i'll sleep sometime after i die

i can't stand when i go to bed and know i need to be up at like 6 or something and the first time i see the clock it says 3:10 AM. fuck me. my life is just a series of cat naps anymore i guess. i did get up early enough this morning to get a shower in before i took mom to her doctor's appointment.

i guess the shots worked good enough that she doesn't need surgery on her back right now. she goes back to this doctor in 2 months. in the meantime, she needs to figure out when she's going to get her hip done. good times.

the ending of Monday Night Raw saved the show for me last night. HHH coming out and doing a great long promo on Seth Rollins and then teasing getting ready to fight. that brings out Seth Rollins and then out of nowhere, Samoa Joe beats the shit out of Rollins. i absolutely loved it. that almost makes up for Joe not being in the Royal Rumble.

Gotham was really good last night. i can't wait to see what happens when the show comes back in April.

i watched The Young Pope this afternoon. this latest episode was excellent.

i also watched Becoming Warren Buffett this afternoon. if more rich people were like this man, this world wouldn't be the shit show it is.

Hate Thy Neighbor was very interesting last night. it also showed me why i gave up on religion.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, WWE Smackdown and Taboo. i'll watch 205 Live on WWE Network later tonight.

the Dayton Flyers play tonight at Fordham. this is a game Dayton MUST win.

the New York Rangers start the second half of the NHL season tonight at home against Columbus. this is a game i'd love to see the Rangers win.

i did listen to the latest Jim Norton & Sam Roberts Podcast today. if you need a laugh, check it out.
https://soundcloud.com/jimandsamshow/ep-011-oral-after-marriage-f-murray-abraham

i still have trash to pick up, so that's all for me today kids. i'll be on here tomorrow after Manchester United plays.

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 Phantoms - Watch Me
Father John Misty - I'm Writing a Novel
Fiona Apple - Across the Universe

"Alimony is the curse of the writing class." - Norman Mailer

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

are you proud of the king you elected now?

i'm not going to turn this entire blog post into a political rant, but i would like to get something off of my chest. i never honestly thought i would see a time in my life where this country would dip back into its past and do something truly fucking stupid. i suppose being naive is not a good thing, especially when dealing with rich people. the #MuslimBan is one of the stupidest things i have seen this country do. it's even more scary when you realize King Trump didn't include the 3 countries he has business with in the ban. you dumb fucks still want a business man to run the country? the countless stories of the highly educated people that were blocked from coming into the country for their jobs and after years of being vetted is just so fucking stupid. has this country ever fucking thought to maybe take care of the terrorists that are homegrown first? my only hope is someone has the fucking guts to impeach the fucker. i'm sure he'll start a fucking race war before that can happen though. i always wondered what it was like in this country when there was daily riots and just pure fucking chaos. i guess the asshole is providing a trip down memory lane. appropriate i guess since i'm sure that fucker couldn't pass a history test to save his fucking life. i want all of you to go to this link and really read this, i mean really let it sink in...
https://medium.com/@yonatanzunger/trial-balloon-for-a-coup-e024990891d5#.fb17ye153

on the whole, the Royal Rumble last night was a very good show. i don't have a complaint about who won the Rumble (Randy Orton), just some minor things to bitch about. as for John Cena winning his 16th world title (same as Ric Flair), i have some major bitching about that. the match between him and AJ Styles was excellent, but i know damn well that Cena couldn't out wrestle AJ in his fucking sleep with both arms broken. what pissed me off even more was this fucking ego maniac did a god damn Make A Wish thing right after the match. on camera of course. don't get me wrong, i love that John Cena has given so much of his time to Make A Wish. but the need to have it fucking publicized like that is the sign of a true fucking asshole. as for the Rumble, the only real surprise was Tye Dillinger coming in at number 10 (appropriate since his gimmick is the Perfect 10). when Roman Reigns came in at 30, i had the feeling of Vince shoving his dick down my throat. where was Samoa Joe? where was the 100,000 other people other than Roman you could have picked. and then when Roman eliminated my pick to win it all, Bray Wyatt, i nearly wanted to break my damn computer. (my Blu-ray player shit the bed last night, so i had to watch the event on the computer). thankfully, Orton eliminated Reigns. now, i have seen Orton vs. Cena more times than i care to admit. if that's the WrestleMania main event, it's time to put Vince in a home. hopefully that's not the case, although with Vince out of the way, i have no doubt HHH could do the job way better.

The Young Pope was very good last night. tonight should be pretty interesting.

Homeland was really good last night.

The Affair was not the season finale i was expecting, especially after the holy shit episode the week before. don't get me wrong, it was a very good episode, but it certainly left plenty of loose ends.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, Gotham, The Young Pope, Hate Thy Neighbor and Becoming Warren Buffett. i'll be watching Monday Night Raw for most of the evening.

team USA had a pretty boring soccer match yesterday against Serbia. i'm not sure the USA was really trying to score. i think they thought it was more important to keep a clean sheet. so, a 0-0 draw it was.

i did watch some of the NHL All-Star game yesterday. i really like that they have turned this into a 3 on 3 tournament. it's more entertaining than a regular game.

i did do a little poetry work today. i think i may have a new place to send to. more on that in February.

i'll be on here tomorrow in the afternoon. i have to take mom to a doctor's appointment in the morning.

i hope everyone had a great weekend.

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 Chemical Brothers - One Too Many Mornings
The Glitch Mob - Head Full of Shadows
Robyn - Dancing On My Own

"The difference between a hero and a coward is one step sideways." - Gene Hackman

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

that's much more like it

when i saw Manchester United's starting lineup for their game today, i was intrigued. 9 changes to the squad, with plenty of names that rarely play. for the first 40 or so minutes, it was pure frustration. for the last 50 minutes of the game, it was a fun day at the park. Manchester United won 4-0 over Wigan to advance to the final 16 of the FA Cup. all in all, i have no complaints. enjoy a rare day.

Austin City Limits was pretty good last night.

ROH was excellent last night. i could watch Jay Briscoe and Jay Lethal wrestle against each other forever and never get bored.

NXT Takeover: San Antonio last night saw a couple title changes. i expected the tag team titles to change hands but i didn't expect Nakamura to lose. but, it's not like having Bobby Roode as the champion is a bad thing. it was a very good show, especially for one that didn't have much hype coming into it. the pre-show was very good as well.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be The Young Pope, Homeland and the season finale of The Affair.

i will be watching the Royal Rumble for most of the evening. this is one of my favorite wrestling events every year. hopefully this one has plenty of surprises. i have no clue who is going to win it this year, so that makes it even more interesting.

team USA plays a soccer friendly against Serbia today. it's the first match with Bruce Arena back as head coach. i'm going to try to watch some of it before the wrestling starts. hopefully they play as a team today. that would be a good start.

the NHL All-Star game is today as well. i doubt i watch much of it. i will catch some highlights like i did of the skills competition last night.

there might be some snow this evening. hopefully my sister gets back home before that shit starts.

i hope everyone had a great Saturday. may your Sunday be 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:

Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell
Queen - Who Wants to Live Forever
The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army

"Society in every state is a blessing, but government, even in its best stage, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one." - Thomas Paine

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

not what i wanted to see

so when Dayton had a 10 point lead last night at VCU, i was cautiously optimistic. enter suspect officiating. sadly, Dayton's offense stinks when Scoochie Smith isn't in the game. so when he picked up his second foul of the first half on a bogus call... if the official 2 feet away doesn't blow the whistle but the guy all the way on the other side of the court looking through bodies blows the whistle, you know it's bullshit. Dayton's lead was only 2 at halftime. VCU murdered Dayton last night on the boards and Dayton had way too many stretches of being useless on offense. Dayton lost 73-68. Kyle Davis did come back last night, that might have been the only good thing from the game. they are now in a 3 way tie for first place and if a certain number of games go a certain way today, it could be a 5 way tie. talk about a clusterfuck. Dayton plays again on Tuesday at Fordham.

Vice News Tonight had another great week of shows.

NJPW was excellent last night. they showed two more matches from Wrestle Kingdom 11.

Treehouse Masters was pretty good last night. a treehouse library sounds pretty cool.

Real Time with Bill Maher was fucking hilarious last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

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

i will be watching NXT Takeover: San Antonio for much of the evening on WWE Network. at least on paper, there looks like there could be some amazing matches tonight.

i will probably also catch some of the NHL All-Star festivities and UFC tonight.

my sister and i went to the grocery store this morning. it wasn't nearly as bad as i thought it was going to be. thankfully, i was able to keep it under $100 again.

i will probably be on here tomorrow after Manchester United plays in the FA Cup.

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:

Catherine Wheel - Black Metallic
Morphine - Cure for Pain
Empire of the Sun - Walking On a Dream

"Be brave enough to live life creatively. The creative place where no one else has ever been." - Alan Alda

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pleasantly surprised

so my sister came down for the weekend today. she brought lunch with her, which i guess is my birthday lunch. it was good. and i finally got to open my presents from my birthday. 6 days late but who's counting... i got some great music, a book i have a poem in and plenty of clothes. my sister also brought me some alcohol from her trip to Puerto Rico. all in all, a pretty good birthday.

i wrote 4 more poems last night to go with the one i wrote the other day. i typed those up this morning and really like them. speaking of poems, i heard back from Beautiful Losers on my poetry submission from a few weeks ago. they decided to pass on the 6 poems i sent. my unpublished file is getting large, i guess i need to do a round of submissions soon.

Fuck, That's Delicious was excellent last night. i would love to go to Japan at some point in my life. i suppose i should get a passport first.

The Pizza Show last night was very good.

Lip Sync Battle was pretty fucking funny last night.

Caraoke Showdown was ok last night. i'm not sure if i'm going to watch the show much more. it's not bad enough for me to enjoy it and it's certainly not good enough for me to spend time watching it.

Baskets was fucking hilarious last night. a good sudden death that you think might be coming but not when it does always makes for great television.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, NJPW, Treehouse Masters and Real Time with Bill Maher.

the Dayton Flyers play tonight at VCU. if Dayton loses, they are back in a first place tie. if they can get a victory, they will have a clear path to the regular season championship in the A10. the game tonight is on ESPN2.

i'm not sure when i'll be on here tomorrow. most likely it will be the morning, but who knows.

we got a little snow this morning. there's a chance of snow the entire weekend. good times.

i hope everyone has a great weekend.

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 - We Got it From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service
Various Artists - The Hamilton Mixtape
The Orwells - They Put a Body In the Bayou

"If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there." - Lewis Carroll

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

my 5 poems in Section 8 Magazine

my poems "the moonlight", "drawn to the flame", "in the gentle breeze", "unless the rain comes" and "the anger and the agony" have been published at Section 8 Magazine. you can find the poems by going here: https://www.section8magazine.com/the-moonlight/

response from Yellow Mama

i heard back from Cindy at Yellow Mama on my poetry submission from a couple weeks ago. my poems "catherine" and "failures with past lovers" have been accepted for the Valentine's Day issue, #60. also, my poem "in your shoes" has been accepted for issue #63, which should be out around August 15th.

advancing by losing...

i figured with Manchester United having a 2 goal lead, Hull was going to come out firing on all cylinders and United was going to sit back and try to pick them off on the counter attack. but, the wildcard in every sporting event is shitty officiating. the blind cunt doing the game today gave Hull a goal when he awarded a soft as hell penalty shot. he had 4 different chances to give United a penalty kick but of course, that's where the blind part comes in. thankfully Paul Pogba scored to even the game at 1-1. Hull would go on to score late, but given the 2 goal advantage, it wouldn't be enough. United's long ass unbeaten streak is over but they have advanced to the EFL Cup final at Wembley.

the New York Rangers lost last night 2-0 to Philadelphia. they outplayed the Flyers for most of the game. this goes down as one of those trust the process not the result games. they are off now for the All-Star break. hopefully they all get healthy.

i thought NXT was pretty good last night. the Takeover event on Saturday should be a good one.

the mid-season finale of Total Divas was pretty funny last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, Baskets, Fuck, That's Delicious, The Pizza Show, Lip Sync Battle and Caraoke Showdown.

i did listen to the latest Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast today. you can find that by going here:
http://notsam.com/wrestlingpodcast/2017/1/26/wrestling-podcast-118-he-hate-me-charlie-ebersol

i did write a poem last night. i haven't typed it up yet as i'm hoping to write a few more. but, it's not every night that you write about an attempted murder in a river. the things that float in my fucking mind.

i've had a headache all fucking day. we've had some snow on and off, but nothing is sticking. i should go to the grocery store but i'll probably wait until the weekend.

that's all for me today. this is going to be a tough night to get through without drinking.

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:

Band of Horses - In a Drawer
Social Distortion - Bad Luck (Live)
JJ Grey & Mofro - This River
Beck - Where It's At

"If you don't have enemies, you don't have character." - Paul Newman

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

taking care of some loose ends...

the only reason i really write down what poems i send to where is to make sure i don't send the same rejected poems to the same place that rejected them. another thing it does is remind me of the places i don't hear back from. i usually will wait 3 to 6 months before the first query. but, when it gets to over a year, like a few places i've had to query here lately, it becomes this tedious fucking thing to do. i sent out about 6 queries today, some dating back to poetry submissions from 2015. i heard back from Oddball Magazine and Live Nude Poems who both passed on the poems i sent. Rusty Truck asked me to send the poems again, which i did. hopefully i will hear back from Scot this time, as i never heard back from him the first time i sent the poems in the summer of 2015. this is where i wish i had enough money to have someone to do this shit for me.

i went to the bank today. just my luck, they were training new employees. oh goody. i guess since i had a roll of quarters and 2 checks to deposit, the new guy was a bit flustered. what usually takes 2 minutes took about 10. thank god i had nowhere to be.

i got gas for 94 cents a gallon today. that'll work.

i was pretty much able to find everything i was looking for at Menards. i'm really hoping the frame i got works for the Ben Harper poster i have. plus, i got the shelving unit i wanted for the garage and a new household air station. the old one from the farm bit the dust. plus, i got all the cleaning shit mom wanted. all the rebates we had and the gift card my uncle gave me for Christmas knocked everything down to under $40. that was a good trip.

Smackdown was pretty good last night.

i really enjoyed the match between Neville and Cedric Alexander on 205 Live last night.

Taboo was super fucking dark again last night. the show is getting better with each episode.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight and Total Divas. i'll watch NXT sometime tonight on WWE Network.

i see the celebrity deaths are starting early again this year.

the New York Rangers play tonight against Philadelphia. i'd love to see them enter the All-Star break with a winning streak.

my sister is coming down here on Friday. i guess that's when all of us will be belatedly celebrating my birthday.

i'll be on here tomorrow probably after Manchester United plays.

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
Father John Misty - Pure Comedy
Morphine - You Look Like Rain
Wussy - Beautiful

"Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave." - Mary Tyler Moore - (December 29, 1936 - January 25, 2017)

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out and about

so, mom decided she wanted to get a haircut today and take me out for my belated birthday lunch. i get a free coupon from Perkins every year, so that's where we usually go.

she decided to just use the cane today. i was very interested to see how she would do. of course, her cataracts were fucking with her today...

lunch was good, mom was being very careful while using the cane. i could tell she has become somewhat dependent on the walker. we went to the place we usually go to get our haircuts. this was the first time i had my hair cut by a black woman in god knows how long. she was a smoker as well. i could smell Newport all over her. i used to smoke them sometimes in my past. ah, the memories. the haircut went well, so i gave her a nice tip (40%). mom looked much better as well once she was done.

i know mom really needed this as she was feeling like a shut in. hopefully this lifts her spirits a bit.

the trash is already picked up, so let's get going on the blog...

Gotham was really fucking good last night. the winter finale should be amazing next week.

Hate Thy Neighbor was very interesting last night. i made my mother watch it as well. i'm always amazed at how ignorant racist people really are. this should be a show that everyone should watch. it's on Viceland.

The Young Pope was very good last night.

Beware the Slenderman was fascinating to watch. i'm so fucking happy i have never brought any children into this world. when the one mother said last night that they always knew there was a possibility that the father's schizophrenia could be passed on, i wanted to throw my remote through the television. it was not an easy documentary to watch. of course, i'm quick to blame the parents. i'm also happy that i had discovered drugs way before the internet came around so i wouldn't turn into one of these zombies believing crazy shit on the net. i highly recommend this one, but be warned, there are no easy answers on this one.

Monday Night Raw was pretty good last night. i did mark out a bit at the end when Goldberg and Brock Lesnar were in the ring and The Undertaker's music hit. it's not really good for business when the show ends with 3 part timers, but the child in me loved it. Royal Rumble this Sunday should be amazing.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, Smackdown and Taboo. i'll watch 205 Live sometime tonight on WWE Network.

i did listen to the latest Jim Norton & Sam Roberts Podcast today. it was fucking hilarious. you can find it by going here: https://soundcloud.com/jimandsamshow/ep-010-nick-dipaolo-dj-whookid

the New York Rangers were badly outshot last night 38-17 but thanks to The King, the Rangers defeated the Los Angeles Kings 3-2. 3 wins in a row now. hopefully they have righted the ship.

my blood sugar was pretty good this morning. i'm trying to limit myself to just one alcoholic beverage per evening. so far, that has gone well. plus, the numbers seem to be better when i have a big lunch and not much for dinner.

tomorrow i know i need to go to the bank and i have to get gas as well. i might make a trip to Menards as well. that kind of depends on how the weather is tomorrow. i'll do the blog after all that.

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:

Danzig - Mother
Tracy Chapman - Give Me One Reason
The Band - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
The Record Company - Off the Ground

"Enjoy every sandwich." - Warren Zevon

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

the sun left town again

i think it has rained on and off for the last 15 hours. i have a dull ache in my head that has been with me all day. coffee didn't do a thing for it, neither has any medicine. good times.

the Dayton Flyers got off to a slow start yesterday. thankfully, Saint Louis is inept enough they couldn't take advantage of it. Dayton won yesterday 67-46. with Richmond and La Salle both losing yesterday, Dayton is now in first place by itself. they will travel to VCU on Friday.

the New York Rangers won yesterday 1-0 in overtime at Detroit. holy shit, a winning streak. they play again tonight at home against the L.A. Kings.

The Young Pope was really good last night. i can't wait to see what happens tonight.

Homeland was pretty interesting last night. of course, if you have seen the whole series, you could see all this coming a mile away.

The Affair had a holy shit ending last night. i'm guessing the season finale next week will be a complete mindfuck.

The Rolling Stones: Havana Moon was excellent. Cuba is definitely a place i'd love to go to before i die.

neither of the NFL playoff games were good yesterday. so it's going to be Atlanta vs. New England in the Super Bowl. as a Saints fan, i'm wondering if there is a way both teams can lose.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, Gotham, The Young Pope, Hate Thy Neighbor and Beware the Slenderman. i'll be watching Monday Night Raw for most evening, especially since Royal Rumble is coming up this weekend.

i got an excellent FREE song at NoiseTrade this morning. i'll put the link in the music section.

i hope everyone had a great weekend. i think if the weather would have been a little better here, i might have actually enjoyed the weekend.

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:

MILCK - Quiet
Kaleo - Way Down We Go
Portishead - Sour Times (Live)

"By not going to school I learned that the world is a beautiful place and needs to be discovered." - Rutger Hauer

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

an old bottle of scotch

my poem "an old bottle of scotch" has been published at In Between Hangovers. you can find the poem by going here: https://inbetweenhangovers.wordpress.com/2017/01/22/an-old-bottle-of-scotch-by-j-j-campbell/

the first birthday with no cake

being a good boy, i didn't have any birthday cake yesterday. of course, you wouldn't know by looking at my blood sugar numbers this morning. i'm sure before too long i'll say fuck it and just drink myself out.

i did write 10 poems yesterday. that's 20 poems in the last 3 days. not bad. i typed up the 10 i wrote yesterday and i really like a few of them. sadly, too many of them will get put it in the hopefully, someone likes this shit pile.

Saturday Night Live was really funny last night.

ROH was excellent last night.

Austin City Limits was really good last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Homeland, The Affair, The Young Pope and The Rolling Stones: Havana Moon.

the New York Rangers play this afternoon in Detroit. hopefully they can start to string some victories together again.

the Dayton Flyers play this afternoon at home against Saint Louis. this is a game Dayton should destroy the opponent, as long as they don't play down to their opposition.

hopefully i will get home from the game in time to watch most of the NFL playoffs today.

i guess winter will be coming back next weekend. great, a few days near 60 and then back into the 20's. yeah, there's no climate crisis or anything.

a big thank you to everyone who wished me a happy birthday yesterday. a bigger thank you to whatever reminded you.

i hope everyone had a great Saturday. hopefully your Sunday will be 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:

Childish Gambino - Redbone
Morphine - Hanging on a Curtain
Townes Van Zandt - Waitin' Round to Die (Live)

"Adversity is the first path to truth." - Lord Byron

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

my 2 poems at Easy Street

my poems "blue ribbons" and "such luck" have been published at Easy Street. you can find the poems by going here: http://www.easystreetmag.com/two-poems-by-j-j-campbell-2/

happy birthday to me

so far, not so bad. i got up this morning and my blood sugar was much closer to where i'd like it to be than the previous few days. and then Swansea City did me a solid and defeated Liverpool for the first time EVER at Liverpool. so, i was pretty damn happy.

and then comes Manchester United. they have always had problems playing at Stoke. sure enough, Stoke came out pressing and United was struggling to maintain possession. and then the Juan Mata that isn't interested in playing defense showed up and forgot to track his man. whoops. he got there late and of course, it ends up being an own goal. fucking great. it stayed 1-0 until late, really late. United got a free kick and welcome to history. Wayne Rooney scored his 250th Manchester United goal, breaking Sir Bobby Charlton's 43 year old record, to rescue a 1-1 draw. well, that's certainly better than a loss, but it's still two damn points dropped.

Vice News Tonight had another great week of reporting.

NJPW was excellent last night. i enjoyed both matches from Wrestle Kingdom 11.

Treehouse Masters was pretty cool last night. it was very interesting to see a treehouse made mostly out of glass windows.

Real Time with Bill Maher was hilarious last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Saturday Night Live, Austin City Limits and ROH.

no big plans for my birthday today. i'm sure if my family actually knew me and wanted to give me a gift i would love, they would have got me tickets to the WWE event in town tonight. not that i've been a wrestling fan for almost 40 fucking years or anything. my sister did call me earlier from Puerto Rico and wished me a happy birthday. she was planning on coming down tomorrow, but she said she's too tired. so she'll come down next weekend. she left whatever she got me here, but i'm not going to open it until she gets here. mom gave me a card this morning.

and it's not that i really expect anything for my birthday, you know... it just would be nice...

so for the rest of the day i'll probably be flipping between college basketball games and most likely writing some poems. although, after seeing some of the artwork my good friend John Sweet has been doing here lately, maybe today is the day to whip out the watercolors and feel a little artsy fartsy.

i hope everyone has a wonderful Saturday. if you happen to be a woman in a march today, be as fucking loud as you can be.

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:

Jane's Addiction - Jane Says (Live)
Tom Waits - Goin' Out West (Live)
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (Live)
Warren Haynes - Soulshine (Live)
Cowboy Junkies - Cause Cheap is How I Feel (Live)

"The best part of beauty is that which no picture can express." - Francis Bacon

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it made me think of a line from a John Prine song

watching parts of the inauguration today was simply a way to pass the time. the newly sworn in king thinks he can change everything. these simpletons that actually believe he will help them... god bless them. if 40 years in this country has taught me anything, the rich will always stay rich and none of them want to truly help the poor. that's why we have a lottery and powerball you dumb asses. i have surmised that Trump never emotionally evolved from the age of 13, when he got sent off to military school. i believe the John Prine line goes "just another child that has grown old". so now the child believes he is king. he might want to check with the party he's associated with, because they have no fucking desire at all to give the power to the people. although i'm sure every hate group in this country loved that line, i know there's no chance in fucking hell that big business won't still run this shit show. the only thing i hope that comes from this asshole running the country is a better opposition and a movement of the arts that actually will trump hate.

i heard back from Nerve Cowboy today on my poetry submission from back in March of 2016. an early birthday present to me, they decided to pass on the poems. oh well.

i happened to read that rejection note right before i went to the grocery store. 1 bottle of vodka, 1 bottle of spiced rum... i didn't get myself a birthday cake though, i am trying to take my type 2 diabetes somewhat seriously.

the Dayton Flyers won last night against Richmond 75-59. they were missing their best defensive player, Kyle Davis, so it was somewhat surprising to see they held Richmond to its lowest points total of the season. it helped that Richmond was 2-20 on 3 pointers last night. the win gives Dayton a share of first place in the A10. they play next on Sunday against a pretty shitty Saint Louis team.

the win was also Dayton's 1600th win all time.

the New York Rangers won last night in Toronto 5-2. that's a good way to end a losing streak.

The Big Bang Theory was really funny last night.

Life in Pieces was hilarious.

Fuck, That's Delicious was great. i absolutely love all of the food in the city of Chicago.

The Pizza Show was pretty interesting. you have to love a host that's willing to get drunk on camera.

Caraoke Showdown was ok last night.

Lip Sync Battle was really good last night. it usually is when comedians are on it.

enjoy some music:

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on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, NJPW, Treehouse Masters and Real Time with Bill Maher.

it rained most of the night and it is supposed to rain more tomorrow night. i didn't know we moved to a fucking rain forest. i think i heard a guy say on the news yesterday that there have only been 4 days this month where it was dry. i used to think that was a good thing when i lived on the farm. those days are over. and with my arthritis to the point where it kills me to stand for more than 15 minutes at a time, a move to the desert would be fine by me. at least skin cancer will get me better drugs.

with my birthday being tomorrow, i have no clue when i'll be on here. i'm shooting for after the Manchester United game, but who knows.

i hope everyone has a great weekend. 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:

Metallica - Hardwired
Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
Pantera - I'm Broken
Slayer - Raining Blood

"Negativity is the enemy of creativity." - David Lynch

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not the best time to get a cramp

so i watched a woman with an amazing body strip last night online and started jerking off. a few minutes into it, instead of feeling jubilation, i had a pain in my side. as soon as i stood up, it went away. odd. so i went to the bed and resumed and got the same damn pain. well, fuck it. i couldn't even find the pleasure in the damn pain. worrisome to say the least. but, at the very least i will get some damn poems out of it.

NXT was really good last night.

Total Divas was fucking hilarious last night. if i'm ever in Las Vegas, i hope i run into Renee Young.

enjoy some music:

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on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, The Big Bang Theory, Life in Pieces, Fuck, That's Delicious, The Pizza Show, Lip Sync Battle, Caraoke Showdown and the return of Baskets.

the New York Rangers play tonight in Toronto. it would be nice if they could end their losing streak sometime soon.

i won't get to watch any of that tonight until later as i will be at the Dayton Flyers vs. Richmond game. the game is on ESPNU this evening. hopefully Dayton can win and get a share of first place in the league.

i have to take mom to get some copies done later today. hopefully this is a sign that's she's feeling good enough that she actually feels like being in public. i'm interested if she's going to use the walker like i have made her do or will she use the cane now.

i did listen to the latest Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast late last night. i really enjoyed the excellent interview with Shawn Michaels. you can find the podcast by going here:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/sam-roberts-wrestling-podcast/id934576040?mt=2

the funny thing about tomorrow being inauguration day is it would have also been my grandmother's 105th birthday. i imagine her laughing her ass off that Trump is going to be president, but mostly because she was so mentally ill at the end of her life that she wouldn't have a damn clue what was going on. and now i think i know why so many people died in 2016... soothsayers.

i haven't had any alcohol in a few days. i'm a little edgy. hopefully Dayton will win tonight and i will get to see how the new drugs i'm on interact with it. at least i'm smart enough to not take the drugs with alcohol, at least for now.

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:

Bloodhound Gang - Fire Water Burn
Rachael Yamagata - Money Fame Thunder (Live)
American Aquarium - Burn. Flicker. Die.

"I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity." - Edgar Allan Poe

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i think i love her

my poem "i think i lover her" has been published at Mad Swirl. you can find the poem by going here:
http://madswirl.com/poetry/2017/01/i-think-i-love-her/

of course, it had to be raining

imagine walking in to get your driver's license renewed and you see they are serving number 52. you pull your number and it's 63. all you have to sit on are these hard benches, sort of like you are waiting to be booked into jail. of course, it's raining outside and your arthritis is absolutely killing you. you look at all the bruises on your left ring finger. not a good first day to be trying to track your blood sugar. after 20 minutes, they finally get to your number. it's the same woman from 4 years ago that almost failed you on the vision test. oh joy. amazingly, everything goes well and one shitty picture and 10 minutes later... you have a new driver's license. talk about an afternoon wasted, unless you happened to...

i wrote 10 poems this afternoon before the adventure began. what happens to be most times is something will hit me when i'm either on the toilet or in the shower. i believe it is all due to me constantly talking to myself. i was pissing and a few words hit me and 35 minutes later, i had 10 poems. i typed them up after i got home this afternoon and i really, really liked them. that's now 21 poems in 18 days for the month. that's the goal this year, write as much as fucking possible, each month.

the New York Rangers scored in the first minute last night. the next time i turned to the game they were trailing 3-1. fuck me. i ended up watching most of the rest of the game. a crazy 7-6 loss to Dallas that never should have happened. i have no fucking clue why the coach waited so damn long to pull Hank and put in the backup goalie. the Rangers tried to get the game tied late, but failed. much like how this season is quickly turning into a failure.

Smackdown was pretty good last night.

205 Live was pretty good last as well.

i really enjoyed Taboo last night. the show is still dark as hell, but i actually like that. Tom Hardy's character is so fucking creepy, it's fucking great.

enjoy some music:

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on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight and Total Divas. i'll watch NXT sometime tonight on WWE Network.

i got an excellent FREE EP on NoiseTrade this morning. the link will be in the music section.

i had to ask my mom to help me get a blood sample this morning to do my blood sugar. apparently my skin is much thicker than i thought it was. my numbers suck though.

a big THANK YOU to my friend/fan for the gift card i got in the mail today. an excellent early birthday gift. i'll use it wisely.

i will be back on here tomorrow early as the Dayton Flyers play at home tomorrow night. it's most likely going to be a sellout, which is good since they will be playing for a share of first place in the league. more on that tomorrow.

i hope everyone had a good day. hopefully you have a better night.

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:

Bon Iver - 8 (circle)
Strand of Oaks - Radio Kids
The Dead Milkmen - Punk Rock Girl
Hurray for the Riff Raff - Hungry Ghost Tour EP

"Doesn't matter what you say or do; people can always find a way to call you a dick." - Dave Attell

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