The third annual Degenerate Dozen handicapping contest is now upon us. Twelve of the sickest degens compete for the respect of their peers, the Jagger Cup, and most importantly, prizes. This year first place will once again be a $2000 Best Buy gift card and we are adding a prize for second place: a $500 Amazon.com gift certificate.

Last season, Gator Jason staged a monster rally at the end of the season to win his second consecutive DD while newcomer Pooty Inc had an impressive showing as the runner-up.

Fat Man After Dark will be LIVE starting at 7:00pm eastern time this Friday, September 3rd, for our annual football preview show. To listen into the live stream, go here. If it won't open, please copy the URL and open it with Windows Media Player or WinAmp or your favorite player.

What's on tap?
* Football, football, and more football. Everything else is on the back burner
* Team reports from some of the FMAD superfans including Mr. Briddy and SW Dave
* The Degenerate Dozen preview

Coming in at Number Three on reasons to participate and come out to the DC State Fair is the Tastiest Tomato contest.

Tomatoes are behind some of the very best things in the history of the universe. Think of all the pasta sauces, soups, salads, and films starring Jessica Tandy and Kathy Bates we wouldn't have the chance to enjoy without them.

I think we all enjoy getting into the occasional "sticky" situation. However, we really love to "preserve" our reputation. Jelly. Jam. I can't think of anything else.

That brings us to #4 reason to be involved in the DC State Fair: the Home-Made Jam Contest.

Sponsored by your friends (and mine) of the DC Rollergirls, the jam contest will showcase some of the fruitiest spreads this side of the Capital Beltway.

State fairs are awesome for showcasing the more unusual side of agriculture. You don't get any more unusual or interesting than a funky vegetable.

Just like clouds in the sky, we can see the most unusual things in a vegetable. The DC State Fair will give you the opportunity to showcase that most unusual thing. Don't forget you can win a prize just for bringing it over to the Fair!

My personal hope is that you have a giant squash that looks like Rush Limbaugh! If you can bring that down, come find me for an extra treat.

Fat Man After Dark will be LIVE starting at 7:00pm eastern time Friday August 20th! To listen into the live stream, go here. If it won't open, please copy the URL and open it with Windows Media Player or WinAmp or your favorite player.

What's on tap?
* Cougar Bait is in the house and we review "The Expendables"
* New information on our involvement in the upcoming DC State Fair, only a week away!
* Words for the not-retired Brett Favre
* My ongoing war with Adam Richman

Fat Man After Dark will be LIVE starting at 7:00pm eastern time this FRIDAY THE 13TH! To listen into the live stream, go here. If it won't open, please copy the URL and open it with Windows Media Player or WinAmp or your favorite player.

What's on tap?
* New information on the upcoming DC State Fair
* The Albert Haynesworth plot thickens...pun intended
* My ongoing war with Adam Richman
* A preview of Sunday's WWE pay-per-view, SummerSlam

Despite the attempts of Mother Nature to bring us down, Fat Man After Dark will indeed be on the air tonight at 7:00pm eastern! Here's what is on tap:

* Talk of Rep. Anthony Weiner
* Music from some bands local to DC
* Discussion of the DC State Fair, which FMAD is a proud sponsor of
* Update on Mr. Briddy's preparation for the Marine Corps Marathon

Following the enormous success of our first edition of The Band-Aid you knew a second chapter just had to be written.

The concept is simple: we take a disappointing movie and figure out five things that could have been done to improve upon it. They may not make the movie great, or even good, but they will create something of a healing process, like an adhesive bandage, hence The Band-Aid. When Johnson & Johnson sends up a cease and desist letter, I guess we will change it to The Adhesive Bandage.