"Trash Can Guitarist- Cambridge England"

You have to pay your dues before you hit the big time.

The earliest video that I've seen of him was posted in 2008. The latest was this year. It must pay off decently.

"Detroit Fire Commissioner: Let it Burn"

Thanks to Property Reports for posting this video: http://racinesales.wordpress.com/2013/11/20/slums-of-racine-ii/

Five hundred arsons a month!  Detroit is literally hell on Earth.  

Open Blog - Weekend

Have fun.

Morris Schwartz

Morris Schwartz is on his deathbed, knows the end is near, is with his nurse, his wife, his daughter and 2 sons. "So", he says to them:

     "Bernie, I want you to take the Beverly Hills houses."

     "Sybil, take the apartments over in Los Angeles Plaza."

     "Hymie, I want you to take the offices over in City Center."

      "Sarah, my dear wife, please take all the residential buildings downtown."

      The nurse is just blown away by all this, and as Morris slips away, she says , "Mrs. Schwartz, your husband must have been such a hard working man to have accumulated all this property".

      Sarah replies, "Property? What property?  The schmuck had a paper route!"

"First Person POV of Tornado Strike"

Like the guy says, "Holy Moly!" That's astonishing. Poor Josie.

"Black Friday bargain hunters pitch tents outside of Ohio Best Buy 10 DAYS early"

"A group of hard-core bargain hunters has already lined up outside at least one Best Buy for Black Friday sales.

"The dedicated shoppers set up three large tents outside the big-box store in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, a whopping 10 days before the annual post-Thanksgiving shopping spree that sends hordes of customers scrambling for deals.

"They’re waiting in comfort, with tents rigged with generators, flat-screen TVs, microwaves, heaters and mattresses.

"Jonas Allooh had the honor of being in first in line on Monday, the Akron Beacon Journal reported.

"The next day, he was joined by Tony Avitar, who was first in line last year."

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/black-friday-bargain-hunters-line-10-days-early-ohio-article-1.1525737#ixzz2lQejS6Fr

I don't understand people.

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You know any LOCAL newspapers that remind you of this?

"Woman loses her mind at McDonalds"

Wow! That's why I don't use the drive-thru.

Racine Politics

This song reminds me of Racine politics

John F. Kennedy

RIP JFK

50 Years ago today

 

 

Four for Fridays

Hello everyone and welcome back! Overtime, overtime and more overtime.... Been working too much lately. My bones are getting tired. Anyways, your questions.....

1) Have you ever lost your credit card or driver's license?

2) Have you ever gone to work sick?

3) Do you think the changes in the entertainment industry are for the better or worse?

4) What MOVE comes to mind when you think of the '90's?

Enjoy your weekend!

Open Blog - Friday

TGIF.

"Volvo Trucks - The Epic Split feat. Van Damme (Live Test 6)"

Hot Damme!

Useless Information

Did you Know:

Robert F. Stroud, The Bird Man of Alatza never had any birds while on the Rock.

All his work with birds was done while he was imprisoned at Leavenworth.

Open Blog - Thursday

Hey, it's Spider-Man.

"BATKID SAVES SAN FRANCISCO"

"Batkid: Thousands cheer on pint-size superhero"

"After fighting off cancer, capturing the hearts of a city was a cinch.

"Five-year-old Miles Scott - a.k.a. Batkid - lived out his wish of becoming a caped crusader Friday, quashing a crime spree in his pint-size superhero suit as San Francisco became Gotham City. Thousands of volunteers and spectators stopped what they were doing to take part.

"People cheered as Miles buzzed by in a Lamborghini Batmobile. News crews gave chase as the boy rescued a damsel tied to cable-car tracks. Social media lit up with cheers.

"Even President Obama took a break from defending his health care law to say in an online video, 'Way to go, Miles. Way to save Gotham.'

"'In a world where we keep hearing about shootings and muggings, to have our city come together like this is unbelievable,' said Jason Dorn, 43, who navigated the thick crowds.

"The Make-A-Wish Foundation has often arranged elaborate gifts for kids with life-threatening diseases - but never at this scale, said Patricia Wilson, the foundation's Bay Area head.

"Wilson had originally hoped a few hundred volunteers would support Miles, who lives in Tulelake (Siskiyou County) and is in remission from leukemia. But more than 12,000 signed up.

"They saw Police Chief Greg Suhr - playing Commissioner Gordon - lend his forces to Batkid, who thwarted a bank robbery and rescued Lou Seal, the San Francisco Giants' mascot.

"By the afternoon, the San Francisco offices of the U.S. attorney and the FBI had joined in the theater, indicting the Riddler and the Penguin. Mayor Ed Lee gave Miles a key to the city made of chocolate.

"Elisa Haidt, 37, and Amy Jackson, 32, had tears in their eyes. They had worked with Tripit, a travel website and Make-A-Wish partner, to plan a flash mob dance in Union Square to Journey's 'Don't Stop Believin'.'

"They said Miles' enthusiasm was contagious.

"'We were here to cheer on Miles, but Miles also helped us,' Haidt said."

Read more: http://www.sfchronicle.com/batkid/#/0

What a wonderful story.

CI"RACINE ALDERMEN VOTE TO GIVE MAYOR, CITY ADMINISTRATOR AND MAYOR’S ASSISTANT ALL PAY RAISES!!!"

From Racine Community Media:

"RACINE- The aldermen of the City Of Racine have voted to approve raises totaling over $30K for the Mayor, Administrator and assistant!! As the documents from the 2014 city budget show, there are 3 employees including the mayor himself, each one of the 3 employees are raking in approx $129,777.00!!!!! There is a clear raise from $276,993.00 in administrative salaries in 2013, to the new and improved $307,343.00 in 2014, that’s an over $30K raise for the mayor’s office!!!! Don’t worry though, none of your elected officials or aldermen even questioned this move!! What the aldermen of Racine “DID DO” however is raise your property taxes 2.2 percent and also raise the recycling fee an additional $5 because the city is broke, they also raised the storm water fees for residents up an additional $7.51!!!!!!"

Read more: http://racinecommunitymedia.tumblr.com/post/67572136608/city-of-racine-aldermen-vote-to-give-mayor-city


I guess lying John doesn't feel our pain.  He's giving raises to himself and staff while destroying our city.  What a monster Dickert is.  The taxpayers pay more and more for less and less.  The administration has said repeatedly that we are broke.  Yet, somehow, they find a way to reward lying John and his pals for their malfeasance.  $100K salaries for jobs that require no more than a high school diploma.  Meanwhile, Dickert pisses on us, cuts our services, and raises our taxes while flying overseas on our dime.

Why don't lying John's pals have to pay proerty taxes?  Why are the rest of us forced to susidize tax cheats?

Party on, lying John!  

Dear Madame Zoltar

Hello, my SweeTARTS® and Smarties®!  How are you?  The brisk mornings are becoming common.  We’ve already had a taste of snow.  Then there was that awful rain and windstorm the other day.  I feel bad for the people in the Midwest who lost their homes to high winds and tornadoes.  Some lost their lives.  Meteorologists are calling it “the worst storm in a century.”   Oh dear, what a dishonor.

Well, we in Wisconsin all know that the Packers lost again last Sunday.  Tut-tut.  This Sunday they face the team that what’s-his-name defected to when he betrayed Green Bay, the Minnesota Vikings. Boo!  Hiss!  Our majestic Packers are riddled with injuries. Mr. Rodgers is making more money than anyone has ever made sitting on a bench.  (I know, he rarely sits.)  I hope he took my advice (and tonic) for healing.  I’m transmitting psychic balm to him.

In the Irregular Football League, my Screaming Psychics soundly trounced Mr. OrbsCorbs’ Orbliterators, dropping him to fourth place while elevating me to second.  Mr. Hale-Bopp’s Half-Astrophysicists have been in first place since the get go and appear to be undefeatable.  That won’t stop me from trying.

Next week, of course, is Thanksgiving.  Gobble-gobble.  People are beginning to decorate their homes for the holidays.  I’m going to try to talk Señor Zanza into climbing onto our roof and putting up a gorgeous display.  Junior can help him.  I want our home to shine like a Las Vegas casino.  Gaudy isn’t gaudy if you gaudy it up enough.  When the FAA complains about our lights interfering with flights, then we have enough.  I want to make sure that Santa Claus can find our house.  I hope we don’t blind him.

If Black Friday starts earlier and earlier on Thanksgiving Day, shouldn’t it be Black Thanksgiving, too?  That’s just a silly joke to help counter the crass commercialism that has crept into our holidays.  Actually, the commercialism is choking our holidays to death.  “Party on!” as Mr. OrbsCorbs would say.

Here is an ad from Kmart that rings in the holiday season:

Wasn’t that something? 

Happy holidays to all of you.  Thank you for reading my blog.  I hope that it’s as much fun to read as it is to write.  We are friends forever.

What’s on your mind?  I already know: madamezoltar@jtirregulars.com

Bundle up against the cold, my dears.  Remember that those you meet are fighting their own battles in life.  By treating each other with respect, we make it easier to get along in this world.  I love you all.  Bavardage!

Open Blog - Wednesday

Happy hump day.

Top Dog Hot Dogs is Back

From The Journal Times.com:

"Caleb Robinson at his new Top Dog Hot Dogs shop on Friday, November 15, 2013, in Regency Mall, adjacent to Chick-fil-A and inside the southwest entrance. Robinson previously had a Top Dog Hot Dogs at 520 Main St. on Monument Square but closed the store early this year. He has a six-month lease at the mall but may opt to extend it if business is good. Friday was the first day of business."

See Caleb's picture: http://journaltimes.com/top-dog-hot-dogs/image_9796fe0b-6f6b-5b97-ac8d-e465a1fab2b0.html


I read about this in the print edition of the Journal Times the other day.  I loved the Chicago dogs at Top Dog Hot Dogs when Caleb was downtown.  (See links to previous blogs below.)

I rarely go to Regency Mall, but maybe on the next trip to Walmart, I'll stop in and get a Chicago dog.

http://www.jtirregulars.com/2011/03/top-dog-hot-dogs-name-says-it-all.html

http://www.jtirregulars.com/2013/02/egad.html

Open Blog - Tuesday

More flashbacks.

Local Loyalty - Rely Local

Today, I did my 1st interview, of many to come, in this series.
I met with Nick and Donna, who are the heart and soul of Rely Local.
You've probably seen the logo in many businesses around town. If you're like me, you weren't sure what it was all about. I hope my rendition of it does justice to the huge effort and immense amount of work that has gone into making it what it is today.
My goal of this series (with almost infinite possibilities), is to highlight local businesses, privately owned (no chains, no big box, etc). I like to know about the places I go to, and about the people behind them.
Here is a link to the Rely Local site, which can probably explain much better than I, what they are all about. 

Rely Local

What you will find in the above link, is what can happen, when people are passionate about helping local businesses grow, and people help each other.
This is what 3 years has produced, and it's mind blowing, at least to me.
For $15, you can purchase a Rely Local Rewards Card. It's better than buying an entertainment book (WAY lighter!), and it's good at all participating businesses, of many varieties. Between Racine and Kenosha, over 500 businesses are members! Can you name that many businesses? I can't, and there are more joining all the time. The businesses that sell the cards, receive $10 from each card they sell, and most donate that money to local charities, how cool is that??
Rely Local offers cheap advertising, using local media, print media and other outlets, saving our local businesses lots of money, helping them grow and get their names out there.
There are deals of the day, regular deals just for using the card, many perks. I bought mine today and can't wait to see all that it offers.
Please check them out and help support our local businesses, they need us!
Tomorrow, I will hopefully get another post up about something Rely Local is doing to help support these businesses while giving free rides!
Stay tuned!

Open Blog - Monday

Enjoy your day.

Water in the carburetor

WIFE: "There is trouble with the car. It has water in the carburetor."

 

HUSBAND: "Water in the carburetor? That's ridiculous "

 

WIFE: "I tell you the car has water in the carburetor."

 

HUSBAND: "You don't even know what a carburetor is. I'll check it out. Where's the car?

 

WIFE: "In the pool"