Meatlocker Seven

A buddy of mine from work used to drum for a band called Meatlocker Seven. Last night was their farewell gig at Lucky Bar. Yours truly went down and hung out with all the metalheads. If you haven't heard of Meatlocker Seven, the music they play is pretty much what you'd imagine from their name LOL. It was loud, fast, and hard. Also it was pretty fuckin' good. I was kind of tentative about going down, seeing as I'm such an old fart LOL, but I had a GREAT time. Thanks Skip, for comping me the tickets, and YOU ROCK!!! Took me back to the 80's, when I still had hair (LOTS of hair), and metal was my music of choice. Did a bit of moshing, just to say I did. Flashed "the horns" and let down my hair (wait, I have no hair). Good times, good fun, and now all I need is a couple of days to recuperate and I'll be back to normal LOL. My recovery rate seems to take a lot longer these days LOL.

See you when I see you.
Baron

"If this were a dream, there'd be rum"

Jack Sparrow is back!!!! Excuse me....CAPTAIN Jack Sparrow is back!!

Took the kids to see Pirates this weekend. It was a great movie right up until the ending, which blew. What a joke. It almost ruined the movie for me. At least tie up SOME of the storylines. Still, it was an excellent half movie. My step-daughter joined us, which was a pleasant surprise, and the air-conditioned movie theater was worth the price of admission alone.

Josh and Colleen came to my ball game this morning and then we spent the afternoon down at the Breakwater. We walked down on the lowest level and got soaked by the big waves. Had an absolute blast!! This heat wave is supposed to break soon, which will be a welcome relief.

See you when I see you.
Baron

Oak Harbour

I spent this week working in Oak Harbour. It's a little town north of Seattle, on Whitby Island. It was an uneventful trip for the most part, except when my helper and I went for dinner LOL. The restaurant in the hotel was called Frank's and we should have known by the big cardboard cutout of Xena the Warrior Princess guarding the entrance!! There was also a fiberglass Elvis outside!! I swear, I was laughing so hard! Anyway, it turns out Frank is a Hawaiian. Apparently the state meat (?) of Hawaii is Spam. 90% of the menu was Spam based meals LOL. Needless to say we left without ordering.

I found out this past week that a good friend of mine, Shaun Lambert, has been diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer and been given three months to live. Shaun and I played fastball together for many, many years. He's a great friend and the news hit me pretty hard. Those of you that pray, include him in your prayers please. He's a good man. Hang in there Shaun!!

See you when I see you.
Baron

Because I was bored......I found this online

Sitting around......bored.........bored.......surfing the web..........checking out other blogs, etc. Hey!!!! 40 questions to share LOL

1. Have you ever been searched by the cops?

Yes. Way back in my teenaged years. The bastards took my beer LOL.

2. Do you close your eyes on roller coasters?

Everybody blinks....so yes. What a dumb question.

3. When is the last time you went sledding?

I can't remember, although a good guess would be winter.

4. Would you rather sleep with someone else or alone?

Someone else definitely.

5. Do you believe in ghosts?

I believe in reincarnation, so there can't be ghosts.

6. Do you consider yourself creative?

Everything we do creates something, so yes.

7. Do you think O.J. killed his wife?

Although I don't give a shit about O.J. I think he's guilty as hell.

8. Jennifer Aniston or Angelina Jolie?

I don't know either, so I can't really say. I find Jennifer Aniston more attractive though.

9. Do you stay friends with your ex's?

Not friends. Not enemies. Just on different paths.

10. Do you know how to play poker?

I know how, but I wouldn't consider myself a good bet.

11. Have you ever been awake for 48 hours straight?

Nope. Don't think I could do it.

12. What's your favorite commercial?

Sing it with me....."Hands in my pocket, hands in my pocket"

13. What are you allergic to?

Racists and dumb people. Although I seem to attract a great deal of the latter.

14. If you are driving in the middle of the night and no one is around, do you run the red lights?

If there is no one around there is no risk of harming anyone, but I'd probably still stop.

15. Do you have a secret that no one knows but you?

I think everyone does.

16. Boston Red Sox or New York Yankees?

LOL, anyone that knows me knows the answer. New York Bankees SUCK!!!!!!!!!

17. Have you ever been ice skating?

I've tried ice skating but I've only succeeded in ice falling.

18. How often do you remember your dreams?

Since I don't know how many I don't remember this is a difficult question. Perhaps one a week.

19. When was the last time you laughed so hard you cried.

I laugh hard all the time, but not to the point of tears.

20. Can you name five songs by The Beatles?

Yes, I could probably name 105.

21. What is the one thing on your mind right now?

How long is this question thingy going to take.

22. Do you know who Ghetto-Ass Barbie is?

I can give a pretty good guess. She hangs with Crack-Whore Barbie and Welfare-4-Life Barbie.

23. Do you always wear your seatbelt?

Only while I'm in a car.

24. What cell service do you use?

Telus, because I enjoy having shitty service and having my phone out of range constantly.

25. Do you like sushi?

Not real big on the whole sushi thing.

26. Have you ever narrowly avoided a fatal accident?

If I avoid it there is no way of telling if it would have been fatal LOL, but I have been in a few close calls.

27. What do you wear to bed?

Depends on whether I'm alone or not. (Not the diaper depends either LOL)

28. Ever been caught stealing?

Yes. When I was young from the corner store. The embarrassment I felt was enough of a deterrent.

29. What shoe size do you have?

Twelve.....And you know what they say about big feet.......big shoes and socks.

30. Do you truly hate anyone?

I think hatred is a wasted emotion. I'm not sure I'm capable of pure hatred....unless someone fucks with my children, then look out.

31. Classic rock or rap?

LOL. Not even close. I'm turning 40 and I'm white. Give me The Stones any day.

32. If you could sleep with one famous person, who would it be?

Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia.

33. Favorite song?

The song that most resonates with who I am would be "Simple Man" by Lynyrd Skynyrd

34. Have you ever sang in front of the mirror?

Just the one in my car LOL.

35. What food do you find disgusting?

Anything that starts with a "Mc"

36. Do you sing in the shower?

Sure. I sing damn near anywhere.

37. Did you ever play "I'll show you mine, if you show me yours"?

LOL. This triggered a memory for me from many, many years ago. Suffice to say, yes.

38. Have you ever made fun of your friends behind their backs?

I think everyone I know has done this at one point in their lives, and if they say "no" they're full of shit. I've never spread false rumors or such about my friends. Just my enemies LOL.

39. Have you ever stood up for someone you hardly know?

Many times. I hate to see someone picked on, etc.

40. Have you ever been punched in the face?

Yes. It's been many, many years, but yes.

That's all folks


See you when I see you.
Baron

Cue Ball Head

Yesterday morning I was giving myself my annual start of summer head shave when something awful happened. My electric clippers started making this god-awful noise. Naturally, being a man, my solution for fixing them was to bash them on the bathroom counter. Well I over-bashed LOL. Now I had a half-shaved head and no clippers to finish the job. The only solution was to pull out my safety razor and shave my whole head. NOT recommended!!!! Now I've got a totally bald head, razor burn like you wouldn't believe, and I can't go out without a big floppy hat for fear of melanoma or some such thing. LOL, I look like one of The Baldies from the movie "The Wanderers". And that ain't a good thing LOL.

See you when I see you.
Baron