the best laid plans of mice and men

 

often end up calling in sick and going to the bar for some day drinking.

remember all that jargon about Valhalla and the Norsemen ?   scrap it.

It broke my heart to learn that the Lief was closed for good , just a few hours after the letters were handed over to our carrier pigeons ( SC finest) .....to many memories of the Lief to rush a eulogy....i will take time and gather my thoughts and put something out soon.......but for now.

we're going bank to Hanks Place...i mean Imbiberie Pub....I mean Musketeers ......no, no, no.....PC's bar and grille....the Mahogany that Mike Dooney made famous....the home of Brenden Murph's Skidder awards.....( 2x winner for Skid incident) and with the passing of Schnitzel and the Liev , perhaps the lone watering hole North of Bay Ridge Parkway on 5th......sad days.

stay tuned for the pregame skate announcement.......possibly the Bean Post.....possibly Salty....possibly an early BBQ at Jimmy Hollands House....feel free to cast a vote as i no longer have my finger on the pulse of 11209 watering holes and Sunday morning bartenders........but in any event, Sweater Nite 28 is a GO for Sunday February 15th.......2:00 at PC's........USA-Germany at 3:00.....possible live set by the unplugged Ramblers of Mac & JC.........and one square pie for the foodies.....and as much ICE as you like.

Poor Matteau keeps checking and rechecking his spelling and Grammar.....He knows Prof O'Mara is reading the Blog this week.....

Slainte

2+3=BEEER

Oh where have you been my blue eyed son ?

 Oh, where have you been, my darling young one?

I’ve stumbled on the side of twelve misty mountains
I’ve walked and I’ve crawled on six crooked highways
I’ve stepped in the middle of seven sad forests
I’ve been out in front of a dozen dead oceans
I’ve been ten thousand miles in the mouth of a graveyard
And it’s a hard, and it’s a hard, it’s a hard, and it’s a hard
And it’s a hard rain’s a-gonna fall  ( Dylan)

just some observations from the land of 10,000 lakes: (can't shat about Minneosta without quoting Hibbings favorite son)

If Tampon Tim and the frugal mayor cared about their citizens and were trying to protect them and their right to peaceful protest, they would certainly deploy local Police at the very least. The local Police could provide a buffer between the Moms on their way to daycare or the doctor and the SS storm troopers that are kidnapping citizens off the street........but instead we see video after video of the paid Soros agitators and ICE squaring off face to face....... kudos to Greg Gutfeld for pointing out that the Police are nowhere to be seen in MN....unlike during BLM and anti-Israel protests when the NYPD were positioned between the protestors and their intended target.....in Minnesota ICS is on their own....why ?  because the demonrats want desperately for another useful idiot to get killed...it helps their case....they want desperately fo these riots to extend throughout the summer , right up to election day.......its the only plan they have for the country....and since the bulk of our country is dumber than most Tik Tok influencers, it will probably work.

I thought Trump was going after the worst first ?  well if you are paying attention, the major problems are occurring in the Sanctuary Cities.....where the local police, public schools, jails and hospitals are not allowed to cooperate with ICE. If Rikers Island was cooperating and calling ICE when they had an illegal alien in their custody, well then you would not have ICE on Bayridge parkway or the 18th ave subway station playing wak-a-mole.

we have seen every imaginable angle of the shooting...even helicopters....except 1 ( Thanks to our Sweater Nite member Mike H for pointing out on FB) we have not seen the footage that lesbo #2 was filming.....the stolen valor gal who claimed to be a disabled Vet ( LIE) while she goaded the ICE agents and told them to "come at us Big boy" .....if that footage supported their claims, Snorah O'Donell would have aired it 24/7 on CBS.....but alas it has never been released, and was probably intentionally destroyed .

lastly, remember that poor woman they dragged out her car.....the one who was just going to her doctors appointment , as that tweezer head Jessica Tarlov insisted; well it turns out she is a career protestor...a social justice activist just like Goodie 2 shoes..... her name is Aliyah Rahman.....I wonder if she is related to the disgraced/disbarred Bayridge lawyer that fire bombed a squad car for sleepy floyd...her name was Usroof Rahman..........

2+3=BEEER

And I’ll tell it and think it and speak it and breathe it
And reflect it from the mountain so all souls can see it
Then I’ll stand on the ocean until I start sinkin’
But I’ll know my song well before I start singin’

Sgt Pepper

 well....it was 20 years ago today that a little doggie in Monmouth County said " I'm mad as hell and I can't take it anymore" and thus this Blog was born........it quickly soared to the top of the canine blog charts and even gave Fox News and the NY Post a run for the money, folks near and far turned away from the mainstream media and began reading the Blog for all the hard hitting news that's fit to print....no topic too controversial , no gossip to ripe for repeating, no imaginary tales too far fetched to create....on some days after hitting the ENTER button on a particularly "hot political take or a Bizarre story to share" , i would wait patiently for the phone to ring.......and Dano never dissapointed......no hello or other formality.....as soon as i answered he would jump right in ........."i'm on the Blog, have you been drinking already " ??   lol.....i sure do miss him......in his absence the comment sections has taken on a life of it's own......our lost Sailor ALVAREZ has been know to weigh in and even some chinese hackers......it sure has been interesting.......Cheeres , Slainte'........hopefully Matteau has another 20 years in those paws.

   

SWEATER NITE 28 Pronunciamiento

 All the birds that were singing

Have flown except you alone (Hunter-Garcia

Welcome back to the once a year visitors to this blog , feel free to review the past 12 months of commentary or even go back 20 years on a rainy day........this coming Friday ....January 16th.....marks the 20th anniversary of the Sweater Nite Blog......i can't wait until the martians take over earth in a hundred years and stumble across this Blog....boy will they be impressed by my Dog Matteau.....his writing style, his wisdom and of course his Witt.......he is a very impressive dog...and opinionated too.

This past year we were happy to award 4 Sweaters to alumni that have gone above and beyond when it comes to supporting Sweater Nite, their stalwart efforts did not go unnoticed.....and the recipients were in alphabetical order:

Steve Collins , Roy D, Steve O'Dowd and Kevin Woods........slainte', well done.

We also saw the continued tradition of two very popular Monmouth County events....the annual pilgrimage to Monmouth Park by the PC's faithful , and all the local Bayridge expatriates ; on  a beautiful Saturday afternoon........and the polar opposite.......the outdoor gathering on a frozen tundra for a December Keg Party and the yearly trouncing of Navy over Army.

Now, i am usually in favor of Capital Punishment , but even I must admit that housing Nicholas Maduro and his misses in the Sunset Park detention center ( A mere stones throw from our old apartment above Napper Tandy's)  is both cruel and unusual.

speaking of stupid.....i hope the virtue signaling twit in Minnesota is happy now....she was soo cool and brash before getting shot in the head......dropped her kid off at school and then raced across town to harass and obstruct an ICE operation....stupid move Karen.....but then she ignored orders to get out of the car and instead decided to drive away.....not so fast my friend.....and now she's dead.....good riddance .....she put her faith in the politicians that told her for 12 months that ICE was the devil himself....Hitler reincarnated.....she must've believed that the criminal illegal aliens were the victims and that Law Enforcement was the problem., or more likely she was a paid protestor, a useful idiot happy to do the dirty work of George Soros..........oh well....say hi to sleepy floyd for us.

Remember how Maxine (Low IQ) Waters, and Elizabeth Kemosabe Warren lost their minds when DOGE was formed , why would anyone be opposed to the uncovering of govt waste and abuse ?  maybe they had their greedy paws deep into the till and were worried where the investigation would lead....maybe they have their own version of the Minnesota Somalis.....so they demonized Elon Musk and all their Facebook warriors went around firebombing TESLA dealerships..........hmmm pale face thought electric vehicles were going to save planet from scary orange man....guess not.

If you haven't used Google A I mode yet, you should....once a week i ask the following questions. ( yes, i am probably on some sort of watch list)

does 2+3=BEEER ?

which one of Bidens Uncles was eaten by Cannibals ?

Did OJ ever find the real killers ?

it's great, you can ask it "Anything" you want and it has to answer......they haven't blocked me yet.

2026 is going to be an interesting year with more "circle the date" events than we usually see in a decade. From the kickoff of the Milan-Cortino Winter Olympics in February to the FIFA World Cup on our shores in June-July. From the Parade of Tall Ships visiting several US ports and culminating in NY Harbor on the 250th Birthday of this great Nation, to the 28th Iteration of our humble Sweater Nite gathering.

2026 threatens to be the closing of Our Version of the Fillmore East.........the finest Rock & Roll hall this Brooklyn Neighborhood has ever seen, I am of course talking about the Oak Room and the Lief Bar & Grill....how proud we all should be with just how far Mike Gallagher has taken our favorite watering hole and how lucky we are that he has taken such good care of this shrine.

Our Viking predecessors believe in the Journey to Valhalla....a sacred reward for the chosen.....not just heaven, but a specific destination for elite warriors intended to serve as a divine Army. I believe the carriers of the torch to preserve Liev Eirikson Bar all these years will be chosen by the Valkries and plucked off the battlefield........The Reilly's & Gallaghers have fought the good fight and provided a service to this neighborhood for which we are all in debt.

Sunday February 15th   

I am proud and honored to announce that we are indeed returning to 6725 5th Ave for perhaps our last time as the curtain is preparing to drop on this cathedral. For at least one more glorious day we shall belly up to the bar, slake our thirst with delicious beer and step into the ally for a chat or some fresh cold air.

The pregame skate will of course be held at High Noon at PCs , and once we hear the Call to Beeer from the Minarets, we shall parade down 5th ave to the Lief.

40 years ago last June i took the biggest leap of my life......at the age of barely 20  i left my home and family and everything i knew to join the United States Navy........truth be told i was terrified by the fact that my life was not my own.....i was in fact property of the US Government.......4 months later that Govt sent me to deserted tropical island in the center of the Indian Ocean for 1 surreal year........12 straight months without a phone, live TV or realtime contact with the outside world.......i survived it all.....and then i lost my brother.....nothing could have prepared me for that and i would never be the same.....never shocked again.....that was the greatest shock of my life....from that point on i mentally prepared for everyone i knew to die......as soon as i heard someone was sick i began preparing for their death....not morbid......just refusing to be caught off guard ...it was a difficult lesson ....but my self defense system would serve me well....and the next 3 years i barely flinched when sent to the Persian Gulf, Mediterranean Sea,  North Atlantic, Cuba , you name it.....flying around the world in horrific storms, landing in countries fighting civil wars, getting stranded in Africa ...Jamba......90 day drug ops off the coast of venezuala.....6 month cruises...crossing the Atlantic in January, not seeing land for weeks.....crossing the Libyan Line of Death......totally unfazed..........

25 years ago i took a much smaller leap.........i left Brooklyn for good and moved to the open spaces of Monmouth County....closer to family but leaving all my friends......close to the Ocean, close to the racetrack, plenty of golf courses....but i had to commute to the city....and shortly after i arrived i was knocked out of my seat by the impact of a 767 hitting my building......the 2nd biggest shock of my life.....i went into defense mode and mentally shut down.....on my way home i thought about everyone i knew on the street and on the Cops or Fire and i assumed they had all perished..as calls rolled in for the next two weeks i just accepted the horrible news as confirmation.........perhaps spurred on by those events a few more friends came over the Goethals and did enjoy a wonderful 25 year run and i never regretted my time in Little Silver.......great yard, great pets, many parties.

last May i took another leap......this one felt different as i prepared to retire from Wall St after the summer ............but having turned 60 i am also putting up the defense system again, and i am very much aware that as i say goodbye to people....it could be the last time i see them...or the last time they see me..........not morbid....just realistic......i am excited to turn the page and see what lies ahead in the Palmetto state.........these days i sit in my new yard with my faithful companion (Matteau Matteau Matteau) and we  drink cold beer and listen to soothing sounds of the Grateful Dead and the piercing lyrics of Mr. Dylan......i will continue the Blog and hope to be back in time for Sweater Nite......but i know people make plans....and God sometimes has other ideas in mind.....if you can join us this year we would love to see ya, but if not we will understand.....stay safe....stay well.......hope to see you all down the road a spell.

2+3=BEEER

Slainte'

as we were just about to go to press came the heartbreaking news out of Marin County that Bob Weir had passed away at the age of 78. Like so many of us, the Grateful Dead were born in 1965 ; and like so many of Gen X they swam against the current, went against the grain, refused to accept or acknowledge authority or generally give a flying fuck about anything........for Deadheads there was always Jerry.......and there was Bob......very different and distinct roles/parts they both played in the ongoing traveling circus that was the GD....the young, brash, energetic class clown to the stoic Maestro......and it worked .......the music and cult like following has extended for 60 plus years......and although the last bird has flown, we know the music will survive.......Farewell and following seas Bobby Ace, and THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart for everything.

Everybody's smokin

 and no one's getting high

Everybody's flying and never touch the sky
There's UFO's over New York and I ain't too surprised ( J. Lennon)

as the sun set over the western hemisphere on Friday January 2nd, the following statements were true.

60 Nations were on record for stating over the past 12 months that Nicholas Maduro was not the rightful President of Venezuela. They were in unison that the election results were fraudulent.

Chuck Schumer was on record from 2020 as criticizing the then Trump Administration for it's inability to remove Maduro from Power....calling Trumps Foreign policy with regard to Venezuala a "FLOP"

Sen Chris Murphy was on record from 2020 as calling then President Trumps foreign policy towards Venezuela a Failure that had strengthened Maduro because he was not removed from power.......in January of 2025 he doubled down and said the current Administration had to "stand with the people of Venezuela" which assumedly meant to remove Maduro.

The Left was steady in their NO Kings policy and did not support any dictators.

JC and Frankie were cracking cold Beers in Miami waiting for the Blueshirts to hit the ice at the Winter Classic.

What exactly happened over the next 12 hours is anyone's guess , but shortly after sunrise the Free Free Palastine sheep were given new marching orders.......Free Free Maduro.....they all had to turn in their genocide placards in exchange for no blood for oil posters , hot off the printer.

Murphy and Schumer...and Bernie and all the rest of gang went full throttle AGAINST what they termed the illegal abduction of the Maryland Dad, I mean Maduro......

The left suddenly adored St Nick the dictator and became shocked, saddened and enraged when exiled Venezuelans in the USA took to the streets to celebrate the liberation of their homeland............clealry these native Venezuelans aren't smart enough to know what's best for them and their country.

Mike Zibanejad woke up and burried a hat trick past Bobrovsky and the defending Cup Champs as Cadotte skated deon the ramps of the stadium in an Ogelthorpe Jersey and wig.

2+3= BEEER

today is Jan 6th.....don't ever forget the lesson we learnt.......that a Black man hiding behind a barricade can shoot an unarmed white female , as long as she is an Air Force Vet and part of Hitlers Maga movement.

 Nobody told me there'd be days like these

Nobody told me there'd be days like these
Nobody told me there'd be days like these
Strange days indeed
Most peculiar, Mama, roll

You're just a stupid girl

 You really got a lot to learn

Start living again
Forget about remembering
You're such a stupid girl ( N. Young)

This country has a real problem , and if we can't fix it soon; we are doomed.

I am talking about the large portion of the population that really is just plain stupid......i used to think it was willful ignorance.....people supported a certain candidate or party and did not want to hear or admit the negative.....that's a problem......but at least there was hope that deep down they knew the truth and eventually would come around. That is no longer the case.....people are dumb, they are easily influenced and want desperately to feel that A) they are a part of something big  and that B) they are on the good guys side.

On Friday we watched CBS news interviewing people on the street that were shocked to learn that:

1) Buses weren't now free

2) the Fares were actually increased on Jan 1

3) Mandani doesn't control the MTA has does not have the authority to make the buses free as he promised.

The sad part is the dingbat reporter seemed equally surprised and  referred to the fact that Mandani does not control the MTA as a "catch" .

Case 2....the same idiots that still live at home and want the rest of us to subsidize their health insurance premiums (ACA) are defending the Somali's in Minnesota and calling the investigation into this massive fraud as nothing more than a witch hunt .....they fail to see that maybe....just maybe....if we rooted at this and other massive frauds, they Govt might be able/willing to afford helping them pay for their insurance..

Case 3.....in the hours after the Army Delta team delivered Nicholas Maduro to Sunset Park, the same tired, ignorant, white privilege protestors took the street with pre made signs condemning blood for Oil and US Imperialism......these jackasses mustve been awoken in their mommy's basement by a George Soros Call to Arms.....and they rushed to Foley Square to join the fight......but it was almost shocking to see their reaction when some independent reporters showed them different footage. They had no response for film of the celebration in Caraccas when the Venezuelan People took the streets of their Capital to celebrate the over throw of a brutal dictator. It was as if they could not believe they weren't in lockstep with the people of South America.......they seemed disappointed that the whole continent wasn't chanting Death to America......

Stupid people.......arrogant and ignorant........but also illogical......just like Queers for Palastine or Chickens for KFC......they should try hating Trump from the basement, because whenever they take to the streets they parade their ignorance.

2+3= BEEER

You're such a beautiful fish
Floppin' on the summer sand
Lookin' for the wave you missed
When another one is close at hand
You're such a stupid girl
You're such a stupid girl

Now look at them Yo-Yo's

 that's the way you do it

You play the guitar on the MTV
That ain't workin', that's the way you do it
Money for nothin' and your chicks for free (Dire Straits)

well, at least the Yo-Yo's on MTV were singing songs or playing guitar.......more than we can say for the daycare centers in Somalia West.....aka.....Minnesota.....if you haven't seen it yet, give it a watch ......Nick Shirley ( an independent journalist) released a video on X , visited multiple daycare and learning centers in Mn, groups that collectively received over 110 million form our tax dollars.....and they rented office space.....put up signage ......spelled the word learning wrong....but the kicker is, they were empty.....no kids, no students, just a few women in hijabs hanging around......

The original scandal was reported a few weeks ago and it was estimated that $1 Billion was stolen/misappropriated by somalia illegals under the watchful eye of Omar, her brother/husband  & Walz and friends......they both immediately took to Face the Nation to scoff at the numbers and then blame the Govt ( of which they ARE) and of course White Men for the scandal.......well that number has grown to $9 Billion and we are only just beginning to pay attention.

the Ironic, Funny or Sad thing......is that maybe, just maybe if the left stopped covering for crooks that steal from our country, then maybe....the funds would be available to continue the ACA subsidies......i still believe that at it's core is a desire to bankrupt the country and then blame that on Capitalism ........it's easier to get a few starving sheep to follow you off the cliff than it is for you to convince and independent thriving individual.

I remember when DOGE first started out.......a common sense review of Federal spending to eliminate waste and redundancy....finally a bipartisan issue that everyone could get behind......BUT we didn't......instead the left mobilized to demonize Elon Musk, firebomb TESLA and organize boycotts....well NOW we know why...they were afraid of where this would lead.....i hope all the useful idiots that did Maxine Waters , Elizabeth Warren and Chuck Schumers dirty work for them feel stupid today.

2+3= BEEER         9 billion beers

Bangin' on the bongos like a chimpanzee
That ain't workin', that's the way you do it
Get your money for nothin', get your chicks for free