Got a Google Meets session for my fantasy league at 4 pm HST but will try to pop in for a few minutes.

Did you get a new job ?

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Opie, Zody, and FGM... watchin' UFC.

RIP Stevie Ray. 🙏

Thirty-one years ago yesterday.

I missed it. 🙏

I was in college at UW-Madison at that time. His last show was at the Alpine Valley Music Theater, an outdoor amphitheater thingy about 60 mi east of Madison.

I remember waking up (rather late in the in the morning sleeping off a hangover) and turning on the local news to see the weather forecast for the day. I had an 11:00 class and my main mode of transportation to and from classes were my feet, it was supposed to be rainy so I wanted to see if I should go to class or have an excuse to skip class.

The news was filled with breaking news of a helicopter crash that happened overnight near East Troy, WI (where Alpine Valley is). Not many details were available at the time but Eric Clapton and SRV had a concert at Alpine Valley the night before. Was it some big wig corporate helicopter going in and out of Madison to Milwaukee or Chicago? Was it related to the concert? If so, was Clapton aboard? Any survivors?

Later that day it was learned that it was SRV on the copter. Sad day. I prolly got drunk later that night, easy bet... not because of the crash. It was Morgan Monday's at the Pinckney Street Hide-Away. One pint glass of Captain Morgan and Coke for $1.50 every Monday.

Tuesday was T&T Tues, same deal, same place but Tanqueray & Tonics. I forget what the Wed and Thurs specials were but Absolute Friday was another favorite, same deal, same place but with Absolute vodka. I always went with the Black Currant and tonic.

Nope, just transferred internally to a different position (that's what she said) but it doesn't officially lock in for a couple of weeks. I need to "train" my replacement.

I call it the circus because working at WalMart you meet a lot of odd characters. It adds some color to life.

Think about being a kid... The adventures of Tom Sawyer or running away to join the circus. You can do that by working at WalMart. Pretty much the same thing with better benefits and without all the travel.

I figured that. Dealing with the public can be strange as there are a lot of strange people walking around out there. Somehow they do seem to congregate at Walmart in larger numbers than elsewhere.

Have a great Labor Day weekend. Will drop in next week

I **think** the preliminary preliminaries begin at 1:30pm est

Anyone going on tomorrow?

I'll likely hop on after another night at the circus, 11:30-ish P.M. eastern, to check out what animals are still awake.

I will try to log on then if I am awake. pm or text me if you are getting on.

You went out for ice cream and never returned. We (Uncle Al's boys) cleared the room around 10:30. I should hung around for Drafters midnight special appearance.

Yeah, but I got a peach milkshake from Chick-fil-a!

Popped on around 11:30 ish eastern to see if any of the after circus clowns were on.

I just saw myself... (the jokes just write themselves).

If anyone wants to jump on, I'll jump on for a bit. I'm about due for a smoke.

Buttoning up this weeks' homework then I have no responsibilities for the next 36 hrs or so. I'll jump on in about 20 min.

I should have known a chick was involved.

3000..!! 🤣