so, i was under the impression that Orkin was going to be out here today and get up into the attic to see what the squirrels did now. when i went out to get the mail, i noticed the traps were in different places. so, i decided to go over to the side of the house where the squirrels had been getting in before. sure enough, there were two traps up on the roof. so, i told mom that Orkin had must have been here for those traps to get up on the roof. mind you, we haven't heard anything in the attic for almost 2 weeks now. part of me thinks Orkin doesn't want to get in the attic and see the damage because they will have to do the whole damn job over for free since there was a lifetime guarantee. so, after a few phone calls, my hunch was correct and i guess mom told them they have to get out here tomorrow. fun times.
i did watch some of both Game 7's yesterday in the NBA. i was pleasantly shocked that both road teams won. so, the conference finals are now set. Pacers at Celtics and Dallas at Minnesota.
there is a Game 7 tonight in the NHL. Edmonton at Vancouver. i am going to try to watch some of that.
the New York Yankees won yesterday at home to sweep the White Sox, 7-2. they start a series tonight at home against Seattle.
the finale of A Gentleman in Moscow was excellent last night.
The Chi was very good last night.
The Sympathizer was really good last night.
The Jinx Part 2 was crazy last night. the finale is next week.
Last Week Tonight was BRILLIANT.
enjoy some music:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be The Voice, Monday Night Raw and two episodes of Stax, Soulsville U.S.A.
i'm not sure what i'm making for dinner tonight. i'm doubting the pork chops are actually thawed out.
i hope everyone had a great weekend.
i have no damn 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.
madrugar para nada
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:
Guided By Voices - Cavemen Running Naked
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats - Survivor
Mondo Boys - Suicide
Aaron Lee Tasjan - Horror of it All
Albert King - The Sky Is Crying
"Love is the poetry of the senses." - Honore de Balzac
and your whatever the fuck i wanted you to see video of the day:
when the New York Yankees were losing 9-1 last night, i figured i wouldn't be drinking later on in the evening. when i saw later that they were down to Baltimore 11-4, i still thought i had no chance to have a drink. i turned the game on for shits and giggles and when Jacoby Ellsbury hit a grand slam to make it 11-8, i was like oh shit, this might happen. when Castro hit the game tying home run in the bottom of the 9th to make it 11-11, i was feeling pretty good. when Matt Holliday hit the 3 run walk off homer in the bottom of the 10th, i was ecstatic. that is the kind of victory that really galvanizes a team. don't look now, but something special could be brewing in the Bronx this year. the Yankees play again this afternoon.
Vice News Tonight had another great week of shows.
VICE last night was fascinating. i really hope everyone gets to see the episode. between the drug in Cuba that's more or less a vaccine for cancer and the threat to bananas in the world, it was certainly an eye opening episode.
NJPW was excellent last night.
Real Time with Bill Maher was hilarious as usual last night.
i liked what the New Orleans Saints did in rounds 2 and 3 of the NFL Draft last night. 3 picks on defense that should help immediately and a new toy on offense. i think they have 1 pick today. time for icing on the cake.
we had some storms roll through here last night and this morning. needless to say, even with the alcohol, i slept like shit last night.
enjoy some music:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be ROH and the 2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
the New York Rangers play this afternoon up in Ottawa. i'm not going to say Game 2 is a MUST win situation, but i'd feel much better about this series if the Rangers would win today.
i will probably flip through that, baseball and the rest of the NFL Draft for most of today.
i'll be on here tomorrow after Manchester United plays.
i think i'm going to try to get a little more writing done today as well. hopefully get some more poems before National Poetry Month ends.
i hope everyone has a great Saturday. only fuck the ones that cough and call if you need bail money.
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:
Bob Dylan - The Man In Me
Little Milton - Walking the Back Streets and Crying (Live)
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats - Tryin' So Hard Not To Know (Live)
Oleander - Why I'm Here
Trampled By Turtles - Alone
"Art is dangerous. It is one of the attractions: when it ceases to be dangerous you don't want it." - Duke Ellington
and your whatever the fuck i wanted you to see video of the day:
i remember being in school and loving these holiday Mondays. but as an adult, especially one that does a lot of shit through the mail, these Monday holidays are just a pain in my ass. all it really means is the mailbox will be stuffed tomorrow.
i watched most of The Tonight Show anniversary special on NBC last night. i kept it on the DVR for anytime i just need a laugh.
Shameless was excellent last night. i really enjoyed the ending. Billions was very good as well.
i enjoyed Vinyl last night, mostly for the music. it clearly has Scorsese written all over it. hell, take any movie he's made for the last 20 years and you could pick it out in the 2 hours last night. i'm hoping it's a show that gets better with each week.
i really enjoyed Last Week Tonight last night. i missed the shit out of that show. it makes me laugh and think for 30 minutes each week. hardly any show can do that for me.
the best part of last night though was the New York Rangers. every Rangers fan on earth wanted some revenge last night and we actually got a little taste of it. props to Dylan McIlrath for cutting Wayne Simmonds open. props to Tanner Glass for fighting Ryan White. and props to Derek Stepan for showing the fuck up once again. and as always, props to The King. he set the record for Rangers goalies in all-time games last night. all in all, an excellent evening watching the Rangers win 3-1 and further damaging the chances of Philly making the playoffs.
enjoy some music kids:
and now some of this and that:
on the DVR tonight will be The X-Files and Monday Night Raw.
i will be watching The Grammy Awards tonight. this is the night where the music junkie in me gets to have an orgy.
i might have watched 10 minutes or so of the NBA All-Star game yesterday. the player introductions and maybe the first few minutes. sadly, all the game really was for large portions was a glorified layup line. no "real" basketball game has a final score of 196-173.
here is a photo of the wind chime on my back porch to give you an idea of how cold it is here:
we got a fresh coating of snow yesterday. mom and i timed it pretty damn good. we got home from next door about 2 minutes before it started to snow.
hopefully the Grammy Awards are great tonight. music is one of the only things that really inspires me here lately.
i got some great FREE music on NoiseTrade today. i'll post the link below in the music section.
i hope everyone had a great weekend. hopefully your Valentine's Day was excellent.
be well. be creative. be cool. be quick to send me CASH, panties, hate mail, love letters, broken promises and dirty pennies from heaven.
i think i actually got close to 6 hours of sleep last night. and i must have been in the same position most of the night as my bones were aching like crazy when i got out of the bed. such a joy to take one step and hear every bone in your body crack.
enjoy a song you won't get out of your head anytime soon:
the New York Yankees finally scored some runs last night. they even had the fucking lead in the 10th inning. but, as the season continues this unfortunate turn for the worse, Andrew Miller picked a horrible time to blow his first save of the season. eventually, the Yankees lost 5-4 in 16 innings. the lead in the division is now down to 1/2 game. i really hope they start to win before they go into Toronto this weekend. a long losing streak at this point of the season can really knock you out of a chance to make the playoffs.
WWE Tough Enough was good last night. finally, they actually put them in the ring. i wasn't surprised that GiGi got eliminated. i think she has a chance to make it down the line sometime. i think Amanda and Josh are going to win. i feel bad for both of them, as the winner of the show rarely has any success in the business.
Total Divas was really interesting. the show is now covering moments that i actually saw on the WWE Network. so, i can piece together the pieces and have some clue of what was "really" going on. this scene did make me laugh though:
Tyrant was excellent last night. another layer of the onion got peeled back. Deadliest Catch was great. i would be scared to death if the boat was catching on fire. that's a shit in the pants for sure moment. the season finale is next week. Hard Knocks was interesting. it's obvious that it's going to mostly be about J.J. Watt. it's good to know the dude is somewhat human. he's a fucking freak athlete that's for sure.
some more music kids:
and now laugh:
i got that song you won't get out of your head today at NoiseTrade for FREE. i'll put the link below in the music section.
i also got most of my order from Amazon.com today. so you'll see those CD's in the music section as well.
tonight on the DVR will be Big Brother and ROH. at some point i guess i will turn on the baseball game, but probably not before i watch NXT on the WWE Network. it should be a really good one tonight.
hopefully, my sister's birthday gift will be here tomorrow. it was scheduled to arrive today. of course, i haven't checked if the mailman stuck it in the bushes this time. i've found packages leaning on the garage door or "near" the front door before. that's why i wish we had a really nice, big front porch. i could be the asshole waiting for the mail each day out there. good times.
that's all for me today. today was a day that apathy won. both mom and i are in what we slept in, or as i call it for her, business casual, since she works from home. i suppose one of us should make dinner tonight. that should be interesting.
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:
Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats - S.O.B. EP
Pixies - Trompe Le Monde
AC/DC - Rock or Bust
Jason Isbell - Something More Than Free
B.B. King - Live at The Regal
"Successful people jump at opportunity and take advantage of it." - Sir Mix-a-Lot
so, i've been tossing around new YouTube video ideas in my head for a few weeks now. i wanted to do a cold one, one where there was really nothing but the words. the whole thought behind that was whoever was viewing it would put their voice to it and then the poem would mean whatever it would mean to them. i'd like to think i did a pretty good job at it. so, here's my new YouTube video "junkies of death":
and while we're on the topic of poems, i wrote 3 yesterday. i typed them up not too long after i wrote them. i like all 3 of them. i want to write out a few more before i send out my next round of submissions.
the New York Yankees picked a shitty time for the offense to go missing. they lost 2-0 yesterday. 2 damn solo home runs beat them. first time they have been shutout in back to back games since 1999. the lead in the division is now down to 1 1/2 games. thank fucking god they are off tonight. they start a series in Cleveland tomorrow.
enjoy a little culture kids:
the Sunday night shows were excellent last night. i really enjoyed Big Brother. Becky is a much better player than i thought she was going to be. the season finale of True Detective was great and heartbreaking. i won't give anything away, but if you watched the entire season you will be gutted by the end of the episode. Ballers was pretty funny as was The Brink. The Strain was fucking excellent once again. Ray Donovan was a little freaky and good. Masters of Sex was much better than last week. Last Week Tonight really hit home with a message that is near and dear to me. it completely frustrates the living shit out of me how ignorant fuckers in this country truly are. so, hopefully some of those dumb fucks will watch this and actually learn something:
tonight i'll be watching Monday Night Raw. on the DVR will be Men in Blazers and that Chris Farley documentary. i'm really interested in seeing that one.
i hope everyone had a great weekend. other than the rain fucking with my back and the birds destroying some feeder socks that i wanted to reuse, it wasn't so bad.
i figure my next YouTube video will be in a few weeks. i've got something planned that i'm hoping i can film it and have it actually look decent.
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:
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats - S.O.B.
Brett Dennen - Queen of the Westside
Loretta Lynn - Portland Oregon
Soul Asylum - Summer of Drugs
Jim Carroll - People Who Died
"A man with money is no match against a man on a mission." - Doyle Brunson
