new year, same luck

so my 2017 started off with my order from Etsy getting cancelled because the item i tried to purchase was mistakenly listed as available. my credit card will be refunded. joy. so i spent the next 2 hours trying to find something like what i ordered the first time. i found something and it was half the price i was paying before. not bad. of course, the order still has to actually happen and be shipped before i'll get too giddy.

i did do a little writing last night. 3 poems full of loneliness and despair. hello 2017. i typed them up this morning and will probably send them out sometime next week.

i didn't sleep well at all last night. i think i went to bed around 3 and was back up around 5. i tried going back to sleep but that didn't work. hello insomnia, my name is...

Austin City Limits was great last night.

ROH had some never before seen on television matches last night. excellent.

team USA beat Canada 3-1 yesterday to win the group at the World Juniors. it was the first time the USA had defeated Canada on New Year's Eve since 1998. the USA will now play Switzerland tomorrow.

the New York Rangers won at Colorado last night 6-2. The King returned to the net and became the winningest European born goalie in NHL history. that was a nice, successful road trip. the boys next play Buffalo at home on Tuesday.

and then there's the Ohio State game from last night. honestly, Clemson won every aspect of the game... offense, defense, special teams, coaching, etc. i think the only thing Ohio State won last night was the battle of the bands. a 31-0 loss that didn't feel that close. the only good thing is the game left such a bad taste in the players mouths that most of them that could leave early aren't. so maybe this debacle won't happen again next year.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Wishful Drinking and The Affair.

the New Orleans Saints finish their what could have been again season today at Atlanta. i figure the game will be a shootout. if the Saints win they could finish 8-8 and that's exactly why i figure they will lose.

my uncle is in the hospital again with pneumonia. it's never the cancer that kills you, it's always the other shit that does the trick.

that's all for me today kids. i'll be on here tomorrow after Manchester United plays. hopefully i'll be in a good mood.

happy new year to everyone. may your 2017 include everything and more.

be well. be creative. be cool. be quick to send me CASH, panties, hate mail, love letters, broken promises and dirty pennies from heaven.

peace and chicken grease...

music:

Prince - Let's Go Crazy
The Airborne Toxic Event - Sometime Around Midnight
The New Basement Tapes - When I Get My Hands On You

"I am a kind of paranoid in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me happy." - J.D. Salinger

and your whatever the fuck i wanted you to see video of the day:

let's start 2016 with a bang... no, not the bang your dirty mind is thinking of

i was up pretty late last night. i finished off a bottle of Jagermeister and then a bottle of Southern Comfort. to be honest, each bottle only had one drink left in them. i then turned to rum for the rest of the evening. i was flipping between NBC and CNN last night, laughing my ass off. it was amazing to see how many filthy lines Whitney Cummings got past the censor on NBC. plus, the coverage on CNN always makes me laugh, mostly because of how uncomfortable Kathy Griffin makes Anderson Cooper.

then i spent a good portion of the night talking to this woman from Ghana. she didn't ask me for money within 30 seconds of the conversation, so i'm assuming it's not a scam artist. plus the photo she showed me didn't come back as a model or porn star when i did a Google search. of course, i've been down this road a million times now. but, she did inspire some poems. i wrote 3 before i finally went to bed. i typed those up this morning and i think they are pretty good. it's a decent start to the new year.

Ohio State beat Notre Dame today 44-28. it was the final game for a ton of their seniors and juniors as i wouldn't be shocked if most of them turned pro by tomorrow morning. it was a decent way to cap off the season. though i really wish they would have made it back to the playoffs. they certainly were better than the two teams that got blown out last night.

i didn't watch much of the Winter Classic. Montreal won 5-1. i doubt i missed much.

my cousin came over today. i thought it was to watch the Ohio State game with me. actually, it was because he couldn't get his tablet to work over at my uncle's house. so i got him hooked up to our wi-fi and then he spent the next 3 hours watching shows on YouTube or something. the funny thing was after the Ohio State game was over, he asked me if i had headphones he could use as he didn't want to interfere with what we were watching. that made me laugh on the inside. technology has turned all the kids into fucking zombies with no social skills at all.

enjoy some music kids:

when i first turned on the television today, Natalie Cole's death was the first thing i saw. rest in peace, Natalie. (February 6, 1950 - December 31, 2015)

now some of this and that:

the rest of tonight will be probably some more football or if that bores me, i'll just flip through the channels while i'm figuring what drink am i going to add some vodka to.

i will be on here tomorrow afternoon sometime after the Dayton Flyers play. it will be a busy morning/early afternoon for me. Manchester United plays in the morning. once that is done, team USA will be taking on the Czech Republic in the World Juniors and sometime during that, the Dayton game will be starting.

so the goal is to write my blog sometime between the end of all that and the start of the New York Rangers game against the Florida Panthers.

hopefully i will be enjoying 4 victory beers tomorrow. i have a few to go enjoy now.

i hope everyone had a great New Year's Eve. hopefully your 2016 will be your best year yet.

be well. be creative. be cool. be quick to send me CASH, panties, hate mail, love letters, broken promises and dirty pennies from heaven.

peace and chicken grease...

music:

INXS - Not Enough Time
Tedeschi Trucks Band - Learn How to Love
The Flaming Lips - Do You Realize??

"Mothers are all slightly insane." - J.D. Salinger

and your whatever the fuck i wanted you to see video of the day:

not sure why i expected something different...

i was so hoping that 2015 was going to get off to a good start for me. but, while laying in bed last night, my left shoulder started to ache. i figured no big deal. 3 hours later and i still hadn't fallen asleep, i figured fuck. i tricked myself into sleeping for about 30 minutes before i came downstairs to put some ointment i have in the freezer for pain. when i said a few weeks ago that my body only responds to cold i wasn't joking. i rubbed that shit on and the smell basically made it clear that i wasn't going to be able to fall back asleep. so, i was up 2 fucking hours before the sun was to start off my 2015.

Manchester United got yet another draw on the road today at Stoke. i wasn't pleased when they fell behind 90 seconds into the game. thankfully Falcao scored 25 minutes later. United didn't do much in the second half. neither team really did as the weather turned to shit. but, that's typical for England... all the time. once again, i'll keep the mindset that it's better to get one point than no points. i believe they have the FA Cup match coming up this weekend. that should be interesting.

the New York Rangers got back to their winning ways last night with a 5-2 win in Florida. here are some highlights from the game:

Canada beat team USA 5-3 in the 2015 World Juniors yesterday. the last 3 minutes of the game were fucking nuts. but, the result pretty much went how i thought it would go. now, the USA will have to beat Russia tomorrow to have a chance at a medal. and then of course, they would have to beat the two unbeaten teams left, Sweden and Canada, to win the gold. i'll be shocked if they actually play for a medal.

i didn't do much last night. after the hockey game, i listened to the Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast and then did a shot of whiskey and grabbed a beer and waited for the ball to drop. i'll be 39 years old on the 21st of this month and i've never had a kiss at the stroke of the new year. just typing that makes me want to go put a shotgun in my mouth. i keep hearing this myth that life actually begins at 40. why do i have the funny feeling that i'm going to be the exception to the rule? of course, this could just be the pain talking.

after i get done with this, i'm going to settle in to watch some of what's left of The Winter Classic and some of the college football bowl games. hopefully i get a good nap in before Ohio State takes on Alabama tonight. if Ohio State can pull off that upset, then they will have a chance to play for the national championship. hopefully i'll be savoring a victory beer late tonight.

hopefully your 2015 has started way better than mine. if not, i'm sure there is enough room in this river of misery for both of us. thanks again for allowing me to waste a few minutes of your precious time.

be well. be creative. be cool. be quick to send me CASH, panties, hate mail, love letters, broken promises and dirty pennies from heaven.

peace and chicken grease...

music:

John Prine - Clay Pigeons
The Black Crowes - The Last Place That Love Lives
Grace Potter - I Shall Be Released (Live)
JJ Grey & Mofro - This River
Trampled By Turtles - Alone

"I'm sick of not having the courage to be an absolute nobody." - J.D. Salinger

happy new oh whatever...

i woke up this morning with a runny nose and a back that felt like it had been placed in a vice and nearly squeezed to death. just how i wanted to start 2014. and here it is nearly 12 hours later and i still can't get my back to loosen up. good times.

needless to say i didn't go to the Dayton game today. i did watch it on television. Dayton won 81-47. i can't really complain as i think nearly everyone that played scored. they play their last non-conference road game this Saturday. if they can pull off the win at Ole Miss and get to 12 wins before conference play starts, this team just might be a NCAA tourney team this season.

Manchester United lost today 2-1 in a unbelievably frustrating game to watch. and watching was what most of the defense did all day long. they could have pulled within one point of 5th place in the league. instead, they have decided to take the tough road once again. thankfully Dayton rescued what was quickly becoming a miserable new year's day.

i did watch most of the Winter Classic today. Toronto beat Detroit in the shootout. i think there was over 105,000 fans there for the game. with the light snow falling, it had the snow globe feel once again. the Rangers play 2 outdoor games later in the month.

i had a tough time falling asleep last night. so, i broke out the pen and paper and wrote my first poems of 2014. i typed up the 3 this afternoon. if i can write poems this strong for the rest of the year i will be in incredibly good shape. i'll be sending some poems out in the next week or so. got a few places in mind to send to.

we're supposed to wake up in the morning to a few inches of snow and temps in the single digits. just what my back needs. if you don't see anything from me tomorrow i'm in traction somewhere. hopefully it won't come to that.

that's pretty much all for me today. i do hope everyone had a great evening and a great start to 2014. or at the very least, a better start than mine. i leave you now to go do the dishes and see just how much pleasure my back can find in the pain.

be well

music:

John Lee Hooker - The Best of Friends
Tom Waits - Alice
Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago

"I'm the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life." - J.D. Salinger

for those of you who are interested, the New York Rangers won yesterday in a shootout. below are the highlights:

and the sun came out, brighter than usual

let me quickly recap last night before i get to the plethora of things going on this evening.

the Yankees forgot their bats last night as they only had 4 damn hits. Andy pitched well, but had 2 mistakes and was handed a tough luck loss, 3-0. they are back home tonight. i'm not sure how much i will watch as they fall about 4th or 5th on the pecking order for the evening.

the New York Rangers can clinch a playoff spot tonight with a win in Carolina. hopefully Hank won't have to play on his head again to win there. or, they could just hope Winnipeg loses to Montreal tonight and back their way in. i'll take either.

the NFL Draft starts tonight. i'm mildly interested, mostly from a fantasy football standpoint. i'll be in and out of that for most of the night.

i believe the Big Bang Theory is new tonight. if that's the case, i'll be tuning in.

and finally, the fantasy hockey championship round i'm in is currently at 5-5. so, i'll be popping in and out of just about every hockey game going tonight.

do check out the poems i had published today at Zygote in My Coffee and The Camel Saloon. i really like both of them.

the poet of the day on my Google+ page is Ben John Smith. Ben is one crazy Australian who is an incredible writer. now, keep in mind, you pretty much have to be a fan of filth, sleaze, sex, drugs, horror, and death if you are really going to like his work. thankfully, i'm a fan of all those things. and another thing, the man sends some of the most interesting mail i have ever received from another poet. he's definitely one to not miss out on.

i had no clue my book was available on amazon.com until my mother just happened to mention it this morning. so, if you feel more comfortable purchasing it there, go right ahead. type in Sofisticated White Trash  in the amazon.com box on this blog and it will take you to the page. or, if you'd like to help a friend out, go to the podcast page at notsam.com  and use the amazon.com link from there. then you could get my book and help out Primetime Sam Roberts as well. 2 birds with one stone or a win win, whatever you feel more comfortable with.

until tomorrow, and hopefully i will have more good news to bring you.

music today:

Wolfmother - Wolfmother
Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - The Heist
Metallica - Beyond Magnetic

"I am a kind of paranoid in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me happy." - J.D. Salinger