Fuck the Oscars. Inception was the best movie of 2010.

Looking at the betting odds for tonight's Oscar ceremony. While I haven't seen all of the nominated movies, I don't need to. Inception was the best movie of 2010. And the spinning top never falls down...
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Here's the odds for Best Picture:

The King’s Speech: 7/4
The Social Network: 7/2
Inception: 7/1
True Grit: 8/1
Black Swan: 9/1
127 Hours: 11/1
Another Year: 14/1
The Way Back: 14/1
Never Let Me Go: 14/1
The Kids Are Alright: 16/1
Toy Story 3: 18/1
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Also, I would like Banksy to win for Best Documentary. Why? Because he can't show up to accept.

The picture speaks for itself...

And here's Big Ben's wedding registry...

Ben Roethlisberger has announced the July 23 date of his wedding to Ashley Harlan, and of course, a guy with a $100 million dollar contract would like his friends to help him start out his new life on the right foot by buying the things that young couples need.
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Ben Roethlisberger, the 11th overall pick in the 2004 NFL draft, signed a $22 million rookie contract. On March 4, 2008, Roethlisberger agreed to an eight-year, $102 million contract.
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While not as crazy as Carmelo Anthony's wedding registry, Ben can't seem to afford a $200 Nambé Dharma Chip and Dip bowl. In fact, the young couple has registered with both Macy's and Crate & Barrel.
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At the low end of the price spectrum, the immensely wealthy couple would like someone to buy them a Lenox "Laurel Leaf" Napkin for $7.50 from Macy's. At the high end of the spectrum, they are hoping somebody would buy them a Scarlet Chaise from Crate & Barrel for $1,199.
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Important Information Regarding Your Ticket Buying Rights

I actually got this email:
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Important Information Regarding Your Ticket Buying Rights
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Dear KBilly,
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With restrictive paperless ticketing, you pay for your ticket – but you don't own it. The transfer of your ticket is controlled by the company you bought it from.
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This means you may not be able to give your extra tickets to a friend, sell them to another fan, or even donate them to a charity. This could also mean the end of competition in the ticketing market, making it so companies like Ticketmaster could charge whatever fees they wanted and you'd have no alternative but to pay.
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Fortunately, we can fight this. The Fan Freedom Project was created to give fans like you a platform to voice your outrage toward restrictive paperless ticketing, and to learn what measures you can take to protect your rights.
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We've signed on to support the cause. And we hope you'll lend your voice to the fight today by registering at www.fanfreedom.org.
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Sincerely,
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Melo has a chip on his shoulder...

Carmelo Anthony put up a 27-10-1 stat line in his first game on the NY Knicks. Not a bad debut.
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Amar'e Stoudemire, put up a 19-5-4 stat line in his first game with Carmelo Anthony.
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I don't think this indicitave of the future of the Knicks as much as I think it is indicitive of the IMMEDIATE future of the Knicks.
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I think that Melo is happy to be where he (and more importantly, his wife) wanted to be all along and for the next two weeks, Melo goes on a scoring tear. Orlando, Miami and Boston had better look out.
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Melo isn't the best player in the NBA, but he's one of the best scorers. And he's got a chip on his shoulder now. This is a guy who has carried a team to a Championship before (I know, it was in college).
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But if Amar'e accepts the 1A role and Chauncy Billups can put up 21-8-6 consistantly...Well this is a team I can watch.

Welcome to St. Jetersburg...

Just in time for spring training, Derek Jeter has completed the construction of his 31,000 square foot house in St. Petersburg Fla.
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TMZ reports the place features two 3-car garages, a swimming pool, a billiards room, a memorabilia room, nine bathrooms and seven bedrooms.
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And for a a mere $7.7 million, they even threw in her~~>
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Not a bad deal. Here's what it looks like from the backyard.

Melo is FINALLY on the Knicks...

All I have to say is: It is about fucking time.
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I'd like to thank Carmelo Anthony, the Denver Nuggets franchise, the New York Knicks and yes, even James Dolan, for finally putting me out of my misery and completing the trade that nobody would shut the fuck up about since last July.
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So now that they've traded away 4 starting players, the New York Knicks can go back to being the #6 seed that gets bounced from the second round of the playoffs for the next few years. It feels like 1987 through 2000 all over again.

Who's the most PAID SNL alum? Eddie Murphy.

Going back and forth with the NBA All-Star Game and this Saturday Night Live commercial parody special. It got me wondering...Which SNL actor was the most financialy sucessful?
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Turns out that all you have to do is type "who is most finance successful saturday night live" into a search engine to find out the answer. Someone else did the work for my completely ridiculous question...
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I figured Eddie Murphy at the top of the list. From Beverly Hills Cop to Dr. Doolittle, the guy makes bank. But the rest threw me off a bit. I had Adam Sandler in the top 3. The Waterboy made $100 million.
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Rob Schneider at #4? Really? Ahead of Bill Murray? Bill Murray was in Ghostbusters and Caddyshack.
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Top Grossing (Total):
1. Eddie Murphy: 3.459 bil
2. Dan Aykroyd : 3.374 bil
3. Mike Myers: 3.335 bil
4. Rob Schneider: 2.992 bil
5. Bill Murray: 2.681 bil
6. Adam Sandler: 2.557 bil
7. Joan Cusack: 2.297 bil
8. Billy Crystal: 2.15 bil
9. Molly Shannon: 1.761 bil
10. John Lovitz: 1.339 bil
11. Anthony Michael Hall: 1.292 bil
12. Janeane Garofalo: 1.214 bil
13 Martin Short: 1.203 bil
14. Will Ferrell: 1.13 bil
15. Chevy Chase: 1.105 bil
16. Chris Rock: 977 mil
17. Phil Hartman: 634.6 mil
18. Christopher Guest: 488.7 mil
19. Dana Carvey: 428.6 mil
20. Chris Farley: 395.1 mil
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In related news, I have a crush on this current SNL cast member.
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St. John's gets home cooking to beat #4 Pitt

I think we can put the debate to bed. St. John's is getting into the NCAA Tournament. But they did need a bad non-call to beat Pitt Saturday.
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Dwight Hardy, is clearly out of bounds before the game-winning shot, but that won't matter on March 13. They have beaten both Duke and Pitt. They have a winninng record in the best conference in the country.
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ESPN reports: "St. John's improves to 17-9 overall, and 9-5 in the Big East. The Red Storm beat a top-5 team for the second time this season, and now have five wins over top-25 teams. And on Monday, St. John's will be ranked in the top 25 in the nation for the first time since Nov. 28, 2000."
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Think about that for a second. In 2000, St. John's had Ron Artest and Mike Jarvis was the Head Coach.

Could Carmelo Anthony even find New Jersey on a map?

This isn't meant as a slight to Carmelo Anthony and his one year of a Syracuse education. In fact, I'd bet that most Americans who don't live there can't pinpoint New Jersey on a map (hint: it looks like your mailman).
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If Carmelo Anthony doesn't want to play in New Jersey and prefers to play at Madison Square Garden, as a Knicks fan I say God Bless him.
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But where the fuck does he think he's going to live if he ends up with either the Knicks of the Nets? New Jersey. Carmelo Anthony isn't going to live in a housing project in Bed Stuy. He isn't going to live in a rent controlled walkup building on 72nd and Lex.
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Dude is going to live in a 10 bedroom mansion in Upper Saddle River or Alpine New Jersey, regardless of what team he ends up on. Maybe he gets a house in Greenwich Conn, or Westchester, N.Y. But if he wants a back yard with a pool, 10 bedrooms, a movie theatre and a 6 car garage, he's going to live in the suburbs.
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He'll probably live across the street from CC Sabathia.
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Francesa doesn't want to talk about Carmelo for 15 minutes.

Mike Francesa started Friday's Mike'd Up by saying that he doesn't want to talk abut Carmelo Anthony trade rumors because he's sick of it. Then, he talked about the Carmelo Anthony trade rumors for 15 minutes and, aside from praising Derrick Rose, is still talking about the Carmelo Anthony trade rumors.
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Mike didn't want to talk about the Wilpon's and their Madoff mess, and then he talked about the Wilpon's Madoff mess non-stop for four days straight.
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New reports are that Melo to the Nets trade is done, pending his signing a contract extension. Bob's Blitz reports:
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Nuggets get: 4 1st round picks + Derrick Favors, Devin Harris, Troy Murphy and Ben Uzoh
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Nets get: Anthony, Renaldo Balkman, Chauncey Billups, Melvin Ely and Sheldon Williams.

This Watson is good at Jeopardy!

IBM made a super computer that can answer trivia questions. Great use of stockholder dividends guys.
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But the computer Watson has a very solid Jeopardy strategy. Like any Carnival worker running the throw darts at balloons game will tell you, the outside boarders are where the big prizes are. Watson also seems to ring in real fast.
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Watson has attatcked the high value questions and has built up a $30,000 lead over three shows.
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Watson didn't know who 50Cent was.

Bro and Evan have a surprise at 12:30

Bro and Evan have been plugging a "surprise guest" at 12:30 Wednesday. They just described this "surprise guest" as a "beautiful" and "stunning" guest.
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Who could it be? My bet is Kim Kardashian, who is currently dating some guy on the NJ Nets...Kris Humphries, or something like that.
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Evan recently interviewed the woman with the largest ass on the planet at a Nets game. Evan routinely talks about his fondness for the woman who only became famous for a) a sex tape and b) being the daughter of the lawyer who got OJ acquitted of murder charges (Prosecution should have charged Murder in the 2nd degree. 1st degree Murder was never going to stick).
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I guess we shall see...
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UPDATE: Surprise guest is 2011 SI Swimsuit cover girl Irina Shayk.
UPDATE #2: It was a pretty boring interview. I guess there's a reason Irina Shayk is a model and not a talk show host.
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Mad Dog wants a Dog...

Mad Dog wants a puppy. He needs breeds and names. I suggest: Labrador (any color) Retriever. As for names, I suggest: Marichal, Clark, Kent, Thompson, Orlando and Barroid.
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I had a Labrador growing up. so I like them. Super smart and they don't get upset when you accidentally hit them in the head with a baseball.

Deion Sanders feeling the heat of the Dallas housing market

Former Falcons, 49ers, Cowboys, Redskins and Ravens conerback (and who can forget his stint with the Yankees) Deion Sanders just can't seem to find a buyer for his $5.5 million, 29,122-square-foot estate. I'd say it is probably because his asking price is $21 million, and he hasn't lowered his price in two years. He'll never pay back that home equity loan...
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See, Deion bought this house after signing that disasterous $56 million contract with the Redskins in 2000 (well disasterous for the Redskins anyway), and if nobody has informed Deion, the housing market - particularly in the Dallas Fort Worth area - has hit some rough times in the past few years. And after you buy a place, the value doesn't always increase, especially not for the high-end properties.
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Here's the apprasial:

Don't get me wrong, its a dope crib. "The house sits on 109 acres, features a football field, an indoor basketball court, a bowling alley, 13 bathrooms, a 12-acre lake, nine covered parking spaces, five fireplaces, three dining rooms, two indoor pools and a partridge in a pear tree," according to Yahoo! Sports.
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I'm no fan of any former Cowboys, 49ers or Reedskins, but Deion seems okay on the NFL Network. And I'm no real estate agent, but Deion, either cut bait and get what you can for it...Or take it off the market. But, of course, if you ever need a house sitter, KBilly is available!
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Magic Johnson starts a Twitter account

Of course...
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Earvin "Magic" Johnson started a Twitter account at about 9pm on Feb. 9, 2011.
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If Magic's Twitter account is going to be anything like his Late Night talk show, this should be real fun.
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Here's the link
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First Howard Stern. Now Magic Johnson. Who's next?

Mad Dog's Favorite movies

For no apparent reason, Mad Dog just listed his top five favorite movies. Kind of a hodge podge, but I'm a little surprized that there's a movie on his list that came out in the past 20 years.
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In no particular order:
The Godfather
The Shawshank Redemption
A Place in the Sun
Kramer vs. Kramer
Jaws
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Other movies at the top of Mad Dog's list:
Tootsie
Coming Home
Ordinary People
The Sting
Against All Odds
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Can I get a Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl Champion T-shirt before they all get sent to Guatamala?

The game ended at 10:06 p.m.
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I got this email from CBSsports.comshop at 10:21 p.m.
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I'm a Giants fan. Why the hell do I want to buy Packers gear? The Super Bowl wasn't even on CBS!
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Can I get a Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl Champion T-shirt before they all get sent to Guatamala?

Worst halftime show ever?

Holy shit! If that wasn't the worst Super Bowl halftime show in my 35 and one-half years on Earth, then I think you are selling Up For People short.
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That was definately the worst halftime show in recent memory.
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For about 30 seconds, when Slash came out, I was like, oh cool. But 10 seconds after that I was like, Jesus this sucks.
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They really can't come up with a better halftime show than The Black Eyed Peas? Really?
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Don't people know that every Black Eyed Peas song is EXACTLY the same?

Aaron Rodgers is about 30 minutes from a free trip to Disney World

At halftime, Aaron Rodgers is 11 for 16, 137 yards 2 TDs, and a 21-10 lead.
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If the game ended now, Aaron Rodgers would be Super Bowl MVP.
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If Ben Roethlesberger pulls off a comeback, even with 2 picks, he'd win it.
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Jordy Nelson is having a good game too.
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Holy shit, who are these idiots on the halftime show?
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UPDATE: The Sweet Child O' Mine was cool for a few seconds. But then it went back into stupidity.

National Anthem time: 1: 52.5 (OVER)

The Over/Under for the National Anthem for Super Bowl 45 was 1 minute 50 seconds. I usually bet the over, but National Anthems have been trending in the 1:30 to 1:35 range throughout the bowl and playoff season.
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She went 1 minute 52.5 seconds.
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I knew immediately that she was going OVER. She was stretching it out from the "Oh say can you see" opening line.
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I should have figured that a recently divorced washed up former pop star would milk her moment for all it was worth.
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She didn't even look all that hot. She just hit the market. I'd think she'd want to look attractive enough for Antonio Cromarte to put a baby in her.

Here's Snoop Dogg at the Super Bowl

I imagine the conversation went something like this:
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Keyshawn: "Just give me the damn ball."
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Snoop Dogg: "Here's your damn ball. Give me that damn joint."
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Nice outfit Snoop. Who's Raiders jersey is that? Kevin Brock, TE out of Rutgers who wears #88?
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NFL HOF thoughts

These are your 2011 NFL Hall of Fame inductees. And my thoughts.
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Richard Dent (no), Marshall Faulk (borderline), Chris Hanburger (Who?), Les Richter (Who?), Ed Sabol (Yes and LONG overdue), Deion Sanders (No brainer), and Shannon Sharpe (I'm torn on this guy. He has three rings but he wasn't the best player on any of those teams. As a Giants fan I couldn't vote for Shannon Sharpe).
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Curtis Martin is the fourth leading rusher in NFL history. AND he played at the same time as Emmitt Smith and Barry Sanders (Numbers 1 and 3 on the list and ahead of sure fire HOFer Jerome Bettis). But Curtis Martin gets rejected.
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And still no Phil Simms, who has comparable - if not better - stats than Troy Aikman. If not for an injury in December 1990, Phil Simms is a HOFer.
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Phil Simms:
Att Comp Yards Pct TD Int Rate
TOTAL 4,647 2,576 33,462 55.4 199 157 78.5
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Troy Aikman:
Att Comp Yards Pct TD Int Rate
TOTAL 4,715 2,898 32,942 61.5 165 141 81.6

Pittsburgh Steelers' owner has two hot grandaughters

With the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Super Bowl, I thought I'd point out that the Pittsburgh Steelers' owner, Arthur Rooney Jr., has two real hot grandaughters.
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His Dad is the one that founded the Steelers in 1933. He's somehow related to Mickey Rooney, but not related to Andy Rooney.
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However, one of his daughters got knocked up by one of former New York Giants owner Wellington Mara's sons and produced two hot-ass movie stars.
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Kate Mara was in a tank top showing full nipple in Shooter. She was also in We are Marshall.
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Rooney Mara was in the pointless remake of Nightmare on Elm Street. She will be in the not-so-pointless remake of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.
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Welcome to KBilly's Super Sounds of the 70s!

KBilly's Super Sounds of the 70s just keeps on Truckin.
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My first post as an independant. I like Green Bay in the Super Bowl.
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Here's some pictures of hot chicks to christen the new site.
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Help with the layout is appreciated. I'm new to this shit...
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Can you believe that "Stuck In The Middle" was taken as a domain name?