i wanna jump, but i'm afraid i'll fall

 i  wanna holler but the joints too small

Young man rhythm's got a hold of me too

I got the rocking pneumonia

And the boogie woogie flu  ( Johnny Rivers)

surprisingly over the past 16 months i have not had much to say about the China Flu.....but as i watched the lovely Bianca Peters on Fox 5 deliver the news i had theurge to holler ( but the joint was too small...and my dog was sleeping). here are some bullets from the periphery of the insane.

The Billion dollar industry that is the NFL has decided to punish players that refuse to get the vaccine...and they are hell bent on using $$ and peer pressure to force its members to do something against their will ( we should have a huge protest for human rights any day now). If a team has to forfeit a game because unvaccinated players have the Wuhan Flu....neither team gets paid.....forcing some players who do not want the vaccine ( Deandre Hopkins & others) to consider retiring or sitting out the season....or face the wrath from teammates and opponents

Left unsaid is what happens if a team has an outbreak amongst vaccinated players......i assume the league will try to pin the outbreak on the unvaccinated.......but i am starting to suspect that the Virus is soo prevalent on our shores....that EVERYONE has it or has had it.......more and more vaccinated people are testing positive, but that's okay.....the vaccine doesn't eradicate corona , it simply teaches your body how to defeat it.....but don't tell the media....they treat every positive test as a case of leprosy. the media and dr fraud fauci, the bensonhurst snake oil salesman are calling this the outbreak of the unvaccinated......but i ask an obvious question.....how many people that are "Vaccinated" are still taking the invasive test ? unless mandated by your job, i would say less than 1% of the population.

the air we breathe every day is contaminated with trillions of particles.....our bodies are constantly fighting off antagonists.....from pollen and ragweed to the common cold and or seasonal flu....the wuhan bug, although wildly more popular with politicians and media; is not much different. It's definitely more deadly to certain at risk populations , but to the average American it is just another bug.with that in mind , the biggest shit show of all is coming.

Mayor Bozo wants all city employees vaccinated....NYC is a union town........the unions won't agree on the day of the week without getting something in return.....and most likely all city employees who do not get vaccinated will be tested for the China flu weekly........certainly that test will take place on city time....probably Overtime before a shift.....but the real $$$ is what happens with a positive test ? or better yet, what happens when a "Vaccinated " person test positive ? because after all, why should the unvaccinated get overtime for taking a test.....we demand to be tested too.... quarantine ? a 2 week paid vacation ? or do we simply ignore the results ? if he holds his ground and insists that any positive test , vaccinated or unvaccinated; requires quarantine....then the city will have to shutdown because of a lack of teachers, police, fire and transit workers.........because again......we all have breathed in the virus in the last year and we are probably all positive.....it will be interesting to see how this plays out a second time......i still think in 25 or 50 years...if the education system is fair ( a BIG IF) the focus will be on society's reaction/overeaction ....and not the virus itself.

the mayor also urges private companies to insist on bringing employees back to the office and requiring vaccinations......somewhere out there is a crop of Law school students that smell the blood in the water.

baseball.....hot dogs.....apple pie

 and stray bullets'......

This weekend in Joe Bidens' America......in our nations capital actually......a gunfight erupted outside the gates of the Washington Nationals' stadium.....3 people were shot , including a female that had attended the game....shots rang out throughout the stadium and the fans ran for cover......some onto the field and trying to take cover in the dugout, others ducked under seats and tables and still more lead a stampede towards the outfield exits (opposite from where the gunfire was happening). The stadium announcer had to tell fans to shelter in place and remain in the stadium for their own safety.....umpires decided it was wise to cancel the game after only 6 inning....

members of the Texas state government boarded a plane for Washington DC to try and block a vote they didn't agree with regarding Voting Integrity....so at the National level democrats are trying to do away with filibuster and push through partisan bills by reconciliation.....and at the local level in Texas its the exact opposite....rather than loose a vote because they are the minority, they will try to grandstand and run and hide.....thus avoiding their elected duties .....at the least they should forfeit pay , and at the max they should loose their jobs.

incidentally....this morning they are reporting that 3 "fully vaccinated" members of that Texas delegation have tested positive for the Wuhan Virus........my very basic question is why are they still being tested if they are fully vaccinated ? I honestly don't know, perhaps it's mandatory  , but whatever the reason it still stinks of political privilege ......why keep testing fully vaccinated people ? because it's free ?  newsflash......nothing is free.

Thursday afternoon.....3:00 pm....Queens New York....caught on video....A mom is walking with her 3 kids....the youngest one....2 years old.....is happily running ahead of the pack....not far.....maybe 10-15 feet ahead........a 30 year old man jumps out of a parked car , grabs the child, throws him into the car and attempts to drive away......thankfully the older brother and sister attempt to stop the man , and while he is briefly delayed, the Mom reaches through the open passenger window and pulls the baby to safety........Police have very clear video....and even have very clear video of the assailant with another man (50 or 60 years old) moments before the attempted kidnapping....someone knows who these guys are.......if they don't come forward and tell Police, well ...i hope their child or grandchild is next.

another news item about the incredible rise in shoplifting....in particular , the very expensive beauty products from a a chain of stores on Long Island ( Ultra Beauty)....the newscaster speculated as to why, and even said with a straight face that the main driver is that these products are easy to resell on the internet.....they then showed store surveillance video of Black teenager, after black teenager, after black teenager coming into stores....filling up their baskets with 100's of items and then walking, jogging or dancing past the register and out the front door.....i'm going out on a limb....they are not listing for resale on the internet...processing your credit card, and then going to the post office to ship you your skin cream......and even if they were , that's NOT the main driver for the spike.....the main driver is that profiling criminals and hiring in store security to prevent people that FIT the profile of a thief has been outlawed and shamed....and the criminals know it.......a 15 year old boy in a tank top and shorts shopping in a womens beauty store is a thief....we all know it....he ain't buying mammy a mascara pen for the juneteenth celebrations.....he's grabbing everything he can get his paws on ( i am a dog, i know about paws) and walking right out the front door and selling his stolen goods for pennies on the dollar.......where does it end ? well Walgrens announced that they are closing dozens of pharmacies in SF due to shoplifting.....and seriously, which neighborhoods will be the first to close ? the ones in the neighborhoods that house the criminals.......and next year Snora O'donnel will do a sob story about poor people that cannot get their prescriptions filled because the pharmacies have all closed....boo fuckin hoo......one by one....industry by industry.....these business will close brick and mortar stores  and become exclusively online shopping.....and i don't blame them.

No one tried to say a thing
When they took him out in jest
Except, of course, the little neighbor boy
Who carried him to rest
And he just walked along, alone
With his guilt so well concealed
And muttered underneath his breath
“Nothing is revealed”  (Dylan) 

you're a grand old flag

 You're a high flying flag. And forever in peace may you wave.

 You're the emblem of. The land I love. The home of the free and the brave.

 Ev'ry heart beats true. 'neath the Red, White and Blue,

and as the average American was arm wrestling for the last hot dog off the grille or smashing a bag of ice for the cooler.....a great American was taking his last breaths of fresh Oneonta air. Charlie "THE CHAIRMAN" Jensen passed away on America's birthday and sadly there is one less Patriot to gather round that flag. Charlie was a good friend, he had a heart of gold, would help anyone that asked , he didn't argue sports or complain about too much, he listened to whatever music was on the radio and he was not consumed by concerts, movies or too many of things the rest of us obsess over , he was one of the smartest guys i knew, he preferred the quiet open spaces of upstate NY to the hectic chaos of the streets of Brooklyn.....i'll share one story that sums him up in my memory.

fall of 1989, i was out of the Navy and living on 75th street....working on wall street , but i was broke....rent on a studio was expensive....i barely had money for tokens and lunch....i would meet the Chairman in the Dodger for George Mullane pick a price on Friday night ( you could literally drink all happy hour and into the evening for $20) eventually the conversation would turn to saturday and what time were we drinking for college football.....i being broke would try to delay around the house until the 4:00 games because i just couldn't afford to spend 12 hours in the bar......financially that is...mentally and physically i was craving to go to the bar at 11:00 a.m...........well in the beginning Charlie would call and say he was bored and ask if he could come over (with his luggage) which was a suitcase of Budweiser beer......and we would polish off a 12 pack before heading to the Liev or Musketeers.....soon it became a saturday ritual.....and on rare occasions when i had a few extra bucks i would offer him some $$ for the beer....but he never accepted....and always said don't worry about it.....he never made me feel uncomfortable.....eventually i caught up financially , and then we really started to drink , lol........but like i said....he was good guy with a big heart.....no grand gestures , just nuts and bolts kindness........rest easy pal......and thanks for all the laughs.

see here how everything, leads up to this day

and it's just like any other day that's ever been (hunter/garcia)