Sunday May 14th

Another great week here at Best Damn.  We talked NBA playoffs with our correspondent Jalen Rose and Mavericks swingman Jerry Stackhouse.  The authors of "Game of Shadows" came in to get grilled by our guys about Barry Bonds. Plus, Hollywood luminaries Denis Leary & Kurt Russell checked in.  But of course, this week was all about Mothers.  Here to tell us about the week that was our good friend Bernie...

Another wacky week at Best Damn. Pretty soon I'll just take out the word wacky, because everything is all becoming commonplace.

We had several NFL moms in studio for our Mother's Day show. We asked the mothers to bring in childhood photos of their sons, and Betsy Hasselbeck brought in a picture of Matt in a Superman costume when he was 5 (or so).

Matt Hasselbeck with hair at age 5

I went to the E3 after-party at the House of Blues in Hollywood on Wednesday. E3 is this big electronics convention where they show off all the new games and consoles ... and it's become quite a big deal. Basically, it's a lot of fanfare built around nerd culture. A bunch of cool stars were at the after-party like Tony Hawk, Antonio Gates and Tony Gonzalez. Beautiful women were there like Brande Roderick.

This guy from Desperate Housewives was there. I didn't know who he was at first, but he kept saying "My name is Blah Blah from Desperate Housewives" so much that I got the point. Brian, the feature producer, quipped, "Apparently, this guy's last name is 'Desperate Housewives.' " Then Shar Jackson showed up, but her publicist said we weren't allowed to ask any questions about Britney Spears. I only had one question: "Who are you?"

Inside the party, there were a lot of games set up to play. They had a Halo 2 station with actual professionals playing. Two of the best pros were these incredibly attractive girls. This was the place where good nerds go after they die. This place was nerd heaven.

"Heh heh ... So, umm, what high school did you go to? Huh huh uh huh ... "

Me: "Hey Al Pedrique, what do you think of the new game RBI Baseball?"

Al: "Well, I don't get why all the players are white and look like David Wells."

Me: "Who's better: the video you or the real you?"

Al: "I hope the real me, because the video me sucks."

Well Al, it's true. The video you sucks and I sub you out every time for Tony Gwynn. But I'll always cherish your 1988 Topps Rated Rookie card.

Thanks Bernie, but I was more of a Donruss guy.  Happy Mother's Day!