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Monday, March 31, 2008
Baseball Blues Hit "NASCAR Now"
It was somewhat ironic that Brent Musburger was the play-by-play announcer on the opening day Chicago Cubs game on ESPN2. Musburger's appearances on NASCAR programs in 2007 were memorable for many reasons.
The focus of each week on NASCAR Now has become the "Big Monday" show that the network calls the roundtable. They assemble three panelists to join Allen Bestwick for a full hour of conversation about NASCAR topics. The program airs at either 5:30 or 6PM Eastern Time.
On this Monday, Major League Baseball and NASCAR Now had a manifest destiny that would ruin the plans of many East Coast NASCAR fans. After two rain delays, the Cubs game began again and quickly swallowed-up the edition of Baseball Tonight that was scheduled for 5PM.
As the scoreless game began to approach the 6PM hour, it became clear that all the effort of the network to prepare the "Big Monday" show was about to be scuttled. On a nasty and rainy day in Chicago, the play was sloppy and the game was boring.
This week, NASCAR Now was simply loaded for bear. Panelist Johnny Benson had moved his way through the Truck Series race on Saturday only to be spun on the last lap by an over-enthusiastic Kyle Busch. This prompted some post-race festivities between pit crews that NASCAR settled quickly. This would be the first opportunity to see Benson on-camera, as the NASCAR on Fox crew chose not to interview him during the post-race coverage.
Also along for the ride was Mike Wallace. In a surprise move, Wallace flew to Bristol, CT on Saturday night after the Truck race and co-hosted the Sunday morning edition of NASCAR Now with Ryan Burr. Later, Wallace appeared on ESPNEWS to talk about the race and help the anchors interpret the live post-race comments from the Infield Media Center.
Monday morning, Wallace was on the First Take program talking NASCAR. With all this as a warm-up and the fact his daughter Chrissy had finished in the top twenty in the Truck race, Wallace was going to have a lot to talk about.
The journalist on the panel was Mike Massaro, ESPN's most veteran NASCAR reporter. Massaro has a long history in the sport, and certainly was going to have some views on the news topics of the weekend, including "Part-Gate" and the return of Hendrick Motorsports.
As NASCAR fans began tuning-in, the clock went past the 6PM hour and Brent Musburger continued to talk baseball. Musburger never even took fifteen seconds to do a "scene set" for NASCAR fans and explain what was going on. At least the graphics department inserted a crawl that indicated NASCAR Now was coming up next.
There was wall-to-wall baseball on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNEWS. It was opening day and this was the featured sport. There was, however, one place where baseball was not on-the-air.
Over on the ESPN Classic network the 6PM hour featured two editions of Stump the Schwab. Howie Schwab was the original ESPN "stats and research" guy and has a ton of sports knowledge. While Howie is a great guy, both of these programs were re-runs.
Last season, when NASCAR programming was being pushed around by live stick-and-ball sports, the company took the bold step of putting live racing on ESPN Classic. As with everything there were drawbacks. The size of the network is smaller and the TiVo's and DVR's did not know to switch networks, so video recorders missed the racing.
The one thing this move did for NASCAR fans was to show them that ESPN understands the sport and their passion for it. The company took positive action to try and get whatever they could on-the-air for the fans and it was appreciated.
Monday at 6PM, it might have been appreciated if NASCAR Now was switched to ESPN Classic. At least the viewers tuning-in at that time could have been sent to that network and seen the program they had intended to watch. The earliest re-air of the Monday program was actually Tuesday at 1AM Eastern Time.
The Cubs game finally ended at about 6:54PM, and most TV viewers thought that an abbreviated version of Baseball Tonight would serve as the "bridge" to the next live baseball game at 7PM.
Instead, the crew of NASCAR Now appeared from the studio and tried to make use of this shortened program time. Bestwick led a review of the Martinsville Cup race and a preview of the Texas event next weekend. The panelists sounded great together, and NASCAR fans were reminded of just how far this program has come since February.
For baseball fans, this must have been an interesting moment when four NASCAR types appeared for six minutes between live games to talk about a NASCAR race that aired on Fox. Perhaps, by that point Baseball Tonight would have been a better choice.
The Daly Planet, along with lots of NASCAR fans, will record the 1AM version of this program and then offer some comments on Tuesday about the show. What a shame that after a big weekend of racing and a great line-up of talent, the reality of ESPN's extensive live sports line-up became apparent once again.
It should be interesting to see if the Tuesday evening version of this show includes any of the content from Monday's missing episode. For fans who do not record programs, this might be the only way to see what we all missed when the baseball blues hit NASCAR Now.
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29 comments:
- AMS fan said...
Now I know why I don't try to or plan to watch ESPN unless the actual race is on. The other network may have its shortfalls but even on a bad day they are more consistant than ESPN. At least I know where I was at 8:00 pm.
- March 31, 2008 at 10:59 PM
- stricklinfan82 said...
I'm not going to bash ESPN like I have in the past when NASCAR programming has been pre-empted for other live sporting events.
The reason I won't bash them is because this was caused by mother nature. Two long rain-delays forced this game to be delayed far past their scheduled 5:00 off-air time. This wasn't a case of scheduling a Nationwide broadcast to start 3 hours after the start of a college football game or two hours after the start of a men's tennis match, like ESPN did last year far too often. They allowed a 1-hour buffer between the end of the game and the start of NASCAR Now. We NASCAR fans just got unlucky with an unforseen amount of rain delays, no fault of ESPN's here.
On the other hand it sure would have been nice to move NASCAR Now to ESPN Classic in this instance. I'm very disappointed in their decision not to pre-empt Stump the Schwab re-airs for NASCAR Now. That's two weeks in a row ESPN Classic was not used as a NASCAR-overflow network like it was last year. First it was Nashville Nationwide qualifying, and now today. It sure would have been nice to pre-empt 2004 billiards and 2000 bowling last week and it sure would have been nice to pre-empt Stump the Schwab today.
If you're going to use ESPN Classic for NASCAR some of the time, why not use it all of the time?
- March 31, 2008 at 11:00 PM
- Erik said...
ESPN Classic isn't just for NASCAR. It is for any live sporting event that needs to get bumped, and I feel it should be reserved for this purpose. Moving all the news shows such as Baseball Tonight, NBA Fastbreak, NFL Live, NASCAR Now, etc. would set a very bad precedent and create a scheduling nightmare. You would need ESPN Classic 2 and ESPN Classic 3 to handle it all.
- March 31, 2008 at 11:09 PM
- Anonymous said...
"There was wall-to-wall baseball on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNEWS. It was opening day and this was the featured sport."
Actually, a live SportsCenter was supposed to be on ESPN and was moved to ESPN News because of live baseball on ESPN. That wasn't a regular ESPN News broadcast, that was the flagship program Sportscenter. So even it got bumped to another network; ESPN ran the new location of Sportscenter on the ticker at the bottom of the game.
Erik makes an interesting point I hadn't thought about; perhaps ESPN News should be the location for news shows like NASCAR Now and others of that kind that get bumped like Sportscenter did, and ESPN Classic should be reserved for live events.
- March 31, 2008 at 11:18 PM
- Anonymous said...
I'm a rabid Nascar fan, but I'm already getting frustrated with the same ol',same ol'. ESPN shouldn't be covering Nascar. I got tired of going through the "channel dance" last year togther with incompetant hosts. This year, we've already had a full plate of weather delays,blown tires,too hard tires,and hot headed drivers. Nascar should give ESPN its money back and let Speed cover the sport.
- April 1, 2008 at 7:54 AM
- Anonymous said...
I agree that the weather played a huge part in the schedule conflict at ESPN. But for years and even present day ESPN has really dropped the ball on NASCAR coverage. However ABC ESPNs parent company is hidious to watch. The anouncers are terrible to say the least and border on incompitent. It is obvious most of them have any car knowledge or any racing knowledge. Rusty, Andy and Tim have knowledge but lack the chemistry that makes them interesting. Adding Dale Jarrett may help. ABC / ESPN You want a good broadcast team for your networks..... beg SPEED to loan you Kenny, Jimmy and John. Along with their pit reporters... they are knowledgeable and entertaining. I could watch them for every race. ESPN and ABC just don't get it.... we don't care who hits a homerun or makes a great basket when we are watching the race. We just want to watch the race. I understand commercials most fans get it. I just makes my blood boil when I miss a wreck or great pass that happend when so and so is up to bat trying to hit his nine millonth home run. Then we see the same guy on the morning news hitting the same homerun and defending himself from fedral indictements on purgery from illegal drug use. I watch the race with ten to fifteen guys on sunday...... And we have deep talks about coverage of the race. FOX does a great job .... sure they have commercials... but we watch RACING... not highlites from another sport. ABC ditch the sport update with Robin... we don't care about updates.
- April 1, 2008 at 9:12 AM
- Anonymous said...
It would be interesting to know what discussions are going on about how much money they spent to create the Monday show and how much more important it is this season.
March 31, 2008 8:01 PM
The roundtable hour features a significant amount of pre-production and both ESPN and the NASCAR Media Group contribute content.
This has been a big change for ESPN, and it has been a big hit for them as well.
March 31, 2008 8:49 PM
I deal in facts and numbers, not perception. If NASCAR Now is currently a more viewed show on Monday than it was last year, then I want to see the ratings and amount of viewers watching.
Surely if NASCAR Now is showing a substantial jump in viewership and ratings compared to 2007, ESPN would want other media and fans to know about it so they would make sure to watch, right? If the show is a hit, it makes no sense to hide that or not promote it. For instance, I've seen no mention of the content or personalities on NN in USA Today's Sports Television columns since the announcement of the new staff in late January. I've seen no mention of a ratings jump.
And according to Sports Business Journal, another ESPN show, Baseball Tonight, is getting a promotional campaign on the network. Is NN getting that? I'm not trying to put NN down, I just won't believe that the viewership has grown and it is a network priority until I see some numbers.
- April 1, 2008 at 9:14 AM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
When there is no live event that needs to "overflow" to ESPN Classic, what is the problem with moving a show like NASCAR Now?
It can always be bumped from Classic by a live event. The reason SC was moved to ESPNEWS is because the show is news-oriented and not sport-specific.
As I mentioned to you before, the network is already struggling with other quality shows like PTI that could use an additional East Coast primetime airing. It should be interesting to see how and when ESPN steps-up and uses the ESPN Classic pathway for real program distribution.
- April 1, 2008 at 9:15 AM
- Speedcouch said...
I don't watch NASCAR Now live, so image my disappointment when I went into the Tivo to watch it around 9:00 last night and had to fast-forward through 30-40 minutes of baseball. Only to get an abreveated version of NN. I did set the Tivo to record the reair at 1am, so hopefully ,that wasn't affected by baseball.
I was excited to see Johnny Benson on the show, so I'm looking forward to watching the recording when I get home tonight.
FYI, I just saw on an audio-visual site that ESPN News went HD on Sunday and both Dish and DirecTV are suppose to pick it up soon. That's good news for any racing that might get shifted over there later this year.
- April 1, 2008 at 9:46 AM
- Anonymous said...
Anon @ 7:54 AM
Yeah - let SPEED cover everything. They would never preempt Cup practice for something like a car auction...
- April 1, 2008 at 10:10 AM
- Anonymous said...
I'm a baseball fan AND a racing fan (the two are not mutually exclusive) and while it was disappointing to not see NN at 6 PM (also disappointing that the Cubs lost) I could understand it. It's Opening Day, after all. It's frustrating but other sports have to coexist and there are not enough channels for them all. We do not get ESPN Classic or ESPN News.
- April 1, 2008 at 10:14 AM
- Tripp said...
ESPN did give NN their full measure of time early Tuesday and those who TiVod it were treated to a more laid back show than we've come to expect this year. That had primarily to do with the personalities on the panel. Mike Wallace, who's not afflicted with the same hyper nature as his younger brother, paired well with the ever-placid Johnny Benson to recap the action in Martinsville.
Allen Bestwick deftly guided the discussion on the weekend's activities, while Mike, Johnny and Mike Masarro filled in the details with the expertise and good humor that we've come to expect from this show.
What struck me about this show is that with JB on the panel I was constantly hearkening back to the old Inside Winston Cup show. It made me wonder if the program planners at ESPN every actually thought, "Hey, we've got Allen now. Let's bring back IWC?" I'm rather slow so it took me a while to come up with that thought, but I wouldn't be surprised if it went down like that.
Turning back to the panel, while Mike Wallace jumps right into any discussion he's part of, Johnny is more reserved. To get him involved, AB on at least one occasion specifically turned to JB and asked for his views. Johnny might be a little too passive for this type of show which is unfortunate because his thoughts are often interesting and insightful, as those who've heard him on Sirius radio's old "Driver's Seat" show can recall.
All told, the "way-to-early-in-the-morning" edition of NASCAR Now delivered more of what fans have come to expect from this show. And that's a good thing
- April 1, 2008 at 10:21 AM
- Matt said...
I just finished watching the show and thought it was great. There was some humor, but interesting conversation as well. And of course Allen is excellent as host.
As far as it being delayed to the morning, I understand. I completely agree with stricklinfan, there was nothing that really could have been done in my opinion.
I had DVR'd the original scheduling, but came to the blog just to see some comments. Fortunately, I saw the updates (thanks JD) and taped the 1am show instead.
- April 1, 2008 at 10:39 AM
- drh277 said...
JD, I know you already reviewed the Truck race but I wanted to know if you recieved any complaints from the upstate NY area. With 8 laps to go the race ( I think it might have been 3:00pm ) swithced to the show that was suppose to start at that time. It did not start back up until the winner was doing his victory burn out. I was not at all amused and my 5 year old daughter could not explain it to me either.
- April 1, 2008 at 12:10 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
If your local Fox TV station switched to a recorded program before the conclusion of a live network event, it certainly is worth a call to the station.
The General Manager might not even know that happened unless you point it out. With all the current automation used at local stations, it could have been that the operator on duty did not over-ride a scheduled switch.
Either way, the rule is that you never interrupt a network sports event in-progress. The NASCAR package is a "must carry" for the Fox affiliates.
Good luck with the call.
- April 1, 2008 at 12:22 PM
- Newracefan said...
I'm OK with what ESPN did on Monday, bummed that I had to wait til Tuesday for AB and the guys but OK. I have NN on series recording so I got the 1am screening too. The only way all this could have come out badly is if it started late and ran over into the next timeslot and I wasn't home to add the next slot as a buffer. Vacation may be problematic. I am not sure if I like the idea of a switch to ESPN Classic (which I do not have), I understand the concept that I wouldn't have seen it anyway but I also would not have gotten that 6 minutes just before 7pm which was different that the 1am airing. The 1am show was great by the way. JB took the high road but he made his point.
- April 1, 2008 at 12:40 PM
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- April 1, 2008 at 3:28 PM
- stricklinfan82 said...
Another great Monday Night NASCAR Now. The roundtable continues to be an excellent format and they never seem to miss a relevant topic that came from the weekend's racing, regardless of how controversial that topic may have been.
It continues to be great to hear new soundbites from drivers, owners, crew chiefs, etc. and not just a replay of the same interviews we saw on the original race broadcast or on Sportscenter.
And finally it was great to hear Johnny Benson's side of the pit-road "fight" with his crew and Kyle Busch. On Fox Kyle Busch made it sound like he was the innocent victim in the situation and Benson's crew just ran at him to pick a fight for the in-track incident. It was nice to hear the explanation the crew initially only gave Kyle an innocent but sarcasitic round of applause and only after Kyle flipped them off did the crew members react violently towards Kyle. JB definitely handled this whole situation with class, both Saturday and on this program. The other driver involved in that incident could certainly learn a lot from how a true profressional like Mr. Benson handled himself.
It sure is nice to have one Monday night program that ties up all of the loose ends from the weekend's happenings.
- April 1, 2008 at 4:02 PM
- Ken-Michigan said...
This "home depot garage set" they are using for Monday's NASCAR NOW show is getting to me.
The monday show with Bestwick is fantastic and ESPN should treat the show similar to the "other" similar shows affiliated with NFL / MLB, etc.
This "roundtable" monday show NEEDS a desk. It doesnt need a race car, quarts of oil, an air compressor and some hokey Daytona poster on the wall.
Would Chris Berman put up with a "locker room set" on the NFL shows? I just cant picture Berman and crew doing a show with shoes, rolls of athletic tape and jock straps hanging in a locker behind them.
Providing a better set for this "best in breed" NASCAR show would elevate it and give it more of an ESPN Production look.
- April 1, 2008 at 4:03 PM
- Anonymous said...
I recorded the 01:00 showing of NASCAR Now and watched it this morning while eating breakfast. As someone who used to love INC, I must say NN has it all over the Speed show. I will continue to record TWIN, but NN has become my favorite racing review show.
- April 1, 2008 at 4:17 PM
- SophiaZ123 said...
ken mich
I fell asleep watching the show but will finish watching the tape tonight.
I also noticed the background more last night. Were the chairs closer to the junk and that's why they were noticed more?
But I agree, NNow needs to clean up the garage as it's a classy show on Monday and the guys on there deserve better. Funny it never bothered me before until last night and when I saw a guy mention it, I thought I would throw in my two cents.
Can't wait to hear JB's side and 'the rest of the story.' when I finish the tape.
- April 1, 2008 at 4:18 PM
- Anonymous said...
A woman shows up three innings late to a baseball game and turns to the guy sitting next to her and asks for the score. He says it's scoreless. "Oh good," she says, "I haven't missed anything."
A baseball fan gets that joke. "Scoreless" does not necessarily mean boring in baseball. Mr. Daly, I would expect a little more respect from someone writing about a sport, whose main criticism is that "they just drive around in circles." By your standard, networks should also be allowed to truncate boring, rain-delayed races to get to the news on time.
You can make your point without the cheap shots.
- April 1, 2008 at 4:29 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Anon 4:29PM,
Did you see the rain-soaked game?
The pitchers had trouble even staying on the mound. The homerun was great, and your point is well-taken. I hope you understand mine.
- April 1, 2008 at 4:49 PM
- Dot said...
I taped NN in the afternoon to watch later. It wasn't on. Good thing I live on the left side of the country, I got to watch the repeat @ 10pm. I hate to say it, but this show is better than TWIN.
I agree with Ken-Michigan, they do need a desk. This would work for Brad if he forgets his pants.
- April 1, 2008 at 5:31 PM
- Erik said...
Mr. Daly,
I just feel there will be plenty of angry folks if NASCAR Now gets bumped to Classic, and bumped off the air completely if Classic is needed to see the start of a synchronized swimming competition because a field hockey match ran long.
I do agree ESPN has quite a few options available for Classic. Re-airing its original shows a couple of hours later, making it easier for people that work during the day can see them is one option.
Another one is simply stick to the status quo of airing American Gladiator reruns, and sporting events from ESPN's vast archives.
With DVRs becoming more prevelant, the time a show airs is not as important, except when the circumstances are that the show is unable to air at all in its original scheduled time.
ESPN does need to noodle on this one for awhile. The best option likely would be the one which gets Classic into the lowest programming tier and into the most homes as possible.
- April 1, 2008 at 6:31 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
If ESPN just bit the bullet and made a commitment to turn ESPN Classic into ESPN3 it would turn-out for the best.
Right now, they do not want to program an entire 24 hour network and spend the money to build the infrastructure that is needed to support such an effort.
This would be a great network for outdoor things like BASS, for NASCAR, and for scheduled third network live event overflow.
With the newly merged IRL, look for them to expand their schedule for next season and to demand a weekly show on ESPN as part of their TV contract.
If Bruton buys the NHRA, look for that company to do exactly the same thing.
Lot of things shaking in motorsports TV land these days.
- April 1, 2008 at 8:01 PM
- Anonymous said...
JD, I really would appreciate it if you would quit trying to "push" ESPN Classic. It is not an option for a great many of us and I resent that you think it is the panacea for all ESPN NASCAR programming problems.
- April 2, 2008 at 8:12 AM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
The problem on the table is that ESPN has so much programming they cannot handle the capacity with two networks.
A good case in point is Texas this weekend. No Nationwide Series practices and no Nationwide Series qualifying. All we get is the race.
If ESPN Classic gets changed to ESPN3 it would eventually become basic and sit on your cable dial right alongside ESPN and ESPN2.
It would just provide another pipeline into your home for sports product. Hopefully, part of that product would be re-airs of the NASCAR races that the NASCAR Media Group could sell to ESPN.
As SPEED continues to shift away from NASCAR on Monday through Thursday ESPN has a real opportunity to finally make that dying network (ESPN Classic) useful again.
Thanks for your comment.
- April 2, 2008 at 8:18 AM
- Anonymous said...
Many cable companies moved ESPN Classic to higher digital cable tiers or paid sports tiers within the past two years. It's not going to be that easy to switch it back as ESPN3 - because other cable channels replaced ESPN Classic on basic in those systems.
*IF* ESPN3 gets a slot on basic cable (and again ESPNU and ESPNNEWS are not, so assuming ESPN3 would go to basic is risky) it will take quite some time for it to happen, likely involving the move of another channel. If ESPN tries to charge cable companies a premium for ESPN3 like the NFL Network has attempted to do, it won't make it off digital or be added to the cable companies that don't have Classic at all (and there are quite a few of those.)
- April 2, 2008 at 8:55 AM


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The colors are really pigmented, the only con? It's EXPENSIVE! Especially for Target. As you'll note I listed the prices....and don't ask me to do a look because I returned them! WAYYYYY TOO pricey for me! LOL! I would rather buy something else!
Jemma Kid Eyeshadow Swatches, see pretty pigmented!
Look, they are almost sold out! These tiny eyeshadows are $18.
Concealer & Tinted Moisturizer with SPF20, $35.00!
The concealer tip:
Tinted Moisturizer when you unscrew the top:
The eyeshadow palette (smoky), $28
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36 comments
- Stephy said...
wow they are so expensive! their prices are like comparable or even more expensive than MAC!
- August 22, 2008 at 2:22 PM
- Stephy said...
wow they are so expensive! their prices are like comparable or even more expensive than MAC!
- August 22, 2008 at 2:22 PM
- Ethereal Prey said...
ooh! I saw some of those here in nyc! Damn that is expensive! so napoleon left sephora to go to target...lol...show us more pics!
- August 22, 2008 at 3:04 PM
- (g)ezebel said...
woah -- those ARE expensive for target.
but that jemma kid and pixie look soooo pretty. *makes mental note to check out target*
- August 22, 2008 at 3:26 PM
- Anastasia said...
Man, you Americans are so lucky! Virtually all eyeshadow singles here are at least $20 =[
Those palettes look really reasonably priced, but the colours are dark...
I can see what you mean about the price though, those bright ones you swatched look exactly like the Beauty From the Earth minerals to me, and those work out at like, $5 each. I'd rather go for the BFtE ones =O
- August 22, 2008 at 3:48 PM
- Digital Angel said...
I really like the last palette, very vibrant. Can't believe that little Jemma Kidd eyeshadow is 18 bucks. So, did you return all of them ? They are pretty though :)
- August 22, 2008 at 3:50 PM
- veraology said...
Oh wow. those are very nice though. Thank for the information!
- August 22, 2008 at 4:20 PM
- Robyn @ Purely Cosmetics said...
Gak! And I thought MAC was overpriced?
- August 22, 2008 at 4:25 PM
- Leslie Yang said...
the palette has all the colors i want! *eek* must call target! lol...
- August 22, 2008 at 5:16 PM
- Anonymous said...
Wow, I am in luv with the Pixi palette. My stores probably wont have them for awhile, but I will save up. :p.
- August 22, 2008 at 5:32 PM
- VainityMess said...
Oooh they're english brands (I should know im in the UK XD) Jemma kidd is quite cheap over here, although pixi is expensive here anyways...:(
- August 22, 2008 at 5:47 PM
- Anonymous said...
The pigmentation looks great! But the packaging looks like crap and cheap, Dollar store cheap...
- August 22, 2008 at 5:54 PM
- Anonymous said...
Pixi, Nixie, can we tell the difference? LOL. Target is getting a little too big for their britches with this line. Those price points are way too high for a store like this. But, think of the exciting markdowns!
- August 22, 2008 at 6:12 PM
- ting RN said...
that pixi eyeshadow looks nice. and yes... 18$ for one eyeshadow from target is expensive... lol! cute colors though!
- August 22, 2008 at 6:20 PM
- Askmewhats said...
it is indeed quite pricey! but gosh! they are uber pigmented!!!!
- August 22, 2008 at 7:21 PM
- Whitney said...
Ah - I think we r neighbors.... I live in Chatsworth....
- August 22, 2008 at 7:40 PM
- SPECiAL x GiRL said...
Hello, I recently switched over to BlogSpot and just wanted to say hi. I am a daily reader of your blog and I just wanted to express my admiration in your collection & FOTD's. Stay gorgeous! : )
- August 22, 2008 at 8:50 PM
- K A R I said...
Wooww!! I have got to get me some of those!!! Are they just as good or better than MAC? I highly doubt that. ROFL!! I also did not know you could return makeup. Can they be used and open already or not? (Stupid question. . I know. . )
- August 22, 2008 at 9:16 PM
- Anonymous said...
Pretty in color, but for the price I'd rather buy MAC or Aromaleigh.
Thank you so much for swatching and showing us!
- August 22, 2008 at 9:18 PM
- K A R I said...
Woww!! I have got to get me some of those!!! Are the any better or as good as MAC?! I also did not know you could return make-up. Can they be open and used already or not? (I know, stupid question. . )
- August 22, 2008 at 9:20 PM
- Chiara said...
Hmmm their packaging reminds me of Shu shadows
- August 22, 2008 at 10:24 PM
- eBeautyBlog said...
I believe Target is striving to be a high end store...so they're bringing in expensive products now. Thanks for the swatches. They do look gorgeous...don't know if I'd preferred them over MAC though.
- August 23, 2008 at 12:35 AM
- Beauty is Androgynous said...
Woah target movin on up.
yeah really pricey!!
but nice all the same.
Nice meeting you Vanessa!
Thanks again for the little goody box!
Too bad we didn't get to talk much.
see ya!
- August 23, 2008 at 1:48 AM
- Anonymous said...
wow! you have testers in your target store??? i thought there is no testers in the USA? nevermind, I like the shimmery JK swatches you did.
it's a shame that we don't have Target here. I miss it.
- August 23, 2008 at 2:06 AM
- alien man?! said...
The colors are pretty but I'm totally put off by the prices. I'm glad you returned that.
Actually, I'm glad you returned them AFTER swatching them. That's stickin' it to the man!
- August 23, 2008 at 2:32 AM
- joy said...
hey nessa!
do you mean the one on sepulveda/jefferson in culver city? or are you talking about on sepulveda in the valley?
i'm hoping you mean culver city cuz i live around the block from there.. ;)
- August 23, 2008 at 2:38 AM
- Tracy said...
These must be brand-spanking new b/c I was just at that Target not too long ago. Haha. The prices do seem really high, especially for Target. I'll have to check these out next time I'm there.
- August 23, 2008 at 2:43 PM
- Phantom Goddess said...
That is just too blasted expensive for Target. I'd rather buy MAC, NYX or MMU.
I see these lines crashing and burning.
- August 23, 2008 at 6:02 PM
- Vera said...
The Pixi Palette is awsome..
You're so lucky,,here in Italy we haven't many brands (like Pixi, Nyx, Bobbi brown, and so on)..and make up products are too much expensive!
- August 24, 2008 at 12:50 AM
- Nic Nic said...
omg they have jemma kid makeup here too.... she being british.. but the packaging is SO different :OO
ohh i wanna try pixi makeup!!
- August 24, 2008 at 5:46 AM
- Anonymous said...
If its too expensive for target I dont think they will sell well. But who knows.
- August 24, 2008 at 10:31 AM
- Tammy M said...
Wow, that IS pricey for Target!!! I would rather get some MAC shadows anyway...or wait until these go on sale or marked down!
- August 24, 2008 at 12:43 PM
- Ling said...
Hi Vanessa, you are the true makeup addict! lol.
I wish I had a target here in Singapore.
Btw, I've emailed you at email@example.com.
They might be in your spam mail. =/
- August 24, 2008 at 3:27 PM
- Alyssa said...
They look so nice, but expensive for my cheap arse!
- August 25, 2008 at 12:05 AM
- MakeupByRenRen said...
i heard about these lines but whoa they are really expensive...i just got a tinted moisturizer from smashbox for $30 which is still less than the target one, yikes!
- August 25, 2008 at 7:42 AM
- Tammy said...
I saw these at Target too..I didn't dare buy them though..I go to Target for bargains not to pay department store prices..lol
- August 25, 2008 at 11:44 AM

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Okay, shit, shit shit shit shit shit. I don't even know where to begin. This comic is terrible on so many levels. Now see, I came into this with every intention to be as fair as humanly possible to Randall, but I really can't find much of anything that I like about this comic. I feel I still have an obligation to find something good about what has been put forth from Randall's obviously very massive and powerful mind, but it's really taxing on me right now. I will do my best to compile a list of what is good about this particular comic:
-It was posted on time
-The boxes around each of the panels (excluding the 2nd one, for whatever reason) are very straight and quite well done
-The earth did not crash into the sun while I was reading the comic
Oh man. That's really... um... about it actually. I don't even know if we can count the boxes one since it was done with a tool [Carl adds: "you mean, done BY a tool! zing! ha ha, randall is a tool"].
Okay, now that that's over with, let's talk about what Randall did wrong with this comic.
Number one and the biggest, baddest, worstest: This joke is old, not original, and not funny. This joke has been done so many times before and it wasn't even funny then, it was novel at best. I've seen it in the Simpsons, Family Guy; hell, even fucking Seinfeld did this stupid joke in a bit of a different way (when Kramer was impersonating movie phone). Ever since there have been automated services on the telephone there have been people making this joke. Listen, Randall, if your joke can be independently invented by 12 year old kids, you are not doing a very good job as a comedian. And yes, he is supposed to be a comedian, he's writing a COMIC, not a blog.
Interestingly enough, this leads me to another disturbing point. By my understanding, a visual comic, like xkcd, is one that should combine both artwork and written comedy in a medium specially designed to make people laugh. If you can't draw, like evidenced by xkcd, you are a stand-up comedian or a blogger and that is fine you just avoid the artistic medium. If you can't make jokes, as evidenced by xkcd, you are an artist and that is fine you just avoid jokes and sullenly sit in coffee shops all day. If you can't do either, why even try to combine them? It's like if I said I couldn't play tennis or the guitar, but if I try doing them both at the same time I'd be fantastic. That's just fucking stupid.
Now let's get into the really specific content here. First of all, Randall is continuing his unhealthy obsessions with:
1. Being creepy as hell in general
2. Pretending the people are machines oh ho ho isn't that funny
3. Completely missing an (actually many) important, real element (s) that detracts heavily from the joke
Let's get to 1. Clearly, from the alt text, we see that Randall has thought this situation through pretty completely and decides that, if he were in this situation, he would make it as uncomfortable as possible for the other person. It's very obvious in this comic that this poor girl is just trying to avoid this stupid dunderhead that she inexplicably gave her real number to despite him having the intelligence of a sack of bricks, not being able to figure out what she was doing. See Randall, the problem with you writing creepy things is that you take yourself so seriously that people take what you say seriously too.
2. Oh man, this joke never gets old. It's one of Randy's favorites and it's one of the stupidest things imaginable. Why? It's. Just. Not. Funny. It's not! I think it's been covered enough here on this blog that I don't really need to say any more about it. The fact that I need to bring it up again is pretty sad, though; maybe think of a few new jokes Randy. If you need inspiration, at just about any bookstore you want you can buy 1001 jokes for nerds or 1001 jokes about sex both of which I think you'll enjoy. Be sure to tell them I sent you everyone will know me I think maybe.
3. This entire situation is just not going to happen. Ever, okay? First of all, why doesn't the girl just NOT FUCKING ANSWER THE PHONE? Oh, wait, I forgot that we don't really know how people speak or act in this comic. It's an entirely contrived situation right off the bat, which makes it less funny.
Let me take you aside for a minute to tell you about my Uncle James. He was a very close person to me and there was a time where he saw a big bunch of bikers in a bar okay. Or wait maybe they were in a circus yeah a circus. Okay and so now he walks up to them and says "Oh no would you look at that I am out of money at this current and present point in time I need more" and the bikers all look at each other and they say "well gee whiz sir we can be your ATM for now" and James gives them his card and they look at it and they give him money. Oh haha did you see what happened there? I should be xkcd.
I'm sorry but that story was important to me. Back to this comic. Once again, this sort of falls into the category of Randall not understanding how people work, but clearly this main character is the dumbest sack of shit ever to um sit in a chair. Somehow, inexplicably, he knows what it sounds like when the call cannot be completed. Yet, also, amazingly enough, he fails to realize that there's a very loud, very noticeable BEEP BOOP BOOOOOOPP noise before that message plays. ALWAYS. Characters that stupid are too ridiculous to be believable.
And somehow, he also doesn't notice breathing on the other end of the line? This girl surely has to breath or make other noises than what is on the recording, which omits all of those types of things. Yeah, I really believe this whole situation. It's really coming together for me.
Okay hang on I'm being really unfair. I need to end on a lighter note because I promised myself that I would honestly and truly say things good about this comic. I think I will try to suggest improvements.
I think the premise was okay but it really lacked that extra zing that would make it truly something entertaining. Yes, it wasn't that original or really that funny, but there are ways to have made it work. Instead, he opts for seeking out a very cliched situation to put a very cliched joke into. I do know that Randall is capable of putting his characters in unique or strange situations, so why didn't he do that here? He tried to force the realism of the situation down our throats when there was so much more to gain from being an absurd, unrealistic comic.
Also, I know I've said this already, but really work on the artwork a little more. At least fill in something interesting happening in the background or add some little visual bits of entertainment. It's far too miserably empty for such a poor joke to stand by itself.
Oh, wait! I just remembered, one good thing. Randall used timing almost properly here! There's no text after the "punchline" and it flows pretty much properly. There! I've said something good about this comic.


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In my guest post on upcoming changes to Death Knight Tanks in Cataclysm over at ForTheLore, I turned to who I personally consider to be the best source of DK Tanking information on the web, Satorri from TankSpot.com.
Since my guest post was directed at upcoming changes and a lot of what I talked about Satorri had to deal with our current stat situation, I wanted to make all of the information available but not have it all clustered up on Roger's blog.
The "conversation" I had with Satorri came in the form of private messages on the TankSpot website, so it was a rather informal Q&A session of sorts with me sending questions and Satorri replying with answers.
You will find our conversation below, with my messages in green and Satorri's responses in blue text and in blockquotes:
First I really must thank you for your amazing Book on Death Knight Tanking. I had completely written off the class as a possible tank after seeing so many fail at it. I have a blog about leveling and helping people understand and use their class in a given role so I decided to take on DK Tanking for myself to blog about it and your Book is by far the most detailed and informational source I found anywhere.
One of my fellow bloggers asked me to guest post on his blog about DK Tanking in relation to the upcoming stat changes in Cataclysm, and I wanted to talk to someone that's more experienced than I am since I haven't even reached the level cap on my DK yet. I thought for sure someone would have covered it here by now even if it were only in passing, but after going through 5 pages of search results I didn't find anything.
For that matter it's hard enough finding two people who actually agree on the priority of stats for DK Tanks. I know Strength is our threat stat, which also gives us some Parry, and that Armor and Stam are of obvious importance, but things get a bit fuzzy from there. For instance, some people seem to rank Parry high, where it's pretty low on your list. With Parry switching from Avoidance on one hit to Mitigation on two hits, does it move up in priority or down? Does Dodge go up because of that, making Agility more appealing? Those are the kinds of questions I find hard to answer.
We don't have the specifics of the stat changes yet, so I'm not looking for a real in depth analysis so much as your general thoughts on them. Any help you're willing to give is appreciated.
Thank you for your time, and thank you again for your excellent contributions here at TankSpot.
Well, you did hit the nail on the head on one point: We don't know how stats will work *exactly* or finally in Cataclysm so it is hard to discuss that now. I got the impression from the first half of your message that that was what you were interested in?
If you want to talk about stats now, maybe I can clear some things up. The first thing to be sure on is that it is much harder than some would lead you to believe to evaluate and compare stats, especially for tanking. Few stats are actually directly comparable since they will work through different methods or will dip their toes in multiple pools (for example, Agility gives you armor, dodge, and crit chance, and armor in turn can become AP). The value you get from different stats will often vary with many factors including what your current stats are, talents, and what you are facing.
If you are a tank, you have 2 responsibilities (things you *must* offer as opposed to what you could): threat and survival. You need to stick mobs to you, and you need to take the beating they give you. If you are interested in survival, there are 3 main features that you can group the stats into: avoidance, mitigation, and health.
Health is easy and obvious. When your health hits zero, you're dead and no longer tanking. Stamina is the one way we change our health through stats.
Mitigation is tools that reduce the damage you take. This is armor, resistance (armor vs spells), and block/absorb mechanics. We don't generally see the third, and resistances are usually a rare tool only used for specific fights since at any given time at least 70-80% of the damage we take is raw physical damage. Before t10 and the non-set gear, there was very little opportunity to get extra armor outside of the occasional piece of jewelry, cloak, or the odd trinket. Mitigation is generally a popular value with tanks because it just plain reduces damage taken. It's always on and always active. We get this mainly from armor and bonus armor on gear, but also through agility-granted armor in smaller measure.
Avoidance is the tools that give you a chance to just plain not take damage. This is represented by things that increase your chance to be missed, dodge, and parry (defense rating, dodge rating, parry rating, and agility). Avoidance is much maligned, especially more as this expansion has gone on.The main reason for this is that the state of the healer balance and the damage taken by tanks is such that:
A.) Healers do not have easily reached mana concerns. It it possible to be run out of mana, but there are many tools to prevent that.
B.) Tank damage has been balanced to the point that healers are rarely encouraged to be tactical and generally can be more effective if they just pour healing on the group. Because of A this is reasonable to do, and as such it *appears* less important that tanks take less damage and more important that they can't be bursted into the ground faster than heals can land.
The two combined mean that most tanks believe it is smarter to have 80k health than to take 30% damage (exaggerated for emphasis =D). The value of Avoidance, however, is that it interrupts the damage stream. It may be nice to some healers if the tank is just constantly being hit so they *know* what is coming and can spam heals in response, but for the sake of survival and all the times where healers are distracted or unavailable, avoidance allows you to just plain not take damage.
Because you asked specifically, there is one specific point to touch on: the reason parry is never smart to gem for as a DK is because of the passive spell effect "Forceful Deflection," the one that turns Strength into Parry. Dodge and Parry rating both contribute essentially to the same thing, 1% Parry is the same as 1% Dodge for all intents and purposes (technically Parry will give us more threat but it is pretty small in scale). Because the two matching ratings also have the same exchange rate, the only thing that determines the difference in value of the ratings is that they have different caps they diminish to. Because of these caps there is an ideal line that will tell you when which stat is better (basically when your diminishing dodge is greater than 1.8x the size of your diminishing parry, parry rating is giving you more raw % avoidance). The catch with Forceful Deflection is that it keeps us so flooded with Parry rating that we have a hard time actually reaching a level of Dodge rating where Parry rating will actually be better again, and you certainly won't unless you are actually stacking avoidance ratings (which next to no one does). For that reason, it's pretty much never smart to gem for parry rating. It's still a fine stat to have, and itemization is such that you will rarely lose total avoidance because you took the piece with parry instead of the one with dodge.
(Had to break here because of character limit, so Satorri sent a second reply)
Going into Clysm they're talking about changing what it means to parry, which *could* make it a special sort of semi-mitigation ability, but I expect we'll see a LOT of changes as the development cycle revs up as they figure out how to balance that best. It's pretty premature to discuss anything now, unless it's theoretical explorations of what you think would be a good idea for Blizz to do.
When it comes to threat and threat stats, as a DK tank I am generally of a mind for one simple method: Design your spec for threat concerns, don't rely on stacking "threat stats" to support a spec that doesn't support threat well. To understand the value of threat stats though you want to understand what you want from threat.
First off, we'll assume you are not gemming, enchanting, or taking gear for threat with haste, crit, or armor pen. We will get them on weapons but that is rarely a consideration for what weapon we will choose, especially since the DPS on a weapon will always outweigh the stats. By the same measure I don't expect it is worth adding Strength to your gear. It won't hurt you, but if you are having trouble with threat that is probably not the way to solve it. There are 3 stats however that have significance to threat that will warrant consideration: agility, hit, and expertise.
Agility is an easy one to label but hard to place a value on because it is a very compound stat value. In short it is a delicious survival tool that gives you mitigation, avoidance, and adds a little bit of threat in the form of crit chance and a small amount of AP.
It may seem odd to put Hit and Expertise as values worth having when I say don't bother with crit or haste, but let me explain. What do we need from threat? We need magnitude but with a smart spec and any set of tank gear appropriate to the level of content you're running you will have fine Str/AP to support your threat. To that end we can expect a good player (read: smart spec and good play skills) can hold threat without an issue on the long run. However, the one thing that the best spec and skill cannot grant is reliability. To generate threat you have to hit the target, plain and simple. If you don't hit you don't generate threat and your group will have to compensate. If you are trying to make tight time tables the way most encounters are balanced, it will be hard for your damage dealers to respond well if your threat isn't there when you expect it to be. Hit and Expertise are the answers to that.
So, to be clear, I don't think either stat is required for your best overall threat, but I think they are very valuable for being able to apply threat the moment you need it, where you need it. The value from there is simply a variable based on how many spells you use vs melee swings, and what you want/need to rely on most. I prefer to stay as close to the hit and expertise soft cap as I can, though if I go over on expertise I'm not terribly worried as it is still a fine value, especially for me as Blood.
So, what exactly is it you were looking for, now that I've blathered on for a couple pages? =)
Thank you for the excellent reply, that helped me with some of what I'm dealing with right now (no idea how I missed Forceful Deflection's existence) as well as where I'm going with this particular post.
The post is about how the proposed (as of right now) stat changes Cataclysm are going to impact DK Tanks. So I'm taking what we stack now vs. what we will want to stack in Cat according to the information we have right now.
In looking at what all we're supposed to be stacking now I found you had a list:
– Armor
– Strength
– Stamina
– Defense Rating
– Dodge Rating
– Parry Rating
– Hit Rating
– Expertise Rating
You have them listed in that order, but I don't know if that's the order they actually belong in from a priority perspective. So for example, priority-wise do we stop stacking Strength because Parry becomes Mitigation and instead stack Agility because Dodge becomes the only Avoidance stat?
You mentioned the importance of Hit and Expertise. The notes we have on Cat right now mention that reaching those caps are going to be "much harder", though they go on to say similar to the difference in hitting a level 83 mobs versus a level 80 mob which implies that it will be the exact same setup we have now only higher totals because of higher boss/mob levels (88 and 85).
Cataclysm notes also mention that Frost DK's are going to get Haste and increased Runic Power Generation for their Mastery bonus, and they said we're trying to loosen up the Rune system a bit so we're not so strongly tied into a GCD system of burning runes, spending excess RP, burning runes, spending RP, etc. It's hard to speculate with so little detail given, but we might see Haste becoming more important if they want us using RP more for tanking.
I guess in essence what I'm really after is which stats do we stack now versus which stats we should stack in Cataclysm based on the information we have right now. Do you feel we will ignore stats that we currently focus on (other than Defense Rating which is going away)? Will there be stats we "ignore" now that we may begin to stack come Cataclysm?
The list I posted isn't a priority list, only a list of stats that we will see and care about on tanking gear.
Priority is a bit tricky since the values will vary as you get more of anything, as your gear changes, and depending on what you're facing.
I have avoided touching anything on stats or proposed changes yet because I can promise you that everything you're reading now is general enough and will change pretty seriously before the game goes live. I think it is a safe assumption that they are going to rebalance stats and their values. The specifics will take months to develop, and really I wouldn't bother posting about it until the beta is actually underway.
From Blizzards posted stances though, I think it is safe to assume that:
A.) Health and Armor will always be desirable, that won't change, they will always be central values.
B.) They want avoidance (and block) to be more attractive tools for tanks, particularly to the end of taking less damage. In BC it was a bad thing to be a mana sponge, if you needed constant healing it was predictable but you would also run your healers straight out of mana. They want that to be the case again, so it will be worthwhile to take less damage and take less consistent damage.
C.) They are adding the elements of Mastery that will go a long way to affect how different trees play, and probably what kind of benefits each spec of tank will be most keen on.
If they have been general about anything, they have been completely excluding DK info. They've made a point of saying they're restructuring the way the class mechanics work particularly with the interests of smoothing out the kinks. They have not told us anything, but hinted that the changes will be significant, so there is another reason that it is very premature to talk about Cataclysm changes for DKs.
And there you have it.
Satorri is a very active member of the TankSpot community with over 3,000 Posts, and hosts a blog on TankSpot as well, Satorri's Blog.
And here is a link to the Comprehensive Guide to Death Knight Tanking if you would like to find out more about Death Knight tanking in all three trees.


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Friday, June 17, 2011
Waltrip Back On TV Friday From MIS
It's been a heck of a week for FOX and SPEED's Darrell Waltrip. At 11:30AM on Friday, SPEED announcer Rick Allen may well be the first to welcome now NASCAR Hall of Famer Waltrip back to the broadcast booth.
Waltrip begins his weekend of TV work with Nationwide Series practice at 11:30AM ET. Larry McReynolds will join Allen and Waltrip in the booth for that session.
SPEED actually kicks-off the day at 11AM with NASCAR Live. John Roberts and Jeff Hammond will set the scene at the track. Hermie Sadler and Randy Pemberton are the reporters. The full TV schedule for Friday is on the left side of this page.
Waltrip is now done with his FOX duties. The only reason he is still on TV is because he is filling in at SPEED for Kyle Petty during the six TNT races. This weekend finds Waltrip in the TV booth, on the Trackside panel and finally alongside of Kenny Wallace and Roberts on RaceDay.
Earlier this year we talked about the desire of senior FOX Sports executive David Hill to raise Waltrip's TV profile throughout the entire NASCAR season. In the past, Waltrip departed after the final FOX race. Elliott Sadler used to replace him on Trackside for the rest of the year. SPEED has no official update on what will happen with Trackside talent after the TNT races are over.
Waltrip has talked about wanting to be more involved in NASCAR TV coverage when the FOX races were done. He began appearing all over the SPEED coverage of the final weekend of racing in Homestead, FL. Things grew from there.
Now, he is with TV viewers all summer and by being around for Trackside and RaceDay he is also available to get into the TV booth for some practice and qualifying coverage. There seems to be a little trend developing here.
It should be interesting to see how Waltrip handles his new Hall of Fame status on the air. There is little doubt it will be a topic mentioned many times throughout the weekend. Life has truly changed for Waltrip and just like being a Daytona 500 winner or a Sprint Cup Series champ, things will never be the same again.
The twist in Friday NASCAR TV is the fact that SPEED is sneaking in live the ARCA race from MIS at 5PM ET. Rick Allen and Phil Parsons do a good job on this coverage.
This post will serve to host your comments about the Friday TV coverage from MIS by SPEED. To add your opinion, just click on the comments button below. Thank you for taking the time to stop by The Daly Planet.
28 comments:
- Fireman17 said...
I am going to get my counter ready.. Bet he will talk about him in the HoF over 20 times over the weekend.. I still think he should have not got in this year or next.. More people should have got in before him jmo thought..
- June 16, 2011 at 10:37 PM
- Fireman17 said...
Viewers will never hear the end of him getting in the HoF now.
- June 16, 2011 at 10:39 PM
- Anonymous said...
All D.W. all the time.Just not interested.
- June 16, 2011 at 10:45 PM
- Anonymous said...
I'm not going to listen to him or a few others in the booth. Nothing personal, but they've beaten me into submission. I just refuse to listen to the same old crap over and over and over. There must be 20 hours per week of Nascar on television. They play the same clips, the same interviews and say the same think over and over. Just listening to the race is torture enough!
- June 17, 2011 at 6:36 AM
- Anonymous said...
Ah, the human vuvuzela returns. No, thanks. I prefer the police scanner over the sound of that man's voice. And, it is more relevant to the broadcast anyway.
- June 17, 2011 at 6:44 AM
- larry said...
I just hope he's careful and doesn't break his arm patting himself on the back. That would be embarrassing.
- June 17, 2011 at 7:06 AM
- AncientRacer said...
"It should be interesting to see how Waltrip handles his new Hall of Fame status on the air. There is little doubt it will be a topic mentioned many times throughout the weekend."
-- ya think?
- June 17, 2011 at 10:35 AM
- OSBORNK said...
Maybe this will push DW over the top enough that the management of Fox and other networks will see the real DW and take corrective action. They clearly don't watch or listen to what they allow to be broadcast so maybe they will tune in and see their hero as we see him.
- June 17, 2011 at 11:04 AM
- James said...
I am setting here in my chair watching the action at Michigan and I just have to thank all the folks who voted for ol DW. The man can not finish a sentence with out mentioning he is in the HALL! Every sentence and his parrot is next to him cheering him on.
What a great way for a professional broadcaster to behave. Truly a representaative of the sport! THE FACE OF NASCAR!
I sure hope the newbies tunning in are really getting a good grasp of the history of the sport!
- June 17, 2011 at 1:21 PM
- GinaV24 said...
Congratulations to DW for being selected for the Hall of Fame. I think he and the other broadcasters should acknowledge the honor and then MOVE ON to covering the current season.
There will be TV coverage of the Hall of Fame induction and that should be enough coverage of it.
the weekend race coverage is NOT all about him.
- June 17, 2011 at 2:24 PM
- starrcade76 said...
If you think the amount of discussion about DW on TV is bad, imagine how these comment pages come off weekly.
He deserved to be in the Hall of Fame now. If it was about enshrining people in chronological order, then Dale Earnhardt Sr. shouldn't be in yet.
Maybe it will be a good thing for Darrell to be introduced on every show as a Hall of Famer. It will remind people that there actually is a Hall of Fame they can go visit. I'm sure they would appreciate the business.
- June 17, 2011 at 3:17 PM
- GinaV24 said...
OsbornK, sorry I had to stop myself from falling on the floor laughing. Fox get a clue about this? No way! TNT may know drama, but Fox doesn't know when to keep people from going over the top.
- June 17, 2011 at 3:40 PM
- Anonymous said...
I've had Nascar on all day Friday on mute while I did other things and listened to a financial channel. It was so peaceful to watch Nascar in "mute". I could see DW with his silly HOF grin on his face, Larry Mac, Hammond, Kyle Petty,etc without getting frustrated. The same old faces saying the same old things.
- June 17, 2011 at 4:07 PM
- Anonymous said...
One thing that bothers me about all the comments on here is that a lot of you are the same folks who have said you want to see Fox do more races next season instead of ESPN. Have you forgotten who DW works for?
- June 17, 2011 at 5:27 PM
- Anonymous said...
DW has also invaded the ARCA series which is a real shame to have him chase us away from that series when they could use all the fans they can get.
- June 17, 2011 at 5:47 PM
- glenc1 said...
actually...I didn't think DW was bad on the ARCA race. He was wrong a time or two, but he was also actually watching what was going on and seeing stuff as it happened. And not much of the 'land of way back.'
- June 17, 2011 at 6:51 PM
- Anonymous said...
Another great tire from Goodyear - not
- June 17, 2011 at 6:59 PM
- OSBORNK said...
Toby Keith sings a song that describes DW perfectly. It's "I Wanna Talk About Me". He's going on and on and on and on and on and on.....................................................................................................................
- June 17, 2011 at 7:50 PM
- OSBORNK said...
Fireman17--I think DW has topped your prediction of DW talking about himself in the HOF and it's only Friday.
- June 17, 2011 at 7:54 PM
- Anonymous said...
Benny or bust
- June 17, 2011 at 7:55 PM
- Anonymous said...
starrcade76--it's not about chronological order per se, but many of us would like to see some pioneers in there & those who have a greater chance of passing before they're in there. Yes they may in the end live another 10 years, but those who due to health &/or age have a greater chance of passing than those seemingly in relatively good health.
OSBORNK--on IWC when Mikey wasn't getting enough attention that song was always brought up! When he was tired of talking about other people he'd be "like the Toby Keith song, I wanna talk about ME!"
- June 18, 2011 at 12:34 AM
- Mule said...
I'm hoping it will change DW. Yeah, I know he gets on a lot of nerves, but if you grew up where he did and to accomplish what he has, is a pretty amazing feat. Now that he's made it, he has nothing to prove and he can chill out.
Seriously, all the bitchin on blogs about DW aren't going to make him go away anytime soon. FOX and Speed will always have a chunk of media contracts, that means DW will be there until he no longer wants to do TV anymore. That you can take to the bank.!
You just have to continue to be creative and listen and view as to your preferred methods.
Until NASCAR changes their CEO, it's pretty much the way it's going to be. For me that means deal with it or drop the sport all together. I don't watch many other sports aside from auto racing. Off to the electronics store to upgrade devices.
- June 18, 2011 at 4:44 AM
- Zetona said...
I DVR'd the ARCA race, and fast-forwarded through most of it, but DW was not bad in what I saw. He didn't dominate conversation, though I noticed he wasn't as astute at pointing out trouble as he sometimes is; when a wreck happened, he'd generally make only a little exclamation of surprise rather than annonce the wreck.
@Anon 6:59, ARCA runs Hoosier tires, do they not?
- June 18, 2011 at 12:57 PM
- StreetDreamer83 said...
It's only going to get worse as his actual induction nears. Just think what will happen on Fox if two Waltrips are in the booth next year. Ugh.
- June 18, 2011 at 2:36 PM
- Spring Rubber said...
Darrell Waltrip just got a congratulations and a congratulatory graphic during the MLB telecast on FOX. I guess the FOX mothership can't contain their pride for their "Hall of Fame" broadcaster.
- June 18, 2011 at 5:04 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
DW was on every Friday telecast except the one that used the TNT talent. He then added himself to the ARCA race before running over to Trackside.
Nothing against the guy, but enough is enough already.
- June 18, 2011 at 5:07 PM
- Jest a country boy said...
What ? No country singer doing
the Anthem ? A positive way to
start the day.
- June 19, 2011 at 1:11 PM
- what does 4 g mean said...
Argh. Adam just cant leave things
alone. He was reading a Promo
for some movie on TNT. Spielberg is
Adam says -- "If Speilberg is
involved you know it will be good "
Well maybe the PR people who wrote the ad copy .. used that line
But I have this feeling that it
was an adlib. The more I hear this
guy the less I want to hear him
- June 19, 2011 at 2:18 PM


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.::EDIT::. The MAC Stores near me (Glendale Mall and Topanga) have taken my depotted MAC eyeshadows even without the pan, I have heard last year that they were no longer taking those, but it never hurts to try as I have never had an issue with it. Also, you CAN use back 2 mac for LE (limited edition) items. :)
Happy Friday Gorgeous Readers! Hope you guys have fun plans for the weekend! I am just going to spend the weekend with some friends and relax for once! And definitely sleep in!
Anyway, I had 12 empty MAC containers for back 2 mac so I traded them in for "Money, Honey" Dazzleglass and the "Angel" lipstick. For those of you who don't know about back 2 mac, it's MAC's recycling program in which you can trade in 6 empty containers (NOT the packaging!)for ONE brand new MAC eye shadow (not the refills), a lipglass/dazzleglass, or an eyeshadow. This applies for freestanding MAC stores only, not department store MAC counters. At Nordstroms, Macy's, Bloomingdales, etc. you can only trade it in for a lipstick. (At least last time I checked...)
I personally like to accumulate my empties and then trade 'em in, rather than 6 at a time (unless I am impatient and need it right then and there which I often am! LOL)
"Angel" lipstick is the perfect nude pink, where it's not TOO pink, and not TOO nude- but just right. Reminds me of the "California Dreamin'" free lipstick MAC gave out to California residents last year. "Money, Honey" has tons of shimmer I love it! Makes your lips look like bling! HAHA.
Someone asked about the glamourdolleyes sample jars and how much product is in it, etc. It is definitely a generous amount of product for a sample, probably enough for 10+ uses! I supplied a pic at the bottom of this post so you can see for yourself how much product is in just a sample size!
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.::EDIT::. The MAC Stores near me (Glendale Mall and Topanga) have taken my depotted MAC eyeshadows even without the pan, I have heard last year that they were no longer taking those, but it never hurts to try as I have never had an issue with it. Also, you CAN use back 2 mac for LE (limited edition) items. :)
33 comments
- Anonymous said...
i <3 angel lipstick. i lost my tube last year :( money, honey is my everyday dazzle glass. it looks like a dark pink on your post but it reminds me of an amped up love nectar (with a light tinge of rose)...so beautiful! your post inspired me to do turquoise eyes w/light pink lips for tomorrow :)
- April 17, 2009 at 1:14 AM
- Askmewhats said...
aww MAC dazzleglass in Money Honey looks wonderful on your lips!!!!! So does Sugar!!!
- April 17, 2009 at 1:26 AM
- ladystarr said...
did u back 2 mac eyeshadows? Last time I heard, they want the whole thing back...like the pan the e/s sits in and the other plastic part. I have some empty ones, but I'm scared they won't accept it because I threw away the pan/plastic part that pops out when I depotted. I hope this makes sense =) Thank you.
- April 17, 2009 at 1:37 AM
- ebvata said...
I'm from Turkey,unfortunately we have not B2M in here.Lots of MAC fans in here send
e-mails to maccosmetics.com many times,
but nothing happened.
This is so sad,we are paying much more expensive prices for mac products(tax,exchange rate etc.)than other countries.
Collections come here about 2 months late.
We are all ok.because we love MAC.
But no B2M in Turkey.
This is not fair :((
- April 17, 2009 at 2:37 AM
- Stephanie T said...
Great choices on the back to mac picks. Both are super pretty!
- April 17, 2009 at 3:38 AM
- madison817 said...
angel l/s is so pretty!
- April 17, 2009 at 4:40 AM
- A. Rose said...
I just depotted 12 shadows and I'm hanging on to them until the 23rd when the Rose Romance collection comes out. Does Back 2 MAC apply to LE collections as well?
- April 17, 2009 at 4:54 AM
- Jenn said...
OMG you make me want Money, Honey! Shoot, my dazzleglass want list just keeps on increasing!! >.<
Angel is such a lovely shade!! <3
- April 17, 2009 at 5:13 AM
- Dwana said...
Hey Diva,
There are conflicting reports on B2M new policy. Did YOU have the pans with the plastic? I have 14 e/s containers 10 other B2M items. I don't plan on turning everything in at once :)
- April 17, 2009 at 5:50 AM
- FabDiva20 said...
Awesome!!! I have two empty dazzleglass tubes (Sugarrimmed and Baby Sparks) and I need to B2M them to get a free lipstick/dazzleglass! Money Honey looks gorgeous!!! I'm going to get that dazzleglass sometime!
- April 17, 2009 at 6:04 AM
- Fun Size said...
HAPPY FRIDAY!!!! oooh that reminds me i have several empty containers, yipeeee!
Thanks for posting, money honey looks gorg on you :)
- April 17, 2009 at 7:27 AM
- rockSTARbeauty said...
whoa, both of those lip colors are hot! i might have to go pick those up!!
- April 17, 2009 at 7:35 AM
- ~Mel said...
haha.. i B2M yesterday too for one e/s! i am impatient and want it now! =P this SA almost didn't accept my containers tho bc she wants me to have the back labels to them still.. wha? i used it for the palettes but i can understand why she said that.. so she marked the front and the back of the e/s case too. =P
- April 17, 2009 at 7:45 AM
- Ethereal Prey said...
one can't ever have too many pink lipsticks or glosses, i seriously love my dazzleglass in stepping out and glamour od, nothing like a good pink gloss to start the day off. damn 6 empty things? its gonna be a while for me. sigh.
- April 17, 2009 at 8:01 AM
- Angela said...
Wow Angel l/s looks so beautiful. I want it now! LOL!
- April 17, 2009 at 8:52 AM
- Dwana said...
Thanks for getting back to me, Diva. I want to give it a try. I have but one MAC store and...I just hope that I don't have to drive an hour away JUST to turn around and pop in empty pans. ♥ your channel/ blog!
The best that ever did it!
- April 17, 2009 at 8:55 AM
- Ahleessa said...
I love the Glendale Mac store... lol~ They just grab my plastic bag with the containers and toss it in a bin. They don't even count how many I have and if there is a pan... hehe~ Nice haul from back 2 MAC!!! :)
- April 17, 2009 at 9:19 AM
- Erica said...
The back 2 mac that i did last month had a bunch of eyeshadow pots without the pans. I thought too that they would turn me away but I read somewhere that they don't care about the pans just the plastic part. Did u know too that the plastic part of the wipes is also back 2 mac...that is so cool, I go thru a ton of those :D
Great post, I just might pick up Angel Lipstick, it's sooo pretty!!!
- April 17, 2009 at 9:43 AM
- hersheysxokisses said...
I love Angel lipstick! I use it almost everyday for a pink/nude look. I was debating which dazzleglass to buy and money, honey looks like a winner! thanks for the swatches =)
- April 17, 2009 at 10:21 AM
- Lost wanderer said...
I'm not sure if it's only me but MAC lipstick dries my lips. It's okey if I wear it for short period of time but if i wear it for like the whole day it really makes my lips dry.I put vaseline before putting on lipstick, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.. Is it just me or you get the same experience as well? =D
- April 17, 2009 at 11:37 AM
- Emilita said...
Wow, the lipgloss and lipstick look awesome on you. Great colors.
- April 17, 2009 at 1:46 PM
- rayqueenbee said...
Wow...that dazzleglass looks so cute on your lips...I asked my MA few weeks ago about the B2M and said I didn't have to bring the pan, just the container, will be B2B soon for my dazzleglass!
- April 17, 2009 at 2:14 PM
- Anonymous said...
I have the same question as ladystarr....i threw away the plastic part as well...so did you have that or were you just missing the pan? Thanks so much
- April 17, 2009 at 2:28 PM
- Saimese said...
I was just reading bout this the other day but I didn't know you get get LE products. Thanks for the info. Money, Honey looks gorgeous on you!
- April 17, 2009 at 3:35 PM
- JENSMAKEUPBAG said...
i looove angel lipstick. with baby sparks dazzleglass its so pretty!
- April 17, 2009 at 3:54 PM
- cjayyyy said...
Hey Vanessa! I loveeeeee your blog. I read it religiously. I'm in LA for the week and i was wondering where they sell all the NYX cosmetics downstairs from your work. I wanted to do some retail therapy but i'm still on a budget.
<3 Cj
- April 17, 2009 at 4:03 PM
- Rebecca said...
Thanks.. I totally did not know about the LE, I'm going to go to mine and getting a dazzleglass!
- April 17, 2009 at 4:19 PM
- Michelle said...
I love Angel lipstick. I actually read that Kim Kardashian loves it and tops it with Nars "Turkish Delight" gloss -- and I have to say it is a fabulous combo!
Love all of your color suggestions!! This is my favorite makeup blog :)
- April 17, 2009 at 6:28 PM
- Anonymous said...
Yayy thats good to know i still have hope cuz i have like 30 eyeshadows i depotted!! by the way i've started blogging too...Check it out!!
- April 17, 2009 at 11:07 PM
- Anonymous said...
oOoo those lippies are pretttyyy
but i have a sucky habit of not having a habit to put lip stuff on haha except for chapstick. i slap that thing on like there's no tomorrow!
- April 18, 2009 at 11:14 AM
- tiff said...
Money Honey looks great! I love Angel l/s; it's one of my favorite pinks. Light pinks look gorgeous on you :).
- April 19, 2009 at 2:59 PM
- Diana said...
Love the Angel!! My other fav Mac Lip thats close to that color is Hue.
Has anyone ever tried to back to mac samples? I have a mascara sample that feels weird to throw away : 0
- September 28, 2009 at 1:03 PM
- Kendel said...
Hi! I just found this post through google. Do you know if Chanel has a similar program? I have so many lip gloss containers that aren't even empty. But they're old. I used to religiously wear Chanel, but I love MAC's program and have converted over to them now.
- January 11, 2010 at 10:12 PM