if the rain comes

 They run and hide their heads

They might as well be dead
If the rain comes
If the rain comes (Lennon-Mccartney)

9/16/93...still one of the best Dead shows that i have ever seen.....me and Cogs....Thursday night ...torrential downpour...new sound system at the Garden....how many bands would ever open a show...let alone the first night of a 6 show run at the world's most famous arena with a cover? but it was appropriate, and it brought down the house. They took that straight into Shakedown and the roof was beginning to pop......i sure do miss those 6 extended homestands in the northeast...sept-october was always the Deads time to shine.

interesting story out of Poughkeepsie. one man visiting his daughter at college was shot to death, the shooters had guns, bomb making material and a manual on how to make bombs in their hotel room. first the good news...it does not appear to involve any of the Bayrdige Marist alumni community, but authorities do believe they have prevented a serious attack on the school, early reports say the two shines arrested were planning on attacking the school and taking hostages until Marist met their demands....apparently they were disgruntled with the schools nickname of the Red Foxes and were insisting the rename the sports teams after Flip Wilson...we reached out to the Dunking Dutchmen...aka Rik Smitts for comment...but the most famous alumnus was back in the Netherlands and on Mushrooms.

is it better when the Media is in a coma and ignoring current events or when they get on their soapbox and attack an innocent figure of their discontent.? 

well the Ft Myers sheriff is now under attack for not issuing an evacuation order until Tuesday...the day before Ian made landfall....i clearly remember that the storm was supposed to hit TAMPA as of monday night......125 miles NORTH of Ft Myers....so if they had issued an evac order they would have been sending their citizens out of their homes and directly into the Path of the storm.....like any storm it is always subject to change and everyone that lives in florida knows that....evac orders are recommendations and not enforceable...in the USA 2022 you still can't force people to leave their homes against their will thank God....most would have stayed.....i stayed in my home during Irene and Sandy ...partly because they heavy handed Govt does not always allow you to return home after the storm subsides....during Sandy the Police closed the Seabright bridge and did not let evacuee's return for a week....chose your poison.....despite looters from out of state coming into Monmouth County and cleaning out Mansions, the State Police would not allow folks to return to their own homes....so Fuck the Main Stream media....go back to reporting about Rhi Rhi and the Pepsi halftime show.

anyway, full circle....on my way tomorrow for a few days to the Nations Capital to see Bob Weir and the Wolf Bros Thursday Night....i just want a tall beer and a version of my Brother Esua and i'll be happy.

When the sun shines
They slip into the shade 
And sip their lemonade
When the sun shines
When the sun shines