tuna – DC – A man with impeccable manners, Chris Milano brings a sense of class to his brainchild, The Best Stuff Ever. He’s spent the last 24 arduous years cultivating a certain tastemaking ability and is now more than happy to share it with you on his first attempt at running a functional blog. Chris is an aspiring Colonial Renaissance man, but his areas of expertise include but are not limited to: making homemade beer and sausage, improving ones bodily musk or aroma, and of course, the finer points of Zen Buddhism.
Dangermike – Philly – Aspiring Mohel and #2 man on board at The Best Stuff Ever, Mike Ide is the resident expert on all things culinary and hip hop. In his free time, Mike enjoys army crawling down crowded streets, writing introspective esoteric poetry, and telling people about his little sister’s accomplishments on the soccer field. His best attribute is his navel although he (often violently) refuses to show it. Actually, the last person to steal a glance at Dangermike’s bellybutton was eviscerated; first, by a demeaning freestyle dropped hot and on the spot and second, by an equally sharp but undoubtedly less painful boning knife.
robthewelterweight - Jersey – Easily the most talented writer at The Best Stuff Ever, Rob Kiser brings the distinction of “most likely to succeed” from his high school senior class. There is little doubt that by joining this blog, he is right on pace to fulfill that prophecy! Rob enjoys getting extreme while shotgunning cans of Mountain Dew, carving up some fresh pow pow on the bunny hill, and aggressively freestyle walking on local elementary school playgrounds. Rob will be contributing when he is able to escape his extreme lifestyle on no particular set topic, but instead, be giving random thoughts whenever the mood strikes him.
Hot D – DC – This is a man of many names (Hot Doug, Hot D, Jenny Benny and “the Cincinnati kid” to name a few). For the sake of posterity, I will refer to him as Doug because that is what he went by in college and that is where we met to forge our brotherly friendship. Doug enjoys the finer things in life– things like properly seasoned food, having the correct amount of head on his beer, and massages from small Asian women. He also enjoys traveling in his free time so he will be heading up our “Travel and Destinations” side of TBSE. I strongly recommend you ask him about his cheesesteaks, as he would be happy to tell you.
mermaid – Chicago – Rounding out the TBSE team, Ariel, aka mermaid (real creative blogger name), is the youngest of the crew. Ariel represents the north side of Chicago as well as the college scene, which is over in a matter of weeks of writing this (congratulations). Ariel brings sarcastic, down to earth humor that will have you laughing out loud (literally) from her blog posts. Her writing is as good as her demeanor when in deep conversation over the trials and tribulations of the world. A singer songwriter, Ariel has some melodious jams which hopefully she will share with the TBSE masses. As the other resident female writer, she will be sharing her insight on what it means to be a classy and fashionable but fun 21st Century woman. Wow, that didn’t make her job any easier! Stay tuned.
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nubackstop35 - Boston - The older brother of “tuna,” Dan Milano brings his chiseled biceps and superior athletic prowess to the blogosphere. When he’s not at the gym getting shredded, you can often find Dan at the pet store checking out the goldfish section for pure enjoyment. Ever since his childhood, Dan has had a strong connection with aquatic life and has secretly been yearning to study marine biology. Our Boston based readers may recognize him as the guy sneaking around the New England Aquarium with his face pressed against the shark tank. Also, if you read this entire paragraph, you already know this is a joke because athletes don’t care about the ocean. Dan writes about fitness and technology.
princess superstar - DC - Emily Bice did not choose her name princess superstar. It was bestowed upon her by tuna because he simply liked the way it sounded. For clarification purposes, she is in no way related to the the rapper, Princess Superstar, which you can hear in MC Paul Barman’s song MTV Get Off the Air pt. 2. Emily enjoys dressing up, smelling nicely, and shopping for unnecessary clothing and shoes. If that sounds too girly for your taste, I’ll let you know she also enjoys farting like a man and wafting it towards her friends for her own pleasure.
frizanks – DC – Frizanks is the smartest person we have on staff. He is also the only married man on the team. “How does this add up?” you may ask. Well if you’ve met his wife, you already know, he struck the jackpot and married way out of his league. Like I said, he is a smart man. Frank will be covering almost exclusively technology related posts. He has an engineering and mathematics background with a serious fetish for new gadgets. When he’s not nose deep in his nerd books, he likes to enjoy a tasty brew as much as the next guy, except his palate is about 159x more refined than the next guy.
El Jefe - DC – Also known as “La Rosalinda,” this writer brings to The Best Stuff Ever his legitimate knowledge of how journalism works with a degree from the prestigious University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He will be contributing on an “whenever he feels like it” basis on the topics of “whatever he goddamn feels like.”
walrus – Providence – Reppin’ Rhode Island, Buck St. Thomas brings the ruckus to TBSE as the resident (talented) musician. Buck has many skills ranging from playing guitar, making fresh beats, and his one true, lesser known calling– dancing. You might describe him as the type of guy who enjoys hitting the snooze button several times in the morning. Don’t let that fool you. He’s also the type of guy that will stick his finger in your brain and swirl it around if you try to pull any funny business with him. Check his band out here – Bad Bromance.
Virginia Slim – Richmond – Choosing to remain anonymous, all I can tell you about Virigina Slim is he’s lanky and from Virginia. His fake hobbies include skipping rocks across crowded pools, stomping on jaywalking insects, and pretending to be a hipster because he likes the skinny jeans. Any further questions regarding Virginia Slim can be directed to our email address at thebeststuffevertips@gmail.com and will never be responded to.
Swanznugget – Greensboro – This guy is probably too big to be writing for TBSE. Frankly, we at TBSE shouldn’t even be carrying his jock strap. Not because he’s overqualified to be writing here or he’s some kind of wiley veteran blogger who’s been doing it for years. The fact is, we shouldn’t be carrying his jock strap because it is far too large to carry. Now, as a reader, you can interpret that two ways. 1.) Swanznugget has a huge schlong or 2.) Swanznugget has a massively oversized jockstrap. I’ll leave it up to you to decide in your own mind. Perhaps it’s both. I don’t know, but I have an inkling. Getting back on track, “the nugget” will be covering mostly music, baseball and computer related posts. For anyone who knows him, that’s kind of his wheelhouse. It’s also a miracle I made it this far without mentioning he is a ginger. God bless his soul. Lord knows he needs it.
Boutmypaper- Baltimore – Tim Graham is an avid Orioles fan who prides himself on punctuality, taking flat chest-high Dan Petro fastballs over the left-center-field wall at Cummings High School and everything pertaining to the phrase, “butt stuff”. Tim excels at being the second best chugger on the TBSE roster, a position he earns himself everytime he challenges Dangermike and loses. We mainly brought Mr. Boutmypaper in to corner the stoop-sitting demographic as well as the dude-liking demographic, and finally, the Petro-homerun demographic, three areas he is very knowledgeable about. We are proud to have him on the staff and it’s your pleasure to be reading his work.
thehorseyourodeinon – Raleigh – The horse that thehorseyourodeinon, rode in on, is not actually a horse at all. While he toyed with the idea of purchasing a thoroughbred and taking it to class during his college years, Ryan chose, instead, to strut his stuff in a white 1973 Chevy Corvette. Ryan is a car, travel, food, and drink aficionado with a wealth of information on how to make a delicious fritata or fix your carburetor; he also knows quite a bit about boats. Keep your eyes peeled as Ryan delivers reviews on the best car for you to be driving, the best wax to keep it shining bright, and perhaps the best duds to be wearing while behind the wheel.
BallsDeep – Providence – All you need to know about BallsDeep is he’s way overqualified to be writing for TBSE. He graduated from Elon University in 2006 with a degree in Journalism and has spent some time doing actual reporting and freelancing. When you think about it, that’s really all you need to be overqualified to be writing on this blog. About him in real life, his name is Gregg. I don’t know if he wants me to publish his last name so I’ll hold off for now because I don’t want to tarnish his respected opinions he may have published elsewhere. Gregg is an avid sports and television commercial enthusiast– sorry ladies, he’s married.
