Fireside Chat with Tank Johnson (Re-post)

Due to the possibility of the NFL lockout ending soon, here's a re-post of my Fireside Chat with NFL defensive lineman and avid NRA supporter Tank Johnson.  Enjoy.

Tank Johnson has a connection with the Seattle area and with yours truly. A good friend of mine growing up, Ryan, went to UW with Tank and considers him a good friend. Through this connection I was able to get tank on the phone for the inaugural Friday segment "Fireside Chat" in which I interview the Seattle area's athletes and news makers. As you may already know, Tank has had some troubles with the law. Here's the most recent news from ESPN.com:

"Chicago Bears defensive lineman Tank Johnson was sentenced Thursday to four months in jail for violating probation in a 2005 gun case.

Johnson was arrested on misdemeanor weapons charges Dec. 14 after police raided his home in the Lake County town of Gurnee, about 40 miles northwest of Chicago, and found six unregistered firearms.

At the time, he was on probation in a November 2005 Cook County case. In that case, he'd pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge stemming from an arrest in which a nightclub valet reported seeing Johnson with a handgun in his sport utility vehicle."

I'd never met Tank in person, but I was excited to get the opportunity to interview him. Here's how it went:

SHH - Hey Tank. How are you?

Tank - Good. Thanks.

SHH - Thanks for doing the interview. This is really gonna drive interest in my new blog, having an interview with a big NFL star.

Tank - What? This is for a blog. I thought you were with Sports Illustrated. What the fuck, man?

SHH - Didn't Ryan tell you? Sorry I won't take up too much of your time.

Tank - OK. Hurry up. I gotta go to this shoot in 20 minutes.

SHH - Who are you gonna shoot in 20 minutes? Didn't they take all your guns away?

Tank - I'm not shooting anyone dipshit. I'm shooting a Public Service Announcement on gun safety. Part of the deal I made with the state.

SHH - What else is part of the deal?

Tank - No booze. No drugs. No shootin people. Its the offseason. What the fuck am I gonna do?

SHH - You could work out.

Tank - Fuck off! I'll kill you.

SHH - Sorry about that. Lets talk about your four month jail sentence. What are you gonna do in jail?

Tank - First thing I'm gonna do is find the smallest white guy and kick his ass. You gotta let them know who's boss right away. Make him give me all his cigarettes and shit. Cigarettes are like gold inside the joint. Then I'll sell the cigarettes for protection of my virgin ass.

SHH - But you're six foot three and three hundred pounds? Isn't that enough protection?

Tank - Why do you think I had six guns in my house? I'm a pussy. I can't fight. I can't even watch scary movies like Fight Club without peeing my pants.

SHH - You pee your pants when you watch Fight Club?

Tank - Wait. Don't publish that shit. I'm high man. I've already smoked two blunts today and its only 9 am.

SHH - That's no excuse. I've smoked two blunts today too and I still manage to write this mediocre blog.

Tank - If you publish anything I said I swear you will pay. You might think I only have six guns. How do you know for sure? I may have one on me now. It might be pointed at you. I might be taking the safety off right now. I can see your scrawny white ass in the cross hairs. I got one of those Scarface grenade launching machine gun combos. You better watch your back man.

SHH - You have my word Tank. None of this will ever get out to the public.

Tank - Fuckin right. Say hello to my little friend, bitch!! I'm out.

With that my chat with Tank Johnson was over. I'd say it went well but it really didn't. I seriously think he's gonna kill me if he finds out I posted this. I wrestled with the idea of just letting the story go away, but what kind of fake-ass journalist would I be if I didn't share the interview with my loyal readers? I hope all three of you enjoyed it.

NFL Family Circus

DeMaurice Smith - What the F????? Lockout Update

DeMaurice Smith. You John Witherspoon-looking motherfucker! I’ve been on your side the whole time, I tell you. Many people were hurling poorly veiled racial comments at you and giving you all kinds of horrible, stupid nicknames (Duh Smith! Really?!). But I didn’t do that because I know the players are getting fucked. But now shit is getting REAL and I need you to fucking FOLD. I need you to take whatever piece of shit deal is sitting there and hold onto it like a burn victim clutching the morphine drip. I know it sucks but MY LIFE IS IN DANGER NOW AND I CAN’T AFFORD COMPASSION. FUCKING TAKE THE ROOKIE WAGE SCALE AND GET ON WITH IT BECAUSE I’M NOT GOING TO MAKE IT.

Hit it Here Griffey!!!!

It's no secret, I'm a hometown homer fan (hence the name of this blog). So it's understood that I'm extremely pleased to welcome Jr. back to Seattle. But I'm not happy he's back for nostalgic reasons or to see him retire as a Mariner. I think he legitimately can still play this game and he's a significant upgrade at the DH position for the M's.

Let's compare Jr. in 2007 to Jose Vidro in 2007 (the M's DH for the majority of the year). Here's the stat lines:

Griffey (with a torn meniscus):
.249 average, 30 doubles, 18 HR's, 71 RBI, 78 walks, .353 OBP

Vidro (with a sore vag):
.234 average, 11 doubles, 7 HR's, 45 RBI, 18 walks, .274 OBP

On top of Vidro's less-than-impressive stat line is the fact he was paid $8.5 million last season. What a joke!

Now Griffey's contract with the M's carries a base salary of $2 million with incentives (based on plate appearances and attendance) that could push the deal to $5 million. To me, its a no-brainer. And with Griffey's knee at 100% and the opportunity for him to rest his body and play DH, I expect better numbers this year from Jr. Do I expect him to hit .350 with 40 HR's and 120 RBI. Ofcourse not. I think more along the lines of .280 with 25 HR's and 85 RBI.

This Really Happened

This crazy story comes from my neck of the woods, Wenatchee, where two brothers assaulted a Taco Bell employee. According to the Wenatchee World:

"Wenatchee police suspect Guzman and his 21-year-old brother went around the front counter at Taco Bell on North Wenatchee Avenue at 9:30 p.m. Monday and assaulted a 21-year-old male employee in the kitchen area. Witnesses told police that two suspects punched, elbowed and kicked the victim all over his body. The victim told police he knew his assailants."

By time the police arrive the suspects had fled. The victim gave authorities the names, address and vehicle description of the perps. Now this is where it gets good.

"Two hours later, Wenatchee police arrived at an East Wenatchee residence in the 400 block of South Kentucky Avenue, a home belonging to the suspects' parents. The vehicle described by the victim was at the residence. When questioned, the parents told police the car had been at the house all evening, but in the vehicle police found four cheesy double-beef burritos in a Taco Bell bag."

No surprise, one of the suspects was out of jail on work release and, of course, he failed to return to jail by 2:30am as scheduled. Not very savvy criminals in Wenatchee. I think as a sentence they should make them eat four of the cheesy double-beef burritos each. That should be punishment enough. I mean, who hasn't wanted to jump the counter at a fast food restaurant and choke the pimply-faced 18 year old kid screwing up their order? I think about it every day. I'm thinking about it right now. I said no Mayo, damn it!!

He's Got My Vote

The Greatest Beer of All Time

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Fuckin right!

I Hate Clay Bennett

Clay Bennett is a real piece of shit.

Here he is pictured with his "boy-toy" David Stern. The City of Seattle vs. the Sonics case just got underway yesteday. And today Mr. Bennett took the stand and sounded like the rich jack-ass that he truely is. From ESPN:

Under questioning from city of Seattle lawyer Paul Lawrence, Bennett said the $65 million the team could lose if forced to honor the remaining two years of its KeyArena lease is significant but "would not significantly alter" his family's lifestyle.

What a pompous prick! $65 million is nothing to this guy. All he wants is the same thing he wanted when he bought the team: To steal the Sonics and take them to OK City. I hope he chokes on some tumbleweed.

I'm Back!!!!!

After more than a year, Seattle Hometown Homers is back with new posts. Fresh out of prison (a job in the mortgage industry), I'm back and ready to spew my anger and frustrations and direct my hate towards all that get in my path. Enjoy!

Golf Team Wedgie Hazing Sends Georgia Student to the Emergency Room

No joke. This really happened. From Fox News:

A 13-year-old Georgia student riding a school bus received a “wedgie” during a school hazing incident so painful that his mother took him to the emergency room.

WJXT-TV reported that the boy, who wished to remain anonymous, is a member of the Charlton County High School junior varsity golf team. He was riding the bus along with varsity members, who held him upside down.

According to WJXT-TV, two older students called the boy to the back of the bus and, in addition to the wedgie, punched the 13-year-old in the groin and stomach — all as a part of an initiation ritual.

"He was bent over and couldn't hardly walk. He cried for probably 30 minutes," Carol said

"It's not funny. It went beyond being a funny little prank," Carol said. "Sometimes people don't know when enough is enough, and I think that's what happened here."

Come on Carol. You have never been a 13 year old boy. Wedgies are a rite of passage for young boys. Sorry to say but your kid is a pussy. Other kids probably got the same treatment and didn't cry for 30 minutes like a little bitch. Your whole family should be punished with ATOMIC wedgies for being related to this guy.