Logo Genius

I survived the Wisconsin Triangle (Milwaukee to Madison to Green Bay).

I am now back on the worldwide web searching for Blast-worthy content.

So, I decided to keep rolling on things related to my home town in America's Dairyland.

We don't have an NHL team so we get the next best thing, an AHL team. The Milwaukee Admirals are a great value for family entertainment and have arguably the best logo in professional sports.

It says to me; "Victory is imminent"

Pic of the Day

At some point, this is going to go very badly for the pig.

Another Blast Hall of Famer

The head writer of BlastCranium is off to Wisconsin for the weekend.

With that, I felt compelled to share one of our Hall of Fame ideas - Cheese Curds (click for fantastic curd trivia and recipe)

These little snack wonders are like M&M's to a kid in Milwaukee.

There really is no bad idea associated with the miracle of cheese.

The Mount Everest of Gluttony

The Texas State Fair will never let me down.

The winner for the "Most Creative" fried food item for 2009 is;

Deep Fried Butter (bottom line - its a mound of dough injected with butter and then deep fried)

This is what we have become.

There might be a guy that will notarize your death certificate after you order this item.

Check out some of last year's deep fried winners.

I'm from Milwaukee and would not eat some of these things.

Yikes! No, Seriously That is What it is Called

The Blast loves to comment on the latest in commuter technology.

This, believe it or not, is a new type of portable bicycle for the environmentally conscious urban commuter.

Check out the video demo.

Sure, I like the innovation behind this transportation device. It's electric and it is very sleek. The ability to fold this thing up and cram it into a bag makes it even more attractive to me.

As I watch the video demo there is one thing clearly stuck in my head; How many city blocks will it take before I go flying off of this thing.

Man's Best Friend?

A shout out to my colleague, Chris Lee, for this piece of Blast magic.

Dog owners have discovered a new way to exploit their beloved pet. This consists of grooming and costume techniques to make the dog appear as a different animal/creature.

Click here to see more

Notice the common denominator with all of these pictures; none of these dogs appear to be very happy with this look.

The Colonel Wants me Dead!

I am a sucker for the latest in food technology, especially the kind that reduces the number of years in my life.

Thanks to KFC, I will have another opportunity to push my stomach to its limit.

The KFC "Double Down" is being tested in a couple of markets where people have very strong colons.

This fantastic sandwich concept consists of two slices of bacon smothered with cheese and topped off with the "Colonel's Special Sauce". The real hook is that it is jammed between two pieces of fried chicken. This culinary masterpiece weighs in at a whopping 1,228 calories.

Click Here for the television commercial

KFC - I have only one request; never stop being the innovator in southern fried living.

Insane Idea Hall of Fame!

This one goes into the Blast "Hall of Records", for sure.

You should have seen the guys sitting around the conference room table going over the marketing strategy for product.

Pic of the Weekend

I am back from vacation and need to get the Blast back in action.

So, in the interest of time, I will take the easy road and post pictures that are worthy of this ludicrous blog.

I like this guy. Just knowing that he may have to fight his way out of this rally makes him a stand up guy to me.

His outfit is also genius.

Yes; I am Dog-Piling!

Just to make absolute certain that no one from Radio Shack will ever speak to me again, I decided to pile-on to their re-branding plan with another post.

If you are a marketer, you obviously know it is critical to follow a major re-branding effort with a cool communication campaign.


Well, The Shack has decided to get us all on board quickly by encouraging us to change their store signs for them. Click Here to get a better look at this picture. Also, check out their Facebook page for some crafty teasers.


If this who strategy turns out to be a stroke of branding genius, I will be the first to kneel before the brass at "The Shack" and extol their brilliance. But for now, I will have to go on record with my official statement:

"What in the world is going on here?"

Pic of the Week - It's Football Season!

A long time Packer tradition.

It's actually quite charming, don't you think?

Look, these kids live in Green Bay, WI. They need this.

Of course, being from Milwaukee, I have a free license to make fun of Wisconsin people.

The Shack Attack?!

As a mildly insane critic of all ideas, I must examine the speculated new brand approach of the legendary electronics retailer Radio Shack. (Thus, guaranteeing I will never get a job there)

Word on the street is that they will be re-branding to the much more contemporary feel of "The Shack". (Disclaimer: If this information is incorrect, all opinions are null and void)

Clearly, there has been a mountain of research and testing done behind this re-branding. Therefore, it is way unfair for me to comment positively or negatively on this approach. But, i am going to do it anyway.

Dropping "Radio" is a brilliant move. If you are under the age of 30, you probably don't even know what the word radio means. That brings us to the back half of the equation, the word "Shack". I don't know what is the right move here. Me, personally, I would have gone way off the reservation and came up with a completely new brand. I went to Google Images and typed in "Shack" just for grins and this was our first result. Click here for SHACK on Google

Bottom line, I am a huge fan of the Fort Worth retailer. Let's all wish them success with the re-branding. "Go Shack Go"

Sell the Weed Wacker!

A bit of genius from the good people of Las Vegas. The local Water Utility is offering cash to residents who kill their grass and put in some cool desert landscaping. Check out how much they are paying. cash for killing grass.

These pics show how fantastic it can look

This is so brilliant. I am going to recommend that this be implemented in my north Dallas suburban community. I run the sprinkler system every night and my grass still looks terrible. Plus, I would use the extra cash to go to Las Vegas.

The Blast is an eco-friendly website.

Pic of the Week - Only In Wisconsin!

It's easy to make fun of the Dairyland State. As a Milwaukee native, I have spent my fair share of time trying to understand why we look and act the way we do.

New Feature - Pic of the Week

What in the world led to this end result?

By the way, it has been 3 months since my last post. I am ashamed.

I am working on a process by which there are more posts. If you are a visitor of the Blast, you are a good person and don't forget to check in from time to time.

Cheers!!

Fit & Fold - Total Genius

A special shout out to my brother, Craig, for providing me with this masterpiece.



The human race continues its struggles with the dreaded fitted sheet. Myself - I just don't bother with it. I like to just lay down towels and other pieces of bedding until there is a good base. the wife, however, demands that we have the traditional fitted sheet securely in place.



Thanks to Cooper Hipp - founder of Styled and Simple, we will no longer be traumatized by this post sheet laundering beat down. Cooper has created the Fit & Fold. The video is absolutely must see. He has simplified and automated the task of getting that feisty fitted sheet in place.

I have seen some of the greatest ideas in history - Sanka, Liquid Prell, Peanut M&M's


But this is special



SPECIAL NOTE


To the 9 people who sacrificed their precious time to read this blog - I am making it a personal mission to grab more insane ideas and share them with you.

Stay with me. I am shooting for 20 readers by the end of 2011.

Smooth Landing

Thankfully, nobody was hurt during this dramatic incident on the Hudson.

With that, I can safely blog about this new iPhone application.

That's right, you too can relive this famous heroic landing by downloading the experience right onto your iPhone. Be the pilot who miraculously guided the commercial jet safely into the Hudson, thus saving hundreds of lives.

I feel like this can open a whole new genre of games. Saving people's lives is not a big seller within the giant video game industry.

I really hope Captain Sullenburer is getting a cut off of this game.

Facebook Reality

I joined Facebook last week!

They notified me that I was the last person on earth, under the age of 50, to sign up.

It is so great. People are popping up that I never imagined would want to know what my life has become. Seriously though, I am really enjoying this whole social networking thing. It is a great device to showcase extremely interesting facts about myself and even sharing some embarrassing pictures, so people can see how badly the aging process has treated me.

The real purpose of this post is to share some true idea brilliance. For those of you who have not seen this clip, check this out. Facebook Reality

What a fabulous commentary on the magnificence of social networking.

Next, I am going for Twitter. For that, I apologize - in advance.

Model Mayhem!

As the editor-in-chief of BlastCranium, I am a self described expert in idea insanity.

This little gathering will surely make it to the Blast Hall of Fame.

The popular reality TV show "America's Next Top Model" decided to have some open auditions in Midtown Manhattan on March 16th.

Well it turns out when you package 10,000 women who all think they are beautiful into a small section of downtown New York, neglect to have adequate security and then have someone yell "bomb"... bad things are gonna happen.

Watch the video! It is outrageous.

Between 20,000 flying high heel pumps and all of the those fake eye lashes, I can't believe there was not more blood shed at this gathering.

I did want to mention that 3 of my colleagues here at the office said they would give a week's salary to be milling around in the middle of that pack of women when it all went down.

Canonball Your Belly

Finally, a dish worthy of a Tupperware party in a Milwaukee suburb.

One of my esteemed colleagues, Chris Lee, spotted this culinary masterpiece. It is a 17,000 calorie pirate ship made completely out of meat. Most of which is bacon and sausage.

Check out the short photo tutorial to see how it was made.

I can literally feel my aortas clogging just by looking at this thing.

If this came with a giant wedge of cheddar cheese, I think my girlfriend from freshman year at University of Wisconsin could have polished it off.

Keep note that I am a big fan of the bacon. see blog entry "Everything is Better with Bacon".

Smuggling Genius?

Look at this guy.

Is there no limit to the level of creative thinking that will go into trafficking drugs?

Our guy here in the wheelchair, identified only by his initials J.S.P.F. was stopped by police in the Barcelona airport trying to smuggle over 10 lbs. of cocaine. Some of this shipment was in the form of a cast that was actually made to cover his fractured leg. It's all in the details people. This guy, with the help of some of his pals, actually injured his leg to get these drugs through security.

The sad thing is that he probably could have gotten away with it if it weren't for the additional cocaine he had hidden in a six-pack of beer inside his luggage.

He was immediately transported to a hospital so he could have leg properly treated. There is no word on how the cast was disposed of, but rumor has it the doctor's lounge at the hospital was raging later that night.

What the %@?!

I have been known to drop a few F bombs (but never directed at a person)

As a father of two boys (ages 9 and 7), I should absolutely know better. I remember a few years ago letting the boys watch Terminator 3 with me and trying to hit mute before bad words were used. Needless to say, their mother walked in and had a few of her own words for me.


Well, a youngster in California has brought forward an idea worthy of the Blast -"No Cussing Week"


This Los Angeles teenager has rallied some local officials to declare this no cussing week and force the City of Angels to tone down a bit.

I am not sure how his buddies will take to this idea, but it is an admirable cause.