To Bob Dylan on your 70th Birthday, I toast you with your own words.
May you grow up to be righteous
May you grow up to be true
May you always know the truth
And see the lights surrounding you
May you always be courageous
Stand upright and be strong
May you stay forever young
Forever young, forever young
May you stay forever young
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Preakness Prognastication
i know my loyal readers are sitting on the edge of their collective barstools waiting for this pick....probably so they can toss my horse out of their exotics, I am tempted to back to the well with DIALED IN......i don't believe that conspiracy theory that Zito used the Derby as a Prep for this 5million dollar bonus, but I do think the Horse and the Trainer are too good not to show up, i will include, but won't be my major wager......i was leaning towards astrology until he drew the dreaded one post.....its a short race and the early lead is not such a bad thing, but if you get squeezed early its over.......we all know Baffert owns Pimlico, but i have made the personally conflicted decision NOT to go with the Midnight Interlude........King Congie has a great story line and would be sweet revenge for Robby A , but this is the real world and not a disney movie....GaGo Gomez is the BEST Jockey out there ( respects to Mike Smith and Johnny V) so SWAY AWAY is worth looking at.....but again I keep coming back to ZITO and DIALED IN ......alas I have been dreadfully wrong in the past.
one blip i read post Derby was that Animal Kingdom had the best workouts all week at Churhill, was tearing up the track.....and so for the preakness i decided to see just who was blistering through Baltimore this week.....and it was none other than Todd Pletchers DANCE CITY....and that friends is where this Cat will be spending his schekles.....
worth a wager......with Randy Savage passing away yesterday, Karma would suggest the MUCHO MACHO MAN is worth a play......why not tie him to the Animal Kingdom for a 9/11 exacta.
on the bright side.....when the world ends tonight we wont have to pay CHIPPY
one blip i read post Derby was that Animal Kingdom had the best workouts all week at Churhill, was tearing up the track.....and so for the preakness i decided to see just who was blistering through Baltimore this week.....and it was none other than Todd Pletchers DANCE CITY....and that friends is where this Cat will be spending his schekles.....
worth a wager......with Randy Savage passing away yesterday, Karma would suggest the MUCHO MACHO MAN is worth a play......why not tie him to the Animal Kingdom for a 9/11 exacta.
on the bright side.....when the world ends tonight we wont have to pay CHIPPY
Friday, May 20, 2011
kinda silly
so i was out way, way, way too late last night, i had originally scheduled today off but decided to go in and save the vacation day for warmer weather, but what happens if the world DOES end come saturday....boy will i feel silly with unused vacation days....
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Dylan Speaks
in CASE you missed it, Bob Dylan penned the below letter to his legions on his website in reaction to negative press from his Historic trip to China, what he meant was, show me someone who's not a parasite and i'll go out and say a prayer for him.
Allow me to clarify a couple of things about this so-called China controversy which has been going on for over a year. First of all, we were never denied permission to play in China. This was all drummed up by a Chinese promoter who was trying to get me to come there after playing Japan and Korea. My guess is that the guy printed up tickets and made promises to certain groups without any agreements being made. We had no intention of playing China at that time, and when it didn't happen most likely the promoter had to save face by issuing statements that the Chinese Ministry had refused permission for me to play there to get himself off the hook. If anybody had bothered to check with the Chinese authorities, it would have been clear that the Chinese authorities were unaware of the whole thing.
We did go there this year under a different promoter. According to Mojo magazine the concerts were attended mostly by ex-pats and there were a lot of empty seats. Not true. If anybody wants to check with any of the concert-goers they will see that it was mostly Chinese young people that came. Very few ex-pats if any. The ex-pats were mostly in Hong Kong not Beijing. Out of 13,000 seats we sold about 12,000 of them, and the rest of the tickets were given away to orphanages. The Chinese press did tout me as a sixties icon, however, and posted my picture all over the place with Joan Baez, Che Guevara, Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg. The concert attendees probably wouldn't have known about any of those people. Regardless, they responded enthusiastically to the songs on my last 4 or 5 records. Ask anyone who was there. They were young and my feeling was that they wouldn't have known my early songs anyway.
As far as censorship goes, the Chinese government had asked for the names of the songs that I would be playing. There's no logical answer to that, so we sent them the set lists from the previous 3 months. If there were any songs, verses or lines censored, nobody ever told me about it and we played all the songs that we intended to play.
Everybody knows by now that there's a gazillion books on me either out or coming out in the near future. So I'm encouraging anybody who's ever met me, heard me or even seen me, to get in on the action and scribble their own book. You never know, somebody might have a great book in them
Allow me to clarify a couple of things about this so-called China controversy which has been going on for over a year. First of all, we were never denied permission to play in China. This was all drummed up by a Chinese promoter who was trying to get me to come there after playing Japan and Korea. My guess is that the guy printed up tickets and made promises to certain groups without any agreements being made. We had no intention of playing China at that time, and when it didn't happen most likely the promoter had to save face by issuing statements that the Chinese Ministry had refused permission for me to play there to get himself off the hook. If anybody had bothered to check with the Chinese authorities, it would have been clear that the Chinese authorities were unaware of the whole thing.
We did go there this year under a different promoter. According to Mojo magazine the concerts were attended mostly by ex-pats and there were a lot of empty seats. Not true. If anybody wants to check with any of the concert-goers they will see that it was mostly Chinese young people that came. Very few ex-pats if any. The ex-pats were mostly in Hong Kong not Beijing. Out of 13,000 seats we sold about 12,000 of them, and the rest of the tickets were given away to orphanages. The Chinese press did tout me as a sixties icon, however, and posted my picture all over the place with Joan Baez, Che Guevara, Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg. The concert attendees probably wouldn't have known about any of those people. Regardless, they responded enthusiastically to the songs on my last 4 or 5 records. Ask anyone who was there. They were young and my feeling was that they wouldn't have known my early songs anyway.
As far as censorship goes, the Chinese government had asked for the names of the songs that I would be playing. There's no logical answer to that, so we sent them the set lists from the previous 3 months. If there were any songs, verses or lines censored, nobody ever told me about it and we played all the songs that we intended to play.
Everybody knows by now that there's a gazillion books on me either out or coming out in the near future. So I'm encouraging anybody who's ever met me, heard me or even seen me, to get in on the action and scribble their own book. You never know, somebody might have a great book in them
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Saturday May 21st
Armegedon ? Preakness ? ?
well they say the world is going to end this Saturday, so my advice is to Call Chippy early to get your Preakness action in before it all comes crashing down, if you loose, you don't have to pay, but if you win you have the satisfaction of going out a winner.....
i have to wait until the Post Position Draw before I make my selection known.....but I will say that my good friend Mr. Bob Baffert "OWNS" teh Preakness.
well they say the world is going to end this Saturday, so my advice is to Call Chippy early to get your Preakness action in before it all comes crashing down, if you loose, you don't have to pay, but if you win you have the satisfaction of going out a winner.....
i have to wait until the Post Position Draw before I make my selection known.....but I will say that my good friend Mr. Bob Baffert "OWNS" teh Preakness.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Boogaard
NEW YORK -- New York Rangers enforcer Derek Boogaard was found dead Friday in his Minneapolis apartment. He was 28.
The team announced Boogaard's death on Friday night, but gave no details.
The Star Tribune newspaper in Minneapolis first reported Boogaard was found dead in his home by members of his family. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's office in Minnesota confirmed those details and said an autopsy was pending.
"Derek was an extremely kind and caring individual," Rangers president and general manager Glen Sather said. "He was a very thoughtful person, who will be dearly missed by all those who knew him. We extend our deepest sympathies to his family, friends and teammates during this difficult time."
Boogaard signed a four-year, $6.5 million deal with Rangers in July and appeared in 22 games with them last season. He had a goal and an assist to go with 45 penalty minutes.
One of the most feared fighters in the league, Boogaard missed the last 52 games of the regular season with a concussion and shoulder injury and did not play in the playoffs.
"The NHLPA is deeply saddened by the sudden passing of Derek Boogaard," NHL Players' Association executive director Don Fehr said in a statement. "Derek was a well-liked and respected member of the NHLPA, and his passing is a great loss to the entire hockey community. Our sincere condolences to Derek's many friends and family during this difficult time."
Boogaard began his NHL career with Minnesota and appeared in 255 games with the Wild from 2005-10.
"The Minnesota Wild organization sends our deepest sympathies to the family of Derek Boogaard," team said in a statement. "Derek was a fan favorite during his five seasons with the Wild and will be greatly missed here in Minnesota and throughout the NHL. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Boogaard family during this tragic time of loss."
In 277 regular-season games with Minnesota and the Rangers over six seasons, he had three goals and 13 assists and 589 penalty minutes.
The Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, native was Minnesota's seventh-round choice, 202nd overall, in the 2001 draft.
Boogaard took an active role in community endeavors with the two teams he played for in his career, particularly with regard to the military. He supported the Defending the Blue Line Foundation, which is a non-profit charitable foundation that aims to help children of military members play hockey. He created "Boogaard's Booguardians" with the Rangers, hosting military members and their families at Madison Square Garden for all Rangers home games. He also worked with the Garden of Dreams Foundation.
It is the second death of a player in the Rangers organization in the past three years. Alexei Cherepanov, chosen by New York with the 17th overall pick in the 2007 draft, died in Chekhov, Russia, on Oct. 13, 2008, after collapsing on the bench during a KHL game while playing with Avangard Omsk. The 19-year-old Cherepanov didn't sign with the Rangers and never played in the NHL.
Roman Lyashenko, who briefly played with the Rangers several years ago, was found dead in a hotel room in Turkey while on vacation in 2003. His death was believed to be a suicide.
The team announced Boogaard's death on Friday night, but gave no details.
The Star Tribune newspaper in Minneapolis first reported Boogaard was found dead in his home by members of his family. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's office in Minnesota confirmed those details and said an autopsy was pending.
"Derek was an extremely kind and caring individual," Rangers president and general manager Glen Sather said. "He was a very thoughtful person, who will be dearly missed by all those who knew him. We extend our deepest sympathies to his family, friends and teammates during this difficult time."
Boogaard signed a four-year, $6.5 million deal with Rangers in July and appeared in 22 games with them last season. He had a goal and an assist to go with 45 penalty minutes.
One of the most feared fighters in the league, Boogaard missed the last 52 games of the regular season with a concussion and shoulder injury and did not play in the playoffs.
"The NHLPA is deeply saddened by the sudden passing of Derek Boogaard," NHL Players' Association executive director Don Fehr said in a statement. "Derek was a well-liked and respected member of the NHLPA, and his passing is a great loss to the entire hockey community. Our sincere condolences to Derek's many friends and family during this difficult time."
Boogaard began his NHL career with Minnesota and appeared in 255 games with the Wild from 2005-10.
"The Minnesota Wild organization sends our deepest sympathies to the family of Derek Boogaard," team said in a statement. "Derek was a fan favorite during his five seasons with the Wild and will be greatly missed here in Minnesota and throughout the NHL. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Boogaard family during this tragic time of loss."
In 277 regular-season games with Minnesota and the Rangers over six seasons, he had three goals and 13 assists and 589 penalty minutes.
The Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, native was Minnesota's seventh-round choice, 202nd overall, in the 2001 draft.
Boogaard took an active role in community endeavors with the two teams he played for in his career, particularly with regard to the military. He supported the Defending the Blue Line Foundation, which is a non-profit charitable foundation that aims to help children of military members play hockey. He created "Boogaard's Booguardians" with the Rangers, hosting military members and their families at Madison Square Garden for all Rangers home games. He also worked with the Garden of Dreams Foundation.
It is the second death of a player in the Rangers organization in the past three years. Alexei Cherepanov, chosen by New York with the 17th overall pick in the 2007 draft, died in Chekhov, Russia, on Oct. 13, 2008, after collapsing on the bench during a KHL game while playing with Avangard Omsk. The 19-year-old Cherepanov didn't sign with the Rangers and never played in the NHL.
Roman Lyashenko, who briefly played with the Rangers several years ago, was found dead in a hotel room in Turkey while on vacation in 2003. His death was believed to be a suicide.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
medical science
After getting a closer look at some of Donnie Hoffmans Kentucky Derby Bets, Doctors ordered an immediate CAT scan to see if there were lingering effects from the cinco de Massacre collision........Thankfullly what Doctors saw was an apparently Drunk or snoozing Hampster on the spinny wheel, which explains a lot.
Saturday, May 07, 2011
rise and shine this gloriuos first saturday in May
The sun shines bright in the old Kentucky home
'Tis summer, the people are gay;
The corn top's ripe and the meadow's in the bloom,
While the birds make music all the day;
The young folks roll on the little cabin floor,
All merry, all happy, and bright,
By'n by hard times comes a-knocking at the door,
Then my old Kentucky home, good night!
Chorus
Weep no more, my lady,Oh weep no more today!
We will sing one song for the old Kentucky home,
For the old Kentucky home far away.
They hunt no more for the 'possum and the coon,
On meadow, the hill and the shore,
They sing no more by the glimmer of the moon,
On the bench by that old cabin door;
The day goes by like a shadow o'er the heart,With sorrow where all was delight;
The time has come when the people have to part,
Then my old Kentucky home, good night!
Chorus
The head must bow and the back will have to bend,
Wherever the people may go;
A few more days and the trouble all will end
In the field where sugar-canes may grow;
A few more days for to tote the weary load,
No matter, 'twill never be light,
A few more days till we totter on the road,
Then my old Kentucky home, good night!
The sun shines bright in the old Kentucky home
'Tis summer, the people are gay;
The corn top's ripe and the meadow's in the bloom,
While the birds make music all the day;
The young folks roll on the little cabin floor,
All merry, all happy, and bright,
By'n by hard times comes a-knocking at the door,
Then my old Kentucky home, good night!
Chorus
Weep no more, my lady,Oh weep no more today!
We will sing one song for the old Kentucky home,
For the old Kentucky home far away.
They hunt no more for the 'possum and the coon,
On meadow, the hill and the shore,
They sing no more by the glimmer of the moon,
On the bench by that old cabin door;
The day goes by like a shadow o'er the heart,With sorrow where all was delight;
The time has come when the people have to part,
Then my old Kentucky home, good night!
Chorus
The head must bow and the back will have to bend,
Wherever the people may go;
A few more days and the trouble all will end
In the field where sugar-canes may grow;
A few more days for to tote the weary load,
No matter, 'twill never be light,
A few more days till we totter on the road,
Then my old Kentucky home, good night!
Derby Rant 2011
ok boys watch me go with brilliant speed as i toggle through this animal kingdom in search of my dear uncle mo or a derby kitten, whichever comes first. shortly after my midnight interlude i was awoken by that Master of hounds.....no not the great emperor nehro but crazy ol shackleford who lives down that the street....stay thirsty and let the cold beers comma to the top was his advice at the decisive moment. i tried to archarcharch my back to grab the beer with twice the appeal, obviously i was twinspired and when i saw the lovely cold beer i shouted soldat, now i am not a mucho macho man like santiva , but i ran to the betting window with pants on fire because i knew the winner would be
DIALED IN
DIALED IN
Friday, May 06, 2011
Tap Beer
Dam tap beer.....feel like i was in a head on collision......wait a minute...i WAS in a head on collision.
Wednesday, May 04, 2011
barry goldfish...aka runner up
God Bless Mike Keenan for putting the Kibosh on this garmant from retard-nation or else it may have supplanted the iceladies in infamy, alas it twas never worn by the blues of san louey, and thus ineligible for the countdown
Tuesday, May 03, 2011
# 1.....the ugliest jersey of all times
well at least they finally won something, the laughable iceladies sank to a new depth when they unveiled this moronic combination of colors and imagery, never before has a team demeaned itself and tried sooo hard to distance itself from its own heritage....the girlish colors and fishtix logos conjure up images of fagola fisherman trolling the coast of lone Ghisland searching for pooftas......."WE WANT FISH STIX, WE WANT FISH STIX" was the immediate response from the Blue Seat faithful, a Chant thay takes it place alongside POTVIN SUCKS.
Hey Kaspiritis....they can cure you with a shot of a penicillin...
Monday, May 02, 2011
Rot in Hell
I am extremely proud that it was a NAVY SEAL that served justice with a bullet to the skull of that skumbag.....rot in hell OSMO ( as my Mother used to call him)
2
sometimes a picture speaks a thousand words.....what more can be added to this image ? what jersey can be worse than the Canuckleheads circa 1981 ?
Sunday, May 01, 2011
3 tres
city in the smog, city in the smog as mr. young would sing......and what about THESE Jerseys......not be out done by the Disneys or the Mickey Mouse devils, the other grate Gretzky, Wayne "anything for a buck" Gretzky , in order to supplement the GREAT JANETS losses at the track and around the nfl , went to LaLa land and donned this silly burger king inspired garb......the Kings, like the Habs are on both lists now, the best and the worst......just don't ask me where i get these photos.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
fore......4.....
leavin it to F*kin Disney......the miserable cross promotions kings, they bought espn to use as a 24/7 promo for what's going to be telecast on ABC and then they buy a Hockey Team and name it after one of their own movies....and the dumb ass NHL sits on the hand and does nothing as the storied history of the league is tarnished.....so we got what we deserved when they unveiled this silly jersey that was originally worn by the wacky kids in the movie that's available on DVD now, and don't forget to buy your kid a jersey even if he has never stepped on ice in his life.....and that frog socialist gretzky had the balls to call the devils "mickey mouse".......wayne of course....not Janet...WE LOVE JANET....she and i won a boatload on the bolts in round one.
2nd round predictions
lets take a look at round two....
in the East I think Tampa and Boston make easy work of it.....barely breaking a sweat....I think the both win in 5.
Out West the sharkies own Detroit and should win in 5.
The Canucks may be tested by the Hot Goalie in Nashville , but ultimately will find a way and win in 6 games.
Tampa in 5
Boston in 5
Sharks in 5
Canucks in 6
in the East I think Tampa and Boston make easy work of it.....barely breaking a sweat....I think the both win in 5.
Out West the sharkies own Detroit and should win in 5.
The Canucks may be tested by the Hot Goalie in Nashville , but ultimately will find a way and win in 6 games.
Tampa in 5
Boston in 5
Sharks in 5
Canucks in 6
Friday, April 29, 2011
5, 5, 5
this team should have come in at 6 , or actually 666......i hate the Deadwings,they sold their soul to moscow to win a few cups, they are hockeys version of the anitichrist ....as dano declared in the bambino Pub.....ABD...anyone but detroit
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Teddy
Theodore Roosevelt's ideas on Immigrants and being an AMERICAN in 1907.
'In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag... We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language.. And we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people.'
Theodore Roosevelt 1907
'In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag... We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language.. And we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people.'
Theodore Roosevelt 1907
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