in Dire Straits !! and I Love YOU !!!!!

greeting,,,, here is a mix of Mark Knoffler,,, and Emmy LOU, (I love you...............)


Walk Of Life - Click here for the most popular videos

EMMY LOU,,, and the Hot Band,,, "One of These days"



The BEST ,,,, "This is US" Mark and EmmyLou .,. from Letterman,,,

Fly By,,,,

Ok,, So I am not that smart , but even I know that after 9/11 you don't friggin fly a plane - Air Force one or NOT - on a low trajectory over Manhattan !! What dopes,,, the idiot that thought this up should be fired,,, and then forced to apologize to everyone that they scared the crap out of !

Check out the Video,,, I will only post the one,, and you can look for others on YouTube,,,,, and really - check out the F16 or F18 fighters right behind him,,, wonder how close they came to splashing AF 1 into the River !!!

Sign Sign ,,everywhere a sign

so,,, I think I got the sign to Steal Second ???

Let's not get all gaga about a big inning,,,


so they beat up a BullPen that's a bit short of talent ! BFD !

I am more encouraged by Phil Hughes,,,, 6 Innings ,, 2 hits, no runs, 2 walks, and 6 K's = Very good outing .. Guess he will stay till, and maybe even after Wong gets back ... Chamberlain tonight... we will see...

A-rod ,,?? ready for a Debut in the Bronx ??? How about some dramatics,,, Monday in the Big Stadium .vs the BOSOX !!! yes,,, let's try that one on.,....



It's an R.E.M. day..................... Accelerate !!


and Live from Letterman ,,,, it's " Bad DAY" ................


I want to come back in my next life as Peter Buck !!

A Quick hitter Tuesday

Gonna be a HOT and Busy Day here iin the North East !!!



so as Groucho says,,,, No time to say Hello Goodbye,, I'm late ,, I'm Late, I'm Late ,,,,,,,,



believe it or Not ,, I did not watch House last night,,,, don't worry,,, I have it Tivo'd ,,,, I got caught up with a show about the WHO called Amazing Journey,,,, I have always been a WHO fan,,, from very early in my life,,, one of the two albums that we played over and over was Live at Leeds,,, (and Git yer YaYa's out) Thanks to Mike C. and a Teacher named Mr Hillyard (sp?) Hillyard passed away midyear of my 8 th grade but not before introducing us to TOMMY ,,,,




A few things I never knew was that all of the Songs ,, music and lyrics were written by Townsnd... and he would play and record all the instruments when he "presented " the song to the band,,,, and when they recorded,, they ALWAYS played the song together,,, not each person playing their parts separately,,,, there may have been some remixing later,,, but the 4 guys always recorded it together,,,,


Here is a lesser know WHO song,,, and an old fav,,,,

ITs REAL GOOD LOOKIN BOY - Pete wrote this with ELVIS in mind

you can Fast forward to 4 minutes, and 6:45 for the Song,,,,



and still more,,,


THIS IS NOT Teenage Waste Land= and yes,, that's Keith Moon

Shytergy = the Whole is FAR less than the sum of it's parts OR YANKEE BASEBALL !

SO,, Swept by the RED SOX ! Perfect.,....



That's enough for me,,, talk about stink ! MY GOD they would need to get 75 % better to get up to Stink ! Well,,, - You can take it from me - this Yankee team will not get to the Playoffs this year... So - thank god for Reruns of "House" and Cash CAB !!! It is hard to put your finger on exactly what the heck is wrong,,, but something surely is... This team is better than they are playing !



It's the usual Manic Monday, More meeting that hours.... and ok,,,someone who needs project to work on that would help everyone,,, I need another day inserted into the week,,, so maybe the new work week would be Sat, Sun, Mon ,Tue, Wed, Thurs, Tue, Friday,.. that one added day would make all the difference,,,




and then ,,,,

Close your EYES !

Can't even begin to watch,... can't protect a 6 run lead, and then get run out of the buildings,,, 2 Words - THEY SUCK! so what was 2 winnable games has turned into a possible sweep... Bright spots,,, if you find one let me know ... cause I don;t see it... but then I went back to my yard work, and music after Varitek's grand slam !

There is a new guys on the team,,,, if you have not noticed,,, and I wonder why Girardi did not get him into the game yesterday,,, he could not have thought that his team was coming back from 5 runs down ! HA!

Mark Melancon - RHP - great line in AAA - so we will see,.. 10 innings,,(not many) 4 hits , 3 BB, 17 K's - ERA 0.00 - and I don't think its a secret that you can get your Hughes Jersey's back out for next Tuesday - Phil will pitch .vs the Tigers,,,,,,
in AAA he is 3 and OH,,, 1,86 ERA , 19 innings, 17 hits , 3 walks, and 10 K's... time to prove that he is either a Major league pitcher, or maybe a Quadruple A - AAAA - guy,,, too good for the Minors but not quite a Big Leaguer ..


And what the hell,,, No spring AGAIN ! right from wet and Cold to 90 Degrees !!

Ok,, Let's have a little music,.....

Jorma !!! and Prohibition BLUES ...



and Of Course,,,, Embryonic Journey,,,, I think this is a repeat !! BUT T.S.

Well That Sucked !!

Put a Star next to this one,,,, and remember that you had the opportunity to win, and Blew it ! so when September ENDS , you can look back and remember why others are playing in the Post Season, and you are getting a Tee time for tomorrow instead of playing Baseball !!!


and Arm chair managers,,,, why was Marte Pitching to Puke-olis anyway?? Should Girardi have gone to Edwar,, or Veras (for one batter) just a righty .vs righty,,, Right hand Batters were hitting .460 off Marte and he has coughed up 4 GopherBalls in just 4 and 2/3 innings !! I am just Saying !! Not for nothing !

It's Friday ,,,, It's Mo-town!!

If this is Friday,,, it MUST be Mo-town,,,

let's start with the Temptations... and ............



and then the Supremes !!!

Sloppy and Puke

Nice title huh ??

Well, let me discuss the comments BIG SLOPPY made about Joba pitching Puke-olis inside ..

Now,, DO NOT take this that I think its OK to intentionally throw at the head of the Batter... that is not part of ANY baseball game. And Guys have been doin it - pitching inside - for DECADES without coming close to players head.... so ...

A) I do think even that goofy lookin Pukolis does not need Sloppy stickin up for him .


B) I am VERY Glad to see , and hear that the Yankees throwing inside on guys that they should have been movin off the plate for years ,,is finally in their heads - proof to the point that B.S. - that's Big Sloppy - needs to talk to the press about it ! Outstanding.


C) Although I think Sloppy is probably an OK guy,,, these comments reek of hypocrite... "Play the game the way it's spose to be played" - Oh really ?? is that WAY - standing at home plate and watching the home run land in the seats.. showing up the pitcher ,, that's "Playing the game the way it's spose to be played"? Please , spare me,, Hey SLOPPY,, A guy named Mantle - Never, let me repeat that NEVER - in his 536 trips,, showed up the pitcher like that, and hit 'em waaaaaay farther than YOU do !

D) Ok,,, Joba should put B.S. on his seat,,, again pitch 'em Inside ,,, not at the HEAD !

Let the GAMES BEGIN !!!


In case you missed it ,, here is the article....
Red Sox slugger David Ortiz warned Joba Chamberlain through a group of reporters Wednesday night to keep the ball over the plate this weekend.
The Red Sox seem to be anticipating some aggressiveness from the Yankees when the two clubs begin a three-game series at Fenway Park on Friday night. "None of that, man -- just play the game the way it's supposed to be, and that's about it," Ortiz said, referring to Chamberlain. ""This is a guy, as good as he is, the next step for him will be to earn respect from everybody in the league." Apr. 23 - 9:46 am et

The Melk Man Delivers !!

THE MELKY WAY !!! - Good thing too,, as I wonder who was going to pitch the next inning ??? Maybe they do that Lucky Seat Give away,,, but instead of getting a Free bag of UTZ chips, and a soda,,, you get to pitch the 15th Inning !!

Check out the NEW Pix!!! more on FLickr ...

Its the New Stadium !!!

Would you care to Waltz ??

So,, yesterday's Game was much better,,, and the result,,, a WIN was great !! I will include Pictures of the NEW Yankee Stadium later this week,,,, But know this ,,,it is absolutely Fabulous !!

Ok,,, not much time for Posting today,,, but ,,, Because of a group of Random songs off my I-pod this morning, came up the two of these 3 ,, from the Band & the Last Waltz,, I thought it a "Sign from God" that I should post them.....

and if you only have time for ONE ,, listen to Neil Diamond,,,, and "Dry your Eyes" One of the Best on this CD/DVD as far a I am concerned,,, bit most people never even heard the song Before !

The 2nd is Van Morrison and Caravan,,,, and Ok you have a job to do,,,, stand up,,, (I'll wait) and when Van goes into the "kicks" at the end of the song,,,, you do it with him,,,,, I will let you in on a secret,,, when I am running.,..ummm Jogging,,, and this song is Playing,,,, I will do the Kicks as I am trotting down the road,,, so if you see me doin that - you know its "Caravan" ! and DO that one more TIME ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

and thirdly,,, you should never pass up an opportunity to see the late,,, McKinley Morganfield,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, AKA Muddy Waters and Mannish Boy... Enjoy

WTF WAS THAT !

All right let's put that out our minds, and move on!! 14 runs in one inning,.....OMG


SO,,, The good news is that there is no need to watch a 4 hour baseball game ! Sit down to watch the Yankees,,, and in a matter of less then 40 minutes you can go do something else,.

There is something WRONG with WONG !! Either he is still bothered by that injury, or he is holding up from finishing his pitches cause he is worried about re injuring the leg,,, or now ,, HE JUST SUCKS ! But , its time for him and Phil Hughes to trade places, and Let Wong go to Scranton, and work this out,,,, he is single handedly killing the bull pen,,, You can lose , every pitcher does,,, but you have to go 5 or 6 ,,, or 7,,, not an Inning and a 1/3 !!

as for Video today.....



it's Northern Exposure,,, and Willie with "Hands on the Wheel"


and "Angel flying to close to the Ground" from Honeysuckle Rose..

Saturday with Jackson

Here are few I found from Jackson (Jackson) Browne,,,,,


For a Dancer............................. and that's David Linley




And my Fav ,, Sky Blue and Black

WIN ONE

So, the Yankees win their first game at the new stadium, on the strength of 5 home runs,,, all with no one on Base,,, and the winner by Jeter ,,, and Can we please stop this insane tracking of everything FIRST...... 1st Home run,, 1st Stolen Base, 1st Win,, 1st time the 3rd stall from the right in the men's room on the 2nd Mezzanine has been flushed ! OMG,,enough,, I declare it over today.
!

Hey,,, we have tickets to the Game tomorrow,, hopefully the rain gods will hold off till later in the afternoon,,, Back to being a Bleacher Creature,,,



and YES that was a "make up" call on the last batter in the ninth inning,,, Mariano had him struck out on the 2-2 pitch,,, and the Umpire missed it ! he then "made-up" for missing it by callin the guy out on the 3-2 pitch that was high and maybe even outside,,, however,,, that said,,, Mariano is headed to Cooperstown,,,and you Mr Mark DeRosa are headed back to the Bench !! Might want to swing at a pitch next time...

Oh great...................... and Thurman Munson

Straight from the Elias Sports Breau

INDIANS MASSACRE YANKEES IN 7TH INNING
The Indians scored nine runs in the seventh inning. Only two previous visiting teams had scored nine or more runs in an inning in the first game at a new stadium: the Tigers did it at the opening of new Comiskey Park in 1991 and Philadelphia of the American Association did it at Brooklyn's Ridgewood Park in 1886.
Cleveland Indians

Grady Sizemore is the seventh player to hit a grand slam in the first game at a stadium, and he's the first to do so since Greg Vaughn had a slam for the Padres at Monterrey Stadium in 1996.




and on this date in History,,, Thurman Munson was named Yankee Captain ... the 1st Captain of the Bronx Bombers since Lou Gehrig,,,

At George Steinbrenner's insistence, Thurman Munson was named Yankee captain. The reluctant backstop was the first player to assume the role since Lou Gehrig was honored with the position in 1935. since Thurman ,,, Craig Nettles, Willie Randolph, Ron Guidry, Donald Arthur Mattingly, and The Current Captain Derek Jeter have held that esteemed position,,

and a shout out to Mr. Varitek ,,, NONE of the Yankee Captains had a "C" on their uniform.

Friday fumbling !!

The weekend,, for those who work Monday - Friday ,, is upon us ! I am part way from here to who knows ,,, What , I guess , we remember of the Opening of Both the New Yankee Stadium, and Citi Filed for the METS,, is that no one can win a damn ballgame!

For Friday ,,, I give you "Don't take me Alive"

Got a case of Dynamite !! I could hold out here all night................



And BAD SNEAKERS,,,, Stoppin on the Avenue by Radio City....

where , exactly are we headed now ?>??

Ok,, so for lack of any real substance,,,, I will go over a quick Update,,, Wait for it - Jeter comes thru again,,, and Pettitte pitches great ...Let's then launch right into a few videos for ya on this Thursday,,

Its a band called The Sunday's,,,, and "Where the Story Ends "

and then Ben Folds Five,,, with BRICK

and Rain Drops.,...................

Alan James ,,,,,,

Good effort from AJ Burnett last night,,,, especially following Wong's 2nd debacle.,.. flirted - mildly - with a no-no,... but lost that and the shutout in the 7th,,, Still - we would take that effort, and result every time . Bruney finished up the 9th, after the Yanks scored 4 in the TOP of the inning,,,,,including a Jeterian 3 run dinger !

So - thank you AJ !!!

I may not get there.... but,... here are a few from.. Heaven

It's my Favorite Bass Player - Tina Weymouth - and fellow Talking HEAD David Byrne,,, with Heaven,, from "stop Making Sense" if you do not have this DVD ,,, go get it.... It's great.... starts with Byrne doing an acoustic Psycho Killer,,, and they build up the Stage, and music from that... anyway ,, here is Heaven...





Canadian.... Bryan Adams.


Los Lonely Boys...... and - you guessed it..............

.,.. Lead thou me on........

Light is Light

From Northern Exposure... It's Chris's Scene, If I have posted this Before,,, Tuff,,,it's worth posting again!! and that's Enya,,, and "Ebudae"....

A translation for those of you that don't actually Speak Gaelic


"Irish Gaelic"


Amharc, mná ag obair lá 's mall san oích', Look,women working by day and late at night,
Ceolann siad ar laetha geal, a bhí, They sing of bright days that were,
Bealach fada anonn 's anall a chóich'. A long way back and forth forever.






and Adam Arkin,,, plays Adam .... and the Diaper Rant

Happy Birthday to You ,,, Happy Birthday to you ,,,, Happy Birthday .... Celery Consciousness ,,,
Happy Birthday to you........................


Today ,,,, I am at the start of my 27th years with Big BLUE,,, 27 years is somewhere between too friggin many and not quite enough.,...

I wonder If I will make it to 30 years ??? Betcha not !!


Wadda day,,,,, My eldest son is 28 years old today !!! Happy Birthday to you RYAN !!


Ryan ,, when he was a little boy,,, used to sing along with several songs,,,,,

One of them,,, was - Fee Waybill, and the " TUBES "!!

"She's a Beauty" not a song for a 5 year old to be singin,,, but he loved the line "you can't touch the Merchandise"




and Blue Oyester Cult's .....


Godzilla ,,,

he would sing ,,,"there goes Toe Key Dough... Go go Godzilla"..

As the world Turns,............................

Greetings on this Easter Sunday,,, So CC had a better game than the Season Opener,,, here is his line...

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
C. Sabathia (W 1-1)	7.2	6	0	0	0	6

and that Nick Swisher is killin the ball,,, Hope Nady is getting comfortable "ridin the Pine" cause Swish is gonna play while he is hittin like this,,, Whats wih TeX ??? wrist, ,,,, oh boy,,,



HEY it's Easter,,,,

and all that rising from "THE DEAD" stuff,,,,

It's "The Dead" .... Samson & Delilah


and HELL in a Bucket .

Saturday.... and what could be next ?

Greetings from a Saturday.... hey ,, check out a few New pictures in the FLICKR account,,,, and then let's see what I give ya today ....

It's Orleans !!!


Dance with Me,,,,, at OPUS 40 !




and CRAZY !!!

Good Friday,,, Not really,,,

AS A

GOOD Friday.....

Yanks win their 1st game of 2009.,.... BoSox Lose,,, and Mets lose (really don't care about the Mets) ,,,, what could be better,,,



I am feeling better Already !!!

Specially cause that "DICK - E" ! Matsuzaka lost,,,




Ok,, now back to our regularly scheduled Program ..



Greetings, on this GOOD Friday,,,, we will see just how good !!



Here are a few taking a page from the Day



Its Mindy Smith,,, and "Come to Jesus"




Depeche Mode,,, and "YOUR OWN Personal Jesus"

TWO for TWO

Ok,, so maybe they will finish 160 & 2 !!! Suck, suck, Suck,,,DID I say Suck !??

3 Doubles in the air in the 1st inning ! Turn it off right then , and go watch Tim Roth (Pumpkin from Pulp fiction) in "LIE TO ME".

I still feel horrible,,, sick , and not just from the game !

So,, here are Killers !!

& "All These Things That I've Done"



and Josh Joplin,,,, Camera One,,, Feel free to Sing along !

You are Playing YOU ,,,,,,,now !

And Really Bad Eggs.....

Greetings from this afternoon,,, here are a few of MY clips.....




Nice HAT !





I never Explain ANYTHING !

Recipe for a lousy day !!

Plan for a Great day - 1st day off in a the last 10 days.
simmer in Waking up late, and slowly add a huge - rocket - headache, stuffed up head and runny nose ! While that cooks,,, start on Your work out ,, blend in a a tired feeling, and ugh... Mix in a trip to your Fav Coffee shop - and don't' get seat,. Were they givin the stuff away today ?? Who were all those people ??? finally , top with a Bagel eaten out side on a Bench - while freezing,,,



You get the Idea ,,, not a great start to the Day.... however,,,,, Set TWO traps ! and Got TWO Mice !



Vids today are - (thanks to Annette for the 1st) an international version of Stand By Me...



The HULA song from Lion King.............. Timon and Pumba kill me !


and - I Just can't wait to be King !!

Zazu has the Best lines,,,, "NOW SEE HERE" !!

a Couple from Nirvana.... and If Kirk Cobain did not die ,,, would there even be a Band Called FOO Fighters ???

Man who sold the world,,,, rehearsal....



All Apologies







There goes my Hero ...................... Acoustic !



Simply a Great song,,,, Breath out ,, So I can breath you in.,....

Deja Vu - all over agin .,..

So,,, Game one in the 2009 Season looked suspiciously like the 2008 Season,,, Now I know its just GAME ONE,,, so don't get crazy,,, however,, a Starter that can't throw strikes, could not get that run in from 3rd with less than 2 outs,,, running errors,,, and OK,, Cody Ransom has to catch one of those Balls at 3rd base , doesn't he ?:??

To his credit Girardi left CC in to get his 100 pitches,, or close,,, however Sabbathia was horrible,, behind Every hitter,,, 3-0 ,,, 3-1 and couldn't throw the fast ball for a strike,, the Bull pen sucked,,, and could not keep the game close,,

The offense ,,, well OK,,, Tex was what oh for 4,,, I would not have Bunted Gardiner after Swisher doubled in the 7th,,, but , whatever,,, SO much for Jeter not liking the leadoff spot,,, he was 3 for 5 ,,, Hand it to the O's,,, they pounded out 14 hits ! and 10 runs ,,,, Next game Wednesday,,, when we will be in Wang's Wing !!

Opening DAY !!!!! YOWZA !!!

A few Blasts from the Past...

Sa'lam and good evening,,,,

Greetings from a Sunday Morning,,,,

One of My favorite Disney Movies is Aladdin,,,

" This is no ordinary lamp! It once changed the course of a young man's life. A young man who like this lamp was more than what he seemed, A diamond in the rough. Perhaps you would like to hear the tale?

It begins on a dark night,, where a dark man waits, with a dark purpose."



You ain't never had a friend like me !


and probably the BEST Song from that Movie....

It's Prince ALI !!!

Don't they look Lovely June,,,,, and I love the Feathers !!

Saturday Doldrums,,,,, ICK

SO this Saturday sucks,,,, The weather is dreary,,, and what was suppose to be a short day at work has turned into a longer day,,, and perhaps even longer than that ! UGH ......

I have been looking for something that would fit nicely into just such a day.,.. however,,, I think I need to kick It up a little bit !! So,,

Let's go with a few by the boys.............. Southside Johnny (Lyon) and the Asbury Jukes !!


It's "BACK FOR What's Mine"



Southside with a few friends....Bruce, and Little Steven..



We have seen this band too many times to mention over the years,,,, From "The Chance" to the Beacon Theater, to,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Last time was a the Red Hook DAY and a Back stage in a parking lot,,, when they absolutely burned the Place down ! There were maybe 250 folks that witnessed what musta been one of the Best shows I have ever seen,,,especially that I thought , they would play like 5 songs, and split,, NOPE ! 2 Hours, of what anyone wanted to hear .... it was great !

Who?? The Who....

With Baseball Season opening this weekend - it's time for a Friday Funny of Lou and Bud,,, and "Who's on First" and a Sports center with Ortiz, and Jorge ...



and now THE WHO !! and that guy on the drums is Keith Moon,,,,,



Two Guys that are Mad important to their respective teams in '09,,,, with a Great Sports center commercial !!

Were you a Fool ????

Ok,,, So that ;last post was a Gag,,, but I did catch a few of you with the E-mail !!! Nice...

It's a Thursday here in the Hudson Valley,, spose to be a nice day,,,,,,, i am headed to the Gym at this early hour,,,, work off a little stress and a few Calories, so I do not become some Blimpy lookin Guy !! oh well, probably too late for that,,,,

Let's just agree that I hate the Summer,,,,, Reason ONE ,,, i only need to run the Sno-Blower ,,say 6 times last Winter,,, but that GD grass is greenen up out there,, I can hear it growing !! and I will be mowing it every 5 days or so from April to November,,, and then they are the BUGs/Gnats/Wasps,,, don't get me started !!

Alright,,, for Today I will share 2 from Bobby Zimmerman's son,, Jacob Dylan and his band - The Wallflowers...

Their Cover of Hero's......



and the link to "Beautiful side ............."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4ETBwl40Tc

NEWS from the World of Gozer

SO,, It looks like it will finally happen !!! I have accepted a new Job managing a Test area in Burlington Vermont,, Essex junction - really..... So,, we will be putting our house up for sale,, and Looking for NEW accommodations In or Around the Burlington area,,,,

this new Department is the next process for the 300mm wafers that my current department processes,,,, so its in the same Value stream,,, just reporting to a new management Team in BTV,,,,,,