priorities

just turned on the CBS 2 evening news........first 4 minutes were a recap of Porn Actress Stormy Daniels interview on 60 minutes talking about having sex with Donald Trump......after 4 minutes of extensive recaps, they managed to mention that the United States and multiple countries expelled hundreds of Russian diplomats in retaliation for the Russian poisoning scandal.....yep....we got our priorities straight allright.....#itsover

buckle up....March on

ever further....ever more....March is turning into a drunken expedition....its as if I am having an out of body experience....watching a movie about some other guy drinking like a fish everyday....i'm just on the couch and I can't change channels...i'm a card carrying member of the liquefied Nation....beer after beer after beeeer after Whiskey.....land save us......it's only the 11th of the month and the tournament and Saint Patrick lurk just beyond the next Noreaster,,,,,,buckle up indeed.

is there anybody out there ?

just nod if you can hear me (p.floyd)............remember the NSA ? remember the Patriot Act ? remember the outrage over our government listening in on phone calls as collecting data ? remember the hailing of whistleblowers like Snowden as the heroes of the left for exposing such atrocities ? remember the DEMAND to reign in the govt spying agencies because they were trampling our freedoms ??.......................well apparently Claire Mcaskell doesn't . Yesterday when the head of the NSA ( Adm Rogers) was testifying on Capitol hill he claimed he doesn't have the wide ranging powers he needs to stop the Big Bad Russians from meddling in our elections....to which Ms Mcaskell responded "Why the Hell not"?......hmmm.....well that didn't take long.....she didn't even wait to catch her breath before jumping off the NSA is bad band wagon and leaping onto the GIVE the NSA all the power they need ......frightening how opportunistic or just plain stupid our politicians are.....lets give the NSA all the powers in the world to go after bad Russians from spreading fake stories on social media...BUT don't you dare use those same powers to spy on our citizens.......hint, the Russians will be wearing Red Carnations, the good guys will NOT.........to be clear, we are talking about concerns of fake stories planted by Russian spies on the internet influencing our voters in elections......because we have created a generation of morons that can't decipher if a story on facebook claiming that Bernie Sanders is a Demonic Robot that needs to eat human flesh to survive and was built on Mars is a true story or fake news......that story btw was planted by the DNC not the Olympic Athletes of Russia....(total side note, I am delighted that when the filthy commies finally won Gold that they weren't able to hear their anthem or raise their flag at the gold medal ceremony....and that OVECHKIN was not a part of the victory).....but sadly as a nation we continue to become nothing more than 30 second sound bites on the evening news.....the shameless exploitation of the Florida High School shooting by Demi Lovato and all these phonies is frightening...and honestly I am starting to think that Marjorie Stoneman must be a school for the arts....I have never seen so many overly dramatic, theatrical assholes in my life.....from the principal offering hugs to everyone VIA TWITTER.....to the Teachers Posting a Group Shot on Social Media, to the students themselves giving interviews to anyone and anything that had a microphone.....its been two weeks and you are not dead, get the fuck over it.......in 2001 I drank beer in seabright on September 12th....took a few deep breaths, thought about the prior 24 hours and went the fuck back to work on September 13th....no balloons, TV cameras or invitations to the Tonight show were offered to me....we are becoming a nation of pussies......as for gun control ? I have been clear on my position for years....ill never own one, but as long as the government can not be trusted ..and it NEVER CAN....we NEED an armed citizenry to keep despots in line......that being said.....raising the age to 21 seems reasonable......but since cars, and trucks are the weapons of terrorists these days...lets raise the driving age and voting age to 21 to........"is there anybody home" ?

No one told you when to run

You missed the starting gun.(D. Gilmour)......... everyone is up in arms over school shootings....all the teachers unions are also furious about the President's suggestion to arm teachers.( Nobody wants to see a 70 year old Mrs Witherow packing a Glock as our security detail) , but I have a suggestion......PHYS ED.....the jackalope gym teacher....every school has one...why ? Eliminate gym..... give the kids back gym time and allow them to use that period how they see fit ... unsupervised.....shoot hoops, take a walk, take a nap, whatever........and the gym teachers ? Offer them firearm training and reclassify them as onsite security....they maintain their teacher benefits, they can teach health classes or supervise study hall, but they carry weapons and engage shooters..... only shooters....they don't become cops and glorified security guards breaking up cafeteria fights.....if they don't want to do it, then they have to transition back to the classroom and become qualified to teach another subject..... nobody is forced to become the secret security....but I tend to think a lot of young, healthy gym teachers will accept their new role.....if not, we have lots of returning military already trained to handle weapons that would love the benefits, pensions and summer vacations that comes with being a teacher.....and seriously, should we really being paying someone to teach teenagers how to play dodge ball ?

See here how everything, lead up to this day

And it's just like any other day that's ever been "...in the afterglow that was sweater Nite 20, that's kinda how it felt...an incredible turnout once again....a whirlwind and dizzying 8 hours for me, got check-off everything on my to-do list.... lunch with Dano on Friday and the first ever pregame skate in the Bean Post..... maybe getting a 3 or 4 hour head start wasn't the best idea in terms of longevity, but I wouldn't change a thing...a heartfelt thanks to everyone who took time out of their 3 day weekend and traveled both near and far....." Sun coming up and then, the sun going down....shine through my window and my friends they come around".

BENEFIT INFO

So as we know, sweater nite 20 is sharing the venue and actively participating in a Benefit for Momo Nolan....Das Rolls sister...as she batlles through her cancer treatments......we will be passing an envelope in the afternoon for anyone that wishes to donate.....checks can be made out to Maureen Nolan.....

There's mosquitoes on the river

Fish are rising up like birds......well it took 20 years , but it looks like we will finally have an appearance/debut of the New Sweater Nite ramblers at the Gala....after heated negotiations with Kim Jong Un and his surprisingly Hot lil sister....the world renowned North Korean Beatles MORANBONG have decided to play at the Olympics instead of sweater Nite.....and so for the price of an Elegantes pie, we have Mac-Charlie Marine-JC playing a three hour set of Acapella instrumentals....sb rivetting......... incidentally....a small grass roots movement is growing...a few skaters are debating a Friday afternoon pre skate in THE RIDGE.....the Dog & the Kettle are early leaders to play host.....stay tuned for more.....and Happy FAT Tuesday !........."knowones noticed, but the bands all packed and gone...were they ever here at all?"

The most wonderful time of the year

And all I wanna do is drink Beer, Beer, Beeeeeers..............so just now my phone rings whilst I was trying to snooze on the 5:33 , and who is it ??? Why it's the Host of Sweater Nite 20 himself and he wants to know if we want keilbasa and pierogies as part of the Saturday Buffet..... I shot him down....guys like Steve Mac ( aka Richie Havens) would be insulted if we watered down the drink fest with food....as Roy D says....." Eating is Cheating".....it must be sweater week, I can just feel it in the air.

"the Black throated wind

Keep on pouring in, with words of a life where nothing is new "........those are the words of John Perry Barlow and his eminence... Mister Bob Weir. ..sad John passed away peacefully in his sleep yesterday at the age of 70....he was an interesting chap....he has an autobiography coming out this June.. I'm anxious to read it.... He met Bob in high school and they remained friends for life, he was credited with introducing the Dead to Timothy Leary... although Jerry and the Boys were clearly from the Ken Kesey school of hallucinogenics....he ran a cattle ranch in Wyoming, was a pioneer of the internet, he attended Harvard University and was A Fellow there, he had a cat named BUCK that he swore was a bodhisatva ...and became an internet celebrity....he co-wrote some of the Deads greatest songs, including The Music Never stopped, Cassidy, Estimated Prophet, and I need a Miracle........and although I never met him , I feel as though I did......in the early 90's Donnie Hoff installed a shit load of phone lines for Mr Barlow's office in the Village for his internet endeavors and chatted him up about some photos in the office of Weir, Garcia and Company.... Barlow was so appreciative of the work Donn did that he gave him tickets to see the Dead at MSG and put our names on the Backstage B list for that show and each spring at the Garden until Jerry passed.....we had seats at center ice, 2 rows off the floor and access to a private lounge under the arena..... pretty cool.....I sure hope he is resting in peace......Ah, Mother American Night, here comes the light...... I'm turning around, that's what I'm gonna do........ Goin back home that's what I'm gonna do. ( Weir/Barlow)

Sailors fighting in the dance hallj

Oh man , look at those cavemen go "......so private companies are now shooting rockets into outer space, this can't end well....Elon Musk is flying one of his Tesla automobiles to Mars..... not sure how that benefits mankind.....or as that Canadian pussy prime Minister would call it....peoplekind.....not even a real word douche....but seriously what limits sb placed on space travel..... I'm all for less government intrusion into our private lives, and I believe everyone sb free to do whatever it is they want.( Even if they choose to do nothing) so long as their choice doesn't infringe on the next person.... hence the need for laws... some asshole billionaires flying rockets into outer space and dumping adverstisements on planets could infringe on the survival of future generations......hell if you want to go to outer space, just drop a tab of acid and listen to Dark Side of the Moon.......on a different note, our stable genius wants to have a military parade down Pennsylvania Ave..... I think that's borderline silly....so I propose having a real National Parade in Washington every November to acknowledge VETERANS day..... showcase your Tanks and machinery in that parade if you must.....have Stages with the top Bands on the mall to attract crowds, borrow a few sheckles from the social security piggy bank and subsidize the world's largest BEEEEEER tent and make it an annual event honoring all who have served....turn it into a Mardi Gras styled event...... show these poor bastards that are getting maimed overseas that a significant portion of this nation appreciates their sacrifice........ lastly...a livery cab driver parked his car outside the gates of city hall on Monday morning, took out a shotgun and blew his brains out, he left a note stating that he was trying to draw attention to the hardship those in his industry are suffering at the hands of the Bloomberg and Deblasio administration's and UBER.... I numb to the news these days, but this poor bastard struck a nerve....I said a prayer for him, that's an amazing degree of commitment to an issue.... very sad......makes we wish the scumbags in the NFL and black olives matter would follow suit...you first Oliver Vernon, instead of sitting on your fat ass during the anthem, you should blow your brains out spoony.....,....................... " It's the freakiest show, Take a look at the lawman Beating up the wrong guy.. Oh man, wonder if he'll ever know.. He's in the best selling show..... Is there life on MARS" ( D. Bowie)

Out on the edge of the empty highway

Howling at the blood on the moon "...... well it's true, the faster we go, the rounder we get and strange strange occurrences in the desert...... sweater nite is taking on a different feel as we sail into the uncharted Waters of number 20....as most of you know, we were approached by the friends of MoMo ( Maureen Nolan) and asked to share the evening portion of PC'S with a benefit for Maureen as she battles cancer.... and of course we were eager to oblige..... so the tentative timeline has USA v Russia at 6:00 a.m. location to be determined....the Blueshirts dropping the puck at 2:00....a hot buffet served approx 3:30......Mac & Mike (aka Richie Havens)open the festival at 5:00.....the benefit kicks off at 6:00....a second set of music and raffles followed by a second round of the buffet..... somewhere in there I begin speaking Mandarin with a touch of swaheely, hopefully my disguise will keep the knife weilding ninjas away from my thumb..... we have geusts coming in from far and wide.... I'm cautiously optimistic that we ring up one for the ages...a night to remember... celebrating 2 decades of dominance in the 209..... this one will really be different, I'd be lying if I didn't admit to waking up with cold sweats from time to time....let's hope everything goes well... "A diesel Mack comes Rolling down my way.... I can't hit that border to soon"

just wonderin

how many of those brave women that jumped on the #metoo band wagon, went through their CD collection and threw out all the JZ, Eminem etc etc albumds that include reference to bitches and Ho's.....these "musicians" after all are responsible for shaping the mindset and core beliefs of the youngens that listen to their music.....nobody has a problem with that ? NAH....we'll just wear white roses on our Gucci gowns at the gRammys.....that's a powerful statement.....yikes.

No fishstix in Brooklyn

Their days are numbered....the Iceladies announced a disasterous plan that will almost certainly result in John Taveres leaving.....with the new Arena not scheduled to open until the fall of 2021 at the earliest ( they haven't received approval to break ground, nor have they secured financing ) and the Barclays aggressively pushing them out.....they announced a proposal to play a split season between the mosoleuim and the Barclays.....ouch.....kind like the KC/Omaha Kings before the promised land of Sacramento.

the continous demise of the nfl

in case you missed it.....a U.S. Veterans group applied to take out a full page ad in this years super bowl program....the ad displayed an honor guard with fill colors and a simple caption......#Pleasestand.....at the bottom of the ad was a request for donations to veterans support groups......the nfl said NO FUCKING WAY and rejected the ad...their reason ?? they did not want the super bowl program to become a platform for political statements......I swear to God that was their official response.......so in case you keeping score at home.....the Miscreant, Slobs and Thugs that play in this league can use the National Anthem and a national tv audience as their platform to disrespect this country and our Police Forces' , but a Group of Veterans cannot take out an AD in a program asking/urging the fans in attendance to do what their fucking parents should have already taught them.....STAND for the ANTHEM.....as the ratings continue to dive off a cliff, you really don't have to look too far to find a reason....#boycottthenfl

"it's a shadowy world

Skies are slippery grey "......you take a few days off to consume a few cases of beer and you miss a lot around here....the sweater Nite letter was sent out to the masses with great fanfare and was well received as always.....the only complaint came from Dano , he chastised my spelling and grammar.... asked me if I deliberately put mistakes in the letter.....oh well, you can't please everyone as Don McLean would say...... I'm anxiously awaiting the return to the mainland of my brother Steve....he was in Hawaii during the missile inbound panic.... I'm sure he will have some good stories......Our fearless Commander & Chief once again showed he has his finger on the pulse of the nation....he's not afraid to say what mist of us are thinking....the things we say to each other in the sanctuary of the Bar..... .Why are we taking in sooo many immigrants from these SHITHOLE Countries....and why can't we get more Norwegians..... Ronnie would be proud....... special shout out to one of my loyal readers.... Kathy Duffy is turning Hawaii FIVE Oh.... Happy Birthday Kathy.......we were very close to having Kim Jung Uns favorite band Moranbong play some of their hits at sweater Nite....you know...the popular ones... songs like “We Call Him Father,” an ode to the North Korean leader, and “My Country Is The Best!” The music group has been referred to as North Korea’s version of the Spice Girls, a peculiar mixture of Korean pop music and totalitarianism....as the daily caller described them....but sadly they will be performing at the Olympics along with the Army of Beauties Cheerleaders....... equally dissapoiting is the diminished likelihood that Little Rocker man will Nuke the opening ceremony, now that his spice girls will be there.....oh well, we can still dream........" Oh, Jokerman, you know what he wants.......... Oh, Jokerman, you don’t show any response. ( Dylan)

Rest in Peace

Jamie Morris........ a die-hard Rangers Fan, a Green Bleeding NY Jets fan, a Sweater Nite alumnus and an all around good guy.....he passed away at the ridiculously young age of 51.... fair winds and Following seas Jamie.....God Bless.

strangest Christmas Eve

1985...Diego Garcia....no comparison.....on a remote tropical island....first time in my life not being home on 76th street for Christmas.....Christmas season started out okay......we got a USO visit on or about December 15th....I worked nights at the airport....the dallas cowboy cheerleaders came in and we got yo drive them 3 miles downton to their rooms in the officers quarters...we had a few laughs..didn't feel like Christmas season tho........95 degrees and sunny.....half the island inhabitants caught flights back to the States for Christmas leave on or about December 21st....the place was a ghost town.....Mess Hall was empty......the "BAR" was half full and lifeless....no flights at the airport from the 22nd on, so we had no mail or work......we barbuqued on the Beach with bonfires on the 23rd....big party for all the unlucky ones who weren't approved for leave......on the 24th....the lone radio station on the island thought it would be funny to play "I'll be home for Christmas" for 24 straight hours......as many different versions as they could find.....over and over and over.....it was funny for about an hour.......turned depressing.....followed by anger and rage.......but we kept listening......I remember drinking Gin & Tonic like it was water , along with about 50 other guys and girls totally drownding their sorrows, as the Palm trees waved and warm ocean breezes flew.....we kept drinking, and Listening to that fucking song......over, and over and over....please have snow....shots, beers, more gin....and mistletoe.....at night came more bonfires....angrier ones......furniture and other items were tossed into the fires...and presents for the kids....as midnight approached , total despair set in.......we felt like total losers stuck on a deserted island as the rest of the world celebrated Christmas.....you can count on me......eventually passed out......woke up in the sand ......stumbled to the mess hall for coffee.....brutal hangover.......what's playing in the mess hall ? I'll be home for Christmas....IF ONLY IN MY DREAMS.

Snap out of it, baby

people are jealous of you.... They smile to your face, but behind your back they hiss"........... and just like that our dear friends have turned on us like never before.... financial aid must cease and desist....no hard feelings....you voted to condem the United States for recognizing Jerusalem as the Capitol of Isreal.... certainly you don't want to accept a handout from someone you condemned.... notable names that Nikki Haley wrote down yesterday (full list of 135 available online) Afghanistan, bangaladesh, Barbados, Brazil, Costa Rica, south Korea, Finland, Norway, France, Greece, Italy, Ireland,Japan, Germany, Netherlands, , turkey, and MOTHER ENGLAND.......we need to especially punish our NATO allies that voted against us when the time is right.....any American that visits or financially supports these countries should reconsider.... interesting that both CANADA & MEXICO refused to condem us....I geuss even our left leaning neighbors would rather be on our side if a fight breaks out...... shame on all the coward's that continue to bow down and try to appease Islam.....it didn't work with the Nazis, they still bombed you to smithereens....it won't work against the sand Jiggs either...you'll see............... ..What’s a sweetheart like you doin’ in a dump like this? ( Dylan)

You're a lost Sailor

You've been away too long at Sea ........... interesting tidbit about UFO'S and the Pentagon spending 20 million to search for/ study them....a Navy pilot testified of an encounter with a " wingless tic-tac shaped aircraft" off the coast of California in 2004.....he said it mirrored his fighter jets movements....and then accelerated and dissapeared into thin air......now I drank a lot whilst in the employ of the United States Navy ; and hopefully that fine tradition continues, but I never saw any UFO'S or Martians.....at least none that I remember..... but clearly this is proof that the MARS men are out there.... hopefully they are reading the blog..... speaking of Dano and the Pope....Francis called"Fake news" a sin.....but he said that little Dog in NJ with the hockey Blog is hysterical....thanks Pontiff.... right back at ya..... speaking of Drinking to excess... I sure could go for a cold one....." Now the shoreline beckons, hey there's a price for being free" ( Weir/Barlow)

20 to life

SWEATER NITE XX is slated for Saturday February 17th....at PC'S BAR & Grill....2:00 p.m. faceoff.