This is the view from my season seats at the new Giants Stadium.....this is an actual photo that my Uncle took....it almost looks computer generated....
Monday, May 31, 2010
View from the New GIANTS Stadium
This is the view from my season seats at the new Giants Stadium.....this is an actual photo that my Uncle took....it almost looks computer generated....
Sunday, May 30, 2010
beer and ponies....
today we sneak back over to Monmouth Park for all the thoroughbred action , mares eat oats, and doe's eat oats , and if you bet on the right ones you can eat a steak with your winnings.........................and was it down with a gazillion beers.
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Spring Lake 5
today we run around the beach of spring lake for the right to drink icey cold beer in the aftermath that is BAR "A"........God Speed lads...God Speed.
how funny would it be if someone does a google search for Spring Lake 5 and gets redirected to this site....
how funny would it be if someone does a google search for Spring Lake 5 and gets redirected to this site....
Friday, May 28, 2010
Matteau Matteau
It was the Friday Night of Memorial day weekend, the City was electric and pensive, nerves were on end. I was scared out of my boots as I rode the subway up to Mustang Sallys, our traditional pregame watering hole in the spring of 1994…….I couldn't even eat…..just stood by the door with Donn and Craig , washing down Budweiser beer like it was going out of style...Penn station was abuzz with Commuters getting away for the weekend, upstairs in the Worlds Most famous Arena the Broadway Blueshirts were about to take the ice for a critical game 7 of the Eastern Conf Finals against the hated NJ devils……..I settled into my seat in section 419, row f , put two full buckets of said Budweiser under my aisle seat, rose for Mr Ammorante and the singing of our National Anthem…..and I remember thinking to myself, for the rest of my life, whatever happens tonight, will come flooding back to me every Friday of Memorial Day weekend …..they have to win……….first period was a scoreless draw…..more Budweiser beer…….getting more nervous as the night wears on, which of course leads to faster drinking…….out to the rotunda between periods……staring at the Post office…….please God……..midway through the deuce…….Brian leetch skates in from the circle……broduer defending 7th ave…….Leetchie pulls a spin-o-rama----lets go with a bullet….the light goes on……….the Garden erupts……YES !!!!!................the period ends…….more beer….back to the rotunda……20 minutes from the finals…..the City knows it…….people are now gathering on the Post Office stairs across the street…….people without tickets are coming to the garden area to share in the celebration….I had chills on my neck……ran into Kenny Coco…….the last thing he says to me is that when we hold on to win 1-0 , Richter will tie the record for most shutouts in the postseason……..Richter……The Rock of Gibraltar….he was going to single-handedly win this thing…….very nervous to start the 3rd period…..it only gets worse….every shift….every dump in…..every whistle…..the crowd is bezerk……watching the clock….praying for an insurance goal…….10 minutes……..8 minutes…..5 minutes……we are soo close……..2 minutes……the place is on its feet……..can't hear the whistle….can't hear yourself think……high fives all around……"THIS IS THE LAST MINUTE TO PLAY IN THE PERIOD"…….BEDLAM……….goosebumps….chills…..sweating……nervous………30 seconds………broduer to the bench……they dump in…..one last push…….i'm squinting toward the 7th ave net from my 8th avenue seats……..10 seconds……loose puck…mad scramble…..cant follow the puck……the devils are jumping up and down….why?....the light is on….7 seconds….tie game……..
It was like being kicked in the stomach……..stunned silence………I left my seat and walked to the rotunda before they had the faceoff……..stood starring at the post office………TV Crews with live reporters waiting on 8th ave for the delighted faithful to exit the building…..word spreads that they tied the game….the lights for the cameras start getting turned off…..we are going to OT……..a sad sickness and eerie silence hovers in the building……we are never going to win this damn cup….
Me , Donn and Craig barely said a word to each other during intermission……it was like Clavins up there……somebody must have died……we retook our seats…..I could not concentrate…..the first ot was a blur……..I watched the red light behind richter fully expecting to see it go on…….everytime they came into our zone I was sure the game would end……….midway through the period , the faithful woke up………Lets Go Rangers was back……we were exhausted and angry…….but we could not score…….back to the rotunda…..back to the window….
Back to our seats…….double OT …….wornout….feel like I went 10 rounds with Tyson….not sure how much more of this I can take……Devils are shooting at 7th ave…….blushirts are attacking our 8th ave net…..we get a chance, they get a chance…..back and forth and back and forth……3 minutes in.. the puck dances through our crease….it's going in ……..out of nowhere comes leetch……he swats it away…it hits a devil and is heading back towards the empty net….where is richter?.......still not sure what happened….to this day I think it hit the post….somehow the light did not go on……somehow the puck did not go in…I can't take this………..we dump in….they dump out….BUT NO …..we keep in and redirect around the net……not sure who is chasing the puck, watching Tikanen sneak in from the point for a pass……someone is emerging from the boards behind the net with the puck….a devil is hounding him……pass it to TIK……..NO…..he attempts to stuff it in ……YES !!!!!!!!...
MATTEAU MATTEAU………..STEPHANE MATTEAU…………..and the Rangers have one more hill to climb and it's Mount Vancouver……the Rangers are going to the finals………..the rest is beautiful history……..
As for me……we stayed and watched the trophy presentation…….the Garden was electric again….like New years eve……back to Mustang Sally's….Met Kevo there....a cab home…..cars honking horns on the Brooklyn Bridge…….went to PJ's Pub……was still there at 4:00 a.m. ……….people walking up and down 5th ave with beers, stopping traffic…..it was crazy………..
NOPE…..I will never ever allow the Friday of memorial day weekend to pass without reflection on that night….
It was like being kicked in the stomach……..stunned silence………I left my seat and walked to the rotunda before they had the faceoff……..stood starring at the post office………TV Crews with live reporters waiting on 8th ave for the delighted faithful to exit the building…..word spreads that they tied the game….the lights for the cameras start getting turned off…..we are going to OT……..a sad sickness and eerie silence hovers in the building……we are never going to win this damn cup….
Me , Donn and Craig barely said a word to each other during intermission……it was like Clavins up there……somebody must have died……we retook our seats…..I could not concentrate…..the first ot was a blur……..I watched the red light behind richter fully expecting to see it go on…….everytime they came into our zone I was sure the game would end……….midway through the period , the faithful woke up………Lets Go Rangers was back……we were exhausted and angry…….but we could not score…….back to the rotunda…..back to the window….
Back to our seats…….double OT …….wornout….feel like I went 10 rounds with Tyson….not sure how much more of this I can take……Devils are shooting at 7th ave…….blushirts are attacking our 8th ave net…..we get a chance, they get a chance…..back and forth and back and forth……3 minutes in.. the puck dances through our crease….it's going in ……..out of nowhere comes leetch……he swats it away…it hits a devil and is heading back towards the empty net….where is richter?.......still not sure what happened….to this day I think it hit the post….somehow the light did not go on……somehow the puck did not go in…I can't take this………..we dump in….they dump out….BUT NO …..we keep in and redirect around the net……not sure who is chasing the puck, watching Tikanen sneak in from the point for a pass……someone is emerging from the boards behind the net with the puck….a devil is hounding him……pass it to TIK……..NO…..he attempts to stuff it in ……YES !!!!!!!!...
MATTEAU MATTEAU………..STEPHANE MATTEAU…………..and the Rangers have one more hill to climb and it's Mount Vancouver……the Rangers are going to the finals………..the rest is beautiful history……..
As for me……we stayed and watched the trophy presentation…….the Garden was electric again….like New years eve……back to Mustang Sally's….Met Kevo there....a cab home…..cars honking horns on the Brooklyn Bridge…….went to PJ's Pub……was still there at 4:00 a.m. ……….people walking up and down 5th ave with beers, stopping traffic…..it was crazy………..
NOPE…..I will never ever allow the Friday of memorial day weekend to pass without reflection on that night….
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
a little confused...i remember well
President Obama is planning to deploy up to 1,200 National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, heeding calls from border state lawmakers that security needs to be improved.
when i heard troops were being mobilized naturally i assumed we were finally reacting to the ACT OF WAR that North Korea initiated by sinking an allied ship....but no, still just hillary WEIGHING in on that subject.
no sir, barry hussein is sending Natl Guard Troops to the border with Mexico.....MEXICO ? ? REALLY ? ? ? our good dear friends to the south ....is this a delayed reaction to the insults that mexico lobbied at one of our united states on the white house lawn last week.....is barry awakening to the polls...is he diverting attention...is he trying to steal Arizona's thunder....is he afraid that if this Arizona Law catches on, someone may ask to see HIS papers....we have never seen his birth certificate, we know he grew up in indonesa , and HE claims ths white lady that raised him was his biolgical mother....i am not so sure.....as Jackson Browne would surmise , someones gonna have to explain it to me...barry's acting funny in the mornin, says he's got a lot on his mind.
tiny insignificant tidbit ( as far as the media is concerned) about those poor moslems being denied their religous freedom in lower manhattan.....the fundraising efforts to build that mosque around the corner from the old 7 WTC, well it's not a grass roots effort of some local moslems in NYC...NOPE...it's being spearheaded overseas, Yemen, Syria, et al... they are determined to bring allah to the World Trade Center....you see it's sacred ground to them too, but for a very different reason.....so as one self loathsome J*W after another on the community board votes Yes, they are sealing the casket on what used to be the United States.....it's over friends, drink up.
when i heard troops were being mobilized naturally i assumed we were finally reacting to the ACT OF WAR that North Korea initiated by sinking an allied ship....but no, still just hillary WEIGHING in on that subject.
no sir, barry hussein is sending Natl Guard Troops to the border with Mexico.....MEXICO ? ? REALLY ? ? ? our good dear friends to the south ....is this a delayed reaction to the insults that mexico lobbied at one of our united states on the white house lawn last week.....is barry awakening to the polls...is he diverting attention...is he trying to steal Arizona's thunder....is he afraid that if this Arizona Law catches on, someone may ask to see HIS papers....we have never seen his birth certificate, we know he grew up in indonesa , and HE claims ths white lady that raised him was his biolgical mother....i am not so sure.....as Jackson Browne would surmise , someones gonna have to explain it to me...barry's acting funny in the mornin, says he's got a lot on his mind.
tiny insignificant tidbit ( as far as the media is concerned) about those poor moslems being denied their religous freedom in lower manhattan.....the fundraising efforts to build that mosque around the corner from the old 7 WTC, well it's not a grass roots effort of some local moslems in NYC...NOPE...it's being spearheaded overseas, Yemen, Syria, et al... they are determined to bring allah to the World Trade Center....you see it's sacred ground to them too, but for a very different reason.....so as one self loathsome J*W after another on the community board votes Yes, they are sealing the casket on what used to be the United States.....it's over friends, drink up.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
and the oil keeps spillin
"I think Brownie's doing a heck of a job"
that was the much ridiculed quote from President Bush in the first 72 hours after hurricane Katrina......the emergency trailers were late, the Superdome was overflowing with rapists, the streets were filled with looters and each night on the evening news we saw another sambo swearing that the Army National guard planted dynamite in the levies to flood beloved norleans....
well 35 days after the oil spill in the Gulf, I too think Brownie is doing a heck of a job......inaction is a victory for US, silence is golden fm the Blackhaus....if he decides to do something it will surely be along the lines of Taxing US, unabashed spending, and give all the money to the Bubba Gumps of the gulf Coast.....no sir, Mr President, no need to do anything.......my motives are clear......BUT WHY is the national media playing the church mouse ? not a talkin head in the lot that would dare ask the Whitehouse what THEY are doing ? I smell a special Senate Sub-Comittee brewing.
another quick shot on the Arizona issue.....how exactly is this different from the State of California enacting a State Law to enforce stricter emission controls on new vehicles sold in the state......much tougher than the Federal standard , a decision that would have immediate financial repurcussions for the entire automative industry and the economy ?
well that's exactly what they did in January of 09 as hussein was placin his hand on the koran , and he hailed their decision as groundbreaking ( check my blog entry from Jan-Feb 09).................the states right to govern themselves....only when it suits big brother.
we are a stupid effin nation, consumed with sports, mindless entertainment, sex scnadlas and gossip......anything and everything that is insignificant, we have no patience to pay attention to what is going on around the globe, but even the nmost loyal dog, the dumbest hound, if kicked one too many times.....bites back.
mark my words, the spark of revolution may have already been struck.
if the FBI is monitoring this , well Shirley i Jest.....and please don't call me surely.
that was the much ridiculed quote from President Bush in the first 72 hours after hurricane Katrina......the emergency trailers were late, the Superdome was overflowing with rapists, the streets were filled with looters and each night on the evening news we saw another sambo swearing that the Army National guard planted dynamite in the levies to flood beloved norleans....
well 35 days after the oil spill in the Gulf, I too think Brownie is doing a heck of a job......inaction is a victory for US, silence is golden fm the Blackhaus....if he decides to do something it will surely be along the lines of Taxing US, unabashed spending, and give all the money to the Bubba Gumps of the gulf Coast.....no sir, Mr President, no need to do anything.......my motives are clear......BUT WHY is the national media playing the church mouse ? not a talkin head in the lot that would dare ask the Whitehouse what THEY are doing ? I smell a special Senate Sub-Comittee brewing.
another quick shot on the Arizona issue.....how exactly is this different from the State of California enacting a State Law to enforce stricter emission controls on new vehicles sold in the state......much tougher than the Federal standard , a decision that would have immediate financial repurcussions for the entire automative industry and the economy ?
well that's exactly what they did in January of 09 as hussein was placin his hand on the koran , and he hailed their decision as groundbreaking ( check my blog entry from Jan-Feb 09).................the states right to govern themselves....only when it suits big brother.
we are a stupid effin nation, consumed with sports, mindless entertainment, sex scnadlas and gossip......anything and everything that is insignificant, we have no patience to pay attention to what is going on around the globe, but even the nmost loyal dog, the dumbest hound, if kicked one too many times.....bites back.
mark my words, the spark of revolution may have already been struck.
if the FBI is monitoring this , well Shirley i Jest.....and please don't call me surely.
Sunday, May 23, 2010
tryin to reason with Hurricane Season
if it's memorial day around the corner, it must be time for the official list of Hurricane names in the Atlantic 2010......i predict a very active season, topped off with a mid September from Hurricane TOMAS....
Alex
Bonnie
Colin
Danielle
Earl
Fiona
Gaston
Hermine
Igor
Julia
Karl
Lisa
Matthew
Nicole
Otto
Paula
Richard
Shary
Tomas
Virginie
Walter
Alex
Bonnie
Colin
Danielle
Earl
Fiona
Gaston
Hermine
Igor
Julia
Karl
Lisa
Matthew
Nicole
Otto
Paula
Richard
Shary
Tomas
Virginie
Walter
Saturday, May 22, 2010
shocked by the venom
although i can certainly appreciate his passion for the subject matter, i was aghast at the venom that eggroll was spewing towards our wetback neighbors to the south in his staunch defense of the great state of Arizona....i'm not sure it was needed to repeatedly refer to them as bean eaters ,grape pickers, sand n*ggers and lawn jockeys....and to burn your Carlos Beltran T-Shirt is just plain silly roll.....next time you feel the need to degrade our Mexicalli Cousins, ask yourself what would the Bible Study Group say ? ?
two rounds of applause are in order for the GREAT, GREAT Job that Pat Mac did in putting Two Toms together, it's a downright shame nobody lifted a finger to help him......and for Chazyy Higgs to run a golf outing the next day...well that's just sheer genius.
two rounds of applause are in order for the GREAT, GREAT Job that Pat Mac did in putting Two Toms together, it's a downright shame nobody lifted a finger to help him......and for Chazyy Higgs to run a golf outing the next day...well that's just sheer genius.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Loyalty
call me a sucker, but i die with my horses, or more appropriately, I go broke on a nag i like.....and i STILL LOVE ...Lookin At Lucky.......like two of my other Derby Picks that lost in Churchill but rebounded in Baltimore....Tabasco Cat and Point Given...I think the luckmesiter finds a way this saturday in the charmed city.
I am also including Mr D Wayne Lukas and DUBLIN in the mix....Garret Gomez goes uptop after being replaced as the mount for Lucky, GaGo has a lot to proove, and Lukas is a master.....i could see Lucky & Dublin battling down the stretch.
if you have an extra sheckle or two .....included Schoolyard Dreams....I watched this horse in Feb-March and he is good.....Eiber Coa , the Pride of Monmouth 2008, gets the honors.
I suppose you should include Paddy O'Prado in your exotics, and there is nothing wrong with Super Saver except the price......
I am also including Mr D Wayne Lukas and DUBLIN in the mix....Garret Gomez goes uptop after being replaced as the mount for Lucky, GaGo has a lot to proove, and Lukas is a master.....i could see Lucky & Dublin battling down the stretch.
if you have an extra sheckle or two .....included Schoolyard Dreams....I watched this horse in Feb-March and he is good.....Eiber Coa , the Pride of Monmouth 2008, gets the honors.
I suppose you should include Paddy O'Prado in your exotics, and there is nothing wrong with Super Saver except the price......
The Preakness Draw
$1 million Preakness Stakes
PostHorseJockeyOdds
1AikeniteJ. Castellano20-1
2Schoolyard DreamsE. Coa15-1
3Pleasant PrinceJ. Leparoux20-1
4Northern GiantT. Thompson30-1
5Yawanna TwistE. Prado30-1
6Jackson BendM. Smith12-1
7Lookin At LuckyM. Garcia3-1
8Super SaverC. Borel5-2
9CaracortadoP. Atkinson10-1
10Paddy O'PradoK. Desormeaux9-2
11First DudeR. Dominguez20-1
12DublinG. Gomez10-1"
PostHorseJockeyOdds
1AikeniteJ. Castellano20-1
2Schoolyard DreamsE. Coa15-1
3Pleasant PrinceJ. Leparoux20-1
4Northern GiantT. Thompson30-1
5Yawanna TwistE. Prado30-1
6Jackson BendM. Smith12-1
7Lookin At LuckyM. Garcia3-1
8Super SaverC. Borel5-2
9CaracortadoP. Atkinson10-1
10Paddy O'PradoK. Desormeaux9-2
11First DudeR. Dominguez20-1
12DublinG. Gomez10-1"
the igloo
say goddnight to the igloo in pittsburgh, a house of horror for our beloved blueshirts awaits the wrecking ball now that Le Habitan have eliminated the hated penguinis with clam sauce in Game 7. next year they christen a new arena in Maclarens new hometown and the place where too many Ranger dreams went to die is reduced to rubble.
As for our good friends in Montreal, God speed lads, God speed.........if its may, it must be time to crush the bruins title hopes.....if philly doesn't get there first.
Hawks-Habs final is alive and well.
As for our good friends in Montreal, God speed lads, God speed.........if its may, it must be time to crush the bruins title hopes.....if philly doesn't get there first.
Hawks-Habs final is alive and well.
Saturday, May 08, 2010
the Flyers
excellent doc on HBO about the Flyers of the 1970's...NHL's Golden Age...best quote
"everyone gets what's coming to them.....unless it's been mailed"
Freddie the Fog Shero
"everyone gets what's coming to them.....unless it's been mailed"
Freddie the Fog Shero
Tuesday, May 04, 2010
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