For the first time ever, I worked on Halloween. Costumes were required so I had to think outside the box to come up with something worthy of my time. Inspiration came from my day to day life and so my costume was born (think Data from Star Trek The Next Generation and A Collector).

My costume was so hot hot hot, that cameras melted by simply being aimed at me. A lucky few however did take top secret photos on their camera phones. Here’s one of those photos:

But I wasn’t the only one in costume.

Fans came out in full force, female fans in particular

The winner of best cotume at the SPEED stage however goes hands down to our very own Linds.

Can you guess who she is (and from what decade)?

Congrats Linds. First place gets a Cadillac, second place gets a set of steak knives and third and fourth place get fired. 

Due to popular demand, the deadline for applications for joining the 2009 SPEED Team has been pushed back for a third time!!!

You now have until NOVEMBER 14TH (Miami weekend).

Click HERE

GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Call in sick, take the day off, do whatever it takes to vote tomorrow. This is the most important election of our lifetime.

For information on your local voting office, go HERE

You can be the next Daryl, Loyal, or the Sean Connery of SPEED girls, Jolley.

Send your application HERE

When I heard John Cena the wrestler was going to stop by the stage on Friday, I have to admit I had no idea who he actually was. I kept thinking of Richard Crenna which made no sense considering he died 5 years ago and as far as I know, never wrestled a day in his life.

Once John Cena emerged from his trailer and made his grand appearance via a fog machine and disco lights, the mystery still wasn’t solved. Nacho Libre aside

I’m no WWF WWE expert. These wrestlers I have heard of; Jake the Snake, The Ultimate Warrior, The Honky Tonk Man, Andre The Giant, Jimmy Superfly Snuka, Hulk Hogan, and a few others. John Cena, not so much. John Cena isn’t really a good wrestling name come to think of it. I like Johnny Boy or perhaps Cena Beana (he can pelt opponents with chickpeas following their match. Tasty AND terrifying).

I digress…

So after John Cena finished his segment (I met him, good guy), I thought it would be a great idea to hit Daryl with a metal folding chair in front of crowd. Frankly speaking, I’ve been wanting to hit Daryl with a chair (or similar object) since meeting him nearly a year ago. Having a wrestler on our show simply provided the perfect excuse.

As Daryl talked on the mic, I walked up behind him and struck him square on head. BAM. Down he goes like a sack of meat. My thirst for staged violence not nearly quenched, I unleashed a barrage of hits to Daryl’s back, cumulating with the dreaded Elbow Of Ambiguity

Out cold, I went in for the pin. 1, 2, 3.

And your new, 2008, SPEED CHAMPION OF THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE

I recommend that everyone hits Daryl with a chair at least once in their life. It’s an incredible rush. 

Step 1: Go Here

Step 2: Turn up your computer speakers really really loud

Step 3: SING ALONG

Three is a magic number
Ya it is, its a magic number
Somewhere in that ancient mystic trinity
Youll get three
As a magic number
The past, the present, the future,
Faith, and hope, and charity,
The heart, the brain, the body,
Will give you three,
Its a magic number

A man and a woman had a little baby
There were three in the family
And thats a magic number

Great News!

The deadline for submitting videos has been extended until Halloween (How Spooktacular!)

If you’ve visited the SPEED stage this year and saw us perform and thought “hey, I can do that,” send in your video now. Young and old, experienced or not, get those videos in NOW.

APPLY HERE

Good Luck!!!

You have until Friday at 5 PM EST to get in your audition videos.

Everyone should apply, young and old, male and female, big town or middle america.

Regardless if you’ve worked as an emcee for nearly 20 years combined like Daryl or I have, or if you’re relatively new to the game but have loads of energy and personality, send in your video NOW!

Atlanta, Texas, Phoenix, and Miami. Four races to go!!!

It rained for 10 hours straight. I think I now have the fllu. The end.

Thanks to everyone for their continued well-wishes. I went to the doctor on Monday, I think I’ll live.

I took these pictures from my window on Monday and they definitely made me feel better. Considering that it’s raining and cold today, I don’t think a pretty Fall day like Monday is likely to happen again this year.

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Long story, short. I was pretty sick this weekend. Massive amount of diarrhea and some vomiting. Lost consciousness on Friday, slamming into the concrete. Apparently I was out for about 15 minutes and had a seizure of sorts.

Went to the infield care center at the track and was later transported to a nearby hospital. Had a CAT scan and it came back negative.

No tumor, no lyme disease, no meningitis. I’m still pretty sick, going to the doctor tomorrow morning.

Big thanks to Fran to administrating First Aid on me. And to Mike, Tiff, and Suzy-Q for watching me sleep at the hospital. And thanks to everyone that called and texted to check up on me throughout the weekend (especially Daryl, Rut, Plato, John, Donato, Anthony, Lindsay, Jordan, etc..)

For anyone that didn’t call or text, you suck (that’s the medicine talking).