pleasantly surprised

so my sister came down for the weekend today. she brought lunch with her, which i guess is my birthday lunch. it was good. and i finally got to open my presents from my birthday. 6 days late but who's counting... i got some great music, a book i have a poem in and plenty of clothes. my sister also brought me some alcohol from her trip to Puerto Rico. all in all, a pretty good birthday.

i wrote 4 more poems last night to go with the one i wrote the other day. i typed those up this morning and really like them. speaking of poems, i heard back from Beautiful Losers on my poetry submission from a few weeks ago. they decided to pass on the 6 poems i sent. my unpublished file is getting large, i guess i need to do a round of submissions soon.

Fuck, That's Delicious was excellent last night. i would love to go to Japan at some point in my life. i suppose i should get a passport first.

The Pizza Show last night was very good.

Lip Sync Battle was pretty fucking funny last night.

Caraoke Showdown was ok last night. i'm not sure if i'm going to watch the show much more. it's not bad enough for me to enjoy it and it's certainly not good enough for me to spend time watching it.

Baskets was fucking hilarious last night. a good sudden death that you think might be coming but not when it does always makes for great television.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, NJPW, Treehouse Masters and Real Time with Bill Maher.

the Dayton Flyers play tonight at VCU. if Dayton loses, they are back in a first place tie. if they can get a victory, they will have a clear path to the regular season championship in the A10. the game tonight is on ESPN2.

i'm not sure when i'll be on here tomorrow. most likely it will be the morning, but who knows.

we got a little snow this morning. there's a chance of snow the entire weekend. good times.

i hope everyone has a great weekend.

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:

A Tribe Called Quest - We Got it From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service
Various Artists - The Hamilton Mixtape
The Orwells - They Put a Body In the Bayou

"If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there." - Lewis Carroll

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advancing by losing...

i figured with Manchester United having a 2 goal lead, Hull was going to come out firing on all cylinders and United was going to sit back and try to pick them off on the counter attack. but, the wildcard in every sporting event is shitty officiating. the blind cunt doing the game today gave Hull a goal when he awarded a soft as hell penalty shot. he had 4 different chances to give United a penalty kick but of course, that's where the blind part comes in. thankfully Paul Pogba scored to even the game at 1-1. Hull would go on to score late, but given the 2 goal advantage, it wouldn't be enough. United's long ass unbeaten streak is over but they have advanced to the EFL Cup final at Wembley.

the New York Rangers lost last night 2-0 to Philadelphia. they outplayed the Flyers for most of the game. this goes down as one of those trust the process not the result games. they are off now for the All-Star break. hopefully they all get healthy.

i thought NXT was pretty good last night. the Takeover event on Saturday should be a good one.

the mid-season finale of Total Divas was pretty funny last night.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, Baskets, Fuck, That's Delicious, The Pizza Show, Lip Sync Battle and Caraoke Showdown.

i did listen to the latest Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast today. you can find that by going here:
http://notsam.com/wrestlingpodcast/2017/1/26/wrestling-podcast-118-he-hate-me-charlie-ebersol

i did write a poem last night. i haven't typed it up yet as i'm hoping to write a few more. but, it's not every night that you write about an attempted murder in a river. the things that float in my fucking mind.

i've had a headache all fucking day. we've had some snow on and off, but nothing is sticking. i should go to the grocery store but i'll probably wait until the weekend.

that's all for me today. this is going to be a tough night to get through without drinking.

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:

Band of Horses - In a Drawer
Social Distortion - Bad Luck (Live)
JJ Grey & Mofro - This River
Beck - Where It's At

"If you don't have enemies, you don't have character." - Paul Newman

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it made me think of a line from a John Prine song

watching parts of the inauguration today was simply a way to pass the time. the newly sworn in king thinks he can change everything. these simpletons that actually believe he will help them... god bless them. if 40 years in this country has taught me anything, the rich will always stay rich and none of them want to truly help the poor. that's why we have a lottery and powerball you dumb asses. i have surmised that Trump never emotionally evolved from the age of 13, when he got sent off to military school. i believe the John Prine line goes "just another child that has grown old". so now the child believes he is king. he might want to check with the party he's associated with, because they have no fucking desire at all to give the power to the people. although i'm sure every hate group in this country loved that line, i know there's no chance in fucking hell that big business won't still run this shit show. the only thing i hope that comes from this asshole running the country is a better opposition and a movement of the arts that actually will trump hate.

i heard back from Nerve Cowboy today on my poetry submission from back in March of 2016. an early birthday present to me, they decided to pass on the poems. oh well.

i happened to read that rejection note right before i went to the grocery store. 1 bottle of vodka, 1 bottle of spiced rum... i didn't get myself a birthday cake though, i am trying to take my type 2 diabetes somewhat seriously.

the Dayton Flyers won last night against Richmond 75-59. they were missing their best defensive player, Kyle Davis, so it was somewhat surprising to see they held Richmond to its lowest points total of the season. it helped that Richmond was 2-20 on 3 pointers last night. the win gives Dayton a share of first place in the A10. they play next on Sunday against a pretty shitty Saint Louis team.

the win was also Dayton's 1600th win all time.

the New York Rangers won last night in Toronto 5-2. that's a good way to end a losing streak.

The Big Bang Theory was really funny last night.

Life in Pieces was hilarious.

Fuck, That's Delicious was great. i absolutely love all of the food in the city of Chicago.

The Pizza Show was pretty interesting. you have to love a host that's willing to get drunk on camera.

Caraoke Showdown was ok last night.

Lip Sync Battle was really good last night. it usually is when comedians are on it.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, NJPW, Treehouse Masters and Real Time with Bill Maher.

it rained most of the night and it is supposed to rain more tomorrow night. i didn't know we moved to a fucking rain forest. i think i heard a guy say on the news yesterday that there have only been 4 days this month where it was dry. i used to think that was a good thing when i lived on the farm. those days are over. and with my arthritis to the point where it kills me to stand for more than 15 minutes at a time, a move to the desert would be fine by me. at least skin cancer will get me better drugs.

with my birthday being tomorrow, i have no clue when i'll be on here. i'm shooting for after the Manchester United game, but who knows.

i hope everyone has a great weekend. 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:

Metallica - Hardwired
Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
Pantera - I'm Broken
Slayer - Raining Blood

"Negativity is the enemy of creativity." - David Lynch

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not the best time to get a cramp

so i watched a woman with an amazing body strip last night online and started jerking off. a few minutes into it, instead of feeling jubilation, i had a pain in my side. as soon as i stood up, it went away. odd. so i went to the bed and resumed and got the same damn pain. well, fuck it. i couldn't even find the pleasure in the damn pain. worrisome to say the least. but, at the very least i will get some damn poems out of it.

NXT was really good last night.

Total Divas was fucking hilarious last night. if i'm ever in Las Vegas, i hope i run into Renee Young.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight, The Big Bang Theory, Life in Pieces, Fuck, That's Delicious, The Pizza Show, Lip Sync Battle, Caraoke Showdown and the return of Baskets.

the New York Rangers play tonight in Toronto. it would be nice if they could end their losing streak sometime soon.

i won't get to watch any of that tonight until later as i will be at the Dayton Flyers vs. Richmond game. the game is on ESPNU this evening. hopefully Dayton can win and get a share of first place in the league.

i have to take mom to get some copies done later today. hopefully this is a sign that's she's feeling good enough that she actually feels like being in public. i'm interested if she's going to use the walker like i have made her do or will she use the cane now.

i did listen to the latest Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast late last night. i really enjoyed the excellent interview with Shawn Michaels. you can find the podcast by going here:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/sam-roberts-wrestling-podcast/id934576040?mt=2

the funny thing about tomorrow being inauguration day is it would have also been my grandmother's 105th birthday. i imagine her laughing her ass off that Trump is going to be president, but mostly because she was so mentally ill at the end of her life that she wouldn't have a damn clue what was going on. and now i think i know why so many people died in 2016... soothsayers.

i haven't had any alcohol in a few days. i'm a little edgy. hopefully Dayton will win tonight and i will get to see how the new drugs i'm on interact with it. at least i'm smart enough to not take the drugs with alcohol, at least for now.

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:

Bloodhound Gang - Fire Water Burn
Rachael Yamagata - Money Fame Thunder (Live)
American Aquarium - Burn. Flicker. Die.

"I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity." - Edgar Allan Poe

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apparently hell has frozen over

i haven't even been outside yet. i'm kind of waiting for when i think the mail might actually be out there so i can get that and the newspaper at the same time. we didn't get much snow, but i'm not a big fan of the single digits when i don't have to be in it.

when team USA got down 2-0 last night to Canada, i wasn't pleased. thankfully, the game was tied 2-2 after the second period. so you can imagine my anger when Canada was up 4-2 in the 3rd period. thankfully, this USA team has the resolve of champions as they clawed back quickly to make the game 4-4. they played a 20 minute overtime that was beyond exciting, but no one scored. so, off to the shootout once again. the same hero from the Russia game for the USA came through once again, as Troy Terry scored for the USA. Tyler Parsons stood on his head for the USA in goal, stopping all 5 shootout attempts by Canada as the USA won gold for the 4th time. this is the 3rd time the USA has beaten Canada for gold. another instant classic and oh, how i fucking enjoy having a victory beer while watching a bunch of teenagers that think it is their god given right to win this tournament every fucking year cry their damn eyes out. while watching that flag go up above the Canadian and Russian flags, it's one of the few times anymore that i can actually be proud to be an American.

The Big Bang Theory was pretty funny last night.

Life in Pieces was fucking hilarious last night.

Fuck, That's Delicious last night was great.

The Pizza Show was excellent as well last night.

i'm very pleased that the review i put out yesterday of Maiden has been well received. i used to do reviews all the time in a previous life. i wasn't sure if i still had the ability to do that or not.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be Vice News Tonight.

the Dayton Flyers play tonight at home against Rhode Island. this a true test for Dayton as Rhode Island is a mirror image of them. a hard team that plays defense, rebounds, causes turnovers, shoots the 3, dunks as much as possible, etc, etc. hopefully, my sister and i will see a great game and a Dayton victory. the game is on ESPN2 tonight.

i got some great FREE music on NoiseTrade today. i'll put the links below in the music section.

i'll be on here sometime after Manchester United plays in the FA Cup tomorrow morning.

i hope everyone has a great weekend. hopefully the weather cooperates and you can actually enjoy something other than being inside and warm.

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 Howling Tongues - A Collection Of Cover Songs
Tara MacLean - Evidence
Oliver John-Rodgers - Nashville Demos

"Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance." - Carl Sandburg

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revenge in the great white north

if there is one thing i truly hate in sports is when the USA loses to Russia. in basically anything. and i have been frustrated beyond belief at the World Juniors the last 7 years. thankfully, yesterday was the day the USA decided to give Russia a taste of their own medicine. the USA won 3-2 over Russia yesterday to set up a HUGE game against Canada on New Year's Eve. the winner of that game wins the group and the loser gets no worse than 2nd place. that was one of the better victory beers in a long time.

the New York Rangers exploded last night with 4 power play goals (3 of which came from Matt Puempel) and defeated Arizona 6-3. you would have never known the game was tied at 3 with 5 minutes left. that was the first time a Rangers player had 3 power play goals in a game since 1994. maybe that's an omen. the Rangers next play on New Year's Eve in Colorado.

The Pizza Show last night on Viceland was pretty good. i do love me some good Chicago pizza.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be absolutely nothing.

my sister and i are going to the Dayton Flyers basketball game this evening. it starts early since it is on national television (CBS Sports Network). it's the start of the A10 schedule against a very tough La Salle team. hopefully Dayton can get a win.

tomorrow will be a little crazy, and not just because it is New Year's Eve. Manchester United plays in the morning. the USA vs. Canada game in the WJC is in the afternoon. and then Ohio State plays Clemson that evening. i'm not exactly sure when the fuck i'll be on here, but i'm hoping for after the Manchester United game. i will have plenty to get off my chest as it will be the last blog of this god fucking awful year of 2016.

i hope this finds everyone well, fully stocked on booze and ready to fucking blow off some steam.

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:

Hayes Carll - I Don't Wanna Grow Up
John Prine - Loretta
Antony - If It Be Your Will (Live)
Cowboy Junkies - Powderfinger

"Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind." - Rudyard Kipling

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i suppose there was a wild hair up somewhere...

so i was a little busy this morning doing some YouTube videos...

as you might imagine, suicide has been on my mind here lately. so i thought this was a good poem to do.

this poem was a favorite of so many people this year, i just had to make a video of it. hope you enjoy it.

Lucha Underground was great last night. i certainly miss the old crimson mask i used to see all the time in my youth.

NXT was really good last night. the tag team title match between #DIY vs. Tajiri & Tozawa was off the charts great.

team USA defeated Slovakia 5-2 last night in the World Juniors. they will have their first real test of the tournament this afternoon against Russia.

enjoy some music:

and now some of this and that:

on the DVR tonight will be The Pizza Show on Viceland.

the New York Rangers play tonight out in Arizona. hopefully they can get another winning streak going.

i did listen to the latest Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast this morning. what a crazy year 2016 has been in pro wrestling. you can find the podcast by going here:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/sam-roberts-wrestling-podcast/id934576040?mt=2

i will be on here early tomorrow as my sister will be coming down to go to the basketball game tomorrow evening. it's the start of the Dayton Flyers A10 schedule. more on that tomorrow.

i have to go vacuum the house and try to get that done before the USA game in the World Juniors starts.

soon, this fucking year will be over.

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:

Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A.
Traffic - Dear Mr. Fantasy
Drivin' N' Cryin' - Straight to Hell
Guided by Voices - Don't Stop Now

"Sometimes you have to get to know someone really well to realize you're really strangers." - Mary Tyler Moore

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