Just like Crazy Otto

 just like Wolfman Jack,

Sittin plush with a royal flush, aces back to back.
Just like Mary Shelly, just like Frankenstein,
Clank your chains and count your change and try to walk the line. (Hunter-Garcia)

The brain is the strangest thing we own....hands down.......this morning i had a flashback out of the blue to circa 1971 and the first grade.........the teacher told us that we would be lining up in alphabetical order and going on a Class Trip to the Lavatory.........but my 6 year old brain heard Laboratory..........i was excited .....this was going to be the best day of first grade.......maybe we would do crazy experiments and play with smoking beakers...

well you can imagine my disappointment when we walked only a hundred feet to the huge corridor between the lower division and upper division........and there were two doors on either side of the gigantic wall......one for the girls and one for the boys......it was just a bathroom break.....no experiments...........as i stood there in line i could tell one of my classmates was equally annoyed by the colossal letdown......... separated in line by only Jimmy Mitchell and maybe Mike Nasta was my partner in crime Steve MCevoy........he turned around and complained to us..........." I Thought we were going to the Mad Scientist Lab to build a Frankenstein monster or something".....,,,i was relieved and probably elated that i wasn't the only mental patient who assumed they were taking first graders to a mad scientist lab on a random Tuesday.....but in hindsight perhaps i should have been alarmed that Mac and I were on the same page mentally at such a young age.........but it sure has made for some entertaining the theater the next 55 years or so.....

anyway.....i'm not sure where that memory came from.......but i must say that since i moved to SC....my mind has been digging these tidbits up more frequently......just a little different knowing you can't send a quick text and meet someone for an impromptu lunch......what lies below the surface of the brain is fascinating.....

Goodbye Mama and Papa
Goodbye Jack and Jill
The grass ain't greener
The wine ain't sweeter
Either side of the hill.

Gold will turn to Grey

 and youth will Fade away,

they'll never care about you 

when your Old & in the Way (D. Grisman)

true....BUT.....although we don't really care about sleepy joe biden perse .....we absolutely demand to know who was running the country the last 4 years.

It is not hyperbole to say that this is the greatest political scandal in the 249 years of this republic.....this was a non violent coup.....and the overtaking and hijacking of the oval office. Every bill and order that Joe Biden signed sb brought back under the microscope and HE should be forced to testify under oath if he signed it or not.......anything that was signed by auto pen should be null and void.......anything that wasn't signed in front of a TV or audience should be null and void.......and every other action sb revisited to determine if the POTUS made the decision or was the victim of elder abuse......more to come on this..........but for all the people like myself who railed and railed and railed that "This Guy" wasn't running the country and were dismissed as partisan MAGA nuts, or marginalized by conspiracy theory cracks.......I want an Apology.....because we were RIGHT......and we were the only ones paying attention.

today for the only the second time since 1990, I will miss the Spring Lake 5 (the first time was in the aftermath of Matteau, Matteau, Matteau in 1994)........i hope the torch of Bar A is carried .....i don't care if it's 49 degrees and or raining......those Beeers aren't going to drink themselves.....and still they remain the only true answer to that age old question.....what does 2 + 3 = 

When just a boy, he left his home
Thought he'd have the world on a string
Now the years have come and gone
Through the streets he walks alone
Like the old dog gone astray, he's just old and in the way

Fling you out into orbit

 No one's going to hear you shout

And fools aren't going to follow
You don't need to sleaze about (Jagger/Richards)

it's like watching a building implosion in slow motion.....Pelosi, Biden and Schumer.......people that rose to the top of their fields with double talk and the gift of gab.....wordsmiths that could debate for hours...turn and twist opponents words and steer conversations in whichever direction suited them......now being undone by their inability to Think Clearly and Articulate their evil thoughts.

Biden melted before the entire world last June and has never recovered.......he believes his own bullshiite.......he went on the view last week and insisted Kamala's campaign had 6 full months before the election to run their campaign......but the debate that ended his career occurred 4 months before the election , and it took a good 2 or 3 weeks of threats from Nancy before he announced he wasn't running......another week to 10 days before they burnt democracy to the ground and anointed Kamala as the nominee.......August 1st......or 3 months before the election.....do you think any of the hags on the view dared to correct him ? 

The other day the saddest sack on stage......Schmucky Schumer mustve woke from a nap, he looked disheveled....his shirt was partially untucked.....his hands unsteady.....he tried to tie the Quatar Jet offering to the confirmation of new judges....it made no sense......even for him.....but his eyes darted around the room looking for reassurance or applause.....but it never came.....the small group assembled for his Sunday press conference just took notes......and he looked like a lamb before the slaughter..........even Trump weighed in and said....."i'm not a doctor but it's easy to see something is wrong with Schumer"....he went on to joke that Schumer used to be a Jew , But NOW he's a Palestinian....

and this week he outdid himself......the day after Capn Crunch crashed the Mexican Navy into the Brooklyn Bridge......Schumer tried to link/Blame the crash on DOGE cuts to the Coast Guard......to which the Coast Guard immediately refuted/corrected such nonsensical claims as BS.

I just hope the voting public is paying attention and remembers this for years to come.

2+3=BEEEER

Sad, sad, sad
Mad, mad, mad
Sad, sad, sad
But you're gonna be fine

if you ever feel sorrow

 

for the deeds you have done
With no hope for tomorrow in the setting of the sun ( Peter Rowan)

hockey is just different....it's hard to explain......it just has to be witnessed and experienced.

Thursday night the Winnipeg Jets staved off elimination at home in game 5 against the Dallas Stars.

In the waning moments Jets Alternate Capt Mark Sheifele was being restrained by the lineman after a scrum and suddenly Jamie Benn of Dallas slipped in a left Jab to the face and dropped Sheifele to the ice....it was a dirty punch against an opponent that could not defend himself because he was being held by a referee..... Sheifele went nuts.....and tried desperately to get at Benn.........Benn was tossed fm the game and received a hefty fine.

On Friday Night Mark Sheifele's Dad Brad passed away suddenly at the age of 68..........On Saturday the Jets announced that Mark would play that night because he felt that is what his Dad would have wanted. During the playing of Oh Canada you could see the pain and grief on his face...

Mark scored the only Winnipeg goal of the game and gave them a 1-0 lease midway through the 2nd period...........in the final 15 seconds of a tied game the Stars Sam Steel  got a breakway......Sheifile made an incredible defensive play......he managed to poke the puck off the stick without making contact....but as he fell to the ice his shoulder made contact with Steels skate and he was called for tripping.

1:30 into Overtime the Stars scored the series ending goal with Mark Sheifile in the penalty box.......he was visibly  crushed......his teammates consoled him in the penalty box........during the traditional hand shake line the Stars all warmly greeted Sheifeli and offered condolonces......one player in particular hugged him for a long time.....the two players talked, hugged and patted each other on the backs for a full minute or two.......that player of course was Stars Captain Jamie Benn.

it's just a different sport......men of high character playing a childs game.

And the ocean is howling of things that might have been
And that last good morning sunrise will be the brightest you've ever
Seen

Where have you gone Joe Dimaggio

 our nation turns it's lonely eyes to you ( Paul Simon)

Garfunkels pal could have easily been talking about my Dog and this blog..........holy leave of absence batman......but we're back and we have plenty to say .

let's stay with beisbol for a moment since we were referencing Mr Coffee......Pete Rose is now eligible for the Hall of Fame.....Thanks to Donald Trump who mentioned back in January on Truth Social that Rose belonged in the Hall....but seriously.....the only discussion or debate centers around the Character Clause....is it a factor ? should it be a factor ? and what defines character from era to era ? are racist banned ? what about suspected racists or people who slipped up and had one racist episode ? 

Gambling was a major crime and offense back in the 1970's......hanging around known  gangsters in a club or a restaurant was enough to get a suspension or meeting with the Commissioner. Today every stadium in the league has a side deal with a casino offering live wagering on games in play. The league itself has sold its soul to Fan Duel, Creasers etc etc . .........players are left to the honor system and those they get caught betting on sports anyway get a slap on the wrist.

Pete Rose was arguably the best pure hitter to pick up a bat.........Pete Rose was hands down the most competitive player between the lines.......in a spring training game against the Yankees in 1963 (his rookie season).......Rose drew a base on balls in a meaningless exhibition game and dropped the bat and sprinted to first base.......to which career drinkers Whitey Ford and Mickey Mantle commented " get a load of Charlie Hustle ".......and it stuck.

Pete Rose belongs in the Hall of Fame...it is a shame it didn't happen when he was alive.....i will wait for the official induction and i am glad baseball fans get some closure........but i smell a rat.......i'll save it for another day.....but the cynic in me thinks is more about paving the road for the steroid era then it is about Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson.

How is it possible that NJ Transit Finally goes on strike .....and i MISSED it ? doesn't seem fair.....although truth be told.......i have been/and will continue  working remotely in the Palmetto state for the foreseeable future.....

On a very serious note.....the former head of the FBI took to social media to post a not so cryptic message about someone taking out the POTUS.......the attention starved loser that Jim Comey is /has become must be trying to drum up support for some new speeches or another book.....he posted a picture of a sign in the sand that said 8647.......as in 86 or get rid of President # 47........if you or I posted threats against Biden, Clinton, AOC, Schumer or whomever, we would have received a visit from the Feds and our jobs and livelihoods would be in jeopardy..Matteau walked a fine line on this blog and made sure to never, ever threaten anyone........the Feds better pay Comey a visit today .....put him in a cell with P Diddy and that Milwaukee Judge.....

anyway.....we are back online.........sorry for the absence......and remember 2+3=BEEER

We'd like to know a little bit about you for our files
We'd like to help you learn to help yourself
Look around you, all you see are sympathetic eyes
Stroll around the grounds until you feel at home

Derby Rant 2025

 if ever there was a year to listen to my predictions....this may be it......because truth be told i haven't watched a race since the Breeders and wasn't even sure who was in the field until yesterday......when i saw a comment on this blog requesting the RANT.......well i figured i owed it to my loyal following.

Now everybody knows that i ADMIRE DAYTONA and have had my share of bottomless Mimosa brunches at the LUXOR CAFE , and i was on my way there to meet NEOEQUOS and share one FINAL GAMBIT when a call came in about a FLYING MOHAWK on EAST AVENUE and BURNHAM SQUARE....it would be an insult to my chosen profession of JOURNALISM, not to mention my PUBLISHER; if i were to ignore such a story. I was a little late for the arraignment , thanks to bad directions from BAEZA or the SANDMAN as some people prefer to call him....but i still got there in time to hear that OWEN ALMIGHTY....aka the Judge, refused to RENDER JUDGEMENT on this COAL BATTLE......that despite the fact that .....i don't want to question the SOVEREIGNTY of this court , but there was CHUNK OF GOLD on the line here .....

and in this new era , where every legal resident of our great country has the opportunity to succeed , i'm praying for some CITIZEN BULL to have a TIZTASTIC 2:00 minutes and achieve that AMERICAN PROMISE............and if i still lived near the track that is how i would play it .

1) American Promise

2) Tiztastic ( a distant relative of Dermotts horse)

3) Citizen Bull

if anyone wants to throw in a $2 Triple BOX for me (1-5-14)......and a $1 straight Superfecta  3-2-6-5   I will settle up in a few months....

if the M/L Favorite Journalism wins, Trump will file an inquiry 

let my inspiration flow in token rhyme,

 suggesting rhythm

That will not forsake you, 'til my tale is told and done
While the firelight's aglow, strange shadows from the flames will grow
'Til things we've never seen will seem familiar (Hunter-Garcia)

greetings to all from the Palmetto state........one year ago today i was at a catastrophic low, thanks to nobody but myself......my own drunken antics jeopardized the future i had worked so hard for...i won't go into details, it wasn't a great story, in short i punched someone that desperately deserved it....but the Highlands PD did not agree.........well as stoics do, i lowered my head and got busy righting the ship....hired a very good $$$$ lawyer....i bought a wonderful bouquet of justice, ...i reestablished the finish line and this time i made it happen.........this morning as i type this i enjoy a cup of Java in a rental property 2 blocks from the beach....and next week i close on my future home......i owe it all to the critical life lesson i learned many, many moons ago.......2+3=BEEER

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

Well

 I’m going back to Canada

On a journey through the past 

And I won’t be back till February comes

I’ll stay with you, if you stay with me 

Said the fiddler to the drunk 

And we’ll keep good time on a journey through the past…

All I am missing is Alvarez and the bottle of Jack and it would be just like the spring of 89