A Tuesday Of Thanks

We do this site for a ton of reasons that we've talked
about many times in the past.

But there is a new reason for us to like
doing theNewk.

It's because of the people we've met, and the friendships
we've made.

As I sit here, way later in the evening than I'd like to be
writing this, many names and faces come to mind.

I'm quite sure you all know who you are.

(Especially you, Angry Rich. Your fury pleases us greatly.)

Seriously though, there are people, some of which we've never
actually met, and even more that we've had the pleasure to
spend time with, do nice things for us and say even nicer
things to us.

The impact they've had on us has not gone unnoticed.


We thought random people telling us they like what we do
made us happy.

And it does.

But the friendships we've made along the way, really
make this a very fulfilling adventure.

We look forward to the friends we haven't made yet, and
even more so to the precious time we get to spend
with the ones we already have.

We may not say it enough, but thank you.

Thanks to all of you.

Even the people that just read that crap we write, and
never say a word about it.

We notice all of you, and appreciate you very much.

Random Picture Monday (01-24-11)

J-Dub was holding it down.

You Snow What I'm Sayin'

Why are we acting like it's surprising?

We live in the Northeast, and it's January.

It's supposed to snow, right?

Whatev.

That doesn't mean we have to be happy about it.

Although, the snow does allow for some fun activities...

Scraping windshields.
Shoveling the driveway.
Tracking slush and salt into your living room.
Knowing exactly where your neighbor's dog pees.
(God forbid they walk him, or put him on a leash.)

And our personal favorite:
Falling down.

That's a heck of a list, eh?

We take pride in our lists.

There is an art to it, and we're happy to say that we've
just about perfected it.

If List Making was an Olympic event, we would have
more gold medals than that doper Mike Phelps.

Did you know he was a Ravens fan?

He is.


So let us reflect here for a minute.

We just posted about the weather, and list making.

Why are you even reading this?

You must be super bored.


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Read yesterday's post and help us out.

And oh yeah...

Go Steelers.

To Party, Or Not To Party

Our two year anniversary of doing this site, is
coming up in a short couple of months.

And we are considering a party of sorts.

But we need help with ideas.

We are considering having a small gathering at a local
pub, where maybe some of the readers and emailers
can come meet one another.

Who wouldn't want to do a shot of Patrón with
Frank the Stank?

Or maybe get into a bar fight with Angry Rich?

We may even be able to get some of our local business
friends to DJ, or cook delicious treats for everyone
to enjoy.

This sounds like a great idea to us, but we are going to need
a hand pulling it off.

If any local bar or restaurant would like to host such
and event, please contact us at
thenewkblog@gmail.com

Maybe the mayor would like to grant us access to the
Girl Scout Little House, as that's a Newkers rite
of passage to have a birthday there.


Maybe you would like to take part in the festivities?

If so, you also may contact us, as we'd love to show
off all the great things in and around this town.

Hell, even if you are from Lower Burrell, or maybe even
from across the river... we welcome you with open arms.

Unless you are from the city of brick roads (Oakmont).

If so, we're all filled up on pretentiousness.

We're kidding Oakmonters. Settle down.

You can come, but only if you bring a dozen Black and White
cookies from the Oakmont Bakery.



So what do you people think?

Is it worth our efforts?

Will anyone care?

Will anyone come?

Let your voice and opinions be heard.

Slip Sliding Away

For those of you that wake up before noon.

(Not us)

You likely did a little sliding yesterday morning.

If not on the roads, it was on your sidewalk.

We had a good bit of "the freezing rain."

(Did you know that adding the word "the" in front of stuff, makes you sound like an old person? We love that.)

So yeah, we had some of the freezy stuff (so the early birds tell us).

Luckily, we have one of the best street crews around.

And they were out throughout the night.

We know, cause we are up late.

And we saw their flashy yellow light through our window.


Which means all the slippy footage we saw on the news last night, was from another town.

A town not nearly as rockin' as the Newk.

So thanks New Ken Street Dept.

You are appreciated.

Slow And Low, That Is The Tempo

Ah, the Beastie Boys.

(Paul's Boutique may be the most underrated album of all time.)

Look at us, already off topic.

The real topic of today's post is...

Slow.

There are many things we could be talking about in
this area when we talk about the word slow.

But this is more of a rant/call-out.


Here's the deal.

This past weekend, we noticed the gas gauge in the
Newk-Mobile getting close to the empty side.

We don't just toss a couple bucks in at a time.

We fill'r up.

So when we pulled in the BP (across from Taco Bell), we
pulled the trigger, and engaged the auto filler tab.

We then remembered why we don't go there often.

Cause it's like filling your tank with molasses.


Honestly, what's the deal?

It took a good 5 minutes just to put $20.01 in there.

We were so fed up, that we pulled their snail-like pump from
our whip, and hung it up the same way Bobby DeNiro hung
up the payphone in Goodfellas.


We hit NO for a receipt, as we wanted no reason to ever
remember standing in the cold, waiting for the longest
fill up ever.

So if you have ever experienced this terrible gas spot,
speak up, and let your voices be heard!

We just did.

Random Picture Monday (01-17-10)

How about that phone number, eh?




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Happy MLK Day.

Did you get the day off?

We didn't.

Flamed Out

What a week, huh?

Yeah, we've been all hot and bothered around here, due
to the Pittsburgh Mills Mystery Flame.

We've been posting about it all week.

As if you didn't notice.

And to be honest, just like the flame...

We are burned out.

Seriously.

After the week we had, and partying it up at the Pig
last night with DJ Frankie, we don't have much
left in our collective tanks.



So...

Go Pens.
Go Steelers.
Go Bananas.

B-a-n-a-n-a-s!

Flame Off

We have it on good authority that the Pittsburgh Mills
Mystery Flame has been put out.

It was just yesterday that we explained to our 13 readers
what the heck that thing was.

Now, it's gone.

All we have are the glowing memories embedded deep
inside of our imaginative brains.

So to honor this fleeting light.

We would like to recognize some of our other
favorite flames.




The flame of a Zippo lighter.


JFK's Eternal Flame


Rock Band: The Flaming Lips


Calgary Flames Great: Joe Nieuwendyk


Porn Star: Penny Flame


And of course, the Olympic Flame.



And last, but not least...

Our Old High School Flame

We still own that tux.

Jealous?




In closing...

We will miss you, Pittsburgh Mills Mystery Flame.

You lit up our world, if only for the briefest of moments.

Smoke On The Water, Fire In The Sky

So the last couple days, we've showed a picture

and a video about the mystery flame that is
terrorizing the imaginations of many a Newker.

We've received a few emails, photos, and have been reading
all about it on the facebook.

Here are some shots of it.




And the best of the bunch.
(Sent in from Top 10 Reader - Ed)


Here are some of the theories going around...

- The Olympics are being held in Fawn.
- It's a Jimi Hendrix tribute.
- A monument made for us, cause we beat Fire and Flames
on the hard setting playing Guitar Hero.
- A spot for shopping smokers to congregate.
- ALIENS!!!!
- World's Biggest Tiki Torch
- S'mores Station

Those are all great theories.

And we would believe any one of them, if we didn't
actually know the truth.

The fact is, it's a natural gas well flare.

It's a controlled burn used to release pressure and test the
volume of gas in the well.

And it can be seen for miles, and sounds like a freight
train when you're right up on it.

You can actually see the flame from the top of
Drey St.

And while on Drey, head on down the hill to see this
little beauty...


So anyways.

It's probably gonna be burning for a couple weeks, so you
can all just chill out.

There is one thing we'd like to ask the fine folks at the
Marcellus Shale Mine...

When the time has come to extinguish this beast of a
flame, we were hoping you'd allow us to snuff it out,
voted off the island Survivor style?

Get at us.