sunday afternoon in atlantic city
atlantic city
sunday, the last day
god, i will be glad to get out of this town. that is what i think everytime i am here; seven days is about 3 days too long for atlantic city.
in most places when you see someone talking apparently to themselves you know that, in fact, he/she is talking on a cell phone; here in atlantic city, they are really talking to themselves. a comic once said, "every day is halloween in atlantic city!" in vegas we have high priced call girls walking through the casinos; in ac it is crack addicts wandering in.
once we had a condo here that was several blocks from the trop. you either went in a group or you took a cab, right off the boardwalk atlantic city offers up slums for your pleasure. when the casinos came to ac they promised (snicker snicker) that affluence would come to all the residents of the town. yeah, right. it didn't. it is still a dirty and dangerous place except for the boardwalk.
will say this though, there are a couple of really great places to eat that are inexpensive and amazingly good. TONY'S BALTIMORE GRILL on iowa streeet serves up great pasta and meatballs and makes a fabulous thin crust pizza. THE WHITE HOUSE on mississippi and artic has the absolute best cheese steak sandwich i have ever eaten. both cater to locals and have a great atmosphere. my complaints about this city do not extend to the working folks here, they are a cool yet cynical bunch.
over the years i have come to like new jersey, a state that gets a bad rap thanks to a couple of horrible towns (you know of which i speak) where crime and murder seems to be a way of life. the rest of the state is pretty cool and the shore is just fucking great. i have met some wonderful, aware and fun people in new jersey and have had some good times with them. my bitches about ac do not reflect on the rest of the state.
glen jensen, tim walkoe and i have just torn this room apart! it has been one great show after another, maybe the best show i have been on here. if you ever get a chance to see tim, do so. one night we had a guest set by jay black, a young man who has been working the college circuit and now wants to expand to clubs. this kid is fucking great! he is the real deal. wonderful writer and puts together a set as well as anyone i have seen. if he comes to a club near you, go see him, you won't be sorry.
in vegas, it was reported that 88% of the students were failing math. they will grow up and get only minimum wage jobs and then spend their paychecks at the slot machines. it is somehow fitting that the students in vegas are math illiterate since the casinos are successful thanks to people's inability to figure odds and understand the value of the edge. if people understood math they would never put a penny in a slot, they would never play roulette, they would never play blackjack, they would never spin that wheel. but they don't understand and the casinos build palaces on quarter slots profits.
looks like we may have a final four of all number one seeds. it will be, i think, the first time that has happened. i, like many, are pulling for davidson today against kansas only because they are such an underdog. memphis better be careful with texas which has one of the best guards in the country and ncaa's are won at the guard position. also, memphis can't shoot free throws and in a close game that could come back and bite them.
what a surprise; it is getting worse in iraq by the day. hey, johnny mac how is the surge looking now? of course, the worsening situation in iraq will be used to justify keeping the american troop level high and not bringing our boys and girls home. there is no possible 'VICTORY" in iraq. none. matter of fact, VICTORY has never been defined. just fuck me. and fuck you. and, most of all, fuck us.
oh well, another missive comes to an end and am off to watch basketball.
ron
sunday, the last day
god, i will be glad to get out of this town. that is what i think everytime i am here; seven days is about 3 days too long for atlantic city.
in most places when you see someone talking apparently to themselves you know that, in fact, he/she is talking on a cell phone; here in atlantic city, they are really talking to themselves. a comic once said, "every day is halloween in atlantic city!" in vegas we have high priced call girls walking through the casinos; in ac it is crack addicts wandering in.
once we had a condo here that was several blocks from the trop. you either went in a group or you took a cab, right off the boardwalk atlantic city offers up slums for your pleasure. when the casinos came to ac they promised (snicker snicker) that affluence would come to all the residents of the town. yeah, right. it didn't. it is still a dirty and dangerous place except for the boardwalk.
will say this though, there are a couple of really great places to eat that are inexpensive and amazingly good. TONY'S BALTIMORE GRILL on iowa streeet serves up great pasta and meatballs and makes a fabulous thin crust pizza. THE WHITE HOUSE on mississippi and artic has the absolute best cheese steak sandwich i have ever eaten. both cater to locals and have a great atmosphere. my complaints about this city do not extend to the working folks here, they are a cool yet cynical bunch.
over the years i have come to like new jersey, a state that gets a bad rap thanks to a couple of horrible towns (you know of which i speak) where crime and murder seems to be a way of life. the rest of the state is pretty cool and the shore is just fucking great. i have met some wonderful, aware and fun people in new jersey and have had some good times with them. my bitches about ac do not reflect on the rest of the state.
glen jensen, tim walkoe and i have just torn this room apart! it has been one great show after another, maybe the best show i have been on here. if you ever get a chance to see tim, do so. one night we had a guest set by jay black, a young man who has been working the college circuit and now wants to expand to clubs. this kid is fucking great! he is the real deal. wonderful writer and puts together a set as well as anyone i have seen. if he comes to a club near you, go see him, you won't be sorry.
in vegas, it was reported that 88% of the students were failing math. they will grow up and get only minimum wage jobs and then spend their paychecks at the slot machines. it is somehow fitting that the students in vegas are math illiterate since the casinos are successful thanks to people's inability to figure odds and understand the value of the edge. if people understood math they would never put a penny in a slot, they would never play roulette, they would never play blackjack, they would never spin that wheel. but they don't understand and the casinos build palaces on quarter slots profits.
looks like we may have a final four of all number one seeds. it will be, i think, the first time that has happened. i, like many, are pulling for davidson today against kansas only because they are such an underdog. memphis better be careful with texas which has one of the best guards in the country and ncaa's are won at the guard position. also, memphis can't shoot free throws and in a close game that could come back and bite them.
what a surprise; it is getting worse in iraq by the day. hey, johnny mac how is the surge looking now? of course, the worsening situation in iraq will be used to justify keeping the american troop level high and not bringing our boys and girls home. there is no possible 'VICTORY" in iraq. none. matter of fact, VICTORY has never been defined. just fuck me. and fuck you. and, most of all, fuck us.
oh well, another missive comes to an end and am off to watch basketball.
ron
posted by Ron Shock | 10:32 AM
3 Comments:
I caught your show Sat night at 11....I went down by myself just to see you live...best night out I have had alone in 10 years...Your right about NJ...AC is Camden East with the exception of the Casinos...catch you next time through bro...Have a Drink, Smoke a Joint...fuck a stranger...eat a twinkie....I am giving away the last 10 man....fucking hilarious...
thank you very much. i like to hear from people who had a good time at my show; it's cool.
i will probably be back in the summer.
We aren’t in a war in Iraq, we won the war when we defeated the Iraq army and toppled Hussein. What we are in now is an occupation, and unless you’re willing to control with an iron fist and spend a shit load of money rebuilding, occupations don't work.
The whole Iraq thing is just the way the government works, you take a group or country you don't like, vilify them and then you can pretty much do what you want and no one cares. The trick is to keep it short so by the time all the lies you told get out its old news. The keeping it short part is where the Bush administration seems to have problems.
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