#FF; Super Bowl Prediction

This edition of Follow Friday will focus on a sports figure from the four major sports in the US - hockey, baseball, football, and basketball.  The fifth will be a wild card.

• Michael Grabner - LW/RW for my hometown NY Islanders tweets all the time
• Rudy Gay - F for the Memphis Grizzlies, my team du jour in NBA Jam
• Dave Diehl - OL for the NY Giants, because offensive lineman don't get enough credit
• Peter Moylan - Pitcher for the Atlanta Braves, tattoo aficionado, funny guy
• Vanilla Ice - ice, ice, baby - a tweet machine

Have a great Super Bowl weekend.

Prediction:
Giants 23 - Patriots 13

#FF

Here I am to give you your next five follows on Twitter.

1. Chuck Todd - Not only is this NBC reporter a smart guy but his name is just fun to say.  He also brings a political savvy like no other.
2. Winnipeg Jets - The official site of the Jets.  Man, isn't everyone glad they brought hockey back to central Canada?
3. Brendan Shanahan - Senior VP of Player Safety for the NHL and featured in episodes of Up All Night featuring...
4. Will Arnett - Who is hilarious.
5. Danny DeVito - Everyones favorite twin and star of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

See ya later, time to feed the kid.

RATM; Weekend Preview; #FF

• I was driving home last night in the beginnings of a mini snowstorm and at one point was kind of creeped out - I was the only car headed north on the road I was travelling - which was a main state road.  This solitude lasted for approximately 8 or 9 miles - not one pair of headlights in front of or behind me - eerie.  Then when I got on I-91 and I-84, the big rig trucks were driving like assholes.  At one point, the right lane ended and an 18-wheeler was about 3' behind my back bumper - and after seeing that wreck out west earlier in the week where the truck plunged 50' and the people in car were miraculously saved, it kinda spooked me.  Regardless, I stayed my path, and got home safely.

• Onto the reason behind this post - I was listening to the radio and heard three Rage Against The Machine songs in succession - "Bulls on Parade", "People of the Sun", and "Guerrilla Radio".  These songs came off Evil Empire (BoP, PotS) and The Battle of Los Angeles (GR), not my favorite.  This led me to purchase their first album, Rage Against the Machine - a masterpiece and quite possibly the first album to merge rap and heavy metal.  I was 11 when it came out and immediately knew it was a great album.  My top three off this album: "Bombtrack"; "Know Your Enemy"; "Township Rebellion".  The cover of the album said it all without actually saying anything:

• As for the NFL slate this weekend - all two games - I still like the Giants to win and the Patriots to sneak out a win against the Ravens, a team many aren't giving a chance. 

• Twitter time!  Follow these accounts ... ... ... NOW!

1. Men's Humor - hilarious tweets every single time
2. NY Islanders - not because they are good, because they aren't really that good, but because they're my team
3. Mike Francesa - this is actually a spoof of his show and the writing is impeccable - they write exactly how he speaks
4. Ryan Hanrahan - local weatherman here in CT on NBC
5. Jimmy Traina - fellow Long Islander and writer and creator of SI's Hot Clicks

Have a great weekend and stay warm/dry.  We're expecting anywhere between four to six inches of snow here in Connecticut.

#FF and Something Sports

Five Twitter followed by me:

1. Garry Shandling - because he's hilarious
2. Bryan Avigne - our wedding photographer, who did an awesome job.
3. Cody Ross - SF Giants OF'er and a rad dude
4. Matt Carle - Defenseman for the Philadelphia Flyers
5. Justin Tuck - beast on defense for the Giants, who'll hopefully beat the Packers

According to a few articles I've read, The Washington Post is getting the first interview with Joe Paterno following the entire debacle.  Who said newspapers were going the way of the dinosaur?

#FollowFriday; WWE Wrestler in Vernon, CT?

First, I want to address a few people on Twitter that I follow that are worth checking out.  There are so many people on Twitter - celebrities, athletes, civilians - and some just fill up the feed with crappy retweets and nonsense, so I will try to avoid leading you to them.  Here's my 5 for Follow Friday:

• Doug Benson - comedian, always random and always funny
• Jerry Crasnick - baseball writer for ESPN.com and Baseball America - always on top of the game
• Brad Ziegler - relief pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks - proof that pitchers are a little off
• SPACE.com - always new coverage and information about astronomy, since that's a new hobby of mine
• Andy Katz - College basketball know-it-all and writer for ESPN.com - this dude knows all!

As far as a WWE wrestler living here in Vernon, CT - I am not really sure, but there was a guy at the gym, who was at least 55 years-old wearing an outfit identical to something a wrestler would wear in the 80's - tanktop, spandex shorts, knee and elbow supports, boots - at the gym.  I know he really isn't a wrestler, but what the hell possesses some people to walk out of the house dressed like that?  Even if you are going to the gym.  He definitely went tanning too, because everything was the same color except for the skin around his pits - sure, the weather has been decent here in CT so far this winter, but the sun isn't that strong!

Happy Friday everyone, have a great weekend.