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Bloggiest Moment Of The Week: Probably Needs A Break

This Bloggiest Moment Of The Week segment might need to go on a hiatus.

Maybe nobody cares and it's taking the fun out, or maybe we just suck, or maybe local blogs are in a rut... probably the middle one. At any rate, haven't been feelin' fired up with this feature or segment or whatever. So, yeah, maybe there will be something else posted at 1:01 am on Saturday nights for a while. Or maybe just nothin'. Maybe we just need to get our shit straight.

Anyways, a couple things of interest this week on the blogs: there was Mike Oz's post about the Old Spice Guy being too hot for Fresno. And there was Ed Stewart's full review of the Admiral Radley show at Star Palace. 

See how uninspired that post was? BMOTW needs to go get drunk somewhere for an undetermined period of time.

Bloggiest Moment Of The Week: You Pick It!

The Fresnan is kinda on a bloggy vacation. Meaning a vacation from blogs, not some magic get-a-way with free WiFi, laptops and endless fodder for posts. Point is, we're not real sure if something cool happened on the Fresno blogs or not. But we did notice that Picture Fresno is up and running. Okay, it's not a blog, but it's a local website, so there. Check it out, see if you've got the picture takin' skillz the Picture Fresno Overlords would find worthy. 

And hey, if you have a pick for Bloggiest Moment Of The Week, help us out and leave it in the comments - we'd like to know what the hell went on.

Bloggiest Moment Of The Week: Because Blogging Stops For No Holiday

It's a holiday, sure, but BMOTW is not taking time off (this time), because some stuff happened on the blogs this week. Maybe there wasn't one defining moment, but cool stuff none the less.

>>>The Beehive stalked found out what Kat Von D was doing in Clovis, they also: started/rekindled an old KMJ vs. Bee duster, asked Fresno who's the coolest new band in town, remembered Sambo's, announced the end of a Indie Tuesdays (kinda sure we coined that one), got a local reality show star to smack talk D-Mo on a local podcast and survailed another Did They Just Say Fresno.

>>>The Daulton Mountain Gang got plenty of blogtastic, Famous and Bee love.

>>>Famous alerted you to your new favorite band.

>>>Adam Wall did a reboot of his Gustav blog with Bench Dog.

>>>Dumb Drum tells of Fresno sorta almost kinda being in Iron Man 2.

>>>Edward Stewart did a video filled review of Thursday's post Arthop show at Tokyo.

Happy 4th, Fresno! And thanks for reading and supporting local blogs (nerds).

Bloggiest Moment Of The Week: George Hostetter's Walking Downtown Mega Post

Truthfully, we don't normally pay attention to the Fresno Bee's news blog. We read the Bee (yes, the inky version) and we read the main Beehive, why should we read the news blog? For want of a better description: it's not a blog in the organic sense. It doesn't exist on its own - it feeds off what is in the Bee too much. That's why it's rarely considered for a BMOTW.

Well, George Hostetter has been overcoming that lately, especially this week with his "Glory and Challenges of Downtown" post.  A gigantor post of George walking around Downtown Fresno, pointing out cool and not cool things, all the while using his vast city government and planning knowledge to enlighten.

Pushing it over the bloggy top, the post is spawning its own print version in the Bee. That definitely deserves a Bloggiest Moment Of The Week.

Bloggiest Moment Of The Week: Coke Penis Lands Blogger A Spot In The Fresno Bee

Not sure if it's the goal of every blogger to parlay successful blogging into something else, like getting a newspaper column or whatever. But we imagine that somebody that works for the Fresno Bee would think it's super sweet.

That's what happened to Fresno Bee reporter George Hostetter ("G-Hos") this week. His blog posts (sometimes about local billboards he sees penis in) have been so well received, the Bee Overloards decided to make him a columnist (we're guessing for the same pay). Nice work, G-Hos, that's the Bloggiest Moment Of The Week.

BONUS MOMENT!
The DumbDrum.com turned three-years-old this week. In blog years that's 58. We would like to give Roque and Bryan one of those slow claps that builds strength until every local blogger is clapping.

Also this week, the boys entered themselves in KSEE 24's Why I Love Fresno contest. Check out their Cross Streets inspired entry:

Facebook: The Newest Venue For Fresno Nerds To Argue About The Fulton Mall

Let's face it, bloggers: Facebook pages have taken some juice from blogs. "Blogjuice", if you will (mmmmm, blog juice). Some of the classic blog wars that used to exclusively take place on some Fresno blog or Mindhub, now can take place on Facebook pages or Twitter.

Most active as of late is the Save The Fulton Mall page. A nice sized BLOG WAR!.... or um, Facebook War? happened the other day. It was sparked by a previous statement by Mayor Swearengin, calling the mall “a fundamentally flawed attempt to preserve what amounts to a failed urban renewal experiment that has bankrupted every effort to revitalize downtown Fresno for decades.” Scroll down the page and find it, it's worth the effort.

There are plenty more debates happening on the page too, some of them even positive. If you're like us, you'll want to follow the page just to see how Fresnans smarter than you, like to argue.

Seems though, no matter what the venue, we'll always be debating about the Fulton Mall. It's as Fresno as tacos and August heat.

Retro Fresnets: The 'Blog' That Started It All

Before there was a real Fresno blogoshpere, there was... an internet mag?

Yes, before Fresno Famous looked like this and before it was opened up for everyone to contribute and before Fresno's Internet community was spread out to all other sorts of blogs, there was the site pictured above. Ahhh, we miss ya, Marilyn.

Does anybody want to dispute that Fresno Famous was the beginning of Fresno's blogoshpere?

Is This Really Fresno's Top Ten Blogs?

A great blog site (along with outside.in) to steal ideas get post inspiration from is Blogs.com. They filter through every kinda blog out there and give you the bloggy haps in manageable chunks. One of the features they run is a guest blogger segment where they ask some random blogger to compile a themed top ten list of blogs.

To our surprise, we were foolishly asked by Blogs.com to compile a top ten list of Fresno blogs. So with fear of pissing off blogs not included, we went ahead and put it together. The main thought process was having a diverse list that represents what Fresno's blogosphere is all about.

If you're nerdy enough, go on over and check out the list, see if you agree with the blogs chosen or not. We definitely welcome folks pointing out blogs that should have made the list by leaving a comment here or there. But, you gotta figure out what blog to take out if you want your blog in there.

Yeah, not so easy to do now, is it?

Bloggiest Moment OTW: Milestones, Fash and the end of days

We're late with this (normally it comes out at 1:01 Sunday morning) but we're here with the bloggiest 'moment' from a week of Fresno blogging. This week there isn't one but two:

• Kim Burly Schuller finishes off her blogging experiment with the 31st day and a video post. Earlier in the week she became the first local blogger to have a convo on the mighty KMJ. We would be sad to see the blog go but Kim will be keeping it around as a weekly kind of thing. Listen for her on the next Dorktown Podcast and upcoming Mayor Bubba and Bill Mac shows.
• The Fresno Beehive has reached or will reach a crapload of comments. Props to them. We wonder if that milestone comment came during the little dustup from the Fashawn donates post, cause that would be sweet. Looks like they'll be celebrating their comment prowess 'divebar style':

On This Date In Fresno Blogger History: Kimburrrly Takes KMJ's Virginity

You've had to have heard about her blog (and the companion Facebook page and Heck Yes blog) by now. Kim Burly Schuller's 31 Days Of Fresno experiment? The one that got her interviewed by Famous Whitewater, Mike Oz, Central Valley Buzz, KSEE 24 and probably more.

Plus, on Tuesday morning, she did something that no Fresno blogger had ever done: Talk about their blog on KMJ radio. Kim was on Ray Appleton's morning program and this is how it sounded: Kim On KMJ. 

We know she is the first blogger to break the KMJ seal because we asked around. Yes, we did something we rarely do: journalism-y junk. The question was put out to Fresno's Twittersphere (where many local bloggers lie in nerdy wait) and nobody could say they were ever on KMJ for their blogging. Most every other local station, but not KMJ.

Not the Blogfather Mike Oz. Not hot young stars James and Kiel. Famous Whitewater has not been on KMJ's airwaves. Even the Mother of Fresno Blogging, Jarah Euston, hadn't "not that I can recall..." was her exact quote.

So nice job there, Appleton and KMJ; it took you chumps almost five years to realize that maybe it's worth while to talk to a local blogger from time to time. Congrats to Kim for waking up the last Fresno media outlet not to recognize local bloggers.

Bloggiest Moment OTW: 31 Days Of Fresno Stayin Strong

Frankly we thought it was a quiet week in Fresno's blogoshpere. But, maybe it's just us.

The Newsroom Cafe's closure was broke by Bryan Harley and Mike Oz and added too by Famous Whitewater. That was something. Big suck on Newsroom closing. Really liked the place and the owner Vic is an awesome dude. Dammit.

But really, the only blog that was Fresno strong all week long? 31 Days Of Fresno. What with the one post about trip-tip and the one about CVT and the one about Yogi Shalom, the Tower, the tacos one, Fulton Mall and even a post about the underrated Central Uni' School District.

And there is the news that 31 Days Of Fresno will continue past the 31 days in some shape or form. Very cool and very much the Bloggiest Moment of the Week.

Awesome Fresno Blog To Watch: 31 Days Of Fresno

We are in day 4 of the 31 Days Of Fresno blog and we are hooked. If you haven't heard about it yet, it's a blog started by NoTown Roller Derby girl and kickass mom, Kim "Burrrrly" Schuller. She hopes it'll convince Fresnans to become the Fresnoptimus that she has become.

Kim had a great start, blogging about the rarely mentioned Kearney Boulevard. Day two is a shout out to Fresno roller derbyness. Day three points out how crafty Fresnans are. And day four, Kim manages to put a positive spin on our fog - which we agree with. In fact we'd love Kopi to explain to us sometime how the fog manages to make things seem quieter - so cool.

If you want to get in on the action, become a fan of 31 Days Of Fresno on Facebook and write your own thingy or make a comment on the blog. All Fresnotastic stuff.

We just wonder what's going to happen after the the 31 days are up!? Suck.

Have A Bloggy-ass New Year, Fresno!

By now you surely have figured out what you're doing for NYE. You don't need us. Whether you got your ideas from the Beehive or Fresno Famous or Liquor King's cold box selection, the drunk tank's wheels have been set in motion. Please don't drink all the booze before we get a taste.

And since we're ending a decade that saw the invention of the blog (or rise of, anyway), we'd like to thank that person... that invented... blog-ING? (Al Gore?) And to whom ever came up with the dumbass name "blog"... That was really, really stupid.

Come on, how can you ever take what some person says seriously when they say "I was reading a blog yesterday and it said..." It's just plain goofy sounding is what it is.

Locally though, we have to tip our blogger cap to the old lady known as Fresno Famous. You're the one that started this whole Fresno bloggy mess and we salute you.

Anyway, remember to call a taxi cab tonight with your super special blog reading cellphone.

HAPPY NEW YEAR, FRESNANS!

Bloggiest Moment Of The Week: Team Dumb Drum

Damn solid, Fresno inspired week over at Dumb Drum - we always like it when people are inspired by Fresno. It began with Brodiemash turning it around on the Fresno PD ("No, let me see YOUR license and registration!") and somehow managing not to get shot or at least put through a hard_core stripsearch.

Then, Bryan Harley posted about getting Director Jason Reitman to say "Fresno" and maybe visit our airport just to get a FAT tag.

Then, Brodiemash & Bryan team up again for another Fresno influenced The DUmb podcast (with video no less).

Then, Team Bryan and Brodie visit the intersection of Shields & First and tell all Fresno children that canal swimming is back - no, they're just kidding...or are they?:

Then, you add all that up and you've got Fresno's Bloggiest Moment Of The Week.

Fresno Famous Needs Help... with its awards

As we near the end of the year, it becomes time for the inevitable 'best of' lists. Around Fresno, we have three of significance:

• Fresno's Best Magazine Ad Payer Awards.
• The Fresno Bee Choice Awards.
• Famous Choice Awards.

Actually, the last one there, Fresno Famous' awards (the coolest one), doesn't come out for another couple months or so. But, right now, Famous Whitewater is asking for your help. Help in making the Famous Choice Awards better... or at least more suited to your interests.

So check out last year's categories, then go on over and add a comment with your suggestion on what else you'd like to see covered.

Our suggestions:

• Best Local Beard.
• Best Town Drunk.
• Most Popular DUI Checkpoint Spot.
• Best Blog With Fresnan In The Title.