not the day i was expecting

let's just say when my mother told me i had to take her to the emergency room this morning, i knew my entire fucking day was going to change.

without going into too much detail, she has cellulitis on the same damn leg she's having the hip replacement on. needless to say her surgery is now being pushed back. my best guess is it will be in mid April now. the emergency room we went to at Sam North was great. we were in and out in about 60 minutes. she's now on antibiotics for the next 10 days. hopefully that does the trick or next i get to take her to the hospital.

so, since she had drugs to get, i just went and did the grocery shopping today. i figured fuck it, get it done. i was able to keep everything under $60, so i was pretty happy.

of course, all of this meant mom couldn't get her phone fixed today. so she'll be going nuts without that i'm sure.

Vice News Tonight had another great week of shows.

The Big Bang Theory was pretty funny last night.

Life in Pieces was hilarious last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be VICE, NJPW and Real Time with Bill Maher. i'll be watching the WWE Hall of Fame ceremonies for most of the evening on WWE Network.

the New York Rangers play tonight at home against Pittsburgh. i would love to see them get sharper as a team before the playoffs start, but honestly, they are exactly where i want them to be seed wise. the first wild card is probably their best chance to make it out of the first round this year.

i will be on here sometime tomorrow after Manchester United plays and after Anthony Grant is officially introduced as the next coach of the Dayton Flyers. after listening to a radio interview with Coach Grant last night, i'm all aboard now. as for United, suspensions and injuries are currently killing them. it will take a fucking miracle to make the top 4.

i hope everyone has a great weekend. it's WrestleMania weekend for me, so you know what most of this blog is going to be about for the next few days. i suppose that's the good thing about the surgery getting pushed back. i can now watch all this shit and not try to make it the rest of the day on just 2 hours of sleep.

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 - Purple Rain
Dum Dum Girls - Coming Down
Fiona Apple - Across the Universe

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

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

not the sexy pick, but...

i find it kind of funny that the Dayton Flyers hired their coach today less than 24 hours since i had a nice long chat about the coaching search with a lawyer. nothing wrong with hiring Anthony Grant. he's an alum, he's got ties to the NBA, he's won it all when he was an assistant at Florida, etc. etc. at 50 years old, he probably isn't looking to leave his alma mater. now, he certainly wasn't my choice for the job. i definitely think he deserved an interview but i would have preferred them to go the up and coming route. take the fucking chance to go out and find the next Archie Miller. instead, the young athletic director painted himself into the corner of having to one day (maybe) fire a treasured member of the alumni. good luck with that. all that being said, i know i will root my ass off for Coach Grant just like i have for every other Dayton coach. now, i hope he can get all the recruits to stay and assemble a great coaching staff. and hopefully the coach that recruited most of the new recruits that has known coach Grant and his wife for over 20 years stays on board.

now, it is kind of unfortunate that the new coach will be introduced on April Fool's Day... that's also the anniversary of my baptism. talk about fucking irony.
http://www.daytondailynews.com/sports/dayton-flyers-announce-hiring-anthony-grant/lHhMFX9DPxf7EHNkcdZrVJ/

NXT was pretty good last night. i can't wait for Takeover: Orlando this weekend.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, The Big Bang Theory and Life in Pieces. i'll also probably watch some things on WWE Network tonight.

all of that is weather permitting as we are currently under a tornado watch. good times.

i did listen to the latest Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast this morning. if you are watching WrestleMania this weekend, i highly recommend checking it out. you can find it by going here:
http://notsam.com/wrestlingpodcast/2017/3/30/wrestling-podcast-127-wrestlemania-preview

i sent out 10 poems today. 4 to The Commonline Journal and 6 to In Between Hangovers. when i hear back from Tasha at In Between Hangovers, i'll pass along the verdict.

my back feels a little better today. it's still stiff as fuck, but i'm hoping a long, hot shower and more ice will help that.

i have no clue when i'll be on here tomorrow. i have to drive mom out to the Apple store to get her phone fixed. of course, the closest one to us is about 45 minutes away. i'm not looking forward to that drive in the rain tomorrow. fuck me runnin'.

that's all for me today 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:

The Dead Milkmen - Punk Rock Girl
Justin Townes Earle - Racing in the Street
Red Wanting Blue - My Name Is Death

"One must work and dare if one really wants to live." - Vincent Van Gogh

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

my 2 poems in The Commonline Journal #35

my poems "what happens when you lie to your children" and "go burn one down" have been published in The Commonline Journal #35.

you can find "what happens when you lie to your children" by going here:
http://www.commonlinejournal.com/2017/03/what-happens-when-you-lie-to-your.html

and you can find "go burn one down" by going here:
http://www.commonlinejournal.com/2017/03/go-burn-one-down-poem-by-jj-campbell.html

response from The Commonline Journal

i heard back from Joe at The Commonline Journal on my poetry submission from this morning. my poems "broken and used", "the temptation to want to die", "what happens when you lie to your children" and "go burn one down" have been accepted for publication. 2 will be published in the existing Spring issue (#035) and two more in the Summer (#036) in June. those poems in the Spring issue will probably be up later tonight.

nothing quite like feeling your back seize up while walking in a grocery store

today has been one of those days that what ever could become a clusterfuck has happened.

i guess i need to start setting my alarm as i slept later than i wanted to again this morning. i had to get ready to drive mom to an appointment and didn't have time to eat breakfast. i didn't know the appointment was going to end up being a 2 hour meeting with 3 different people. so, we had just enough time to get back home, quickly eat and then go to the lawyer's office. that wasn't too bad at all. he's a big Dayton Flyers fan as well, so we talked about the coaching search for a good 20 minutes. mom got all her papers signed and felt much better about having that out of the way. she figured if she got the will updated she won't die in surgery. so, you see where i get my positive outlook on the world from.

speaking of the Dayton Flyers, the guy second on my list looks like he will be getting the UMass job. just fucking great. if Dayton hires the guy at the top of my list, Pat Kelsey, i will be thrilled. whomever they hire, it HAS to be the right choice. they can't have a coach that allows the program to regress at all.

Smackdown was great last night. i really can't wait to see their matches this Sunday.

The Voice was really good last night. now it's time for the Knockout round.

205 Live was good last night. i can't wait to see Austin Aries vs. Neville this Sunday. it should be AMAZING.

the New York Rangers lost in OT last night in San Jose, 5-4. at least they battled back and got a point out of the game. that point got them into the playoffs. 7th straight year in and 11 out of the last 12. hopefully this is the year they do something special.

the USA and Panama played a 1-1 draw last night in Panama. i was hoping the USA would win, but anytime you can get a point on the road in World Cup qualifying, you'll take it.

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.

i must have twisted my back when getting out of the car when i went to get mom's prescriptions at the grocery store. hopefully a nice long visit to the massage chair and ice will do the trick.

as of right now, everything looks to be on schedule for mom's hip replacement. she definitely needs it. i'm really hoping that helps her back as well.

i don't think i have to take her anywhere tomorrow, so maybe i'll actually get some writing done.

that's all for me kids. i have a date with an ice pack waiting...

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:

Arcade Fire - Wake Up
Concrete Blonde - Tomorrow, Wendy
The Tragically Hip - Grace, Too
INXS - Never Tear Us Apart

"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:

who needs sleep

i didn't get to bed until 3 in the morning. i figured 4 hours would be plenty. my mother woke me up 30 minutes after those 4 hours. i figured my brain was on central time. this is pretty much how the next few weeks are going to go. and i know i won't be sleeping much after my mother has her hip replacement. good times.

the doctor who did the work on my mom's back is going to leave it up to the guy doing her hip to figure out what the best route to take in physical therapy is. that's covering your ass 101 right there.

this afternoon i took mom to get her taxes done. there's a Dollar General store right next door to where she goes. nothing quite like feeling like a creep walking around a dollar store looking at a ton of useless shit and hoping to find something actually good. i bought a lemonade. about 45 minutes later, mom was finally done. she seemed pretty happy about it. we went to Waffle House for a late lunch. we haven't gone there in a long time.

Monday Night Raw was ok last night but certainly not what i was hoping for going into WrestleMania.

The Voice was pretty good last night.

Rock and a Hard Place was very good last night. it certainly held my attention for the whole 90 minutes.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

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

i did listen to the latest Jim Norton & Sam Roberts Podcast today. you can find that by going here:
https://soundcloud.com/jimandsamshow/ep-019-taylor-hackford

the New York Rangers play tonight in San Jose against the Sharks. hopefully the boys can get a victory tonight.

the USA plays another MUST WIN game tonight at Panama. now, a draw wouldn't be the end of the world, but another 3 points will go a long way. if they do win tonight, they will be in much better shape in World Cup qualifying.

i think i have to drive mom tomorrow to update her will. that sounds like a fun trip.

i really need to do some poetry work tonight. i've got to either write or figure out what poems are going where. the creative juices are starting to leak out of me. it's not a pretty picture.

the trash is all picked up so that's all for me today 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:

Daft Punk - One More Time
Little Dragon - High
Robyn - Dancing On My Own

"Never play cards with a man called Doc. Never eat at a place called Mom's. Never sleep with a woman whose troubles are worse than your own." - Nelson Algren

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

from any nightmare

my poem "from any nightmare" has been published at In Between Hangovers. you can find the poem by going here: https://inbetweenhangovers.wordpress.com/2017/03/28/from-any-nightmare-by-j-j-campbell/

hello stress, my name is...

i will fully admit i am one stubborn motherfucker. and i'm old enough to know there is no fucking point to having an argument with someone who can't remember shit for anything. so, of course it was my fault that my mom told me the wrong days for her upcoming appointments. my instinct is to do exactly what my father used to do... argue to win and always get the last fucking word. that pretty much sums up why i'm still single at 41.

the New York Rangers lost last night in Anaheim 6-3. i think they still need 2 points to clinch a damn playoff spot. The King looked a little rusty but i am fully confident he'll shake that off before the playoffs begin. they play again tomorrow night in San Jose.

Big Little Lies was excellent last night. the finale next week should be amazing.

Girls last night was really good.

Crashing was pretty damn funny last night.

Homeland was really fucking good last night.

Billions was awesome last night. the ending was damn near perfect.

Feud: Bette and Joan was great last night as well.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, The Voice and Rock and a Hard Place. i'll be watching Monday Night Raw for most of the evening.

i did watch the Archie Miller press conference today. i suppose it's closure. i have no doubt he'll do a great job at Indiana. i'm now more focused on who the fuck is Dayton going to hire to replace him.

my bones are starting to ache, so i'm guessing it's going to rain tonight.

i have no clue what time i'll be on here tomorrow as i have someplace to drive mom everyday the rest of this week.

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 Temptations - Papa Was a Rollin' Stone
Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit - Goddamn Lonely Love (Live)
Queen - Who Wants to Live Forever
Amos Lee - Vaporize

"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:

imagine that, more rain...

when i fell asleep last night around 3, my bones felt like the rain was near. i did get a few hours of sleep but i must have slept on my neck wrong. that felt like shit this morning. of course, the rain didn't help matters. i mixed a little vodka with ginger ale last night as my victory drink. i've stopped drinking orange juice, so i believe i have found a new drink for my vodka.

i was very happy Gonzaga beat the shit out of Xavier last night. and i was absolutely stunned how Oregon was able to slow down Kansas. yet another choke job from Bill Self in the Elite 8.

the college basketball games today are Florida vs. South Carolina and North Carolina vs. Kentucky.

the New York Rangers won last night in Los Angeles over the Kings 3-0. yet another road victory for the boys, their 27th on the season. they play again tonight in Anaheim against the Ducks. The King makes his return to the net tonight. hopefully he plays well and stays healthy the rest of the season.

ROH was excellent last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Big Little Lies, Girls, Crashing, Feud: Bette and Joan, Homeland and Billions.

the cleaning crew was here almost 6 damn hours yesterday. one of the women was just trashy enough to make a few good poems in the future i suppose. they did a really good job getting to all the shit mom and i can't get to anymore. the way my arthritis is i think if i got down on the floor to clean underneath something i may never get back up off that floor. good times.

i will hopefully do some writing today as the brain is getting backed up. it's raining outside, so there's a good reason to stay on task.

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:

Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band - Beautiful Loser (Live)
Jimi Hendrix - Hear My Train A-Comin' (Live)
Metallica - Fade to Black (Live)
Grateful Dead - Morning Dew (Live)

"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on." - Robert Frost

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

the boy who thinks he is king

my poem "the boy who thinks he is king" has been published at Winedrunk Sidewalk. you can find the poem by going here: http://winedrunksidewalk.blogspot.com/2017/03/day-sixty-six.html

#ThankYouArchie

this blog was going to be mostly about the USA crushing Honduras last night until i got news early this afternoon that Archie Miller was leaving Dayton to take the Indiana job. i always knew this day was coming. i never gave much thought to who was going to be the next coach as i guess part of me never wanted Archie to leave. but, if i'm being honest, Indiana is one of those jobs that i can't argue with leaving Dayton for. now, it's all about who the next coach of Dayton will be and how many of the great recruiting class that is supposed to come to Dayton next season can that coach convince to stay. life as a college basketball fan that cares...

a 7 year contract worth $4 million a season will get anyone to leave Dayton. thanks for putting Dayton back on the national map coach. you will always be loved here.

now, i had a good feeling that the USA would win last night. i didn't expect a 6-0 ass whipping of Honduras that took the team from last place in the group to 4th. now, a win in Panama on Tuesday and it will be officially crisis averted.

NJPW was really good last night.

Real Time with Bill Maher was excellent last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be ROH.

i laughed as i saw someone on Twitter write that if Xavier goes to the Final Four the same day Archie leaves Dayton, he's done with basketball forever. i completely understand.

i will probably watch some of the college basketball tonight. Xavier vs. Gonzaga and Kansas vs, Oregon.

the New York Rangers play late tonight out in California against the Kings. so it will be another late night for me.

i have no clue when i'll be on here tomorrow.

mom hired a cleaning service and they are here now. i'm going to go be a pervert and see what poems pop into my head.

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 Jesus and Mary Chain - Head On
Bassnectar - Into the Sun
Lucero - I Woke Up In New Orleans
The New Basement Tapes - Down On the Bottom

"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:

so, apparently gay men like me

to be fair to myself, i'm a fat guy that's hairy but not exactly god awful ugly. i have never thought of myself as attractive, but enough of the rest of humanity has at some point to make me believe i'm not ugly. that being said, i haven't had a girlfriend since i was 27. that's a painful way of saying that i lost at the process of elimination. but, since i am fat and hairy, i guess in the gay community that makes me a bear. i have noticed in the last few weeks plenty of men that are either attracted to bears or bears themselves looking at me, flirting with me or being kind for no reason at all with me. i think of all of this as god simply fucking with me. apparently i'm not allowed off the fucking cross until the end of my life.

here's a quick look at my day. i did the grocery shopping this afternoon and got pretty much everything we needed and kept it under $100. i was thrilled. i got back home and my mom was talking to her doctor's assistant. she finally decided to check the fucking paperwork she got on Monday today. so, mom needs to see a cardiologist before she has her hip replacement. something about her EKG i guess. i really wish they would have done this the day after they got the paperwork as then maybe mom would have an appointment before the one she has now, the day before her fucking surgery. and, they decided to finally fill the prescription mom should have got three fucking days ago. sure enough, i had to drive back to the grocery store to get that. thank god i got fucking gas today. to say i'm a bit pissy right now would be an understatement.

at least the physical therapist that came today approved mom doing her recovery from home. that's the good thing of living in a ranch house... no steps. i think the only thing i have to do is move mom's bed around so it will be easier for her to get into it after the hip replacement. neither one of us know if her surgery is going to get moved now because of the cardiologist appointment. good times.

Vice News Tonight had another great week of shows.

the season finale of Baskets was fucking great. i can't wait for season 3.

i did watch plenty of college basketball last night. it amazes me just how much i still fucking hate Xavier.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be VICE, NJPW and Real Time with Bill Maher.

i'll probably watch plenty of college basketball again tonight. if the games aren't as close as last night's games were, i might actually get some writing done.

late tonight, at least late for my old ass, i'll be watching the USA take on Honduras in World Cup Qualifying. this is a MUST WIN game for the USA. if they don't win, there's a more than likely chance they won't even qualify for 2018 in Russia. that would be a colossal embarrassment.

i hope everyone has a great weekend. i will be one here probably early tomorrow, hopefully still drunk from a USA victory.

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:

Counting Crows - Raining in Baltimore
Broken Social Scene - Sweetest Kill
Tom Waits - John the Revelator
Kendrick Lamar - The Heart Part 4

"I would rather wake up in the middle of nowhere than in any city on earth." - Steve McQueen

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

the strangest thoughts always hit you at the wrong time

i did make a trip out to Menards today after i got back home from taking mom to the dentist. $140 later, i was on my way home. now the way i go there, i go past the road one of my ex-girlfriends used to live on. that always brings up the weirdest thoughts. the one today was the thought that the woman i really think i was meant to be with is a lesbian. what a cruel fucking trick.

so, the attacker yesterday in the UK was 52 years old and born in Kent. but, since he had a Muslim name, it doesn't matter where he was born. i was watching a segment on Vice News Tonight last night about this guy in Belgium that helps to de-radicalize young men in Belgium. he said that these people believe since they are treated less than human by society they are only doing back to society what it deserves. imagine that. if we actually treated people that were different than us with just an ounce of fucking respect, there's a decent chance the world wouldn't be the shit hole it is now. who knew?

the New York Rangers lost again last night, this time to the fucking Islanders, 3-2. that's the 7th straight loss at home and they blew a third period lead in this one. they are back on the road for the next few games, a trip out west late in the season. hopefully they remember they haven't clinched a fucking playoff spot just yet.

NXT was really good last night. there Takeover event in Orlando next week should be really good, as usual.

i did watch a good portion of the World Baseball Classic last night. it's about damn time the USA won it.

i did listen to Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast today. i highly recommend it. you can listen to it by going here: http://notsam.com/wrestlingpodcast/2017/3/23/wrestling-podcast-126-shawn-michaels

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight and the season finale of Baskets.

i will probably watch some college basketball tonight. lord knows i filled out plenty of second chance brackets yesterday.

i'll be on here tomorrow, probably after a trip to the grocery store. and i believe the physical therapist that will be working with mom after her surgery is coming to check out the house tomorrow; to see what needs to be changed or fixed so mom can do her recovery here, instead of a nursing home. good times.

i might do a little writing tonight. i had some words floating around my head when i was sitting in the waiting room of the dentist today.

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:

Laura Marling - Wild Fire
The Airborne Toxic Event - Sometime Around Midnight
Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (Live)

"The one thing that can solve most of our problems is dancing." - James Brown

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

watching the seconds tick away...

the one thing i hate about living in a small town is nothing ever happens. good or bad, it's just like watching the seconds tick away at life. i remember my stepdad telling me boring is not always a bad thing. i'm 41 and feel like i'm spinning my wheels at times. boring is incredibly bad at the moment.

the stress in this house is incredible at the moment. mom has no clue what the fuck is going on with her health insurance and has no clue if her surgery is actually going to happen in April or not now. good times.

the New York Rangers lost to New Jersey last night in OT, 3-2. they deserved more in the game, but puck luck just isn't happening right now. they play at home tonight against the fucking Islanders. i'd really like to see them win tonight. please.

The Voice was really good last night.

Smackdown was excellent last night. i was a little surprised they had the tag team titles switch hands last night, but i think it's always easier to tell a story with heel champions.

205 Live was excellent last night as well. the match between Mustafa Ali and Neville was holy shit good.

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.

i got a great FREE song on NoiseTrade today. i'll post the link in the music section below.

so, another day, another attack. part of me wonders what the response will be if it is found that this was a British citizen that did this. or god forbid, he was crazy and not a terrorist. it's not shocking to me that no one really gives two shits about the mentally ill in this world. that is of course, until they kill someone.

i'll be on here tomorrow after i take mom to her dental appointment. i may take a drive out to Menards as well tomorrow. all depends on the weather i suppose.

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:

DED - FMFY
Run The Jewels - Legend Has It
The Dollyrots - Walking on Sunshine
Gary Clark Jr. - Our Love (Live)
Lucinda Williams - Essence

"The public is probably more suspicious of poets than women, and maybe for good reason." - Billy Collins

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

at least the sun still exists

i think we got well over 2 inches of rain yesterday. who knew the first day of spring would have me in complete fucking misery. at least the sun actually came out today for a few hours.

i did my running around today without any problems. today has run pretty smoothly, which has me wondering what the fuck is going to fuck up tonight?

in honor of World Poetry Day...

The Voice was pretty good last night. i wasn't shocked by any of the winners or who was stolen.

Monday Night Raw was pretty damn good last night. i think they are doing a way better job this year building to WrestleMania than they have done in years.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

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

the New York Rangers play tonight at New Jersey. hopefully the best team on the road in the league gets another victory tonight.

i did listen to the latest Jim Norton & Sam Roberts Podcast today. i highly recommend it. you can listen to it by going here: https://soundcloud.com/jimandsamshow/ep-018-christopher-titus

i'll spend some time tomorrow entering some second chance brackets as my main bracket has been taken behind the barn and shot in the head.

i'm toying with the thought of doing another book of poems. i think i may have found a publisher that "could" be interested. fingers crossed.

i will be on here sometime tomorrow, only the crow knows when.

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:

Kaleo - Way Down We Go
Lana Del Rey - Love
Valerie June - The Front Door
Gary Clark Jr. - My Baby's Gone (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:

woke up to the sound of thunder

when i was finally getting to sleep last night around 2:30, i was hoping for a good 6 hours and all would be well with the world. i woke up to the sound of thunder and hail. i looked at the clock and it said 4:45. fuck me. after 20 minutes of convincing myself the pain felt good, i fell back asleep. i got up for good around 8 in the morning. i suppose that's the good thing about being crazy... the interesting conversations.

i just put my last load of laundry in the dryer. nothing like doubling down on the pain by doing laundry the same day as a couple inches of rain. fuck you arthritis...

with Duke losing yesterday, my main bracket for March Madness is basically dead. good times.

Big Little Lies was amazing last night.

Girls was solid once again last night.

Crashing was very funny last night.

Last Week Tonight was hilarious as always. if you watched the episode you know what to do with this video:

Homeland was excellent last night. yet another holy shit ending.

Billions was excellent as well last night.

Feud: Bette and Joan was really good last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight and The Voice. i'll be watching Monday Night Raw for most of the evening.

i will be on here sometime tomorrow after i go to the bank, the drugstore and the post office. i was planning on doing all that today before the skies opened up and didn't stop for most of the day.

i hope everyone had a great Sunday.

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:

Big Brother & The Holding Company - Ball and Chain
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Happy When It Rains
Morphine - Cure for Pain

"A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed." - Henrik Ibsen

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

always good to wake up early and win...

when i saw Manchester United's lineup this morning, i had no idea what to think. but, after a 3-1 victory and moving up to 5th place in the league, i am a very happy boy.

the New York Rangers won last night in Minnesota 3-2. that was their 26th road victory this season. hopefully they can still win on the road in the playoffs. that might be their only hope to win it all this season. the boys next play at New Jersey on Tuesday.

ROH was excellent last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Big Little Lies, Girls, Crashing, Last Week Tonight, Homeland, Billions and Feud: Bette and Joan.

i wrote 5 poems last night and typed them up this afternoon. i think they are pretty good. i'm going to try to get another round of submissions ready to go before mom has her hip replaced. i have no clue how much time i'm going to have to even write after her surgery.

i'll probably watch some college basketball today but not as much as i would have if Dayton would still be playing.

my sister seems to be really enjoying her new job.

i spent a good portion of last night listening to old Chuck Berry songs. back in my youth when i thought i was going to be a guitar god, i would listen to those songs for hours on end. rest in peace you dirty old man. you will always be remembered.

i hope everyone had a good 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:

Chuck Berry - Brown Eyed Handsome Man
Chuck Berry - Sweet Little Sixteen
Chuck Berry - You Never Can Tell
Chuck Berry - No Particular Place to Go

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

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response from Big Hammer

i heard back from Dave Roskos on my recent poetry submission to Big Hammer. my poem "burning the candle at both ends" has been accepted for publication in either Big Hammer or Street Value. the poem should be published anywhere from 6 to 18 months from now.

all things come to an end

while i was watching the final seconds tick away last night as the Dayton Flyers were losing to Wichita State, i tried to focus on the positive. i tried to think about the good times these seniors had over the last 4 years. but, my mind eventually came back to what if #5 wouldn't have died before the season? what if their highest scorer wouldn't have gone 1 out of 10 for the game? what if the selection committee would have actually given Wichita State the seed it deserved? what if there was an actually competent officiating crew that did this game? once again, the officials robbed Dayton of having a decent chance to win a game it absolutely could have. if Dayton got 1 call down the stretch of the game, then Wichita State got about 10. it doesn't help that Scoochie and KP were the only Dayton players to make more than 1 shot the entire fucking game. plus, it's really fucking hard to win when you get out rebounded by 19. and what absolutely pains me the most is the best senior class in Dayton history ends its career on 3 straight losses. Dayton lost 64-58.

i'd really like to thank Wichita State's head coach for the class he showed after the game, especially when talking about Archie Miller and the Flyers seniors. and i'd also like to thank him for publicly blasting the committee for shitting on every non power school in the tournament. hopefully they fucking get their revenge on Kentucky on Sunday.

the New York Rangers lost last night to Florida, 4-3 in a shootout. that's the 6th straight home game the Rangers have lost. i guess they must believe they have already clinched a playoff spot now. they play on the road tonight in Minnesota.

VICE was excellent last night.

NJPW was excellent as well last night.

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 ROH.

i will probably watch some college basketball tonight although i really couldn't give a shit who wins now.

my sister is bringing lunch, so she should be here soon. when i get done with that, i'll be heading to the grocery store.

i'll be on here tomorrow, most likely after Manchester United plays in the morning.

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:

Led Zeppelin - When The Levee Breaks
Mondo Cozmo - Shine
Gary Clark Jr. - When My Train Pulls In (Live)
Iron Maiden - Run to the Hills

"Most of American life consists of driving somewhere and then returning home, wondering why the hell you went." - John Updike

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