Pac-Man Highway

I've had dreams like this.



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Mario Block Party

Yeah, I know this is an ad for the DS, but I have a weakness for all things Mario.



If the kids in my neighborhood put on a skit like this, I'd buy 'em all a DS.

OK. That's a lie. I wouldn't buy them anything. But I'd still like to see the show.

Volkswagen Episode II: Greenpeace Strikes Back

Remember the super cute Volkswagen Super Bowl commercial with the little Darth Vader trying to start the car?

Greenpeace has ruined it.



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The Rescues, "Can't Stand The Rain"

From 2011, here's The Rescues with "Can't Stand The Rain."

Enjoy!

The Voice: Who Ya Got?

I've been watching and loving The Voice for the past two months. While it's made me long for a weekly Cee Lo Green variety show, I've also loved watching the different contestants along the way.

But tonight, it all comes to an end. A winner will be crowned. That person will walk away with $100,00 and a recording contract.

So who do you think it will be?

You can make a case for any of the four contestants:

• Javier Colon probably has the purest voice of anyone in the competition
• Dia Frampton, with her rockstar name and indie queen looks, can make any song hers
• Every time Vicci Martinez hits the stage, you know you're in for a Performance

But for me, no one can hold a candle to Beverly McClellan. I love her voice and her look, but most of all, I love her attitude. She just seems so happy, so into it, every time she hits the stage. Like it's something she HAS to be doing.

So for this week's Your Say Hump Day, we want to know who you think will win The Voice. Have your say in the comments!

Book Review: Dave "Bio" Baranek, TOPGUN Days

For those of us who loved the movie Top Gun, who have at least some small connection to aviation in the military (my grandfather flew bombers in WWII and my husband's cousin was also a pilot who was killed in an incident on an air craft carrier), or even those who are just interested in airplanes and the military, Dave "Bio" Baranek's TOPGUN Days: Dogfighting, Cheating Death, And Hollywood Glory As One Of America's Best Fighter Jocks is an interesting and engaging read.

I chose this as my entertainment during the car ride to visit my in-laws and it did entertain. Reading the book, which includes a glossary of military terms and lingo at the back to reference, you get a small sense of the nerve that those who fly for our military must possess to put themselves at risk each day.

Bio (Baranek's callsign) puts the reader in the cockpit with him and his pilots and describes routine and not-so-routine flights, practice dogfights, and takes us inside the elite TOPGUN training facility both as a student and as an instructor. If you were ever interested how things really happen at TOPGUN (not the Hollywood version), this is the book to read.

Baranek was also at TOPGUN when Hollywood came to call for the making of the movie. Though not a pilot, he was one of the best RIOs (Radar Intercept Officer, or "Goose" for those of us who watched Top Gun at least 285 times) our country has had. Bio is one of the men you see in the planes in the movie. (You knew Tom Cruise, Anthony Edwards, and Val Kilmer weren't really the ones in the planes, right?)

The book also includes more than 50 full-color photographs of the fighter jets in action and some personal photos from the author.

Dave "Bio" Baranek's TOPGUN Days: Dogfighting, Cheating Death, And Hollywood Glory As One Of America's Best Fighter Jocks is available at bookstores. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the movie Top Gun, you can download the Kindle and Nook versions of the book for only $4.99.

Noah And The Whale, "L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N."

From 2011, here's Noah And The Whale with "L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N."

Top 15 Hall & Oates Songs (1-5)

For this week's Ranked!, we turned our attention to one of the biggest duos in this history of rock: Daryl Hall and John Oates. When the dust settled, we were left with our fifteen favorite tracks from Hall & Oates.

Did your favorite Hall & Oates track make our list? Find out below!

Here's our Top Five:

5. "Family Man"

Top 15 Hall & Oates Songs (6-10)

For this week's Ranked!, we turned our attention to one of the biggest duos in this history of rock: Daryl Hall and John Oates. When the dust settled, we were left with our fifteen favorite tracks from Hall & Oates.

Did your favorite Hall & Oates track make our list? Find out below!

Here are numbers 6-10:

10. "She's Gone"

Top 15 Hall & Oates Songs (11-15)

For this week's Ranked!, we turned our attention to one of the biggest duos in this history of rock: Daryl Hall and John Oates. When the dust settled, we were left with our fifteen favorite tracks from Hall & Oates.

Did your favorite Hall & Oates track make our list? Find out below!

Here are numbers 11-15:

15. "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling"