Going Out Of Business Sale

Yeah, I hate to say it, but it's happening here. I'm dropping out of the everyday blogger role. Why? For two reasons. First and foremost is that I have been teaching a full-time college schedule for a few weeks now, and that makes it almost impossible to find time to do the everyday blogger thing. I won't go into the boring details, but I'll say that if I don't have the time to do it right, I shouldn't do it. Secondly, several of the bloggers I followed have either officially or unofficially dropped out themselves making it difficult to go out and find worthwhile bloggers to interact with. I've said in the past that 99% of the blogosphere is completely unreadable crap. If the 1% worth hanging around starts losing members...ah, you get the picture.

Does this mean I'm done-done? Absolutely not. Not having to post three times a week here will give me time to spend a little more time at the West Point Skateboard Gang blog. Speaking of which, I finished last week's story of what I did when I was subbing and a kid was throwing pennies at a "slow" girl over there. If you want the ending, click here. I also plan on continuing being a world-class commentor on the world-class blogs I follow. When the semester ends, I plan on reassesing my situation, but if I'm working a full-time work load, and I think I will, I don't see how I can reopen. Who knows though? Maybe I'll make a Ginormousboobs-like resurrection out of nowhere someday! Until then, I'll see you around!

Oh one other thing, Beckeye, the Boss and the Steelers still suck! Go Yankees!!!!!

Since You Were Born To Run, Why Don't You Run On Down The Road

I've got a decent-sized CD collection, about 400, but not a single second of it anything by Bruce Springsteen. His Super Bowl halftime performance has done nothing to inspire me to go out and buy any of his music either.

I'll start by giving you that Springsteen is a hall of fame songwriter, possibly the greatest lyricist of all time, and a singer with one of the most recognizable classic voices ever. I concede these points even though I'm not a fan of his music. It's just not my cup of tea.

So what's not to like? Well, I find him to be as phony as a $3 bill. Let's start with his guitar. Why does he hold one, pretending that he's playing? It either isn't plugged into anything or the volume on it is turned down so as not to be heard. WTF? It's not just the Super Bowl, either. I don't follow him, and I haven't seen all of his concert footage, but I've never seen him play a guitar that was hooked up to anything. Either he's a guitar player or he's not. Which is it? I don't mind if he's just a singer, but he's got an image to uphold. A totally fraudulent, fake image, but still...

Next. During the Super Bowl, judging by "face-time", the boss's wife, Patti Scialfa, must be an integral part of the band. Reality: she's a back-up singer, nothing more. Her guitar didn't emit any sounds during the Super Bowl either. If I'm Little Steven, I'd be pissed.

Finally, let's talk about his overall image. I've heard over and over about how ol' Bruce is one of the "common man", that he represents "Joe Six-Pack". If you actually believe this, I've got some prime Florida real estate and the deed to the Brooklyn Bridge I'd like to sell to you. He is a pampered, spoiled, temperamental, prissy prima donna. If you believe otherwise, you're believing in an image crafted by his record company to sell records. I don't fault him for this. I just resent being lied to so blatantly. For years he's turned down doing the Super Bowl halftime show because, he's "the Boss". He's too big to do the halftime show. This year though, he has an album out that ain't doing so well, because the music industry is in utter turmoil and nobody is selling, and it's "hey, about that Super Bowl gig..."

Hey, you want him? You can have him. I'll just continue to ignore him.

A 12 Shades of Awesome Super Bowl Regardless

Yes, ultimately it was a disappointment, but having the lead late in the game was truly amazing. My dad called right after we took the lead and said that we scored too quickly. If we scored before halftime instead of getting scored on, we win. Whatever. My pulse was at about 8,000 beat per minute until Pittsburgh scored the winning score.

I think we're seeing only the beginning of something amazing with the Cards. Now let's sign Boldin for as much as we signed Fitzgerald. The Bidwell ownership in the past has been the model of stinginess in letting good players walk resulting in teams that year after year that can't out of the quicksand of losing. Now Billy Bidwell is too old to be in charge - THANK GOD!! The team is way, way under the salary cap. Let's hope Bidwell's son sees the light. Long live the Cardinals!!!