Hear that hot blooded singer

 On the bandstand croon

September song, Memphis in June
While they’re beating the devil out of a guy who’s wearing a powder blue wig (Dylan)

Lot of attention to the WNBA and Sophie Cunningham and the lesbo's in charge lately......to recap:  a few teenage girls went to see Sophie and her Indiana team take on Seattle in Seattle.....the girls had a simple home made sign that read "Thanks Sophie for sticking up for girls" and the dyke minority owner of Seattle verbally accosted these kids and her friend ( a 50 year old male) joined in and called the kids trash ......coaches, players and most media outlets jumped into the fray... The media, mainly FOX ; could not understand why the WNBA players were not standing up for themselves and protecting their own jobs in a women's only league...they continue to argue that these players will change their tune when some men donn skirts and take their jobs on the team.....but one key ingredient was missing from this pathetic stew.

The WNBA already has a provision that blocks male athletes from competing in the WNBA ...their official stance is that only biological woman can compete.....they refuse to clarify ...like Katanji brown, what a woman is...and incredously refuse to release an official policy on "trans" athletes......if they just ignore it, it will go away...but miraculously there has NEVER EVER been a biological male allowed to play or try out for a team....how is that possible.........well, believe what you wish....but 6 months ago i read on the internet that a Biological male had to be on hormone blockers and have a testosterone level not higher than an average female......NOW....all that language has been purged from the internet and AI insists the league never had an official policy.....so i ask the same question i did last year.....if you are a homeless 6 foot 5 male that played D1 Ball at Oregon State and now find yourself living under the highway in Portland.....would you be willing to say that you identify as a girl and get paid 50K to dominate in the WNBA ???  i tend to think there are more than a few takers out there........but again......like Fauci & Co.......

it's Rules for Thee.....but Not for Me 

These dykes want boys to play in girls sports at the lower levels or in College....to swim on your grand-daughter's team and get dressed in the same locker room because the league is doing their dirty work and protecting their livelihood..

after 2 hours of fighting with A I , i was finally able to get them to admit to this ( I asked what would happen if tomorrow , Jalen Brunson said he feels like a woman and wants to play for the Liberty) .....i finally asked if the WNBA bans trannies but is too scared to make that official policy:

While that is a common interpretation of the league's silence, it is more accurate to say that transgender women are effectively barred by a web of external rules and systemic structures, allowing the WNBA to avoid the political and legal fallout of making an official policy.

How can an entertainment business in a capitalist society operate and survive with practices ( or lack thereof) like this ?  well....they don't.....you see, the WNBA is only in existence because they are subsidized by the NBA.......that's right....anything men can do, women can do better.....as long as the men pay for it......laughable.

so the league that doesn't need to make a profit can allow the dykes to beat, stifle and strangle their only marketable player in Caitlin Clark....they can march off the cliff with the .001% of Americans that think Men should be welcome in the girls room , because at the end of the day, when the whole thing implodes....David Stern will be there the clean things up....Yaaa Womens Lib.

2+3=BEEER

I been to Babylon
I gotta confess
I could still hear the voice crying in the wilderness
What looks large from a distance, close up is never that big

Built to Last

 'til time itself falls tumbling from the wall
Built to last 'til sunshine fails and darkness moves on all
Built to last while years roll past like cloudscapes in the sky
Show me something built to last or something built to try (Hunter-Garcia)

In one of his final interviews, Bob Weir was asked what his hopes were for the music of the Grateful Dead after his inevitable passing.......to paraphrase, Bob hoped that the Music would live on for 300+ years.....he felt that was a magical number that would attest to the impact the band had on the planet.

Today we celebrate what would have been Jerry's 84 birthday, and on August 9th we acknowledge his passing in 1995......those 8 magical days are now referred to as the DAYS BETWEEN.......and across the nation local pubs and music venues will be booking anyone and anything that can play a decent cover of the Grateful Dead during this stretch......Movie Theatres will air Movies of GD concerts....art exhibits spring to life at this time, social media is flooded with tributes and remembrances.......i honestly do not think "anyone" could have envisioned this type of phenomenon.

A great many people were saddened, crushed or even devastated when Jerry passed..... those of us that followed the band across the plains were particularly hurt by the sudden subtraction of the Leader of this wild circus.....I knew in 1995 that I would take the Music to my grave.....even if i had to sit on my back porch and play it for myself until the day i died.

Well not only did the surviving members "survive" , they somehow rode the high winds and flourished.....a satellite radio station was launched to play Grateful Dead Music 24/7 and it remains one of Sirius XM's most popular stations.....John Mayer joined Bob, Billy and Mickey and helped to steer the music in new and different directions....in doing so he opened the door to millions of young fans that probably thought the Grateful Dead were extinct......fans that certainly would never have gotten on the bus without Mayers introduction.

Today the music is everywhere.....it circles the globe.....on Fox Sports commercial breaks, in supermarkets, TV sitcoms, Movies....you name it....the GD Brand extended to men's fashion, multiple companies selling GD themed merch at record numbers......the net is wide and casts forever......kids and grandkids of original travelers not only give it a listen....they carry the torch.

Today we are in year 61 of Bobs 300 year vision.....and with Bands like Dark Star Orchestra criss- crossing the nation and selling out larger venues filled with teenagers, toddlers and of course octogenarians .......well i think the next 60 years are pretty safe.

Happy Birthday Jerry....i doubt that you and Hunter could ever have dreamed this one afternoon long ago.

All the stars are gone but one
Morning breaks, here comes the sun
Cross the sky now sinking fast
Show me something built to last

Dylan Review

 as promised, albeit a tad late.

Vodka is a strong beast that in oppressive heat offers temporary relief........that being said.....Mr Dylan performed in a white afghan hoodie that made me wonder if he was:

A) A space Alien

B) A hologram or artificial intelligence

C) a figment of the Vodkas imagination

D) all of the above

The venue was amazing, right on the Cape Fear river, with the sun settling and setting on a brutally hot july night......the VIP tix to the rooftop Bar were a blessing and a curse......ice cold 24 ounce cans of Vodka/Lemonade in a gigantic tin Cup filled with life saving ice .......and very, very short.....too short....lines...........and i being an entrepreneur , would get back on the line with half a drink remaining...time and time again i reached the head waitress and had to/ was forced to/ down my current beverage before ordering a refill......

The Music ? .......Yes, yes of course there was music.

2+3=Lemonade 

You've been in the pipeline

 Filling in time

Provided with toys and scouting for boys
You brought a guitar to punish your ma

And you didn't like school
And you know you're nobody's fool
So welcome to the machine (Pink Floyd)

so while America is obsessing about a group of mentally ill perverted men,  attempting to invade little girls locker rooms.....the Red menace in China is preparing for the War of the Worlds.

I'm not taking the trannies side.....just hoping we can do both......because xixi ping pong is busy subsidizing , small, cheap electric vehicles that they plan to flood the world with......especially the United States.

These trojan horses appear to be a wonderful gift to the planet from the creators of the most recent pandemic......who wouldn't want a cheap economy vehicle that doesn't run on gasoline ? 

Of course when dealing with China we should know......nothing ever is as it appears.

These autonomous vehicles come equipped with 12 high tech cameras.....for navigation of course......but if a scientist in our Nuclear program or a Spacex Executive, Admiral, General , Astronaut or anyone that has access to highly restricted areas in our country happens to buy one of these cheap cars......well.....china sits back with a bag of popcorn and watches a guided tour of our most highly confidential areas....creating maps, diagrams, etc .......but also learning the habits of the car owners.......ie, has dinner every Tuesday at Bubbas Burger Emporium....then visits his mistress on Scandal Lane.......BINGO.....we now have a compromised Scientist working for Bejing.........but wait, don't order yet, there's more.

there is a main control switch that exists in ?    CHina..........so whenever they decide the time is right, these vehicles become weapons......they can start the vehicle, lock out the owner and drive them to wherever they wish to do harm or create chaos....crashing into bridges, tunnels, nuclear facilities, airport runways or football stadiums.........this is in addittion to the humanoid robots they are building....one super cargo ship carrying 50,000 robots could take over the port of Los Angeles in half an hour without spilling a drop of chinese blood.

We have to understand the Fauci was NOT a lone wolf.......he is one of many traitorous scumbags that would and did gladly sell the country down the road for a few minutes of fames and a bag of cash, we have to come to grips that the enemy is within the gates of the city........our elected officials are the problem.........to their credit, they openly admit to their intentions.....but still there are  so many in this country are suffering from TDS that refuse to see in front of their own faces, OR they deep down wish for the destruction of this country.

In any event....Sen Moreno from Ohio is pushing back with a bill that prohibits vehicle technology, software and data systems from China and a few other bad actors;  from being imported into the US.........maybe put in a call to your Rep and see where they stand on this bill.....it is being co-sponsored by the Demonrat from Michigan (Slotkin) , so it has a fighting chance..........I'll call Lindsay's little sister and try to walk her through the whole thing.....God Help us all.....the republicans are no better.....if the Dems pushed someones little sister into a vacated seat, I would have exploded on them..........but that is the state of politics......allign yourself with the candidate that sucks the least.

2+3=BEEER        as our friend Mike Hoff pointed out on Facebook......

And you didn't like school
And you know you're nobody's fool
So welcome to the machine

Welcome my son
Welcome to the machine
What did you dream?
It's alright we told you what to dream

and if you hear vague traces

 of skippin’ reels of rhyme

To your tambourine in time, it’s just a ragged clown behind
I wouldn’t pay it any mind
It’s just a shadow you’re seein’ that he’s chasing  (Dylan)

well ive been chasing that shadow for a long time.......too many shows to count them all , but some stick out like a sore Thom Thumb .

First show was in the summer of 1981 at the brand new Brendan Byrne Arena, and i must say Dylan was fantastic......coherent, clear and a fantastic set list.....

My Favorite show was at the Felt Forum with a few all stars that were taken from us too soon......Van Morrison opened up and he great.....we went into the Play by Play club at the break to watch the St Francis vs LIU Conf Title game.....sadly St Franks lost, but Dylan did not dissapoint....he was on fire....

I remember on Fathers Day 1995 at Giants Stadium.....Bob opened for the Dead.......i remember we were on the floor and i snuck down the aisle to get as close to the stage as possible.......as Bob was playing Tamborine Man......i felt this might be the last time that i ever would see him.

Sadly, it was Jerry who would die a few weeks later.....and the last song i ever saw him do was the encore "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"

I remember Dylan at the Blue Claws stadium back to back years.....once in a torrential downpour......and as he played Like a Rolling Stone i just knew this was going to be the last song i ever saw him play live.

and in 2019 we left early from a show at the Beacon that was an exercise in futility.....band was extremely loud......lyrics were unintelligible, and as i walked along Broadway heading back to the subway, i swore i would never go back....

Tonight i go back......one last time.....this time along the Cape Fear River in Wilmington....I am sure this will be "My" last Dylan show..... i'll be back tomorrow of Friday with a full review.

2+3= BEEER

Yes, to dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand waving free
Silhouetted by the sea, circled by the circus sands
With all memory and fate driven deep beneath the waves
Let me forget about today until tomorrow

Welcome to your life

 There's no turning back

even while we sleep

we will find you ( Tears for Fears)

Well he did it again....and this time i fell for it.......Last week POTUS held a prime time address to the Nation.....his topic was election Fraud......ABC, NBC, CNN refused to cover it.....and CBS joined late and left early.....all the usual talking heads "took" the bait and denounced the President for rehashing settled science.....nothing new here they screamed.....no evidence to support his claims they insisted.....Trump and his baseless claims....repeat after me..."There is NO Evidence to support election fraud"

I too was a bit dismayed by the speech......i too begged the Donn to just move on already......i wanted him to calmly explain why both parties needed the Save America act....to....well.....save America.......without honest, fair, fast and reliable counting of Votes cast by American Citizens AND ONLY American citizens; the experiment of Democracy would eventually die on the vine.....i didn't feel he conveyed that and i felt whomever needed to hear this message was probably turned away by his insistent complaining about the 2020 election........i did not or could not see what was coming next....but obviously he did.

Local and National media and all the Demonrats on X , tripped over themselves to get the best sound byte denouncing Trump and his speech......there was no mention of Barry Hussein and his 2018 Speech prior to the mid terms on Election Integrity, the restoration of political sanity, fair and free elections, and of course preventing foreign interference......he insinuated that REPUBLICANS were NOT doing enough to stop Russia, Russia, Russia from manipulating our sacred process........this despite the fact that we " Now Know" that he knew Russian interference was a Hoax 2 years prior......but still ran with the hot rumors, and fanned the flames of division.

Yesterday the top Rat in the State of New Jersey was held over the barrel for ALL the world to see.....she tried to portray herself as an honorable , non partisan trailblazer for truth, justice and the American way........she alerted us to an unfortunate computer glitch in the NJ DMV........a glitch that somehow registered over 6,000 illegal immigrants as registered voters........then Mikie the Math Cheat assured us that it appears only 400 illegals actually voted.......she insisted the Glitch happened under Buck Tooth Murphy and she being to queen of transparency ; had to tell the world.........

I'll save the bouquet of roses and standing ovation for Mikkie until we see

A) The 400 that voted:  identified, arrested and deported.

B) The Company behind the software charged, sued and an admission from them that This was a Glitch and that they were solely responsible.

C) A list of the 6,000 that were registered to vote even though they said NO.....and a list of all the other illegals who said YES ( when asked if they were entitled to Vote)

D) A complete independent audit of the Voter Rolls for the State of NJ

the Demons are allergic to the truth.....they breathe denial.........they are cut from the Clinton cloth ......so for a sitting Gov in a dark blue state like NJ to come clean with an admission of this magnitude....well it makes you wonder HOW BIG the glitch really is..........for mikie mouse to jump in front of the story and then insist she will lead a special investigation speaks volumes........can you imagine how many dead people are still on the voter rolls and voting.....how many illegals over the past 10-15-20 years if they are admitting to +6K ?   and do you think this is a unique new jersey issue ?  can you imagine what is going on is NY, CT, Mass or dare i say California ? ( Where boxes and boxes of votes were just found in the mayoral primary to keep Spencer Pratt on the outside looking in ?)

Maybe now some of the independents and moderates will understand why a "Drivers License" alone is not sufficient to vote .......Sanctuary Cities and States and giving away licenses like they are candy.

So if and when the Save America act passes......and some people will probably lose their ability to Vote (until they can prove they are a citizen) we will hear and see the usual characters on FB and other mindless social media tools, crying about voter suppression......Jim Crow 2.0.....blah blah blah.....but it was the demonrat agenda that allowed in 20 million illegals and then registered them to vote that lead to this.

actions beget reactions..........side note ICE..........2 stories with the same common denominator .

in Maine...A Columbian national with authorization to work in the US, ignored officers orders and tried to flee in his vehicle (with his 3 year old daughter in the car) and was subsequently shot and killed.

Why would he do that ?   maybe because the MSM and the Democratic party have been telling him for 2 years that ICE agents are worse than the Gestapo and that innocent citizens are disappearing off the streets.

In NYC a 43 year old Army Vet attacked a Federal ICE facility with gasoline and fireworks and although he didn't get killed, he will probably spend what's left of his life behind bars.

Why would he do that ?  maybe because the MSM and Democratic party have brainwashed him into believing that ICE and the Trump administration are existential threats to Democracy and it was HIS duty to stop them.

actions beget actions......the inevitable roll of the domino.

2+3= BEEER

All for freedom and for pleasure
Nothing ever lasts forever
Everybody wants to rule the world

well I never been to England

 

But I kind of like The Beatles
So I headed for Las Vegas
Only made it out to Needles (Elvis is King)

Today as we prepare for the 2nd big semifinal game between England and Argentina, i can't help but reflect back to the Hand of God goal is June of 1986. I was stationed on Diego Garcia , part of the British Indian Ocean territories and we were invited guests that night into the " BRIT " club........that was the best beach bar on the Island and was exclusive for the British Marines.....US servicemen were only permitted as invited guests.....since I was one of the dozen Postal Clerks on the Island and we ran the mail for everyone....we were always invited to the best places.........I was with my Buddy Dave that day and he didn't really follow soccer.....I told him I was of course rooting for Argentina....but only on the inside.........I remember the anger of the Brits when my favorite player at the time, Diego Maradonna scored a questionable goal in Aztec Stadium in Mexico City.(years later he admitted it was a hand goal, and if there was video replay it would have been disallowed).........a few minutes later he took the ball from near midfield and he dribbled through the entire English team and scored again........greatest individual effort i have ever seen to this day.....Argentina went on to win the World Cup and the Limey bastards are in a 60 year drought.....if they didn't burn the bar to the ground that day....they never will.

Reminded me of gym class at Xaverian......we had a foreign exchange student from Spain named Paulo........MR. Sajecki loved Paulo.....and one day we played soccer on the fields on Shore Rd......Paulo was the only one who knew the rules.....we were hopeless.....he scored 2 or 3 goals like Maradonna, where he dribbled the ball through the entire other team....passing it to himself through our legs and making us like Silly.......Sajecki Loved it....He Roared with delight every time Paulo had the ball........until the last time Paulo had the ball........He was was approaching the net and he was bouncing the ball from knee to knee , and then head passing to himself and again passing the ball through people legs.....UNTIL.......Uncle Rico ( Steve Kane) ran up behind Paulo and pulled his shorts and underwear down to his ankles and the poor Spaniard went tumbling to the dirt.....much to the delight of everyone else on the pitch....we celebrated as if we had scored a goal........Sajecki went ballistic and almost swallowed the dam whistle , he was so angry that he cancelled the rest of gym class....which was fine by us.........i remember him apologizing and trying to console the red faced Paulo as they walked back to the big X........welcome to Brooklyn Paulo...

2+3=Modello

Well, I've never been to Spain
But I kind of like the music
Say the ladies are insane there
And they sure know how to use it
They don't abuse it
Never going to lose it
I can't refuse it

i don't wanna shout

 But when we were talking, I saw you nodding out

London calling, see we ain't got no high
Except for that one with the yellowy eyes ( The Clash)

I received a text at 5:30 this morning from one of those characters of the night from long ago and far away......thankfully i was wide awake in America already.....my Navy Buddy Louie sent me a link to a video of Culture Club doing a live version of London Calling while in concert in Las Vegas........Louie said this crazy bastard Boy George changed the lyrics from "Phoney Beatlemania" to "Joe Strummer has bitten the dust" .....no other context.....no greeting or Salutation .....no asking for feedback.....i suppose he just felt the need to send that to me as a courtesy FYI......here's the kicker......i listened not once.....not twice......but 3 times......and it sounded to me like Boy George remained true to lyrics and sang "Phoney Beatlemania"......... so that's what i said in my reply to Louie........he immediately responded..."yeah, you're right"............i get so many bizarre texts that this one won't even crack the top 100......but the really odd thing about this one , as opposed to 99% of my other acquaintances......is that Louie has been clean and sober since the late 80's.....can't chalk this one up to whiskey fatigue or wet brain........the world keeps spinning.

Speakin of which.....i had a frightening dream Thursday night.......i will leave out names.....but i was at a family bar b q at my Uncles house ( or at least the house he lived in when i was a kid) and all sorts of family and friends were there.......some folks chatted with me....but others remained silent......they just stared blankly at me.....then i overheard a conversation between 2 people (both died long ago) and i interjected with a solution.......they stopped talking , looked at each other and ignored me........it was then....while still in the dream that i realized that the people that were deceased where not speaking to me.........and that the people that are still alive in real life were talking.........i then looked around the yard and confirmed it......my deceased relatives were kind of floating bye or hovering in silence.....and my living relatives were standing by the coolers and talking sports..... ....except one Aunt who is still alive but was acting as though she were dead.........i woke up in a cold sweat and lay awake the rest of the night.....i almost expected to receive a text in the morning , stating that my Aunt had passed.........instead i received 10 or 15 texts from Admiral Jack Duffy sending clips from the TV show 1 Adam-12........and proclaiming his love for the actress Dana Hall.........is it any wonder that i'm borderline crazy.....being pursued by these Characters of the long Dark night......all seemingly desperate to tell me things....both real and imagined.

the Palmetto state is grieving the sudden passing of our long time Senator Lindsay Graham.........they are talking about Nikki Haley or Nancy Mase or Ralph Norman finishing out Lindays term.......some were even calling for Trey Gowdy......but i am hoping Gowdy stays on the sidelines.....i would like to see Clarence Thomas or Scalia step down before Trumps last year and i would like to see Gowdy get he nod for SCOTUS...

i am in the process of finalizing a Monmouth County raid this weekend.....a brief 48 hour visit to attend PG's BBQ.......and then hopefully continue the tradition of watching the World Cup Final with a Group of friends that Hate Soccer and insist of talking about ways to improve the Beautiful Game.......raising the cross bar and widening the posts are their 2 famous suggestions.....i am not a soccer aficionado , but i know enough to stay in the shallow end of the pool when it comes to criticizing  the worlds most popular sport.

i am hoping for Spain & Argentina........but i am afraid it will be France & England....

2+3=BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER !!

The ice age is coming, the sun is zooming in
Engines stop running and the wheat is growing thin
A nuclear error, but I have no fear
London is drowning-and I live by the river