I was listening to last Friday’s Opie and Anthony show while working this afternoon and they picked up on Byron Douglas’s on-air shot during the earthquake. They were none too pleased with his demeanor during the event.

The clip is below, but it contains very salty language so use headphones or avoid if you’re at work.

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Here are some photos uploaded to Flickr from last night’s rally. I’ll keep monitoring Flickr and update the post as necessary.

Indiana For Obama by hillyard_farms

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Barack and Michelle by hillyard_farms

In Focus spotlights a photograph taken by a reader of It’s Evansville. If you’d like a chance to have your photo featured, upload your photo to Flickr and tag it with “itsevansville”.

All I want to know is what was up with the Abercrombie models behind him during the speech?

If you were there and snapped photos or videos, tag them as ‘itsevansville’ on Flickr and YouTube. Share your comments on the event in the comments.

Here’s Obama’s rally speech from last night thanks to MSNBC.

What do you do when you have your heart broken? Do you eat a pint of Ben and Jerry’s? Do you cry on your best friend’s shoulder? Do you slip into a depressive coma for a couple of weeks? In Forgetting Sarah Marshall, the remedy Peter uses is a trip to Hawaii.

Peter, played by Jason Segel (How I Met Your Mother), is a musician/composer who is dumped by his girlfriend, Sarah Marshall (Kristen Bell), a television actress. After the break-up, Peter decides to take a trip to Hawaii to hopefully forget about Sarah and begin moving on with his life. Unfortunately, Sarah is staying at the same resort with her new boyfriend, Aldous Snow. The two continuously bump into each other making for some very awkward moments.

Forgetting Sarah Marshall is the same brand of raunchy humor as Knocked Up and The Forty Year Old Virgin. If you did not enjoy either of those films, chances are you won’t like this one either. I would, however, recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good laugh and is not easily shocked. Forgetting Sarah Marshall gives you the same type of awkward moments, as The Office and the characters are easily relatable because of their authenticity.

I enjoy this new genre of romantic comedy because it gives actors a chance to shine in something other then dramatic roles. These films made popular by producer, Judd Apatow, are shedding a lot of light onto some new talent. Peter Segel, who has been in several of Apatow’s films, has a starring role in Forgetting Sarah Marshall not only as an actor, but also as the writer. The additional cast members include Mila Kunis (That 70’s Show), Paul Rudd (Knocked Up), and Jonah Hill (Superbad).

Overall, I enjoyed this movie. The MPAA have given Forgetting Sarah Marshall a rating of R for sexual content, language and some graphic nudity. I give it a rating of 3.5/5 because it is an entertaining movie, but doesn’t necessarily need to be seen in the theater.

Presidential candidate Barack Obama will be at Roberts Stadium tomorrow night for a nationally televised rally. Along with Obama will be John Courgar Mellencamp who will be performing a song or two.

Doors open at 7:30. I requested a media credential so I can capture some video and photographs of the event. We’ll see how they respond to bloggers.

(Thanks to C&P for the tip)

photo courtesy of roxannejomitchell

After my air appointment today, it was nearly 1:30 and I was starved. Next door is Just Rennie’s, a much welcomed new eatery that is owned by Doug Rennie and his wife. They offer catering, cookies, and lunches.

Today, there was a private party in the banquet room, so I only saw the “Cookies” part of their building. It is very small, but inviting all the same. There is a display case that offers up the lunch fare in bowls and platters, next to it is a table simply covered in various types of cookies and brownies. This all is very near to the door, but I wish that they would push it back just a bit, because when I was there with just 5 people in line, being in the back, I felt very smashed. There aren’t tables in this area, I think the idea is that most people are coming from downtown offices and are either going to eat it back in their office or on the river. Behind the counter, you see all their baking supplies as well as a few people baking. It is very much an “open operation” in a sense.

It’s not a place that offers a wide variety, but what it offers it specializes in. I had chicken salad on a steak house roll with a side of fruit salad and pasta salad. The chicken salad was simple-mayonnaise based with celery and dill. I’m not a fan of dill, but I was really surprised at how great it tasted and the quality and preparation of the chicken was outstanding (I am very picky about eating chicken). I was worried the roll would be hard, but it was nice and soft. The pasta salad was penne with a light pesto dressing with a few cherry tomatoes. The fruit salad consisted of large pieces of grapes, cantaloupe, honeydew, and pineapple-all of it was perfectly ripe and juicy.

Other offerings include ham, turkey, roast beef, or club wraps or steak house rolls. There is also a curry chicken salad (which I hear is delicious for even people who are not curry fans) and tuna salad. Other sides are red potato salad and tomato-cucumber salad. They also offer 4 salads such as the Mixed Greens with chicken or Southern Belle salad.

I mentioned there was a table covered in cookies and brownies, and I’m happy to report that Just Rennie’s also specializes in this. The cookies are big and thick, as are the brownies. I got 8 cookies and a brownie bowl-a brownie bowl! The cookies they offer are the peanut butter chocolate chunk, oatmeal raisin, chocolate chunk, double chocolate chunk, chocolate chunk walnut, white chocolate pecan, peanut butter, double chocolate chunk, and “Chef Doug’s gourmet” (chocolate, walnuts, cinnamon). They also offer brownies, blondies, and brownie bowls.

Just Rennie’s is a very welcome addition to downtown Evansville. Everything I had was delicious, I couldn’t get enough, and yet, there was enough that I wasn’t able to finish. My meal (including steak house roll sandwich and two sides cost $6. 95, which I think is very reasonable for the quality of the food. Although there is no seating, that’s fine, the food is worth it, and I can enjoy it at home or the park. I hope you all go visit soon and support a local chef and his new business.

Just Rennie’s is located at 102 SE 4th St., Downtown. 812-490-8098. Tues-Fri 9am-4pm, Sat 10am-2pm.

Yay. Weekend. If any local band plays an earthquake song this weekend, I will shut this site down immediately. Don’t be corny.

Friday

• Boney Junes has A Plea For Purging, Perea, Fighting Through, Endless Battle and Behold The Seraph at 7PM.
• The Marlins are at Hoosier’s Lounge at 8PM.
• The USI Springfest has live music tonight.
• Jay Johnson is at Chaser’s at 9PM.
• Hog Maw is at Deerhead at 9PM.
• Diamond Dallas Page (Self High Five!) is making an appearance at Icon at 9PM.
• Adam Blythe is at Ri-Ra at 9:30PM.
• Pieces of the Day are at Club Royale at 10PM.
• Lindsey Williams is at Fox & Hound at 10PM.
• Stompbox 40 is at O’Brians at 10PM.
• Prowler is at Lanhucks at 10:30PM.
• Bosko is at Little Cheers at 10:30PM.

Saturday

• Celebrate Earth Day tomorrow with our friends at the Wesselman’s Nature Society starting at 10AM.
• Dashboard Confessional is at the USI Springfest at 6:45PM.
• Boney Junes has a show at 7PM featuring 4 Seamer, The Rose McCoy, Everything North Of The Atlantic and Get Carried Away.
• JEB is at Angel Mounds at 7:30PM.
• The Marlins are at Hoosier’s Lounge at 8PM.
• Quasimojo is at Chaser’s at 9PM.
• Namaste is at Deerhead at 9PM.
• Aces & Eights are at Duck Inn at 9PM.
• The Jimmies are at Icon at 9PM.
• Pieces of the Day are at Club Royale at 10PM.
• Stompbox 40 is at O’Brians at 10PM.
• Prowler is at Lanhucks at 10:30PM.
• Scott Winzinger is at Little Cheers at 10:30PM.

Movies

• Forgetting Sarah Marshall
• The Forbidden Kingdom
• 88 Minutes

photo courtesy of frontrowking

Kenny Chesney’s Poets and Pirates Tour is only hitting 11 smaller arenas this year in addition to his Sold out stadium shows. Evansville Indiana was on the top of the list of places to come. Chesney’s tour bus will make a pit stop in Evansville on July 10 for what is sure to be one of the most anticipated show of the year. He is bringing with him solo artist Gary Allan, who was here last summer for the Grill for The Thrill [See our review]. Tickets go on sale Saturday April 26 at 10AM via Ticketmaster or the Roberts Stadium box office. Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. concert are $72.50 though there will be a few available at $39.50. If you do go wait in line at the stadium there will be a lottery for line position.

Of course we will be there for the show review.

Here’s the video from this morning’s WFIE morning show where the quake hit during Bryon Douglas’s weather report. Oh what I would have given for him to have a Wayne Hart moment.

Our friends at ROSI have another match tomorrow night at Swonder. Evansville’s Rollergirls of Southern Indiana skating against the Bloodbath Beauties of Little Rock, Arkansas. Doors open at 6 with the action starting at 7.

Tickets are $8 in advance or $13 at the door — children under 10 are free. Seating available in the bleachers and on the floor, including suicide seats right by the track for those that want to get up close and personal

And if that isn’t enough you can hang out at Hootie Hoots Saloon after the bout for the after party.