First Post: Sunday, March 24, 2013

Ocean Rain

‘The Greatest Album Ever Made’

As we do each Palm Sunday (well, the last two, anyway), we kindly remind you to pull out your copy of the album Ocean Rain and play it liberally during this Holy Week 2013. Hell, just put it on a continuous loop in the background. In terms of the whole Story of The Passion and springtime and such, no other modern-music collection captures the ups, downs and ups again, the whole manic-depressiveness of Holy Week, as this album does. (For cripes sake, there are songs titled “The Yo-Yo Man”, “Thorn of Crowns” and “My Kingdom” on it!) This is a springtime album; this is an album for Palm Sunday and Good Friday and Maundy Thursday and all of it. All the main characters are here too: Judas, Jesus, Pilate, the Disciples, God Himself, the Centurions, you name it. Gethsemane, Golgotha, Potter’s Field, it’s all here. If this album doesn’t put you in Holy Week, doesn’t put you in springtime, ah, well, as one of the better lyrics puts it, “Where’s the sense in stealing/Without the grace to be it?”

Free ones: Rundown…

Gulf 4, 10
Santa Anita 9

Pay-side: Today…

Tampa 7
Fair Grounds 10
Hawthorne 9
Oaklawn 1, 3, 4, 6, 9
Sunland 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12
Turf Paradise 7, 8, 9

Today’s Stakes Pageantry: Looks awfully good for chalk #7 Jan’s Perfect Star in OP 8, the Ark. Breeders’.

Sun 4, 6, 7 on the pay-side.

Yesterday’s Activity: King of the NetCapper Bullies reemerged for your finale at Aqueduct, thanks to Bonkersmate Guyana Star, 12-1 morning line and actual, $27.40. Top-choice Lucia’s Dream ran last, though, 25-1. That’s talent right there, a first-last exacta call. How is it possible? Well-numbered firster, 5-1 morning line, completed a makeable $174 exacta.

Another day, another natural double at Gulf, Races 3 & 4. Break Up the Game, 8-1 morning and 5-1 actual, $13.40 in the third; First Bonkersmate Go Joe Go, 10-1 morning and 6-1 actual, $15.60 to win, $129 for your daily double. Contentious race, that fourth, with all four qualifying on the LifeLiner: $48 exacta, 229-1 trifecta, 1,117-1 super-duper. It happens.

Seven listed in Race 9 at Gulf. No dice. Horrific. Snake oil! Gonzaga!

WMF Report:

Early
Fonner 6f
Gulf 6f
Hawthorne 6f
Los Alamitos 4½f
Mountain 6f
Keystone 6f
Santa Anita 6f
Sunland 6f

Nocturnal Submission: Night off…

Thank you. Best wishes. Looks good for a Holy Week Resurrection Edition of the weekly minor hit “Monday Boxing” for your tomorrow. Otherwise, the other weekly minor hit “Tuesday Sniping” two days from now. Until either such time, it’s goodbye. Bye-bye.

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3 Responses to First Post: Sunday, March 24, 2013

  1. halocheffer123 says:

    how can one leave out the best opera out of all times! along w/ the saprano who’s the best

    • admin says:

      Ah, yes. Tyvm. You know we are merely dilettantes. Surely by now you understand.

      Now, do you have any gourmet recipes using honey as a main ingredient? We all would like to know. Tyvm.

  2. KGreen says:

    Honey recipes? Yes put it on everything! I will find some & send with a partners “C.W.Shumate” Blackberry Jam, made with what else “A Touch Of Honey, mine of course. 1/4 cup honey and TBS of dry mustard on grilled chicken, I like! I’ll send you a honey re-up Avon. Honey, Jam & a HI- CARB menu or 2, Everybody needs their Carb intake elevated from time to time. Snow and 30’s Today. How cold can a person get at KEE in April? VERY VERY VERY even on 50 degree days. “UTE” is the BOMB !!!!

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