so, quite a bit has gone on since we last spoke...

 just as i was finishing up the blog yesterday, the news broke about the death of Bill Russell. now, as a basketball fan and as someone who tries to champion human rights as much as i can, i was always aware of Bill Russell. any of you too young to know much about him, do yourself a favor and learn everything you can about the man.

and then later in the day, i saw the news about the death of Nichelle Nichols. the inner geek in me was crushed by this one. i have always found black women to be beautiful and she was one of the first ones to really light my imagination.

the Yankees bullpen pissed away a win yesterday. they lost to the Royals, 8-6. in response to that, the Yankees GM made two fantastic trades today to sure up the bullpen and add a top of the rotation arm as well. i think they will make a few minor trades before the deadline tomorrow, but they are fully equipped to go win the World Series now.

Big Brother was good last night.

Westworld was fucking great last night. just two episodes remain in this season.

Last Week Tonight was brilliant as usual.

Vice was excellent last night.

The Chi was great last night.

City on a Hill was really good last night.

Flatbush Misdemeanors was pretty funny last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Monday Night Raw, Don't Forget the Lyrics and Industry.

the Yankees start a series tonight at home against Seattle. this could be a possible playoff matchup, so i'm hoping the Yankees play well and win.

i did listen to episode 406 of Notsam Wrestling this morning. you can find that by going here:

https://www.stitcher.com/show/sam-roberts-wrestling-podcast/episode/a-new-era-notsam-wrestling-406-205398847

mom had some cleaning ladies out here today. i wasn't that impressed with what they did, mostly because i'm not a fan of cleaning and then forgetting where everything was to begin with. she also had a guy out here doing the measurements for the bathroom remodel. i get the feeling i'm going to have to make the decisions on everything as she procrastinates about all of this shit. good times.

i hope everyone had a great weekend.

i will probably be on here tomorrow after a trip to the bank and Rite Aid. i'm hoping to get all that and the blog done before mom has physical therapy in the afternoon.

thanks to everyone for checking out my latest published poems:

https://synchchaos.com/poetry-from-j-j-campbell-65/

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 socially distant.

get the fucking shot.

y ahora entramos en la parte del verano que podría llover en cualquier momento del día

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:

Ozomatli - Una Mas

Alec Shaw - Spinning

Japanese Breakfast - Head Over Heels

Davion Farris - Freak or What

George Riley - Sacrifice

"Constantly choosing the lesser of two evils is still choosing evil." - Jerry Garcia

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imagine if i actually slept more...

 i swear, anytime i have sat back in my massage chair today, i have gone to sleep. i guess i'm tired or something. i can't imagine why...

so, the Yankees won yesterday down in Miami over the Marlins, 3-1. Anthony Rizzo launched his first homer as a Yankee in his first game. he'll fit right in. hopefully, they will win again tonight.

Smackdown and 205 Live were both really good last night.

Real Time with Bill Maher was pretty funny last night.

Back on the Record With Bob Costas was good last night.

The Shop was excellent last night.

i got up this morning and watched the USA men's basketball team defeat the Czech Republic, 119-84.

i had to go to Kroger this afternoon to get my prescription that they finally had ready and some pain pills and gels for mom. thankfully, they had everything she wanted.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be ROH.

i'm sure i might watch some MLS games tonight as well as the baseball game. i did watch some of both TBT games today. at least the second game was close.

i'm going to try to be on here early tomorrow. 

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.

stay socially distant.

get the shot.

Tal vez soy demasiado viejo para volver a enamorarme

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:

Ozomatli w/B-Real & Gaby Moreno - Mi Destino

Dawes - Fisherman's Blues

Hayes Carll - You Get It All

Deer Tick - Live from Fort Adams

"Our ability to create has outreached our ability to use wisely the products of our invention." 

                                                                                                           - Whitney M. Young

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happy get drunk with Mexican food day...

before we get going, a little poetry news to pass on. i sent out 15 poems today, 5 each to Synchronized Chaos, As It Ought To Be Magazine and The Ramingo's Porch. when i hear back from these places, i will pass along the verdicts.

happy Cinco de Mayo. today is the anniversary of my father going into the ground. i have never visited the gravesite, so i'm 99.9% sure he's down there.

Monday Night Raw was pretty good last night.

The Voice was good last night. i have no damn clue who is going to the next round. they go from 17 to 9 tonight.

Songland was really good last night.

Desus & Mero was fucking great last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, The Voice, Deadliest Catch, WWE Backstage, Dark Side of the Ring and Natalie Wood:What Remains Behind.

i did listen to the latest podcast from Blackburn Review last night. you can find that here:
https://soundcloud.com/blackburn-review/off-season-2-joey-gruden-and-chip-mikesell-plug-the-tbt

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

i need to pick up the trash here and next door, so that's all for me kids.

until tomorrow...

stay healthy.

wash your fucking hands...

disfruta algunas cervezas esta noche

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:

Rodrigo y Gabriela - Gamma State
Ana Tijoux - Libertad
Ozomatli - Tus Ojos (Live)
Mariachi El Bronx - Revolution Girl (Live)

"History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce." - Karl Marx

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laundry day

just put my last load of laundry in the dryer, so i'm going to try to bust this out before the clothes are done.

i've spent most of today listening to my mother bitch at the television. why she watches political shit these days is beyond me. my hope is they fully repeal Obamacare. that way, most of the people that will lose their healthcare will be Trump supporters. that should be their reward for electing that piece of shit President. if you want to fix healthcare in this country, it's pretty easy. cut out the insurance companies completely and start from scratch. but, since the rich don't want the poor to have any chance to be successful in this country, that will never happen. so, one side of the country thinks of healthcare as a right and the other side thinks of it as a commodity. until that divide is solved, welcome to the clusterfuck.

Monday Night Raw was pretty good last night. i do love the direction they are going in for SummerSlam.

Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy was really good last night. it is really hard to believe it has been twenty years since her death.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, Smackdown, The Jim Jefferies Show and Fear(less) with Tim Ferriss. i'll watch 205 Live sometime tonight on WWE Network.

the New York Yankees start a short 2 game series tonight at home against the Reds. hopefully they can get on a roll and start winning some games. they are amazingly, only 2 games out in the division.

i did listen to the latest Jim Norton and Sam Roberts podcast. you can find that by going here:
https://soundcloud.com/jimandsamshow/ep-035-anthony-cumia

the New York Rangers signed their last remaining restricted free agent today to a 5 year 26.75 million dollar contract. it's a good deal for the team and a good deal for Mika Zibanejad. plus, the team still has 3 million left under the salary cap. that gives them plenty of wiggle room for trades during the season.

i will probably be on here in the morning tomorrow.

i have trash to go pickup and clothes to fold shortly, so that's all for me kids.

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:

Ozomatli - Cumbia De Los Muertos (Live)
Violent Femmes - Add It Up (Live)
Daft Punk - Prime Time of Your Life/Brainwasher/Rollin' and Scratchin'/Alive (Live)
Grateful Dead - Morning Dew (Live)

"Life is too short not to have pasta, steak, and butter." - Iman

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just a miserable night

to say i was deeply disappointed after watching the New York Rangers lose last night would be an understatement. everything was set up for them to make a run this season. and once again, shitty coaching does them in. i only want the team to do 3 things... 1) a new coach 2) find centers that can win faceoffs 3) realize there are no more years of The King's career to piss away. and if the Rangers are going to get a new coach, i suggest they move quickly and do it before the draft or the same shit will happen again next season.

the New York Yankees got an early lead yesterday and then CC puked all over himself in the second inning, giving up 5 runs and that was pretty much the end to the winning streak. the Yankees lost 5-3. they are off tonight and start a 4 game series at home against Houston tomorrow.

The Voice pretty much went as i hoped last night. the two people that left were the two that i liked the least on the show. that is usually what happens with team Adam it seems. the semifinals next week should be amazing.

Deadliest Catch was pretty good last night. it's obvious that sobriety and Captain Keith don't get along just yet.

Smackdown was good last night, even though it could have been better.

205 Live was really good last night.

my good friend John Sweet posted a photo this morning with the caption You Will Live to See Democracy Die... after what Trump did last night, i imagine so.

be sure to check out John's amazing blog: the bleeding horse, avenged

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight and the season finale of Total Divas. i'll watch NXT this evening on WWE Network.

i might watch the two Game 7's tonight in the NHL playoffs. or i might not.

i did shave and get a haircut today. i got lucky on the haircut. they were having a sale and i got the cute one i like at the place i go to to cut it. she got a very nice tip, just not the tip i would like to give to her. i don't think her husband would approve.

i also took mom to the drugstore today. that might be one of the last times she goes somewhere other than a doctor's office before she has her hip replaced.

all the music today is FREE music i got on NoiseTrade. i'll post the links below in the music section.

Trump firing the FBI director did not surprise me. he's only acting like most billionaires do. the only purpose of having fuck you money is to do whatever the fuck you want whenever you want to. now, sure Comey was probably getting closer to proving the link between the Russians and Trump, but you surely wouldn't think it's a cover up. that is until the meeting today with the Russians (that the American media was not allowed to see but the Russian media was) and then a nice photo op with Henry Kissinger. nothing screams fuck you than right after being compared to Nixon you show up with his right hand man. coup completed. i hope all you dumb fucks that voted for this enjoy it.

i believe it's going to rain soon. that's what my bones are telling me.

i'll be on here tomorrow probably after i send out some poems and most likely after Manchester United plays their most important game of the season.

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:

The Social Animals - An Introduction to The Social Animals
Joshua Radin & Rachael Yamagata - The Coffee House Tour EP
Ozomatli - Live at the Belly Up 2017
BJ Barham - Rockingham

"The hardest job kids face today is learning good manners without seeing any." - Fred Astaire

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