Saturday - Light is Light

Ok,, so I need to say little for today,,,, Enjoy these two videos,,, a clip from Northern Exposure,,, and a good Clip from the Bird Cage




Victoria Paige will not dance the Dance of the Red Shoes tonight or any other night !

Computer Error ???

Ok,, so the BIG A/C unit that we have ,,, A Carrier - once again this year blew out the External Temperature Sensor,,, and for whatever reason ,, you can't get no cooling air INSIDE if it can't tell the temperature OUTSIDE .. anyway ,, that is not the Story that I came here to tell ya .,,.. this is,,,,,

I call the Service folks,,,, and talk to Tracey,,,, she is inputting all the necessary data,, name, phone,,number of the Account,etc, etc,,,, 1/2 way thru , poof , we get cut off,,,,,, I wait a minute to see if she calls back,,, Nope! - So, I redial,,,, this time I get BOB ,,, Bob informs me that their computer system is down,,,, but he can take my number , and will call me back immediately when the System comes up,,,, Ok - fair enough can't do anything w/o "The System" ... I wait an hour,,, no call back,,,, SO I redial,,, I get Shelly,,, she takes the info again,,, and hummmm they can have someone to my house between 12pm and 3pm that DAY !! perfect,, as it is spose to be 90 degrees for the next several days,,,, they show up and Fix the thing at ~2pm,, after they call the wife - who is to meet them at the house,,, and tell her they will be here by 1pm they of course charge me a visit Fee of $80,,,, BUT that is not the part of the Story that I came here to tell ya'''

At 3pm - Guess who Calls !!!! Right - O --- BOB !! Informing me that the computers are still down, and that they will not be able to schedule me today,,,, Very curious,,,, I tell him,,, humm thats funny , as Shelly was able to not only schedule the appointment that day, But the G.D. thing is FIXED !!! he then say,,,, ok,,, and thanks ME for Calling HIM ,,, I say ,, but I did not call you - you called me, !!! oh right he says, and was there anything else that He could help me with ??
ANYTHING ELSE - What was the FIRST thing that he helped me with,,, anyway ,, That is what I came here to tell you !!




Two from R.E.M a NEW one,,,,, "Accelerate" , and and old one,,, "Everybody Hurts"

No Concert for OLD Men

Wow !! Walter Becker , & Donald Fagen and an 11 piece band (4 horns, 3 girl singers, Guitar, Base, Piano, and drums) at Bethel Woods Amphitheater on Thursday night !! Outstanding show,,, 2 hours of very tight , perfectly mixed, Steely Dan music,,,, the highlights of the night for me were a few you do not always hear,,, "Don't take me Alive" from 1976's The Royal Scam and "ShowBiz Kids" from 1973's CountDown to Ecstasy... Walter Becker did the lead vocal for the Title track of 1980's "Gaucho", they encored with "FM" and "Kid Charlemagne", really a terrific show,, Beautiful grounds, and we are looking forward to goin back to take in the Museum. Getting out of the Parking lot was a bit on an adventure,, all there EX hippies,, now in these Sport cars and SUV's with Zero patience !! Pretty Ironic....

Maybe going back to see Allman Brothers in August, with Bob Weir and RATDOG,,so all you Deadheads get ready !!

On the drive over you pass thru a few Hasidic Jewish communities,,, in one of the towns there is a Theater with a play being performed by a local company,, and what play was it ??? you cannot make this shit up - FIDDLER ON THE ROOF !! Too funny.,... bet they had a big audition for the part of Tevye !!!

Thank you Cards and Letters

Greetings !!! Ok, So all you F^&*%king Boston Fans can get your pens and paper out. Thank you cards , and letter can be sent C/O the New York Yankees , 161st and River Road,,, You Got SWEPT !! and we had to beat the Rays for you !! SO - I do want to hear shit about nuttin,,, and BTW,, Not for nuttin,, Papplebon - could not carry Mr Rivera's jock from the Bull pen to the Mound ! Another Wanna-be - god help us ,,, And "Paps" as that jerk Francona calls him,,, should get together with Wagner from the Other NY team and compare Blown Saves !! that should keep 'em Busy for a while !!

"Not for nothing "

A Phrase used in much of every day speech,, but what the heck does this mean .??


From the URBAN Dictionary.....
1. not for nothing
Phrase meaning "what I'm about to say is important." That is "I'm not saying this for my health".... Generally said as "Not f'nuthin', but...."
YC/East Coast slang of the Caucasian working class...

Ok,, so there is that ...,,it kinda means exactly the opposite of what I thought it meant,, any way,,,

What about the Ever Popular "I am just Saying" ???

1. "I am just saying"
A phrase used to indicate that we refuse to defend a claim we've made---in other words, that we refuse to offer reasons that what we've said is true
PERSON-A: "You shouldn't hang out with her anymore."
PERSON-B: "After all she's done to help me? Wouldn't that be pretty mean and selfish of me?"
PERSON-A: "I'm *just saying*, you should quit hanging out with her."

And then - the last piece of Language that I plan on a learnin you today is "Back in the day".... hummm what day,, when??? is that a long time ago,,, Long Past ??? or just my past ???

Back in the day
Completely meaningless phrase which has gained inexplicable global popularity. It's an incomplete thought: Back in what day? It's a redundant way of saying "Once, I..." or "I used to..." and adds words without adding any extra meaning. Similar to the equally pointless "at the end of the day..." popularised by English soccer stars.

Back in the day, I used to be younger.


The Video selections for today are the Library Blonde,,,, gotta love that smile of hers at the end !!!




And the "BirdCage" with Nathan Lane, Hank Azaria, & Robin Williams
Not even "our" show,,,,, "your" show.....

Greeting from the 4th of July !!! Happy 78th Birthday to George Steinbrenner ! and a note on the "Iron Horse"

Ok,, so the Best line that refers to the 4th of July has to be from the Movie JAWS,,,,, when the Mayor is discussing the situation with Chief Brody


Mayer Vaughn: Martin. A summer girl goes swimming. Swims out a little far. She tires. A fishing boat comes along...

Towns man ..Meadows: It's happened before.

Mayor Vaughn: I don't think you appreciate the gut reaction people have to these things.

Martin Brody : "Harry, I appreciate it. I'm just reacting to what I was told!

Vaughn: Martin, i-it's all psychological. You yell `Barracuda!', everybody
says `huh, what?'. You yell `Shark!' and we've got a panic on our hands on
the FOURTH OF JULY....



July 4th 1939 - Lou Gehrig Day,,, and the Famous "luckiest man" Speech,,, as Gehrig stood there Knowing he was dying,,,, Henry Louis "Lou" Gehrig (June 19, 1903 – June 2, 1941

His baseball career ended May 2nd 1939 when Gehrig approached McCarthy before a game in Detroit against the Tigers and said, "I'm benching myself, Joe", telling the Yankees' skipper that he was doing so "for the good of the team". McCarthy acquiesced and put Ellsworth "Babe" Dahlgren in at first base, and also said that whenever Gehrig wanted to play again, the position was his. Gehrig himself took the lineup card out to the shocked umpires before the game, ending the 14-year stamina streak. Before the game began, the Briggs Stadium announcer told the fans, "Ladies and gentlemen, this is the first time Lou Gehrig's name will not appear on the Yankee lineup in 2,130 consecutive games." The Detroit Tigers fans gave Gehrig a standing ovation while he sat on the bench with tears in his eyes. Gehrig stayed with the Yankees as team captain for a few more weeks, but he never played baseball again. -

His number 4 was the FIRST the Yankees retired,,,He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1939..








won't you Please Please enjoy the BIG SUIT DANCE,,,, Even if you E-hat the Talking Heads ,,, at least Fast Forward to see David Byrne dance (at about 3:15) in the BIG SUIT !!

DO NOT REPLY ....This messages sent from a service Machine..

Greetings !!! And what is this message about,,, are you saying that the computer - on it's own - decided to send me an E-mail ?? I think that was the essence of the Arnold Terminator Movies ,,, that the machines were making the decisions,,, and are we really that far away from that when I am getting Email , that tells me not to respond .. Perhaps I can take it is a step further,, and send Email that you can't delete, or discard with out responding,,, the PC will not shut down, and you can navigate away from the Page until you respond,, That would be helpful - it's kinda like a return receipt with TEETH !!

PETER GABRIEL - and you MUST whistle along with the chorus !!



How did we elect this GUY ?!?!?!