YOMYOMF Podcast: On the Offensive – The Itch Edition

  • January 10, 2012 3:00 pm

If you’ve been following YOMYOMF over the holidays, you may have read about some of our members’ moment in the spotlight of the fantasy sports universe via an ESPN/Grantland Bill Simmons column. Well, if you’re interested in following our soap opera of a fantasy league (declared by Simmons as “the greatest fantasy league EVER” – his words, not mine), we’ve got a bit of a follow-up.

Several of our basketball-crazed Offenders and extended members of the Family gathered together last week to present the second official podcast of the YOMYOMF network, which we’ve come to name “On the Offensive,” with this version aptly being the sports edition, or what we like to call, “The Itch.”

Best day of the year

  • December 22, 2011 3:12 pm

Barring birth of a child or a White House visit, this is my favorite event every year (and no it’s not red carpet premieres or globetrotting around the world scouting locations).  It’s fantasy basketball draft– by far.

Yes, that's a microphone for each team to announce their draft selection.

This year was no different.  While I’d love to continue sharing with you what this world is all about via this blog , I think it is better if it’s done by someone who is the best in the business– Bill Simmons.

Please read his blog here and then come back for the visual tour, courtesy of Offender Jerome.

Beer Buddies

  • September 23, 2011 2:11 am

Is this real or a new show on Fox?

Answer here.

Is Wayne Wang my Tiger Mom?

  • August 6, 2011 12:53 am

Trying to get back into the blogging groove and saw that there’s been a steady stream of heated messages squatting the inbox from people concerning Wayne Wang’s comments about me and other Asian American filmmakers during his press junket for Snow Flower and the Secret Fan.

I usually don’t comment on this sort of stuff but these folks seemed particularly worked up by it. They called him names and wanted him to apologize. Here’s a sample of what he said:

thank you Rio

  • November 9, 2010 3:50 am

Just wrapped Fast Five in Rio! Huge thank you to our dedicated crew and all the communities for their patience and hospitality.

Shooting on location is one of my favorite aspects of being a filmmaker. Not only do we get unprecedented access and support, I also get to learn and understand the inner workings of each respective locale and people.

I believe

  • November 2, 2010 11:14 pm

Yahoo reported star wide receiver Randy Moss was waived by the Minnesota Vikings on Tuesday because he insulted the local restaurant that catered the post-practice meal. Moss yelled “What the f*$#? Who ordered this crap? I wouldn’t feed this to my dog,” a player who witnessed the incident said. “This wasn’t a chain — it was a mom-and-pop restaurant, and you could tell it was their best stuff.”

Perks of the job

  • September 5, 2010 11:56 pm

6 a.m. – Standing on an airstrip in Macon, Georgia. Had a great shoot all night. We’re on our Martini (last shot of the day), waiting for the light to be perfect.
6:27 a.m. – The light is ready. We radio the pilots.
6:34 a.m. – The C130 approaches. Lower. Lower. Every nerve in my body tells me to run.
6:35 a.m. – Got our shot. Best job in the world.

Happy Labor Day!

Conversations with Wayne (Pt. 1)

  • June 7, 2010 12:00 am

During the 2007 VC FilmFest (The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival), director and Offender Justin Lin (Better Luck Tomorrow, Fast & Furious) sat down with director Wayne Wang (Chan Is Missing, The Joy Luck Club) for an intimate one-on-one discussion. We will be presenting the edited transcript of that discussion in multiple parts starting today with Part 1.

PART 1: Of Origins and Beginnings

(in which Justin and Wayne discuss their early forays into filmmaking)

JUSTIN LIN: So before we get started, I wanted to share a story. I remember back in film school, I took this Asian American studies class and they showed a clip of Chan is Missing. I was instantly drawn because it was the first time I had seen Asian Americans exist in a world where they weren’t there for an “Asian” reason but were just there. I didn’t get to watch the whole film because it wasn’t available until ten years later. But it was amazing, the little clip that I saw. That was my first exposure to your work.

WAYNE WANG: Well, I have a similar story. Actually it was on vacation in Honolulu. I saw Better Luck Tomorrow advertised at this huge mall with like 300 theatres and I walked in without knowing too much about it and it was the first time I felt that there was a new generation of Asian American directors. You know after so long, you see a lot of stuff. But you know that was the first time I truly felt that in my gut, that it’s happening. There were a lot of interesting things in between; I mean there were really interesting documentaries; there were more executives in the studios; but it was great to see Better Luck Tomorrow because it’s truly a whole new generation, a new sensibility and it was authentic characters who are Asian and it was great.

Something fishy on Jump Street

  • May 13, 2010 4:18 am

I first felt it when I sat down with Dustin Nguyen for a lunch meeting on Finishing the Game. Something was just off but I couldn’t pin point it. Right in front of me eating a salad was the icon from my adolescence, Officer Harry Truman Ioki of 21 Jump Street. He was the first three dimensional Asian American character that I was introduced to on TV (sorry Sulu but you were in outer space and way too far in the future). I usually am not one to get star struck but this was different. This was Officer Harry Truman Ioki.

Since then I’ve had the pleasure of becoming good friends with Dustin. He’s simply one of the best human beings I’ve ever met, yet something was still not quite right. Then recently it finally dawned on me what it was– the dude has not aged one bit. When I first watched the show, Fox was barely a network and I was barely able to grow a mustache. I had just said good bye to Jr. High and yeah, I was still sporting a bowl cut.
And on every Sunday at 7pm, there was THE MAN- Officer Harry Truman Ioki. The mullet, the earring, the high fives with Holly Robinson.

Purple and…. Orange?

  • May 7, 2010 4:55 pm

The Phoenix Suns wore “Los Suns” on their jerseys in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals on Wednesday night as a reaction to a law passed by the Arizona Legislature that makes it a crime under state law to be in the country illegally and it directs local police to question people about their immigration status and demand to see their documents if there is reason to suspect they are illegal.

“I think it’s fantastic,” Steve Nash, the Sun’s two time MVP point guard said. “I think the law is very misguided. I think it’s, unfortunately, to the detriment of our society and our civil liberties. I think it’s very important for us to stand up for things we believe in. As a team and as an organization, we have a lot of love and support for all of our fans. The league is very multicultural. We have players from all over the world, and our Latino community here is very strong and important to us.” Can you imagine LeBron or Kobe saying that?

YomyomF Sports Challenge Winner

  • April 28, 2010 11:40 pm

So who is the winner of the YomyomF Challenge winner?

You may never know. Why? Here’s the reply I got when I sent ‘MacLu’ the good news about his victory Spam–

HI Justin,

Thanks! One thing… do I have to pose for the pic? I don’t want to sound like an ingrate but at my day job I have somewhat of a public persona and I have to deal with super conservative wingnuts (who fwd me emails to join the Tea Party and elect Sarah Palin in 2012, no joke). It’s a super long shot but I don’t want my ugly mug to be associated w/ my comments on the site.

The cat and the bat

  • April 15, 2010 7:53 pm

Fellow offender Iris’ Youtube Cats post reminded me of this video.

As you can see, cats aren’t always just cute. They are predators after all.
I’d give up a year of my life in exchange for that kind of hops.

the more things change, the more we stay the same

  • April 15, 2010 8:17 am


It’s comforting to know that no matter how much we may evolve…

we’ll still get together to share destruction.

Grumpy Old Men

  • April 8, 2010 12:19 am

First, GOP Rep. Joe Wilson yelled out “You lie!” during President Obama’s State of the Union address, then Texas Republican Rep. Randy Neugebauer followed with “baby killer” during a floor speech by Rep. Bart Stupak. I’m tired of all the wussy BS shouting from the peanut gallery. It’s time we join the rest of the world and let loose. Maybe it’s the only way to get things done.

YomYomF Challenge: Name this sport

  • April 4, 2010 11:11 pm

It’s been awhile, but YomYomF Challenge is back!

As you know, I’m always on the lookout for a new sport to love (here and here).
And I found one more–

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h83QnWqgnQ&feature=related

And the great thing is, there’s no name for it. Sure there’s ‘nunchuck baseball’, but that’s just too obvious. Let’s take it upon ourselves and give it a proper name. Just leave your submission in our comments section (and an email address we can reach you at if you win) and as always, winner gets a can of our beloved Spam.

by any means necessary

  • April 1, 2010 1:33 am

I am happy to announce today that, we here at Yomyomf and Wicked Pictures are partnering up to form a new high end adult entertainment division aptly named YomWick.

This five years in the making venture will not only aim to provide the best quality in story telling, performance, and lighting for the mature content enthusiasts, but also use 100% of the profit generated from those projects to fund indie features that will explore subjects and themes neglected by an outdated financing, production and distribution system.

The idea of YomWick started in 2005, when I was shooting Tokyo Drift in downtown LA. As I was walking to set, I noticed a beautiful naked woman having crazy sex in a broken down building across the street. It turned out to be up and coming porn star Stormy Daniels filming a scene for her project. During one of our setups I decided to walk over for a visit. We clicked right away as we exchanged stories about our challenges and desire to balance both art and commerce in our respective industries.

What Stress?

  • March 25, 2010 1:23 am

Having a tough day at the office?  Too much BS in class?  Here are a couple of world beaters to help you release that tension.

Baby Dictators

  • March 18, 2010 5:59 pm

Does the Big Head Challenge apply to this?

Danish-Norwegian artist Nina Maria Kleivan dressed her daughter up as some of the past century’s most infamous historical figures of the 20th century as part of her controversial photo-series titled “Potency.”

“We all have evil within us. Even small children are evil towards each other,” Kleivan shared.

simple answers

  • March 17, 2010 11:48 pm

Been traveling around Rio de Janeiro, location scouting. Love the city and the people. This is definitely one of the best parts of my job.

I have to say one of the things that made the scout so enjoyable was the fact that there seems to be a juice bar on every other block. Each was loaded with fresh fruits, which became juice when ordered. Refreshing. Simple.

the deal with owning exotic cars

  • March 16, 2010 11:02 pm

You spend the dough. You cringe at the thought of other people touching it. Now this?