pt 1 of something

I'm starting to get these unbelievable football withdraw symptoms---eeekk. & for those of you have have already rolled your eyes & said something like "uuhh, here he goes again", well you can just sssshhhhhh! because I haven't done this in quite some time & i do believe this is something of grave importance, etc.(& who ever stated this wasn't half football blog anyway?) & it's funny because so far, this summer has been quite exciting with the Confed. Cup in S.Africa, World Football Challenge (in the states) the Gold CUp (didn't pay attention to it), transfers, MLS, & all these other European clubs coming over for friendlies, see under: Everton, Barcelona, etc., etc.

but it's this 2 to 3 week span in late JUly-early Aug that really gets me anxious BECAUSE all these teasing, sporting exhibitions & all the rumors are flying & everyone seems to be making early predictions & you can already see your squad filling out & in your mind you do thesequite in depth role plays- like if this guy can contribute this, or if that guy can fill in there & slot this in & slot that & points & all & etc., etc.,

& how many teams get stronger when they loose their best (by a country mile) player? NOt many, so that's something that I've got on my plate right now. If M.O. can regain certain ambitious & if I can figure out a way to fix it, damn right I'll call up ole' purple nose himself & straight up tell 'em-cause ya'll know how'n we's do it herr in Kantuckee,...(possibly attempting a prediction, a tried & true 1-20, something I've never done before)

so another friendly today (something called the Audi Cup) & 1 more before the Community Shield Aug. 9th which pits the winner of the previous year's domestic league & winner of the FA Cup, & then BAM! the weekend of Aug 15/16 & then you'll never hear from me again. (at least mid Aug-late May) Just know, it's coming & when it does, I'll be ready for it. England, Spain, Italy, Germany,...hear me now!,.............I AM COMING FOR YOU!!!
(more later)
fyi:picking your nose is different from picking at your nose.

local celebrity look-a-like (pt. 3)

(I think (3?), it's been a while since I've done this) but anyway-Ciao! & all the way back from happy Italy is the happy couple & they come baring happy gifts & such & we're all stoked (happy) to see pics of something possibly called the floritina de la riviera los classico, or something of that nature. Come on, that's gotta be an actual place. No?? so before that trip of all trips, we got together, said some words to make it official & all, & I got a chance to meet the groom's brother who we'll simply refer to as mini-me.

Mini-me seems like a supreme dude, I only got to converse slightly with him, he's supposedly headed off to WI to do some serious grind pounding masters situation on the Italian words, culture, etc., but as the picture proves, there's quite the small resemblance (3.5-4.7) on a scale of 1 ta-& then on the serious gave thee all time best-best man speech at said celebration. Totally moved to almost tears & quite possibly could have shed-but a lot of meaningful stuff about family, & especially having an older brother to help you on your first day of 7th grade, etc. but I've been there & it really hit home-beautiful, moving,..but enough with the feelings & such-

sometimes you just gotta sit yourself down outside at the pool & do that thing,.....(note to special fans of this blog: you know as well as I do, I'd never be caught drinking a Miller Lite. Sometimes in art & more specifically photography, you have to immerse yourself in the character you're trying to emulate. totally devoted to my craft of smiling for the camera, & pretending to look like others, I grabbed the first bottle at my disposal, which was disposed of, & smiled!)



dunno. at one point the little flower girl called me Todd, & wouldn't relent. In her little mind, I was him. children are the future.

it's the stuff DREAMS are made of,...@you

& by that, I'm not entirely sure what I mean(half asleephalfawake mindset),..it's just I started this ep of the "O"riginality of all Star Trek (space science mystery solve-ation-fiction dinette set) problems. you know,...? but I dozed off like all beautiful, healthy,passionate, young men of this country-like on a saturday afternoon Brooklyn Heights walk down street corner thing, & it WAS beautiful...but that image? was it one of a dream, or reality? was Mr. Spock really in my living room dinette set holding my little furrbles as his own? was malice present in his halfhuman-halfVulcan heart? what was his intent? could it be as i'd dreamt in the past? was he delivering new hipster music to me whilst i dreamt of moons & monsters? the moonlight dark ally.. or was it my tight hipster jeans on the skinny cutting off certain blood flow mind awareness?

it's just the original series is effecting me in so many ways currently: the cheese, the colors, the mystery, the melodrama, the wit, the science!, the written word, the spoken word for that matter, the hairstyle, the make up, the sexual tension, the effects, the credits in bright yellow block letters, the intrigue. what must it have been like in the late 60's? the 80's feel. the insanity of it all.

but,..the band Here We Go Magic is from Brooklyn & are worth a check out listen to feel around poke. & they have this whole ethereal poetic sound meets falsetto sweep NY=world vibe-not out of place as Yeasayers younger brother & a cousin to Grizzly Bear (we all know what i think of those). the song Tunnelvision has a very constant feel to it. a pulsating heart-like there is a midnight task at hand-a stop motion star falls to Williamsburg-then this track Fangela has it's own outter vibe that laments Floyd & 1986 &world culture& this incessant clap in the background-impossible not to drop your head & turn it from side to side-synth elect. orb

& one more hot unknown capacity is surely austin/brooklyn's NEON INDIAN which i'll hear quite frequently on Sirius ch 831 (shout out to my boi Jake Fogelnest-what what!!)but you can grab a gander at-hot electro-funk 80's mix keyboard button press dance off situation. we're all hipsters at heart, aren't we?

correspondence & the like

Good morning Benton,

How does this (2^nd) dreary day find you?

Have you heard any of the Monsters of Folk yet? They are featured on a recent NPR podcast. (I’m always telling you about these, I’m sure you’re aware-) Doesn’t sound exactly like I thought it would, (not a lot of folk involved) but definitely has that sort of “super group” feel to it that I usually don’t care for. See under The Raconteurs & also 99% of the charity/benefit recordings. Also featured is some artist called Yim Yames covering George Harrison. Yim sounds strikingly familiar to someone, I just can’t place it. He’s got this whole beautiful falsetto Louisville thing going on, weird. We shall see I guess. Just never understood the reason why artists feel the need to combine with peers & create such a similar sound to that of which they've already created. I just realized why I'm sitting behind a desk & not behind a guitar.......

Shaun has taken his reporting of comic con to a totally new & exciting level. I counted close to 10 tweets in one day, a record for his kind. Despite the fact that I’m enjoying the pics of the floor & booths, etc., he sent me one late last night (that woke me up!) by email that was simply titled “how I feel right now”, or something of that nature. The picture, which I’ll show you, or, you may have also received it, is him parked in what looks like a hotel room chair, just starring up to the ceiling. He looks utterly drained & exhausted in the photo. Those dudes will come back more enervated than they can possibly imagine, & hopefully a handshake or 2 to tell us about. I'm still stoked for them.

Anyway, that’s all for now. Looking forward to maybe fellowshipping (sp) with you guys this weekend. Angela & I have already conversed & most definitely would enjoy a pint of Stella or 2 Friday evening. A possible return to Pazzos looms? Have you ventured out into any more sushi dealings recently? Someone has a birthday coming up, maybe a Seki visit is in your near future.

Yours in friendship,

Jesse

short poem to my brother in the Summer:

such fond memories
of Fall
champions league nights
at your house
with beer
where the dark night
sets in early
& United win, surely..

the return: (återvända)

eventualities remain intact
dub-step stress loom& hatch
post match praise without a catch
darling, boogie-woogie, match!
(destitute accelerate surface, flex)
picnic prongs mixed & ready
sliced up dongs bleeding steady
return to duff, dull & needy
the need for funk, splice the ditty.
(expedite reading: picture the entry)
burn the bridge, the paper, the contract
alliance cry, Oh cry!, remain cracked
blown ashes/saves, mutual admiration backed
return animals & insight slaves tracked.
(this is the return entry, where creativity lacks)

please sign this contract stating you'll dance at my wedding,......Thanks.

& wow-that was something I never thought I'd hear, but I suppose it makes safe sense-especially me just getting back from a celebration of 2-& you know what,...? I did a fair bit of dancing myself, but could I have been one of those guys who dances, makes fool of himself & no one says anything to him afterward?? because i seem to remember not 1 comment.you know,..maybe I was so bad that people just tried to avoid me--but can I say,..when some classic MJ comes on---maybe billie jean, etc- i just can't contain myself. & i think maybe people were just incredibly impressed by my moves, style, grace & overall funk-a-bility that they just didn't know how to approach me,..hhmmm,..only time & film will tell.

but happy old style 30th bday to a supreme matelast night & we're all just getting ready for the after party this morning which takes place at Alfalfa's in downtown Lexington K-Y. he was "flirty at 30" all night. & i know you've heard of this place before but a dominatrix omelet & cinammon coffee await & it all becomes clear after that-you really tend to put your life into perspective. so on offer is a downtown brunch & we must end up watching the harry potter film at some point-it'll end up being a nice little Sunday afternoon if things go as planned. I hope you find joy in your pursuits today(ggaaww! the film Dick Tracy just came on,..do you remember? wow the colors, such an enjoyable romp!) however,..today on the day of all days, i leave you only with love but also with this:

GGAAWW! & quite possibly

hhmmm, I quite possibly have the most insanity of time warp songs stuck in head this AM. see if you can guess,..we're talking about one of the all time greatest in annoy-fest. & yes i was just at a wedding- real bad though, like proper brain rattling asphyxiation--but,...you guessed it:

the electric slide! someone please assist me-but worse than the tune is the actual visual interpretation that I receive- i can see (throughout) my entire childhood & adult life actual people performing said tradition. complete with 80's attire, hair faux pas, & extreme weight condition. I reman, In debt.

Also, my current obsession Grizzly Bear should take the stage left tonight on Letterman. (I hope I got my facts straight) JUst do yourself the favor. I need a vacation from the vacation. w/love,

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& better than ever, well,..that's debatable,..but just opening the lids of me glazzies this AM & had an "incredulous" time away from monsters,..only just returning the beast that was the charger back into the garage/(& man could that thing fly like an eagle down the inter. so much so, even the aeroplanes & chopper copters in the sky caught me doing it/2-4-0 $$worth.eeekk.oouch!)also the drip-drop of the automatice brew master machine situation is pitter-patter time,.so, it's safe to say im waiting,..or awaiting arrival....however,...

people change over time & grow & prgress, (if everythings going right)for them. & people meet people & change again in one way or anotherthen decide to wrap themselves up in each other & that's it!!so, in review(in ni particular order), road, drive, music, podcast, weather, speed, arrive, navigate, meet, beer, sleep(notmuch)rain, book, coffee, joy, rotund development, walk, walk, walk, thai, family, beer, sub, sun, celebration, dance, dance, michael jackson, dance, sleep, party, food, rain, sun, pool, almost drown, love, meet, develop, coffee, fart, rain, sun, record, drive, speeding ticket, sing, explore, relax(almost), photo, photo, listen, soak in, drive, baseball, geez, baseball, remembrance, hug, hug, hug, laugh, sing, sleep, laugh, talk, talk, laugh, flex, circular motion &,.............anticipate!


& can i now leave & only relax & loads to do before the reaclimation to the grind, buit thanks to all my fans,supporters, trust fund, florida highway patrol (wanker), new peeps, new friends, fam, & one more final thing before,.....it's been so long since I've written the word,.....FUNK!!

haha,..wow,...whoa, that felt so good, it's quite possibly one of my favs,..aahhh, better. more later, see ya, love ya, & love you!!

myxomatosis-

or
fiery crash interstate explosion
skin rash nerve ending device
segue into
beat scene beach arrival announcement
road trip planning statement fix

rock star stalking weed branch walk
snap photo take picture talk
high 5 musical taste
days off read paste
dreary funk amalgamated mix
rental tears on depressed beer fix

this is it, the big goodbye
the twilight sad
the real emotional high
stolen words from days gone bye
traveled roads from meteors that try

remember me in your dreams (tutin)

don't look back in anger,....

(is an incredible rock song by an incredible rock band from,...)but
remember when we kicked their ass?
like proper American (toby keith) style
so celebrate happy blah day w/me.
declare something
w/love

word spread love flow jelly jam slice---the bread of life?...anyone? oh yeah, & the States.

starting today, I'll be slightly to ever more-(ly) transversing (which isn't a word, I know-but it just sounds right) various parts of the lower continental United States. It'll be a lot of "Hi", "how are you?", "Yes, thank you." "Oh yeah? I guess I do remember that you changed my diaper." etc., etc. But rewarding & overall OK, I suppose. I'll try to post something of note/depth at least once or twice as I'm sure you'll be reeling to read. Maybe a photograph of sorts. (& then next week or so a huge celebration/party-stay tuned for details)

Today I have on my brown corduroy pants that I've had for quite some time, brown Clarks Wallabees, which I've had for even longer, (probably since 17/18-circa Hanover shoe store-Melbourne Square Mall, Melbourne, FLA.) brown socks, & my current all time almost fav light blue dress shirt, sleeves rolled up with 1 to 2 week beard situation. No tucking in, & in some circles, what could be conceived to be a slight tan. The tan stems from my sick day activities.

Last night I finished the 4th season of a show called The Wire. It's probably the most realistic, gritty & CAPTIVATING! show ever. I may have mentioned it once or twice recently. The show has examined the various aspects of the drug trade in the great American city of Baltimore, but more specifically it examines the roles (in depth) of all the different players involved, i.e., detectives, dealers, lawyers, politicians, addicts, family members, & even school faculty---it ain't no cop show. or,...it's not just a cop show. I have 1 final season to partake in, which is 5, & am trying to schedule time for that in the next few weeks. Shows that The Wire is better than:

all of them.

Lastly, I want to just briefly mention 1 or 2 things about the beautiful game. Now, I'm sure most of you have seen in the news recently certain exploits of the USA Men's National Soccer team (here, we call it football). & hopefully I don't need to go into detail what happened, what it means, etc., but a massive game for them on Sunday that they ultimately lost, but where were you when that 2nd goal went in(?), & for the next, I don't know, 15-20 minutes the States were 2-nil up on Brazil, & you just thought that this was going to be it,.......& ya know what's funny? Why do I feel more passion & purpose supporting another country as my #1? It makes perfect sense in my mind, but can it even be put into words & explained to another human being? Is it wrong of me? Would not an outsider scoff in amazement in regards to my loyalties/affiliations? Will the English ever accept me as one of their own? Where were you in '98 when Michael Owen scored that incredible goal v Argentina? (16) Who is anyone to judge me? Are these simply sports teams at the end of the day? Am I a modern day Aldrich Ames or maybe even J. Iscariote? These are all questions for another day & more importantly than them are the 2 fingers (V!) I hold up to the mainstream American sports press. You know why,....?

We don't need you!! Hey, this is America right? home of the cable television, DVR, satellite dish, European corner pub, underground football culture. It's so easy to get a fix. Point??? (i'll attempt a solidified clarification) If these bone heads don't get football, aren't impressed by the skill, then fine! At what point does it come down to supporting your country a little? If I can get up for the States in a country that (mostly) could care less about this sport, then surely someone who covers sports for a living can. Listen, Soccer has been supposedly close to blowing up now in this country for the better part of 15 years, possible even 30-35 if you count the whole Pele' thing. But it hasn't yet. Why? I mean it's grown, sure, but on a grand scale, hosting the World Cup in '94 didn't do it, MLS hasn't done it, The Men's Semi-Final squad of '02 didn't do it, the Beckham experience for sure hasn't done it, I could go on, but more importantly than Why(?) is the fact that it's probably never going to get past 5th or 6th most popular in this country. Hey, that's OK! If you don't get it, fine. I don't hear Jim Rome or any of those other guys on PTI or whatever complaining as to why Euro football snobs like me haven't been keeping up with the NFL salary cap issue, or the MLB steroid hearings. Like I said, I'm not lacking for coverage. end-out of breath.

I know this is random & scattered, but important to me & something I needed to get out, kind of like vomit in a way.