Go here to get caught up on episode 1, Pilot.

Top left: The camp of Deadwood  Top right: E.B. Farnum (recognize him?  He was Larry and he had two brothers, Daryl and Daryl)
Bottom left: Sol Star and Seth Bullock   Bottom right: Doc Cochran played by Brad Dourif.

So did you watch the first episode?  If not, oh well, there won't be a quiz.  The pilot episode was well done, this episode brings some humanity to Deadwood.  I love how Doc and Calamity Jane go out of their way to save the little girl from Al Swearengen.  Also this episode sees the first meeting between Bullock and Swearengen and both leave the meeting wanting to slit the other's throat.  Also we see how loyal Dan is to Al in that Dan is willing to kill a small child to protect Al.  I love how Deadwood had such a rigid continuity.  The series lasted three years so it seemed like there were 3 movies.  This is another reason I loved the show, each storyline is refreshed in each episode.  The storylines were developed via scaffolds and they leave you hanging for more.

Plot Summary: As suspicions arise that "road agents" may have been the true perpetrators of the massacre, Swearengen takes a special interest in the health of its sole survivor, a young girl ministered to by the unlikely team of Doc Cochran and Calamity Jane. Meanwhile, Bullock and Star attempt to buy property from Swearengen, who suspects an alliance between Hickok and these hardware boys. At the Grand Central Hotel, Brom Garret rethinks his recent investment, while his wife Alma medicates her anxieties. And as a confrontation brews over the young survivor, Hickok asks Bullock to cover his back in a tension filled poker game.

Trivia:
Deaths: 2, Tom Mason by Wild Bill and Persimmon Phil by Al Swearengen

At the end of the first episode we see Trixie place a derringer on the night stand next to Al. This is also what we see her handed earlier, and what is in her dress. The next morning, at the start of this episode, the pistol has changed to a revolver (just like the one she used at the start of the last episode.)

In the first season, Al and others refer to the Swedish family that was massacred as "Squareheads". This was a popular slang term used to refer to Germans, Dutch, or Swedes. However, the term wasn't in use until around 1905. Deadwood takes place in the 1870's.

Quotes:
Al Swearengen: Here's my counteroffer to your counteroffer: go fuck yourself! (I so want to use that one in a negotiation session)

Doc Cochran: I see as much misery outta them movin' to justify theirselves as them that set out to do harm.

Con Stapleton: That man's gun never left his holster Mr. Hickok.
Hickok: He meant me harm.
Tom Mason: (to Hickok) You killed my brother.
Hickok : And now I killed you.

Ellsworth: (to Brom Garret) Don't weaken Pilgrim. 'Twixt nuggets and nothing she's usually going to show you some flake.

Total number of the word "fuck" is said: 49
"Fucks" per minute: 0.817
Cumulative "fucks": 104
Cumulative "fucks" per minute: 0.867FPM

Enjoy the show!

I was going to do this a long time ago but better late then never, right? 

Dick Pole whose catcher while playing with the Mariners was Bud Cheeks
"The Big Unit" Randy Johnson
Rollie Fingers
Antonio Bastardo

Kosuke Fukdome
Butts Wagner
Chief Bender
Woody Held

Stubby Clapp
Johnny Dickshot
Pete LaCock
Coco Crisp

Dick Littlefield
Pussy Tebeau
Razor Shines
Charles Gassaway

AND MY TEAM MVP IS....

Honorable Mention:
Gaylord Perry
Richie Sexson
John Jaha(whenever he came to bat..JOHN JA-HAhahahahaha)
Angel Pagan
Tim Spooneybarger
Jung Bong
John Boozer
J.J. Putz
Doe Boyland(Michael Jackson's favorite player)
Dick Burns
Dick Flower
Chien Ming Wang
Boof Bosner
Pickles Dillhoefer
Doug Gwosdz(pronounced Goosh!)
Heinie Manush
Coot Veal

So who is your favorite player?

The Brewers have tanked and the Sox seem to be in a tailspin so I have begun a countdown for September 4th when the Wisconsin Badgers play UNLV.
Hey did someone get footage of me celebrating another Badger victory?

All will be well in the land of Bucky if they can build off last season.

Also seeing this has me smiling.

In case you don't get the reference:

And she has to be the cutest thing ever

In case you don't know, Varsity is the greatest song in all of college sports.




I am way too excited for this season.  If you find it watch Being Bucky, the greatest documentary of all time.

I went to the local establishment to grab a beer after a hell of a day...bee sting, called the n-word, bit by TWO dogs on non-consecutive occasions, and sunburn...the guys at the bar were reliving their old high school football days and I got to thinking.  The only good part about living in the past is that the rent is cheaper.  I also thought that smoking is great for weight loss.  It makes you lose one lung at a time.

Love is spelled L-O-V-E, which means there is no I or Me or even us in love...so sad.

I was talking to Bret Bielema about the upcoming season.  He's worried because he has 100 players in camp but only has numbers 1-99.

Sex has it's ups and downs, a lot of them if you're doing it right.

The Mayans were way off when they predicted the world would end in 2012.  They never saw Back to the Future 2.

I wish I could score on the curve.

And now for your weakly(spelling error..IT STAYS!) dose of motivation:

I just thought of something, a corndog is a hotdog with a delicious sweater.

I think I better get going.  I am late for my new job as an ice sculptor.  I am going to go make some cubes.

I'll BRB right back to make you LOL out loud ASAP as possible. I'm going to go get FUBAR beyond all recognition and I hope I don't get a DUI