i hate driving in the rain

i made sure i got enough sleep, but do you know how fucking hard it is to stay awake while driving in the rain? i think i must have yawned damn near the whole way to Columbus. that's almost 72 miles of yawning by the way. mom then had me get off on the wrong exit. that was fun. i got her to the hotel in plenty of time. as i told her, i don't drive to enjoy the scenery. i drive because i have someplace to fucking go. i stayed around until she got on the shuttle bus to go to her conference. the drive home was rather interesting. the rain finally stopped and there was about 10 of us wondering who had the balls to pass the guy driving the sheriff's vehicle. i decided i was the one, especially when i knew this fucker had been driving 85 in a 65 mph zone for about 10 miles. so i flew past him and he didn't give a shit. good times. i wanted to make sure i made it to the post office by 1:30 this afternoon. at 1:27, i was pulling into the parking lot.

late last night, i sent off some poems via email. and i mailed another 5 out at the post office today. i sent 3 to Dead Snakes and 5 each to Horror Sleaze Trash and Nerve Cowboy. when i hear back from these places i will pass along the verdicts.

Lucha Underground last night was very interesting. i'm not sure if Pentagon Jr. was really injured or did a fucking fantastic job of selling it. i do know the look on Vampiro's face at the end of the show means there is going to be some dark shit later on this season. that's always a good thing.

NXT was a bit of a filler show as Takeover: Dallas will be live tomorrow night. honestly, the NXT card is better than the WrestleMania card this year. more on that tomorrow.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight (weather permitting) will be The Big Bang Theory, the season finale of Life in Pieces, Lip Sync Battle and WWE Smackdown. after Smackdown is over i will be flipping to WWE Network to check out the Stone Cold Podcast with Mick Foley.

the New York Rangers play tonight in Carolina. i'm interested to see how Eric Staal plays in his first game back in Carolina.

hard to imagine that the baseball season is going to start soon. of course, the New York Yankees have some injuries already, so they are in mid season form.

it is storming again here, so my arthritis is in full hate mode at the moment. so i think i'm cutting this one off here.

i'll be on tomorrow morning as there is no way i'll fit a post in on Friday night. between having to drive back up to Columbus and back and have dinner at my sister's condo while also trying to get home for the NXT event... the last thing i want is to try to squeeze a blog into that clusterfuck.

i hope this finds everyone dry, except in the places where you shouldn't be...

peace and chicken grease...

music:

Marilyn Manson - Lunchbox
The Black Crowes - Seeing Things (Live)
Seether - Broken
Jeff Buckley - Lover, You Should've Come Over (Live)

"At its best, life is completely unpredictable." - Christopher Walken

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

Storm Cycle 2015

i got an email from A.J. Huffman today, editor of Kind of a Hurricane Press. she let me know my poem "becoming a man" has been included in the Storm Cycle 2015 Best Of Anthology. i'll have more info on the anthology when it gets closer to being published. here is a link to the poem that was published in February 2015:
http://www.pyrokinection.com/2015/02/a-poem-by-jj-campbell.html

spinning the wheels in my brain

after another night of not falling to sleep until 3:30 in the morning, i get the feeling i might as well just stay the fuck up for the next 4 or 5 days and then fucking crash. of course, i will be making 4 trips to Columbus and back in the next couple of days, so, for the sake of other drivers, i'll try to get some better sleep. mom has a conference up there on Thursday and Friday and i can't find anywhere comfortable in my sister's condo to sleep. so, i guess i'll see what my future vehicle is made of.

The Voice was good last night, all the usual suspects remained on the show.

Total Divas was a hot mess as usual.

i did enjoy the James Corden Carpool Karaoke special last night. it's amazing how well Jennifer Lopez has aged. DAMN.

Deadliest Catch was phenomenal last night. it's good to see some new blood on that show after so many seasons. looks like it is going to be another amazing season.

i was very happy that team USA showed the fuck up last night and easily destroyed Guatemala 4-0. it's amazing what happens when you play the players in the right positions. they should easily get to the next part of World Cup qualifying now.

sadly, the U-23 USA team didn't have the same luck that the national team did. they lost to Colombia last night 2-1. actually, Colombia scored all 3 goals and the USA only had 9 players on the field by the end. it was that kind of night. sadly, no fucking Olympics again.

enjoy some music kids:

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 at some point tonight.

i did watch JBL's interview with Michael Hayes last night. i grew up watching The Fabulous Freebirds so i absolutely loved this interview.

i really enjoyed Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast today. i love how Dean Ambrose is just fucking different than everyone else. hopefully the company realizes he IS going to be the face of the company whether they like it or not.
http://notsam.com/wrestlingpodcast/2016/3/30/wrestling-podcast-75

i got some great FREE music on NoiseTrade today from one of my favorite bands EVER. i'll post the link in the music section below.

i did a little poetry work this afternoon. i'm either going to send out some poems tomorrow or wait until the weekend to do it. one batch involves going to the post office and it's supposed to be raining cats and dogs tomorrow, so i don't know. of course, once i get back home from taking mom to Columbus, what the fuck else am i going to do?

so let's just say i'll be on here tomorrow after a late afternoon trip to the post office. i do need to get some sleep tonight though. mom needs to be up there by 11 in the morning or something like that. so that means leaving here sometime before 10 in the morning, so hopefully i'll be awake.

hope this finds everyone settling into Spring or getting hammered in the afternoon, like any good writer should do.

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:

Cowboy Junkies - Live at the Belly Up

"Poetry surrounds us everywhere, but putting it on paper is, alas, not so easy as looking at it." - Vincent Van Gogh

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

the joy of running on fumes

i believe 40+ years of shitty sleep might be finally catching up to me. when you find yourself falling asleep while typing an email, it might be a problem. i went outside to get a little sun hoping that would help. we'll see. but, the birds are happy the feeders are full again.

Monday Night Raw had some great moments last night and a ton of what the fuck are they thinking. it kind of reminds me of last year. WrestleMania looked like it was going to be horrible but turned out to be good. hopefully the same thing happens this year. but, with all the injuries and the company unwilling to create new stars, i'm not sure yet. i did enjoy the Daniel Bryan special on WWE Network last night. i love all those behind the scenes type shit. i forget what is on the network tonight. i won't have the time anyway, tonight is a bit of a clusterfuck on television.

Gotham was great last night. i didn't see some of the twists coming, which is really great. the show keeps getting better each week.

The Voice has reached the knockout stage of the season. i was pretty happy with who got picked for the live shows, even though i'm not really sure what the fuck Pharrell is doing this season.

it should be interesting to see what happens tonight.

enjoy some music kids:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be The Voice, Deadliest Catch, Total Divas and the Carpool Karaoke special.

but for most of the night i will be watching soccer. it is the put up or shut up night for the USA. first up will be a World Cup qualifying game vs. Guatemala. if they lose at home to that team, the coach should be fired on the spot. next up will be the U-23 team against Colombia to qualify for the Olympics. all the USA needs is a scoreless draw or a win of any kind and they advance. after missing the last Olympics, they really need to make it to this one. hopefully i am drinking a couple victory beers tonight. if not, i'm going to be really fucking pissed.

i did the trash and cleaned the toilets earlier today. hopefully i can get my uncle's trash done before the games start.

that's all for me kids. i hope everyone is doing well.

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:

Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (Live)
David Bowie - Life On Mars? (Live)
My Morning Jacket - Suspicious Minds (Live)
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Life Without You (Live)

"Sometimes to realize you were well, someone must come along and hurt you." - Perry Farrell

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

i wish the weather would make up its mind

we had some pretty strong storms roll through here last night. thankfully, my sister had already made the drive back home and none of the shit i put up this weekend got knocked down. sadly, it's back to being fucking cold again.

the New York Rangers lost in OT last night to the fucking Penguins. they wasted 2 goals from Eric Staal in the 3-2 loss. i figure if they end up playing them in the playoffs again, it will be another string of long, long nights.

my fantasy hockey miracle never came and i got routed 8-2. i'm now in the 3rd place game. this will be my worst finish in 5 years, when i finished 6th. i'm not a happy camper.

the storms knocked out the satellite last night for a few minutes. that screwed up my DVR a little. it just meant i had to stay up later to see everything.

Vinyl was great last night. Girls was pretty funny. Togetherness was hilarious. i'm pretty pissed that they are cancelling the show after this season. Shameless was fucking brilliant and should have another holy shit season ending episode next week. Billions was really good last night.

enjoy some music kids:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be The Voice and Gotham. i will be watching Monday Night Raw and some shit on WWE Network tonight as this is the start of WrestleMania week.

check out the latest episode of Sam & Cathy:

http://notsam.com/srshow/2016/3/28/sam-cathy-004-holy-days

i got some great FREE music on NoiseTrade yesterday. i'll post the links down in the music section.

thankfully, North Carolina won last night, so my main NCAA bracket is still alive.

that's all for me today. i hope everyone had a great weekend. i guarantee you it was better than mine, as i spent a good portion of it on the toilet. and yes, there will be poems.

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:

XYL0 - America
The Virginmarys - Live from The Sugarmill

"I don't want to make money; I want to make a difference." - Lady Gaga

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

response from Your One Phone Call

i heard back from Dai at Your One Phone Call on my recent poetry submission. my poems "the last child to make it out alive", "friday night in paris" and "living the disappointment" have been accepted for publication. the poems will appear on the site July 20th, August 24th and September 23rd.

too busy trying to climb down from my own cross

my relationship with religion anymore doesn't exist. i think i have reached that stage in life where i've simply gone through too much shit to actually believe a higher power truly loves me. now, maybe that will change or maybe i will just get more bitter with age. i have no clue. i live each day for what it is, nothing more. the future to me at this moment is merely a concept, nothing i can wrap my arms around and embrace as something i can look forward to.

as you might imagine, i was busy writing this morning. the brain is in full flow at the moment. i wrote 3 poems this morning and typed them up as well. 2 of them are holy shit good. once i hear back from the queries i sent out this morning, i will get the next round of submissions ready.

the miracle i needed in fantasy hockey last night didn't happen. so, i'm 99% sure i will lose in the first round of the playoffs for the first time in 5 years later on tonight. good times.

with the Kansas loss last night, i only have 1 team left in my main bracket. come on North Carolina.

ROH was great last night. i really like where they are going at the moment.

the New York Rangers beat Montreal last night 5-2. hopefully they have the good mojo going at the moment as they will play against Pittsburgh tonight. that could be a little preview of the first round of the playoffs as well.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Vinyl. Girls, Togetherness, Shameless and Billions.

i will probably watch some of the college basketball games tonight while watching the hockey game.

we ordered a couple pizzas last night and of course got the wrong order. the place that my sister likes is too far away to go back, so we just ate it. i'm paying for all the green olives this morning. good times.

i guess my love for electronic music is now full blown with my Soundcloud account. i've really come across some interesting people in just a few days.

i might air out the house today while everyone is next door. it's supposed to be really nice.

that's all for me kids. i hope your Easter Sunday is better than your Saturday was.

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:

Gov't Mule - Presence of the Lord (Live)
Nirvana - Jesus Don't Want Me For A Sunbeam
Shovels & Rope - The Devil Is All Around
The Band - The Weight

"A writer should have this little voice inside of you saying, Tell the truth. Reveal a few secrets here." - Quentin Tarantino

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

at least the weekend looks sunny

i think i royally pissed off the squirrels by moving all the bird feeders. mom laughed with glee when one of them went up to the hot pepper suet and started to nibble. they HATE that shit. that certainly put a smile on my face.

it was actually nice enough this afternoon that i finally got around to putting out the Spring lawn art. if you ever see this place, it's like a house of whimsy and apathy rolled into a cul-de-sac. i'm sure the neighbors hate it. good.

NJPW was amazing last night. the match between Kyle O'Reilly and Kushida was a 30 minute instant classic. awesome, awesome, fucking awesome.

VICE last night was very good. i made mom watch it this morning. i like to think of that as doing my part by educating the elders. i absolutely hate fucking ignorance and will not tolerate anyone around me not having the basic understanding of the important shit, like all the shit they won't tell you on the evening news.

unfortunately, i did watch the USA get embarrassed by Guatemala last night, 2-0. of course, if you're going to play 6 out of the starting 11 out of position, you should fucking lose.
i believe this picture says it all:

enjoy some music kids:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be ROH.

my sister made it down here this afternoon. i figure since she's here, we'll be having her favorite pizza tonight. mom started cleaning this morning and asked me to vacuum the house. i laughed, figured we had to get the place ready for the princess.

the New York Rangers play at Montreal tonight. hopefully they fucking destroy them.

i will probably watch the Elite 8 tonight as well. i still have 3 of my final 4 teams alive in the tournament.

my back is killing me today. i believe i will be in the massage chair with some ice for the rest of today. good times.

that's all for me kids. i hope everyone has a great Saturday. call if you need bail money.

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 Allman Brothers Band - Whipping Post
Muddy Waters - Champagne & Reefer (Live)
Lucero - I Woke Up In New Orleans

"Poets are like baseball pitchers. Both have their moments. The intervals are the tough things." - Robert Frost

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

withdrawn

so, i started messing around with the voice recorder on my computer and decided fuck it, record a poem, post it on Soundcloud and see what the fuck happens. so here is the link:
https://soundcloud.com/j-j-campbell/withdrawn-by-jj-campbell

if you like it, pass it on. if you don't, don't bother telling me why.  i think i'm going to try to get some sleep now.

finally got out of the house

mom and i knew it was going to be a clusterfuck going shopping on good Friday, but so be it. we were out for over 4 hours. she was beyond tired and my feet were killing me. but, we got a ton of shit we needed. after we got gas and went to lunch, we hit up Menards. we haven't been in a few weeks so i definitely needed to get some shit for the birds. i got some different feeders that will hopefully piss of the squirrels. but, they didn't have the suet i needed. so, we went to Meijer to find that. thankfully, they had some. mom found some shit she wanted to get for Easter that was on sale. that made her happy. after that, we hit the grocery store. amazingly, we must have hit at the exact right time as we were able to just about get everything we needed and be out of there in a little over 60 minutes. that included standing in line to get pills. that gave me enough time to actually get some shit done outside before the sun went down once we got back home. hopefully, the bamboo wind chimes will make enough noise to drive the neighborhood nuts. all in all, a tiring but well worth it kind of day.

WWE Smackdown was very good last night. i'm really liking how WrestleMania is shaping up this year. it should be a good one.

the season finale of Baskets had a little bit of everything in it. the ending reminded me of what i wanted to do in my teens. just hop a damn train and see where i ended up. i guess i still have time to do that.

i got 3 of the 4 college basketball games right last night. i guess that makes up for my fantasy hockey team shitting the bed. how i come back from the deficit i am in in just 3 days is beyond me. well, i guess that would stop my streak of finishing in 2nd place for the last 4 years.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be NJPW and VICE.

my sister won't be down until tomorrow. i guess work is keeping her longer than she expected. well, at least i know what i'll be listening to her bitch about all weekend.

i got done outside just in time to see the USA U-23 squad get a 1-1 draw on the road with Colombia in Olympic qualifying. that road goal should be HUGE for the second leg down in Texas.

i will be watching the USA take on Guatemala tonight in World Cup Qualifying. hopefully they feel like getting a road win tonight.

i have no clue when i'll be on here tomorrow. i'm guessing late morning/early afternoon, but i have no clue if any "family" shit is planned for this weekend.

for those of you celebrating Good Friday and Easter and all that, enjoy. for the rest of us, i hope you get some good candy.

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:

Paul Thorn - Old Stray Dogs and Jesus
The Band - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
Nine Inch Nails - Lights in the Sky
Tom Waits - Chocolate Jesus

"You should laugh everywhere you can find even the slightest glimmer of humor." - Doug Stanhope

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

here we go again

i just got the news that Garry Shandling has died. i never like it when the people that have made you laugh pass on. and i mean really laugh. The Larry Sanders Show was years ahead of its time. that show made me laugh so damn hard at times... rest in peace Garry, you've earned it.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/25/arts/television/garry-shandling-dies.html?_r=0

the rain that i have been feeling in my bones for the last 24 hours or so finally arrived this afternoon. throw in some winds gusting to 40 or 50 m.p.h. and you can imagine the afternoon here. good times.

for shits and giggles, i started up a Soundcloud account today. i figure at some point i might start posting audio of my poems or rants or whatever. so, if any of you are on it, please add me. and if you want to check out my page, you can find it here: https://soundcloud.com/j-j-campbell

Lucha Underground was truly fucking amazing last night. Aztec Warfare II will probably stay on my DVR for years. it truly was an incredible hour that had holy shit moment after holy shit moment.

NXT was really good last night as well. Finn Balor vs. Rich Swann was really good. and the main event between Emma and Asuka was good as well.

the New York Rangers got some puck luck last night and caught a slumping Boston team at the right time. the Rangers won 5-2. that was a tasty victory beer after that one. the Rangers are off to the weekend where they play both days.

enjoy some music kids:

now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be WWE Smackdown and the season finale of Baskets.

the NCAA tournament starts back up tonight so i'll probably be flipping between some college basketball games most of the evening.

i think my sister is coming down tomorrow night for the weekend. hopefully i start to feel better by then.

it feels like i have been on this damn computer all day long.

i might do a little poetry work this weekend and get a few submissions ready for either late March or early April.

i also know that mom and i need to go shopping as she wants to get stuff for Easter and i am running low on birdseed. good times. at least the fucking rain should be out of here by tonight. hopefully.

that's all for me kids.

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:

Lush - Ladykillers
Matthew Sweet - Divine Intervention
Pulp - Common People
Prince - Purple Rain

"I don't believe there is any finer mission on Earth than just to make people laugh." - Fatty Arbuckle

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

turns out my superpower is being able to feel a cold front coming 18 hours before it arrives...

my back was and still is absolutely killing me today. i fell asleep in the massage chair for about 45 minutes or so. i wish i would have kept hitting the massage button in my sleep so it would have lasted longer. oh well, the joys of early Spring. rain, snow or heat, who the fuck knows...

i enjoyed The Voice last night. i wish Adam wouldn't have put the two guitar players against each other, but at least he kept the right one. i really can't wait to see the knockouts next week, mostly to see what crazy shit Miley Cyrus is wearing. she's really grown on me over the years, mostly for having the balls to do whatever the fuck she wants, even if it means making bad music.

i completely forgot Total Divas was on last night. i checked out the show this morning as i apparently don't have it set on my DVR anymore. the show was the hot mess it always is, but i will enjoy this shot for a long time:

enjoy some music kids:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Lucha Underground. i will watch NXT sometime tonight as well on WWE Network.

the New York Rangers take on Boston tonight. hopefully they can get on a winning streak going into the playoffs.

i really enjoyed Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast today. he interviewed one of my dream women, Beck Lynch. i highly recommend the episode.

that's all for me kids. i hope everyone had a great day. if you didn't, that's why drugs and alcohol exist.

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:

A Tribe Called Quest - Bonita Applebum
A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It?
A Tribe Called Quest - Scenario
A Tribe Called Quest - I Left My Wallet in El Segundo
A Tribe Called Quest - Hot Sex

"You only live once." - James Brown

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

my 5 poems in The Stray Branch Spring/Summer 2016 issue

my poems "if the other side even exists", "there is no other side", "hoping for something better to come along", "the cold voices" and "channel 854" have been published in The Stray Branch Spring/Summer 2016 issue.

for more on the issue go to: http://www.thestraybranch.org/

and the words keep on coming

i wrote 5 more poems while in the waiting room this afternoon. i think mom was with the doctor for almost 45 minutes or so. that brings my total for the month up to 40 poems. this is easily the most productive month for me in years. i typed them up when we got back from my uncle's house. i really like all 5 of them.

it's been windy as fuck here today so it must be time to put out the trash. it never fucking fails.

the New York Rangers played much, MUCH better last night and had a holy shit, Rick Nash sighting as they defeated Florida 4-2. the Islanders lost as well last night, so that opens up a bit of a gap. that is a good thing. the Rangers play tomorrow against Boston.

i enjoyed The Voice last night. tonight is the last night for the battle rounds.

Monday Night Raw had some very good moments last night but is just too damn long to be great anymore. Kevin Owens vs. AJ Styles was excellent. they fucked over KO and put him in a 7 man ladder match at WrestleMania. now, the match will be great, but i really wanted Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn to go one on one. thankfully, i was in a chat with some wrestling friends last night, that made the show more fun than usual.

i also watched some of Men in Blazers last night, just so i could relive the Manchester United win once again.

Gotham was fucking awesome last night. things got crazy much quicker than i expected. so i know the rest of this season is going to be great.

enjoy some music kids:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be The Voice. i'll probably also watch some Deadliest Catch to get ready for the season premiere next week.

i woke up this morning to the news of the terror attacks in Belgium. i immediately thought about the friends i have in Europe. i'm really to the left on most things in life; all drugs should be legal, fuck your god, etc, etc. i told my mother that maybe if we actually thought about not shoving our way of life down the throat of the world for a change, maybe there wouldn't be so much violence in the world. but, what do i know? we keep people ignorant so we can control them and then get shocked when these people decide to kill. i'm not so naive that i think there actually can be a world without violence. i mean, what the fuck would i write about if stupid people didn't exist? but, i'm also enough of a dreamer to believe that if you educated people and did everything possible to eliminate poverty in the world, i do believe there would be less need to be violent. i often challenge Christians to show me the part of the New Testament where Jesus said fuck the poor. i also explain to them if you actually believe in Jesus, you should be a socialist like he was, but that is usually when their heads will start to spin. i don't ever want to wake up in a fucking utopia. your perfection is not mine. i wrote a poem today that said terrorist attacks are nothing more than programming for news channels. it's so sad to realize how true that really fucking is.

i have no clue what i have going on tomorrow. i figure i'll be on here sometime, probably enjoying some hate mail. good times.

i heard from my former lesbian lover today. she read a poem i wrote about "us" that got published. she said it was true J.J. i decided rather than ask, i took that as a good thing.

i hope everyone had a good day. i will keep Belgium in my mind tonight. i don't really believe that prayer helps in these moments. i mean, look how much the world prays every damn day and look what happens. free will. such a dangerous tool.

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:

David Bowie - Life On Mars? (Live)
Beck - Dreams
Fun Lovin' Criminals - Scooby Snacks
TV On The Radio - Will Do

"I don't write for an auditorium full of people. I don't write for the microphone; I write for the page." - Billy Collins

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

response from Easy Street

i heard back from Camille at Easy Street on my poetry submission from a couple of weeks ago. my poems "no such thing as good secrets" and "fun" have been accepted for publication. they should appear next month in Easy Street.

paint the town red

when i sat down to watch the Manchester derby yesterday, i feared the worst. thankfully, it turns out i had nothing to worry about. boy wonder Marcus Rashford to the rescue once again.

now United is just 1 point behind Shitty and West Ham for a place in the Champions League. just when i think they are shit, they pull me back again.

what was really funny was seeing a prick in the grocery store with a Shitty jersey on. i laughed my ass off right in front of his face. such a beautiful day.

the only thing that was nearly as good as that win was how Xavier lost to Wisconsin later that night. that helped me get all 16 games correct for the second round. thank god for round by round brackets. i only had 11 out of 16 in my main one i did before the tournament.

the grocery store was ok. way too many people for my liking, especially children. sadly, no poems.

the Sunday night shows were excellent last night. Vinyl got a little more racy, which is fine by me. Girls was pretty damn funny. Togetherness had one of the great baby shit scenes i can remember. Shameless was brilliant as always. Billions keeps getting better and better. and finally, Last Week Tonight continues to be one of the best damn things around.

enjoy some music kids:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Gotham and The Voice.

i'll be watching Monday Night Raw for most of the evening. it's in Philadelphia, so it should be a crazy night of wrestling.

the New York Rangers are back at home tonight against Florida. hopefully they win, but most teams struggle on that first game back from a west coast road trip. they really need the points.

i went to the bank today to deposit another check. it figures, anytime i'm there and there is a line, there's only one person working, today, fully staffed and no line.

i have to drive mom to a doctor's appointment tomorrow, so i'm not sure when i'll be on here. she's trying to figure out why she's had a headache for years now and why is none of this shit she's going through considered a disability. so, tomorrow should be a fun one.

i hope everyone had a great weekend.

as always, take it easy. and then take it again.

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:

Alabama Shakes - Joe (Live From Austin City Limits)
Grant Lee Buffalo - Fuzzy (Live)
Tori Amos - Total Eclipse Of The Heart (Live)

"What other people think of me is none of my business." - Gary Oldman

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

the first day of Spring, a good hard frost...

nothing like walking out to get the paper on the first day of Spring and being able to see your breath. good times.

seeing that mom wants to go to the grocery store today, i figured i better get this out of the way now.

i still am not able to see this blog post once it is published. but, i have heard from people saying that they can, so i'll keep the blog where it is for now. although, i am looking at other options.

the New York Rangers played like shit for most of the game yesterday. they are pissing away a chance for home ice for the playoffs. if they continue to play like shit, they could be kissing away the playoffs. that's how coaches get fired. they next play Monday at home against Florida.

ROH was excellent last night. i really enjoyed the main event.

Austin City Limits was excellent as well last night.

enjoy some music kids:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Vinyl, Girls, Togetherness, Shameless, Billions and Last Week Tonight.

Manchester United plays today at Manchester Shitty. i will bleed red until the day i die, but i don't have a good feeling about this one. i'd love to be wrong.

that game will pretty much determine how my Sunday is going to go.

hopefully the grocery store will be interesting today. i'd love to have something to write about when i get back home.

i hope everyone had a great Saturday. hopefully your Sunday is even better.

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:

Cowboy Junkies - Lost My Driving Wheel (Live)
Muddy Waters - Mannish Boy (Live)
Tom Waits - Goin' Out West (Live)

"Reality is always extraordinary." - Mary Ellen Mark

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

at least the snow didn't accumulate

i didn't sleep well last night. March Madness isn't as much fun when your team gets knocked out. i did watch some of the games late last night. if the whole tournament is going to be buzzer beaters and nail biters, this will go down as one of those all-time tournaments.

it did snow a little this morning. nothing stuck, so it was more of the snow globe effect than anything. of course, my arthritis didn't find it beautiful outside. i did notice though the ducks are back. we have two ducks that kind of hang out in the back field and the backyards of our house and my uncle's. so, i take it Spring is near.

NJPW was really good last night. next week looks like it will be even better.

enjoy some music kids:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Austin City Limits and ROH.

the New York Rangers play this afternoon at San Jose. hopefully they end this west coast trip with a win and 5 of the 6 points possible.

i spent most of this morning catching up on podcasts and interviews and newspaper articles i missed while watching basketball. i really enjoyed Sam Roberts interview with Lisa Ann. i highly recommend that you listen to it:

go here to listen to the interview: http://notsam.com/srshow/2016/3/18/srshow-l

also, Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast with Tyrus was excellent.

you can check that out by going here: http://notsam.com/wrestlingpodcast/2016/3/16/wrestling-podcast-73-

i hope everyone has a great Saturday. don't do anything i wouldn't do. and yes, that double negative means do it all.

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 Mayer - Slow Dancing in a Burning Room
Chris Stapleton - Tennessee Whiskey
Ryan Bingham - The Poet
Warren Haynes - Angel Band/Soulshine (Live)

"Old age isn't a battle; old age is a massacre." - Philip Roth

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

not how i wanted the weekend to start

first off today... i want to ask the 3 or 4 of you lonely souls that read this blog everyday, are you having problems accessing it? i haven't been able to see what has posted for the last 3 days and Blogger hasn't explained to me why. the page has crashed each time i have tried. has this happened to any of you? if so, please email me and let me know. i will move this blog in a heartbeat if i have to. of course, that means new business cards, etc. etc. so i really hope it isn't fucking with any of you. and now, back to your regularly scheduled programming...

the Dayton Flyers got off to a good start today. sadly, it didn't stay that way for long. they were timid against Syracuse and you are never going to win at anything EVER when you are timid. they were only down by 2 at halftime and that was where i stopped watching. i had to drive mom to her physical therapy appointment. on the way down, i listened on the radio. at various points, i had to change the channel as it was simply too painful to listen to. Dayton went forever in the second half without scoring. i believe i saw somewhere that they missed 14 dunks and layups today. considering they lost 70-51, it should be a game that haunts them for some time. the team only loses a couple of players and will have a strong senior class for next season. next season will hopefully be one to remember.

while in the waiting room today, i wrote 4 more poems. that brings my March total to 35. i typed these 4 up when we got back home. all 4 of them are great. i really like them.

Baskets last night was brilliant. i can't believe it's already time for the season finale next week.

i enjoyed WWE Smackdown last night. Dean Ambrose is turning into the modern day Dusty Rhodes. and i will never turn down the chance to watch Kevin Owens take on AJ Styles. plus, a heel Chris Jericho is the best Chris Jericho.

enjoy some music kids:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be NJPW.

with Dayton now out of the tournament and Michigan State losing today, my bracket might as well be set on fucking fire.

speaking of something that should be set on fire, the New York Rangers had a 3-1 lead on the Kings last night and for some fucking reason, decided to go into turtle mode. if you have been following this blog for any length of time, you probably know what the fuck happened next. the Kings won in OT, 4-3. that loss pissed me off so fucking much i was up for the next 3 hours mumbling to myself instead of sleeping.

and here's the cherry on top of all of this, there's a chance of fucking SNOW tomorrow. just fucking perfect.

i hope everyone has a great weekend. call if you need bail money. and i know you just read that and said, i don't have his fucking number. all you have to do is ask.

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:

Leonard Cohen - Closing Time
Pearl Jam - Fuckin' Up (Live)
Marilyn Manson - The Dope Show
The Doors - The End

"Success is the sweetest revenge." - Vanessa Williams

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