Thursday, March 31, 2005
Need a laugh
Opening Day is nearing. One of the things I love is listening to but not engineering Brewers Games. One of the guys who do games I listen to is Bob Uecker. In 2003 Bob Uecker was inducted into the baseball hall of fame. This is his speech.
Thank you, Joe, thank you very much. And thank you ladies and gentlemen. And my congratulations to Hal, Gary Carter, Eddie Murray, and to all of the members of the staff of the Hall of Fame, thank you very much. This has been a wonderful, wonderful time.
I, in deference to Hal McCoy, was asked to quit many times. I was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Actually, I was born in Illinois. My mother and father were on an oleo margarine run to Chicago back in 1934, because we couldn't get colored margarine in Wisconsin. On the way home, my mother was with child. Me. And the pains started, and my dad pulled off into an exit area, and that's where the event took place. I remember it was a nativity type setting. An exit light shining down. There were three truck drivers there. One guy was carrying butter, one guy had frankfurters, and the other guy was a retired baseball scout who told my folks that I probably had a chance to play somewhere down the line.
I remember it being very cold. It was January. I didn't weigh very much. I think the birth certificate said something like ten ounces. I was very small. And I remember the coldness on my back from the asphalt. And I was immediately wrapped in swaddling clothes and put in the back of a '37 Chevy without a heater. And that was the start of this Cinderella story that you are hearing today.
I did not have a lot of ability as a kid, and my dad wanted me to have everything that everybody else had. I think the first thing that he ever bought me was a football. And I was very young. He didn't know a lot about it, he came from the old country. I mean, we tried to pass it and throw it and kick it, and we couldn't do it. And it was very discouraging for him and for me. Almost, we almost quit. And finally we had a nice enough neighbor, came over and put some air in it, and what a difference.
I got a lot of my ability from my father. As a lot of these other guys did. My father actually came to this country as a soccer player. He didn't play, he blew up the balls is what he did. And they didn't have pumps in those days. And to see a man put that valve in his mouth and insert it into a soccer ball, and blow thirty pounds of air. And then have the ability to pull that thing out without it fracturing the back of his mouth was unbelievable. You had to see his neck and his veins popping. It was unbelievable. How proud I was as I watched him do it time after time.
My first sport was eighth grade basketball. And my dad didn't want to buy me the supporter johnny, you know, to do the job. So my mother made me one out of a flour sack. And the tough thing about that is, you put that thing on, you whip it out of your bag in the gym. You know all the guys are looking at it. And you start the game. The guy guarding you knows exactly where you're going since little specks of flour keep dropping out. And then right down the front it says "Pillsbury's Best."
I signed a very modest $3,000 bonus with the Braves in Milwaukee, which I'm sure a lot of you know. And my old man didn't have that kind of money to put out. But the Braves took it. I remember sitting around our kitchen table counting all this money, coins out of jars, and I'm telling my dad, "Forget this, I don't want to play." He said, "No, you are going to play baseball. We are going to have you make some money, and we're going to live real good." My dad had an accent, I want to be real authentic when I'm doing this thing. So I signed. The signing took place at a very popular restaurant in Milwaukee. And I remember driving, and my dad's all fired up and nervous, and I said, "Look, it will be over in a couple of minutes. Don't be uptight." We pull in the parking lot, pull next to the Braves automobile, and my dad screwed up right away. He doesn't have the window rolled up far enough and our tray falls off and all the food is on the floor. And from there on it was baseball.
Starting with the Braves in Milwaukee, St. Louis, where I won the World's Championship for them in 1964, to the Philadelphia Phillies and back to the Braves in Atlanta where I became Phil Niekro's personal chaser. But during every player's career there comes a time when you know that your services are no longer required, that you might be moving on. Traded, sold, released ,whatever it may be. And having been with four clubs, I picked up a few of these tips. I remember Gene Mauch doing things to me at Philadelphia. I'd be sitting there and he'd say, "Grab a bat and stop this rally." Send me up there without a bat and tell my to try for a walk. Look down at the first base coach for a sign and have him turn his back on you.
But you know what? Things like that never bothered me. I'd set records that will never be equaled, 90 percent I hope are never printed: .200 lifetime batting average in the major leagues which tied me with another sports great averaging 200 or better for a ten-year period, Don Carter, one of our top bowlers.
In 1967 I set a major league record for passed balls, and I did that without playing every game. There was a game, as a matter of fact, during that year when Phil Niekro's brother and he were pitching against each other in Atlanta. Their parents were sitting right behind home plate. I saw their folks that day more than they did the whole weekend.
But with people like Niekro, and this was another thing, I found the easy way out to catch a knuckleball. It was to wait until it stopped rolling and then pick it up. There were a lot of things that aggravated me, too. My family is here today. My boys, my girls. My kids used to do things that aggravate me, too. I'd take them to the game and they'd want to come home with a different player. I remember one of my friends came to Atlanta to see me once. He came to the door, he says, "Does Bob Uecker live here?" He says, "Yeah, bring him in." But my two boys are just like me. In their championship little league game, one of them struck out three times and the other one had an error allowed the winning run to score. They lost the championship, and I couldn't have been more proud. I remember the people as we walked through the parking lot throwing eggs and rotten stuff at our car. What a beautiful day.
You know, everybody remembers their first game in the major leagues. For me it was in Milwaukee. My hometown, born and raised there, and I can remember walking out on the field and Birdie Tebbetts was our manager at that time. And my family was there: my mother and dad, and all my relatives. And as I'm standing on the field, everybody's pointing at me and waving and laughing, and I'm pointing back. And Birdie Tebbetts came up and asked me if I was nervous or uptight about the game. And I said, "I'm not. I've been waiting five years to get here. I'm ready to go."
He said, "Well, we're gonna start you today. I didn't want to tell you earlier. I didn't want you to get too fired up."
I said, "Look, I'm ready to go."
He said, "Well, great, you're in there. And oh, by the by, the rest of us up here wear that supporter on the inside." That was the first game my folks walked out on, too.
But you know, of all of the things that I've done, this has always been number one, baseball. The commercials, the films, the television series, I could never wait for everything to get over to get back to baseball. I still, and this is not sour grapes by any means, still think I should have gone in as a player. Thank you very much.
The proof is in the pudding. No, this conglomeration of greats that are here today, a lot of them were teammates, but they won't admit it. But they were. And a lot of them were players that worked in games that I called. They are wonderful friends, and always will be. And the 1964 World's Championship team. The great Lou Brock. And I remember as we got down near World Series time, Bing Devine, who was the Cardinals' general manager at that time, asked me if I would do him and the Cardinals, in general, a favor. And I said I would. And he said, "We'd like to inject you with hepatitis. We need to bring an infielder up." I said, "Would I able to sit on the bench." He said, "Yes, we'll build a plastic cubicle for you because it is an infectious disease." And I've got to tell you this. I have a photo at home, I turned a beautiful color yellow and with that Cardinal white uniform. I was knocked out. It was beautiful, wasn't it, Lou? It was great.
Of course, any championship involves a World Series [ring]. The ring, the ceremony, the following season in St. Louis at old Busch Stadium. We were standing along the sideline. I was in the bullpen warming up the pitcher. And when they called my name for the ring, it's something that you never ever forget. And when they threw it out into left field. I found it in the fifth inning, I think it was, Lou, wasn't it? And once I spotted it in the grass man, I was on it. It was unbelievable.
But as these players have bats, gloves…I had a great shoe contract and glove contract with a company who paid me a lot of money never to be seen using their stuff. Bat orders…I would order a dozen bats and there were times they'd come back with handles at each end. You know, people have asked me a lot of times, because I didn't hit a lot, we all know that, how long a dozen bats would last me? Depending on the weight and the model that I was using at that particular time I would say eight to ten cookouts.
I once ordered a dozen flame-treated bats, and they sent me a box of ashes, so I knew at that time things were moving on. But there are tips that you pick up when the Braves were going to release me. It is a tough time for a manager, for your family, for the player to be told that you're never going to play the game again. And I can remember walking in the clubhouse that day, and Luman Harris, who was the Braves' manager, came up to me and said there were no visitors allowed. So again, I knew I might be moving on.
Paul Richards was the general manager and told me the Braves wanted to make me a coach for the following season. And that I would be coaching second base. So again, gone.
But that's when the baseball career started as a broadcaster. I remember working first with Milo Hamilton and Ernie Johnson. And I was all fired up about that, too, until I found out that my portion of the broadcast was being used to jam Radio Free Europe. And I picked up a microphone one day and my mic had no cord on it, so I was talking to nobody. But it's such a wonderful, wonderful thing today to be here. And one of my first partners was mentioned earlier, Merle Harmon, and Tom Collins, he's here today. All of those who I have worked with from Merle to Lorn Brown to Dwayne Mosley, Pat Hughes, who now works for the Chicago Cubs, and my current partner today, Jim Powell and Kent Summerfeld. My thanks to all of you.
To my good pal Bob Costas out there. Thank you, Bobby. All of the network people, that has been as much a part of broadcasting for me as anything. The days with ABC and "Monday Night Baseball" with the late Bob Prince and Keith Jackson and Al Michaels and my great pal, Don Drysdale. All of those people have played such a big part in me being here today. Dick Ebersol, the head of NBC Sports. All of them are a big part of what I am. My family is seated over here. I love them very much.
Ulice Payne is here, the president of the Brewers. The commissioner of baseball is a guy that gave me my start. He said, "I want to bring you back to Milwaukee." And I said, "I'll come." And here I am, 33 years later. Thank you, Al. I call him Al, Bud Selig. Wife Sue is here. To all of my Brewer family, Wendy, Laurel Selig… Wendy Selig-Prieb, Laurel Prieb. Tony Migliaccio, one of my great friends. Mike LaBoe, all my people. Jon Greenberg, I didn't even know you were here. You took care of Hal McCoy, what the hell's going on. But all of these people play such a big part in all of our lives.
And to all of you baseball fans around America and any place else, for your letters, your thoughts, your kindness for all of these years, it's been a great run, but number one has always been baseball for me. No matter what else I ever did, baseball was the only way I wanted to go. I thank you very much for your attention today, thank you for having me, and congratulations to everybody here. Thank you very much everybody, thank you.
Thanks to this site
Opening Day is nearing. One of the things I love is listening to but not engineering Brewers Games. One of the guys who do games I listen to is Bob Uecker. In 2003 Bob Uecker was inducted into the baseball hall of fame. This is his speech.
Thank you, Joe, thank you very much. And thank you ladies and gentlemen. And my congratulations to Hal, Gary Carter, Eddie Murray, and to all of the members of the staff of the Hall of Fame, thank you very much. This has been a wonderful, wonderful time.
I, in deference to Hal McCoy, was asked to quit many times. I was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Actually, I was born in Illinois. My mother and father were on an oleo margarine run to Chicago back in 1934, because we couldn't get colored margarine in Wisconsin. On the way home, my mother was with child. Me. And the pains started, and my dad pulled off into an exit area, and that's where the event took place. I remember it was a nativity type setting. An exit light shining down. There were three truck drivers there. One guy was carrying butter, one guy had frankfurters, and the other guy was a retired baseball scout who told my folks that I probably had a chance to play somewhere down the line.
I remember it being very cold. It was January. I didn't weigh very much. I think the birth certificate said something like ten ounces. I was very small. And I remember the coldness on my back from the asphalt. And I was immediately wrapped in swaddling clothes and put in the back of a '37 Chevy without a heater. And that was the start of this Cinderella story that you are hearing today.
I did not have a lot of ability as a kid, and my dad wanted me to have everything that everybody else had. I think the first thing that he ever bought me was a football. And I was very young. He didn't know a lot about it, he came from the old country. I mean, we tried to pass it and throw it and kick it, and we couldn't do it. And it was very discouraging for him and for me. Almost, we almost quit. And finally we had a nice enough neighbor, came over and put some air in it, and what a difference.
I got a lot of my ability from my father. As a lot of these other guys did. My father actually came to this country as a soccer player. He didn't play, he blew up the balls is what he did. And they didn't have pumps in those days. And to see a man put that valve in his mouth and insert it into a soccer ball, and blow thirty pounds of air. And then have the ability to pull that thing out without it fracturing the back of his mouth was unbelievable. You had to see his neck and his veins popping. It was unbelievable. How proud I was as I watched him do it time after time.
My first sport was eighth grade basketball. And my dad didn't want to buy me the supporter johnny, you know, to do the job. So my mother made me one out of a flour sack. And the tough thing about that is, you put that thing on, you whip it out of your bag in the gym. You know all the guys are looking at it. And you start the game. The guy guarding you knows exactly where you're going since little specks of flour keep dropping out. And then right down the front it says "Pillsbury's Best."
I signed a very modest $3,000 bonus with the Braves in Milwaukee, which I'm sure a lot of you know. And my old man didn't have that kind of money to put out. But the Braves took it. I remember sitting around our kitchen table counting all this money, coins out of jars, and I'm telling my dad, "Forget this, I don't want to play." He said, "No, you are going to play baseball. We are going to have you make some money, and we're going to live real good." My dad had an accent, I want to be real authentic when I'm doing this thing. So I signed. The signing took place at a very popular restaurant in Milwaukee. And I remember driving, and my dad's all fired up and nervous, and I said, "Look, it will be over in a couple of minutes. Don't be uptight." We pull in the parking lot, pull next to the Braves automobile, and my dad screwed up right away. He doesn't have the window rolled up far enough and our tray falls off and all the food is on the floor. And from there on it was baseball.
Starting with the Braves in Milwaukee, St. Louis, where I won the World's Championship for them in 1964, to the Philadelphia Phillies and back to the Braves in Atlanta where I became Phil Niekro's personal chaser. But during every player's career there comes a time when you know that your services are no longer required, that you might be moving on. Traded, sold, released ,whatever it may be. And having been with four clubs, I picked up a few of these tips. I remember Gene Mauch doing things to me at Philadelphia. I'd be sitting there and he'd say, "Grab a bat and stop this rally." Send me up there without a bat and tell my to try for a walk. Look down at the first base coach for a sign and have him turn his back on you.
But you know what? Things like that never bothered me. I'd set records that will never be equaled, 90 percent I hope are never printed: .200 lifetime batting average in the major leagues which tied me with another sports great averaging 200 or better for a ten-year period, Don Carter, one of our top bowlers.
In 1967 I set a major league record for passed balls, and I did that without playing every game. There was a game, as a matter of fact, during that year when Phil Niekro's brother and he were pitching against each other in Atlanta. Their parents were sitting right behind home plate. I saw their folks that day more than they did the whole weekend.
But with people like Niekro, and this was another thing, I found the easy way out to catch a knuckleball. It was to wait until it stopped rolling and then pick it up. There were a lot of things that aggravated me, too. My family is here today. My boys, my girls. My kids used to do things that aggravate me, too. I'd take them to the game and they'd want to come home with a different player. I remember one of my friends came to Atlanta to see me once. He came to the door, he says, "Does Bob Uecker live here?" He says, "Yeah, bring him in." But my two boys are just like me. In their championship little league game, one of them struck out three times and the other one had an error allowed the winning run to score. They lost the championship, and I couldn't have been more proud. I remember the people as we walked through the parking lot throwing eggs and rotten stuff at our car. What a beautiful day.
You know, everybody remembers their first game in the major leagues. For me it was in Milwaukee. My hometown, born and raised there, and I can remember walking out on the field and Birdie Tebbetts was our manager at that time. And my family was there: my mother and dad, and all my relatives. And as I'm standing on the field, everybody's pointing at me and waving and laughing, and I'm pointing back. And Birdie Tebbetts came up and asked me if I was nervous or uptight about the game. And I said, "I'm not. I've been waiting five years to get here. I'm ready to go."
He said, "Well, we're gonna start you today. I didn't want to tell you earlier. I didn't want you to get too fired up."
I said, "Look, I'm ready to go."
He said, "Well, great, you're in there. And oh, by the by, the rest of us up here wear that supporter on the inside." That was the first game my folks walked out on, too.
But you know, of all of the things that I've done, this has always been number one, baseball. The commercials, the films, the television series, I could never wait for everything to get over to get back to baseball. I still, and this is not sour grapes by any means, still think I should have gone in as a player. Thank you very much.
The proof is in the pudding. No, this conglomeration of greats that are here today, a lot of them were teammates, but they won't admit it. But they were. And a lot of them were players that worked in games that I called. They are wonderful friends, and always will be. And the 1964 World's Championship team. The great Lou Brock. And I remember as we got down near World Series time, Bing Devine, who was the Cardinals' general manager at that time, asked me if I would do him and the Cardinals, in general, a favor. And I said I would. And he said, "We'd like to inject you with hepatitis. We need to bring an infielder up." I said, "Would I able to sit on the bench." He said, "Yes, we'll build a plastic cubicle for you because it is an infectious disease." And I've got to tell you this. I have a photo at home, I turned a beautiful color yellow and with that Cardinal white uniform. I was knocked out. It was beautiful, wasn't it, Lou? It was great.
Of course, any championship involves a World Series [ring]. The ring, the ceremony, the following season in St. Louis at old Busch Stadium. We were standing along the sideline. I was in the bullpen warming up the pitcher. And when they called my name for the ring, it's something that you never ever forget. And when they threw it out into left field. I found it in the fifth inning, I think it was, Lou, wasn't it? And once I spotted it in the grass man, I was on it. It was unbelievable.
But as these players have bats, gloves…I had a great shoe contract and glove contract with a company who paid me a lot of money never to be seen using their stuff. Bat orders…I would order a dozen bats and there were times they'd come back with handles at each end. You know, people have asked me a lot of times, because I didn't hit a lot, we all know that, how long a dozen bats would last me? Depending on the weight and the model that I was using at that particular time I would say eight to ten cookouts.
I once ordered a dozen flame-treated bats, and they sent me a box of ashes, so I knew at that time things were moving on. But there are tips that you pick up when the Braves were going to release me. It is a tough time for a manager, for your family, for the player to be told that you're never going to play the game again. And I can remember walking in the clubhouse that day, and Luman Harris, who was the Braves' manager, came up to me and said there were no visitors allowed. So again, I knew I might be moving on.
Paul Richards was the general manager and told me the Braves wanted to make me a coach for the following season. And that I would be coaching second base. So again, gone.
But that's when the baseball career started as a broadcaster. I remember working first with Milo Hamilton and Ernie Johnson. And I was all fired up about that, too, until I found out that my portion of the broadcast was being used to jam Radio Free Europe. And I picked up a microphone one day and my mic had no cord on it, so I was talking to nobody. But it's such a wonderful, wonderful thing today to be here. And one of my first partners was mentioned earlier, Merle Harmon, and Tom Collins, he's here today. All of those who I have worked with from Merle to Lorn Brown to Dwayne Mosley, Pat Hughes, who now works for the Chicago Cubs, and my current partner today, Jim Powell and Kent Summerfeld. My thanks to all of you.
To my good pal Bob Costas out there. Thank you, Bobby. All of the network people, that has been as much a part of broadcasting for me as anything. The days with ABC and "Monday Night Baseball" with the late Bob Prince and Keith Jackson and Al Michaels and my great pal, Don Drysdale. All of those people have played such a big part in me being here today. Dick Ebersol, the head of NBC Sports. All of them are a big part of what I am. My family is seated over here. I love them very much.
Ulice Payne is here, the president of the Brewers. The commissioner of baseball is a guy that gave me my start. He said, "I want to bring you back to Milwaukee." And I said, "I'll come." And here I am, 33 years later. Thank you, Al. I call him Al, Bud Selig. Wife Sue is here. To all of my Brewer family, Wendy, Laurel Selig… Wendy Selig-Prieb, Laurel Prieb. Tony Migliaccio, one of my great friends. Mike LaBoe, all my people. Jon Greenberg, I didn't even know you were here. You took care of Hal McCoy, what the hell's going on. But all of these people play such a big part in all of our lives.
And to all of you baseball fans around America and any place else, for your letters, your thoughts, your kindness for all of these years, it's been a great run, but number one has always been baseball for me. No matter what else I ever did, baseball was the only way I wanted to go. I thank you very much for your attention today, thank you for having me, and congratulations to everybody here. Thank you very much everybody, thank you.
Thanks to this site
Wednesday, March 30, 2005
Storms?
So I guess the 1st spring storm of 2005 happened this afternoon. I don't know I was in class. It smelled great I love the smell after a rain.
Ya know what kind of pisses me off putting clean dishes next to the sink where dirty ones usually go. Yeah that pisses me off.
Went out after class and had a few drinks and what not left around 9 or so, got home did the 30 and now ready for bed sort of.
Song of the Day: Chevelle "Get Some"
Thought O' Day: Can I meet any one new and single any time soon?
So I guess the 1st spring storm of 2005 happened this afternoon. I don't know I was in class. It smelled great I love the smell after a rain.
Ya know what kind of pisses me off putting clean dishes next to the sink where dirty ones usually go. Yeah that pisses me off.
Went out after class and had a few drinks and what not left around 9 or so, got home did the 30 and now ready for bed sort of.
Song of the Day: Chevelle "Get Some"
Thought O' Day: Can I meet any one new and single any time soon?
Sunday, March 27, 2005
For the coffee lovers
If you have access to the Sunday March 27 Wisconsin State Journal I suggest you turn to page 3 in the Daybreak section. Just above the always riviting Meeting Place personal ads is a column from Dave Berry a very funny man indeed. The title of the column is "Is it feces? Is it coffee? Taste and Discover... it's both!" In it he talks about his love of coffee and why they have gone over the top with flavors. I am going to steal a few lines from it that I find funny and I hope you go out and read it later today. "It is inhumane, in my opinion, to force people who have a genuine medical need for coffee to wait in line behind people who apparently view it as some kind of recreational activity. I bet this kind of thing does not happen to heroin addicts. I bet that when serious heroin addicts go to purchase their heroin they, they do not tolerate waiting in line while some dilettante in front of them orders a hazelnut smack-a-cino with cinnamon sprinkles."
If you have access to the Sunday March 27 Wisconsin State Journal I suggest you turn to page 3 in the Daybreak section. Just above the always riviting Meeting Place personal ads is a column from Dave Berry a very funny man indeed. The title of the column is "Is it feces? Is it coffee? Taste and Discover... it's both!" In it he talks about his love of coffee and why they have gone over the top with flavors. I am going to steal a few lines from it that I find funny and I hope you go out and read it later today. "It is inhumane, in my opinion, to force people who have a genuine medical need for coffee to wait in line behind people who apparently view it as some kind of recreational activity. I bet this kind of thing does not happen to heroin addicts. I bet that when serious heroin addicts go to purchase their heroin they, they do not tolerate waiting in line while some dilettante in front of them orders a hazelnut smack-a-cino with cinnamon sprinkles."
Saturday, March 26, 2005
This space has moved
So I helped Jay move today. I gotta tell ya after awhile I was pooped I just didn't want to walk any more. I guess I am just really that out of shape. I'll let Jay tell you how the move went but all I have to say is I can get it with some leverage and a patio rail.
I also did some shopping in Madison. I went to Big and Tall mens casual shop on odana rd. I bought some black dress pants and a pair of jean shorts. Then I went to Westfield Comics. I love that freaking store. It has so much cool stuff that I would just love to have. I bought like 7 comics and had to put two back. Bad Hamms no buy. But now I realize I fucked up and should have bought one more because its the introduction of Galactus to the Ultimate marvel world. In case you are wondering and I know your not, the Ultimate world is kind of like instead of the comics starting in the 30's-40's-50's its as if they are restarting now. Its updating the characters a bit. Wolverine looks much tougher and a little more Goth S&M and Spider-Man is wussier looking cause well he is in school and all. Ohh and instead of being a photographer for the Bugle he is a web designer so they update it that way.
I was in the fitting room today and well I guess I should NEVER look in mirrors with a body like mine. All misshapen and frumpy. I don't know. Just how am I ever gonna get a girlfriend with a frumpy mashed potatoes body.
I went to Cory Esser's 30th tonight. Happy Birthday old man. Sat around and shot the shit for ages. Then got home and instead of going to bed like I should have so I can do work tomorrow I decided that since I hadn't rode the x-bike today that I had to do that. Exercising guilt like that is kind of exilerating.
A few more things you might not know about me: I used to think that Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel were stupid idea's for shows. I thought they were campy and tried to be funny like the movie was. I didn't realize that they were dramatic, well acted, and VERY well written. Now I love those shows, its just neither is on the air any more. I love natural women. I get upset easily by people not saying the proper words. Wash is not Warsh. There is no R. To is to not ta. I am not going ta the store, I am going to the store. And the over realiance on "ya know what I'm talking about" and the word "basically" UHG I fucking hate people who alwasy start things by saying "basically..." It's like they want your attention. It would be a lot more basic if you stopped saying basically. Finally if I could learn guitar the three songs I would want to learn the most would be "One" and "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" from Metallica and "Shook me all night long" from AC/DC.
Song of the Day: NIN "Closer"
Thought O' Day: Good things cops weren't following me in Madison today.
So I helped Jay move today. I gotta tell ya after awhile I was pooped I just didn't want to walk any more. I guess I am just really that out of shape. I'll let Jay tell you how the move went but all I have to say is I can get it with some leverage and a patio rail.
I also did some shopping in Madison. I went to Big and Tall mens casual shop on odana rd. I bought some black dress pants and a pair of jean shorts. Then I went to Westfield Comics. I love that freaking store. It has so much cool stuff that I would just love to have. I bought like 7 comics and had to put two back. Bad Hamms no buy. But now I realize I fucked up and should have bought one more because its the introduction of Galactus to the Ultimate marvel world. In case you are wondering and I know your not, the Ultimate world is kind of like instead of the comics starting in the 30's-40's-50's its as if they are restarting now. Its updating the characters a bit. Wolverine looks much tougher and a little more Goth S&M and Spider-Man is wussier looking cause well he is in school and all. Ohh and instead of being a photographer for the Bugle he is a web designer so they update it that way.
I was in the fitting room today and well I guess I should NEVER look in mirrors with a body like mine. All misshapen and frumpy. I don't know. Just how am I ever gonna get a girlfriend with a frumpy mashed potatoes body.
I went to Cory Esser's 30th tonight. Happy Birthday old man. Sat around and shot the shit for ages. Then got home and instead of going to bed like I should have so I can do work tomorrow I decided that since I hadn't rode the x-bike today that I had to do that. Exercising guilt like that is kind of exilerating.
A few more things you might not know about me: I used to think that Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel were stupid idea's for shows. I thought they were campy and tried to be funny like the movie was. I didn't realize that they were dramatic, well acted, and VERY well written. Now I love those shows, its just neither is on the air any more. I love natural women. I get upset easily by people not saying the proper words. Wash is not Warsh. There is no R. To is to not ta. I am not going ta the store, I am going to the store. And the over realiance on "ya know what I'm talking about" and the word "basically" UHG I fucking hate people who alwasy start things by saying "basically..." It's like they want your attention. It would be a lot more basic if you stopped saying basically. Finally if I could learn guitar the three songs I would want to learn the most would be "One" and "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" from Metallica and "Shook me all night long" from AC/DC.
Song of the Day: NIN "Closer"
Thought O' Day: Good things cops weren't following me in Madison today.
Thursday, March 24, 2005
Good Food
So me and Page went to Minatori's last night. He had the calimari, as an appitizer, and then for his meal had the stuffed ravioli. Also they give you a salad, and free bread. Mmm good bread. I had the mozzerella, and the seafood alfredo, which I have in the fridge now because well they give you such big happy portions. Its good stuff let me tell you. I suggest you go there. All told all that food cost me 20 bucks. Thats good value. 20 bucks at Olive Garden doesn't buy you that. OK so I am shilling for the place but can you blame me?
Song of the Day: RA "Do you Call my Name?"
Thought O' Day: Can I go take a nap?
So me and Page went to Minatori's last night. He had the calimari, as an appitizer, and then for his meal had the stuffed ravioli. Also they give you a salad, and free bread. Mmm good bread. I had the mozzerella, and the seafood alfredo, which I have in the fridge now because well they give you such big happy portions. Its good stuff let me tell you. I suggest you go there. All told all that food cost me 20 bucks. Thats good value. 20 bucks at Olive Garden doesn't buy you that. OK so I am shilling for the place but can you blame me?
Song of the Day: RA "Do you Call my Name?"
Thought O' Day: Can I go take a nap?
Wednesday, March 23, 2005
Ladies and Gentleman
One weird dream was had last night. I was a motorcycle stunt guy like in the X-games. I was dating a really cute blond and she was part of the tricks I did. Really really really tough tricks that involved her being strapped to me. She was all for it, what ever would further my career. Really weird she had this undying devotion to me. That's weird shit man. Her parents were even supportive of me. That was even weirder.
Song of the Day: Puddle of Mudd "Control"
Thought O' Day: Why do we dream if they mean nothing? and when will we learn to control.
One weird dream was had last night. I was a motorcycle stunt guy like in the X-games. I was dating a really cute blond and she was part of the tricks I did. Really really really tough tricks that involved her being strapped to me. She was all for it, what ever would further my career. Really weird she had this undying devotion to me. That's weird shit man. Her parents were even supportive of me. That was even weirder.
Song of the Day: Puddle of Mudd "Control"
Thought O' Day: Why do we dream if they mean nothing? and when will we learn to control.
Tuesday
Good to see Satan getting some Dap yepp all you ever hear about it God and Jesus. Good to hear Satan getting some Press.
Tonight was to say the least interesting. It was slow at work. We cleaned the last hour I was there. The hot bartender thought she knew me from some where... she didn't. So I went to OT's after work and had a few and this girl we shall call Tami told me I could join her and her friends in their conversation, since it was not going to reach the intellectual cresendo my conversatios with Page reach I opted out. She said she doesn't bite hard, the 1st time, I asked if she bites hard if asked. Well then OT's closed because it was slow so I went to brothers and after a bit Tami showed again. We talked for a bit I bought her a drink and thats about it. She remembered my name which considering recent atempts to meet women was a plus. So she left with her boyfriend non the less, and I went to PVL to pick up my backpack which had some home work in it. As I was getting back in my car I ripped the pis out of my pants on the right thigh. Fucking big thighs. Then when I get home I parked on ice that almost made me slip. Fucking Ice.
So now I am wondering what it would be like to be immortal. Evil but immortal I would deffinatly take. I would just want to know what its like.
Song of the Day: Mushroom Head "Sun Doesn't Rise at All"
Thought O' Day: She was just being nice wasn't she.
Good to see Satan getting some Dap yepp all you ever hear about it God and Jesus. Good to hear Satan getting some Press.
Tonight was to say the least interesting. It was slow at work. We cleaned the last hour I was there. The hot bartender thought she knew me from some where... she didn't. So I went to OT's after work and had a few and this girl we shall call Tami told me I could join her and her friends in their conversation, since it was not going to reach the intellectual cresendo my conversatios with Page reach I opted out. She said she doesn't bite hard, the 1st time, I asked if she bites hard if asked. Well then OT's closed because it was slow so I went to brothers and after a bit Tami showed again. We talked for a bit I bought her a drink and thats about it. She remembered my name which considering recent atempts to meet women was a plus. So she left with her boyfriend non the less, and I went to PVL to pick up my backpack which had some home work in it. As I was getting back in my car I ripped the pis out of my pants on the right thigh. Fucking big thighs. Then when I get home I parked on ice that almost made me slip. Fucking Ice.
So now I am wondering what it would be like to be immortal. Evil but immortal I would deffinatly take. I would just want to know what its like.
Song of the Day: Mushroom Head "Sun Doesn't Rise at All"
Thought O' Day: She was just being nice wasn't she.
Monday, March 21, 2005
Now I know
Hed Pe - Blackout Lyrics
I think I am reading into this WAY to much it is a cool song.
Hed Pe - Blackout Lyrics
I blackout!! Don?t you put words in my mouth Don?t try to shut me up I'm not about plastic skin
I gotta get out, gotta get out, in What about those things you said to me What about the time we've wasted
Everyday's just like the one before
Everytime I see your face...
[chorus]
I blackout You know I gotta get in Just let me in You know I gotta get in But, I gotta know now,
where do I fit in I blackout?
Don't you tell me what to think You'll never know how I should feel I see through plastic skin,
I gotta get out gotta get out, in What about the 5 o'clock news What about the sunday paper
Every day's just like the one before Everytime I turn the page...
[chorus]
I blackout You know I gotta get in Just let me in You know I gotta get in But, I gotta know now,
where do I fit in I blackout?
I can't breathe My heart is freezing While we pray My soul is packing it's bags?. and leaving
Blackout!! what about those things you said to me? I wanna know now where do I fit in?
I think I am reading into this WAY to much it is a cool song.
10 things you probably didn't know about me
Darlene did it so I am copying her.
1. I have a q-tip infatuation, any time I go into the bathroom I use a q-tip to clean my ears.
2. I sign in the car and usually hit the steering wheel to the beat of the drummer.
3. I really am pretty shy around new people. It takes me a while to get comfortable around them.
4. I am not a hugger. Physical contact kinda weirds me out. Getting a hug from a cute girl throws me off like you wouldn't believe.
5. I beleive that there are other forms of life out there. Wouldn't it be arrogant of humans to think that we were it?
6. I am not easily excited.
7. The reason I don't talk to women isn't I'm afraid they'd reject me, its that they would want to be with me.
8. I have never tried any drugs of any kind except alcohol. I have been in the room when people smoked weed but thats it.
9. I have never had a girlfriend, been on a date, kissed some one, held hands, or been intimate in anyway with another.
10. I love furry animals. When I get my own place I'd hope it to be in the country and then have some cats and dogs. I have no understanding how some people can so damn cold hearted to a helpless kitten or puppy.
Song of the Day: Crossfade "Cold"
Thought O' Day: Any other questions?
Darlene did it so I am copying her.
1. I have a q-tip infatuation, any time I go into the bathroom I use a q-tip to clean my ears.
2. I sign in the car and usually hit the steering wheel to the beat of the drummer.
3. I really am pretty shy around new people. It takes me a while to get comfortable around them.
4. I am not a hugger. Physical contact kinda weirds me out. Getting a hug from a cute girl throws me off like you wouldn't believe.
5. I beleive that there are other forms of life out there. Wouldn't it be arrogant of humans to think that we were it?
6. I am not easily excited.
7. The reason I don't talk to women isn't I'm afraid they'd reject me, its that they would want to be with me.
8. I have never tried any drugs of any kind except alcohol. I have been in the room when people smoked weed but thats it.
9. I have never had a girlfriend, been on a date, kissed some one, held hands, or been intimate in anyway with another.
10. I love furry animals. When I get my own place I'd hope it to be in the country and then have some cats and dogs. I have no understanding how some people can so damn cold hearted to a helpless kitten or puppy.
Song of the Day: Crossfade "Cold"
Thought O' Day: Any other questions?
Friday, March 18, 2005
God Damnit
So Norton Anti-Virus keeps saying that I need to update well each time I try to update it says files are unable to be installed please restart your computer and try again. Well I tried that a couple times and it didn't work any of the times. Come to find out that the updates are only for Windows 2000/XP and some other shit. Well we got 98. The Norton I got said it supported it does it no not a fucking chance. uhg fucking uhg.
Also Lafayette County contines its steller performace of not plowing roads. They had the texture of a slushy a cherry slushy not to be confused with a blueberry slushy which you can drive on. Lafayette county where the sun is our salt and the wind our plow.
Song of the Day: Nonpoint "The Truth"
Thought O' Day: You'd think they'd have plowed wouldn't you?
So Norton Anti-Virus keeps saying that I need to update well each time I try to update it says files are unable to be installed please restart your computer and try again. Well I tried that a couple times and it didn't work any of the times. Come to find out that the updates are only for Windows 2000/XP and some other shit. Well we got 98. The Norton I got said it supported it does it no not a fucking chance. uhg fucking uhg.
Also Lafayette County contines its steller performace of not plowing roads. They had the texture of a slushy a cherry slushy not to be confused with a blueberry slushy which you can drive on. Lafayette county where the sun is our salt and the wind our plow.
Song of the Day: Nonpoint "The Truth"
Thought O' Day: You'd think they'd have plowed wouldn't you?
Thursday, March 17, 2005
St. Patrick's Day
So its St. Paddy's day. Woo. I had a midterm today that took me almost an hour to do. I went to my parents to marinate a beef tenderloin and the I went drinking. I started at 12:30 pm and stop at 11:15 or so. yeppers 10 hours 45 minutes. the key is to eat and to have plenty of water. Dale has some new ribs at Brothers and let me tell you they are great. Great barbeque ribs. I had a full rack and was struggling to put them down. Around 3:30 or so I went to see a guy about a horse and saw that The Henge was open so I stopped in. No one in there. I briefly talked to the bartender and just as I was turning to leave some people showed up. One of whom I know was not 21. I wasn't going to report that person to the cops no there are many other things I would to that person though and none of them bad...unless that person wanted me too. Yeah I know I'm a sick fuck and no self-respecting woman would ever want anything to do with me. Well spring break for me has begun it started some time around 10:30am today. I plan on doing nothing for at least a day maybe two then I need to get in gear.
Well I am tired of a lot of things most of all lack of sleep so I am off like a condom before the money shot.
Song of the Day: Earshot "Someone"
Thought O' Day: Do they have a good fake or just trying to skate by? Also what would it be like to be immortal?
Tuesday, March 15, 2005
Sometimes
So I read my critique of how I am as a manager. Well there were some comments that I really didn't understand. One of them was, "asked me if I had done the job, and he asked are you sure? I'm not a liar I know when I do something." Another said "you picked people who were still working to do jobs not ones sitting around." And a third one "asked me to do work when I was still working"
I know pretty much who made these comments. Why because its the way they are written. One if from a person who hates doing anything but gossiping. Another from some one who thinks that they are gods gift to us all and really aren't. The third one is from some one that doesn't understand the concept of time.
I know that they shouldn't get to me but they are. Its really odd the way I am feeling right now. I was a failure at radio, this I don't know if it will work out of not, I have never had a great relationship with anyone, I was never really that successful in sports, and I really am not much of anything in life. Uhg I hate having these feelings.
Song of the Day: Aerosmith "Walk this Way"
Thought O' Day: What the fuck?
So I read my critique of how I am as a manager. Well there were some comments that I really didn't understand. One of them was, "asked me if I had done the job, and he asked are you sure? I'm not a liar I know when I do something." Another said "you picked people who were still working to do jobs not ones sitting around." And a third one "asked me to do work when I was still working"
I know pretty much who made these comments. Why because its the way they are written. One if from a person who hates doing anything but gossiping. Another from some one who thinks that they are gods gift to us all and really aren't. The third one is from some one that doesn't understand the concept of time.
I know that they shouldn't get to me but they are. Its really odd the way I am feeling right now. I was a failure at radio, this I don't know if it will work out of not, I have never had a great relationship with anyone, I was never really that successful in sports, and I really am not much of anything in life. Uhg I hate having these feelings.
Song of the Day: Aerosmith "Walk this Way"
Thought O' Day: What the fuck?
Saturday, March 12, 2005
Tonight
So I went to P-ville to check in with the people at the new Italian restaurant and well people they open this Wednesday. Alex you better get Missy there. There has been almost NO advertising just word of mouth and people are apparently lining up to come and try this place. I find that really weird because restaurants usually struggle to find their clients this place apparently has an in. I hope it does really well as all the people I have met have been good people.
Cuba City girls basketball won the state championchip. And the WI Badgers Men will play in the Big Ten Championchip on Sunday. I must say this I saw this pic of this girl who plays for Barnaveld, Inger Hodgson, long black hair, and just incredibly cute. Also he has a very positive attitude. Then I saw she was a jr and i started thinking damnit damnit damnit I am checking out a girl who is way to young to check out. Damnit damnit damnit.
Then I did check out of age women as me and Darlene went to Hooters in Madison. 1st time I have ever been to a hooters. Our server was Erica (I think) she was nice. Felt kind of dirty checking her out though I was sure to make as much eye contact as possible. She even opened all of my dipping sauces. Don't know if thats protocal or not. She also signed our check and put a little heart around the amount. Nice girl. Datable girl. Said she lives on the North side.
Song of the Day: Soundgarden "My Wave"
Thought O' Day: Can my car handle this?
So I went to P-ville to check in with the people at the new Italian restaurant and well people they open this Wednesday. Alex you better get Missy there. There has been almost NO advertising just word of mouth and people are apparently lining up to come and try this place. I find that really weird because restaurants usually struggle to find their clients this place apparently has an in. I hope it does really well as all the people I have met have been good people.
Cuba City girls basketball won the state championchip. And the WI Badgers Men will play in the Big Ten Championchip on Sunday. I must say this I saw this pic of this girl who plays for Barnaveld, Inger Hodgson, long black hair, and just incredibly cute. Also he has a very positive attitude. Then I saw she was a jr and i started thinking damnit damnit damnit I am checking out a girl who is way to young to check out. Damnit damnit damnit.
Then I did check out of age women as me and Darlene went to Hooters in Madison. 1st time I have ever been to a hooters. Our server was Erica (I think) she was nice. Felt kind of dirty checking her out though I was sure to make as much eye contact as possible. She even opened all of my dipping sauces. Don't know if thats protocal or not. She also signed our check and put a little heart around the amount. Nice girl. Datable girl. Said she lives on the North side.
Song of the Day: Soundgarden "My Wave"
Thought O' Day: Can my car handle this?
Friday, March 11, 2005
This isn't 'Nam there are Rules
Rule 1: Congrats you have a 4 wheel drive truck with big ass tires, congrats you can drive 65 on icy roads, now back the fuck off. Just because your oversized gas guzzler that isn't even remotely being used for farm use can drive in bad weather doesn't mean my front wheel drive car can. I hope you wreck.
Rule 2: If you can't stop in 20 feet stop going so fast. Yeah I know you aren't working of NASA but come on thats simple. I hope you get broadsided.
Rule 3: Icy roads lessen friction. Friction is good for stopping accellerating and all kinds of good things. If you spin out more than twice in a parking lot you should slow down. I hope you hit a parked car.
Rule 4: Talking on your cell phone on icy roads is not safe. Hang up. I hope you hit a telephone pole.
Rule 5: The newer and higher end your car is doesn't mean that I will pull over for you when you try to pass me on icy roads. It does mean that I will laugh a little louder when I see you either pulled over down the road or in the ditch.
Song of the Day: Drowning Pool "Sinner"
Thought O' Day: Can we have spring already?
Rule 1: Congrats you have a 4 wheel drive truck with big ass tires, congrats you can drive 65 on icy roads, now back the fuck off. Just because your oversized gas guzzler that isn't even remotely being used for farm use can drive in bad weather doesn't mean my front wheel drive car can. I hope you wreck.
Rule 2: If you can't stop in 20 feet stop going so fast. Yeah I know you aren't working of NASA but come on thats simple. I hope you get broadsided.
Rule 3: Icy roads lessen friction. Friction is good for stopping accellerating and all kinds of good things. If you spin out more than twice in a parking lot you should slow down. I hope you hit a parked car.
Rule 4: Talking on your cell phone on icy roads is not safe. Hang up. I hope you hit a telephone pole.
Rule 5: The newer and higher end your car is doesn't mean that I will pull over for you when you try to pass me on icy roads. It does mean that I will laugh a little louder when I see you either pulled over down the road or in the ditch.
Song of the Day: Drowning Pool "Sinner"
Thought O' Day: Can we have spring already?
Wednesday, March 09, 2005
drunk drunk
OHHH this is hard I am drunk.
looking for non insane women. POST EDITED FOR CONTENT!!! class at 7:3- 7:30 till 8-9:30 am ohh shit. If you know anybody interested in me e-mail me. Who am I kidding no one likes me. Except Bubble and he a guy.
I am so drunk this took 10 minutes with changes.
Get me numbers people.
Hamms
Song of the Day: Rob Zombie "Feel So Numb"
Thought O' Day: Holy shit I am that drunk arn't I?
PS I am drooling.
***UPDATE***
I feel like shit and its 5:43pm. uhg fucking uhg.
OHHH this is hard I am drunk.
looking for non insane women. POST EDITED FOR CONTENT!!! class at 7:3- 7:30 till 8-9:30 am ohh shit. If you know anybody interested in me e-mail me. Who am I kidding no one likes me. Except Bubble and he a guy.
I am so drunk this took 10 minutes with changes.
Get me numbers people.
Hamms
Song of the Day: Rob Zombie "Feel So Numb"
Thought O' Day: Holy shit I am that drunk arn't I?
PS I am drooling.
***UPDATE***
I feel like shit and its 5:43pm. uhg fucking uhg.
Monday, March 07, 2005
Calender Looking
So I am looking at the calender and realize that St. Paddies day is a thursday. The Thursday before we go on spring break and with no Friday classes well see if I can wrap my car aroung a telephone pole and then go drinking again. WOOO ST. PADDIES!!!!!!
So I am looking at the calender and realize that St. Paddies day is a thursday. The Thursday before we go on spring break and with no Friday classes well see if I can wrap my car aroung a telephone pole and then go drinking again. WOOO ST. PADDIES!!!!!!
Did you know Jesus shaved and looked like GWB?
Read all about it here.
Read all about it here.
Sunday, March 06, 2005
For Tino
Friday, March 04, 2005
Privacy
Somethings are private some things aren't. What I put on here isn't all that private. What is mine is. When I have a folder in Netscape and its my bookmarks that's private I don't expect others to be looking at it to see what my sites are. When I 'hide' portfolios behind and under things that's private. When I leave an opened letter sitting on a table where its only my things, that's private. Jerry doesn't understand this. I had my resume portfolio on a chair behind a quilt rack under two others folders. He found it and read it and told my dad he should read it too. My dad didn't and he bitched Jerry out for having read it too. I am one of those people that when if my name isn't on it I don't bother with it. Its not mine why should I care. Jerry isn't like that. He needs to know what is going on to other people all the fucking time. That's why he has a police scanner. So I am kind of annoyed that he is looking through my things so I leave him a note. One that was upside down and in the printer. Knowing how he has to know what everything is I knew he'd read it. Well he did and now he left me a note saying "small box $25 medium box $36 keys 2 @ $1 a piece $2" his sense of stupidity priceless. I know I could get a few boxes with keys on them. But I SHOULDN"T FUCKING HAVE TO!!!! Respect my things I do yours.
Just now while writing this he was putting things away in the freezer and as he walked out kicked the weight HE put there then he kicked it again. Fucking nimrod.
Song of the Day: Big and Rich "Why does everybody want to kick my ass?"
Thought O' Day: How's meat loaf and taters and gravy sound?
*****UPDATE*****
So Jerry told the postmaster that he is no longer excepting my mail in his po box. He tells me this on a fucking Friday Night. If Jerry is anything its impulsive. A big Fuck you goes out to him tonight. Ohh well I guess this just excellerates me moving out instead of buying a newer car. Thank Jerry Tino for not getting that car.
Somethings are private some things aren't. What I put on here isn't all that private. What is mine is. When I have a folder in Netscape and its my bookmarks that's private I don't expect others to be looking at it to see what my sites are. When I 'hide' portfolios behind and under things that's private. When I leave an opened letter sitting on a table where its only my things, that's private. Jerry doesn't understand this. I had my resume portfolio on a chair behind a quilt rack under two others folders. He found it and read it and told my dad he should read it too. My dad didn't and he bitched Jerry out for having read it too. I am one of those people that when if my name isn't on it I don't bother with it. Its not mine why should I care. Jerry isn't like that. He needs to know what is going on to other people all the fucking time. That's why he has a police scanner. So I am kind of annoyed that he is looking through my things so I leave him a note. One that was upside down and in the printer. Knowing how he has to know what everything is I knew he'd read it. Well he did and now he left me a note saying "small box $25 medium box $36 keys 2 @ $1 a piece $2" his sense of stupidity priceless. I know I could get a few boxes with keys on them. But I SHOULDN"T FUCKING HAVE TO!!!! Respect my things I do yours.
Just now while writing this he was putting things away in the freezer and as he walked out kicked the weight HE put there then he kicked it again. Fucking nimrod.
Song of the Day: Big and Rich "Why does everybody want to kick my ass?"
Thought O' Day: How's meat loaf and taters and gravy sound?
*****UPDATE*****
So Jerry told the postmaster that he is no longer excepting my mail in his po box. He tells me this on a fucking Friday Night. If Jerry is anything its impulsive. A big Fuck you goes out to him tonight. Ohh well I guess this just excellerates me moving out instead of buying a newer car. Thank Jerry Tino for not getting that car.
Wednesday, March 02, 2005
So Tired
I am so tired of show this old man how to do things and how things work. His stupidity annoys me. He always says "I know that" when in reality he has no fucking clue. uhg.
Class went well today. I was in charge and no one seemed to want to shoot me or kill me or anything outlandish. We were done an hour earlier than before. My back hurts like a mutherfucker now though.
I need to buy the new Barbie video and have it sent to my neice.
Song of the Day: Stone Temple Pilots "Vasoline"
Thought O' Day: Is Sunrise Adams really that hot?
I am so tired of show this old man how to do things and how things work. His stupidity annoys me. He always says "I know that" when in reality he has no fucking clue. uhg.
Class went well today. I was in charge and no one seemed to want to shoot me or kill me or anything outlandish. We were done an hour earlier than before. My back hurts like a mutherfucker now though.
I need to buy the new Barbie video and have it sent to my neice.
Song of the Day: Stone Temple Pilots "Vasoline"
Thought O' Day: Is Sunrise Adams really that hot?
