and another one is gone...

 so, just as i was sitting down to write today's blog, i got the breaking news that Jeff Beck had died. i always thought of Jeff as one of the greatest guitar players alive today. and back in the day where i thought i was going to be a guitar player, i certainly listened to a ton of his music, especially his guitar solos. this news certainly came out of nowhere. rest in peace to one of the greats.

so, the New York Rangers won last night, 4-3, in a shootout at home over Minnesota. 

the Dayton Flyers won last night at Fordham, 82-58.

NXT was very good last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Name That Tune, AEW Dynamite and the season finale of Hard Knocks.

the grocery shopping today wasn't too bad. it was gloomy and rainy all day, so my arthritis was killing me all damn day. Kroger was good until i was trying to check out with only a few lanes open. nothing like your hip and back killing you and waiting 30 minutes to bag your own groceries.

the New York Knicks play tonight at home against the Pacers.

here are your NBA highlights from last night:

i should be on here tomorrow before i have to take mom to her doctor's appointment.

i need to go figure out dinner and ice my damn back down again.

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 off the fucking streets.

get the fucking shot.

otro dia sin sol

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:

Buddy Guy w/Jeff Beck & Keith Richards - Cognac

Jeff Beck w/Joss Stone - I Put a Spell On You

Jeff Beck - A Day In the Life (Live)

Jeff Beck w/Beth Hart - Purple Rain (Live)

Jeff Beck & Rod Stewart - People Get Ready

"I play the way I do because it allows me to come up with the sickest sounds possible. That's the point now isn't it?" - Jeff Beck (June 24, 1944 - January 10, 2023)

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

a gloomy day and then some...

i talk from time to time about how this country has gone to fucking hell and we're not the best nation in the world, nor are we free and i know that most people don't bother to pay attention. so, when i saw a CNN crew get arrested this morning on live television, i knew the final nails in the coffin of democracy were being hammered home.

i don't think it would surprise anyone to know if the CNN anchor was white, none of this would have happened.

and honestly, until one of these police officers that murder an unarmed black person gets convicted of murder and does time or dies for his crime, the brewing hatred in this country will continue to fucking burn.

i went to the grocery store to get my pills today. i almost made it back to the Highlander before it started fucking storming. almost.

before that, i went to Meijer to look for some things. i did find one thing they were out of last week. i also had to pick up some individual sleeves for the baseball cards. i found those. i was hoping to find some 2020 cards while i was there. sadly, there was none.

Vice News Tonight had another great week of shows.

Total Bellas was very good last night.

Holey Moley was hilarious last night.

Shelter in Place with Shane Smith was very good last night.

No Mercy No Malice with Professor Scott Galloway was excellent last night.

Desus & Mero was great last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Smackdown, Real Time with Bill Maher, Betty and Jesus Trejo: Stay At Home Son. i'll watch 205 Live sometime tonight on WWE Network.

my arthritis has been fucking with me all day long. i'm guessing if it is rainy again tomorrow, i'm going to spend most of the day having a love affair with ice and a massage chair.

i have no clue when i will be on here tomorrow. i'm guessing maybe early afternoon or so.

i hope everyone has a great weekend.

a big thank you to everyone who checked out the poems i got published today.
https://terrorhousemag.com/hopeless/

until tomorrow kids...

stay healthy.

wash your fucking hands...

Todos sangramos igual

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:

Iggy Pop - Nightclubbing
Joss Stone - Love Me (Live)
Norma Tanega - You're Dead
Will Hoge - Even the River Runs out of This Town

"The greater our knowledge increases the more our ignorance unfolds." - John F. Kennedy

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

i could use a nap...

before i get to my angry day, here are 3 links for national poetry month. enjoy.

http://www.news-press.com/story/entertainment/2014/04/11/poetry-posters/7551325/

http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/item/66795-the-meter-will-be-running-for-philly-poetry-day

http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2014/04/11/301435058/5-points-where-poetry-meets-jazz

we had some rain overnight and my genius ass forgot to turn the furnace back on before i went to bed. so, i woke up cold and achy as fuck this morning. i was hoping the 2 victory beers i had before bed were going to ease that pain. guess not.

the New York Rangers won 2-1 last night over Buffalo. in doing so, they clinched second place in the division and home ice for the first round of the playoffs. they won it late, so i was pretty fucking happy.

the New York Yankees won 4-1 last night, but the only thing anyone wanted to talk about was the substance on Pineda's hand last night. i know damn well why the Red Sox didn't say anything as everyone of their pitchers do the same damn thing. but, since it was a Yankee pitcher that had it, all hell breaks loose. i love when sports journalism now has become every asshole on Twitter is a reporter. apparently, these assholes have forgotten a very important life rule. if you're not cheating you're not trying. and if anyone actually thinks they are above that statement, enjoy your life as a fucking fool. the Yankees play again tonight. hopefully they "cheat" and beat the fucking Red Sox again.

tonight is basically make or break for my fantasy hockey team. nothing i am trying is really working and i only have 4 moves left to make. i really wish i had about 20. granted, my team has had 5 fucking injuries in the last week and my opponent has had none... but i really hate the feeling that i'm getting close to realizing i did everything i could for the last 6 months to only finish second once again.

so, with that anger in me this afternoon, i decided to do a little writing. i did bust out 3 poems that i really like. i typed them up before i started to write this. i'll probably send them out later in the month.

The Big Bang Theory was pretty fucking funny last night.

not sure what i'm going to watch tonight other than sports. maybe i'll throw a little pro wrestling into the mix of hockey and baseball tonight. maybe a little Aerial America as well. who knows. when i get bored the remote gets abused.

that's all for me today. i hope everyone has a great weekend. there's no Manchester United this weekend (thank god) so i'll be on here in the afternoon after the Yankees afternoon game. of course, if it is like the usual game against the Red Sox, i'll be on here in the evening. plus, hopefully i'll have a bank story to share.

be well. be creative. be drunk. be thrifty. be cool. be...

peace bitches...

music:

Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit - Live from Alabama
Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
Nine Inch Nails - Hesitation Marks

"Who says soul has only one colour?" - Joss Stone

all was not lost

so it turns out my holiday weekend was not an entire shit fest. the words decided to grace me with their presence this afternoon and 6 poems made the page. a few of them i actually like. if any of them find a home, i'll be sure to pass along some links.

i tend to write with music on. i don't know what others do, but it works for me. here were the lucky ones chosen for this session:

Reflection Eternal - Train of Thought
Joss Stone - The Soul Sessions
The Mooney Suzuki - Electric Sweat

and lastly, a quote to leave you with

"I couldn't wait for success, so I went ahead without it."- Jonathan Winters