Kanye What

Kanye West. I just wasted 30 minutes of my life on that guy . The dude is a nut. His track record  includes social media rampages , pulling out of Coachella at the last minute, threatening Pete Davidson, getting banned from the Grammy’s.  Shall I go on ?  Now he drops a  30-minute 'documentary' [his words]  on YouTube titled Last Week 

I have so many questions that in the end I don't.  What exactly are we watching?  Hashtag Kanye for Prez 2024 

Boorito is back !!!!

Boorito returns to Chipotle for the first time since COVID !!!! Customers who sign up for Chipotle Rewards and visit a Chipotle restaurant on Halloween Day ( October 31) from 3pm local time to close while dressed up in costume can receive a $6 entrée !!! I can't wait to see the Chipotle instgram and their twitter feed filled with  pictures of costumed customers ! Chipotle has also teamed up with artist and creative director Pablo Rochat to create a special trailer that celebrates the 22nd year of Boorito that I actually chuckled at HERE 

Adult Happy Meals Donezo

 

The McDonald's Adult Happy Meal AKA Cactus Plant Flea Market box was supposed to run from October 3rd to the 30th has hit the skids due to demand. I tried to snag one opening day only to be turned away.  I've seen Ebay lit with them though. I did get ONE the other day. Apparantly this cactus thing is a  fashion streetwear company. So popular with the adults that the whole shebang is over October 14. That was fast !!! 

L'eggo My Holiday Breakfast Drink

Who doesn't love Eggo Waffles ? Who doesn't love egg nog ? Who doesn't love breakfast drinking ?  Kelloggs has our back !  Called  Eggo Nog, Kellogg’s Eggo and Sugarlands Distilling Company have teamed up to create an alcoholic eggnog for the holidays! Yum ! It combines churned cream, rum, cinnamon, and nutmeg flavors that pairs PERFECTLY with fluffy Eggos. Sugarland's strong suit must be moonshine becuase perusing their website you are met with a host off recipies that include different moonshine flavors.  For exmple, one interesting swill called 'Christmas breakfast calls for Eggo Nog and maple bacon moonshine. The Rudolph made with strawberry moonshine. and there is more ! L'Eggo of the holiday stress this season !!! 

Buger King Halloween

 Burger King is at it again this Halloween.  The resturant is going with a 'ghost' theme it seems to compliment their Ghost Pepper Whopper which is a beef patty, spicy queso, crispy-fried jalapenos, bacon, and ghost pepper cheese, served on a toasted orange bun and black sesame seeds.  note ORANGE bun.  We all remember the last halloween bun. It was BLACK.  And we all remember what the consequences were !!!! Hint HERE.  Keeping with the theme , the fast food chain is "adding an electromagnetic field ghost detector within the BK App and inviting its Royal Perks Members to discover whether they have paranormal activity in their house. Guests who use the Home of the Ghosts feature in the app are in for a spooky surprise: a meal for two featuring the new limited time Ghost Pepper Whopper. " Essentially the deal is two Ghost Pepper Whoppers and two small orders of French fries for $10 from October 17 through October 31, 2022. Sounds like fun 

Crazy Cat Movie

Seriously? 

From the marketing martials:

"A heartwarming collective portrait of eight unique men whose lives have been changed by their love for cats. Some of these men will navigate the unprecedented challenges of 2020 with the help of these feline friends."

A cat documentary ?  

Netflix and Chill October 10th to 16th, 2022

 

Mark down the 13th Thursday. The Watcher a new limited series based on a true story. The series follows a couple that’s moving into their dream home, but not all is as it seems, as they soon find out a haunting figure is watching them. Trailer HERE

Coming to Netflix on October 10th

LEGO Ninjago (Season 4 Crystallized- Part 2)

Spirit Rangers (2022) Netflix Original Series

Coming to Netflix on October 11th

DEAW#13 Udom Taephanich Stand Up Comedy Show (2022) Netflix Original Special

Iliza Shlesinger: Hot Forever (2022) Netflix Original Stand-up Special

Island of the Sea Wolves (Season 1) Netflix Original Series

Someone Borrowed (2022) Netflix Original Film

The Cage (Season 1) Netflix Original Series

Coming to Netflix on October 12th

Belascoarán, PI (Season 1) Netflix Original Series

Blackout (2022)

Easy-Bake Battle: The Home Cooking Competition (Season 1) Netflix Original Series

Missing: The Other Side (Season 1)

The Nutty Boy (2022) Netflix Original Film

Wild Croc Territory (Season 1) Netflix Original Series

Coming to Netflix on October 13th

Dead End: Paranormal Park (Season 2) Netflix Original Kids Series

exception (Season 1) Netflix Original Series

Sue Perkins: Perfectly Legal (Season 1) Netflix Original Series

The Playlist (Season 1) Netflix Original Series

The Sinner (Season 4 – Percy)

The Watcher (Limited Series) Netflix Original Series

Coming to Netflix on October 14th

Black Butterflies (Season 1) Netflix Original Series

Dobaaraa (2022)

Everything Calls for Salvation (Season 1) Netflix Original Series

Holy Family (Season 1) Netflix Original Series

Mismatched (Season 2) Netflix Original Series

Nyara: The Kidnapping (2020)

Raaiselkind / Riddle Child (2017)

Soole (2021)

Take 1 (Season 1) Netflix Original Series

The Curse of Bridge Hollow (2022) Netflix Original Film

Coming to Netflix on October 15th

Blippi’s Spooky Spell Halloween (2021)

LiSA LiVE is Smile Always, Eve&Birth: The Birth at Nippon Budokan (2022)

Three Widows Against the World / Tiga Janda Melawan Dunia (2022)

Under the Queen’s Umbrella (Season 1) Netflix Original Series

What’s Coming to Netflix on October 16th

Dracula Untold (2014)

Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am (2019)

What will you be watching on Netflix this week? 

Winnie The Pooh Goes Slasher

Now we have it all. 'Winnie The Pooh: Blood and Honey'  dropping somewhere around October 20th although the actual release date has yet to be released. According to the director/ writer of the flick , Christopher Robins goes off to college leaving the 100 Acre Woods and the lovable crew to fend for themselves. They become feral, eat Eyeore and go one murderous rampages.  Trailer HERE. 

Wait, isn't Pooh a Disney property ? Why yes he is AND was.  The 1926 book "Winnie-the-Pooh," entered the public domain in 2022.  U.S. copyright law is usually limited to the life of the author, plus 70 years. The Copyright Term Extension Act, implemented in 1998, protects corporate authorship rights for 95 years from the first publication or 120 years after its creation, whichever ends sooner. Time is up Disney ! Now Disney does have some protection over 'their' Pooh. This can be seen in the trailer as the bear has swapped his famed red shirt for a lumberjack shirt and Piglet wears all black.

You think the Walt Disney Company is happy ? Disney acquired the rights to the Winnie-the-Pooh books and their characters from the writer and creator Alexander Alan Milne's estate back in 1961 and has spun them into a multibillion-dollar industry. Investors might be surprised to find that Winnie the Pooh and friends are among the most lucrative in Disney's catalog. Winnie the Pooh is, in fact, among the most valuable media franchises in the world, having accumulated revenues of more than $80 billion over the years, putting it neck-and-neck with Mickey Mouse. While estimates vary, some believe that Disney currently generates annual revenue of between $3 billion and $6 billion from Pooh and friends. And now he's a gory killer.  

Crumbl Cookies Week Ending October 15

 - Pink Donut Cookie - A soft vanilla cookie, with a hole like a donut, topped with pink glaze and rainbow sprinkles.

- Pink Velvet Cake Cookie - A soft pink sugar cookie topped with cream cheese frosting and pink velvet cookie crumbs.

- Raspberry Lemonade Cookie - A lemon cookie topped with a swirl of raspberry and lemon frostings and house-made raspberry jam.

- Cake Batter Blondie Cookie -  A cake batter blondie cookie with white confectionary drops topped with a mix of pink and white sprinkles.

- Classic Pink Sugar Cookie - A vanilla sugar cookie topped with pink-colored, almond frosting. 

- Milk Chocolate Chip Cookie - A cookie with milk chocolate chips.

This week's cookies are dedicated to Sawyer Hemsley, Crumbl Co-Founder's late grandmother who recently passed away after a 25-year battle with breast cancer.

Cool Elf

"[T]hanks to a special, slow-release flavor ingredient that awakens the senses, enjoy a unique experience like you just took a bite out of a fresh made snowball"

WHAT ???

It's the new Elf on the Shelf North Pole Snow Creme Cereal.

I personally do not want my cereal to taste like a breath mint. 

Sadie Garcia, director of brand marketing at Kellogg Company: "With this new cooling cereal, we've dreamt up one more way families can bring the wonder of the season home, this time with a cereal that's just as delicious as it is magical."

SERIOUSLY ?? 

McDonald's PAILS !!!!!!

Halloween Pails return to McDonald's for a limited time this spooky season starting October 18, 2022 !!  The best part is these are re-puposed not just for Trick-Or-Treat pails for the kiddies but all sorts of other creative iterations 

Ketchup For A Bloody Good Time

Heinz brings back their Halloween-themed bottles of Heinz Tomato Blood Ketchup for a limited time to grocery stores nationwide.

The bottles contain the same original Heinz Ketchup but in a "tomato-gore-filled" limited-edition bottle for Halloween. The concept they're going with is that Heinz Tomato Blood is a condiment for "vegetarian vampires." It also might look nice as part of a Halloween party spread.

You can find Heinz Tomato Blood Ketchup at retailers nationwide through Halloween, while supplies last.

Friday Night Lights

 

I do enjoy supporting high school football but as the weather wanes and taking into account away games I am really enjoying watching these games streaming. I first got into it with a first mover in the industry called The Cube. They were acquired by Play On Sports who eventually worked a deal with the National Federation of State High School Associations and formed the NFHS Network.  Here is the kicker. They were giving out free camera units to high schools to broadcast games ( football, volleyball, basketball, baseball, softball etc). The cool thing is these camera units operate without a human. There is AI technology that follows the game. So you can broadcast effortlessly. In fact some schools set it to broadcast automatically on a timer. The whole broadcast unit conects to the scoreboard and renders graphics automatically. These units arent cheap. The finished product is streamed live on the NFHS network live via app on device or units like Roku. For a price of course. $11.99 a month. Compared to other services like Netflix pretty steep if you aske me.

The reason why I subscribed is to watch my daughter's cheer and watch their high school games as they are 1 1/2 hours away from me. But the problem was the school didnt broadcast home games on the netwrok because they didn't have the equiptment I asked the school's athletic director why they didn't partake in the FREE camera units and I was told you must be a member of the NFHS for starters and the revenue sharing was a tad wonky. I am not sure, but NFHS membership would have run that very small school ( enrollment 300) more than their budget allotted. I found out that they went on to broadcast via YouTube for free !! 

I have since noticed more and more schools dropping out of NFHS streaming and going their own route on YouTube.  My pocketbook likes this.

Lockport, which was on the network, now broadcasts their games via YouTube. Link HERE. 

It seems they are using the automated technology. You can see the camera making decisions and moving. The use of the scoreboard sucks though. 

Halloween Decorations

 

It is that time!!!  Time to go look at Halloween decorations.  Chicago Haunt Builders have their 2022 list of halloween decorated homes out HERE.  Kidslist has done a nice job with pictures from last year and if you scroll down has incorprated the list into regional driving maps. LINK HERE. Good stuff. 

Dear Jeff Bezos Maybe I Was Wrong

Sooo, Amazon's first Thursday Night Football game garnered 13 million viewers according to Nielsen. By Amazon's figures there were 15 million viewers.  Tough to say as we have the Twitch stream in the mix too. The average Thursday Night game runs about 12.84 million. Amazon has PROMISED contractually advertisers of at least 12.5 million viewers. Meaning if there are fewer then they get money back. This is all good news for Amazon. 

Tee Enn Eff

 

So streaming is taking over the world. We know this. Look how it is affecting sports. Specifically football. 

Thursday night football debuted in  2006 bouncing around the NFL Network , CBS, NBC and ESPN. In  2018 it bacame a staple on FOX when they signed a deal through 2022. Fox has since opted out of the last year of the contract. In comes Amazon. an 11 year deal at $1 BILLION a year. Big Bucks ! 

Amazon’s exclusive NFL package marks the biggest change in NFL distribution since ESPN’s first cable package in 1987. One poll found that even a majority of frequent NFL viewers don’t know “TNF” is going to Amazon this year. Given that, a viewership drop-off seems unavoidable.