Monday, January 30, 2012

Just Ignore That Unholy Howling You Hear

It is just all the Demons in Hell celebrating my birthday, fifty two years ago.

As I recall from my Birth Certificate, I was born at 2:10 AM on January 31st, 1960.

That was a long time ago.
Just about the time the Oakland Raiders came into being too.
Of course, having been shat out in Oakland, ya damn well know I have been a Raiders fan my entire life.

No Color television, no remotes even, I WAS the remote, No Microwave ovens.
The Russians had just kicked our asses with Sputnik too.

No Radial tires,just one Ornery little fucking baby screaming into the void, just like I do now.
Some things just never change, I still love boobs too.


I seriously thought I would never live to see thirty way back when and now here I am still.

I must be more resilient than I imagined.
I crashed and/or totalled 29 cars in ten years in my early years and I pay for that shit every day but you can bet your ass I have some good stories to tell.

Thanks fer stopping by and have a shot for me, ya know damn good and well I will.

17 comments:

  1. Happy Birthday Busted, here's hoping Nasty Girl gives ya a special treat : )

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  2. Happy birthday old man. Of course, I'm almost two years older than you.

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  3. hippo birdies two ewes
    hippo birdies two ewes
    hippo birdies deer busted
    hippo birdies two ewes
    ..... and mini s'mores.....

    hope you have a forking fantastic one, ya grumpy ole fart

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  4. Mrs. Busted9:53 PM

    Happy Birthday baby! I love you and you still need a beating! And yes Craig Cavanaugh, he is going to get a special treat at 2:10 in the morning!

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  5. Anonymous5:24 AM

    Happy Birthday chief, hope your day goes really well.

    Btw, who is that guy in the blue square? 8^)

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  6. Happy Birthday, bro! If you weren't an old fart before, you certainly are now. Heh ... All the best!!!

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  7. Happy Birthday Busted! Keep up all the good work. Most of all, have a great day with your new wife! You deserve it.

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  8. Happy birthday, young`un!

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  9. Anonymous9:29 AM

    Happy Birthday! I'm a couple years right behind you..well, there were color TVs then, but really expensive. There were microwave ovens then, too..big mostrosities, with water-cooled magnetrons..
    May Murphy overlook you today.

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  10. Happy Birthday Busted:

    Hey, post a comment over at my place with your telephone number...I think you ought to come over to my place for superbowl sunday

    John

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  11. Happy Birthday, youngster! You ain't seen nuthin' yet...:-)

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  12. WELL I'LL BE DAMNED! I just posted this to FDL cuz some fest pals posted something on FB. GUESS I'M RIGHT ON TIME!!

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY BUSTED!

    http://my.firedoglake.com/larue/2012/01/31/lets-pick-this-ones-for-busted-knucks/

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  13. Dear Busted ornery bastard,

    Happy birthday!

    I don't even know you, but I heard the news- have a great one!

    Peace Out,

    from the author of Frog Gravy, Crane-Station and yes, I'm old too!

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  14. Anonymous5:44 PM

    Busted! Have been missing you at the lake, but have been mostly only lurking meself these days. They say you 52 today -- happy and all that, but HAH! You`ll never catch up! First family car I remember was the Studebaker, next door neighbors had a TV -- wow! Great big cabinet, little hexagonal screen. Under God was added to the Pledge of Allegience the year I started kindergarten.

    Reading bit of yr blog, and thanks, have a Kirby belt to change, thanks for the reference.

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  15. Anonymous8:00 PM

    I too had a rocky start as I cruised thru the twenties and early thirties.
    I was a terrible teenager and only my mother loved me then.
    But I refused to try the hard stuff that was all around me then. I refused to accept a needle in my body as my friends dropped one by one as they accepted such intrusions.
    You and this site, where you can vent, is all about surviving.
    You lost a job and got another one. You avoided punching someones face in last year. That is commendable as you grow.
    I am ten years your senior and I know I made some good choices in my life. So have you. That is why we are alive pal.
    Happy Birthday.
    TJ

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  16. Happy happy day, B.

    Have one for me!

    And you are only a baby, baby!

    Kiss NG extra today.

    Love ya,

    S

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  17. Happy belated birthday, Busted. I hope it was a great day for you.

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