Went to the fortune teller

 Had my fortune read

I didn't know what to tell her
I had a dizzy feeling in my head (Rolling Stones)

how this for a prediction market ?

Trump to Xi Xi Ping Pong :  " Stop Buying Iranian Oil.....buy from America and i'll give you a discount"

Ping Pong to the Donn :   "ok.....but we're taking Taiwan next month, stay out of it "

Rubio to Everyone :  "Deal, but then we're taking Cuba at the same time"

Fang Fang :   DEAL

Brendan Murphy:  Did someone say Deal ? ? ? 

and that friends will be the End of Iran and send the DOW to 60 or even 75K.......peace on earth, goodwill towards man, who cares if it only lasts a few years.....get in the deep end with the Blue chips and get out before they blow.

Dum Spiro Spero........while i breathe, I hope

2+3=BEEER

Now I'm a happy fellow
Well, I am married to the fortune teller
Well happy as me can be
Now I get my fortune told for free

while the firelights aglow

Strange shadows from the flames will grow
Till things we've never seen

Will seem familiar ( Hunter-Garcia)

shortly before his passing, Bobby Ace Weir did an interview and was asked about the legacy of the Grateful Dead music......and he seemed to be greasing the treads when he spoke of the where the locomotive was headed after "HE" passed........he was obviously comfortable and even encouraged at the thought of John Mayer driving the ship........he marveled at how the GD music was indeed built to last for at least 300 years.......not hubris......just honest observations....unlike their peers, the GD felt that after the sounds left their instruments they belonged to the universe.......and if you came to one of their shows you were welcome to "tape" it and bring the music home with you......provided you were willing to share it with others........Bob talked about how the original band members always collaborated with their fellow bands and played every benefit or festival that they were invited to..and after the passing of Jerry Garcia, Bob said he felt the responsibility to play with the next generation and find someone to shepherd the music after he was gone...

anyone raised in the 20th century can attest to how quickly music evolves and changes.......parents and their children rarely have similar tastes.........kids tend to reject their parents music as too old or old fashioned to be enjoyed or taken seriously...it's normal.

Last Sunday i was at the Grand Strand Brewery......the Owners/Brewmasters are also amateur musicians ....they have formed a GD cover band.....and on the first Sunday of each month they perform a free show on the plaza-public park outside the Brewery......as i was enjoying a Beach Haze Wheat Beer, half a block from the mighty Atlantic, a warm May breeze waffling across the plaza and the sounds of Samson & Delilah in the air.........i did a 360 and took it all in........and i took particular notice of those enjoying the music........seriously a range of toddlers to Senior Citizens......it's fun music.....incredibly American .....easy to sway to the beat,  or allow it to warm your soul........and i think and pray that Bobby is right.........We will survive, We will get by.

 

Inspiration, move me brightly
Light the song with sense and color
Hold away despair
More than this I will not ask

Faced with mysteries dark and vast
Statements just seem vain at last
Some rise, some fall
Some climb to get to Terrapin

derby Rant 2026

 i am SO HAPPY to be back here talking about the Derby.....a few years back i was a little INTREPIDO about posting such a silly ALBUS of jibberish, as some of my critics called it.... buy one little sip of CORONA DE ORO and i am back like a PAVLOVIAN dog  with a ROBUSTA prognostication....it's funny how these run on analysis seem to revolve around Booze....it's no WONDER DEAN sticks to his DANON BOURBON , a very POTENTE and somewhat INCREDIBOLT cocktail for certain......but gals like the PUMA  are all about their RIGHT TO PARTY and consider it a LITMUS TEST to drink at SIX SPEED and somehow stay ahead of the EMERGING MARKET, so she prefers a shot of GOLDEN TEMPO and a vintage bottle from the GREAT WHITE winery. OCELLI the troublemaker interrupted the party and shouted, give us your picks without FURTHER ADO in the direction of the honorable CHIEF WALLABE....but know one paid heed , all could see he lacked authority to give such orders, he was just a RENEGADE barking a false COMMANDMENT.

and that's how i see it......6-1-12    Commandment then Renegade followed by Chief Wallabee.........alas, i have been very , very wrong the past 4 or 5 years.....

for those keeping score at home, the Derby Rant is celebrating it's 16th iteration ........i can't wait till the martians read this in 250 years and try to figure it out........

2+3= BEEER

They say everything can be replaced

 Yet every distance is not near

So I remember every face
Of every man who put me here (Dylan)

3 assassination attempts on the President of the United States since the summer of 2024, and still the demonrats and the MSM use their dog whistles to activate the anger of their base base...to play on the fears and nightmares of the Trump deranged....hoping a sleeper cell will awake and do their dirty work.....hoping the unstable will cave to the pressure.......comparing notes each day and using catch phrases and code words....(last week it was authoritarian.......sometimes it's hitler......Fascist is another fave)

But the internet is forever.....and some of us will never forget.......so today they remind everyone that violence is not the answer ...wink wink.....and steer the talking points towards gun control or climate change....but they hope , pray and rely on someone , somewhere taking up arms...........so they talk about standing up to Trump, putting a target on his back, placing him is the crosshairs....they talk of the needs for foot soldiers willing to take the fight to the streets......and a complacent media lowers it's collective head and concedes that what must be done, must be done.

And this wasn't a a run of the mill mental patient......a homeless schizophrenic or a deranged person being controlled by the voice of his dog......this was an overeducated teacher of the year.....by all means a rational person persuaded by the "NEWS" he chose to follow/believe.......this was someone that took the time to type out a manifesto and clearly outline his motive and his intentions.........it won't be easy to play the dismissive game and just chalk this one up to more money for mental health initiatives.

God help them all if they ever succeed.

The bigger concern at the moment though is how lax security was at the Hilton and the question of why was this chosen as the host venue. We live in a time of convenience.....where you can check into a hotel via your phone and never need to stop at the front desk.......you can park your SUV in a sub garage and take the elevator up to your room with multiple bags stuffed with whatever.....guns and ammo....or perhaps a homemade bomb.......imagine if the shooter instead requested a room on a lower floor and then planted a significant bomb in that room........the entire Presidential cabinet was in the ballroom.....imagine the damage and chaos if a bomb created a partial or total collapse of the hotel.

Lastly......we are at war.........we are aware of Iranian Nationals that are living amongst us and referred to as sleeper cells.....imagine if this was carried out by a group of professional military assassins, instead of a disgruntled CNN groupie ? 

They say every man needs protection
They say every man must fall
Yet I swear I see my reflection
Some place so high above this wall
I see my light come shining
From the west unto the east
Any day now, any day now
I shall be released

anybody here

 see my old friend John,

can you tell me where he's gone ( Dion)

simple song by the master Dion, but it haunts anyone and everyone that is missing  a friend.

how many laughs, how many stories, how many phone calls, how many BBQ's or trips to the track or rounds of golf or visits to the liev were taken from us way, way too soon.........Slainte Buddy, God Speed.

2+3= an ice cold beer in a styrofoam cup

He freed a lot of people
But it seems the good, they die young
I just looked around and he's gone

so let's leave it alone

 'Cause we can't see eye to eye

There ain't no good guy, there ain't no bad guy
There's only you and me and we just disagree ( Dave Mason)

Rest in Peace to Dave Mason....

can't remember if this recurring character post is called Post cards from the Bean Post Window or Snippets from the Bean Post window....but you get the idea.....at least i hope you do.....and if you are more confused now then 30 seconds ago....just wait.

some observations from the past few weeks news cycle....in no particular order.

Schmucky Chuck Schumer brought a Vote to limit the POTUS war powers funding...a futile effort to stop funding for the Iran excursion without Congressional funding......for a 5th time.......when asked if he thought anything had changed since the first 4 votes and that maybe this time it would pass.....the corrupt senile ol bastard admitted out loud....NO.....i just want to tie the Republicans to this operation epic Failure so they can't try to distance themselves from the war in the midterm elections......so the Senator from the great state of NY is wasting everyone's time basically trashing our military efforts, hoping we somehow FAIL in Iran and running an ad campaign at the taxpayers expense........can anyone say term limits ?  followed by public executions for treason.

Fang Fangs boyfriend had some very serious allegations come to light about sexual harassment and rape....and the ink was barely dry on the story when Turkey Neck Pelosi and Adam Shitt went public demanding ERIC SWALWELL  end his campaign for Governor of California........but no mention of him resigning from Congress........so if you are keeping score at home he is OK to serve congress as an accused rapist , but not to campaign for Gov.....hmmm..........truth is everyone knew for years he was a younger Harvery Weinstein, and everyone knew it was a matter of time before the allegations surfaced......and the unfortunate truth is that the California Gov race was crowded with 5 demonrats splitting the vote.....so they needed someone to drop out , so why not the cringe worthy Swalwell.....but they need him to keep that congressional seat blue.

The Southern Poverty Law Center Indictment should be the biggest story of the new millennium....but it won't be......people from coast to coast who wonder "How did my country become so divided"? have their answer......but nobody is talking about it....

8 months into President Trumps first term ( August 2017) there was a rally in Charlottesville Virginia to Unite the Right and protest the taking down of Confederate Statues ( specifically West Point Graduate Robert E Lee). The protest was met by an unusually large counter protest and violence ensued.....the Unite the right side was provided torches at Night and Nazi Flags during the day.(not something I or anyone i know could support) , the counter protestors were bussed in from near and far with fancy signs painting the right wing conservatives as white supremacist's .....an awfully fast and efficient response to something that had not happened yet........in the ensuing violence, one wacko drove his car through a group of counter protestors and tragically killed Heather Heyer..........this sparked National debate and National division....the left insisted that ALL Trump supporters were KKK White Supremacists and Neo Nazi's.........Trump called Heather Heyer a great woman and offered condolences  to her family.....he said there were bad actors on BOTH sides.....and some Fine People on BOTH sides.....the Media only reported that Trump defended the rally and called the Killer a Fine Person........the 1st of many hoaxes encouraged and supported by the MSM..........in the months after the rally the SPLC  saw their networth jump from 50 million to 820 million...prompted by the likes of Apple's Tim Cook and his 2 million personal contribution.......and people who did not support Trump now had their signature moment to forever hate and try to stop him....after all....he was the equivilent of Hitler...

Here is the kicker.........BOTH sides were funded by the same party......the recent indictment charges that the SPLC was paying the KKK to organize the the Rally on the right, so that they could then prove a need for organizations like them........LOOK....SEE....Racism REALLY IS alive and well and must be stopped.....and we are just the ones to do it.....it is the equivalent of a  Fire Dept  paying arsonists to set fires so that they could in turn argue on their own behalf for more $$$ in the budget to fight fires.............

and the toll this took on the country is still being felt.....but again the MSM is instead questioning the merits of the indictment instead of looking in the mirror and feeling shame for the harm they have done to this great country.

if any spacemen  are reading this in the 22nd century...it is true....although i am sure eventually AI will deny any of this ever happened....they already deny that 2+3=BEEER.

I'm going back to a place that's far away
How bout you, have you got a place to stay?
Why should I care when I'm just trying to get along?
We were friends, but now it's the end of our love song

So let's leave it alone

it's time for Hockey Playoff Prognostication

 i know everyone was probably holding their collective breaths.........so here we go with the first rd predictions:

right off the bat we have a shocker.......Ottawa over my hometown Canes

Flyers over the Penguini's and clam sauce

Young Sabres over aging Bruins

Le Habitants over the Lightning 

out west

Colorado over LA

Minnesota over Dallas 

Utah shocks Vegas

The Ducks drill the Oilers

stay tuned for rd 2

turn on channel 6

the President comes on the news

Says, "I get no satisfaction, that's why I sing the blues" (Weir) 

Gee.....i wonder why Iran went into the negotiations on Saturday with a false set of expectations and bravado......45 days in and their navy lies at the bottom of the gulf, they haver no air defense and our bombers control the skies.....and yet they seem to expect us to cave ?

Maybe, just maybe; they watch CNN.......maybe they believe the demonrats who insist America is loosing or the ones that insist THEY will stop the war effort by cutting off POTUS Power and Funding, maybe they believe Jeffries and Schumer and Sanders......the ones who claim to be against war, but when the President agrees to a ceasefire to allow for peace talks, they insist on telling the world that Trump Chickens out..........

or Maybe they think all Americans are like Barry Hussien, (Spoonjiah) or ole purple heart kerry....and that we will eventually give them pallets of cash to pretend to be our friends and not build a nuclear weapon........

i said it 15 years ago.....the spoonjiah administration truly believed that the only way to keep the evil Israelis in check in the middle east,  was to have a nuclear weapon in Tehran........Barry and friends feel that the Jews are the Real problem in the region.....and that they will have to stop killing the poor palestinians if Iran has the bomb.........they are/were naïve enough to believe that Iran would use the bomb on the Jews and NOT the EU or the west.......stupidity..........the moslem plan is to convert or kill every last human, as long as it takes......

side note.....Congrats to the great Jonathan Quick on his storied career........in typical modest form he refused to announce his retirement until after the final home game at MSG........he did not want the big Dolan sendoff.......he was the consummate teammate to Igor Shesterkin....he stayed supportive and was always ready when called upon..........it was nice to see the Rangers ALL wear QUICK jerseys in the pregame skate down in Miami.....and also classy move by the Panthers to remain on the ice after the game and form an impromptu handshake line to say goodbye to Mr Quick.....an American hero and a Hall of Famer with three Cups on his resume .......2 as a starter in LA, and one as a backup in Vegas...

2+3=BEEER

Then God way up in Heaven, for whatever it was worth
Thought He'd have a big old party, thought He'd call it Planet Earth
Don't worry about tomorrow, Lord, you'll know it when it comes
When the rock and roll music meets the risin' Planet Sun

The lunatic is on the grass

 The lunatic is on the grass.

Remembering games and daisy chains and laughs.
Got to keep the loonies on the path. (Pink Floyd)

the brain is a wonderful thing...sometimes.......it seems the older i get and perhaps the more free time i have since i have ceased working for the man....the more memories from a life well lived come circling back......some frightening.....some regrets.....but mainly the wonderful small details of magnificent, yet simple, adventures.

Case in point this morning over a cup of coffee......i was talking about a local watering hole called the Duck Dive.......and boy is it ever a dive........a shoebox bar on stilts on the main road to the ocean.......3 or 4 packing spaces only and a flight of rickety stairs must be navaigated.....but an incredible Burger, Ice Cold Beer and a jukebox that only seems to play Skynyrd, Marshall Tucker and the Outlaws ( maybe because i dominate the selection process) But Hey.......that's not the point.....and i digress.

This post is really about one of the greatest burgers i have ever had......Saturday Aug 3rd 1985...........i woke that day in the Great Lakes Training Center, having graduated from Boot Camp the day prior, i was now going to enjoy my fist tastes of liberty since early June.......i boarded a commuter train bound for Chicago with two shipmates.....don't ask my how i remember, but i do.....Eugene Heath from Daytona Beach and Steve Slanac from Buffalo NY......we bonded over our 8 weeks of Bootcamp and i told them i was going to meet friends at Wrigley and they were ecstatic to ride along......the Baseball Gods smiled upon me this day as the beloved 2nd place NY Metropolitans were in town for a showdown series against the 1st Place Cubs........but i have talked about that game before....today we discuss THE BURGER.

After arriving in the North End we hope a cab to Clark & Addison.....stopped into a bar for a few cold ones and then walked down Sheffield Ave........as we entered Murphy's Bleachers i was transposed into a wildly enthusiastic version of Heaven.....a gutted brownstone with an open floorplan and bars on either side of the great room....i had goosebumps........we grabbed beers at the first chance and proceeded to walk into the backyard ( Murphy's has changed over the years, but this was the scene in 1985).......we were basking in glorious sunshine and enjoying Ice Cold Old Style Beer and reflecting on the prior 8 weeks of torture......we were standing at a pub table and of course we were in our Uniform of the Day ( Summer Whites) it was clear to everyone that we had no stripes and were recent grads of Boot Camp.......there was a massive grille in the center of the yard and the charcoal smoke was a welcome aroma.......the fella manning the grille was wearing a big White Chefs hat , he had on a Cubs apron, he was in his 40's.......stood about 5 feet 5inches and probably weighed 300 pounds.......he came over to our table and placed three cheeseburgers down ......we started to fish through our pockets for some doe rae me and he put his hand up and so NO Charge......"I was a squid in a prior Life too"  and the burgers were on the house, and they (Murphy's) supported our Troops......

that Burger....that Beeer....that atmosphere.....that moment in time.......euphoric.

I lie awake at night sometimes and i wonder what i ever did to deserve a life blessed with so many moments like this.....this was one of the best......this was America....the same America i had just finished 8 grueling weeks of physical training to defend and protect.....and WE ( me, Heath , Slanac and all our shipmates) were now part of a special brotherhood....we were members of the Armed Forces of the United States of America........and i for one never forgot the gesture ....i have made it my business to buy a round for anyone i saw in uniform in the bars of Manhattan during Fleet week or whenever i may cross paths......we are the greatest nation in the history of this planet and it thanks to everyone, but especially guys like the Chef in Murphy's..........and that BURGER was perfectly charred and delicious....and the Old Style in a 16 ounce "Styrofoam" Cup was rewarding..........i have been lucky enough to be in the Right Place at the Right Time on so many occasions.......and i thank our Maker for every second of this live i have lived.

T minus 24 hours until the Zion National Park Extreme Marathon......hopefully Steve O'Dowd packed a sweater nite T-shirt and can send some pictures partying with the Snakes.

2+3=BEEER

And if the cloud bursts, thunder in your ear
You shout and no one seems to hear.
And if the band you're in starts playing different tunes
I'll see you on the dark side of the moon.

Good luck had just stung me

 To the race track I did go

She bet on one horse to win
And I bet on another to show
The odds were in my favor
I had 'em five to one
When that nag to win came around the track
Sure enough, she had won (R. Robertson)

i was lost in thought the other day when Cripple Creek came on my ipod shuffle.....suddenly i was thinking about "Larry the Legend" ....winner of the 1995 Santa Anita Derby......at first i couldn't remember how Larry fared in the Kentucky Derby ....and then i kinda, sorta remembered that he scratched before the race because of an injury.......so i had to look it up ....and i was correct.......the article i found said he was poised to be one to the top 3 favorites in the Derby before being scratched a week before the race because of a chipped bone in his knee......i researched further and learned that he returned to racing, but never really regained his form and he retired from racing in 1997.....he lived in peace on a farm for retired race horses and passed away in 2022 at the age of 30.......in the 95 Santa Anita he was 3rd choice and went off at 5-1...and paid $13.20 .......i had him that day....$20 to win, $10 to place and $5 to show..........I was in the Bally Bunion and i watched the race with Charlie Jensen......it was April 8th 1995.

you might be wondering where i am going with this one......so i will explain.....the day prior i called my parents down the shore from work , and when i was talking to my Father i told him that my co-worker Angelo had given me a tip on Larry the Legend.....not insider info, just a guy that was a very very good handicapper and had given me many wins over the years......so i told my father to place a few sheckles on Larry...........and so from the payphone in the back of the Bunyon i called my parents again to see if my Father had indeed bet on Larry.......it was then that i learned that my father had died of a heart attack about an hour or two prior.... no cell phones back then, no way anyone could reach me, no way anyone would think to have called the Bunyon...........in the aftermath i did ask my Mother if he had ever placed the bet......and she had her own acct, but had access to his OTB acct and confirmed his final bet was $5 to win on Larry the Legend.......tomorrow will be 31 years , but somedays it feels like 100.

when you're lost

 in the rain in Juarez

And it’s Eastertime too
And your gravity fails
And negativity don’t pull you through
Don’t put on any airs
When you’re down on Rue Morgue Avenue
They got some hungry women there
And they really make a mess outta you (Dylan)

and so after March departed like a lamb , Easter comes knocking on the first Sunday of April.

Truth be told i never really had a sweet tooth and didn't care much for chocolates......i despise lamb and mint jelly and pretty much all of the Easter traditional foods.....and so about a dozen years ago, we began turnig down invites for Easter dinner....it became our backyard work day in Little Silver....we would clean out the garage and shed, and get all the outdoor bars and seating areas cleaned off and ready to rock n roll........i would pack a massive cooler of beer........light the grill.........light every fire pit and tiki torch ....and listen to a special edition Easter playlist.......

and now i find myself on the Baptist belt...not sure if these heathens even know who Jesus was.....and i have a lawn service that take cares of the yard....and the glorious Bars ended up in landfills in Monmouth County....no takers willing to preserve the History of those landmarks....

But the playlist survived......and tomorrow I will indeed pack a massive cooler of beeers and listen to songs inspired by or about the Son of God.....or mainly just Dylan

2+3= Salvation.......and BEEER.....one in the same

In a little hilltop village, they gambled for my clothes

I bargained for salvation an’ they gave me a lethal dose
I offered up my innocence and got repaid with scorn
“Come in,” she said, “I’ll give you shelter from the storm”

Day after Day

 alone on a hill

The man with the foolish grin is keeping perfectly still
But nobody wants to know him, they can see that he's just a fool
And he never gives an answer (Lennon/McCartney)

If you are like me and watched some, any or all of the coverage of the No Kings protests over the weekend , you could not help but feel grateful for the amazing gift the Left has given us. They are very comfortable in their own skin, they are not afraid to speak the truth and tell us who they really are, perhaps they are emboldened after comrade mandani won the NYC mayoral election, they feel the country is racing with them towards communism and they are willing to shout it from the rooftops...

alas....NYC is not a true reflection of this country on any level.....what once was the symbol of oppurtunity.....a place where people from all walks of life, levels of education and or religious beliefs; could flourish, prosper, excel and live the American dream..........get a good job, work hard, buy a home, raise a family enjoy the best of the arts, sports and entertainment.........has taken steps or giant leaps towards the darkness......a collection of aimless trust fund brats, ashamed of their own race, riddled with guilt over the privileges' their parents provided, BUT NOT willing to give back the cash or go it alone......instead they take to the streets and protest....they carry their Flags of the month club, and nifty cardboard posters that George Soros paid for, and yet fail to see themselves as sheep......they think they are Freedom fighters and yet they prefer communism or socialism over Freedom....in fact they are terrified of what Freedom means......they would much rather be told where to stand, what to think and how loud to shout, then to live their own lives.........they were sheltered growing up, never allowed to strike out during tee ball......not allowed to keep score and lose occasionally, they filled their days in solitude in their parents basements playing video games with no true consequences ......if they lose, they get to play again seconds later.....don't even have to dig into their levi's in search of a quarter.......little or no physical interaction with other humans....just voices and screen names of other mutants.......they hate everything about themselves and have zero tolerance for anyone that doesn't march to the death drum with them.....they are miserable....their only Joy comes from feeling despair.....I bet they never call in sick to work and go to the track with their buddies after a round of golf and drink a case while betting long shot triples....losers.

So they took to the streets with Russian flags, trying to stop a King that doesn't exist at the urging of :

Chuck Schumer:  46 years in POWER

Nancy Pelosi: 39 years illegally trading off insider news

Bernie Sanders: another Coney Island Jew that hates Israel and Loves Palastine

Maxine Waters: 35 years proving that DEI has no upside.

They did not hide their love for illegals over citizens.......corruption over law and order.....trannies over girls......the Republicans do not need to hire a focus group or pay for a slick campaign strategy......just capture the real images from this past weekend and display them from now until November

2+3= an equation puzzling man for centuries that perhaps only A I can figure out

and BEEER ......of course it equals BEEER , and YES, I will have one.

But the fool on the hill sees the sun going down
And the eyes in his head see the world spinning 'round 
'Round and 'round and 'round and 'round and 'round

And them Carribean winds still blow

from Nassau to Mexico
Fanning the flames in the furnace of desire (Dylan)

an 83 year old veteran , and a cancer survivor was pushed onto the tracks at 63rd & Lex on a saturday morning March 8th....yesterday he died from his injuries.

The Pusher was an illegal alien from Honduras.......15 prior arrests and  4 times previously deported.

Mayor Mandani refuses to answer questions about whether the NYC corrections dept will cooperate with ICE in removing this scumbag from our country.

On March 24, ICE announced the arrest of Carlos Aguilar Reynoso, a Guatemalan national charged with the forcible rape of a 5-year-old girl on Long Island while he was babysitting.

Utah (Attempted Murder): Jesus Alejandro Ramirez-Padilla was charged in Salt Lake City for allegedly strangling a woman and slitting her throat multiple times.

On March 24, Vidal Jimenez (23) was arrested in Polk County for allegedly stalking and hunting an 18-year-old through a local park while armed with a knife. He is facing multiple felony charges.

how much more of this are we really supposed to take ?

Where are the protests, where is the public outcry?

Where are the Gen Z crybabies saying the victims names ?

And them distant ships of liberty on them iron waves so bold and free
Bringing everything that’s near to me nearer to the fire

Seven dollars on a latte

I know that money could be saved,but I'm happy everyday

and i'm not where i thought i'd be,but i'm living out all my dreams 

might be broke and out of luck,but i feel like a million bucks (Tabitha Meeks)

Had the unique pleasure of seeing Ms Meeks in concert this past Sunday. If you don't who she is, you should google her or give her a listen on a music platform.......she is described as Norah Jones meets Nancy Sinatra....although she definitely has an Amy Winehouse vibe too......her songs and vibe are definitely throwback to a different era.........catchy uplifting lyrics and a very unique and powerful voice. She does originals and has an album out , but she also did some covers ( Aiko-Aiko, Benny &the Jets, Brand new Roller Skates, and of course These Boots were made for walkin) 

The concert we attended was quite an experience.......Louie's Backyard Tiki stage in Little River SC , about 10 minutes from our house........it is a private residence....Louie constructed a full bar in his yard and a stage.....guests were encouraged to bring their own beach chairs, alcohol and there was a communal table for sharing food ( Louie and his wife put out complimentary trays of BBQ chicken and French fries) and you could park on his front lawn ( we ubered) and you were more than welcome to bring a bathing suit and jumping in his pool.....admission was free....but they passed a hat and collected Cash for the band.......$20 a head was suggested donation......people brought their dogs....and there was a colorful rooster that wandered the property.......the band consisted of Tabitha on stand up keyboards, she had a drummer and Java on standup Bass........they were very cool......Louie let them stay in his house for the weekend.......so they hung out after the show and drank beers and wine and chatted with everyone......there were about 20-25 people in attendance....it was one of those moments that was very American......in our 250th year it could not help but make me proud.....glad i was able to attend.......Louie has a series of shows and fundraisers scheduled for the summer...and then he told me he and his wife are sailing UP the Intercoastal to Maine.....cutting through the Great Lakes to the Mississippi and then down to New Orleans and the Gulf of America....stopping in Key West for a week and then sailing up Florida's east coast back to South Carolina........says he is taking his time and it sb about 5 months....he recently beat throat cancer.........he definitely had the aura of one of those characters of the Long Dark Knight that i am fascinated with....although he is too successful to truly be ones of the aimless wandering wacko's that i treasure...

anyway, give Tabitha a listen and maybe even buy a song or two on Itunes......i think we will all be hearing much more from Ms Meeks in the next few years....her music is being picked up for TV and Movie placements....you may have even heard her before and didn't realize it......i think the sky is the limit....

I′m a perfect little mess instead of being bored to death

I'll be the life of the party

I′ll be the life of the party

If I could be just anybody

I'd be the life of the party

The Palace of Mirrors

 Where dog soldiers are reflected

The endless road and the wailing of chimes
The empty rooms where her memory is protected
Where the angels’ voices whisper to the souls of previous times (Dylan)

The prevailing cry from the left the past 3 weeks.....the one they regurgitate on every interview they can find.....the same one Europe embraced when cowardly defending their decision to stay out of the Iran conflict has been ............was there an imminent threat ?  we don't see an imminent threat....surely we can go back to the negotiation table because Iran has not publicly displayed their plans to do us imminent harm.

I suppose 47 years of chanting Death to America and all the UN speeches where they denied Israels' right to exist and vowed to wipe them Off the face of the Earth were just not enough....I suppose all the attacks they financed against our troops in Lebanon, Libya, Iraq, Syria and beyond just don't matter......I suppose all the Americans that were maimed by their roadside IED's just don't count.....

Well.....yesterday they launched missiles at my beloved homeland part B, Diego Garcia; some 2500 miles away........the missile was shot down over the Indian Ocean (soon to be renamed Native American Ocean) by a US Navy warship......BUT......guess who else is within 2500 miles of Tehran ???  

Quite a few cities......but Berlin, Paris and London certainly are on the list.......guess who just decided that this WAS in fact THEIR war ?  Guess who just decided that the threat Iran posed was suddenly Imminent enough ? guess who just sh*t their pants at the thought of DJT and the US Military wrapping things up and heading back to North America.....a safe 6000 + miles from Tehran ? and leaving the EU to deal with Hormuz and the Iranian missiles .

Yep,   suddenly last weeks Brave Bystanders are now ready to join the fight......hypocritical scum.

2+3=BEEER

Peace will come
With tranquillity and splendor on the wheels of fire
But will bring us no reward when her false idols fall
And cruel death surrenders with its pale ghost retreating
Between the King and the Queen of Swords

i was blinded by the Devil

 Born already ruined

Stone-cold dead
As I stepped out of the womb
By His grace I have been touched
By His word I have been healed
By His hand I’ve been delivered
By His spirit I’ve been sealed  (Dylan)

the Save Act is an easy one to fix.......the sticking point or biggest obstacle is the Drivers license clause....both sides are lying of course.....a drivers license is not necessarily a "REAL ID"......so it is possible to show up to vote with a drivers license and be told that you Cannot vote.....and the reason is because States like California and New Jersey give drivers licenses to illegal aliens , they do not require or verify citizenship before issuing a license.....and although the MSM is talking non stop about the save act, nobody wants to mention that point.....approximately 60% of the country currently has a REAL ID.

so the Republicans insist you can use your drivers license......lie

and the demonrats insist that women who take their husbands name will be blocked from voting ....lie

we all know why the demonrats do not want the Save Act passed, and it is time for the republicans to expose them.

The Republicans need to announce that they will allow American Citizens to VOTE with a valid drivers license......BUT.....it needs to become law that anyone that votes in an election and is not a citizen faces 90 days in jail and then deportation, no questions or appeals.........no illegal alien is going to risk that just to cast a meaningless vote for Chuck Schumer.......they will stay away from the polls....and the dems know that.....which is why they will STILL have to oppose the Save act...

the easiest way to win a debate is to eliminate your opponents position......once the Dems lose the drivers license argument, they will not have a leg to stand on....

side note.....i was pleased to see POTUS call out our supposed allies for not lending assistance towards keeping the straits of Hormuz open...they need it more than US , but they are reluctant to lift a finger....i say we keep bombing IRAN , but do NOT use our Naval ships to escort anyone under any condition.....

side side note......very disappointed to see that POTUS tapped into the strategic petroleum reserve to combat rising prices at the pump.....this is NOT what a Strategic Reserve sb used for..........gas prices will rise and fall till the end of time but a strategic reserve sb just THAT.....a STRATEGIC RESERVE.....not an inflation tool.

2+3=BEEER

I’ve been saved
By the blood of the lamb
Saved
By the blood of the lamb
Saved
Saved
And I’m so glad
Yes, I’m so glad
I’m so glad
So glad