my 3 poems at Midnight Lane Boutique

my poems "my monday afternoon", "tossing and turning" and "alcohol can do wonders" have been published at Midnight Lane Boutique. you can find the poems by going here:
https://midnightlanegalleryii.wordpress.com/2018/05/04/feature-poet-j-j-campbell-5/

response from Midnight Lane Boutique

i heard back from Johnny at Midnight Lane Boutique on my poetry submission from last week. my poems "tossing and turning", "my monday afternoon" and "alcohol can do wonders" have been accepted for publication. they should appear around May 5th.

i knew there was a reason i was getting a haircut today...

i just watched the team i picked to win the national championship this season (Michigan St.) lose in the NCAA tournament. never good when my brackets can't make it out of the first weekend.

a little poetry news to pass on... i did get that wild hair up my ass, it was either that or a little too much alcohol and sent out 17 poems today. 6 each to In Between Hangovers and Midnight Lane Boutique; 5 to Horror Sleaze Trash. when i hear back from these places, i will pass along the verdicts.

Manchester United advanced in the FA Cup yesterday 2-0. it was a rather listless performance. to me, it seemed like the mind fuckery going on with the coach to his players has the majority of the players afraid to fail. that's never a good thing. Lukaku and Matic scored the goals. they have played for Mourinho before, so they know his tricks. United will play Tottenham in the semifinals of the FA Cup next month.

the New York Rangers lost in OT last night against St. Louis 4-3. it does look like the kids like playing the role of spoiler.

ROH was really good last night.

Saturday Night Live was fucking hilarious last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Our Cartoon President, Homeland, the season finale of The Chi, Here and Now and Last Week Tonight.

the weather was finally nice enough today that i was able to take mom to get her haircut. i figured i would get mine done as well since i hadn't had it cut since December. as i told the lady before she started, my only hope is i look different than when i came in here. mission accomplished.

after we got done there, i had to take mom to get some cash out of the ATM. we ended up driving past where we used to live. i was pretty surprised at the amount of water damage in the area. hell, one field was still under water about a mile or so from our old farm.

i will be on here tomorrow after a trip to the bank and getting some gas. i think there's a chance of snow this coming week and then a quick warmup after that. joy.

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

Lo bueno es que no apuesto dinero a estos juegos

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:

Arcade Fire - Creature Comfort
Lana Del Rey - Love
Spoon - Can I Sit Next to You
Freya Ridings - Lost Without You

"Celebrity is a mask that eats into the face." - John Updike

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

my 3 poems at Midnight Lane Boutique

my poems "suburban hell", "a naked wonder" and "standing in a sex shop" have been published at Midnight Lane Boutique. you can find the poems by going here:
https://midnightlanegalleryii.wordpress.com/2018/01/05/feature-poet-j-j-campbell-4/

my 3 poems at Midnight Lane Boutique

my poems "humans are the disease", "a halloween prank" and "if you dig deep enough" have been published at Midnight Lane Boutique. you can find the poems by going here:
https://midnightlanegalleryii.wordpress.com/2017/12/01/feature-poet-j-j-campbell-3/

response from Midnight Lane Boutique

i heard back from Johnny at Midnight Lane Boutique on my poetry submission from a few days ago. my poems "humans are the disease", "a halloween prank" and "if you dig deep enough" have been accepted for publication on 12/2/17. my poems "suburban hell", "a naked wonder" and "standing in a sex shop" have been accepted for publication on 1/7/18.

afternoon poetry update

i sent out 17 poems this afternoon. 3 each to The Beatnik Cowboy and Full of Crow. 5 to Horror Sleaze Trash and 6 to Midnight Lane Boutique. when i hear back from these places i will pass along the verdicts.

my 3 poems at Midnight Lane Boutique

my poems "steal your pleasure", "uncomfortable laughter" and "in a parking lot" have been published at Midnight Lane Boutique. you can find the poems by going here:
https://midnightlanegalleryii.wordpress.com/2017/08/12/feature-poet-j-j-campbell-2/

response from Midnight Lane Boutique

i heard back from Johnny at Midnight Lane Boutique on my poetry submission from yesterday. my poems "in a parking lot", "uncomfortable laughter" and "steal your pleasure" have been accepted for publication. the poems should appear in August.

afternoon thunderstorms...

my bones were aching before i went out to get the mail. when i noticed the really dark cloud as i walked out to the mailbox, i knew i was in for a shitty afternoon. i did my best to get the mail inside next door before it started to pour. and by pour, i mean just fucking dump buckets and buckets of fucking rain. when it really rains like this, both of my legs feel like they are going to snap in two. that should illustrate to you how brutal my arthritis pain is. 

for some fucking reason, during the rain i decided to send out some poems. i sent out 13 poems; 2 to Winedrunk Sidewalk, 5 to Synchronized Chaos and 6 to Midnight Lane Boutique. when i hear back from these places, i will pass along the verdicts.

the New York Yankees pissed away a lead last night only to have Aaron Judge bail them out again. he hit his major league leading 22nd home run to help the Yankees beat the Angels last night, 5-3. that's the Yankees sixth straight win. hopefully they make it 7 tonight.

The Putin Interviews, Part 1 last night was pretty good. i have always had a fascination with Russia since i was told as a child they were evil. i was never the type of kid to just take what my elders told me and believe it. i had to learn for myself. the Russian people are not evil. the government, like ALL governments, most likely is. and i see how Putin could easily manipulate Trump given their shared hatred for NATO. all in all, i thought it was a good start. hopefully Part 2 tonight will be as good.

Monday Night Raw started off so good last night. the brawl between Samoa Joe and Brock Lesnar was great. and then the show just sort of did nothing else for the rest of the night. i was hoping that the tag team title rematch was going to save the show, especially since it was 2 out of 3 falls. of course, when you have the final fall be a double count out, there's no way anyone could be happy with that finish.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, Smackdown, Deadliest Catch, The Jim Jefferies Show and The Putin Interviews, Part 2. 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/episode-030-kevin-hart-and-bill-burr

i didn't watch any of the NBA Finals last night. i figured Golden State was going to win. the only thing i didn't like about that was David West getting a title. he will always be a piece of shit from Xavier that i will hate.

i found out today that my aunt, who got her hip replaced the same day as mom, has to go back to the hospital and more or less have the surgery redone. apparently she got an infection. both mom and i really wonder if she will ever make it back to the house next door.

that's all for me today kids. i have trash to pick up and i have to take a fucking shower. 

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:

Broken Social Scene - Sweetest Kill

Guided by Voices - Dig Through My Window

Missy Elliott - The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)

Soft Cell - Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go (Extended Version)

"Life is a long preparation for something that never happens." - William Butler Yeats

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

my 2 poems at Midnight Lane Boutique

my poems "whiskey soaked notions" and "just another asshole seeking immortality" have been published at Midnight Lane Boutique. you can find the poems by going here:
https://midnightlanegalleryii.wordpress.com/2017/01/07/feature-poet-j-j-campbell/

response from Bad Acid Laboratories

i heard back from Johnny at Bad Acid Laboratories on my poetry submission from back in October. my poem "these pillows" has been accepted for publication in either January or February.

in addition, my poems "whiskey soaked notions" and "just another asshole seeking immortality" have been accepted for publication at Midnight Lane Boutique.

my 5 poems at Midnight Lane Boutique

my poems "our women are easy", "the buddy system", "at a reasonable rate mind you", "domestic violence rule #1", and "how soon until i blow it" have been published at the Midnight Lane Boutique. you can find the poems by going here:
http://midnightlanegalleryii.wordpress.com/

5 poems / Midnight Lane Boutique

my poems "park bench", "keepin' it real", "pretty girls", "the dreamers", and "how to survive life on the street" have been published at the Midnight Lane Boutique. you can find the poems by going here: http://midnightlanegalleryii.wordpress.com/tag/j-j-campbell/

i will have another 5 poems published on the site in November.

response from Midnight Lane Boutique

i heard back from Johnny at Midnight Lane Boutique on my poetry submission from yesterday. what he wants to do is give me two separate features on the site. one will be my poems from the Midnight on the Stroll Poetry Contest. the other feature will have my poems "our women are easy", "buddy system", "at a reasonable rate mind you", "domestic violence rule #1", and "how soon until i blow it". the first batch of poems should be up in about 3 weeks or so. i'll post the links when that happens.

the last good day...

it actually turned out to be pretty warm today. of course, if the weather reports are true (laugh now), today will be the last nice day for the foreseeable future. we are supposed to get some nasty storms come through tonight and tomorrow morning. farmers are scrambling like crazy around this area today trying to get the crops off. the guy who farms out here always plays it cool. i think our crops will be on for the next couple of weeks or so.

i sent out 13 poems today, 3 to Raw Dog Press and 10 to Midnight Lane Boutique. all 13 of these poems were 8 lines or less. that was a bit of a challenge. i feel pretty good about some of the poems. some are ones that have been sitting around for awhile and i figured fuck it, why not. when i hear back from these places, i'll pass along the verdicts.

mom and i went to Perkins for dinner last night. the same Perkins i went to all the time as a teenager. the same Perkins i fingered a former love of my life in the parking lot. the same Perkins where the girl i lost my virginity to used to work at. to say i get a flood of memories when i walk in the place would be an understatement. one thing that has changed was the fucking prices. holy shit, my youth truly is gone. shit i used to get for under $4 is now around $9. damn. after dinner we went to the grocery store. definitely not nearly as crowded as when we go in the daytime. and since it was less crowded, guess who got to bag the groceries. i was impressed that i did it as quickly as i did.

we got back home in time for The Bridge season finale. it went a little different than i was expecting. certainly not as violent as i thought it would be. the only one that died was a guy i didn't think was going to die. not saying it was bad, just different. it did plant a few seeds for season 3, which will hopefully be coming soon.

i might watch some of the NFL game tonight as i have the kicker for the Vikings. of course, one of my fantasy opponents has Green Bay's QB and #2 WR. needless to say, i will be trailing in the game going into Sunday.

other than that, i will probably be watching some college football and who knows what else.

my mom got her new hearing aid today. i'll be interested to see how that works out for her. her last one lasted 2 days before she couldn't stand it anymore.

if you get a chance to download the new mixtape from Childish Gambino, do it. it's damn good.

i was a little shocked when i saw the news this morning that Evel Dick of Big Brother fame has HIV. i truly understand why he left the show the last time he was on it now. hopefully him coming forward will help wake people up once again that HIV is still out there.

well, that's all for me today. i've got toilets to clean and dishes to do. and then, maybe my lazy ass will get outside and take some photos. if that happens, they'll be posted for the blog tomorrow.

thanks again for allowing me to waste a few minutes of your precious time.

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:

Childish Gambino - STN MTN
Angel Haze & Sia - Battle Cry
Nelly w/Nicki Minaj & Pharrell - Get Like Me
DJ Shadow & Little Dragon - Scale It Back

"The secret to life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made." - Groucho Marx