sometimes you just get numb to it all...

i was born in 1976. so, growing up in the 80's and being a big basketball fan, i watched the Big East conference religiously. so, when i woke up this morning and saw that John Thompson, the legendary coach from Georgetown had died, i was crushed. when i played basketball in junior high, those Georgetown teams and the way they played defense was one of the models we used for our team. we never lost a game by the way. yet another damn death in the last few days. rest in peace coach.

WWE Payback was excellent last night. many title changes and over at 9:30 in the evening. fucking perfect.

Big Brother was good last night.

Lovecraft Country was great last night.

The Vow was very good last night.

Last Week Tonight was BRILLIANT as usual.

Love Fraud was pretty good last night.

We Hunt Together was good last night.

the Yankees won both games of the doubleheader yesterday against the Mets, both in extra innings. the first game was totally fucking unexpected, as the Yankees were down 7-2 going into the bottom of the 7th. amazingly, they tied the game and won it in the 8th, 8-7. Deivi Garcia made his MLB debut in Game 2 and didn't disappoint. i'm really hoping the Yankees keep him in the rotation. Gary Sanchez hit a pinch hit grand slam in the 8th inning last night and the Yankees won 5-2. they take that 3 game winning streak into a series tonight at home against Tampa. hopefully, they keep it going.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

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

i did listen to episode 306 of Notsam Wrestling this morning. you can find that by going here:
https://omny.fm/shows/notsam-wrestling/pat-mcafee-payback-notsam-wrestling-306

here are your NBA highlights from last night:

i hope everyone had a great weekend.

i'm not sure when i will be on here tomorrow. i'm hoping to actually get some sleep before the fucking sun comes up. if that actually happens, i might be on here in the early afternoon.

until tomorrow kids...

fight the power.

fuck racism.

fuck hatred.

fuck the police.

black lives matter.

stay healthy.

wash your fucking hands.

wear your mask.

hay una oscuridad que me mata lentamente

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 Weeknd - Blinding Lights
H.E.R. - I Can't Breathe
Gin Wigmore - Kill of the Night
Sade - No Ordinary Love
Van Morrison - Bring It On Home To Me

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

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it feels like i just went to sleep...

i'm back to not sleeping well again. i couldn't fall asleep until almost 5 this morning. i was back up at 9, rinse, repeat, start the day. the cycle never ends it seems.

the Yankees finally won yesterday. they beat the Mets 2-1. they play a doubleheader this afternoon. i'm hoping they start a winning streak now.

here are your NBA highlights from yesterday:

i did watch some of the NHL yesterday as well.

ROH was really good last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Lovecraft Country, The Vow, Last Week Tonight, Big Brother, Love Fraud and We Hunt Together. i'll be watching WWE Payback for most of the evening.

i needed 2 more packs of sleeves last night to do all the baseball cards i have pulled. so, i'm really hoping with my next order it will be my last one for some time. i did find a few really good cards last night. i finally got the prices on some of the new ones.

i have no clue when i will be on here tomorrow.

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

until tomorrow kids...

fight the power.

fuck racism.

fuck hatred.

fuck the police.

black lives matter.

stay healthy.

wash your fucking hands.

wear your mask.

las horas simplemente sangran juntas

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:

Portugal. The Man - Purple, Yellow, Red and Blue
Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks
Tori Amos - Putting The Damage On
Lou Reed - Perfect Day

"You can kill a revolutionary but you can never kill the revolution." - Fred Hampton

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2020 sucks again...

i was happy to get my latest SoundCloud recording out last night. i did that reading while i was absorbing the death of Chadwick Boseman. i was so shocked to hear about his death, his battle with colon cancer, etc. anytime anyone younger than me dies anymore, i really start to question my own mortality. i don't think i'll ever be able to watch Black Panther again and not cry now.

the Yankees managed to piss away that 4 run lead yesterday in Game 1 against the Mets and lose 6-4. in game 2, they pissed away another lead and lost on a walk off homer to give the Mets a 4-3 victory. the losing streak is now at 7 and this season is quickly turning into a fucking nightmare. the Yankees are up 1-0 right now. i don't have the game on. hopefully, they will win without me watching. the beauty of being superstitious.

Smackdown and 205 Live were both excellent last night, especially the ending of Smackdown.

Room 104 was very good last night.

Real Time with Bill Maher was really good last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be ROH.

the last part of my latest order from Amazon.com came today. i'm hoping i got enough soft sleeves this time to get the rest of my baseball cards ready. i really need to start selling these off, i'm broke as fuck at the moment.

i will probably watch some of the NBA and NHL playoffs today.

i know i need to vacuum the house as well today.

i don't think we got a drop of rain from the remnants of Laura. we needed some, that's for sure.

i will hopefully be on here tomorrow in the morning.

thanks to everyone for the kind words on my latest SoundCloud recording. i really do appreciate them.
https://soundcloud.com/j-j-campbell/a-little-hole-in-the-carpet

i hope everyone has a wonderful Saturday, all things considered.

until tomorrow kids...

fight the power.

fuck racism.

fuck hatred.

fuck the police.

black lives matter.

stay healthy.

wash your fucking hands.

wear your mask.

el año de la muerte golpea de nuevo

be well. be creative. be cool. be quick to send me CASH, panties, hate mail, love letters, broken promises and dirty pennies from heaven.

peace and chicken grease...

music:

Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah (Live)
The White Stripes - Jolene (Live)
Grant Lee Buffalo - Fuzzy (Live)
U2 - Bad (Live)

"A superhero movie is only as great as its villains."
                                             - Chadwick Boseman (November 29, 1976 - August 28, 2020)

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a little hole in the carpet (latest SoundCloud recording)...

my poem "a little hole in the carpet", first published at Horror Sleaze Trash, is my latest SoundCloud recording. you can listen to the poem by going here: https://soundcloud.com/j-j-campbell/a-little-hole-in-the-carpet

you can read the poem by going here: https://horrorsleazetrash.com/2020/08/16/j-j-campbell-42/

when it costs more to live than die...

so i got some mail today informing me my health insurance is going up in November. it is already too high in my mind and now it's going to cost nearly a $1,000 a month!!!!!!! i told my mother i might as well choose death. good times.

i wanted to have this blog done before now, but life gets in the fucking way sometimes. i had to go to the store to get mom's new medication and get some other shit she needed. i always love a day when i have breakfast at noon and take a big shit in the middle of it.

her eye appointment went well yesterday. her right eye has gotten worse. her cornea is fucked up and the only way it gets better is a transplant. and of course, she couldn't find her credit card yesterday, so i paid for the appointment.

we went to Perkins afterwards and she was able to get some eggs and pancakes that were soft enough it didn't fuck with her bad tooth.

Big Brother went as i expected last night. Janelle did get evicted. Enzo is the new HOH.

Vice News Tonight had another great week of shows.

Cake was fucking excellent last night.

NXT UK was another best of last night.

Desus & Mero was fucking hilarious last night.

the NHL and NBA postponed their games until tomorrow. so, no highlights until Sunday...

the Yankees are playing a doubleheader today at home against the Mets. they are currently up 2-0 after the first inning of game 1. i'd love to see a victory considering they have lost 5 games in a row. Judge is back on the injured list, Gio has a bone spur in his right elbow... it never fucking fails.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Smackdown (later than usual for me because our local Fox station is showing high school football), Room 104 and Real Time with Bill Maher.

i saw a guy at the grocery store wearing a Spiderman mask today. not the kind that covers just your mouth, but the entire head. that gave me a good laugh.

i will probably do some writing tonight and i'd love to do another SoundCloud recording here soon. hopefully, tonight will be the night to do that.

i'll be on here in the morning tomorrow as the Yankees play again in the afternoon.

i hope everyone has a great weekend. i believe the remnants of Laura will be coming here tomorrow as the "experts" are predicting storms all day long.

the Yankees are now up 4-0. Clint Frazier just hit a 2 run home run.

until tomorrow kids...

fight the power.

fuck racism.

fuck hatred.

fuck the police.

black lives matter.

stay healthy.

wash your fucking hands.

wear your mask.

no te preocupes, nunca me dejarán morir pronto

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 - I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man
Robyn - Dancing On My Own
Cigarettes After Sex - You're All I Want
George Michael - One More Try

"Poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful." - Rita Dove

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one of those nights that i hope causes some change

i was really proud of the NBA guys last night calling off their games in light of the Jacob Blake shooting. so did most of the teams in the MLS, some of the teams in MLB and of course, the NHL, who is always late to the party regarding anything to do with race, didn't do anything. the funny thing to me was all the people bitching about not having any basketball to watch last night. news flash, if you were upset about not having the games being played, you're part of the fucking problem with this country. how fucking hard is it to think of black people as fellow human beings? never forget boys and girls, racism is taught. turning a blind eye to it is you condoning it. these are the hard conversations we should have had after the fucking civil war. instead, we let the losers of that war tell the story of it. maybe one of these days, someone will actually teach the truth about it, about the police in this country and their sole duty to being created to hunt down the slaves. just imagine how many wearing a badge today still think that is their mission...

the Yankees lost both games of their doubleheader last night in Atlanta. Gerrit Cole's winning streak came to an end in the first game (5-1 loss) and the bullpen wasted a gem from Tanaka in the second game (2-1 loss). of course, Aaron Judge got injured again in the second game. i'm not sure which voodoo doctor the team needs to see to lift this fucking injury curse. they are off again tonight before they start a weekend series with the Mets. 2 doubleheaders in 3 days, joy.

NXT was excellent last night.

Big Brother was good last night. i expect Janelle to be voted out tonight.

Cari & Jemele Stick to Sports was pretty good last night.

here are some highlights from the NHL games yesterday:

i stayed up last night watching hurricane Laura coverage. i'm hoping my friends in Louisiana and Texas are doing fine in the aftermath.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, AEW, Big Brother, Desus & Mero and Cake. i'll watch NXT UK sometime tonight on WWE Network.

mom has an appointment this afternoon with her eye doctor. her eyes have gotten worse once again. she's more or less fucking blind at this point. joy.

after that, she wants to go out to eat at Perkins. it's right down the road from her eye doctor.

hard to believe it's been 30 years since Stevie Ray Vaughan died. i remember the exact spot i was in when i heard the news...

so i found out this morning that Paul Pogba tested positive for COVID-19. joy.

i have no clue when i will be on here tomorrow.

until then...

fight the power.

fuck racism.

fuick hatred.

fuck the police.

black lives matter.

stay healthy.

wash your fucking hands.

wear your mask.

Estoy tan harto de la ignorancia permitida en este país

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
Hayes Carll - Beaumont
The Band - Up on Cripple Creek
Cowboy Junkies - The Water Is Wide

"A man who writes for a living does not have to go anywhere in particular, and he could rarely afford to if he wanted." - C.S. Forester

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a change in plans

the New York Yankees got rained out last night. so, they are playing a doubleheader today starting at 4. that's why i'm doing the blog before i go grocery shopping.

Deadliest Catch was really good last night.

Hard Knocks was excellent last night.

here are your NBA highlights from last night:

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, Big Brother, NXT and Cari & Jemele Stick to Sports.

i'm sure i'll watch some of the NHL and NBA playoffs tonight as well.

i need to take a quick shower and get going.

it's supposed to be hotter than shit today... joy.

until tomorrow kids...

fight the power.

fuck racism.

fuck hatred.

fuck the police.

black lives matter.

stay healthy.

wash your fucking hands.

wear your mask.

odio mi vida

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:

Garbage - #1 Crush
Ray Charles - Let's Go Get Stoned
Leon Redbone - Lord, I Looked Down the Road
Mary J. Blige & Method Man - You're All I Need

"The world is an enormous injustice." - Jules Romains

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the dog days...

today was one of those days where i could have stayed in bed the entire day and i don't think i would have missed a fucking thing. the dog days of summer are here and my usual depression is setting up camp, getting ready for a show. joy.

Monday Night Raw was good, bad, uneven, pretty cool, what the fuck and everything else possible last night. it's what happens when you schedule a ppv a week after SummerSlam. just way too busy for its own good last night.

the season finale of I May Destroy You was excellent last night.

here are your highlights from the NBA last night:

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, Deadliest Catch and Hard Knocks.

i'm sure i'll probably watch some of the NBA and NHL playoffs tonight.

the Yankees start a 2 game series tonight in Atlanta. hopefully they will win, i need a drink.

that's all for me kids. i have trash to pick up here and next door and dinner to make.

i'll be on here tomorrow after i get the grocery shopping done.

until then...

fight the power.

fuck racism.

fuck hatred.

fuck the police.

black lives matter.

stay healthy.

wash your fucking hands.

wear your mask.

algunos días simplemente no puedes encontrar la inspiración

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:

Elvis Costello - Alison (Live)
Mary Bue - The World is Your Lover
Uncle Tupelo - Moonshiner
KISS - I Still Love You

"If God existed, and if He cared for humankind, he would never have given us religion."
                                                                                                 - Martin Amis

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this death hit me like a ton of bricks...

so when my mother told me last night that Justin Townes Earle had died, my heart sunk. i was a huge fan of his music. his stories always resonated with me. his struggles with addiction always hit home. and i was really hoping he had turned the corner with his life, the new child, etc. and to die at 38 is so fucking tragic. so yeah, i've been playing his songs on repeat for the last 24 hours or so. thanks for all these songs. you will be always remembered and sadly missed.

the season finale of The Chi was a little subdued last night. i'm interested to see where it goes from here.

We Hunt Together was good last night.

Desus & Mero was hilarious last night.

Big Brother was good last night.

Lovecraft Country was excellent last night.

The Vow was pretty interesting last night.

Last Week Tonight was brilliant as usual.

WWE SummerSlam was okay last night and then last 3 matches really were awesome. i loved that Asuka won the Raw Women's title. i love that Drew defeated Randy Orton. and i was fine with The Fiend winning the Universal Championship over Braun, mostly because of what happened next. the surprise return of Roman Reigns, and he returned as a heel. this is going to be fun.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight and the season finale of I May Destroy You. i'll be watching Monday Night Raw for most of the evening.

i did listen to episode 305 of Notsam Wrestling this morning. you can find that by going here:
http://notsam.com/wrestlingpodcast/2020/8/24/notsam-wrestling-305-didnt-see-it-coming

here are your NBA highlights from yesterday:

i did watch the Champions League final yesterday. Bayern Munich defeated PSG 1-0.

mom's doctor's appointment was this afternoon thankfully. we went to Waffle House afterwards. it was hot enough today that she went to sleep right after she got home.

i'll probably watch some of the NHL and NBA playoffs tonight during wrestling.

my fingers are crossed that the Yankees are actually going to be playing tomorrow. if that happens, i'll be on here before the game.

i know it's supposed to rain here tomorrow, so i'll probably be in some pain while writing. joy.

i hope everyone had a great weekend.

until tomorrow kids...

fight the power.

fuck racism.

fuck hatred.

fuck the police.

black lives matter.

stay healthy.

wash your fucking hands.

wear your mask.

solo los buenos mueren jovenes

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:

Justin Townes Earle - Yuma
Justin Townes Earle - Harlem River Blues
Justin Townes Earle - Look The Other Way
Justin Townes Earle - Frightened By The Sound
Justin Townes Earle - Ahi Esta Mi Nina
Justin Townes Earle - Midnight At the Movies
Justin Townes Earle - Racing in the Street
Justin Townes Earle - Graceland

"I always watched movies and rooted for the bad guys, you know? I've always been that kind of guy. I still hold some respect for criminals that are good at their jobs."
                                                       - Justin Townes Earle (January 4, 1982 - August 20, 2020)

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i often wonder how stupid people really are...

so, i had this woman ask me last night for the password to my PayPal account. just flat out ask me like i am so fucking stupid that i would give it to her. add that to the list why i could simply do without humanity on most days.

NXT Takeover XXX was very good last night. i was a little disappointed with the title change in the main event, but i am reserving judgment to see what happens. if it means Keith Lee is going to Raw or Smackdown and he's going to be a monster there, i'm fine with it. and hats off to Pat McAfee and Adam Cole for the job they did last night.

AEW was really good last night as well.

Austin City Limits was the Run The Jewels episode from a few years back that i accidentally deleted awhile back.

here are your NBA highlights from yesterday:

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be the season finale of The Chi, We Hunt Together, Desus & Mero, Big Brother, Lovecraft Country, The Vow and Last Week Tonight. i'll be watching WWE SummerSlam for most of the evening on WWE Network.

i will watch at least some of the Champions League final today.

and i know the Indy 500 is today as well.

throw in some of the NHL and NBA playoffs and you have my typical busy fucking Sunday.

i have no clue when i will be on here tomorrow. i believe mom has a doctor's appointment tomorrow morning. joy.

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

until tomorrow...

fight the power.

fuck racism.

fuck hatred.

fuck the police.

black lives matter.

stay healthy.

wash your fucking hands.

wear your mask.

por favor libra a la tierra de gente estúpida

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:

Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers - Born to Lose
Nirvana - Drain You
Mumford & Sons - Little Lion Man
The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again

"I try to lie as much as I can when I'm interviewed. It's reverse psychology. I figure if you lie, they'll print the truth." - River Phoenix

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is there any guarantee i will sleep when i'm dead?

i got to bed last night around 5 AM. sure enough, i saw the clock at 6 AM. fuck me. mom woke me up around 10 because the guy from Orkin was here. so yeah, not fun. i got a little nap this afternoon while icing my back down. joy.

Smackdown and 205 Live were both pretty good last night. the Thunderdome was a little bit of fresh air for the most part.

Room 104 was excellent last night.

Real Time with Bill Maher was very good last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be AEW and Austin City Limits. i'll be watching NXT Takeover XXX on WWE Network for most of the evening.

i'll probably watch some of the NBA and the start of the second round of the NHL playoffs tonight.

here are your NBA highlights from last night:

i believe the Champions League final is tomorrow (PSG vs. Bayern Munich), so i should be on here before that match takes place.

i hope everyone has a great Saturday.

until tomorrow kids...

fight the power.

fuck racism.

fuck hatred.

fuck the police.

black lives matter.

stay healthy.

wash your fucking hands.

wear your mask.

no se permiten días libres para un genio

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:

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple Man
The Airborne Toxic Event - Sometime Around Midnight
Will Hoge - When I Get My Wings
Harry Styles - Sign of the Times

"You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you." - Ray Bradbury

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and the virus wins again...

so now the entire series between the Mets and Yankees this weekend has been postponed. given how many fucking injuries the Yankees have (3 more went on the injured list today), i'm hoping they might have a chance to heal. but, this also probably means a weekend without alcohol. fuck me.

Vice News Tonight had another great week of shows.

NXT UK was another best of last night.

Big Brother was good last night. i was disappointed that Nicole got evicted, but it made the most sense for the other players. Tyler is the new HOH.

Cake was awesome last night.

Desus & Mero was fucking hilarious as always.

here are your NBA highlights from last night:

the Draft Lottery for the NBA last night had a few surprises. i'd love to see Obi Toppin go #4 to the Bulls, given the number of Dayton grads that live in the Chicago area.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Smackdown, Real Time with Bill Maher and Room 104. i'll watch 205 Live sometime tonight on WWE Network.

i've been working on my baseball cards for the last 2 days. both of my shipments from Amazon.com got here way sooner than i was expecting. i'm hoping i got enough to cover everything. it looks like i'm going to be cutting it close. but, once i get that all done, i will start making my list of what i have for sale. and i already know what i'm going to do. if you buy $10 worth of cards from me, you will get 5 to 10 cards for FREE of your favorite player or team or both. and the more you happen to buy, the more likely i am to come down on the price of everything.

mom changed her mind this morning about going to the drugstore. i went this afternoon and found everything she wanted. of course, the one thing i was looking for they didn't have. i did pick up a pack of baseball cards. i haven't opened them up yet. i'm hoping it's a good pack.

rest in peace to Frankie Banali, the drummer of Quiet Riot. he died from pancreatic cancer at the age of 68. thanks for the soundtrack of my youth.

i will probably watch some of the NHL games tonight as well as the NBA games.

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

i did watch some of the Europa League final today, mostly to put me to sleep.

until tomorrow kids...

have a great weekend.

fight the power.

fuck racism.

fuck hatred.

fuck the police.

black lives matter.

stay healthy.

wash your fucking hands.

wear your mask.

quiero besarte un dia bajo una luna de fuego

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:

Quiet Riot - Metal Health
Macy Gray - I Try
Marilyn Manson - The Beautiful People
Dr. John - I Walk On Guilded Splinters
Lucinda Williams - Change the Locks (Live)
Quiet Riot - Cum On Feel The Noize

"The future is unwritten." - Joe Strummer

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