oh the hours i Spent

 inside the Coliseum

Dodging lions and wastin’ time
Oh, those mighty kings of the jungle, I could hardly stand to see ’em
Yes, it sure has been a long, hard climb  (Dylan)

i am not a backer, supporter or fan of Eric Adams.....but i can tell you 2 things definitively.......he is better than the alternative and he is being targeted by the leftist weaponized Judicial system. 

First off...if the Mayor were to resign or be relieved of his duties by Governor horse face....the public advocate would assume the reigns ( pun intended) and run the city until a special election can be held ( at his discretion )

Williams is the ultimate liberal hypocrite......he hates the Police and has supported defunding the NYPD, yet he lives on the guarded military base of Fort Hamilton.....he rides around in a suv with armed security for his role as Public advocate , but is opposed to average citizens carrying firearms to protect themselves ......He is staunch supporter of BLM , Occupy Wall Street and Planned Parenthood.

Back to Adams......the meat and potatoes of the indictment circle around hotel upgrades, free flights and other gifts he received from Turkey while he was the Borough President of Crooklyn......victimless crimes......you, me and Poudneil were not impacted by the Adams family flying first class to Constantinople......or from him receiving a luxury suite in the Izmir Hilton........I was in Izmir in the Spring of 88......we drank Raki in the streets and visited some strip clubs....if Adams was there, we didn't see him......the only illegal action he is accused of , is speeding up  an inspection of a new Turkish embassy......he is not accused of forcing the FDNY to pass a building that was not safe.....just for requesting that they do a favor and speed up the process....

so these "crimes" happened over a decade ago.....why didn't this come to light when he was running for Mayor against Curtis Sliwa ? Or during his first year of his administration ?  were the Feds sitting on the indictments and holding them over the Mayors head ? Is it sheer coincidence that when the Mayor spoke out about all the busloads of migrants arriving on a daily basis and insisting that NYC was suffocating and could not sustain the invasion, that all his trouble began ? In fact....the Mayor was on his way to DC to speak out, Up and against the wave of migrants flooding over our southern border.....he wanted NYC to revoke its self imposed sanctuary city status.......and then he recd a call that the FBI was executing  search warrants and home inspections on many of his top aides and Lts within the administration.......this is just another example of the weaponizing of the justice system against ...not only your political rivals...but those within your own party that do not fall in line........once step closer to a bananna republic.

switching gears.....but i am very close to start Rooting for Russia in the war.......this guy Zllensky is a real slime ball.........we have given this guy 65 Billion in the past 30 months.....enough already......let's not forget that this guy is an Actor by trade....and he is playing the US for fools.....his wearing of Tshirts and camouflaged pants is getting old......why the fuck isn't sleepy Joe trying to broker a peace deal over there ?   or is he too busy denouncing Israel for not accepting his peace treaty with the Terrorists ? 

Class move by Johnny Torts......The flyers coach reached out to Mr Gadreau and invited him to attend the Flyers practice and workouts with the team....the grieving Father of John & Matt Gadreau is a high school hockey coach and Torts said simply he thought it might do him some good to get on the ice with the Flyers from a Therapeutic standpoint....and it wasn't just for show....Torts gave him the playbook and let him run some drills......and he even told Torts to go easy on the Flyers.....apparently Torts was screaming at the team to skate harder and Mr Gadreau reminded him that he only had 3 lines at practice....good stuff....Torts was always one of my favorites....

yesterday was a sad day by the Bay and across the world of sports....for those old enough to appreciate the Oakland Almedia County Coliseum in all of its glory in the 1970's.......it was sports and entertainment  Mecca for a decade or so........The Raiders ruled the AFC with John Madden, Snake Stabler and all the silver & black maniacs, Belitnikoff,, Branch , Villipiano.......the Sea of Hands win over Miami, Roughin the Passer over New England  and the Battles with the Steelers are etched in the memory forever.......and the Swingin A's in the Emerald Green and Gold Uni's were a Dynasty cut short.......3 straight World Series ...one of only 2 times in history to do that.....but even more impressive was that almost every key player from the 1974 team left via free agency and most won titles or played in World Series in other cities.....Reggie, Rudi,Tennace, Bando, Claudell and Campy.......Rollie, Catfish, Ken Holtzman, Darryl Knowles, Vida Blue & Blue Moon.......if they didn't have free agency that team could have won 7 or 8 titles...who knows ..........and Bill Graham used to stage his day on the Green concerts in the Colo....The Grateful Dead were regulars.....Lynyrd Skynyrd played one of their final shows there in 77 and the Gimme Back my Bullets tour......Led Zepplin closed out a North American Tour and the Rolling Stones and the WHO also graced the stage......   sadly i never made it there in person.....but it lives forever in my heart......the stairs to nowhere and Mount Davis...i doubt we'll ever see the likes of them again.....

Train wheels runnin’ through the back of my memory
When I ran on the hilltop following a pack of wild geese
Someday, everything is gonna be smooth like a rhapsody
When I paint my masterpiece