Tim Thomas !.....you are always welcome at Sweater Nite...
Bruins goalie Thomas declines White House visit for political reasons
January 17, 2012: Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas reacts after giving up a goal to Tampa Bay Lightning center Dominic Moore during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Tampa, Fla.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Boston Bruins' star goaltender Tim Thomas skipped Monday's White House visit by the Stanley Cup champions due to political differences with President Barack Obama.
Thomas, a Flint, Mich., native and one of only two American players on the Bruins' Stanley Cup roster last season, was the only Boston player to decline the invitation.
"I believe the Federal government has grown out of control, threatening the Rights, Liberties, and Property of the People," Thomas said in a statement.
"This is being done at the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial level. This is in direct opposition to the Constitution and the Founding Fathers vision for the Federal government," he wrote.
"Because I believe this, today (Monday) I exercised my right as a Free Citizen, and did not visit the White House. This was not about politics or party, as in my opinion both parties are responsible for the situation we are in as a country. This was about a choice I had to make as an INDIVIDUAL."
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Saturday, January 21, 2012
arthurs
went to arthurs last night....had a fantastic time as always, but things have changed....first clue was that the dining room was not packed or very crowded at all...the price of the steak has risen to $28 and the shrimp cocktail is up to $10...but the beeeere still comes in 32 oz mugs (no coors light on tap) not sure what they charged...don't really care either....it was cold......steak and potatos were still good....but you have to ask for the hot peppers and now the cold slaw is a side order, not free......but if you go with a nice group, like we did last night, it is still a ton of fun...
Monday, January 09, 2012
on to Lambau
lets go G-Men........very nice victory yesterday, and now a rematch with the vaunted Packers of Green Bay....it will take a total team effort, mistake free and our best of the season, BUT it CAN happen....
Saturday, January 07, 2012
super bowl
well hopefully i am putting a HEX on these two teams, and i sincerely hope i am wrong or I don't have the PULSE of the NFL playoffs this year.....but i fear the super bowl will be between Norleans and Baltimore......again , these are the 2 teams i HATE the most in this post season, so any other combo would be acceptable...
really can't believe how lousy the AFC is....this really could have been the J E T S year if they only could have beaten the Jints.....denver stinks, the steelers are walking wounded....the Texans have a basketball player for a QB....the bengals are now and will forever be the bengals......new england couldn't keep bishop ford out of the end zone and flacco and the ravens are beatable........oh poor Rex must be beside himself.
the NFC is stocked.....Falcons are solid if not flamboyant...Detroit has an explosice offense and their defense is capable of some big plays...the Niners are tough and dont make a lot of mistakes....New Orleans is loaded, the packers may be the best team in the past 25 years...and the Jints.....well they CAN Beat anyone and they CAN loose to anyone...depends on which G-Men show up....but you have to like the fact that the D Line is coming together at the right time, and a healthy pass rush can cover up a lot of weaknesses at LB and the secondary....the offense is as good as anyone else....you can't spell elite without ELI ....and you cant spell illegal immigration green card without Sanchize....bwaaaa haa haa
forgive my giddiness....but it is an absolute pleasure to start the playoffs without the Eagles, Cowboys, or Jets polluting the airwaves........sorry duff, but rex is tooo much to bare.
really can't believe how lousy the AFC is....this really could have been the J E T S year if they only could have beaten the Jints.....denver stinks, the steelers are walking wounded....the Texans have a basketball player for a QB....the bengals are now and will forever be the bengals......new england couldn't keep bishop ford out of the end zone and flacco and the ravens are beatable........oh poor Rex must be beside himself.
the NFC is stocked.....Falcons are solid if not flamboyant...Detroit has an explosice offense and their defense is capable of some big plays...the Niners are tough and dont make a lot of mistakes....New Orleans is loaded, the packers may be the best team in the past 25 years...and the Jints.....well they CAN Beat anyone and they CAN loose to anyone...depends on which G-Men show up....but you have to like the fact that the D Line is coming together at the right time, and a healthy pass rush can cover up a lot of weaknesses at LB and the secondary....the offense is as good as anyone else....you can't spell elite without ELI ....and you cant spell illegal immigration green card without Sanchize....bwaaaa haa haa
forgive my giddiness....but it is an absolute pleasure to start the playoffs without the Eagles, Cowboys, or Jets polluting the airwaves........sorry duff, but rex is tooo much to bare.
Friday, January 06, 2012
interesting news
this blip was taken from Kerouac.Com it appears the long awaited release of the On The Road movie has been announced....well in France anyway.
1). MARK MAY 23, 2012 ON YOUR CALENDAR
The internet websites are abuzz with the news that came via a tweet yesterday from the French Film Production Company MK2. They announced the French Release of OTR the movie will be May 23rd. Now, we have no inside info but we can read a calendar as well as anyone and the Cannes Film Festival is May 16 - May 27. Hmmm. And Walter Salles has a long history at Cannes with a number of his films as well as an OTR trailer at the 2011 festival. Double hmmmm. And MK2 is a French company. Triple hmmmmm.
1). MARK MAY 23, 2012 ON YOUR CALENDAR
The internet websites are abuzz with the news that came via a tweet yesterday from the French Film Production Company MK2. They announced the French Release of OTR the movie will be May 23rd. Now, we have no inside info but we can read a calendar as well as anyone and the Cannes Film Festival is May 16 - May 27. Hmmm. And Walter Salles has a long history at Cannes with a number of his films as well as an OTR trailer at the 2011 festival. Double hmmmm. And MK2 is a French company. Triple hmmmmm.
Tuesday, January 03, 2012
the little ten
another year....and once again college football is exposed for the farce that it is...another four months of exaggerated rankings and the pumping up of the big ten , when we all know the conf is sub par at best.....or quite honestly, they suck....but if you have a TV contract with ABC\ESPN your not allowed to SUCK...or better yet....your not allowed to admit in public that they suck......and the glaring conflict of interest in the "AP" Polls makes its all silly......i have beaten this drum before...but lets go over it one more time.......if you are a sportswriter for any newspaper in the midwest and you are trying to get on the national stage, the fastest way to have your stories circulated to a wider audience is to cover a national story.....so if your assigned to cover the big ten for a paper in Grand Rapids or Detroit or Columbus or Altoona or anywhere in the wide grasp of big ten country in the middle of America.....are you going to vote your conscious and admit that the Big Ten sucks and thus dismissing the national attention of your weekly column OR is it better suited for you to Vote Ohio St #1 , Whisky #3 , Michigan # 5 and so on and so on ??? ............and your never gonna let TCU, BOISE and those other guys get on the national stage....it can only hurt your importance.
for the record , the big Ten stepped it up this year in the Bowls going 3-6 (michigan on deck tonight)......with wins over Western Michigan and UCLA amongst the 3 wins and the Spartans ( who are decent) squeaked one out over Goergia.
I can hear Brent Musburger already pumping up Ohio St and Urban Meyer...coming off a 7 loss season and probably already ranked in the top 10 for next year.....and the beat goes on.
for the record , the big Ten stepped it up this year in the Bowls going 3-6 (michigan on deck tonight)......with wins over Western Michigan and UCLA amongst the 3 wins and the Spartans ( who are decent) squeaked one out over Goergia.
I can hear Brent Musburger already pumping up Ohio St and Urban Meyer...coming off a 7 loss season and probably already ranked in the top 10 for next year.....and the beat goes on.
Monday, January 02, 2012
hope springs eternal
and with the arrival of a new year, begins the journey to Churhill Downs glory once again.....123 days and counting......early horses of interest are Drill, Union Rags, Hansen, and Sabercat
the real preps should start in a few weeks, tune here to find out who NOT to bet....
the real preps should start in a few weeks, tune here to find out who NOT to bet....
Japaneese ?
*****DISCLAIMER NOTE ********
although i often times will doctor a story to make it more interesting....I did not have to change a single word on this one....even I can't make this up.
MIAMI -- Santonio Holmes quit on his teammates. They saw it in his eyes, his body language, and they called him out in the huddle, leading to an ugly exchange between him and right tackle Wayne Hunter.
With one last chance to save their season, Holmes turned Tone Time into Groan Time. The New York Jets’' bust of a season ended with an on-the-field meltdown in the huddle, with players yelling and Holmes having to be restrained from going after Hunter.
This was ugly and embarrassing, even by Jets standards. Holmes was benched for the final two-plus minutes of their 19-17 loss Sunday to the Miami Dolphins at Sun Life Stadium -- one last example of a chemistry experiment gone bad.
"Is it disturbing? It’s been disturbing for a while," guard Brandon Moore said later at his locker, suggesting that dissension has been rearing its ugly head for a lot longer than one bad afternoon in the Florida sunshine.
Pressed, Moore finally said, "I don’t have anything more to say about Santonio."
He said plenty. Other teammates did, too, especially the most respected player in the locker room, future Hall of Famer LaDainian Tomlinson, who unloaded on Holmes. He basically said that Holmes -- a captain, for crying out loud -- shut it down, mentally.
If the U.S. Army had captains like Holmes, we'’d all be speaking Japanese.
Turns out the Jets have a lot more to worry about this offseason than fixing Mark Sanchez and finding a replacement for offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer, who almost certainly will be fired or demoted. They have a serious locker-room issue -- or maybe it’s just a Holmes issue.
"Let me just say there were some guys in the huddle that were unhappy with Tone’'s demeanor," Tomlinson said. "When you have a group of guys fighting their butts off and one guy, for whatever reason, their demeanors not with them, you’'re going to get some guys to say something to him and tell him how they feel. That’'s what you got today."
Tomlinson wasn’'t finished.
"It'’s tough for guys to follow a captain that kind of behaves in that manner," he said. "The worst thing that can happen is when teammates start to question your passion. In that huddle, that’'s what you saw. Guys looked at his eyes and he didn’'t have fire in his eyes. Guys were turned off by that. … It was definitely boiling at that point. Guys had had enough."
In the culture of an NFL locker room, it doesn'’t get more stinging than that. Tomlinson'’s words weren'’t that different from what Moore said in October, when he questioned Holmes'’ leadership. That came in response to Holmes’' criticisms of the offensive line. The tension subsided for a couple of months -- winning helped -- but it was always there, simmering.
Let’s be honest: The Jets (8-8) played a horrible game and, even if Holmes had been in the lineup, they probably wouldn'’t have overcome a nine-point deficit in the final 2½ minutes. But that'’s not the point. The point is, Holmes bailed on his teammates at a time when they needed unity.
although i often times will doctor a story to make it more interesting....I did not have to change a single word on this one....even I can't make this up.
MIAMI -- Santonio Holmes quit on his teammates. They saw it in his eyes, his body language, and they called him out in the huddle, leading to an ugly exchange between him and right tackle Wayne Hunter.
With one last chance to save their season, Holmes turned Tone Time into Groan Time. The New York Jets’' bust of a season ended with an on-the-field meltdown in the huddle, with players yelling and Holmes having to be restrained from going after Hunter.
This was ugly and embarrassing, even by Jets standards. Holmes was benched for the final two-plus minutes of their 19-17 loss Sunday to the Miami Dolphins at Sun Life Stadium -- one last example of a chemistry experiment gone bad.
"Is it disturbing? It’s been disturbing for a while," guard Brandon Moore said later at his locker, suggesting that dissension has been rearing its ugly head for a lot longer than one bad afternoon in the Florida sunshine.
Pressed, Moore finally said, "I don’t have anything more to say about Santonio."
He said plenty. Other teammates did, too, especially the most respected player in the locker room, future Hall of Famer LaDainian Tomlinson, who unloaded on Holmes. He basically said that Holmes -- a captain, for crying out loud -- shut it down, mentally.
If the U.S. Army had captains like Holmes, we'’d all be speaking Japanese.
Turns out the Jets have a lot more to worry about this offseason than fixing Mark Sanchez and finding a replacement for offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer, who almost certainly will be fired or demoted. They have a serious locker-room issue -- or maybe it’s just a Holmes issue.
"Let me just say there were some guys in the huddle that were unhappy with Tone’'s demeanor," Tomlinson said. "When you have a group of guys fighting their butts off and one guy, for whatever reason, their demeanors not with them, you’'re going to get some guys to say something to him and tell him how they feel. That’'s what you got today."
Tomlinson wasn’'t finished.
"It'’s tough for guys to follow a captain that kind of behaves in that manner," he said. "The worst thing that can happen is when teammates start to question your passion. In that huddle, that’'s what you saw. Guys looked at his eyes and he didn’'t have fire in his eyes. Guys were turned off by that. … It was definitely boiling at that point. Guys had had enough."
In the culture of an NFL locker room, it doesn'’t get more stinging than that. Tomlinson'’s words weren'’t that different from what Moore said in October, when he questioned Holmes'’ leadership. That came in response to Holmes’' criticisms of the offensive line. The tension subsided for a couple of months -- winning helped -- but it was always there, simmering.
Let’s be honest: The Jets (8-8) played a horrible game and, even if Holmes had been in the lineup, they probably wouldn'’t have overcome a nine-point deficit in the final 2½ minutes. But that'’s not the point. The point is, Holmes bailed on his teammates at a time when they needed unity.
Sunday, January 01, 2012
playoff bound
and the first ever playoff game at the NEW Giant stadium will be next sunday when the falcons come to town to play the Gigantes`...........first rex ryan, then rob ryan, and now matt ryan.....
Brian Duffy = Good Egg
well.....my good friend Brian Duffy was soooo distraught about missing SN 14 that he offered me two seats to the Big J-E-T-S 1st playoff game at the stadium .......after they beat the fish of course..........thanks Duff....but I am hoping to schedule either a double root canal or a lobotomy for that day....whenever hell freezes over....
get on the horn with your travel agent
well now that sweater Nite has been announced as Feb 24th , it is time for Brian Duffy to quickly book a trip to Calabassas, or a cruise through the straits of Hormuz or a suprise party for Molly Rose's pet goldfish "Eduardo" or something, ANYTHING on that same day.....we all know our favorite bartender (North of 94th street) will NOT show up at Sweater Nite....it's a tradition as old as the hills....the letters go out , and 48 hours later i get a "Cant make it " text from Duff......maybe if I promise him that K-Mac is not coming and that Mcnuttley IS...we shall see....
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Confused ??
you won't be after reading the Sweater Nite 14 Letter......early editions went into the Post Office yesterday.....
Saturday, December 24, 2011
as promised
apparently left leaning CBS decided to edit this out of the 60 minutes episode last sunday......even they were embarassed by this delusional , condescending prick.
PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, we’re not done yet. I’ve got five more years of stuff to do. But not only saving this country from a great depression. Not only saving the auto industry. But putting in place a system in which we’re gonna start lowering health care costs and you’re never gonna go bankrupt because you get sick or somebody in your family gets sick. Making sure that we have reformed the financial system, so we never again have taxpayer-funded bailouts, and the system is more stable and secure. Making sure that we’ve got millions of kids out here who are able to go to college because we’ve expanded student loans and made college more affordable. Ending Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Decimating al Qaeda, including Bin Laden being taken off the field. Restoring America’s respect around the world.
PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, we’re not done yet. I’ve got five more years of stuff to do. But not only saving this country from a great depression. Not only saving the auto industry. But putting in place a system in which we’re gonna start lowering health care costs and you’re never gonna go bankrupt because you get sick or somebody in your family gets sick. Making sure that we have reformed the financial system, so we never again have taxpayer-funded bailouts, and the system is more stable and secure. Making sure that we’ve got millions of kids out here who are able to go to college because we’ve expanded student loans and made college more affordable. Ending Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Decimating al Qaeda, including Bin Laden being taken off the field. Restoring America’s respect around the world.
Merry Christmas
since I am well aware that at least one of the blog followers is a J E T S fan, I thought i should offer one and all a Very Merry Christmas now......cause all bets are OFF after kick-off.........i also have a very disturbing quote from the commander in chief...but I dont want to spoil anyones Christmas....so I will repost that on Monday....delusionally frightening stuff...
Swetaer Night 14 letters should be in the mail next week....Donnie Biesbol secured the Knights of Columbus for us on Friday Night Feb 24th.....Rangers Vs Isles on the Tube.
Swetaer Night 14 letters should be in the mail next week....Donnie Biesbol secured the Knights of Columbus for us on Friday Night Feb 24th.....Rangers Vs Isles on the Tube.
Monday, December 19, 2011
dissapointing
the memorial.....although visually pleasing.....was an overall dissapointment.......security was disgraceful.....i was made to feel like a common criminal or terrorist, what should have been a reflective day , instead evoked anger....the final salt in the wound was that the Northeast Corner of the 1 WTC footprint was roped off because of wind......the one piece of real estate i had a strong desire to return to was off limits......tourists muggin it up for photo ops turned my stomach and i left after only four or five minutes......very disaapointing.
Friday, December 16, 2011
back ta zero
Youre not the only one
With mixed emotions
Youre not the only ship
Adrift on this ocean
Youre not the only one
That's feeling lonesome
Youre not the only one
With mixed emotions (jagger~richards)
and so it is indeed with mixed emotions that i return to the scene of the crime after 10 years , three months and a few days....today i will ( i think) visit the memorial at the former site of the world trade center.....although i have been downtown and on the perimiter these past ten years, i have not had the oppurtunity to return to the footprints of 1 world trade . i ahve a pass for a 10:30 visit and i hope to follow through on it and pay my respects. ( although this whole govt police state and assigned time slots makes me sick to my stomach, i will leave my grievances against LMDC aside for today and try to keep my angst in check).
follow that up with an 11:45 reservation for a steak in Mark Josephs and an afternoon of bar-hopping / reminiscing in the financial district and we have ourselves quite a friday......
i will check back in tomorrow with a full report.
With mixed emotions
Youre not the only ship
Adrift on this ocean
Youre not the only one
That's feeling lonesome
Youre not the only one
With mixed emotions (jagger~richards)
and so it is indeed with mixed emotions that i return to the scene of the crime after 10 years , three months and a few days....today i will ( i think) visit the memorial at the former site of the world trade center.....although i have been downtown and on the perimiter these past ten years, i have not had the oppurtunity to return to the footprints of 1 world trade . i ahve a pass for a 10:30 visit and i hope to follow through on it and pay my respects. ( although this whole govt police state and assigned time slots makes me sick to my stomach, i will leave my grievances against LMDC aside for today and try to keep my angst in check).
follow that up with an 11:45 reservation for a steak in Mark Josephs and an afternoon of bar-hopping / reminiscing in the financial district and we have ourselves quite a friday......
i will check back in tomorrow with a full report.
no more tailgating
mark my words.....the nfl will use the recent beating of a jet fan in the Giant Stadium parking lot to eventually ban alcohol consumption in the parking lots before games......impossible ?? just wait.
The truth is it kills these teams to know that the fans can pack coolers and drink beer for 5 hours before kickoff and aside from the $25 parking fine, they don't see a dime.....they will use the violence to their advantage and ban booze in the lots......
then to show that their good eggs, and care about the fans, they will open the doors to the stadium 3 or 4 hours before the game....and they will sell you ALL THE BOOZE you can afford....but they will justify that by saying its regulated and we don't serve intoxicated people....this will protect all the fans and line the owners pockets.....come in and tailgate at the seats with $9 beers and $10 greasy hamburgers.
sounds crazy ? fans will revolt ? nobody will go to the games ? blah, blah, blah.......i hope i am wrong , but i know i am not.......
The truth is it kills these teams to know that the fans can pack coolers and drink beer for 5 hours before kickoff and aside from the $25 parking fine, they don't see a dime.....they will use the violence to their advantage and ban booze in the lots......
then to show that their good eggs, and care about the fans, they will open the doors to the stadium 3 or 4 hours before the game....and they will sell you ALL THE BOOZE you can afford....but they will justify that by saying its regulated and we don't serve intoxicated people....this will protect all the fans and line the owners pockets.....come in and tailgate at the seats with $9 beers and $10 greasy hamburgers.
sounds crazy ? fans will revolt ? nobody will go to the games ? blah, blah, blah.......i hope i am wrong , but i know i am not.......
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Elena Kagan & obamacare
it is uncomprehensible to imagine elena kagan sitting their with a straight face and NOT recuseing herself from the supreme court hearings on the constitutionality of certain parts of obamacare. As a member of the obama administration , kagan was involved in planning the legal defense of the law , and now we are supposed to believe she is going to listen to the arguments unbiased ? this is the only reason barry hussein appointed her to the bench , and yet we never even hear the debate on TV......too wound up over lamar and chloe getting traded to dallas i suppose.
Sunday, December 04, 2011
back from the dead
Club Gato....Rest in piece(s).....the new improved Hurricane Pub rose from the ashes and roared an raucous hello to the world this night last......arvidas, we have arrived.
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