Monday Moaning

Last week I talked about the Summertime Blues...This week...I don't know...I really don't have much...By much, I mean I've got nothing when it comes to sports...Honestly, I just haven't paid attention...I've slacked at paying attention to blogs or sports sites, and most everything...

But then came Saturday night...The so-called news media has been firmly planted in the George Zimmerman trial, and have refused pay any attention to 99% of the news that is happening...Some of them have been banging the drum for Justice for  Trayvon Martin but have ignored the countless other crimes, shootings, and deaths...Like last weekend when there were 72 shootings in Chicago, with 16 deaths... Mostly black and young....Why don't they get the same coverage as Trayvon Martin...

So back to Saturday, when the verdict came down just after 10:00 PM, that George Zimmerman was found, not guilty...The Internet went crazy...Twitter went wild...more wild then when Sharknado aired....But people, we have to remember something here...We live in a country where everyone is "Innocent until proven Guilty"....Not the other way around...Would you want to live somewhere like that...I recall a place like that...It was Russia, under Stalin...You know the good ole days when he killed over 20 million of his own people...

The fact of the matter is, the state must prove the defendant is guilty...If you paid any attention to the trial, you know they didn't...Zimmerman never denied shooting Trayvon Martin...That was never in question...It was all about whether it was done in self-defense...And the state couldn't prove he was guilty of cold blooded murder....You may disagree...But that is our system...And we weren't able  to have the full knowledge that the jury did...6 women, found Zimmerman not guilty of murder...The system is the system, and it worked, for better or worse...

That should be it...Game over...But people went nuts on Twitter and facebook...Different groups want action taken against Zimmerman, damn what the justice system says...People want the Department of Justice and the President to step in and find a way to go after Zimmerman...Rallies are being planned...Then I saw Roddy White's tweet...

Roddy White‏@roddywhiteTV13 Jul

All them jurors should go home tonight and kill themselves for letting a grown man get away with killing a kid

 

Hey Roddy, wishing the jurors to kill themselves makes you no better then Zimmerman...I'm getting sick of a lot of the dopes on twitter, but without a doubt, athletes have taken the lead in the assholes on twitter race.

 

People need pull back...Hey, if you disagree with what the jury says, that's fine...But fucking grow up about it...And no offense, but why the fuck aren't you crying about all the other dead kids? Kids are dying every day...Why aren't you screaming about justice for Elaina Steinfurth...She's 18 months old...She's been missing since June 2nd...After her mother's boyfriend threw her against the wall...And the piecse of shit mother did nothing to help her...Instead covered it up for him...Now Elaina is missing...Reports suggesting that she was tossed off a bridge into the Maumee...

 

Where's her fucking justice? 

 

But wait, she's white...And this fucking Zimmerman case spiralled into a near race war right from the rip...From day one the fact that a white-ish guy shot a black teenager has been shoved in our face...Would it have been shoved in our face if it was a black-ish guy that shot a white teenager...No...We wouldn't have had months and months of non-stop coverage of the story...That doesn't happen...That isn't sexy and that doesn't cause controversy...

 

And fuck the #HoodieUp shit....My white ass has been wearing hoodies for the last 37 years...My wife doesn't take her pasty white ass anywhere without a hoodie...Hoodies aren't symbol, they're something to keep you warm...Stop ruining my hoodies you mother fuckers!

 

When I woke up Sunday morning and saw comments on Twitter and facebook, I knew it was going to be a long day...Then I popped on the TV...The trial is over, and still, all Zimmerman, all the time...Well, I've had enough...So Avoided TV all day, and took Molls to Memphis Kiddie Park...

 

So what else have I been doing, besides my normal Dad/Coach duties, since I haven't been paying attention to sports and blogging? I've found myself digging into music...looking for good music...New, old, interesting, whatever...So, I'll start sharing something new with you each week, and yes, I'll get my head back in the sports blogging game as well....This week I'm sharing Gary Clark Jr.
He's an awesome guitar player, who at first look would just seem to be in the Psychedelic/blues area...But if you dig into his collection, he travels all over while being rooted in Blues...I'm picking this clip where he covers Hendrix and Albert Collins...And if you remember our old friend 3rdStone, you'll get why....

 

And speaking of 3rd...In case you missed IT...

Have a week...

The Beeze.

Monday Moaning

Since the passing of our friend Jud, I've been struggling with how open this post, and what to put in it...I think 3rd would want me to do my thing, so let's do it right...



"When all these walls come down, they'll shake us...
We fight not to be, not to be weightless...
When all these stars hit ground, they'll wake us...
We fight not be, not to be weightless..."

Since I learned of Jud's passing, I've been feeling like many of my fellow bloggers...We all feel a great sense of loss, even though I have never sat in a bar and had a beer with him...It seems kind of odd to be so moved by the death of some one you know only from blogging, twitter, and facebook...But the fact of the matter is, I feel closer to many of my Internet friends, then I do with people I see every day of my life...There is a common bond that we have, and that has created the connection we have...

3rdStone's wall came down, and it shook some of us...His star hit ground, and it woke some of us up...Now we're trying not to be weightless...

I learned a lot from 3rd...Tons about Football and NFL greats...I also learned a lot about writing, and networking...And this past week I also learned, I need to set up a place in my Will, so some one can contact my Internet friends, and fellow bloggers when I die...Sad, but true, this is the age we are living in...

Like I said, I think Jud would like it if I got back on track, and did my thing...So, last week I saw a story that set me off, and I'm sure the post I wrote about it, didn't earn me anymore fans in China...The parents in THIS story gotta be up for Tool Of The Week!

Then there was the 9 year old hockey player that set things off after his 200 goal...Check THIS shit out...Read the comments too...Relentless fuckers on that site!

Now most people on Barstool are all in with their side of it...Some of my friends think the coach went overboard...Listen, what's overboard is a 9 year old knowing he was going to score his 200th goal...How does he know that...Either he's an asshole already at 9, or his parents are keeping track, and let him know...If they're keeping track, fuck them! How is a kid lighting the lamp 200 times in Pee-Wee...That's crazy fucking Gretzky shit...Is he playing in a league of 7 year olds...Are the goalies blind...WTF!?!

The coach was trying to teach the kids a lesson, and then mom goes crazy, screaming child abuse, and wants everyone to pay up...I'm putting the blame on the parents...The kid, well I'm sure this shit was put in his head...The coach does seem to have some dick-head in him, but shit, dealing with twat-bag parents is a son of a bitch!

-The New York Rangers were in Philly Saturday, and pounded the Flyers, on the scoreboard, and on the ice...The Rangers own the Flyers this year...And Philly if you keep running that Sestito meat head out there, he's gonna end up lying in a puddle of his own, blood and piss...Kid keeps running his mouth, and wanting to drop the gloves, but he's got no game to back it up, and he's an average fighter...Just a big mouth, dolt...

But the other news from that game was, Columbus Bluejackets GM Scott Howson, and a couple scouts were at the game...There has been a lot of talk about the Jackets moving Rick Nash to the Rangers...But the price may be too high...And then there is the cap space to worry about since Nash is under contract until 2018, for more than $7 million a year...

There is also talk of moving Jeff Carter...It's his first year in Columbus after they traded fro him last year...He's underachieved, and has spent more time on the IR then he has on the ice...Carter would be cheaper, but also a bigger risk, since he can't stay healthy, and can't seem to find a team that wants to ever keep him...

So this was me trying to do my thing, and write a bit about sports and shit...Like I said, I know that's what 3rd would tell me to do...But I'll close with a little more love for our friend...One of the things I always liked about Jud, was his musical taste...He if you go to his BLOGSPOT_PAGE, you'll here Hendrix's 3rd Stone From the Sun kick in...Scroll down to the bottom and look at his play list...An amazing variety...And he was always open about how much he liked A Flock of Seagulls...So Jud, this one is for you...




Have a week...

Later, The Beeze.

We've Lost a Great Blogger and Friend

The last couple weeks our friend 3rdStoneFromTheSun hasn't posted...We felt this was pretty strange since he has always had plenty to put out there...

We had reached out to him through email, and heard nothing...

It wasn't until today, trying to reach him through Facebook, that I found out from some of his friends and family, that he passed away January 22rd, from a stroke...

At Sporting News 3rd was a guy who I looked up to...He always had a wealth of knowledge, and a great view on things...Just his knowledge of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and who should be in there was amazing...

3rd also had a great sense of humor...And I always loved his take on freedom and freedom of speech...

"The Truth Hurts, Like Freedom."

This dose of truth hurts as well...We send our best wishes and prayers to his family through this horrible time...

Here is his OBITUARY and guest book.

We'll miss you 3rd....Rest in Peace friend.