Ramblings from a writer, traveler, and insomniac

 
"There is no salvation in becoming adapted to a world which is crazy." - Henry Miller
posted by Pauly at 9/30/2002 10:32:00 PM | Permalink |

 
Second draft of the screenplay is nearly done. I am having slight anxiety over the future of this project. I will tell you more later.
posted by Pauly at 9/30/2002 10:30:00 PM | Permalink |

 
3 Questions:

Q. Where does Pauly wish he was?
A. In the studio writing the second draft of his screenplay.

Q. What SIMPSONS or SEINFELD character best describes Pauly's mood?
A. Moe the bartender.

Q. What is Pauly enjoying right now?
A. He is enjoying the anticipation of his Tuesday writer's group, which meets tonight (Yankees start the playoffs tomorrow night). The writer's group is where he'll get the necessary feedback on the screenplay.


posted by Pauly at 9/30/2002 01:46:00 PM | Permalink |

 

Pauly's Pub World Series

Best of Five - Holla Atmeyoes vs. Rib Boy's Latrells

Here are the results:

9.24 Game 1 Rib Boy's Latrells 63, Holla Atmeyoes 52
9.25 Game 2 Holla Atmeyoes! 60, Rib Boy's Latrells 19
9.26 Game 3 Rib Boy's Latrells 41, Holla Atmeyoes 28
9.27 Game 4 Rib Boy's Latrells 68, Holla Atmeyoes 37

Rib Byoy's Latrells win series 3-1.

Congrats to Derek McGuire and his team Rib Boy's Latrells for winning the World Series and a Grateful Dead Bootleg.


posted by Pauly at 9/30/2002 07:25:00 AM | Permalink |

 
Project Greenlight Update: 107 Pages

I finally finished the first draft of my screenplay. As of last night at 8pm, exactly one week from the time I started, I was able to crank out 107 pages. I now have to tweak the final product and add/delete a few scenes. I hope to have a FINAL DRAFT 24 hours before the Mindnight Wednesday, Oct 2 deadline. More to come.
posted by Pauly at 9/29/2002 08:08:00 AM | Permalink |

 
"Chaos is the score upon which reality is written." - Henry Miller
posted by Pauly at 9/29/2002 08:03:00 AM | Permalink |

 
Big game Sunday for the New York FOOTBALL Jets... is they lose they go 1-3.
posted by Pauly at 9/28/2002 07:53:00 PM | Permalink |

 
Screenplay Update: 92 Pages
posted by Pauly at 9/28/2002 07:31:00 AM | Permalink |

 

Pauly's Pub Pigskin Pick 'Em

Week 3 Update as of 9.25.02 @ 7:17am

Week 3 Top 6:
1 Lleapin' Llamas (Dave Simanoff) 13-1
2 Picasso Moon (Jen Biaggi) 12-2
3 Boo's Veggie Burritos (Heather Adams) 11-3
3 Chico's Bail Bonds (Derek McGuire) 11-3
3 Changin' My Picks (Brad Singer) 11-3
3 Lower E. Side Picklers (Gil Shapir)11-3

TEAM OF THE WEEK: Lleapin' Llamas (13 wins in Week 3)

OVERALL STANDINGS

TOP 5:
1 Picasso Moon (Jen Biaggi) 35
2 Everybody Gets Laid (Jessica Lapidus) 32
3 Shakedown Street (Tenzin McGrupp) 31
4 Lower E. Side Picklers (Gil Shapir) 30
5 Free Beer and Chicken (Joe Moore) 28
5 Boo's Veggie Burritos (Heather Adams) 28
5 Lleapin' Llamas (Dave Simanoff) 28
5 Big Sal's Goodfellas 2 (Sal Biaggi) 28

THE REST:
9 Changin' My Picks (Brad Singer) 27
9 Miami Hurricanes (Mike Black) 27
11 StopMyLies (M. Fechter) 26
11 Subway Rats (Spider McNamara) 26
11 Chico's Bail Bonds (Derek McGuire) 26
14 The Mother F'n Scorpions (Molly Daugherty) 25
15 Jack Tripper Stole My Dog (Pauly McGuire) 24
15 Samui Reiki Master (Senor Sheer) 24
17 Ray Lewis Is a Murderer (TY Lockhart) 23

posted by Pauly at 9/28/2002 07:10:00 AM | Permalink |

 

Pauly's Pub Baseball Challenge

Week 10 Update thru 9.23.02 @ 8:45am

TOP 5:
1 Holla Atmeyoes!, G. Shapir 3827 (3)
2 Rib Boy's Latrells, D. McGuire 3818 (1)
3 Pauly's Pranksters, P. McGuire 3771 (2)
4 Subway Rats, Spider McNamara 3713 (5)
5 Dick's Weed, .Dick Weed 3675 (4)

TEAM of the WEEK: Holla Atmeyoes! (390 points in Week 10)

OVERALL:
1. Holla Atmeyoes! 8130 (2)
2. Furcal's Phisheads 8102 (1)
3. Rib Boy's Latrells 8055 (3)
4. Pauly's Pranksters 8007 (4)
5. Dick's Weed 7793 (5)


posted by Pauly at 9/28/2002 07:04:00 AM | Permalink |

 
Morning News Roundup...

Anarchy Party in DC - 600 Arrested Thousands flock to Washington to protest the IMF Meetings.

Massive Post-War Rise in Production of Afghan Opium Britain is expected to be hit by a flood of heroin after a gigantic increase in the production of opium in Afghanistan.

posted by Pauly at 9/28/2002 07:00:00 AM | Permalink |

 

Happy Birthday ZOBO!

posted by Pauly at 9/27/2002 01:29:00 AM | Permalink |

 
Thanks to Gil, Elite & Spider for an amazing dinner party!
posted by Pauly at 9/27/2002 01:28:00 AM | Permalink |

 
Sorry for the lack of blogs, and very little news content. I've been under the weather the last two days, and the deadline for my screenplay is less than six days away. ALL of my free time goes to writing. I'll return to normal programming in the middle of next week. In the meantime, if you get bored, you can always visit: The Daily Dave.
posted by Pauly at 9/26/2002 02:43:00 PM | Permalink |

 
Congrats to Dave Simanoff who won Week 3 of the Pauly's Pub Football Pool. Simanoff's team, Lleapin' Llamas went 13-1 last weekend. Jen Biaggi and her team Picasso Moon leads overall.
posted by Pauly at 9/26/2002 02:41:00 PM | Permalink |

 
3 Questions:

Q. Where does Pauly wish he was?
A. In bed, sleeping off his cold.

Q. What SIMPSONS or SEINFELD character best describes Pauly's mood?
A. Morty Seinfeld, Jerry's Dad... he's cranky and tired and it's a bit drafty where he is!

Q. What is Pauly enjoying right now?
A. The writer's high. It's one of the only things getting him through his day. His screenplay is no less than 75 pages.
posted by Pauly at 9/26/2002 02:39:00 PM | Permalink |

 
3 Questions:

Q. Where does Pauly wish he was?
A. A friend of one of Pauly's friends died in a car accident on Saturday night in Texas. He wishes he was there to make off-color jokes and lighten the somber and tense mood.

Q. What SIMPSONS or SEINFELD character best describes Pauly's mood?
A. Jerry Seinfeld... he feels a little cocky, smug, and nothing seems to bother him this morning.

Q. What is Pauly enjoying right now?
A. The rush and high that a writer gets after they lose themselves in the "zone". His screenplay is no less than 50 pages.

posted by Pauly at 9/25/2002 07:39:00 AM | Permalink |

 
Dead End is another Thomas Friedman article in today's NY Times.

Here is a bit: "In the end, the only people who can effectively stop suicide bombers are those in the community they come from. Only if their political and spiritual leaders delegitimize suicide bombing, only if their security forces and intelligence agencies are mobilized to prevent it, can it really be stopped. Israel, they told me, could never penetrate Palestinian society the way Palestinians could. Therefore, the ultimate task for Israel was to find the right pressures and incentives to get the Palestinians themselves to stop the bombings."
posted by Pauly at 9/25/2002 07:33:00 AM | Permalink |

 
Dave Simanoff wrote me a senryu. Check it out.
posted by Pauly at 9/25/2002 07:30:00 AM | Permalink |

 
Dr. Thompson is BACK! Hunter S. Thompson has returned from his five month writing hiatus. He was in Beirut on some sort of reason. Read this week's article. Here's a bit: "Hi, folks. My name is still Hunter and I am still a fool for football -- or maybe just a fool, because last night I had a strange vision that featured Miami and New Orleans playing in Super Bowl XXXVII when (and if) it finally rolls around in February, and I think I saw the Dolphins winning it by a score of 31-17. "
posted by Pauly at 9/24/2002 10:27:00 PM | Permalink |

 
My Tuesday's Writers Group was cancelled this week, by my doing. I needed the time to work on the screenplay.

Screenplay Update: 50 pages and counting... the bulk of ACT 1 is complete (except one scene, which I hope to write tonight) AND I've written a few scenes for Act 2.

I just read a few screenplays from last year's contest. You can sign up and and read the TOP 250 Scripts including the one that won.
posted by Pauly at 9/24/2002 10:22:00 PM | Permalink |

 
In homage to Tampa Bay's star reporter Dave Simanoff, I decided to jump on the bandwagon and add a new feature to the TAO. I call it: 3 Questions (3 Qs).

The Daily Dave originally pointed out to me a similar addition to another weblog out in cyber world. And he added his own feature to his own blogspot, a daily question and answer session. Check out his orginal post: Heidi FAQ: Four Questions and take a peek at another Daily Dave Q & A. Thanks Dawg!

So let's getting things rolling... introducing the new 3 Questions:

Q. Where does Pauly wish he was?
A. A friend of Pauly's is in the hospital this morning and he wishes he could be there to lighten the tense mood by making off-color remarks and bad jokes, and more importantly, trying to steal good pain killers.

Q. What SIMPSONS or SEINFELD character best describes Pauly's mood?
A. Homer Simpson, because all morning he seems to be shouting, "D'OH!"

Q. What is Pauly enjoying right now?
A. The weather. It was mid 50s when he woke up this morning, a nice welcomed change from the hot & humid weekend weather. He is also riding a nice high after writing ACT I of his new screenplay, 30 pages worth in 2 days.


posted by Pauly at 9/24/2002 09:15:00 AM | Permalink |

 
Words of encouragement from Jerry Engel: "Good luck with the screenplay... I saw parts of the last Greenlight show... you would be perfect to follow that poor goofball."

SCRIPT UPDATE: So far I have written the bulk of ACT I or more or less 30 pages. I got at least another 60 to 70 pages to go. My goal is to have a rough draft by the weekend. Deadline is in a week. Although 30 plus pages in about 48 hours is a new record for me.
posted by Pauly at 9/23/2002 09:53:00 PM | Permalink |

 
Read The Daily Dave: Quote of the Day. It's funny!

Globalization, Alive and Well is a Thomas Friedman article in yesterday's NY Times.
posted by Pauly at 9/23/2002 09:49:00 PM | Permalink |

 

Project Greenlight

Project Greenlight is a writing contest, sponsored by HBO & Miramax. The winner gets a $1 Million budget to produce said film and gets a documentary made about the creative process and dealing with Hollywood suits.

My brother Derek, originally encouraged me to enter last year's contest (I didn't win) and this year I had decided I was NOT going to do it but after careful reconsideration, I decided, "WHAT THE FUCK??!?!?!?"

My brother is paying the entry fee for me as a birthday present and the least I can do is write up something kick ass to submit. And if they don't like it, fuck 'em. I've been rejected for almost seven years now, so I'm used to it.


DEADLINE is OCT 2...
Time Remaining: 10 days

The only catch? I decided that I will not submit anything I had previously written, so I am writing a whole new 100 page screenplay from scratch!!! I wrote ten pages last night. I can do it, if I write 15 pages a day for a week, I'll have over 100 :) Typical screenplays are 90-120 pages in length. (1 page = 1 minute of screen time.)

My goal is to make it into the Top 250 Screenplays. They will list the winners on their website.

OK wish me luck and if you don't hear from me for a few days... you know why!

Take a peek at their link: Project Greenlight.

Here's a preview of what I am writing:

---

FADE IN

EXT. GREEN TAVERN - NOON

CHARLIE, 30, a director/writer from L.A. is well dressed with sunglasses. He steps out of a cab and is talking on his cell phone. He pays the cabbie who hands him his luggage and he ends his cell call, stops and looks up at the awning of the GREEN TAVERN.

CHARLIE
I always hated that name.

Charlie opens the door to the GREEN TAVERN and walks inside.

---

posted by Pauly at 9/22/2002 07:56:00 AM | Permalink |

 

Señor Update

I got this e-mail from Señor this morning:

McGrupp,

Holy Shit!!!!!

There is this Vietnamese chick that I am head over heels about. She has gone to spend three months in Finland because her father moved there years ago. I just recieved an e-mail from her saying that her father wants her to marry this Finnish guy so she can stay in Finland forever. She told me that if I don't want her to marry him she will not, but if I don't love her she will marry him. She is waiting for my responce before she answers this guy... this is INSANE!!!!!!!! This could be October's story for Truckin!!!!! I'll keep you posted!!!!!!!

Oh my goodness! Señor
posted by Pauly at 9/22/2002 07:52:00 AM | Permalink |

 
THANKS to all for the wonderful brithday wishes from all of you... I really felt special. THANKS again. I am fortunate... from Señor's phonecall... to two separate birthday messages greeting me with snazzy renditions of "Happy Birthday to You" from Jessica and Boogie... a birthday meal from Jessica... to Simanoff's birthday blog & pictures (and a cool birthday card & stickers from San Fran)... and my brother, Derek paying the entry fee for the screenwriter's contest at Project Greenlight... and the best surprise of them all: Molly baked me chocolate chip cookies! Despite living 2,000 miles away in El Paso, she baked them and sent them express mail so they would be here in time for my b-day!
posted by Pauly at 9/22/2002 07:51:00 AM | Permalink |

 
Well, I got shutout again trying to buy Phish tickets via Ticketbastard. :(

I was slapped down like a red-headed step-child at a family picnic.

If PHISH does a PPV concert or a webcast, you are all welcome to come watch it/listen it in my studio with me. We'll make our own Phishy fun. I'll have mock security at the door, they'll be taking tickets and doing pat downs etc. I'll have a bar serving $10 watered down drinks, and I'll make sure I import some really foul smelling crusties & tour rats trying to sell pharmies (all for authentic purposes). Of course before you enter my building, you will be greeted by half-baked, half-spun Phishy chicks wearing angel and butterfly wings, selling goo-balls, veggie burritos, and hemp jewelry. AND what's a Phish show without a random dog just walking around??

If Phish don't do either a webcast/PPV, you can still come and watch me get really high and act like a babbling moron as I scare everyone with my alien-unification-apocalypse theories, while tossing banana peels at my neighbor's terrace.
posted by Pauly at 9/21/2002 03:56:00 PM | Permalink |

 
The Daily Dave blogged birthday wishes to yours truly, and in true Mad Dawg fashion, Dave Simanoff pulled out two old school photos from a more than a decade ago. I hope Simanoff doesn't have that Amish beard anymore! And more importantly, what am I doing to that poor girl? Cassie is probbaly a soccer mom somewhere in Suburbamerica and little did she know an old picture of her in an un-orthodox position would surface on the internet. And yes, Dawg, we look very young... those pictures brought back a flood of nearly forgotten memories. Thanks, Simanoff! For the blog, photos, memories, and turning me onto blogging! Oh, and as far as those photos go, I just have one more thing to say: "No Comment."

"Life can only be lived forwards and understood backwards." - Kierkegaard
posted by Pauly at 9/20/2002 08:06:00 AM | Permalink |

 
An Unexpected Phone Call... 5:45 am EST... it was just a fifteen minute phone call, but it really lifted my down trodden spirits on my birthday. Alas, I am always reluctant to answer my phone, and I was shocked to hear from none other than Señor! He called me from the beach in Samui, Thailand, via his cell phone, to wish me a happy birthday! Señor sends everyone his love and asked about most of you (lol). Recent gossip: he has a local Thai girl that is his steady ladyfriend and he has another woman that comes by every night to cook for him. Anyway, I can't believe he called me, and it was great to hear his voice and to talk to him, if only for a few minutes. I didn't realize how much I missed him until I hung up the phone. That unexpected call was a great birthday present!



I share a birthday with:

Alexander III
Upton Sinclair
Spohia Loren
Red Auerbach
Dr. Joyce Brothers
Dale Chihuly
Fran Drescher
Nelson Twins (Gunnar & Matthew)


And this day in history, on the day I was born, September 20, 1972: Police find cannabis growing on Paul & Linda McCartney's farm.

posted by Pauly at 9/20/2002 07:11:00 AM | Permalink |

 
Coach Jumped by Fans During Game A father and son jumped the fence at Comiskey Park in Chicago, then violently assaulted Royals first base coach Tom Gamboa on Thursday, pummeling him until the Royals sprinted to the rescue. Gamboa, 54, was "stiff and sore" afterward, had several cuts and a bruise on his head.
posted by Pauly at 9/20/2002 07:04:00 AM | Permalink |

 
A bag containing dried eggplant fertilizer guarded high idyllic junior klansman, lounging maliciously, napping on porches, quietly reading Shakespeare to underage vixens with zest. After begging Cuban dogcatchers eloquently for Gus, his innocent jealous kitten lactating milk nugs, opposite Peter's quaint retreat spa, the unbalanced victim wished zealously.
posted by Pauly at 9/19/2002 10:28:00 PM | Permalink |

 
The German Problem is an article from today's NY Times written by William Safire. Poll-driven German politicians are certain that thumbing noses at the U.S. is the key to political victory. I say thumb back.
posted by Pauly at 9/19/2002 10:22:00 PM | Permalink |

 
The Germans Compare Bush to Hitler Well, just wait a second, Kraut boys. W Bush ain't the sharpest tack in the drawer, but he certainly does not even come close to being mentioned in the same breath as Hitler. Saddam is more like Hitler than W Bush. Saddam is the dude, who committed genocide, when he rounded up his own people, and gassed them. He slaughtered 200,000 Kurds via chemical weapons. He also tried to kill his son-in-law. Plus there are 250,000 Kuwaitis still missing from the 1990 invasion that everyone seems to forget to bring up. AND If it weren't for the good ole US of A, the whole world would be speaking German and watching "Sprokets". Fuck the Krauts.
posted by Pauly at 9/19/2002 06:27:00 PM | Permalink |

 

Grid Iron Challenge

Week 2 Results as of 9.18.02 at 6:55am

Season Results:
1 Rib Boy's Latrells (Derek McGuire) 232
2 Subway Rats (Brian McNamara) 218
3 Mia's Green Eggs & Hamm (Pauly) 200
4 Saul T. Nutz (P. von Urkel) 191
5 Wayne's Lil leaguers (Gil Shapir) 176
6 Chronically Blunted (Tenzin McGrupp) 166

Team of the Week: Subway Rats (109 Points in Week 2)

posted by Pauly at 9/19/2002 06:03:00 PM | Permalink |

 
Breaking News... Suicide Bomber Kills 5 in Tel Aviv
posted by Pauly at 9/19/2002 10:26:00 AM | Permalink |

 

Truckin'

September 2002 (Vol. 1, Issue 4)

This month's issue features two stories from Señor who writes about his Thailand experiences. Jessica E. Lapidus shares a story on San Francisco. Armando Huerta returns with a Venezuelan jet plane tale. We also have three new authors for this issue. Stephen Adkins writes a sincere reflection letter on 9.11.02. Jen Biaggi gives us witty advice on picking football teams, from a Blonde's perspective. And Mona LaVigne debuts with her story on Budapest. Oh, of course, yours truly, Tenzin McGrupp, wrote another subway story and let you all glimpse into the life of a cookie addict. Relax, enjoy, and please tell your friends about this site. Thanks for all your support. Salukis! McG

• A Caged Bird Sings on the Subway by Tenzin McGrupp
• San Francisco by Jessica E. Lapidus
• A Blonde's Guide to a Winning Football Pool by Jen Biaggi
• The Cookie Junkie by Tenzin McGrupp
• Leaving on a Jet Plane by Armando Huerta
• Angel of Death by Señor
• Budapest by Mona LaVigne
• 9.11.02 Letter by Stephen Adkins
• Mysticism by Señor


posted by Pauly at 9/19/2002 12:15:00 AM | Permalink |

 
"The world is the mirror of myself dying." - Henry Miller
posted by Pauly at 9/18/2002 11:55:00 PM | Permalink |

 
I got this sad e-mail from Stephen Adkins:

"I saw a rather sad obituary in the (Seattle) Post-Intellegencer this afternoon: Ann Jespersen, curator at the Frye Art Museum, died at 41 on 9/11/2002. Ann died of complications from bone cancer. She had a leg amputated at the hip a year or so ago, and was doing very well. I had seen her a couple of times at the "old home" (Frye Museum) when I was there visiting, and was amazed how well she got around. She is missed. There will be a rememberence for her on the 12th of October at the Frye."

Read Ann's Obituary from the Post-Intelligencer. I didn't know her very well, but the museum I worked at was very small, so I would see and interact with everyone there everyday. I am surprised by her death. I didn't know she was sick.


posted by Pauly at 9/18/2002 11:38:00 PM | Permalink |

 
From Dave Simanoff:

"First there are Blogger problems. Then the DSL service goes out. You might think it's a coincidence -- but I think there's a vast conspiracy trying to silence Pauly McGuire!"
posted by Pauly at 9/18/2002 11:00:00 AM | Permalink |

 
Pauly's Pub Baseball Playoffs

ROUND 1 (Best of 3)

Game 1 results:
Pauly's Pranksters 72, Oscar's Gamble 28
Rib Boy's Latrells 76, Big Sal's Goodfellas 61
Holla Atmeyoes! 71, Dick's Weed 56
Furcal's Phisheads 83, Subway Rats 59

TODAYS Games (Game 2):
Holla Atmeyoes at Dick's Weed
Subway Rats at Furcal's Phisheads
Pauly's Pranksters at Oscar's Gamble
Rib Boy's Latrells at Big Sal's Goodfellas
posted by Pauly at 9/18/2002 07:58:00 AM | Permalink |

 
Goodbye, Pat... NY Knicks center, Patrick Ewing retired after 17 seasons.
posted by Pauly at 9/18/2002 07:24:00 AM | Permalink |

 
Some oral history fron Gil Shapir: "Yom Kippur - the holiest of the holy for us Jews. My dad was recounting the days in (Israel) October 1973 when the Arabs jumped us everywhere. He was sleeping at home with his pregant wife (I was in the oven) after a late shift at the hospital when the war sirens came on and startled everyone. Men, young and old were running around all over the place trying to get to their units... saying goodbye to their wives and girlfriends... knowing that they very well may not ever see them again. My father was in a transition period in the army so it was especially hard for him to get to his unit. He's got some crazy stories."

Thanks for sharing Gil!
posted by Pauly at 9/18/2002 06:40:00 AM | Permalink |

 
Iraq, Upside Down is another article written by Thomas Friedman. Here's a bit: "Don't believe the polls that a majority of Americans favor a military strike against Iraq. It's just not true... It's also not true that the public is solidly against taking on Saddam Hussein. What is true is that most Americans are perplexed."
posted by Pauly at 9/18/2002 06:37:00 AM | Permalink |

 
Congrats to Everybody Gets Laid who won the Pauly's Pub Football Pool this week with 11 wins.
posted by Pauly at 9/18/2002 06:35:00 AM | Permalink |

 

Pauly's Pub Football Pool

Week 2 Results as of 9.17.02 @ 7:30am

1 Everybody Gets Laid 11
2 Picasso Moon 10
2 Big Sal's Goodfellas II 10
4 Miami Hurricanes 9
4 StopMyLies 9
4 Shakedown Street 9
7 Boo's Veggie Burritos 8
7 Lleapin' Llamas 8
7 Lower E. Side Picklers 8
10 Singer Entry 7
10 Free Beer and Chicken 7
12 The Mother F'n Scorpions 6
12 Subway Rats 6
14 Ray Lewis is A murderer 5
14 Jack Tripper Stole My Dog 5
16 Chico's Bail Bonds 4

TEAM of the WEEK: Everybody Gets Laid (11 Wins in Week 2)



OVERALL RESULTS:

TOP 5:
1 Picasso Moon (Jen Biaggi) 23
1 Everybody Gets Laid (Jessica Lapidus) 23
3 Shakedown Street (Tenzin McGrupp) 21
4 Free Beer and Chicken (Joe Moore) 19
4 Lower E. Side Picklers (Gil Shapir) 19

The Rest:
6 Big Sal's Goodfellas 2 (Sal Biaggi) 18
7 Boo's Veggie Burritos (Heather Adams) 17
7 Miami Hurricanes (Mike Black ) 17
7 StopMyLies (Mike Fechter) 17
7 The Mother F'n Scorpions (Molly Daugherty) 17
11 Subway Rats (Spider McNamara) 16
11 Singer Entry (Brad Singer) 16
13 Chico's Bail Bonds (Derek McGuire) 15
13 Lleapin' Llamas (Dave Simanoff) 15
15 Jack Tripper Stole My Dog (Pauly McGuire) 14
15 Samui Reiki Master (Senor Sheer) 14
15 Ray Lewis is A murderer (Ty Lockhart) 14


posted by Pauly at 9/18/2002 06:35:00 AM | Permalink |

 
Problems!

First it was blogger, then my DSL service went out. But I'm back online after a mini hiatus.
posted by Pauly at 9/18/2002 06:21:00 AM | Permalink |

 
"Failure is human's destiny" - from an unpublished French writer
posted by Pauly at 9/17/2002 03:27:00 PM | Permalink |

 
I know blogger is free. But sometimes I get irked with their server problems!
posted by Pauly at 9/17/2002 10:03:00 AM | Permalink |

 

Iraq Poll Updates: 68% of Tao Readers say: "Attack!"

Question: Attack Iraq or no attack? E-mail me your opinion!

YES: 68%
NO: 32%

Results thru 9.17.02 @ 7:01 am

Here are some comments:

Pro-Attack on Iraq

"As a Buddhist, I say no war is good. As an imperfect human, I say nuke 'em till they glow and shoot 'em in the dark." - Stephen Adkins, Seattle, WA

"Yes. We should go to war. But we need to be more mindful of other worldy issues as well, such as the environment and AIDS in Africa and Asia. We need to give back as much as we destroy." - Jenna Sims Hall, Austin, TX

"Definitely. War has been proven to be great for the economy, and with the advent of CNN, 24 hour quality TV. I also prefer not be attacked by nuclear and biochemical weapons." - Steve Ader, Long Island, NY

"I think we should wage war on Iraq. When we do attack I think we should take note of what he's wearing. I've read that he's much happier (and thus more vulnerable) when he's wearing Valentino as oppossed to Couture d'Iraq. I think America's best should first sneak in and shave his moustache only to return weeks later to finally take him out." - Spydur, New York City




Against Attacking Iraq

"Hell no! I think we should invade Canada instead. It's just sitting there, taunting us. 'The World Next Door' my ass. Let's make them the 51st!" - Armando Huerta, Athens, Greece

"Not right now. I think the real reason we want to attack is to get oil. America should be looking for renewable sources of energy (like solar or wind) INSTEAD of killing innocent people and taking their oil." - Jen Biaggi, San Francisco, CA

"No. We need more information before we go." - Jerry Engel, Miami, FL

posted by Pauly at 9/17/2002 09:18:00 AM | Permalink |

 

Pauly's Pub Baseball Challenge

Week 9 Update thru 9.16.02 @ 11:25am

TOP 5:
1 Rib Boy's Latrells (Derek McGuire) 3496 (1)
2 Pauly's Pranksters (Pauly McGuire) 3490 (2)
3 Holla Atmeyoes! (GIl Shapir) 3437 (5)
4 Dick's Weed (Dick Weed) 3388 (4)
5 Subway Rats (Spider McNamara) 3375 (6)

Team of the Week: Holla Atmeyoes! (447 points in week 9)

OVERALL:
1. Furcal's Phisheads 7838 (1)
2. Holla Atmeyoes 7740 (4)
3. Rib Boy's Latrells 7733 (2)
4. Pauly's Pranksters 7726 (3)
5. Dick's Weed 7506 (5)

For complete results and standings, visit: Pauly's Pub


posted by Pauly at 9/17/2002 07:38:00 AM | Permalink |

 
WIld Card Tournamnet Finals: Big Sal's Goodfellas 53, Subway Rats 38 ***(Both teams make the playoffs.)

Playoffs Format: Round 1 is a Best of 3 Series, alternating home teams with each game. First team with 2 wins, advances to the FINAL FOUR. Round 2 (Final Four) is a Best of 3. The World Series is a Best of 5.

Winner: gets a Grateful Dead Bootleg

Round 1:
Tonight's Game 1
Dick's Weed at Holla Atmeyoes!
Subway Rats at Furcal's Phisheads
Oscar's Gamble at Pauly's Pranksters
Big Sal's Goodfellas at Rib Boy's Latrells

posted by Pauly at 9/17/2002 07:36:00 AM | Permalink |

 
"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction." - Albert Einstein
posted by Pauly at 9/16/2002 10:47:00 PM | Permalink |

 
UFO PREVENTS BLAST AT CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR PLANT This is from Pravda so it must be true. Eyewitnesses say that they saw an UFO hovering above the exploded reactor

posted by Pauly at 9/16/2002 10:46:00 PM | Permalink |

 
Nevada to Legalize It?
posted by Pauly at 9/16/2002 10:32:00 PM | Permalink |

 

Phish Says "NO!" to Pauly

Denied! I couldn't wait anymore and called the hotline: (800) 594-8499. They told me I was rejected. My string of bad luck or cold cards continues. By the way, if you want to buy me a cool birthday present, score me Phish tickets.
posted by Pauly at 9/16/2002 10:09:00 PM | Permalink |

 
Poll from Andy Gadiel's Phish Page:

Mail order notices have started to come back. Which shows did you get tickets for? Or not?

12/31: MSG 526 (12.65%)
1/2: Hampton 431 (10.37%)
1/3: Hampton 418 (10.05%)
1/4: Hampton 420 (10.10%)
Denied For All: 3275 (78.76%)
     
Total Replies : 4158

posted by Pauly at 9/16/2002 09:27:00 PM | Permalink |

 
4 Hours...
Still no answer yet. The Phishy countdown continues.
posted by Pauly at 9/16/2002 08:06:00 PM | Permalink |

 
10 Hours...

At midnight Phish is offically to have told me whether or not I got NYE and Hampton, VA tix. Everyone I know (with the exception of 4 or 5 lucky heads) has been rejected already. EVERYONE. People I figured would get tickets would get tickets. I got replies from Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Canada, Texas, England, Singapore, France... and all over the country, each saying how they got rejected from mail order.

I think I got the finger. Well I already accepted that as my fate.

Why?

Cold cards.

It's a card playing term. When you are not getting good cards, it's called "cold cards". Recently I have been having a tough streak, a lot of cold cards coming my way. So I'm expecting to get dealt the death card from Phisdom.

It's OK though. I'm going to the NYE show. I'm going to the Hampton shows. It's that simple. So with that in mind, I'm not discouraged by a rejection. I am supposed to go to these shows and I will get tickets. Say it with me a couple of times. Say it. Own it. Do it.


posted by Pauly at 9/16/2002 02:13:00 PM | Permalink |

 

Happy 30th Armando!!

Famous Phi, Armando Huerta turns 30 today! Happy Birthday, Mando! Send him birthday wishes: Here!
posted by Pauly at 9/16/2002 07:28:00 AM | Permalink |

 
6th Terror Suspect Picked Up by FBI in Buffalo The FBI has arrested a sixth man of Yemeni descent, family and friends said here tonight, in addition to the five young American citizens charged Saturday with providing "material support" for al-Qaeda terrorists.
posted by Pauly at 9/16/2002 07:26:00 AM | Permalink |

 
"Praise or blame has but a momentary effect on the man whose love of beauty in the abstract makes him a severe critic on his own works." - John Keats
posted by Pauly at 9/15/2002 09:59:00 PM | Permalink |

 
Environmental Fallout: Government Cover Up Continue Endangering New Yorkers Bad air near ground zero is being covered up by everyone and anyone possible. I work a few blocks from ground zero and although the air doesn't smell funny, sometimes I must say I come home a little congested and that's from just walking around at lunchtime. I can only imagine the health problems that the GZ workers are experiencing now and in the futue.

posted by Pauly at 9/15/2002 07:55:00 PM | Permalink |

 
Blogger was down all afternoon and I couldn't blog! Damn. But please take a look at this new site I found: NYC IMC - IndyMedia.org.
posted by Pauly at 9/15/2002 07:49:00 PM | Permalink |

 
Jets suck. They got whoooped by the PATS today in an ugly game.
posted by Pauly at 9/15/2002 07:02:00 PM | Permalink |

 
Wild Card Tournament

Yesterday's Games
Subway Rats 82, JD McNugents 47
Big Sal's Goodfellas 67, Señor's Sherpas 64

Today's Games
Subway Rats at Big Sal's Goodfellas

Subway Rats & Big Sal's Goodfellas win the 2 wild card berths in the playoffs. More to come.
posted by Pauly at 9/15/2002 07:37:00 AM | Permalink |

 
Going Our Way is an article written by Thomas Friedman in today's NY Times. Here's my favorite line: "What gives America its unprecedented power and influence today is the fact that, more than at any time in history, the world has come to accept the Western values of peace, democracy and free markets — around which American society is organized. That is the truly significant trend in the world today — not terrorism or anti-Americanism."
posted by Pauly at 9/15/2002 12:04:00 AM | Permalink |

 

Happy Birthday Prince Harry !

Prince Harry Pothead Turns 18! Smoke a fatty for me Harry!
posted by Pauly at 9/15/2002 12:00:00 AM | Permalink |

 
Oil Stats Who sells us oil and which corporations buy them?
posted by Pauly at 9/14/2002 11:26:00 PM | Permalink |

 
I've been driving
Thinking about you and me
And I'm thinking
Wonderin' 'bout the things I see

- Widespread Panic
posted by Pauly at 9/14/2002 11:11:00 PM | Permalink |

 
The blind dog barked at the empty container on the kitchen counter.
posted by Pauly at 9/14/2002 11:08:00 PM | Permalink |

 
The Legacy of the Battle for Seattle is an article written by Tom Hayden in this issue of The Nation.

Ecstasy Begets Empathy is a good article written by Sheerly Avni.

posted by Pauly at 9/14/2002 11:04:00 PM | Permalink |

 
Pauly's Pub Wild Card Tournament

Yesterday's Games
Subway Rats 52, The Bronx 51
JD McNugents 65, The Money Shots 54
Señor's Sherpas 54, LI Adermesiters -3
Big Sal's Goodfellas 58, Ty's Team -16

Tonight's Games
JD McNugents at Subway Rats
Señor's Shepras at Big Sal's Goodfellas

The winners of tonight's games win wild card berths and both make the playoffs!
posted by Pauly at 9/14/2002 10:59:00 PM | Permalink |

 
Sometimes you get beat by the dog and he bites you on the ass, other days you win and you get to kick the dog's ass. Today... today we kick the dog.
posted by Pauly at 9/14/2002 01:02:00 AM | Permalink |

 
Where's Dick Cheney these days?
posted by Pauly at 9/14/2002 12:48:00 AM | Permalink |

 
Check out: Hunter S. Thompson's ESPN Article Archive
posted by Pauly at 9/14/2002 12:47:00 AM | Permalink |

 
Breaking News...

Terror Cell Busted in Buffalo The FBI has arrested what appears to be an active al Qaeda cell inside the US. Agents detained five men in a Buffalo, N.Y. surburb - all graduates of Osama Bin Laden's al Qaeda terrorist camps in Afghanistan.

Bison Dele Missing, Boat Found in Tahiti FBI are looking for his brother.

Main Terror Suspect Picked Up in PakistanTerrorist Ramzi Binalshibh, a key al Qaeda member accused of helping plan the 9.11 hijacked plane attacks on theUS, has been captured in Pakistan.
posted by Pauly at 9/14/2002 12:38:00 AM | Permalink |

 
When the rain dogs return home to the final destination of their month long journey, then and only then we will realize our true intentions were misinterpeted by the local union of turnip and cabbage farmers, who mistook religious fanaticism for simple lunacy. The farmers shrug their shoulders in unison, light their corn cob pipes and just stare out into the fields and rows of newly hatched watermelons with somber anticipation.
posted by Pauly at 9/13/2002 11:48:00 PM | Permalink |

 
"The art of dreaming when wide awake will be in the power of everyman one day. Long before that books will cease to exist, for when men are wide awake and dreaming their power of communication (with one another and with what moves them) will be so enhanced as to make writing seem like the harsh and raucous squawks of an idiot." - Henry Miller
posted by Pauly at 9/13/2002 11:35:00 PM | Permalink |

 
Hunter S. Thompson Urges Bush to Quit His advice for President Bush: QUIT! and his advice for his fellow citizens: "Get out and vote."

Gil sent me this article Peres: Not facing Saddam could be same mistake as with Hitler Here's a bit: Any decision to leave Saddam unchecked "is maybe to make the same mistake as taken by Europe in 1939 in the face of the emergence of Hitler," Peres said.

posted by Pauly at 9/13/2002 11:11:00 PM | Permalink |

 
Iraq Comments...

From Spider McNamara: "I think we should wage war on Iraq. When we do attack I think we should take note of what he's wearing. I've read that he's much happier (and thus more vulnerable) when he's wearing Valentino as oppossed to Couture d'Iraq. I think America's best should first sneak in and shave his moustache only to return weeks later to finally take him out." - Spydur
posted by Pauly at 9/13/2002 03:53:00 PM | Permalink |

 

Tao Poll 3: Iraq or No Iraq?

Question: Shall we wage war on Iraq? Yes or No.

E-mail me your answer: Iraq Poll

Polls close at the end of the month. Very good comments will be blogged to the TAO. Stupid or silly comments will be laughed at and ridiculed.

MY ANSWER: YES!

Why have we waited so long? We should have been in there months ago. Fuck the UN. Al-Qaeda didnt ask for their permission to fly planes into the WTC. Saddam didn't ask them permission to do his dirty work in Kuwait 12 years ago. At least the US tried to be nice and asked permission to kill others. We need OIL and Turkey needs water, so we are buying them off like a $25 whore (actually a $500 Million whore -- we wiped out a 1/2 billion in debt for their air bases and backyard privledges).

In case you missed the last 2 Tao of Pauly Polls: the Tao readers are guessing Phish will open up their reunion concert with CHALKDUST TORTURE and the TAO readers say Jenna Bush is the better looking First TWIN, and prefer the Bush twins to the Olsen twins.

Iraq, Phish, Bush Twins. Where else will you find the diversity on important wordly issues? The TAO.
posted by Pauly at 9/13/2002 03:22:00 PM | Permalink |

 

Emory Ranked 18th

I graduated from a Top 20 university! Emory University is ranked 18th according to US News & World Report: America's Best Colleges & Universities. The #1 college is Princeton. When I first entered Emory they had just cracked the Top 30, moving up 12 places inside of 12 years.

Top 20
1. Princeton University (NJ)
2. Harvard University (MA)
2. Yale University (CT)
4. California Institute of Technology
5. Duke University (NC)
5. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology
5. Stanford University (CA)
5. University of Pennsylvania
9. Dartmouth College (NH)
10. Columbia University (NY)
11. Northwestern University (IL)
12. University of Chicago
13. Washington University in St. Louis
14. Cornell University (NY)
15. Johns Hopkins University (MD)
16. Rice University (TX)
17. Brown University (RI)
18. Emory University (GA)
19. University of Notre Dame (IN)
20. University of California – Berkeley
posted by Pauly at 9/13/2002 08:12:00 AM | Permalink |

 
We all have dead dogs hidden in our trunks. - Tenzin McGrupp
posted by Pauly at 9/13/2002 01:46:00 AM | Permalink |

 
Sometimes people just need to be rescued. - Michael Chabon
posted by Pauly at 9/13/2002 01:45:00 AM | Permalink |

 
The late summer rain fell erratically on the dead dog.
posted by Pauly at 9/13/2002 12:53:00 AM | Permalink |

 
"Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself." - Leo Tolstoy
posted by Pauly at 9/13/2002 12:36:00 AM | Permalink |

 
In this week's Village Voice:

•Virtually Helples: Threat of Cyber War Looms Large written by Josh Martin
•NYC Loses Recycling - Workers Lose Jobs written by James Bradley
•Vanishing Civil Liberties: Things We Lost in the Fire written by Alisa Soloman
posted by Pauly at 9/13/2002 12:35:00 AM | Permalink |

 
Pauly's Pub Wild Card Tournament

Today's First Round Games
Subway Rats at The Bronx
The Money Shots at JD McNugents
LI Adermeisters at Señor's Sherpas
Ty's Team at Big Sal's Goodfellas

Top 2 teams make the playoffs.
posted by Pauly at 9/13/2002 12:35:00 AM | Permalink |

 
Je pense à toi tous le temps.
posted by Pauly at 9/12/2002 11:35:00 PM | Permalink |

 
Johnny Unitas Dies of Heart Attack at 69 Johnny Unitas, the Hall of Fame quarterback who broke nearly every NFL passing record and won three championships with the Baltimore Colts in an 18-year career, died yesterday at age 69.

Some Johnny Unitas quotes:

"Talk is cheap." - Johnny Unitas

"Johnny Unitas, now there's a haircut you can set your watch to." - Grandpa Abe Simpson
posted by Pauly at 9/12/2002 11:29:00 PM | Permalink |

 
Jeff Middleton an old friend of mine from high school, a fellow Regis brother and hoopster, has released his latest CD, I Might Be Wrong. You can hear song samples and buy it at: CD Baby.com. Good work, Jeff! Visit his website: Jeff Middleton.com for more bio information, images, gigs, etc.

Here's a few exceprts from his bio at CD Baby: With every song, Jeff Middleton leads you on a guided tour of your memories. His lyrics can make you believe he tapped your phones the first time your heart was broken or he was sitting at the next table the last time you fell in love. Defying classification, Middleton’s music strolls through pop, folk, country and rock with grace and ease. Although it is never obvious when the tour has moved from one landmark to the next, you subtly become aware that you have no choice but to follow and see where you’ll wind up. Middleton is a vastly talented singer/songwriter whose ability to catch the melodic or lyric hook and take the listeners on a trip through their own experiences is exceptional.

Born on Long Island, Middleton’s hometown is South Orange, New Jersey, where he grew up in the long shadow of New York City. A member of the rat race at age 14, he rode the subways to high school in Manhattan, where he taught himself guitar and played in a number of bands.

And for Middleton, it will always be about creating those songs. “It is crucial for any writer or performer to take an experience that lives inside himself and lay it out – musically, lyrically, or otherwise – in a song that inspires the audience to feel that way too.”
posted by Pauly at 9/12/2002 09:24:00 AM | Permalink |

 
Read Larry Miller's article: 9.11: Remembering Americans from the Weekly Standard. Thanks to Dave Simanoff who sent me the article.
posted by Pauly at 9/12/2002 08:57:00 AM | Permalink |

 
Grid Iron Challenge

Week 1 Results as of 9.10.02

Top 6:
1 Rib Boy's Latrells (Derek McGuire) 127
2 Subway Rats (Spider McNamara) 109
3 Wayne's Lil leaguers (Gil Shapir) 106
4 Mia's Green Eggs & Hamm (Pauly McGuire) 105
5 Saul T. Nutz (P. von Urkel) 100
6 Chronically Blunted (Tenzin McGrupp) 87

Team of the Week: Rib Boy's Latrells (127 points in Week 1)
posted by Pauly at 9/12/2002 08:40:00 AM | Permalink |

 
I got a funny e-mail from Dave Simanoff. Here's what he wrote:

Dear Unsaved Pauly:

Dave, an inveterate name-dropper who has been declared UNSAVABLE by the Landover Baptist Salvation Evaluation Committee For Non-Platinum Tithers, stopped by the website Betty Bowers is a Better Christian Than You and suggested that your unlikely salvation depends upon visiting the following URL:

Betty Bowers

Betty Bowers is a Better Christian Than You - http://www.bettybowers.com/


posted by Pauly at 9/12/2002 08:35:00 AM | Permalink |

 
Tug McGraw Baseball Tournmanet

Finals from 9.10.02
Oscar's Gamble 53, JD McNugent 19

Congrat's to Joe Moore owner of Oscar's Gamble who won a Tug McGraw baseball card AND an automatic bid to the Pauly's Pub Playoffs scheduled to start September 17. The Top 5 teams and Oscar's Gamble will make the playoffs. Two Wild Card teams will be selected from a special Wild Card Tournamnet, a single elimination format which will begin tomorrow Friday 9.13.02. Best of luck.

Here is the schedule for Pauly's Pub Wild Card Tournamnet:

Friday 9.13.02 First Round Games
Subway Rats at The Bronx
The Money Shots at JD McNugents
LI Adermeisters at Señor's Sherpas
Ty's Team at Big Sal's Goodfellas

Saturday 9.14.02 Second Round Games:
Subway Rats/Bronx Winner vs. Money Shots/JD McNugents Winner
Señor/LI Adermesiters Winner vs. Ty's Team/Big Sal Winner


posted by Pauly at 9/12/2002 08:20:00 AM | Permalink |

 

In Memoriam

Jason Defazio
James Riches
Scott Hazelcorn
Matthew Burke
Charlie Heeran
Steven Schlag
Nigel Thompson

posted by Pauly at 9/11/2002 12:23:00 AM | Permalink |

 
One Year Later Selections about 9.11 from this month's issue of The Nation.

Noah and 9.11 is an article written by Thomas Friedman in today's NY Times.
posted by Pauly at 9/11/2002 12:12:00 AM | Permalink |

 
One year later, I must seriously ask myself the question: Are things better? Have I given up a severe chunk of my civil liberties, patience and privacy in order to be a good citizen and follow our politicians and allow them to take us where we want them to? My answer is that I'm cautiously ambivalent. I do not think enough has been done to make our country and my city a safer place to live and alot of energy has been wasted pointing fingers at those to blame domestically and overseas, and the mindless media rallying everyone around the flag without focusing on alot of more serious personal privacy violations and anti-Americana sentiment that is growing out of control, and not enough time has been put into education and understanding and listening to what the people are telling our leaders. I say that the time is now for everyone to contact their leaders: local and national, and voice their opinions about anything and everything, specific to 9.11 to genral terms of societal unhappiness. Unless your thoughts are conveyed into words or your ideas said through a voice, nothing will be done to help get your thoughts, feelings, attitudes and emotions to the people that we elect each year to make serious decisions like what color of alert are we today. So get cracking, start thinking, start writing down those thoughts and questions, and then go get answers.
posted by Pauly at 9/10/2002 11:56:00 PM | Permalink |

 
If the world we are forced to accept is false and nothing is true than everything is possible... On the way to discovery what we love we will find everything we hate, everything that blocks what we desire... Comfort will never be comfortable for those who seek what is not in the market... A systematic questioning of the idea of happiness... We will cut the vocal cords of every empowered speaker. We will yank the social symbols through the looking glass with the values society carries... To confront the familiar... Society is a fraud... To interupt the continunum of everyday experience and all the normal expectations that go with it... To live life as if something depended on one's actions... To rupture the spell of the ideology of the committed consumer scoiety - so that our repressed desires of a more authentic nature can come forward... To demonstrate the context between what life presently is and what it will be... To immerse ourselves in oblivion of actions... To know we are making it happen... Will be an intensity never before known in everyday life to exchange love and hate, life and death, terror and redemption, repulsions and reflections... An affirmation of freedom so reckless and unqualified that it amounts to total denial of every kind of restraint and limittaion. - Richard Linklater
posted by Pauly at 9/10/2002 11:43:00 PM | Permalink |

 
"I saw the errors I had made and assumed full responsibility for everything. You know, instead of being a man who would say, ‘Well, it’s a rotten system we live under,’ and griping about politics, economics and the social condition, I said, ‘Despite all that, I could have acted differently, I could have come out,’ do you see? And I saw that as being the fault of my own nature, character and temperament. I accepted it, and once I did that, a great weight fell off me. I was liberated. I was able to really enjoy myself." - Henry Miller
posted by Pauly at 9/10/2002 11:31:00 PM | Permalink |

 

Orange Alert

posted by Pauly at 9/10/2002 10:34:00 PM | Permalink |

 
If Jack Sprat ate no fat, and killed the cat, and finally smoked a rat... then that fat Fuck, with the bath mat and weathered hat could care less if I, a stoned hack with a black sack of Julio's freshly cooked crack, went over to his kitchen with a mini-bus load of retired tailors and ate up all of his perishable items, like breads and fruits and maybe an onion or two. Fuck that, let's haul ass. And as Royal Tenanbaum said, "I'm half Hebrew and the children are 3/4 Mick-Catholic."
posted by Pauly at 9/10/2002 12:15:00 PM | Permalink |

 
"When words lose their meaning, people lose their freedom" - Confucius
posted by Pauly at 9/10/2002 11:57:00 AM | Permalink |

 
Yes, congrats to Cali Jen for winning Week 1 of the 2nd Annual Pauly's Pub Football Pool. Once again she is beating up on the boys with her eccentric strategy of picking winners. Time will tell if it works. GO JETS!!!!!
posted by Pauly at 9/10/2002 10:12:00 AM | Permalink |

 

Pigskin Pick 'em

Pauly's Pub Football Pool
Week 1 Results as of 9.10.02 as of 7:30am EST

TOP 5:
1 Picasso Moon (Jen Biaggi) 13
2 Everybody Gets Laid (Jessica Lapidus) 12
2 Shakedown Street (Tenzin McGrupp) 12
2 Free Beer and Chicken (Joe Moore) 12
5 The Mother F'n Scorpions (Molly Daugherty) 11
5 Chico's Bail Bonds (Derek McGuire) 11
5 Lower E. Side Picklers (Gil Shapir) 11

Team of the Week: Picasso Moon (13 Wins in Week 1)

For a complete update and overall standings, visit: Pauly's Pub
posted by Pauly at 9/10/2002 09:33:00 AM | Permalink |

 
Sorority Life

It's finally over. Last night marked the last episode of Sorority Life. It was final decision time and the Sisters were ready to initiate their pledges, that is until the last moment a few of the girls (Candace, Jordan, Mara & Amanda) had reservations about joining an organization that hated them. I won't give away the ending because I know 99% of you have not seen the last episode. Jordan Crying Count: 4 Times.

Read: Jordan's Commentary: Part 1 and get her side of the story.

Interesting SL stat of the week: Jordan uses a new bottle of hairspray every 6 to 8 days.

Man, watching Sorority Life is like watching a car accident. I am horrified by the events, yet I am unable to look away. This past weekend, MTV aired a SL Marathon, and Jessica Lapidus and I got sucked in and watched a good chunk of it. We came up with a funny chart that gives you the lown down on all the pledges. (See Below)

Pledge	Oral Skills	Spits or Swallows?	Toker?	Drinker?
Candace	Chugs	Swallows	Tokes	AA Member
Jordan	Chugs	Spits	Toked Once	Lush
Amanda	Chugs	Swallows	Never Toked	Alkie
Dede	Hand Jobs Only	N/A	Tokes	Mormon
Mara	Chugs	Swallows only if she's in LOVE	Toked Once in HS	Lush
Jessica	Chows Box	N/A	Never	Sips

posted by Pauly at 9/10/2002 09:05:00 AM | Permalink |

 
Tug McGraw Baseball Tournament

Yesterday's Semi-Finals Resuts
Oscar's Gamble 64, Rib Boy's Latrells 55
JD McNugent 69, Pauly's Pranksters 55

FINALS (Tonight)
Oscar's Gamble at JD McNugent

The winner of the Tug McGraw Tournamnet gets an automatic bid to the playoffs and a Tug McGraw baseball card.
posted by Pauly at 9/10/2002 08:51:00 AM | Permalink |

 
"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anais Nin
posted by Pauly at 9/09/2002 11:50:00 PM | Permalink |

 
Simanoff Returns from San Francisco!! Read a quick rundown of his trip on The Daily Dave.
posted by Pauly at 9/09/2002 11:45:00 PM | Permalink |

 
Madden pops painkillers...
posted by Pauly at 9/09/2002 10:41:00 PM | Permalink |

 
Sorority Life... Tonight is the final episode and it's not even five minutes into it and Jordan has already cried two times... more to come.

posted by Pauly at 9/09/2002 10:41:00 PM | Permalink |

 
The Brutal War on Medical Marijuana As part of the escalating drug war, D.E.A agents target one of the most successful medical marijuana programs in the nation.

posted by Pauly at 9/09/2002 09:15:00 PM | Permalink |

 

Pauly's Pub Baseball Update

Week 8 Update thru 9.9.02 as of 3:30pm

TOP 5:
1 Rib Boy's Latrells (Derek McGuire) 3192 (1)
2 Pauly's Pranksters (Pauly) 3108 (2)
3 Furcal's Phisheads (Tenzin McGrupp) 3024 (4)
4 Dick's Weed (Dick Weed) 3011 (5)
5 Holla Atmeyoes! (Gil Shapir) 2990 (6)

Team of the Week: JD McNugents (364 Points in Week 8)

OVERALL STANDINGS:
1. Furcal's Phisheads 7520 (1)
2. Rib Boy's Latrells 7429 (2)
3. Pauly's Pranksters 7344 (3)
4. Holla Atmeyoes 7293 (4)
5. Dick's Weed 7129 (5)

For complete standings and updates visit: Pauly's Pub
posted by Pauly at 9/09/2002 03:46:00 PM | Permalink |

 
Tug McGraw Baseball Tournament

Yesterday's Results
Oscar's Gamble 65, Big Sal's Goodfellas 56
Rib Boy's Latrells 64, Señor's Sherpas 57
JD McNugent 64, Ty Lockhart 37
Pauly's Pranksters 30, Dick's Weed 28

Today's Semi-Finals
Oscar's Gamble at Rib Boy's Latrells
JD McNugent at Pauly's Pranksters

The winner of the Tug McGraw Tournamnet gets an automatic bid to the playoffs and a Tug McGraw baseball card.


posted by Pauly at 9/09/2002 03:15:00 PM | Permalink |

 
In an e-mail from Armando Huerta he comments on the recently blogged Dorothy Parker quote:

Nice quote! I fucking love her. My favorite was what she once said at a dinner party:

Guest: "One more drink and I'll be under the table."
Dorothy: "One more drink and I'll be under the host!"
posted by Pauly at 9/09/2002 07:53:00 AM | Permalink |

 

Señor News: New British TV Star and His Top 5 Stresses

I got this e-mail from Señor this weekend:

To: McGrupp
From: Señor
Re: I'm a British TV Star!

Remember 80's British pop star, Kim Wilde???? She came to my Chi Gung class yesterday with a camera crew. They are doing a special for British TV to be aired prime time nation wide in December... Señor is gonna be famous!!!!! SEEYA!!!!!

And here is another e-mail I got from Señor last week:

To: McGrupp
From: Señor
Re: Top 5

Top 5 Things Señor stresses out about on Koh Samui:

5) Which job offer to accept:

a) manager of new health spa
b) marketing director of spa/clinic
c) partner health food chain
d) none of the above!!!

** Why do I get so many job offers??? In Thailand they think learning English is very difficult, so if you speak English they think you are very smart and want you to work with them, even if you are from America!

4) Should I wake up at 6AM to see the NFL opening game live? (I'm usually up by 7AM anyway!)

3) Where should I go for a short holiday from my island paradise? Tibet? Bali? Malaysia? Japan? I just don't know!!!!

2) Where should I go for my afternoon swim? The ocean, which is 5 feet from my back porch? Or the beautiful brand new swimming pool they just finished building 10 feet from my house?

1) Who should I have dinner with tonight? Aa, the sweet, cute adorable 21 year old or Noi, the cool 28 year old who always gives me a 2 hour Thai massage after dinner???

Life is TOUGH!!!!!!!

Señor:)
posted by Pauly at 9/09/2002 07:48:00 AM | Permalink |

 
Al-Qaeda Says 4th Plane Headed for US Capitol; Plotted Nuclear Attacks Al-Qaeda initially planned to fly hijacked jets into nuclear installations - rather than the World Trade Center and the Pentagon - according to an Arab journalist who says he interviewed two of the group's masterminds.
posted by Pauly at 9/09/2002 07:39:00 AM | Permalink |

 
Ishii Suffers Skull Fracture Los Angeles Dodgers rookie left-hander Kazuhisa Ishii left the game yesterday in an ambulance with a small skull fracture and a concussion after getting struck flush on the forehead by a line drive off the bat of Houston's Brian Hunter.
posted by Pauly at 9/09/2002 07:36:00 AM | Permalink |

 
Tug McGraw Baseball Tournamnet

Yesterday's Results
Oscar's Gamble 65, Furcal's Phisheads 61
Big Sal's Goodfellas 62, LI Adermesiters 42
Señor's Sherpas 70, Holla Atmeyoes! 55
Ty's Team 59, Subway Rats 11
JD McNugents 59, The Money Shots 49
Dick's Weed 57, The Bronx 51

Today's Games: ROUND 2
Oscar's Gamble at Big Sal's Goodfellas
Señor's Sherpas at Rib Boy's Latrells
Ty's Team at JD McNugents
Dick's Weed at Pauly's Pranksters

Winner of this Tourney gets an automatic bid to the playoffs!
posted by Pauly at 9/08/2002 08:43:00 AM | Permalink |

 

Grid Iron Challenge

Current Teams:

Rib Boy's Latrells (Derek McGuire)
Mia's Green Eggs & Hamm (Pauly)
Saul T. Nutz (P. von Urkel)
Chronically Blunted (Tenzin McGrupp)
Wayne's Lil leaguers (Gil Shapir)
Subway Rats (Spider McNamara)
posted by Pauly at 9/08/2002 08:42:00 AM | Permalink |

 
Yankees Pitcher David Wells Loses 2 Teeth in Fight Wells was punched in the head when he was attacked by a man waving a butter knife at a diner at 5:50am, police said.


Tug McGraw Baseball Tournamnet

ROUND 1: Today's Games
Señor's Sherpas (11) at Holla Atmeyoes!(6)
Big Sal's Goodfellas (9) at Long Island Adermeisters (8)
Oscar's Gamble (13) at Furcal's Phisheads (4)
Ty Lockhart's team (14) at Subway Rats (3)
JD McNugents (10) at the Money Shots (7)
The Bronx (11) at Dick's Weed (6)
Pauly's Pranksters (2) has a BYE
Rib Boy's Latrells (1) has a BYE
posted by Pauly at 9/07/2002 11:00:00 PM | Permalink |

 

Happy Birthday Boo!

Heather Kay Adams turns 25 today! Send her birthday greetings: Here!
posted by Pauly at 9/07/2002 02:00:00 AM | Permalink |

 
Who Shot Tupac Shakur? The L.A. Times has apparently cracked the case. They are naming names.

Here's a bit: "The murder weapon was supplied by New York rapper Notorious B.I.G., who agreed to pay the Crips $1 million for killing Shakur. Notorious B.I.G. and Shakur had been feuding for more than a year, exchanging insults on recordings and at award shows and concerts. B.I.G. was gunned down six months later in Los Angeles. That killing also remains unsolved."
posted by Pauly at 9/06/2002 07:58:00 AM | Permalink |

 
First Google, Now AltaVista: China Blocks Search Engines China routinely blocks access to foreign news sites such as the BBC & CNN and frequently forces domestic sites to remove political material. But this is the first time it has blocked search engines, which carry links to other sites but do not generally offer content themselves.
posted by Pauly at 9/06/2002 07:47:00 AM | Permalink |

 

Pigskin Pick'em

Here are the 17 teams in the 2nd Annual Pauly's Pub Football Pool:

1 Lower E. Side Picklers (Gil Shapir)
2 Free Beer and Chicken (Joe Moore)
3 Lleapin' Llamas (Dave Simanoff)
4 Big Sal's Goodfellas 2 (Sal Biaggi)
5 Chico's Bail Bonds (Derek McGuire)
6 Picasso Moon (Jen Biaggi)
7 Everybody Gets Laid (Jessica Lapidus)
8 Subway Rats (Spider McNamara)
9 Jack Tripper Stole My Dog (Pauly)
10 Shakedown Street (Tenzin McGrupp)
11 Miami Hurricanes (Mike Black)
12 StopMyLies (Mike Fechter)
13 Samui Reiki Master (Señor Sheer)
14 Singer Entry (Brad Singer)
15 Ray Lewis is a Murderer (Ty Lockhart)
16 The Mother F'N Scorpions (Molly Daugherty)
17 Boo's Veggie Burritos (Heather Adams)

Best of luck to all and thanks to everyone who joined up!
posted by Pauly at 9/06/2002 12:14:00 AM | Permalink |

 
"I don't care what anybody says about me as long as it isn't true." - Dorothy Parker

posted by Pauly at 9/05/2002 11:59:00 PM | Permalink |

 

Free Kittens!

I got this e-mail from Kristen:

"Hi! My dad has kittens available for adoption, free, they're SUPER cute and were just born, they're going to the vet today to get de-cootied. (NOT de-clawed). New parent (s) could take them home in about 3 weeks (They need to hang with mama cat for a bit longer). Only catch is you might have to go out to Queens to get them, at least you'd get to meet my Pops... Holla if you or anyone you know want a piece of the litter. Thanks, K"

If you would to give a kitten a home, send an e-mail to: Kristen's Kittens
posted by Pauly at 9/05/2002 06:27:00 PM | Permalink |

 
"Pauly McGrupp -- a man I was too uptight to appreciate in the past, and whom I'm glad to know today." - Dave "Mad Dawg" Simanoff
posted by Pauly at 9/05/2002 10:14:00 AM | Permalink |

 
Psychedelics and Zen: Teach Your Children Well is an article from Alternet.org which discusses how leading Buddhist practitioners reveal the psychedelic explorations of their youth in the landmark new anthology, "Zig Zag Zen."
posted by Pauly at 9/05/2002 09:46:00 AM | Permalink |

 

Molly Stung by Scorpion!

Not to worry, she's OK!!

Here's Molly's e-mail:

Subj: I JUST GOT STUNG BY A MOTHERFUCKING SCORPION!!
Date: Thursday, September 5, 2002 4:22:30 AM
From: GroovyPhish
To: McGrupp

3 TIMES!!!!! The little bastard crawled into my bed, got me on my back first. Then I guess I started moving around so he jumped on my arm and got me a few more times. I started running around crying, my dad heard me, he tried to find the medicine (we actually have special medicine for this shit, because I get stung all the time). So my dad starts yelling at me because he thinks I lost the medicine. We finally find it (I DID NOT lose it). But by that time its too late, so now I can't sleep. It hurts. It hurt worse a little while ago, at least I'm not crying like a fool anymore. I don't know how big it was because we couldn't find it. The bastards travel in pairs and groups. Also, the smaller one is, the more poisonous it is. You best be prayin' a baby one doesn't find you. Well, I really wish my dad had found the damn medicine in time, that stuff really works. It still hurts :(. I'm developing bruises, and I had some strange allergic reaction, my tongue went numb! Parts of my lips are too.

Well, the good news is that it woke me up so that I could get online and join your football pool.

I gotta go, I have to get up early! Miss you... Love, Molly


posted by Pauly at 9/05/2002 09:34:00 AM | Permalink |

 
The NFL season starts tonight and so far there are 16 teams in 2nd Annual Pauly's Pub Football Pool! This is the largest participation to date! You still have a few more hours to join and add your team!!!
posted by Pauly at 9/05/2002 09:27:00 AM | Permalink |

 
US Basketball Team Stunned by Argentina The US lost it's first game since the inception of NBA players in international competetition after starting 58-0. They are still in the medal round of the World Championships, but will be getting a lower seed.
posted by Pauly at 9/05/2002 09:25:00 AM | Permalink |

 
Book Says Grateful Dead Best in History No shit! Dennis McNally, an historian just published a 620-page biography, "A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead," now on The New York Times Bestseller list.
posted by Pauly at 9/04/2002 11:32:00 PM | Permalink |

 
"When you get to the fork in the road, take it." - Yogi Berra

I got two job offers today. I have not decided what I will do. Shall I take it? Or decline and write for a while....???

posted by Pauly at 9/04/2002 10:48:00 PM | Permalink |

 
Just talked to my buddy, Bob Chenchinski famous Phi from Chicago. We don't talk too often, maybe once or twice a year, but it's always great when we finally hear each other's voice. He's one of the funniest guys I ever met and we shared some of my wilder moments when I lived in Atlanta. I saw a bunch of shows with Bob, the likes of the Grateful Dead, Phish, and the Allman Brothers. I took two amazing trips with Bob and friends. One epic adventure was Spring Break in 1993. We went to Puerta Rico and stayed in San Juan at Mophy's place. The other trip was Mardi Gras 1994, when 8 of us rented a Winnebago and drove it to N'arlins for 3 days of shitty drunken mayhem. We parked in front of a church and stayed their the whole time. Good time, great memories. Bob gave me my first Dead bootleg: 9-3-77 Raceway Park with the first Eyes of the World ever performed.
posted by Pauly at 9/04/2002 10:40:00 PM | Permalink |

 
9/11 Lesson Plan is an article written by Thomas Friedman in today's NY Times.
posted by Pauly at 9/04/2002 08:51:00 PM | Permalink |

 
"McGrupp, you are a GREAT writer. I know it's bad, but fuck your debt. This is your chance to make a dent in your LIFE." - words of inspiration from Mona LaVigne
posted by Pauly at 9/04/2002 07:50:00 AM | Permalink |

 
I have a second interview with J.P. Morgan and their international debt division this morning. I also have an interview with their equities department later in the day.

Dave Simanoff wrote me this e-mail:

It wasn't too long ago since you wrote this:

24. Do you cry often?

"every morning as i tie my tie to go to my job on wall street, i look inthe mirror and i feel like the executioner tying the noose around a convicted felon's neck, smugly sending him off to his grueling and agonizing immiment slow tourturous choking of a death. i cry when i realize that death row inmates actually die, while i have to get up the next day and do this all over again."




posted by Pauly at 9/04/2002 07:47:00 AM | Permalink |

 
I just got fired from my job as a municipal bond broker at MPV Securities. BUT I have an interview today with J.P. Morgan at 1pm. So I don't have any time to be emotional. I luckily have a copy of my resume prepared for this day. This is the last blog from my desk... for now. I will be escorted by building security, actually they are standing at the end of my trench as I type this. Gotta go...
posted by Pauly at 9/03/2002 10:08:00 AM | Permalink |

 
It's Labor Day so the empty subway cars would have indicated to me early this morning, when on a Monday unlike any Monday, but today Labor Day, is a wet, cold, and rainy day which welcomed me to an empty subway car and a seat on the A-Train. Of course I am the only one I know going to work at the early hour, aside from the subway conductor, who is already on the job, in fact I sat and pondered writing this blog in his office, as it screeched and crawled its way down to the tip of Manhattan Island. Alas, I arrived to work not as rushed as you would expect on a wet Monday morning. The humid and testy temperatures of early August have retreated and been replaced with sporadic wet and damp weather, a splash of the Pacific Northwest, with East Coast attitude, and a tinge on the cool side with a nice cold spell that this overheated and rundown city welcomed gleefully with open arms. My arrival at work was more relaxed than normal, even my attire was less than the usual suit and tie. It felt like a weekend morning at the firm, the lights were all out, only a few computers were up and running, the trading floor did not smell like the typical morning office, with the pungent aroma of gourmet coffee and the scrumcious smells of fresh baked pastries and the occasional wafting of anticipatory greed. Not this morning. The office was empty, because nearly all the French staff were returning from Europe from their summer end two week holiday, and the locals were at home, or elsewhere relaxing for the Labor Day holiday. Although I get stuck working these days, I enjoy the empty trading floor, me alone in my trench, secluded from the next trench by rows of electronic screens, equipment, and data processing information bombarding all my external senses. I sit down check my messages, read my e-mail, and read all the recent news updates from Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, then South America. Same shit really. War looms in Kashmir. Famine in Angola. Rebellion in Sierra Leone. Poverty in all of Central Africa. Economic Crisis in South America. Death in the Gaza Strip. Genocide in East Timor. Weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Terrorism in Sweden. And Posh Spice had a baby. Same old shit, eh? I'll enjoy this peaceful day while it lasts.
posted by Pauly at 9/02/2002 09:12:00 PM | Permalink |

 
Check out a new page: The McGrupp Library

What is the The McGrupp Library? I got an e-mail asking me where someone could find a listing of all my published stories and ramblings. I didn't have an idea until in the middle of my nine minute snooze one day last week I had a dream, call it a vision of a new web blog that just had links to all my ramblings, favorite blogs, Truckin' submissions, E-Stories, etc. Alas, I worked on it all week and this past wekeend, and now, it has become a reality. Visit: The McGrupp Library and see for yourself, my new web page, a collection, an archive, an index of my best stuff.
posted by Pauly at 9/02/2002 01:19:00 PM | Permalink |

 
Wake n' Bake

How Deadheads Ruined the Grateful Dead is written by Marc Weingarten. It is a very interesting article with some valid points, but my opinion is this: that dude ain't no head. It seems to me that listening to a few bootlegs, reading every book on the Dead and talking to a bunch of old hippies hardly qualifies you to make a bold statement the likes of: Deadheads ruined the Dead. Hey, I didn't kill Jerry Garcia. Society did. And yes Deadheads make up society (the coolest enclave of our insane Western culture), but they/us are no more to blame than the large media machines of record companies, TV, radio, merchandising, and concert promoting and not to mention the g0vernment and law enforcement agencies. Where are the articles: The MAN ruined the Grateful Dead? Will someone dose that Weingarten fucker, please?

Around the World in a Heady Daze is by Dan Rubinstein from Vue Weekly Here is a blurb: "Brian Preston is not a pothead. Okay, he won’t say no to a puff if there’s a joint being passed around at a party. He might even buy an eighth once in a while. But Preston is not a pothead. He’s a middle-aged Canadian writer who latched on to a unique idea. Why not travel around the world seeking out, smoking and talking pot with people in far-flung countries, then write a book about it?" Sounds like my first three novels.

Professor X Alexander Shulgi made millions for Dow Chemical.  Then he synthesized MDMA, realized his best test subject was himself, and became the godfather of Generation Ecstasy. Here's a bit: "I feel an incredible tingle when I look at a white solid I've just synthesized that I know has never existed anywhere in the universe before this moment." He stops himself.  "Oh, maybe someone on a planet around some sun way out there may have looked at it, but this is its first existence on Earth.  And I'll be the first to know what it does."

Reoprt on Safe Ecstacy Angers Brits Two British psychologists are at the centre of a row over the safety of ecstasy, claiming the drug may not be dangerous in the long-term. Who's got my rolls??

Media Awareness Project or MAP is a site you should definitely bookmark. I will be adding it to the TAO links. Here is what is says on it's website: The Media Awareness Project = A worldwide network dedicated to drug policy reform. We inform public opinion and promote balanced media coverage.

posted by Pauly at 9/02/2002 09:53:00 AM | Permalink |

 
Jihad vs. McWorld is written by Benjamin R. Barber. Here's the skinny: "The two axial principles of our age--tribalism and globalism--clash at every point except one: they may both be threatening to democracy."

posted by Pauly at 9/01/2002 10:50:00 PM | Permalink |

 
Pauly's Pub Football Pool: Pigskin Pick 'em Join today. Season starts Thursday the 5th!
posted by Pauly at 9/01/2002 12:12:00 PM | Permalink |

 
Today's Required Reading...

Google Conspiracy? You decide. Be careful what you search for. Supposedly THEY track your searches for 36 years!!

Iraq Without Saddam is an Op/Ed written by Thomas Friedman in today's NY Times.
posted by Pauly at 9/01/2002 12:09:00 PM | Permalink |

 

Phishy Poll Results: Chalkdust Torture!

Question: What song will Phish open up their NYE reunion show with?

Chalkdust Torture: 24% (8 Votes)

First Tube: 9% (3 Votes)
2001: 9% (3 Votes)
Harry Hood: 9% (3 Votes)
Down With Disease: 6% (2 Votes)
Get Back on the Train: 6% (2 votes)
Tweezer: 6% (2 votes)
A New Phish Song: 6% (2 Votes)

Songs getting 1 vote each:
Mike's Song
Destiny Unbound
The Boys Are Back in Town
NICU
Wolfman's Brother
Back in Black
Gumbo
Theme from Welcom Back Kotter

I voted Mike's Song. What could be better than a Mike's > Simple > Weekapaug Groove sandwhich to mark their return??

posted by Pauly at 9/01/2002 11:59:00 AM | Permalink |

 

Señor Update

I just got a few e-mails from Señor! Here are the highlights:

McGrupp,

Well, I have finally done it, I've started my own business!!!!! First I almost invested in a Health Spa, but that was too much money. Then I almost invested in a Coffee House/Used Book Store/Thai massage Parlor, but the cheap property is cheap for a reason and the expensive property is too expensive. So instead I have started a language school!! Where I am there are tons of foreigners living and there are no schools that teach the Thai language. Thus far, I have one class room, one teacher and one student (other than myself!!) The classroom is located on the beach and we offer our student(s) coffee, tea and snacks!!! First we will only teach Thai to foreingers and if we grow we will teach english to Thai students as well.... know anyone looking for a teaching job in thailand???

Oh by the way, I think I might head ove to Japan for a few weeks to study with a famous reiki master... I will try to coordinate with any good bands that might be over there (ie, MMW) any chance of meeting me over there??? Planting the seed.... oh, I've also gotten into Fundalinni Meditation... from Osho, you know about this dude???? Wild stuff man... SEEYAAAA!!!!!!

Señor

posted by Pauly at 9/01/2002 08:18:00 AM | Permalink |

 
Why Chicks Dig Senor... Read this funny e-mail to Señor from a lady friend of his:

Sawatdii kha! Mr Señor!

Hey dude! How have you been? Remember me? Pei - one of the 2 lovely Singapore 'maids' you had for company in Koh Samui? :) Heard from Maureen you went to hospital due to the side effects of Larium... guess too much of those dreams aren't too good. You alright now? Oh, how was Koh Phangan btw? should have been beautiful.

So, by now you should have completed your Reiki master course and should be officially a Reiki master right?? Congrats!! Looking forward to learning from you soon. So what are your plans now? Staying in Samui or gg to travel to Penang? Coming to Singapore?

Hope you are doing fine, and not suffering too much from loneliness cos we are not there to keep you company... and busy with your little Thai gal. Anyway, here are the pictures that we took with you, as well of you during the kayaking trip. they turned out quite well.

All righty, you take care, and hope to receive an email from you soon. Mebbe we'll meet up sometime... either in Samui, or somewhere else...

Regards,
Pei
posted by Pauly at 9/01/2002 08:14:00 AM | Permalink |