Bestfriends: Max and Taylor

Let's all celebrate the friendship of Fratmen Taylor and Fratmen Max.

The greatest friendship in FratPad history...

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You've Got A Friend In Me

by Randy Newman

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As a matter of fact, their friendship is so great, one video is not enough.

Theme from:

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

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It's Good to be King - Desktop Wallpaper

Well everyone, as most of you may already know I have been promising to create a wallpaper desktop exclusive to the knightsofkingtaylor blog members. This has been somewhat difficult as aside from screencaps kindly donated by pochaco, it was hard to find any decently sized quality images of Taylor. However, I came through in the end, and I hope you and King Taylor himself can all enjoy the finished result. As a thumbnail it doesn't look like it's up to much (see below) but when you click the link to view the full sized version it is much better, promise!





If you like this, I'd be happy to make more, providing that I have images to work with.

Thanks again and enjoy!


- EvilOne/JaxonDiablo

Caption This... Too

Let's try this again, shall we? And hopefully, there will be more than five comments this time :-)
To see which comment Fratmen Taylor picked on the last Caption This post, click here.

Tbone's Steak Night

Hi fellas

Tbone here. I wanted to share with you the photo the fratmen sent me from tbone's steak night. Taylor, you look handsome as always. I'm sorry I put you in a food coma that night.

I love going out to dinner with my friends. I have made such great friends at the pad that a dinner together was a natural. My only wish is that I could have joined you. Maybe that's not my only wish, a massage would have been nice. I would have figured out a way to smuggle in some wine. A great party starts with great guests, and you guys are the greatest.

Thanks for the pic, and thanks for being such great friends.

tbone

LOVE this guy

I don't know why, but I LOVE this guy!

Knight's Profile: Richman/Bluemanb

He's got the whole world in his...fanclub

Our intrepid blogmaster pochaco recently installed a fascinating feature that's become one of my favorite things about this blog. I'm referring to the page that shows the location of all of the visitors to the blog. If you click on the icon underneath the counter, you'll see the page.

It shows that Taylor's got fans in just about every state except New Mexico (what's up with that? Santa Fe, I'm talking to you) and Alaska. (Don't tell Taylor that Sarah Palin's not a fan. But then, she never did have too much sense as far as I could tell.)

Even more interesting is the rest of the map. Starting with the Americas, we find the Taylor-curious in Canada (duh), but also Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Brazil (hi, rich) and Argentina.

Then pretty much all of Europe, as far east as Greece. Perhaps not surprisingly, no one visits from Africa except--hey, this is cool--Algiers! Plus a fan in Israel. 

No one in western, central or southern Asia. (Not even any of our brave troops in Iraq or Afghanistan?) But let's say hello to Taylor fans in Singapore, Bangkok, Manila, Tokyo, Hong Kong as well as Changdu, China and Yogyakarta on the Indonesian island of Java. (But where's Malaysia, adros? Malaysia have small deek?)

Last but not least, there are the fans in Australia and New Zealand. 

Now, maybe some of these folks are lookie-lous from justusboys.com. Nevertheless, a fascinating and impressive list, testament to Taylor's global appeal. Or at least the appeal of Taylor's globes.

Blur

Just a blur. Taking screen caps is not an easy thing. You have to be quick with your fingers to be able to capture a clear image. And with the cam problems going on in the pad, I usually end up with bad and blurry pictures. What to do, what to do? I cannot just discard them, so I made this video as a salute to the FratPad cams. See (if u can) for yourself.

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Song 2

by Blur

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oopsies.....

must be the bunny's doo doo that caused taylor to slip before the slide. way to go bunny! :)

Last Vegas Pic

The last Vegas pic I have of Fratmen Taylor.

Long Live the King

Let the Knights join in extolling the virtues of King Taylor, his strength of body, mind, and spirit; his sense of fairplay; and his generous heart.

The Case of the Missing Fartlet

What's UP Taylor?

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Vulnerable Taylor

definition: 

1. liable to physical or emotional hurt.

2. open to attack.

Fratpad PD's Most Wanted

FratPad PD, the Chief of Fratland Security has issued a warrant of arrest for Fratmen Taylor who also goes by the name T-Smooth. Please let PD know if you have any information about Fratmen Taylor's whereabouts. A handsome reward awaits.

Lovebug

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! Hope you are all having fun on this special day. I know, those are flowers on the video frame and one is pink lol. And yes, it's the Jonas Brothers singing lol.

But hey, it's Valentine's Day :-)

Also, I would like to greet a special friend of the blog who have made a lot of contributions.

Happy Birthday Buttman! Wish you all the best.

So, sit back, relax and enjoy the music video.

Lovebug

"I can't get your smile out of my mind.
I think about your eyes all the time.
You're beautiful, but you don't even try.
Modesty is just so hard to find."
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"Now I'm speechless, over the edge, I'm just breathless,
I never thought that I'd catch this Lovebug again.
Hopeless, head over heels in the moment,
I never thought that I'd get hit by this Lovebug again."

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Taylor & Bunny (part 2)

in part 1, remember how fascinated and thrilled taylor was to see the cute little white bunny rabbit frolicking on the lawn? unfortunately t-smooth suddenly evoked himself shortly after like a fierce archer and turned that bright sunny day into a knightmare for bunny. with a demonic possessed look, t-smooth got out his invisible bow-n-arrow and pierced the poor, poor little bunny. :( shame on you t-smooth!!!

Missing Emoticon

A long time ago, like months ago... ok, back in November, I posted Mr. Emoticon with one of the emoticons left out and asked you guys if you can figure out which face is missing.

Well finally, we found the missing emoticon. See for yourself below.

Taylor So Close

Hello Taylor,

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This is a sweet song that sums up how I feel about you. I feel So Close to you as you have shared so much with me and all of us at the pad. You are truly an amazing person and I am glad that I came to the pad for you. I love spending time with you. I hope you like the video.

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Love Disney069

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To Shave or Not To Shave

Fratmen Taylor have this habit of shaving his chest hair and then saying it will grow back better only to be shaved again. And again, members are divided. Some want to see chest hair and some want to see it shaved and others just don't care. So we are conducting another poll to find out what his fans think about this hairy issue. Please cast your vote on the poll on the sidebar and let Taylor know.

Taylor & Bunny (part 1)

while frolicking in the sun one afternoon, taylor is fascinated by a cute little white bunny rabbit also frolicking on the lawn, and halts his show to get a good look.

100

100 posts! Back in November, I didn't think we would make it this far. After all the growing pains of not knowing what to post next, or how to add widgets, or how to make videos... here we are posting our 100th. A lot of people helped to make this possible and they have to be thanked. First, thank you Fratmen Taylor for being a good inspiration for without you we have nothing. Thank you HOwdy, Professor and Richman for coming up with great posts. Thank you to those who have shared their works with us: Jonny, JByron, Andre, Campah, Buttman, Adros and Phoinixblue. Thank you to those who have made birthday wishes for Taylor, left their comments, voted on the polls, given suggestions and to those who made it a habit to visit the blog regularly. Thank you! And here's to the next 100 and more.

Songs:.

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Breakfast in NYC
by Oppenheimer.

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Island in the Sun
by Weezer.

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Cruel to be Kind

by Letters to Cleo

Pepto-Bismol

after devouring a fancy rib eye steak dinner take out from Outback Steak House, with garlic mashed potatoes, steamed veggies, bread plus dessert.... taylor offers to help Shay & Ari finish off their leftovers. as you can see, taylor just don't know when to call it quits. LOL! the lavish dinner and t-shirt was generously donated by mr. tbone!

Aww Taylor, when I see your face...

Taylor in Archaic

taylor intensely watching the superbowl game in a snug red archaic shirt that was given to him by hottie falloutboi for his birthday~

Pochaco

hello knights of king taylor~

i would just like to acknowledge one fine gentleman by the name of POCHACO!! (a.k.a. chaco, chachi, chacola, chaco latte, poch, prince poch and taylor's favorite toad guacamole. pochaco is the FOUNDER of the "Knights of King Taylor." pochaco has dedicated all of his precious time and energies in making this blog what it is today, FABULOUS! pochaco thinks the world of taylor like many of us do and when we are sleeping at night, pochaco is working vigorously on taylor's blog. he is an intelligent, wise and simple individual who is very creative and talented. with that said i would like to make sure that POCHACO gets a well deserved THANK YOU!

pochaco would like to let everyone know that he is fine and doing good. he is currently taking a break from FratPad because he needs to take care of some personal business and literally get some sleep lol. pochaco misses everyone and will be back soon. be HAPPY and keep on enjoying King Taylor's blog because it's a special gift from pochaco to Fratmen Taylor and his knights!

please show your appreciation for pochaco in the comments section. thank you.

Compression Obsession

TNbuttman took this pic of taylor doing laundry and thought it was a "good reflection" of the King's "HIGHNESS"

Taylor & Chase's Thanksgiving Thursday Dinner Inspired by MIA200

Arroz con Pollo de Rosalia

This recipe is easy to make in large quantities. You can easily double the recipe. The basic recipe feeds 6-8 people with normal servings.

I personally use boneless chicken breast. It’s easier and if you have a gas outdoor grill, you can grill the chicken and it cuts down on the prep time.

The recipe gets finished in the oven so that the rice ends up soft and a little soupy. So, you need to use pots that: (a) fit in the oven and (b) that you can cover (even if its with foil).

The recipe calls for Valencia short grain rice. You should be able to find that. If not use Arborio (the Italian rice used in risotto).

I once compared this recipe (which mostly comes from a book called Memories of a Cuban Kitchen) to my grandmother’s handwritten recipe. It’s virtually identical and tastes the same as grandma’s.

Recipe Ingredients

• 3 pounds of chicken (I use boneless chicken breasts).

• 2 teaspoons salt (kosher or sea salt preferred)

• Freshly ground pepper to taste

• Juice of one lime

• ½ cup pure Spanish olive oil

• 1 medium sized onion, finely chopped (a lot of grocery stores sell already chopped onions)

• 1 medium sized green bell pepper (a lot of grocery stores sell already chopped onions)

• 3 to 4 garlic cloves minced (I usually use 5 or 6)

• 1 small can tomato sauce ; about 1 cup

• ¼ cup diced drained pimientos (usually comes in a small glass jar at store and their red)

• 1 teaspon ground cumin

• 1 bay leaf (in spice aisle at store)

• ½ cup dry white wine --- Try to use cooking wine (which is white wine with some salt added for flavor), preferably a spanish or latin brand.

• 5 cups of chicken stock (Swansons sells it; look in the soup aisle)

• One 14 oz package Valencia rice (it’s a short grain rice); if not 1 ½ cup Arborio (soak the rick for up to 1 hour if you can in cold water to cover the rice with 3 saffron threads – crushed- or ½ teaspoon powdered saffron (available in the spice aisle)

• ¼ teaspoon additional powdered saffron or 3 to 4 saffron threads, crushed

• 1 cup (small can) canned early sweat peas, I prefer the LeSueur brand it’s a silver can)

1. Wash the chicken, pat dry with paper towels and sprinkle with salt pepper and lime juice. (I then cook on the gas bbq which takes like 20 min; if not you can do step 2.

2. [Skip if you grill the chicken] In a large, heavy casserole (pot) over medium heat, heat ¼ cup of the oil until it is fragrant. Then brown the chicken 6 to 8 minutes per side. Remove the chicken and set it aside.

3. [If you use boneless chicken breasts] I like to chop up the chicken into chunks before putting it back into the recipe (below). Easier to eat and the chicken soaks up more flavor.

4. add remaining ¼ cup olive oil (so a total of ½ cup in the pot) and add the onion bell peppers and garlic, stirring until the onion is transparent (recipe says 6 to 8 minutes, I think it usually takes a couple of minutes longer). Add the tomato sauce, pimientos, cumin and bay leaf and cook, stirring for 5 minutes. Then add the chicken and mix well so it is all covered. If able to... add wine here. Mix and cook 5 minutes to let the alcohol cook off.

5. Add the stock and bring to a boil. Adjust the seasonings (i.e. add salt and pepper). Don’t be afraid or shy with the salt, the rice will absorb the salt later on. So this mixture (called a “sofrito” should be salty to the taste).

6. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Drain the rice that has been soaking. If it is not yellow add the additional saffron (I always do anyway). Add the drained rice and bring to a boil over high heat. Once it starts to boil, I lower the heat a bit to medium high. The rice should boil uncovered for about 20 – 25 minutes until most of the liquid has evaporated and the top of the rice looks like there are little craters in it. You don’t need to stir this too much, but I like to stir it every 5 min or so, just so the rice doesn’t stick to the bottom of the pot.

7. Remove from the heat, add ¾ cup of the peas cover and put in the oven. Cook til the rice is tender about 20 minutes. (You can do this step on top of the stove over medium heat, but the rice cooks better and becomes more tender I the even heat of the oven. This is especially true if you double the recipe to feed a larger group).

8. Remove from oven and stir. At this point you can put on a serving platter and garnish with more peas and some of the chopped pimientos. Or you can serve on the plates.

Taylor's SUPERBOWL Party!

Party starts tonight at 6:00 PM PST