"The Sting" & "Hustle"

Most of us would agree that even with 300+ channels and all sorts of packages offered by the big media. I think we can all agree that in the tube as in the cinemas now a days it's filled with crap shows and movies.

I do enjoy the classics and there's no better con movie then "The Sting" with Paul Newman and Robert Redford.

As far as television shows there's a small percent of winners even worth mentioning. I will mention one that carries the same amount of axcitement and creative skill to "The Sting" and this show is "Hustle". If you have not seen it check it out or visit the website.

www.ihateclowns.com

1. A clown wrote the original music and lyrics to (you guessed it) "Macarena."
2. They are different than the rest of us.
3. They rhyme with frowns.
4. They have big feet.
5. See: The Seinfeld episode where George meets "Eddie" the clown.
6. They have a phobia named after them. (coulrophobia, more commonly known as clownophobia)
7. Jack Handy "Deep Thought": To me, clowns aren't funny. In fact, they're kind of scary. I've wondered where this started and I think it goes back to the time I went to the circus, and a clown killed my dad.
8. Read the Stephen King book, "It".
9. You know what they say, "Once a clown, always a clown."
10. I sang a sad song about them (needs REAL player).
11. See: The Animaniacs episode where Wakko meets the Jerry Lewis-like clown.
12. A clown stole my dad's job.
13. I bet Paul Newman never played a clown character. (You gotta like Paul Newman)
14. A clown ate the dog that ate my homework. (And my professor wouldn't believe me!)
15. See: The Bill Murray movie, "Quick Change."
16. They don't follow vehicle safety rules (20 in a car can't be legal).
17. A clown wouldn't make a good superhero. Ex: "Never fear, Clown-Man is here!" (See, it's an oxymoronic phrase...not that I'm scared of clowns, mind you.)
18. See: Any episode of the Simpson's featuring Krusty the Clown. (One word: seedy)
19. Clowns stink.
20. See: Any episode of In Living Color featuring Homey D. Clown. (One word: militant)
21. Clowns have to smile all the time. Repressing all their non-happy feelings can't be good for them.
22. I have never seen a clown help an old lady across the street.
23. Another Jack Handy "Deep Thought": You know what would make a good story? Something about a clown who makes people happy, but inside he's real sad. Also, he has severe diarrhea.
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Star Trek

Captain Kirk had to hate clowns.
Clowns made the tribbles.
Clowns shaved Captain Picard's head.
The BORG is really a futuristic group of extra evil clowns. (I believe it's the Bozo ORGanization.)
Star Wars

Darth Vader's mangled face is really another mask. Under that he is really a clown (that's the real secret.)
Boba Fett's first bounty was to capture a clown pirate.
X-Files

The "Cigaratte Smoking Man" works part time as a clown. (That's right--a clown killed JFK and MLK!)
Sculley was really abducted by a group of rogue clowns, trained as helicopter pilots.
Pulp Fiction

A clown was the one who scratched Vincent Vega's car after he got it out of storage.
The briefcase: Yes, it was Marsellus Wallace's clown suit inside. (He had to keep that out of the wrong hands. Would you want everyone to know you were a clown?)
Usual Suspects

Keyser Soze = the devil = a clown.

Monster Nicaraguan Chicken & Vegetable Soup

With good friends visiting from NYC. I wanted to give them a big hearty meal from the mother land.
They loved it with all the spices and plenty of vegetables.

Whats Up With Clowns

I have always hated clowns. I remember one holloween my grandmother made me a clown costume and hat to wear it. I'm thirty years old and I still hate them and my family knows this.

We had a small get together at my place today since I was going to attempt to cook my fathers monster "Nicaraguan chicken and vegetable soup", as he calls it.

Anyhow- my aunt tina said she was thinking about me when she saw this painting at the market.

She hung it up in my room and said I could not take it down until I got over the whole fear of clowns.

I love my family but this is one huge nightmare.

DON'T THEY UNDERSTAND I HATE CLOWNS.

Voices Heard

Painting by: M-DC Gallery "Temple"
http://www.md-canvas.com


In a distant time and place.
A generation still divided
so, many times over by color- race and burning hate.
Disrupt the ripples of time.
Disrupt! Disrupt! Oh! Generation of mine.
-The burning crosses of one thought and one single idea
started years before by one single mind.
Let your voice be heard and be carried over time and space.
Sheeps to the flock we are
led to the slaughter with hands and mouth bound
Just beginning are the cries of those before you
-Silenced-
they’d like us to be
By now we should be able to communicate.
coming to blows is all we do.
Oh! Please let me break down
these walls of color- race and burning hate.

by- Marlon S.

tomorrows at the door

is this my journey.
what tales will my character bring forth to this world.
a life lived.
or maybe a life not lived at all.
waiting for tomorrow.
will it ever come.
will it bring my hopes and dreams.
how will i know.
will it give me a sign to let me know it's here
"This is your packaged day"
Recognize.
grab hold and don't let it go.
it only comes once for some folks.
is tomorrow already knocking at my door.
do I not hear it.
em i deaf.
is this fear i hear and feel and not the knock at my door.
knock! knock!
whose there?
STOP!
CONCENTRATE. this is not a joke.
do i believe the choice has been taken away from me already.
a higher power above.
em i awake to answer anything.
do i understand time and space.
the day after tomorrow being today.
or maybe a day to late
is today my "packaged day"
are these fears and these words all from yesterday
making the day after tomorrow, which is today
really tomorrow.

by- marlon

the follies of summer

quicksand, ocean sky
wondering, don't ask me why or how we got here
we just did
the most eternal sun-drenched kiss is locked in my mind as
something i won't miss
or even try to remember
summer has come and gone so many times i've lost count
endless, nameless, marked by time as nothing special
but the warmth is here, you see
in darling soliloquy
hidden in costume and fine-boned prose
under canopies of sheltered light and life
Summer is here and it is all mine.

by- billy corgan

It's Over and Now I'm Moving On

Nikki brought over my items this afternoon and I'm glad. I did not get three items but I only ask for my poetry book back. I wished her the best and called her after she left to tell her Thank You and remind her I'm always here for her if she needs anything. I'm glad it's over and I'm ready to move on and this trip to NYC is just what I needed to focus.

Crazy Night Out In NYC

We started out at Jessica's apartment in Battery Park around 12 am. We had already been out for dinner hour ago at the Cutting Room and then to a bar on Central Park West instead of Greenwich Village. We started out strong and got really drunk quick. I took these pictures through out the night and they are in no real order- but I love this one of Becky over the toilet at the end of the night. I have not partied with this girl since college and I'm so glad I was able to track her down. I had to call friends in Ohio to get a hold of her sister Karen to get me her number. We did a lot of dancing and getting eachother shots.

Out With Friends In NYC

After we got back from breakfast I was trying to put my day together. I had a lot to do and had to make my way to Battery Park to meet up with some old girlfriends of mine that were also in the city. I was really happy I did not get lost because Julian and I were already running late as it was. I was really happy to see Danielle and Angela who are visiting their good friend Jessica who just moved to the city. We had a few drinks before we headed out to lunch. We had a big day together and we were going to do the sights and see as much as possible for the day. We had lunch at this wonderful Sushi Bar and of course we had to have some hot Sake. We found out Angela hates it but thats another story. I wanted to see the Guggenheim and took a picture of it as well as the Trump Plaza. I love the picture of the Empire State Building and the ones just out on the street. Anyway- I want to make this quick because I have to get ready for dinner tonight and were going out to The Cutting Room in SoHo and then to this great bar in Greenwich Village.

Julian & Marlon Condo in Upper West Side

Julian got this condo from his parent when he moved to NYC in 2004. He hates living alone and when I started thinking about moving to the city we agreed to live together. After my fathers heart attack I had to go back to Maryland but I still pay rent and for sure will not give this place up. I love being able to come and go on the weekends. We have a great time when I visit and with other friends moving to the city in the last year the Happy Hour and Dinner groups are growing.

A Great Day To BBQ And Be With Family

This is my home that was left to me by my grandmother.I'm so glad my aunts and uncle's decided to join my father and I for an afternoon BBQ at my new home at the last minute.

We cooked steaks, ribs, mexican chorizo, corn, chicken, and burgers.

My Aunts made all sorts of sides including fried yucca, corn bread, potato salad, tuna salad, pasta salad with walnuts and cucumbers.

I had ahuge bowl of rice pudding with cinnamon on top.

We also served fresh sliced watermelon on a hot day like today.

It was such a perfect day and I was very glad my aunt Domingita and her husband Roger showed up also.

I played NCAA Basketball on line with my uncle Frenc while my other uncle Raul slept. He played cards the night before from 7pm until 5am this morning. He was a little tired but woke up when he smelled the meat cooking outside.

We watched a game of soccer while all the cooking was going on also. I'm glad we had this time today it really helped me get other things out of my mind and heart for a few hours.

NYC Here I Come!

I'm going to take this time due to the current events regarding my love life and go see friends in NYC. I was going to go see Ben Harper in Central Park and Pearl Jam with Nikki in a few weeks. I will for sure go and see Ben Harper but I'll pass for now on Pearl Jam.

I'm glad I going for the week and my friend Julian who I was going to live with is going to take the first three days of next week to help me blow off a whole lot of hurt.

It's funny because I really dont think she got it. I LOVE YOU NIKKI!

I already have reservations for dinner on Tuesday night at The Cutting Room in SOHO. I'm hurt but I have to much to do and I'm going to concentrate on myself for a while.

I don't have room to love anyone after this. I'll focus on my business and work and get my treatment out of the way when I return from NYC. I have to much to live for and have a lot to offer for someone special in the future.

In The Far Future. I'm Done With Relationships For A Long While.

Good Bye Sweetie!

Well- I was correct in my thinking about Nikki. I felt her pushing away and now we are no longer together. She's a wonderful girl and I'll miss being with her and laughing with her. She was feeling as if I was not giving her room to see her friends. I regret she felt that way and I regret "if" I did make her feel that way. It hurt's that she told me in a email I just recently received.

"Thank you Marlon. You do make me so happy. And I can't even begin to tell you how much you mean to me. I love you so much. Your message meant a lot. Xoxoxo

your loving girlfriend"

I'm going to miss her warmth and her voice and her laughter. She's got a wonderful family that I will miss also. I have to respect the fact that she no longer wishes to be with me because of our age difference. I asked her more then once if she had a problem with the age difference and she was always fine with it.

We saw each other for the first time since her trip with the family on Wednesday. She was acting a little odd even then and I asked her if "we" were OK! She lied to me and told me that we were.

I called her the next morning to tell her good morning and she was non responsive. She told me she had a really bad morning and that it was personal.

I called her two other times in the day to see if she was fine and she said she was. She told me she had things to do until very late and would do her best to get together.

I never heard back from her and when I called her she told me she was out with her friends.

I'm glad she was out having a good time and I know I never kept her from doing other things with her friends. I wished she would of talked to me about it if this is how she was feeling.

I know this is no real reason to break up with someone who loves you and cares for you and I hope she knows it. I asked her if her bad morning the day before had anything to do with me and she said sort of. I suspect the outcome and I'm not mad just hurt because I do love her and care very much for her. If her family had a problem with me I wish I would of known earlier before I fell in love with her.

Anyhow- I will not say a bad things about her and I will go on with my life and she will go on with hers.

I love her very much and wish her the best. I hope she goes far in life and finds what she seeks from life and may find love and happiness.

She will always have my friendship if she seeks it and wants it. Good by Nikki and I will miss you.

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