Comments on: Urine Samples, Apologies, and Regurgitation

By: JeffInDenver

JeffInDenver — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:37:08 +0000

October’s an interesting month, every year. Some years, we get fall, and slowly ease in to winter. I remember on year, literally playing golf, in shorts, the day after Christmas. Then, like this year, September 30 is sunny, and 76 degrees. October 1 is overcast, snowing, and 32 degrees. October is a very bipolar month here.

Yeah, I was a little disappointed in the Rockies, especially after we took one in Philly. I thought they’d beat Philadelphia, then lose to the Dodgers in 6. LA has had our number for the last several seasons.And, Selig loves the allmighty dollar FAR too much to shorten the season. If anything, he’ll mandate domed stadiums, and extend the season…….

By: AngryWhiteGuy

AngryWhiteGuy — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:23:41 +0000

JeffInDenver- just revisited the older updates, since Wednesday’s is late. Great stories.

Too bad about the Rockies. I was really pulling for them. Is snow in October the norm there, or was that rare? Im hoping it snows like a bitch in Philly and NY during the series to convince Selig to shorten the season or something.

By: JeffInDenver

JeffInDenver — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:20:50 +0000

@AngryWhiteGuy

Fake dad: didn’t have one. Had a real one, who thought appropriate reaction to a smartass comment from a 10 year old was to pick me up under my arms, and throw me about 10 feet, backwards, in to a sticker patch. He had always been quick with the belt, but things weren’t ever the same after that. Had the parents not divorced not long after that incident, I probably would have killed him. As it stands, I did end up pulling a gun on him, when he & mom were having a particularly nasty fight in the kitchen. He had her in a bear hug, and was hitting the cabinets with her head, but that’s what he considers “defending himself.” I told him he could get the fuck out, or die where he stood. Mom & sis will both attest to that.
Given my childhood, and the punishments therein, I have never laid a hand on my children, save once, when my 6 year old earned a single, open hand swat on the bottom, for throwing a fork at her mother.

Missed opportunities: Hmm…. there were probably many, but I have managed to forget them.

Right place, right time: 18 years old, in a band, on the way to the studio to record some drum tracks. I had a bottle of Beam, and needed some cokes to mix. Stopped at a convenience store, where I ran in to my middle school girlfriend. We chatted for a bit, and I invited her to the studio. She came along, I got my tracks done, along with several drinks each, and we went back to her place. I’m turning 39 in 9 days. She and I have been married for 17 years, now. And here’s the kicker…… She was at the convenience store, visiting her fiancee at work…… heh.

By: Ed

Ed — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:35:37 +0000

Thanks AWG!

By: AngryWhiteGuy

AngryWhiteGuy — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:32:55 +0000

Trish- saw them with Thrill Kill Cult a few years ago at an outdoor courtyard that can only hold about 1500 people called Jannus Landing in St. Pete. Has to be in the top 5 of the 300 or so concerts I have seen. Saw them a couple of times before that, but the sound was distorted at both venues, even by their standards. Outside is the way to see them.