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Saying I "like" the song might be an overstatement. But I do have a fondness for it, because we were fishing in Port O"Conner for a couple days and we were getting fucking blanked. And I kept singing the "It's not my name!" hook. Sort of like I often say, "that's what she said" at inappropriate moments. But it broke the tension and made my buddy laugh. Then we got into the fish and became the guys at the dock that everyone was asking where we were and how we were fishing. Still... "it's not my name!

I wish the NIL was completely and totally transparent. In essence where everyone can see what everybody gets paid. Then both the kids and the schools know what's up. Now saying that, you know it's gonna show that the big schools have the big money. But it will also show how coaches and teams do more with less expenditures, and show who some of the really, really good coaches are with "low payrolls." I also think it will show how grossly over bid some NIL dollars some schools paid some non-contributors. But it will never happen that way. But my curiosity about return on the dollar is peaked when I see "so many lines in the water." Is it like telling somebody you had 12 interviews, and sounding confident? And then you later found out the jobs were all at fast food wages. Changes your perspective on those lengthy lists of "offers." Anyhow RT needs to fill some gaps, and while I know the hand wringing will continue, I am hoping like hell he can get us the pieces necessary in place sooner rather than later. I sort of (not strongly) wish Mitchell would stay around. Same reason I said last year, is I think it would help his development. But he hasn't made the strides that I had hoped, but another year might show dividends for us at Texas? Plus as a former coach I always like to try and keep as much continuity as possible if the talent is there. So the transfer portal would give me anxiety every fucking year.

Aggie math is as mysterious as when Texas A&M University told us they had turned sea water into gold...

IF you were lucky enough to see the first couple years of Van Halen touring, Roth was simply electric onstage. Unfortunately he went the way of many bald rockers... This is WAAAAAY out of left field, but David Johansen was a pretty great front man for the New York Dolls. But Mick is still the GOAT is simply for longevity. ------------- What is funny as fuck to me about the Stones, is that in 1981 I was so concerned that this might be the last opportunity to see Keith Richards that my roommate and I hit both the Houston and Dallas shows. It was pretty awesome with The T-Birds and ZZ Top as the openers, and glad as fuck we got the blue sky Sunday Dallas show instead of the rainy Halloween show. But how many rockers has what at the time I considered the highest risk rocker buried since then? Hell my daughters are immortalized with some front row video shots from their 2005 Austin show. It was awesome for them, awesome for me, and I taught them a two fold lesson the next day after arriving home past 1 am. That "when you play, you gotta pay!" And that, what good is going to school a day later and saying how awesome you are and showing off your Rolling Stones guitar pick? Anyhow yes... go see the Stones if you get a chance. One of these days Keith won't have Mick as a sidekick... 😉

I believe that DWI was on a Sunday night.

Well I think this is the perfect Bible for the Bible Thumpin' 2nd and 3rd marriage, Let's Go Brandon sing along "Christian" families of the far right. Though I think I prefer to refer to this blaspheming version of the Bible Trump is hawking, as... "The Forceful Fingerers Bible!"

Why the fuck do folks insist on incessantly talking about bullshit rather than watch the fucking show? One of my pet peeves. That and trying to shove your way to the fucking front past all the folks that were giving each other reasonable space for the entire opening act. Now I will stand down off my soap box...

First rule of Prep Club, is there are NO farts! Second Rule of Prep club, is you have to talk about Prep Club. Third rule of Prep club is you must say Propofol! There... I summed up everything. I waited way too long to get mine, and I was lucky, only had a few small polyps and nothing of concern. But it really is a simply procedure and I think there is something inherently fearful about the butthole in hetero men. Thus men unnecessarily have severe consequences because of an irrational fear. It's a procedure, and yes prep sucks, but the reason is you are trying give the camera the best view possible. And little bits of shit make the job a lot harder to get a "sure" result. Just look at the prep as a way to kick start some weight loss if you are so inclined. But now for a joke- On thing I have always thought would be hilarious would be to walk into the waiting room early in the morning, not unlike Bill Murray in Caddie Shack. Rolling in with large black garden hose draped over my shoulder, with one end dragging on the ground. Then shout to the front desk, "Where does Doc want this?" I would love just to see the looks on folks faces waiting for the procedure...

This is obligatory anytime the words "Lucci" or "Chin pubes" is mentioned. It should come up like a pop up...

This is the correct answer. Funny thing is Herb Alpert on Pandora is my go to early AM surf fishing music. Interestingly a surf guitar medley from Junior Brown is part of that mix. --------------------------------- But keeping on topic I had to return a rent car yesterday, and wanted to get to the body shop to get the wife's car. And it takes the two people in front of me 25 minutes AFTER I walked in to get it all together. Apparently it's not normal to not have your driver's license when renting a car, and you can use your mom's. Not understanding the need to have more than simply the TDL number is not enough for them to give you a vehicle. Guy was wearing headphones the entire time bitching, and mom was concerned about the charges going on her card. Was it going to be an actual charge, or just a hold? When the guy asked where the car was being repaired, he said, "Undecided." Then said , "Probably the Maserati dealership." Which I thought was odd, given the Mom's concern about a $50 hold on her card. But after the calls to the main office, they could indeed put the car under her license. So he could get something to drive, but she didn't want to pay extra for son without the license present to drive it... But then it happened, and everything became clear when the guy turned around. It wasn't a maroon wife beater the guy was wearing, it was a Texas A&M maroon basketball jersey style wife beater. As they went out to get their vehicle, I could see the poor customer service guy, as they let him know they did not want the Ford Edge they wanted the pickup truck next to it. As the guy came back in to change out the keys, I said, "Let them know that the truck will likely cost them out of pocket." After another couple minute discussion, Aggie Maserati son, and "don't charge my card" Aggie Mom get into the original Ford Edge. So what should have taken 5 minutes on a normal day, with normal people at Enterprise took 30 minutes. I was tempted to ask, "What kind of Maserati?" wearing my UT Columbia Fishing shirt, but instead I simply smiled inside thinking, "These fucking Aggie jokes write themselves."

Tell that to Old Miss. When you head coach loses the last two to A&M, and gets a contract extension. Maybe it was "automatic" if he got past his double secret probation and stayed out of jail. I think it's funny that so many folks think that talent alone wins games. And that somehow a former head coach who shit the bed, now two years removed, was the "real reason" for winning under Terry. But hey, a lot of folks have never coached a game in their lives. So I understand their confusion! And judge the opinions accordingly.

I honestly hope it's not "getting hotter" but I also point out that we have gotten rid of some coaches with pretty impressive teams this march madness, to try and give some perspective.

We fired Chris Beard, because he was too fucking stupid to keep on the staff. But he did lose his last two games of the Old Miss season to powerhouse A&M, and got a contract extension, just the other day. We ran off Shaka smart who avoided a formal firing, by staying a step ahead of the disgruntled. He is a #2 seed with Marquette today. Before Shaka, we fired Rick Barnes after 17 years for going 20-14 and losing in the first round of the NCAA tourney. He is a #2 seed with Tennessee, and crushed it yesterday. This years team is an enigma. Plays some of the greatest basketball I have seen, followed by some of the crappiest basketball I have seen, and that's often in the same game. We did not play well yesterday. Disu and Abmas might as well have been freshmen subs coming off the bench, for their contributions. Never good when your best players are sucking. But we got past it, and now we will face our former coach Rick Barnes tomorrow night. It will be a good barometer of the team Saturday. I expect, Tennessee to beat us, and perhaps soundly. If Abmas can only make 5-15 FG, 1-6 threes, and con only make 1 of 3 free throws, we get drilled. If Disu goes 5-18 FG, 0-6 threes and makes 2 of 3 free throws, we get drilled. But let me ask this, would anybody here have bet me $100, or $1000 that Disu and Abmas would only contribute a total of 26 points last night? Christ that first few minutes was simply painful to watch as the shots were just crap for both of them. Good news is our defense was stifling. But it's not going to be at all easy to get past Barnes. And in Terry's defense, it's hard to fucking scheme offensively when your normal go to players can barely hit the fucking rim. The best thing I think Terry did coaching besides his general defensive scheme was calling time out at the end of the first half and setting p Abmas for the 3 pointer, simply to try to give him some confidence. That was his only 3 of the game. Wait... the ONLY three of the game. I did not have Texas going past Tennessee on my bracket, but hoping and paying that the yips from last night, become the at least reasonable shooting that Disu, Abmas and Terry all expect on game day. We played like shit, and we still moved on. In a tournament, moving on is all that counts. But it's hard when one of your best guys is sucking, extra hard when your two best guys are sucking. But you have to tip your hat to guys like Hunter and Weaver who tried their best to make good things happen. We made ONE FUCKING 3 POINT SHOT THE WHOLE FUCKING GAME! That in and of itself is mind blowing. Terry's seat is unquestionably getting hotter. And there is no question that he has not had the success overall that either Barnes or Shaka have had in their careers. But I am rooting for the guy, for multiple reasons. I hope like hell that we can play one of our best games of the season, and get past Tennessee. As that is what it's going to take, probably our best game of the season. Hook'em!

Los Coast is good. I ran into one of the guys I speak to regularly at Hopdoddy and he said he volunteered to get his platinum badge. I may go for it next year, simply as I would probably enjoy the work part as much as the badge. My wife does NOT want to iron man my way though bands, and I would likely us the badge more for the late night shows at places I already go to. Or old like me, with the flexibility to do this sort of shit. I ran into some gals at Eldorado a while back that basically organized the Kerrville folk festival. Not my cup of tea really, but they said they would hire me to bartend and that I could get certified online in a couple hours for like $10. Haven't bartended for 35 years, but I thought I do have a travel trailer and maybe a week in Kerrville might be fun? Heck honestly my wife might like a break from going to SXSW, as she gets wiped out in two days. So school me on this Volunteer thing? So looks like a lot more hours if you do film than music? 40-56 hours vs 24-32 on the music side? What badges did you guys get and I assume you do not get the badge until you complete the work hours? Or they can simply deactivate it if you fail to fulfill your commitment? Anyhow just wondering how much time and what badges you guys got? I assume this link is fairly accurate SXSW volunteer rules

Most likely way out for Trump is that the Murdering Saudi Prince he helped, and who gave Jared $2 billion for a business in which he had now experience, will help Donald out. Likely with a cash purchase of one of his golf courses, and giving Donald an option to buy back in if he wins the Presidency and can use his powers of office to help a foreign power. If the Saudi's can by George W. Bush's oil company (I know irony) so he could buy into the Texas rangers, certainly they can throw Donald a lifeline.

You gave Riff Raff your money, What would yo' Mama say? Sound dumb you mother fucker, and yo' money gone away... Fifty for the Rapper and One Hundred for the tape. Really thought I'd win the contest, but got pee on my leg instead! Chorus You gave your money to a rapper, what did you fuckin' think? That poo poo smells like roses, just cuz that Outcast song you sang?" Now you want that money! You wonder who to ask, would you kindly Mr. Riff Raff, give me that old $150 back? Riff Riff slowly turned, and then began to grin. His golden grill a shinin', as he then began to laugh. You gave Riff Raff your money... you really thought you'd win? You prolly think The Butthole Surfers own a place where you go swim! Chorus You gave your money to a rapper, what did you fuckin' think? That poo poo smells like roses, just cuz that Outcast song you sang?" Now THAT might have won....

Sort of like two stray cats fighting over a discarded chicken wing bone...

It was likely the only "head" your friend managed to reminisce about from college....

I was wondering if it was just my perception? As while C-Boys was steadily crowded, SXSJ for example was not at capacity, and the sidewalk next to the venue was not packed as usual. Best show of the day for us was C.C.Adcock and the Lafayette Marquis, at C-Boys outdoors. They were supposed to be joined by Tommy McLain, but he was under the weather. But they put on a great show, and were a LOT more rocking than I thought. The wife and I danced our asses off near the front of the stage, and we generally had a blast. Went down to try and see the West Texas Exiles and Tommy Stinson, but the push to see the Exiles led us to realize that getting in for Stinson was gonna be tough so we just went down and grabbed a little snack and Big Larry at Hopdoddy. Even though Hop has fallen down in quality in general their sweet potato fries are still the best in town. But as stc said, we were able to easily get seats at the bar there this year each time we dropped in whereas last year, it was a much tougher seat to get. But seeing Adcock made the day. We drifted back from the front of the stage and let other folks get close who haven't seen Alejandro Excovedo Seems to me that the crowds are less for likely two reasons. First is that a lot of the shows that disappeared during covid are making a return as more sponsors are simply creating more venues for folks to choose from. Second might be the fact that the weather was going to be sketchy and folks that might have just driven in and stayed with friends for the weekend may have been reduced. Not as much fun trying to dodge rain, than drifting around with lovely weather. Again ended the day at Eldorado Cafe, which always hits the spot for us. And quite frankly, much like the Continental Club and C-Boys, I much prefer giving my money to local folks who take care of their people and give me a great product, whether music or food. I think we may have ended our run last night, but still watching the weather to see if it clears enough to make it worthwhile to take another run at things. But with it raining pretty hard at our house right now, that may be a weather hill too tall to climb. But have fun out there, and again tip the folks that take care of you. And tip them if you are just taking up space!

Caught another gem yesterday indoors at C-boys with Charlie Sexton stepping up joining Eve Monsees heading the Mystic Knights of the Sea indoors at C-Boys. Hadn't see Charlie that close up in a while, I forgot that his hands are like someone blended him with E.T. with his reaches. Chuck Prophet and the Mission Express put on a great show, and damned if Ray Wylie Hubbard didn't put on the best show I have ever seen him play, and I think I have seen him at least 8 times in the last decade. He kept joking that he needed to bring it after following Chuck Prophet, and damned if he didn't! I missed them as I was inside watching Charlie Sexton but folks were raving about Angelo Moore and the Brand New Step so a shout out the them just based on the buzz of other folks tossing accolades the Moore and Company. Walked down and saw a few minutes of Shannon and the Clams and they were certainly fun, but after three days and 10,000 steps a day, I just wanted to go back up North to Eldorado cafe for a Rita and some flan to talk about the day with the wife. Good times as always, and it's funny how my sweet wife goes down just to make me happy. As she hates the crowds and close quarters, and rarely is a goof like me standing at the center front of the stage. ALSO P.S.A. - If you have not invested in a pair of good noise reducing ear buds, please take the time to get some. I spent years leaving concerts or nights after working at Club Foot with my ears ringing in the morning. So I love to get close where it's loud, but I love my ear buds that still allow the music through, but simply not at an (actually) deafening level. Anyhow just my two cents. Today probably camping at C-Boys and hoping that the biggest of the storms were the ones that woke me up and hour ago. Have fun and tip your bartenders and waitresses. And if you are old non-drinker and you are taking a premium table, and not giving your waitress some cash every so often... shame on you! You are literally taking food off their table. Just reach in your fucking pocket and give back, and remember when you were young and needed those tips! In other words don't be a fucking asshole! Have fun out there and watch the traffic not to get run down!

Well bounced back and forth yesterday between C-Boys, Continental and SXSJ (to lesser extent) and found one jewel among the unknowns. A band from the Netherlands called "The Vices." Played indoors opposite Tameca Jones at the SOCO stomp. Interesting use of the loops/synth with some rock n roll. I popped in the earplugs and stepped right up front, and they kicked ass. The kid leading the band showed off his guitar chops toward the end of the show and the kid could rip, even by Austin standards of quality. But he used the "less is more" on the riffs, which made them stand out more. Anyhow I saw they only play two more official shows, so you will only catch them with a wrist band. Tameca Jones was solid as always, and Michigander was good too. Weather will likely come into play today, but it's Texas and might rain for 2 minutes, so I cannot be stopped! Need to make a real plan today.

Outside stage at C-Boys SOCO Stomp is all ages for those of you with underage kids. Only think that is sort of pissing me off is that South by San Jose, still does not have a daily artist nor time slots published that I can find. Anybody else find it somewhere?

If he's really lucky, the scientists at A&M have made a breakthrough in their decades long quest to finding the answer to, "how fix stupid..."

Love this link! Mainly as it's got an easy map to view!!! Hell I wasn't even looking to do anything today, and the list tempted me at Hotel Vegas just to go see A Giant Dog at 4 pm.

I should have said "decent" in meaning... if you are an old fart....