does JGNYC still post here? can he fill us in on what actually ends up happening (my guess is nothing)

Go Yanks!

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Quote:Yanks beat Rays, 9-5
Jeter drives in go-ahead run; A-Rod gets curtain call after HR in 8th; Mariano shuts the door
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

April 2, 2007, 5:24 PM EDT

On an emotional opening day, the New York Yankees got big hits from Jason Giambi and Alex Rodriguez -- and even a few encouraging innings from Carl Pavano.

The oft-injured Pavano pitched his first major league game since June 2005 and Giambi hit a go-ahead single in the seventh for his third RBI, leading New York past the baby-faced Tampa Bay Devil Rays 9-5 Monday.

With owner George Steinbrenner watching from his luxury suite behind home plate, Rodriguez homered and Derek Jeter had a two-run single to help the Yankees win their 10th straight home opener.

Elijah Dukes homered off Pavano for his first major league hit, and fellow Tampa Bay prospect B.J. Upton had two hits, an RBI and a stolen base. The Devil Rays, who fielded the youngest opening-day lineup since the 1983 Minnesota Twins, led 5-3 before Scott Kazmir and his bullpen faltered.

Luis Vizcaino worked a perfect seventh for the victory in his Yankees debut. Kyle Farnsworth tossed a scoreless eighth, and Mariano Rivera struck out all three batters in the ninth.

Giambi, who also hit a two-run single in the first, was a big part of the touching pregame ceremonies. After a video tribute to Cory Lidle, Giambi escorted the pitcher's wife, Melanie, and 6-year-old son, Christopher, toward the mound before they threw out ceremonial first pitches.

Giambi and Lidle were old friends and high school teammates. The 34-year-old right-hander was killed in a plane crash Oct. 11 in New York after finishing last season with the Yankees. His locker at Yankee Stadium will remain unoccupied all season, and the team is wearing black armbands on their jerseys in memory of him.

"That was probably one of the single hardest things I've had to do in my life," Giambi said.

The Yankees also welcomed back longtime player and broadcaster Bobby Murcer, who is fighting cancer but appeared in good spirits. In addition, they held a moment of silence for former star Hank Bauer and baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn, both of whom died recently.

Another familiar Yankee, Bernie Williams, was missing at opening day for the first time since 1991.

The veteran outfielder and fan favorite declined the club's offer of a minor league contract and never came to spring training. But he called manager Joe Torre on Monday morning to wish him luck, then chatted with Jorge Posada and Jeter.

Posada also homered for the Yankees, who have won 21 of their past 24 home openers. Center fielder Johnny Damon left in the sixth with cramps in both calves.

Despite some sloppy defense behind him, Pavano carried a 3-1 lead into the fifth before running into trouble. Carl Crawford's RBI single tied it and Rocco Baldelli chased Pavano with a run-scoring single that gave Tampa Bay the lead.

Delmon Young's RBI single off Brian Bruney made it 5-3, but Jeter tied it with a two-run single off Shawn Camp in the sixth.

Since his previous big league outing on June 27, 2005, Pavano was sidelined by injuries to his shoulder, back, buttocks, elbow and ribs. He had a setback while rehabilitating in Florida when he got into a car accident, which he initially kept from the team.

His absence drew the ire of impatient fans and even a few teammates. Early in spring training, Mike Mussina said Pavano had to prove his resolve and earn the club's trust. The two met the next day and straightened everything out.

But in an ironic twist, Pavano was handed his unlikely opening-day assignment because several OTHER Yankees pitchers got hurt this spring while he finally stayed healthy and on schedule.It was the first time New York's opening-day starter hadn't started a major league game the year before since Hippo Vaughn was on the mound in 1910, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

Pavano allowed five runs -- four earned -- and six hits in 4 1-3 innings. After 73 pitches, he left to a mix of cheers and boos.

With the score tied at 5, Rodriguez opened the seventh with a hard shot that caromed off shortstop Ben Zobrist for a single. Rodriguez stole second and scored on Giambi's single off loser Brian Stokes.

Bobby Abreu added an RBI single off Ruddy Lugo in the eighth and Rodriguez hit a two-run shot to left-center, making it 9-5. Rodriguez, who committed an error in the first inning, came out for a curtain call. Notes: Lidle's parents and twin brother also stood near the Yankees' dugout during the pregame tribute. The family stayed for the game and watched from a suite. ... The average age of players in Tampa Bay's lineup was 24.79. ... Jeter committed one of New York's three errors.

Copyright 2007 Newsday Inc.

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Original Email I received




Welfare Urine Test







CAN I GET AN "AMEN"


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> > Like a lot of folks in this state, I have a job. I work, they pay me. I pay my taxes and the government distributes my taxes as they see fit. In order to get that paycheck. I am required to pass a random urine test, which I have no problem with.
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> > What I do have a problem with is the distribution of my taxes to people who don't have to pass a urine test. Shouldn't one have to pass a urine test to get a welfare check, because I have to pass one to earn it for them?
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> > Please understand, I have no problem with helping people get back on their feet. I do, on the other hand, have a problem with helping someone sit on their ass.
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> > Could you imagine how much money the state would save if people had to pass a urine test to get a public assistance check?
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> > Pass on if you agree




My Response:

i printed out this email and then pee'd on it.




Email response from sender

ASS WIPE FUCKER DICKLESS WONDER I'LL PEE ON YOUR FACE

Radio Moscow
Very Bluesy and 70s style.

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Band of Bees (The Bees)
psychedlic 60's influenced british band that runs the gamut from instrumental, dewop, jazz, and funk

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The Good, The Bad, and the Queen
Damon Albarn of Blur and Gorillaz makes a new supergroup with ex-Clash bassist Paul Simonon, ex-Verve guitarist Simon Tong, and Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen (Danger Mouse produces). Described as: "much of the album sounds like ''Waterloo Sunset''-era Kinks set to languid dub grooves"

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Cold War Kids
Indie Pop Blues with some Bob Dylan & Velvet Underground influences.

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I'm still here.

What have I done to my life?

Saw this on somethingawful


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Quote:Practice Focus

Michael K. Brandow is an experienced trial lawyer with more than 16 years experience in Illinois Workers' Compensation and employer liability matters.

Mr. Brandow is an associate in the firm of Brady, Connolly & Masuda, P.C. which specializes in the defense of Illinois employers in workers' compensation and civil related matters.

Mr. Brandow has substantial workers' compensation experience having practiced before the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission and Illinois Circuit and Appellate Courts. He has further practiced before the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Central District of Illinois and Southern District of Illinois.

Mr. Brandow has tried multiple cases before the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission and has also successfully prosecuted cases through and including the Circuit and Appellate Courts of Illinois.

Now there might be some stupid internet list out there containing some of these things, I don't know. All I know is I wrote this off the top of my head because I needed to get it out of me before it turned into cancer.

Things women at work need to know:

Now most women will probably say this doesn't apply to them. That they already know this and don't do it. Well, you're either in denial or the one of a kind gem who actually doesn't do this. If so, you are harder to find than a black hockey player.




* if you work with men who are not overtly gay, know that they don't want to talk to you.... at all. if we look busy, don't talk to us. we're either actually busy or are pretending to be because we don't want to talk to you.

* don't bitch about your job duties. we don't care if you're busy. we don't need a 30 minute explanation of what you do when we ask for an ETA on when you might get us something. we just fucking want it.

* we don't care to hear about your kids. if you feel the need to talk about your kids know two things. a] we don't care. no matter what it is, we don't care. we can not wait for your story to end. hell, we aren't even listening.

b] if you insist on being an annoying fucking cow and doing this anyway... please have the decency to limit the amount of times you actually say your kid's name when telling the story. as i've stated, we don't want to hear about your fucking kids in the first place. but you expand on the obnoxiousness when you say, "Sally is such a smart kid. When Sally goes to school, Sally always has a great time because Sally actually loves learning. GAAAAHHHHH"

* don't bring your kid's shit to work to sell it. we don't want to fucking buy it. we have no interest in supporting the girl scouts, sending your kid on their class trip or anything else for that matter. we hate candles and have no desire to eat ten dollar chocolate bars.

* don't cry at work. we don't feel anything but embarassment for you when you do, no matter what you're blatting about. if you have to blat, go to the bathroom to do it or just fucking leave.

* we don't give a shit about your catty fucking drama with the hot bitch upstairs. when you start complaining to us about how loud she is on the phone or how she thinks she knows everything, know that we know what you're actually thinking. that the bitch upstairs looks way better in jeans than you do.

* we noticed what you did differently with your hair. we just didn't say anything because.... you guessed it. WE DON'T FUCKING CARE.

* we have imagined fucking you. don't be flattered. we haven't just imagined how sexy you are, because you probably aren't sexy at all. we have actually imagined doing the most disgusting and brutal things to you and ended it all with a nice slap across your stupid fucking face when we're finished. i'm talking about tying you up and doing you doggystyle while on the dirty bathroom floor while periodically dunking your face in the toilet.

* when you bring your baby into work or anywhere else for that matter, we have no desire to hold your fucking baby. yes, you can leave without us holding your baby and we will not be crushed. that is, unless we are the father or grandfather and we're obligated... there is no exception to this rule. keep your kid or hand it to someone else because we'd rather punt the thing across the room or just leave it in a garbage can.

Seriously. Anyone following the Renetto / Casey Nunez drama??


This renetto character is apparently some kind of international youtube star. He makes trips to England, has thousands of subscribers, gets nominated and win's youtube awards. Anyway, this Renetto character tells everything about his personal life there is to know. From his real first and last name, to where he lives, where he works, his wife and kid's personal info and buisiness etc, etc, etc.

Now apparently he's attracted a bonafide psycho. This fellow named Casey Nunez is a hurricane Katrina evacuee living in a government trailer in Ohio and is flat out stalking renetto. And it's all unfolding daily on video.

I mean he's threatening the guy, calling his neighbors telling them he is trying to kill his wife, contacting lawyers, contacting police, contracting the IRS claiming Renetto is fraudulently filing. He says he's running a Dateline NBC type sting on youtube and building a case against Renetto. He calls Renetto's wife and videotapes them, posts viedo of transcripts he's written out from conversations with Renetto's acquaintences. He brandishes weapons only to be banned and start up another account under a different name.

Lame, yes. Fascinating, YES!!
I love the internets!!!

From NYMag.com...

Fourteen Things We Learned at Last Night's ‘Sopranos’ Advance Screening
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David Chase arriving at the MoMA last night.Photo: Patrick McMullan
1. The first two episodes are some of the most domestic we've seen.
2. Carmella still gives Tony blow jobs.
3. A.J.'s Puerto Rican girlfriend has him whipped.
4. Phil Leotardo's inferiority complex stretches back for generations.
5. Daniel Baldwin apparently "takes Ben Kingsley to acting school" as the lead in Christopher's movie.
6. It's possible for someone to get shot at your dinner table without you noticing.
7. Glenn Close is several seasons behind in her Sopranos viewing.
8. Gay Talese thinks both Tony and Christopher will die before the show ends.
9. No one else would dare speculate on the show's conclusion.
10. Sam Rockwell owns a 52-inch flat screen and takes his TV-watching "very seriously."
11. Sopranos writer Matt Weiner thinks Melinda is a more likely American Idol winner than LaKisha, and he thinks Blake needs to stop pretending he's not gay.
12. Sydney Pollack plays a prison-hospital orderly in this season's second episode.
13. Sydney Pollack cannot make a bed.
14. The Sopranos looks amazing on a movie screen.