Classic American West Coast Boxing

[kikibalt]

Mexican words of the day

1. *Cheese*
The teacher told Pepito to use the word cheese in a sentence. Pepito replies: Maria likes me, but cheese fat.

2. *Mushroom*
When all my family get in the car, there's not mushroom.

3. *Shoulder*
My fren wanted 2 become a citizen but she didn't know how to read so I shoulder.

4. * Texas 20 *
My fren always Texas me when I'm not home wondering where I'm at!

5. *Herpes*
Me and my fren ordered pizza. I got mine piece and she got herpes.

6. *July*
Ju told me ju were going to tha store and July to me! Julyer!

7. *Rectum*
I had 2 cars but my wife rectum!

8. *Chicken*
I was going to go to the store with my wife but chicken go herself.

9. *Wheelchair*
We only have one enchilada left, but don't worry wheelchair

10. *Chicken* *wing*
My wife plays the lottery so chicken wing.

11. *Harassment*
My wife caught me in bed with another women and I t old her honey harassment nothing to me.

12. *Bishop*
My wife fell down the stair so I had to pick the bishop.

13. *Body wash*
I want to go to the club but no body wash my kids.

14. *Budweiser*
That women over there has a nice body, budweiser face so ugly?

[Chuck1052]

I didn't see his fight with Khan, but it is my belief that Marco Antonia Barerra should have retired a long time ago. It has been evident that he has been going downhill starting with the beating that Manny Pacquiao handed him in their first bout.

- Chuck Johnston

[kikibalt]

I didn't see his fight with Khan, but it is my belief that Marco Antonia Barerra should have retired a long time ago. It has been evident that he has been going downhill starting with the beating that Manny Pacquiao handed him in their first bout.

- Chuck Johnston

Agree with you, Chuck.

[Randyman]

Frank, I like the way you honor you're sister Rachel on your blog.

Randy

[Randyman]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgeI0NeOjhI

Volare

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaB0_LPzAmU

On An Evening In Roma

Dean Martin

Two good choices Rog. Especially Volare. I have been a fan of Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett for years. I like them all, including all their contemporaries. But for me, Dean was the man. His voice, his personality and humor. He was one of the guys.

Randy

[dagosd2000]

Amanda's best friend when we visit Spain. Neerma. She's from Dubais. Host of her own television show"Beach Party Dubais." Fashion model. Family owns oil fields.

Any friend of Amanda is a friend of mine

Two good lookin' gals, Rog, you're a lucky man to have a granddaughter like Amanda, and she is lucky to have a friend like Neema, good luck to you all....

Frank
This Neerma gal is somethin' else. Speaks 6 languages. English better than the Queen. Has a great laugh and smile. Drop dead looks as you can tell. Funny,she's never been to the U.S.

She wants Amanda to marry her little brother and her first born daughter to marry my grandson Adam. I want to marry Neerma.

[dagosd2000]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgeI0NeOjhI

Volare

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaB0_LPzAmU

On An Evening In Roma

Dean Martin

Two good choices Rog. Especially Volare. I have been a fan of Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett for years. I like them all, including all their contemporaries. But for me, Dean was the man. His voice, his personality and humor. He was one of the guys.

Randy

Randy
In the Italian community they consider Dean tops.

[kikibalt]

Frank, I like the way you honor you're sister Rachel on your blog.

Randy

Thanks, Randy, Rachel is the oldest of the siblings, so I'll keep her there by herself for a while.

[dagosd2000]

THE CROSS

Haven't been across the border in over a month. That's a long time for me. Got a hair cut. Went to the farmacy to get some meds. I see the peso has gone from 11 to 1 to almost 15 to 1. Store fronts are vacant.Premium gas is 3.60 a gallon. More beggars on the street. First time I didn't see a tourist on Revolucion Street. Even the line coming back was sparse with cars.

I passed a few little cafes. The warm smell of their kitchens are very recognizable.Tomatos,manteca,chiles cooking on stoves. The thing was I didn't see a customer inside. Mexico hasn't converted to daylight savings time yet so I was pretty early walking around trying to find a barber shop. Finally one opened.

The barbers work slow. They are meticulous. Trimming around the nose and ears. Using the scissors a lot. The straight razor. They're somewhat like artists. I got it cut short this time.

As I was walking to the farmacy where I go to to buy things, (don't hassle with the prescription down there.) ,I passed an alley . Deep in the back were two of those stripe painted burros that stand on the corner where you can sit on them and get your picture taken. For some reason I turned and entered the alley. The burros were eating hay that someone had left for them. As i got up to one of the burros,I heard a noise behind me. A footstep. I looked over my shoulder .It was this bum. I could smell him . That bum smell of strong body odor. He was holding a bottle by his side. He looked like a hype. That part of TJ downtown below Ravolucion Street is full of needles and rags on the ground where bums live and sleep. In alleys mostly.The smell of urine is overpowering.

The bum saw that I was wearing a pouch around my waist. I didn't say anything. He didn't either. I saw him raise the bottle like he was going to hit me. He was reeling a little. Unsteady. I grabbed him with my left hand on his forearm. I could feel his strength that he wanted to get free and probably hit me with the bottle. With everything I had I hit him right on the jaw with my right hand. He stumbled backwards and fell against the wall. There was no one else around.

I ducked around the corner from where I entered the alley,walked directly to the parking lot where my car was,and drove off. I drove to another farmacy away from that area.

As I was waiting in line at the border,I got to thinking how desperate things are getting in Tijuana. It's every man for himself.

Rog, y'see! That hammering you took from Ken Norton was worth it. You definitely picked up some nice pointers there, amigo. Seriously though, from what I watch on the news, it really is time to find a barber in San Diego, my friend.

Scartissue

Dan
You've probably heard that Chavez the kid is going to fight in TJ at the end of the month at the Bull Ring By The Sea. I can't see anyone on this side going down there to watch this. As usual the build up is a mess. No advertising,tickets aren't on sale,and all the cops that should be controlling the scene will be off to the east side of town with the hoodlums.

I still like going down there though. About the barber shop. There's more than one kind of "trim',if you know what I mean. Funny,Mexicans jump the fence to get to this side. I jump the fence in Mexico to get a "trim."lol:

[Randyman]

I didn't see his fight with Khan, but it is my belief that Marco Antonia Barerra should have retired a long time ago. It has been evident that he has been going downhill starting with the beating that Manny Pacquiao handed him in their first bout.

- Chuck Johnston

Like you Chuck, I did not see the fight, and I agree with you for the most part. Barrera; like any fighter that hangs around too long, has a fight that we can pin point as the beginning of the end. The first fight with Manny Pacquiao was that fight for Barrera (at the time one could not help but look back at the Junior Jones fights and wonder if this was an anomaly). Still he was able to maintain a decent level of competition,fighting guys like Paulie Ayala, Rocky Juarez, good, if not great fighters and winning a third fight with Erik Morales. Barrera was clearly slipping a degree or two but even with the down slide he was better than most.

Even without seeing last night's fight, I feel the results are still somewhat inconclusive. A win is a win, to be sure but as a fan of boxing I can't help but wonder how badly Barrera was affect by the Accidental Head butt and the ensuing blood that surely clouded his vision, as well as his performance. I wonder too, considering the extent of the cut, why it wasn't stopped in the fourth round. I'll reserve 100% judgment until I see the fight and / or a rematch.

Randy

[Randyman]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgeI0NeOjhI

Volare

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaB0_LPzAmU

On An Evening In Roma

Dean Martin

Two good choices Rog. Especially Volare. I have been a fan of Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett for years. I like them all, including all their contemporaries. But for me, Dean was the man. His voice, his personality and humor. He was one of the guys.

Randy

Randy
In the Italian community they consider Dean tops.

I'm glad to hear that Rog. I'm a fan. I like him on the screen too. James Bond has nothing over Matt Helm.

[scartissue]

THE CROSS

Haven't been across the border in over a month. That's a long time for me. Got a hair cut. Went to the farmacy to get some meds. I see the peso has gone from 11 to 1 to almost 15 to 1. Store fronts are vacant.Premium gas is 3.60 a gallon. More beggars on the street. First time I didn't see a tourist on Revolucion Street. Even the line coming back was sparse with cars.

I passed a few little cafes. The warm smell of their kitchens are very recognizable.Tomatos,manteca,chiles cooking on stoves. The thing was I didn't see a customer inside. Mexico hasn't converted to daylight savings time yet so I was pretty early walking around trying to find a barber shop. Finally one opened.

The barbers work slow. They are meticulous. Trimming around the nose and ears. Using the scissors a lot. The straight razor. They're somewhat like artists. I got it cut short this time.

As I was walking to the farmacy where I go to to buy things, (don't hassle with the prescription down there.) ,I passed an alley . Deep in the back were two of those stripe painted burros that stand on the corner where you can sit on them and get your picture taken. For some reason I turned and entered the alley. The burros were eating hay that someone had left for them. As i got up to one of the burros,I heard a noise behind me. A footstep. I looked over my shoulder .It was this bum. I could smell him . That bum smell of strong body odor. He was holding a bottle by his side. He looked like a hype. That part of TJ downtown below Ravolucion Street is full of needles and rags on the ground where bums live and sleep. In alleys mostly.The smell of urine is overpowering.

The bum saw that I was wearing a pouch around my waist. I didn't say anything. He didn't either. I saw him raise the bottle like he was going to hit me. He was reeling a little. Unsteady. I grabbed him with my left hand on his forearm. I could feel his strength that he wanted to get free and probably hit me with the bottle. With everything I had I hit him right on the jaw with my right hand. He stumbled backwards and fell against the wall. There was no one else around.

I ducked around the corner from where I entered the alley,walked directly to the parking lot where my car was,and drove off. I drove to another farmacy away from that area.

As I was waiting in line at the border,I got to thinking how desperate things are getting in Tijuana. It's every man for himself.

Rog, y'see! That hammering you took from Ken Norton was worth it. You definitely picked up some nice pointers there, amigo. Seriously though, from what I watch on the news, it really is time to find a barber in San Diego, my friend.

Scartissue

Dan
You've probably heard that Chavez the kid is going to fight in TJ at the end of the month at the Bull Ring By The Sea. I can't see anyone on this side going down there to watch this. As usual the build up is a mess. No advertising,tickets aren't on sale,and all the cops that should be controlling the scene will be off to the east side of town with the hoodlums.

I still like going down there though. About the barber shop. There's more than one kind of "trim',if you know what I mean. Funny,Mexicans jump the fence to get to this side. I jump the fence in Mexico to get a "trim."lol:

LOL!!!!! You are a very bad boy, amigo.

Scartissue

[dagosd2000]

Sugar Ray Robinson

[Rick Farris]

Amanda's best friend when we visit Spain. Neerma. She's from Dubais. Host of her own television show"Beach Party Dubais." Fashion model. Family owns oil fields.

Any friend of Amanda is a friend of mine

Two good lookin' gals, Rog, you're a lucky man to have a granddaughter like Amanda, and she is lucky to have a friend like Neema, good luck to you all....

Yes, good luck to all. I feel a lot of great, positive energy when I see these photos and learn of my friends lives. Good attracts good. Everything is out there for Amanda and Adam. As we know, time pases quickly. In a few years, we are very likely to to still be posting here and this will allow us to watch as these kids dreams come true. And they will, I believe this!

-Rick

[Randyman]

Sugar Ray Robinson

Excellent Rog. One of the highlights of my days at the Main Street Gym was meeting and forming a brief friendship with the great Sugar Ray Robinson. I can say from personal experience that you have captured him on canvas.

Randy

[Rick Farris]

I didn't see his fight with Khan, but it is my belief that Marco Antonia Barerra should have retired a long time ago. It has been evident that he has been going downhill starting with the beating that Manny Pacquiao handed him in their first bout.

- Chuck Johnston

Yep. His best days are long gone.

-Rick

[Randyman]

Amanda's best friend when we visit Spain. Neerma. She's from Dubais. Host of her own television show"Beach Party Dubais." Fashion model. Family owns oil fields.
Any friend of Amanda is a friend of mine

Rog, you and Maria are truly blessed by God my friend. This is what makes life worth while. I enjoy all your family photos.

Randy

[kikibalt]

Mom and Pop with all their grandkids at the time.
Circa-1969

[kikibalt]

Connie and the baby of the family, James.
Circa-1991

[kikibalt]

"The Cut"

[Rick Farris]

Frank, I like the way you honor you're sister Rachel on your blog.

Randy

Thanks, Randy, Rachel is the oldest of the siblings, so I'll keep her there by herself for a while.

Frank . . . That is a very cool blog and I want to thank you for including me and our friends. I think it is appropriate you have your own blog. I think it's difficult for a person to realize just how great an influence they had on others.

Most of us in boxing, have basic goals in the beginning, to learn how to hit and to avoid being hit. But we learn that boxing requires so much more than the physical, things such as charactor, courage and creativity. You must learn to stand on your own and can collect nothing more than you are prepared too receive. What you put into boxing will determine what you take from it. It's a training ground for life.

Guys like Frank Baltazar made it possible for a troubled kid such as myself to find peace and eventually themselves. Lesson's taught by men like these, even the most basic, have a ripple effect and spread a positive vibration. Frank was not my coach, in a direct sense, yet what he gave to the Junior Golden Gloves, I would receive. Frank was always there, his three boys in tow, as well as dozens more of us. They were our role models. Some of us learned from their examples of humanity and prospered in life. Others did not, maybe they needed a stronger message. You see, guys like Frank taught by example, they didn't force feed anything. They just put it out there, and by doing so some of us were able to pick up the lesson without even trying.

I know Frank will laugh when he reads this. He'll think, "well Rick is really laying it on this time." No, I'm really not. I could not overstate my appreciation for men such as Johnnie Flores and Frank Baltazar. God cut these two men from the same piece of cloth, and in my reality, it's finer than the finest silk.

-Rick

[kikibalt]

Frank, I like the way you honor you're sister Rachel on your blog.

Randy

Thanks, Randy, Rachel is the oldest of the siblings, so I'll keep her there by herself for a while.

Frank . . . That is a very cool blog and I want to thank you for including me and our friends. I think it is appropriate you have your own blog. I think it's difficult for a person to realize just how great an influence they had on others.

Most of us in boxing, have basic goals in the beginning, to learn how to hit and to avoid being hit. But we learn that boxing requires so much more than the physical, things such as charactor, courage and creativity. You must learn to stand on your own and can collect nothing more than you are prepared too receive. What you put into boxing will determine what you take from it. It's a training ground for life.

Guys like Frank Baltazar made it possible for a troubled kid such as myself to find peace and eventually themselves. Lesson's taught by men like these, even the most basic, have a ripple effect and spread a positive vibration. Frank was not my coach, in a direct sense, yet what he gave to the Junior Golden Gloves, I would receive. Frank was always there, his three boys in tow, as well as dozens more of us. They were our role models. Some of us learned from their examples of humanity and prospered in life. Others did not, maybe they needed a stronger message. You see, guys like Frank taught by example, they didn't force feed anything. They just put it out there, and by doing so some of us were able to pick up the lesson without even trying.

I know Frank will laugh when he reads this. He'll think, "well Rick is really laying it on this time." No, I'm really not. I could not overstate my appreciation for men such as Johnnie Flores and Frank Baltazar. God cut these two men from the same piece of cloth, and in my reality, it's finer than the finest silk.

-Rick

Gee!, what can I say, but thank you, Rick.

On a side note, Rick, remember my 1958 Ford Station Wagon, full of kids ready to box?

[Rick Farris]

"The Cut"

Incredilble shot! This photo speaks far more than just a thousand words.

-Rick Farris

[Randyman]

Frank, I like the way you honor you're sister Rachel on your blog.

Randy

Thanks, Randy, Rachel is the oldest of the siblings, so I'll keep her there by herself for a while.

Frank . . . That is a very cool blog and I want to thank you for including me and our friends. I think it is appropriate you have your own blog. I think it's difficult for a person to realize just how great an influence they had on others.

Most of us in boxing, have basic goals in the beginning, to learn how to hit and to avoid being hit. But we learn that boxing requires so much more than the physical, things such as charactor, courage and creativity. You must learn to stand on your own and can collect nothing more than you are prepared too receive. What you put into boxing will determine what you take from it. It's a training ground for life.

Guys like Frank Baltazar made it possible for a troubled kid such as myself to find peace and eventually themselves. Lesson's taught by men like these, even the most basic, have a ripple effect and spread a positive vibration. Frank was not my coach, in a direct sense, yet what he gave to the Junior Golden Gloves, I would receive. Frank was always there, his three boys in tow, as well as dozens more of us. They were our role models. Some of us learned from their examples of humanity and prospered in life. Others did not, maybe they needed a stronger message. You see, guys like Frank taught by example, they didn't force feed anything. They just put it out there, and by doing so some of us were able to pick up the lesson without even trying.

I know Frank will laugh when he reads this. He'll think, "well Rick is really laying it on this time." No, I'm really not. I could not overstate my appreciation for men such as Johnnie Flores and Frank Baltazar. God cut these two men from the same piece of cloth, and in my reality, it's finer than the finest silk.

-Rick

I will second those words Frank by adding: I wish I would have met you when I was a kid. As you know, I never fought amateur. I would have been proud to fight for you! I might have had a career. And if we lay it on a little thick at times, it's only because it's true.

Randy

[raylawpc]

1. Andy Rooney on Monica.
Can you believe it? Monica turned 28 this week.
It seems like only yesterday that she was crawling round the White House on her hands and knees.

2. Andy Rooney on Vegetarians.
Vegetarian - that's an old Indian word meaning "lousy hunter."

3. Andy Rooney on Prisoners.
Did you know that it costs forty-thousand dollars a year to house each prisoner? Jeez, for forty-thousand bucks apiece I'll take a few prisoners into my house. I live in Los Angeles.. I already have bars on the windows. I don't think we should give free room and board to criminals. I think they should have to run twelve hours a day on a treadmill and generate electricity. And, if they don't want to run, they can rest in the chair that's hooked up to the generator.

4. Andy Rooney on Fabric Softeners.
My wife uses fabric softener. I never knew what that stuff was for. Then I noticed women coming up to me, sniffing, then saying under their breath, "Married!" and walking away. Fabric softeners are how our wives mark their territory. We can take off the ring. But, it's hard to get that April Fresh scent out of your clothes.

5. Andy Rooney on morning differences.
Men and women are different in the morning. We men wake up aroused in the morning. We can't help it. We just wake up and we want you. And the women are thinking, "How can he want me the way I look in the morning?" It's because we can't see you. We have no blood anywhere near our optic nerve.

6. Andy Rooney on cripes.
My wife's from the Midwest. Very nice people there. Very wholesome. They use words like 'Cripes' 'For Cripes sake.' Who would that be; Jesus Cripes? The son of 'Gosh' of the church of 'Holy Moly'? I'm not making fun of it. You think I wanna burn in 'Heck'?

7. Rooney on Grandma
My grandmother has a bumper sticker on her car that says, 'Sexy Senior Citizen.' You don't want to think of your grandmother that way, do you? Out entering wet shawl contests. Makes you wonder where she got that dollar she gave you for your birthday.

8. Rooney on answering machines.
Did you ever hear one of these corny positive messages on someone's answering machine? "Hi, it's a great day and I'm out enjoying it right now. I hope you are too The thought for the day is: "Share the love." BEEP
"Uh, yeah...this is the VD clinic calling....Speaking of being positive, your test results are back. Stop sharing the love."