and here we go...

 i was hoping to have this blog done before the Manchester United game today against Liverpool. well, that didn't happen. oh well.

i did manage to write 3 poems last night for the book. i really like how i'm writing this so far. hopefully, it will stay that way.

a big thank you to everyone for checking out my latest poems published:

https://beatnikcowboy.com/2025/01/05/j-j-campbell-47/

Dayton lost at George Washington yesterday, 82-62. honestly, Dayton played like shit for most of the game.

the New York Rangers lost at Washington yesterday, 7-4. they play at Chicago today.

i did catch some of both NFL games last night.

AEW Collision was ok last night.

team USA defeated Czechia, 4-1, yesterday at the World Juniors. they will play Finland today for the gold. Finland defeated Sweden, 4-3 in OT.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be The Agency and Dexter: Original Sin. i might watch some of the Golden Globes tonight as well.

the New Orleans Saints play at Tampa Bay today. thankfully, this will be the last game of this season.

i'm not really looking forward to the snow later today. that being said, we have plenty of food, just in case.

amazingly, Manchester United and Liverpool are 0-0 at halftime.

i did have some fun on the phone yesterday. i'm hoping Katrine did as well.

i'm sure i will watch plenty of NFL games today and tonight.

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

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

until tomorrow 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.

Y aquí vamos

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:

Lyle Lovett - She's No Lady (Live)

Chris Isaak - Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing (Live)

Early James & Sierra Ferrell - Real Low Down Lonesome

Ann Peebles - I Needed Somebody

Nicki Bluhm & the Gramblers - Little Too Late

"Very much alone in my work, I am almost jealous of it." - Yves Tanguay

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

here comes the haze again...

 not much sunshine today at all. the haze from the fires was back again. after mom's visit to the podiatrist, we went to Lowe's. she found some succulents that she liked. they finally had some snake plants, which mom loves, but she didn't want any of the ones they had. we also looked at dishwashers, microwaves, refrigerators, etc. for the potential kitchen remodel. 

Monday Night Raw was pretty good last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be NXT, Deadliest Catch, Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge and Dark Side of the Ring.

the Yankees start a series tonight in Oakland. i guess i'm going to be up late, as usual.

i might watch some of the Gold Cup tonight as well.

i should be on here tomorrow after i get the grocery shopping done.

a big thank you to everyone for checking out my latest published poem:

https://www.disturbtheuniversemagazine.com/2023/06/someone-coming-home-early-by-jj-campbell.html

i need to go figure out dinner and pick up the trash, so that's all for me kids.

until tomorrow...

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.

la felicidad es un arma caliente

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:

Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers - Little Too Late

The White Stripes - Ball and Biscuit

Nickodemus w/Antonio Lizana - La Noche

Peter Cat Recording Co. - Portrait of a Time

Sea Lemon - Cellar

"Pain always produces logic, which is very bad for you." - Frank O'Hara

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

welcome to WrestleMania weekend...

i have to admit, i am very curious what WrestleMania is going to look like this year. as far as i know, the matches have already been taped, but i have avoided any spoilers. i'm dying for any kind of sports at the moment, so even if it isn't great i'll probably still like it.

Smackdown and 205 Live were both pretty good last night.

the season finale of High Maintenance last night was excellent.

Real Time with Bill Maher was hilarious last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be ROH. i'll be watching night 1 of WrestleMania 36 tonight on WWE Network.

i got a somewhat decent night of sleep (almost a solid 5 hours) last night, so i'm hoping i feel better today.

here is your video for this day of National Poetry Month:

and here are some links to poems you should be reading:
http://www.softblow.org/huffstickler.html
https://jackmicheline.outlawpoetry.com/category/poems-by-jack-micheline/

i hope everyone has a great Saturday. there should be no need for bail money today, unless your governor is ignorant as fuck to COVID-19.

until tomorrow kids...

por supuesto, más lluvia está en camino

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:

Biffy Clyro - Many of Horror (Live)
Nicki Bluhm & the Gramblers - Fever (Live)
Marian Hill - Got It (Live)
The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name (Live)
Old 97's - Champaign, Illinois (Live)

"Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud." - Maya Angelou

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

the air conditioning still works in hell

if this morning was a catharsis to me, walking outside later in the morning was a reminder that hell is never that far away. the humidity today has been oppressive beyond belief. thank fucking god i got everything i needed to get done this morning.

mom paid me for everything i paid for in June, plus covered some other costs from some fucking cunt. i deposited that this morning. when i bitched about the heat while in the bank, the black guy working said it could always be snow. i told him, fair point.

here is your World Cup update:
France and Argentina played easily the best game of the tournament so far. France won 4-3. Uruguay defeated Portugal 2-1 today. that means Messi and CR7 are both out of the World Cup.

the New York Yankees defeated Boston last night 8-1. good pitching and 4 home runs. that's a good recipe to win most games. hopefully they will win again tonight.

both hours of NJPW last night were excellent.

Major League Wrestling was very good last night.

VICE was really good last night.

Real Time with Bill Maher was hilarious last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be ROH and It. i will probably watch It late tonight so i can have some hopefully creepy dreams.

our air conditioning has basically been running all day long. i think it feels like close to 100 outside. thankfully, the mail was here when i decided to check a little after noon.

thanks to everyone spreading the word on my new chapbook and doing the dirty work on Facebook with some bitch spreading lies about me. those defending me will never be forgotten.

i will probably be on here tomorrow around the same time after the World Cup games are over. tomorrow, Spain takes on Russia and Croatia plays Denmark.

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

me siento mucho más ligero sin el ancla alrededor de mi cuello

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:

Fall Out Boy - My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)
Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers - Little Too Late
Ryan Bingham - The Poet
American Aquarium - I Hope He Breaks Your Heart (Live)

"Always be smarter than the people who hire you." - Lena Horne

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

it's always something...

plenty of poetry news to get out of the way first kids...

i want you to check out this site and please pass it along to every poet you know.
https://hatepoetmagazine.wordpress.com/

i had a long conversation with my best friend last night. as soon as i saw her number, i knew it was going to be something borderline tragic. 60 minutes later, i'm hoping i gave her some decent advice and hopefully she creates a plan and sticks to it. i know, i almost started laughing while i typed that. i did get a really good poem out of the conversation though. that will be included in my next round of submissions.

i'm pretty sure i know where my next 16 poems are going to go. i am hoping to get those out in the next day or two.

Monday Night Raw was pretty good last night. i love that the next Raw pay per view will have the main event of Braun Strowman vs. Brock Lesnar. take my money now.

I Hart Food was pretty good last night as well. there has always been a part of me that wanted to live in Asheville, North Carolina.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, Smackdown, Hard Knocks and Deadliest Catch. i'll watch 205 Live sometime tonight on WWE Network.

the New York Yankees start a series tonight in Detroit. i really hope they can start stringing some wins together again.

i did listen to the latest Jim Norton & Sam Roberts podcast this morning. you can find that by going here: https://soundcloud.com/jimandsamshow/ep-038-jon-jones

i went to the bank today while it was raining. the woman i normally flirt with wasn't working today. my luck, she probably doesn't work there anymore. of course, by the time i came out of the bank, the rain had stopped. it had started once again by the afternoon. as always, fun time for someone with arthritis.

i have trash to pick up and dishes to do, so that's all for me today.

i'll be on here sometime in the afternoon tomorrow most likely.

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:

Washed Out - Hard To Say Goodbye
Fiona Apple - Across the Universe
Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers - Little Too Late
Guided by Voices - Just To Show You

"I have so many different personalities in me and I still feel lonely." - Tori Amos

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

first snowflakes of the season

i went out to feed the cats this afternoon and by the time i got done, it was snowing. nothing more than a light dusting at best, but just to see the flakes in the air made me feel even colder than i was. of course, i was in a flannel coat and shorts...i know winter is basically here now; all the cats were present by my second whistle for the food today. that might make it easier to round them up before we move.

not sure when the big move is going to happen, but i can't imagine this farm will be up for sale for long. and hopefully the buyer is thinking the same thing i'm thinking... this place is worth at least $400,000. if that could happen, my mother and i will be as happy as pigs in shit.

now, given my luck, that light snow was still going on when i had to go into town to get water. thankfully, it wasn't too bad.

i was a little surprised by The Voice last night. not necessarily by whom America voted to keep, but whom the judges saved. i was wrong all 4 times. i suppose that will make the next live shows interesting.

Lucha Underground was really good. the triple threat match was top notch. i really like what i'm seeing with this show.

American Horror Story was great once again.

tonight, the New York Rangers take on Colorado at home. they get back another healthy player, Dan Boyle. he went to college with my sister. hopefully i will be drinking a victory beer later tonight.

also tonight i plan on watching The Big Bang Theory. i'm not planning on watching much of the NFL game tonight. i don't have anyone playing and my opponents only have one guy going.

i finished my "homework" assignment from Janne Karlsson this morning. i sent it on to him and he really liked it. let's just say if this one gets published, i will be grinning ear to ear. my dirty mind had some fun with this one.

i'll probably be on here early tomorrow. i need to go to the bank tomorrow and team USA has their friendly with Colombia tomorrow afternoon.that should be an interesting one.

my mother was really better today. i can tell she's walking better and is talking better as well. hopefully that means she'll be able to go to the basketball game tomorrow.

that's all for me. thanks again for allowing me to waste a few minutes of your 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:

John Prine - It's a Big Old Goofy World
Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers - Little Too Late
Dr. Dog - Shadow People
Barbarian Overlords - The Harvester
The Orwells - Let It Burn (Live)

"Sooner or later everyone sits down to a banquet of consequences." - Robert Louis Stevenson

no good deed ever goes unpunished

i worked my ass off yesterday. i warned all of you, i hadn't touched my closet in years. hence, today my mother and i took 5 trash bags full of clothes to this local charity. hopefully someone in the community gets some use out of that stuff. as for me, i believe my back is still hurting from it. so be it.

mom and i had another full day today. had some lunch at a little Lebanese place. i had a coupon for it that of course they weren't honoring any longer. that's my luck. the food was really good. we went to a coin shop trying to sell some old coins that my grandfather for some reason turned into a necklace and key chain. needless to say, i may have to start an eBay account for mom. after that, a trip to the grocery store that wasn't nearly as bad as either one of us thought it was going to be.

now i would love to take a nap. of course, that's not going to happen.

the Yankees got some GREAT pitching yesterday and beat Detroit 1-0. i'm still shocked they won 3 out of 4 from that team. they are getting ready to play Cleveland as i am typing this. hopefully i'll be enjoying another victory beer tonight.

Big Brother last night was awesome. the looks on the faces of the clueless when Zach stayed was great. Jacosta and Hayden were sent to the jury house. hopefully they do another double eviction later in the season.

i've been emailing back and forth with this amazingly beautiful woman i have met on Google+. of course, i have my suspicions as this is my life after all. my luck, i'm being catfished. but, as a writer, you have to welcome the threat of chaos every now and then. of course, i would be beyond fucking happy if this woman is legit and is actually interested in me. talk about the worm turning my friends.

Married and You're the Worst were pretty good last night. FX is just about the best network out there anymore. right up there with Showtime and HBO.

besides the Yankees game tonight, i will probably be watching a little football and maybe some soccer late tonight on the west coast. i also want to write some poems as well tonight. scroll back to the emails and you'll know what i'm planning on writing about.

i'll be back on here tomorrow morning as the Yankees will be playing in the afternoon. they are honoring Paul O'Neill tomorrow. that will be a roller coaster of emotions for me.

be sure all of you check out part 1 and 2 of the latest episode of The Jim Norton Show. the interview with Whitney Cummings was really good. you can find it on vice.com

i do hope everyone has a great weekend.

be well. be creative. be quick to send me cash, panties, or hate mail. be sure to only fuck the ones that cough. and be an entertaining drunk.

peace and chicken grease my enemies...

music:

Arcade Fire - Wake Up
Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers - Little Too Late
Grouplove - Let Me In
Bruce Springsteen - I'm on Fire
Banks - Goddess
Love and Rockets - So Alive

"I haven't spoken to my wife in years. I didn't want to interrupt her." - Rodney Dangerfield

deadline day

today was trade deadline day in major league baseball. i was hoping the Yankees were going to do something that i could say, that's going to make a difference. sadly, like most of this season, i'm disappointed. the one trade with the Red Sox was basically trash for trash. the other trade with Arizona was a once useful utility player for some young power. needless to say, i don't care for either trade. they basically made their bench a smidge better, but not enough to make the playoffs or to probably finish more than a few games over .500. hard to believe that 2 of the greatest players in the history of the franchise (Rivera, Jeter) and both of their final seasons were a big pile of shit.

that being said, there were some HUGE deals today. i was a little shocked at the names that got traded. the biggest surprise was that most of the deals were major league players for major league players, not a ton of prospects were moved this year.

thankfully, after the Yankees lost last night, 3-2, to lose the series against the WORST team in baseball, they don't play tonight. i won't miss them. they play tomorrow night in Boston.

i did write 3 poems last night, while listening to The Chemical Brothers. typically, they are 3 sad poems. the last one was really sad, which is saying something for some of the depressing shit i have written over the years. i really like all 3. July was a surprisingly fruitful month for me with over 20 poems written. that's a high number for me in the summer. i'll probably send these 3 out with my next round of submissions in August.

Big Brother was pretty good last night. should be pretty funny to watch Amber go home tonight. SoundClash last night was so much better than last week. a great mix of Ed Sheeran, Sia, and Grouplove. they did a cover of a Beyonce song at the end of the night that was really good. hopefully that is the kind of show this will be each week. Wilfred was great again last night. the ending caught me off guard, but was funny as hell. The Bridge was great once again. i like how this season has a slow burn feel to it. looks like it will really pick up next week.

after Big Brother tonight, i'll be watching Married and You're the Worst on FX.

just got finished watching part 1 and 2 of the "Freeway" Rick Ross interview on The Jim Norton Show on vice.com. i highly recommend you check this interview.

my last load of laundry is in the dryer. after i get those clothes folded i have toilets to clean and trash to take out. good times.

looks like this might be the last dry day for the next week or so. just what i need, more misery for my back.

had a chat with the muse last night. i can't imagine the drama and bullshit she's going through right now. hopefully, it all works out for her in the end.

that's all for me for now. hopefully your day has been better than mine.

be well. be creative. be cool. be quick to send me cash. be sure to only fuck the ones that cough.

peace and chicken grease my enemies...

music:

Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers - Little Too Late
FIDLAR - Cheap Beer
The Rolling Stones - Ruby Tuesday
Josh Thompson - Way Out Here
Sneaker Pimps - 6 Underground

"I busted a mirror and got seven years bad luck, but my lawyer thinks he can get me five." - Steven Wright

short and sweet

this is going to be a quick one today. been up since the crack of dawn since i had to drive mom to get her MRI done today. we just got back home from breakfast at Waffle House. and i've got cats to feed and grass to get mowed before it is supposed to rain tonight. good times.

it took mom forever to get her MRI done. i was sitting in the waiting room for over 2 hours. but, i was able to get 5 poems written. i'll type those up late tonight most likely.

speaking of poems, i believe i have 17 i will be sending out tomorrow to a few places. i'm guessing i'll do that in the morning.

the Yankees won yesterday, 4-2. another series win. they have now won 6 out of 7 to start the second half of the season. they start a huge series at home tonight against Toronto.

Big Brother went as i hoped it would last night. Married was a little better than last week. You're the Worst was great once again.

tonight i'll be flipping between baseball and god knows what else.

i'll try to get back on here tomorrow before some day baseball and before Manchester United plays Roma in Denver. that will be a decent test for them.

hope everyone has a great weekend.

be well. be creative. be...

peace and chicken grease...

music:

Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers - Little Too Late
Lucinda Williams - Real Live Bleeding Fingers and Broken Guitar Strings
Conor Oberst - Cape Canaveral
Shovels & Rope - Who's Gonna Raise These Babies

"Whenever I can afford to do something, I do it." - Thurston Moore