Relationships of Ownership

They whisper in the wings
To those condemned to act accordingly
And wait for succeeding kings
And I try to harmonize with songs
The lonesome sparrow sings
There are no kings inside the Gates of Eden  ( Dylan)

now that they have been delivered, i can share with my readers that Bob has released the entire 1974 tour on a 27 disc boxed set.....this is the tour he did with the Band and would later release a live album titled "Before the Flood".....an absolute classic.........i read about the boxed set in July and due to expected demand they were limiting purchases to 4 per person.......so i had to narrow down the list of folks i thought would cherish these CD's....and then i had to hope that nobody stumbled across it on the internet and bought it for themselves.....i checked back last week and on Bobs site they are all sold out....so i am grateful that i acted fast.......good stuff.

there is a bizarre scenario developing thanks to the business side of Television and sports.

This year the Army and Navy football teams remain undefeated....they are slated to play for the 125th time on Saturday Dec 14th in Landover, MD.......with Army expected win over Air Force in 2 weeks...the Commander -in-Chief Trophy will also be on the line for the annual game.....with both team currently ranked in the top 25 this promises to be One for the Ages.......nothing could screw this up....except MONEY.

Both teams currently play in the American Football Conference for the first time.....and since they are both currently undefeated they are tied for the Conf lead.....if both teams stay at 1-2 atop the conf, they will meet in the Conf Championship Game on Friday NIGHT December 6th at a site to be determined.

i wish this was a terrible joke i was playing on you.....but it's not........the 2 teams could conceivably play twice in 8 days......once for the American Conf title and once for the CIC Trophy ....and if they split they will probably be slated to play each other in the Poullaner Weed Whacker Bowl in Port St Lucie on a Tuesday night of Christmas week in a glorified high school stadium , as seen exclusively on ESPN and sponsored by NIKE....because anything worth doing....is worth exploiting and doing to death.

in a world with a conscience......the American Conf would say we will scrap the Dec 6th game and let America's game on the 14th decide everything that's on the line......but this world has NO conscience......if Tulane should win out and beat Navy along the way, this will be a mute point....but i have a feeling the squids will rise high on Senior Day in Annapolis and find a way to beat the Green Wave..........can you imagine if these 2 remain undefeated and BOTH beat ND along the way ?? it will be a December to remember ....available only at your local Lexus dealer.

2+3=BEEER

At times I think there are no words
But these to tell what’s true
And there are no truths outside the Gates of Eden