please excuse these purple tears

i guess 2016 is going to be the year my musical influences die. i remember being 8 years old and watching Prince on television and being completely blown the fuck away. probably one of the best guitar players you never thought of as a bad ass guitar player. he was always a go to when i was making a mixtape back in the day. see kids, we used to have these things called cassettes and you put songs on both sides of them for either friends or the girl you had a crush on...

you left this world way too soon. you will never be forgotten. may you rest in peace...

"A strong spirit transcends rules" - Prince (June 7, 1958 - April 21, 2016)

for National Poetry Month, i give you:

the New York Yankees last night got two solo home runs and some horrific base running. sadly, if their pitchers aren't perfect, they can't win at the moment. they lost last night 5-2. Oakland goes for the sweep tonight. good times.

Lucha Underground last night was spectacular. i absolutely love this show.

NXT was pretty good last night, but way too short for my liking though. i do think i am going to enjoy No Way Jose though.

it was late last night, as i was helping my mother with her job, that i found out that Chyna had died. this is one of the things i learned early on being a pro wrestling fan. never expect any of them to live long lives. Chyna was amazing at what she did and she was years ahead of her time. may you finally rest in peace Joanie.

so you might imagine what the next round of poems are going to be about. good thing i have plenty of experience writing about death.

speaking of writing, i highly recommend any of you poets out there to send your work to In Between Hangovers. Tasha got back to me with a response about 90 minutes after i sent her my submission. so she's not bullshitting when she says a timely response.

enjoy some music kids:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be The Big Bang Theory, WWE Smackdown and Lip Sync Battle.

the New York Rangers play Game 4 tonight against Pittsburgh. i feel like they really have to win tonight if they want to win this series. i don't think this Rangers team is built to come back from being down 3 games to 1. that being said, the Rangers have lost 4 straight home games in the playoffs and haven't beat the Penguins there all fucking season. hence why i believe tonight is a MUST win game.

appropriately enough, it's been raining just about all day long. perfect for my fucking mood.

i'll be on here sometime tomorrow after a trip to the grocery store.

now i'm off to go put on some purple and go drown myself in some great music.

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 - When Doves Cry
Prince - Kiss
Prince & the Revolution - Darling Nikki
Prince, New Power Generation & Rosie Gaines - Nothing Compares 2 U (Live)
Prince - Purple Rain

"It's more fun to look at an old picture of me than it is to look at a new one sometimes. Although, I still wear a dress pretty well." - Iggy Pop

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