2016 strikes again

i'm not going to sit here and write that i was the biggest George Michael fan. but i certainly would be a fucking liar if i said his music didn't influence me. growing up in the 80's and 90's, his music certainly shaped my mind on many things. god knows, puberty was one of those times when beautiful models in a George Michael video would certainly come in handy, pun intended. my sister and i were watching the news last night when it came across that he had died at 53. i immediately thought about all the talented fuckers who have died this year. this is as bad as i ever remember it. i made my sister watch the movie Keanu last night just because George Michael's music played such a big role in it. another figure of my childhood gone forever. before too long, they all will be. rest in peace George, you certainly deserve it.

the basketball game yesterday between Cleveland and Golden State was an instant classic. and i picked both football games right yesterday, so i'm pretty happy about that.

my sister left earlier today, hoping to beat the rain that's coming. she managed to not forget anything this time.

all in all, i think it was a pretty good Christmas. we certainly got a good portion of the garage cleaned out, so that's a plus.

i did catch some of the second leg between Tigres and Club America last night. talk about a game that had everything; red cards, a brawl, late goals, penalty kicks... you name it, it happened. congrats to Tigres on the win.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Every Brilliant Thing. i'll be watching Monday Night Raw for most of the evening.

Boxing Day is always a big day in the Premier League. Manchester United took on Sunderland today. it was the first time David Moyes had been back at Old Trafford since he got fired. United got goals from Daley Blind, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and a holy shit goal (albeit offisde but not called) from Henrikh Mkhitaryan to win 3-1. they are finally on the kind of roll that makes you think a top 4 finish  is still possible.

team USA plays today in the World Juniors. this is one of my favorite hockey tournaments every year. hopefully they can get a win today over Latvia. they need these points as they are in the same group with Russia and Canada.

that's all for me today kids. if you're out shopping or returning gifts, have fun and some patience.

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:

George Michael - One More Try
Seether - Careless Whisper
Tori Amos - Father Figure (Live)
Limp Bizkit - Faith

"Chaos is the score upon which reality is written." - Henry Miller

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

and we don't even have the tree up yet...

nearly every house in this pseudo retirement cul-de-sac i live in has Christmas lights up. i doubt we do that this year. fuck, we don't even have a tree up yet. with mom being hurt, i don't think either one of us are feeling too much like celebrating at the moment.

i had 2 rum and cokes last night and i woke up this morning with a cramp in my left leg. i think it had something to do with Castro, but i'm not sure. the rum is from Cuba.

Keanu was fucking stupid as hell last night but funny as fuck. i laughed my ass off.

Pete Holmes: Faces and Sounds was pretty damn funny as well.

i recorded The Hateful Eight but i'm going to probably watch it sometime over the holidays.

Saturday Night Live was great last night. i love just how natural Emma Stone feels on that show.

ROH was really good last night as well.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be the season finale of Westworld, Divorce, Shameless and The Affair. i will be watching WWE Network for most of the evening. the TLC ppv is tonight. it should be interesting.

Manchester United takes on Everton later this morning. i'm hoping they can find a way to get all 3 points. they desperately need them.

the New Orleans Saints take on Detroit today. the Saints are at home, so i'm expecting a shootout. hopefully i will be enjoying another round or two of victory beers tonight.

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

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

peace and chicken grease...

music:

Faith No More - Easy
Shrug - Sunday Sleepin'
Guided by Voices - How's My Drinking?

"Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only." - Samuel Butler

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

surprise, surprise

so i was sitting at the Dayton Flyers game watching the players warm up. then, i looked a little closer and was like, holy shit, Kendall Pollard is actually in uniform today. this was welcomed news. Dayton has been shorthanded all damn season inside. there was a huge roar when KP made his debut in the first half. and i absolutely love that they whipped Winthrop 83-67, mostly because their head coach used to be an assistant at Xavier. Dayton plays again on Tuesday against a Division II school. hopefully that's a blowout.

the New York Rangers won this afternoon over Carolina 4-2. looks like i'll be enjoying some victory beers tonight.

sadly, my high school lost in the division 3 state finals this afternoon 30-0. still, it was farther than i expected Trotwood to go this season.

i was up early as shit this morning. Chelsea whipped Manchester City 3-1. and El Clasico ended up 1-1 between Barcelona and Real Madrid.

NJPW was excellent last night. i could watch Will Ospreay wrestle everyday for the rest of my life and never get bored.

the Fitz and The Tantrums concert/interview was good last night.

Vice News Tonight had another excellent week of reporting.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Keanu, Pete Holmes: Faces and Sounds, The Hateful Eight, Saturday Night Live and ROH.

i'm planning on being on here early tomorrow, before Manchester United takes on Everton. if not then, it would be after the New Orleans Saints play Detroit.

here's the latest reason why Janne Karlsson is a genius:

i'm always amazed at what he takes out of this blog and turns into art.

i hope everyone has a great Saturday night. only fuck the ones that cough.

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 - Hear My Train A-Comin' (Live)
Trampled By Turtles - Where Is My Mind? (Live)
Grant Lee Buffalo - Fuzzy (Live)
Ani DiFranco - Napoleon (Live)

"Of all the things I've lost I miss my mind the most." - Ozzy Osbourne

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