So it's Monday...Last week was busy...Tiring and busy...The household is healthier, and on the lookout for the next bug that spreads around...
I've got nothing for you sports-wise...What am I going to say building up for the "Super Bowl"? SQUAT! Yeah, I watched some college and outdoor NHL Hockey this weekend...Pretty impressive keeping a rink in great shape at Dodger Stadium...The Rangers played the Devils at Yankee Stadium Sunday, and they take on the NY Islanders Wednesday night there...That'll be a cold one...
The Pro-Bowl was Sunday...No interest...I watched the Grammy Awards...I'm not sure why I do that to myself each year...I guess I just want to see how far the Music world can slip...This got me thinking about the Music I love, and then one of the games people tag each other in on facebook...
Think of 20 albums, CDs, LPs, that had such a profound effect on you they changed your life....Dug into your soul...Music and or Lyrics that brought you to life when you heard it...That affected you, kicked you in the ass, and punched you in the gut...That damn good is what I'm talking about....So here are my 20 albums...
It's a cool, breezy night...There's been a steady drizzle all day long, with the occasional downpour...The marching band is playing...Leading the faithful down the street to the stadium...No, it's not a powerhouse program...No, we aren't in Texas...It's just another beautiful, Fall, Friday night in Ohio...
And I'll be honest...I'd rather watch these kids play, then watch the Cleveland Browns...My neighborhood, Brooklyn Hurricanes won Friday night 15-6...The field was a mess...the rain kept on coming...But it didn't stop them...They played hard...They played fundamentally sound...They had fun...I wish we saw that a little more with the pros...
I have a suggestion for coach Mangina of the Browns...Why don't you take your team to a local high school game...Let them see how they're suppose to make an open field tackle...Let them see how they're suppose to look the ball into their hands...Maybe D.A. will understand how to put some touch on a pass...These are just a few things, that high school kids across the country seem to get...The Browns, not so much!
Hell I would have though Mangini would have picked some of this up when he was working in New England...Who by the way won 35-7 against Tampa Bay, in London...The Pats are rolling now...
But what impressed me the most happened in West Virginia...We often crack West Virginia jokes...Like, "What do they do in West Virginia for Halloween? ....Pump-kin!"
But the true character, and class of WV was shown Saturday, as UConn came to town a week after their teammate Jasper Howard was murdered at a school dance...
As the Huskies took the field they passed this sign, that read, "Today we are all HUSKIES" with signatures, and thoughts from the Mountaineer faithful...WV players and coaches showed a tremendous amount of class also, before and after the game...It was one of those special moments in sports you hear about...Where you realize, there's a lot more to life then sports...But sometimes playing the games can help people who are dealing with a tragedy...Way to go West Virginia...And way to go Huskies, for going out there and playing your hearts out for your teammate, and each other...
Moving on...ESPN has shit-canned baseball analyst Steve Phillips after he admitted o having an affair with a production assistant...I'm not too sad about this...This dolt always acting like he was the walking book of baseball knowledge...Clearly he wasn't, since no one is willing to hire him as a GM again...But ESPN has always like having analysts that are consistently wrong!
But there are a few things that bother me about this...1) He's married...Which equals he's a douche...2) He's 46 and this chick is 22...My problem with this is, how's he nailing a 22 year old and keeping up...And why would she want to bang a married dude with grey pubes...3) He's put himself into a treatment facility for his problems...WHAT!?!
Seriously, they have treatment for married guys who are banging chicks on the side, who are half their age...Or is he just in hiding...From his wife...Or the 22 year old who went "Fatal Attraction" when he broke it off...That's right...The youngster went bat-shit...You can't trust the young ones...You dummies at ESPN should have learned this by now...What is this, the 10th guy to either get fired or have a harassment claim filed against him...The world wide leader in DOLTS!
Second, their last couple albums blew...This new song they're playing right now sucks...I'm kinda sad about that...I always liked them...
Speaking of music...Thursday, Mrs. Beeze and I will be heading down to Columbus to see Our Lady Peace at the New Port Music Hall...The wife is hooked after seeing them at the House of Blues here in the Cleve...So to my friends down in Columbus, check it out...Great show, and tickets are only $20...
Now a couple updates on the kids...First, My daughter has been dealing with a broken heart...She had a crush on a boy named Sonny...He liked her, but now he's over it...Her poor 7 year old heart was crushed...I tried to tell her, it's better off this way...With a name like Sonny, he'd just get blown away at the toll booths...The Godfather reference was wasted on her...She asked if it would get better...Is her heart really broken...I told her your heart is broken when you feel like this...
She said, "I didn't feel that bad." Didn't was the key word as the song made he cry...Quality parenting right! Now I really wanna f**k this Sonny kid up...From now on the Mrs. dealing with this boy sh!t....
The son on the other hand is a freak...In the past we've talked about him always holding onto his junk, and his love of boobies...Well, there's something new in the mix...Goofing around with him the other day, I decided to give him a wedgie...He loved it...That's right, he loved it...Now he's asking for them...Dear God, what am I gonna do with Little Pervert Jr.?
I've always been a fan of U2...Being Irish, I kinda have to be...But I have always loved their music...When I was young, my brothers took me to the old Cleveland Municipal Stadium for The Joshua Tree tour...That was it...I was hooked...One of the best albums of all time...One of the best shows of all time...
Since then, U2's stage shows have gotten bigger and bigger...So has Bono's ego...And his mouth...I don't mind the ego...Front men have that...Hell, I think they need it...The big mouth was always kinda cool too...He used his celebrity to try and help people...he made noise about things that many people didn't want to hear about...I always thought that was great...
U2 has always been involved in humanitarian work...They've also never had a problem talking about the environment...Now listen...I'm no hippy dippy, tree hugging, the sky is falling environmentalist...I think there are some things that can be done to improve things...But really, we're all guests here on Earth...When it's done with us...We'll know....
"Global Warming" "Climate Change" "Green This" and "Green That" are more catch phrases then anything else...Scaring people about the environment and "fixing" the environment is becoming big business these days...But whatever...I'm not really here for a political debate...I'm just here to call out some hypocrisy....
U2 wants to talk about humanitarian work, and being more "Green"....Well then what the f**k is with this....
That's U2's Stage setup for this tour...Cost...$40 million...Little excessive, don't you think boys? $40 million...You could do some good sh!t with $40 million...I know, lights and screens and all kinds of goofy sh!t is cool...You know what else is cool...Four guys, on a stage playing their songs without a bunch of smoke and mirrors....
Oh, and how do they get this massive stage setup around...with 100 tractor trailers...That's 100 big ass trucks burning diesel fuel...I think you could have trimmed the show down to maybe 50 truck loads fellas....
Oh, and in case you were wondering...Tickets start at $49 (nose bleeds) and go up to $250 (some what close to the mosterous stage) I've seen some packages for the seats right up in front for over $500...I've also read and heard that they aren't playing a number of the classic songs, because Bono is having trouble hitting the notes...
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And since I'm being a d!ck to one of my favorite bands of all time...The last couple albums have blown...I won't be spending my wife's hard earned money on any U2 shows for quite some time!
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BTW, Joshua Tree Tour tickets...$18...Ahhh, the good old days! -
As the Huskies took the field they passed this sign, that read, "Today we are all HUSKIES" with signatures, and thoughts from the Mountaineer faithful...WV players and coaches showed a tremendous amount of class also, before and after the game...It was one of those special moments in sports you hear about...Where you realize, there's a lot more to life then sports...But sometimes playing the games can help people who are dealing with a tragedy...Way to go West Virginia...And way to go Huskies, for going out there and playing your hearts out for your teammate, and each other...
