Hey Touchblue folks, it’s a been a minute, huh?

Well, I got back from DC a few days ago, and I wanted to say congrats to the world. I know Barack Obama’s inauguration was a week ago, but my fingers and toes just barely thawed out… so here i am. =)

I also have to give big ups to Filipinos For Obama, now known as KAYA. I was fortunate enough to hang with some of them, and it was all good times. They were also responsible for my getting tickets to the event. =) The view was unbelievable so again, many props and thanks to them.

The spectacular camera-work below was by yours truly…

After G-Dub was announced:

After Barack Obama was announced:

Notice the contrast?

That’s all for now. Be talking to you soon..

On 8.31.08, over 1 million runners in 25 cities around the world pulled on their moisture-wicking socks to participate in the 10K Nike+ Human Race, the world’s largest running event EVER. Read More »

A great big American CONGRATULATIONS to my boy, competitive eater Joey Chestnut for defending his Mustard Belt and winning the 2008 Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest!

In a newly revised 10-minute competition, Joey and former hot dog champ Takeru Kobayashi were neck-and-neck as they BOTH finished with an incredible 59 wieners. In an unprecedented tie-breaker, Joey just barely beats Kobayashi to the last dog in sudden-death overtime. Hell to the yeah.

A portrait of a winner.

A portrait of a weiner.

Me and Joey go way back. Whatchoo know about that?

Happy 4th of July everyone! Stay cool, stay free, and don’t set any fires. Half of California is pretty much burnted. Late!

-Abe

Bay Area! Touchblue is BAAAAACK!

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Dear Touchblue Familia,

Circle up, Guys and Gals… really lean in on this one. We need a team huddle. Stat.

It has been brought to my attention that Carl’s Jr. is currently running a commercial for their chili cheeseburger that is strikingly similar to our sketch, “Knight School.” Before I say anything more, take a look at the videos… and judge for yourself:

Here is the Carl’s Jr Ad, which premiered during the Academy Awards last Sunday, entitled “Did I Get It?”:

Now here is “Knight School” (a sketch that we shot & posted to the web in April 2005):

Have I been plagiarized? What do you think? Personally, I’m not comfortable saying that I have been outright stolen from. I understand that this kind of parallel thinking can exist when dealing with messy treats. It would be unfair for me to suppose that no one else on this planet could arrive upon the same comedic conclusions as mine. That’s just silly.

But.

I will say… that when I first saw the ad, I felt like pile-driving something.

Two days later, my top buckle instincts have subsided… and it’s now time to begin the healing slash revenge process. Any ideas? Hollerback.

**UPDATE
The situation is up on Digg.com… check out the article, and let’s Digg this thing up:

http://digg.com/television/Newest_Carl_s_Jr_Commercial_was_ripped_off_Videos