Top 25: Week 4 - 9/26/10

Still hanging on to No. 1, the Florida Gators.



1 Florida 18.5
2 LSU 17.5
3 Auburn 17.5
4 Alabama 16.5
5 USC 16.5
6 Oklahoma 16.5
7 Arizona 14.5
8 Missouri 14
9 TCU 13.5
10 Ohio St. 13
11 Utah 12.5
12 Toledo 12.25
13 Stanford 12
14 North Carolina St. 12
15 Northwestern 12
16 Kansas St. 12
17 Boise St. 11.5
18 Michigan St. 11.5
19 Oregon 11
20 Oklahoma St. 11
21 Texas 11
22 Nebraska 10.5
23 Nevada 10.5
24 Michigan 10.5
25 Wisconsin 10.5
26 UCLA 10
27 Penn St. 8.75
28 Kentucky 8.25
29 West Virginia 8.25
30 Houston 8
31 South Carolina 7.75
32 Army 7.5
33 Temple 7.5
34 Maryland 7.5
35 Arkansas 7.25
36 Virginia Tech 7.25
37 Southern Mississippi 7
38 Iowa 6.75
39 Florida St. 6.75
40 San Diego St. 6.25
41 Air Force 6.25
42 Baylor 6.25
43 Texas A & M 6
44 Texas Tech 6
45 East Carolina 6
46 Colorado 6
47 Mississippi St. 5.5
48 Fresno St. 5.5
49 Mississippi 5.5
Utep 5.5
51 SMU 5.25
52 Hawaii 4.75
53 Indiana 4.5
54 California 4.5
55 Miami Ohio 4.5
56 Miami 4.25
57 Troy 4.25
58 North Carolina 4.25
59 Vanderbilt 4
60 Illinois 3.75
61 Kansas 3.5
62 Oregon St. 3.5
63 Washington 3.25
64 Notre Dame 3.25
65 Iowa St. 3.25
66 Navy 3
67 UCF 3
68 Boston College 3
69 Clemson 2.75
70 Georgia Tech 2.75
71 Arkansas St 2.75
72 BYU 2.75
73 Rutgers 2.5
74 Tennessee 2.5
75 Connecticut 2.25
76 Tulsa 2.25
77 Rice 2.25
78 Colorado St. 2.25
79 Wake Forest 2.25
80 Georgia 2
81 Northern Illinois 2
82 North Texas 2
83 Memphis 2
84 Central Michigan 1.75
85 South Florida 1.75
86 Florida Atlantic 1.75
87 Syracuse 1.5
88 Idaho 1.25
89 Middle Tennessee St. 1
90 Purdue 1
91 UAB 1
92 Marshall 0.75
93 Bowling Green 0.75
94 UNLV 0.5
95 Louisiana Lafayette 0.5
96 Minnesota 0.25
97 Virginia -0.25
98 Arizona St. -0.5
99 Pittsburgh -0.75
100 Western Michigan -0.75
101 San Jose St. -0.75
102 Kent. St. -1
103 FIU -1
104 Cincinatti -1
105 Lousiana Tech -1.25
106 Utah St. -1.25
107 Wyoming -1.25
108 Louisville -1.5
109 Tulane -1.5
110 Western Kentucky -1.5
111 Washington St. -1.5
112 Duke -1.75
113 Louisiana Monroe -2
114 New Mexico St. -2
115 Ohio -2.25
116 Buffalo -2.5
117 New Mexico -2.5
118 Eastern Michigan -2.75
119 Akron -4.25
120 Ball St. -4.5

Top 25: Week 3 - 9/19/10

New number one this week, who needs Tim Tebow:



1 Florida 14.5
2 Texas 14.5
3 Oklahoma 14
4 USC 14
5 Michigan St. 13.5
6 Auburn 13.5
7 Alabama 13
8 Nebraska 12.5
9 LSU 12.5
10 Wisconsin 12.5
11 Ohio St. 12
12 Oklahoma St. 12
13 Utah 11.5
14 Kentucky 10.5
15 Arizona 10.5
16 TCU 10
17 Missouri 10
18 Stanford 9.5
19 North Carolina St. 9.5
20 South Carolina 9
21 Northwestern 9
22 Temple 9
23 Toledo 9
24 Boise St. 8.5
25 Fresno St. 8.5
26 Arkansas 8.5
27 Michigan 8.5
28 West Virginia 8.5
29 Texas Tech 8.25
30 Nevada 8
31 Texas A & M 8
32 Kansas St. 8
33 Oregon 7.5
34 SMU 7.5
35 East Carolina 7
36 Colorado 6.5
37 Miami Ohio 5.75
38 Army 5.5
39 California 4.75
40 Hawaii 4.75
41 Maryland 4.75
42 Georgia 4.5
43 Rutgers 4.5
44 Notre Dame 4.5
45 UCLA 4.5
46 San Diego St. 4.25
47 UCF 4.25
48 Florida Atlantic 4.25
49 Boston College 4
50 Houston 4
51 Navy 4
52 Vanderbilt 4
53 Iowa 3.75
54 Air Force 3.75
55 Washington 3.75
56 Penn St. 3.75
57 Oregon St. 3.75
58 Illinois 3.75
59 Florida St. 3.75
60 Baylor 3.75
61 Southern Mississippi 3.75
62 Wake Forest 3.75
63 Indiana 3.5
64 Mississippi St. 3.5
65 Georgia Tech 3.5
66 Utep 3.5
67 Purdue 3.5
68 Central Michigan 3.25
69 Iowa St. 3.25
70 Arkansas St 3.25
71 Tulsa 3.25
72 UAB 3
73 BYU 3
74 Rice 3
75 Louisiana Lafayette 3
76 Clemson 2.75
77 Idaho 2.75
78 Troy 2.75
79 Syracuse 2.5
80 Memphis 2.5
81 Virginia Tech 1.75
82 Kansas 1.5
83 Minnesota 1.25
84 Bowling Green 1
85 Mississippi 0.5
86 Arizona St. -0.25
87 Pittsburgh -0.25
Virginia -0.25
89 Miami -0.25
90 South Florida -0.25
91 FIU -0.5
92 Utah St. -0.5
93 Cincinatti -0.5
94 Connecticut -0.5
95 Kent. St. -0.5
96 Tennessee -0.5
97 San Jose St. -0.5
98 Wyoming -0.5
99 North Carolina -0.75
100 Louisville -0.75
101 Western Michigan -0.75
102 Ohio -0.75
103 Lousiana Tech -0.75
104 Duke -0.75
105 Western Kentucky -0.75
106 Washington St. -0.75
107 Tulane -1
108 New Mexico St. -1
109 Buffalo -1
110 UNLV -1
111 New Mexico -1
112 Eastern Michigan -1.25
113 North Texas -1.25
114 Louisiana Monroe -1.25
115 Colorado St. -1.25
116 Northern Illinois -1.5
117 Marshall -1.5
118 Middle Tennessee St. -2
119 Ball St. -3.5
120 Akron -3.75

Top 25: Week 2 - 9/12/10

It was a bad week for Virginia Tech and Boise St. and we have a new number one this week:



1 Texas
2 Michigan
3 USC
4 Oklahoma St.
5 Florida
6 South Carolina
7 Oklahoma
8 Oregon
9 Texas Tech
10 Kentucky
11 Michigan St.
12 LSU
13 Auburn
14 Alabama
15 Nebraska
16 Ohio St.
17 Utah
18 East Carolina
19 Wisconsin
20 Arizona
21 San Diego St.
22 North Carolina St.
23 Rutgers
24 Hawaii
25 Toledo
26 California
27 Texas A & M
28 Houston
29 Baylor
Iowa
31 Arkansas
32 Air Force
33 Fresno St.
34 Boston College
35 Missouri
36 TCU
37 Wake Forest
38 Maryland
Temple
40 Georgia
41 Notre Dame
42 Iowa St.
43 BYU
44 Stanford
45 Washington
46 West Virginia
47 Northwestern
48 Florida Atlantic
49 Rice
50 Nevada
51 Clemson
52 Kansas St.
53 Boise St.
54 Syracuse
55 Army
56 Mississippi St.
57 SMU
58 Tulsa
59 Troy
60 Miami Ohio
61 Colorado
62 Louisiana Lafayette
63 Mississippi
64 Minnesota
65 Kansas
66 Arizona St.
Indiana
68 Central Michigan
Pittsburgh
Navy
Virginia
72 FIU
73 Duke
North Carolina
75 Utah St.
Louisville
UCF
78 Oregon St.
79 Illinois
80 Miami
81 Kent. St.
82 Cincinatti
83 Connecticut
New Mexico St.
85 Penn St.
Idaho
87 Louisiana Monroe
South Florida
Western Michigan
90 Wyoming
91 Buffalo
Southern Mississippi
93 Florida St.
Utep
95 Lousiana Tech
96 Tennessee
97 Washington St.
98 Georgia Tech
99 Ohio
Middle Tennessee St.
101 Purdue
102 Vanderbilt
103 Tulane
104 Northern Illinois
105 Marshall
106 UCLA
107 UNLV
108 San Jose St.
109 Western Kentucky
110 New Mexico
111 North Texas
112 Arkansas St.
113 Memphis
114 Colorado St.
115 Eastern Michigan
116 Bowling Green
117 UAB
118 Ball St.
119 Virginia Tech
120 Akron

Top 25: Week 1 - 9/6/10

Welcome back College Football, we missed you. Congrats to the Wildcats opening up the season with a large road win and the No. 1 ranking.



1 Arizona
2 Syracuse
3 Wisconsin
4 Texas
5 USC
6 Minnesota
Kentucky
8 Army
9 Northwestern
10 Florida Atlantic
11 Oregon
12 Georgia
Oklahoma St.
14 Alabama
15 Mississippi St.
16 Nebraska
17 Ohio St.
18 South Carolina
19 Auburn
20 Clemson
21 Michigan St.
22 Florida
23 Colorado
24 Michigan
25 Iowa St.
26 Fresno St.
27 Notre Dame
28 Missouri
29 Kansas St.
TCU
31 Texas Tech
32 Oklahoma
33 LSU
BYU
35 Utah
Troy
Boise St.
Maryland
39 East Carolina
40 Nevada
Idaho
Tulane
Miami
Rutgers
Indiana
Kent. St.
Central Michigan
Buffalo
Wake Forest
Ball St.
Temple
Florida St.
Penn St.
Iowa
Boston College
North Carolina St.
Georgia Tech
Virginia
Baylor
Texas A & M
South Florida
West Virginia
UCF
Houston
Utep
Ohio
Air Force
San Diego St.
Wyoming
Arizona St.
California
Stanford
Tennessee
Arkansas
FIU
Louisiana Monroe
Lousiana Tech
New Mexico St.
Duke
80 UAB
81 Tulsa
Vanderbilt
83 Bowling Green
Pittsburgh
Virginia Tech
Navy
87 Eastern Michigan
88 Washington
North Carolina
90 Utah St.
Louisville
Middle Tennessee St.
93 SMU
94 Oregon St.
UCLA
96 Illinois
97 Purdue
98 Hawaii
99 Cincinatti
100 Rice
Northern Illinois
102 UNLV
Connecticut
104 Colorado St.
105 Miami Ohio
106 Western Michigan
107 North Texas
108 Akron
Arkansas St.
110 Southern Mississippi
111 Marshall
112 Western Kentucky
Toledo
114 Memphis
115 San Jose St.
116 Washington St.
Louisiana Lafayette
118 New Mexico
119 Mississippi
120 Kansas

AN END OF AN ERA.

I just finished the series finale and this post may not properly express everything that The Hills means to me....as I am overcome with emotion.

The finale just went right to the heartstrings and when they played Jay-Z's forever young that was all I could handle....it was a beautiful moment. I started to get it together and then a remix of Natasha Bedingfield's theme song....truly beautiful.

For the interpretation of the ending scene with the Hollywood set, I am going against the grain. I think they were throwing it in all of the haters' faces who say the show was fake. You can't fake true emotion and that is all I felt at the end. Liz Gateley is a genius and she just flipped the script, it was real, passionate and raw and I loved it.

So lets run down my final thoughts on the characters.

Spencer: this was the only disappointing part for me, I think it is unfortunate that he was cut out of the show, love him or hate him you can't deny that the flesh-colored beard is entertaining.

LC: you got a little annoying toward the end of your reign, but I got nothing but love for you. You were the original and I know you had everyone's best interests at heart.

Heidi: It was sad to see the clips of her, as she really has problems. We're praying for you Heidi.

Brody: You really bugged me at times, but you can't deny the swag and your last scene with Kristin was uh mazing!

JB: "You can call me whatever the hell you want." He is a good looking man and I believe he and Audrina will be happy together for eternity.

Kristin: The B is back. Always fun and very misunderstood. I so wanted to give you a hug you looked so hurt, but you'll be good, you are smart and incredibly talented.

Audrina: What a sweetie, that's all I have to say. You are genuine and loving and you deserve the best.

Lo: Whatever.

Enzo: You looked like a stud riding that elephant at your birthday party.

Stacie: Best bartender in town.

Jason "Big Baller" Wahler: You are a man's man. I know you are going through a lot, but you'll pull through, stay strong my man.

Stephanie: I think it turns out you were kind of the glue. They tried to make you out as crazy but you were always mediating and bringing people together and you deserve some real credit.


I'll miss all of you!

So I must admit I wasn't a huge Ali fan during Jake's season, but I think I am officially a convert, and if I wasn't I definitely became more interested in her personality when she went to the Turkish bath.

Last week we finally got rid of Rated R, it was a long time coming especially after the fiasco of him wearing his boot on different feet during the same episode. So now the question becomes who is the favorite to win her heart and spend the rest of their life in blissful companionship and marriage with Ali.

From episode 1 I have been a Frank fan. I think he is genuine and he doesn't seem to be the typical meathead. However, I was quite disturbed at the previews showing Frank potentially breaking her heart, but I'm not going to give in to creative editing quite yet.

Here are the Free Parking Odds:
Roberto 3 to 1 (He is fine and seems to have a decent personality)
Frank 4 to 1 (Great personality but perhaps a little bit desperate)
Kirk 6 to 1 (Good looking but may be all looks)
Chris L. 12 to 1 (Fun, but not ready or mature enough for a serious relationship)
Ty 30 to 1 (The previous divorce has to raise serious red flags)

I'll be tuning in tonight for the excitement and romance!

Restaurant Review: Bobby's Coffee Shop

Is there a better feeling than eating a steak for breakfast? I don't think so. I mean, I love omelettes and breakfast burritos as much as the next guy....but steak.

Bobby's is a great breakfast diner that I go to frequently yet I can't get myself to order anything but the Steak and Eggs special, it is too on point. It comes with a surprisingly tender and good sized sirloin, mound of hash browns, two eggs and choice of toast.

Prices are decent but parking is difficult as it is always busy for breakfast, but if you are in the West San Fernando Valley it is definitely worth a stop.

Bobby's Coffee Shop
22821 Ventura Blvd
Woodland Hills, CA 91364

Restaurant Review: The Apple Pan

The Apple Pan is an L.A. establishment since 1927. There are no tables just a U-Shaped counter in which you have to wait for someone to get up to grab a seat and you better move quick as they are hard to come by. It is cash only and they still use the old-school cash register.

In my opinion The Apple Pan has the best Egg-Salad Sandwhich in SoCal, it is a generous heap of egg salad and lettuce with pickle chips and olives on the side. The burgers are also solid, the Steakbuger comes with the Apple Pan sauce which is kind of a relishy ketchup sauce. The Hickoryburger comes doused in bbq sauce. The fries are great and you can finish it off with a fresh slice of apple or pecan pie. Drinks are served in snow cone style cups placed in a chilled metal holder. My boy Hector was running the counter last time I went and watching him operate with a generally grumpy attitude is a pleasure.

If you want classic L.A. you have to hit the Apple Pan. Burgers and sandwiches run from $6 - $8 which might be a little high but you are also paying for the experience.

The Apple Pan
10801 West Pico Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90064-2105
(310) 475-3585‎

Anyone Want To Invest In Real Estate Development?

Real Estate Tycoons Frank & Lynne Curtin are in a bit of hotwater again, this time judgment has been entered against them in Riverside County in the amount of 1.26 million for failure to repay "loans" made to them for real estate development investments.

The case is Mercury Manzano v. Frank Curtin, Lynne Curtin and Christopher Curtin, Riverside Superior Court Case No. RIC474089.

Manzano sued the Curtins for Breach of Contract; Common Counts and Fraud. Some of the allegations from the complaint:

- On May 31, 2005, Manzano lent Christopher Curtin $150,000, the loan was memorialized with a promissory note.

- On October 1 2005, Manzano lent Frank Curtin $500,000, the loan was memorialized with a promissory note.

- On January 1, 2006, Manzano lent Frank Curtin $200,000, the loan was memorialized with a promissory note.

- On September 1, 2006, Manzano lent Frank & Lynne Curtin $517,500, the loan was memorialized by a note and a deed of trust secured by property located at 2861 Chateau Way, Laguna Beach, CA.

- On September 1, 2006, Manzano lent Frank & Lynne Curtin $600,000, the loan was memorialized by a note and a deed of trust secured by property located at 21 Vista De La Luna, Laguna Beach, CA.

The Curtins failed to repay any of the notes and the Plaintiff was forced to foreclose the 2 Laguna Beach properties losing $150,000 on Chateau Way and $175,000 on Vista De La Luna.

So once the dust had settled the Curtins ran away with $1,175,000.

In the fraud claims the Plaintiff alleged that at the time the loans were made the Curtins never had any intention of repaying them and that they have engaged in similar fraudulent conduct in the past.

Another classic quote from the lawsuit "The Curtins held themselves out as experienced contractors and developers of residential properties."

Manzano won his lawsuit and now holds a 1.26 million dollar judgment against the Curtins. Lynne is going to have to sell a lot of cuffs to pay that back but it may not ever come to that as I smell a bankruptcy coming.....stay tuned.

The Eviction Queen

So we were all enthralled and saddened when poor Lynne Curtin of Real Housewives of Orange County was evicted from her beautiful Laguna Beach rental and we sympathized with her shock that her husband pulled this one over on her.

What she failed to mention is that this is not her first ride on the eviction train, in fact she has been evicted three times.

Eviction No. 1, Orange County Superior Court Case No. 00CC00902:

Filed January 13, 2000, and judgment entered against Lynne on March 2, 2001. I have to give her props, eviction proceedings in California are summary proceedings the process is supposed to go as follows:

1. After tenant is late on rent you post a 3 day notice to pay or quit the premises

2. If tenant does not pay or vacate you file an unlawful detainer (fancy legalese for eviction) complaint in Court

3. Tenant has 5 days to respond

4. If tenant does not respond then landlord can file a request to enter default judgment, if tenant responds then landlord must file a request to set case for trial

5. Court is obligated under California law to set the case for trial within 20 calendar days

Somehow Lynne was able to draw out the proceedings for well over a year, which means she didn't pay a dime of rent for at least 16 months. Well done. Well done.

The landlord's attorney was Dennis P. Block & Associates which is a well known eviction firm, but this was not their best effort letting this squatter hang around for more than a year.

Eviction No. 2, Orange County Superior Court Case No. 07SL00736; Mercury Manzano v. Lynne Curtin:

Filed 2/9/07, and judgment entered against Lynne on 3/5/07 after a Court Trial. Plaintiff's attorney was another well known eviction lawyer John Bouzane, who did a nice job obtaining judgment in less than a month.

Lynne and her husband Frank seem to have quite the relationship with this Mercury Manzano as another case was filed by, one Mercury Manzano, against them in Riverside County in which a judgment was obtained for failing to repay hundreds of thousands of dollars in loans. Let's just say I feel for Mercury Manzano. Either Lynne and her husband Frank are very convincing or Mercury is not exactly Warren Buffett.

Eviction No. 3, Orange County Superior Court Case No. 30-2009-00249269; Marianne J. Moy v. Lynne Curtin:

Filed 3/4/09, and judgment entered against Lynne on 4/22/09 in the amount of $13,480. This was the high profile eviction as televised on Bravo as Lynne's daughters were served with the eviction papers. Lynne put on a great display of shock as if she could not believe she could possibly be evicted, but as we see above it was quite an act.

Plaintiff's attorney was Kimball, Tirey & St. Johns yet another well known eviction firm. Lynne has now been sued by three of the main eviction firms in SoCal, all she needs is two more evictions by David Endres and Randall Naiman and she will officially have been evicted by all high-volume eviction attorneys in SoCal. Now that would be quite an achievement.

One word of advice to future landlords of the Curtins: PREPAY!