The Road to the Concert

A mere Uber ride to the Pechanga Arena...what was once called the Sports Arena...yup, down here in south SoCal, er, San Diego...a concert to be viewed...Blake Shelton...so, you have the premise...now, here are the actual facts, ma'am....an uncensored take on the happenings of the eve....

The ride...our guy got in a jam...like around the arena...we had to double back and then dropped off...fortunately in the right place...total luck job...we pranced right up to a 'smallish' line to get into the festive hall...security at these events are not only time consuming but, detailed to the max...I got thru, then Marsh was held up?...say what?...her mini purse, was 1 inch too big...what?...we had to exit and get rid of the bag...WTH?...

Many ladies were in the same predicament...the bags were tiny, as is...people were ticked, of course, as were we...we did not have a car to go back to, and drop her bag into...one gal, in the same pickle, hid hers in the foliage surrounding the arena....geez...after searching and asking others, we found a trailer that one can 'rent' a locker for $15!...at the entry of one of the gates...you have GOT to be kidding me...no other option, so that's what we did...

Guess what?...now back into the bloody entrance lines...which, for some reason, had swelled...my guess due to the lady bag caper...that slowed the entry process immensely...we noticed the gals ahead of us, had purses that were as big if not bigger than Marsh's...we warned them...but now, the line we were in, the security bloke let them crush the bags smaller...and let them in!....

Finally, in...and to find our seats...turns out we are on the floor...I don't know what I was thinking to get 'floor seats'...floor seat people STAND the whole concert!...2 hours of standing?...WTH?...Lauren Alaina was already on the stage...as we were a late entry due to the above lady bag fiasco...must have been a bad sound system, as she seemed like she was warbling...ha ha...the lights were off...damn if we couldn't see where we were to go...

And the hired help....just pointed to where we might go...there were times thus far, that I thought we might just get an Uber and depart back home...but, the cost of the tix, made me stay...er, us...found the seats...and get this...everyone around us were soused, or just about getting there...we were drinking agua...water, kids...due to the last nite carousing...$5 a bottle precious spring water...or so it said...the bloke in front of us, let me be clear...he was not a smallish lad...had 8 pints of beer while we were there...everyone had loads of suds, wine, or margaritas....not us, we had spring water...and...they were ALL STANDING UP!....

Blake was great...but, one thing was weird...he was sweating a whole lot...was it hotter on stage?...or, what was going on?...he has so many hits, that the songs just kept on a coming...and his duet with Alaina, was simply terrific...but appeared, to take a lot out of him...whatever...

We were pooped, and figured an hour and half of him was enough...and decided to git out...geez, and an hour and half of standing, was basta for us two amigos...now...we had to find that bloody trailer with the lady bags in 'em...eureka!...found and in our possession...now get the Uber and head back home....

There were a gaggle of cabs ready...thus, I went over and asked what was the cost to get to downtown...not sure if any of the boys, were English speakers...but, I heard $20 dollahs...agreed to it...and when we pulled up to our condo, I restated '$20?'...he nodded, I gave him a 20...and he asked for a tip...I wanted to tell him that he should get outta the biz, but that wasn't the tip he was asking for...another $5 left me wallet...

This may be an overstatement , but for the evening we could have flown to and from Maui...stayed for a week...and paid about the same amount of cash...I digress...

R...R...R...Redneck...one of his more illustrious songs, that all us Injuns were singing along to...

B. S.

Not what you think...B. S. that I am referring to, is the concert that we are going to this eve....Blake Shelton...one of our favs, and he has like 2 or 3 opening acts...one being the AI gal, Lauren Alaina...shall be fun, kids...if you haven't yet, download, buy, or find the vinyl of his greatest hits...terrific!...but, I am a country type of guy...

Talk about hits...taking them...the Stock Market is woeful, right?...the Futures say another 750 down today...there goes our new car...and house...and well, lots of stuff...hang on for the ride...it may be worse than a roller coaster...

Man, I say a lot about moving here, there, and everywhere...(The Beatles)...but, this place is pretty dawg gone special...as I walk out on my deck at 6 am, in a tank top...the weather, kids...the weather...not too hot, and not too cold...as we walked to a happy hour last eve...ended up at the bar that Top Gun was filmed..."You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling'...met the owner...talked to some dude who was a fish monger...'stay away from the southern halibut'...'swordfish down here, is the best'...and told me to look for a luvar fish...dynamite flaky white...news to moi...oh yea, with them Mackles...party on, Garth...

The mighty Padres won again...hmmm...Gore thru 8 pitches in his debut...all for outs...talked to some blokes who went to the Cactus League for 5 days of Padres...said this manager is all biz...will get after any and all, if they slump off...nuttin but good reports, thus far...but, they are winning...

No word yet, on who Eliz Warren is going to endorse...this have an impact?...I think it does...either Joe, Bernie, and er, Tulsi...

Coronavirus....reports that there are about 100,000 cases worldwide...we need treatments soon...

College hoops...this is the time of the conference championships and auto bids to the Big Dance...you win it and you are in...SDSU had to make a come from behind to beat the entire Air Force...UO walloped Cal...OSU took it to Stanford...there you go...they all move on...

Have a nice Friday...

Another Throwback?

Just watched a 'throwback' Thursday...as the list of all the viruses we have had, seemingly in election years...thing is, there are always viruses a brewing...so many strands, it is highly complicated...this coronavirus is one of those...especially, when it seems like the medical field is a bit baffled by it...don't do this, don't go there, don't touch this...just don't...should we all just bunker down for a while?...

The 'dwindling' blog I ran a couple of days ago...sure fit the needs of Joe Biden, right?...one more bit the dust...Mike Bloomberg...and gave HIS support to Joe, too...hmmm, isn't that all of those who quit, have done?...well, the ones lately...is forming quite the allegiance of folks that want this moderate as the candy man...saw the interview of Bernie last eve, by Rachel Maddow on MSNBC...gosh, I like Bernie, too...I am OK with either of the two...

BREAKING...Eliz Warren is suspending her run for the Demo spot...no word on who she may throw her support for...that leaves Joe, Bernie, and ah, Tulsi...

One thing that disturbs moi...is that we still have the lack of young voters, VOTING!...Bernie was supposed to get them out...I dunno...is it that the schools are not teaching the politics anymore?...or, is that topic too controversial?...the school districts don't want their employees showing favoritism?...a stat...how many people go onto college, after high school?...in Cali, they say 63%...but only 24% are to 4 year colleges...that's a lot of kids, out in the work force...like right away...3 out of 4...you'd think they would vote...as they are living right now...in the real world, not in a University...hmmm...

Let's go into this more...how many of these kids read the news?...or watch the tele when it comes to the news?...sadly, I fear not often...and this gives us more people in the work force, that don't vote...am I wrong or am I right?...

Listen, kids...the Horse tried walking the course yesterday...been almost a year...got thru 13...and had to pack me cart on a electric one...ha ha...the walk and my excruciating hard swing did me in...did finish and it is step one...

A gaggle of interest, especially by the media...about the Mavs/Pelicans game last eve...NBA...Luka versus Zion...two of the young guns in the league, so to speak...they are both getting better...BUT...Luka could be the next BEST player...the only negative, is that he seems heavy...lord, he just turns 21 today...but, get in better shape, and he will ROOST...hey, and staying in the league...the word out is that Steph is returning to the floor tonight...

This is from right field...but, who doesn't like crispy fried chicken?...well, other than vegetarians...I have been reading a lot about the prep work...involved...and came upon this article...that they key, is to add corn starch to your batter...how much?...they were saying a quarter of the mixture...seems too high...anyone out there have a comment?...

The mighty Padres got beat...the streak is done at 8...as the 'starter' gave up 6 in the first and didn't get but one out...ewww...to the minors for that bloke...big interest today, as another one of them 20 yr olds is chucking today, McKenzie Gore...stay tuned to this bat channel...

I can't take credit for this...but from Colin Cowherd...'I do recommend eating two slices of banana cream pie before bed...you will wake up full of energy and potassium...'...what's not to like?...

The Futures were abysmal today...and this after a great day...who the heck can figure the pattern...makes no sense...

Momentum

There is no bigger signs of MOMENTUM than in politics...once the ball gets rolling, it is near impossible to stop...Trump had it in the '16 primaries on the Repub side...who knows why, it just happened, that's all...and in the last 3 days, Joe Biden, got it...what the heck?...what was a walk in the park for Bernie Sanders, has turned into a battle of the two elite...

Biden won 9 states yesterday...NINE!...ie, the one that has the most delegates, Texas, in the south...hmmm, is that state considered in the south?...Sanders won 3...and there are 2 still not in the win column for either...Cali and Maine...my state will surely go for Bernie...oh yea, and Bloomberg bought Samoa...and Tulsi got her only delegate there, too...

Notice there aren't any signs of promise for Eliz Warren?...she didn't even win her home state...it is time to get out...who might she give her support to?...she has so many of the same philosophies as does Bernie...you'd think she would go that way...I dunno...

As George Wallace said, 'people are stupid'...no greater example than right here in Cali...where Mike Bloomberg spent over $500 MILLION BUCKS in ads alone...and there were so many Californians who bought right in...he was 2nd!...oh my...

I tell ya one thing for sure...security needs to be amped up for the 2 top candy men...Bernie and Joe...in the latter case...Biden was speaking in LA, and 2 protestors rushed the stage...got on it...could have been lots worse...and this...don't mess with Jill Biden...as she got right into the face of the 2nd protestor...and pushed her away...the point is...get SECURITY!...

So there you go...the two at the top, are virtually even in delegates...as we traverse to next Tuesday...where there are 6 (?, I think) states up for grabs...momentum?...I think it is there...for Joe...we will test out my theory then...

Other...

You can down play this all you want...but the mighty Padres won yet again...9-0...that's 8 in a row...ah, momentum...ha ha...today, Mackenzie Gore goes...hmmm...

Lord, the devastation is worse than I thought in the Nashville area...there are many still unaccounted for...the pix of the path of the tornado, is just heart wrenching...

WTH?...the news outta of this regime, was that we signed a pact with the Taliban in Afghanistan...right?...it was over, the war...right?...well, then, why did we fire airstrikes at them today?...can you believe anything that Donny says?...

The coronavirus...there is speculation that mass gatherings might not be the best...talk of having the Big Dance, crowd less...really?...TV, only...weird...

Alaska Airlines is offering $99 one way tix to Hawaii...woah...must be people are afraid to get on board, due to the virus...now, if the hotels were offering the same sort of discount, we would be scheduling the trip, like right now...

Biden winning Texas is huge...thanks to Amy, Pete, and Beto, for added help...for sure...

Rebound day for the stocks?...the Futures were dead wrong yesterday...

Trump claims, unproven, that his IQ is 145...I think he left out a decimal point...or, that was the time that it was administered...one of the two...

There is a name for this...when in hoops...a dribbler of the rock, gets fancy...and dribbles the ball through the legs of an opponent...called 'nutmegging'...to humiliate the defender...well now, an NBA 'star', Atlanta's Trae Young, has been doing this around the league...and met his match...as he did the move on PDX's Ariza...who promptly shoulder bumped the foo, off the court...some call this 'old school'...I think he is one step away from really getting popped...no class, kid...

Hey, off I go...out to the links...my last couple of rounds have not been legendary...hmmm, building up my GHIN for the Bozo trip, I reckon...

Super Tuesday

Fourteen states...are voting today...14!...as these primaries get a ratcheted up...6 are in the south...there was a humongous storm going thru the region...which means what?...Cali is huge...which means what?...hey, there are other things going on, too...that may? affect the voting...

Out of nowhere, Amy stopped running, and gave her support to Joe...as did Mayor Pete, as predicted...and then, Beto did, too...you seeing a pattern here?...the right of the left, so to speak...is this a call to unite?...are the Demos in fear of a Sanders campaign that can't beat Donny?...all the polls say he can and will...well, nobody can predict what peops actually will do...what will Eliz do?...after today...will Mike throw his money on the apparent Super Tuesday winner?...will it be him?...or Tulsi?...and why oh why is she still in the race?...

The political stations of the pixels will go absolutely crazy today...hey, this is what they live for...what will people do?...I, too, am really intrigued by the uncertainty of it all...I have a feeling...but, not for sure...duh...let's see where this goes...

As much hoops as I watch, I usually hone in on a team or teams that I figure could win the Big Dance...this season, there are way too many possibles...the pick is...fuggit about it...the high chances are with the Zags...but, they historically play bad in one game...and poof...something tells me to watch out for Virginia...my heart goes for SDSU and them Ducks...

The Lady hoops...there are 4 that could win it...one being South Carolina...and one being the Ducks...figure these are the cream of the crop...and am pulling for UO big time...hey, the conference T's start up this week for both the guys and gals...

What a rebound for the stocks yesterday!...sheessh...and, if the Futures are an indication, another good day, today...interesting, was the Kohl's stock up big time...cuz of their affiliation with Amazon?...I dunno...

The Bachelor is down to two ladies...gosh, that sounds terrible...ah, Pilot Pete has narrowed his one true love down to 2...and, if the promo is correct, he loves them both...you following?...to make matters more complicated, ABC is taking 2 days of air, to show the 'dramatic' conclusion...

Word out this am, about terrible tornadoes in Nashville!...deadly, too...I can't imagine the terror of going through one...

The boxing world...has been quiet for some time...Muhammed Ali dominated it for such a long time...and then, it seemingly, went away...now, it is back...with some very big dudes standing toe to toe...the heavyweights...concussion protocol?...not in this sport...

The mighty Padres won their 7th straight...does anyone give this credence?...the Horse does...

The Knicks beat the Beard and the Mouth...how can this ever happen?...small ball blooper...hey, this is the New York Knickerbockers, who beat no one...well, hardly ever...

Tremendous work of policing...in the San Jose (NoCal) area...where they caught a bloke who was planning a mass murder....of all things, a UPS worker...

Yahoo (remember them?) has an article out today...that gives 3 possible outcomes of the Super Tuesday vote...hmmm, done just before yesterday's colossal change in candy peops...regardless, the author thinks that Bernie will still be in lead after it...the key is, by how much?...

And so it goes, this grand day...3/3/'20...

Dwindling

The Demo race has just become a tad bit smaller...DWINDLING!...as two of the candy peops have called their campaign OFF!...billionaire Tom and Mayor Pete...the latter surprised me some, as why not wait until the results of Tuesday?...he must have knowledge that it wouldn't go well...so, who does that leave us?...Bernie, Joe, Eliz, Mike, Amy, and, ah, Tulsi...right?...things will shake out quite nicely tomorrow...

Where do the Mayor Pete's voters go?...it is a significant amount...so that could sway things, right?...I read that they would go to Eliz and Joe...which makes the Bernie path a rougher road...hey, we did vote...but, to put them in the drop off site, was another matter...most were closed yesterday...and those open, not until 12:30...could they make it any harder?...we ended up in Mission Valley...good lord...

Not dwindling...is the number of reported coronavirus victims and those who have contacted it...actually, the medical peops said that it has been here for some time...just didn't have a name yet...

Dwindling...the stocks...another terrible morning for the Futures...ah, JJ, you SURE we are good?...

Not dwindling...the mighty Padres won their sixth straight game in the Cactus League...Wil the thrill, even had a game winning dinger...a new man?...

Now some quickies...

Judge Judy is calling it quits...25 seasons?...finally...not a fan...

The Bachelorette has been named...Claire...oh my...what, 38?...how many of these shows has she been on?...to say that she is one of my least favs is an understatement...

The LaLa Lakers beat their JV's again...without the Brow, too...I will say that Zion was more in the mix...not just a flash...

We broke down yesterday, and went to In N Out...worth it...but, have you noticed the rise in their prices?...subtle...

Am watching the CNN series on the Royal Fam in Britain...really?...this still exists in a real country?...you WANT your taxes going to them?...just what do they do?...

We have had on and off rain type of stuff over the nite...am waiting for the word out at El Cajon...am guessing it wasn't too bad...for the golf...

Try this...on your TV apps...may be in the cable settings...that is if you still have cable...You Tube...and choose the music...they will show you lots of vintage videos...way cool...one, in particular was a duet with Smokey and Linda...

Now that I mentioned it...the price of cable is way up there...I just pay it...and close me eyes...am real close to finding an alternative...or, close my eyes and pay it...whatever...

Bought one of those rotisserie chickens from Costco...OK, hooked...how are their ribs?...

The worst week on Wall Street since '08...thanks Donny...like he had anything to do with it...

The hottest selling item in the USA?...masks...and the medical peops say don't buy 'em...

Yes, we are golfing...just thought you ought to know...

Just pondering this...if you are a candy person...and there are 14 states that vote tomorrow...how can you be at all of them?...Cali is huge, all by itself...er, the number of delegates...for sure...

See U on the web net...

The Race is on...now 2

What a smashing win for the Biden campaign...I mean of epic terms...a near 30 point victory, which must signal out to the next set of voters on Super Tuesday...14 states...which, caught us off guard a bit...we are in that conglomeration...have had our ballots on the counter for a couple of weeks...rest assured we have now voted...and will turn them into the precinct today...I digress...the story is the numbers that turned out to mark their mark, for Joe Biden!...which, incidentally, make him the overall number 1 in the popular vote after the first 4 states...hmmm, think about that...

This is going to end up being a 2 person race...for now...Tom had already dropped out...Amy should be next...who knows what Mike will do...I'm thinking, hang in there 'til Tuesday and see if there is a miracle...and, as I have been alluding to...there could be a convention that has no one person having enough delegates to garner the nod on the first ballot...which brings in a whole different set of politicking...let's just see what happens on Tuesday...did not mention Bernie...he did come in 2nd in the voting...it be him and Joe...

Around here, there was a lot of hullabaloo about the impending rain...that was supposed to hit us, at midnight last eve...alas, there is no wet pavement...must have missed the Marina...slid right by...

The NBA...gosh, I dislike one team more than any other...the Rockets...who have traded their big away...so, they are testing the waters, with nothing but mid sized blokes...shooting nuttin but the 3 balls...and, they have two of the players I don't like...the most...the Beard and the Mouth, ah, Westbrook...love to hate them...weird, huh...

The Big Dance...ah, the jockeying around for the 68 or so teams that get in...for some reason, the pundits just lurve the Big Ten (14)...and they figure 10 of the teams of that ONE conference will get in...give me a break...if it were up to me, and it isn't...I would give no more than 4 teams in any one conference the nod...top the number off at 48 and call it good...and tell me why, that in the hoops, all these teams get into the T, but in the football, only 4 get in?...kinda stinks...right college presidents?...

I was reading...that something JLo was wearing was setting off a new trend...what it is, is not important...but the fact, that what she does, sets a trend...this is advertising and marketing...if the stars wear something, and get the photo doing so...the company prospers...happens all the time on the PGA...where the blokes wear the shirts, caps, and whatever, and the company gets the benefits...Nike what?...shoot, the NBA has been doing it too, check out their jerseys...

The missus and I hit the beach yesterday...she needed some new Tees...like shirts, kids....happened on to Belmont Park...where they have the last wooden roller coaster...true dat...we had no idea how extensive that park was...which has a swimming pool, too...really...picture this...as we were roaming about, there was this dude, in only a speedo on his way to the pool...takes guts for a 40 something...right?...anyhoo, ended up with our feet in the sand, and had a burger and brew...gosh, it was splendid...and will return...of course, the weather was perfect...

The coffee caper...yes, it is the truth...we have settled back on the Keurig...and did some ordering from Amazon...for them pods...one can get some unique French roasts from back east...I like it dark and full bodied...that does sound weird...coffee, kids...

As George Wallace said, often, in our trip to Vegas...'people are stupid'...Garth Brooks, the winner of the 'entertainer of the year' in one of them many country award shows...egads, over the likes of Carrie...who votes?...I digress...anyhoo...he went on stage for a concert in Michigan, wearing a Sanders jersey...and was promptly booed...hey, he was wearing a Barry Sanders jersey, NOT a Bernie one...good lord...is this the same peops who won't buy a Corona beer?...George, you are so right...

To add to the above....why would the LA sheriffs department 'leak' a picture of the devastation of the helicopter crash of Kobe Bryant and the others?...yes indeed, 'people are stupid'...

Maybe more stupid...but the mighty Padres have won 5 straight in the Cactus League....any significance?...most say no...but, I am saying yessiree, Bob...any win is good for us, ANYWHERE, and any time...