If you know me at all you realize that I love playing video games and that it is one of my top hobbies. I also love music, so imagine my amazement when I stumbled upon The Xbox Boys a pretty good band that sings about Xbox games, they have songs entitled Cortana, Master Chief, Call of Duty, Xbox Live, RockBand, and Gears of War and they are pretty good songs. So go check out their myspace page my favorite song is Call of Duty maybe because that is one of my top 3 favorite games of all time.
Here is their song Gears of War found on Youtube:
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Up and Running (Noah's Birthday!)
Guys if you have checked in over the last few days you will see that Kentucky Gamers is expanding, we have been blessed with some movie insight by the one and only Brock and some in depth golf and food reviews from Hart.
Keep checking in daily to see what the next scoop may be we are still all eagerly awaiting the first posts from Rollin and Matney those could be classic.
Also what will Loy say about Will Smith annual summer blockbuster or will another kentucky gamer weigh in on it first?
Also most importantly I have to give a shout out to my little man Noah Blake Bennett who is 1 today! I love you buddy.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Holy Golf Shot!!
This is Eric Hart, better known as H or just my last name, Hart. Bennett and I just got back from Gulf Shores, AL with the Wives and kiddies and it was a blast! The only thing that could have possibly made it better would have been to have had room to take my babies along and played a few more golf courses. As it were we played one time, at Perdido Bay Golf Club in Perdido, Florida thats located right in or by Pensacola. When we got there we were told that there was water on every hole and the potential for some good size Gators everywhere there was water. Bennett got a little scare one time as he was searching for one of his 11 lost balls :) He said he heard something splash that was way too big to be a fish. We never did see any Gators however. I was a bit disappointed with that. I had to play with Rental clubs and the didn't fit me very well as all the woods had regular flexed shafts and the irons were a little long but I actually hit the ball pretty well and kept it in the fairway for the most part. Even still, I fired an 86 on the par 72 course and putted the ball 31 times which isn't bad at all. I had one water ball and one lost ball. Anyway, I would rate the course about a 3.5 out of 5 stars. Don't play it if you have to rent clubs, it cost $30 just to rent the clubs and they only had 12 clubs in the bag, 2 less than the standard 14. Only one wedge in the whole bag as well. I believe if I'd had my own clubs I could have easily shaved 6 or 7 strokes but what are you gonna do.
Bennett shot like a 125, (in his defense he only plays about once a year or every blue moon whichever comes first) but he did have a great shot on a par 3. It was hole 17, and it played from the Blue tees 172 yards, Bennett came up short of the green by about 25 yards, and I was like, man just use your putter and see what happens. Well he did, and I was standing by the pin and he gave it a big whack and it popped up on the green and rolled right toward the hole and I thought it had a chance to go in but it stopped about a foot and a half away from the hole. I think that was his only par of the day but what a par it was!
Places to eat in Gulf Shores:
Don't leave without eating at DeSoto's. The bread they bring out is phenomenal. I had the blackened catfish and it was outstanding.
Moe's BBQ. Hands down the best ribs I've ever put in my mouth! Looks like a dump from the outside, but don't let that fool you. It's located in or almost in Orange beach which is very close to gulf shores, maybe 5-10 minutes away.
Tin Top Resteraunt and Oyster Bar. Crab legs were delicious as were their broiled shrimp. Ashley got the Grouper which was very good. High priced but it was pretty good.
There was a good pizza place right by DeSotos, I can't remember the name but it was very good.
Places not to eat:
LuLu's. I don't care what people tell you, don't eat there if you're looking for a good meal. 2 or 3 different people recommended LuLu's to Ashley so we went there. The atmosphere was pretty cool, very kid friendly, they had a big sand box like deal were kids can play and they had beach volleyball and cornhole as well as other games. They play Jimmy Buffett type music which was nice but when I go out to eat, people who know me know I want to eat good. We all four ordered the cheeseburger and it was not even close to a Matney frozen patty burger. I choked most of it down but it was not good. The fries were okay. Later in the week someone told us on the elevator at our condo that the burgers were the best thing at LuLus, at that point I knew that wasn't a place to eat if you're hungry.
We stayed at "The Lighthouse Condominiums", very nice complex right on the beach. It looked to be about the nicest one in the area, or one of the nicest. The balcony's ROCK!! They are very spacious and shaded well and offer very nice views of the beach and the pool below :)
The only negative of the trip was that we drove all night on a friday night and when we got there at 3:30 in the a.m. we couldn't get into the key box so I had to call the owner and he said the reason I couldn't get in was because the previous renter hadn't vacated the condo. The jackass double booked us so we had to go down the street and rent a room at the Best Western Roach hotel for a few hours to wait for the previous renter to leave. Then we had to wait for the cleaning lady until 3:00 that afternoon she finally showed. It was a rough first 12-14 hours but the rest of the trip went great. I didn't get sun-burned so that was a big positive. When I'm shirtless I look like I'm wearing a white t-shirt because my torso is so white from hardly ever seeing the sun, and my arms and head are brown from my golfer tan.
I would guestimate that I gained a good 5-6 solid pounds from the trip.
Thats all for now, hope I didn't bore you totally to death! -H
Bennett shot like a 125, (in his defense he only plays about once a year or every blue moon whichever comes first) but he did have a great shot on a par 3. It was hole 17, and it played from the Blue tees 172 yards, Bennett came up short of the green by about 25 yards, and I was like, man just use your putter and see what happens. Well he did, and I was standing by the pin and he gave it a big whack and it popped up on the green and rolled right toward the hole and I thought it had a chance to go in but it stopped about a foot and a half away from the hole. I think that was his only par of the day but what a par it was!
Places to eat in Gulf Shores:
Don't leave without eating at DeSoto's. The bread they bring out is phenomenal. I had the blackened catfish and it was outstanding.
Moe's BBQ. Hands down the best ribs I've ever put in my mouth! Looks like a dump from the outside, but don't let that fool you. It's located in or almost in Orange beach which is very close to gulf shores, maybe 5-10 minutes away.
Tin Top Resteraunt and Oyster Bar. Crab legs were delicious as were their broiled shrimp. Ashley got the Grouper which was very good. High priced but it was pretty good.
There was a good pizza place right by DeSotos, I can't remember the name but it was very good.
Places not to eat:
LuLu's. I don't care what people tell you, don't eat there if you're looking for a good meal. 2 or 3 different people recommended LuLu's to Ashley so we went there. The atmosphere was pretty cool, very kid friendly, they had a big sand box like deal were kids can play and they had beach volleyball and cornhole as well as other games. They play Jimmy Buffett type music which was nice but when I go out to eat, people who know me know I want to eat good. We all four ordered the cheeseburger and it was not even close to a Matney frozen patty burger. I choked most of it down but it was not good. The fries were okay. Later in the week someone told us on the elevator at our condo that the burgers were the best thing at LuLus, at that point I knew that wasn't a place to eat if you're hungry.
We stayed at "The Lighthouse Condominiums", very nice complex right on the beach. It looked to be about the nicest one in the area, or one of the nicest. The balcony's ROCK!! They are very spacious and shaded well and offer very nice views of the beach and the pool below :)
The only negative of the trip was that we drove all night on a friday night and when we got there at 3:30 in the a.m. we couldn't get into the key box so I had to call the owner and he said the reason I couldn't get in was because the previous renter hadn't vacated the condo. The jackass double booked us so we had to go down the street and rent a room at the Best Western Roach hotel for a few hours to wait for the previous renter to leave. Then we had to wait for the cleaning lady until 3:00 that afternoon she finally showed. It was a rough first 12-14 hours but the rest of the trip went great. I didn't get sun-burned so that was a big positive. When I'm shirtless I look like I'm wearing a white t-shirt because my torso is so white from hardly ever seeing the sun, and my arms and head are brown from my golfer tan.
I would guestimate that I gained a good 5-6 solid pounds from the trip.
Thats all for now, hope I didn't bore you totally to death! -H
Salem Crew June 30th 2008
Welcome to the very first Salem Pick-up basketball profile and review!
Our First Profile
Name: Brett Aaron
Nicknames: BA and Big Country
Age: 24
Occupation/School: Attending UK
Favorite Shows/Movies: No answer but we have heard Girls Next Door, Living Lohan, and pretty much anything else on E!
Brett is a big man with a nice touch from the outside. He is just as comfortable spotting up for 3 as he is wearing you out down low. An intense competitor with a great attitude, definitely someone you want on your team.
Kentucky Gamers Funny side by side comparison..........
Recap of Games at Salem for Monday June 30th 2008. 14 players very competitive games almost every game went down to the final couple of possesions, with a few notable game winners.
My Team (Bennett, Thorpe, L. Justice, C. Kerr, and T. McGowan) We went 4-2 on the night.
Outstanding Player of the Night: Tyler Emerson(Rumors of Dennis Rodman the Pistons version)
Outstanding Plays: Game winners by Thorpe, Brently, Run Out for the win by C. Kerr, and I must say I had a pretty good block on Tyler and M. Overby
Monday, June 30, 2008
Golf Tourney Results
Didn't play to well Saturday or Sunday with a total of 7 penalty shots between the two days, with a score of 92 and an 89. The only good thing that came of it is my poor performance put me into a lower flight where i some how managed to take 6th place and won a box of ProV1's.
Recent movie reviews:
The Happening: Suck
The Incredible Hulk: Entertaining for the simple matter of the special affects and i like to see sh*t destroyed.
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian: Pretty much like the first, if u liked the first u will like this as well, also entertaining if u have a good imagination.
The Love Guru: Surprisingly disappointing all though it had a few moments.
You Don't Mess with the Zohan: Classic Sandler if u liked Billy Madison or Happy you will like this.
Recent movie reviews:
The Happening: Suck
The Incredible Hulk: Entertaining for the simple matter of the special affects and i like to see sh*t destroyed.
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian: Pretty much like the first, if u liked the first u will like this as well, also entertaining if u have a good imagination.
The Love Guru: Surprisingly disappointing all though it had a few moments.
You Don't Mess with the Zohan: Classic Sandler if u liked Billy Madison or Happy you will like this.
Russell County Basketball
Fellow ballers thanks for stopping by. Please check this site for regular updates on pickup basketball games in Russell County, especially games at Salem Elementary School. I hope to have some game reviews, pics, and at least weekly if not more often player bios on your fellow competitors, lets have some fun with this, your comments are greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Bennett
Sunday, June 29, 2008
New Look Kentucky Gamers
If you have checked out Kentucky Gamers in the past I'm sure you know that you could gain information that is indeed earth shattering! I could in no way argue with you, but it is my hope to include even more information and to keep the site much more updated, with new information. To do this I'm opening up the blog to some of my good friends:
Hart: who will undoubtedly give you some pearls of wisdom as it relates to golf and anything Kentucky especially Kentucky Basketball. Here is a sample review of a course we played at Gulf Shores, I'm sure he will expound about it in depth on this page. Perdido Bay
Matney: The information that he will post will be some of the most if not the most original stuff on the Internet today and could range from Hoops to JTM Burgers
Brock: This guy is a guys guy and has a plethora of knowledge one area of expertise will be movie reviews but is in no way his only area of great knowledge so be prepared.
Rollin: My brother in law and a VERY intelligent one is an expert in video gaming but may also dive as deep into your Internet minds as Books, Politics and more.
Bennett: Of course you guys know me I'll for sure be posting about video games (Of course an ncaa football league I run "The League" and my RC Call of Duty Clan), and my sporting events (I will try to keep tabs on my weekly Basketball gaming) it is also untelling what else I may post about.
So go ahead and bookmark this page it WILL be a must visit each and everyday.
Hart: who will undoubtedly give you some pearls of wisdom as it relates to golf and anything Kentucky especially Kentucky Basketball. Here is a sample review of a course we played at Gulf Shores, I'm sure he will expound about it in depth on this page. Perdido Bay
Matney: The information that he will post will be some of the most if not the most original stuff on the Internet today and could range from Hoops to JTM Burgers
Brock: This guy is a guys guy and has a plethora of knowledge one area of expertise will be movie reviews but is in no way his only area of great knowledge so be prepared.
Rollin: My brother in law and a VERY intelligent one is an expert in video gaming but may also dive as deep into your Internet minds as Books, Politics and more.
Bennett: Of course you guys know me I'll for sure be posting about video games (Of course an ncaa football league I run "The League" and my RC Call of Duty Clan), and my sporting events (I will try to keep tabs on my weekly Basketball gaming) it is also untelling what else I may post about.
So go ahead and bookmark this page it WILL be a must visit each and everyday.
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