At a recent all-male gathering for the All-Star Game a hot dog eating contest took place. We’re not talking the Hebrew National style contest of the 4th of July, but some douchebag decided to use those huge fucking polish sausages from Costco. It’s like a 3-to-1 ratio of Hebrew Nationals to Polish Sausages! Anyway, FrankTheTank dominated and essentially taunted the rest of the competitors.

Here is FrankTheTank’s new challenge: The 3.5 lbs Homewrecker from HillBillly Hotdogs. Full description from the web site:

The Homewrecker is a 3.5-lb. weapon of cardiovascular mass destruction. They start with a deep-fried 15″, 1-pound dog and top it with peppers, onions, nacho cheese, chili sauce, jalapenos, mustard, ketchup, coleslaw, tomatoes, lettuce, and shredded cheese. Assured intestinal wreckage will run you $14.99. Finish it in under 12 minutes and you get a free burial t-shirt. Do it in under 4 minutes and your family will have an extra $14.99 for the funeral.

First, I know it’s 3.5 pounds, but $14.99! God damn that is expensive! Is it some kind of special Kobe beef hot dog? Not to mention, HillBilly Hotdogs is located in West Virginia, so I think this probably tops the list of most expensive meals in the state.

Original Story: Aldente Blog

As I sit here at my desk with an office running at about a 70 percent vacancy rate, the last couple days have really turned the week around for women. Sure us guys started the week on manly notes with the Home Run Derby and All-Star Game, then finished it off with the release of Batman: The Dark Knight.

But women have come back the second half of the week, as the anticipated premier of “Project Runway” was on Wednesday night, thus dominating all water-cooler/hallway/lavatory conversations on Thursday. And now my office is barely occupied by the few men who actually work here. You see, it’s the first day of Nordstrom’s Anniversary Sale. Women mark this day on their calendar like it’s their birthday, using a vacation day, calling in “sick” or just getting up at the crack of dawn to get a couple of hours of shopping in before dragging ass at work. Check out the chick stampede at the Downtown Seattle Nordstrom’s here in the picture…be careful, those Starbucks can be used as weapons!

Actually it’s been kind of nice, I’ve been especially productive for a Friday. But now I’m going to grab a beer and kick-start my weekend. Hope everyone has a good one.

The Mid-Summer Classic, a.k.a. baseball’s All-Star Game, was just that last night, a classic. The game extended into the 15th inning and into the wee hours of the morning on the East Coast, allowing for the immediate nickname of the “New York Marathon.” Although the 4-3 final score, in favor of the American League, was low; the game still provided a number of exciting moments and drama. The night had been long over for most of the big name All-Stars, and even the Yankee Stadium crowd slowly trickled out of the stands as the long drew on.

In the end Michael Young, Texas Ranger, hit a bases-loaded sacrifice fly, scoring the Twin’s Justin Morneau for the game-winning run. Even the final play was a close call at home.

A couple of parties on Monday night probably kept the some of the All-Stars a little subdued throughout the game. As gracious hosts, Yankees Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez both hosted parties in Manhattan. A-Rod’s party was Madonna-themed. Whereas Jeter’s get-together was hosted by Nike’s Jordan Brand and featured his new Jeter Clutch training shoe. The guest list included TastyBooze favorite Wade Boggs, Michael Jordan, former Yankee/Mariner Tino Martinez, Gabrielle Union, Billy Crystal, Fabolous, Busta Rhymes, a couple of the boys from Boyz II Men and others. Dan Uggla looked hungover as he made three errors at second base, and Kevin Youkilis was seen pounding a Red Bull as he sat the bench.

Overall it was a great game, luckily as a West Coast resident, I only had to stay up until 10:30 p.m. to watch it!

Last night the Texas Rangers’ Josh Hamilton put on a show during the All-Star Home Run Derby by hitting 28 home runs in the first round. Hamilton broke the previous record set by Bobby Aberu and received multiple standing ovations from the crowd at Yankee Stadium, and praises from his fellow All-Stars, for the display of power. Unfortunately, Hamilton was a little worn out and struggled in the final two rounds, coming in second to Justin Morneau.

As the All-Star Game starts in only a couple hours, Hamilton will be trying to make it 11 straight wins for the AL. Check it out on FOX at 8 p.m. EST/5 p.m. PST.