My sisters ex Husband

 can't get no lovin'

walks around dog-faced and hurt
now he's got nothin', head in the oven
I can't decide which is worse (T. Petty)

so Hilary Knight, the captain of the USA womens team; chose yesterday to get engaged to her lesbian partner. I don't care if she is a lesbian, that is her business.....BUT i am disappointed that any player would allow for such a distraction on the eve of a Gold Medal game, let alone the team Capt. She made this game, this tournament, these Olympics about her and her girlfriend....and even if they win today, she still stole the spotlight from her teammates unnecessarily. On the eve of the biggest game of their lives, they should be thinking about their opponents, and their game plan and representing their Country....they should be thinking about playing a flawless match and setting an example for ALL the girls at home......but instead they are forced to think about and answer questions about silly side dramatics.....and they have to wonder how committed to the team their Captain is...

Lastly, if you are the coach of Team canada you use this to light a fire  under your team....you tell your girls that the USA doesn't respect you, the USA thinks they already won, the USA is not even concerned with you, they are busy planning weddings.

Hopefully the rest of Team USA stayed focused and comes out in a few minutes and takes care of business........but if they come out flat, unprepared and not focused.....well, we know who to blame...

2+3= BEEER    6+9= Lesbian wedding Soup

but not me baby, I've got you to save me
oh yer so bad, best thing I ever had
in a world gone mad, yer so bad

There must be someway outta here

 said the joker to the thief

“There’s too much confusion, I can’t get no relief
Businessmen, they drink my wine, plowmen dig my earth
None of them along the line know what any of it is worth” (Dylan)

The NFL is really putting the squeeze on, they are infringing on our cultures and traditions....and NO, i am not talking about that silly bugs Bunny halftime show. Next year Super Bowl 61 will be held on Sunday Febrewary 14th, that happens to also be Presidents weekend....aka......the traditional home of Sweter Nite.

So if you are keeping score at home, the NFL keeps creeping later and later into Feb ( just wait until they add game # 18) and the Marching Micks have the following Month on St Patricks lockdown....so what's a little gathering like Sweater Nite to do ?  we are running out of weekends..........I will have to consult with A.I.

Google ?  was Nancy Guthrie abducted by the Martians ?

answer:  Not likely, but the Martians are definitely reading this blog and have concurred that 2+3=BEEER

“No reason to get excited,” the thief, he kindly spoke
“There are many here among us who feel that life is but a joke
But you and I, we’ve been through that, and this is not our fate
So let us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late”

Leapers, lepers, lunatics

 hustlers, whores and thieves

Fortune tellers, diplomats and some you won't believe (B. Weir)

of course our Good Friend Bob Weir was talking about the mixed big of carnival mayhem that one could expect to find at this mythical Festival, but he could just as easily been referring to the Circus that is the USA , anti everything; protest movement.....never before have such a large number of self hating losers gathered in the frigid temps, the only thing colder than the Minnesota air is the empty shell casings of their hearts. The truth is they hate law enforcement , it surfaced with Sleepy Floyd and Black Olives Matter and has never gone away..........the only time they manage to shut up is when a fellow demonrat is in office or Law Enforcement is hiding behind barricades killing white female Veterans.....(michael Byrd/Ashli Babbit)...say her name , looosers.

if anyone is looking for some pre super bowl entertainment , give a listen to Natasha Owens song "The Boss" , it is an anti springsteen anthem that is going viral ( whatever that means) on Instagram.....she is a Christian singer with other notable hits as " Trump Won", the "Somali Waltz" ..and..."Climate Change is real...stupid".....may have to see if we can book her for SN 29.

rumor has it that Brian Duffy needs a charriot from the airport directly to PC's next Sunday.....he is determined to finally attend a Sweater Nite.

less than 30 days into his term and it appears from the outside that Zohran is getting tired of being mayor.....he wants to make tiktok viedos and go shopping for clothes instead.......i seriously cannot wait until he sends a social worker to a 911 call, and his little muslim minion gets buthchered by a manchette wielding maniac ( of which NYC has plenty) ......such a simpleton, he deserves everything that is coming his way.

anyway , i am a little crancky this morning.....blame it on the cold.......it's only 42 degrees this morning and we may not even crack 50 today......i can't wait for summer.

STAY SAFE, GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BOXES.

I predict a Seattle domination....their Defense is legit...maybe the first ever shutout.......Hawks 31-7

2+3=beeer

Play for fun and play for keeps, you know they play with fire too
And comes the veil of the night, God knows what they do
World of wonder, watch the temperature climb

Pregame Skate

 the winner by unanimous decision is the Kettle Black as host for the pregame skate at High Noon on Sunday Febrewary 15th......followed by a glorious march to PC's at 1:30......followed by the USA-Germany game at 3:00

Thanks to all who inquired about my well being during the Myrtle Beach snowstorm.....as luck would have it I was in Clearwater Beach for my Great Nephew Matts Ice Hockey tournament.....team went 6-0 and won the Exposure Cup.....Matt is a 3 time Sweater Nite attendee.....

Oogie waits for just another day

 Drags his bones to see the Yankees play

Bones Boy talks and flickers grey
Oh, they slip away ( Bowie)

i certainly can't top David Bowie.....so i won't even try to eulogize Floyd "Uncle Floyd" Vivino. I will just say how funny and different he and his show was. From Patterson NJ and Point Pleasant Beach....he was one of a kind....there are not too many people that have had a song written by Bowie about them and also got a mention in songs by the Ramones......I heard an interview with Floyd after Bowie died and he told the story about meeting him at the bottom Line......and when Floyd asked Bowie how he even heard of his program, Bowie said "John Lennon told me to give it a watch" ........

I personally will always associate the show with the late  Chris Hickey and the wasted afternoons on hallucinogens' watching that show above Elegantes pizza.....we laughed so hard we missed 80 % of the show... and didn't care.

I was in AC years ago , we were having drinks in the Borgata , but were headed that evening to see Jackson Browne at Ceasers......and suddenly a guy walks past.....no entourage.....but he was carrying a banjo case and was wearing a pork pie hat....sure enough he was on the opening act for the Borgata that night.....i was tempted to sell my tickets and go see Uncle Floyd......but i wasn't on mescaline....and cooler heads prevailed........

Rest in peace Floyd Bovino and thanks for the laughs.....it's been a tough stretch for a lot of our childhood friends and icons....i suppose that comes with the territory of turning 60. 

i'll close with 2 quotes....another rarity but well deserved.....2+3=BEEER

the Ramones

Vin Scelsa's on the radio
Ramones are hangin' out in Kokomo

Uncle Floyd shows on the TV
Jack Nicholson, Clint Eastwood, 10cc

and Bowie

Don't forget to keep your head warm
Twinkle twinkle Uncle Floyd
Watching all the world inwar torn
How I wonder where you are
Ohhh-oo
Sailing over Coney Island
Twinkle twinkle Uncle Floyd
We were dumb but you were fun, boy
How I wonder where you are

Picture a bright blue ball

 just spinning, spinning free......

it's dizzying with possibilities ( Weir-Barlow)

now picture a stage if you will....anyone that you like, this is fantasy Island........it's MSG for me.....But the old barn in Hempstead was a good one too......Red Rocks works.......the SPAC........the Greek in LA or any town USA.

The room is spinning....the band is winding down another second set gem.....could be Black Peter or Playin in the Band.....but for me it's Terrapin ......and the music begins to drift....the beat waffles across the floor like a cloud of smoke from something good........the rugs rise before your eyes......the green, purple and pale blue lights behind the band illuminate dramatically,  from your feet to the rafters and then go dark......the band silhouettes are only visible because of the rotunda lights behind the stage and between the sections......dancers twirl in the artificial moonlight and steal the precious brightness.......Brent stands up at the keyboards, and then he's gone..........the locomotive however, rolls on.......still winding down......Jerry turns sideways.....mutters something underneath his breath....looks back at the audience, winks to a few in the front rows and vanishes behind the drums.......the locomotive is sputtering, a few chinks in the armor  , odd sounds and feedback, loud wails and reverberations........and Mr Lesh raises the strap of his massive Bass Guitar above and over his head , he places his weapon of mass destruction  alongside the wall of sound,  and bounces down the stairs.........leaving us with ACE....gone are the short shorts and youthful frame....wild white hair witha stash and beard to match, homage to a hero...his back to the crowd.....eeking out bizarre noises from his guitar as he communicates to his bandmates and 20,000 more.....it's an odd melody, a glimpse into the SPACE that awaits.....but then just as quickly as he emerged and splashed across the sky....the man in the poncho and safari cap is taking a bow....he too is gone.......and we are left with Mickey & Bill the Drummer.......and it's about to get weird......that's the living, breathing dream we are all trapped in this day.

Thanks for everything Bobby........60 glorious years...the funniest guy i never met....i wonder what lies beyond this blue ball......and i hope i'm there to see what they play coming out of Space

And the politicians throwing stones
So the kids, they dance, they shake their bones
'Cause it's all too clear, we're on our own
Singing, "Ashes, ashes all fall down
Ashes, ashes, all fall down"

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