Ben

Ben Keith died a few days ago, his contribution to music is immeasurable and he was still playing shows just a week ago. From Patsy Cline's "I Fall to Pieces" to being Neil Young's right hand man for over 40 years this man was an amazing musician. Sitting in a folding chair with a guitar across his lap making magic, I was privileged to see him play many times and thank him for every note. Can't imagine the loss to Neil as a musician and as his friend.

Mexicans

OK I want to know why Mexicans refuse to use their backyards? WTF!!! Beer drinking, birthday parties etc. Are they trying to get rid of their kids by getting them run over in the street, that's right I said a STREET not an open field in a park you dipshits. Stopping in the middle of the road, wait you're PARKING there!!!, you fuck, have you ever even seen pavement before, that can be the only friggen answer because nothing else even makes sense. And one of my favorite topics, control your fucking kids you lame ass parents. Wal Mart is not a playground and the rest of us would appreciate it if you just learned to keep them near you and probably on a leash as you seem to have the attention span of a gnat and would not be able to actually watch your own kids. I know this all sounds racist but these are legitimate requests of any human being in this country, so if it is to much for you to act like you are happy to be here, don't let the door hit you in the ass................ I'm just sayin

Idiot #2

Hard to believe the things people will write and put their name on. Take this moron in todays paper who tried to say that we should not have a Supreme Court Judge who would change the Constitution, like it has never been changed and we are still living 1n 1776 and the rules and society have not changed either. What do they think the amendments to the Constitution are? This gun toting asshole is just afraid someone will take away his assault rifle. And they should as he is obviously not capable of rational thought. How can some people still be so unaware of the rest of the world and how we are all dependent on each other to turn around the destruction of the planet and it's people.

Barstool Blues

If I could hold on to just one thought, for long enough to know.

Why my mind is moving so fast and the conversation is slow.

Burn off all the Fog and let the sun through to the snow

Let me see your face again before I have to go

I have seen you in the movies and in those magazines at night.

I saw you on the barstool when you held that glass so tight

And I saw you in my nightmares, but I'll see you in my dreams

And I might live a thousand years before I know what that means

Once there was a friend of mine who died a thousand deaths

His life was filled with parasites and countless idle threats

He trusted in a woman and on her he made his bets

Once there was a friend of mine who died a thousand deaths

Neil Young Zuma Album

In a Pickle over my Pickles

Yes it is that time of the year again. Going to make a lot more this year after pressure from family. Hope it does not stop being fun for me because I will just stop making pickles and then I will be treated like I did something wrong and hear shit about it forever. Why can't people appreciate what is given and not guilt you into doing more. I did manage to explain to Randy that this was my Christmas present to everybody and he can't give them out to anybody, including his kids. Hope that works because I would be pissed for sure. Need to get People to return jars somehow, I do get a lot back but had to buy 6 dozen this time, with lids and rings and cukes, peppers, garlic, dill, and stuff it is going to be an investmant this year. Really should have two canners to get it done quicker, cha ching, that's thirty more dollars

ELKS

Looks like I will be Pool King at the Elks Lodge, not too much competition at least not that I have seen. I am sure some some old fart will hobble up to the table and kick my ass to humble my upity self but thats the chance you take being me. Still pissed at the secratary for jokingly suggesting I may have come accross the can opener (from The Birdhouse) I donated to the Lodge at my State Food managers job. Fuckin Bitch better be careful, I somehow did not find any humor in that comment. Fun place though and nice people for the most part. Teresa is getting interested in going now. She is afraid of the heads, and there are only two. One small one that she never has to get near, and one humongous mother over the inside entrance. I promised to sneak her in the back door if she wants to come.

Idiots #1

What the hell is wrong with people? This woman at one of the prisons I work at is responsible for filling the inmate jobs from the assignments we turn in to her. There are a few jobs that only I fill and only I pick who goes in those jobs. Well she had been told very nicely in writing two months ago about this and when she did it again this week I re-sent the previous e-mail and took care of the changes myself. Did I mention that even though she does not directly work for me I outrank her by several layers. I received a very disrespectful (terrible spelling and grammer) letter making some very incorrect assumptions and accusations on her part. I stopped myself and took the letter to her direct supervisor (who I also outrank) and had her deal with it. And people wonder why they get fired. I should have climbed up her ass and made her cry but hey, I am weakening in my old age. But the dumbass put it all in writing so I can take it to her Union as evidence against her, hmmm maybe I still will.

"Find the losers in the best bars, meet the winners in the dives, where the people are the real stars....." NY

Neil, is there really anything else to say. Bob Dylan is an amateur next to him. I could go on and surely will but for now this is good.

Anybody who knows me knows why this blogged is so named. I will attempt to make sense here but no guarantees. As this is my Blog, there will be no equal time for anybody here, I will be slamming the self righteous, blaming Bush for being the worst president in history and pretty much trashing the right wing nuts of this country. On a lighter note, there will be lots of Neil Young related stuff here as well as pictures my son takes around Oregon.