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1 Day to Go

So, the Olympics are now over, the USA did not invoke the memories of Lake Placid or even Salt Lake City, and the Kings had two injuries, Frolov who might be out for the year, and Demitra, who is out at least a game. Boy, this stinks.

The first game is tomorrow and we have tickets. Woo-hoo! Here’s to a Kings win……

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The Kings own Dallas

Somehow, after falling behind 5-2 after two periods, the Kings managed to come back and win. Wow! What a game. Now, it is 17 or so days without Kings hockey. I will be watching the Olympics for the next two weeks. Here’s hoping that Team USA does well.

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Go Kings Go (Win 2 in a Row)

So, the Kings finally won one yesterday against the Blackhawks. This allowed them to put 2 more points (for a total of 4) between themselves and the Mighty Ducks. We are going to the game today and I’m hoping that the Kings will win two in a row. Maybe today we can get a puck for Annette. =)

That’s it. Ta-ta….

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Kings Only 2 Points Up

Ok, the Kings are now only 2 points up on the Ducks. The Kings better win tomorrow. Go Kings Go! Go Kings Go! Go Kings Go! Go Kings Go! Go Kings Go! Go Kings Go!

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Morgan Stanley Sucks

Ok, I’ve had accounts at Morgan Stanley for the last 3 or 4 years. When I moved my accounts over to a new broker, I was charged $85 account closing charge for each of my 3 accounts. Ouch. Makes me want to go back to MSDW.

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Kings are Losing Ugly


Ugly, Ugly, Ugly. The Kings lost to the Ducks today 6-2 and it wasn’t even that close. And they lost on Thursday to Edmonton in a way that wasn’t as ugly but still was ugly.

There are two interesting stories from the games, one from Thursday’s game and one from today’s game. On Thursday’s game, Annette caught one of the tennis balls that the Kings Crew throws into the crowds. As a result, we won a two item dinner for one from Panda Express. Yes, only one. There was a bigger prize to be won. If the player whose number was on the ball you caught scored next, then you won the grand prize. Our ball had number 20 on it. Luc’s number. So, we were pretty excited. Luc’s been playing well and, as luck would have it, he scored next. We won the grand prize. What could it be? Kings stuff? A jersey? Nope, we won the panda in the picture.

For today’s game, the only redeeming part of the game was that Annette and I showed up early for the game and watched the warmups from next to the glass. We had made up a sign to have Luc sign our tickets from the 1/19 game. No such luck. We had a couple of other signs, one that said Welcome Back Eric, which was for Eric Belanger, who was playing again after missing a number of games. Standing next to us was a kid who was about 4 years old, maybe younger. Annette started talking to the kid and eventually, he was standing in front of her, next to me. Since we were standing in the photographers area, there is a small door, about the size of the puck, in the glass. Eric Belanger gave the kid a puck through the door for the kid. Way to go, Eric! So, we didn’t get out ticket signed by Luc but we did help a kid get a real NHL puck.

Is it just me or is this blog turning into a hockey blog?

One last thing. I’m looking forward to a good game on Monday by the Kings so they’ll beat the Ducks.

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Is the Real Jimmy Buffett Dead?

Cruising google news for something to read, clicked on my personalized search for Jimmy Buffett news. I found some article that was reviewing the Cheese Burger in Paradise restraurants. I think that the real Jimmy Buffett is dead. Who is the real Jimmy Buffett? I’m not so sure but somewhere Jimmy Buffett changed from a promoter to some sort of PT Barnum for the overweight, middle-aged, white crowd who is desperately trying to cling to some sort of youth. It seems that everytime I see an article about him it seems that the fans have become more and more like tropical trekkies. Yes, I know the preferred terms trekker but I think Parrotheads are more like trekkies with more of a sex life.
From 1979 until 2000, I had faithfully gone to every Jimmy tour except for a acoustic tour that I think was called the Homecoming Tour in 1982. I was in college and couldn’t afford the ticket. Pity, since it was the only time that he has toured mostly acoustic. Anyway, something has changed. Maybe it is me since I’m now over 40 years old but I frankly don’t remember all of the conformist at the concerts that I see today. For most of the concerts I went to see, the crowd was mixed. There were guys dressed up in tropical gear, bbqers, and others. The parties were somewhat spontaneous and definitely cheap. Usually just steaks on a grill with some beer. Now, the tailgate is rather extensive with as much money spent on the booze and food than I used to make in a week during the 1990’s. I don’t get it. I still like the music but the fans are nuts.
On to more important things. 🙂 I’m off to the Kings game tonight. God, I hope they can win. They’ve looked crappy in losing 3 of the last 4 games. They need the two points. Go Kings Go!