Walking the Dog by Rufus Thomas - Oldie of the Day

As Brian Matthew played this on Sounds of the Sixties it brought back memories of the fun we used to have with this song.  Does he mean 2-legged or 4-legged dogs?  Those were the days.

Selma the Movie Had the Wrong Bob Dylan Song

It was a very cold day so it was off to the local multiplex to see Selma the movie.  It was about the civil rights movement in 1965 when blacks in the south were fighting for the right to vote.  Martin Luther King led protesters on a March for Selma to Montgomery to assert their consitutional right to vote.  As the people crossed the Edmund Peetus bridge the Odetta version of Masters of War was heard in the background.  This is a song that Dylan wrote in protest of the military industrial complex.  I think Blowing in the Wind would have been a more appropriate song for this film.

Anyway, this film covered one chapter in the life of Marting Luther King.  I am not aware of any movie or TV miniseries that covered King's entire life.

Frank Thinks I Look Like Governor Daniel Malloy of Connecticut

Today I got an e-mail from Frank D'Agostino saying that I resemble Governor Daniel Malloy of Connecticut.  I have to tend to disagree with him this time.

Back in June 2013 Frank thought I looked like David Doty.  I think I look more like Mr. Doty than I do to Governor Malloy.

Sports Comments of the Day

Two Disappointed Mike Piazza Fans

4 Players were voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame:

• Pedro Martinez - He pitched for the Mets for 4 years, but only one of them was good.  He'll be inducted as a Boston Red Sox
• Craig Biggio
• John Smoltz
• Randy Johnson

Mike Piazza missed out by 5.5%.  Hopefully he'll get in next year.  Don Mattingly also was not elected to the Hall in his last year of eligibility.  Mark McGwire, Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa, and Barry Bonds who were suspected of using performance enhancing drugs also did not get in,

As reported in the New York Post and other sources:

"In a three-way deal with Oklahoma City and Cleveland, Jackson shipped shooting guards J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert to LeBron James’ Cavaliers and also waived center Samuel Dalembert, whose contract would have become fully guaranteed on Saturday, in a separate transaction. The trade became official late Monday.

The Knicks received three players with non-guaranteed contracts, a 2019 second-round pick and two trade exceptions worth $6 million and $2.6 million, respectively.

They will waive at least two of the players with the possibility of keeping young Oklahoma City forward Lance Thomas, a Brooklyn native. The Knicks could use the trade exceptions for a player without regard to the salary cap and have up to a year to use them."

It is obviously that Phil "Action" Jackson is throwing in the towel for the season.  This is obviously a salary dump as the Knicks are trading away some good players and getting little or nothing in return. Jackson is making $12 million a year and is responsible for a team with a 5-32 record.  He is clearly salary cap space for next season.  Is there any guarantee that Jackson will bring a winner to MSG in the forseeable future?

I really think that any person who bought Knick tickets for games this season should be offered a refund.

Winter Break 2014-15

Since I work for a university I have always gotten the time off between Christmas and New Years Day.  Since January 2 was on a Friday this year we were given that day off as well.  I pretty much stayed home during this break. It was nice not to have try ride the trains for a while.

I saw three movies at the local multiplex:

• Unbroken - this was excellent
• Night of the Museum: Secret of the Tomb - the original back in 2006 was better
• The Hobbit - Battle of the Five Armies - this was really for kids

I saw the College Basketball Festival at the Barclays Center

• St. Johns vs Tulane
• Hofstra vs LIU Brooklyn

Its back to work tomorrow.

Don't You Just Hate Waiting for A Furniture Delivery

A few days ago Karen and I ordered kitchen chairs from a major furniture store (I won't mention the name).  We thought we would do it this week since we were both off from work.  We ordered the chairs online Sunday night for delivery today (Friday).  The company called to confirm our order and to say that the delivery would come between 12 noon and 3 PM.  OK, this was not too bad as we could go out during the morning and come back in plenty of time.

By 3:30, we had not received our beloved delivery.  I phoned the company who put me on hold for abuot 20 minutes.   They said that the truck was delayed by a big delivery a few stops before ours.  Finally the truck came at 5:45 PM.  

Alls well that ends well as we received our chairs.  The only issue was that if we had known in advance that the delivery would come at 5:45PM, we could have gone out for the entire day.

New Morning - A Bob Dylan Song That Generates Optimism For the New Year

Seven and a half years later I found Dylan's version on YouTube, I am posting a cover of this song which generates optimism. I wish everyone a happy and healthy new year,

Can’t you hear that rooster crowin’?
Rabbit runnin’ down across the road
Underneath the bridge where the water flowed through
So happy just to see you smile
Underneath the sky of blue
On this new morning, new morning
On this new morning with you

Can’t you hear that motor turnin’?
Automobile comin’ into style
Comin’ down the road for a country mile or two
So happy just to see you smile
Underneath the sky of blue
On this new morning, new morning
On this new morning with you

The night passed away so quickly
It always does when you’re with me

Can’t you feel that sun a-shinin’?
Groundhog runnin’ by the country stream
This must be the day that all of my dreams come true
So happy just to be alive
Underneath the sky of blue
On this new morning, new morning
On this new morning with you

So happy just to be alive
Underneath the sky of blue
On this new morning, new morning
On this new morning with you
New morning . . .

Copyright © 1970 by Big Sky Music; renewed 1998 by Big Sky Music

Read more: http://www.bobdylan.com/us/songs#ixzz3NZira8TM