I'd rather be the pauper of Scranton than the King of Wilkes-Barre
i propose that no team with a losing record can make the mlb playoffs. there is a strong possibility this year that the NL wildcard team will have a losing record. this is unacceptable. the spot should be given to the next team with the best record in the opposing league. lets not let the league suffer because the NL hasn’t been able to get their act together.
home derby: ryan howard
all-star prediction: AL will win by 5 or more runs. score something like 12-5.
i found another scranton song, and its been on my hard drive for over 2 years!
scranton + fears of your wife leaving you for another woman = couldnt be happier
divorce american style
by johnny dowd
lyrics transcribed by me
sorrow and pity
misery and gloom
met in april
got married in june
a wedding of body
a marriage of mind
two hearts afire
four eyes gone blind
home in the suburbs of scranton, p.a.
both sets of in-laws not far away
a couple of kids: a boy and a girl
i was sitting on top of the world
nose to the grindstone six days a week
church on sunday to hear the preacher preach
i built my faith in jesus, was that a mistake?
my wife’s betrayal was hard to take
i found out the obvious way
i came home sick on a work day
she was in bed with my best friend’s wife
no bigger surprise have i had in my life
i stood and stared my mouth was open
i was dreaming this was what i was hoping
i started to holler
and my voice got hoarse
praise god almighty
i want a divorce
she said i’m sorry
i know how you feel
but my love for you was never real
you’re sweet and your gentle
you’re honest and true
but its boring as hell
living hear with you
i barely exist on an emotional plane
i’m one step away from going insane
she kept the children, i got the house
what the hell is it all about?
a responsible citizen i cease to be
i loved domesticity now look at me
the say its the children who suffer most
but they seem happy, its me thats lost
i sleep on the couch with the tv on
my life has gone terrible wrong
pornographic fantasies infect my brain
filling me up with guilt and shame
guilt, shame, sorrow, and gloom
met in april
married in june
a wedding of body
a marriage of mind
two hearts afire
four eyes gone blind
[tags]scranton, johnny, dowd, divorce, lyrics[/tags]
i was born 30 years too late. i say this often. look at all the amazing things i missed.
the crazy world of arthur brown only had one hit (“Fire”) but put on an awesomely bizarre show.
the crazy world of arhur brown at the rockpile in toronto:
(photos from nashtheslash.com)
Enters the stage from an egg:
Arthur as Jesus:
Arthur as the Pope:
“I bring you… FIRE!”:
Carl Palmer thinking why am i doing this:
the shit on the streets of our town
come in different shades of brown
what i mean can be seen and be found
take a stroll and look down on the ground
sometimes a man can’t understand
about mother natures grand plan
what is chocolate and golden and tan
where we walk around or just stand
some has a slight reddish hue
a bright yellow is quite common too
there’s a rainbow in that residue
to be witnessed by me and byyou
and out of some doggie’s behind
comes a rare an an unusual find
its that chalky white albino kinda
it blows and it boggles my mind
the shit on the streets of our town
come in different shades of brown
what i mean can be seen and be found
take a stroll and look down on the ground
1. Outfield – Your Love
2. Jimmy Cliff – If I Follow My Mind
3. The Boy Least Likely To – Fur Soft As Fur
4. The Magic Numbers – Mornings eleven
5. Howlin’ Wolf – Spoonful
6. Sufjan Stevens – Romulus
7. The Magic Numbers – Love Me Like You
8. The Boy Least Likely To – I’m Glad I Hitched My Apple Wagon To Your Star
9. Elliott Smith – Let’s Get Lost
10. Jason Collett – Hangover Days
11. Kristofer Astrom & Hidden Truck – Oh Lord
12. Mattias Hellberg – Power Failiure
13. Travis – Sing
14. Johanna Berhan – To Hide This Way
15. The Velvet Underground – Sweet Jane (Full-Length Version)
16. Thomas Dybhal – Dreamweaver
17. Tarantula – Browngreen Pounding Eyes
18. Dido – White Flag
19. Chicago – Make Me Smile
20. Tom Petty – Time To Move On
1.2 hours
before a long night of socializing, i often stop at the [tag]Wawa[/tag] for a 20oz. i find the caffeine helps keep me awake when inbibing brings me down. so this defintely isn’t the first time i’ve acknowledged a need for [tag]Buzz Beer[/tag], but after reading these two articles today the demand grows:
so bring back Buzz Beer, we’ll all be better for it.
[tags]beer, coffee, alcohol, caffeine[/tags]
I’ve been educating myself with the history of funk and soul music by getting my hands on as many of the best compilations I can find. I’ve ignored Detroit/Motown… because you probably already know most of it.
New Orleans:
(5-Stars)
(4-Stars)
(3-Stars)
Chicago:
(5-Stars)
(4-Stars)
Philadelphia:
(4-Stars)
(3-Stars)
Mid-West:
(3-Stars)
Texas:
Texas Funk: Black Gold from the Lone Star State 1968-1975 (4-Stars)
Seattle:
(4-Stars)
San Francisco:
Bay Area Funk Vol. 1 (4-Stars)
(3-Stars)
Miami:
(3-Stars)
Others:
(5-Stars)
Raw Funk (3-Stars)
The Funky 16 Corners (4-Stars)
[tags]funk, soul, chicago, philadelphia, new orleans, texas, mid-west, san francisco, chicago[/tags]
if you’re going to try, go all the
way.
otherwise, don’t even start.
if you’re going to try, go all the
way.
this could mean losing girlfriends,
wives, relatives, jobs and
maybe your mind.
go all the way.
it could mean not eating for 3 or 4 days.
it could mean freezing on a
park bench.
it could mean jail,
it could mean derision,
mockery,
isolation.
isolation is the gift,
all the others are a test of your
endurance, of
how much you really want to
do it.
and you’ll do it
despite rejection and the worst odds
and it will be better than
anything else
you can imagine.
if you’re going to try,
go all the way.
there is no other feeling like
that.
you will be alone with the gods
and the nights will flame with
fire.
do it, do it, do it.
do it.
all the way
all the way.
you will ride life straight to
perfect laughter, its
the only good fight
there is.
– Chas. Bukowski
i dont see what people dislike interleague play. quit being such a snob. major league baseball is in such a state of disrepair that i dont think interleague play has/will save it (its almost 10 years old now) but it defintely adds some excitement. its better than making ballparks smaller.
its more than just the the local rivals, its about watching american league pitchers bat, and national league teams use the DH. its about the strategy, the coaches and teams out of their element. AL vs NL. power hitting vs sacrifice flies. i love it all.
extra special this year we get the one year old washington nationals starting a rivalry with the baltimore orioles. the implications are high. the addition of the washington team has had a significant impact on the breadth of orioles fans, attendance and $. if the orioles want to cull the exodus of fans they need to make a stand this weekend and remind the mid-atlantic region why the senators left 35 years ago: washington is not a baseball city.
then you get to see:
they have started calling the orioles vs nationals series the beltway series… nah, i dont like it. change it. BAL-WSH… The BAL-WASH Series! Its sounds sexy, lots of people will flock to get their balls washed.
rivalries id like to see:
Listening to Cowboys In Scandinavia compilation
I found myself listening to the song “Oh Lord” by [tag]Kristofer Astrom[/tag] and the Hidden Truck on repeat non-stop…
As always no lyrics on the webernet so as transcribed by me:
And it all comes down
To being hard
And I won’t ever find
What lies behind
And the lord won’t give me slumber
And I can’t forget you under
Don’t you worry
The lord will rise again
Don’t feel sorry
The lord will ease my pain
If the/a Church played songs like this I’d probably go again.
There are mp3s on myspace.
And more from the album at:
Everything Is Fire
I visited Havre de Grace’s 25th Annual Decoy & Wildlife Art Festival this weekend.
The Chesapeake Bay is a very awkward place. It’s a weird amalgamation of the privileged and the redneck. The beauty of the bay overcomes class…sorta… I guess it can’t decide whether you live in a shanty or a estate.
John Water’s Pecker introduced my friends and I to the pit beef sandwich. This weekend was my first taste. Simply put its a smoked beef sandwich maybe of lesser quality than a traditional roast beef sandwich. The brisket looking slap of beef is sliced and smoked (probably in a pit at one point, but now modern smokers abound) with a secret seasoning only know to the Chesapeakeans or maybe they’re Chesapeakers… I prefer the first because it rhymes with Puerto Rican. It was pricey at $5… but I think we were taken advantage of because of its convenience.
I tell my lady friends…”Give a man a pit beef sandwich… and he’ll be back for seconds”…. All Baltimore loves a pit beef sandwich! – Memama
Havre de Grace
Here are some pictures:
View Album
Havre de Grace Decoy Museum
Here is what pit beef sandwich looks like:
Almost sexual isn’t?
my bike arrived today.
[tag]Jamis[/tag] Durango 2.0 Mountain Bike
I purchased it from Biketopia in Havertown.
its been 3 years since i was in san francisco. it was nice.
