tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post6497578508780765803..comments2023-10-29T01:50:44.089-07:00Comments on Reflections on music, movies, TV, sports, American History, and other stuff.: REVISITING VINTAGE BARBER SHOP IN SCOTTSDALEJim McAllisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13973524943250404193noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post-17784060597608169832017-07-17T13:01:07.544-07:002017-07-17T13:01:07.544-07:00Mike, I totally agree.
Barb and I used to go to...Mike, I totally agree. <br /><br />Barb and I used to go to Del Mar by San Diego frequently for the horse races but we stopped it years ago because I can't stand all the liberal crap out there. I will not pay taxes to a jerk like Jerry Brown or any other liberal A-hole they elect. <br /><br />It's a shame because it's a nice place to visit with the climate and the ocean, etc. but it's not worth it because of the politics. Jim McAllisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973524943250404193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post-38093617472398812182017-07-17T12:24:25.935-07:002017-07-17T12:24:25.935-07:00Jim,
I'm with you on California. Haven'...Jim, <br /><br />I'm with you on California. Haven't been there in years and will never go back. It's a liberal shit hole full of illegals. When we travel we only go to red states where they recognize my concealed carry permit because I don't go anywhere without my guns.Mike Slaternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post-59784517744726865632017-07-14T09:37:46.574-07:002017-07-14T09:37:46.574-07:00Toby Keith and special guest, Willie Nelson, Wacky...Toby Keith and special guest, Willie Nelson, Wacky Tobaccy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kGEhX_s2_g&list=RD2kGEhX_s2_g<br /><br />Dell Mack and I met with Eapen Thampy yesterday, who founded Show-Me Cannabis and has turned lobbyist and runs Heartland Priorities. Eapen likes my writing and that I'm the publicist for the "American Icon" Dell Mack, which is a pretty nice honor to be said of him. You can see Eapen at 1:20 in this news video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiGRMD4NXVA<br /><br />I'm gonna keep giving SN and Jimmy credit for the studio and my work. SN should be positive about it. Say something nice. I get that controversy isn't her thing though. It's what I do best. And I'll be editing a very short message with Eapen, Josh and Dell Mack for national marijuana legalization and asset forfeiture reform.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09268265056850010999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post-76230923757211705972017-07-12T11:34:38.789-07:002017-07-12T11:34:38.789-07:00Mike, I know how the electoral process sort of wor...Mike, I know how the electoral process sort of works and that it is the only way a President is elected, and not by the popular vote. It is highly unusual for the votes not to match up, but there are compelling reasons.<br /><br />I have a letter from Obama on my Studio wall and he says that he doesn't believe in prophecy (a Christian gift of the Spirit), because I told him what would happen and that he needed to legalize marijuana if he wanted Clinton to win. Of course he ignored me and the Democrats paid for it too. <br /><br />Fact is, it's Trump's job to turn everything upside down and fix the world. That's why he was chosen.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09268265056850010999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post-33429441459679886692017-07-12T11:13:18.505-07:002017-07-12T11:13:18.505-07:00I agree; I'm sure glad Trump won. Can you ima...I agree; I'm sure glad Trump won. Can you imagine looking at HRC for 4 years? What a total loser she is and she almost made it. It shows how this country has slipped. Look at California today with worthless Brown as governor. It's a sanctuary state. I used to love going there; I wouldn't take a free trip there now.<br /><br />Jim McAllisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973524943250404193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post-54986065535568627332017-07-12T10:58:40.850-07:002017-07-12T10:58:40.850-07:00Jim,
The Dems said the same thing after the 2000 ...Jim,<br /><br />The Dems said the same thing after the 2000 election when Gore got the popular vote and lost. After that election and now this one they want to get rid of the Electoral College because it's not fair. Sounds like sore losers to me.<br /><br />I'm glad Trump won too. We have a new conservative on the U.S. Supreme Court and illegal aliens are being deported.<br /><br />Mike Slaternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post-43528618511648931202017-07-11T18:09:59.440-07:002017-07-11T18:09:59.440-07:00Mike,
Very true about the electoral college. The...Mike,<br /><br />Very true about the electoral college. The dumbass Dems like to bitch because Hillary won the popular vote but lost the election. Unfortunately for them, it's the electoral votes that count so they have no argument. Try to tell them that though as they are to dumb to "get it."<br /><br />I'm sure glad Trump won. Can you imagine having to look at her for four years? Yikes!Jim McAllisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973524943250404193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post-62251713973698316782017-07-11T13:52:49.711-07:002017-07-11T13:52:49.711-07:00Rick,
Trump beat Clinton were it matters, in the ...Rick,<br /><br />Trump beat Clinton were it matters, in the Electoral College 304 to 277. It's not unusual for the Electoral votes don't match the popular votes. In fact there has been five times in our history where the winner of the popular vote didn't get elected. Only Electoral votes matter.Mike Slaternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post-15658083938179931562017-07-10T11:28:30.146-07:002017-07-10T11:28:30.146-07:00Talked with a national PAC president this morning ...Talked with a national PAC president this morning and they're considering me to help them lobby in state and federal government. They like my Facebook posts, but I didn't do too well in the phone interview. I sound stroked out. Admitted that I'm a behind the scenes kind of guy.<br /><br />Trump's boy, Junior, took it upon himself to meet with a propaganda lawyer from the Kremlin in 2016 and now admitting to the media. This is the first real evidence of anyone in the campaign colluding with Russians in the election. The story adds that Senior did not know about the meeting that his boy had. <br /><br />Trump didn't beat Clinton. Sanders would have won, had the Democrats chose him, but they alienated 62 percent of the voters who were sick of the choice between two evils. So only 38 percent of voters cast ballots. That's why the Electoral votes didn't match the popular votes. Phil Donahue put that together.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09268265056850010999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post-85100161068567459822017-07-08T13:39:30.529-07:002017-07-08T13:39:30.529-07:00Jim,
The little fat boy in Korea needs to be taug...Jim,<br /><br />The little fat boy in Korea needs to be taught a lesson before he can get to us, although I wouldn't mind if he took out California. If Truman hadn't fired MacArthur we wouldn't be having this problem.<br /><br />Most of the press in this country are liberals that hate Trump with a passion so I don't mind him going after them. They're still pissed that Hillary lost.Mike Slaternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post-51008642225077010362017-07-07T20:07:56.268-07:002017-07-07T20:07:56.268-07:00Jen just told me that she wants me keeping the stu...Jen just told me that she wants me keeping the studio, because she wants me having something enjoyable to do. You'd like Jen, Jimmy. She's nice.<br /><br />Jimmy, are you talking about the Trump character made by Reddit beating up a CNN character? There's also one of a guy decking Trump in a ring. I don't know how people can do that stuff. It's kind of a threat, really. Trump reposted it, so it means he agrees with assault and battery of journalists. <br /><br />In a dictatorship, you get rid of the journalists first, then you can do anything and no one will ever know. So if you're cheering the death of Freedom of the Press, the next thing will be the confiscation of legally owned firearms. Who's gonna tell you that it's going on without a free press? Facebook? Twitter?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09268265056850010999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post-4738161982923320732017-07-07T17:50:41.658-07:002017-07-07T17:50:41.658-07:00I wish they would surrender! LOL Did you see tha...I wish they would surrender! LOL Did you see that Reddit guy smack that jerk CNN twerp in the mouth? Hit him twice right in the chops. Funny!<br />Jim McAllisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973524943250404193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post-63107529417589268592017-07-07T17:42:20.877-07:002017-07-07T17:42:20.877-07:00AC is out in the barn, Jimmy. Had to open the hay ...AC is out in the barn, Jimmy. Had to open the hay loft door to cycle the air. It's cooler outside than inside.<br /><br />North Korea and China need to surrender. Trump's unpredictable. Wild card. <br /><br />Internet is slower than molasses in a snowbird's winter home! Thinking of cutting the studio, since medical costs are going to increase and can't upload any videos anyway. Save a few bucks. Get a hair cut. Buy an AC unit in August.<br /><br />Some things are best done by the young, Middy. Gardening is nice, but it's too much work to use hand tools. I've got three short rows of green beans and that wears me out. It's enough to watch Jen girlify the farm. It's nice.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09268265056850010999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post-77150783444259716602017-07-05T17:36:25.067-07:002017-07-05T17:36:25.067-07:00It looks a bit scary with that Kim Jong running th...It looks a bit scary with that Kim Jong running the show in N. Korea. There is a map on the internet today showing how close he could get to us and many European countries with his missile. I don't think we have heard the last of him.<br /><br />It never ends anymore with these nuts.Jim McAllisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973524943250404193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post-48149502556715262542017-07-05T17:16:38.167-07:002017-07-05T17:16:38.167-07:00Okay, this blog needs some help.
We're at Ji...Okay, this blog needs some help. <br /><br />We're at Jimmy's barber shop. Middy's had his hair cut for an hour, but he just likes the conversation. There's that chick who cuts hair, and occasionally splits a fly with a strait razor at 10 paces. It's a rectangular shaped shop. Bar and coffee at the end ... my fantasy, my rules. <br /><br />Jimmy, told ya that North Korea was gonna start WW III. Predicted it in the 80's. The DoD spent real money asking people for their dreams just a couple of years ago to determine if a majority of nightmares involved North Korea. Don't know how it turned out. Whatcha think, Jimmy? A little off the top, if you don't mind. Yeah, that's the one hair. Five dollar tip, Jimmy. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09268265056850010999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post-31266943853530776322017-07-04T04:31:33.459-07:002017-07-04T04:31:33.459-07:00Uh oh. I mussed up the conversation. Is this a bad...Uh oh. I mussed up the conversation. Is this a bad time?<br /><br />Trump's doing good, isn't he? Gosh those Republicans sure are gentlemen. I learn so much from rich folks in civilized behavior.<br /><br />Happy Independence Day! Be safe. <br /><br />No haircut yet. It's only the one hair though. The only one that grows.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09268265056850010999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post-53154919441877361162017-07-01T16:34:35.697-07:002017-07-01T16:34:35.697-07:00My driver took me around to pay bills yesterday, b...My driver took me around to pay bills yesterday, but I neglected myself as usual. No haircut. There are more important things than grooming.<br /><br />Worked on this short film again today. It's Jen's project. It's of a yard care company and the owner was training a tree climber today. So there's a camera in the tree with the climbers. Very cool. <br /><br />I made a video a while back and got clearance to use SN' name in the script. I played three parts in it. I caught hell from my side for using her name, even though I had clearance from her side. I don't get paid by anyone for doing the films. It gives free advertising to the music artists and I'm never getting rich from this work. It's something to do to pass the time while I'm disabled. <br /><br />I got sick again, lost 30 pounds, got off the CPAP breathing machine and I thought I was getting healthier and then the new problem. I am not going traditional medicine. I have films to make.<br /><br />Good blog, Jimmy. My barberess gives neck massages when she's done cuttin' the hair. It gives her something to do to waste the rest of the time after cutting that one hair. I get my hair cut for the nostalgia. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09268265056850010999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post-45490975387018073622017-06-30T18:17:39.135-07:002017-06-30T18:17:39.135-07:00Some things are best done by the young.
Those vest...Some things are best done by the young.<br />Those vests under a heavy long sleeve jumpsuit I wore with all the gear gets pretty hot too, street cops deal with it too.. there is a big difference being a cop in the sixties and now here in the American war zone. <br /><br />I worked the yard at Ironwood one day a sixteen hour shift when I was an apprentice, and it got to 117 and rain that day, it was one of those days in mid September- luckily it was too hot for them to act up.<br />..working the yard is bad enough without that kind of conditions, it ended up in a monsoon downpour on top of things.. I must have had rocks in my head to take the second one, those shifts went six in the am to ten at night.<br /><br />A little chore and light gardening work early in the morning or at sunset is about all I am up to lately.<br />I think back and it seems like I am delusional and fantasizing when I think of those days...<br /><br />I never got the haircut, maybe try again tomorrow, maybe not.midnightsstaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422533404545233402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post-37349333531238172452017-06-29T14:59:22.819-07:002017-06-29T14:59:22.819-07:00I can't do a lot of physical work any more eit...I can't do a lot of physical work any more either but I have a 36 year old son that can. I have him come over from time to time and lend a hand. He's a cop in the Valley and knows about working outside in his nice black uniform.<br /><br />I started with the phone company at 20 and by the time I was 50 I had enough and retired.<br /><br />Mike Slaternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post-5304527635790995142017-06-29T09:04:04.777-07:002017-06-29T09:04:04.777-07:00I couldn't physically do what I used to consid...I couldn't physically do what I used to consider normal work anymore, I figure most people our age who have done physical labor in the sun every day ought to have some stiffness and pain, and not just in the morning. <br />Working a summer or two of construction when you are in your early twenties is not the same as having to get up in the dark and make it every day to a job site by six am at forty and ready to pour concrete or steel work in the California deserts for a ten hour shift.<br />But lots of guys I worked with did, and I imagine they are all about stove up by now.<br /><br />..as Solomon said, "there is nothing new under the sun"- except those people just figuring out something for the first time I guess.<br /><br />"Feenix gets hot in June" the weather girl tells us, well there's a shocker eh?<br />- someone ought to tell her about Solomon..<br /><br /> I have to get a haircut before it gets too hot.. hope the girls are not hung over..midnightsstaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422533404545233402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post-71433987463333131812017-06-27T11:44:38.756-07:002017-06-27T11:44:38.756-07:00Middy,
I went to work for the phone company in 71...Middy,<br /><br />I went to work for the phone company in 71 and hooked a few poles over the years. It wasn't a daily thing though. Once we got ladder trucks we didn't climb much unless we had to go to New River, Black Canyon City or Cave Creek.<br /><br />Luckily I never had to have any knee surgeries but at age 65 I do have a little trouble getting up from the couch at times.<br /><br />Working outside in this weather is not for wimps.<br /><br />Mike Slaternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post-55735078775892079012017-06-25T12:13:03.579-07:002017-06-25T12:13:03.579-07:00I'm with ya on those Cincy winters. It could b...I'm with ya on those Cincy winters. It could be 60 one day and 10 the next with ever present humidity. I've never missed it. I'll take our 100+ days anytime. Jim McAllisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973524943250404193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post-73132389410942063712017-06-25T11:51:39.339-07:002017-06-25T11:51:39.339-07:00I give the snowbirds a break, think about spending...I give the snowbirds a break, think about spending Jan in Cincinnati or Cleveland guys.. or any time for that matter.<br /><br />Last time you put in any January time east of the Miss you didn't have arthritis or complications that comes with age like any of us do.<br />My buddy Bob who went to work for the telephone company in the late sixties died a couple of years ago from the complications of knee surgeries.<br />Climbing poles in any weather is tough work, Mike probably knows a bit about that- last time I saw Bob he looked like he had polio or something with the braces, pretty sad..<br /><br />Heat is about like it was when I was working outside construction but the sun has a different color now that the magnetosphere is weakening.<br /> Cal has just as hot weather at those desert military bases as here, but handling that heat was much easier if you take a few decades off the body, I look back and it's like a dream that any of us could have worked outside in this kind of weather, but no one in my position had an option, it was work or don't eat.<br /><br />Yeah I give them the benefit of doubt as well as a lot of distance behind a set of Minn license plates- besides they blow out of here after spring training and leave a lot of money behind.<br />..'Chili today and hot tamale'.. come on monsoon..midnightsstaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422533404545233402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post-62135942535322974432017-06-24T17:35:08.193-07:002017-06-24T17:35:08.193-07:00I agree on the snowbirds. I'll take the heat ...I agree on the snowbirds. I'll take the heat of summer anytime over them clogging up our streets and stores in the winter. It's nothing personal; I just rather avoid them.<br />Jim McAllisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973524943250404193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19126167.post-2532481205233375962017-06-24T15:27:53.548-07:002017-06-24T15:27:53.548-07:00Jim,
I worked outside for 34 years and you never ...Jim,<br /><br />I worked outside for 34 years and you never get used to it you just tolerate it. Now that I'm 65 I rarely go outside unless it's to go to the store for more beer. I pretty much hibernate in the house in the summer.<br /><br />One good thing summer is all the snowbirds are gone.Mike Slaternoreply@blogger.com