SATURDAY MOANIN' QUARTEBACK
SATURDAY MOANIN' ????????
By Steve Baxley
Yes! you heard right..SATURDAY MOANIN'!!
a special edition of our regular "MMQB", besides which, I need a break from my "Lupita" novel which is getting good.

OK, today was the annual trek to Grand Rapids and as my mother and her fellow school teachers went to their convention at
the grand Plaza Hotel that cheap home laundry detergent built. I had a shitload of CDs and my CD player with me,well what happened, I FORGOT MY EARPHONES!!!

So heres the situation, with NOOOOO radio shack in the downtown area, AND the libaray closed till april ..I was rather down in the dumps..UNTIL i decided to go where no man has ever gone before..THE WOMENS EXPO!! and get this , there was other men there, about 75% women/25% males there!
AND IT WAS GRRRRRRRRREAT! I felt good it was a super expo, a good assortment of freebies and more.
BTW, my moms convention was not a good one.

Meanwhile,I changed my screensavers from CBC to PITA..

"LUPITA en PARADISO" A BAX PAGE CAFE NOVEL FOR BLOGGER
[Based on the Telemundo mini-series "Lupita" on "De Mananita"]
By Steve Baxley

Part 5: A family in the eye of danger

The new day dawned in the farmhouse of Lupita's grandparents,Lupita awoke, still smiling after the night she and her mystery man finally met,she still had his note clenched to her breast, "Good Morning Cuz!",Maria Said, "You had a wonderful night, was he EVERYTHING you dreamed of?",Lupita looked at Maria and smiled, "he is EVERYTHING i dreamed of in a man ..and more"
Maria and Lupita giggled "So, tell me all about it".

Just as Maria and Lupita were talking, Fredrico called to them , "My children, it is time for breakfast, come and get it", as Lupita,and her cousins came down to join Fredrico and Luisa for breakfast,The TV was on for the #1 rated morning show in Puerto Rico,"De Mananita", "Lupita, today i'll take you to the TV station I work for" Luisa said, "then we'll go shopping for some clothes for you" Lupita smiled with glee, "anything to see my dream love", then just as they were to enjoy breakfast, the "Noticiero Telemundo Special Bulletin" flashed on screen, newsanchor Marian De La Fuente was on screen ,"We interrupt this program to bring you a special report from Noticiero Telemundo,you are looking at live video chopper pictures from our Miami station WLTV of a three alarm fire in the latino area of downtown Miami", as Lupita and her grandparents watched in horror at the firefighters were fighting the blaze. Lupita and her relatives were worried, because the fire was right on the same street as Lupita's father and sister.
As they watched, they were relieved to see Lupita's father and sister were ok, the reporter asked, "what happened, and are you all right?" Fredrico,who held a shaken Anayla in his arms told the reporter "Yes we are, and I am glad to say our neighbors and this whole block are ok" ,the reporter asked "Who do you think would do something this vicious?", Fredrico said "only one creep would do this, and if you are watching now, I promise you ..you will pay for this!".

Down the block well away from the hordes of media and on lookers,a stretch limo and two men peering out of it were watching,it was Jacques and Herc,the bodyguards of Roberto Charlando, and they were watching the whole thing from a safe distance when a phone rang, Jacques went to the drivers seat and grabbed the phone, it was Roberto, "Gentlemen, I see you delivered my message as ordered?", Jacques said " Sir, the message was delivered,but not with the results you wanted", the phone then went silent, "Sir?.Sir?" Jacques asked, "are you there?"..Roberto spoke finally "I am here gentlemen...return to base" and then hung up , and dialed up his friend in P.R., "Rocko,how are things at your end?", Rocko said "Very good my friend, everything is continuing on schedule, however my friend weve hit a snag,with that problem of yours...they saw each other last night, and from all that my people told me, they were talking and having a good time". Roberto was seething " DAMNIT!!, well what are you going to do about it now !! with them meeting thsi puts the whole operation in jeopardy!!!",Rocko said "dont worry my friend, I have it already taken care of,and although they already met, I will see to it, it will be their only meeting".


Next Time:Lupita sees the sights, and danger follows

MONDAY MOANIN' QUATERBACK
By Steve Baxley
ok so its been a while since I last did a MMQB,sue me, things have really been crazed since our last get together.
so now lets dance!

Issue 1:OSCAR AFTERMATH, or a practice in free speech that SOME celebs didnt quite dig!
Ahh,the oscars, the pagentry, the glitz, the glamour..the complete unpredictablity of live TV, yes folks thats what this years Oscars were all about.
And while some parts were a snoozefest, teh one thing that could liven it up was the MOAOW, bigger than the mama of all bombs, this was the mama of all oscar winners, and it was one winner who blew up the kodak theatre crowd of celebrity glitz and hypocracy with a free speech bomb blast that stole the show.
Flint,Michigan native and now OSCAR WINNING FILM MAKER micheal Moore took teh Oscar for best Documentary for his film "BOWLING FROM COLUMBINE" and ripped right into a anti war /anti bush speech that even susan sarandon couldnt top.
Ohh man,even tho Chicago won the best picture, Micheal Moore stole the show , in fact he was the big talking point on ALL the morning shows cable and otherwise.
Not bad, but you gotta ask what would happen if EMINEM actually was there?? hooooo boy! what kind of controversey would be there.
And although there were more cheers than boos, the boo birds forget that what Micheal did was prove that in this country unlike others,we cherish the right to speak out and voice our opinions whether you agree or not, you have the right to speak out.
And micheal proved that last night...and we applaud him.

Issue 2:WAR ON TELEVISION: Why ??
Ok, now since ive blacked out war to war coverage for personal reasons , I only watch when there is something worthy of it, or I watch the 5 minute recap on KTLA news at 10,now as for who did good, I must admit i praise TELEMUNDO and FOX NEWS for providing the BEST coverage of this madness.and MSNBC the worst, and to use it to promote jesse ventura, NO THANKS very tasteless!
but still the FOX guys and gals have litterally taken this war from CNN.
Now i dont watch much,and already the coverage has hit its first slide, thanks to IRAQI TV and the arabic news channel AL-JAZZERA
who did the unthinkable by shhowing some very vulgar and sickening tape which decorum and taste I refuse to describe.
shame on a news organization and ANY news organization that airs that vile heartless tape.
Meanwhile we've already ot a new "scud stud" and both are on FOX NEWS, and both are embedded with our troops, yes folks we say congrats to Rick Rosenthal and Greg Kelly,and CNNs Bill Hemmer, and the female version of the "Scud Stud" which is the "Scud Babe" has to be Kyra Phillips of CNN..
Now sadly with all good things there MUST be your duds...and yes folks the "Scud Duds" are at BBC, while the female "Scud Dud" really has fallen from the starlight MSNBC/NBC NEWSer Ashleigh Banfield or "SMOKESTACK BANFIELD" as we call her, she has really not been taking good care of herself, and it shows, since her DEMOTION ,shes only been seen briefly on nightly news and has been mainly bagged in Ft. Campbell KY, in fact her bosses have said that her time has run out and that after her gig, she's been ordered to "stay at home until her contract runs out"..How the mighty have fallen...and not so gracefully either, she was to become the lead for War coverage, but after a spat with her boss erik sorenson, which she (through her agent) denied,her days at MSNBC were numbered.
And they were clinched when she had a public disagreement with a manager at a texas hotel when she was covering the shuttle disaster,she now does speaking engagements for six figures...and mainly its all about her! so dull..

"LUPITA en PARADISO" A BAX PAGE CAFE NOVEL FOR BLOGGER
[Based on the Telemundo mini-series "Lupita" on "De Mananita"]
By Steve Baxley

Part 4: WELCOME LUPITA!

As Lupita and her grandparents left the airport in San juan, and headded back to their farm for a welcoming party, she saw her mystery man in theother lane going to the Hilton hotel, "wow!" she said, "he must be important", her grandpa looked and laughed "he is my Lupita, he is...", "You KNOW him, Grandpa?" Lupita said, her eyes bulging in surprize.
"Yes, yes!" Fredrico said, "he is well known around the world,some day i'll introduce him to you, but first we must celebrate yoru arrival" as the car drove away, Lupita's heart began to pound and she did something she hadnt done in a while...She smiled!

They arrived at the farmhouse and it was like nothing Lupita has ever scene in her life, her eyes were wide open, and she was amazed at where her relatives called home, "wow!, this is a farmhouse!!" Lupita said excitedly, "I have never seen anything like this", Lupita's grandparents looked at each other and smiled, "My darling neice, Luisa said..we've sent your papa pictures and letters all about us, has he not shared them with you?", Lupita looked at them and said " yes,but I never thought it was real.."

As the family entered the home, Luisa said to Maria the eldest daughter "Maria, show Lupita to your room, for that is where she will be staying",Maria smiled and said "Oh joy, finally someone I can relate to " and took Lupita's bags and Lupita and scurried up to Maria's room.
"Honey, it is nice that Lupita is here, she can help Maria a lot, said Luisa, "Yes my love, Maria has not had someone to talk to away from college in a awhile" Franco said as he smiled and hugged Luisa.

The evening came and it was time for Lupita's welcome party, her grandparents invited friends and co-workers to the party to welcome Lupita, and it was a gala event, and also there was Lupita's mystery man, "welcome my friend", Franco said to the mystery man, "welcome to the gala welcoming party for my neice Lupita" the man smiled and said "thank you franco, I am sure looking forward to tonight", as he gave a box of cigars to Franco and flowers to Luisa.
The music played as Maria,Franco,and thomas came down to the party,the guests applauded,and then, Lupita came down, her hair no longer in pony tails, but straight and her face was like an angel,and she was wearing a beautiful blue evening gown that was low cut and split on the side, she was beautiful,the guests applauded and the mystery man was entranced by this vision,"My darling, you are beautiful ..said the man, Fredrico looked at Luisa and said "ahh, she looks just like your sister,Ernesto's wife Rita," Luisa sighed and said "she does my beloved"

Lupita saw that it was her mystery man,she couldnt speak as their eyes met,he took her by the arm and they sat at the big table together,Franco and Luisa looked on and smiled "this is the one, just look at how happy they are", as they hugged and joined their guests at the table, Franco then rose from his chair took his wine glass, and said,"My friends, we are here today to welcome to my home my neice from america ..Lupita,one of the apples in our family tree!", "TO LUPITA!" the guests cheered..

After the meal, the guests decided to dance, and Lupita danced with her mystery man till late in the night, they walked and talked until it was time to go,at the front door he then took her by the hand,and under the full moon, held her in his arms and they kissed,it was a long and passionate kiss that made her tingle all over,after the kiss, the man looked into her eyes and saw the sparkle and gleem of love, just then Fredrico called for her, "that is my grandpa, fredrico, I must go now to say good bye to my guests,and gave him a quick kiss godonight.
She started to run , but she stopped and turned around, he was gone, all that was left was a dozen roses and a note that read ""TONIGHT WE SHARED A KISS,VERY SOON YOU WILL SHARE THE NIGHT WITH ME". As she looked to the heavens she said softly, "My beloved, tonight I will remember, and soon I will be in your arms and this time ...no one will seperate us from our night"

"LUPITA!!" called her grandpa., "Coming grandpa" Lupita shouted..and then ran back inside to say good night to the guests.
but one of the guests, was not exactly on the list,and Lupita didnt realize it as he said good night, "Sir", the unknown man said "You have a beautiful daughter, lets hope she stays as lovely as the stars" then he left ..."Strange Luisa," Fredrico said ..I didnt recall inviting him, did you ??", "No my love, I thought he came with you" Luisa said, "oh well,at least he enjoyed himself" Maria said.

As the man climbed in his car,and drove away, he used a cell phone and dialed , the phone rang, and someone answered, the man was Rocko's goon cozi, "Boss..we have a problem, they met, no I tried to follow them, but that wouldve caused suspicions" Cozi said.
the voice of Rocko Sandaval was heard saying "did they reconize you?, "No Boss..I dont think they did , Cozi said .."Well you better hope not, for YOUR sake..and hung up!
Rocko then turned to see Rodrigo seated with a black doctors bag,"Rodrigo,its time to remind our guests how things are run here", "Sir" Rodrigo said tapping on his bag, "Dont worry,I'll make sure they dont get too close,in fact I think they are about to hae a few problems with the farm shortly." rodrigo and rocko laughed ..

Next Time:Lupita's family in the sight of danger

"LUPITA en PARADISO" A BAX PAGE CAFE NOVEL FOR BLOGGER
[Based on the Telemundo mini-series "Lupita" on "De Mananita"]
By Steve Baxley

Part 3: Lupita arrives in San Juan
After seeing Lupita off to San Juan, Ernesto and Lupita's sister Anayla are on their way home, they drive their flower delivery truck out of the airport parking lot.
As they take they take the freeway home, Anayla looks next to her to see a black stretch limo with tinted windows,the only markings was a flying hawk, the crest of Roberto. "Father, look.." anayla said, Ernesto took a brief look and saw the limo.. "Lupita was right! that is Robertos limo, he spurnned your sister and threw her out on to the street". Anayla looked more concerned as her father explained what happened, "dont worry my daughter,I will make sure we will not be bothered..they will not get to us, they will not harm us ..AS LONG AS I AM BREATHING".
Meanwhile,Jacques dialed up Roberto, "Boss, we are tailing Lupita's family as you requested," "Good!" Roberto said,"Just make sure you are not spotted driving the coporate limo with my crest"..jacques said,"sir, thats the only limo we had." "STUPIDO!" roberto screamed "YOU WERENT SUPPOSED TO USE THE CORPORATE LIMO,YOU FOOLS!", "But Sir,"we didnt have much choice" Herc said.
"YOU IDIOTS!", "YOU MIGHT JUST AS WELL HAVE ADVERTIZED WHO YOU ARE!"roberto continued to admondish the bodyguards,"THEY PROBABLY FIGURED IT OUT WHATS GOING ON, BREAK OFF AND RETURN NOW!" the bodyguards slow down and then trun off the next street en route back to Roberto's.
Anayla saw them turn back, "Father, they have gone" Ernesto looked at the cloud of dust and spoke "For now my daughter, they are gone for now, but at least Lupita is safe"

In San Juan, Lupita's plane just landed, and as she exited the oplane, she was met by her Grandparents,Fredrico Foliconita and Luisa Jupinteria-Floiconita, and their children Franco, Maria,and Thomas.Lupita's Grandparents owned a big farmhouse over looking 80 acres of farmland, Fredrico is not just a farmer, but he is also a well known grocer in the neighborhood, while his wife, Luisa is the owner of San Juan's most watched Telemundo affiliate WPRT,while their children are in college bt they also help tend the farm.
Lupita smiled and was welcomed by her relatives, as they embraced and enjoyed a reunion Lupita and her relatives went to the luggage rack to get her luggage,Lupita looked for her luggage and saw that she was next to her dream man, they looked at each other for the second time since the florist shop in miami, "we meet my lady",and he smiled at her and kissed her hand, she smiled and turned to her relatives who watched , but as she got her bags, he vanished again.But this time he left a single rose with a note attached "YOU ARE MY HEART,YOU ARE MY SPIRIT, OUR PATHS WILL CROSS AGAIN, THE JOURNEY FOR YOU BEGINS HERE,BUT ENDS IN MY HEART-Signed S"
As Lupita and her relatives left the airport, a figure in a cheap gray suit was watching from a distance, he then took out a cell phone and dialed .."she's here boss" the shadowy figure said, "now what..", the voice on the other end said "follow her, i will alert our friend in maimi of what is going on, did she meet him?", the shadowy figure grinned and said "for a moment, but not to worry,I'll make sure she and he never meet, what about at your end boss?", the voice said, "Dont worry,I dont think they will cause too much of a problem,just keep a tail and NO SCREW UPS!"..
The mystery man then called Roberto, "Ahhh amigo, all is well..yess,yess, she has made it to San Juan, and we have her under watch,ohh they met briefly, but not too long...dont worry my friend, our mutual problem will be dealt with soon, and NOTHING will prevent our financial agreement from going through" he laughed as he hung up the phone, he then lifted up a photo of Lupita that was faxed by Roberto, 'Poor little girl, so young, so beautiful, pity you wont live long to enjoy your true love.. he then buzzed and a man in white face came in. "Rodrigo, I called you here to make sure our friend here never sees her true love during her stay, use what ever plans or way you can ...BUT THEY MUST NOT MEET!" he handed the picture of Lupita to rodrigo who then took out a red marker and put an X on it, and said "Dont fear my boss, I will do whatever it takes to make sure she never meets him," he leaves, as the face of Rocko Sandaval is revealed.."He will rule the day he returned ..it is almost time, time for the final standoff, and this time..you wont darken my path again" Rocko then takes a gun out and cocks it as if to fire it at a target, and laughs.

Next Week: A Welcoming Party,with a twist...OF DANGER

"LUPITA en PARADISO"
A BAX PAGE CAFE NOVEL FOR BLOGGER
[Based on the Telemundo mini-series "Lupita" on "De Mananita"]
By Steve Baxley

Part 2:The Journey Begins..
As Lupita ran back to her sister's shop, two shadowy figures were seen, both in black suits and wearing sunglasses,
they were not just following Lupita, but they also were very interested in the stranger.
Meanwhile as the goons called their boss, Lupita went to her sister Anayla and siad that she needed some money to catch a flight to San Juan,'San juan..? Lupita are you ok?", Lupita looked at her sister with love in her eyes and said "Sister, I have found my true love, he makes me tingle",Anayla called their father and he said "Lupita, go with my blessing!, you will stay with your grandmother and grandfather until you return."
Lupita was extatic and kissed both her father and sister as she ran off to get packed and ready to go, meanwhile the two shadowy figures saw her exit the airport and take the bus back home, "there she is, do you think she told anyone yet?" Said Herc, the bodyguard, "if she does, the boss wants her taken care of" said jacques his partner. "But what about...." Herc said before Jacques interrupted "dont worry,the boss wants him taken care of quickly, before they meet".
Lupita began to pack when she heard a phone ring, as she answerd, the voice on the other end said "Lupita,you will not leave Miami if you know whats good for you". Lupita said "I know not who you are,but you do not scare me, for I have found my true love and will follow him",the voice hung up.
An already packed up Lupita returned to the airport to see her family for the last time, as she kissed them farewell, Lupita told her father of the phone call she got,Ernesto hugged her and said "dont worry , we shall be careful, we always have good friends with the police,they will help us if we need them"
the announcement came .."Flight 234 to San juan now boarding,please board now", Lupita ran down the entryway and waved goodbye to her family as she began her journey to find her true love,this mysterious stranger. Unknown to her and her family , Herc and Jaques
were watching.
"Jacques..call the boss, tell him she's on her way.." Jacques did, the man on the other end of the line was none other than her former beau Roberto Santiagoian the crime boss of lower miami, "Dont worry , you two stay close to her family , i'll handle it from here...she will pay for what she did , he hung up the phone and then punched up a number , the phone rang.."Ahhh, hello my friend...I need you to do a favour for me, there is this woman i want you to follow...no no..not yet anyway, just make sure she and our unknown friend never get a chance to meet, I want nothing to go wrong when there is so much to gain from our little enterprize"..he hung up the phone and began to smile as he held a picture of Lupita, " you will never meet him Lupita..not as long as I am still alive" he crumpled up the picture and threw it in the fireplace and sipped some conjac ....and laughed

Part 3: Lupita arrives in San Juan

ROAD TO BATTLE BOWL 20 REPORT
By Steve Baxley

Leno Confrence:
#1 seed Girlfriends-UPN vs #16 Seed Cleo glyde-THEBASEMENT:RESULT-Cleo wins in a sweep 2-0
#8 seed Twilight Zone-UPNvs #9 Seed Cedric the entertainer-FOX:RESULT-Twilight Zone wins series 2-1
#5 seed Less than perfect-ABC vs#12 seed Cotorrendo-Telemundo:RESULT- Cotorrendo wins 2-1
#4 seed one on one-UPN vs #13 Seed gilmore Girls-WB:RESULT-Gilmore Girls wins 2-1
#6 seed Good Morning Miami-NBC vs #11 seed THE SHIELD-FX:RESULT-Good Morning Miami wins 2-1
#3 seed CSI-CBS vs #14 Seed Emeril Live-Food Net.:RESULT-Emeril wins 2-1
#7 seed Hechos-TV Azteca vs #10 George Lopez-ABC:RESULT-George Lopez wins 2-1
#2 seed Whose Line-ABC vs #15 Law & order:SVU-NBC:RESULT-Whose Line wins 2-1

Leno Confrence second round (best 3 of 5)
#16 Seed Cleo glyde-THEBASEMENT vs#8 seed Twilight Zone-UPN
#12 seed Cotorrendo-Telemundo vs #13 Gilmore Girls-WB
#6 seed Good Morning Miami-NBC vs #14 Seed Emeril Live-Food Net
#10 George Lopez-ABC vs #2 seed Whose Line-ABC

Letterman Confrence first round (best 2 of 3)
telemundo #1seed Al Rojo Vivo meets UPN #16 seed enterprize-UPN: RESULT-Al Rojo Vivo wins 2-1
#9 seed Doug and Quinno:Thebasement vs #8 seed Iron Chef-FoodNet:RESULT-Doug and Quinno sweep 2-0
#5 seed "While you were out"-TLC vs #12 seed Monday Night event-ABC:RESULT-While You Were Out wins 2-0
#4 seed Ronni Swintek-Thebasement and #13 seed Trading Spaces-TLC: RESULT-Trading Spaces advances 2-1
Telemundo #6 seed la corte de familia and Mun2 #11 seed "the roof" , the roof beats la corte 1-2
abc's #3 seed life with bonnie and WB #14 seed Sabrina:Series tied 1-2
WBs #7 seed Everwood and WB11 #10 seed WPIX MORNING NEWS:RESULT-WB11 Morning news wins series 1-2
Univision's Unseeded Despirita America takes on abc's #15 seed my wife and kids:RESULT-Series tied 1-2

Letterman Confrence Second Round (best 3 of 5)
#1 al rojo vivo-telemundo vs #9 Breakfast from the basement-thebasemnet.com.au
#5 While You Were Out-TLC vs #13 Trading Spaces-TLC
#11 The Roof-Mun2 vs #14 The Sheild-FX*
#10 WB11 Morning News vs Unseeded Despirita America-Univsion

*Due to war coverage on some tribune stations-Sabrina was a pre-empt


Carson Confrence
#1 seed KTLA Morning News-KTLA Vs.#16 seed 7 lives Xposed-Playboy TV:RESULT-KTLA wins series 2-0
#8 seed Naked News vs #9 seed Chat-mun2:RESULT-Chat wins series 2-3 (Tie Break)
#5 seed american morning-CNN vs #12 seed Charmed-WB/TNTRESULT-American Morning wins series 2-0
#4 seed Hollywood Squares-GSN vs #13 seed novelas-Telemundo:RESULT:Novelas win series 1-2
#6 seed She Spies-MGM vs #11 seed 8 simple rules-abc:RESULT-8 Simple Rules wins series 2-1
#3 seed Family Affair-WB vs #14 seed Friends-NBC:RESULT:Friends wins in a sweep 2-1
#7 seed Andromedia,-TRIBUNE vs #10 seed De Mananita-telemundo:RESULT-De Mananita wins series 2-1
#2 seed Weekend Flash-Playboy TV vs #15 seed Taboo-TNN:RESULT-Weekend Flash in a sweep 2-0

Carson Confrence Round 2 (best 3 of 5 )
#1 seed KTLA Morning News vs.#9 seed Chat-mun2
#5 seed american morning-CNN vs.#13 seed novelas-Telemundo
#11 seed 8 simple rules-abc vs.#14 seed Friends-NBC
#10 seed [c]De Mananita-telemundo vs. #2 seed Weekend Flash-Playboy TV


In the Parr Confrence
CBS #1 seed CSI MIAMI handed SCI-FI #16 seed the dream team CSI Miami wins 2-0
NBC #8 seed Fraiser and WB #9 seed Smallville:RESULT Smallville wins 1-2
ABC #5 seed According to Jim and WB #12 seed Reba:RESULT Reba wins 2-1
NBC #4 seed Scrubs takes on ABC #13 seed Dragnet:RESULT Scrubs wins 2-1
NBC #6 seed American Dreams and ESPN #11 seed Around the Horn:RESULT Around the horn wins 1-2
CBS #3 seed Yes Dear met up against WB #14 seed the daily buzz :RESULT Yes Dear wins 2-1
FOX #7 seed bernie mac meets MTV #10 seed the ozbournes :RESULT Ozbournes win 1-2
ESPN #2 seed pardon the interruption battled Univision #15 seed Primer impacto series is tied 1-1

Parr Confrence Second Round (best 3 of 5)
#1 CSI MIAMI-CBS vs #9 Smallville-WB
#12 REBA-WB vs #4 Scrubs-NBC
#11Around The Horn-ESPN vs #3 yes Dear!-CBS
#10 The Osbournes-MTV vs #2 Pardon the interruption-ESPN

MONDAY MOANIN QUARTERBACKING
By Steve Baxley
Welcome to my life...sorta

Well your Intrepid madman of the airwaves returned from the best weekend EVER!
me and my radio partner went wild on Cleveland, and especially the rock and roll hall of fame.

Now for those who have'nt made the trek to the RARHOF you should, it is 6 floors ..YES SIX FLOORS
of rock memorabilia,with interactive aspects as well, now unfortunately they wont allow cameras in the actual
museum,at the request of the musicians, but you can photograph soem new talent on their stage at the lobby.

the museum itself is a history lesson in rock music, from jazz to Country,rock to rap, the entire musical spectrum
is represented.

Some of the exhibits to visit and enjoy

On G level is the Ahmet M. Ertegun Exhibition Hall and that has THE best 'bits
The Jimi Hendrix exhibit is awesome, no plaster penis, but it does showcase his vast musical and artistic talents,
the roots of R&R is also a long walk down memory lane, a couple of theatres and other displays will make you think
that you were in music heaven
They also have exhibits from radio's past including the KING of rock radio..Alan Freed.
Other levels and displays i'll tell you about tomorrow, it was a great weekend to just get out of the house and visit
and relax.

On with our weekend enjoyment

Well, we picked up Paul, who works for CLEAR CHANNEL..More on them in a future report, Paul is one of Dougs pals, and he is a cool pal indeed, he is the weekend board operator at WSPD and is helping us as well as our show was finally laid to rest, and again I refuse to give up.

in fact im thinking of asking for an on air tryout...wish us luck.

In two weeks Telemundo will broadcast MISS USA ,gee I wonder who might get to do the pageant for Telemundo?? hmmm I picture a Blonde morning show host who can do it with class..but they will probably get the duo who rocked the golden globes for telemundo.
either way, can you tell the people at Univision are kicking themselves?

More later

"LUPITA en PARADISO"
A BAX PAGE CAFE NOVEL FOR BLOGGER
[Based on the Telemundo mini-series "Lupita" on "De Mananita"]
By Steve Baxley

Part 1: Lupita searches for the man of her heart

After days of wandering and crying, a shaken lonely Lupita returned to her home and to her family,
her father looked concerned,"Why have you been crying my child", Lupita looked up at her father and said "My heart is broken, is there any man who I can trust with my love?"
Her father took her in his arms and storked her head, and said "Someday Lupita, you will find the one who will take your heart , and make you feel alive and happy, you will know it when you feel it".now go to bed,you have a long day tomorrow"
Lupita smiled and gave her father a hug and kiss on the cheek, "Thank you father, I feel much better now"

the next day Lupita, wearing the same tattered outfit as before was walking to the crowded outdoor grocery store when she was pushed by some rebellous teens who took off, while others took no notice of the fallen Lupita,one man did, a handsome man who picked up her purse and gave her a hand, after that he spoke in a voice that melted her heart "are you all right my lady?", the voice said,"yes, thank you kind sir" Lupita said,dusting her self off and retrieving the purse from the kind man who kissed her hand , just as she looked up to thank him face to face..he was gone, but in her purse was a golden heart and a note which on it was written "TO THE BEAUTY THAT HAS STOLEN MY HEART, LET THIS BE THE BEGINING OF YOUR JOURNEY TO TRUE LOVE, LET YOUR HEART GUIDE YOU TO MINE"
She looked around, but in the sea of people , she couldnt find him, she looked everywhere, but nothing ..she returned to pick up her groceries and walked back home, she met her sister Anayla, and told her about the mysterious stranger she met ..or almost met.
"This is facinating my sister,but how do you know that he is the one?," Lupita looked at her sister with eyes sparkling, and said "his voice and his heart ..there was something about him that made my tingle".
Lupita's father Ernesto heard this and sent Anayla out to fix supper, "Lupita!, you remember what I said about true love, well my daughter..you have found him, if he does that to your heart he must be very special, go and find this man and claim his heart for yours".

Lupita's sister just so happened to find new work at a florist shop and asked Lupita to help her, it would be the moment that fate would play her hand, for this florist shop was in the Miami International Airport,and as customers came and got flowers, one customer approached to buy a rose from the shop, he went to pay for it , and Lupita heard the voice again.."Hello,my lady fair, I hope I have the right amount",Lupita looked up and saw the stranger, her eyes widen as she noticed his dark blue suit and strong hands,she took his money and just as she was about to look at his face, she was distracted by a noise and turned her head, when she returned, the stranger was gone, all that was left was the rose, and a note "TO LUPITA, THE BEAUTY OF THIS ROSE PALES IN COMAPRRISSION TO THE BEAUTY WHO HAS STOLEN MY HEART, LET YOUR HEART BE YOUR GUIDE TO THE ADVENTURE THAT WILL TAKE YOU TO PARADISE AND THERE ...INTO MY HEART SIGNED S"
Lupita and Anayla saw this and Anayla said to Lupita,"dearest sister, you must find this man, for he truly is the one" , and so Lupita ran to where the stanger's plane was to embark,she saw him , but as teh airport was crowded she could not get near him, as teh doors closed, she was heartbroken, but she went up to the clerk and asked "where is that plane going?" teh clerk said " it is going to San Juan where a meeting of businessmen is to take place,why do you ask?"
Lupita couldnt answer, for she knew what she had to do , "When is the next flight to San Juan?" the clerk replied "the last flight is at 8pm tonight" "Book me on it", i will get the money somehow, but I must go meet my heart" Lupita said as she ran back to her sister's shop.
But she wasnt the only one who was interested in the trip....unbeknownst to Lupita, her former love had two goons follow her for she knew too much about his past to remain alive. one of the goons took a cell phone and called " yes boss, we are following her as you requested, and him ...dont worry we'll make sure she learns well not to cross you ".

Next Week: The Journey Begins..

BATTLEBOWL XX
By Steve Baxley

ROAD TO BATTLEBOWL XX

We begin with our version of the neilsen ratings, called the super tv league. For 20 years i've been
doing my own version of the neilsen raings from the perspective of those who dont have those wonderful ratings boxes,
so on my site i have been doing the REAL ratings from all america..and thus again ..america speaks. And now the pairings:

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Leno Confrence

#1.GIRLFRIENDS-UPN vs #16.CLEO GLYDE-THE BASEMENT

#8.TWILIGHT ZONE-UPN vs #9.CEDRIC THE ENTERTAINER-FOX

#5.LESS THAN PERFECT-ABC vs #12.COTORRENDO-TELEMUNDO

#4.ONE ON ONE-UPN vs #13.GILMORE GIRLS-WB

#6.GOOD MORNING MIAMI-NBC vs #11.THE SHEILD-FX

#3.CSI-CBS vs #14.EMERIL LIVE-FOOD NETWORK

#7.HECHOS-TV AZTECA vs #10.GEORGE LOPEZ-ABC

#2.WHOSE LINE-ABC vs #15.LAW & ORDER:SVU-NBC

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Letterman Confrence

#1.AL ROJO VIVO-TELEMUNDO vs #16.ENTERPRIZE-UPN

#8.IRON CHEF-FOOD NETWORK vs #9.DOUG/QUINNO-THE BASEMENT

#5.WHILE YOU WERE OUT-TLC vs #12.MONDAY NIGHT EVENT-ABC:*

#4.RONNI SWINTEK-THE BASEMENT vs #13.TRADING SPACES-TLC

#6.LA CORTE DE FAMILIA-TELEMUNDO vs #11.THE ROOF-MUN2

#3.LIFE WITH BONNIE-ABC vs #14.SABRINA-WB

#7.EVERWOOD-WB vs #10.WPIX MORNING NEWS-WB11 NEW YORK

#UR:DESPIERTA AMERICA-UNIV vs #15.MY WIFE AND KIDS-ABC

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Carson Confrence

#1.KTLA MORNING NEWS-KTLA vs #16.7 LIVES XPOSED-PLAYBOY TV

#8.NAKED NEWS-NAKED NEWS vs #9.CHAT-MUN2

#5.AMERICAN MORNING-CNN vs #12.CHARMED-WB

#4.H'WOOD SQUARES GOLD-GSN vs #13.NOVELAS-TELEMUNDO

#6.SHE SPIES-MGM vs #11.8 SIMPLE RULES-ABC

#3.FAMILY AFFAIR-WB vs #14.FRIENDS-NBC

#7.ANDROMEDA-SYN vs #10.*DE MANANITA-TELEMUNDO

#2.THE WEEKEND FLASH-PLAYBOY vs #15.TABOO-TNN

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Parr Confrence

#1.CSI MIAMI-CBS vs #16.THE DREAM TEAM-SCI-FI

#8.FRAISER-NBC vs #9.SMALLVILLE-WB

#5.ACCORDING TO JIM-ABC vs #12.REBA-WB

#4.SCRUBS-NBC vs #13.DRAGNET-ABC

#6.AMERICAN DREAMS-NBC vs #11.AROUND THE HORN-ESPN

#3.YES DEAR-CBS vs #14.THE DAILY BUZZ-WB

#7.BERNIE MAC-FOX vs #10THE OSBOURNES-MTV

#2.PARDON THE INTERRUPTION-ESPN2 vs #15.PRIMER IMPACTO-UNIVISION

ANAYSIS
Last year every confrence was open for grabs,and we all knew just who won the battle!, now as Telemundo's "De Mananita" begins its defense of its title.

The Leno Confrence,which was once the toughest and hardest confrence in history,is 60% filled with strong shows while CBS' CSI,telemundo's "Cotorrendo" and FXs "The Shield" are among the stronger shows, look out for Cleo Glyde and a couple of UPN hits, while NBCs "Good Morning Miami" may be the dark horse.

The Letterman Confrence is loaded with strong shows with Telemundo's "Al Rojo Vivo" and Food's "Iron Chef", and TLCs house improvement duo "While You Were Out" and "Trading Spaces" leading a good pack, the letterman confrence is looking better than last year, but with Sabrina waining this confrence STILL holds firm.

The Carson Confrence WAS the unbeatable force, BUT with a weak 2nd season of last years rookie hit "7 Lives Xposed" from Playboy TV going against the resurging KTLA morning News, and the defending champion, Telemundo's "De Mananita" going up against gene Roddenberry's "ANDROMEDIA", and Naked News with its Playboy TV counterpart "Weekend Flash" also in the battle, Carson has still a few muscles to flex.

And The Parr Confrence is looking fit and ready, With a solid line up with bernie mac to CSI Miami, The Parr Cnfrence is becoming a force to reckon with,so again this years playoffs are looking interesting ..and it all begins MONDAY 10 March.

We do have ONE disqualification to report, last week the WB announced that the comedy "Greetings from Tuscon has been placed on "Hiatus" which means that the show has had to drop out of the playoffs,now ususally that would mean that its opponent would advance to the next round of the playoffs, HOWEVER, under new rules, there would have to be replaced by another show,and that show is...DESPIERTA AMERICA..