Coming Attractions
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 I don't post nearly as much as I used to, I know. But it doesn't mean I don't feel guilty about it. And it certainly doesn't mean I won't think of some way of buying time between real posts. Like this.
What's the best part of the movies? The previews. Roll 'em...
Will Blog for Meat - The Movie
They made him an offer he couldn't refuse. Free meat. Now he's got 3 days to prove to the world that when the lovely ladies at The Motherhood approached him during the Tastemaker potato cook-off to make the meat video of the decade on behalf of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (you know, the Beef, It's What's for Dinner people), that they were of sober sound mind and body.
I've got a video camera, a ton load of beef, a sharp knife and lots of beer. See what comes of it. The video will be called "Everything's Better with Beef" and it opens August 28, on internets everywhere.
Bribe-o-rama: I will be giving away a $100 Omaha Steak gift card to one lucky reader. That's roughly what's pictured above. And I will make you do things to win it. Videos can be sent directly to me in discreet plain brown paper packaging. Or, if you'd like to take the high road, you can leave a comment below telling me about your favorite memory making everyday occasions special with beef. Have fun with it. I will pull one at random.
For extra entries, you can do the following, worth one entry each:
- Follow the Beef people on Twitter.
- Become a fan of the Beef people on Facebook.
- Ask Chef Dave Zino, executive chef of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association a beef cooking question.
Just let me know which of the above you did and I will grant you that many more entries. Just be honest about it. I'm wielding a 9" chef's knife. Just sayin...
Disclaimer: I got paid in meat to make recipes and film myself. Note to marketers and PR people. I never turn down free meat.
Project GreySkull
In May 2000, right before my 10th high school reunion, I decided I was sick and tired of my flat shiny hair and shaved it all off. The immediate cost savings in hair salon and gel costs was encouraging. Looking kind of badass was also a bonus.
A decade later, a few months before my 20th high school reunion, I'm looking at life a bit differently. I'm not young anymore. And I'm more dad than bad. I'm also going grey. This upon first glance may seem like a negative, but then I think why shoot for Vin Diesel when you can shoot for George Clooney?
So now as I enter the dreaded awkward "no man's land" stage between baldness and stylable length hair, I am putting it out there that I am doing this. Otherwise, I will chicken out and shave it again the first time some kid tries to blow seeds off the top of my dandelion head. There's no point to this post. It serves only to keep me on track. My apologies for those of you who feel like pawns in my little game. Maybe you can help me pick a new hairstyle?
Reader Comments (28)
Will blog for meat. I love it.
Also, Korean marinade better be involved.
1. The grey is hot.
2. I ask you, what occassion ISN'T better with meat? That's all I'm saying.
Bald is beautiful- Just saying! Grey aint so bad either - of course I shave my head and have grey all over my beard and chest hair!
My favorite memory of beef--- has to be the first time I had ribs. I never knew anything could taste so good.
Nice knife Skeletor!
The grey is pretty distinguished. I like it. Mine, not so much.
I made a brisket last night with pale ale and portobellos. Pretty good stuff!
Awww, you are doing it!! You're embracing the Poof!! Knox is so proud of you man. He'd high five you right now but he's too busy drooling on a puppy or something.
As for the beef, I can only tell ya I can't be on Team Jim for this one dude.
CANADIAN CATTLE FARMER.
Down with US beef.
Especially yankee beef prepared by Grey Skull himself.
@superdumb follows on Twitter!
1. The knife/mouth pic is going to give me nightmares.
2. Everything is better with beef, especially FREE beef. We marinade steaks in a Guinness/soy marinade and it is delicious.
3. I like your gray hair, I do. My husband recently started dying his gray. Garnier Nutrisse Sweet Cola #30 is the way to go for Asian men with thick, dog fur-like hair. I'm just saying.
I'm following the beef people on Twitter because they are from Colorado. And I'm a sucker for free meat.
OMG, I'm lovin this blog! LOL, not too many men do it .. or they aren't that entertaining ;)
so while I'm out blog skeeezin, hopping from blog to blog like nobody business, I come across yours.
I'll be back .. and I don't mean that in a creepy way. Well, not really.
Okay - that first picture? I need to go take a cold shower now.
That one line "become a fan of the Beef People" disturbed me a little. I suppose not as much as "become a fan of the Tofu people..."
Can't relate to the meat. I think I'm headed to the land of vegetarian...but I love the hair. Very distinguished. You're so lucky to be a guy.
Yay for beef :)
And...mullet. Because it makes me giggle.
I don't get paid in meat.
Well not THAT kind anyway... *waggles eyebrows*
And dude, looking HOT rocking that grey.
One of my favorite memories of beef is the first time we ever went to Ruth's Chris Steak House....they have some excellent beef.
The video is on it's way:)
I am already following BeefForDinner on Twitter as njhhb.
1. Can you imagine a meatless tailgate? Christmas? Thanksgiving? President's Day? Hell yeah everything's better with meat! (And in my world, this is where the drums go pa-dum-pum-psh)
2. The Grey is hot. I dub thee Gandalf the George. No seriously, have you ever considered batting for the other team, I'm just saying. J/K LOL
Beef hastens the process to white hair.
=)
Okay, for the record, the pose of you with the meat and knife is totally awesome! You look totally bad!
My best meat memory is a brisket I made for someone's family birthday... for the price of one steak dinner in a restaurant I fed 6 people and it was awesome!
My favorite memory of making every day special with beef is any day my Dad would barbeque steaks for us. He loved to barbeque, loved taking care of his family and loved it even more when we would ooh and aww and drool over his delicous barbequed steaks!
He is gone now and everytime we barbeque steaks I think of him fondly and wish he were here to barbeque for us again!
Following @BeefForDinner on Twitter @jillyrh
I'm a Fan of Beef It's What's For Dinner on Facebook (Jill BH)
One of our favorite family meals is spaghetti with a sauce made with ground beef. It's a meal that always makes everyone smile. When our son was about 2, he couldn't clearly say the word spaghetti. Instead he called it " sou-baggy". Even now, if I say we are having "sou-baggy" for dinner, everyone knows it is really spaghetti with a sauce made from ground beef!
Here's a question for Chef Dave Zinno.
What's the best way to turn stew meat into tender morsels in a beef stew!
hot t t t !
the knife, silly.
as far as the hair goes? you know i love me some chuck.
xoxo
What's the best way to tenderize beef?
Question for the Chef
Thanks for the contest! You are very entertaining and I woud love to tell you "Thanks for the Meat, Jeff!!" LOL That tweet cracked me up when I saw it!