quites off infidels....contd

keep in mind...this was 1983....a lot of peole that Bob was silly.....not so fukin funny anymore.

"democracy don't rule the world.....ya better get that through your head"
"this world is ruled by violence, but i geuss that's better left unsaid"

Well, the job that you used to have
They gave it to somebody down in El Salvador
The unions are big business, friend
And they’re goin’ out like a dinosaur
They used to grow food in Kansas
Now they want to grow it on the moon and eat it raw
I can see the day coming when even your home garden
Is gonna be against the law


Noontime, and I’m still pushin’ myself along the road, the darkest part

Into the narrow lanes, I can’t stumble or stay put
Someone else is speakin’ with my mouth, but I’m listening only to my heart
I’ve made shoes for everyone, even you, while I still go barefoot



Well, the rifleman's stalking the sick and the lame

Preacherman seeks the same, who'll get there first is uncertain
Nightsticks and water cannons, tear gas, padlocks
Molotov cocktails and rocks behind every curtain
False-hearted judges dying in the webs that they spin
Only a matter of time 'til the night comes stepping in.
Jokerman dance to the nightingale tune
Bird fly high by the light of the moon
Oh, oh, oh, Jokerman.


He's a great humanitarian, he's great philanthropist

He knows just where to touch you honey, and how you like to be kissed
He'll put both his arms around you
You can feel the tender touch of the beast
You know that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace.
Well, the howling wolf will howl tonight, the king snake will crawl
Trees that've stood for a thousand years suddenly will fall
Wanna get married ? Do it now
Tomorrow all activity will cease
You know that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace.
Somewhere Mama's weeping for her blue-eyed boy
She's holding them little white shoes and that little broken toy
And he's following a star
The same one them three men followed from the East
I hear that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace.




He's a great humanitarian, he's great philanthropist


He knows just where to touch you honey, and how you like to be kissed

He'll put both his arms around you

You can feel the tender touch of the beast

You know that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace.



Well, the howling wolf will howl tonight, the king snake will crawl

Trees that've stood for a thousand years suddenly will fall

Wanna get married ? Do it now

Tomorrow all activity will cease

You know that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace.

Somewhere Mama's weeping for her blue-eyed boy

She's holding them little white shoes and that little broken toy

And he's following a star

The same one them three men followed from the East

I hear that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace.

barry and dylan-revisited

"they say patriotism is the last refuge to which a scoundrel clings"
"Steal a little and they throw you in jail......steal a lot and they make you King"

now that's probably what barry was sooo influenced by........yassir....that jew boy Dylan might just be right, ol pot smokin hussein probably said to his classmates...

I had to listen to INFIDELS this morning....in it's entirety.......strong considerations for Dylans greatest work,,,,,,1983 it was written , and it carries more weight now then it did back then.....give it a listen.

"You know sometimes Satan......he comes as a man of peace"

the Gods are Cruel

"i spend my life waitin for a moment that just wont come"

well sort of...........47 yrs of my Life thinking every day/night could the night of the 1st ever NY Met no-hitter....sooo many heartbreaks......sooooo many close calls.........and when it finally happens....it's a vile, rapist , creeton of a sloth that gets the honors......ohhh the beisbol Gods are cruel to me.....i refuse to say his name....but after he shutout the padres I went on a 5 day rampage insisting that the wilponzi's trade him now for prospects, use the xtra cash to sign D.Wright long term.......he is the last remaining miscreant from the minaya Los Mets error....and now we are fukin stuck with him........these dumm ases will probably be too afraid to trade him....they will probably enshrine him in the mets hall of fame , or even retire his number, and in my final days roaming the planet, whenever i go to Shea Stadium in all it's future renditions, i will be forced to remember that rapist pig dog,

it is quite ironic that  my 2nd most hated Met of all time....meester carlos beltran......the great no swinger....mister called 3rd strike himself......a living monument to inaction....actually broke up the no hitter in the 6th and the ump blew the call......and i found myself wishing he would get a hit...

yes, the baseball Gods are cruel to me.

your words come back to haunt you

As I have been documenting on my blog for the past 14 months, and some folks have challenged my accuracy…(what ?? Fabrications on the Sweater Nite Blog? SACRE BLEU! )..here is the transcript from "Face the Nation" March 2011………..



Leading from the REAR…...



SCHIEFFER: But I mean, how can that be worse than what has happened in Syria over the years, where Bashar Assad's father killed 25,000 people at (inaudible). I mean, they opened fire with live ammunition on these civilians. Why is that different from Libya? This is the friend of Iran, an enemy of Israel?

CLINTON: Well, if there were a coalition of the international community, if there were the passage of a security council resolution, if there were a call by the Arab League, if there was a condemnation that was universal. But that is not going to happen because I don`t think that it`s yet clear what will occur, what will unfold.



There is a different leader in Syria now. Many of the members of congress of both parties who have gone to Syria in recent months have said they believe he's a reformer. What's been happening there the last few weeks is deeply concerning. But there's a different between calling out aircraft and indiscriminately strafing and bombing your own cities than police actions which frankly have exceeded the use of force that any of us would want to see.



SCHIEFFER: Secretary Gates, you have strongly condemned Bashar Assad and said he must learn from Egypt. I think it's fair to say he didn't pay much attention to you.



ROBERT GATES: Well, that's not a surprise









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Dyland and Barry

so obama was influenced by Dylan when he was in college....he obviously wasn't listening to "sundown on the Union" and  "I and I".....his disgraceful treatment of our Ally Isreal makes me wonder just what exactly he was listening to and what songs influenced him..........maybe "New Pony"....you know his name was Lucifer................in patterson that's just the way things go....if yur black , you might as well not show ...up on the streets....less u wanna draw the heat.

Point Pleasant

once again we show what a stupid , decaying society we are.......the good people of Pt Pleas NJ have enacted a a new township rule that the Bars must close at midnight as opposed to 2:200 a.m. ......this is wrong on soo many levels......in this economy...to punish "any" small business owner with increased rules and regulations is stupid and borderline criminal.......but lets forget the economic reason for 1 minutes.......this is another example of knee jerk society enacting rules to punish the entire population for the sins of the few......if the township has a problem with rowdy, late night carousing, public intoxication and urination, they should enforce the laws that are on the Books and target the offenders......not every citizen who would like to have a drink at midnight on a Saturday evening and act responsibly. ( I should point out that i haven't been in a Bar past midnight in probably 4 or 5 years, so this isn't about me).  All this stupid rule will accomplish is the following.

It will certainly hurt the bar business that Pay Taxes, occupy real estate and contribute to the economy.
Like Major League Sports cutting off sales of Beer at Midway point of games...this will encourage "BINGE" drinking..and accelerated intake.....let's get as fukked up as possible before midnight.

And most alarming......what happens when Jenks closes at 12.....and Sally Simpson and Joey Staten Island decide they not ready for bed.?  they get in the car and hightail to a neighboring town where the bars are open till 2:00 a.m..........fukkin brilliant.

Just politely ask the police unions that are strangling the local economies with their salaries and pensions to do their jobs and enforce the rules that are on the books.....instead of looking away when some dingbat hikes up her skirt and pees in the alley, give her a ticket....it's revenue for the township and it may even force her to think twice next time.

cruel...but not unusual

Th Hockey Gods are very cruel , as the puck is dropped for game 7 this Saturday evening, I will find myself smack dab in the middle of Cap County in the inner harbor of baltimore. Fresh off my 5K Dash at Pimlico and a celebratory Beer on the fabled infield, i will have to find a safe haven bar in which to watch the beloved blueshirts.

Trayvon Ward

my new favorite martian.....i think the good peoples of ole district of colmbia should wear hoodies to work today or to the street corner where they hang out during the daylight hours ; in support of trayvon ward.....poor kid got a bum rap..........bring on the satans.

a grand time was had

Derby Rant 2012

so i woke from a ROUSING SERMON from EL PADRINO and shouted I'LL HAVE ANOTHER to the DULLAHAN sitting next to me , he gave me a strange look and offered to put it all in PROSPECTIVE for me......so you think it WENT THE DAY WELL do ya ?  he quizzed of me, well i am DONE TALKING to you SABRECAT and I don't care if you think your the ALPHA or the OPTIMIZER , there will be no LIASON........serves me right for trying to furthur my CREATIVE CAUSE, i should have realized DADDY NOSE BEST and i probably should have gotten dressed like a GEMOLOGIST instead of wearing my UNION RAGS......truth is its time for this BODEMESITER from TRINNIBERG to finally TAKE CHARGE INDY and make like a sprinter over to the track with my DADDY LONG LEGS and place the bet of all bets on..............HANSEN

alas......i have been wrong before...........but for the record....i am tying these four below into ex-tri & sup boxes..

Hansen
Union Rags
Dullahan
Bodemeister

feel free to go the other way.

Calm Before the Storm

Oaks Day 2010

 i am havin problems with my new blogger acct , so please bear wit me:. words cant convey my contempt for this  prick in the blackhaus. to take credit for the killing of bin laden is the most shameless act i have ever witnessed, even his god allah must be embarassed

para siempre, that was the insription on an amstell glass that came in the mail thia evening, i hope it is from an annonymous friend and not a cruel joke from spoony tyler thecomm in chief..........para siempre translates to always forward

Doc emerick was spot on tday late in the satan v flyer game....   he said ....to paraphrase,      this arena is rockin but once upon a time there was only an organ....     tday they have rock music or whatever the flavor of  the times is to pump up the crowd ,  to each his own, the times have changed

If your going to San Fran Cisco...this August

Jerry Day @ ATT Park, the San Francisco Giants play the New York Mets on Wednesday, August 1, 2012. Gates open at 5:15 PM. First pitch is at 7:15 PM. Reserved tickets are available for $65.00. The first mail in date for this game is Monday, April 16, 2012.

the draft

a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a i find it interesting that the Jets selected a wide receiver from Georgia Tech.....an OPtion Offense.....still think Sanchez is the starter and Tebow is a backup-wildcat ??

test

death of tradition

what used to be as regular as the tide.....the Giants and Jets back to back 1:00 & 4:00 on a glorious Sunday afternoon with family and friends is now a minority...with the release of the schedule, their are only 6 Sundays (subject to flex) where the 2 NY teams are slated for afternoon games on the same Sunday.

serenade the KING ?

so ottowa decided to serenade the KING in the early goings of the 1st period...REALLY ?? how'd that workout for ya ? 39 saves later..."your all just pissin in the wind" as your countrymen Mr Young would surmise.......march onward Rangers....miles to go before we sleep, miles to go before we sleep.

0 percent

there is no way in hell that Zimmerman is convicted of 2nd degree murder, this is a taxpayer waste of money, a symbolic gesture to throw a bone to a rabid community of misinformed idiots.....besides where are the gonna find 12 peruvian-jews to make up a jury of his peers ?

seriously though.....zimmerman may be a lot of things, a gman wannabee, a nervous guy with a gun, an overzealous wathcman, maybe a sad sack that wanted to feel worth and have his neighbors respect.....but he aint a 2nd degree murderer, and he didn't shoot that lil boy in the photo that abc news and others add to every story....you know the picture that's 3 years old , not the recent photos of a 6 foot treyvon , shirtless, flippin the bird to the camera , not the scholar who was suspended from school for drug posession and was wandering aimlessly through a gated community that had a string of recent breakins.......

this will be a yearlong circus......now that the president, lebron and spike have weighed in on the trial, good luck finding an impartial jury....and it doesn't matter whether you like it or not, on the date of this unfortunate encounter between trayvon & zimm , the "stand your grund" law was on the books, and no liberal revisionist history can change that FACT.,,,i think a bloody nose and cuts to the back of the head constitutes a "reasonable belief of a threat"

A stand-your-ground law states that a person may use force in self-defense when there is reasonable belief of a threat, without an obligation to retreat first. In some cases, a person may use deadly force in public areas without a duty to retreat. Under these legal concepts, a person is justified in using deadly force in certain situations and the "stand your ground" law would be a defense or immunity to criminal charges and civil suit. The difference between immunity and a defense is that an immunity bars suit, charges, detention and arrest. A defense permits a plaintiff or the state to seek civil damages or a criminal conviction.

JOEY

every year when i celebrate my birthday I thank God I am not in Umbertos like poor Joey Gallo, gunned down on his 43rd birthday "inna clambar in nu yawk"......my aoplogies to misters zimmerman and gallo for missing the tru annv on 4/7.

On April 7, 1972, Colombo family gunmen murdered Joe Gallo in a Manhattan restaurant. At 4:30 a.m. that day, Gallo and his family entered Umberto's Clam House in Little Italy, Manhattan. He was there to celebrate his 43rd birthday with sister Carmella, wife Sina Essary, her daughter Lisa, his bodyguard Peter "Pete the Greek" Diapoulas, and Diapoulas' female companion.[21] Earlier that evening, the Gallo party visited the Copacabana Club in Manhattan with Jerry and Marta Orbach to see a performance by comedian Don Rickles.[22] Once at Umberto's, the Gallo party took two tables, with Gallo and Diapoulas facing the wall.[4]

Unknown to Gallo, Colombo associate Joseph Luparelli was sitting at the bar. When he saw Gallo, Luparelli immediately left Umberto's and walked two blocks to another restaurant that was a Colombo hangout. After contacting Yacovelli, Luparelli recruited Colombo associates Philip Gambino, Carmine DiBiase, and two other men to kill Gallo. On reaching Umbertos, Luparelli stayed in the car and the other four men went inside through the back door.[21]

Between seafood courses, the four gunmen burst into the dining room and opened fire with .32 and .38 caliber revolvers. Gallo swore and drew his handgun. Twenty shots were fired and Gallo was hit in the back, elbow, and buttock. After overturning a butcher block dining table, Gallo staggered to the front door. Witness would claim that Gallo was attempting to draw fire away from his family. Diapoulas was shot once in the buttocks as he dove for cover. The mortally wounded Gallo stumbled into the street and collapsed. He was taken in a police car to New York Downtown Hospital (then called Beekman-Downtown Hospital). Joe Gallo died in the emergency department.[4][21]Born in Red Hook, Brooklyn, in the year of who knows when
Opened up his eyes to the tune of an accordion
Always on the outside of whatever side there was
When they asked him why it had to be that way, “Well,” he answered,
“just because”

Larry was the oldest, Joey was next to last
They called Joe “Crazy,” the baby they called “Kid Blast”
Some say they lived off gambling and runnin’ numbers too
It always seemed they got caught between the mob and the men in blue

Joey, Joey
King of the streets, child of clay
Joey, Joey
What made them want to come and blow you away?

There was talk they killed their rivals, but the truth was far from that
No one ever knew for sure where they were really at
When they tried to strangle Larry, Joey almost hit the roof
He went out that night to seek revenge, thinkin’ he was bulletproof

The war broke out at the break of dawn, it emptied out the streets
Joey and his brothers suffered terrible defeats
Till they ventured out behind the lines and took five prisoners
They stashed them away in a basement, called them amateurs

The hostages were tremblin’ when they heard a man exclaim
“Let’s blow this place to kingdom come, let Con Edison take the blame”
But Joey stepped up, he raised his hand, said, “We’re not those kind of men
It’s peace and quiet that we need to go back to work again”

Joey, Joey
King of the streets, child of clay
Joey, Joey
What made them want to come and blow you away?

The police department hounded him, they called him Mr. Smith
They got him on conspiracy, they were never sure who with
“What time is it?” said the judge to Joey when they met
“Five to ten,” said Joey. The judge says, “That’s exactly what you get”

He did ten years in Attica, reading Nietzsche and Wilhelm Reich
They threw him in the hole one time for tryin’ to stop a strike
His closest friends were black men ’cause they seemed to understand
What it’s like to be in society with a shackle on your hand

When they let him out in ’71 he’d lost a little weight
But he dressed like Jimmy Cagney and I swear he did look great
He tried to find the way back into the life he left behind
To the boss he said, “I have returned and now I want what’s mine”

Joey, Joey
King of the streets, child of clay
Joey, Joey
Why did they have to come and blow you away?

It was true that in his later years he would not carry a gun
“I’m around too many children,” he’d say, “they should never know of one”
Yet he walked right into the clubhouse of his lifelong deadly foe
Emptied out the register, said, “Tell ’em it was Crazy Joe”

One day they blew him down in a clam bar in New York
He could see it comin’ through the door as he lifted up his fork
He pushed the table over to protect his family
Then he staggered out into the streets of Little Italy

Joey, Joey
King of the streets, child of clay
Joey, Joey
What made them want to come and blow you away?

Sister Jacqueline and Carmela and mother Mary all did weep
I heard his best friend Frankie say, “He ain’t dead, he’s just asleep”
Then I saw the old man’s limousine head back towards the grave
I guess he had to say one last goodbye to the son that he could not save

The sun turned cold over President Street and the town of Brooklyn mourned
They said a mass in the old church near the house where he was born
And someday if God’s in heaven overlookin’ His preserve
I know the men that shot him down will get what they deserve

Joey, Joey
King of the streets, child of clay
Joey, Joey
What made them want to come and blow you away?

hey wang

oy vey , what a mitsfah....asbestos at the colosieum threatens the iceladies opener next october.....they only have 800 of the asain flu masks left and they expect close to 1,000 people for the home opener....hey wang, this is your ticket out......run to quebec...

1000th post

so i wanted the 1000th post to be a little special, so i decided to chronicles some of the many special sporting venues i have been lucky enough to visit in my lifetime...and i am sure i will leave a few out, but here goes.

let's start with the pasttime:

Shea Stadium: my all time favorite baseball stadium. my first game was againt the astros in 1970, and i was at the last game ever at Big Shea.

Citifield. pepsi porch on a warm summers day.

Yankee Stadium...3 venues...1 game at the olde stadium in September of 1974 , a day game against the Tigers with my brother Jay, couldn't believe the monuments were on the field...........The Renovated Yankee stadium, hundreds of games, including one in the final home stand.(many opening days too with a stop at THE WEB). most memorable game was of course game 6 against the dodgers and REGGIE< REGGIE< REGGIE...3 homers....unreal, sat in the very last row of the upper tier behind home plate...was able to stand the whole game with a cold brew and just watch history unfold, also with my brother Jay at this game.....who knows, if he was still alive i might still be a yankee fan........and the new Yankee stadium, only once thus far.

Fenway Park: probably close to 50 games at this beautiful park, still spend more time looking around the venue than actually watching what's happening on the field...strongest memory though was watching BCs BU in Hockey on a friday night in January from the right field bleachers in the snow, surreal to say the least.

Wrigley Field: the friendly confines.....lucky enough to have been there once....saw the Mets rally back against Lee Smith on the strength of Hojo and DARRYL to tie in the 9th and win it in the 10th August of 1985.

Louisiana Superdome: allow me to explain.....March 1989, last weekend of spring training, the San Francisco Giants and the Oakland A's played 2 exhibition games in the Superdome...if my memory serves me , the Giants were bargaining for a new stadium with the city of San Fran and threatening to leave the Bay Area, so they explored New Orleans and a possible destination....in an odd twist, these 2 teams would meet that October in the Earthquake Series.

Camden Yards , Olympic Stadium de Montreal, Veterans Stadium Philly, RFK Stadium D.C.

Football:

Giants Stadium: miss her already......2 most significant games were the 2001 NFC Championship Rout of the Vikings 41-0 , and I was also at the final game, a dissapointing loss to Carolina.

Shea Stadium: saw a lot of Jets games over the years, tickets were always easy to get. saw them beat the Packers to make the playoffs in 82 or 83 and was at the last Jet game against the Steelers....quite possibly the most insane sporting event i hace ever seen.

Soldier Field, the Vet , Notre Dame Stadium, Navy & Marine Corps Stadium, West Point: probably forgetting a few, but the one notable was the 100th Army Vs Navy Game down in Philly with a select group of ten...sadly a few of those in attendance are no longer with us, great memories though.

Basketball:

More college than NBA , but here goes:

Nassau Veterans Memorial Colosieum: DR J and the Nets of the ABA , did not realize how special that really was until 100 years later.

MSG: was lucky enough too see a dozen games between 1971-1975 when my father was able to get his company seats in the old Reds, Mike Riordan and Debusschere were my favorites...actually went to the final regular season game for Dave, they had a nice ceremony for him.....also got to see the Celtics in 73, Havilcek, Cowens, Jo Jo White, Heinsohn coaching, very memorable....went to a few in the Bernard King Era, he was the best, s/b in the Hall of Fame....havent been to a game in a long, long time.

NCAA's at the New Boston Garden and went to an East Regional Final down in Philly between Duke and USC , a million NIT games, Coaches verse Cancer at the garden and the Meadows, but nothing too special.

Hockey:

MSG: well, the 1994 Playoffs, every game except the Caps clincher from section 419, row F seat 16. Matteau Matteau.....saw the flying Frenchmen twice 78 & 79 and that was eye-opening....the speed and the uniforms, will never forget......saw Gretzky final game , and was there for the Jersey Retirement ceremony for Richter and Graves.

Boston Garden: Saw the Broadway Blueshirts twice in the Old Garden, including April 1st 1995 in the final days of their last season.

Montreal Forum: saw 3 or 4 games at the Forum, most memorable by far was the Canada Cup 1991 when the USA came up short against Canada.....some maniac was tossin beers into the wheel chair section, but it was still a great night....it was the beginning of the end for Gretzky and his match stick spine.....most surreal moment was with Ranger Fan Club Chanting "WE ARE....ST JOHNS's" in 1985 after Mullin and the boys beat Georgetown that afternoon to be ranked #1.

United Center Chicago: sadly i never made it to the old Chicago Stadium, but I did see a good home opener between the Blackhawks and the Red Wings in October 2000 while on business in the windy city.

Hartford Civic center: Jai Lai all afternoon, Rangers-Whalers that Night....a lethal combination.

Verizon Center in DC : chanting Nineteen Never to Caps fans was fun.


Brendan Byrne, Nassau Mosoleum, The Rock : nothing good ever happened in these arenas except the occasional visit by Jerry Garcia & the Boys.

I have also been lucky enough to attend 1 Kentucky Derby, 2 Preakness Stakes, 5 Belmont Stakes and the Breeders Cup Classic.

apologies to all the events i have forgotten , and thank You to my Readers for supporting the past 1000 posts.

too complex for you to understand

hmmm...this can't be good.......not that there was any doubt , but what's gonna keep barry hussien in line AFTER the election if he should win.....he's gonna have more flexibility...he says so himself......in other words..."I DONT Give a FUK about nothin after the election....I will socialize the entire nation and destroy the military for generations to come".

I wish arms control wasn't sooooo complex....I really wanna understand what is happenin in the world today....pls enlighten me Barry.

WAKE THE FUK UP AMERICA !!!!!!

Obama was asked about the "flexibility" statement later while making remarks to the press about a nuclear safety agreement, and said "Arms control is extraordinarily complex, very technical, and the only way it gets done is if you can consult and build a strong basis of understanding both between countries as well as within countries."

The open microphone comments he made Monday after a bilateral meeting with Medvedev happened right as journalists were being let into the room.

Obama could be heard saying, "On all these issues, but particularly missile defense, this, this can be solved but it's important for him to give me space."

Medvedev responds in English, "Yeah, I understand. I understand your message about space. Space for you..."

Obama then brings up a frank statement about timing and what he can get done, "This is my last election. After my election I have more flexibility."

frozen 4 predictions

Boston College VS North Dakota

Umass Lowell Vs Cornell



Boston College vs Lowell in the finals


Lowell wins on a goal from Kerouacs Ghost in Overtime........

something wicked this way comes ?

It's struck me the past few days how many POLICE units were out and about at the various transit hubs…….kinda disturbing because after 9/11 sooo many people said they noticed an increased police presence at the World Trade in the weeks leading up……..as if alluding to the fact that someone knew something was coming, if not specifics , certainly an intended target like WTC…..i didn't believe it then, but it's not too far fetched….again…the police are probably on heightened awareness hundreds of times a year and nothing happens……so if they were on alert back then it doesn't mean they covered anything up….but this past week I noticed it…..maybe just drills….but a Heavy, HEAVY presence in and around Jersey City and Hoboken……..what ever happened to the National Threat Level color coded system ? Was that retired ?

the continuing story of Bungalow JOE

that's right......his royal highness of all things green is at it again....the mouthpiece of a long forgotten era has stepped to the podium to issue a decree......kind of like when Frank Gifford and Y.A Tittles ghost weigh in on
all the front office decisions of Big blue......the frighteningly old and insignificant skeleton of Joe Willie White Shoes has offered the following on the Tim Tebow Acquisition.....well....at least he's not sexually assaulting sideline reporters.



Broadway Joe knows a thing or two about taking Manhattan by storm, but the Jets’ most famous icon doesn’t seem too impressed with the Jets bringing Tebowmania to the Big Apple.

“I don’t think they know what they’re doing over there right now. . . . I’m baffled,this is like a guy stopping at the liquor store for a bottle of rotgut whiskey when you have 100 year old scotch at home in a secret shoebox under the bed that nobody can find but you" Joe Namath said on ESPN Radio on Wednesday. “They’re kind of mixed up over there. I’m talking about the folks that are making the decisions.

LUPICA: JETS TRADE FOR A QB... AND CONTROVERSY

Namath, who on several occasions this past season publicly criticized Rex Ryan and the Jets for their brash style, suggested that the Tebow trade was another example of Gang Green being all talk.

“Come on. This is crazy,” Namath said. “I don’t know what it’s about. It appears the Jets are trying to grab headlines once again just by making noise, next thing you know they will be guarenteeing a superbowl victory or something stupid like that”

Hobsons Choice

Hobson's Choice, a neighborhood bar that became a downtown landmark, will close for good Sunday after 15 years in business.
Belinda McCullagh, a manager who has been with Hobson's since shortly after it opened, said that the owner, Judy Hobson, aged 71, has sold the bar and will retire. McCullagh said she expects the new owners to establish another bar.
Hobson bought the bar with her son Wayne Hobson in 1996. They named the bar after their own last name, and also for the ironic expression Hobson's choice, which is a choice where only one option is offered.
Tragically, Wayne Hobson, who also worked for the financial firm Cantor Fitzgerald, was killed in the attack on the World Trade Center in 2001. McCullagh said that after deliberating Judy Hobson chose to keep the bar in business.
“Mrs. Hobson held onto it for so long,” McCullagh said. “Now she's moving on.”
Hobson's, which has enjoyed a convenient location across from the Hoboken Terminal, became a fixture in the neighborhood that welcomed many longtime regulars.
One of those regulars, Dennis Knox, reminisced about the bar during lunchtime on Friday. He said Hobson's was an ideal place for people of all ages to mix, including regulars and newcomers, especially during celebratory occasions such as annual playoff appearances by the Yankees during baseball season. Knox, whose brother worked with Wayne Hobson, said the bar always had a friendly atmosphere.
“Wayne was a hands on owner,” Knox said. “It was fun for him to own this place, and his personality is still here.”
McCullagh said Hobson's will celebrate the good years over the weekend, including a live blues band that will perform Sunday night.
“It's going to be a big blowout, with a lot of old friends here,” she said

Slainte~

Don't give up the Ship

afhanistan massacre

still no name released, but that's probably to safeguard his family as there could certainly be retaliation against them in this country....I have heard the military insist he acted "alone" and I have heard the media refer to him as a "Rouge" soldier....just one bad apple in the bunch......we also know he served 3 Tours in IRAQ.....and this was his first in afghanistan.......i have never been there, but have friends that have and it seems to me that after 3 tours in IRAQ you are probably showing signs of mental fatigue if not mental illness........this will no doubt be a court martial case , closed to the media, i wonder if they will even bother to question the doctors that said he was fit for duty and another tour overseas......he also apparently has a wife and 2 kids back in the states.....very sad for all involved.

pay close attention

its been 24 hours since the soldier in afganistan went on that murderous spree and killed 16 men, women and children civilians....the president apologized, said that's not indicitive of our military character.......true..........but what of this soldier???

seems to me if this incident happened in burbank or waco or main street USA we would immediately call into question the sanity of the shooter......i haven't heard that yet.

maybe....because it would shine a light on our govt and the fact that our soldiers have been under the stressing point for 10 years now......maybe this is the tip of the iceberg........maybe nobody wants to admit just how bad the moral , payscale and family seperation issues are.......for to do so, would leave somebody up the chain of command as equally responsible....

lets see where the medis runs with this one...

Duff & Polis....come in off the ledge

ok...so the Jets decided to give mark consuelos sanchez a contract "EXTENSION" instead of pursuing Peyton Manning.....and now all the media types and jets fans are gonna compare the two ....as if one transaction had anything to do with the other......a couple of things the gangreeners should keep in mind before they give themselves agita....

First and foremost....the jets have historically gone after somebody Else's hero's, and rarely if ever develop their own....the list of has been QB's the jets have trotted out there is quite long....boomer, testeverde, favre etc etc......and yet homegrown Kenny O'B was probably their best starter since also homegrown Richard Todd.

Secondly....although we know Peyton will win another superbowl with Houston, Denver, Miami or fill in the blank...........we also know......he would NOT win a superbowl with the jets.......deep down inside we all KNOW that the poor bastard would probably slip on a banana peel before the AFC title game and break his neck and end up in a wheel chair if he joined the jets.......the sight of Eli's brother drooling like a vegetable , permanently paralyzed in his sad green uniform would be too much to stomach.

Sanchez ?? who knows ? but at least by extending his contract before Peyton signs with someone else , they don't have to endure endless questions about whether keeping sanchez was plan b.......and be honest....he may never win a superbowl....but a select few ever do....and he doesn't suck...it's fatass Rexs fault...he treats sanchez like he is still in high school.....turn em loose already...let him call the game and throw the ball and succeed or fail...stop with the babying.....but the truth is Rex can't share the glory with anyone...GOD FORBID Sanchez had a great year and they won the superbowl....REX may not get ALL the glory...he is an egotistical fatass bully SLOB.....and he has to go....not the beaneater....

i have said it before...and i will say it again....the Jets will not win another superbowl until Namath is dead and buried....guaranteed he open his big mouth this weekend and criticizes them for not going after peyton....or worse he applauds them for showing faith is sanchez....not sure which would be worse....he just needs to realize he retired 35 years ago..its time to be silent......Duff or Polis...drive out to beaver falls and put two bullets in this jackass' skull...shoot his daughter while your at it....she's fukin annoying too.



i can't wait until santonio holmes tweets about how much he loves sanchez.....hysterical.

Gotham Stakes

big race @ the BIG A today........2 hours till post of the Gotham Stakes....should be a doozy......that's really the name of the 6 horse....even i couldn't make that up.

1 1 My Adonis (KY) 3/C L E Trujillo 120 K J Breen 5/1
2 2 Stealcase (KY) 3/C L L Contreras 116 M E Casse 12/1
3 3 Finnegans Wake (KY) 3/C L K J Desormeaux 116 D L Romans 20/1
4 4 Pretension (NY) 3/C L J Santiago 116 C W Grove 20/1
5 5 Maan (KY) 3/C L R Maragh 116 E Kenneally 15/1
6 6 Dan and Sheila (KY) 3/R L J R Velazquez 116 T A Pletcher 8/1
7 7 Suns Out Guns Out (KY) 3/C L I Ortiz, Jr. 116 D L Romans 30/1
8 8 Raconteur (KY) 3/C L C H Velasquez 120 T A Pletcher 15/1
9 9 King and Crusader (MD) 3/C L M J Luzzi 116 R E Dutrow, Jr. 15/1
10 10 Side Road (KY) 3/C L A Garcia 116 K P McLaughlin 12/1
11 11 Done Talking (KY) 3/C L D Cohen 116 H A Smith 20/1
12 12 Hansen (KY) 3/C L R A Dominguez 123 M J Maker 6/5
13 13 Tiger Walk (KY) 3/C L E Castro 116 I Correas,

Monmouth Park

this excerpt below from the new lease at MP just announced on Thursday makes it pretty clear that if and when NJ legalizes sports book....Monmouth Park will be a Venue......alleluia !!!!!

GAMING

• If the laws relating to gaming change, then NJTHA has the right to conduct such gaming from the Racetrack. If NJTHA elects not to exercise the available gaming rights, then the NJSEA has the right to conduct such gaming from the Racetrack.

mmmm budweiser

this photo was snapped on the 76th street stairs March 1st 1985, my last 12 hours as a teenager were put to very good use....a suitcase of beloved BUDWEISER, temps fare enough to donn the dungaree jacket, a radio blaring countless hours of uncle jerry and the boys........the threat of a russian nuclear attack was put on hold long enough to celebrate the waning teenage era.

Davey Jones RIP

i must confess....when i heard the leader of the monkees passed away...i was hoping it was al sharpton...


Here we come,
Walking down the street,
We get the funniest looks from
Everyone we meet.
Hey, hey, we're the Monkees,
And people say we monkey around,
But we're too busy singing
To put anybody down.
We go wherever we want to,
Do what we like to do,
We don't have time to get restless,
There's always something new.
Hey, hey, we're the Monkees,
And people say we monkey around,
But we're too busy singing
To put anybody down.
We're just trying to be friendly,
Come and watch us sing and play,
We're the young generation
And we've got something to say.

Risen Star & the FOY

back to the derby trail....yesterday one of the many Todd Pletcher Horses took another big step towards Churchill on cinco de mayo.....El Padrino won the Risen Star stakes....in 5 career starts El Padrino has always hit the board 3 Wins a place and a show.....a good looking horse no doubt........today however we have a battle of champions in the FOY ...Algorithims and Union Rags both firmly believe they will be wearing the Roses in May......but being the contrarian that I am....I am leaning with the tried and true combo of Pletcher-Velasquez...DISCREET DANCER is my late february pick for the derby.....alas...I have been wrong before.....it's too soon to get sentiMENTAL...but of course my heartstrings will be pulling for MISTER Zito and Casual Trick...even if my wallet does not.

Gulfstream Park - February 26, 2012

Race 11 - 5:13 PM $1 Daily Double / $1 Exacta / $.50 Trifecta / $.10 Superfecta
STAKES Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth S. (Grade II)

Purse $400,000. (Plus $100,000 – FTBOA - FL TB Owner Brdr Assoc Fund). For Three Year Olds. One And One Sixteenth Miles.
P# PP Horse Virtual
Stable A/S Med Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1 Neck 'n Neck (KY) 3/C L J Lezcano 116 I R Wilkes 15/1
2 2 Algorithms (KY) 3/C L J Castellano 120 T A Pletcher 8/5 3 3 Fort Loudon (FL) 3/C L R Maragh 120 S I Gold 20/1
4 4 Casual Trick (KY) 3/R L C S Nakatani 116 N P Zito 8/1
5 5 Discreet Dancer (FL) 3/C L J R Velazquez 116 T A Pletcher 3/1 6 6 News Pending (KY) 3/C L K J Desormeaux 116 D L Romans 20/1
7 7 Union Rags (KY) 3/C L J R Leparoux 122 M R Matz 2/1 8 8 Csaba (KY) 3/C L P Lopez 116 P A Gleaves 20/1

Sweater Nite 14

sincerest thanks to those who made time in their schedules to attend Sweater Nite 14, to those who made the concious decision to spend 4 or 5 hours out of the year to raise a glass and chat with an old friend, to those who were not afraid to donn a hockey sweater and risk public ridicule and to those who realize that a fire left unattended with soon extinguish

Great Cardinal

not sure if anyone has been following the stories the past few weeks about Timothy Cardinal Dolan , but this man has has done a great deal to restore my faith.......not faith in my religion, But faith in the Human Beings who persue a Religous life....i am not a big fan of the priesthood and it is no doubt that Priets, Nuns and Brothers are the biggest reason sooo many people turn away from the Catholic Church , but it is nice to know that some of them, like Cardinal Dolan are bona fide "Good People".....the story this week about the altar boy in Staen Island and his father with cancer is a real nice read.....i think Cardinal Dolan is perfect for NY...I hope he stays a long time.........and he drinks beer.

14

amidst the hockey glory and revelry of the past week....the anniv of the great Russia Victory, the anticipation of a bloodthirsty Ranger win over a heated rival, i made a sidetrip to the teardrop memorail in Bayonne and paid my respects....it made me think of one of the most Passionate Ranger fans i have ever met, "Coop" ...nobody loved his Rangers more than John Cooper.....R.I.P. Coop, gone but never forgotten

CSI K of C

48 hours and then some......

miissing man formation

and a tradition that is growing as old as Sweater Nite itself , one of the faithful will be marked as absent yet again this year, once a proud sweater wearing faithful member of the squad, NOW ? a swimsuit wearing world traveler who only books vacations AFTER the sweater nite letter is delivered.....as is customary, like the navy fighter Jets, we will march to the Knights in the MISSING MAN FORMATION in a desperate search for our fallen brother.......Where is Adm Halsey ?? The World Wonders. .....



***apologies to Paul Molloy for any confusion***

107 hours

till they drop the puck at the sweater night LOU-Owwwwww......mid 60's .....baseball weather.

in focus

tomorrows Southwest Stakes....the 9th from Oaklawn park in Hot Springs Arkansas could go a long way to sharpening our focus towards the derby....a couple of real nice horsies go nose to nose manyanna.

1 Red Jack (KY) 3/C L J K Court 115 D W Lukas
2 Unbridled's Note (KY) 3/C L J R Leparoux 115 S M Asmussen
3 Jake Mo (KY) 3/C L M C Berry 117 A Milligan
4 Majestic Stride (FL) 3/C L C H Marquez, Jr. 115 J Bonde
5 Longview Drive (KY) 3/C L M Garcia 119 J Hollendorfer
6 Junebugred (KY) 3/C L J Bravo 122 S Hobby
7 No Spin (KY) 3/C L J Graham 119 T A Ice
8 Reckless Jerry (KY) 3/C L S Laviolette 115 K P Smith
9 Ring It Up (KY) 3/C L L Wade 115 C Richard
10 Laurie's Rocket (KY) 3/C L C H Borel 117 D Stewart
11 Castaway (KY)

recollections of the KID

I was living on borrowed time….literally……Uncle Sam had a signed contract that stated he owned my soul for a period of four years…..I was on delayed entry into the United States Navy when Opening Day April 9th 1985 rolled around..i was down to 60 days of freedom before I was scheduled to begin my stint at Great Lakes Boot Camp on June 10th……..I KNEW this would be my last opening Day at Big Shea for quite some time…….so I had to make it count……..we chartered a Bus as always and loaded up the 1/4 Kegs from Teddy the Greeks Deli….there wasn't a coffin cooler big enough to house the amount of BEER we planned to consume that day , and so multiple Kegs and Red Solo Cups were the order of the day…

..1984 had been a surprisingly good year for our beloved Metropolitans….90 plus wins and we hung in the race until Sept……this of course was the pre-wild card era , and we were expecting a summers long dogfight with the Cubs and Cardinals for NL East Supremacy. In Honesty though , there was only one topic of conversation and focus that day, and that was the debut of our prized offseason acquisition of Gary Carter…….i'd be lying if I said I was 100% behind the deal…..being the cynic that I am , I lamented the departure of Hubie Brooks and Mike Fitzgerald…and I was skeptical of the BIG STAR Carter ( I hated the Messier deal too, and the G-men giving up too much and passing on Big Ben to get Eli….but that's me…..p.s. I still don’t like the carmelo deal, so that bodes well for the Knicks)…….anywho…..the parking lot was abuzz with Gary Carter Chatter……..with visions of pennants dancing in our soon to be drunk heads…..it was a bitter cold day in the parking lot and there was less animosity amongst the fans since the Rangers were NOT playin the Islanders in the playoffs ( as opposed to the prior few opening days).

I don't recall too many particulars from the game until the 9th inning ended tied with the Cardinals…..we were sitting in the upper tier behind 3rd base ( about 30 guys) and since the beer vendors had stopped serving it was time to head to the warm and friendly confines of the Bus…..where iced cold Budweiser and the timeless Bob Murphy awaited us….how great it was going to be to hear Murphs call of a dramatic extra inning win on opening day………we walked all the way down the left field line before entering the rotunda and taking the ramps down to street level…..as was par for the course since day one of Big Shea…the ganglike Chants of LETS GO METS echoed throughout……what a happy bunch of knuckleheads this breed of Met Fanatics were and still are…..i stepped off the blue and orange conga line to use the men's room….and when I came out I was with 2 good friends ( Tom Daly and Dano Woods)………we started back towards the ramps when Dales walked out to the field level and saw there were 2 outs in the top of the tenth……."Wanna Hang and watch the Mets get up ? I think carter is due up in the 10th" Daly asked and thankfully the cold wind must have subsided long enough for us to agree…….we walked to the front row of the Lodge, just above the auxiliary scoreboard in left and literally right next to the Foul Pole……we waited anxiously as the hated Neil Allen took his warm-up tosses to begin the 10th and rose to our feet with those who still remained when Gary Carter strode to the plate………Allen hung a curveball ( I think) and Gary connected….we watched it sail right past us and touchdown safely in the bullpen near the Circus like tent in the picnic area and I can honestly say I had Chills up and down my spine…….30k folks jumpin up and down like a pack of cheerleaders...the spark had been lit……belief had been restored…..you knew right then and there that THIS Guy was meant to play on Broadway…..and the Mets were now complete…..by now we all know the rest of story, the newspapers will chronicle the big hit against the Stros…and the "single" that started the rally in game 6…we all know how Gary died way too young , but that his legacy will live forever…….but for me, when I heard he was on his death bed , I thought of the beginning….his debut with the Mets….and I Thank God I was lucky enough to see it in person.....it was one of those memories that i will take to the GRAVE.

full sad recap to follow

sat up into the wee wee hours drinking beer and thinking about the glory days of Gary Carter and the NY Mets.....due to time constraints I must leave for work....check back later for my full disclosure.

KID

KID WHAT CHANGED YOUR MOOD
YOU'VE GONE ALL SAD SO I FEEL SAD TOO
I THINK I KNOW SOME THINGS WE NEVER OUTGROW
YOU THINK IT'S WRONG
I CAN TELL YOU DO
HOW CAN I EXPLAIN
WHEN YOU DON'T WANT ME TO (c. Hynde)

story with a happy ending

yet another happy ending for Giants fans as "Maria Menunnos" ...whoever that is....had to wear a Tiny-Giant Bikini in Times Square after big blue beat the pats.

certainly a brotherhood

These are the moments that define who we are.......where we have come from , and where we are headed.....the resiliency and determination of the New York Football Giants this past month and a half brought a tear to my eye and a chill to my spine. To have the good fortune to finally exhale and drink a case of beer with some good friends in the Kettle Black yesterday was the priceless cherry on top. kudos to our Jet brothers who chose not to wallow in the mire but rather come out , shake a hand, have a drink and join the party....although it must hurt immeasurably......i love the Mets and 86 was a blast, but as delighted as i was back then, i don't recall being "proud" of them......Hockey was my cross to bear and that 54 years curse was unbearable...i have exalted the members of that team into the Tom O'Dowd Hall of Fame and will never utter a disparaging word against any of them...i have named pets after these guys so as never to allow their names to fade from consciousness.....but alas hockey is a canadian game........football...as we know, eat, sleep and breath IS America's past time....the Super Bowl is the most important event of ANY year...as Americans we wear it on our sleeves, we are part of the games....we feel it when we win and we are crushed emotionally, mentally, physically when we run out of time....for we never loose.....I am Proud to be a New York Football Giant Fan....and I am Proud of this team.

Don't Give Up the Ship

well, on New Years eve i added this flag to the pole as both a message to the Giants but also my neighbors and the country at large....DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP......as difficult as the road ahead may appear....don't quit......it is the rally cry of the United States Navy and should be the motto of our nation during these dark economic times.......the flag was supposed to grace the pole for an extended weekend....but of course she remains there today and flap proudly in the breeze this evening at 6:29 and beyond.....GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GIANTS.......ALL IN.....never give up the ship.

the rocky road to Dublin

thus begins the real Derby Trail...tomorrow.....the Holy Bull Stakes.....Hansen, the early favorite to win the Derby takes on a light field to begin the wonderous road to Churchill Downs.

Date/Track: 1/29/2012, Gulfstream Park
Post Time: 4:45 PM ET
Distance: 1 mile (Dirt)

BC alum

wow.....what a fukin typical politician corey schneider is....totally twists the situation and attacks Tim Thomas as being un-american and unworthy of representing Team USA ( read below). when in reality it is Tim Thomas love of Country that has him so angry with the political mess in D.C. .......there are plenty of Patriots that still love this country but refuse to worship at the blackhaus alter....refuse to hold elected officials on some deity.....congress, the senate and the commander in spook may think they are the nobles and the masses are blind sheep like corey schneider, but not all of us have drunk the cool-aid....or in this case ...would it be ripple ??

Corey schneider..Boston College Alum.....Go FUK yerself.....and your canuck boyfriend.

Even when it comes to off-the-ice decisions, Vancouver Canucks goalies seem to love giving Tim Thomas a hard time.
No, it wasn't Robert Luongo opening his mouth this time around, but rather Cory Schneider telling Thomas how he should have handled the White House situation.
"I have no problem with his personal beliefs, but [Thomas] can suck it up for an hour, say, 'hi,' and be with the team, and avoid all of this," Schneider told The Province.
Schneider -- a Marblehead, Mass., native and Boston College alum that has made 16 starts this season -- said he thinks Thomas should be more appreciative of the opportunities he's been given by playing in the United States.
"Respect the [presidency]," Schneider said. "He plays for Team USA and he has no problem making millions of dollars in the USA, but he can't go say 'hi' to the President? You get a lot of benefits living in the U.S. and he should have a little bit of respect for that.
"It's just the timing," he added. "It's poor timing. It's about putting your own agenda aside to do something with the team whether you like the guy or not."
Luongo, who made headlines during the 2011 Stanley Cup after saying the Game 5 game-winner against the B's would have been an "easy save" for him, refused to comment on Thomas' decision not to visit the White House.

open invite

Tim Thomas !.....you are always welcome at Sweater Nite...

Bruins goalie Thomas declines White House visit for political reasons


January 17, 2012: Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas reacts after giving up a goal to Tampa Bay Lightning center Dominic Moore during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Tampa, Fla.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Boston Bruins' star goaltender Tim Thomas skipped Monday's White House visit by the Stanley Cup champions due to political differences with President Barack Obama.
Thomas, a Flint, Mich., native and one of only two American players on the Bruins' Stanley Cup roster last season, was the only Boston player to decline the invitation.
"I believe the Federal government has grown out of control, threatening the Rights, Liberties, and Property of the People," Thomas said in a statement.
"This is being done at the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial level. This is in direct opposition to the Constitution and the Founding Fathers vision for the Federal government," he wrote.
"Because I believe this, today (Monday) I exercised my right as a Free Citizen, and did not visit the White House. This was not about politics or party, as in my opinion both parties are responsible for the situation we are in as a country. This was about a choice I had to make as an INDIVIDUAL."

arthurs

went to arthurs last night....had a fantastic time as always, but things have changed....first clue was that the dining room was not packed or very crowded at all...the price of the steak has risen to $28 and the shrimp cocktail is up to $10...but the beeeere still comes in 32 oz mugs (no coors light on tap) not sure what they charged...don't really care either....it was cold......steak and potatos were still good....but you have to ask for the hot peppers and now the cold slaw is a side order, not free......but if you go with a nice group, like we did last night, it is still a ton of fun...

on to Lambau

lets go G-Men........very nice victory yesterday, and now a rematch with the vaunted Packers of Green Bay....it will take a total team effort, mistake free and our best of the season, BUT it CAN happen....

super bowl

well hopefully i am putting a HEX on these two teams, and i sincerely hope i am wrong or I don't have the PULSE of the NFL playoffs this year.....but i fear the super bowl will be between Norleans and Baltimore......again , these are the 2 teams i HATE the most in this post season, so any other combo would be acceptable...

really can't believe how lousy the AFC is....this really could have been the J E T S year if they only could have beaten the Jints.....denver stinks, the steelers are walking wounded....the Texans have a basketball player for a QB....the bengals are now and will forever be the bengals......new england couldn't keep bishop ford out of the end zone and flacco and the ravens are beatable........oh poor Rex must be beside himself.

the NFC is stocked.....Falcons are solid if not flamboyant...Detroit has an explosice offense and their defense is capable of some big plays...the Niners are tough and dont make a lot of mistakes....New Orleans is loaded, the packers may be the best team in the past 25 years...and the Jints.....well they CAN Beat anyone and they CAN loose to anyone...depends on which G-Men show up....but you have to like the fact that the D Line is coming together at the right time, and a healthy pass rush can cover up a lot of weaknesses at LB and the secondary....the offense is as good as anyone else....you can't spell elite without ELI ....and you cant spell illegal immigration green card without Sanchize....bwaaaa haa haa

forgive my giddiness....but it is an absolute pleasure to start the playoffs without the Eagles, Cowboys, or Jets polluting the airwaves........sorry duff, but rex is tooo much to bare.

interesting news

this blip was taken from Kerouac.Com it appears the long awaited release of the On The Road movie has been announced....well in France anyway.

1). MARK MAY 23, 2012 ON YOUR CALENDAR
The internet websites are abuzz with the news that came via a tweet yesterday from the French Film Production Company MK2. They announced the French Release of OTR the movie will be May 23rd. Now, we have no inside info but we can read a calendar as well as anyone and the Cannes Film Festival is May 16 - May 27. Hmmm. And Walter Salles has a long history at Cannes with a number of his films as well as an OTR trailer at the 2011 festival. Double hmmmm. And MK2 is a French company. Triple hmmmmm.

the little ten

another year....and once again college football is exposed for the farce that it is...another four months of exaggerated rankings and the pumping up of the big ten , when we all know the conf is sub par at best.....or quite honestly, they suck....but if you have a TV contract with ABC\ESPN your not allowed to SUCK...or better yet....your not allowed to admit in public that they suck......and the glaring conflict of interest in the "AP" Polls makes its all silly......i have beaten this drum before...but lets go over it one more time.......if you are a sportswriter for any newspaper in the midwest and you are trying to get on the national stage, the fastest way to have your stories circulated to a wider audience is to cover a national story.....so if your assigned to cover the big ten for a paper in Grand Rapids or Detroit or Columbus or Altoona or anywhere in the wide grasp of big ten country in the middle of America.....are you going to vote your conscious and admit that the Big Ten sucks and thus dismissing the national attention of your weekly column OR is it better suited for you to Vote Ohio St #1 , Whisky #3 , Michigan # 5 and so on and so on ??? ............and your never gonna let TCU, BOISE and those other guys get on the national stage....it can only hurt your importance.


for the record , the big Ten stepped it up this year in the Bowls going 3-6 (michigan on deck tonight)......with wins over Western Michigan and UCLA amongst the 3 wins and the Spartans ( who are decent) squeaked one out over Goergia.


I can hear Brent Musburger already pumping up Ohio St and Urban Meyer...coming off a 7 loss season and probably already ranked in the top 10 for next year.....and the beat goes on.

hope springs eternal

and with the arrival of a new year, begins the journey to Churhill Downs glory once again.....123 days and counting......early horses of interest are Drill, Union Rags, Hansen, and Sabercat

the real preps should start in a few weeks, tune here to find out who NOT to bet....

Japaneese ?

*****DISCLAIMER NOTE ********
although i often times will doctor a story to make it more interesting....I did not have to change a single word on this one....even I can't make this up.



MIAMI -- Santonio Holmes quit on his teammates. They saw it in his eyes, his body language, and they called him out in the huddle, leading to an ugly exchange between him and right tackle Wayne Hunter.

With one last chance to save their season, Holmes turned Tone Time into Groan Time. The New York Jets’' bust of a season ended with an on-the-field meltdown in the huddle, with players yelling and Holmes having to be restrained from going after Hunter.

This was ugly and embarrassing, even by Jets standards. Holmes was benched for the final two-plus minutes of their 19-17 loss Sunday to the Miami Dolphins at Sun Life Stadium -- one last example of a chemistry experiment gone bad.

"Is it disturbing? It’s been disturbing for a while," guard Brandon Moore said later at his locker, suggesting that dissension has been rearing its ugly head for a lot longer than one bad afternoon in the Florida sunshine.

Pressed, Moore finally said, "I don’t have anything more to say about Santonio."

He said plenty. Other teammates did, too, especially the most respected player in the locker room, future Hall of Famer LaDainian Tomlinson, who unloaded on Holmes. He basically said that Holmes -- a captain, for crying out loud -- shut it down, mentally.

If the U.S. Army had captains like Holmes, we'’d all be speaking Japanese.

Turns out the Jets have a lot more to worry about this offseason than fixing Mark Sanchez and finding a replacement for offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer, who almost certainly will be fired or demoted. They have a serious locker-room issue -- or maybe it’s just a Holmes issue.

"Let me just say there were some guys in the huddle that were unhappy with Tone’'s demeanor," Tomlinson said. "When you have a group of guys fighting their butts off and one guy, for whatever reason, their demeanors not with them, you’'re going to get some guys to say something to him and tell him how they feel. That’'s what you got today."

Tomlinson wasn’'t finished.

"It'’s tough for guys to follow a captain that kind of behaves in that manner," he said. "The worst thing that can happen is when teammates start to question your passion. In that huddle, that’'s what you saw. Guys looked at his eyes and he didn’'t have fire in his eyes. Guys were turned off by that. … It was definitely boiling at that point. Guys had had enough."


In the culture of an NFL locker room, it doesn'’t get more stinging than that. Tomlinson'’s words weren'’t that different from what Moore said in October, when he questioned Holmes'’ leadership. That came in response to Holmes’' criticisms of the offensive line. The tension subsided for a couple of months -- winning helped -- but it was always there, simmering.

Let’s be honest: The Jets (8-8) played a horrible game and, even if Holmes had been in the lineup, they probably wouldn'’t have overcome a nine-point deficit in the final 2½ minutes. But that'’s not the point. The point is, Holmes bailed on his teammates at a time when they needed unity.

playoff bound

and the first ever playoff game at the NEW Giant stadium will be next sunday when the falcons come to town to play the Gigantes`...........first rex ryan, then rob ryan, and now matt ryan.....

Brian Duffy = Good Egg

well.....my good friend Brian Duffy was soooo distraught about missing SN 14 that he offered me two seats to the Big J-E-T-S 1st playoff game at the stadium .......after they beat the fish of course..........thanks Duff....but I am hoping to schedule either a double root canal or a lobotomy for that day....whenever hell freezes over....

Morrow?

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get on the horn with your travel agent

well now that sweater Nite has been announced as Feb 24th , it is time for Brian Duffy to quickly book a trip to Calabassas, or a cruise through the straits of Hormuz or a suprise party for Molly Rose's pet goldfish "Eduardo" or something, ANYTHING on that same day.....we all know our favorite bartender (North of 94th street) will NOT show up at Sweater Nite....it's a tradition as old as the hills....the letters go out , and 48 hours later i get a "Cant make it " text from Duff......maybe if I promise him that K-Mac is not coming and that Mcnuttley IS...we shall see....

Confused ??

you won't be after reading the Sweater Nite 14 Letter......early editions went into the Post Office yesterday.....

as promised

apparently left leaning CBS decided to edit this out of the 60 minutes episode last sunday......even they were embarassed by this delusional , condescending prick.


PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, we’re not done yet. I’ve got five more years of stuff to do. But not only saving this country from a great depression. Not only saving the auto industry. But putting in place a system in which we’re gonna start lowering health care costs and you’re never gonna go bankrupt because you get sick or somebody in your family gets sick. Making sure that we have reformed the financial system, so we never again have taxpayer-funded bailouts, and the system is more stable and secure. Making sure that we’ve got millions of kids out here who are able to go to college because we’ve expanded student loans and made college more affordable. Ending Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Decimating al Qaeda, including Bin Laden being taken off the field. Restoring America’s respect around the world.

Merry Christmas

since I am well aware that at least one of the blog followers is a J E T S fan, I thought i should offer one and all a Very Merry Christmas now......cause all bets are OFF after kick-off.........i also have a very disturbing quote from the commander in chief...but I dont want to spoil anyones Christmas....so I will repost that on Monday....delusionally frightening stuff...

Swetaer Night 14 letters should be in the mail next week....Donnie Biesbol secured the Knights of Columbus for us on Friday Night Feb 24th.....Rangers Vs Isles on the Tube.

dissapointing

the memorial.....although visually pleasing.....was an overall dissapointment.......security was disgraceful.....i was made to feel like a common criminal or terrorist, what should have been a reflective day , instead evoked anger....the final salt in the wound was that the Northeast Corner of the 1 WTC footprint was roped off because of wind......the one piece of real estate i had a strong desire to return to was off limits......tourists muggin it up for photo ops turned my stomach and i left after only four or five minutes......very disaapointing.

back ta zero

Youre not the only one
With mixed emotions
Youre not the only ship
Adrift on this ocean
Youre not the only one
That's feeling lonesome
Youre not the only one
With mixed emotions (jagger~richards)

and so it is indeed with mixed emotions that i return to the scene of the crime after 10 years , three months and a few days....today i will ( i think) visit the memorial at the former site of the world trade center.....although i have been downtown and on the perimiter these past ten years, i have not had the oppurtunity to return to the footprints of 1 world trade . i ahve a pass for a 10:30 visit and i hope to follow through on it and pay my respects. ( although this whole govt police state and assigned time slots makes me sick to my stomach, i will leave my grievances against LMDC aside for today and try to keep my angst in check).

follow that up with an 11:45 reservation for a steak in Mark Josephs and an afternoon of bar-hopping / reminiscing in the financial district and we have ourselves quite a friday......

i will check back in tomorrow with a full report.

no more tailgating

mark my words.....the nfl will use the recent beating of a jet fan in the Giant Stadium parking lot to eventually ban alcohol consumption in the parking lots before games......impossible ?? just wait.

The truth is it kills these teams to know that the fans can pack coolers and drink beer for 5 hours before kickoff and aside from the $25 parking fine, they don't see a dime.....they will use the violence to their advantage and ban booze in the lots......

then to show that their good eggs, and care about the fans, they will open the doors to the stadium 3 or 4 hours before the game....and they will sell you ALL THE BOOZE you can afford....but they will justify that by saying its regulated and we don't serve intoxicated people....this will protect all the fans and line the owners pockets.....come in and tailgate at the seats with $9 beers and $10 greasy hamburgers.

sounds crazy ? fans will revolt ? nobody will go to the games ? blah, blah, blah.......i hope i am wrong , but i know i am not.......

Elena Kagan & obamacare

it is uncomprehensible to imagine elena kagan sitting their with a straight face and NOT recuseing herself from the supreme court hearings on the constitutionality of certain parts of obamacare. As a member of the obama administration , kagan was involved in planning the legal defense of the law , and now we are supposed to believe she is going to listen to the arguments unbiased ? this is the only reason barry hussein appointed her to the bench , and yet we never even hear the debate on TV......too wound up over lamar and chloe getting traded to dallas i suppose.

back from the dead

Club Gato....Rest in piece(s).....the new improved Hurricane Pub rose from the ashes and roared an raucous hello to the world this night last......arvidas, we have arrived.