Sunday, January 26, 2020

KOBE




Gone Too Soon
Like a comet
Blazing 'cross the evening sky
Gone too soon
Like a rainbow
Fading in the twinkling of an eye
Gone too soon
Shiny and sparkly
And splendidly bright
Here one day
Gone one night
Like the loss of sunlight
On a cloudy afternoon
Gone too soon
Like a castle
Built upon a sandy beach
Gone too soon
Like a perfect flower
That is just beyond your reach
Gone too soon
Born to amuse, to inspire, to delight
Here one day
Gone one night
Like a sunset
Dying with the rising of the moon
Gone too soon
Gone too soon

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

So Full of Artless Jealousy is Guilt

Words that define exactly why the 45th President of the United States has been Impeached and is facing removal from office.


" Guilt "



What do William Shakespeare's words "So full of artless jealousy is guilt, It spills itself in fearing to be spilt." mean?



Guilt makes you so full of stupid suspicions that you give yourself away because 

you're trying so hard not to. 


"Guiltiness will speak." 




Curtis Lindsay
Curtis Lindsay, professional musician, arts administrator.


Tuesday, January 07, 2020

Shoeless Joe Judge

Either the New York Football Giants have exclusive insider information about newly hired head coach Joe Judge, or the city of Gotham has decided to gamble away their chances of fielding a winning team.


In the last decade the Giants have won a Super Bowl and lost a wild card game. They've won an average of seven games per season over that span and are going on their fourth head coach in five years. So what will it take to get the blue collar Giants back to respectability? 

Shoeless Joe Judge at the helm of course! A coach with no head coaching experience in college or pro, and no coordinator experience offense or defense. But look on the bright side, he's a helluva Special Teams coach and has dabbled in Receivers coaching duties as a backup.  The Patriots will surely miss him (wink,wink).

Bottom line: Somebody in New York has just decided to select Donald J. Trump to run the Giants football team, and damned the reports and history that shows he's not qualified. And Why! 

Follow the money, or lack there of.

The real Shoeless Joe Jackson was illiterate and I believe he loved the game of baseball too much to wanna throw the 1919 World Series. But this Joe is a Mississippi State graduate who briefly worked as a Kindegarten physical education teacher. They have PE teachers in Kindegarten???

Whatever the deal Joe Judge cut with the New York Giants, win or lose he'll need the patience of a Kindegarten teacher in order to deal with Gotham's football fans and news media. And don't even think about going Shoeless in NYC Joe; Sleepless maybe, but never shoeless. They'll be snapping at your heels chasing you from day one.

What a crazy, unexpected day for the New York Giants
- Big Blue View





READ THE INFO BELOW !
The orginal version of 'Say It Ain't So Joe' by Murray Head.
Other well known versions are by Gary Brooker and Roger Daltrey.

The story behind the song:
ACCORDING TO MURRAY HEAD:
Say It Ain't So Joe was provoked by a seventies documentary on Richard Nixon prior to his resignation.
The presenter was asking the editor of a small town newspaper outside Washington, how, in the face of conclusive evidence and proof, his readers could still show such undying support for the president they elected.
The editor likens the situation to a scandal in the twenties, when Joe Jackson, the famous baseball player, was rumored to have taken a bribe to sink his team in the final of the World series.
His fans hung around the stadium chanting "Say it ain't so Joe"

The song is about heroes and their "Clay feet'. It is also a plea from myself to the kind of 'Joe Public' who in fear of losing face, refuse to relinquish their faith in a fallen idol.


Minnesota Vikings Upsets - History in the Making

Though Bay Area media aren't talking about it, sports news in Minnesota has been all over the underdog Vikings 1987 Divisional Playoff game upset against the San Francisco 49ers. How can any football fan of that era forget the day that QB Joe Montana was "benched" for backup Steve Young; and the 49ers still lost the game 36-24.

In round two of the 2019 playoffs, the lowest seeded Vikings, just like in 1988 (1987 season), are coming off a huge upset victory over the New Orleans Saints. Their next opponent, just like in 1988, are the favored  #1 seed 49ers. It's an NFL Playoff game made for commentator historical flashbacks in the booth. The 1988 game ranks No.9 on the NFL's Top 10 Upsets of All Time list. The star of that game way back when, was none other than Vikings wide receiver Anthony Carter with 227 receiving yards. Lest We Forget:

Twin Cities Pioneer Press

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Anthony Carter (81) runs with the ball for a good gain as San Francisco 49ers Cornerback Tim McKyer remains on the ground during the third quarter of their NFC playoff game at Candlestick Park, Saturday, Jan. 9, 1988, San Francisco, Calif. Carter gained 227 yards on pass receptions, breaking an NFL postseason record to lead the Vikings to a 36-24 upset over the 49ers. (Associated Press / Eric Risberg)


Come this weekend, Anthony Carter and Viking Country fans are hoping to see a repeat of their team's 1987 NFC Divisional Playoff game upset.  Sometimes in sports, history matters. The 49ers could be setup for a repeat of historical proportions. Time will Tell!