I for some reason have been asked what I think are the some best songs of all time twice in the last week so I started giving it some thought and came up with these songs that to “Me” are the best.

Rod Stewart “Every Picture Tells A Story”
The CD is legendary but the title song is its best offering. Besides being a great song the production is perfect for the artist and the song because it is completely not fucked with at all. In music production 9 times out of 10 the music is over produced or under produced but the work on this song is flawless.

The Cult “Love Removal Machine”
The secret to a great song. You actually get cravings for it. I can’t leave this off of a mix CD almost every time I make one. The delivery once again is understated and perfect for this band. As “The Cult” matured they went towards producers like Bob Rock and lost their raw edge. This song was perfection.

Allman Brothers “Southbound”
Saw this performed in concert when I was 18 years old and it was my introduction to the blues first hand. The impression it made was an indelible stamp in my mind on what to measure great blues songs against. Dickey Betts just standing there with the cigarette in his mouth, expressionless, while he plays this blistering guitar solo was so fucking cool to me. It is a must on your Ipod in the blues category.

Sex Pistols “New York”
This song still makes me want to take on THE MAN! Better known as the establishment. Even though I am part of the problem now. The lyrics in this song that utter things like “Blonde little faggots, call you a Douchebag, and lots of shits and fucks just frankly doesn’t happen in music anymore. Even though you can make a case for times being more in disarray now and we need some antiestablishment music to wake us the hell up.

I will give you more to check out as we try and deliver more and more blogs. Till then……Later!

I watched an episode of Bob Costas now the HBO show this last weekend that featured the way we get our sports delivered to us in many different ways. Basically it was the hard core 50 plus Journalist vs the new “guy show” no journalism degree bloggers and sports talk show hosts. I am so fucking worn out with both to be quite honest with you. The old line journalist think you aren’t aloud to have a qualified sports opinion without a degree. “Shut the fuck up” you have spent so much time being bought and paid for in various press boxes around the country that you can’t even see your own clouded views are jaded by all the good surroundings that a team will provide to you on a daily basis. In other words you won’t go out of the way to write something controversial because your privilege’s will be revoked. Boy, that is some kind of journalism. At least the blogger will throw down with his or her opinion with the downside being lack of class and tact that a seasoned journalist will lend to the piece’s perspective. Matt Leinert slamming beer bongs with under aged chicks is certainly fun to watch on a website with some colorful caption under it but it really isn’t fair. Is it news you bet but this is where we need someone of experience to cover all angles of that story. Matt Leinert isn’t the problem with society but he sure looks like it when an unseasoned blogger gets a hold of it to put up on their site. Too bad we can’t get the two of them to work together. Blogger gets sent erroneous pics and information and then brings in Wilbon or Plasche to get to the bottom of it. Two guys I really like by the way. Journalists it seems are afraid to be the first to go there in a Pacman, Leinert, and Romo type situation but first to criticize when a blogger wrecklessly does. Truth is that we need them both. Look in future blogs for me to start throwing Sports talk radio under the bus for its poser mentality and hypocritical nature.

We get to do a lot of cool stuff on this show but it all gets put into perspective every year when we do Ticket To Ride. This years ride was phenomenal in every way. Missy, Janice, and Holly made it come off without a hitch so it was easy to just show up and hang and ride. I wanted to show appreciation for the big 3 for all they do behind the scenes to make it so easy for us and riders to enjoy the day in the name of Autism. I just wanted to convey how cool our listeners are including (Kelly) Licyoface licmyface etc etc who was my passenger this year to come from all around Jacksonville and the rest of the country to ride for such a great cause and throw down their hard earned money for them and passenger to ride and spend their Saturday with us. Or should I say USSSSS!

Also I would like to thank our sponsors who provide so much and ask for nothing in return. Adamec Harley Davidson Beull of Jacksonville FL, Venus.com, Carrabbas, Miller Lite, Starbucks, Dagher Printing, Superior Picture Framing, Xing Tea, Vital Lifestyle water, and Planet Radio 107.3

Thanks again to everyone for making this truly the best ride yet.

Lex

I can’t believe how sucked in to this election already. My assessment of the candidates probably echoes the masses but I really have to point out where I stand at this point.

Obama: What I love is what I don’t like. He is uncorrupted at this point mostly because he hasn’t been around the circles enough to be corrupted.  In other words he is rather inexperienced. But everyone seems to be signing up right now. It is a runaway freight

Clinton: She is a good woman with lots of experience and Willie will be going to bed with her every night for her to draw experience off of. She has all those connections and there in lies the rub. She, weather she likes it or not is part of once was when her husband is in office. Some people like the idea in these times of a fresh start after the wares of the Bush administration.  She simply might not provide enough change in the minds of the people.

McCain: This guy is a good man. He simply is up against too much to overcome. One is the fact that he is old. You see what the result of the Clinton and Bush double terms had on those two guys in the looks department. What a life sucking job being the President must be. It literally could kill this guy. He to me is too close to the current administration ideology.

Now lets get to the latest guy to jump into all this………….AGAIN! Ralph Nader. A man I used to look up to for watching out for all American consumer and environmental issues is “once again” running for the Presidency. Conspiracy theories suggest, and by the way I agree with them that he is a hired gun by the party with the most to gain by him sucking a few precious points from the election leader of the moment. He has become such a bitch of epic proportions. He does what all the companies that he used to chastise. Sells himself to the highest bidder under the table so he could throw a wrench in the election. Just want to close by saying that I don’t respect him anymore. He is just another person of notoriety that has fallen from grace and disappointed me.

That’s all!

I am going into a huge depression as I watch football season come to an end. I don’t know what to do with myself for the next 6 months. I was alright the last 2 years because I had a couple of months to enjoy the Gator’s “back to back” NCAA Basketball titles, but now that is over and they are going to at best be first or second round or out.

I’m still pissed off at Donald Trump f&%$ng up the USFL’s emerging Springtime market share in the early 80’s that was supplying us with quality football all year long. But no he had to take it to the fall and the league falls completely apart in the span of two months.

I am already experiencing withdraws. I hate that the Jags are done, and I have to wait through the Pats making history to have the 08 season reset and do it all over again. There is nothing like football. It actually will altar my mood for awhile. It is the same feeling I used to experience when all of my pot was gone. The “Oh well I guess I am going to have to do without” feeling. It sucks! I can’t believe after seeing the USFL”s spring model of 20 years ago that would of worked to perfection if just left alone that someone with all of the great athletes in the world doesn’t see the genius in doing it again. WE HAVE JUST 3 MORE NFL GAMES. 4 If you count that piece of crap Pro Bowl.

Anyway, just wanted to vent. After all I am still royally pissed my team lost. That is what this is all about. I don’t really want the USFL to come back. I need the off season to catch up on all of my shirked responsibilities.