First Post: Wednesday, January 18, 2017

We don’t watch too much television, and it shows in our general unhipness and overall lack of pop-culture worship. However, we have always enjoyed the physical comedy of one Mistah Kevin James, primarily his Everyman shtick combined with the directness of his programmes — you don’t need to immerse yourself in perpetual angst or insufferable smugness to laugh at his antics. We will always enjoy The King of Queens way more than we would even begin to watch Frasier or Veep or Arrested Development, to name but three of many examples. Truly, if we want to challenge our intellects, we will turn off the TV and go read something eternal; way better.

That said, Kevin James has a new programme out, and this week’s episode was the best so far. Scrub over to the 1:41 mark of this clip and watch it out to the finish. You will especially enjoy the earnest yet hapless expression and gestures displayed by the guy hitting the tree with the broom. Comedy gold. Or so we believe.

Free ones: Rundown…

Gulfstream Park Proper 10

Pay-side (Weekday/Weekend): Today…

Mahoning 4, 8
Tampa 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10
Turfway 1, 3, 5, 8, 9
Turf Paradise 7, 8

Today’s Stakes Pageantry: None today, but it’s your Rivalry Wednesday for your Big-League Ice Hockey now; your doozie tonight involves your La-La Land Kings hosting your most hated nemesis, your San Jose Sharks. Your faceoff at 7:30 p.m. PST at your arena in your DTLA. Good seats remain, though undoubtedly the attendance will be announced as 18,230, the Kings’ 228th consecutive sellout. How is this possible? We report, you decide.

Yesterday’s Activity:

Track (Win Mutuels $20+/Gettable)

Mahoning (2/0) — Columbiana cracks down on rules, but residents fight to keep chickens.

Keystone (0/0) — Report: Philalala worst in country for rodent infestations.

Sunland (4/2) — Race 2 was not contentious, but High-Octane Chancers and Progressive-Minded Eggheads had a good-enough 84 on the LifeLiner Spread Column analysis on Gottalovethosecats, who had to rally a little, however, before winning by 2¼ at $122.20 — sorry, Don Trump Sr. fans plus other assorted Rust Belt & Bible Belt denizens and White Nationalists the World Over, not a typo. Hail! Race 4 was contentious, but only High-Octane Chancers and Progressive-Minded Eggheads could turn things up with I’ll Take the Heat, bare minimum 80 on the LifeLiner Spread Column analysis; he went gate-to-wire to win by a clean neck at $56.60. Again, regrets to the Aryans and other assorted National Socialists for these big win mutuels. Hail! Good work.

Turf Paradise (0/0) — Former Ariz. Gov. Napolitano hospitalized.

WMF Report:

Early
Delta 7f
Gulf 6f

Nocturnal Submission: Sifting through the wreckage…

Thank you. Best wishes. Goodbye. Later!