The judge he smiled

 when he picked up his pen

Ninety-nine years in the San Quentin Penn
Ninety-nine years underneath that ground
But I can't forget that day I shot that bad bitch down (G. Thorogood)

it may seem like a small story, big it is emblematic of a much larger issue. Last night 3 belligerent fools ran onto the field at Yankee stadium and delayed the game....security , the ground crew and ultimately uniformed police were needed to tackle, cuff and remove these idiots.

Why does this keep happening ? especially in NY.....NY has the Calvin Klein Law that states anyone interfering with a professional sporting event by running onto the court or field will serve 1 year jail time.

so i did a little research and you probably guessed......nobody has ever served jail time for running on the field at Shea, Yankee, Citifield , MSG etc.......every single time the Judge has instead imposed fines and or community service.

If a law is not enforced, does it even exist ?  until some Judge has the guts to do their job, we will never know if the harsh penalty works as a deterrent......not very different than cashless bail......if they recidivist offender is habitually released a few hours after committing their crime, well then there is literally no deterrent.

2+3 sometimes does equal 5........but not in NY

 Come on you hotheads you listen to me

Stay off that whiskey and let that cocaine be

seemed like such a simple thing

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Trouble with you is

The trouble with me
Got two good eyes
but we still don't see 

Come round the bend
You know it's the end
The fireman screams and
The engine just gleams (Hunter-Garcia)

Happy Friday.....let's keep it light.......easy listening music......only good news to report....yeah right.

Let's jump right in, that lazy ignorant twit on the Five , Jessica Tarlov; likes to say that democrats are Okay with Photo ID to Vote , but argues that getting a birth certificate to prove citizenship is going too far and or difficult for married women......OK, lets allow that premise for the sake of the discussion, (even though it doesn't seem to be too difficult to get a passport so they can go to Europe on vacation)   ........THEN say we go with a simple Photo ID to vote.....what about the sanctuary Cities that are giving drivers licenses to known illegal aliens ? how does this Matzo Ball think we should handle that ?  will the cities ever agree to stop giving a drivers license to an illegal ? will they create a special License with Bold Print at the top that admits NON CITIZEN ID ?  i doubt that.

The MSM and the left are trying really hard to get everyone whipped into a frenzy over this guy that died at Delaney Hall.....lets see this weekend if they can get large crowds to protest outside or if everyone is in te Hamptons instead........40 year illegal....deported a few years ago.....came back......has a 12 year daughter and Mother here......no clarification on whether either of them are legal or also illegal.....Dude had diabetes and serval things wrong with him.......media wants desperately to pin this on ICE.....but his Mamma already did an interview for TV.....obviously before Gov Mikkie Mouse and the rest coach coach her.....and she admitted that her Son said he didn't feel well and he had numbness in his hands........no mention of bad treatment inside the facility....no claims of being denied medical attention or his medicines being withheld.....sucks.......Mamma should have said all of the above....who knows maybe next week she will sing a different tune.

it's funny how NYC is now all of a sudden going after e bikes and electric scooters.......Julie Menin insisting this is a crisis and they are passing bills to outlaw these deadly bikes....can you imagine if Trump or any Republican was the sponsor of this Bill ?  It would be just another racist attack against the wonderful hard working immigrants and people of color,  who work 3 shifts a day for Uber eats to feed their 19 children, or go to community college and can't afford a car or gasoline.........hypocrisy and the liberal agenda walk hand in hand......Instead this is just another example of the elitist 1% Manhattanite scum that really wish to wall off their island and keep it for themselves.....tax every car that dares to enter from the outer boroughs and get rid of these lousy scooters that the Mexicans and chineese use. I personally hate these scooters and agree that the drivers are reckless, ignore traffic patterns and are a menace to pedestrians....when crossing the streets in Jersey City, you had to keep your head on a swivel , but what did they think would happen when they tore up the streets in all of these cities and put in bike lanes ? where they expecting old ladies on their schwinns with a cute basket on the handlebars ?

It is interesting to watch the Democrats getting squeezed out of their own party.....Chuck Schumer keeps saying there's plenty of room in the tent for Jew Hating moslem jihadists....I can't wait until they get the numbers and tell Chuck and the rest of them that there is no room in the tent for the jews.

amazing how many pundits still don't understand that mandani is not trying to run the city well or be a multi term success under traditional standards... they still don't see or refuse to admit that he is here to teaer down and destroy the great Jew city of New York.......the people that own second homes/apartments in NY are a Godsend to any mayor......they pay full price on their property tax and use a fraction of city services....they do not have kids in school, ride the subways or visit the ER,,,,,,when in town they use taxis, ubers, and spend top dollar on fine dining and the arts.....one millionaires taxes will cover social programs for a few of the sloths that he loves.....so what business model would suggest driving them OUT of the city ?  the ones that ends with Manhattan becoming a moslem paradise in a generation or two.......lets legalize or stop prosecuting prostitution in Jackson Heights and other neighborhoods....lets allow for unlicensed street vendors to drive out the rent paying shops and stores on Canal Street and everywhere else and ultimately let's punish the jewish landlords until they give up.

on a bright note......BLISSTOCK is only 6 weeks away.....Saturday Sept 19th......followed by the Hoban run at the Big X on Sunday morning.....Thursday&Friday (17,18) may very well be local 11209 drinking or golfing days if anyone is around.....i'll be holding court in the Gregory for 4 days...giddy up.

2+3=BEEER

Drivin' that train
High on cocaine
Casey Jones you better
watch your speed
Trouble ahead
Trouble behind
and you know that notion
just crossed my mind

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