"American Pie" Most Pretentious Song Ever or The Reason Catch 22 is the Worst Band Ever?

I hope you involved in a fiery wreck while taking your pregnant wife out to dinner. I hope flames engulf your stupid truck and that awful novelty bumper sticker turns into a molten plastic liquid that finds its way into your eyes rendering you blind. This way while your wife is screaming from the heat that is now causing her skin to bubble you won’t be able to see her but you try to make your way toward the screams but your misjudge your footing and step on her neck causing that piece of broken glass to dig that much deeper into her esophagus making her last moments of life that much worse. That is what you deserve for have the audacity to purchase a bumper sticker that says, “I drive like this to piss you off”

Spring Training starts tomorrow! I need baseball in a really bad way. I get butterflies in my stomach just thinking about watching my boys taking the field. As an added bonus I got my Opening Night tickets yesterday and will find myself firmly planted in Sec 105 on the evening of April 5th. In honor of the beginning of spring I’m going to give my ultra bold predictions for the 2009 season.

AL West
Angels 82-80
A’s 81-81
Mariners 78-84
Rangers 70-92

AL Central
Tigers 83-79
White Sox 79-83
Twins 78-84
Indians 74-88
Royals 68-94

AL East
Yankees 102-60
Rays 96-66
Red Sox 92-70
Blue Jays 80-82
Orioles 74-88


NL West
Giants 84-78
Diamondbacks 81-81
Dodgers 80-82
Rockies 74-88
Padres 73-89

NL Central
Cubs 99-63
Cardinals 88-74
Reds 86-76
Brewers 86-76
Astros 84-78
Pirates 64-98

NL East
Phillies 94-68
Nationals 90-72
Mets 89-73
Braves 85-77
Marlins 85-77

ALDS
Yankees over Angels 3-0
Rays over Tigers 3-2

ALCS
Rays over Yankees 4-2

NLDS
Nationals over Cubs 3-2
Phillies over Giants 3-2

NLCS
Phillies over Nationals 4-0

World Series Rematch (lowest watched in history)
Phillies over Rays 4-1

Hows that for some bold predictions!

Well back on track with my Friday theme……..

Mogwai (Starlight Ballroom) 5-11-2006

I believe this was my third time seeing Mogwai but the first in Philadelphia. It was really a miniature bachelor party of sorts because I got married nine days later. I had purchased three tickets with the assumption that my brother and Kristen would like to come along but neither seemed interested so I took my good buddy Frank. We hung out at his house before the show and watched the Phils dispatch the Giants 4-1 (for some reason I distinctly remember Utley homering, doubling and getting hit by a pitch) while enjoying a couple of beverages. We mixed up some Gin and Cherry Coke and headed down to the city.

Once down there parking was brutal and we drove around for almost an hour while enjoying our drink. Finally I got waved down by a homeless gentleman who encouraged me to park on the sidewalk. I asked him if it was OK to park there and he said it was his living room so it would be fine.

We gave the third ticket away and got in right as Mogwai started. Frank kept sneaking drinks from the bar area to the main floor so we got to enjoy some beers while watching Mogwai absolutely destroy the room. Apparently the air conditioning wasn’t working at it felt like a dutch oven in there (smelled like one too). I rocked harder than I’ve ever rocked before. Here was the set list:

· yes! i am a long way from home
· friend of the night
· travel is dangerous
· killing all the flies
· helicon 2
· acid food
· i know you are but what am i?
· ithica 27o9
· ratts of the capital
· glasgow megasnake
· hunted by a freak
· mogwai fear satan
encore:
· helicon 1
· we're no here

As a result of my stellar park job my car was basically ruined. The brake light was permanently on, the key would not come out of the ignition, I had a flat tire and I could not get it into park. It took me almost 3 years and $1350 to get it back to running condition but man was it worth it.