While you were gone

these spaces filled with darkness
The obvious was hidden
With nothing to believe in
the compass always points to Terrapin ( Hunter/Garcia)

well it's dark out there but certainly not as bad as the media is playing it out to be, and if we learnt anything from Mama Cass and the Momma's and the Papa's we should know that the darkest hour is just before the dawn.

I have used this space to praise, promote and defend our dear Leader...but today I have to weigh in with a dissenting voice. The proposal to send over 500 billion in checks to every American is lunacy...not every American is in the same canoe....I am working from home, getting paid and maintaining my benefits.....I do NOT need a check for $1,000 at this time...….my thoughts, fears and concerns rest with the people that suddenly awoke to find themselves unable to work …..our bartenders, waiters, chefs, stadium concessioners, barbers, tour guides, hotel staff and all the industries that are being forced to shut down amid this Corona Virus...…..sadly a large % of these folks were working off the books and surviving on Tips ….these folks due to no fault of their own are in crisis....with Federal, State and Local Governments overreaching and trampling the Constitutions and ordering these places of business to shutter.

I suggest using that 500 billion to increase and extend unemployment benefits and to allow "off the Book" workers to file as well......that goes against everything I normally stand for, but desperate times call for desperate measures.... …..will there be fraud ? Yes an abundance......will the people that need it the most receive a helping hand or lifeline ? ? Yes they will......and so it must be done....let's get through this …..let that bartender file an unemployment claim and even though his employer may be illegally paying him off the books, offer them both amnesty and just get through this stretch...is that going to solve the cirisis ? no...….but as the richest and most advanced capitalist society we should set the example and show that we take care of our own......don't send me a check, it won't stimulate the economy if there is nothing open that I can spend it on anyway...….offer low or zero interest loans to small business, and take an ownership stock in the airlines, hotels, fracking companies and other larger business that need it...…...let us the billions in BUYBACK shares to post as collateral and when everyone has recovered let the Corporations buy the shares back from the Government at a profit for the American people...…….that's what the misnamed bailout of the financial system was really all about in 2008.....the Feds turned an incredible profit at the hands of Morgan Stanley and others...…...do it again where needed.

thta's my two cents on a dollar...and seriously I could sit here and type all day , but alas I must get back to work...……..there are brighter days ahead....Stay Calm & Drink On.

The sullen wings of fortune beat like rain
You're back in Terrapin for good or ill again
For good or ill again

if your memory serves you well

We were goin' to meet again and wait,
So I'm goin' to unpack all my things
And sit before it gets too late.
No man alive will come to you
With another tale to tell,
But you know that we shall meet again
If your mem'ry serves you well.  (Dylan/Danko)


well today is a strange day.....let the record show for all eternity that society has collapsed on Thursday March 12th 2020.....as the Sant Johns Redmen were battling Creighton in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament...a noon tipoff before family and friends only.....the markets were in freefall over the Corona , My sharona, virus.....the markets dropped 2,000 points on the heels of a 1,400 pt drop the prior day......the Big Ten cancelled their tournament.....followed by the ACC......preceeded by the NBA....and the NHL was preparing to play in empty stadiums.....and the Johnnies played on, leading by as many as 8 points..……..Governor Cuomo banned events for more tha 500 people.....and Murphy said hold my beer.....and quickly banned events tallying 250 or more..... Lake Como NJ announced that they would be changing their name Back to South Belmar because they didn't want to be associated with Italy, and Corona beer said they would temporarily change the name of their signature beer to Limey Lagers......the markets halted....reopened.....and dropped again...…...the NHL then suspended the remainder of their season and the Johnnies went to Halftime with a 3 point lead...…..and then they Cxld the 2nd half.....and on and on it goes...…..major league baseball pushes opening day back 2 weeks at least......and still the dow tumbled...….not sure I can remember anything quite like this......had a similar feeling in the week or so after 9/11 with the constant rolling of sad news and losses....and a little like the credit crisis of 2008 with stocks falling and falling and falling......just weird and shocking...…..still less than 1,500 cases in a country of 300 million...….I still feel it will be the overreaction that is remembered and NOT the impact of the virus itself......what would be so terrible if the entire country had the flu for a week....we'd get over it , right ?....and so as I watch the post-market shows over a glass of delicious beer in club Gato, I feel a slight fever developing, but alas it might just be that I am too close to the Wheel.

This wheel's on fire,
Rolling down the road,
Best notify my next of kin,
This wheel shall explode!

Are they lost or are they found

Have they counted the cost it’ll take to bring down
All their earthly principles they’re gonna have to abandon?
There’s a slow, slow train comin’ up around the bend (Dylan)

That’s my go to song these days, I think I want that played continuously at my wake....

So as I was enjoying a cool refreshing beer on one of NJT’s slow trains last night and contemplating the 2,000 point beat down the Dow took....I think  figured something out that brought a wide smile to my face......on Sunday the Saudi Arabian dynasty choose to flood the market with cheap oil after an agreement with the Russians fell apart.....that sent global markets into a nosedive.......but President Trump didn’t seem bothered....in fact he tweeted that this was good news for consumers as Gas prices would drop......and then I thought about who would suffer the most from this oil price plummet? 

Iran of course.....a regime already in trouble could possibly fall..... the Iranian people ( the non religious fanatics) are already furious with the revolutionary guard shooting down a civilian plane by mistake.......and the outbreak and coverup of the corona virus....coupled with the squandering of cash to fund hezbollah and other terrorist organizations , all while their infrastructure crumbles.....could this be the final straw that breaks the ayatollahs’ back ??

That would make the US and Saudis very happy....and if it further isolates North Korea and inflicts some financial hardship on the Russians ? Well those are just added benefits......perhaps 41 years after those scumbags attacked our embassy we will finally get that Regime change!



Big-time negotiators, false healers and woman haters
Masters of the bluff and masters of the proposition
But the enemy I see
Wears a cloak of decency
All nonbelievers and men stealers talkin’ in the name of religion
And there’s a slow, slow train comin’ up around the bend

I got the horse right here

His name is Paul Revere.........add Aquaduct racetrack to the list of Corona Virus victims.....,,2 men wearing surgical masks ( just like everyone else) robbed at gun point the cash collectors at Aquaducts Racino Saturday night and got away 250k.....that’s significantly more than Churchill downs stole from me in last years controversial derby.........authorities suspect an inside job....no shit.


Stock futures are off 1,200 points this morning as the saudis are flooding the oil market.....a seriously good buying opportunity for Exxon Mobil (XOM at $47) and British Petroleum ( BP at $26)

johnnu hockey

no truth to the rumor that a Johnny Godreau  Calgary Flame jersey ordered from the Wuhan Province for Sweater Nite 22 was the reason for the Corona Virus outbreak...…..truth is poor Donnie STILL hasn't received his sweater.

Nice 55th Birthday present yesterday......largest single point Gain in DOW History...…..

I’m just a Dog, whose intentions are good

oh lord, please don’t let me be misunderstood..........once again I emphatically state that I know Nothing about The Clintons and if you must know, I am a talented, slightly opinionated, very thirsty pooch with one paw on the bottle and the other on the pulse of the nation...... I sure hope that I haven’t offended Putin lately...

An outspoken blogger who routinely attacked Russia and Chechnya has been found dead in a French hotel with his throat slit and 100 stab wounds — and police suspect a “political motivation,” according to reports.

let the games begin

Way to go Leonard

Those were the words of encouragement that Hank Stram bestowed upon his Super Bowl MVP Quarterback Lenny Dawson and now 50 years later the Chiefs Kingdom once again reigns.....as happy as I am for the Chiefs (my childhood heroes ) it does make me feel old.......it didn’t help that super bowl week saw the passing of two men I have great admiration and respect for.

Larry M Waterhouse Jr; the founder of Waterhouse Securities, passed away in Florida on January 24th.  Larry treated EVERYONE with dignity and respect and insisted that anyone who worked for Waterhouse did the same. He taught us that we had the ability to work harder than our competitors, all we needed was the desire.....he said on one of our earliest management trips in Las Vegas “ trust me and stay with this firm and we will All be rich” and I did and we were. He asked us to “ do the right thing “ before it was a cliche and insisted that we always put ourselves in the customers shoes. He was a Marine and I was proud to work with him...I wrote him letter of thanks when I resigned after 10 years and although he was retired, he wrote me back a 3 page handwritten letter Thanking me. ( enough said)

And on the eve of the Super Bowl Mr John “Jake” Woods ( Coach) passed away in Bayridge. Mr. Woods was my guidance counselor at Xaverian High School and it was a unique situation because I was also friends with his children ( especially Danny) Thankfully he never held that against me.....he worked hard my senior year to get me accepted into the Accounting program at Baruch and I know he was disappointed when I decided to instead go to St Franks.....”good luck with that “ he said ....and he was of course right.....but for the years later when I would see him , he never stopped being my counselor....always asking genuine questions about my job, my house, my wife and he was always encouraging and would say “good for you and I am glad you are doing well...and I could tell he meant it....... he would always tell me and Charlie Higgins to “ keep an eye on my son Danny “ and he meant that too.....rest in peace Mister Woods, thanks for everything, say hi to Dano.

just the facts mam

in 2003 a 19 year old white female accused kobe Bryant of rape.
kobe said it was consensual.
the girl went to the police and they performed a rape kit....her bruising and injuries were NOT consistent with consensual sex.
she had been choked and had bruising on her cheekbones.
Kobe bought her silence and she refused to testify.
as part of the settlement he had to apologize.
he issued a statement that painted himself as the victim of poor judgement...…..black privilege ?

on sunday while the mainstream media was canonizing the smoldering kobe, a Washington Post female reporter tweeted stories from 2003 rape accusation/settlement.
on Monday that reporter was suspended for poor judgement.
she had not made a statement , she merely retweeted stories that had appeared in national newspapers 17 years earlier.

the empire state building was bathed in purple and gold lights honoring kobe.
the empire state building is infamous for refusing to bath it's iconic spire with Carolina blue in honor of Mother Theresa on her passing......hmmm.


just the facts.......until it becomes illegal to speak the truth in the light of the day.

mrs manicotti doesn't mambo

sadness, shock and dismay......why God Why ??

Why weren't any KNICKS on that dam helicopter ????

And in the blink of an eye

I could sit here all morning sharing the highlights and great memories from the career of Eli Manning, but instead I will share a simple observation.......it has become increasingly clear that Eli is and will be the LAST player I truly care about.......I don’t go to many games of any sport anymore, I watch games But only as a distraction..... I follow sports through the papers and internet.....I continue to root for my favorite teams....but the older I get, the less invested I am in the games..... I loved Eli.....was proud of him and stood up for him in barroom discussions.....I took it personal when people tried to put him down or ridicule him......he was a Giant on and off the field......I suppose it happens to everyone at some point, but I kind of hate the modern athletes....I don’t see them as worthy of respect or deserving of admiration.....now that Eli is gone, so too is my fanatic support and concern for the team....any team.....Thanks Eli....there wasn’t a single day or moment that I didn’t want you as my Quarterback.....you can join George Thomas Seaver, Dave Debusschere and Mike Richter in my personal hall of fame.

The outlook wasn’t brilliant

for the Mudville nine that day;

The score stood four to two with but one inning more to play.

And then when Cooney died at first, and Barrows did the same,

A sickly silence fell upon the patrons of the game.

Breaking News out of Flushing Queen’s....it is now apparent that the infamous cheater Carlos Beltran was stealing signs back in 2006 and he knew what pitch Adam Wainwright was gonna throw and he still struck out.....Effin Bum.......I must admit this couldn’t have worked out any better for me.....I was angry and distraught when my beloved Mets hired the most despised ex met to manage....but oh so sweet the revenge of seeing him step down in disgrace without even getting to spring training....couldn’t happen to a bigger dirtbag than old Carlos.....good riddance to bad rubbish

Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright;

The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light,

And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout;

But there’s finally joy in Metville as Carlos has struck out....AGAIN!

Typo

I was down for the count and sick all last week and as a result failed to catch the typo......SWEATER Nite is SUNDAY Feb 16( the letter states Saturday by mistake)

O sole meo

Gen. Qassim Soleimani is DEAD ! 

Soleimani was the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ elite Quds Force. He was killed in a targeted U.S. military attack ordered by President Trump. His killing was seen as a major escalation between the U.S. and Iran.


Buckle up, it could get bumpy but this is 40 years overdue....Iran now should know that they are dealing with a very different President than the Clinton/Bush/Obama days......it will be very interesting to see how this plays out and if the Trump hating Demokrauts try to hail solo meo as   A kind hearted victim of the evil war monger Trump....let’s see what the three stooges say ( Schumer, Schiff & Pelosi)

Go Navy

Beat Army......I got to watch the Liberty Bowl on tape yesterday and although ESPN tried to ruin the singing of Almer Mater by conducting an on field interview, I managed to catch a glimpse of what seemed to be the entire Kansas State team staying on the field while Navy sang.....it was a refreshing display of sportsmanship....nice job

“Lookout your window baby,

there’s a scene you’d like to catch
The band is playing “Dixie,” a man got his hand outstretched
Could be the Führer
Could be the local priest
You know sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace“ (Dylan)

Et tu New Jersey devils ?  In a downright nauseating scene, that lefty lib skier; blonde haired & blue eyed  Lindsey vonn ( who is still pretty hot) proposed to her boyfriend.....nj devil defenseman P.K. Suban  ( a 6 ft 220lb “literal” Canadian....yes puns intended) and she gave him an engagement ring and he has agreed to wear it.....society is doomed for a plethora of reasons...multiple choice, pick your favorite.....asked about the wedding Lindsey said 
“ I don't feel safe in this world no more
I don't want to die in a nuclear war
I want to sail away to a distant shore .......and .........................( kinks fans please fill in the missing lyric)

My advice for Lindsey and hockey’s version of Patrick Ewing ?

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

Shilelagh law

Nobody caught the moment better than this.....if you have never heard it....google or YouTube it....Christmas in New York by Shilelagh Law


There's snow in the air Winter is here
The wind is blowin'
Nights are so clear
There's presents to wrap and cards to send.
It's Christmas in New York again
There's somebody singing a holiday song
You pick up the tune and start singin' along
You learned the words some time way back when.
It's Christmas in New York again
Fancy store windows and millions of lights
Downtown in December, what a fabulous sight
You spin round and round try to take it all in.
It's Christmas in New York again
As you gather around the table with everyone
You feel that something has been left undone
The tree is all trimmed,
your shopping is through
but, there's one last thing you still have to do.
It's Christmas Eve,
11 p.m.
You walk down to the church and you quietly go in
Kneel down in the last pew,
right on the aisle and say
God I know that its been a while
Can you do me a favor on this Christmas Eve
Can you send out some blessings to people for me
You know these last few months have been kind of tough
And we can all use a little love
So bless New York's finest, our angels in blue
Giving us hope and helping us through
And bless New York's bravest,
the FDNY,
giving their sweat and their tears and their lives
And bless all the medics and our troops overseas
Bless the guys in the hard hats removing debris
Bless the everyday people who answer the call
Bless those who gave some and those who gave all
And bless all the souls who left us this year
You may be gone but you'll always be here
Singing and dancing with family and friends
It's Christmas in New York again
And there's snow in the air
Winter is here
The wind is blowin'
The nights are so clear
There's presents to wrap and cards to send
It's Christmas in New York again

One great ride

From start to end , I’d like to take that ride again. (Hunter)


That of course was Robert Hunter pinning for the Festival on Wheels train trek across Canada with the Dead, the Band , Janis Joplin and friends......but it came to mind this morning while I watched with bemusement the MTA boars hearings as they were disrupted by protesters......apparently enforcing fare collection is a way to criminalize black and brown people....who knew......and although communities like Morningside heights are DEMANDING cops patrol the park where the BARD student was murdered by a knife wielding 13 year old, those same communities are furious that Andrew “evil eyes” cuomo plans to add 500 cops to patrol the subways.......as one mid twenties white hipster shouted “ free fares, no cops “...........my suggestion to the millennials that share his irrational sentiment is to take your case to the TWA Union and see if their members are willing to work for free and give up their salaries so obamanation can ride for free.

Let’s see if my MTA friends are really reading this blog ...lol

Might as well, might as well.....never had such a good time in my life before!

I’ll tell you where the four winds sleep

Like four lean hounds, the lighthouse keep”

In the spirit of full disclosure I must admit that I was NOT onboard with the draft day trade for Eli.... I fully admit that as a Wolfpack fan I wanted David Rivers.... I thought the hype around Eli was unwarranted and more the product of his last name.....but he sure won me over quickly and not just by winning Super Bowls.... I became a supporter and ardent defender of Eli after the classless attacks on his leadership by two career “me first miscreants” tiki barber and Jeremy shockey.....I waited for the scathing rebuttal from Eli that never came.....and then I realized we had someone special, someone with thick skin and mature and confident enough to let his play be his rebuttal....even without those 2 magic seasons he would be in my Hall of Fame....a team player, standup citizen, a father and family man, a breath of fresh air in the midst of the decline of the league into a den of thuggery.......but how about those two seasons.....the nfc title game in Lambeau is still my favorite game of my life.......the miracle passes and catches by Tyree and Mannigham .....the battle in the slosh of Candlestick Park.........Eli won most of us over.....he was a QB you could be proud to have lead your organization......he took personal responsibility for the firing of Coach Coughlin and that is a quality I don’t think we may ever see again, God Bless you Eli and Thanks for the memories....including his post game speech yesterday when he took full advantage of the situation and slyly ended his speech by saying “I’ll see everyone Wednesday “ ( giving his teammates 2 days off.....classic)

“ Wildflower seed in the sand and wind
May the four winds blow you home again”

Americ'a Game

soak it in America, for nobody knows how long it will last....but for this day at least you will get to see the future of our Military do battle on the grid iron....and when the gun sounds around 7:00 tonight it won't matter what the giant scoreboard says....America will be the winner.

Here's to hoping that both sides stay healthy and play up to their best ability and leave it all ON THE FIELD.

That being said I firmly believe that The Black Knights are NO MATCH for the Machine that is NAVY......we have a balanced attack , we will utilize the fullback up the gut....our passing game is better than Army and our QB should have been ivited to the Heisman dinner....Malcolm Perry is Legit...….our defense is the best it has been in 10 plus years.....we have 2 losses on the season , both to top 15 ranked teams....notre dame and Memphis...…..Army is mediocre...…..lay the 10 1/2 ...its an early Christmas gift.....alas...I have been wrong before.

yes i received you letter yesterday....just b4 the doorknob broke

when you asked me how I was doing ……….was that some kind of Joke ?  ( b. Dylan)

I ask myself over and over....how'd it happen so swiftly,,,,,,,i have seen years of allegiance to sports teams torn apart in less than a year by a scumbag owner, a slew of douchebag players, a new miserable arena of dreams...all of the above...….but sport is entertainment…..a sideshow distraction....important....but not as important as nation, God and Country...….how the fuck in the course of one lifetime not fully extended has this country turned so much.....I was born in the Glorious year of 1965......Our nation was Whole ( as far as i'm told)….I grew up admiring the Men of WWII.....and was baptized into the hell of Viet Nam and praying that my Brothers wouldn't have to go......and then joining myself.....I honestly haven't really feared for myself too much in this life....( and i suppose I should wonder why) …..but I do fear and obsess and worry about everyone else...….maybe the alcohol numbs my senses when it comes to self worry.....I have gleefully or drunkenly ...placed myself into some very dangerous situations with nary a 2nd thought...but always fear doom and gloom for everyone around me......I loose sleep at night worrying about my animals...even though St Frank is watching over them..... ….but I can't understand how MY Country is so fucked up....I never thought this was possible....I am not an extremist....I LOVE the United States of America....I want us to continue to be the Best at EVERYTHING...…..sports, music, military, space exploration, finance, technology....you name it....and I don't care who is personally responsible for our W's.....white, black, assian , imported rican, whatever …..if you are AMERICAN, I consider you part of the  team......just because I am more comfortable intermingling with similar folks, doesn't mean I have a bone to pick with folks who aint like me....we used to be and still should be...AMERICAN....but there is a large segment of the population that not only isn't Proud of our Past....but they are embarrassed and ashamed of our Greatness ….and nobody will ever get me to see that...…….you want to change the world ? go ahead and try.....you want to tear down everything that Makes US Great because you don't agree with the past ? go fuck yourself...…..to the scholar of the year 2150 I tell you...……..in 2019 there is NOT a divide between Race …...but there is a DIVIDE between Economic Ideology...….Between Capitalits and Personal
Accountability...……...and the Communist/Socialist youth that are afraid of competition and want the blanket of government to keep everyone warm...…….the end is near...…..tell future generations of the brilliant Canine Matteau Matteau that authors this blog....


right now I can't read so good.....don't send me no more letters, no
not unless you mail them, from....Desolation Row"

you take my hand, i'll take your hand

together we may get away ( n.young)

there is a real and serious threat to our nation and with all great empires we will be toppled from within....the media right now as I see it is by far the biggest threat to our democracy......approximately 18 hours ago on the streets of Jersey City there was a shootout that left 1 police officer, 3 civilians and 2 scumbags dead...…...Our Prayers go out to Detective Seals, a married father of 5 ; and to the 3 innocent bystanders......the media thus far has not released a name, nationality or description of the 2 scumbags....Yet...YET.....they have rushed to declare this an attack on jewish people ( because the bodega they ended up taking their last stand was Kosher)……...why has the media hijacked this story ? why are they all controlling the narrative....why don't we know if these scumbags were white, black or Hispanic ? or dare I suspect....illegal immigrants ?  the concerted effort to hide information is what stirs the anger of the people, it leads to rise of conspiracy theories and ultimately revolutions and civil wars...….are they washing their hands and scrubbing the social media pages of the 2 dead scumbags...afraid that the truth will hurt the national narrative ? ? it's not the beginning of the end....we are knee deep in the waters that will drowned us.

"this much madness is too much sorrow.
it's impossible to make it today "  ( down by the river)

Sand jiggs

That’s all they are..... Saudi scum.......very disappointed to learn of the shooting at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola this morning....that being the base I took my final bow and exited stage left from the United States 🇺🇸 Navy....I think I lived on that base for the last 60 days I was in the Navy as I awaited my paperwork and official discharge.... that’s where I met ole Alvarez ( he was from nearby Panama City.......I had no duties or reporting structure, I was technically “InTransit” as they called it ....as Jack Nicholson said in the last detail.....so I basically woke up, showered, swam or shot hoops all morning and waited for them to open the base club every afternoon at 2:00 , where I would proceed to drink everything I could get my hands on until closing time....... I met a lot of nice people in Pensacola.....it’s a great Navy town.....I hope the scumbag that opened fire is burning in hell as we speak.

lord i'd see you

one more time again (j.taylor)

it's possible that no sadder lyric exists ……..James Taylor in Fire n Rain conveys what certainly we all have felt at one time or another....or multiple times.... that you always think there will be one more time too see each other and explain, or confess or make peace....but life...or more accurately Death...has other intentions...…..i'm grateful for the times that I understood the moment and God forbid made my feelings known...…...and i'm distraught for the times I did not.....you never know...or rarely know...when is the last time you will see a Friend, or even a Spouse or Sibling...….no need to be a Mush....just give them a hearty handshake,,,,or a Hug.....or a kiss for members of the opposite sex. ……...time can be the enemy....much to my surprise as we round the corner and see ,
that life has not just begun but nears the end , and leaves are falling from the tree, the brown , orange and red......they fall to the ground.....they are dead...…...

as we gazed out on

Saint Dominic's Preview...….( Van Morrison).

as the years do collide in the conscious and the subconscious I find it interesting how events that seemed borderline insignificant as they occurred, actually seered deep into the brain and resurface over and over...…….as I stand at my computer and drink a cold beeeer….and I watch Detroit and Chicago battle it out in the annual Turkeish bowl......I first think of all the United States Military separated from their families on this day...….what's left unsaid on TV when they talk about those deployed, is that even if you aren't deployed...even if your ship is stateside...sitting in port in a tiny town like Mayport Florida...there is a duty section...….and half of that ship has to remain on the ship....ever ready....prepared for anything....even though their families may be carving that turkey a few miles off base.....someone has to be on duty every single fucking day of the year.....so yes...pray for the guys and gals on the front lines around the globe....but let me tell …sometimes it is easier to be deployed...you are mentally prepared well in advance, and you know you won't be home...and its so far away you even wonder if it's really happening at all....and there is nothing sadder than spending a holiday stuck on a ship...or a base.....on American soil......unable to leave......while the whole country revels in jocularity and enjoy the nectar that the Gods have been so good to share with us....and you ? you are stuck with 100 miserable fuckers who all Hate the world on this or any given day......I vividly remember being so angry that the Mess crew even served turkey on Thanksgiving...I wished they would just let that Thursday pass without any reminder...……..and I always come back to my one Thanksgiving on the Footprint of Freedom.....Diego Garcia ( me and Danny Woods served our Country on that Rock in the Indian Ocean)….and oh how I remember drinking everything under the sun in the 100 degree heat....ad Listening to Van Morrison  "Saint Dominic Preview over and over.....the whole CD blarring from the balcony of the Barracks.....and all os uf…..united in our loneliness...but UNITED...….and we were 5 or 6 thousand miles from the Continental United States....we were deployed on that island....and it was easier than the 3 miserable Thanksgivings I spent on that ship.....I being single always volunteered to work Thanksgiving so a married guy could be with his wife and kids.....but it was torture...…...I am comimg up on 55 years on this planet.....but those 3 or 4 years I spent working for my Uncle Sam were the most influential days I have ever spent....at least me brain says so...……….and as Van would say '''And we sailed , all around the world....and we sailed...looking for a brand new start....Ohhhhhh...listen to the Lion"

God Bless President Trump......God Bless the USA.

It’s a nice name

Part of me wants to completely ignore the NFL , but another side of me insists on shining a light into their Forrest of hypocrisy......I had to rewind the TV yesterday when I heard a former player ( I apologize I don’t remember whom) exclaim that “Mason Rudolph started the fight with Myles Garret “......and” he must’ve said something to get Garret so enraged “ and finally “ he walks away while his linemen stickup for him and he gets nothin ( suspension) .....sounds like a dog whistle to me, the blacks are great at playing the system, they know all they have to do is insinuate race , and half of America begs for their forgiveness....I won’t be surprised if Garret breaks his silence and accuses Rudolph of using a racial slur.....but if he did, I am sure that wouldn’t sit well with the black offensive lineman that came to his defense....

How about Kapernick ? Cancels his league sponsored workout and moves it to a high school 60 miles away so he can cry that nobody showed (8 pathetic franchises including the Jets showed up).....funny I don’t remember the league having a private workout for Richie Icognito when he was trying to resurrect his career.......but Kapernick also said it’s time for the league to stop running and face the truth.........for the record, Kapernick opted out of his contract with the 49ers after he lost his starting job the prior year.....he was a running QB who didn’t want to run anymore and his play was in decline.....guaranteed if he was Peyton Manning in his prime that 75% of the league owners would have looked the other way about his kneeling and signed him.....truth is ...he was no longer good enough to warrant the baggage he carried.


Lastly......he wore a KUNTA KINTE t shirt to the workout........someone should have reminded him that his name is TOBY.

You’ve got to pickup every stitch

The rabbits runnin' in the ditch
Beatnicks are out to make it rich
Oh no
Must be the season of the witch
Must be the season of the witch (D. Leitch)

Yep, it’s the season of the with HUNT.......while the world spins out of control and trade deals wait to be ratified and the dreamers dangle in the breeze and the police surrender the streets and subways to the criminales, all the democrats want to do is hold secret dry runs for their impeachment over a phone call.....the President was well within his power to set conditions for foreign aid, especially when giving funds to a country that was drowning in corruption.....unlike previous administrations that gave billions to the Arafat’s of this world, 

“ how can the life of such a man,
Be in the palm of some fool’s hands,
To see him obviously framed, couldn’t help but make you feel ashamed,
To live in a land, where justice is a game “ (Dylan)

Someone called my name

you know I turned around to see
It was midnight in the Mission and the bells were not for me.

Come again, walking along in the Mission in the rain,
Come again, walking along in the Mission in the rain, ( Garcia/Hunter)

And tonight we indeed have a mission in the rain as we pregame in the venerable MollyWee Pub and truck on over to the Worlds most famous arena for a Halloween special....I’m thinking this past week about 2 shows in particular...my first show was at the Nassau Coliseum in spring of 81...with Steve Mac, Dermott, Whitey, Freddie Roc and Stephen McCormack......38 years later it’s never gotten old..... and I am thinking about a show that was only me and Chris Cogs....Sept 92.....MSG ....a cold rainy night. The Garden has just completed a mini renovation and had a new sound system......the Dead opened with RAIN by the Beatles and went straight into Shakedown Street....the best two song opener I have ever seen in person, I was blown away.....I hope this ride never ends although we know someday it will.....I hope down the road a spell I reflect back on Halloween 2019 and can share my reflections as I prepare for another show, in another venue, in another year and another lifetime.

“When the RAIN comes, they go and hide their heads,

They might as well be DEAD,

When the Rainnnnnnnnn comessssssss ( Lennon/McCartney)

Just like crazy Otto

Just like Wolfman Jack
Sittin' plush with a royal flush, aces back to back.
Just like Mary Shelly, just like Frankenstein,
Clank your chains and count your change and try to walk the line. ( Garcia/Hunter)


In case you missed it, 1980
USA gold medal winner and former NY Ranger Mark pavelich ruled incompetent to stand trial.....that's good news for me, it shouldn't be too hard to cop an insanity plea.....I'll just show them my 20 year sweater nite scrapbook.

Did you say your name was Ramble on Rose ?

Thursday night we return to the Worlds Most Famous Arena to see DEAD &Company in their element on All Hallows’ eve, it really doesn’t get any better than that !

Al Baghdadi .... DEAD

Isis uses the internet better than anyone in the world, with the exception of Donald Trump ( Donald Trump quote)

He died like a dog, he died like a coward (Donald Trump)

Baghdadi and the losers that worked for him ( Trump)

I only drink three days a week......yesterday, today and tomorrow ( author unknown, seen on a sign at the North Dakota vs South Dakota game day)

Hypocrisy unmatched

Lebron jame$$ gets the Emmy for the most hypocritical statement of the decade......but first , let’s go back in time to back to April of 2018, on the 50th anniversary of the Martin Luthier King assasination....and lebron tweeted this quote “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere, our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter “....wow that’s heavy, that sounds like a guy who’s really ready to risk EVERYTHING for something he believes in.....lebron is going to stand UP for the protesters in Hong Kong even if it costs him (and Nike) endorsement $$$$ in China........right?  WRONG.......Lebron instead called out Houston Rockets GM for his tweet supporting Hong Kong.....lebron said Daryl Morey was misinformed and his tweet hurt feelings in China .......he whined about what a tough week he had in China playing basketball while people in Hong Kong were fighting the Chinese regime for basic freedoms........I geuss lebron life has begun to end, because he’s quieter than a MUTE when it comes to speaking against the Chinese communist murdering regime......social justice warrior at his best, fake, phony, fugazy and fraud.

Small wheel turn by the fire and rod

Big Wheel turn by the Grace if God ( Hunter/Garcia)

The wheels of injustice keep spinning in this once fair city....insanity rules the day....Randy Santos was tormenting his own family, so they threw him out of the house, he was arrested numerous times for assault, resisting arrest, sexual battery, all the popular crimes in this day and age....he shouldn’t have been out on the streets....but TWICE he was bailed out by liberal non profit groups...The Washington Square legal services fund for NYU and the Bronx Freedom Fund both used their own cash to bail him out ...their mission according to the NY Post is to end cash bail and subvert the cash bail system by bailing out as many people as possible....apparently no criteria exists....no review or discussion of the charges, just post bail and let them walk.....and of course this miscreant didn’t bother to show up for his court dates......but you know what he did do ?  He murdered 4 homeless guys in their sleep in Chinatown by beating them to death with a crow bar.......what a terribly misunderstood young lad he must be.

“ if the thunder don’t get ya, then the lightning will “

knockin off my neighborhood savings & loan

To keep my sweet chiquita in eau de cologne....she wants money, its what she wants ( Weir/Barlow)

The best things in life are free
But you can keep them for the birds and bees

Now give me money, that's what I want ( b.gordy & the Beatles)

Money, get away
Get a good job with good pay and you're okay
Money, it's a gas
Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash
New car, caviar, four star daydream
Think I'll buy me a football team ( Roger Waters/Pink Floyd)

"20 years on the Rock Pile and what do I got ? "  ( Kevin Woods)

30 years ago this morning I walked into 77 Water Street (4th floor) and began my career on Wall Street. I can't Thank Cliff Pascale enough for giving me a chance. I found more than a source of income...I found a career in Margin....I found something I am good at ( arguing, debating and fighting  with people over money and ultimately telling people to go fuck themselves and have them thank you for that). I made incredible friendships along the way and met my wife in the Margin Dept as well. A never ending scroll of crazy characters , an impressive list of gin mills in lower manhattan, midtown, Hoboken and even jersey city ( RIP Iron Monkey)….along the way I have had a front row seat for the Dot.com bubble, the September 11th terrorist attack and Financial meltdown of 2008-9....and I couldn't imagine a path that would have been better for me than this one....there is a lot of truth in the statement that whatever doesn't kill you...makes you stronger...….I've seen a lot of people come and go in the financial business these past 30 years...and I am humbled and grateful to still be plugging away....I ain't done yet.....I will continue to milk this cow for as long as they will let me or until I turn 60....whichever comes first ……...as the underated Miss Cyndy Lauper said.

"I said money, money changes everything
You think you know what you're doin'
We don't pull the strings
It's all in the past now
Money changes everything" 

How to stop vaping cold turkey

In the most recent sad example of American politics going down the toilet, and the media eagerly following; we bring you the Vaping CRISIS!!!! New Jersey just had their First vape related death ( finally some proof that the Governor was right back in August when he insisted we “BAN” Juul and all of their flavored pods....one death is surely enough to bang the drum......except......the deceased was 17 years old.....a full 4 years before the time he sb allowed to purchase the products (obviously pre-existing laws are not working) but even more damaging is the fact he was using THC marijuana pods in his vaping device ( that has nothing to do with Juul and everything to do with his dealer) but why let the facts get in the way of a good headline/sound bite........banning Juul is the equivalent of taking Jack Daniels off the shelf of every liquor store because because some teenagers in Alabama drank moonshine and went blind.

No easy transition here, so I’ll just jump right in....... Turkey ?  Big mistake by our Commander in Chief......Erdogan is not our friend, but the poor bastard Kurds ARE.......we have abandoned and left for slaughter a true allie....I somewhat understand the President’s’ rationale, but when push comes to shove I side with the likes of Gen Mattis and John Bolton.....there is a right time and a right way for America to pull out of Syria (and Afghanistan) sadly this is neither.

I hope history proves me wrong.....,but it won’t