Tecmo Super Bowl Star Advises Next Mayor

Vai Sikahema, the NBC 10 anchor and uncle of Napoleon Dynamite, has written a few words on his blog advising Michael Nutter (or Al Taubenberger) what his administration should do for the next four eight years:

But in my observation, it’s clear to me that the one mayor who had his finger on the pulse of the city was Ed Rendell.

One reason I think he did was because Rendell was a huge sports fan! To a great extent, you could argue that if a politician understood his constituents’ passion for their local sports teams, he or she might understand better how to serve them.

Rendell wasn’t just a casual sports fan. He was fanatical! I’m not suggesting Michael Nutter do be a fanatic, but Rendell even got street cred when he actually threw a snowball onto the field at veteran stadium during a Cowboys game.

Oh man, what if Olivia Nutter threw a snowball at Tony Romo? Oh, man, I bet she could be elected mayor if she did that, age restriction or not.

Vai’s View: Tips for Next Mayor [NBC 10 via The Next Mayor]

A Very Special Chat™: Vai, Napoleon And Starstruckcakes

There’s a new blogger on the horizon, and his name is Dan Stamm:

pwddmac: looks like teresa has some competition!

anonymous reader: gahhhhhhhh
reader: good lord
reader: do you think these “bloggers” have any journalism background at all?
reader: not to get all blogger hateful on you, but seriously, this is so not what a real news site should have up
pwddmac: uhh, it’s nbc 10.
reader: nbc10 wasn’t always just a repository for tabloid crap
reader: it’s so totally insane now that it might as well be fox news
pwddmac: i think it’s in a whole different league
pwddmac: like, fox news just yells at you and tells you how great president bush is. nbc 10 is more like laugh-in.
pwddmac: no. i mean, if laugh-in were written by chimps.
reader: don’t call bill henley a chimp again, though, or we’re gonna have problems
pwddmac: SOCK IT TO ME!
pwddmac: but i don’t really have any room to criticize.
reader: no no no. you’re not all “oh wow, look what this job let me do! wow! starstruckcakes.”
reader: alt-weeklies are supposed to include “edgier” stuff, not be 100% news, etc. alt-weeklies should have blogs. news? real (well, “real”) news should not.
pwddmac: wait.
pwddmac: starstruckcakes?
pwddmac: you know what? let’s move on. i did enjoy the tecmo super bowl reference.
reader: “How cool is that. Wikipedia even has a mention of it.”
reader: like, wow!
pwddmac: i think this is my favorite one: “Jon even verified that Vai really was his uncle after co-star Jacinda Barrett questioned the relation. Vai added that it was by marriage – but that’s still cool. Jacinda by the way is a total fox!”
pwddmac: i’m glad he’s okay with people having nephews by marriage. i was a little worried nbc 10 was taking a hard line against that.
pwddmac: “Watching live news still amazes me every time I see it, especially when I get to work with professionals like these guys.”
pwddmac: i should invite him over to watch me blog
pwddmac: maybe his head will explode
reader: probably
reader: because don’t you also have tecmo at your house?
pwddmac: i do!
reader: what if he could play tecmo AND watch you blog?
reader: did you look at the slides?
reader: there’s a photo with this caption:
reader: “Jon Heder — notice the Evian next to him”
pwddmac: this is sort of the citizen kane of local news blogs
reader: just swap out “sweet” for “rosebud.”

NBC10.Com Blog: Vai Sikahema, NBC10.Com and Jon Heder Go Hollywood In New York City [NBC 10]

NBC 10’s Strangest Weather Forecast Yet

O… kay. Anybody have any idea what’s going on here?

Vai Sikahema shows his Olympic mettle

If you haven’t been watching the Olympics — and judging by the ratings, you haven’t — you might not be aware of Coatesville native Johnny Weir, the prima donna figure skater who’s America’s best hope for a medal.

All you really need to know about Weir is that he’s flamboyant. Got it? And, so, the other day Vai Sikahema — NBC 10 sports anchor and former Philadelphia Eagles returnman (and Gold Gloves boxer) — hung out with Weir for an interview.

The day didn’t go well at first: The PR person only gave them an hour. Weir was a half-hour late. But! He said to Vai, “Honey, I’ve got all day!” — and at that, things apparently got worse for Sikahema: Weir called himself “Princess,” made Vai try on outfits and shopped for “Dolce something-or-other.” An excerpt:

We spent nearly three hours together. He took me to stores that I’m certain no former NFL player had ever been in.

I don’t mean the fashion. I mean the sizes. Most women would kill to have his body. Five-nine and I’d guess 125 pounds. That would make him the same size as my wife.

Actually, Vai, he’s a buck thirty-four, but pretty good guess. Anyway, Enrico over at The 700 Level puts it succinctly: “The article is one of those you have to read it all to get the full effect.” Indeed. Sikahema even has a funny closing line! Sikahema doesn’t say this, but my guess is after hanging with Weir, he went back to his hotel room and did like a million pushups. He’s gotta work on his figure to keep up!

Vai, Weir Shop For Chanel [NBC 10]
Johnny Weir [NBCOlympics.com]
Johnny Weir & Vai Sikahema Go Shopping [The 700 Level]