one down, many more to go...

 mom's doctor's appointment was long, like i predicted, but at least she got some clarity on what meds she should be taking and what she can stop taking. i swear, if you saw our kitchen table right now, it's like a scene out of Drugstore Cowboy. 

Monday Night Raw last night was good, for the most part.

Beartown was excellent last night. i think i am going to love this show.

The Investigation was great last night.

late last night, i heard from my friend Janne Karlsson from Sweden. first time i had heard from him in over a year. i'm so happy he's not dead.

here are your links for this day of Black History Month:

https://blackfacts.com/fact/w-e-b-du-bois--birthday

https://blackfacts.com/fact/frank-e-peterson-jr

https://blackfacts.com/fact/louisiana-governor-signed-public-accommodations

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, Young Rock and Kenan.

i should be on here tomorrow after i get the grocery shopping done. i'm hoping to get that done early since the Dayton Flyers will be playing tomorrow night at 6.

i have trash to pick up, dishes to do, dinner to make and god knows what else... so, that's all for me kids...

until tomorrow...

fight the power.

fuck racism.

fuck hatred.

fuck the police.

black lives matter.

stay healthy.

wash your fucking hands.

wear your mask.

recuerda cuando la vida era divertida ... yo tampoco

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:

Nelly - Country Grammar (Hot Shit)

Method Man & Redman - Da Rockwilder

P.M. Dawn - Set Adrift on Memory Bliss

A Tribe Called Quest - Bonita Applebum

"The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression." - W.E.B. Du Bois

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

so, the adventure for toilet paper went well...

 i had to go pick up mom's prescription at Kroger, so i was hoping to find toilet paper there. of course, there was none. so, i went to Meijer to try my luck there. of course, i was also going to look to see if they had any baseball cards and i needed some more sheets for the cards. amazingly, they did have some 2020 Topps Gallery and some 2020 Bowman Platinum. so, i got one pack of the Gallery cards, a hanger box of the Bowman cards, and a 2019 pack of Topps Opening Day for shits and giggles. plus, i got a pack of sheets that i needed. i also found the toilet paper, some paper towels and some Charmin wipes since everyone is fucking starting to hoard shit again. now, once i opened up the packs, that's when shit got really good.

the Topps Gallery pack had another Luis Robert rookie card in it. that's the second one i have pulled from one of those packs. now, the Bowman Platinum hanger box had 24 cards in it, guaranteeing 2 numbered cards and 2 icy parallels. i saw the first numbered card and i was pleased. and then, i looked at the second numbered card and nearly shit my pants. i pulled my first ever 1 of 1. and it's a Yankee minor leaguer to boot (Canaan Smith). i got that in a magnetic one touch immediately. i think i got a really good return on that money spent. 

so yeah, this Saturday has been a good one so far.

Smackdown and 205 Live were both pretty good last night.

Real Time with Bill Maher was pretty hilarious last night.

so, mom wanted me to order some Pizza Hut last night. i got the wings she likes and a large pizza, mostly so we could have leftovers today. well, the delivery came late and they included a coupon for a FREE large pizza because of it being late. it was late by like 5 minutes i think. so, i really appreciate the coupon for the FREE pizza. i told mom we might have to do that for a football Sunday or something.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be ROH.

i'll probably watch some college football tonight.

some asshole called here last night at 1:52 AM. i figured it had to be that something bad had happened. my mother was asleep, so i picked it up so she wouldn't wake up. it was a fucking robo call about student loans. fuck me. so yeah, i didn't sleep worth a shit last night.

i should be on here tomorrow before the New Orleans Saints play in the afternoon.

i hope everyone has a great Saturday.

until tomorrow kids...

fight the power.

fuck racism.

fuck hatred.

fuck the police.

black lives matter.

stay healthy.

wash your fucking hands.

wear your mask.

estar a salvo ahí fuera todos

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:

Freekbass - Get Out of Your Own Head

Beach Slang - Get Lost

James Brown - Get Up (Sex Machine)

Nelly w/Nicki Minaj & Pharrell - Get Like Me

"Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys." 

                                                                                                        - P.J. O'Rourke

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

not the Sunday i was hoping for...

oh where to begin...

i did go to the Dayton Flyers game yesterday. thank god Dayton's cold spell came in the first half. they battled back in the last 3 minutes of the first half to take the lead into halftime. and thankfully, they played much better in the second half. they greatly improved their odds of finishing in the top 4 of the conference and getting a first round bye in the A10 tournament. Dayton beat Saint Louis 70-62.

the New York Rangers won yesterday against the Devils, 5-2. after the game, they traded one of my favorite Rangers ever, Mats Zuccarello, to Dallas for draft picks. now, i have to root for Dallas to do well and for Mats to sign there so both the picks will become first round picks. the Rangers lost today at Washington, 6-5 in OT. i do expect the Rangers to make a few more trades before the deadline tomorrow.

ROH was really good last night.

the New York Yankees lost yesterday to Boston and won today against Tampa Bay. hopefully, i will be in the mood for baseball when the season starts.

i did not sleep well at all last night. i got up this morning and realized i had missed the first 30 minutes of the Manchester United game. United had to use all 3 subs in the first half today because of injuries. fucking crazy. even more crazy was United held Liverpool to only 1 shot for the entire game. incredible defending by a group that can't play defense. final score was 0-0. considering United played most of the game with 10 1/2 men because of Marcus Rashford being injured and not being able to be subbed off, i am so fucking proud of them today. i would have loved a victory, but their effort today was unreal.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be the season finale of True Detective, Crashing, High Maintenance, Last Week Tonight, Total Bellas, Shameless, Black Monday and SMILF.

i doubt i watch any of the Academy Awards tonight. i haven't seen any of the movies, so i couldn't give two shits.

mom has physical therapy tomorrow afternoon, so i will be on here after that.

here are your links for this day of Black History Month:
https://blackfacts.com/fact/first-black-woman-to-receive-an-m-d
https://blackfacts.com/fact/daniel-alexander-payne
https://blackfacts.com/fact/heavy-weight-boxer-jimmy-ellis-born

i hope everyone had a great Saturday. i hope what is left of your Sunday is even better.

Es casi divertido el número de mujeres que quieren que crea en Dios mientras intentan robarme dinero.

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:

Nelly - Country Grammar (Hot Shit)
Fugees - Killing Me Softly
Boyz II Men - It's So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday

"I'm just an American dream." - Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

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

when bad luck meets anger...

i got up this morning and it was cold outside. thankfully, it was pretty warm in the house. i don't think the cats outside were exactly ready for 25 degrees this morning. thankfully for them, the sunshine should warm them up pretty quickly. i got most of my shit done in time to watch the Manchester Derby. needless to say, i'm still a little pissed.

i'm not pissed at Manchester United for losing 1-0 while being down to 10 men for nearly 60 minutes. i'm not pissed at the fact they had some chances to get something out of the game buy couldn't convert. i'm really only pissed at Chris Smalling. what the fuck was he thinking? pure fucking madness. the first yellow is the stupid one. sadly, because of the Rojo injury, i'm guessing Smalling keeps his spot. i'm still shaking my head. what could have been... but congrats to Manchester Shitty. had a power play for almost a hour and could only get 1 goal. ha ha.

the New York Rangers lost 1-0 in a shootout last night. sadly, they also lost 2 defensemen in the first period, Klein and McDonagh. how the other 4 managed to help the team get a least a point out of that game last night is beyond me. McDonagh is out for awhile with a separated shoulder. that will be a costly one for the Rangers. if Klein is out for any time, they basically only have 2 defensemen left that are "good". not fun. they play again on Monday night.

thankfully, Ohio State whipped Illinois last night 55-14. that victory beer helped ease my blues.

Saturday Night Live was great last night. Prince was amazing. he clearly still has "it". ROH was awesome last night as well.

i've got the trash down to the end of the lane so the rest of my day is going to be watching football and mumbling to myself about Manchester United.

i suppose i might watch Nik Wallenda do his crazy tightrope shit in Chicago tonight on the Discovery Channel. if my day goes bad in fantasy football, sadly i'll be watching, hoping for something to go wrong. that's the joy of enjoying the ride to hell. also tonight i plan on watching Homeland, The Affair, and Last Week Tonight.

and then, hopefully, a nice long night of sleep. we turned the clocks back last night. i rarely get to use that extra hour for sleep. hopefully that changes.

mom got the check for the crops yesterday. there was two numbers to the left of the comma, so i'm happy about that. sadly, the weather change late really hurt us. plus, the prices being down this year didn't help.

that's all for me today. my buddy Paul just called and he's coming over today to watch some football. at least i'll have someone other than my mother to bitch to.

hope your weekend is going better than mine. 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:

Barbarian Overlords - The Harvester
Kiss - War Machine
Volbeat - A Warrior's Call
Metallica - Bleeding Me
Pantera - I'm Broken

"If we don't heal our own hood, who will?" - Nelly

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

a day filled with poetry

hello again kids. here are your links for national poetry month:

http://lancasteronline.com/entertainment/spoken-word-festival-combines-poetry-prose-and-staging/article_2d5503e6-cbdd-11e3-aae5-001a4bcf6878.html
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Streep-Fey-among-readers-at-poetry-gala-5428598.php?cmpid=gplus
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_25632916/muslim-teen-amal-kassir-from-aurora-fights-injustice
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/04/25/306741027/book-news-polish-poet-with-mission-to-create-poetry-after-auschwitz-dies

i was a busy boy today. i sent out 17 poems. 6 to The Carolina Quarterly, 5 to Horror Sleaze Trash, and 3 each to Dead Snakes and The Camel Saloon. when i hear back from these places, i'll pass along the verdicts.

i was in some fuck me pain this morning as a cold front was moving through. my back felt like shattered glass. the sun is out now and it's doing a little better, but not much.

i really enjoyed The Big Bang Theory last night. that show really makes me laugh.

i also enjoyed the New York Yankees beating the shit out of the Red Sox last night, 14-5. the game took forever, mostly due to the 5!!!!! errors the Red Sox committed. another series win for the Yankees. now, it's back home for a series against the Angels.

the New York Rangers play game 4 tonight against the Flyers. i'd love to win this one and get a big 3-1 series lead. i imagine i'll flip between some hockey and baseball tonight.

not exactly sure when i'll be on tomorrow. maybe after Ryan Giggs makes his debut as manager as Manchester United plays in the early afternoon. if the Yankees play in the afternoon tomorrow, then it will be early evening. regardless, i'll be on here tomorrow with some new filth.

hope everyone has a great weekend. be well. be creative. be the spark for a revolution.

peace...

music:

Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP2 (Deluxe Edition)
Angel Haze & Sia - Battle Cry
Nelly w/Nicki Minaj & Pharrell - Get Like Me
Geto Boys - My Mind Playin' Tricks On Me
Craig Mack w/Notorious B.I.G., LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes & Rampage - Flava In Ya Ear (Remix)

"Men must live and create. Live to the point of tears." - Albert Camus

you ever get a song stuck in your head

when i got home around 12:30 last night, i was pretty damn tired. but i had this fucking song trapped in my head that they played before each basketball game last night. it became my mission to find it on iTunes before i went to bed. by 4 AM i had completed my mission. welcome to my crazy life.

the first game last night between Albany and Mount St. Mary's was a back and forth affair. both teams had hot and cold stretches that at least kept the game interesting. Albany gets its first ever win in the NCAA tournament, 71-64. that brought on the NC St. vs. Xavier game. the hatred for Xavier was really in the air. there were enough of the pricks from down in Cincy up there that my blood was boiling. now mind you, i'm in the first few rows of the second deck, so basically my yelling was simply entertaining the fans around me. but, they were totally fucking entertained. as i explained to my mother, since those assholes weren't on the schedule this year, i had it all inside of me to get out last night. and i was on full fucking blast for 40 minutes. it was great. NC St. advances to face Saint Louis, 74-59. i enjoyed every fucking second of that beating.

as i figured, since i wasn't watching, the New York Rangers would win last night. sure enough, they won 8-4 in Ottawa. Hank becomes the franchise leader in wins by a goalie. here are the highlights:

and during my search for that song stuck in my fucking head, i did get to see most of what happened on The Voice last night. hats off to Usher for still having nearly his whole team still involved, either through wins or steals.

tonight, i will get to see Cal Poly vs. Texas Southern and then Iowa vs. Tennessee. hopefully, both games will be good. i'm getting prepared for the sea of fucking orange tonight. sadly, those fans from Tennessee travel well.

the plan after dinner tonight at Waffle House, is to watch Legit, Ali G., and Duck Dynasty when i get home. hopefully i will have enough energy left to do so.

now, i'm off to watch a little of Manchester United before i hop in the shower. in there i'll have to get prepared to listen to another night of the mid 50's hipsters sitting behind me at the basketball games. nothing like a talk about South by Southwest that lasts for 3 DAMN hours. god help me.

hope everyone is well. i'll be on here tomorrow probably after Dayton plays Ohio State. i'll either be sky fucking high or really depressed. good times.

peace and chicken grease...

music:

Zombie Nation - Kernkraft 400 (Sport Chant Stadium Remix) (MP3 Single)
Nelly w/Nicki Minaj & Pharrell - Get Like Me (MP3 Single)
Icona Pop - I Love It (MP3 Single)
Gotye - Somebody That I Used to Know (MP3 Single)
The Crystal Method - Busy Child (MP3 Single)

"The artist must bow to the monster of his own imagination." - Richard Wright

and from the fog comes the monster...

yet another day of dense fog here. didn't really burn off until noon and it has already started creeping back in. i would understand if i lived by a body of water, but i don't. the guy who farms out here got a couple of rows of corn off last night before it started to rain. i have no clue when the rest of it will come off.

The Voice last night was really good. can't wait to the live shows. i think each team has a person that can win the show. but, the reason i think Blake has won 3 seasons in a row is the army of loyal fans he has built up. if he wins this season, i will be convinced it's simply because he has more loyal fans than the other 3 coaches.

i did watch a little of the start to the NBA season last night. i always try to watch a little of anytime LeBron plays. he's the best player on the planet right now, and quite frankly, it's not close.

i did watch more of the New York Rangers game than i thought i would. the highlights below will tell you why.

i did get a good number of the players i wanted in fantasy football. plus, it's always nice when you can plan ahead a few weeks and stash players away on your bench. hopefully i have 2 wins coming this week.

i'm looking forward to American Horror Story tonight. that should put me in the mood for Halloween.

i strongly recommend everyone check out episode 77 of the Sam Roberts Show Online. you can find it on iTunes, Stitcher, notsam.com, or by going down the right hand side of this blog. listen to it before you go out and potentially embarrass yourself with your Halloween costume.

that's all for today. i've got a dinner to put on and a shower to take. and i'm not exactly sure what order i'm going to do that in.

be well.

music:

Black Joe Lewis - Noise Trade Eastside Manor Sessions
PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love
M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming.

"I guess the definition of a lunatic is a man surrounded by them." - Ezra Pound

and now the damn song that's been stuck in my head for the last 2 days