Hey Joe

This is a Picture of Joe's Dad

Joe gets up early even though he is very tired and has a bad taste in his mouth from chewing beans all night. Joe doesn't have a toothbrush or toothpaste he just puts sugar in his mouth and smears it around with a spoon. Then he drinks a lot of water on his way to the health club.

After working out Joe sits in the sauna for a long time percolating. Finally Joe is ready to take on the day. Joe gives himself a big thumbs up in the mirror and says "I am Joe." Someone else in the locker room says "Hey Joe."

Midnight Express Film Review

The other day I watched a movie based on the true account of American student William (Billy)  Hayes who was caught with hash taped to his chest at a Turkish airport and sentenced to hard time in a Turkish prison. The film was  called "Midnight Express," a prison expression for an escape attempt. 

Top Ten Things That Matter In Everyday Life

Punctuality

Making a late payment and showing up late are essentially the same thing.  When you show up late, you are not only wasting other peoples time (bringing down moral) but giving the impression that you are incompetent.  My coach used to say "Being 15 minutes early is better than being 5 minutes late." Sometimes you can't help it and when that happens just take responsibility for what happened, nobody likes excuses. Time is money, how are you spending yours? No one ever got fired for being early.  

Appearance

Most of the time a simple costume is all the audience needs to believe in a character. In our society we all  label/judge people based on the clothing they wear or don't wear. Don't let your fashion choices send the wrong message about you. Take pride in your appearance and remember that someone is always watching. Make sure that when you engage in a job or activity you at least look the part. People always judge a book by its cover. Often times what you see, really is what you get.  Just ask this guy.    

Top 10 Pain In The Ass Injuries!

10. Hangnail Rip

Clip it. Don't Rip it.

9.  Roof of Mouth Hot Pizza Burn

Let it cool down first. 

Merry Christmas Conspiracy Theory

My back hurts, I need a beer!

"It's the most wonderful time of the year." Or so they tell me.

People are busy hanging up decorations, buying expensive gifts for loved ones and making plans to celebrate the end of the year or the possible end of the world as we know it.  

It may be a little too late but I have some thoughts regarding this whole "most wonderful time of the year" business.

You see in an effort to increase profits and  distract us during the winter months corporate society attempts to sugar coat what is really 
going on. 

J. Edgar Film Review

Last week I went to see "J. Edgar" by myself. Literally! 

I was the only person in the whole theatre so right off the bat I figured this movie was gonna suck.  Just as I started to appreciate my solitude, a portly middle aged couple arrived and sat right next to me. I was annoyed by this breach of my personal space but what could I do? The three of us watched the film and here I am a week later feeling compelled to write a review.  

Adult Malehood

“Man strength” is a term my friends and I came up with when we were about 13 to describe why an adult male (such as the school janitor) could kick our butts even though he was no bigger than us . 

The Week or the Strong who got it going on?

Feel so far from my peak

This is the hardest week

Even though i'm hungry 

I never wanna eat 

Even though im tired

I hardly ever  sleep

I feel incomplete

Like I cant compete

I wanna return my problems 

But I don't have a reciept

I stand six feet tall

Until I'm  six feet deep

I accept life's losses 

Except defeat

Seven days without strength

Will make one weak.  

Dale Fanella

Poem Inspired By Working Overnights In Radio

Underneath my fingertips

60's 70's 80's hits

Overnight at the radio station

The greatest hits are in rotation

A candidate for caffeination 

To help combat my deprivation

A cup of Joe, cool water splash

I wish I could go home and crash

A coffee buzz with Tired Eyes

Feeling fried like greasy fries

A catchy song, awake with passion

Eyes wide open never closed like caption

Then Sleep all day miss all the action 

I can't get no satisfaction

Dale Fanella

Some People Have Balls

It was nice outside today for November. I went to Wrightwood Park to shoot some hoops. I would give Wrightwood Park a 7 out of 10 on my Chicago Park District rating system. It has a gravel track, outdoor basketball courts, a playground , a small field house, and an outdoor pool.

I Aint No Snitch Part 2

A few years ago I worked at a department store. One day I saw a sign in the break room that basically said, “If you can give us any information about crooked employees or shoplifters and your information leads to an apprehension then you will be compensated.”  I wasn’t sure what to think so I walked into my manager’s office and asked the Manager  “What does the sign in the break room mean?” 

Broken Wine Bottle at Walgreen's Poem

It’s sharp, razor sharp

Green and Shiny

Strewn about the ground

In a somewhat orderly fashion

Who could have created

Such a masterpiece

I Aint No Snitch Part 1

 One time my friends from the sandwich shop I worked at invited me to have drinks at the managers apartment.

My coworker named Link  got really drunk, started barfing and passed out on the bathroom floor. 

The rest of us were laughing, making fun of him and throwing shit all over the apartment.

Earlier in the day Link had snitched on Nick the delivery guy for buying cigarettes and  energy drinks while he was on the clock.

Poem Inspired by the Burger King at Fullerton and Southport

I think of all the so called fast food Ive ever eaten

Why is it called fast food when It makes you slow?

I'm not a much of a morning person

Every morning I mumble curse words into my pillow and throw it against the wall (because it never works) as my annoying alarm clock rings in my ears.

The NBA Where Greed Happens

I am not happy about the possibility of a long, cold winter with no NBA action on television.

Become What You Are

For a long time now, I have been putting off becoming what I have always wanted to become....Me.

Boy Meets Real World

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

I don’t watch TV much these days Because I spent so many years of my childhood glued to the couch with a firm grip on the remote.  I can very clearly remember watching oh so many episodes of the show “Boy Meets World.” 

Strangers in Public

Some will listen some ignore

In the line or at the door

Some you see and some you hear

On the train or at the pier

Some will laugh and clap and dance

Some will smell, they've shit their pants

Some will text and some will call

Some will just stare at the wall

Some will laugh and some will play

Some will hide and stay away

Some will eat and drink and praise

Some will curse get drunk and blaze

Some will die and some will live

Some will take and some will give

People come and people go 

Life is short so take it slow.

Dale Fanella