persona non grata

there was a time in my life where i absolutely hated being in public. thankfully, those days are behind me now. but, i get a little reminder now and then exactly why i was in that state of mind to begin with. i went to the grocery store today and right as i walked in, the father of my best friend from my childhood was there. he didn't see me as he picked up the ad and walked back to his wife. they both then looked right at me and kept right on going. these are people i have known for more than 30 years. and i'm right back inside my head, being the classic case of out of sight, out of mind. but, wearing your emotions on your sleeves is an excellent way to find a poem.

i was able to get the groceries today and the two prescriptions mom called in to be picked up for under $75. that made me happy.

the New York Yankees lost the second game of the doubleheader yesterday 9-4. given the sweep by Cleveland, the Yankees are now 5 games behind Boston. they start a 4 game series against Boston tonight at home. i really doubt the Yankees have a shot at winning the division now. sadly, their wild card spot is also in jeopardy now. if the Red Sox come in crush them, the Yankees will be fucked. and their owner already has said if they don't make the playoffs, this season would be a disappointment. it just feels like the young guys are running out of gas and the team just can't compete against the better teams. not to say this weekend is going to make or break their season, but there's a real good fucking chance it will.

NXT was really good last night. i can't wait to see Adam Cole in action once again.

Lucha Underground was excellent last night.

Mr. Mercedes was fucking brilliant last night.

Snowfall was great last night. the season finale next week looks like it should be amazing.

Big Brother was good last night. hopefully the house now understands that Jason needs to go soon.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, Big Brother, Fuck, That's Delicious Classics and The Chris Gethard Show.

that Big Brother episode will be on real late because of NFL preseason football. i'm not sure if i'll already know what's happened on the episode or not by then.

the New Orleans Saints play at home tonight against Baltimore. hopefully there are no injuries tonight and the guys can figure out the best players to take into the season. i have high hopes this year.

i will be watching Ohio State take on Indiana for most of the evening. it's a classic trap game. first game of the season. conference rival on the road. and oh by the way, Indiana's former head coach is now Ohio State's offensive coordinator. and given that Ohio State is #2 in the country, Indiana will be licking their chops for an upset. hopefully, i will be happy and drinking tonight.

i believe the remnants from Harvey will be here tomorrow. we certainly could use some rain, not a flood, but some rain would be good.

mom's eye is continuing to get better. hopefully by this time next month, she'll have new glasses, better vision and will actually be able to function without squinting all the time.

i'll be on here sometime tomorrow. if we do get rain, i'm sure my arthritis will be fucking with me. good times.

have a good one 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:

Nine Inch Nails - Closer (Live)
Pixies - Monkey Gone to Heaven (Live)
Jane's Addiction - Jane Says (Live)
Violent Femmes - Add It Up (Live)

"You're either part of the solution or you're part of the problem." - Eldridge Cleaver

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choking on nostalgia

i have a tendency to keep way too much shit from my past. i have this little box by my bed. when i was a child, it had baseball cards in it. now, it has business cards and scraps of paper from my past. for some damn reason i opened that up last night. there's this little scrap of paper with a child's name on it, weight, date and time of birth. that was one of the last times i ever spoke to probably the woman of my dreams. hard to believe that child is 16 today. at least i hope she is. i haven't had any contact with her mother or her older brother in at least 16 years. i loved that woman so damn much i would have helped raise those kids like they were my own. but, much like most of my life, shit didn't turn out the way i had hoped.

mom made a comment as i was driving her to the eye doctor today, wondering what she would have done if i wasn't around to help her. i didn't say a word, because i was busy thinking about having no one that is going to help me when she dies. it's going to be a painful death (mine, probably not hers) but i hope to make it magical at some point.

the eye appointment went well. everything looks good after surgery and the swelling isn't nearly as bad as they thought it might be. mom thought for sure she was feeling stitches in her eye from the surgery. the doctor told her there wasn't any stitches used. i mentioned to her afterwards that she needs to get out of her own head during this. her anxiety is starting to run her life.

after the appointment, mom wanted to go to this sub place that we used to go to years ago. and by years, i mean when i was a fucking teenager. we got some subs and ate at the restaurant. i don't think i had been inside the place in easily 25 years. the subs still tasted the same. good thing i still like them, since that will be my dinner tonight as well.

the New York Yankees lost the first game of the doubleheader today, 2-1. they are trailing in the second game 4-1 already. hopefully they can come from behind to avoid being swept by Cleveland.

Smackdown was pretty good last night. next week's episode should be really good, given that Shinsuke Nakamura will take on Randy Orton, yet another dream match. winner gets a title shot.

205 Live was pretty good as well. i did like that Enzo Amore cheated to win. perhaps they will actually do something with him down there now.

Deadliest Catch was really good last night.

Hard Knocks was pretty damn funny last night. i always get a kick out of seeing Tampa lose.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, Lucha Underground, Mr. Mercedes, Snowfall and Big Brother. i'll watch NXT sometime tonight on WWE Network.

hard to believe that college football is back.

i think we're supposed to get some rain most of the weekend, so i might end up doing some grocery shopping tomorrow morning.

i'm really happy that Joel Osteen is finally being shown to be the charlatan he truly is. if anyone wonders why i more or less quit Christianity, you can thank that fucking hypocrite.

i can tell if the Yankees lose this second game tonight, i'm going to be a pissy motherfucker for the rest of the evening.

that's all for me kids.

i'll be on here tomorrow long before Ohio State starts their season.

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:

Valerie June - Slip Slide On By
Van Halen - Black And Blue
Vampire Weekend - Diane Young
Van Morrison - Cleaning Windows

"You can't make everybody love you. It's an exercise in futility, and it's probably not even a good idea to try." - Robert Crumb

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the joys of growing old

i almost felt bad for the nurse today. she was having a horrible time trying to get the IV started on my mom. of course, now my mom has bruises on both arms. good times. her cataract surgery went great today. and at least she knows what happens in the surgery now. so she shouldn't have as much anxiety when she has the other eye done in September.

the New York Yankees lost last night to Cleveland, 6-2. and of course, Boston won last night. the Yankees game tonight has already been rained out. so they are playing a doubleheader tomorrow against Cleveland.

I Hart Food was pretty good last night. mom absolutely loved the time she went to Portland, Maine. i believe i was stuck watching the farm. good times.

Monday Night Raw had some really great moments last night, but most of the show was just ok. i have to give John Cena credit. he absolutely destroyed Roman Reigns on the mic last night. and i'm not really sure why they keep having Sasha Banks lose the title just a week or less after winning it. as a friend put it, she'll be closing in on Ric Flair's 16 time champion mark in just a few years at this rate.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, Smackdown, Hard Knocks and Deadliest Catch. i'll watch 205 Live sometime 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-039-jo-koy

i have already got the trash picked up and out by the curb. so the rest of tonight will be a little television and putting eye drops into mom's eye.

i'll be on here sometime after mom's eye appointment in the afternoon. most likely sometime during game 2 of the doubleheader.

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:

Oasis - Live Forever
No Sinner - Angel from Montgomery
LCD Soundsystem - call the police
Empire of the Sun - Alive

"Don't play the saxophone. Let it play you." - Charlie Parker

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and all it does is rain...

i had to turn the storm coverage off. seeing all that damn rain on television was starting to fuck with my brain and my arthritis. we had a brief shower this morning and i felt like hell. i have been making little donations to the American Red Cross, not that i expect a nickle here and there will make a difference.

the New York Yankees won yesterday 10-1 over Seattle. the Mariners committed 5 errors yesterday. thankfully, the Yankees took advantage of them. and with Boston losing yesterday, the Yankees are now just 2 1/2 games behind in the division. they start a tough series at home tonight against Cleveland.

Big Brother was pretty good last night.

Ballers was pretty funny last night.

Insecure was fucking great last night. even though i know it was fake cum, what a wonderful ending to an episode.

The Strain was brilliant last night. an absolutely incredible ending to the episode.

Ray Donovan was really good last night.

Episodes was pretty funny last night.

Twin Peaks was yet another absolutely fucking great mind fuck last night. the two part finale next week should be great.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

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

i did watch the first 4 episodes of the Mae Young Classic this morning on WWE Network. i'm so happy to see women's wrestling getting a showcase like this. all of the matches were pretty good. at least one match on each episode was great. i highly recommend it.

i take mom to have her surgery on her right eye tomorrow morning. she's a bit stressed out at the moment, especially since she doesn't know what's up with her insurance and everything since she's been terminated. sadly, i don't think her employer knows either.

i took her out on a little drive today. she had stuff to mail and she wanted to go out to her bank, which is 2 towns over. thankfully, it wasn't raining while we were out. we drove past our old farm on the way back home. looks like the soybeans can still grow out there.

i'll be on here tomorrow in the afternoon most likely. i figure i'll have mom back home by then for sure.

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 Band - Up on Cripple Creek
Jimi Hendrix - Drifting
Cloud Control - Rainbow City
Led Zeppelin - When The Levee Breaks

"Perfectionists are their own devils." - Jack Kirby

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my 6 poems in ZYX #77

my poems "a tuesday in 1994", "always have a coltrane record nearby", "the splendid mirage", "ditch diggers", "welcome to your harsh reality" and "six o'clock news" have been published in ZYX #77.

to get the issue, send a couple $$$ to:

ZYX
c/o Arnold Skemer
58-09 205th Street
Bayside, NY 11364

others with work in the issue include Guy R. Beining, John Grey, Normal, Simon Perchik and David Stone.

lost souls trapped in a ball of chaos

i tend to look at people in the eyes when i'm out by myself. perhaps it's hoping for magic, perhaps it's the tragedy of being a poet, but the windows to the souls are usually a good, haunting place to start. i saw this woman at Menards yesterday that had some tragic fucking green eyes. even in just a few seconds, i could see pain, hardship, whatever fucking cliche you would like to use for getting the short end of a long stick. the more i am out in public, the more i feel like a kindred spirit with the damaged. who knows what my life would be like if i wouldn't have spent basically a decade sheltered from the world.

the New York Yankees won yesterday 6-3. they finally got a few hits when they needed them. hopefully they can win the series against Seattle this afternoon. they also picked up a game on Boston in the division.

Manchester United was dominant from start to finish yesterday in a 2-0 win over Leicester City. always good when all 3 substitutes contribute to the goals. plus, i'm absolutely thrilled with another clean sheet to start the season.

i don't want to get ahead of myself, but the New Orleans Saints might actually have a defense this year. they defeated Houston last night 13-0. if they could just have a decent defense to go with their usual offense, they could be deadly once again this season.

ROH was excellent last night.

i did watch a little of AAA's TripleMania last night over the internet. it was the 25th anniversary of the event. and god knows, i love a good mask vs. mask match. i never thought Dr. Wagner Jr. would lose though.

Jackie was a pretty sad movie last night. it did remind though of why i have loved Natalie Portman since the first time i ever saw her act. she is fucking amazing.

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and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Big Brother, Ballers, Insecure, The Strain, Ray Donovan, Twin Peaks and Episodes.

i imagine if i was 20 years younger, i might actually give a shit that the MTV Music Awards are on tonight.

i did find everything i was looking for at Menards yesterday. they had their Halloween shit out, so i had some fun finding a few creepy things. i have become a big fan of skulls as i have grown older. i found one yesterday that is purple and the red eyes light up. at $2.99, i couldn't resist.

mom started the eye drops for her right eye today. she has the surgery on that eye on Tuesday. she seems to be looking forward to it. i suppose time will tell.

it's hard to imagine all that fucking rain that is falling in Texas. and i don't think they are anywhere close to being done with it yet.

and finally, a few words for my best friend. take the agony, take the guilt, take all the fucking pain, and use it. don't wallow, but you are allowed to grieve however you see fit. embrace the light and squeeze whatever love out of it you can. there are a handful of souls on this earth that do love you. NEVER forget that.

i have no idea when i'll be on here tomorrow. i hope everyone had a great Saturday. and i hope 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:

Jim Carroll - People Who Died
Morphine - Murder for the Money
The Verve - Drugs Don't Work

"You aren't learning anything when you're talking." - Lyndon B. Johnson

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nothing like 3 hours of sleep

i couldn't fall asleep for anything last night. masturbation didn't help. alcohol didn't help. boring ass infomercials didn't help either. i guess between the hurricane coverage and exhaustion, my body finally tapped out. for a whole 3 fucking hours. fuck me.

the New York Yankees left a small village on base last night (they left the bases loaded 3 different times) and eventually lost to Seattle, 2-1 in 11 innings. so much for the fight bringing them together. hopefully they actually get some hits this afternoon and win. they pissed away a chance to gain ground on Boston last night.

VICE was excellent last night. the situation in Venezuela is fucking horrible.

NJPW was great last night. Kenny Omega is another wrestler i could watch forever and never get bored.

Treehouse Masters was good last night.

Room 104 was great last night. being a writer and sometimes wishing i was adopted, i totally understood the episode.

Whitney: Can I Be Me was pretty damn sad last night. it was pretty obvious that eventually she wasn't doing the drugs, the drugs were doing her. such a talent gone way too fucking soon.

Real Time with Bill Maher was pretty fucking funny last night.

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on the DVR tonight will be ROH and Jackie.

i guess there's some big fight in Las Vegas tonight. i really couldn't give two shits about it.

Manchester United plays Leicester City this afternoon. hopefully they can continue their great start to the season.

i'm not sure if the New Orleans Saints game is going to happen tonight or not. if they do play, they are playing against the Texans.

i am planning on making a trip to Menards today. a few odds and ends for the house and the birds, plus it's the last day of their 11% rebate on everything sale.

i suppose i should try to sneak in a nap before i make that drive.

i hope everyone has a great Saturday. i hope the floods in Texas aren't as bad as feared.

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 Band of Heathens - Hurricane
Vic Chesnutt - Gravity Of The Situation
Slayer - Raining Blood

"Peace begins with a smile." - Mother Teresa

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

surviving the pain

first off, to all my friends, fans and enemies in Texas, keep safe and run for the fucking hills. i know what i'll be watching tonight, hurricane coverage.

i love when i get a little shot of pain from my arthritis when i'm in the shower. nothing like almost falling and figuring this is how they will find you when you die. and you just know some jackass will think, that's what he gets for trying to suck his own dick in the shower.

the grocery store today was pretty easy to navigate. i had to get gas and pills as well today. i kept it all under $200, so i'm happy.

the New York Yankees played one of the craziest baseball games i have seen in years yesterday in Detroit. 8 ejections and 3 bench clearing brawls. i suppose the dog days of summer are upon us. both Yankees catchers have appealed their suspensions. hopefully they can wait until after Sept. 1st so the Yankees can call up another catcher without having to make any roster moves. the Yankees lost 10-6 yesterday by the way. Boston lost as well so they didn't lose any ground in the division. they start a series at home tonight against Seattle.

Big Brother went as i expected last night. Mark was evicted and Jason is the new HOH.

Weekend Update was fucking hilarious last night.

The Chris Gethard Show was beautifully absurd once again last night.

i forgot it was on, but i did eventually get to see Fuck, That's Delicious Classics last night. excellent as always.

Vice News Tonight had another great week of shows.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be VICE, NJPW, Treehouse Masters, Real Time with Bill Maher, Room 104 and Whitney: Can I Be Me.

i will probably be on here tomorrow before Manchester United plays.

i've got the Weather Channel on now. this looks like it's going to be a motherfucker of a storm.

i hope everyone has a great weekend, all things considered.

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:

Mannequin Pussy - Romantic
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Some Candy Talking
Wu-Tang Clan w/Redman - People Say
Van Morrison - Bring It On Home To Me

"Some age, others mature." - Sean Connery

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just around the corner

my poem "just around the corner" has been published at Rusty Truck. you can find the poem by going here: https://rustytruck.wordpress.com/2017/08/25/just-around-the-corner-by-j-j-campbell/

welcome to your life

so there i was, 3 in the morning, typing up poems in emails because my arthritis no longer allows me to use a fucking computer mouse correctly, Drugstore Cowboy on in the background, remembering my 20's, and the mad dashes to the main post office at 3 in the morning on a Sunday night... i get the feeling my death will not be pretty.

i sent out 24 poems earlier this morning; 3 to Rusty Truck, 5 each to Horror Sleaze Trash, Carcinogenic Poetry and Philosophical Idiot, and 6 poems to Record Magazine. when i hear back from these places, i'll pass along the verdicts.

mom just got a phone call from her job saying she has been terminated since she's been out a year. i get the feeling this is going to be a really fun day.

the New York Yankees routed Detroit again last night, winning 10-2. they will go for the sweep this afternoon.

NXT was pretty good last night. it was sort of a fill in episode since they have to tape new episodes after Takeover. i could watch Pete Dunne and Tyler Bate wrestle for the next 20 years and never get bored.

Lucha Underground was really good last night. The Cueto Cup Finals was excellent. and i'm sort of wondering what the shenanigans in the main event mean for the next Ultima Lucha.

Big Brother was pretty funny last night. i'm pretty sure Mark will get voted out tonight and then the house will have to decide who is the next target. the longer they keep Paul in the game, the more stupid they look.

Mr. Mercedes was excellent last night. the show is really getting creepy now.

Snowfall was great last night. just two damn episodes remain. what a great show.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, Big Brother, Weekend Update and The Chris Gethard Show.

i did listen to the latest Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast this morning. you can find that by going here:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/sam-roberts-wrestling-podcast/id934576040?mt=2

i didn't mind the draw Manchester United got for the Champions League.

plus, look who is back:

of course, the picture Zlatan used is fucking classic:

things just got interesting.

i'm not sure if i'm going to the grocery store today or tomorrow. plus, i know i need to make a trip to Menards as well.

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:

Valerie June - KEXP Live Performance
Father John Misty - KEXP Live Performance
Portugal. The Man - KEXP Live Performance

"There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people." - Howard Zinn

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no good deed goes unpunished...

so i went next door to do the trash yesterday and my aunt said to leave the garage door open when i left. no problem i told her as i handed her her mail. i walked back out to the garage and there was the cousin that molested me getting out of her SUV. well, hello, how are you doing? i swear if she would have tried to touch me i would be asking to write this from jail today. i kind of just mumbled some bullshit and she went into the house. i tried to get finished as quickly as i could. it's this kind of shit that will make sure i hate life until i am finished with it.

a little poetry news to pass on. i heard back from Easy Street on my poetry submission from a few weeks ago. they decided to pass. i just love the first email i open up in the morning being a rejection letter. kind of just tells you to buckle up asshole, it's going to be a bumpy one. so, i'm going to take those 5 that were rejected and 3 others and add them to the submission pile for tomorrow (hopefully).

the New York Yankees scored early and often last night, defeating the Tigers 13-4. Gary Sanchez had a monster night and for the first time in 37 games, Aaron Judge didn't have a strikeout. hopefully they can get another win tonight.

Smackdown was pretty good last night. i love that Bobby Roode is now on the show. and i can't wait to see what happens with Shelton Benjamin finally being back in WWE. i think it's pretty obvious they are going to have a Shane McMahon vs. Kevin Owens match sometime soon. i think they missed the boat though by not putting Sami Zayn and Kevin back together. that could have been amazing.

205 Live was pretty good last night as well. i can't wait to see Neville beat the shit out of Enzo on a weekly basis.

Hard Knocks was good last night. it was a short episode, which tells me that Tampa is full of boring ass guys.

Deadliest Catch was sad as fuck last night. i don't think any reality show has dealt with death better than this one.

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and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, Big Brother, Mr. Mercedes, Snowfall and Lucha Underground. i'll watch NXT sometime tonight on WWE Network.

i had to take mom to get some blood work done today for her upcoming cataract surgeries. after that, she wanted to go out to lunch. we went to this sports bar that she likes that we used to go to all the time before she had her hip replaced. lunch was pretty good but i think all of it was a little much for mom. i'm hoping she will start to feel much better once she can actually see again.

i'm really interested to see what group Manchester United is going to end up in tomorrow in the Champions League draw. all i'm hoping for is close games so they don't have a ton of travel and avoid the group of death. please.

the heating and air guy was out here today. everything looks good with the air conditioner. pretty soon, it will be fucking winter i suppose.

i guess school started back up here today. i guess i will have to start driving the speed limit in town again.

i might have the artsy fartsy juices flowing again. i have stacks of magazines and poster boards and scissors. what could possibly happen?

i'll be on here sometime in the afternoon most likely. hopefully i will get the poems out in the morning.

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:

Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)
The Afghan Whigs w/James Hall - You Want Love
Cold War Kids - First
Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real - Find Yourself

"I don't want to die in a car accident. When I die it'll be a glorious day. It'll probably be a waterfall." - River Phoenix

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it's always something...

plenty of poetry news to get out of the way first kids...

i want you to check out this site and please pass it along to every poet you know.
https://hatepoetmagazine.wordpress.com/

i had a long conversation with my best friend last night. as soon as i saw her number, i knew it was going to be something borderline tragic. 60 minutes later, i'm hoping i gave her some decent advice and hopefully she creates a plan and sticks to it. i know, i almost started laughing while i typed that. i did get a really good poem out of the conversation though. that will be included in my next round of submissions.

i'm pretty sure i know where my next 16 poems are going to go. i am hoping to get those out in the next day or two.

Monday Night Raw was pretty good last night. i love that the next Raw pay per view will have the main event of Braun Strowman vs. Brock Lesnar. take my money now.

I Hart Food was pretty good last night as well. there has always been a part of me that wanted to live in Asheville, North Carolina.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

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

the New York Yankees start a series tonight in Detroit. i really hope they can start stringing some wins together again.

i did listen to the latest Jim Norton & Sam Roberts podcast this morning. you can find that by going here: https://soundcloud.com/jimandsamshow/ep-038-jon-jones

i went to the bank today while it was raining. the woman i normally flirt with wasn't working today. my luck, she probably doesn't work there anymore. of course, by the time i came out of the bank, the rain had stopped. it had started once again by the afternoon. as always, fun time for someone with arthritis.

i have trash to pick up and dishes to do, so that's all for me today.

i'll be on here sometime in the afternoon tomorrow most likely.

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:

Washed Out - Hard To Say Goodbye
Fiona Apple - Across the Universe
Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers - Little Too Late
Guided by Voices - Just To Show You

"I have so many different personalities in me and I still feel lonely." - Tori Amos

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4 in the morning and still not tired

the only thing i don't like about the long ass WWE pay per views on Sunday nights is all the other shit i'm missing while it's on. so after sitting there and watching about 6 hours of wrestling, i then had 7 hours of shows that i was recording during wrestling to watch. fuck me runnin'. i wouldn't mind it if the wrestling blew me away. sadly, 2 of the matches were really fucking amazing. the rest of the show was nothing better than something they show on Monday or Tuesday. that being said, the fatal 4 way main event last night at WWE SummerSlam between Brock Lesnar, Braun Strowman, Samoa Joe and Roman Reigns was fucking crazy good. it was so good that you could easily have a really positive feel about the whole show after it. the other match that was great was The New Day vs. The Usos. it's obvious that both of these teams have great chemistry. the shitty part is the match was on the damn pre-show. all in all, i get the feeling that tonight on Monday Night Raw they will use their "second chance" to get it right, like they normally do.

the New York Yankees could only manage 3 damn hits yesterday as they lost to Boston 5-1. they are off tonight and start a series tomorrow in Detroit.

shockingly, the New Orleans Saints won a damn preseason game last night against the Chargers, 13-7. i only saw some of the highlights from the game. if they actually have a defense this year, they will be scary.

Big Brother was pretty funny last night. i see Christmas is going along with Paul's plan. i wish they would just give him the damn money already.

Power was fucking great last night. that ending almost had me in tears. next week should be crazy.

Ballers was really good last night.

Insecure was excellent last night.

Last Week Tonight was brilliant as always.

The Strain was great last night.

Episodes was pretty damn funny last night. hopefully they have a great final season.

Ray Donovan was really good last night. looks like there might be more sex in this season.

Twin Peaks was another tasty mind fuck last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

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

it was a little cloudy here today, so i ended up watching most of the eclipse coverage on the NASA channel.

i did see Wayne Rooney score his 200th Premier League goal today for Everton. i got a good laugh that it was at Manchester City.

that's all for me today kids. i have checks to write and shit to get together to make a deposit at the bank tomorrow. i'll be on here after that trip into the unknown.

i hope everyone had a great weekend. my only suggestion if you didn't is to get better friends, real or imaginary.

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:

Otis Redding - I've Been Loving You Too Long (Live)
The Black Crowes - Bad Luck Blue Eyes Goodbye (Live)
The Velvet Underground - Heroin (Live)

"I have always had a dread of becoming a passenger in life." - Princess Margaret

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sometimes these things write themselves

my poem "sometimes these things write themselves" has been published in HST Quarterly (Fall 2017). for more information about it, go here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36025163-hstq

good to feel like a kid again... i think

when i was going to the kitchen to fix my second drink last night, laughing my ass off while i was chanting Adam Cole's name in my head, i started to think about my damn near 40 years of watching pro wrestling. one of my earliest memories is sitting on my grandfather's lap watching wrestling on the television. this is 1979 i believe. i was 3 years old and already reading baseball box scores. fast forward 38 years, i love that i can still get a jolt of whatever from simply watching pro wrestling. and when something exceeds my expectations, for a brief moment or two, all is right with the world.

NXT Takeover Brooklyn III last night was great. every match got slightly better as the night went on, right up to the main event. like what has happened before, the heavyweight title match had to come after an outstanding women's title match. and honestly, Ember Moon vs. Asuka was the match of the night. something just felt a little off about Bobby Roode vs. Drew McIntyre. when Drew won the match and won the championship, i pretty much thought that means Bobby is getting called up to either Raw or Smackdown. and then, Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly showed up. they already appeared in the show earlier beating the hell out of everyone after the tag team title match. when i saw them standing on the apron, i immediately got up from my bed and started to wonder where Adam Cole was going to appear from. as soon as the crowd starting going ape shit, i knew it was actually happening. sometimes the rumors are true. Adam came in the ring and destroyed Drew. i guess we have a new feud for NXT now. seeing three of my favorites from the last few years of ROH standing in a WWE ring together was beautiful and surreal. just like pro wrestling. another absolutely great show that will probably be better than SummerSlam tonight.

ROH was really good last night.

the New York Yankees once again found a way to beat Chris Sale. i have no damn clue how they have managed to beat him this season. a couple home runs and then hold the fuck on. thankfully, Girardi took Chapman out of the closer role and it worked last night. the Yankees won 4-3. hopefully they will win the series this afternoon.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Big Brother, Power, Ballers, Insecure, Last Week Tonight, The Strain, Twin Peaks, Ray Donovan and Episodes.

i'll be watching WWE Summerslam for most of the evening.

rest in peace Dick Gregory. you did an amazing job while on this planet.

the New Orleans Saints play the Chargers tonight. i'll be slightly amazed if the Saints do something other than lose.

i'll be on here sometime tomorrow, unless the eclipse kills us all.

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:

Barbarian Overlords - The Harvester
Metallica - The Unforgiven (Live)
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast

"If you enjoy the fragrance of a rose, you must accept the thorns which it bears." - Isaac Hayes

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a good way to start the morning...

before i go on and on about another Manchester United victory...

i got a line stuck in my head while i was driving back from the drugstore this morning. i have no damn idea where it came from but i'm going to have to write it out sometime tonight because it is still at the top of my brain 4 hours later.

Manchester United defeated Swansea this morning 4-0. i certainly could get used to them scoring 3 goals every second half. i think even more important is back to back clean sheets. i'm desperately hoping that this is what this team is going to be all season. very strong defensively and then fucking lethal in the counter attack. that will win trophies.

the drugstore trip went pretty good. i was able to find everything and do it pretty quickly. i almost bought some more stupid shit for the yard. they had stuff marked 75% off. but i resisted.

i did feed the birds this morning. this weekend is supposed to be dry, so i figured i'd give them some food. looks like i'm going to have to get more suet soon.

the New York Yankees came from behind last night to take a 6-3 lead. no sooner than they scored those runs, Boston came right back in the bottom half of the inning and took the lead right back. fuck me runnin'. the Yankees lost 9-6. they will have to get their shit together quickly if they want to win this series. they face Boston's best pitcher tonight. joy.

VICE was excellent last night. good to see they are making progress with the gorillas in the Congo.

NJPW was great last night. the match between Naito and Ibushi was amazing.

Treehouse Masters was pretty cool last night. i would kill to have a property with that much forest on it.

Room 104 was really fucking weird last night. i enjoyed the shit out of it, especially since it ended with one of my favorite Guided by Voices songs.

Real Time with Bill Maher was pretty good last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be ROH.

i'll be watching NXT Takeover: Brooklyn III tonight on WWE Network. it should be an amazing show (fingers crossed).

it's just about time for my damn nap.

i got the dishes done this morning so basically the rest of my day can be a shower, a little writing and then an evening of pro wrestling.

i will be on here tomorrow in the morning, hopefully before the Yankees play.

i hope everyone has a great Saturday. call if you happen to 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:

Grouplove - Welcome to Your Life
Guided by Voices - Hold on Hope
TV on the Radio - Careful You
Melissa Etheridge - Bring Me Some Water

"Happiness is having a scratch for every itch." - Ogden Nash

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bring on the weekend

so, when the Yankees were cruising along last night, leading 7-0 at one point, i started thinking about different scenarios how they might actually take the division back from Boston. of course, the Mets made a late comeback to get it closer, but the Yankees still won 7-5. that's the first Subway Series sweep for the Yankees since 2003. they start a series tonight up in Boston. they are 4 games behind in the division.

they actually showed more on Big Brother last night than i was thinking they were going to. that means i really don't know what the fuck they are going to show tonight. Cody was evicted first last night. Elena was next out. i guess i'll figure out who is the new HOH sometime tonight.

Vice News Tonight had another great week of shows.

Weekend Update last night was fucking hilarious. i warned my mother before she watched it... be prepared to piss your pants from laughing.

The Chris Gethard Show was wonderfully absurd last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be VICE, Big Brother, NJPW, Real Time with Bill Maher, Treehouse Masters and Room 104.

i highly urge you to check out the latest Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast. it's the LIVE SummerSlam preview. you can find it by going here: http://notsam.com/wrestlingpodcast/2017/8/18/mark-henry-dan-soder-skylar-astin-katie-linendoll-live-from-nyc

mom's eye appointment went well today. i think everything with her cataract surgeries is going to be covered by her insurance. and i think she's pretty confident about the surgery as well.

she then decided to go with me to the grocery store. this was the first time she's gone grocery shopping in damn near a year. she didn't hold me up too much, although she did buy some extra shit that i wouldn't get if i was there by myself.

i will be on here tomorrow sometime after Manchester United plays in the morning.

i hope everyone has a great weekend. and hopefully the world has a better weekend as 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:

Bush - Glycerine
James - Laid
Radiohead - Creep
Wolfmother - Woman

"The longer your life goes on, the more death you face." - Patrick Swayze

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