I saw this on a friend's blog & I thought it would be fun to do the same thing.
1. My middle name is Joseph.
2. I can name off all of the U.S. Presidents in order.
3. I can name every nickname for every college team.
4. I love Heavy Metal music. The heavier & louder the better.
5. I am related to Mark Twain.
6. My favorite food is pizza.
7. I have 2 dogs, a black miniature Schanuzer named Rufus who we got through the Schnauzer Love Rescue (which we are now members of) & a gray & white miniature Schnauzer named Scruffy who my wife already had when we met.
8. My favorite restaurant is Lovoy's.
9. My first concert was the Monkees & Wierd Al Yankovic at Oak Mountain Ampitheatre in 1986.
10. On the embarrassing side, I once had a huge Monkees & Matthew Sweet music collection.
11. I was born on the exact date that the doctor told my mom on her first doctor's visit. She has always said that I should work for UPS.
12. I had every GI Joe & Transformer when I was a kid.
13. The only cartoon I like is the Pink Panther.
14. I am the oldest of 5 kids.
15. My favorite ice cream flavor is Cookies & Cream.
16. My grandmother took me to Pittsburgh in 1990 to visit my aunt & we snuck into Three Rivers Stadium to watch Barry Bonds, Bobby Bonilla, Andy Van Slyke & the rest of the Pittsburgh Pirates practice.
17. I won the Homewood Middle School Geography Bee in 1990.
18. Pulp Fiction is my favorite movie of all time.
19. I used to be allergic to honeysuckles.
20. In Little League I played for the Red Sox, I was the fastest player on the team as well as the best defensive outfielder. I had the winning hit & made the final out in our victory against the Cardinals, the Yankees of Joy League.
21. At various times in my life I wanted to be a truck driver, a garbageman, a veteranarian, a lawyer & an adult film star.
22. I hate the feeling you get when the plane first lifts off of the ground.
23. Unfortunately my mood is usually dictated by whether or not my Auburn Tigers win.
24. I could read well before I began Kindergarten. Some of my best childhood memories are going to the library with my mom & getting books & albums. Yes those were the days before cable, the internet & CDs.
25. I love the San Francisco 49ers. My first 'sports memory' is watching Dwight Clark's catch against the Cowboys in the 82 NFC Championship Game.
26. My aunt's name is Cynthia. For some reason (I think I said my teeth got in the way) I couldn't say that so I called her Cymph. (????)
27. I am the epitome of cool, but I was on my high school's Scholar's Bowl team.
28. My favorite book is the Fountainhead by Ayn Rand.
29. If I ever got onto Jeopardy not only would I break Ken Jennings' record but I would probably bankrupt the show as well.
30. I have 3 nieces & nephews.
31. When I turned 6 I wanted to change my name to Michael because I didn't think Josh sounded grownup enough.
32. I am nearly 18 years older than my youngest sister.
33. I scored my first touchdown in organized football in the 8th Grade against Rudd Middle School in Pinson. Late in the game I came on a safety blitz unblocked to the Quarterback. I nailed him, he lost the ball, I picked it up & went 30 yards for the score.
34. I once got kicked out of a church rec league basketball tournament game for arguing calls with a ref.
35. Last December I met the guy who owns Papa John's on the elevator at Legion Field at the Papjohns.com Bowl.
36. I am utterly amazing at Mrs. Pac Man. Once at the Summitt Movie Theatre a group of little kids watched me play & were amazed at how good I was.
37. I have done internships for WJOX 690 Am in Birmingham, the Birmingham Barons, the Birmingham News & Post-Herald, the Birmingham Bulls & the Birmingham Steeldogs.
38. My favorite TV Show is the Shield.
39. Unfortunately I have 2 cats, Chuck & Bea.
40. My wife & my son are my heroes.
41. I win at Clue every time I play because I know how to cheat. I'm not proud of it but I do.
42. I dominate at Risk & Spades.
43. My mother once met Charles Barkley at the Krispy Kreme in East Lake when she was 8 months pregnant. She thought she recognized him & asked if he played basketball for UAB. She got his autograph for me.
44. Bo Jackson & Joe Montana were my childhood heroes. I met Bo at the Bruno's Memorial Classic in 1998 & he was a jerk. I met Joe at the NFL Experience at the Super Bowl in Atlanta in 2000 & he was cool as Hell.
45. I absolutely cannot cook. Once I was trying to surprise my wife & make dinner & it caught fire on the stove. The cat jumped on the stove to check it out & he caught on fire too. I had to throw him in the sink & turn the water on to put the fire out. Then my apron caught fire. I think we ended up ordering pizza.
46. My friend Seth, co-owner of Ed's Pet World, recommended a flea control product that I had never heard of. He even cut me a deal on it. It was for dogs, I wanted it for our cats, on the back of it it said 'DO NOT USE ON CATS' & he said it would be okay to use on cats if I used half the dosage. I went home put it on the cats. The next morning I found Chuck on the floor with his eyes rolled in the back of his head & his tounge hanging out of his mouth lying on the floor. $1000 later he is still alive but down to 7 lives. Between being caught on fire & being poisoned it was a tough year for that cat.
47. For 2 years I worked for City Stages organizing the local Battle of the Bands competition.
48. When it comes to sports I cheer for Auburn, the San Francisco 49ers, Kentucky, the San Antonio Spurs & the Chicago White Sox. I absolutely loathe & detest Alabama, Georgia, the Atlanta Braves, the Atlanta Falcons, the Tennessee Titans, Lance Armstrong, NASCAR & the Miami Heat.
49. When I was a kid my favorite baseball players were Kirby Puckett & Tony Gwynn.
50. I would bring every dog from the Greater Birmingham Humane Society to my home before I gave some bum off of the street a dollar.
51. I have hosted several sports talk shows on the radio: the Weekly Sports Wrapup on WJSR 91.1 FM in Birmingham; the Basketball Showcase on WJOX 690 AM in Birmingham & the College Football Wake Up Call on WAGG 610 AM in Birmingham.
52. I don't label myself Republican or Democrat, I think politics are lame. I honestly don't think it mattered whether John Kerry or George W. Bush won the election. I don't have a gaping hole in my life or a need to 'belong to a team' & I think people who take politics so seriously need to go join a bowling league or something. I use common sense when forming decisions on issues. I tend to be socially liberal but conservative on crime & economics.
53. As I have grown older I have begun to question religion more & more.
54. I have over 5000 CDs & 2000 DVDs.
55. I am great at bowling & miniature golf.
56. While I do love the Heavy Metal I also like some classic rock. I love Foreigner & Warren Zevon's 'Werewolves of London'.
57. While playing a heated game of basketball at Samford University's Field House in 1991 with some friends I kicked my good friend (and current Jefferson County Sherriff's Deputy) Paul Huffstutler in the knee as he went up for a layup causing him to blow out his knee. I ran all the way home after it happened. Sorry Paul but at least it kept you out of the Army.
58. Speaking of my old Homewood Crew we did several insane things, all of which I cannot talk about as I am still sworn to secrecy since the statute of limitations are not up yet.
59. Apparently I wore a sear sucker suit to my Confirmation. I cannot remember this. It was 1990.
60. The first girl I ever kissed was Sara Trotman. It was also 1990.
61. I take credit for discovering the band Leaderdog.
62. The only drink that I don't like is Tea.
63. The only food that I don't like is Shrimp.
64. I absolutely detest & despise American Idol, 24, Scrubs, Alias, Lost & Grey's Anatomy.
65. I played on a team in the Hoop-It-Up competition in 1994 with my friends Guy Jones, Evan Munger, Sean Dameron & Aric Treadwell. We won the Consolation bracket.
66. My pet peeves include but are not limited to: toilet paper that you have to pull from behind the roll instead of from the front, people who do not use turn signals, people who belch, cars with the spinning rims, people with really 'clever' political bumperstickers on their cars, etc.
67. When Christian Laettner hit his famous shot against UK in 1992 I was eating spaghetti with my family at our house on Rumson Road.
68. I heard about 9-11 as I was driving to my job at the Bruno's Corporate Office. I was listening to the Lex & Terry Show on 97.3 & thought it was a hoax or a gag until I got to work & saw everyone watching it on TV & the second plane crashed into the WTC.
69. My wife, Stephanie, & I got married on June 11, 2005 in New Orleans at the French Quarter Wedding Chapel. It was one of the greatest days of my life. We spent the day touring the Quarter, shopping & eating incredible food. We had lunch at the Court of Two Sisters on Bourbon Street & a jazz band played Louis Armstrong songs for us. The best part however was the food, the King Cake & the Chicken Salad with Oranges in it.
70. I was also in New Orleans just a week before Katrina hit.
71. My son, Leo, was born on November 29, 2005. I was suppossed to try out for Jeopardy that day.
72. I dominate Trivia Night at Hooter's on Wednesday nights.
73. I love playing Madden & Grand Theft Auto.
74. I think David Letterman is far superior to Jay Leno.
75. I know the General Manager of Regal Cinemas in Birmingham. I haven't paid to see a movie in 4 years.
76. My favorite non-professional job that I have ever had was when I worked at the Big Green Cleaning Machine Car Wash from 1995-1998.
77. I hate the snow but I love cold weather.
78. I love good sports talk radio, JT the Brick, Colin Cowherd & Jim Rome.
79. Even though I detest the University of Alabama I lived in Tuscaloosa for 8 months in 2001-2002.
80. I find Pete Maravich & Babe Ruth fascinating.
81. My little brother finally beat me at basketball 2 years ago.
82. I won the 2nd Annual WJOX Roundtable Radio's 'Not-So-Dream-Job' Contest & a trip to Milwaukee.
83. I also cover high school football for Pat Patrick's Best in High School Football.
84. I currently work for Open Solutions, a technology compant that specializes in check imaging for banks.
85. One of my favorite sports memory is watching Joe Montana lead the Niners to a come from behind victory against the Bengals in the Super Bowl in 1989.
86. I got a concussion & broke my wrist my senior year in high school when I was playing football on a tennis court before class in the rain.
87. The greatest concert that I have ever been to was Ozzfest in Nashville in 2004. Black Sabbath, Superjoint Ritual, Slayer, Black Label Society, Dimmu Borgir & Judas Priest were there. I was with my brother-in-law Travis. We right at the front.
88. A few years ago I decided to bleach my hair. It was bleached when I first met my future in-laws. I thought it looked good. They didn't. Neither did my wife.
89. My first 'professional' job was in 1999 when I started working for the Healthsouth Corporation at the corporate office in Birmingham. I was an Accounting Specialist.
90. I began my collegiate career at Birmingham-Southern College & then 2 years later I transferred to UAB.
91. I have never seen Jurassic Park all the way through.
92. When I was a kid I would sneak out of bed to watch the A-Team.
93. When I was in 8th Grade I snuck out of Home Alone to watch Stephen King's Misery at the movie theatre on Green Springs Highway (where the Post Office is now) with my friend, Jonathan Thornton.
94. I interviewed with ESPN in 2004.
95. My dream is to form a Pantera Tribute Band.
96. I was mugged in Caldwell Park in 1995.
97. I was at the Bama-UT game in 1993 & Auburn-Bama in 1995 & Auburn-Bama 1997.
98. I liked Dave Chappelle, Dave Attell & Dane Cook before it was cool to like Dave Chappelle, Dave Attell & Dane Cook.
99. After the 'Elizabeth' Incident I dated an exotic dancer. Thank you Angela.
100. I saw Office Space in the theatre. Including the person I was with & myself there were 4 people in the theatre.
