direction, it's very hard to turn it, even slightly," Rather said. "Nationally, the herd has grown tremendously."

"I think just about everything is over-covered these days," said Brokaw, who anchors the "NBC Nightly News." "The spectrum is so crowded. With all the cable networks, it begins to have a 'video wall' feeling to it."

Jennings said he had mixed feelings about the Reagan coverage.

"I'm more inclined to spare coverage — come on [the air], do something meaningful, then get away," he said.

"The last time I had to do it was with O.J. Simpson [during the 1994 car chase], and I had nothing to say after a certain period of time."

Coverage of Reagan's death will continue through Friday's funeral on all the news networks (broadcast and cable). — Post TV Staff

MEANWHILE, the two major presidential election campaigns react to Reagan's passing on in slightly different ways: Bush & Kerry. I hope neither campaign...(cough cough...Bush's...cough cough) exploit the former President's passing for the sake of being (re) elected. For example, this from an article on NYT online, "From the shores of Normandy to President Bush's campaign offices outside Washington, Mr. Bush and his political advisers embraced the legacy of Ronald Reagan on Sunday, suggesting that even in death, Mr. Reagan had one more campaign in him — this one at the side of Mr. Bush."

Here is the chorus to a Dodge Truck jingle that I have heard on the Philly SportsRadio 610 WIP for the past couple weeks. Read in wonder....

Intimidate
without trying at all
Intimidate
you're not even that tall
Intimidate
Your own pet stays away
Intimidate
Yeah you may be a nice guy
You're just not percieved that way

Some may say that it involves a certain amount of humor...but nothing is funny about the gas guzzlers eating up $2.15 for each gallon. It is a sad sad world...

Meanwhile, across the Atlantic, Paris goes after SUVs.

During a recent concert, Morrisey announced the death of Ronald Reagan...and then added his own death wish on the Dubya. I, in no way, shape, or form support Bush, his positions, his reign, etc., however, Morrisey crossed the line. I truly dont know how to address this situation. What was going through the man's mind when he said "Bush should have died, not Reagan." According to a spokesman of his record label, Sanctuary Records, said: "We do not have a recording of the gig, but as far as we can tell, Morrissey was just alerting the audience to the fact that Ronald Reagan had died."

...for Hassel the Hoff's "highly anticipated" debut album to be produced by Ice-T after he was arrested in suspicion for DUI over the weekend. Seems as though, the Hoff was trying to get some street cred, but he ran into some "social" profiling on the way. Damn Hassel, dont let the man keep you down. I guess he has had troubles with alcohol previously...in '02 he checked himself into the Betty Ford Clinic for "alcoholism". Drip Drip...the sound of me pourin' one for my troubled homey The Hoff.

Timber

Can you spell Timber? During the first intermission of the Calgary v. Tampa Bay game, I switched to the finals of this year's National Spelling Bee. When I switched to the Bee, 13 year old Akshay Buddiga was in the middle of his effort to spell his word. His voice seemed to grow softer and tremble, his eyes began to widen like a deer in the head lights, then he fell like a plank of wood in a lumber yard. Buddiga collapsed and appeared to faint. But, the surprises were not over. As the stunned participants stared at Buddiga, he gathered himself and spelled "alopecoid" correctly. It was quite possibly the funniest and most exciting series of events that I have seen in the years of riveting spelling competition. Below you can see the collapse with pictures from wnbc.com's slideshow. Note: As he falls, his hands remained in his pockets.

Also, welcome back to dave gilbert, my comm professor is bringing back his blog with a new format. Speaking of new formats, dont make the same mistake my dad did...I like the new template...but he lost all of his links.

***side note*** - hello - blogger's picture publishing service is acting up for me, so my collage of the young speller's fall has not yet been published.

Yesterday, as I enjoyed the comforts of home after finishing the work day, I overheard the traffic report. Every Memorial Day weekend, thousands upon thousands of people migrate down to the shore for an overcrowded couple days of fun. And every year, the traffic going down and coming back is ungodly slow. It seems that the payoff for spending idle hours behind hundreds of cars should not be to spend time on the beach with those same road maniacs. I would compare traveling to the beach on Memorial Day to a bird who repeatedly flys into a window, gets up and flys into it again. We just never learn. I cant imagine the Chinese water torture being more annoying than sitting in beach traffic for hours.

Needless to say, I am making a trip down to the shore in a few hours...a seashore that will hopefully be slightly less crowded.