well, i wasn't expecting to wake up to this...

 so, i woke up this morning and looked at my phone. i normally see a text reminder to make by pill, etc. this morning, the first thing i saw was Manchester United had fired Erik ten Hag. Ruud van Nistelrooy has been named the interim manager. i know i said in the blog yesterday that some would blame the West Ham loss on ETH, i didn't figure it would be the owners and the board. my best guess is that Ruud will be the coach for the two games this week and then, if reports are true, they are going to hire Ruben Amorim as the next manager. he is currently the manager of Sporting CP in Portugal. i think they partly want to hire him so Manchester City can't. so yeah, my morning went from 0 to 100 really quickly.

the New Orleans Saints lost yesterday at the Chargers, 26-8. thank god i didn't see much of the game.

NXT Halloween Havoc was really good last night.

The Penguin was excellent last night.

Somebody Somewhere was very funny last night. i'm hoping this will be a great final season.

Last Week Tonight was BRILLIANT as usual.

the USWNT won last night against Iceland, 3-1.

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on the DVR tonight will be The Voice, Monday Night Raw and What We Do in the Shadows.

Game 3 of the World Series is tonight. i'm hoping the Yankees can win tonight.

i hope everyone had a great weekend.

i need to go to Kroger and get a prescription for mom.

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

until then 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.

No esperaba despertar con esto

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:

Concrete Blonde - Bloodletting (The Vampire Song)

The Dollyrots - Punk Rock Werewolf

Nine Inch Nails - Came Back Haunted

Rattlesnake Venom Trip - Dead Empire

Motorhead - I Know How to Die

"War is delightful to those who have had no experience of it." - Desiderius Erasmus

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so, the rain is going to turn to snow...

 so much for spring... when i told my mother she needed her winter coat today when we were going to her physical therapy session, i could tell she wasn't happy. mom freaked me out last night. i went and got some Lee's chicken for dinner. her sodium numbers were low enough that she could have a meal. so, after she ate, she felt so full that she wasn't sure if she was dying or not. i took her blood pressure and it was at a level where she probably should have been having a stroke. low enough that i asked if she wanted me to call the squad. she said no, let me die in my chair. i said i'll have to call someone or they are going to charge me with something. all in all, i think it was a ploy to get some red velvet cake. after the cake and some lemonade, she was fine. i helped her with her exercises and by 2 AM, her blood pressure was fine. by this morning, it was truly back to normal, it was high. 

i did watch the USMNT play Mexico last night. the match finished up 0-0. honestly, if the USA would have been clinical in the final third, they would have won 2 or 3-0. oh well. a solid point on the road. now, the USMNT comes home to take on Panama. if they defeat Panama on Sunday and Costa Rica does something other than win, the USA will be in the World Cup.

NXT UK was pretty good last night.

both episodes of Atlanta last night were spectacular. i'm so happy the show is back.

Vice News Tonight had two great shows this week.

NJPW was good last night.

Dicktown was hilarious last night.

Desus & Mero was fucking funny last night.

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on the DVR tonight will be Smackdown, AEW Rampage, Real Time with Bill Maher and Painting with John. i'll watch NXT Level Up sometime tonight on Peacock.

the New York Rangers play tonight at home against Pittsburgh. this could be a playoff preview, so i'm hoping the boys play a complete game and win.

i picked Gonzaga to win it all this season, so of course they lost last night.

i'm sure i'll watch some of the games tonight as well.

i did see that HHH retired today from pro wrestling. given what my mother went through with her heart failure, i know exactly what he was talking about and just how fucking scary that is. 

i believe i am going to make some turkey burgers tonight. 

i should probably be on here tomorrow in the late morning/early afternoon most likely. if we do get snow in the morning, i'll be beyond pissed.

i hope everyone has a great weekend.

until tomorrow kids...

fight the power.

fuck racism.

fuck hatred.

fuck Putin.

fuck the police.

black lives matter.

stay healthy.

wash your fucking hands.

stay socially distant.

get the fucking shot.

pensé que el invierno había terminado

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:

Metallica - The Small Hours

Motorhead - The Game (Triple H)

Chris Cornell - Thank You (Live)

St. Paul and the Broken Bones - Sea Of Teeth

Placebo - Pure Morning

"You should laugh everywhere you can find even the slightest glimmer of humor." - Doug Stanhope

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hopefully, tonight is the night...

the New York Yankees won last night over the Angels, 8-0. the Rays lost last night to the Dodgers, so the Yankees magic number is down to 1. with a victory tonight, they would win the division for the first time in 7 seasons and would get their 100th win of the season.

They Shall Not Grow Old might have been the best war documentary i have EVER seen. it doesn't romanticize war. it had some of the most graphic images i can remember in any war documentary. i highly recommend everyone watching this.

Smackdown was good last night, as was 205 Live.

Mayans M.C. was excellent last night.

Mr. Mercedes was very good last night.

The Jim Jefferies Show was fucking hilarious last night.

i wept during the episode of the country music documentary last night on PBS. i can remember my grandmother singing me Hank Williams songs when i was really young, like 3 or 4. the memories were flooding back last night.

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on the DVR tonight will be NXT, Big Brother, American Horror Story and A Little Late with Lilly Singh Primetime Special. i watched NXT UK this afternoon, it was really good.

i will probably be on here tomorrow after Manchester United plays in the Europa League. i'm really hoping i will be in a good mood.

i didn't get to bed until 5 this morning. at least i got breakfast in me before noon.

that's all for me kids. i'm off to go watch the Yankees win a division finally.

until tomorrow...

el sabor de la victoria es tan dulce

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:

Motorhead - 1916
Van Morrison - Dark Night of the Soul
Ryan Bingham - The Poet
Hank Williams - I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive

"Life would be so wonderful if we only knew what to do with it." - Greta Garbo

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now the cherry on top of a crazy weekend...

today is, at least for me, all about WrestleMania. this is the 35th incarnation of the event and i have seen every one of them. i think the show starts around 5 and will probably end around midnight. i suppose i should have got more than 4 hours of sleep.

last night was a little crazy. between the basketball games, the Yankees game and the WWE Hall of Fame incident involving a fan... let alone the NJPW/ROH show at Madison Square Garden, i think my internet crashed just from exhaustion.

i did see some of both college basketball games last night. it's hard for me to believe the refs in the Auburn vs. Virginia game missed a clear double dribble against Virginia that would have sealed the game for Auburn. instead, Auburn fouls Virginia shooting a last second three (correct call by the way) and the guy made all 3 free throws to win the game for Virginia, 63-62. in the second game, Texas Tech defeated Michigan State, 61-51. i joked last night that in the title game, between two great defensive teams, first one to 40 wins.

some fucking idiot attacked Bret Hart last night while he was giving his speech for the Hart Foundation being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. the feed cut out and it was fucking chaos. kudos to the wrestlers that beat the shit out of the guy. the event was really good, other than that. DX went a little long, but i was laughing most of the time, so i didn't mind it.

the New York Yankees won last night in Baltimore, 6-4. they go for the sweep this afternoon.

the New York Rangers won last night in Pittsburgh, 4-3 in OT. here's hoping the Rangers somehow manage to win the draft lottery.

Saturday Night Live was pretty good last night.

ROH was pretty good last night.

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on the DVR tonight will be Barry, Veep, Last Week Tonight, Billions and The Chi. i'll be watching WrestleMania on WWE Network for all of the evening.

my sister spent the night here last night. they brought me back some brisket from their lunch in town yesterday. it was good. it's nice to have something other than fast food in town now. my sister and i talked a little about her job last night. she had an amazing interview for another job and i think she might get offered something in management at a different company soon. of course, this comes after she got a 4% raise at her current job. i have no doubt she will make the best decision for her.

here are your videos for this day of National Poetry Month.

i have no clue when i will be on here tomorrow. it's supposed to be storming tonight and into tomorrow. all i hope is the internet doesn't go out like it did yesterday.

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

until tomorrow kids...

no hay tal cosa como demasiada lucha libre

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:

Motorhead - The Game
Mark Crozer - Live In Fear
Black Sabbath - Iron Man

"The mind that is wise mourns less for what age takes away; than what it leaves behind."
                                                                                             - William Wordsworth

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eradicating negativity in my life...

about a week or so ago, i said something about wanting to eradicate the negativity in my life. well, yesterday, i believe i took two giant steps forward in that process. first up, this woman i had been talking to since August tried to rope me into this scam where i would set up a credit line for her to buy things on. excuse me. now, this was a woman i had thought i was really starting to connect with, but, she's like the rest of them. so, i blocked her. fast forward to last night. my former best friend, the most recent one, contacted me and started to vent about her job. i told her i understand, as a published poet, i've had plenty of shit said about me in social media circles. she took that as me making it about myself and just tore into me, like she normally does when a conversation isn't going the way she scripted it in her head. so, i've had more or less 15 years of this shit, so i told her to fuck off. i then blocked her on every social media platform i have. that felt fucking great to do. hard to believe at one point i wanted to marry that woman and build the rest of my life with her. now, i'm free to be whatever the fuck i want to be. and i honestly hope any success i have drives her fucking nuts. not less than ten minutes after that happened, this happened:

maybe the worm has turned my friends.

of course, earlier in the night, the New York Rangers pissed away another late lead and lost to Columbus in OT, 4-3.

they finally got the part they forgot for the front door on it this morning. honestly, the new doors are light years better than the ones that were here before. plus, mom got black storm doors for both doors. it really looks good.

the grocery store was a bit of a zoo today, but i didn't mind. now, standing in line at the UPS store before i went to the grocery store, that was a little pissy. mom had to return something, so the UPS driver was going to bring the label out and take the package. well, what happened was he came out, dropped the label off at the front door, never rang the doorbell and left. so, i went to the UPS store not far from where i do the grocery shopping. 10 minutes of standing in line, watching these old people not understand any of the fucking directions they were getting... the woman at the counter looked so relieved when she saw all she needed to do for me was scan it and give me a receipt with a tracking number. i had to get gas today and pick up two of my pills as well. all in all, thank god i went in the morning. i was back at the house before 2 in the afternoon.

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nothing on the DVR tonight. i might watch some college football or i might watch the DVD i got for Christmas.

team USA takes on Kazakhstan tonight at the World Juniors. i do plan on watching that.

i will probably be on here tomorrow in the morning. Dayton plays in the afternoon and the college football playoff semifinals are tomorrow as well.

i put my last load of clothes in the washer. i should be done with that before dinner tonight.

i hope everyone has a great weekend. it's the last weekend of 2018, might as well enjoy it.

Finalmente libre de la miseria de estar enamorado de una perra.

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:

Dead Sara - Something Good
Dusty Springfield - Spooky
Portugal. The Man - Purple, Yellow, Red and Blue
The Band - It Makes No Difference
Motorhead - I Know How to Die

"I think I've never stopped feeling like a kid." - Stan Lee

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i have to figure out a new way to sleep

my right shoulder hurts so fucking much these days that i have to figure out a new way to sleep. i have slept on my right side for years now. unless i drink myself into a coma, that isn't possible anymore. i got no more than 45 minutes trying to sleep that way last night. so, more or less, i just fucking tossed and turned all night. i figure i'll be out in my chair before too long.

the New York Yankees won last night, 6-3. they go for the series win against Minnesota this afternoon. they also made a pretty big trade last night. they somehow got rid of Tyler Clippard, along with 3 prospects, and got back 3 useful pieces from the White Sox; Todd Frazier, David Robertson and Tommy Kahnle. both pitchers used to be with the Yankees and Frazier should give them some much needed help at third and first base.

Smackdown was not as good as i thought it was going to be last night. i figured, going into WWE Battleground this Sunday, the show would be good. so much for that.

205 Live was pretty good last night.

The Jim Jefferies Show last night was fucking hilarious.

Deadliest Catch was really good last night.

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on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, Big Brother, Lip Sync Battle, Lucha Underground and Snowfall. i'll watch NXT sometime tonight on WWE Network.

in Gold Cup action tonight, the USA takes on El Salvador with the winner advancing to the semifinals. i'd like to think that the USA will win tonight, but anything is possible these days.

i've heard back from a couple places i sent to yesterday, but i don't know which poems are going to be published yet. but the signs are looking good.

i think it's supposed to be yet another hot and sticky day here. i know i need to get some damn bread at the grocery store at some point today. so much for getting that done this morning.

that's all for me kids. i'll be on here tomorrow before mom's physical therapy session.

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:

Benjamin Booker - Wicked Waters
Motorhead - I Know How to Die
SEE - Green Line Killer
Trent Reznor - Hurt (Live)

"Painting is easy when you don't know how, but very difficult when you do." - Edgar Degas

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what a crazy day

when a day involves an assassination that makes you think of WWI and 2 other incidents in Europe that will most likely be terrorist acts, it certainly makes you wonder when WWIII is going to start. and how many in this country are going to be fucking crazy when they find out we are helping Russia fight it. i certainly imagine anyone old enough to remember Russia being the sworn enemy forever isn't going to be happy helping the former head of the KGB with a war. of course, i'm probably get way ahead of myself, i doubt many Americans actually know that Putin was once the head of the KGB.

my thoughts to everyone in Turkey, Berlin and Zurich. i would say prayers but religion is killing us all.

i did write some more poems today, of course. i typed up all 3 of them this afternoon. i really, REALLY like all 3 of them. i'll probably send them out in early 2017. i really want the rest of this year to just be a writing period.

WWE Roadblock: End of the Line was pretty good last night. i thought Sam Roberts did a great job on the pre-show. i loved that The New Day lost the tag titles to Sheamus and Cesaro. a heel Neville is exactly what the Cruiserweights need. i wasn't in love with Charlotte winning over Sasha Banks, but if that sets up Bayley winning the title down the line, i'm ok. i am happy that Kevin Owens is still the Universal Champion, although i really didn't need another Shield reunion tease with Reigns and Rollins putting Jericho and Owens through tables. all in all, not a bad way to end the shitty year of 2016.

i figured if i picked against the New Orleans Saints yesterday they would win. i was correct. Drew Brees had a monster game and the Saints beat Arizona 48-41.

the New York Rangers won in a shootout yesterday over the Devils, 3-2. the Rangers never had a lead in the game, so stealing that one is a little bit sweeter. they play again tomorrow night against Pittsburgh.

the season finale of Shameless last night was excellent. i absolutely loved it.

The Affair was excellent as well last night. Brendan Fraser was creepy as fuck once again.

the Motorhead: Clean Your Clock special last night only reminded me how much i miss Lemmy.

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on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight and The Wall (Game Show). i'll be watching Monday Night Raw for most of the evening.

adding to this crazy day, the fucking sun made an appearance. i was actually able to walk down to the street and get the paper and mail without having the fear of walking on ice for a change.

i will be making yet another fucking trip to the grocery store tomorrow. my sister comes down on Wednesday, so lord knows i have to go get shit she wants and what mom wants. sounds like another pit stop in the liquor store again.

i hope everyone had a great weekend. if not. climb the tallest tree you can find and then contemplate the joy of falling.

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:

Eric Burdon & War - Spill the Wine
The Weeknd w/Daft Punk - Starboy
Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
The Black Atlantic - I Shall Cross This River
Gary Jules - Mad World

"I want to make people cry even when they don't understand my words." - Edith Piaf

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it could always be worse

i could feel the freezing rain in my bones last night. it more or less just traps us in the house. and i know my arthritis is only going to get worse. good times.

i'm not sure why the Dayton Flyers start off like shit in the big games this season. last night might have been one of the most dreadful first halves i have ever seen them play. sadly, it was probably the best Northwestern had EVER played, hence the halftime score of 40-17. i told my mother watch, Dayton will get really close in the second half and it will be once again, they dug too big off a fucking hole to get out of. sure enough, Dayton was on fire in the second half and got as close as 3 points. fuck me runnin'. Northwestern won 67-64.

the New York Rangers won last night in Nashville 2-1 in a shootout. i absolutely love that Jimmy Vesey scored in the shootout. he was being booed the entire game for not signing with Nashville when he was drafted by them. i love a kid with some stones. The King was spectacular once again last night in the victory. the Rangers play tonight at home against New Jersey.

Manchester United got a brace from the ageless Zlatan Ibrahimovic yesterday to defeat West Brom 2-0. it was probably one of the better victories United have had this season. amazingly, they are just 4 points from second place as of this morning. and they have some very winnable games coming up. it's time to make a run.

Saturday Night Live was funny some of the time last night. honestly, 2 or 3 sketches had me laughing my ass off and the rest of the show had me changing the channel.

ROH was excellent last night. i could watch The Young Bucks and Adam Cole wrestle for the rest of my life and never get bored.

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on the DVR tonight will be the season finale of Shameless, The Affair and Motorhead - Clean Your Clock.

i'll be watching WWE Roadblock: End of the Line for most of the evening tonight. at least on paper, it looks like it should be a great event.

the New Orleans Saints play out in Arizona today. it's another fruitless season for the Saints. oh well.

i did write a poem this morning after i took a shit. i haven't typed it up yet, but it's a special one.

i wrapped all the Christmas gifts i bought last night. i still have one thing i have to make for my sister, but i'll have all that done before the Saints play today.

i suppose i should go out and get the damn Sunday newspaper. hopefully that's not what is in our wet ass driveway.

i hope everyone had a great 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:

Dana Fuchs - Tell Me I'm Not Drinkin' (Live)
Led Zeppelin - When The Levee Breaks
The New Basement Tapes - Down On the Bottom
The Band - Up on Cripple Creek

"You can't fix stupid." - Ron White

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restless nights stuck in my head

i couldn't find a comfortable spot in my bed last night for anything. i tried drinking, writing, porn, talking myself to sleep, music, etc... none of it fucking worked. i guess sometime around 4 in the morning my body just turned itself off. 5 hours later i was up, sore, pissed off, in other words, a normal Tuesday morning.

i did write a poem last night. i haven't typed it up yet, so i'm not going to pass judgment on it. it's one of my vague/love poems that i tend to crank out from time to time.

the college basketball game last night between Oklahoma and Kansas was an instant classic. i was in and out of it all night long. i urge all of you to check out the highlights.

Monday Night Raw had some good moments last night. it also had some stupid fucking moments as well. it did do one thing, completely change the Royal Rumble coming up. to see the heavyweight title being defended in the rumble match could be very entertaining. of course, i'm sure they will fuck it up somehow.

after the show i read the news of the WWE signing 4 guys from NJPW. i didn't think much of the report until i read this morning of what happened on the show after NJPW had their Wrestle Kingdom 10. now i am getting ready to go totally nuts the day i see AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura in a WWE ring. as i told one person last night, it surely would be a sign of the apocalypse. the other two guys in the report were Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows. if they are planning on starting a new Bullet Club in WWE, i'm all for it. and they are bringing the two best to do it with. add in Finn Balor and a few other bad asses and good talkers and you have yourself programming for months and months.

yeah, i'm almost 40 and still love pro wrestling. get over it.

i got a chapbook in the mail from John Sweet today. i recommend every living soul on earth check out a nation of assholes w/guns. it is FUCKING BRILLIANT. here is a link to it on Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/nation-assholes-guns-John-Sweet/dp/1519541341

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i did watch team USA defeat Sweden today 8-3 to win the Bronze medal in the World Juniors. to be honest, it's better than coming home empty handed. the boys blew a 2 goal lead but came back strong to score the next 6 goals to put the game to bed. i have the Gold medal game on in the background. Finland and Russia are currently tied at 2 in the third period. i'd love to see some overtime.
(Finland just scored a power play goal with 2 minutes left in the game to go up 3-2)
(Russia just scored with 7 seconds left to tie the game at 3) and people wonder why i love hockey.

the New York Rangers play the Dallas Stars tonight at home. i really have no clue to how the Rangers are going to play. i figure the last game was shit, so maybe they will be good tonight. maybe.

i also need to do a little laundry and get the trash picked up. yet another exciting Tuesday.

i did find out my credit score today. my mother is a little pissed it is better than her score. ha ha.

hopefully this finds you doing some exciting or at the very least, mentally masturbating.

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:

Holly Henry - The Orchard - EP
Motorhead - I Ain't No Nice Guy
Concrete Blonde - Tomorrow, Wendy

"Music is the strongest form of magic." - Marilyn Manson

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goodbye to the ace of spades

i was scrolling around the internet last night and came across the news. it's not that i was shocked that Lemmy had died. god knows he has looked like death for the last 20 years. it's that i just never thought the fucker would go. one of the nicest humans ever and truly an inspiration to me the day i picked up a bass guitar. i remember the first time as a child i heard Ace of Spades. that was a song that never left my brain. born to lose live to win. thanks for giving all of us outsiders a place at the table.

i picked the NFL game right last night. i did end up getting 5th place in my NFL.com league. and it became official today, i did win both of my CBS Sports fantasy football leagues.

Monday Night Raw was ok last night, at best. i did enjoy The New Day, Kevin Owens beating the shit out of Neville and Dean Ambrose, but too much of the show was just pointless.

Breaking Ground on WWE Network was really good last night. it's amazing how just about everything with NXT is great and everything else could be so much better.

the New York Rangers played a decent 40 minutes last night. for some reason, in the third period they decided to shit the bed. a 1-1 game was suddenly 5-1 in a matter of minutes. i turned it off there as i have seen them lose too much already this season. the final score was 5-3, but the game with Nashville was never that close. they next play at Tampa on Wednesday. thank god i'll be at a basketball game.

here's some this and that for you:

not sure what i'm going to be watching on television tonight. i know i got a good nap in this afternoon watching some soccer. so i'll probably be up late.

that's all for me today. i need to get the trash picked up here and next door (my uncle is home by the way) and figure out what's for dinner.

i hope everyone is enjoying something. whatever that is is your business.

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:

Motorhead - Ace of Spades
Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell
The Doors - The End

"People don't become better when they're dead; you just talk about them as if they are. But it's not true! People are still assholes, they're just dead assholes!"
- Lemmy Kilmister (Dec. 24, 1945 - Dec. 28, 2015)

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