……It is hard to believe Woodstock turned 50-years-old…..still mad at you Mom for not letting me go because it would’ve been a great birthday present…..after watching the film…..I’m glad you didn’t…..I’d probably still be walking around trippin’….and looking for the exit…..anyway,……the original location was a no go after the people in the area got stupid….and basically didn’t want a bunch of long haired freaky people wandering around….so the promoters hooked up a real estate agent and were turned onto Max….Max said, “Cool” and was paid $75,000 for the use of 600 acres of his land….and as usual, the paid sum differs…..depending on who you talk to…..anyway,……Max was pretty cool though….he was a pro-Vietnam War political conservative who believe in the right of free expression…..even if the expression came from people whose lifestyles and beliefs were very different than his own…. “If the generation gap is to be closed, we older people have to do more than we have done”…..Max said that…..after everything was said and done…..his neighbors sought legal restitution…..they sued him for $35,000 because a large number of the concertgoers used their property for shelter….and left defecation and garbage on their land….well what did they expect?…..a half a million people gotta shit somewhere….one farmer sued because he said his cow wouldn’t give up any milk because of the concert….and won…..anyway,…..the dudes who put it all together faced lawsuits also….so, after dealing with all the shit Max had to deal with….and Max not really giving a shit…..he sold the farm in 1971…..and moved to Florida….where he died of a heart attack in 1973…..Rolling Stone mag gave him a full page obituary…..something very rare for a non-musician.
HE INVITED THE PUBLIC TO HIS WIFE’S FUNERAL AFTER SHE WAS KILLED IN THE EL PASO SHOOTING. HUNDREDS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND….Antonio Basco and his wife…..Margie Reckard met 22 years ago….and quickly became inseparable….she was the love of his life and his only living relative…..just imagine….you tell your better half…. “I’m going to pop into the mall for a second, I’ll be right back”…..and of course you say, “Ok, be careful…..love you!”…..and she replies, “Love you more!”…..and that’s the last thing you says to your better half…..and that’s the last time you saw them and kissed them…..just because a sick kid with a grudge….thought it was a good idea to load up on ammo and guns….and kill innocent people just because he was having a bad day…..you want to know why I still believe in the hearts of humans?….Antonio walked into the La Paz Memorial and Spiritual Center to a procession of people waiting to hug him….the building was filled with over 400 mourners….and another 700 waiting in 100-degree heat to pay their respects…..people were telling him they came from different faiths and different cities…..strangers as far away as Japan and New Zealand sent flowers….more than 900 floral -arrangements were sent from around the world….people from all over America came….almost 1,000 people have donated to a GoFundMe campaign to help cover the funeral expenses…..after hearing about all the support he was receiving from people…globally, the funeral home said; “We got this man, we have all the cost covered.”
LUCK EMOTIONALLY ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM NFL….In case you don’t know….nor follow the National Football League….Andrew Luck was a quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts….and realized he was done playing football….and while he stood on the sideline cheering for his team last week during a pre-season game….…..the Colts fans started booing him when he walked off the field….personally, you so-called Colts fans suck…but I guess your actions are nothing new….since you taunted Eric Dickerson with racist images and racial abuse……one of my Dartmouth big brothers who played 11-years for the Cincinnati Bengals said… “My off season pain stayed with me for the rest of my life….only to be replaced by greater pains when coupled with aging….aorta dissection…..stroke….yet, Luck made more in 1 game + bonuses than I made in my entire career and has put a price on pain”…..a lot of people were thinking….how can he walk away now, when everything was in place for the Colts to have a winning season?….look, dude was drafted #1 in the draft in 2012….since then, this is what he’s had to deal with while playing for six-years….torn cartilage in two ribs….partially torn abdomen….a lacerated kidney that left him peeing blood….at least one concussion….a torn labrum in his throwing shoulder…..and a mysterious calf/ankle issue…..I read another article which said the man has suffered at least 100 concussions…..that sounds a bit too many….but think about that…..and now add the mental and physical wear and tear on your body, plus dealing with how you’re going to heal and get back on the field and play….the torn labrum was so bad…he missed the entire 2017 season…..and he’s only 29!…..I can’t even imagine playing pro ball for 12 years….brain injury from playing in the NFL has been found in….and get this…. “99% of the donated brains”….the players had an average of 15 years playing football, and the median age at death was 66…..eighty-seven percent of the players had CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy)….breaking this down, this included 99 percent (110 of 111) of NFL players, 21 percent of high school players, and 91 percent of college players…..the more professionally someone played, the more severe their head trauma…..say what you want about his decision….but at least he wants to be able to function and spend some time with his friends and family…..besides, Barry Sanders walked away…..Jim Brown walked away…..Calvin Johnson, Pat Tillman, Tiki Barber, Lynn Swann, Gale Sayers, Dwight Clark, Junior Seau, who retired, killed himself because he couldn’t deal with his brain injury….and other things…..all walked away from the game in their prime years….Rob Gronkowski who played for the New England retired this year….and he’s only 29….he said he took a hit in Super Bowl 53 and knew his quadricep muscle was gone…..after the game was over he could barely walk…..for the next four weeks he couldn’t sleep for more than twenty minutes a night….and had a liter of blood drained from his thigh….and he was one of the top badass tight ends in the league….and do you think the NFL gives a damn?….nope!….it’s just like the slave trading era…..just buy another one…..many players this year and years before have decided to quit before it was too late for them to function in a way they would want to….Luck said he was mentally worn down and wasn’t able to live the life he wanted…the pain he deals with has taken the joy out of the game….can you blame him?….he says “He’s in pain….constantly in pain!”…..ask yourself….if you were in his position, would you think a lot of money and a Super Bowl ring is worth it…..if you wound-up not being able to enjoy it all?….it’s just a ring…..maybe a place in the history books, and plenty of money you can’t take with you when you’re gone….I’m with Luck on this one.
AND OFF TO THE WORLD OF THE STUPID…
Huge drug bust at Gatwick Airport turns out to be ingredients for a Vegan cake
Canadian man fills potholes and gets weed, coffee and cash from grateful locals
A vegan woman sued her neighbors for barbecuing in their backyard
Trump congratulates Poland for being invaded by the Nazis
A rat jumped into a deep fryer at Whataburger in Texas
Reality TV star was blinded in one eye with a champagne cork
British teenager went blind from a 7-year diet of eating only fries, white bread, ham slices and chips
A man pulled a gun to demand Popeyes chicken sandwiches after they sold out
Pope Francis arrives late for a weekly appearance after being stuck in an elevator for 25 minutes
Department of Justice official resigns after viewing porn on his work computer