Life..

Life is short, and often sweet. There are so many good people we meet from friends, family to random strangers, most are  predominately good and often our experiences sweet.
Strange how I associate certain music with certain times and experiences. Often when I hear songs from Led Zepplin's album IV often called the untitled album I think to traveling in the evening around Marin County California on a bus near the town of San Rafael or sometimes the songs take me back to times in my mothers living room alone or with friends all when I was around 14 or 15 years old.

I love salted Cashews

Cashew tree.

Deacon Jones and Driving Cab at Night..

Deacon Jones once said that when you sack a quarter back it is like taking the whole opposing team and putting them in a burlap sack and hitting the sack with a baseball bat.
That is what I feel like the next day after driving a cab at night. When I drive cab at night I go to bed late wake up in the afternoon and feel like crap. Look like crap with all the lines in my face accentuated.
If you are vain or want the glow of youth, I don't recommend driving a cab at night.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deacon_Jones

I Will Explore This Album While I Drive Cab Tonight.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rnN67Y7_lg

My 10 Favorite Fights So Far This Year 2013

#1 Ruslan Provodnikov - Timothy Bradley

For me this has been my fight of the year candidate. I have no problem with Bradley getting the decision, although there is a rational case the fight could have been a draw or given to Provodnikov who beat the hell out Bradley.


#2 Guillermo Rigondeaux(The Jackal) - Nonito Donaire

Fight was a master piece, and an un-veiling of cosmic justice, the kind of thing that allows one to see all those people you think are fake and hype really are fake and hype.
Always thought Donaire was over rated , a protected fighter who was usually fighting smaller men coming up in weight to fight him,  or had a name and were past their prime . First Donaire denigrated Rigondeaux saying Rigondeaux wasn't ready for him and then Donaire got schooled by Rigondeaux awesome fight.

#3 Ruslan Provodnikov vs Mike Alvarado
Not quiet fight of the year  but close. Mike Alvarado tremendous athlete, puncher, tough guy, Changed styles from slugger to boxer, to south paw boxer in this fight, and Ruslan Provodnikov had to adapt, and in an intense war of wills, of world class athletes Provodnikov got Alvarado to wisely quit on his stool around in the 10th round.


#4Danny Garcia - Lucas Matthysee
Although not a barn burner, this fight decided for a moment supremacy at 140. In my opinion Matthysee was in control of the fight in the first 6 rounds, when an eye injury to the orbital socket caused Lucas eye to shut, for about 3 rounds after that it was all Garcia who showed a good chin, smart clinching when Lucas would get close and good movement not allowing Matthysee to plant his feet and fire with power as frequently.

#5 Jhonny Gonzalez - Abner Mares
In this fight Jhonny Gonzalez sent Abner Mares to the canvas hard with a beautiful left hook that Mares never really recovered from with the fight being stopped later in the 1st round. Great fight. The seemingly invincible Mares against an aging warrior with a trick ending . Excellent.


#6 Sergey Kovalev - Nathan Cleverly
This fight kept the intrigue of a possible new superstar on the horizon: Kovalev who has won the bulk of his bouts by ko. Kovalev comes from a hard scrabble background in Russia where as boy he was raised by his mom and he would help her by getting money recycling bottles.

#7 Vera - Chavez
This fight was a great fight on so many levels where the underdog Vera who was tremendously outsized by Chavez put on a boxing clinic and even though Vera was not given the decision, I felt he won.

#8 Matthysee - Lamont Petersen
Another devastating Matthysee ko.

#9 Wladamir Klitschko - Alexander Povetkin
Boring fight with too much holding by Klitschko but it helped to define where we are in the Heavy Weight division

#10 Matthysee - Dallas Jr.
Lucas Matthysee just has a cool style and this was a frightening ko of Dallas Jr.

San Francisco More Expensive More Congested-Less Appealing

I love San Francisco to death. But as it becomes more congested and more expensive the city loses some of it's hold on me. I am sure the rich don't enjoy the congestion either.

Gram Parsons Called this "Cosmic American Music"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovorTymu-1A


Dark end of the street great song anytime of day but best when driving a cab after 11pm on weeknight.