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![The Legends Football League (formally known as the Lingerie Football League) has announced that Pittsburgh will host the ultimate Super Bowl halftime show known as the Legends Cup (or Lingerie Bowl). The Legends Cup will be held at Pittsburgh’s newest attraction, Highmark Stadium (home of the Pittsburgh Riverhounds and Pittsburgh Passion). As the nation’s newest [...]](http://guymanningham.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Lingerie-Football-League-Lingerie-Bowl-115x115.jpg "Lingerie Bowl is Coming to Pittsburgh!")
Lingerie Bowl is Coming to Pittsburgh!
Posted on April 25, 2013 | No CommentsThe Legends Football League (formally known as the Lingerie Football League) has announced that Pittsburgh will host the ultimate Super Bowl halftime show known as the Legends Cup (or Lingerie Bowl). The Legends Cup will be held at Pittsburgh’s newest attraction, Highmark Stadium (home of the Pittsburgh Riverhounds and Pittsburgh Passion). As the nation’s newest [...] -
![From the first time I heard about the Evil Dead remake, I was extremely skeptical. Fans have been waiting for Evil Dead 4 to be released, but instead they release a remake? What about Army of Darkness 2? (I may have heard a rumor) Taking a cult classic like the Evil Dead trilogy and recreating [...]](http://guymanningham.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Evil-Dead-2013-Movie-115x115.jpg "Evil Dead 2013 Movie Review")
Evil Dead 2013 Movie Review
Posted on April 5, 2013 | No CommentsFrom the first time I heard about the Evil Dead remake, I was extremely skeptical. Fans have been waiting for Evil Dead 4 to be released, but instead they release a remake? What about Army of Darkness 2? (I may have heard a rumor) Taking a cult classic like the Evil Dead trilogy and recreating [...] -
![Brian Banks had it all. He was one of the top high school football players in the country and at age 16 had already made a verbal commitment to play linebacker for Southern Cal. That was all put on hold when a high school classmate accused him of rape and suddenly Brian Banks’ promising future [...]](http://guymanningham.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Brian-Banks-Falsely-Accused-of-Rape-115x115.jpg "Falsely Accused Linebacker Finally Gets Redemption")
Falsely Accused Linebacker Finally Gets Redemption
Posted on April 4, 2013 | No CommentsBrian Banks had it all. He was one of the top high school football players in the country and at age 16 had already made a verbal commitment to play linebacker for Southern Cal. That was all put on hold when a high school classmate accused him of rape and suddenly Brian Banks’ promising future [...] -
![Last night I watched the much anticipated Spring Breakers movie from director Harmony Korine. My advice, learn who Harmony Korine is as a director before watching this movie. I am confident in assuming that the majority of the readers have never before seen the movie Gummo. Why I bring this all up is due to [...]](http://guymanningham.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Spring-Breakers-Movie-115x115.jpg "‘Spring Breakers’ Movie Review")
‘Spring Breakers’ Movie Review
Posted on March 26, 2013 | No CommentsLast night I watched the much anticipated Spring Breakers movie from director Harmony Korine. My advice, learn who Harmony Korine is as a director before watching this movie. I am confident in assuming that the majority of the readers have never before seen the movie Gummo. Why I bring this all up is due to [...] -
![A car salesman’s worst nightmare; going on a test drive in a fast car with someone who can’t handle the horsepower. As his life flashes before his eyes, he begins to wish he had opted for that higher tier life insurance policy. In a great viral advertising ploy, Pepsi MAX teamed up with Jeff Gordon [...]](http://guymanningham.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Jeff-Gordon-Pepsi-Max-Test-Drive-115x115.jpg "Jeff Gordon Test Drive with Pepsi MAX")
Jeff Gordon Test Drive with Pepsi MAX
Posted on March 14, 2013 | No CommentsA car salesman’s worst nightmare; going on a test drive in a fast car with someone who can’t handle the horsepower. As his life flashes before his eyes, he begins to wish he had opted for that higher tier life insurance policy. In a great viral advertising ploy, Pepsi MAX teamed up with Jeff Gordon [...] -
![This weekend I headed out to Columbus Ohio with Integrated Fitness for the Arnold Sports Festival. The Arnold Classic is one of the most prestigious titles in professional bodybuilding, and 2013 marked it’s 25th Anniversary. While at the Arnold Sports festival, I got to meet numerous fitness models, UFC fighters, and also was able to [...]](http://guymanningham.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Mark-Felix-World-Record-Deadlift-115x115.jpg "World Record Deadlift of 1,128 Pounds at Arnold Classic")
World Record Deadlift of 1,128 Pounds at Arnold Classic
Posted on March 4, 2013 | No CommentsThis weekend I headed out to Columbus Ohio with Integrated Fitness for the Arnold Sports Festival. The Arnold Classic is one of the most prestigious titles in professional bodybuilding, and 2013 marked it’s 25th Anniversary. While at the Arnold Sports festival, I got to meet numerous fitness models, UFC fighters, and also was able to [...] -
![Phil Robertson - QB Louisiana Tech
Why play in the NFL? It’s hunting season! That pretty much summed up Phil Robertson’s philosophy behind turning down a promising career in the National Football League to pursue his true passion: hunting. Phil Robertson is the patriarch of the Robertson family, a wild bunch of highly entertaining goodoleboys and [...]](http://guymanningham.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Duck-Dynasty-115x115.jpg "Phil Robertson of ‘Duck Dynasty’ Turned Down NFL Career")
Phil Robertson of ‘Duck Dynasty’ Turned Down NFL Career
Posted on February 28, 2013 | No CommentsPhil Robertson - QB Louisiana Tech Why play in the NFL? It’s hunting season! That pretty much summed up Phil Robertson’s philosophy behind turning down a promising career in the National Football League to pursue his true passion: hunting. Phil Robertson is the patriarch of the Robertson family, a wild bunch of highly entertaining goodoleboys and [...] -
![Pittsburgh native and wrestling legend, Kurt Angle, is up there with Bruno Sammartino as the greatest professional wrestlers to ever come from the Steel City. Before he was a professional wrestler in the WWF, WWE and TNA Wrestling, Kurt Angle won gold in the Olympics in 1996. Doing so, Angle immortalized himself among America’s greatest [...]](http://guymanningham.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Kurt-Angle-Olympics-115x115.jpg "Kurt Angle is Fighting to Save Olympic Wrestling")
Kurt Angle is Fighting to Save Olympic Wrestling
Posted on February 25, 2013 | No CommentsPittsburgh native and wrestling legend, Kurt Angle, is up there with Bruno Sammartino as the greatest professional wrestlers to ever come from the Steel City. Before he was a professional wrestler in the WWF, WWE and TNA Wrestling, Kurt Angle won gold in the Olympics in 1996. Doing so, Angle immortalized himself among America’s greatest [...] -
![Whether your idea of letting loose is playing poker with the fellas or heading down to the local watering hole to shoot some pool and blame the stick for scratching, there’s always a need to go out and rage from time to time. Sometimes the need to let loose calls for more then a six [...]](http://guymanningham.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/DJ-Adrian-Hardy-115x115.jpg "Spinning Records with DJ Adrian Hardy")
Spinning Records with DJ Adrian Hardy
Posted on February 22, 2013 | No CommentsWhether your idea of letting loose is playing poker with the fellas or heading down to the local watering hole to shoot some pool and blame the stick for scratching, there’s always a need to go out and rage from time to time. Sometimes the need to let loose calls for more then a six [...] -
![It’s been a long time since professional wrestling legend, Bruno Sammartino, last laced up his boots and squared off with an opponent. The Pittsburgh native was the longest-reigning champion is World Wrestling Entertainment history (1963-71 and 1973-77) and is dubbed as a “living legend” among fellow wrestlers.
Sammartino had bad blood with the WWE (formally known [...]](http://guymanningham.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Bruno-Sammartino-115x115.jpg "Bruno Sammartino to Join WWE Hall of Fame")
Bruno Sammartino to Join WWE Hall of Fame
Posted on February 18, 2013 | No CommentsIt’s been a long time since professional wrestling legend, Bruno Sammartino, last laced up his boots and squared off with an opponent. The Pittsburgh native was the longest-reigning champion is World Wrestling Entertainment history (1963-71 and 1973-77) and is dubbed as a “living legend” among fellow wrestlers. Sammartino had bad blood with the WWE (formally known [...] -
![Giving new meaning to the phase, “Have a Coke and a smile,” Filipino beauty, Coke Viente, has taken the world by storm and has no plans to stop any time soon. A melting pot of exotic sensuality, Coke is a unique blend of Filipino, Spanish, and Chinese and is 100% breathtaking.
The name Coke is derived [...]](http://guymanningham.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/coke-viente-115x115.jpg "Have a Coke and a Smile: Coke Viente, Filipino Beauty")
Have a Coke and a Smile: Coke Viente, Filipino Beauty
Posted on February 5, 2013 | No CommentsGiving new meaning to the phase, “Have a Coke and a smile,” Filipino beauty, Coke Viente, has taken the world by storm and has no plans to stop any time soon. A melting pot of exotic sensuality, Coke is a unique blend of Filipino, Spanish, and Chinese and is 100% breathtaking. The name Coke is derived [...] -
![Politics aside, I think everyone was blown away by the epic and powerful Super Bowl commercials launched by RAM trucks and Jeep, both members of Chrysler Group, LLC.
It’s hard to not get emotional watching the slideshow of American farmers in iconic photographs with Paul Harvey narrating his famous “So God Made a Farmer” speech from [...]](http://guymanningham.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/God-Made-A-Farmer-Ram-Commercial-115x115.jpg "‘God Made A Farmer’ & ‘Whole Again’ Super Bowl Commercials")
‘God Made A Farmer’ & ‘Whole Again’ Super Bowl Commercials
Posted on February 4, 2013 | No CommentsPolitics aside, I think everyone was blown away by the epic and powerful Super Bowl commercials launched by RAM trucks and Jeep, both members of Chrysler Group, LLC. It’s hard to not get emotional watching the slideshow of American farmers in iconic photographs with Paul Harvey narrating his famous “So God Made a Farmer” speech from [...] -
![Kimbo Slice made internet fame with his unsanctioned street fight videos that started to flood YouTube a few years back. In 2007 Kimbo won his 1st professional MMA fight against Bo Cantrell with an early and dominant finish in the 1st round. Post fight, Kimbo called out Tank Abbot who was in the crowd and [...]](http://guymanningham.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/kimbo-slice-boxer-115x115.jpg "Where is Kimbo Slice?")
Where is Kimbo Slice?
Posted on January 31, 2013 | No CommentsKimbo Slice made internet fame with his unsanctioned street fight videos that started to flood YouTube a few years back. In 2007 Kimbo won his 1st professional MMA fight against Bo Cantrell with an early and dominant finish in the 1st round. Post fight, Kimbo called out Tank Abbot who was in the crowd and [...] -
![SETUP @ WORLD SERIES OF BEER PONG (WSOBP)
The World Series of Beer Pong is the largest, longest-running organized beer pong tournament in the world, created by beer pong players, for beer pong players. Last years event drew over 1,000 participants from 45 U.S. States and 5 Canadian Provinces, offering the largest payout in beer pong [...]](http://guymanningham.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/world-series-beer-pong-115x115.jpg "World Series of Beer Pong 2013 in Las Vegas")
World Series of Beer Pong 2013 in Las Vegas
Posted on January 29, 2013 | No CommentsSETUP @ WORLD SERIES OF BEER PONG (WSOBP) The World Series of Beer Pong is the largest, longest-running organized beer pong tournament in the world, created by beer pong players, for beer pong players. Last years event drew over 1,000 participants from 45 U.S. States and 5 Canadian Provinces, offering the largest payout in beer pong [...] -
![Arnold Schwarzenegger is back! After a cinematic hiatus into politics, Schwarzenegger has returned to the silver screen in a blaze of bullets and blood. Along with Arnie’s return to movies, The Last Stand introduces South Korean director, Kim Jee-woon, to the American public. Directing such movies as, I Saw the Devil and The Good, the [...]](http://guymanningham.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Last-Stand-Arnold-115x115.jpg "Arnold’s Last Stand (Movie Review)")
Arnold’s Last Stand (Movie Review)
Posted on January 23, 2013 | No CommentsArnold Schwarzenegger is back! After a cinematic hiatus into politics, Schwarzenegger has returned to the silver screen in a blaze of bullets and blood. Along with Arnie’s return to movies, The Last Stand introduces South Korean director, Kim Jee-woon, to the American public. Directing such movies as, I Saw the Devil and The Good, the [...] -
![Bad Lip Reading is a YouTube Channel that has taken off like pair of panties at a Mötley Crüe concert. They even got a shout-out on a recent episode of Tosh.0, in which Daniel Tosh let them dub over his voice for the entire end of a show. Hilarity ensued. The latest installment of Bad [...]](http://guymanningham.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/bad-lip-reading-nfl-115x115.jpg "(Watch) The NFL: A Bad Lip Reading")
(Watch) The NFL: A Bad Lip Reading
Posted on January 16, 2013 | No CommentsBad Lip Reading is a YouTube Channel that has taken off like pair of panties at a Mötley Crüe concert. They even got a shout-out on a recent episode of Tosh.0, in which Daniel Tosh let them dub over his voice for the entire end of a show. Hilarity ensued. The latest installment of Bad [...] -
![I’ll be brutally honest. I’m about as interested in women’s sports as I am interested in listening the the new Bieber album. That being said, there is one women’s sports league that has had my attention since it began…and apparently I’m not the only one. The Lingerie Football League started back in 2009 and has [...]](http://guymanningham.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/lingerie-football-league-115x115.jpg "Lingerie Football League Changes Name & Branding")
Lingerie Football League Changes Name & Branding
Posted on January 12, 2013 | No CommentsI’ll be brutally honest. I’m about as interested in women’s sports as I am interested in listening the the new Bieber album. That being said, there is one women’s sports league that has had my attention since it began…and apparently I’m not the only one. The Lingerie Football League started back in 2009 and has [...] -
![What would Martin Luther King, Jr. do if he were here today? I’m sure he’d kick an ass or two, that’s what MLK would do. South Park songs aside, this is no laughing matter. I do however wish MLK was here to knock some sense into people and put an end to stream of race [...]](http://guymanningham.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/rob-parker-rg3-115x115.jpg "ESPN’s Rob Parker Calls RGIII “Cornball Brother”")
ESPN’s Rob Parker Calls RGIII “Cornball Brother”
Posted on December 14, 2012 | No CommentsWhat would Martin Luther King, Jr. do if he were here today? I’m sure he’d kick an ass or two, that’s what MLK would do. South Park songs aside, this is no laughing matter. I do however wish MLK was here to knock some sense into people and put an end to stream of race [...] -
![The character of Ron Swanson from Parks and Recreation might have initially started as a joke pointed at hard right conservatives and libertarians (and since it airs on NBC, that assumption is mostly likely valid), but Ron Swanson has gained a cult following and turned Nick Offerman (the actor who portrays the Mustached-American, Ron Swanson) [...]](http://guymanningham.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/ron-swanson-115x115.jpg "Top 10 Ron Swanson Quotes")
Top 10 Ron Swanson Quotes
Posted on December 12, 2012 | No CommentsThe character of Ron Swanson from Parks and Recreation might have initially started as a joke pointed at hard right conservatives and libertarians (and since it airs on NBC, that assumption is mostly likely valid), but Ron Swanson has gained a cult following and turned Nick Offerman (the actor who portrays the Mustached-American, Ron Swanson) [...] -
![Bob Costas is known for his “old man rants” on current events that have little or nothing to do with sports. The Emmy Award winning media icon is revered by many and ridiculed by others for offering his personal opinions, while isolated segments of the fan base who simply just want to watch football. I [...]](http://guymanningham.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/bob-costas-javon-belcher-115x115.jpg "Bob Costas Blames Guns for Belcher Murder-Suicide")
Bob Costas Blames Guns for Belcher Murder-Suicide
Posted on December 3, 2012 | No CommentsBob Costas is known for his “old man rants” on current events that have little or nothing to do with sports. The Emmy Award winning media icon is revered by many and ridiculed by others for offering his personal opinions, while isolated segments of the fan base who simply just want to watch football. I [...] -
![Advertisers are always trying to shock and amaze people with their next campaign. Well…this time, they’ve done it. When it came to the Progressive International Motorcycle Show, the branding and advertising geniuses at i.d.e.a. turned the show’s brand identity into a living, breathing work of art. The “Human Motorcycles” campaign featured a human sports bike, [...]](http://guymanningham.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/human-motorcycle-body-paint-115x115.jpg "Human Motorcycles Created Using Body Paint")
Human Motorcycles Created Using Body Paint
Posted on November 14, 2012 | No CommentsAdvertisers are always trying to shock and amaze people with their next campaign. Well…this time, they’ve done it. When it came to the Progressive International Motorcycle Show, the branding and advertising geniuses at i.d.e.a. turned the show’s brand identity into a living, breathing work of art. The “Human Motorcycles” campaign featured a human sports bike, [...] -
![Each year, lunatics from across the land gather at Seven Springs Mountain Resort to partake in a ritual butt kicking of mass proportions. Mud on the Mountain is a seven mile obstacle course through the Laurel Highlands, some of the most mountainous and challenging terrains in the area. Twice a year, the mountain takes over [...]](http://guymanningham.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/mud-on-the-mountain-7-springs-2012-115x115.jpg "Mud Never Tasted So Good")
Mud Never Tasted So Good
Posted on November 9, 2012 | No CommentsEach year, lunatics from across the land gather at Seven Springs Mountain Resort to partake in a ritual butt kicking of mass proportions. Mud on the Mountain is a seven mile obstacle course through the Laurel Highlands, some of the most mountainous and challenging terrains in the area. Twice a year, the mountain takes over [...] -
![Sam Gordon may look like your typical 9-year old girl, but she is anything but typical. She spent 2012 stiff-arming boys twice her size and juking them out of their shoes. Gordon racked up 35 touchdowns and 1,911 yards averaging 8.2 yards per carry. She also plays defense and tallied 65 tackles on the season. [...]](http://guymanningham.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Sam-Gordon-football-115x115.jpg "WATCH: Girl Football Player Sam Gordon Kicks Butt")
WATCH: Girl Football Player Sam Gordon Kicks Butt
Posted on November 8, 2012 | No CommentsSam Gordon may look like your typical 9-year old girl, but she is anything but typical. She spent 2012 stiff-arming boys twice her size and juking them out of their shoes. Gordon racked up 35 touchdowns and 1,911 yards averaging 8.2 yards per carry. She also plays defense and tallied 65 tackles on the season. [...] -
![Growing up, the original Red Dawn (1984) was one of my favorite movies…and still is today. The cult-classic 80s dystopian America war flick had an all-star cast, compelling storyline and character development that made you identify with the teenagers going through war in rural America.
The original Red Dawn starred a young Patrick Swayze, Charlie Sheen, [...]](http://guymanningham.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/red-dawn-2012-movie-115x115.jpg "WOLVERINES! Watch the new ‘Red Dawn’ Trailer.")
WOLVERINES! Watch the new ‘Red Dawn’ Trailer.
Posted on November 5, 2012 | No CommentsGrowing up, the original Red Dawn (1984) was one of my favorite movies…and still is today. The cult-classic 80s dystopian America war flick had an all-star cast, compelling storyline and character development that made you identify with the teenagers going through war in rural America. The original Red Dawn starred a young Patrick Swayze, Charlie Sheen, [...] -
![Long before television rotted our brains, radio was king and everyone glued themselves to it. Sitting around their noise-boxes in living rooms across America, people lost their minds listening to a mock broadcast of a Martian attack. On Halloween Eve in 1938, Orson Welles and the Columbia Broadcasting System radio network scared the ever-living hell [...]](http://guymanningham.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/War-of-the-Worlds-115x115.jpg "Listen to the “War of the Worlds” Broadcast from 1938")
Listen to the “War of the Worlds” Broadcast from 1938
Posted on October 31, 2012 | No CommentsLong before television rotted our brains, radio was king and everyone glued themselves to it. Sitting around their noise-boxes in living rooms across America, people lost their minds listening to a mock broadcast of a Martian attack. On Halloween Eve in 1938, Orson Welles and the Columbia Broadcasting System radio network scared the ever-living hell [...]
