and sometimes the sunshine looks like blood

i first heard about the terrorist attack yesterday in Paris at halftime of the Dayton basketball game. a handful of teenagers were taking the oath to join the Air Force. growing up near the military my entire life, i tend to have a cynical eye regarding most things. as i explained to my mother on the way home, any logical person knows the way to end terrorism is to end poverty and educate the world. but so many people have made so much money on the way things are, that will never happen. so, instead we have chosen to have an endless war. i'm hoping the family and friends i have in Paris weren't harmed yesterday. the only good thing about a senseless world is i'm a writer. if i was anything else, i would have checked out by now.

the Dayton Flyers started off slow last night. thankfully, their opponent was even colder to start the night. Dayton was up 11-0 before the other team even scored. a 30 point halftime lead eventually got down to 21 at some point in the second half. but, the old blue hairs have a new favorite son, Ryan Mikesell. he exploded in the second half to end up with 21 points. not bad for your first ever collegiate game. and to think, he was the after thought of all the new recruits. Dayton won 84-53. they next play on Tuesday against Alabama.

we got home after the game and was unaware that NBC changed the lineup for the evening. it did make sense though, given what happened in Paris. so, Undateable was a rerun. thankfully, they have never done an unfunny episode. NJPW was pretty good last night. The Knick was once again truly fucking brilliant.

enjoy some music kids:

and now some of this and that:

the USA men's team won 6-1 yesterday in their first World Cup Qualifying game. the fact that they gave up a goal is a little troubling. they were playing a team they should have killed. here's a few of the goals:

on the DVR tonight will be Saturday Night Live, ROH and the Marlon Brando special on Showtime. i was hoping to record the U2 concert tonight in Paris, but that has been cancelled.

Ohio State plays this afternoon at Illinois. hopefully this will be a game that is over by halftime.

the New York Rangers play tonight in Ottawa. hopefully they can keep the winning streak going.

my uncle found out yesterday that his cancer hasn't spread any further than they thought it did. but, he's now started the denial phase that he can't believe he has cancer and feels this good. thankfully, the doctor saw through that bullshit and wants to start chemo as soon as possible. my mother and i are the only ones in the family that have gone through this shit before, so we of course are the assholes of doom and gloom. as i told mom yesterday, i guess the family has to decide if they want him to see 2016 or die before Christmas. he keeps putting off treatment, there will be a funeral sooner than later.

i hope everyone has a great Saturday. take a moment to say i love you to all your loved ones.

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:

Fort Minor - Remember the Name

Tribe Society - Kings

The String Cheese Incident - Betray the Dark

"My life has been nothing but a failure." - Claude Monet

and your pro wrestling video of the day:

a true moment of clarity

as mom was confusing herself with math last night, trying to figure out how the 4 things she wants to hang on the wall in the hallway are going to fit together, it suddenly dawned on her that we actually need a working power drill to hang these things. i was pleasantly shocked. i gladly helped hang some little things last night; stuff that only needed a hammer or just brute force. thankfully, we were done by the time all the Sunday night shows were starting.

Big Brother was good last night. The Brink and Ballers were excellent. their season finales are next week. The Strain was fucking great. Ray Donovan was good. Masters of Sex was good. i also watched that Ed Sheeran special on NBC last night. i enjoyed it, mostly because of the behind the scenes shit. finally, Last Week Tonight hit another home run. John's argument certainly points out all the reasons i gave up on church. enjoy kids:

the New York Yankees lost yesterday 3-1. for some reason the offense doesn't show up when Severino pitches. he's pitched well enough to be 3-0 in his 3 major league starts. oh well. they are still in first place. they start a long home stand tonight against the Twins. it's also the start of Hope Week. hopefully it's like previous hope weeks and the Yankees start a nice long winning streak.

while the Yankees were doing nothing yesterday, i flipped over to watch the USA women absolutely destroy Costa Rica in a soccer friendly. here are 3 of the 8 goals they scored yesterday to win 8-0.

anyone else in the mood for some music:

and for shits and giggles, some art:

tonight on the DVR will be Men in Blazers. i will spend most of tonight watching Monday Night Raw while wishing for the pain from my arthritis to cease for a few minutes. there's been rain in the area all day long and it has been excruciating at times. good times.

i will be on here tomorrow sometime after Manchester United plays the first leg of their match in the Champions League. hopefully i will be enjoying a victory beer while i'm writing tomorrow.

i hope everyone had a great Sunday. hopefully your whole weekend was good. one of our solar lights died over the weekend. i guess i shouldn't have put it near a plant that produces a sap of sorts. i opened it up thinking i just needed to change the battery. imagine my surprise when everything was covered in this brown goo.

i got some FREE music on NoiseTrade today. the link will be below in the music section.

raise your glasses my friends and take a long look around. whether the future is better or worse, remember the now and drink yourself under the table knowing it will never be the same.

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 DollyRots - Little Black Book
Aer - Keep You Here Sampler
Muddy Waters - Mannish Boy (Live)
Tribe Society - Kings

"Love conquers all things except poverty and toothache." - Mae West

and your pro wrestling video of the day:

another long day

there's nothing quite like waking up from a dream where your high school girlfriend tells you that all your books have been stolen. i got the part where she would be in the dream as i scanned about 10 photos for her from high school a few hours before i went to sleep. but the books part had me completely fucking baffled at 6 in the morning. although, i did check the bookcase just to be sure.

and if you would like to see what i looked like in high school, feel free:

time has truly beaten the shit out of me. as for her, not so much. she's still beautiful.

the heating and air guys came out today to clean out the air ducts. you could tell an immediate difference when they got done. hopefully it will help this summer.

and after a quick lunch, mom and i went to Menards. i figured it would be better to do that today than tomorrow. i truly expect things to be a clusterfuck the closer we get to the 4th of July. we did find some things that i think will work in the house. plus, my aunt was a little jealous of the solar lights we have over here, so i picked out a ridiculous purple one for her. but, i also know that i will have some things to put together this holiday weekend. good times.

enjoy a quick musical break as i go get some water:

the New York Yankees won yesterday, 3-1. at least they avoided the sweep. they are off tonight and start a series with Tampa at home tomorrow.

NXT was pretty good last night. i agreed with some reviews that the matches could have been better, but i'm not going to bitch about it much. i did watch the main event from ROH again. i could watch AJ Styles and Adam Cole wrestle each other everyday of the year. they have great chemistry with each other. Lucha Underground was excellent last night. i really can't wait for the Ultimate Lucha coming in August. enjoy some highlights from last night:

here is some funny shit:

all i really plan on watching tonight is Big Brother. i'm pretty sure Jace will be the one evicted tonight. although, i wouldn't mind him not going and watching a few house guests go bat shit crazy.

i did happen to listen to the new Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast this morning. definitely worth your time:

you can find it at notsam.com, iTunes, Stitcher and on the right hand side of this blog.

i know i will be driving mom to the grocery store in the morning tomorrow. i guess i'll be checking out the elderly while i'm there. i can just imagine those poems. i figure i will be back on here sometime before the Yankees play tomorrow.

congrats to Marty St. Louis on his NHL career. i would have loved to see him go out as a winner with the Rangers, but he had a hall of fame career nonetheless. here's a video i saw today of him that made me smile:

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:

Loretta Lynn w/Jack White - Portland Oregon
Bassnectar - Into the Sun
Tribe Society - Kings
Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Chile Blues
Gary Clark, Jr. - Bright Lights

"I'm a walking, talking enigma. We're a dying breed." - Larry David

and your pro wrestling video of the day: