and on the second day, there was nothing else left to do....

oooooOOOOOOoooohh what a day thatwas.

we sure have come a long way

Arvidas !! Dawn is near

I can't seem to face up to the facts
I'm tense and nervous and I
Can't relax
I can't sleep 'cause my bed's on fire
Don't touch me I'm a real live wire

Psycho Killer
Qu'est-ce Que C'est
fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better
Run run run run run run run away
Psycho Killer
Qu'est-ce Que C'est
fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better
Run run run run run run run away


alas with visions of whiskey plums dancing in my head , I find myself WIDE AWAKE on the eve/morn of Sweater nite 11.......pacing, pacing, pacing

Fat Tuesday

Workers of the World Unite....your money is nooo goood in el banko de popular.....today we have a very special seating in the back bar at Arthurs to celebrate the beginning of Lent.....4:45 if you can make it....

Time Slips Away

29 years ago yesterday, February 22nd 1980 , the kids from the United States defeated the russian Bear in the defining Hockey Game of the 20th Century. Sweater Nite has always shared a warm relationship with that team , we even had a Herbie impersonater one year. Next Year, an Olympic Year, we shall truly celebrate the 30th Anniversay of that Squad.

like sand through the hour glass

go the days of our lives....

trouble ahead....

as first reported by Bill O'Rielly

Thursday, February 19, 2009
Joseph Biden is a prophet. On October 19, 2008, the now-Vice President said, "Mark my words. It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy."

Forget about six months; the foreign affairs insults arrived within three weeks of Obama's presidency. And with the economy dominating the news cycle, very little attention has been paid.

Let's take them one by one.

By far, the most important insult to the Obama administration came this week. Shortly after Obama's envoy, Richard Holbrooke, visited Pakistan, that country surrendered to the Taliban and al-Qaeda, putting the entire world in danger.

In a shocking abdication of responsibility, the Pakistani government now says the Taliban has the authority to impose sharia law in the northern part of that country. That means the Pakistani government is allowing these terrorists to do whatever they want, and that will include continuing their attacks on American forces in neighboring Afghanistan.

This is huge, and President Obama would be wise to respond quickly and punish the Pakistani government. They have thrown in with terror killers; the USA cannot accept that, nor should any responsible country.

Insult two: The government of Kyrgyzstan is closing the big U.S. air base on its soil. That air base supplies NATO forces in Afghanistan. Again, this is huge.

The reason the base is being closed is because the Russian tyrant, Putin, doesn't like America assisting nations like Poland and the Ukraine in their defense strategies. So Putin, who the Kyrgyzstan government fears, has succeeded in hurting NATO's war against the Taliban. Nice.

The third insult comes from Iran. No surprise here. While the mullahs yak about talking with President Obama, they continue to fast-track nuclear weapons. A report by the Institute for Science and International Security says that Iran could have weapons-grade nuclear material this year. So there is now an urgency to the situation and Obama must respond quickly or the nuke genie will be out of the bottle.

And finally, insult four: Crazy Kim Jong-Il, the leader of North Korea, celebrated his 67th birthday this week by threatening a nuclear missile test.

Again, because of the terrible economy, many Americans have no idea all of this stuff is going on, but there is no question Barack Obama is being tested and the villains are watching closely to see what he will do.

In his speech last October, Joseph Biden also told Americans to "gird [their] loins." I'm not exactly sure what that means vis-à-vis foreign policy, but it doesn't sound good. I also don't know whether President Obama is "girding" right now, but he had better be doing something

Sweater Nite Never Forgets

These shots are from the sn2k gathering at PC's , and the smallest Sweater nite on record, the year that almost got away, but JC and Chaz would not let it happen....SN3
was held at the Ridgebay on the saturday afternoon of the final 4 , hot pies from Lentos and cold beer, what a recipe for a good time.....

Sweater Nite Remembers

this dirty dozen was from the Jinx Club Years, a robust run of 4 , still the proud host of more sweater nites than any other venue.

Das Originale

Has it been twelve years ? Yes it has . From the humble beginnings in the basement of 107 73rd street , through PC's, The Ridgebay, Molloys farewell, The Jinx Club and now the Halls of the K of C . Sweater Nite turns 12 years old on Friday Feb 27th. I will try to share some old photos in over the next 10 days or so leading up to the event.

Presidents Day Recap

nothin says Presidents Day like a keg of beeeer, steaks on the grille and a full screening of "where the buffalo Roam" throw in a visit from cousin Pat, Donzo, the Woodman and Das das and we have a grand debut for Club Gato....

Abe revisited

ah Abe we hardly knew ya.

awaiting a visit from DasDas and the Woodman this fine Monday morning, a glorious time was had in Pippins yesterday......today's forecast calls for cold beer, steaks on the grille and plenty of chatter about Hockey...

no politics today ....I need to leave the Prewsident alone for a while , let him do his job, and I will hold my tongue unless absolutely necessary...

this Sat , Feb 21 , a midwinter classic in Mannasquan , 2 mile race followed by a drinking Marathon in Leggetts......b there or be a fried turnip sandwhich.

Presidents Day

Good Sunday Morning to one and all.....Oh how i long for the days when we seperately celebrated Lincolns Assasination and George Washington escaping from New Joisey.....now sadly we lump them together into one weird twisted confused 3 day weekend.......and the good DR. gets his OWN day.......we should celebrate Bernard King as much as we do Martin Luther.

anyhow I digress, today we cross the bridge to Brooklyn, sneaking in at dawn amd launching an assault on Pippins Pub at HIGH Noon for the showdown between the broadway Blueshirts and The Broad Street Bullies.....oh how I wish it was 1979 all over again with that colorful cast of characters on both sides of the ice , but alas tis not , and so we make the most of what we have.

Truth be told , i am sneaking into the 11209 Drinkers Code to peak around and ensure that preperations for Sweater Nite 11 are on track.....I come beraing a bevy of gifts for my Bartender Brian P Duffy and all I ask for in return is a steady, cold Flow of Ale....

Tomoorw , we tap a fresh Keg in Club Gato for any and all that choose to stop by.....steaks on the grill at noon...weather permitting.

Double Standard ?

I am a wee bit perplexed.....Politicians...who generate zero profits, but rather are paid by the taxpayers, spend the taxpayers money , and still vote on their own pay raises without input from the taxpayer...........this wonderful lot is now introducing legislation to limit the pay and bonuses of CEO's who dare "borrow" money from the govt via TARP. What color is the sky in their world ?

If this were not so serious and if the future of our nation were not hanging in the balance, I would like to see Citigroup, B of A and Chase tell the govt what to do with their Tarp Funds, and then just cease all lending.......then Barry Hussein would be correct in threatening a national TV audience with Catastrophe if his bill were not passed........somehow during the debate when we heard of the politics of "Hope" as opposed to the darn Bush Adninistration policy of "fear" I don't recall Barry talking about pending disasters, catastrophes and the like........actually , I think when John Mccain proposed postponing a debate so he and Obama could return to D.C. for the first TARP vote , he was accused of playing politics and making more of the situation than it deserved.

friends we are not even 30 days into this administration....

Is it too soon to launch my DANO2012 Website ?

bad day all around

o for 3 on saturday......bringing my derby preps to miserable 1 for 11 .....this can only mean 1 thing.....I am going to sweep the triple crown...

Prado had no luck on Valentines Day......he could not crack the board with 2 ML favorites as he was fourth with Tale of Ekati and 5th with Tanborin........

where oh where is Midshipman ?......

The World Wonders.....

Hallendale Stakes

today we like Mr. Prado onboard Tamborim in the 9th at the gulf......

facebook update

Dan Woods is now friends with Bacon amd an ardent admirer of Vladislav Chouchouesciu......dan is not a fan of tide detergent or fat nick.

obama watch....cont

as david byrne would warble...."years ago...I was an angry young man"

couldn't help but notice the hostility in the presidents tone last nite.....how dare anyone question his plan....he won......I hope we don't get the same response for the next 4 years.....anytime anyone dares to question the emperor...instead of defending his plan he just takes a shot at the previous administration....where's the leadership?...wheres the change?......I seem to remember candidate Obam brushing aside his critics of his economic plan during the debates with a wonderful sound bite. "for every dollar spent in my plan , there is a dollar of waste eliminated...my plan is net/net....not the increased spending of the Bush Administration"....................and a mere 3 weeks in, he is proposing to spend 850 billion without a single spending cut......hmmmmmmm that's fuzzy math to me.

there is little or no truth to the rumor that the results of a drug test taken at Sweater Nite N8te have resurfaced..........the results came back 100% Heineken.

holy 60 degrees batman

nothing like drinking ice cold beer in shorts and a polo on a sunday in FeBREWary...like so many clubs before it , Club Gato now offers outside seating by the pool for days that are far to glorious to be sequestered indoors......let me be the first to declare that WINTER IS DEAD....Hers Comes Sunshine...Long Live Spring !

and at the wire it's

Pioneer of the Nile closes from 8 back to nip "I want revenge" at the wire......awesome race ......watch this Bob Baffert Horse closely.....if he stays healthy , he may be wearing roses in may.


and down in New Orleans....Giant Oak got boxed twice and was never a factor in the risen star...dissapoining effort indeed.

To the Equines we go

Today's play of the day is twofold.....we have two good ones in the World of Derby preps......the Robert lewis and the Risen Star.

I like "Charlies Moment" in the Lewis and he should be on the board at a very nice price.....Pioneer of the Nile , a Bob Baffert entry , is the pick of this litter, but as Bullet Bob stated yesterday on trackside live "We've already earned entry to the derby , so we are using the Preps for just that.."Preps" ..." in other words he may not show all his cards today....but watchout come May 2nd.

In the Risen Start I see the semi-favorite "Giant Oak" chasing down the leaders on the long stretch of Fairlawn. Mr. Prado rides this Derby Hopeful today down in New Orleans.

still no official word out of Dubai about Juvie Champ "Midshipmen" , equine enthusiasts can only hope and pray that they decide partake in the KD.

Best Dog in Monmouth County

not many dogs are waking up this morning with the Jersey hanging from the Rafters of the Worlds Most Famous arena....no siree Bob , only Lady Graves of Long Branch has title to that honor....pictures don't lie friends...picture don't lie......facebook lies, but that's a whole nother story.

Earthquake ?

That was no earthquake , that was the anticipated roar from Madiosn Square Garden tonight when the Heart and Soul of the 1994 Stanley Cup Champions, One Adam Graves receives the highest honor the Rangers can bestow.....Tonight the blueshirt of # 9 is raised to the rafters to join Mr Richter, Messier and Leetch.

Super Bowl ?

at any other point in time i may have pulled for, rooted, backed and even bet on the Steelers......but ever since President Shinebox stated his allegiance, and I learned that the Rooney Family campaigned for said spoonjiah , and that John Mccain hails from the great state of Arizona, and Kurt Warner is a fine Christian , whereas we suspect Benjamin Rothlisbergerstein might be a shilock.....well that ends it.

sad thing is a like coach Tomlin , and I think he's great on House....but I just can't do it.....not this year....can u imagine the rose garden if they win ?

so let's have a prediction....

Cardinals 31
Steelers 17

but alas....as my horsey record shouts attestement....I HAVE BEEN WRONG BEFORE.

CBA Wins

In case you did not make it to Monmouth U yesterday , the Colts of CBA defeated and deflated St Anthony's.....the Colt Crazies, seen above , were out in force , havin a blast rootin on the Colts. The game is going to be replayed on MSG + this morning. The 4th quarter was explosive....big win for Coach Billett and CBA.

Take Notice

The Chicago Blackhawks put all of North America on Notice last Night , they are for real and they are a force to be reckoned with.....with the Dead Wings in a freeefall slide , the Mighty Blackhawks cruised into San Jose and dominated the Schaefer Sharkies 4-2 ....it wasn't that close....the hawks had a goal disallowed in a bizare move that could only happen in the NHL.......midway through the first there was a collision along the boards....no delayed penalty signaled or anything...play on.....and so they did for over 3 minutes without a whistle....in fact play did not stop until the puck was in the twine for a Chicago Goal..........amidst the celebration the linesman advises the Ref that he saw a high sticking infraction against Chicago 3 minutes prior......in the NHL , the linesman can not call a penalty, he has to wait for a stoppage and then confer with the Ref......so the Ref who did not call the original penalty , took the linesman word for it, dissallowed the Goal ,and gave the Hawks a penalty for a high stick.......you can't make this up...what a Mickey Mouse League...

anyway the point of the story is that Dano has lousy #'s in all of his Superbowl Boxes , ....so he's not paying for them......good for you Dano, that'll show em.

"he tried to find a way back in to the life he left behind....
to the boss , he said , I have returned....and now I want whats Mine"

I thnk the Blackhawks sent a clear message to rest off the West....we intend to represent the Conf in the Finals this year.....sweater nite can only hope there is a fellow original awaiting......perhaps Das Blueshirts...Le Habitan...or the Bahsten Bruins.......did anyway one say the Maple Leafs ? i didn't think so

if we have an original 6 final, I may have to quit my job and spend a fortnight in Club Gato.

or as Mac would say Shadupp !