the summertime blues

i woke up this morning on my stomach. that means i was pretty much tossing and turning all night long. as soon as i sat up, i could feel my back was fucking pissed at all the tossing and turning. so, that pretty much has been my day. walking around like i'm in my 80's. these are the days where i wonder about the 8 year old me and his soothsayer like wisdom. i can still picture that tree in the backyard i grew up in. and right over there is the ladder and quite frankly, we're going to need much more rope for my fat ass these days. who knew one would have to lose weight to at least make a suicide possible. ah, memories.

the sun has been out most of the day and the humidity has been pleasant. so, of course i have spent all day inside searching for new music on NoiseTrade. you'll see the links to the 3 GREAT artists i found below in the music section.

i didn't watch much of the All-Star game last night. i am happy that the AL won. maybe if the Yankees can get hot in the second half, they will have home field advantage for the World Series at least. i was surprised that Pete Rose didn't get a longer ovation. maybe everyone is just fucking tired of it all by now. i know i am.

the shows last night went from pretty good to why the fuck am i watching this. more on all of this after a quick break:

WWE Tough Enough was mostly boring as hell last night. the after show on the WWE Network was much better. i figure who ever wins the show will never make it in the business. there are a few that might, as long as they don't win it all. that's the kiss of death. Deadliest Catch was excellent last night. Total Divas was ok. i'm more interested in the behind the scenes shit about Wrestlemania. Tyrant was great last night. the ending had a nice twist to it, which should really propel the show forward.

there was plenty of funny shit on last night. have a few laughs:

before i get to rambling about the pro wrestling i will be watching tonight, enjoy a little culture:

i pretty much know what is going to happen on Big Brother tonight. so, instead of watching that, i'll be watching NXT on the WWE Network. that has all the makings of being a great show. on the DVR will be ROH and Lucha Underground. all that should keep me pretty busy for most of the evening.

tomorrow i'm hoping to go to the bank and the post office. got some poems i need to mail out. that means i'll spend most of the morning sending poems out via email. hopefully my arthritis isn't too fucking bad tomorrow. i get the feeling there's only a certain number of times in my life i can find the pleasure in the pain. and i'm starting to believe i have less than a handful of times left. good times.

hope everyone is doing good. i'm swimming upstream in a river of loneliness and the water happens to taste like shit at the moment. enjoy that visual and have a great day.

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:

Ben Rogers - The Bloodred Yonder
Angelo Lovato - Angelo Lovato
Noah Smith - Live at The Southgate House Revival

"I wouldn't change a thing - except my bank balance." - Johnny Thunders

and your pro wrestling video of the day:

nothing a long shower won't fix

we got 2 inches of rain last night. and honestly, we missed the heavy shit. go a few miles to the east and there were some places that got over 5 inches of rain. even so, we still have little pockets of water standing in the yard. and that's with the temps being up in the 80's for most of the day. somehow, i'm guessing it was pure exhaustion, i slept for almost 6 hours last night. and it was one of those mornings where every bone in my body cracked as i got out of bed. at least i knew early that misery wasn't going to be very far away today.

i did watch most of the home run derby last night. i did like the changes, i thought it helped move the thing along much better. plus, anytime you have a clock counting down, it adds some drama. congrats to Todd Frazier for making the most of that drama.

Monday Night Raw was excellent last night. the two parts i enjoyed the most was the impromptu triple threat match:

the best part of the show was the women of NXT showing up. this made me so fucking happy:

that should take the divas division to a completely different level, that is if they actually give them the time on the shows. hopefully they use Charlotte, Becky and Sasha each week until the end of time.

enjoy some music as i got get something to drink:

the late night shows were back last night, finally. the storms kept me from watching most of it, so thanks to YouTube for allowing me to see what i missed:

team USA got off to another shitty start last night. thankfully, the game meant nothing for getting out of the group stage of the Gold Cup. but a 1-1 draw with Panama isn't what i wanted to see last night. especially when you had to come from behind to get that draw. Jurgen has made three changes for the knockout rounds. hopefully they are the right ones. here are some highlights:

tonight will be a busy one on television. i doubt i will watch much of the All-Star game itself, but i will watch the pre-game festivities. on the DVR tonight will be WWE Tough Enough, Total Divas, Deadliest Catch and Tyrant. i imagine i'll catch up on most of that in the early morning hours.

i did some poetry work today. figured out what i was going to send where later on in the week. i'm thinking that will happen on Thursday or so. the weather is supposed to be really nice then, as opposed to the weekend when were supposed to be in the 90's. good times.

before i go, why don't you have some food:

that's all for me today. mom went into work so i have spent the afternoon home alone. so, it was my usual, some porn and a long shower. that seems to be the best way i know how to just empty my head.

hope everyone is good or at the very least, good enough.

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:

Lou Reed - Heroin (Live)
Chris Isaak - Wicked Game
The Rolling Stones - Ruby Tuesday
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Push the Sky Away
Trent Reznor - Hurt (Live)

"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off." - Woody Guthrie

and your pro wrestling video of the day:

running on fumes

i didn't sleep worth a shit last night. i might have got a good 90 minutes of good sleep. i was up every 45 minutes or so after 4 AM. good times. the rain that was supposed to come yesterday came today. and it came with flash flood warnings, hail, 60 mph winds. i don't get as excited for storms here as i did on the farm. this house sits cockeyed on a odd shaped lot to begin with. and i have no porch where i could sit there and watch the storms while breathing in the air. more or less now all i do is wonder if the internet is going to out or not.

i heard back from Carcinogenic Poetry today on the poems i sent last month. they have decided to pass. i also sent a query to Oddball Magazine on the poems i sent two months ago. so far, i'm sitting on 20 some poems that are begging to be sent out. so, if all goes well this week, i am planning on getting some submissions out there.

the New York Yankees won yesterday 8-6. it was so good to see one of the kids do well:

that was the reason so many of us Yankees fans wanted Refsnyder up here from the start of the season. it's very nice that they will start the second half of the season in first place. that hasn't happened in a few years.

i don't know if the weather will allow the MLB home run hitting contest to happen tonight or not. we're supposed to have another line of storms come through in the early evening. i live about 70 miles north of where the All-Star game is happening this year.

enjoy some music kids:

Big Brother was pretty funny last night. True Detective was good and then the shootout happened. that made the episode great. Ballers was pretty funny. The Brink was good. The Strain was fucking great. this season looks like it is going to blow my mind once again. Ray Donovan was pretty good. Masters of Sex was really good. and finally, Last Week Tonight was awesome as usual:

i saw today that Manchester United was busy once again. i love that they have completely rebuilt their midfield in a span of about 30 hours. the combination of Schweinsteiger and Schneiderlin should be dynamic. and just look who they are bringing on the tour to the USA:

i would love to see them in Chicago but i know that won't happen. at least i believe all their games over here will be on television.

it's artsy fartsy time kids. please enjoy one of the most amazing artists i have ever seen on YouTube:

if the weather doesn't fuck up the satellite feeds too bad tonight, i'll spend most of the night flipping between Monday Night Raw and the USA vs. Panama Gold Cup game. i expect team USA to take some chances tonight as they have already won the group. i guess most of the regulars will rest and the kids will play this one.

i got some FREE music today on NoiseTrade. i'll provide the link below in the music section.

i hope everyone had a great weekend. my back is telling me that i'm done for the day. so, until tomorrow 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:

Elizabeth Cook - Snapshot
Joe Bonamassa - Tiger in Your Tank (Live) (FREE on Joe's website)
Morphine - You Look Like Rain
Benjamin Booker - Wicked Waters
Soul Asylum - Summer of Drugs

"If I were a serious person, I'd probably have a real job." - Harrison Ford

and your pro wrestling video of the day:

my 2 poems at Dead Snakes

my poems "apocalypse of the little dragon" and "a warm serenity" have been published at Dead Snakes. you can find both poems by going here:
http://deadsnakes.blogspot.com/2015/07/jj-campbell-two-poems.html

waiting for the rain

so when i woke up this morning with my back feeling like an elephant slept on it, i figured it had rained some overnight. sure enough, it did. then the sun came out and made shit sticky as hell. that only means the thunderstorms this afternoon will have more force behind them. good times.

mom found a box this morning as she was going through her room. she called me into her room and gave it to me. much to my surprise, it was some of my father's shit. a couple of really nice watches. and after i moved those out of the way, the oh shit moments started. i was now looking at the medals he got while serving in Vietnam. then his dog tags. then some money from China and Vietnam. a necklace from his high school baseball team. as i'm sitting there somewhat stunned, i believe my mother put it best. he really did just leave his whole damn life behind. the box is now tucked away in my closet. i have no fucking clue what i'm going to do with it.

here's some music, please enjoy:

i spent a good portion of this morning finding FREE music on NoiseTrade. i'll provide those links below in the music section.

the New York Yankees lost last night 5-3. they play this afternoon in Boston. hopefully they finish out the last game before the All-Star break with a win.

Power was excellent last night. the ending was really, really good. to see the look on Angela's face when she finally put two and two together was fucking perfect.

as tempted as i was to get the UFC fight last night, i didn't. i guess i missed one hell of a ppv.

i did catch ROH this morning. good thing i had it on the DVR as i was so damn tired i fell asleep after the first match last night. the show was excellent as always. the main event set up what should be a great match for their 200th episode next week.

ladies and gentlemen, some poetry:

i'm hoping the storms don't get too bad today. and i am especially hoping they don't fuck up the satellite feed tonight. the evening will start off with Big Brother. from there, it will be absolute chaos. all of these shows are on tonight, The Strain, True Detective, The Brink, Ballers, Last Week Tonight, Ray Donovan and Masters of Sex. the DVR will be busy tonight.

on top of all that, since it will be raining, i won't be shocked when mom decides she wants to do some shit around the house. especially since she knows if we're going to get a second car, we should probably clean out a spot for it in the garage first. good times.

i hope everyone has a good Sunday. live it up boys and girls, you never know how many more you have in ya.

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:

Coffey Anderson - Country Music
Hillary Hand - In My Head
Cris Jacobs - Acoustic Session

"Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after." - Henry David Thoreau

and your pro wrestling video of the day:

i've seen enough of people for awhile

mom and i went out to do some shopping today. we left around 10 this morning. when we got back home around 4 something, i was spent. but, of course, i couldn't go take a nap or just shoot the shit online. i had suet to put out, baseball cards to put on the wall and put in an album, etc., etc. strap in for a ride my friends.

while i thought we were going to go out car shopping today, mom changed her mind. so, the first stop was to this bird store where the rich people live. we found this hot pepper and insect suet that apparently squirrels hate. hopefully that is true. it was pathetic watching the guy behind the counter flirt with my mother. i did all i could do to not laugh. after that, it was a trip to the fancy photo frames and other shit for memorabilia type store. i needed some more frames for some autographed baseball cards i forgot i had and a display case for a football, for an autographed Buddy Guy guitar strap and who knows what else. amazingly, i think i found some shit that will actually work. then, we started the wild goose chase for the right things to hang plates. we finally found it at the 4th store we went to. in between that we got gas and lunch. at the second store, i think i might have seen one of the most beautiful black women i have ever seen in my life. just the right amount of tattoos and attitude. it's the closest i have come to asking a woman to sit on my face as i would have absolutely gone to jail for this one.

if i get off of my lazy ass one day, i'll take some pictures of the collectibles hanging in the house and in my room. and maybe one of the batman night light i got today as well.

enjoy some music:

the New York Yankees won last night 5-1 up in Boston. that means they will finish in first place at the all-star break for the first time in a few years. they are playing right now as i am typing this. hopefully i will be enjoying a victory beer after the game tonight.

team USA once again played like shit in the Gold Cup last night against Haiti. and apparently, Clint Dempsey is the only one allowed to score:

thankfully, that goal stood up as they won 1-0. that wins them the group as well. here are the highlights for the game:

Treehouse Masters was pretty good last night. NJPW was excellent as usual last night.

now, enjoy some educational shit:

Manchester United has been busy the last few days. i love the Memphis Depay signing. i also like the Matteo Darmian signing as well. but, this morning, the holy shit one came through.

i never thought i would see Bastian Schweinsteiger ever leave Bayern Munich, let alone leave it to come to Manchester United. and hopefully, they aren't done.

tonight on television will be ROH and god knows what else. i figure at some point my energy is going to drain out completely. so, maybe i'll get a nap in while watching the baseball game.

the weather today was as close to fucking perfect as possible. hell, i even had to wear sunglasses today as i was driving. of course, this means that tomorrow is supposed to be rain from fucking hell. so, if the power doesn't go out, i'll be on here early tomorrow. if you don't see anything from me tomorrow you'll know that i'm busy figuring out what to take for the ark.

hope everyone is having 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:

Korn - Freak on a Leash
Tracy Chapman - Give Me One Reason
Hayes Carll - Drunken Poet's Dream
Broken Bells - Holding on for Life
Los Lonely Boys - 16 Monkeys

"The difference between style and fashion is quality." - Giorgio Armani

and your pro wrestling video of the day:

i wasn't made for being up before the sun

i had to get up early this morning. and by early, i mean sometime before 7. i had to drive mom to get her blood work done and some x-rays. i'm simply not a fan of being up that early anymore. i wanted to believe i gave that life up when i left the farm for good. here it is, late afternoon and it fucking feels like it's already time for bed. fuck me runnin'.

i did take along my pen and notebook this morning. i have a tendency to do what i did in high school all the time, write poems in public. i did really enjoy the paranoid looks i got from people when they saw me get out the pen and paper after staring at them for a few seconds. that's good fun. i wrote 3 poems while in the waiting area. the fourth poem came when i was back at the house, on the shitter after breakfast. it figures the best one would come from there. i do my best thinking anymore on the shitter. i did type all four poems up. i think 3 of the 4 are really good.

so the trip for the medical shit, breakfast, typing up poems, feeding the birds and two trips to the shitter were all done by 11 am. that's simply way too much for my liking.

what really sucks now is we are under a flash flood watch. it was dry all morning and my bone spurs never acted up. a little rain and hello agony. good times.

enjoy some music:

the New York Yankees got some great pitching from Tanaka yesterday and some good offense for a change, winning 6-2. Brett Gardner found out during the game that he made the AL All-Star team as an injury replacement. good for him, he deserves it. the Yankees finish off the first half of the season by starting a series tonight in Boston. hopefully they sweep the Red Sox and keep those clowns in last place.

Big Brother last night went as expected. i do like who the new HOHs are, Austin and Vanessa. those were the two people i actually knew of before the show started, via wrestling and poker. hopefully this week is interesting.

Lip Sync Battle was really funny last night. once again, the summer is a good time for some stupid tv that just makes you laugh:

here is some more funny shit:

tonight will be an interesting one. on top of the baseball game, team USA plays Haiti in the Gold Cup. i'm hoping the boys play a much better game than they did against Honduras. on the DVR tonight will be NJPW and a returning Treehouse Masters.

i did watch some of the USA women and their ticker tape parade in NYC this afternoon. everything they get they truly deserve.

i'd like to thank Janne Karlsson for his suggestions for this blog. one thing that i did like right off the bat and i will try to do each Friday is a blast from the past of my poetry. so, today here is an old YouTube video of mine. as i told Janne, my lazy ass needs to do some more of these videos before too long. anyway, hope you enjoy:

i hope everyone has a great weekend. i believe mom and i are going to go out car shopping. most likely scenario is her getting a new one and i get her old Toyota Highlander. it has over 250,000 miles on it but still runs very good. plus, if that does happen, that would be the first vehicle i have owned that was actually made in this century. as i always like to say, it's fun to always fail forward.

hope you have better weather than we do currently. have a great weekend. only fuck the ones that cough. drink a little too much and go leave your neighbor a surprise on their porch.

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:

Fun Lovin' Criminals - Scooby Snacks
Indigo Girls - Least Complicated (Live)
Led Zeppelin - When The Levee Breaks
Buckcherry - Crazy Bitch
Dum Dum Girls - Coming Down

"We are healed from suffering only by experiencing it to the full." - Marcel Proust

and your pro wrestling video of the day:

with the shoes to match

my poem "with the shoes to match" has been published at Your One Phone Call. you can find the poem by going here: https://youronephonecall.wordpress.com/2015/07/10/with-the-shoes-to-match-by-j-j-campbell/

some things never change

the weather is still dreary, but it is warmer today. my good friend humidity is back. i was in so much pain last night i actually had to break out some liquor to be able to type the two poems i wrote yesterday. the poems are really good. and the liquor helped me get about 5 hours of sleep. all in all, just doing what my mantra says, find the pleasure in the pain.

so, there was an email from Rose this morning with her picture. that made me happy. we emailed back and forth this morning. and then of course, life happens. she tells me her internet is getting disconnected and needs money so that won't happen. this shit happens EVERY FUCKING TIME a woman starts to communicate with me regularly on the internet. it's fucking amazing. what the fuck about me screams i have money. is it the 7 month beard? is it the name brand sweatpants i wear out in public? is it the t-shirt with holes in it? as i explained to Rose, who i am guessing i won't hear from again, poets only make money when they die. and i'm not nearly as close to death as some people wish.

enjoy a little musical break:

the New York Yankees can't do anything easy it seems. they got two players back from injury last night. had a nice cushy lead in the 9th. and then it becomes a nail biter. thankfully, the Yankees won 5-4:

wrestling last night was ok. i did watch a little of ROH again. hopefully one day they change the order and have the new show on Wednesday and the rebroadcast of it on the weekend instead of how they have it now. NXT started off good but really became more of a clip show showing the title change in Japan. Lucha Underground once again stole the night for me. when you end a crazy show with one of the announcers about to get set on fire, you certainly have my attention. Ultima Lucha looks like it is going to be fucking awesome.

here is some funny/informative/drinking shit, hope you enjoy:

the Yankees play this afternoon. hopefully they get the win so they win the series. on the DVR tonight will be Big Brother and the returning Lip Sync Battle.

Big Brother was mostly just filler last night. tonight's live show could have some fireworks, but i doubt it.

mom had to drive up to Troy this morning. she said she felt good enough to go alone, so i'm hoping it goes good. the rain and all the distracted assholes driving have me worried. but, i figure i'll hear the garage door sometime during the baseball game.

hope everyone enjoyed another slice of shit from my life. if anyone ever has any suggestions for the blog or something you'd like to see more of on this blog, feel free to email me at anytime.

i've got a wrestling podcast to listen to and a game to watch.

hope everyone has a great day. be wary of beautiful women that are too good to be true.

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:

Paolo Nutini - Iron Sky
CocoRosie - Werewolf
Superheaven - I've Been Bored
The Afghan Whigs - Let Me Lie to You
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - This Life

"I think I've been a great citizen." - O.J. Simpson

and your pro wrestling video of the day:

a dreary summer day

i don't think the sun made an appearance today. hell, i don't think it got any warmer than 68 degrees. you talk about a dreary, depressing day in July. top it off, the fucking internet was going in and out all morning. unlike the farm though, when we called the problem in, someone else had already called it in. that's good to know. if we didn't report something out at the farm, no one did.

to add on to yesterday's post, "Rose" did change her profile to say that she's female. so, i'm taking that as a good sign. now, i gave her the task to actually email me sometime today with a picture of herself. i'm still waiting for that to happen. hopefully, she does understand that no email would be strike three. and i truly have no problem blocking people these days.

enjoy a quick music break:

the New York Yankees lost last night in extra innings, 4-3. i have no clue why the fuck we can't beat Oakland this season. they play again tonight.

team USA did not play well but still managed to get the win over Honduras last night, 2-1. between the physical play and a young referee who was obviously in over his head, the game was not pretty to watch. but, i'll gladly take the 3 points and the lead in Group A of the Gold Cup. they play again on Friday against Haiti. below are some highlights:

Tyrant was really great last night. the ending had a holy shit moment. i really like that they are bringing in the real life shit of what is going on in Syria now to the show. that should really add something to the story.

WWE Tough Enough last night was pretty funny. i was a little shocked to see Daria get eliminated. the after show on the WWE Network was great. you can see that there is legitimate hatred between some of the people in the competition. that should make for some fun television for the next few weeks.

as for Total Divas, this image should tell you all you need to know about the show:

in case that's not funny enough for you, here is some more shit:

i took mom to the grocery store. i kind of thought we were going to do that in the morning, but she changed her mind. snapped at me while doing it. amazingly, she apologized later on in the morning. that rarely happens in my life.

got some news last night on the dead father subject. his wife or since we can't find a marriage license, the woman he spent the last 15 years of his life with, apparently died on July 4th. now the real fun begins. did they have wills? did they take care of any end of life shit before this all happened? i'm guessing since my father was always horrible with money and cheap as fuck, he probably didn't do anything. so i'm waiting for a call from a court or the state with a bill that i have to pay since i'm the oldest kin. good times.

this dreary fucking day did help me write two poems today. so, i guess it wasn't all bad. of course, i haven't typed them up yet, so i guess i shouldn't speak too soon.

enjoy another music break as i clean the pallet:

tonight is pro wrestling night. on the DVR will be Lucha Underground and ROH. i'm planning on watching NXT tonight on the WWE Network. hell, if i'm feeling good, i may even watch a little TNA tonight. also on the DVR tonight will be Big Brother. i love that the house guests have already figured out the twin twist. i give the producers credit. they certainly found as many crazy fuckers as they could for this season.

i did a little music shopping today on NoiseTrade and iTunes. i decided it was EP day. so, you'll see some links below in the music section.

that's all for me today. i hope the sun was out today where you are.

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:

Jackie Greene - Jackie Greene: Live at Infinity Hall
No Sinner - Three Sheets To The Wind
Will Hoge - Small Town Dreams: Writer's Room Edition
Bruce Springsteen - Chimes of Freedom EP (Live)

"Two men look out the same prison bars; one sees mud and the other stars." - Beck

and your pro wrestling video of the day:

amusing the unknown

so i have spent a few hours today amusing the unknown. i'm a little leery of people online that seem a bit sketchy. you know the type; piss poor typing, weak english, have a profile that says you are a male yet you have a profile pic of a beautiful woman, etc, etc. all that screams to me as someone who is a con and is out to scam some poor sap out of a life. so imagine my surprise when one of those basket cases asks me this morning if i was ready to be in a serious relationship with them. for those of you who know my sense of humor and complete disdain for humans in general, you understand what the last few hours was like for me. i get a sense that this woman (i'm calling it that in case it actually is a woman) could be really slow, or retarded or a damn child. who the fuck at 30 doesn't know how to use a computer. i mean shit, even if you were born in Australia and live in a small town in Wisconsin now, i have to imagine that at some point you learned the fucking basics about computers. hopefully the truth comes to light soon as i don't think i'll enjoy many more afternoons with this fucking nonsense.

i heard the lawnmowers going this morning, so i knew it was going to rain today. we just had a quick storm pass through. i'm sure there will be more coming. my legs feel like we're getting ready to have a hurricane hit us. either i pulled both hamstrings while putting those shelves together or my arthritis has taken over both of my legs. good times.

Monday Night Raw last night was pretty good. it should have been great, but only 5 guys truly showed up in my opinion. Brock Lesnar, Paul Heyman, John Cena, Cesaro and Kevin Owens made the night enjoyable. enjoy below:

the show after on the WWE Network was excellent. i could listen to Michael Hayes, J.J. Dillon, Arn Anderson, Ric Flair and Jerry Lawler tell Dusty Rhodes stories for hours and hours. and given that the bulk of the hour was about when i was truly becoming a fan, it was great tv:

here's some funny shit:

i saw this video today and was completely blown away. enjoy your music break:

tonight will be an interesting one for me on television. and since there is a ton of shit on, i figure it will storm like the end of days tonight and the satellite feed will get knocked out.

the New York Yankees start a series with Oakland tonight at home. a couple hours after that, team USA starts their Gold Cup campaign against Honduras. i'd love to be drinking two victory beers tonight. now, on the DVR tonight will be WWE Tough Enough, Total Divas and Tyrant. all in all, it will be another night where i'll be up at 3 in the morning.

that's all for me today. i've got trash to pick up and then i have a visit lined up with my massage chair. if i'm going to be in pain like this for the rest of my life, you can bet every dollar you have that i will have a drug addiction in the next ten years.

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:

Gov't Mule - Presence of the Lord (Live)
Little Milton - Walking the Back Streets and Crying (Live)
Eddie Vedder - Imagine (Live)
My Morning Jacket - Suspicious Minds (Live)
Walk The Moon - Burning Down the House (Live)

"Ever read a book that changed your life? Me neither." - Jim Gaffigan

and your pro wrestling video of the day:

the torture of arthritis

before i get to the good shit of yesterday, let me tell the tale of what it is like to put together a bookcase with no power tools when you have arthritis. about 20 minutes into hand screwing pieces together, i looked at my mom and just said "power tools". seriously, there's no fucking way i'm doing that again without power tools. my hands are still hurting from it. and then trying to hammer nails in with my fat fingers... if i would have been hammering out of frustration, my left thumb would be broken into a thousand pieces. so, if any kind soul wants to get me a gift, you know what to get.

the good news from yesterday was the amazing job team USA did in the Women's World Cup. the way that game started out, it was basically over in 15 minutes. just a fantastic job by everyone. Carli Lloyd's goal from 54 yards out might be the best goal i have ever seen in a women's game. congrats to the ladies for absolutely destroying their demons and winning the first World Cup for the USA since 1999. a 5-2 win over Japan that no one will forget anytime soon.

the bad from yesterday was the shitty job the Yankees did trying to get the sweep over Tampa. 3 fucking errors and only one run, not exactly the recipe for something good. i more or less stopped watching when it got to 4-0. i believe the final score was 8-1. they are off tonight and start a series with Oakland tomorrow.

enjoy a quick music break before i get to last night:

Big Brother went how i thought it would last night. more creative editing by the producers (this has been common for as long as i have watched the show) and more drama made by Audrey. i can't believe these idiots are going to keep her in the house another week.

Penny Dreadful was spectacular last night. the intensity of the first 20 minutes of the show was breathtaking. i was very curious where it would go from there. the next few twists certainly showed where the show will be going for season 3. 2016 can't get here fast enough.

True Detective continued the slow burn it has been on so far. i'm doing my best to not compare it to last season. the excellent job that Rachel McAdams is doing is helping me. plus the music each episode has been damn near perfect.

Ballers was pretty funny last night. the ending was great. The Brink was good, although a little more nudity goes a long way.

after all that was over, i was amazed to see the NASCAR race was still going on. it must have been raining in Florida yesterday. so i watched that to the finish. and oh what a fucking finish it was:

how the fuck is he still alive?

i did write 2 more poems yesterday, so i typed up all 3 after the race was over. i really like these 3 poems. two of them are kind of short, so i may play with them to fit the guidelines of a certain place i know that likes short poems.

say hello to another music break:

the only thing i'm planning on watching tonight is Monday Night Raw. and since they are in Chicago tonight, i really expect one hell of a show.

tomorrow will be a clusterfuck for sure as the Gold Cup will be starting for the USA men's team. given the dumpster fire that Mexico is right now, this is a tournament the USA is expected to win. but, when it comes to soccer, i take NOTHING for granted. more on that tomorrow.

i hope everyone had a great weekend. hopefully you avoided jail and/or pregnancy. welcome to a new work week in July, where everyone is just one day of the air conditioning going out away from killing everyone. good times.

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:

Soul Coughing - Super Bon Bon
The Firm - Satisfaction Guaranteed
Muddy Waters - Champagne & Reefer (Live)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Phenomena
Neil Young - Rockin' In The Free World

"It's a well-known fact that tall people are evil." - Kevin Hart

and your pro wrestling video of the day:

nothing more annoying than fireworks going off at 3 in the morning

the one thing i knew i would hate about moving away from the farm would be being so fucking close to other people. yesterday was the perfect example. July 4th on the farm was really, just another fucking day. July 4th in "town", it's a big to do. and when every other jackass is shooting off fireworks, it gets a little fucking annoying after a few hours. i wrote a poem sort of about this while on the toilet this morning. i suppose i do my best thinking there. hopefully, i'll write a few more today, although i imagine mom is going to keep me busy.

and it looks like another day of sunshine here. so, there is a little part of me that would like to actually go out and enjoy it. i haven't had my summer ritual bad sunburn yet.

enjoy some music before i get to the events of yesterday:

i did watch all of the Copa America final yesterday. i was stunned that Argentina blew that chance to win at the death of regulation. and then a little more stunned when Chile beat them in penalty kicks, 4-1. hard to believe Messi can be so good with his club and then be virtually invisible at times with his country. congrats to Chile on their first ever Copa America title.

the New York Yankees scored early yesterday and were cruising. cruising to the point where i actually fell asleep. so, imagine my surprise when i woke up to a 2-2 score, right after Betances blew the save by giving up a 2 run homer. i cleared my eyes and settled in for the bottom of the 9th. Tex got a miracle double. Jose Pirela came in to pinch run for him. Chris Young couldn't get a bunt down but managed to work a walk anyway. that brought up Ramon Flores:

walk off wins in back to back days. i'll take it. they go for the sweep this afternoon.

the rest of the night was helping mom put up some stuff around the house, carry in boxes from the garage and watch some fireworks:

i did watch most of ROH last night (i finished it up this morning). a great main event between Red Dragon and Elgin vs. The Kingdom. and if you haven't seen Dalton Castle wrestle, i urge EVERYONE to do so.

another music break as i need to get some water:

after the Yankees game today, the USA women play Japan in the finals of the Women's World Cup. i can't believe the USA hasn't won the World Cup since 1999. hopefully that changes. after that is over, it will be time for the Sunday night shows. now, all of this will be on the DVR as i have no clue how long the soccer game will go. so, tonight i'll be watching Big Brother (mostly just to see the little details of what i already know), True Detective, Ballers and The Brink. closing out the night will be the season finale of Penny Dreadful. i saw this morning that the show will be coming back in 2016 for season 3. that made me very, VERY happy. hopefully the season finale is a great one.

i imagine if i still have any energy left, i will be doing some typing late tonight. i'm hoping the words keep on flowing after that poem i wrote this morning. it has the makings of a really good one.

that is all for me today. i hope everyone had a safe and wonderful 4th of July. enjoy the rest of the 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:

Trent Reznor - Hurt (Live)
Caribou - Can't Do Without You
Lush - Ladykillers
Deana Carter - Strawberry Wine
Traffic - Dear Mr. Fantasy

"Money is in some respects life's fire: it is a very excellent servant, but a terrible master." - P.T. Barnum

and your pro wrestling video of the day:

independence, what a concept

so i've been up since 5 this morning, mostly because i'm not ashamed to admit that i love pro wrestling enough that i sacrifice sleep for it. and for at least two matches, it was absolutely worth it. more on that later.

happy July 4th to everyone. enjoy the fireworks, hot dogs, burgers, beers, and whatever else you do on this day:

last night was an interesting one. first off, team USA did not play that well against Guatemala, but still came away with a 4-0 win. hopefully they play better when the Gold Cup starts in a few days. i did like this goal though:

it's about fucking time...

the New York Yankees got behind 3-0 last night and i figured, given the pitcher they were facing, it was done. silly me. Tampa took their starter out and the Yankees offense finally showed up. Tex hit a huge 3 run HR that tied the game in the 8th. the Yankees pissed away chance after chance to win the game. and then the 12th inning happened. i'm fucking sick and tired of Girardi over managing this team. he brought in a reliever when he didn't need to and of course, Tampa goes up 5-3. thankfully, Tampa walked the lead off batter of the bottom of the 12th. then the inning goes like this: strikeout, hit by A-Rod beating the shift, single by Tex to score a run, and then boom. there was fireworks going off outside the stadium. Brian McCann made sure they went off inside as well.

easily the best win of the season. they play again this afternoon.

NJPW was excellent last night. hopefully one day the promotion will start airing matches in this country that are currently going on.

enjoy a quick music break boys and girls:

the WWE event this morning, Beast in the East, started off great. Jericho vs. Neville was a very good match. the ladies match was good, not great. i did like how they booked Brock Lesnar as he virtually killed The New Day. but for some fucking reason, the WWE put on the match that should have finished the show next. Balor vs. Owens was a fucking classic. and as much as i love Kevin Owens, this was the proper thing to see after the match:

hopefully this means Kevin Owens will be winning Cena's US Championship in 2 weeks. the "main event" ended up being Cena and Ziggler vs. Kane and King Barrett. who the fuck gives a shit about a match that you could easily see on television on any Monday or Thursday. stupid, stupid, stupid. if i was booking the show, i put Owens and Balor on last and tell the vets to suck it up, they are better than you are. get over it. all in all, i'm glad i was up to watch it. it just could have been a much better show if the 3rd match of the year that Kevin Owens has been in would have gone on last.

the rest of my day looks like this: watching the Hot Dog eating contest, watching the Yankees, watching some soccer, including the Copa America final between Chile and Argentina. i figure tonight i'll find some fireworks on the television somewhere and then watch ROH and god knows what else. in between all that sitting on my ass, i'm figuring there will be some food bad for me, a long nap, a few items put together that mom wants done, and some bird watching as that is what passes for entertainment in this glorified retirement community i'm in.

i did talk to a stranger on Google+ this morning. i know, you have heard this before. her name is Rose, single, no kids, etc. so far, she hasn't mentioned needing money or Nigeria, so things are looking up. plus, her picture looks nice as well. that is probably a red flag, but i have the dreamer's disease.

that's all for me today. hope everyone has a great weekend. be safe. have fun. stay out of jail.

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:

Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors - American Beauty
Grant Lee Buffalo - Stars and Stripes (Live)
Portugal. The Man - Purple, Yellow, Red and Blue
My Morning Jacket - Rocket Man
Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight

"I love living. I have some problems with my life, but living is the best thing they've come up with so far." - Neil Simon

and your pro wrestling video of the day:

imagine what the world would be like with no people to fuck it up

as i have slowly dipped my toe into getting back into society, i would like to think my patience with humans has increased. today was going to be truly the test to see if it has. mom was ready to leave by 9:30 this morning. i put on something clean and got my keys. we first had to go to a store to see if they had the stuff we use in our laundry that our normal grocery store doesn't carry anymore. thank fucking god they had 3 jugs of it. then mom realized that she hadn't had anything for breakfast. somewhere in the back of my mind i was hearing a lecture about how life is a circle. how we start in diapers and end up in them as well. after we checked out there it was off to the grocery store. about 90 minutes later and my bone spurs screaming fucking murder at me, we were loading the groceries in the car. it was fucking crowded beyond belief. thankfully, there was this one fine black woman in the store that kept my imagination entertained. she was dressed like someone told her they were shooting a rap video at the grocery store this morning. i think every dirty old man like myself was thinking the same damn thing... why the fuck did she bring her child?

on the way home i thought about something mom wanted that we didn't get. thankfully, she didn't say turn around. after i got the groceries in the house, i went to get the mail out of the mailbox. one of the guys next door, the ones that have been doing a fucking garage sale for the last 4 days, utters that he's been enjoying the birds. i smiled, which i'm sure came off as do i look like i feel like fucking talking at this moment, and just kept walking. the last thing i want for these people around here to think is that i'm a nice guy who likes to have conversations with strangers.

mom basically went back to sleep and i've been on the computer for the last 4 hours. good thing my life doesn't revolve around this fucking thing.

please enjoy a music break:

Big Brother last night was good. Jace went home as expected. Becky and Shelli won the HOH's. since the 4th of July is coming up, they have put the house on fast forward as they are already filming what is going to be seen on Wednesday today. hopefully they backdoor that crazy cunt Audrey this week.

did i type that out loud. oh well.

tonight i'll be flipping between NJPW, the Yankees game at home against Tampa, and the USA men's soccer team friendly against Guatemala. that should be a good tune up for the upcoming Gold Cup. plus, i believe the 3rd place game for the Copa America is tonight.

hopefully while i'm enjoying a couple of victory beers tonight, i'll write a few poems. i definitely want to get a few more good ones written before i go into my usual no writing because i'm actually trying to enjoy the summer mode.

here's some funny shit:

i hope everyone has a lovely July 4th. i'm trying to have my ass up at 5:30 in the morning to watch the WWE special live from Tokyo, Japan. if not, they are replaying it throughout the day. but, you know me, i'd much rather watch anything live.

if you are playing with fireworks in the next few days, remember to only blow off your own fingers and not someone else's. don't drink and drive unless you are less drunk than your buddy. and lastly, never stick your face really close to a gas grill unless you say to everyone at the party, WATCH THIS. those my friends, are the famous last words of any white trash fucker that has roamed the earth. with that being said, enjoy the bright colors, a sunburn and a few cold drinks.

i should take holidays off from this blog but i am a glutton for punishment. so, expect me in the evening sometime to show up pissed off about something.

another music break before i bid you adieu:

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:

Jason Isbell - 24 Frames
John Prine - It's a Big Old Goofy World
Bright Eyes - Waste of Paint
Lucinda Williams - Real Live Bleeding Fingers and Broken Guitar Strings
Valerie June - Somebody To Love

"I want you to like me, but I don't care if you don't" - Olivia Munn

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:

no time for sleep now

i had a hard time falling asleep last night. so, i figured what a great time to catch up on the shows i had on the DVR. here's the problem i have with watching good television; there's no fucking way i can fall asleep after something good. i play it over in my head, think about what i could write different or better (ha ha). so, thank you, Tyrant. after catching up on the last 2 episodes i was up at 4 in the morning thinking about how i would write the rest of the season. and of course, i was up 3 hours later. and since today is the start of the silly season, there will be no naps today.

speaking of the silly season, when i saw that Phil Kessel was traded to the Penguins today, i think i might have shit my pants. that's the last thing i wanted to see a team in the Rangers division do, get really better. the Rangers signed a few guys, mostly depth guys, today. i'm waiting on all the restricted free agents to get done, hopefully soon. the biggest news of the day was that Glen Sather was stepping down from being the GM of the Rangers. i believe somewhere i could hear angels singing. not because of the job Slats did, but because Jeff Gorton is the new GM of the Rangers. he's been wanted by numerous teams over the last few years and the Rangers always said no. this is the guy who really built the Boston Bruins when they won their championship, so i, like every other Rangers fan in the world, are hoping he builds a winner in New York. Slats will still be in the organization as the president. i figure he and the Rangers owner love each other, so he'll have a job until he dies.

please enjoy a quick music break:

the New York Yankees lost again last night, 2-1. once again, the offense has gone missing. and they are wasting too much decent pitching at the moment. they play again tonight. hopefully they avoid the sweep.

team USA beat Germany last night 2-0 to advance to the finals of the Women's World Cup. the USA did get lucky with some calls, but they certainly outplayed Germany for most of the game. hopefully they can win it all on Sunday.

as i mentioned earlier, Tyrant was excellent last night. i've caught up on the episodes i missed. this season has a nice slow burn to it. Deadliest Catch last night was excellent as well. it's fascinating to watch what happens on a boat when the shit hits the fan.

as for tonight, since it is Wednesday, it's pro wrestling night. on the DVR tonight will be ROH and Lucha Underground. i will be watching NXT tonight, mostly for Finn Balor and Samoa Joe vs. Kevin Owens and Rhyno. that should be spectacular. also on the DVR tonight will be Big Brother.

here's some funny shit i saw today that really made me laugh:

i've spent most of today doing my laundry. i didn't realize i had so many black clothes.

that's really all for me today. i've got clothes to fold and websites to check as i try to stay updated on the free agency madness.

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 Heavy - How You Like Me Now
Dr. Dog - Shadow People
Otis Redding - A Change Is Gonna Come
U2 - Desire
Hot Water Music - Drag My Body

"I have a lot of regrets, but I'm not going to think of them as regrets." - Debbie Harry

and since i've spent plenty of time on the computer, you get TWO pro wrestling videos of the day:

the never ending headache

my head has been pounding for most of today. i figure it has everything to do with the weather. it actually stopped raining here for a few hours. of course, that meant the sun came out and heated everything up. so, i'm going to try to type this up and get it published before the thunderstorms hit. good times.

today was a day of writing checks and driving mom around. she had some shit she had to do at the insurance office. after that, we hit up some dollar stores trying to find some cheap solar shit i found online. no luck there but i did find one solar piece that hopefully will work great where i put it. also, got some baseball cards and some frames. i think the baseball cards may have paid for everything with 1 of the rookie cards i got in one the packs. good times.

please enjoy a quick musical break:

the New York Yankees lost last night 4-1. they more or less lost to Mike Trout. his bat and glove were the difference in the game. i haven't decided if i'm going to watch them tonight or not. thankfully, there is plenty of other options tonight.

Monday Night Raw was a so so show for the most part. it started off lame as hell and only got better when the interaction between Kevin Owens, John Cena and Cesaro happened. that match saved the show from being a complete dud.

of course, Cena fucked up a number of moves in the match, most notably this one:

and he wonders why so many of us think he sucks.

here's some funny shit from last night:

team USA plays Germany tonight in the first semifinal of the Women's World Cup. this is the top 2 teams in the world facing each other, so it might as well be the final. i'll have my attention on that for most of the night, weather permitting.

on the DVR tonight will be WWE Tough Enough, Deadliest Catch and Tyrant. i might stay up late to catch up on all that or that might become a Wednesday morning/afternoon kind of deal.

today was FREE music on iTunes day. i got 4 pretty good ones. you'll find those listed in the music section.

our neighbors (not my uncle) had a garage sale today. i asked my mother, who the fuck has a garage sale on a Tuesday. thankfully, it was over by the time we got back home from running around today.

the storms are supposed to hit here soon, so i'm going to wrap this up.

hope everyone had a good day. hope the weather is better wherever you are.

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:

Kill it Kid - Blood Stop and Run
Joe Pug - If Still It Can't Be Found
Creepoid - American Smile
Jaill - Getaway

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

and your pro wrestling video of the day:

a summer full of rain

when i was in pain around 4 this morning, i didn't bother to get up. i knew it had to be raining. that rain lasted the entire morning. it looks like yesterday could be the last dry day for another week or so. fuck me.

the people that take care of my uncle's grass cut both our yards yesterday. not a big deal, except the grass was cut 2 days before that. i have never lived in a community where fuckers treat their lawns like they are made of gold. any fucking time the rain has stopped, some fucker on this street has his mower out. if i truly was as nuts as people think i am, a shooting spree wouldn't be too far from reality given how much the sound of a lawnmower drives me nuts. i blame that one on my father. he had me on a riding lawnmower when i was 8. i was barely strong enough to turn the wheel, but did that matter? so, like any asshole to be would do, i crashed the fucker into a tree. didn't do much damage, but i was punished by standing in the corner for 3 hours. if anyone ever wonders why i constantly talk to myself, it's because i spent most of my childhood doing it. good times.

i'm keeping an eye on the water in our backyard. considering that's where the phone lines and electric are, i'm just waiting for a OH SHIT moment to occur.

a quick music break before i get to last night on television:

the New York Yankees lost yesterday 3-1 to split the series with Houston. hard to win any game when you only have 2 fucking hits. they start a series with the Angels tonight. west coast baseball. that means i will be one tired fucker for the next few days.

i did get a little nap in yesterday while flipping between NASCAR and golf.

Big Brother was pretty good last night. sadly, i follow most of the shit online, so the tv show is about a week behind what is actually going on in the house. True Detective last night was great. that had a truly HOLY SHIT ending. Ballers was good. The Brink was pretty funny. the series finale of Nurse Jackie was good. i thought the ending could have been better. i thought death would have been the right way to go out. but, it was nice to see some characters from past seasons in the finale. the season finale of Happyish had me laughing. i doubt i will get Skidmark Jesus out of my head anytime soon. Penny Dreadful was excellent last night. it certainly has set things up for a bloody finale next Sunday. finally, Last Week Tonight was great once again:

i haven't bothered to even check for the mail today. i was hoping it would start to dry up. but, apparently i'll go out in the drizzle. my luck, it will all be shit that i won't want to get wet.

i'll be flipping between Monday Night Raw, the Yankees game and Big Brother After Dark tonight on television.

just a few days before the silly season starts in the NHL and NBA.

i hope everyone had a great weekend. and i certainly hope your Monday hasn't been as fucking dreary as mine.

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 Allman Brothers Band - It's Not My Cross To Bear
Ryan Bingham - Guess Who's Knockin'
Jason Isbell - 24 Frames
The Band - I Shall Be Released
L.A. Guns - The Ballad of Jayne

"When you're in love it's the most glorious two and a half days of your life." - Richard Lewis

and your pro wrestling video of the day: