Young Man

  there's no need to feel down, I said

Young man, pick yourself off the ground, (The Village People)

The Trump YMCA dance is sweeping the Nation.......multiple videos from the world of sports went viral over the weekend.......College Football teams from Texas to California and Florida to Maine....the UFC fighters and even the US Mens National Soccer team.....Christian Pulisic scored a goal against Jamaica in St Louis in the CONCAF quarterfinaks and immediately started doing the fist pump dance...to the delight of his teammates and the crowd.....seems like WE are the party of JOY....Nick Bosa, Brock Bowers, Hulk Hogan have joined the fun as well as TV news anchors in Australia and Italy.

Yes, the pendulum is absolutely beginning to swing back......also on Saturday both Supreme Court Justice Gorsuch and UFC fighter Jim miller gave shout outs to Peanut the squirrel....the posthumous hero was remembered fondly and the miserable Government overreach that took 2 pets and murdered them was vilified.

the despicable woke movement seems to have woken up a Sleeping Giant in this Country.....I have lamented on this blog that i thought we , as a country; were too far gone to have another pendulum swing.....i'll gladly raise a glass to being wrong on that one......early receipts are pointing towards a significant movement in this country........reminds me  of the summer of 1980.....Hostages being held in Iran, gas lines and inflation and then  the TABLET (of all papers ) printed the lyrics  from  the Charlie Daniels song IN America...it was even refernced in the Homily that day....i knew right then that we were on the right track and united........Ronald Reagen swept to victory a few months later and the rebirth was underway......let's keep it going.......2+3=Victory BEEERS

Young man, you can make real your dreams
But you've got to know this one thing
No man does it all by himself, I said
Young man, put your pride on the shelf
And just go there, to the Y.M.C.A. 
I'm sure they can help you today

ah, people ask me questions

 Lost in confusion

Well, I tell them there's no problem
Only solutions ( John Lennon)

and when the NHL threw a problem our way.....we solved it.......Sweater Nite 27 has relocated to the weekend AFTER Presidents Day......so we will gather in PC's Pub on Saturday February 22nd at 2:00 p.m.......Hockey Day in America......triple header hockey on TV......Rangers  at Sabres 5:30......giddy up.

Absolutely delighted with the Cabinet nominees thus far........although i suspect Matt Gaetz was a ploy.........assuming he does not get confirmed....it still could accomplish 2 things........first it will consume the dems and some Republicans...they will be so focused and adamant to stop Gaetz, that others will slip past the goalie........ they will pat themselves on the back for stopping Trump while the rest of his nominees cruise........secondly....and I am not applauding this, just stating the obvious........as soon as he was nominated for AG......Gaetz resigned from his position in Congress....thus the investigation against him dies in it's tracks........so now fast forward to Janaury....and they are lining up against his nomination......and so he takes the high road and withdraws his name .......now he is a noble figure and can get some other appointment and his sex trafficking's charges are in the rear view mirror.........not saying that is why he was nominated........maybe Trump likes him....but i think it was more of a way to help both sides....and then whomever he nominates next will look like a saint compared to the horrible Gaetz.......food for thought.

Hegseth MF.........i am stoked with this nominee......i honestly feel that this nation has been teetering between redemption and destruction the past 24 years since 9/11.....too many stupid fucking politicians wasting our greatest natural resource, the Loyal, Patriotic American Serviceman .......too many corrupt lawmakers siding with Defense  contractors over the men and women on the front line.....too many douche bags in suits deciding where the Warriors in camo should or should not be deployed........finally those boot licking fanuks will have to answer to a true mandingo Warrior.........yep, he will make mistakes.......he will probably be sabaotaged and stabbed in the back over and over by the people loyal to Lockheed Martin and the other scum that sell the DoD $500 hammers.......but just as he wears the Jerusalem Cross on his chest.......he will will wear the Red , White and Blue in his bloody veins..........oh and he drinks on the beach in Seabright NJ........hoooo raaaah...

Bobby Kennedy junior may have a few loose screws ....but so do i.....and he is right that we are being  poisoned by the FDA and the mass produced food options.......and we are over dependent on prescription drugs because our beloved General Practitioners are being corrupted by Big Pharma and taking kickbacks for writing scripts for everyone and anyone with a runny nose or 6 broken ribs.....we are a fat fucking country........lets get on the treadmill and stop looking to Elly Lilly for a weight loss miracle pill....

Tulsi Gabbard and Kristi Noem are a couple of smoke shows that can do any dam thing they want in my administration ....giddy up,

and Marco Rubio was my original pick for the Republican Nominee back in 2016....as seen here on this blog.......he is the most well versed person on foreign politics in the current government and a No Brainer  for Secretary of State.....God Speed Little Marco.

it's a great New Day in this Republic of Ours.........Rise and Shine, Crack a Beeeer and a smile...........2+3=BEEER

Well, they shake their heads and they look at me, as if I've lost my mind

I tell them there's no hurry, I'm just sitting here doing time

Sleight of Hand

 and twist of fate

On a bed of nails she makes me wait
And I wait– without you (Sonny Bono)

 Shake hands with the Devil ? why would you ?  unless you know he's really not the devil after all, even though he was painted as such. I feel for the simpletons on both sides that eat the election rhetoric for breakfast, lunch and dinner....the ones that dare not do an ounce of research to verify claims or exercise common sense ...less than 48 hours after the election that saw the USA elect HITLER himself , Biden and Harris made phone calls congratulating the monster , invited him to the White House and offered assistance during a peaceful transition....i applaud them for doing so but it begs the question...if he really is the existential threat to democracy that you claimed he was (last week) why are you not fighting back or doing something to prevent Hitler from taking the reigns ?

Politics in this country are a cesspool...Politicians justify their rhetoric as a means to  win an election......it used to be outlandish promises that couldn't be kept but today the better strategy is to slime and malign your opponent. Don't hold your breath waiting for change America. You have to Read, Verify and think for yourself.......or just drink beeer and listen to the Prophet Bob Dylan.

It's not all fear mongering, there are a lot of dangerous politicians that can destroy America through intent and or incompetence  , but when we label everyone that thinks differently than ourselves as the Anti-Christ ......well when the real Satan arrives it will be tough to get anyone to listen to your alarm bells.

at the end of the day the sun will still set in the west, 2+3 still equals BEEER , the Jets will never stop searching for the next Namath, NJ Transit will have delays  and God willing we will ALL  live another day on this interesting planet.

Through the storm, we reach the shore
You gave it all but I want more
And I'm waiting for you

i climbed a mountain

 and I turned around
And I saw my reflection in the snow covered hills

'Til the landslide brought me down (Stevie Nicks)

I had that song in my head all day Sunday-Monday-Tuesday but i didn't want to jinx it......finally gave it a listen this morning..............Kudos to the Young Rascals and Felix Cavaliere as a runner up......for it IS a Beautiful morning, and i will definitely will go outside and just smile.......and of course there's Mr Dylan

Can’t you feel that sun a-shinin’?
Groundhog runnin’ by the country stream
This must be the day that all of my dreams come true
So happy just to be alive
Underneath the sky of blue
On this new morning, new morning
On this new morning with you

see here how everything

 leads up to this day ,

and its just like any other day that's ever been (Hunter-Garcia)

well election day is finally here.....like many others in the Garden State i voted early....last Weds to be precise.....and the lines were heavy everytime we passed the polling station last week/weekend....I think that is good for democracy, but it is essential for the people to believe in the process, and in order to believe the process we would need both sides to work together to ensure only citizens vote and vote only once......i won't hold my breath

Not sure if everyone heard the story of Peanut The Squirrel, but here it is in a Nutshell.....A guy opened an animal shelter in upstate NY and used a squirrel that he adopted and trained as a pet to make videos as a form of fundraising for the sanctuary.....he also had a racoon called Fred that occasionally appeared on Instagram with Peanut.....harmless fun ?  not in a scumbag state like NY.........some neighbor called animal control and the state raided the property....took Peanut and Fred with them....and they were euthanized before their owner could appeal the decision....

there is a lot of dark shit on this planet, but nothing seems to bother me as much as animal abuse....i hope there is a special place in hell for people that harm or abuse animals.... or some low life with nothing better to do than Rat out his neighbor.

anyone following the Daniel Penny trial ?  first two witnesses collaborated that the deceased was yelling that he didn't give an F about going back to jail because he was hungry and demanding money, and one of the witnesses was a 19 year old girl that said she was so nervous that she was shaking like a leaf.......this sb an open and shut case....if just one person on the train felt threatened, then Daniel Penny was a hero for subduing the deceased.......but NYC is a liberal cesspool , so who knows about this jury.

nice gathering Bayrdige Saturday Night for the Class of 1964 as they turned 60.......Drinks in Pippins....dinner in Chadwicks.......felt like a real throwback nite.

anyway......Let's ice down a cooler and get ready for some favorable results tonight......2+3=LANDSLIDE

sun coming up and then

the sun going down.....it shines through my window

and my friends they come around.

I recall your Darkness

 when it crackled like a thundercloud. 

WHY ?  you might ask

Why Shakedown Street today ?

Why NOT a Phil Lesh song ?

Why no writing credits afforded ?

well, well, well , you can never tell.......but i will tell. The one, the only, the psychedelically unique Phillip Chapman Lesh has passed away at the ripe old age of 84.....along the way he survived a liver transplant, he beat Cancer and he co-founded one of the most impactful groups of the 20th century......the Grateful Dead have quite possibly touched more human beings than any band before them ....they truly are what this country needs from the sole aspect of being able to cross party lines, skin color, nationality and Religion and be about the music...and only the Music....I have blogged about this before but I will do it again.....I attended shows in many different guises.....a Teen on Acid, a Proud member of Ronald Reagans Navy and a licensed professional of a fortune 500 Brokerage Firm....and i Never Ever for a second felt out of place....the GD had the ability to make social differences reasons to unite....nobody cared who you were or what you did, or what God you worshipped , whether you were higher than a kite or a card carrying member of the Wharf Rats...it was then, now and forever about the Music.....no speeches, no soap box......(Bobby Ace can use a refresher course in Jerry 101) 

Steve Parrish told a cool story last night.......He and Jerry were getting high listening to various types of Music and Jerry was analyzing and breaking things down for Steve.....the conversation turned to Bass players  and Jerry explained to Steve how all the other top bass players played...what their approach and style was and how it was basically connected.....except Phil.....Jerry told Steve that for better or worse, nobody played or attacked the instrument the way that Phil did...and then Jerry said and that's why he's in the Grateful Dead , followed by his signature maniacal laugh.....

so why this lyric ?

Because whenever i first think of Phil , and the instant i heard that he passed...i was transformed back to a dark arena, alone in my thoughts.......as the music starts to fade and the drums are growin still and for a single second you think the world has stopped spinning, the earth is standing still....and then BOOOOM....that BASS Bomb ........the ones that first frightens and then excites you.......it starts are the base of your spine and rushes to your brain.........and of all the magnificent bombs he dropped....the opening note of Shakedown Street Lives rent free in my soul for eternity...it absolutely crackles like a Thunder Cloud.......Hunter wrote the lyric but Phil owned the sentiment..........too many shows to recount them all......but MSG Sept 92....a rain soaked Thursday outside the Garden drinking beers with Cogs...the Garden had just been renovated and had a new sound system......it was the first night of 4 at the Garden.........they appropriately opened with RAIN by the Beatles ....and as the rest of the band escorted the Beatles tune away , PHIL dropped the Bomb of Bombs (for me) and the sheer glee in the arena confirmed we were going to Shakedown Street......I thank my God for my health, my friends, Family and pets....and i thank him for Coors Light and moments like that......it made all the hardships and struggles to get here  worthwhile.

God Bless ya Phil....Thanks for the memories.

I see your silver shining town, but I know I can't go there --
Your streets run deep with poisoned wine, your doorways crawl with fear.
So I think I'll drift for ol' where it's at, where the weed grows green and fine
And wrap myself around a bush of that bright, whoa, on Oaxaca vine.

Yes, it's me, I'm the Pride of Cucamonga, I can see golden forests in the sun.

I got fire water on my breath

 And The Doctor Warned Me I Might Catch A Death.

Said, You Can Make It In Your Disguise,
Just Never Show The Fear That's In Your Eyes. (The Band)

with friends like the USA, who needs enemies?

The Israeli plans to strike back at Iran were only shared with a select few nations, yet lo and behold they were leaked and posted online. Is it any wonder they are reluctant to tell America anything of substance ? it would certainly seem there is an anti-Israel sector within the Demonrat party.......from obama to clueless joe to kamala...........don't go into Rafah.........if you go into Rafah we will withhold support.....that's what the current administration warned Netanyahu.......thankfully he put us on the pay no mind list....and lo and behold the leader of Hamas, the man who orchestrated the Oct 7th attacks; was living and DIED in Rafah thanks to the IDF.....why was the US so adamant that Israel stay OUT of Rafah ??

back to the leak......KJP says the Whitehouse is taking the leak very, very seriously.......along with the SCOTUS leak on Roe v Wade and they vow to get to the bottom of it.....right after they find out who brought Cocaine into the Oval Office.

 

I wonder what the ghost of Edward R Murrow is thinking about how 60 minutes is handing its' most recent scandal....the editing of the kamala interview.......we know CBS and the MSM are in bed with the demons, we know they hate Trump and will do anything in their power to help kamala....but this is a bit extreme......the blatant editing of an interview to better shape the subject....the wall of silence for two weeks and refusing to acknowledge the controversy and now the outright refusal to release the transcript.....we know she is the Queen of the word salad....we know she really doesn't own any opinions....we know she doesn't think fast on her feet or do a good job expressing the simplistic thoughts inside her head.......BUT.....HOW BAD was this real interview if they are terrified to release the transcripts ??

Thank Goodness for Hockey Blogs like this one where citizens can still turn to learn the truth.......and the truth is that 2+3=BEEEER

See The Man With The Stage Fright
Just Standin' Up There To Give It All His Might.
And He Got Caught In The Spotlight,
But When We Get To The End
He Wants To Start All Over Again, Hmm Hmm,