my back was killing me this morning. the ice didn't really help, but i knew i had to get the grocery shopping done. i went to Rite Aid first, just to see if they had any baseball cards. they are behind the counter now, like cigarettes. fucking hilarious. i did get a Fairfield box that cost me $5. next to that Rite Aid is the local grocery store i go to. i found what i was looking for there and took all that back home. for shits and giggles, i decided to go to Big Lots since they usually have the Diet Coke cans mom likes on sale. of course, they didn't have any. but, i did stumble upon baseball, football and wrestling cards. i got the one pack of 2018 Topps WWE they had. i got 3 packs of 2021 Topps Heritage and 3 packs of 2021 Score football cards. all of that cost me under $45. so, i got all the cards today for less than $50. after going through everything, i probably have around $200 worth of cards, thanks to some great rookie cards in the Score packs. Kroger was my last stop today. i found everything on the list. i somehow kept it under $130. i made it home in time to watch some of the Euro 2020 games this afternoon. more on that in a bit.
NXT was really good last night.
Deadliest Catch was excellent last night.
Mr. Inbetween was pretty funny last night.
the Yankees left a small village on base last night. of course, they have done that all fucking season. they lost to the Royals, 6-5. hopefully, they will find a way to win tonight.
here are your highlights from the NBA playoffs last night:
here are your highlights from the NHL playoffs last night:
the Detroit Pistons won the NBA Draft lottery last night.
so, the Euro 2020 today was fucking crazy. Sweden defeated Poland, 3-2. Spain defeated Slovakia, 5-0. Germany and Hungary ended 2-2 as did Portugal and France. the round of 16 is now set.
Wales plays Denmark. Italy takes on Austria. Netherlands will play Czech Republic. Belgium plays Portugal. Croatia will play Spain. France will play Switzerland. Sweden will take on Ukraine. and finally, England will play Germany. the first two of those matches will start on Saturday.
today in the Copa America, Ecuador and Peru finished 2-2. later tonight, Brazil will play Colombia.
enjoy some music:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight.
i will watch some of the NHL and NBA playoffs as well as the Copa America tonight.
i now have to figure out what i'm making for dinner. my mother likes to play this game where she will act like she doesn't care and then not like what i want to make. so lately, i've been forcing her to make the decision.
thanks to everyone for checking out my latest published poem:
so now the entire series between the Mets and Yankees this weekend has been postponed. given how many fucking injuries the Yankees have (3 more went on the injured list today), i'm hoping they might have a chance to heal. but, this also probably means a weekend without alcohol. fuck me.
Vice News Tonight had another great week of shows.
NXT UK was another best of last night.
Big Brother was good last night. i was disappointed that Nicole got evicted, but it made the most sense for the other players. Tyler is the new HOH.
Cake was awesome last night.
Desus & Mero was fucking hilarious as always.
here are your NBA highlights from last night:
the Draft Lottery for the NBA last night had a few surprises. i'd love to see Obi Toppin go #4 to the Bulls, given the number of Dayton grads that live in the Chicago area.
enjoy some music:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be Smackdown, Real Time with Bill Maher and Room 104. i'll watch 205 Live sometime tonight on WWE Network.
i've been working on my baseball cards for the last 2 days. both of my shipments from Amazon.com got here way sooner than i was expecting. i'm hoping i got enough to cover everything. it looks like i'm going to be cutting it close. but, once i get that all done, i will start making my list of what i have for sale. and i already know what i'm going to do. if you buy $10 worth of cards from me, you will get 5 to 10 cards for FREE of your favorite player or team or both. and the more you happen to buy, the more likely i am to come down on the price of everything.
mom changed her mind this morning about going to the drugstore. i went this afternoon and found everything she wanted. of course, the one thing i was looking for they didn't have. i did pick up a pack of baseball cards. i haven't opened them up yet. i'm hoping it's a good pack.
rest in peace to Frankie Banali, the drummer of Quiet Riot. he died from pancreatic cancer at the age of 68. thanks for the soundtrack of my youth.
i will probably watch some of the NHL games tonight as well as the NBA games.
i have no damn clue when i'll be on here tomorrow.
i did watch some of the Europa League final today, mostly to put me to sleep.
until tomorrow kids...
have a great weekend.
fight the power.
fuck racism.
fuck hatred.
fuck the police.
black lives matter.
stay healthy.
wash your fucking hands.
wear your mask.
quiero besarte un dia bajo una luna de fuego
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:
Quiet Riot - Metal Health
Macy Gray - I Try
Marilyn Manson - The Beautiful People
Dr. John - I Walk On Guilded Splinters
Lucinda Williams - Change the Locks (Live)
Quiet Riot - Cum On Feel The Noize
"The future is unwritten." - Joe Strummer
and your whatever the fuck i wanted you to see video of the day:
i spent most of this morning with ice on my back wondering why the fuck it felt like i had a boulder or two sitting on my lower back. i think i finally passed out from the pain and slept a little. mom had to wake me up to drive her to her doctor's appointment this afternoon. i guess the ice worked.
the doctor's appointment went pretty good. there was a few traffic fuck ups near where we were, so i had to take some detours. i missed where i was supposed to turn, so i ended driving closer to the city of Dayton, actually closer to the hospital where my mother worked. once i got closer to where all the strip clubs used to be, i knew exactly where i was.
we went to Waffle House for lunch today. that seems to be the only food that doesn't fuck with my mother's stomach. we had lasagna last night from Omaha Steaks. lets just say there will never be a need to order that again.
the Yankees lost yesterday 4-2 and then lost again this afternoon, 10-5. swept by the fucking Rays. also, knocked out first place by the Rays. with Stanton, Judge and LeMahieu out, they are certainly a different team. and then add in that Britton went on the injured list this morning, Gleyber Torres injured his hamstring this afternoon and Paxton had soreness in his left forearm. fuck me. and now comes the cherry. their first game against the Mets tomorrow has been postponed since someone with the Mets tested positive for COVID-19. joy.
NXT was really fucking good last night. i can't wait for Takeover 30 this Saturday.
Big Brother was pretty good last night. i have no clue who is getting evicted tonight.
Cari & Jemele Stick To Sports was excellent last night.
enjoy some music:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, Big Brother, Cake and Desus & Mero. i'll watch NXT UK sometime tonight on WWE Network.
i will probably watch some of the NHL and NBA playoffs tonight. and i'm hoping to catch the NBA Draft lottery this evening, mostly because i'd love to see which teams Obi Toppin might end up going to.
here are your NBA highlights from last night:
i should be on here tomorrow after i get done shopping. mom wants to go with me to the drugstore. that should be an adventure.
until tomorrow kids...
fight the power.
fuck racism.
fuck hatred.
fuck the police.
black lives matter.
stay healthy.
wash your fucking hands.
wear your mask.
a veces te sientes tan solo que te olvidas de notarlo
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:
Langhorne Slim & The Law - Put It Together
Jay Wile - Lifetime
Monica LaPlante - Compression
Shrug - Wake Up, Sugarplum
"I tasted freedom and I really liked it." - Phil Lynott
and your whatever the fuck i wanted you to see video of the day:
i got home in time to watch most of the second half of the Manchester United game today. i probably would have been better off just going back to bed.
my fingers are crossed, but it does look like mom's hip replacement is on for next Tuesday. i wasn't exactly thrilled when we were told we had to be at the hospital at 5:30 in the morning. there's some nights i'm lucky to be going to bed at that hour. oh joy. in other hospital news, i have two cousins in two different hospitals for god knows what. good times.
i enjoyed 205 Live more than Smackdown last night and that's not a good sign going into a ppv on Sunday.
Deadliest Catch was really good last night.
i feel bad for Hunter on The Voice. he clearly got robbed last night. that being said, his career will probably be better off for not winning the show. the dude is way more talented than most of the other people on the show. i think the winner this season will either be Chris Blue or Lauren Duski.
enjoy some music:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight. i'll watch NXT sometime tonight on WWE Network.
the New York Yankees finally got some decent pitching on a night where they were hitting the long ball. they defeated the Royals last night 7-1. hopefully they can make it 2 in a row tonight.
team USA plays team Finland tomorrow in the 2017 Ice Hockey World Championships.
the winds here today have been horrific. it's the kind of day where driving a SUV is a skill. the winds reminded me of being back on the farm, watching boards fly off of rusted barns and doors being ripped wide open. i don't miss those days.
mom actually broke down and had me turn on the air conditioning last night. it dawned on her that a house at 79 degrees isn't actually good for trying to sleep.
i might try to do some writing tonight. it's either that or hoping some baseball allows me to catch up on some sleep.
the Sacramento Kings finally had a draft lottery that didn't bite them in the ass and they will have 2 picks in the top 10 (5 & 10). god willing, in a deep draft, they will not fuck it up.
i made a trip to the bank this morning. mom paid me for the first half of the month. i think this black woman knows me now at the bank as she commented on me not having any rolls of coins with me today. she's a cute one, so i'll be sure to have some rolls the next time.
that's all for me today kids. now back to your regularly scheduled programming...
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:
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Head On
Melissa Etheridge - Like the Way I Do
Daniel Johnston - Some Things Last a Long Time
The Verve - Drugs Don't Work
"You cannot run faster than a bullet." - Idi Amin
and your whatever the fuck i wanted you to see video of the day:
it was an absolute pleasure to watch Liverpool lose to Sevilla today in the final of the Europa League. especially when you consider Liverpool was up 1-0 at half and you could almost see the horror of those fucks winning a title. thank god Sevilla woke up and scored 3 unanswered goals. now, hopefully Manchester United wins the FA Cup on Saturday and the season can end with another round of joy.
The Voice was rather interesting last night. when the first two people saved were the two i named in the blog yesterday, i felt pretty good. now, i was shocked when Hannah was saved. i don't get what people see in her. thankfully, Laith was the final person to advance to the finals. i did find it kind of funny that the 4 that were eliminated all did duets with each other the night before. but, it should be an amazing final.
Deadliest Catch was pretty good last night.
the New York Yankees lost again last night, 5-3. hopefully they won't get swept tonight.
i wasn't surprised by either of the playoff games last night. Cleveland is easily the best team in the Eastern Conference in the NBA. and, as i said a few days ago, i fully expect San Jose and St. Louis to go 7 games in the NHL playoffs. San Jose won last night (4-0) to even the series at 1-1.
enjoy some music:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be Lucha Underground. i'll be watching NXT and some other things on WWE Network.
the NBA Draft Lottery went exactly as expected last night. i think it might have been the first time i can ever remember nothing changing from what was expected.
i went to the bank today to make a deposit. it's amazing just how run down the town i grew up in truly is. i think they named a new police chief yesterday. if i'm not mistaken, it's the same guy that fired me from my job out at the airport. small fucking world.
the sun did come out today. that certainly helped my mood. although, i did have a headache for most of today. it started in my right cheek and went straight up my head. i figured it is a sinus headache. i had the same thing last night. i told my mother i have no clue how i slept through it. she asked what did i do. i told her i just hoped it was an aneurysm and went to sleep. good times.
i got some great FREE music on NoiseTrade today. i'll put the links below in the music section.
if i get a wild hair up my ass tomorrow, i might send out some poems. who knows.
that's all for me kids. hope this finds you enjoying a cold beverage of your choice.
be well. be creative. be cool. be quick to send me CASH, panties, hate mail, love letters, broken promises and dirty pennies from heaven.
i wrote 6 poems a few days ago. i looked over them again today. i like a few of them but i think i'll do another writing session before my next round of submissions. i would have loved to do that today. but, since the sunshine decided today was a vacation day, it was nothing but rain and clouds. so, i've been miserable for most of the day. good times.
the New York Yankees got whipped last night in Arizona, 12-2. thank god i didn't waste any time on that game. i doubt i will tonight either.
The Voice was pretty damn good last night. there really wasn't a bad performance by any of the 8 left. i have no clue who gets cut tonight as they go from 8 to 4. i think the only ones truly safe are Adam and Alisan.
Gotham was amazing last night. i can't fucking wait for the season finale next week.
Monday Night Raw was very good at times and then just was flat as hell the rest of the show. they would do themselves a huge favor if they would cut the show to 2 hours.
enjoy some music:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be The Voice and Deadliest Catch.
i should watch the NBA Draft Lottery tonight, but i know the Sacramento Kings have no shot at getting the #1 pick.
Manchester United won today, clinching 5th place in the Premier League. that means they will go straight into the group stage of the Europa League next season. oh joy. i was hoping that LVG would be fired by now. maybe they are waiting until after the FA Cup final on Saturday. the best thing of today was there was no injuries. Wayne Rooney got his 100th goal at Old Trafford. Marcus Rashford and Ashley Young scored the other 2 goals. fucking Chris Smalling had an own goal in the last 30 seconds of the game. that cost David de Gea his 16th clean sheet of the season. the boys play Crystal Palace on Saturday at Wembley in the FA Cup final. hopefully they win or this season would be a complete fucking waste.
i have trash to take out and a victory beer to consume. that may end up being my dinner tonight.
i didn't watch much of the hockey game last night. it looks like the Penguins and Lightning could go 7 games as well. i didn't catch any of the basketball game last night either. i was a little surprised when i saw Golden State had lost. i may try to catch a bit of Cleveland vs. Toronto tonight.
i need to go to the bank tomorrow to deposit some money. hopefully the weather will be better by then.
that's all for me kids. hope your day was better than mine.
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:
Guy Clark - L.A. Freeway (Live)
James McMurtry - Cold Dog Soup
Guy Clark - Homegrown Tomatoes (Live)
"I really try to put myself in uncomfortable situations. Complacency is my enemy." - Trent Reznor
and your whatever the fuck i wanted you to see video of the day:
the New York Rangers played the worst game i have watched them play in probably 7 months or so last night. every chance they had to do something good they would fuck it up. they are the only fucking team i know that can turn a 5 on 3 power play into a goal for the other team. and they took way too many fucking penalties. the only good thing that came from last night? losing 6-2 finally ends that damn 1 goal game streak they were on. and getting humbled that way at home hopefully brings out the team that had the most road victories in the NHL this season when they play Game 3 down in Tampa. for some fucking reason, The King stinks in Game 2's.
the only thing that cheered me up last night was this:
talk about a holy shit moment. i have watched Kevin's career for like the past decade or so. i was so happy for him last night. and to know that he will be facing John Cena in 2 weeks... god i hope he beats the living hell out of Cena and takes the title. Monday Night Raw was pretty good last night. the future of pro wrestling, Dean Ambrose, played a major role in the success of the show:
plus, the male soap opera part was played well once again:
Dolph has always been one lucky fucker. if him and Rusev feuds, that should be a great one. all in all, not a bad show.
sadly, since the hockey stunk last night, i watched most of Raw as it was happening. and i was so pissed by the Rangers game that i stayed up and made sure to watch The Voice last night before i went to bed.
i thought all the performances last night on The Voice were very good. but, ultimately, i think it will be this one that wins it all:
unless there is another shocker like last season, i think Sawyer has this one in the bag. the winner will be announced tonight.
on the DVR tonight will be Deadliest Catch.
David Letterman had another great show last night. it will be really fucking strange to not see him anymore on television:
tonight will be Bill Murray and Bob Dylan. the DVR will be recording.
here's some more from last night:
the New York Yankees play at Washington tonight. i'm not looking forward to it.
the NBA Draft Lottery is tonight. hopefully the Sacramento Kings can somehow slip into the top 3. i would love to see that happen. god knows, they are due for some good luck by now.
got some free music on iTunes today. i also picked up the new single from Slayer. much better than i thought it was going to be.
mom and i are going to go to the grocery store here in a little bit. we're at the point where the fridge is getting a little too empty. and hopefully my creative juices get flowing again. i need to really start cranking out the poems again.
while on that topic, i sent 6 poems out today to ZYX. when i hear back from Arnold on those, i'll pass on the verdict.
i'm still trying to get used to having neighbors again. i can't remember living in a neighborhood where everyone cut their fucking lawns like every 3 days. it's annoying as all hell. we also have 2 ducks that have been keeping in the shade underneath our tree in the front. they were in the back this morning when i was feeding the birds. i threw them some sunflower seeds. i figure better they get them than the damn squirrels. so, of course, it's still a fucking zoo here, just no cats or deer. so far.
that's all for me today. hope this finds everyone with a pulse.
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:
Alina Baraz & Galimatias - Can I
Saun & Starr - Look Closer (Can't You See the Signs?)
DMA's - Laced
Coal Chamber - I.O.U. Nothing
Slayer - When the Stillness Comes
"The future belongs to those who prepare for it today." - Malcolm X
today has been one long fuck me kind of day. it's been threatening to rain just about all damn day. so my back has been feeling oh so great since i woke up. go 10 minutes to the north and they got 4 inches of rain in about 30 minutes. go 10 minutes to the east and they got hail the size of golf balls. and what did we get? not one fucking drop. a little drizzle would have been nice for the crops. fuck me runnin'.
the Yankees lost last night as Tanaka proved he was human. and today, they pulled out a victory from the grips of defeat as they rallied in the 9th and eventually won in the 13th, 4-2. the game took more than 5 hours. at least i got a decent nap in.
i was pleased with who won The Voice last night.
as for the NBA Draft lottery, should be fun to watch the Cavs fuck up the first pick once again.
tonight, as soon as i can get this done, it will be some hockey, a victory beer and something for dinner.
i was planning on doing some typing today as i have 3 poems that need to be typed up. maybe i'll do that later tonight.
not sure when i'll be on here tomorrow. i'll be in full playoff game mode as Game 3 is tomorrow in the Rangers series. thankfully the Yankees play a night game, so it should be an afternoon blog for me.
that's all for today. be well. be creative. be the fucker that pisses the masses off while opening doors for old ladies.
peace and chicken grease.
music:
Angel Haze & Sia - Battle Cry
Iggy Azalea w/Charli XCX - Fancy
Earl Sweatshirt w/Vince Staples & Casey Veggies - Hive
Craig Mack w/Notorious B.I.G., L.L. Cool J., Busta Rhymes & Rampage - Flava In Ya Ear (Remix)
Geto Boys - My Mind Playin Tricks On Me
"Praise undeserved, is satire in disguise." - Alexander Pope
