Now...to some things on my mind today.
I think my wife is amazing. One week after bringing my daughter to the tailgate party before the Bruce show at the arena, she stayed up late last night making my father an Oreo cheesecake...from scratch. Last week, she decided not to go to the show, but came with Avery to the parking lot to hang out pre-show. It was a perfect day. It was Avery's first tailgate. It was Aunt Liz and Uncle Alan's first Bruce show. I got to sit with my mother and David. I got Sari in to the pit. Bruce played Incident. What more could I want?
I think the Bruce shows I saw on this run were great. While I wish he would play more from the new album, I go to the shows with the mindset that I will have a better time than anyone else in the arena. There are some that say he isn't challenging the audience enough. Meanwhile, he is not playing hits, he is taking requests, and while he might not be digging deep in to the catalog, he gives it his all every night. The new album has a very positive tone. We aren't living in a very positive time for many. Therefore, I think the place in the show where the new songs would go has been reserved for three songs, Seeds, Johnny 99, and The Ghost of Tom Joad, that speak to the times we are living in even more so than the new record.
I think my cousin, Mike Levine is amazing. They had the annual Texas Hold Em last week and raised over $200,000 in a terrible economy. Since Matthew was diagnosed with FSGS, Mike has been a crusader for the NephCure Foundation, taking on the challenge head-on. They got some great PR the same night as the poker event with a segment on Fox News. Here is a link for those that are interested. Link to story.
I think Mark Cuban is a genius. For those that don't know Mark Cuban, he is the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, HDNet, and other ventures. He was the guest on The BS Report (Bill Simmons' podcast) this week and after 40 minutes I wanted to quit my job, move to Dallas, become a Mavericks fan, and work for him. He thinks the next big growth industry will be genetic research. I am not betting against him.
I still think Joe Girardi is a weak manager.
I think the season finale of Lost was amazing. Anyone not watching this show should take the next seven months to catch up on DVD.
I think MLB Network is my favorite channel on television right now. The nightly highlight shows are amazing. One host and two former players go through the highlights and will cut to a live game if something exciting is happening. Any baseball fan not taking advantage is missing out.
I think I like my iPhone almost as much as I liked my first TiVo. It's close.
I think making the entire floor general admission for the Giants Stadium show was Bruce & company's way of screwing the ticket brokers. I am not sure if it will work, but I give them credit for trying. I am happy Bruce will be the last musical act at Giants Stadium. If I had to bet, I would bet Bon Jovi is the first musical act in the new, yet to be named stadium.
I still think the Giants should go get Anquan Boldin.
I don't think ARod is responsible for the Yankees turnaround. I think the starting pitching has been much better, taking the pressure off of the bullpen. Yes, he has gotten some big hits and provides better protection for Big Tex, but I won't give ARod all of the credit.
I think Big Papi should start taking some better supplements. We may live in a society where you are innocent until proven guilty, but every time Papi can't catch up to a 90 mile an hour fast ball, he is proving he was on something. Kudos for him if he is clean now, but wow...he has stunk the first two months of the season.
I don't think I care Manny was juicing. Is the 50 game suspension really a good punishment? For someone as lazy as Manny, they should have made him play those 50 games, but not paid him. So he lost $8m. He doesn't care. The punishment is in the public scrutiny. The punishment is also more for the team than the player, although, the Dodgers are still playing really well. Good job Mr. Torre.
I think that's enough for now.
"It ain't no sin to be glad you're alive..." BS
JN
