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There once was a bat from Wuhan Who served as a meal for a man Now the bars are all closed... and the Irish are hosed Flying rat jacked my annual black n’ tan

In da Mobile hood Green shorty prays for sweet death Ghetto crowd shouts hey

Saw KISS last night in Lubbock. David Lee Roth opened. I kinda went on a lark, but as a huge KISS fan, I couldn't miss. I was blown away. KISS puts on a hell of a show & Paul Stanley is a master at working a crowd. I guess because of the makeup and the clothes, they are ageless. Looked just like they did back in the '70s. Obviously, the voices aren't the same, but damn if they weren't still pretty good. David Lee Roth also impressed me. He did 45 minutes and looks very athletic. Jumped all around stage--albeit the jumps were more like small bounces. He also played to the crowd and put in real effort. His voice really does suck, but no one seemed to mind. KISS still has a great stage set with pyrotechnics, risers, lifts, video screens and at one point Stanley road some apparatus out to the middle of the crowd about 200 feet from the main stage and played to those of us in the cheap seats. One thing that was really cool is that the video board behind the band would often times show vintage concert footage of the current band playing along with its former self. All in all, it was the best $35 I have spent in 2020. If the show comes to your town, I highly recommend it. And as far as the corona virus goes, I went to take a leak and someone shouted out in the men's room--"I have the corona." Immediately someone shouted in response "and KISS is the cure." I hope so. After Deuce, Stanley told the crowd "We hear there is a sickness going around. Well, I just happen to have the phone number and will be calling DR. LOVE." Cue Gene... If I die next week, bury me in face paint and my ostrich Luccheses.

Went to the Tech game. Hated the loss, but damn what a great atmosphere. Had a great time and multiple $8 beers.

I have tickets to the KISS tour with David Lee Roth opening next week. No way I am missing that for fear of death.

Got on a decent crankbait bite today. Don’t let anyone tell you that stock hooks are acceptable. In 47 degree water, they only nip at it most of the time.

It seems I lied. I just came to the closet to check. The caimans I have are Tony Lamas. Sorry for the confusion.

I have a pair of Dan Post caimans that are plenty nice.

I wouldn’t wear ‘em but they are in style. Hope he pulls some wool in those. Respect.

I fish about 15 tournaments a year. Mostly smaller local tournaments with a few bigger, state-wide events mixed in. Used to fish BassChamps, Honey Hole, and two other circuits. That was back when my kids were smaller, and I could be gone every weekend. As soon as I get my last one out of high school, I'll go back to hitting it hard and heavy. I have just about given up all hobbies other than those related to bass fishing. I am either building tackle, building rods or at the lake--or mad because I am not doing 1 of the 3. Tournament fishing ties this all together for me, and I would be much less into fishing if it were not for tournaments. That is somewhat of a shame, but it is what it is.

Fished tournament today with water starting out at 45 degrees and warming to 48 by weighin. Pretty slow. Caught my first keeper at 9:45 am in 32 foot of water. Then ran a bit of a pattern using a finesse jig I build. Ended up culling to best 5 of 10.5 pounds. Tried to make a big cull by moving to a deep ledge in 30 foot throwing a big football head jig. Marked fish on the graph. First cast got a good thump. Set the hook, pulled the fish a few feet, then SNAP. Broken line. Still not sure what happened. Might could have used the fish if it was the right one. Got 2nd and won $220. A few ounces was worth another $150.

Hate to hear it. Me and Paul is a great song. Doubt anyone has stared at the backside of Willie more than Mr. English. Rest in peace. Hope the traveling is smooth and rock-free on the journey to the other side.

Heard it yesterday in Lubbock.

Panhandle resident here. Have done it some. It is fun if you back off 500 yards and have a good rest and chair (in the shade). They wise up pretty quick so you can't just sit in one spot all day. Much like calling coyotes and even dove hunting up here, the days of freebie hunts are about over. The ranchers figured out there was money to be made, and most of the good spots are all leased up.

Saw it at Alamo with my teenage daughter. She immediately went and bought the book. We both enjoyed the movie. I read the book 35 years ago but had forgotten most of it. So it was new enough for me. Acting was great overall. Hermoine was the weakest of the crew.

Perfect in every role.

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Thanks. I'll try to provide the High Plains fishing report along with pics of tournament misery. Pumped about this rod I am building. I never build for myself or I would have 50 setups. As it is, I had 23 as of last weekend. But I broke one in the last tournament so I figured I would build myself a high-end replacement. The blank feels really great, but they all change their feel after the guides are wrapped on. I'll know more in a couple of days.

Seems this is mostly a saltwater group, but I’ll join in from about as far from the salt as you can get in Texas. Tournament bass guy that builds and sells tackle and rods as well. Have cut way back on tackle sales because the ROI when factoring in time is a killer. Anyway, started a 7’6” MH casting build yesterday on an Immortal blank. Doing split grip so it slows things down a bit. Hope to turn the upper cork and glue up the reel seat today —unless I go to the lake instead. I’ll try to post some high plains bass pics from time to time. Here is a limit of dinks from my Saturday effort. 47 degree water and 20 mph north wind made for a fun day.

It was pretty icy/snowy all the way to Abernathy. Then it was clear all the way to Amarillo. Here in south Lubbock, I had a solid covering of snow until about 2 p.m. Warm and windy today. Very odd weather. Very sad regarding the accident. Very common for people up here to out drive the conditions when it gets icy. I'll be driving along at 25 mph only to be passed by some jackass in a Explorer going 50 mph. Then I see that same jackass in the ditch 3 miles up the road--sometimes taking some other poor bastard with them. Makes me ragey.

It is more difficult than you think. And any road this is not the freeway is very narrow--often you have to pullover if you meet a car going the other direction. Also the roundabouts suck. Get a GPS at the rental place. The UK GPS will tell you how to position your vehicle in the roundabout to make sure you head off in the right direction. I hit a curb in the middle of Wales on a dark, rainy evening. Met a car coming the other way and pulled over to far and knocked my tire off the rim. Changing that flat made me swear to take the bus the next time.

I hate posters that call the towns of other teams shitholes. But Baton Rouge is a shithole. And the university is in a shitty part of that shithole town. The stadium is nice and the area where the tiger chills is kinda cool, but I wouldn't plan on living it up in Red Stick. Come in for the game, hit up some tailgates and then get out--ideally without a disease.

Lots of crappy bands mentioned. But none are more crappy than Red Hot Chili Peppers. And it would take much to convince me that any selected song from any other band would have lyrics as bad as any RHCP song picked at random.