On one end, you have Subway. Forget the fact that Subway basically sells "lettuce sandwiches" with a slight hint of meat. My impression of Subway is from a couple of years ago. I go in to buy a sandwich. I ask for no cheese, because I'm lactose intolerant. No mayo, because I'm counting my calories. No tomatoes because I hate them. No peppers because my stomach was feeling sensitive at the time. I ask for extra pickles, because they basically gave me four slices, on a 12 inch sub. The gave three more slices, and wanted an extra 50 cents for the trouble.

I'm sorry, but the cheese that I did not accept, costs more than 50 cents.

On the other end, you have Quiznos. At the end of the counter, you have peppers, jalapenos, and pickles. You can help yourself. Extra pickles. I don't have to pay an extra 50 cents. Heck, I don't even have to ask for extra pickles.

Ok, I may to pay more at Quiznos. But which one do you think I go back to?

Chicago Bulls Center Ben Wallace was sent to the bench by head coach Scott Skiles twice, when refusing to remove his head band.

Seriously.

Yeah. That's what we should focus on. A head band that Wallace has been known to wear while playing in Detroit. (Updated for his new team colors.) A head band that others wear while playing for other teams. Not against the rules of the NBA.

That's what we should focus on.

So basketball players shooting their guns at a strip club, no big deal. Steroid running rampant in all sports, I'm not worried. Coaches and athletes being arrested for DUI, assault, weapons charges, drugs and so on and so on. Did I mention New Jersey Nets center killing his chauffeur?

Yes. Let's make a big deal about the head band. That makes a lot of sense.

Here's were we left off on the "Song Titles" game. Let's keep it going.

Nurse: Doctor, Doctor (Robert Palmer)
Doctor: Let's Get it On (Marvin Gaye)
Nurse: U Can't Touch This (MC Hammer)
Doctor: Don't Be Cruel (Bobby Brown)
Nurse: Not that Kind of Girl (Vitamin C)
Doctor: Baby, I Need Your Loving (4 Tops)
Nurse: I think We're Alone Now (The Beatles, Tiffany)
Doctor: I Want You to Want Me (Letters to Cleo)
Nurse: What's your name (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Doctor: Luka (Suzanne Vega)
Nurse: I will always love you(Whitney Houston, Dolly Parton)
Nurse: Sexual healing (Marvin Gay)

I'm going to try something new here. A game called song titles. This is how it works. Let's pretend two people are having a conversation, but the only lines they can say, are in song titles. Note: Not song lyrics, but song titles. If you know the artist, please include that in parenthesis. I'll get four lines going to set the stage. (Only one song title is required at a time. You can do more than one if the mood hits you.)

Here is the scene. A nurse and doctor are flirting with each other, while on the job.

Nurse: Doctor, Doctor (Robert Palmer)
Doctor: Let's Get it On (Marvin Gaye)
Nurse: U Can't Touch This (MC Hammer)
Doctor: Don't Be Cruel (Bobby Brown)

In my last blog, I talked about Jerry Rice, and how much class that he had.

In reading some of today's headlines, I'm reminded of an athlete that is the exact opposite of class.

O.J. Simpson wrote a book titled, "If I Did it". He was also going to give Fox an interview. The book and interview were "hypotheticals", on how he would have committed the murders of ex-wife Nicole Brown-Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman. Luckily, Fox had enough good sense not to publish the book, and not go through with the interview.

If you want to talk about class, let's talk Jerry Rice. Need an antonym? Look no further than the former USC star running back.

On hearing the news that Simpson was about to release a book, a book that pretty brags about what he did, my heart really went out for the Browns and the Goldmans. They went through the worst of hell, seeing their loved ones killed, and the alleged killer set free.

Now, they were forced to relive it. Even if the book never sees the light of day. (Hopefully it never will.) Just the mention of it. And for what? To make a profit? To gloat? If he wants to unburden his soul, and let it be known that he did it, find another way. Ask for forgiveness. You may not get it, but ask. Don't write a book, bragging about it.

Isn't it enough getting away with murder?

He raised the bar on how the position should be played. He raised the bar in work ethic and class. He broke just about any record there was for wide receiver stats.

And today, San Francisco will retire the #80 forever.

Jerry Rice was drafted out of the first round out of Mississippi Valley State, and the 49ers were forever changed. For 16 years, the words, "Touchdown Jerry Rice" became a consistent phrase in San Francisco. He went on to play for Oakland and Seattle, and compiled a total of 208 touchdowns. An NFL record. He was the first to even have 101.

But that was Jerry Rice. He didn't break records. He destroyed them. The most receptions. The most touchdowns. The most receiving yards in a season. The most receiving yards in a career. (And the first to gain 20,000.) The most consecutive games with at least one reception. The most touchdowns in super bowls. The most touchdowns from a QB to a WR. (Young to Rice) Just to name a few.

Not to mention being an NFL MVP, a super bowl MVP and three super bowl wins.

And he set records for being a class act. He worked harder, and trained longer than any other athlete. He ran his routes, even when his number wasn't being called. You didn't hear him mouth off to his coaches. He didn't smuggle sharpies into the game. He didn't talk trash right before his team lost the game.

He's not only the best Wide Receiver there ever was. He was the best football player there ever was. Enjoy your day, Jerry. You have earned it 16 times over.

34-24-1 record as head coach of the Stanford University Cardinal. 102-63-1 record as a head coach for the San Francisco 49ers. 3 Super Bowl wins. The innovator of the West Coast offense. And now comes the biggest fight of his life.

On Friday, Bill Walsh announced that he has leukemia. He has actually been fighting this for two years. His comments to the press seemed positive. He's still fighting, so I'm not going to dwell on the negatives, just yet.

With the news, I felt it necessary to talk about how much Walsh has meet to fans in Northern California. Before Walsh, the 49ers were going through one of the worst stints in their history. Nine losing seasons in a row. Even before that, the team's best seasons were losses to Dallas in the NFC championship game.

It was Walsh who drafted Joe Montana in the third round of the 1979 draft. He also drafted Ronnie Lott and Jerry Rice during his tenure. Both oh whom are the all time greats in the NFL.  It was Walsh who masterminded the most creative offensive schemes in NFL history. Walsh even drafted the "squib" kick. Walsh was the first coach to win 18 games in one season.

In January 1982, the 49ers faced the Dallas Cowboys for the NFC championship, again. Down 21-20 with the clock ticking down, Joe Montana through a pass into the end zone, and TE Dwight Clark had to leap in the air to make the catch to score the touchdown. The play has become known as "The Catch". It was what put the 49ers on the map, and led to the first of five Super Bowl wins.

The play looked like it was a throw away pass by Montana, to keep from getting sacked, and a lucky leap by Clark. But the play was designed that way, by the genius Walsh. They practiced that very play during training season. And it was that play that is forever remembered by faithful 49er fans.

I know Walsh will not read this. But, I pledge my thoughts and prayers to your health and recovery. It's the least I can do, for a man who means so much for this community. You gave us a lot of great memories, and some of the best teams of all time.

I earned a $75 visa gift card, two $25 gift cards, a $25 gift card from best buy and a $10 gift card from best buy in the last couple of weeks from my work. So I combined them all together and bought a new DVD recorder.

This is bringing me right to the edge of not needing a VCR, if I haven't passed that already. Anything that I want to keep forever, I can transfer to DVD. My normal "watch and erase" recording is covered by my TIVO. What few things I have on VHS can be transferred to DVD.

Plus, I needed a new DVD player anyways. My original one was having more and more trouble reading discs. I was playing more and more discs on my playstation these days.

I've played around a bit with my new toy over the weekend. I'm finding that using the six hour speed is not such a great idea. I'll try the four hour speed next. I don't really care if it's top-notch quality. I just want it to be presentable.

Maybe it's just me, but this is one of the funniest things I've seen in a long time. It says I have 163 views, but I don't know who actually viewed it. I put this in a blog so that my friends could share a laugh with me. I hope you enjoy!

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Tee, Shana, Remember this?

I miss you guys!