It was a pretty good week – it hasn’t rained in Vancouver in almost two weeks. The view across the water at the big city has been really, really nice.
Also, I figured out the proper pizza : alcohol ratio at night in order to keep me pleasant at work the next day. Sometimes, it’s the small victories that are the sweetest.
It did kind of suck that Le’Veon ruined my pieces by not actually returning, but that’s the capricious nature of blogging. Oh well – TO THE ALCOHOL GAMES!
Tonight’s sports:
- MLB:
- Dodgers at Brewers – 8:00PM | FS1 / Sportsnet
- Game 7, Bay-Bay!
- Dodgers at Brewers – 8:00PM | FS1 / Sportsnet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSTyAiCaoG8
- NHL:
- Blues at Leafs – 7:00PM | CBC / NHLN
- Habs at Sens – 7:00PM | Sportsnet / City
- Bruins at Canucks – 10:00PM | Sportsnet / City
- Preds at Oilers – 10:00PM | CBC
- NCAA:
- Mississippi State at LSU – 7:00PM | ESPN
- UCF at East Carolina – 7:00PM | ESPN2
- Fresno State at New Mexico – 7:00PM | ESPNU
- Ohio State at Purdue – 7:30PM | ABC
- Oregon at Washington State – 7:30PM | FOX
- Arizona at UCLA – 10:30PM | ESPN2
- CFL:
- Roughriders at Stampeders – 7:00PM | TSN
- NBA:
- Rockets at Lakers – 10:30PM | ESPN / TSN
- Raptors at Wizards – 7:00PM | TSN2
Get a good night’s sleep – the London game is at 10:00AM Eastern. DON’T FORGET TO IRISH THOSE COFFEES!
Sweet dreams.
Sleepy time.
Well now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_uNMy20qAI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPBzTxZQG5Q
Germany. Ugh.
Double Yum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dT4A3rttrs8
John Doe, DJ Bonebrake and Husker Du’s Bob Mould tear the ever-loving shit out of Richard Thompson’s ‘Turning of the Tide’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJ9zjXVxhgg
It’s a departure from the X posts below, but this song is one of my favorites, and it’s not even the one I tried to get played when my wife and I renewed our vows, (which didn’t happen, because it was in South Africa and no one had a clue what the fuck I was talking about, including my wife):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuDuloOoerg
This is the one I wanted at whatever-the-hell-it-is-you-call-it-when-you-renew-your-vows-ceremony. It makes sense because we met at a bar and we closed that fucker down.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtLVXBqfqBY
Where in South Africa were you? I used to live there, if you didn’t notice the 1000 other times I mentioned it.
this Team White Power v. Bear Down FOAR Midterms match is bloody awful, but I had a nigh 3-hr rage nap earlier, am too depressed for the nudie bar (fuck you, that IS such a thing), and dunno what else to do
When you think no one that matters will get on the elevator so you let one go…..
In better news, only one half as passed and LeBron has a look on his face that screams “My God, what have I done?!”
“How did I get here?”
NICE!
I was thinking you’d follow up with the next line.
there is WATER at teh BOTTOM of teh ocean!
“This is not my beautiful QuickLoans Arena.”
BLEERGH!!! acknowledging the existence of the Association, 10 yards and loss of down
Oh, that gives me an idea – someone should use “Letting the Days Go Bye” as a subtitle for a bye week update.
I’ll clean this up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IsSpAOD6K8
It’s interesting, Boston vs. LA is a pretty classic matchup in any sport except hockeyball.
could be the Superb Owl, but ah would NAWT be happy with that
Gary Bettman would jerk off to the point of dehydration for a Kings-Bruins final.
I want to see a WR group re-enact the “2 girls 1 cup” routine as a TD celebration tomorrow.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUiZHt6sqg4
And for the Latinos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHBZFSYA12A
Music!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Eh6_FFUSg4
I saw them live on their 40th anniversary tour last fall. Went up the night before I had to give a closing argument in a trial. Wasn’t even close to being a choice.
Great show.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5ikNYY0JgQ
I met Exene in her store in Silver Lake a few years ago.
And I met John X Doe and D.J. Bonebreak at Club Iota in Arlington Virginia, which was the same storefront where I got my first haircut. I’ve never met Billy Zoom.
They were all on stage at the same time when I saw them, and none of those fuckers even waved.
A few years ago a friend of mine, who knows far more about music than I ever will, put it best when he said “I firmly believe that, for about 5-10 years, X was the absolute soul of rock n’ roll, and it wasn’t close”
X and The Clash
Strummer might have been dead when he said that, but yeah.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeTw_p_WglY
Holy Shit this was great!
My cousin Kevin went to every Clash show in New York City. He has a website “Forgotten NY dot com” and he’s an awesome writer too. Tell him Johnny sent you.
I saw them at the first US festival, May have been last US appearance.
Good stuff.
I saw this happening during the 1st game when Ohio State’s defense was struggling to stop Oregon State. Big Ten teams aren’t designed to outscore the other team in a shootout. They get the lead and then tire out the defense by running the ball. That’s the reason why we won the playoffs in ’15 when Zeke went crazy. The front line of Alabama and Oregon got more tired as the game progressed.
Oh well. Recruit better defense guys and O-line.
I am making glorious bison chili for Most Glorious Mandatory 14-hour Window.
Holy hell, John Goodman looks worse than the Tyler kid.
Time is a bitch. Especially with an all doughnut diet.
It takes a while for hanging skin to fade away I lost 30 pounds and I felt like I was wearing a shirt at times. I can only imagine how he feels after losing 100+ or so.
You aren’t kidding. I had WLS two years ago and dumped 265 lbs. I look like a war crime naked. I also just turned 40, so I know it’s not bouncing back. Gonna have to get skin surgery to look remotely normal.
Don’t regret it one goddamn bit.
wait, we do all get the CBS London game in the morning! WOO!!
SET YOUR GODDAMNED ALARMS, MANDATORY MEANS MANDATORY
Did you not see the “pours more bourbon” post down below?
Fucking hell, it’s like I’m talking to myself over here.
No way, Hippo. I don’t wake up early for the Los Angeles Chargers. San Diego Chargers, maybe.
but what of teh Tits?? U want DonT sitting in his Magic Burger King all alone??
“Nuffin”, eh?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFNDzAg6pKc
Well at least it wasn’t Michigan.
Yet
Fuck Purdue
/Pours more bourbon
//raises a glass to The Ohio State
That’s what you mother said last night.
(I’m drunk and pissed off. Forgive me.)
She’s 75 man, I’m just happy she gets out.
Well. Exercise always help those at their age. A little cardio never hurt anybody.
Manny Machado: Wow this is way better than playing for Baltimore. Hells yeah!!!!!!!!!
The Purdue Cancer Kid is either getting crowdsurfed or he was trampled by the fans.