BIERSTUBE WINS!!! BIERSTUBE WINS!!! BIERSTUBE WINS!!! (Second Place)
The latest Bierstube commercial "Mike's Day Dream - Golf" wins 2nd place in a statewide poll amongst several hundred other Comcast commercials (by a very small margin!). Comcast viewers narrowly voted our 1st place MN Wild star Deric Boogard. "Boogard Goes Shopping" for the Hockey Giant Company, which I must admit is also very funny. However, I must admit &/or brag that theirs & every other Comcast commercial is written & produced by professional Comcast writers & producers. ALL of the Bierstube commercials star my little brother (260 lbs) by 10 months, Mike Yanz, as "The Bierstube Guy" who is not professional of any kind (no offense little brother). I must admit again that he does a GREAT job in these commercials & ought to consider finding an agent. It is said by the Comcast staff that I am the only owner (or non Comcast writer or producer) that writes & produces his own commercials (191 lbs). By the way, DVDs with all 4 commercials are available at no rental fee from the bartender.
Admission: Kevin Garnett always tried as hard as any other NBA Player that I've ever seen & did show a lot of class by showing up at the only Celtic/Wolves game at the Target Center Feb 8th for the pregame introductions risking being booed despite his demonstrative unnecessary actions after their one point victory just a couple weeks ago at Boston. MN NICE!
Opinion: Still a Great trade! 23 year old Al Jefferson, 2-1st round draft picks & the rest for the 31 year old Garnett!
Opinion: Top 5 greatest Super Bowls of all time. Remember: Joe Montana to John Taylor. Joe cool in the huddle deep in their own territory during a TV timeout with about 2 minutes left, "Hey guys, look there's John Candy in the 3rd row!" Speaking of Joe Montana, greatest QB I've ever seen & I'm guessing considering certain eras and rule changes one of the top 3 of ALL TIME.
Remember: Scott Norword's wide right?
Remember: Brady's 1st Super bowl & the greatest clutch kicker of all time Adam Vinatieri nailing a 48 yarder with no time left when they were huge underdogs.
Remember: John Elway's helicopter spin diving for a 1st down more importantly BEATING THE PACK!!! Sorry Cheeseheads!
Remember: The game saving tackle on the one yard line by the Rams "Greatest show on turf" defense.
Remember: Our NFL high scoring run & gun highflying 98 Vikings & the Broncos classic Super bowl in Miami? Oh wait, I better take a break! Sorry for the painful reminder of what should've been!!!
Fact: Bill Bellicheck is the biggest classless arrogant jerk in sports today & one of the worst of all time. Remember Ty Cobb, Lattrell Sprewell, etc.?
Opinion: Still a pretty darn good coach. Especially when Brady took over at QB! Les Steckel might have won a Super bowl with Brady as his signal caller!
Opinion: Top 3 greatest plays I've ever seen: Eli Manning to what's his name on third & 5. What's his name wins best catch I've ever seen in 35 yrs by far even beating out a couple of the most acrobatic catches by Lynn Swan! Considering the circumstances & how he caught that ball on his helmet with 3 Giants batting at it & hitting him & maintaining the grip on the ball with the ball barely staying above the ground. WOW! & don't forget Eli's Tarkenton like scramble giving him a chance for that desperate heave!
Fact: Bierstube outstanding performance reports: Oakdale-Jeff Wesley (again!) Outstanding, do it all, personality plus, honest, reliable, high energy, outgoing, bartender & cook. Hastings-Theron, complete team player! IGH-Corrine Cunningham, her 10 yr anniversary being a dedicated, outstanding & showing friendly efficient customer service along the many years! RW's-Karen Wiberg & Bruce Kimmus for their many years of hard work, determination & always trying to improve their crafts! WBL-Marcy Fairbanks, kitchen mgr, her special turkey wraps & gyros you can order off the menu. She's been a loyal employee for over 8 yrs. Her multitasking abilities during a busy lunch rival anybody's cooking skills. She's Jim & Jim's right hand women!
Congratulations! C.W. Donahower who picked the winner & exact score of the Superbowl at JJ's! C.W. wins a Larry's steak dinner every month for the rest of the year!!!
If you care: My right hand man for the past 15 years, that I've often described as having more integrity in his little finger than many people have in their entire body is my great friend & partner Jim McArdle! The 1st "J" in "JJ's" Bierstube in WBL.
Opinion: 2007 Managers of the year - Tie: Rob Groth, Hastings; Cindy Schafer, IGH; Karen Wiberg, Red Wing. Jim McArdle still to his credit manages WBL.
Opinion: 2007 new, up & coming & most improved managers: Patrick Gibbons-Oakdale, Cindy Schafer IGH.
Fact: "JIM YANZ COMES OUT OF THE CLOSET." (The behind the scenes overseeing closet.) I'm back! I work most mornings & early afternoons at JW's. I also host EVERY Friday night & many Tuesday nights at JW's & have for the past 7 months. New fun game at JW's: "Find Homer Simpson" for prizes!
Opinion: $ committed to Morneau, Mauer, Cuddyer, etc. & a 5 year $100 million contract offer for Johan Santana. What more could we expect out of our small market pre-new stadium Twins? Not exactly happy with what we received in return but we actually won't know that for a few years. Hopefully Johan doesn't injure his arm (wink! wink!). Plus Johan is 29 & did lose 7 of his last 11 decisions & no one else in the entire major leagues offered us anymore.
Opinion: Tori Hunter should have been traded when we had a chance to get some thing back. However, that being said, he coincidently picked up his play his last 2 years before he was due for his contract to run up & put him in better position for contract negotiations. Funny?!
Opinion: Angels definitely don't' get their money's worth & Tori returns to his 270 batting average, 70 some RBI's & sub 20 homerun seasons. Not to mention his undying defense & support of my asterisk, horrible, disgusting influence on millions of kids, Mr. Steroid, Mr. Lie Under Oath Barry Bonds!
Fact & Wonderful Gesture! When I told her about our 1st Tuesday food shelf fundraiser, a "beautiful women" gave me $100 towards the charity because she couldn't make any because her son has hockey every Tuesday night!
Fact: This is the earliest Lent has come since 1913 & the next time it will be this early in the year won't be until 2160.
Fact: Speaking of Lent, I will try to not be late for anything & not stay up past 1:30 a.m.!
Fact: Every Bierstube has a wishing well for the kiddies!
Fact: At JW's we have a trivia question at 6:00 p.m. for all customers for a free drink!
Fact: Since Father Bob's support & announcements the past several months, the "Food Shelf Tuesdays" have nearly tripled in business! Obviously meaning much more support for the food shelf! For those of you who don't know, the Bierstube in Oakdale, Hastings & soon to be IGH, donate ½ of all of our food sales after 6:00 p.m. to the local food shelf. Between Hastings & Oakdale the past 5 years we've donated a total of nearly $100,000 to the food shelves. The food shelf, myself, family & the Bierstubes THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH!
Fact: Mayor of Oakdale Carmen Sarrack, JoJo the Balloon Guy, the Hamm's Bear, the Bierstube Guy & last but not least, Father Bob's support Tuesday February 5th helped us with record breaking sales for the food shelf at JW's. I thank all of them for their more than gracious & wonderful support!!!
Fact: JoJo the Balloon Guy has been added on to the 1st Tuesday's festivities fort he rest of 2008, donating his time & unbelievable efforts! Thank you so much Joe Leonard!!!
Predictions: This will be the only Bierstube Blog I will ever write without at least one of my predictions (whoops!)
Opinion: Brent Burns continues to be the backbone of the defensive corps. Without a big time defenseman, the Wild have no chance to win the Stanley Cup.
Fact: What's his name is David Tyree.
Fact: The "Bierstube Blog" & my rants & raves will be at least bi-monthly & continue indefinitely as long as the readers can stand it or I realize I'm just a bar owner who has no idea what I'm talking about.
Barely Partial Truth & Admission: I hope you find this Blog somewhat informative & maybe even somewhat entertaining. If you strongly disagree with some of the opinions expressed, remember my wife Jodi types this & she is opinionated enough that it's very likely that she may have completely changed my correct opinion. If you're not napping already, thanks for your time & your welcome for your current or upcoming nap!
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