JJ Yeley.212.wrong direction.7:36.Glacier Freeze.

Peter Tosh - Pick Myself Up - this morning's iPod shuffle song

Only Zidane will ever know what he was thinking at the 110 mark.

Viva Italia ! A cross bar made the ultimate difference in a great finals game to watch. I still think the best goal of the tornament belonged to the Rodriguez of Argentina in the OT win over Mexico - instant ESPY moment.......the US was an embarassment and probably set big time soccer back in the US another 10 years......where are they playing in 2010 ???

Shanahan signs with the Rangers - a few years too late but still a quality signing - in no way is this like one of the Fat Cat Rangers signings of the past.....of course he did play for the Devils once upon a time.....speaking of former devils, Petr Sykora's asking price just went down......and thank you Neil Smith, you can have Tom Poti........

HR Derby tonight - always good background viewing while doing other more important things like reading the paper or playing the bills - got to be pulling for my main Met and early Thunks favorite, David Wright........

speaking of Thunks favorites, Hats Off to Brittany Lincicombe rout of Michelle Wie and her winning of the HSBC Women's Match Play Championship this weekend at Hamilton Farm Golf Club in Gladstone, NJ. Yours truly was there on Saturday to see all the action and watch Brittany come out of realtive obscurity to bang & putt her way to the $500K. Walked to the #1 Tee Box with her before her match with Michelle Wie and she was loose, smiling and signing autographs. Told her to "Take it to her. Her putting is weak." and I am sure that my comment made all the difference. Funny to read in the paper that the rake boys were hitting on her in the player shuttle cart as they tried to find the media tent. Was actually pulling for Paula Creamer myself but the second 18 on Saturday against Karrie Webb really took it out of her. Her father & uncle are class acts......stood next to Mama Wie - cold dragon lady - Papa Wie has big hair and seems very detached from the surroundings - Michelle is like an automatron and seems pre-progammed - the wide open fairways here were perfect for her banging game but her putting is abysmal at best - it's a joke that she is playing the John Deere this week.......Juli Inkster had a great match with Annika but she tired on Sunday too....too bad the Championships are leaving this venue - I hope they wind up down the road at Trump so I can take the little swampthings with me next year........

Pirates beat the 2nd place movie by slightly over $110m - I need to see this movie.......

TV viewing was lame this AM - I am so glad that I discovered that trash like INSIDE EDITION is on........

It's Monday and I wish it were Friday.....swampy abides

Sweetness. 211. 1:35. Cascade Crash.

Why haven't the Rangers signed Brian Leetch yet ? Who better to tutor Tutin & Staal ?

Women's Match Play on Saturday - hope the heat doesn't kill me....

swampy abides

Bill Bradley. 210. 7:35. Glacier Freeze

to the young lady who was watching herself walk by in the windows of the bank on 5th Ave this morning, we can never love you as much as you love yourself......

Look out for Brittany Lincicome at the HSBC this week - she is my dark horse pick to go deep in this tourney....

Nice to see the Mets finally win 2 in a row again......David Wright is in the HR Derby next week - now I have to watch......Paul LoDuca is no Jason Varitek - just ask ARod.....

Guest hostess on The Most this week - she's nice & perky but trying too hard.......The Lost World was on at 4am - always been a guilty pleasure.......and speaking of guilty pleasures, XENA is going to be in a new comic book soon - I just can't see myself buying it but I don't know why I don't own XENA Season 1 & 2 on DVD yet ?

The Office webisodes premiere on July 13 - 3 minutes of must see internet

No big names yet by the Rangers but some good role players to fill in until the kids are ready to step up - and they will - Marc Staal may not be ready now but he will be up for good by February....it would be nice to see Huge Specimen step up this year and muscle his way on to the roster - we need a strong power forward who can forecheck & bang..........Dan Cloutier traded to the LA Kings - his fight against Tommy Salo is on youtube and is a must see

swampy abides.....

Earl Monroe. 210. 7:39

What a beautiful goal at the 119 minute mark yesterday by the Italians. You just knew it was in as he lined up the kick......can't wait for the finale on Sunday - I thunk France will beat Portugal to get to the final game and then Italy will whomp up on those frogs........

Corzine is an idiot

who is Lukoil and why should I buy their gas ?

Notes from the 4th - shot an 89 at the dogtrack - saw fantastic fireworks - bought an apple blackberry pie that when I got home turned out to be apple blueberry - no complaints on that combo though the raspberry peach I tried this weekend was outstanding - no traffic on the drive home - Exit 9 - the all-american exit - mahalo to the barista at Starbucks - our town's parade is the worst organized waste of time but like crack cocaine, you just keep coming back........

Paris Hilton wants to have babies - the concept just plain scares me.......

Nobody watches The Soprano's to see Paulie Walnuts other than Mama Sirico so it's a good thing that he signed a new deal.......same goes for Silvio, who must not be getting as much from those Bruce residuals as he had hoped for.........filming starts tomorrow

Women's Matchplay Championships at Hamilton Farm this week - network execs will be creaming their jeans if they can somehow get Michelle Wie all the way to Sunday......Annika will be out in the 2nd round and Paula Creamer needs a good showing to stop her sophmore slump.....the best thing about the week, other than watching Natalie Gulbis bend over at the driving range, is trying to guess which lesbian in the crowd belongs to which player.......

The Kelly Clarkson song on the new FORD ad is titled "GO" and may be on her next album - I hope it is because I will download it instantly........

53 3/4 hot dogs - at least Joey Chestnut gave Kobayshi a run for his money this year by eating 52 - the press for the 2007 re-match should be huge......

The "Miami Vice" trailers don't look half bad - but then again most trailers make any movie look watchable - and Colin Farrell almost sounds like Don Johnson if you close your eyes.....still will wait for DVD........

SHSM surprised me this morning when I couldn't help but notice that she was wearing a rather tiny thong - if you don't want me yo know, don't wear see through white pants.......

64 days until the first NFL game of the year.......

Hooray Beer ! swampy abides........

Hot Dogs, Apple Pie & Thunks - how much more American can you get ?

Been thunking for a few days now so just keep reading and the tunk process will filter down at the end.......

Danielle Peck really is Terri Clark Lite (and curvier) - Terri must be kicking herself that she didn't get "Good Man" first.......

The smell of the eggs & bacon coming from pronto Pizza at 36th & 6th every morning is awesome - it is very hard not to stop and just dive into a plate.......

Pedro's initial return to Fenway was great on Tuesday night - too bad it didn't carry over to the mound when he pitched on Wednesday night - that was just plain ugly......Jose Reyes & David Wright both cooled off in Boston and so did the rest of the Mets during that sweep.....we may have seen the last of Lastins Milledge for the forseeable future - those dropped balls up against the Green Monster were not good - he ill be back and will be an outfield cornerstone for years to come..........as an aside - nice to see that Mike Piazza is having a quietly strong year out in SD and don't look now Reggie Jackson but Ken Griffey Jr has hit dingers in 4 straight games.......

I am still upset with the rangers picking a Larrie in the first round of the NHL Draft - and this idea of playing a game in Yankee Stadium is pure fantasy but as a season ticket holder - I'm there.........Patrick Roy in the Hall of Fame on the first try was an absolute no-brainer

Saw an ad for Ground Chicken Burgers the other day and thunked what a great idea that is - I can see a Tequila/Lime with Monterey Jack combo or a Chipotle Cheddar with avocado or even a BBQ Muenster Chicken Burger......hhhhmmmmm.......

Parking spots the last few days - Felix Millan, Bobby Rousseau and today - Joe Montana (I hated him)......

Britney nekkid & pregnant on the cover of Harper's Bazaar was not what I needed to see - how much further can she go before she hits rockbottom - only Star Jones has less credibility now than Brit & K-Fed......

and speaking of Star Jones - I saw her on Larry King last night and I wanted to give her a roll of bumwad to wipe her mouth there was so much crap coming out of it......I refuse to believe that Barbara Walters lied to her - plain & simple - Larry King should quit giving her a forum.......

The NBA Draft - Zeke may be insane but anything that keeps Stephen A. speechless cn't be all bad.......can't help but think that the italian kid who went #1 is Darko V2.0........Portland was channeling Monty Hall and I still don't know why Boston would want Telfair.......has the NBA quit laughing at the Knicks yet ????? Zeke has to let the kids he has picked in the last 2 years play this year or he can kiss his job good-bye - I thunk he is gone no matter what next year even if they are the #8 seed in the playoffs........

The rain the other morning was hard and the puddles on the way to train were trying hard to pull the wheel from your hand.....as bad as it was, it beat the 3 hour ride home that night, thank you NJ Transit......no sandals, no csi, no short hills society dame and no Athena but Woody was there today and Shades was in his normal seat - i just have this feeling from looking at him that he has a very warped sense of humor........

The Spiderman 3 Teaser that I have seen on the Net looks great - opens May 4, 2007 - Happy Birthday to me........

I really do believe that some of the drivers here in NYC actively try to run down pedestrians like they are in Deathrace 2000.........

Football training camps start in less than a month.......

Hell's Kitchen is a lot less of a guilty pleasure this year and Sara is a snake that will probably get to the finale vs Heather.....I thunk that Chef Ramsey really enjoyed telling Tom to get out of Hell's Kitchen......

You know a book is good when you don't mind your train being delayed at the entrance to the tunnel coming into Penn Station - Shanks for Nothing is one of those books.......

Prickly City is another must read comic strip.......Pearls, Mutts and Get Fuzzy still reign supreme.......

The Most with Alsion Stewart on MSNBC at 4am is slowly becoming one of my favorite early morning shows - mindless news with some interesting segments - I really liked that she alluded to her MTV VJ days this morning when she commented that they used to call MTV - Logan's Run - no one over 30 allowed.......

I may just have to enter my alligator chili in the USA Weekend recipe contest.......

The Theme from Caddyshack was my iPod song of the day today - perfect tune to carry me into my game tomorrow at the Westport CC - or as we refer to it - The DogTrack....

Have a great 4th and watch out for fireworks and undercooked burgers.......swampy abides

World Cup Final 4 Prediction

Germany vs Italy

Portugal vs Brazil

English fans commit mass suicide.....

swampy abides.....

Felix Millan and 7:37am but I had to stop and buy a July Monthly

I really am pathetic in that I have to comment on the people on my train but Athena still dressed like a greek goddess today - I wonder where she is a receptionist/intern for the summer - just noticed that the Madison Mom is actually the Short Hills Mom - no LJM at all this week, probably won't see her again until the kids are back in school - no sandals on the morning train but I saw her last night on the train home.......

I wonder how the refs are going to hose Ghana today ? They probably spent all night studying the ridiculous call against the Aussies.....and celbrating by sticking your thumb in your mouth is childish but effective for calling out the opposing team's fans as whiny crybabies - can't do that in the NFL - wish you could........

Word from PAGE SIX is that Republic Air is going to start to offer Tattoos at 30,000 feet - idiots......

I still have to laugh every time I hear Willie Nelson sing Jimmy Cliff......

swampy abides.....

So Warren Buffett has decided to donate a vast portion of his wealth to the Gates Foundation for charitable giving. I personally thunk that this is a great idea. More people in today's society need to give back to the community from which they came - both personally and financially. Giving back to the community is something that my family has always believed in and will continue to believe in.

Kudos to Warren Buffett and Kudos to Bill & Melanie Gates......

swampy abides

Macgregor on Friday and Walter today. 7:36 in the elevator, Of course it only rained when I got out of the car to get the paper and put out the recycling.....

some thunks from last week and the weekend - aren't you lucky ?????

Sommer interns are really a blessing to the summer commuter. The Chatham intern is obviously working at one of daddy's golf 4some's office. She is tanned blonde member of the Lucky Sperm Club - no doubt drives a BMW or a Range Rover - and has a share in a great beach house down at the Jersey shore.......keep dreaming old man........

saw an older couple obviously coming home on the train from a funeral today. The look in the wife's eyes as she stared out the window and as she watched the people walk up & down the aisle was vacant & pained. Her husband looked as though he would be no help to her. It was very hard to watch....

Cold Pizza - the perfect meal for breakfast lunch or dinner......

If you see a penny on the ground, do you pick it up ?

Ghana with the Wind - NY Post headline after the US World Cup team gacked in their final game. You just know that now that England has moved to the round of 8 that it is time for them to kill all of their fans by losing to Portugal. And what about that OT Goal by Argentina in their game against mexico on saturday ? Wow is all I can say......I had hope to see an African Nation play Brazil in the finals but I will have to settle for Ghana taking on Brazil tomorrow instead. Italy should beat Australia today and I thunk that the Swiss will stop the Ukrainians today.....

Now that Checketts has bought the Blues, how soon before JD becomes GM ? And why hasn't it happened yet ? If it doesn't happen, does Keenan come back to St. Louis ?

The Rangers picked a Larrie in the first round this weekend - I hope the kid gets traded before he ever makes the NHL because I already hate him......in today's NHL, why do they even give out the Lady Byng ??? The MVP voting was a joke - just look at the players choice for outstanding player to see who should have been the MVP......

A special morning thank you to the blonde in red heading west on the north side of 34th street in front of Macy's - loved that extra bounce in your step......

iPod shuffle - Aloha Friday as I hit the doors of the building on Friday morning and Pressure Drop by Toots this morning

Made the Crawfish Pies from the front cover of this month's Chile Pepper magazine - may have been one of the best things I have ever made. The leftover filling went into a casserole dish and I baked it off too - wow - this is an absolute stone cold keeper of a recipe.....

Women's Matchplay Championships coming to HFGC in another week - can't wait to get out there and see Paula Creamer, Annika and Natalie Gulbis.....it's also fun to see which chicks in the gallery are dating the players.......

Dolan & Zeke to talk to the media today about the clusterfrick they have made of the Knicks - this should be some good humor and worth a listen to Fat Mike & the Angry Puppy afterwards.....

Always check the Hole in One section for people I know and to the woman who used a 5 Wood on the 91 yard Par 3 at Basking Ridge - get off the course now !!!!

I really hate commuting and I hate the first timers who wander and look lost while blocking the aisles/walkways/stairs - move to the side, watch and learn......

Linda Stouffer needs to do the CNN Headline News overnights......

Have you lost all rights to your balls if you are out walking 2 chihuahua's in the morning ? I thunk so.....

Red Bull is sponsoring a Nextel Cup car next year and Brian Vickers is going to be their #1 driver - he won't be worth a fantasy start the rest of this year now - Red Bull is making it's move into sports first with MLS and now this - makes sense since everywhere you look these days someone has an energy drink in their hands - I have even seen a Budweiser Energy Beer....

Couldn't wait to get off of 5th Ave this morning.......

Reyes & Wright are blistering hot but not as hot as Lastings Milledge in his rookie dress up outfit - heard he looked like Serena......

It would really suck to have to come back this morning to finish your round at the Booz - Ben Curtis is running away with it and can bogey out and still win the tourney - about the only thing in a Redskins uni that will win this year.......

The bullet into Superman's eye is a great visual - I hope the rest of the movie is just as good....

I'm Up, Up & Away !!!!! swampy abides.......

Johnny Unitas on Tuesday and Mike Gartner today - which was actually a personal high for the parking lot....high maintenance has toned it down somewhat, she must have been on interviews the other week.......no sandals again this morning (and no LJM) but the addition of CSI more than made up for that......

Jim McGreevey and his life partner are buying a home in Plainfield - home is an understatement, more like an estate - 17 rooms - bet the new neighbors are thrilled with the attention they will bring to the neighborhood......

When are Bruce, Demi & Ashton going to do a film together ?

Earl, Office, Earl, Office - not a bad line-up tonight

I am still mad over David Stern handing the NBA Title to the Miami Heat - I may have to start reading Mark Cuban's Blog......

speaking of reading - just started "Shanks for Nothing" - already awesome.......

Bunches of interns eating lunch is a pleasure to behold and they speak a completely different language - summer in the city does have it's bonuses......

I wonder if the City of Hartford has finished throwing up in it's mouth yet ?

Please tell me that it is someone's job at Hilton to keep buying Paris Hilton's single from itunes - that is the only way I can see it being in the Top 5 downloads......

and on that flat note....swampy abides

I can't thunk of a 15 other than Earl Morrall....

It must be summer vacation time - the LJM wasn't even to the Black Horse Inn and I was running late......

Calamari with a chipotle cream dipping sauce - I wish I had thunked of that one first.....

CARS was great. My daughters were howling and the CGI is incredible - that is a day 1 dvd purchase.......

Paris Hilton giving Britney Spears fashion tips is priceless......

Phil Van de Velde.......well kids, that was your father's Lefty on 18 yesterday and not the Lefty that had emerged in the past year. Dumb decision making from the moment he stepped into the tee box. Andy North & Scott Van Pelt were killing him on ESPN News this morning and so was every other newspaper columnist I saw. I don't thunk will kill him like it would have in the past but for 6 strokes yesterday, Lefty was all choke.......

Montie is now 0-100 on US soil.......good

Dwyane Wade just won't lose and David Stern is making sure that the refs know that there is no way that they can let Mark Cuban win. The Stackhouse suspension is a joke. 2-3-2 is a joke. Dirk's performance in Miami was a joke. And most of all, the Miami Heat announcer and the pre-intro flag waving moron not were not only jokes but were a major embarassment......I still think that Dallas will pull it off in 7........

Downloaded some Skynyrd, Creedence & Thorogood - first song of the 3 to come up in shuffle was Sweet Home Alabama........

Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals - who would have thunked we would be playing this game after the Oilers Game 1 injury & meltdown.....the momentum is all in Edmonton's favor and the Hurricane fans are really going to have to step up to give the Canes a chance to win....it's 1994 all over again and as much as I would love to see Triple OT, I would also like to see the players skating around with it........sidenote - Eric Staal makes me really feel great about the Rangers having his younger brother in their organization - Marc Staal could be our next Brain Leetch......prediction for tonight is Edmonton 3 Carolina 2 in OT

The Temp goes up and the clothes come off - you have to like that about NYC.....

Gimme 3 steps towards the door.....swampy abides

Pisani !!!! (a day late on that reference)...........

Now in Houston but on a plane in the AM

I really hate trade shows but sometimes you just have to do what you have to do.....

Shrimp Burrito with a Cilanto Lime Cream Sauce - insanely good

Shouldn't all movies shown on cable after midnight have gratutitous nudity ????

Dallas got killed tonight - were they ever in the game ?

Saw an episode of The Office tonight that I had never seen before - bonus

I can't believe that there are wrestling fans who are complaining about the realism of the wrestling scenes in NACHO LIBRE.....

The Overstock.com chick is not aging well and that is not making me happy - she needs to talk to marg helgenberger....

I need to start watching Entourage.....

Winged Foot smoked Tiger today and I thunk that tomorrow Tiger will smoke Winged Foot...did I happen to mention that I have played there ?......and how strange is it to see Montie on top of the leaderboard in a Major that isn't the British ? It won't last.....

time for bed......swampy abides

Down in Dallas and I hate the Ferris PD.........

Just heard Paris Hilton's premier video - awful. It is just so very obvious that her voice has been synthesized and synthesized.......thank you Yahoo! Launchcast for the displeasure in seeing this thing.....

Marvin Davis has to be real proud of his grandson - if he weren't already dead, he would be now....

Magic Fridge ! Magic Fridge !

The refs are trying to give Game 3 to the Heat.....

Big Ben is a Big Idiot.......Big Ben is a Big Lucky Idiot.......

Sanda Bullock is still hot......

Watched "Failure to Launch" on the plane today - mindless fun

Allison Moorer and Shelby Lynne are sisters ?????

My hotel is a dump but the wireless net connection is free.....

Mex for lunch and Cajun for dinner - I almost feel sorry for my butt.....

The World's Tallest Statue (of an american hero) is at exit 112 on I-45......swampy abides

Nick Kypreos. I always found it offensive that his jersey was in the 1994 Stanley Cup Display at the Hockey Hall of Fame. I also found it offensive that he was bagging Joan Lunden.

No LJM and No BAH - to misquote Anita Bryant, "It's like a day without sunshine."

Billy Mayfair has joined Vijay Singh, Phil Mickelson & Brian Gay on my list of Survivor Golf Assassins......

Summer TV really is hit or miss.......maybe I need to rent 24 & Deadwood.......

Ran over 2 chipmunks this morning and just missed a squirrel.....

Too bad you can't make any $$$ playing fantasy NASCAR.......

I am Ichiro - .370 2 hr 4 bi - no power.......

Going to get to see "CARS" as a Father's Day gift.......

I have played Winged Foot......

Saw a count-up clock on the news today - how long it's been since Britney & K-Fed have been photographed together - 79 days & counting.....

Gas is still $2.95.......

Thai food for lunch - the gas will be free after that.....

Ipod Shuffle of this morning - Concrete Jungle (Live) by Bob Marley.....downloaded some Lynyrd Skynyrd, Creedence & Thorogood this weekend but none of them came up.....

Headed to Texas in the AM - yippee yi yo ki yay !!!

swampy abides......

Bobby Hull, Adam Graves, Gene carr - take your pick

No search of NJ's best sub/hoagie shop is complete without a visit to Hoagie Haven on Nassau Street. The Munchmobile blew it this week.

Cars is the movie to see this weekend.....

Dallas wins Game 1 and David Stern is starting to sweat his handshake with Cuban.....Bill Simmons got it absolutely right, 2-3-2 is stupid and always has been.....

already screwing up my World Cup picks - I'll be surprised if I crack the 20th percentile......

why should a married man have to go to a Bachelor Auction ?

swampy abides......

Bruce Macgregor

Instant Ripples Golf Balls - nice marketing gimmick by the Westchester Classic......

Ipod Shuffle song of the morning - Doors of My Heart by the English Beat

Edmonton is done but then again, they haven't lost at home yet.......Conklin in Game 3 ? It's a scary thunk for Oilers fans......

ESPN had a ridiculous NBA Countdown Clock going this morning instead of The Bottomline.....speaking of countdown clocks, is there one for Michelle Wie yet like there was for the Olsen Twins ???

Zarqawi is dead. Good.

So far no one has commented on my sushi tie........

I really wanted a corn muffin from the guy on 37th this morning but the light was against me at 36th so I had to turn instead.......

my newspaper guy is coming later & later - I may have to cancel weekday delivery.......

Did I mention that I shot an 87 at Baltusrol ????

swampy abides........

Parked in Jan Erixon's spot today and Walter's again yesterday. Didn't park on Monday because I was playing Baltusrol and you weren't !!! Shot an 87 on the Upper Course. Could have easily broken 85 if a couple of putts had dropped or I hadn't babied so many chips with my lob wedge. (Incidentally, a club I plan to assinate soon.) My caddy was mostly worthless and more concerned with catching the first pitch of the yankees game than anything else but he did give me a great read (finally) on my last putt so I walked off the course with a birdie. Hope I get invited again next year.

Speaking of parking, what kind of idiot parks his jaguar in the train station commuter lot. You & your ego deserve the dings in your doors and I hope you get lots of them.

and speaking of commuting, I really don't mind my morning commute all that much. My train isn't too crowded and not very often, but it happened today, a hot chick sits in the middle seat. Last night I got stuck with an overly cologned 20 something guy with tons of gel in his hair who played games on his cell phone the whole ride. But I digress....it's the commute home that kills me. I understand that NYC is a metropolitan vacation destination for the world but we need to set a few rules & guidelines here. I hereforth decree the following -

No walking 3 or 4 abreast and no holding hands. You are in my way. Move.

No meandering. Pick a line and walk it. You are in my way. Move.

The Empire State Building will be there later today too so come back after I safely on my train. You are in my way. Move.

In fact, from 4:30pm to 6:00pm I don't want any tourists at all between the following streets. Park Avenue between 39th and 38th. 38th between Park & 5th. The west side of 5th (I'll give you the east side because of the evil place of which I cannot speak) between 38th & 36th. 36th between 5th and Broadway. I don't want you on 37th either because I may turn that way to get to 6th&Broadway instead of going down to 36th. I don't have to worry about you walking down 35th because no one but fast walking commuters walks on that street because there is absolutely nothing worthwhile on that street for anyone other than a couple of bums. I will then fight through all of you down 7th to the entrance to Penn at 32nd. And when we get to the stairs, stay to the right if you are slow and never, never, never stop. You are in my way. Move.

I don't thunk I have asked for much.

Pedro hasn't won since April and the Mets are still in 1st. And let's all back off Lastings Milledge and his high 5's down the rightfield line. I would much rather see that kind of exuberance and excitement and interaction with the fans than yet another Barry Bonds at bat, update or interview. MLB needs moments like that to offset the bad taste that Bonds is leaving in the mouths of the fans.

And I have to wonder, does the rest of the country hate Bonds as much as New Yorkers do ? He was chasing a NY Icon in the Babe so you could count on more heat than usual. I heard a caller from Boston tell Fat Mike & the Angry Puppy that people up there just didn't care.

Dwyane Wade has a sinus infection - suck it up and play - this is the NBA Finals not a Tuesday night game in Oklahoma City. I thunk that Dallas has too much depth on their roster for the Heat to overcome and the Heat are also coached by Pat Riley - who I hate and that is the fax - so I say Dallas in 6. I can't wait to see David Stern have to hand the trophy to Mark Cuban.

Jussi or Conklin ? Edmonton is screwed. They really have to hope that Pisani & Peca and the rest of the team really step it up if they want to have a chance now. I will still stick with my initial prediction of Edmonton in 7 in Triple OT. NBC will love that game........

Firecrotch - what a great nickname for Lindsay Lohan. Makes you wonder what Paris Hilton could be called - septic tank crotch ?

Elevator Fun Fact of the Day - 15 years ago today "City Slickers" was the #1 movie in America.

Father's Day Alert - Rick Reilly has a new golf book out. My kids have already bought it for me. They just don't know yet.

Saturday June 17 3pm - USA vs Italy - it will be ugly in our house..........it should be Brazil vs Germany in the Final but I would love to see an African nation sneak in. I hope that ESPN is replaying games at 4am for my workout.

Speaking of 4am TV - CMT Pure Country has replaced VH1 Country (no difference) and MSNBC has started replaying "The Most" with Alison Stewart - great mindless fun - as long as she keeps her hair down, I won't get distracted by her pointy spock ears. CNN Headline News really needs some overnight talent because the empty suits that they have sitting there now really suck.

Haven't seen the semi-finale yet but I hear that the Soprano's was more Bada-Blah than Bada-Bing.......

Miranda Lambert looks great in her new video - "New Strings" - her east Texas twang just kills me........

We got a giant Starbucks machine here at work - takes forever for it to make a bad cup of coffee....

Can't wait to take the kids to see "Cars" - it looks like a lot of fun.........Tony Stewart is going to need to catch a few breaks if he wants to stay in contention for the Chase. I know it's still early but there are too many good drivers out there now who are really starting to push......

I shot an 87 at Baltusrol just in case you didn't know......

Peter King thunks that Ricky Williams is regretting his decision to play in Canada based on one preseason game - 7yds on 4 carries - ridiculous - the only thing that Ricky probably regrets is that he can't speak canadian..........

Tomatoes are starting to take off and so are the beans - my peppers need some careful watching - what they all really need more than more rain is some hot sunny days.......

Still not hitting my weight in ESPN's Diamond Daily but I did get a dinger last night......

Ipod shuffle song of the day - "Don't Look Back" by Peter Tosh & Mick Jagger. I will never forget the episode of SNL when Tosh started playing the song and Jagger came high stepping out from the back - the crowd at 30 Rock and the crowd in our living room both went crazy......

"Your mom is a pain in the neck and your cooking stinks"......like the Dude, swampy abides

#19 - The Great Langdoni !!!

Isn't one of the signs of the Apocalypse Anna Nicole Smith getting pregnant ?

I have to agree with the look that the blonde yakkity-yak sister gave to the dude with the ridiculous hat this morning. It was even hard for me to take my eyes off of it.

Please ESPN - No More Chasing Aaron Graphic !!!!

I just read on Page Six that John Mayer allegedly bagged Jennifer Love Hewitt - if this is true, she will be banned from all lists in perpetuity - a guy just can't go where John Mayer has already been......Ben Affleck ruined Jennifer Garner for me too.......

Batgirl a 5'10" Red-Haired Lesbian ? The fanboys are going to eat this up........

Nobody gets to their car in the parking lot faster than Powergirl.........

Tonight at 8pm Eastern we get live coverage of The National Spelling Bee - this is going to be fun to watch - these kids already have a ton of pressure put upon themselves and now a live national audience ??? I am loving it.........

Did not watch the LOST repeat last night - went for a tape of an old CSI instead - now to find my tapes of the CSI: Miami Finale and the Two and a Half Men finale

Exclusive golf tomorrow and Monday - life is good........swampy abides

It was Brian Griese last Friday, Joe Namath yesterday and Walter Tkaczuk today.

Krista Allen looks very hot in Toby Keith's new video "A Little Too Late"......

4 of the last 5 days I have run into the same Trashy Hot Asian Chick (THAC) on 39th between Madison & Park as I came to work in the morning......

to the little pumped up guy waiting for his car on 38th - get over yourself and your shirt & tie combo really sucks and is very ugly.......

The LJM is back and everything is right again with my morning drive to the station......

30+ tomato plants, 16 peppers (hot & sweet) and 50 bean plants - it's going to be a busy summer in the garden.....still no hot lemon peppers growing in my seed pods - I thunk they were junk........

Watched LOST again last night and now Season 2 Episode 1 is on tonight - I will be watching.....but what else to watch these days ? Pleanty of one off reality shows and crappy short series - I may have to start watching 24 Season 1.......

Still haven't made the Sports Guys Mailbag but I'm still trying.......

"Anjelica Huston" (AH) sported no sweater or coat yesterday morning and that was a very good thing - now if we could only get her to smile........

Is there anything better than Game 7 in the stanley Cup Playoffs ? Yes there is, OT in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs - Go Carolina !!!!

White tea is nothing more than flavored water........

Dallas should beat Phoenix but I am not counting the Suns out at all - this one goes 7.......Pistons beat Miami tonight but will lose Game 6 in Miami........

Mango Chicken Sausage - again, awesome...........

Miranda Lambert has a dirty innocence about her that makes me feel old when I watch her videos.......

Need a big night from Griffey tonight if I am going to finish up my lackluster May in Diamond Daily - at least I am hitting my weight and then some - unlike some people Mr. Dean.......

swampy abides......

I parked in Roberto Clemente's spot yesterday and in Barry Sanders' spot today. Bet I get a low # tomorrow.

2 days in a row now I have not seen the LJM on my way to the train - I need my continuity.....

Omar Minaya fleeced the Diamondbacks.......and a 4-2 record coming out of a yanks/phillies combo is not too shabby.......

"Anjelica Huston" looked very euro in her oversized sunglasses the other morning - still wondering what the rest of her looks like since she also has a black trench coat on........"High Maintenance" almost ran me over again in the parking lot - that woman is dangerous......

Soul Patrol ! Soul Patrol ! I still won't buy his CD but I could be talked into seeing him in Vegas if the tickets are cheap..........Kat was an empty shell last night - she knew she was toast.........Carrie Underwood really has learned a lot about stage presence in the past year...........studio post production can even make Kellie Pickler sond good - and yes, I am ashamed of myself, I downloaded Kat, Taylor & Kellie's songs from the American Idol Season 5 CD..........a couple of things I noticed during the show last night, most of the people in Alabama had their signs upside down when they held them up for the camera and like I said before, LA is jaded and it is no surprise whatsoever that no one showed up for Kat's AI rally..........

The Wreckers CD finally came out and for me it was worth the wait........

I need TiVo but that is another story for another day........

LOST

Okay - I missed out posting my pre-finale thunks but they would have included a mention that Desmond would be back with a tie-in to Dirty Libby and that I thunked that Sayid would round up Jin (the korean legbreaker) and Eko to tail Jack's team to the camp of the Others and I would have thought that Locke had gone out on his own like Rousseau (where is she anyway) - well as we saw, you can't get them all right........

So my thunks & questions are.........

Wow !!! Tons of questions answered and tons more left hanging out there. Even the excessive # of commercials didn’t bother me all that much the episode was so good.

Desmond caused the crash.

Are Eko, Locke & Desmond alive ?

That is no ocean going boat so will Michael & Walt survive ? Nice job by the camera to make sure we didn’t see how much Walt has grown and it was easy to overlay an old audio track over his one spoken word.

What is going to happen to Jack, Kate & Sawyer ? And how did Sawyer feel about Kate looking at Jack and not him just before they got the hoods put over their head ?

Is Charlie finally going to get some Claire action ?

Is Dirty Libby’s dead husband Hurley’s imaginary friend ? They both have the same first name and we have had less likely connections made between characters.

Did you ever thunk that Henry Gale was the leader of the Others ?

Did anyone ever read any of the notebooks at any time and which hatch is the real experiment ? What was the deal with the fake hatch at the camp of the Others ?

Looks like it’s up to Sayid, Jin & Sun to save the troops. And what would Sayid have thunked if he had known that Kelvin was in the hatch just before they were brought to the island ?

How does Penny know to look for electromagnetism to find Desmond and what connection does Penny’s father have to Alvar Hanso and the Dharma Initiative ?

Is it the Fall yet ?

How many extras are they going to pop on the Season 2 DVD Set. Will downloading the webisodes this summer be worth the $$$ or just a pump fake ?

there is just so much more........swampy abides

I flipped the bird at the Yankees store this morning because I can......

I am begging ESPNews to quit ramming & jamming barry bonds down my throat - I don't care what he did last night and I don't want to see barry lowlights leading off the show......

I thunk Ricky is going to find out that there is some fine weed to be had in Canada....or so I have been told.....

A special thank you to the strawberry blonde bouncing down the east side of 6th ave between 35th & 36th.....and another thank you to the blonde who took off her sweater during lunch at Earl's.......

Top Chef Finale tonight - Harold should wipe the floor with Tiffani

The Mets may actually be for real - and typing that may have just sealed their fate......

I hate the Yankees in case you didn't already know........Double Play-Rod is a great name.......

ipod shuffle is great until you get that lousy song from an album you downloaded and forgot to delete....

too many thunks and too little time......swampy abides

Just realized that I never posted my LOST thunks so with the finale slated for tonight, I will have to come back and do that later today.......

but now onto the American Idol Finale from last night........

Justin Guarini. Clay Aiken. Diana DeGarmo. Bo Bice. Who will be this year's runner-up ?

Kat - "Hi. My name is swampy. I'm a Kat-a-holic." 1st song - She caught a small amount of lightning in a bottle when she first performed "Black Horse & a Cherry Tree" but this time it was more like a lightning bug. Not bad but not great and she needed great. 2nd song - I think that she was better than last week with her rendition of "Somewhere Over The Rainbow". I am sure that this song will appear on her first album. Great job. I can understand the criticism that it was the 2nd week in a row for the song but this is the finale and you are supposed to bring your best. There were a lot of people watching the show at home for the first time last night so why not go with your best ? 3rd song - hideous song in true AI Finale fashion - her voice was starting to go and she was swimming upstream all song. Not a great way to finish.

Taylor - A Pink Pimp Daddy Jacket and Silver Shoes !!! Taylor absolutely killed "Living in the City" and it seemed even better following Kat's opening song. And Taylor thought about the lyrics this time and lost his manic smile from Stevie Wonder Week. 2nd song - Taylor mailed this one in and I don't know why. His earlier rendition was far superior to this sleepwalking effort. It's almost like he conceded the round to Kat before he even began. 3rd song - another hideous AI Finale original but Taylor kept it together enough and put enough growl into it to win the title. This is not the kind of songs that his fans want him to sing.

So who wins ? Taylor. I voted for Kat out of loyalty but only once.

Kat will do well with a studio produced album and will look great in her videos. I just feel sorry for the final few cities on the summer tour because her voice is going to be gone by then. Taylor is going to have a good career too but I don't see him taking off the way that Kelly Clarkson or Carrie Underwood has in the past year. Taylor's niche is cover songs and he is good at it. I can see him headlining in Vegas within 2 years to sold out legions of the Soul Patrol.

some random thunks from the last few days - my LOST thunks later......

Even the comic strip BLONDIE has recently made a Brokeback Mountain reference - I think we may have finally jumped the shark with this one.......

I have got to hand it to her, the LJM is out there every morning no matter the weather......

Clippers vs Suns - all we need is a red, whit & blue ball and Artis Gilmore's afro.......

Saw an old video of Faith Hill's the other morning she was quite tasty in her young days but I definitely think she is tastier now.......

Sophia Choi is a big dropoff from Susan Hendricks at 4am and where the hell has Kristine Johnson been this week ?????

Parked in Joe Namath yesterday and Potvin Sucks today......

A great big thank you goes out to the woman in the bright orange suit on 5th & 37th yesterday morning - that was really some good humor.......

If I were pitching to Barry Bonds I would hit him every time he came up like that pitcher in Houston did the other night.......

Carolina vs Buffalo and Edmonton vs Anaheim - 2 series that TV execs dread and that hockey fans can't wait to see - fast paced and hard hitting - I like Carolina vs Edmonton but I haven't picked many right yet so Anaheim vs Buffalo would not surprise me......

Mango Chicken Sausage - awesome - thank you Costco.......perhaps in a spicy sun dried tomato cream sauce on a bed of yellow rice and sauteed veggies......

the Mets need Cliff Floyd to start hitting......

Taylor vs Kat - this is almost like Season 2 where either one of them could win but the people of Alabama have nothing better to do with their time so they will make the calls needed to push Taylor over the top - and like Clay, Kat will have an album out first and be the bigger star in the long run - I predict Taylor will be headlining in Vegas within 2 years....

It's hard to pick a favorite Jimmy Buffett song but Fruitcakes is near the top......

2 hour Will & Grace Finale tonight - who cares !!!

swampy abides.....

3 singers, 3 songs each and 3 more chances to watch Paula Abdul make a fool of herself on national TV - and that just never gets old.....Clive Davis chooses a song, the judges choose a song and our Final 3 each get to choose a song.

Elliott - sounded a little weak & nervous on the first song - maybe the pressure is starting to get to him - not wild about his 2nd song either - not enough snap or pop to the lyrics - it's not the type of song that you can croon or schmooze - 3rd song was his best - looked comfortable and sounded good but there was just something missing in it for me - maybe not enough "Ray-ness" or something. Overall an average performance on a night when he needed to go deep.

Kat - "Hi. My name is swampy and I'm a Kat-a-holic." Now that I have that out of the way, 1st song was not good in my opinion - it allowed her to go on runs that she didn't need and she didn't sing the chorus - (as an aside to Randy, this was Clive's choice so you score no points and probably got her some sympathy votes for criticizing the song choice - enjoyed listening to you trying to suck up to the boss when you got called on it) you do have to give Kat credit though for changing up the arrangement so it didn't cry "karaoke" - 2nd song - Simon lobbed her a big old fat one and Kat almost delivered - no way was this a "Kelly Clarkson Big Band Night Moment" but it was very good - Simon was right, too bad it wasn't the last song because the 3rd song was a mess - way too much vocal styling and Randy went right for the jugular by saying she is no Ella - good thing she wore a short skirt & boots because that helped to make up for the shortcomings of the song. Hope her fans were calling.

Taylor - I half expected the Idol producers to get Courtney Cox Arquette to jump up on stage to dance with Taylor during his 1st song - never much liked the song and didn't think that Taylor added anything to it - 2nd song - another lob that bounces off the wall when it should have been out of the park - he cheats us of the final falsetto note but makes up for it with the Belushi-like facial expressions - 3rd song - perfect song for Taylor but he absolutely ruined it at the ending - no matter, Taylor is headed to the Kodak Theater next week.

So who's going home ? Taylor is clear, Elliott had 3 average performances and Kat had one average, one great and one mess. History tells us that a woman will go home as that has been the case in each of the first 4 seasons but I think tonight that Elliott has finally come up short. He will make some nice coin in the adult contemporary market but he won't be in the Final 2.

It will Taylor vs Kat and I am afraid that no matter what happens, Taylor will be your next American Idol.

My out of context Survivor Thunks from a posting on a Survivor thread over at the W - click to your right

RealityNewsOnline.com actually awarded Cirie a Hall of Fame Moment (realitytvhalloffame.com) for her Triple Play Ouster of Courtney. Cirie should have been gone at the first TC but somehow managed to listen and work her way to the Final 4 - she would have won against any of the other 3 had she made it to the Final 2.As for Terry and the hidden Immunity Idol. His only real play, other than for himself, was at the merge and when his team was down 6-4. The 2nd highest vote getter that night was Aras and if Terry had been smart enough, from a team perspective, he could have narrowed the gap to 5-4 with Bruce on the fence and a good possibility to jump at that point. Can't remember if Bruce was gone by the next TC or not due to his intestinal blockage. Otherwise, Terry had to keep it for himself right up until the end. It would have been nice to see him slip it to Danielle but he could not trust her as far as he could throw her, so he did the right thing.

As for Shane & Courtney, I can see the "Celebreality" execs over at VH1 burning up the phone lines today trying to get those 2 booked onto an edition of "The Surreal Life" and Danielle, she is destined for Maxim, Stuff or FHM.

....I stand by all of those points today and think that terry had to be arrogant because it was "Me against Them" from the time of the merge until the end. Every flip he tried to pull off failed. He had to keep winning and he did until the end. It does seem now in hindsight that perhaps Terry choked in those final 2 challenges because there was finally pressure on him and he had to win. I thunk it was more of a case of Terry losing than Aras winning.

more thunks to come on a gloomy, gray Tuesday....swampy abides

Happy 25th Birthday Meadow Soprano.......

Aras did not deserve the $1m but neither did Danielle - more on that later.....

still loving "The Office" finale and can't wait for Part 1 of 2 on "Two and a Half Men" tonight....

the devils are out of the playoffs and all is right in the world again - Edmonto vs Carolina has to be giving the NBC Sports execs agita.....

Let Reggie Bush wear # 5.......

that's it for now......swampy abides

I sent a couple cans of shaving cream to the devils locker room for tomorrow - they will need it to help shave off their playoff beards after the Hurricanes get done sweeping them.

Terry couldn't trust Danielle to not turn on him at Tribal Council but it would have been a real ballsy move if he had slipped her the idol on the way to go vote. In the previews for Sunday night it sure looks like Cirie's fire has the edge. Terry has also seemed to have forgotten what happened to Colby - you can win all the challenges but you have to win the people too - he can only hope that if he makes it to the final 2 that Shane & Courtney are bitter enough towards the former Casaya member left standing that he takes the $$$ by default. And Aras is tight-roping a potentially sticky situation if Cirie beats Danielle. How can he take Cirie to the final 2 with him ? She is a guaranteed $1m winner if she gets there while Aras would have the upper hand against Terry - despite the fact that Aras is an immature whiny little crunchy baby...we shall see on Sunday night......

and speaking of Sunday night, the vcr will be taping "DH" though I do think that this show has steadily declined this season....one question though, why in the world would Tom ever want to cheat on Lynette ??? She is the queen MILF of Wisteria Lane if you ask me.....

I can tell the time in the morning by where I see the Little Jog Mom (LJM) on Main Street - I give her credit, she is out there rain or shine......

Ipod Shuffle note - Travelin' Shoes came on as I turned onto 34th street this morning - great timing, put an extra spring in my step......

Clips-Suns is starting to look like an old ABA series.......

Hideki Matsui breaks his wrist and is out for 3 months - there goes the only Yankee I like....

Haven't heard what the theme is for the next round of AI - I'm too lazy to go to the website....

Earl was entertaining last night but The Office was brilliant. The "Ross & Rachel" moment was predictable but not telling as they broke away before we could see what Pam's next reaction was going to be. I really thought that we were going to see some Jim & Jan drunken hook up. Kelly and her comments about Kobe Bryant were hilarious and Ryan is whipped if he knows Kelly's absurd drink order.....I would never let Kevin's band play even if it were in my garage though NBC would be smart to make the song & video available via podcast.....if Dwight doesn't win an Emmy than there is no justice in Hollywood......how soon before I can get Season 2 on DVD ?????

I think I need to do some cooking this weekend but i know I need to do some work in the yard more - I'll never get my tomatos and peppers into the ground at this rate....

The Mo-Town blonde has cut about 18 inches of her hair off - it helps a little - the new mo-town bottle blonde looks very high maintenance but has a nice walk.......

Is The Wreckers album out yet ?

swampy abides......

Wow, who really saw that one coming ? I personally don't care for Chris or his type of music so whether he was the best or not really didn't matter to me. I would buy a Katharine CD but I would not buy a Chris CD. Seacrest was cold as hell in his announcement too - the poor kid looked shocked. He will have a career and he owes it all to this show. He should be glad that he didn't win.

I wonder if Simon knows how to sell a Taylor or Elliott CD ? He's made enough cake off of Carrie Underwood that I guess he can have an off year and not have to worry about flying coach.

LOST - what can you say but it was an episode that was finally on par with the best of Season 1....I really thought that Dirty Libby was going to get her finals words out and that Michael would be exposed. Will the island's healing powers bring her back to life ? How much weight will Hurley gain with this huge gorilla of guilt sitting on his back ?Any episode with an Eko flashback is a keeper and what becomes of Locke now that he has learned that he is nothing more than a rat in a maze pushing a button for a reward ? Michael had one hell of a look on his face at the end and in the previews for next weekit looks like Sayid gets ready to raost his balls over a camel dung fire.......and what about Desmond, rumor hasi it (and so does imdb) that he comes back next week.......

If there is a hockey god in heaven, the devils will get swept on Saturday.......

I hate Pat Riley but I think Sahq has just decided that the Nets playoff run is over....

Was killing the ball daily in Diamond Daily last month, can't hit my weight this month.....

Season Finales for Earl (Hey Crabman !) and The Office tonight - bonus length with a Da Vinci Code ad stuck in the middle of it all......

Walking down 7th Avenue at night to catch the train is a lot like trying to make up a lap at Martinsville or Darlington.......

Lindsay Lohan finally thinks curves are sexy - keep eating - too bad I feel like a dirty old man even noticing that bit of news.....

No offense to Mike Galanos but I would rather see Susan Hendricks at 4am 7 out of 7 days a week.......

and on Survivor tonight we get down to the final 3 in preparation for the Sunday Finale and Reunion show - should be fun seeing psycho Courtney's reactions to all this - if VH1 were smart, they would sign up Shane & Courtney for the next Surreal Life - guaranteed sparks......

until tomorrow - swampy abides

It's Final 4 night - A night in which we have said good-bye to Tamyra Gray, Josh Gracin, LaToya London and Anthony "Sergei" Fedorov.....

Taylor - He's a performer and an entertainer. I didn't love his first song and I am getting tired of his antics but he did well on his second song. He got a ton of shout outs to the Soul Patrol.

Elliott - He looked like "Teen Wolf" when he met with Tommy Mottola. He has a great voice but no charisma - no potential star power - he is Simon Cowell's worst nightmare from a sales perspective out of the Final 4. He was fine and based solely on his voice he would be safe.

Chris - not all surprised by the first song choice but I felt he didn't rock it out enough - The Fine Young Cannibals did it a lot better - the 2nd song I was sure would be a bomb but he nailed it.

Katharine - "Hi. My name is swampy. I'm a Kat-a-holic". There now that I got that out of the way - she blew it tonight. She started out fine but a song medley sounds to "theme park" at this stage of the game and you just knew that Randy was going to kill her for forgetting her lines. Her 2nd song was our wedding song and mrs. swampy almost broke the TV - she was too soft to start, completely oversang the 2nd part and ran out of steam trying to hit # 714 at the end. I can tell you that I did not get many busy signals as I dialed her # an hour after the show. And as an aside, the way that Tommy Mottola was ogling Kat, do you think Thalia should start to get worried ?????

So my bottom 2 were Kat (I hated typing that) and Taylor with Kat needing to go home....

but I think America will put Elliott & Taylor in the bottom 2 and it will "Teen Wolf" who will be leaving....

And I would not put it past Seacrest to say "Ladies & Gentlemen, (Blank) has left the building.".....

swampy abides....more later

The Office started slowly last night but really built toward the end.......even Jim started to get a little uncomfortable with his constant torment of Dwight, though the nickels in the phone was a stroke of genius......the Pam/Jim dynamic took a huge hit last night during the group picture - couple with his upcoming trip to Australia and now his apparent desire to transfer it should make for an interesting Casino Night in the warehouse....Dwight as always was comic gold and Toby has to be the most ineffective HR person I have ever laid eyes on - you never document hearsay and off the cuff comments......Michael Scott ? Worst. Boss. Ever. but I would love to work with him for a week.......

Oh Snap ! Jamie Pressley was great again - "wait until I get all white snake spread eagle on the hood"....I hate for Earl to end next week but i really do want to know what # 1 on the list is......and Crab Man highlighting the turtle.......

swampy abides.....

It's time for my weekly thunks on the idiots on Survivor: Exile Island.....

Terry is a machine much like Tom the Fireman only this is even more impressive in that he is a complete loner in this game - his tribe is gone and the rest of the folks know he has the immunity idol but they haven't been able to make him play it. He has to play it this round, either for himself or for someone he wants to bring to the Final 3 with him. he did the right thing and made the right choices about who got "love" and who didn't - and grow up Aras - more on that later

Shane had a nice taunt at the end but the best moment was when Courtney realized that Shane was on his way to the Loser's Lodge and her 3 days of peace were done.....I have thunked that Shane was playing a character this entire season and I seriously doubt that he was giving up cigarettes - that was just a ploy to get some earlier sympathy and a pass for some erratic behavior......

Danielle - you are just moments away from your spread in Maxim/Stuff/FHM - you dogged Terry at the last vote and got the "love" that you deserved - she has been competitive in the challenges but her only hope to get to the Final 3 is through immunity or terry since Cirie & Aras are a pair....

Cirie - I have done a complete flip-flop on Cirie from Week 1 when she was scared of a leaf - she has played smart - kept herself off the chopping block when she was the obvious next one to go home and has turned into the puppetmaster for Aras & Danielle - she is the only person that I think can logically beat Terry on her own merits and not sour grapes voting......

and speaking of sour grapes Aras - quit the whining. Of course terry is going to pick his own wife and it was a strategic move for him to take Shane & his son since Shane will now probably give him his $1m vote due to the knife you helped stick into his back. It was also smart for Terry to give Cirie her hubby for camp - sticking you with a hug from mommy effectively threw you off your game mentally - as evidenced by your hissy fit - and gave terry another small edge come challenge time. Aras should have dominated in the physical part of the game but he has shown that he does not have enough overall game to be a realistic factor....

So what happens after the next immunity challenge - if Terry wins then he votes Aras and Danielle should vote the same way - Cirie either sees the shift and goes with them or votes Danielle with Aras for a tie - Terry then gives danielle the immunity idol and Aras goes home without so much as a purple rock.......if Danielle wins immunity they could all vote for terry but with the idol in his possession, it's his vote that decides who goes home and you know he throws his vote at Aras just like he did last night (and what's up with Jeff not reading that one ????) and Aras goes home......if Cirie wins, then the votes again either got to Terry or Danielle but again with Terry possessing the idol it would be up to whoever got the 2nd most votes and that would again be Aras thanks to terry......and if Aras wins immunity then the vote goes against Danielle from 2 of them and two for Cirie and Danielle gets the immunity idol.....the reason that Danielle gets the idol from terry is that she is less of a final 2 threat than Cirie.....Terry's dream final 3 is Terry, Danielle and Cirie with Terry taking Danielle to the final 2 with him

I haven't been thrilled with this season of Survivor but it has boiled down to an interesting Final 4 with very interesting combos & options.......

swampy abides....

So the lesson we learned last night boys & girls is, "Don't drink & drive in Hawaii".

What a great episode of LOST - plenty of speculation ahead of time that Michael had been turned by The Others so it was no real surprise (or loss) that he shot Ana Lucia but the gut shot on Dirty Libby just came out of left field - will she be the only cast regular to not get a flashback episode ? And what does this do to Hurley's backstory from just 2 episodes ago ????

Jack's father gets kudos for another excellent flashback appearance and yet another connection to the survivors - though AL is no longer a survivor. Does this mean that somehow this is all Jack's personal hell ? And who is Jack's sister ? Claire ? Oh what tangled webs we weave....

and Paris goes home - didn't see it but she could not have been surprised - I will have to check realitynewsonline.com for the recap - Elvis week next week - ladies & gentlemen, Chris may leave the building.....not a lot in that song catalog for him to cover......

Got to watch Stephen get told to pack his knives and leave again this morning - the arrogant prick that he is had no comment afterwards to the judges, no thank you's for your help and the opportunity - nothing - and then he went on to spout off about he will raise the bar to levels not seen in the US - prick

Mindy McCready's video where she wanders through the French Quarter may be old but she still looks great - and Deanna Carter is not a classic beauty but there is just something about her in "Ther's No Limit" that just makes me want to........

Thank you to the Strawberry Blonde on NJ Transit the other night - you were a lovely sight to behold.....

the one thing I have to admit that I miss about working out at 5am instead of 6am is Kristine Johnson and the entertainment reports on MSNBC at 5:21 & 5:51 - she sure looked tousled on Monday morning - a quickie before going on the air perhaps ???

soemone recharged my Starbucks card so I guess I will drink for free from the Evil Empire for the next few days....

swampy abides.....

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I slept through my alarms this morning and completely missed my workout. Now everything feels off......

Paris has dumped Stavros and is now stepping out with the gay poster boy of Phoenix - she can probably make him forget he was the #10 pick but why the wig Paris ?

I'm in a Carolina Frame of mind.......

New LOST tonight - is it 9pm yet ????

my American Idol thunks -

Elliott - okay.....nothing special - he will make money but he won't win the competition

Paris - Kiss ? Damn I'm old. Prince was turning purple while he watched and Mary J. Blige didn't love you either. It's time to go home little girl.

Chris - I hated both songs but Chris sounded good on the first one - just strained & screaming in the 2nd number - he has the fans to pull him through

Kat - That was certainly a different take on "Against All Odds" - not a real good effort....and her voice isn't rich enough to do KT Tunstall but there are other songs of hers that I think would really fit Kat stylistically - it was fun and her fans were probably working overtime last night....and yes, I have McPheever......

Taylor - they talk about taylor being old but I remember when "Play That Funky Music" was released - he really looks like a drunk wedding singer rolling on the floor - and what chart did he look at - I have been scanning the net looking but haven't been able to find any chart that includes "Something" - sounded good.....the Soul Patrol won't let him go home just yet

Nothing tonight really stood and Kat's first song was the worst of the evening with Chris's scream ridden 2nd effort coming in 2nd......still no Kelly Clarkson moments to date

My Bottom 2 - Paris & Kat with Paris going home

America's Bottom 2 - Elliott & Paris with Paris going home

less than 100 days until the broncos first pre-season game kicks off - thank you to the Denver Post www.denverpost.com for the clock

Blaine McCallister is ranked # 613 in the OWGR

swampy abides.....

I don't think that it is possible for me to drag anymore than I already am this morning.....

5 wide at Talladega is never going to end up pretty.....it only took 8 laps for my NASCAR team to bite the bullet this week.....

It was a boring "Battle Oyster" on the 4am showing of "Iron Chef" and there was no way that I was watching Celebrity Poker......

Crowd sound 50/50 on Johnny Damon.........thank you Detroit for taking the spotlight of shame off of my Rangers.....Jarome Iginla got his ass kicked last night in that fight......I hate the lakers and would never cheer for them in a series or a game but even I want to see Lakers-Clippers in the next round of the NBA Playoffs......

I need to download some Mindy McCready......

the freaky looking pierced Metro girl is gone from the corner of 34th & Broadway - in her place is a dude that stares at every chicks ass as they walk by - subtley is lost on this clown

Kat should not try to sing KT Tunstall tonight - Black Horse & the Cherry Tree will not fit her.....I'm planting my hot lemon pepper seeds during the show tonight - everyone sings twice so Paris gets to dress up as 2 different characters tonight - I hope she goes home......

I didn't get to cook this past weekend - I better get to cook on Saturday night.....

swampy abides......

Was surprised but pleased with the Broncos trading up for Jay Cutler - loved the deal for Javon Walker in the 2nd round - the TE in the 3rd round sounds like a good fill for Putzier and the 2 WR's in the later rounds won't hurt to have in camp - too bad we couldn't get something for Lelie - and is Ron Dayne really my starting RB right now ?????

Jets made 4 solid picks in Ferguson, Mangold, Clemens and the QB/WR from Missouri - Ferguson & Mangold will be fixtures on the line for the next 10-15 years - Clemens will be starting in 2 or 3 years and Smith (I think) is another Randle-el....Drew Brees must have wet himself when he heard that Reggie Bush was coming to Nawlins.....Vince Young and LenDale White - you have to like being a Titans fan this morning........Pats made two very strong picks with their first 2 choices......and Marcus Vick did not get picked - character has become a factor in today's NFL.....

Rangers in 2007 !!!!

I'm through episode 6 of The Sopranos and I just can't help but think that Dartford just isn't far enough away for Vito......Tony had to beat on someone so why not Perry ?......if you were Finn, wouldn't you have run as fast as you could and as far as you could by now ????.....Chrissy is putting on the pounds - he needs a real storyline and soon......

I don't like Ashley at all and Jeanne just doesn't seem to have enough in her to win, so I am going t6o be pulling for julie to sneak in and steal the title at The Big Break V

Finally got to see Stephen get told to "pack his knives" on Top Chef this morning at 4:56am - what a great way to start my day.......

Sawx fans should cheer JD until he steps into the batter's box - then all bets are off and he should get called every name in the book.....

I downloaded "Green Grass & High Tides" by the Outlaws last night because I could - that record had a groove worn into my freshman year........

I love Cindy Brunson but I am starting to miss Michelle Bonner.....Suzy Kolber looked good enough to kiss Joe Namath on Saturday......

Coke Blak is not good but I have only tried it once......

my golf clubs still have dust & cobwebs on them......

whatever happened to Jessica Andrews ?

swampy abides.......

Happy Birthday You Know Who........

Game 4 is tomorrow at 3pm at MSG and I have no faith in the NYR which means I must be a true blue fan - we expect nothing but the worst but deep in our hearts we will never really give up the ship - teams have come from down 3-0 before - not a lot of them but we have to get at least one win out of the series - Larry brooks makes the point today that we should call up a couple of the kids from Hartford now that they are out of the playoffs - we do need shooters since this team has reverted to the pass happy pretty goal teams of the late 70's early 80's - as Bilol Chadwick used to yell at Barry Beck - "SHOOT THE PUCK !!!"

Cirie pulled a move off last night in Survivor that would have made Rob C from Survivor Amazon proud - she needed Danielle and she got her when it counted most - now she is sitting pretty for at least Final 3 since Terry is going to have to use it or lose it with the immunity idol and he is going to have to do it soon.........Shane has his SAG card so I can't help but think more & more that he is playing a character rather than him being just plain insane......Danielle has Maxim, Stuff or FHM written all over her when the game ends and Courtney couldn't get off my TV screen fast enough - good riddance

I'm reading a cyber mystery that I must have bought in an aiport 4 years ago when it was cutting edge - it seems so dated now.......

Oh Snap - Earl was firing on all cylinders last night - Carb Man was all set to hassle the white man.....The Office was priceless as Jim pulled off the "Jinx - Buy Me A Coke" - how can Pam not want to just rip his clothes off and maul him in the break room......Dwight should be a lock for supporting actor in a comedy Emmy for years to come.......

Time to start hacking up the ground for my new garden and to get my seed pods started - I'm excited about the Heirloom Hot Lemon Pepper seeds I picked up last weekend - I also think that I should plant some sweet peas along the fence area just to see if they climb and grow.....

Cross Canadian Ragweed is my alternative country band recommendation this week.....

Can the Jets screw up the # 4 pick in this weekend's draft ? Stay Tuned - 131 days until kickoff....

swampy abides......

So Kellie Pickler is finally gone on American Idol - she spared us a repeat of the high note from Unchained Melody by babbling her way out after her "Bad Day" video montage (I did like the acoustic version of Bad Day and downloaded it after the show). I am sure that once the American Idol Top 10 Summer Concert Tour is over we will see Ms. Pickler grace the pages of one of the lad mags like Maxim, Stuff or FHM........Miss Stanley County 2004, you will be missed......and hopefully Paris will soon follow

The apology to Kat was a surprise and was needed - she definitely was a lot better than the judge's initial reaction and she needed to know and so did the voting public - though getting that type of rip job while singing in the leadoff slot may have been just the motivation to get her fans to keep on dialing........the top 2 vote getters last night should be the Top 2 in the Finale in May

LOST was an unwatchable clip show.....

Hey Crab Man - NEW EARL AND NEW OFFICE TONIGHT !!!!!

swampy abides......

We needed Willis Reed and we got Neal Walk.......all season long I kept hoping that no one would wake me up and I would find that it was all a dream and now I keep hoping that someone will wake me up so my nightmare will end.....

Henrik will start tonight and Kasparaitis will miss another game on defense - the big question though is Jagr. Will he play ? The papers all quote him as saying it would take a miracle but I can definitely see him having a "Willis Reed" moment after taking the needle in the shoulder. Even if he only plays on Power Plays, he will give the fans and the building a huge boost......I do see tonight's game going to the Rangers - the devils will come in overconfident and the Rangers will be desperate - I look to Henrik to be sharp.......

Rangers 4 devils 1 - Prucha nets 2......

swampy abides in the Blues........

A shout out to Parts Unknown over at the W (click thru on your right) for his review of last night's American Idol - I am sure that JayJayDean will chime in soon with his weekly must read too.........and on to my review.......

Kat - when are Idol contestants ever going to learn that you should never ever pick a Whitney Houston, Mariah ("Dawg, I worked with Mariah")Carey or Celine Dion ? The judges will kill you no matter how well you sing....that said, Kat looked great and sang the song really well....and Kat sings Opera too and yes, I have McFeever...

Elliott -Where was all this judge love coming from and who's medication did Paula scarf down this evening ? MSNBC reported this morning that She & Seacrest are having a behind the scenes feud - but back to Elliott - sounded fine but wasn't great - like I said on Song Book night - he can make some coin doing this genre.

Kellie - what is that growing out of the center of your hair ? She hits the high note and the raccoon moves out of my attic, mice flee the basement and today I will play it over & over again outside to see if it can get rid of the woodpecker too. Even her review/vote clip has her killing the high note. For the 2nd week in a row she butchers her song and knows it. She is this year's Nikki McKibben - no real talent but a fanatic southern voting bloc - she should go home.

Paris - she plays dress up as Dionne Warwick this week and gives us some Babs - not bad but not great and certainly unbelievable but then again if Renee Olstead of Still Standing (amazon.com) can sell records in this genre and at the same age then Paris can too. Her fans are still going to have to step up.

Taylor - He needs the Soul Patrol - that performance barely had enough for the review/vote clip at the end.

Chris - I'm not a fan but that was very well done. Now he just needs your calls & text messages.....

My Bottom 3 - Kellie, Taylor, Paris but Kellie & Taylor are safe due to the fanatics who back them

America's Bottom 3 - Paris, Elliott & Katharine with Paris saying good-bye only because I don't think she has the bloc of voters to pull her through....

more on the Rangers, LOST and other things I thunked about this morning at 4am and again on the train later......

swampy abides......

So let me try and get this straight, Charlie Sheen used to chase Heather Locklear on SPIN CITY - Denise Richards kissed Heather on SPIN CITY before she married Charlie in real life - Denise is divorcing Charlie and Heather is divorcing Richie Sambora - and now Denise is dating Richie - so when does it come full circle and we have Charlie chasing Heather in real life ?

Renney panicked and Sandis Ozolinsh should have been wearing red & black.....that was just painful to watch.....first we give up 5 PPG in Game 1 and now 2 SHG in Game 2.....the Garden should be alive on Wednesday night and I fully expect Jaromir Jagr to have a "Willis Reed-like Moment"......I also expect the Henrik that backstopped the boys all year to step up and shut the devils down - this series will come back to MSG for a Game 6

Gail O'Grady has never been a favorite but after her appearance as a redheaded nympho on Two and a Half men last night, I thunk she can find a spot on my list - 43 years of goodness.....

What happened to Girl #9 on Deal or No Deal ???? That was not my old favorite last night - I may have to switch my allegiance to either # 11 or # 17......

speaking of #'s - parked in Joe Willie Namath yesterday and parked in Felix Millan today - I felt I deserved the shame of it.......

Love Songs on American Idol tonight - Chris should be able to find a slow burn rock song to perform and everyone else should be fine in this element - most of all Katharine - (an aside to my recent commenter - Kat screams ??? Are we watching the same Kat ???) - Kelly will need her strong fan base to hit the phones tonight because her voice is the weakest of those that are left......she will probably be safe as we have seen the power of the southern voting bloc in 3 of the 4 seasons of AI......

LOST recap tomorrow night - I hate that........

It's Five o'clock somewhere......swampy abides

Who cares about the final score. It's only one game. I am more concerned with the penalties, Jagr's shoulder and Tom Renney's statement in the Star Ledger today that he may start Kevin Weekes tonight......

I went to a silent auction this weekend and ridiculously overpaid for an item that made my children ridiculously happy so it was well worth the extra scratch.....

I need to do some cooking this weekend - I also need to get my garden ready and get some dirt turned - bought some heirloom hot lemon pepper seeds this weekend - I love trying out new peppers.......

Rat is classic again today - you are missing great stuff if you aren't reading him everyday

I am now 3 weeks behind on The Sopranos which is great since I like watching multi-episode blocks instead of one at a time......

I have to credit Boston Idol over at the W for this one - C-List Celebrity Crabfishing - can we get this one done now ????

that was a hell of a big yawn this morning on the south side of 39th between Park & Madison - you know who you are.......and a big thank you to the young lady on east side of Sixth heading south from 36th........

our office coffee sucks.....

I'm good to go - swampy abides........

Rat from "Pearls Before Swine" continues to be the strongest and most consistent character on the comics page today - do yourself a favor and go ahead and click on the link on the right and read today's strip......

I keep expecting to see Shane dancing around a pig's head on a stake in the jungle - classic gold last night when he was concerned about his being naked and on camera than for Bruce - Terry is gold to the final 3 and Cirie is slowly becoming my sentimental favorite to win the $$$$....

KPOA - Maui's Island Style is back online LIVE !!!!

So lets talk Rangers-devils......

A lot is being made of the fact that Henril Lundqvist is a "rookie" and never played in a playoff game but what most people don't understand is that henrik has played in World championships every year since 2000 - he's won the Swedish Elite League Championship (just last year) and he backstopped Sweden to the GOLD in Torino this past february. He has played on big stages and played with a whole country & national pride riding on his shoulders - admittedly the expectations of the Blue Seats are much tougher than the whole country of Sweden but what I am trying to say is that Henrik will not be psyched out. What worries me is the defense play and whether the Rangers D will make one to many mistakes/bad passes and give up a few too many 2 on 1's - Brodeur can & will be had and I actually think that for once, the Rangers may actually have a slightly deeper bench - Matvichuk and his back are a question mark as are Colin White and his groin - the devils D is suspect - it can't be ignored that the devils won 11 in a row and the Rangers have lost 5 in a row but all that goes out the window when the puck drops Saturday at 3pm in front of a mixed crowd in the Swamp - I fully expect there to be a lot of Blue in the stands - you might get Jagr shut down for a game or 2 but you can't stop him in 7 - Rucchin & Rucinsky both need to come back strong and Prucha will be the difference maker - Rangers in 7

No surprise at all in seeing Ace take the pipe last night. Only a real minor surprise in seeing Chris there as the AI voting public is notoriously fickle when a favorite has an okay week in a genre way outside their element. Kellie acted like she had just won the final showcase on The Price Is Right when she heard that she was safe. Love Songs w/ Andrea Bocelli - should be another interesting week for Chris - I fully expect to see Taylor on his knees bending down in vocal emotional pain.......

Wow, Celebrity Cooking Showdown is really bad and what a surprise that Miss USA (an NBC Show that is on in the next week) was the winner last night.......Top Chef is much better - I wonder who got the boot.....I just couldn't stay up for it.

I definitely approve of the new window display in the Victoria's Secret store in Herald Square.....I also approve of the young lady I saw walking up the west side of 5th between 36th & 37th yesterday..........

Taped ALIAS - don't know when or if I will watch it.......

Still collecting my thoughts about the Rangers - stay tuned

still haven't ried Coke Blak but I will......

I need to download more tunes to my ipod now.....too bad I'm at work......

Hey Crab Man ! Earl & the Office are both repeats but they are both new to me - NBC would be glad to know that I am recycling one of their old ad campaigns......

The Jetta ads scare the crap out of me

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My American Idol thunks for Songs from the Great American Songbook night.....

Chris - I expected the alt-rock version of a standard but then read that arrangements had to stay true to the original. I figured he was screwed but he put together a very nice rendition and performance. He was safe no matter what he did anyway.

Paris - So who are you playing dress up as this week ? Natalie Cole ? You don't look right in what you are wearing. The song was okay for me and better than some of your other weeks but I am just not a fan.

Taylor - Good thing that there were 2 halves to that song - you killed the ending and that was what they showed in the recap. The Soul Patrol should pull him through.

Elliott - eh. This could actually be a genre that you could make some decent coin in should you get a record deal. Nice enough voice but absolutely nothing remarkable about him in any way. Bottom 3 no matter what he does.

Kellie - Yikes !!! Bewildered is right. Good thing you have "great shoes". Her fans are going to have to do a lot of dialing......and Simon said it looked like she was wearing her prom dress - wrong - this is Kellie's Prom Dress...http://dlisted.blogspot.com/2006/03/what-kellie-pickler-wore-to-her-prom.html

Ace - Double Yikes !!! You look ridiculous and you may have just saved Kellie Pickler from having the worst performance of the night. Time to finally go home - please !!!!!!

Katharine - No surprise that she killed here. I have heard better versions of the song - but then again, I am old so it makes sense that I have heard a lot of versions too - but this was up there. She looked great and sang beautifully. One problem that I could see is that I only got 5 busy signals - while voting for her about 15 times - 45 minutes after the show ended on the East Coast. She does seem to have a west coast fanbase so maybe they will pick up the slack.

Bottom 3 in reality - Kellie, Ace, Elliott - Bottom 3 per America's votes - Ace, Elliott, Paris - pack your bags Ace and give us one last pout as you sing yourself out......

thunks about the Rangers a little later today......

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The phrase that every AFC West fan is going to love to hear this year -

"....and now starting at QB for the Oakland Raiders, Aaron Brooks......"

oo- I'm scared........

Hey Crab Man - 141 days until the season starts.......

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Sucky Bucky finally hit the door last week - he stuck around longer than he should have which just goes to show that you never can underestimate the lack of taste in the American Public......I mean you are currently reading my drivel so I rest my case........

Great American Songbook hosted by Rod Stewart - this should be an interesting week in that no one is really hurt by the genre. Chris might have the hardest time but quite a few standards could be arranged in a way that plays to his strength. I would think that "My Way" would play well for him. Kellie is fairly safe but her potetial downfall could be picking a song that is too big for her. Katharine should knock this one out of the park no matter who or what she sings. Ace & Paris can make eyes at the camera and play dress-up in order to try and stay ahead of a fading Elliott. Taylor should set up a rematch with the mic stand and sing Dean Martin's "Ain't that a kick in the head".........

and now on to more important things.......

Henrik is back tonight and we need him to be sharp and we need the boys to step up and validate this season. Making the playoffs is great but at this point nothing short of winning the Atlantic will due. We can't go into the playoffs on a 5 game slide and in NJ, Philly or Buffalo.....Marc Staal has been sent to Hartford - I bet if his season had ended a week earlier he would have played in one of the last 4 games......Kasparaitis & Rucchin will be welcome returns to the line-up......and I best not see Colton Orr in the line-up.......is it 7pm yet ?

The Texans aren't going to take Reggie Bush ???? I can't see Gary Kubiak being in favor of that move.....The Broncos have had 14 WR's in for pre-draft visits - I wonder if they are going to pick a WR with one of their 1st Round picks ???????

Celebrity Cooking Showdown is a disgrace..............Deal or No Deal had soem B Team Briefcase chicks in the line-up last night............How did Mark Burnett wind up with this annoying cast of idiots ???? Courtney, Shane & Danielle may be the least deserving survivors ever.......no LOST this week as we get a 2 hour return of Alias - I know that Jennifer Garner has been tainted for life and that I have dropped her from all of my lists but I have to admit that she is looking very, very MILFy these days........even so-so repeats of Two and a Half Men are funny.....it was Battle Carp on Iron Chef at 4am - I chose not to watch - caught the final fight scene from Lethal Weapon instead..........

I hope that Carrie Underwood releases "Before He Cheats" as her next single/video - the humor in seeing her do shots of whiskey and beat up a car with a bat would be worth the 3+ minutes......and speaking of Carrie, I hate Rascal Flatts but I have to give them props at the CMT Awards for starting their acceptance speech by stating that they were glad that Jesus was no taking the wheel in this category too......

I hate to quote Al Davis but..........JUST WIN BABY !!!!!!!

swampy abides........

My American Idol review from the-W.com (link to your right) - Props should go out to "Parts Unknown" for his weekly recap on this site -

Bucky - he is still a mush mouth and I can't understand a thing he says when he is singing

Ace - I loved it when he hit himself in the face with the microphone as he was playing with the mic stand. He was terrible.

Kellie - I thought Garth had lost his glasses when the song started.....

Chris - terrible, terrible song - like Simon said, there is a reason they don't play this one in concert

Katharine - Looked Great, Sang Great - she should never see the Bottom 3 again

Elliott - Didn't do a lot for me but it did more than the first 3 of the night

Taylor - It's Joe Cocker doing Queen !!! The Soul Patrol will eat this up and I am sure that the phone lines were burning up

Paris - So this week you played Dress Up as L'il Kim - you need to go home...now

Bottom 3 - Ace, Paris & Bucky with hopefully Paris going home but I think it will finally be Ace who gets to sing his way out....

as a side note, how cold is it to make the loser each week sing the song that got them booted as their final goodbye ? I happen to love it. It's up there with opening the rest of the cases after they make the deal on Deal or No Deal.

Commuting with an ipod makes a world of difference.....

Free streaming episodes of ALIAS - nice..........

Fat Mike & the Angry Puppy hit the internet today at 3pm along with the rest of the WFAN crew - that means I can get Imus at my desk when I have my coffee in the morning.....

Got a coupon for a free Tazo Green Tea Latte from the evil ones in the lobby - since I ain't paying I am willing to give it a try...

The woman carrying a plastic deck chair with her in line at the Mexican Consulate this morning is obviously a veteran of the daily lineup...

Lefty wins his 3rd major in as many years - I wonder how much it burned Tiger deep down inside to putting that Green Jacket onto Phil on Sunday......saw a picture of Phil's wife and Tiger's wife walking arm & arm at Augusta - now let me close my eyes for a minute.......

I discovered that "Wings" is on TV Land at 4:30am - haven't decided if that is good or bad yet - and whatever happened to Crystal Bernard ????

Carrie Underwood won 2 CMT Awards last night - Breakthrough Video and Favorite Female Artist - the long reach of American Idol has reached deep into the realm of Country music - personally I think that Miranda Lambert got jobbed here....

38% approval rating for W - election year republicans can't run away from him fast enough....

What can I say ? I'm hooked on "The DaVinci Code".......

Queen Night on American Idol - what the hell are Sucky Bucky and Kellie Pickler going to sing ?

Glad to see that the plate of meat, rice & beans on the sidewalk of 36th strret near 5th was finally picked up - the rats really only got to it over the weekend so it must have been really nasty stuff.......

Speaking of nasty stuff, Escargot Battle on Iron Chef this morning at 4am - was not taking notes on that one......

NHL Playoffs start next week and I am dying to see who the NYR are going to play - will the devils catch the flyboyz for the #5 spot ? Will Montreal make a bid for the #6 spot ? Who should I be watching in the Western Conference ????

I seem to really like John Corbett's "Good to Go" this week - no matter what role he plays or whatever he does, he will always be the slightly off center radio dj from Northern Exposure for me......is Northern Exposure on DVD ???

Yankee Home Opener Today !!!! Who Cares !!!!!

I'm good to go - swampy abides.....

I refuse to walk on the east side of 5th Avenue between 36Th & 37th - the Yankees store is there and it is an evil place....

Speaking of evil places, I will have to admit that the Starbucks in our building does make the lobby smell good in the morning...

Hey Crab Man !!!

So Dirty Libby is a whack job too - really liked last night's LOST but I could definitely use a bit more Mr. Eko - you just have to know that he is building a church....how high up did that plane have to fly for the castaways to not hear it and how accurate can a cargo drop really be ? Next week looks good with Jack trying to force a meeting and trade - we need this kind of confrontation on the show.....

I still think that Tiger is going to lap the field at Augusta but I do think that Furyk & Goosen both have a good shot at pulling off the upset....

I need to see a 2006 NFL schedule now !!!

The Church of Mandisa has thankfully closed it's doors though I really would have liked to have seen Sucky Bucky, One Face Ace or Rudy Huxtable go home before her.....Queen night should be exceptionally painful for Sucky Bucky and Stupid Big Breasted Kellie....

What are you having for dinner tonight ? I'm having fishstix !!!

The Office isn't on so NBC can try to force us to watch Teachers and stupid people will once again fill my screen from 8-9 as I watch Survivor.

Remember - the Easter Bunny Hates YOU !!! http://youtube.com/watch?v=BPb0po2jzfg

Swampy abides......

Happy Birthday Kevin Weekes and thanks for the present !!! He was booed when he was introduced and the fans loudly chanted his name as he was introduced as the first star of the game. I had no confidence in him despite his record against Philly and was sure the game was over in the moments before his 2 huge saves in the 3rd. Why the flyboyz had Michal "Cro-Magnon Man" Handzus take the final shot we will never know. I like Steve Somers analogy that the Petr Sykora trade is starting to pay off like the Larmer trade did 12 years ago. A last minute phone call got me a seat in the Barney's for last night's game and it was well worth the lost sleep.

Watched a wannabe model across the aisle fellate a tootsie pop during the 2nd period. As Paris would say, "That's hot." Great night for girl watching at MSG - I would like to personally thank the young lady in the row in front of me for her cleavage.

The Beast has been awkened at MSG and you can begin to hear the low rumbling of "We Want CUP!!!" coming down from the blues........

Swampy abides.........in the playoffs this year.......finally.........

Brutal TV viewing this morning at 4am.......

Speaking of brutal - Cheryl Tiegs wrote an article about being a frequent flyer for the NY Times today - it was virtually unreadable......who gave her the idea that she could write ????

American Idol and The Deadliest Catch are both on tonight........speaking of Idol, I said last Wednesday morning on another site that Katharine would never be in the bottom 3 much less the bottom 2 - guess I was wrong about that - I have a feeling that her # will get dialed a lot tonight........and it's Country Music tonight - no matter, Bucky will still be Sucky

So are the Rangers and the flyers (Edit: Check that - they are on OLN and you don't even want me start in on that again !!!!) - Rangers can clinch a playoff spot with a win or an OT loss but nobody wants to back into the playoffs - Jagr has 9 goals in 6 games vs philly and I fully expect him to break Graves record in the 1st period.....

Parked in Jim "The Chief" Nielson's spot this morning.....

Hey Crabman ! Gatorade Xtremo - esta en ti ?

I really wanted the 1st woman on Deal or No Deal to lose last night - she was greedy and stupid but she was loud, over emotional, completely irrational and kept you glued to the TV screen - in other words, she was worth $375K (before annuities & tax) to NBC......

Baseball is back.......so what

Masters week is upon us and I need to do a much better job in picking my lineup - I say Tiger laps the field in dedicating this green jacket to Earl

I think Joakim Noah just blocked another shot !!!

swampy abides

I hate sleeping through my alarm and missing my morning workout......

What a lousy fantasy sports weekend for me.......

How much was the LPGA loving the final day pairing of Michelle Wie and Natalie Gulbis at the Nabisco this weekend ? I feel like a perv but Michelle Wie was looking exceedingly criminal during Saturday's round.....

I need to buy a stronger rake - I am sore from all of the raking I did in the garden this weekend and I am nowhere near done. Still need to start putting down the wood chips/mulch too......

UCLA vs Florida - ho hum......

Which to choose, which to choose - Briefcase Girl # 9 or # 10 ????

Saw the first 2 episodes of The Sopranos this past weekend - Edie Falco needed all of one scene to wrap up the Emmy this year......

The more I listen to KT Tunstall, the more surprised I am that I saw her first on VH1 Country.....

I'm a sucker - I'm hooked on The Da Vinci Code.......

I watched the first few minutes of "The Jerk" the other morning while working out because I could......

The Wreckers look like they could become my newest guilty pleasure.......

Hey Crabman, great news, Rebbecca Romijn is Pepper Dennis !!!!