A New Hope

One of the few positives this year has been the new MLB (Major League Baseball) Network available on cable tv. The opportunity to view old games and see great historical players has been a real treat for Nazz junior and I.

Virtually every day we are able to share time together watching events that I had originally seen with his 10 year old eyes.

And last night, as we were watching Ken Burns History of Baseball (the 70's and 80's), the crawl at the bottom of the screen referenced today's opening spring training games.

Renewal.

Because, Baseball is a gift. The passing of memories from one generation to another. My father, years ago, telling me about the greats that he saw play and rooted for and me telling my son about my favorites and one day he'll tell his kids about the players he remembers (and the players that his dad and grand-dad saw).

It's nice to have some hope.

Toonage:

Ozzy Osborne - Take Me Out To The Ballgame (live Wrigley Field)

Ramones - Beat On The Brat (Live 1977 CBGB)

NOFX - Juicehead (Live Brixton, UK)

Jimmy Page w/ Mickey Finn and The Blue Men - Pills



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Now playing: Guitar Wolf - Refrigerator Zero
via FoxyTunes

Burning Renditions

Here in the North East, it's hot. Went to around 100 degrees .
Big Fucking Deal.
The media makes it out like we've never had hot days before. Get over it people. In fact, I wore a denim jacket to work today. Mostly because I couldn't find my holster and I need to carry my sidearm. But people looked at me like I was crazy to have a jacket on. I like it hot. In fact, let it get to 110 degrees. New Yorkers are a buncha pussies. However, it is nce to see sweaty women in various states of undress.

Speaking of pussies, I am going to see Robert Plant and Alison Krauss tonite. So, aside from their collaborations from their album Raising Sand, I'll get to hear pussified versions of some Led Zep tunes, as they are playing reconstructed versions of "Black Dog", "When The Levee Breaks", and a couple of others. Jeez, old Planty looks an awful lot like this guy these days. But Krauss is kinda hot.
But not as hot as it is outside.

Toonage:
Robert Plant & Allison Krauss - Let Your Loss Be Your Lesson
The Replacements - Misty Mountain Hop (Live)
Pearl Jam w/ Robert Plant - Thank You (Live 10-5-05)
Aerosmith w/ Robert Plant & Jimmy Page - Bring It On Home (Live 1-12-95)
Neil Young, Robert Plant & Jimmy Page - When The Levee Breaks/For What It's Worth (Live 1-12-95)

Milk, Milk, Lemonade

This one comes by way of a cyber-sation I had with Sugar Mag. It started out with my aversion to cheeses that are not of cow origin. I do not want ANYTHING to do with goat cheese (or milk) or sheep cheese. That stuff is just too funky for the Nomad clan. Feta cheese is pretty popular, but keep it away from me. And, although I am a former vegeterian, I never got off on that soy cheese stuff either. I want my MOO milk products. I still won't eat a cow, but I got no problem imbibing their lactate! And you know, Keef Richards doesn't eat cheese at all! And if that dude puts everything else in his body, and won't eat cheese, maybe he's on to something!

So, then it got to talking about Human milk. Is there anything wrong with adults drinking human milk (or making ice cream or cheese from it)? After all, it's really healthy and the preferred beverage of choice for infants. So, what's the taboo on grown ups taking a swig?

I look at it as sort of cannibalism. I never had to nerve to partake when I had the opportunity in the past. Which is sort of ironic, when you think about all of the other bodily fluids that are generally exchanged between folks. And yet, here you have something that's good for you and people stay away!

Toonage:

Pink Floyd (w/ Syd Barrett)- Milky Way

Nirvana - Big Cheese

The Rutles - Cheese And Onions

Aerosmith w/ Jimmy Page - Milk Cow Blues

The Beatles - Sour Milk Sea