welcome to August...

 so, i stayed up late last night to watch the USWNT take on Portugal. there's a couple of hours i'll never get back. Portugal completely outplayed the USA for the ENTIRE game. they were probably 1/2 inch away from winning the game late, which they deserved to do. the game finished 0-0. this means the USA finished 2nd in the group. in the grand scheme of things, it means they will play Sweden next most likely. and honestly, if they play like this against Sweden, they will get crushed.

the Yankees lost last night to Tampa Bay, 5-1. today was the trade deadline in MLB. i was really hoping the Yankees were going to blow it up and get some prospects or trade the prospects they have for some players. they did neither. they acquired two relief pitchers for a player and cash. they are in no man's land. the players on the team aren't good enough and the prospects are not ready to get up here. honestly, Hal needs to get his head out of his ass and just fire everyone and start the fuck over. hell, the GM has been there 25 fucking years. it is time to move the fuck on.

the Columbus Crew shocked me yesterday. they sold their best player to Saudi Arabia and then went out and whipped Club America in the Leagues Cup, 4-1.

Monday Night Raw was good last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be NXT, Don't Forget the Lyrics and Dark Side of the Ring. i'll watch Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge tomorrow on Peacock.

i did go to the bank today and to Rite Aid to pick up a prescription.

i should be on here tomorrow after i get all the grocery shopping done.

a big thank you to everyone for checking out my latest published poems:

https://synchchaos.com/poetry-from-j-j-campbell-87/

i need to go figure out dinner and get all the trash picked up, so that's all for me kids.

until tomorrow...

fight the power.

fuck racism.

fuck hatred.

fuck war.

fuck the police.

black lives matter.

stay healthy.

wash your fucking hands.

stay off the fucking streets.

get the fucking shot.

aquí vienen los días caninos del verano

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:

Yussef Dayes w/Tom Misch - Rust

Chester Watson - fish don't climb trees

Les Imprimes - You

The Linda Lindas - Resolution/Revolution

Coco Montoya - I Was Wrong

"Constantly choosing the lesser of two evils is still choosing evil." - Jerry Garcia

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so, quite a bit has gone on since we last spoke...

 just as i was finishing up the blog yesterday, the news broke about the death of Bill Russell. now, as a basketball fan and as someone who tries to champion human rights as much as i can, i was always aware of Bill Russell. any of you too young to know much about him, do yourself a favor and learn everything you can about the man.

and then later in the day, i saw the news about the death of Nichelle Nichols. the inner geek in me was crushed by this one. i have always found black women to be beautiful and she was one of the first ones to really light my imagination.

the Yankees bullpen pissed away a win yesterday. they lost to the Royals, 8-6. in response to that, the Yankees GM made two fantastic trades today to sure up the bullpen and add a top of the rotation arm as well. i think they will make a few minor trades before the deadline tomorrow, but they are fully equipped to go win the World Series now.

Big Brother was good last night.

Westworld was fucking great last night. just two episodes remain in this season.

Last Week Tonight was brilliant as usual.

Vice was excellent last night.

The Chi was great last night.

City on a Hill was really good last night.

Flatbush Misdemeanors was pretty funny last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Monday Night Raw, Don't Forget the Lyrics and Industry.

the Yankees start a series tonight at home against Seattle. this could be a possible playoff matchup, so i'm hoping the Yankees play well and win.

i did listen to episode 406 of Notsam Wrestling this morning. you can find that by going here:

https://www.stitcher.com/show/sam-roberts-wrestling-podcast/episode/a-new-era-notsam-wrestling-406-205398847

mom had some cleaning ladies out here today. i wasn't that impressed with what they did, mostly because i'm not a fan of cleaning and then forgetting where everything was to begin with. she also had a guy out here doing the measurements for the bathroom remodel. i get the feeling i'm going to have to make the decisions on everything as she procrastinates about all of this shit. good times.

i hope everyone had a great weekend.

i will probably be on here tomorrow after a trip to the bank and Rite Aid. i'm hoping to get all that and the blog done before mom has physical therapy in the afternoon.

thanks to everyone for checking out my latest published poems:

https://synchchaos.com/poetry-from-j-j-campbell-65/

until tomorrow kids...

fight the power.

fuck racism.

fuck hatred.

fuck war.

fuck the police.

black lives matter.

stay healthy.

wash your fucking hands.

stay socially distant.

get the fucking shot.

y ahora entramos en la parte del verano que podría llover en cualquier momento del día

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:

Ozomatli - Una Mas

Alec Shaw - Spinning

Japanese Breakfast - Head Over Heels

Davion Farris - Freak or What

George Riley - Sacrifice

"Constantly choosing the lesser of two evils is still choosing evil." - Jerry Garcia

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welcome to August...

 hard to believe its fucking August already. damn.

so, the Yankees won again last night down in Miami over the Marlins, 4-2. Anthony Rizzo hit another homer. i can't wait to see the ovation he gets in the Bronx. hopefully, the Yankees will get the sweep this afternoon.

ROH was excellent last night. it was the start of the women's tournament.

i did watch a little of the MLS and TBT last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be The White Lotus, Last Week Tonight, Power Book III: Raising Kanan, Big Brother, Desus & Mero and the season finales of The Chi, Black Monday and Flatbush Misdemeanors.

the finale of the Gold Cup is tonight. USA vs. Mexico. i'd love to see the USA win tonight.

hopefully, i will get my laundry finished before that game starts tonight.

i should be on here tomorrow when i get back from taking mom to her doctor's appointment.

i want to say thank you to everyone that has checked out my latest published poems:

http://synchchaos.com/poetry-from-j-j-campbell-49/

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

until tomorrow kids...

fight the power.

fuck racism.

fuck hatred.

fuck the police.

black lives matter.

stay healthy.

wash your fucking hands.

stay socially distant.

get the shot.

uno de estos días me dormiré para siempre

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:

Paul Thorn - Bull Mountain Bridge

Bon Iver - Skinny Love

Lonesome River Band - Perfume, Powder & Lead

Justin Townes Earle - Midnight At the Movies

The Killers - All These Things That I've Done

"Constantly choosing the lesser of two evils is still choosing evil." - Jerry Garcia

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just a tornado warning...

i had to laugh. as soon as the Rangers lost today, it felt like it started to rain. and now, it's starting up again, with some thunderstorms and an apparent tornado warning. the beauty about not being afraid to die is you can live like nothing is going on. so, i have a blog to do. away we go...

the Rangers lost to Carolina today, 3-2. considering the winning goal was put into the Rangers net by a guy who plays for the Rangers, this one stung a bit. and it really sucks when you lose your best defensive forward a minute into the game on a hit from his former teammate. hopefully, they will play better and dictate the tempo more in Game 2.

the fucking reason i went to Meijer yesterday was to get coffee. so you can guess what i fucking forgot to get yesterday at Meijer. apparently, i'm at the stage of life where if i don't write it down, i'm going to forget it. i am old. fuck.

i went there after the game was over. it started to rain as i was leaving the parking lot. joy.

the Yankees won last night over the Red Sox, 5-1. hopefully, they will do the same tonight.

Smackdown was really good last night, for a change. as was 205 Live.

Room 104 was weird and really good last night.

Real Time with Bill Maher was hilarious last night.

The Go-Go's documentary last night was good. it was sort of like reliving my childhood.

i'm saving Ex Machina for one of those days when there is nothing on. i've been waiting to see this movie for years now.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Jojo Rabbit, ROH and Seeing America with Megan Rapinoe.

Orlando had a huge upset last night over LAFC in the MLS tournament. there are two games tonight, San Jose vs. Minnesota and NYCFC vs. Portland. i'll probably watch a bit of both.

i was pretty pleased with the burgers i made last night. i think they might have been a little too big, but they were cooked about as well as i can do on the stove. i have no clue what mom wants me to make tonight. the order she made at Omaha Steaks arrived before it started raining today. so, the freezer is fully stocked again.

thanks to everyone that has checked out my poems recently published. i really appreciate it.
http://synchchaos.com/poems-from-j-j-campbell-2/
https://the-otolith.blogspot.com/2020/06/jj-campbell.html

i have no damn clue when i will be on here tomorrow. i know the Yankees play Sunday night, so i imagine it will be sometime before then.

i hope everyone has a great Saturday. it's raining cats and dogs here now. i can feel my back tightening with each drop. 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.

vive como si no hubiera mañana

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 Go-Go's - Our Lips Are Sealed
Travis Barker w/Run The Jewels - Forever
Marilyn Manson - WE ARE CHAOS
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb (Live)

"Death comes at you no matter what you do in this life, and to equate drugs with death is a facile comparison." - Jerry Garcia

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not how i wanted to start my weekend...

so, i didn't get to the phone in time this morning for the nurse's call. i waited and then listened to the message for the number to call her back. of course, the number she left wasn't the right number. eventually, she did call back and we went through my medical history. apparently, i was supposed to stop taking my vitamin i take each morning and another pill i take in the morning a week before the procedure. of course, i didn't know that until this morning. joy. and, i could tell from her tone that she isn't thrilled with my medical history, so now on Monday, i have to go get some blood work done and have an EKG. all that will be done at a place i have never been before. at 9 in the fucking morning. joy. i'm just waiting for them to tell me i can't have the procedure after these tests. i am so fucking livid with this shit anymore. at least the email the nurse said she was going to send me was actually in my email this morning. that's the first time any of this has gone as planned.

the New York Rangers lost last night in Ottawa, 4-1. it figures, they play down or up to their competition each game. they play tonight in Montreal.

Smackdown was crazy last night.

Room 104 was excellent last night. the season finale is next week.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be ROH, Saturday Night Live, Bluegrass Underground, Us and Lil Rel Howery: Live in Crenshaw. i'll be watching NXT Takeover: War Games for most of the evening.

Ohio State plays Penn State today in their final home game of the season. i'm hoping Ohio State wins today.

i'm sure i'll probably watch some other college football games today as well.

i hope everyone has a great Saturday. call if you need bail money.

i'm going to try to be on here tomorrow before Manchester United plays. in case i'm not, here is the preview of their match on Sunday:

until tomorrow kids...

sería más fácil morir

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:

Marilyn Manson - The End
Jerry Garcia & Merl Saunders - It's Too Late (Live)
Shy Porter w/Warren Haynes - Hold My Hand
Exitmusic - The Cold

"The monster was the best friend I ever had." - Boris Karloff

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the trade deadline

seeing that the New York Yankees haven't been sellers at the trade deadline since 1989, most fans are probably perplexed that the Yankees are trading off players. but, as for someone who has been a fan since 1982, i am fucking thrilled. they traded Carlos Beltran today to Texas for 3 pitching prospects, including one who was the 4th overall pick last year in the draft. they also traded Ivan Nova to Pittsburgh for 2 players to be named later. i'm amazed they got more than a bag of baseballs for him. overall, the Yankees completely rebuilt their farm system in a week. BRILLIANT. hopefully they will quickly realize this season doesn't mean shit and start calling up some of the kids from AAA to play NOW. that way they can be seasoned by the time the kids down in A and AA are ready to come up. and then you can break out the cash again when the free agent class of 2018 arrives. and then hopefully another dynasty will be born. it all looks good on paper. if only they played the damn games on paper.

the Yankees got swept yesterday by losing 5-3 in Tampa. tonight starts the Subway Series against the Mets. i couldn't care less.

Big Brother was pretty good last night.

The Night Of was excellent last night. i really love this show. Ballers was funny. Vice Principals was fucking hilarious. Power was really good last night. i can see where they are going this season, but i can't wait to see how they do it. Ray Donovan was really good with a bit of a surprising ending. Roadies was good as well. finally, Last Week Tonight was brilliant as always:

i don't think i missed much by not going with my sister yesterday to our aunt's house. she sent mom some old pics that she got, all from stuff that i already remember. there is a big part of me that wishes i had the ability to not remember my childhood like my sister. it would make the writing more difficult at times but it certainly would remove nearly 40 years of weight off of me.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be nothing. i'll be watching Monday Night Raw for most of the evening.

i did finally go out and feed the birds today. right before i went out, i saw this stray cat that's in our little neighborhood, walking around my uncle's house with a bird in its mouth. i laughed and remembered the food chain like i used to do at the farm. feed the birds for the cats, the cats for the coyotes which will eventually be killed by humans.

it was so fucking humid this afternoon. if the temperature was in the mid 80's, the humidity was in the mid 90% range. and i was wearing black. good times.

i hope everyone had a great weekend. can you believe the Olympics are starting soon? do you even care? that's probably the better question.

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:

Fistula - Morgue Attendant
Marilyn Manson - Tourniquet
Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss
Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell

"Constantly choosing the lesser of two evils is still choosing evil." - Jerry Garcia

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a pure slice of fresh hell

the third email i opened early this morning was the acceptance note i got back on my poetry submission. i thought what a great way to start a month. little did i know...

at high noon i felt my stomach start to rumble. i had already went 3 times in the morning, so this must be just some gas. whoops. 20 minutes later i was downing some Imodium. 15 minutes after that, just as i'm getting ready to go feed the cats, back to the bathroom. by this time, my back is killing me and i'm wiping blood. good times. did i mention i still had to go out and feed the cats? mind you, summer has returned so today was hot and humid. by 1 in the afternoon, wiping sweat from my forehead, i just utter out today is a pure slice of fresh hell. a nice long shower quickly followed. while in there, my inner self asked me the usual question...

many a man better and greater than you have had the decency to kill themselves... WHAT MAKES YOU SPECIAL?

as usual, i have no response. tonight i will apologize to the 8 year old me and once again ask forgiveness for not believing him then... it's all been downhill since.

at least i was smart enough to wait until i knew i wasn't going to shit again to clean the toilets.

so, if you happen to still be reading this, i thank you. and quietly ask, what is your disease?

the Yankees play tonight in Boston. i'll probably watch a little of the game, mostly to see the new players.

Big Brother was good last night. Amber looked a little stunned and pissed when she got voted out last night. they didn't get the HOH game done before the broadcast was over, so i had to go online to see who won. let's just say it's going to be a different week this week. plus, the house guests don't know it's a double eviction coming up. that is always fun.

Married and You're the Worst were both really good last night.

other than baseball tonight, i'll probably flip through the channels to either find some wrestling, some food, some tree houses, or some history shit. good times.

that's all for me today. i'll be on here tomorrow before all the games begin.

today was the start of my "vacation" as well. what a lovely mess my life is right now.

hope everyone has a great weekend. don't worry, you have a 99.9% chance of having a better one than me.

be well. be creative. be cool. be quick to send cash, help, panties, a life line, or a hitman.

peace and chicken grease...

music:

Nightwish - Ghost Love Score (Live)
Gov't Mule - War Pigs (Live)
The Crystal Method - Busy Child

"I mean, whatever kills you kills you, and your death is authentic no matter how you die." - Jerry Garcia