the winds from hell, and then another dose of winter...

 it has been very windy today. and apparently, winter will return this weekend. joy.

so, i did catch some of the shit show that happened in the oval office today. if anyone in this country actually thought Orange Hitler and his puppet vice president actually gave a shit about Ukraine, if you still believe that after today, you are one of the dumbest motherfuckers that has ever existed. i'm sure that every previous president that knows just how fucking evil Russia really is can't fucking believe this bullshit either. i'm sure Putin is laughing his ass off as Orange Hitler is doing exactly what Putin wants. fucking nuts.

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

https://blackfacts.com/fact/elias-neau-a-frenchman-opened-school-for-blacks

https://blackfacts.com/fact/arkansas-legislature-required-free-blacks-to

Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage was pretty good last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Smackdown and Real Time with Bill Maher.

the New York Rangers play tonight at home against Toronto.

i am going to try to be on here early tomorrow, before Dayton plays in the afternoon.

i hope everyone has a great weekend, if such a thing is even possible anymore.

i did write 3 poems last night. i'd like to get back into doing that every few nights of the week. mom has me so fucking stressed these days, i haven't been able to do much at all. i think she finally is coming out of the fog she has been in for the last 3 days. she only slept for almost 13 hours today. told me that she took her gabapentin for the first time in a week. that's the same gabapentin i had to call in a day ago because she finally told me she didn't have anymore.

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.

los vientos del infierno

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:

Albert King - Blues At Sunrise (Live)

Mississippi John Hurt - I Shall Not Be Moved (Live)

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - I'm Still Here

Mavis Staples - Why Am I Treated So Bad? (Live)

Solomon Burke - None of Us Are Free

"Time is a circus, always packing up and moving away." - Ben Hecht

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well of course the check engine light would come on...

 i tell ya, i swear on most days i think i am fucking cursed. it is a rare day when i think i actually have some good luck. today was my usual type of day. mom has been up for probably over 24 hours now. she didn't sleep at all last night. i told her when i got home from Menards she better sit down and try to sleep before i strap her the fuck in and make her go to sleep. she started whining and said i hate her. i laughed and told her calmly, i'll never hate you more than i hate myself. she wasn't quite sure how to take that one. the check engine light came on as i was going to Menards. it wasn't blinking, so i know that meant it was fine to keep driving. i'm going to get on the dealer's website in the morning and see when i can get an appointment to take the Highlander in. i found everything i was looking for at Menards.

here are your 3 videos for this day of national poetry month:

Young Sheldon was very good last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Smackdown, Real Time with Bill Maher and Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show. i'll watch NXT Level Up sometime tonight on Peacock.

the Yankees play tonight at home against Tampa Bay.

the NHL playoffs start tomorrow.

the final NBA play in games are tonight.

i have no damn clue what i'm making for dinner tonight. i didn't have lunch until 5 PM.

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

i hope everyone has a great weekend.

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.

Por supuesto, se encendería la luz de verificación del motor.

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:

Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings - Don't Wanna Lose You

Myia Thornton - Never Good 4 Me

Apifera - Theodor Marmalade

Childish Gambino - Redbone

TV on the Radio - Will Do

"I'm always looking for meaningful one-night stands." - Dudley Moore

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finally, Ohio State enters the party...

 to be honest, college football hasn't been the same for me with Ohio State not playing. thankfully, that all changes today as they take on Nebraska.

of course, at the same time today, Manchester United will be taking on Chelsea. i'd love to see United play great today and get another victory.

Big Brother was a look back on the season last night. only two more episodes left for the season.

Smackdown and 205 Live were both pretty 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 Saturday Night Live, Austin City Limits and ROH.

i will probably watch a ton of college football today.

i got my laundry done right before the storms hit last night. thankfully, the storms were out of the area before the shows last night came on.

thanks for checking out my latest published poem:

https://beatnikcowboy.com/2020/10/24/j-j-campbell-19/

i hope everyone has a great Saturday.

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

until then kids...

fight the power.

fuck racism.

fuck hatred.

fuck the police.

black lives matter.

stay healthy.

wash your fucking hands.

wear your mask.

con suerte, el alcohol fluirá 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:

Bright Eyes w/Phoebe Bridgers - Miracle of Life

Durand Jones & The Indications - Power To The People

Deafheaven - Daedalus (Live)

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - Take Me With U

The Raging Nathans - Live From Wonkfest

"I think creativity is spiritual. I absolutely believe that." - F. Murray Abraham

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i hear there's a football game today...

before i get into bitching and complaining, a little poetry news...

i sent out 13 poems this morning. 3 to Raw Dog Press and 5 each to Street Poet Review and Synchronized Chaos. when i hear back from these places, i will pass along the verdicts.

the Dayton Flyers lost to UMass yesterday 86-82 in double overtime. Dayton had a chance to win in regulation, but the shot was just short. UMass got the benefit in the second overtime of a miracle shot that shouldn't have counted but since the A10 has a shitty television contract, none of the video feeds had the shot that showed the ball still in the player's hands when the clock was at zero. sadly, knowing Dayton, they would have still found a way to lose if the officials would have got the call right. last week the coach forgot to use a timeout. this week, the coach didn't bother to use any substitutions. from halftime to the first minute of the second overtime, the same 5 players played. this makes no fucking sense when UMass is basically down to a 2 man bench. i am stunned at the amount of basketball Anthony Grant seems to have forgotten. of course, he probably knows the school doesn't have the balls to admit their mistake and fire him after this season. this was one of those games that if this team was actually good, it would have left an awful taste in my mouth until the day i died.

the New York Rangers lost last night in Nashville 5-2. they lost two players to concussions on plays that somehow didn't result in penalties on Nashville. what truly pissed me off was the guy the Rangers just got off waivers is supposed to be an enforcer. so you would think he would have started a fight or looked to get some kind of revenge for his teammates. nope. instead the Rangers best young defenseman had to do it. of course, the enforcer last played for Nashville, how convenient. at least this team is now in last place in the division. let the trades start happening please.

i did watch a good portion of the NFL Honors last night. Drew Brees won for clutch player of the year and the New Orleans Saints had both the offensive and defensive rookies of the year.

Saturday Night Live was fucking hilarious last night. i have loved Natalie Portman since she was 13 years old.

Austin City Limits was very good last night.

ROH was excellent last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Divorce and Crashing.

i'll probably be watching the Super Bowl for most of the evening. i really don't give a shit who wins the game. at this point, i just hope the fucking commercials are good.

i know my mother wants to watch This Is Us after the game. she's obsessed with that show.

i think Jimmy Fallon is doing a live Tonight Show late tonight. i'll probably watch that.

we did get a little snow overnight. it's a wet and heavy snow. just enough to fuck with the satellite dish. i was able to get out and get the newspaper. so i have zero plans on going back outside today.

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

haga sus apuestas

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:

Alicia Keys - Fallin'
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - I'm Still Here
Valerie June - The Front Door
Mary J. Blige - I'm Goin' Down
Etta James - At Last

"I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free... so other people would also be free." - Rosa Parks

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

goodbye 2016

my sister and i had a little bonding experience this morning. we decided to be good children and change the windshield wipers on mom's vehicle. well, the rear one was the wrong one, so not a good start. and then we had to go on YouTube to figure out how to get the damn wipers in the front off. thankfully, i knew where the rubber mallet was. a little elbow grease later and the new wipers were on. after that, i had her help me change a light bulb and put up these lights outside of my room (they are hockey pucks). i'm a little uneasy on ladders anymore, especially when my arthritis is fucking with me. all in all, a pretty good morning where we didn't kill each other. always a good sign.

the Dayton Flyers won last night but of course suffered another injury. they were already playing the game against La Salle without one of their guards, Darrell Davis. late in the second half last night, Charles Cooke got undercut and fell awkwardly on the floor. he was diagnosed with a bruised lower back, which i know fucking sucks. i doubt he'll be ready to go on Tuesday when they play at St. Bonaventure. but, the Flyers did win last night 66-55. they held La Salle nearly 30 points under their scoring average. it's always good to start off conference play with a win.

i didn't watch much of the first 75 minutes of the Manchester United game this morning as i was doing that stuff with my sister. mom explained to me the goal that got disallowed. when i saw the highlight i was furious. when she told me that Middlesbrough had scored, i was even more furious. but, thankfully on the birthday of Sir Alex Ferguson, the boys decided to have a blast from the past. trailing 1-0 after 85 minutes, Anthony Martial and Paul Pogba scored within minutes of each other for a dramatic 2-1 come from behind victory. oh, just like the old days. United plays again on Monday at West Ham.

well, at least i know i will be having one drink tonight.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Austin City Limits and ROH.

i have to go to the grocery store to get some things mom wants, so i'm gearing myself up for a nice shit show.

team USA plays Canada today in the final group game in the World Juniors. since they are playing in Toronto, i would absolutely love to see the USA pull off the upset.

the New York Rangers play tonight out in Colorado. hopefully they will ring in the new year with a victory.

Ohio State plays Clemson tonight in the Fiesta Bowl. if they win, they will advance to the national championship game. it's scary to think that Ohio State made it into the final four on a rebuilding year.

i don't really have any lavish plans to ring in the new year tonight. i will probably be drinking and most likely writing, like i have done for the last few years.

i did get a copy of the book Maiden by Karina Bush in the mail yesterday. look for that review in the first few days of 2017. before that, if you can find a copy anywhere, buy it. you will not be disappointed.

i will probably remember 2016 for all of the deaths that struck me so closely, especially in the world of music. i'll also remember it as the first time i ever got to see the New York Yankees play in person. and finally as a year that my writing took a giant leap forward in its consistency. i absolutely hope 2017 is better for everyone on this planet. the pessimist in me just chuckled.

if you're going out and about tonight, be safe. for my international readers, happy new year already. for everyone, 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:

David Bowie - Modern Love
Prince - Purple Rain
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - I'm Still Here
Leonard Cohen - If It Be Your Will (Live)
George Michael - One More Try

"For evil to flourish, it only requires good men to do nothing." - Simon Wiesenthal

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got a haircut today...

got a haircut today from a woman that i don't think believes in climate change. but, it's amazing the amount of bullshit i'll put up with from a beautiful woman. if we do meet again Casey, i'll do a better job of explaining why you should be concerned of warmer weather all year round.

of course, being out of the house for a few minutes today was good. sadly, i had nearly 100 emails when i got back home. it never fails.

Vice News Tonight was excellent last night.

The Voice finished the battle rounds last night. if the next round is as good as this was, this could be the best season of The Voice ever.

Smackdown was pretty good last night. i enjoyed the main event more than i probably should have. and Dean Ambrose might have just jumped his way into my top 10 wrestlers of all time when he buried John Cena when he declared James Ellsworth the winner by DQ last night. that's a good way to keep two feuds burning at once, AJ Styles and John Cena. all in all, a very good show.

Scream Queens was fucking hilarious last night.

Atlanta was brilliant once again. it also reminded me why i quit going to clubs in my 20's.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, Lucha Underground, Lip Sync Battle, American Horror Story, You're The Worst, Total Bellas and Any Given Wednesday. at some point tonight i'll watch NXT on WWE Network.

the New York Rangers play tonight at home against Detroit. hopefully i'll be enjoying a victory beer later on tonight.

i am thrilled that this fucking election cycle in this country is nearly fucking over. as someone who can't stand the political process, it's fucking unbearable.

i'm not sure when i'll be on here tomorrow. i have to take mom to the doctor in the morning and Manchester United plays in the Europa League in the afternoon. if all goes well, maybe after the game i'll be on here. of course, when the fuck is that the case?

that's all for me kids. take it easy and then take it again.

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 Undertones - Teenage Kicks
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings - I'm Still Here
Gary Jules - Mad World
Muddy Waters - Mannish Boy

"Writing is like walking in a deserted street. Out of the dust in the street you make a mud pie." - John le Carre

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