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Well, I just got this email from Washington Mutual Bank, where I have a credit card:

“Hi ADAM HUTCHISON,
Start saving for the holidays today!
With kids back in school and a nip in the air, we’re suddenly reminded that the holidays are just around the corner.

Even if you’re not ready to hit the stores, you can cut down on holiday stress by saving a little extra cash today. With Online Savings at an amazing 4.00% APY and great rates on Money Market accounts, we have plenty of ways to kick your holiday savings into gear.

Learn more about your options and these great rates for saving for the holidays.”

It was accompanied by this picture:

Hmm…Those people seem a little TOO excited about banking, I wonder if there is anything they aren’t telling me…

“WaMu IS LARGEST BANK FAILURE EVER

By Elinor Comlay and Jonathan Stempel 1 hour, 1 minute ago

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington Mutual Inc was closed by the U.S. government in by far the largest failure of a U.S. bank, and its banking assets were sold to JPMorgan Chase & Co for $1.9 billion.

Washington Mutual was shut by the federal Office of Thrift Supervision, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp was named receiver. This followed $16.7 billion of deposit outflows at the Seattle-based thrift since Sept 15, the OTS said.

“With insufficient liquidity to meet its obligations, WaMu was in an unsafe and unsound condition to transact business,” the OTS said.”

So…You might have wanted to hold off on that email you sent to all of your customers in America about how great of a time it is to invest any money that I haven’t already spent trying to keep my home out of foreclosure at your bank…which no longer exists. Good work there. Hopefully you guys won’t miss the $1500 I’m not going to pay you.

In the spirit of the political season, which apparently is “change”, here is this video from a local Austin, TX band that kicks ass. Check it out.

Also check out the band at Myspace and really cool performance videos at Switchburn.com

Hutch

I don’t know where this guy managed to buy all of the robots from a Showbiz, since I thought they all closed in 1992, but he did, and he is obviously a genius. Unless “he” is a “her”, in which case she should bake me a pie. Either way, this is one of the most brilliant videos I’ve ever seen, and it makes me want to get into the recycled animatronic bear business. If that exists.

Watch this clip from the UT-UTEP football game last week and see if you notice anything….

That’s right, the guy is getting a handy from his girl on national TV!!! Stay Classy, UTEP.

this is the best video of all time.

and here is a link to the vote:
Vote Quiet Company for ACL Festival

I had to put this back up.  Still one of the funniest things to happen this year.

A little something from the Flight of the Conchords, just to freshen up your day. And remember, when everything looks bad, put down your gun, and pick up a girl:
Redheads not Warheads
Blondes not Bombs
Brunettes not Fighter Jets.

Enjoy.

Ladies of the World

Well, if you havent seen it yet, you are missing out.  To me, this movie immediately jumps over Anchorman to become the single most ridiculous comedy ever made.  Every single scene pushes the limits of what it can do, with ample non-sequiters and cursing to round it out.  You even get to see Will Ferrell’s prosthetic nutsack.  And for the record, they would have fit just fine into any scene in Boogie Nights. This heart-warming tale of two 40-year-old man-children is an instant classic, and to say the least, I cant wait for the DVD to come out. Basically, John C. Reilly and Will Ferrell are on a roll, with this movie following up the awesome movies Walk Hard and Semi-Pro (rent those if you havent seen them), and this movie kicks the shit out of Talladega Nights.  Don’t belive me?  Here’s a sample of a rap video from the movie.  Enjoy.

Long story short, see this movie.

It’s sweeping the nation!!!  Get on board before the train passes you by.  This drink was invented by me, The Hutch, and it is officially delicious.  And ever since I ordered one at the steakhouse in Las Vegas, it’s been a staple of all my friend’s drinking escapades.  Some of their dads as well.  Long story short, it made a big splash at my buddy Tom’s wedding, and definitely made the reception just a little more fun.  Make one for yourself, or order it at your favorite bar.  Be sure to call it a Whiskey Hutch when ordering, though: name recognition is everything.

Whiskey Hutch Recipe

Ingredients:

Jack Daniels (bourbon will do in a pinch)

Coca-Cola Classic (or Coke Zero, but definitely not Diet Coke)

Bar cherries

Lime

To make:

Fill a glass with crushed ice.  Small ice cubes will also do.  Fill glass 2/5 of the way full with Jack, and fill to just under full with Coke.  Add cherry, smushing it while adding, to release its flavor.  Sqeeze lime wedge over the top.  Stir thoroughly.  Enjoy.

Side Note:  A proper Whiskey Hutch will always be ordered as a double, with 2 cherries and 2 limes.  Anything else would be uncivilized.

Well, I was in Vegas last month for a bachelor party, and besides spending a shitload of money at Scores, I played alot of craps.  And for some reason, alot of slots.  And although slots have the worst odds of anything in the casino, until the last day, I was up about $300 on them.  Until I went on a drunken rampage and accidentally started betting $25 per spin on the world’s most confusing slot machine.  Guess how that turned out.

Anyways, using a slightly modified version of my system, I was up $600 heading into the last day, and then I blew all of that.  But that’s neither here nor there.  The point is that I like my new modification, and if everyone else in the bachelor party had let me take a nap instead of going down to gamble for 2 more hours, I’d be REALLY happy about my modification.

The mod is a minor one:  basically I do everything the same as I’ve described in my last 2 posts, only now I lay off the Odds bet if the point roll is a 4 or a 10.  This saved me money just about every time I did it.  And I took the extra money I was going to put on the Odds (usually $10-15 bucks), and lumped it on top of my numbers bets (6 and 8, always) for some extra action.  Long story short, there were 7 of us playing in our party, and every time, I walked from the table with the most winnings, excluding the last 2 times, when I left with $4.

I didn’t lose everything I played, though:  I did manage to put a bet down on the Lakers-Celts while I was at the Venetian sports book, and I won that, so for the trip, I ended up $75 in gambling, and down $450 on strippers.  It’s a good trade-off.  And by the way, if you have the money, stay at the Venetian.  Awesome.  And definitely go to GhostBar at the Palms.