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Happy Holidays! January 2015 Edition

After deciding we were all far too busy to meet up in December, we had to wait till the New Year to play & exchange gifts. Once again, we partied at Marge’s place. We dined on turkey sandwiches, potato salad, spicy Cuban shrimp cocktails, fruit salad, an “epic” antipasto tree (Spanky Stewart put us all to shame once again), “chewy delicious” Turtle (caramel/chocolate – not animal) cookies & other assorted goodies. Debi donated some champagne for a toast. During the toast, Phyllis piped up & said, “Thanks for being my bitches!”

We started playing at 7, after we had stuffed ourselves full of good stuff. But, by 7:30, we were all yawning. Damn you tryptophan! In order to stop the sleepiness, we did our first cover all @ 8. Patt & I split this one. We took a break to open gifts & started playing again @ 9 when Patt & Debi both said, “Merry Christmas, Spanky” & passed their turns so Phyllis could call. She was SO happy! We did our final cover all 45 mins later when Patt won all by herself. We then gathered up our winnings, goodies & gifts and headed for home to patiently wait for our next meeting.

NOW PRESENTING…PRESENTS!

After running into “road blocks” over the last few years, I decided to try something different with the present draw. Previously, I passed out numbers & that’s how we did it. So, in order to not have the same sister get the same sister & have a “road block”, I made 7 sad faces & 1 smiley Santa to determine who’d go first. My idea didn’t work very well because EVERY single person had the other person! 4 road blocks! We wound up having to re-pick happy Santas for the rest of the gift exchange! Good thing we didn’t throw them away! Here’s who got what:

First up was Patt to Lori. There was a lovely card, some homemade chocolate chip cookies (in a super cute tin), a mini Yankee wreath candle & a big red apple wreath candle. Then Lori gave a gift to Patt. There were 2 packs of mini tissues & a big pineapple Yankee candle that smelled so wonderful, it could really take you away to a tropical island! Next up was my gift to Debi. I got her a reusable peace bag filled with “Pinot for Dummies” (that was me, not her as I know nothing of wine), Kahlua coffee, bottle of vodka & box of “stuff you can light” (flashlight, mini LED clip light, smiley night light, candle & $5 towards dues). Not only could you “light stuff”, but the other things could “get you lit”! Debi had me! I got a silver Brighton charm bangle. It’s a starter bracelet, now I just have to add charms. Phyllis had Peg. Inside her super cute gift box was some delicious “Jamaican Me Crazy” coffee & gift card for Victoria’s Secret. Peg had a gift for Phyllis too! Inside her adorable snowman mailbox was a bunch of Yankee votive candles & earrings that looked like music notes. Last up to exchange were Marge & Kate. Marge made Kate some chocolate chip muffins, got her a “big ass” chocolate bar (this was actually on Kate’s list), and knitted a granny square blanket. Apparently, Kate has a bunch of squares (actually knitted by her very own awesome granny) at home & has been trying to figure out what to do with them. Now she knows! She’ll add Nan’s squares to Marge’s blanket! She was SO touched by this “made by you” gift, it may have brought a tear to her eye. I know that Phyllis jumped on this occasion to make some rude comments (LOLOLOLOLOLOL) that left Peg in tears!!! As these comments involve my mother & my best friend, I’m not even kinda about to re-print them here. If you missed it, you missed it. If not…you too got a chuckle out of it! Last (but certainly not least) was Kate’s gift to Marge. Kate says, “I know your loyalties lie in 2 different houses!” Once Marge opened her gift, she figured out what that meant. Kate gifted Marge a super-swell Pokeno bag complete with funky fresh Rooster chip bag, magnetic chips/wand, mini hand sanitizer, and 2 bags. One was “Uncle Penny Bags” (in my mind) to hold her pennies for games in her building & the other was a “Dime Bag” to hold dimes for games with us slightly younger bitches. I believe each bag contained some coins too…but I could be wrong. This way, Marge has 1 awesome bag for all her Pokeno needs!

Once again, you ladies went above & beyond to ensure your sisters were showered in goodies. Thanks to everyone for participating & getting/giving such cool stuff!

MYSTERY BOX

After winning the jingle wreath & Christmas village from Marge during our Thank-full Pokeno in November, I was responsible for providing the first Mystery of 2015. I had been collecting stuff for a while now, so it was chock full o’ goodies. Kate was the winner (for the first time in quite a while) of my “Treat Yo’ Self” box of pampering stuff. There was a bottle of faux tan lotion – for a luscious Jersey glow, cereal snacks, scented candle, glass coasters, shampoo/conditioner, shower gel, various body lotions, perfume, nail polish, face wash/mask/scrubs, serums, potions, make up and stuff all packed into a travel case that can all be packed into the tote bag (thanks to my DDS) that was in the bottom of the box. I can totally understand how stressful the holidays can be, so take some time & unwind! Not only will Kate be responsible for providing February’s Mystery…she’ll be hostessing as well…

VALENTINO POKENO

Get your comfiest outfit/PJ’s/sweats on & come feel the love at the Tiki Bar! Join your sisters for this love fest on SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28^TH @ 5:00.

FINAL THOUGHT

Happy 2015! That wraps up another year of fun & excitement. I wonder what the New Year has in store for us… Until next time, may the foxiest bitch win!

November 2014 - ThankFull Edition

We gathered ‘round the table with friends to celebrate all the things we have to be thankful for! We dined on turkey, two kinds of potatoes, stuffing, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce, olives, veggies, bread pudding & pecan cupcakes. It was SO quiet! Can’t talk…eating…everything was delicious as usual!

I didn’t note what time we started playing, but we played one round & took a break. We resumed play again around 7. By 7:30, the tryptophan was kicking in & we were all had the “turkey yawns”. The food coma had begun! We did our first cover all @ 8 when Debi won all by herself…while calling! Wow! Way to multi-task, Deb!  We had our coffee break & went back to our game @ 8:30. Our final cover all was at 9:40. This time, I won alone. We wrapped up around 10, gathered up our goodie bags (thanks Lori) & the rest of our junk & rolled out the door…

MYSTERY BAG

Marge was responsible for November’s Mystery. I was the winner! I’m on a roll the last few months! Inside was…a jingle bell wreath & a ceramic Christmas village (painted by Marge).

HAVE A HOLLY JOLLY POKENO!

It’s the best time of the year! We will be having our Holiday party once again at Marge’s house. Be there next weekend! Don’t forget your gifts!

RANDOM FUNNIES

Holiday generosity? I know this is going to be difficult to imagine, but once again (after winning cover all alone) – Juggs couldn’t get the lid to fit on her dime container. Oh, really? Boo mutha-F-ing hoo!!! I wish I had problems like…”all my money won’t fit in here” (ha, ha, ha) She decided to be generous & give away some dimes out of her enormous pile of winnings! After she did that, she says, “Now I can get the lid on”! Honestly, I do believe that Juggs has been the winningest winner in our group. Her container is constantly full & that’s after she’s paid Patt’s extortion fees to use the Penny Arcade to cash it in for margarita fixin’s!

YMCA!!! Lori had another excellent music mix going. One of the songs was the Village People “YMCA”. It was so funny because without any encouraging, a whole bunch of us spontaneously broke into the dance at the same time! Great minds think alike!

FINAL THOUGHT

Take time to be thankful for what you’ve got! I’m thankful for my family & friends. Good food & good times with my sisters! I’m also looking forward to more good food, good times & possibly some dimes at Marge’s for our Holiday festivities! Until next time, may the foxiest bitch win!

October 2014 - Smell My Feet Edtion

Boo to you!!! As has become tradition now, we had our annual Halloween-O party at Spanky’s house! Being as she was just getting over her foot surgery, and it was early in the month, she didn’t have her whole usual decorative spread out, but there were still plenty of tricks & treats to be had! We dined on mini crab cakes; tortellini; fruit salad; green salad; Reese’s Pieces & caramel apple cookies; brownies; candy & pumpkin dip. Mark couldn’t stop eating the dip!!! At one point, he was just hanging in the kitchen devouring it! He started telling us there was none left! Too funny! Everything was very delicious! Good job ladies! Peg couldn’t join us this time. She threw out her back the day before & decided it would be best to stay home & rest. She was missed, but I kept her informed via text message all night. Thank goodness for modern technology! Lori brought glow bracelets & earrings to share. You know how we love the glowy stuff! While the bracelets were swell, the earrings were quite painful. Those of us who tried them only kept them on for a few minutes before blood started thumping in our earlobes! Phyllis had another guessing game for us this year. There was a jar of candy corn & we had to guess how many were in there. The correct number was 347. Cosmo was the player who got closest with 350 (tree-fiddy)! She won a lovely candy corn-scented Yankee Candle. At the end of the night, our awesome hostess passed out “Spooky” Halloween decorations.

Here’s the costume round-up! This year, we had: Bride of Frankenstein (Spanky), a Cheshire Cat (Cosmo), a “beach bum” (Giggles), a scarecrow (Rooster), the Queen of Hearts (yours truly) & 2 surgeons (Juggs & Buddha). Way to go ladies! As usual, you all looked lovely, spooky & comfy!

After we got business out of the way, Marge opted to let Phyllis call first. Spanky couldn’t be happier! Since she’d been on “house arrest” with the bum foot in a boot, she was SO happy she was raring & ready to go! We attempted a bucket brigade to get pond scum punch passed around the table. This only worked once… We tried our best to be sure Spanky wasn’t over-doing it too much! During the game, it was noted that postage kept going quickly, it never really had a chance to build up. We had our first cover all at 8:30. Marge hit 4 corners early on. I went on to win by myself after Patt & Debi both missed cards way early on! We did our final round @ 9:30 when Debi missed yet another card & I went on to win alone again. Patt still managed to rake in some dimes! She reported, “thanks to my sistas for the $34.50! Can you say silver tequila?” Guess we know where those dimes went…into the margarita ball!

MYSTERY BAG/BOX

Once again, I managed to re-use the Victoria’s Secret bag. I can’t believe that thing’s holding up as well as it is! Anyway, inside the bag was a mysterious box – warning the winner to open at her own risk. Marge was the winner & took the risk…but, did it pay off??? Inside the box was a bunch of Halloween goodies! Decorations, candy, socks, devil horn headband, pumpkin candle, foxy fox & a box full of pampering/dental hygiene products. I didn’t want anyone blaming me for the cavity they got from candy they got in my Mystery! I wonder if Marge can salvage the bag again to bring to our November party…

BE THANK-FULL

We managed to square away our Thanksgiving party without much drama. We will be gathering together at Giggles house on SATURDAY, 11/22 @ 5:00. There will be a full-on dinner before playing, so wear your comfy pants & get ready to dine on: turkey, green bean casserole, Stove Top stuffing, sweet potatoes, twice baked potatoes (I’m gonna eat ‘em all), assorted veggies, bread pudding, olives, cranberry sauce & pecan pie cupcakes.

FRIENDLY REMINDER!

While the November party info is still (hopefully) fresh in your minds, let me also remind you that we will be picking Pollyanna for our December party during the November meeting!!! Think about the 3 things you’d like over the next few weeks. I’ll pass out slips early on, you jot down your thoughts during the first round & we can pick during our coffee break.

RANDOM FUNNIES

Special Report! As usual, there was a LOT of chocolate/candy/sugary goodies at this party. There was a bowl of Mega M&M’s & a bowl of caramel and dark chocolate Kisses. In case you didn’t sample them, I can happily report that I did that bit of investigative research for you & they were all delicious! Anyway, while we were loading up on enough chocolate to make Cornholio blush, someone wanted to note that “dark chocolate contains antioxidants & antioxidants are good for you!” But wait! There’s more!!! As I was editing the blog & making it ready for publishing, I found this really cool article: http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-15880/want-to-improve-your-memory-eat-chocolate.html. It tells you all about how chocolate can also reverse age-related memory loss! Wow!!! Chocolate…is there anything you can’t do?

Name That Tune? Spanky had the Halloween music channel going during the party. Randomly during the night, she notices the song playing is “The Blob by The 5 Blobs”. WTF? None of us have ever heard this song, but Spanky knew it in the first few notes! A little while later, “Munster’s Holiday” came on. Again, none of us knew this one either. Not only did Phyllis know the song (again in a few notes), she knew the whole background story about the Munster’s Holiday!!! We were all cracking up at this point, it was too funny! Not all the tunes were funny, however. Some were creepy noises that were freaking Patt out. Can I also note here that she was also very freaked out by Spanky & Mark’s super awesome “Werewolf of GC”! It literally made her jump! Not as bad as the heart attack it almost gave the PSE&G guy, but that’s another story…

Halloween Calling! While Kate was doing her calling thing, she decided to take it up a notch & get in the spirit of the evening…or maybe a spirit got into her? One could say…she was possessed? Ya never know what could fly in from across the street! And by “across the street” I mean the cemetery!!! Hmm… anyway, she thought it would frighteningly funny to make all the cards “spooky”, “sinister” & “creepy”. We all got a good chuckle out of her enthusiastic calling!

FINAL THOUGHT

It was another frightfully fun Halloween! I’m looking forward to stuffing my face @ Lori’s next month! Until next time, may the foxiest bitch win!

September 2014 - Chock Full O' Spooge Edition

Aloha summer! I can’t believe it’s over already!!! We partied it up at the Tiki Bar this month. It’s been over a month since we’d seen each other last, so we were all very excited & happy to be together once again! Feel the love J The only sister who couldn’t join us this time was Marge. Her excuse was totally legit. For those of you who know GC, you might be surprised to know it’s been 30 years since Marge’s building was opened! Town legend says it was built on an Indian burial ground - they left the bodies & only moved the headstones, now the ground is sour! Let’s see who gets my witty horror movie references (there’s 2) – anyone who does will get a round on me at our next party!  Anyway…Marge was elected “President” of her tenants’ association & had to be at the anniversary party. While she was missed, it was an opportunity for the rest of us to win. You know what those rappers say, “Mo’ dimes, mo’ problems” or “I got 99 problems but dimes ain’t one…hit me!” I’m on a Kaiser roll here today…LOL @ myself. For food this month, we dined on an assortment of finger foods: taco dip; potato skins; ham/broccoli ring; savory cream cheese w/ dill in a pastry shell; chips; pretzels; cheese & grapes; devil’s tongues (jalapeño poppers) & Nutella blondies for our coffee break.

After stuffing ourselves full of goodies & taking care of business, we got down to playing at 6:30. The first round went really quick! We had our first cover all @ 8:15 where Phyllis & Patt split the winnings. We wrapped up the night about an hour later. This time it was a 3-way split between Debi, Kate & Peg. Everyone gathered their stuff & bid farewell until October.

MYSTERY BAG

Vicky’s bag is still making the rounds! Patt was responsible for September’s Mystery & I was the winner! If memory serves me correctly (which it usually doesn’t), this is the first time I’ve won in about 6 months! What was inside the bag this time you ask? Well, have a sit right down & you’ll hear a tale, a tale of a bag of stuff!

There was a “fall theme” to the bag. Inside was a table cover; 2 serving trays; napkins; paper plates; pumpkin candle; felt leaves (table scatter); kitchen towel; garden flag & a magnet that says “The road to a friend’s house is never long”. We all agreed this was a lovely saying. However, when I brought my winnings home & stuck the magnet on my fridge, my husband says, “That’s a lie! It’s always super long because you’re excited to get to your friend’s house! You’re sitting in traffic thinking, wow, I could be there by now…having fun!” I laughed & told him I’d share his thoughts with y’all. I totally think he’s right! So, I will be responsible for providing a spooky Mystery for next time…while we’re on the topic…

HALLOWEEN-O

Trying to plan our Halloween party was quite difficult. Spanky’s having foot surgery so we couldn’t do early in the month. There were other scheduling conflicts so some couldn’t make it towards the end of the month. We actually discussed having the party in November! But, it didn’t come to that…we all finally agreed on a date. So, get your costumes on “ghouls” & get to the Queen of Halloween’s house (that’s Spanky) on SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11^th @ 5:00. Our menu so far: mini crab cakes; tortellini; pond scum to drink; green salad; fruit salad & mummy dogs. I can’t wait to see what kind of tricks & treats you ladies will come up with this year!

RANDOM FUNNIES

How do you say it? After realizing I was losing my ass off very early in the evening, I said “I busted my nut by winning the Mystery & that’s all I get tonight!” Some ladies didn’t know what I meant by that, so here’s just a few (out of the hundreds Kate found online) of the other ways you can say it: Shot your load? Choke your chicken? Gravy maker? Free the tadpoles? Or, a favorite….Dishonorable discharge? Come to think of it, this kind of reminds me of how the last time we got together, “blow me” was the theme of the night. Seems like we just carried it over to September!

The what? It was Kate’s turn to call & she was almost finished, so the giddiness of being done overcame her when she said, “The 13 of 11’s”! It took everyone a moment to figure out that she was yanking their chain (there’s another one!) & she called whatever the actual card was.

Duly noted! That was Phyllis’ response when someone hit four corners and the next card Patt said, “that would’ve been MY four corners”. We all got a good chuckle out of that.

DON’T BANK ON IT!

In the event that you’re looking to change banks or open a new account, DO NOT go to Sun Bank. Lori has been going to her local branch to get Pokeno dimes for a while now. She goes in, gives ‘em $5 and gets her dimes for the night. Well, this month, Lori went in & was denied her dimes because she doesn’t have an account at their bank! Really? You’re a bank, this is what you do!!! Frustrated, Lori took her $5 to the Acme on the other side of the parking lot & got her dimes there instead!

FINAL THOUGHT

Fare thee well, summer! The season of The Great Pumpkin is now upon us! I look forward to seeing everyone next month at Spanky’s. And now, here’s some Snapple Facts for your face (thanks Lori): #302 – Ketchup was once sold as medicine! #790 – Your big toe only has 2 bones, while the rest of your toes have 3. Unless it’s my toes & they’re all shattered (scattered all over Manhattan)…

Until next time, may the foxiest bitch win!

July 2014 - Even More Summery Edition

This time, we all headed to Giggles to play. We all brought cash to order pizza. Lori also provided salad & wings. I made toffee bars & someone brought cannoli to have during our coffee break. We started our game at 6:30 and played our first cover all @ 8. Patt won all by herself! Second cover all was @ 9:15 when Patt won again, only this time, she had to split it with me. Patt was really on a winning streak this month! Read on to see just how lucky she was!  A good time was had by all! Even Spanky came out after having her tubers tied up 2 days before! Lots of funny stuff was said around the table, here’s just a sample for you:

For some reason, we started the night with Peg saying “blow me” as we came through the door. That’s a fine how do ya do…but I don’t really expect any less (ha, ha, ha)… This became our unofficial saying of the night. Then someone said something at some point about “premature ejaculation”. At this point, I don’t remember who or why, but it was said & laughs were had. Also, someone had “BONER” written on their dollar bill. Was it at the party? Was it somewhere else? Can’t recall that either, but it I know it happened because I wrote it down.

Marge called “center” well after it was gone. Without skipping a beat, Peg says, “Fuggeddaboutit…” we all cracked up.

As we played along, Debi noticed she has something & says, “I have the other P one!” Is it in the corner? Yes? Then that “P one” is called a “postage stamp”! Wow! It was super funny & we all had a good chuckle.

You might remember during our May game, I had to write an editor’s note about my negative comments against a certain Mr. Manilow. As usual, Giggles had a music mix going & decided to put on our May Summer Jam CD. This is when my comments were brought up at the table. We all had a good laugh & everyone agreed I was in the right for wanting to make myself deaf. And then…it happened… the table got quiet as a tale was weaved about a showgirl named Lola & her Tony. At some point during the song someone shouted, “This is torture”! Someone else said, “Now it’s gonna get stuck in my head”! Luckily (for 7 of us), Lori’s giant clock started bonging. It was just enough to drown out the part about Tony’s fight with Rico, and then it stopped. Aww, shucks! It stopped! Now Lola’s washed up & Kate tells us how this is a cautionary tale about why you shouldn’t be a showgirl or fall in love w/ a gangster or something… I’m just glad to know that the rest of you have my back w/ the Barry “hate”.

MYSTERY BAG

Once again, the hostess was responsible for the Mystery! Patt was the winner. Inside the Victoria’s Secret bag (here’s the secret…it’s not really from there) was a “growing” theme. Inside were packages marked:  FRIENDS, TREES, LOVE, MONEY, BUSHES & FAMILY. Each package contained something related. There was tea; a shot glass; $5; fly trap plant & other assorted goodies that I may have forgotten to jot down… So Patt will be responsible for the next Mystery. Lucky for her, she’s got quite some time to come up with something good!

SEPTEMBER POKENO

After everyone checked their schedules & noticed we were all simply too busy to all be in the same place at the same time during the month of August, we decided to skip it all together. Our next party will be a summer wrap luau @ the Tiki Bar. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20^th. Please get there at 5:00 & bring your favorite bite-sized dish to share w/ the group! So far, Lori’s bringing a veggie tray. You can all fill in the blanks, let me know what you’re bringing & I’ll keep you updated as the party approaches.

FINAL THOUGHT

It will be a while until we meet again, but now you have my happy blog thoughts to tide you over until then. Until next time, may the foxiest bitch win!

June 2014 - Summertime Edition

The first official summer Pokeno was held this month @ Juggs’ house! We all had a good time munching on hoagies; fruit; caprese bites; Cheetos; chips/pretzels; various other snacks with chocolate cake & make your own sundaes for dessert. There was also a margarita ball chock full o’ delicious drinks. The hot tub was open, but only Deb & Patt took advantage before everyone showed up. The ice cream bar was fun too! Debi set out her Mystery from last month w/ all the toppings so we could build our own treats.

You might recall during our May game, we were quite forgetful about putting in. Well, as I was writing that right here on the blog last time, a light bulb went off over my head! Eureka!!! Way back in the original group of Pokeno “ladies”, we were forgetful as well. We made giant signs (8x11 & secured on handles made of giant pixy stix) to help remember. Mine had a giant middle finger on it! Anyway…it worked then, so I thought I’d bring it back to the table for this group of “ladies”. My new smaller design is pictured over there on the side. I made unique signs for all the sisters. Results of the signs actually helping were mixed. There were 2 times when signs were up, but we still weren’t all in! Oh well, I guess we try again next month & see what happens. If it still doesn’t work, you’re more than welcome to set your sign on fire, stomp the flames out (being super careful to NOT set your foot on fire) & then throw it in the trash!

We started the night around 6:30. Our first cover all was at 7:40. Some ladies forgot it was a cover all & only put in once! After all the maths were done, it got straightened out & Debi was the big winner. She won by herself only because there was only 1 card left (10 of hearts) & the rest of us needed it! So, if Deb didn’t win, it would’ve been a 6-way split! Yikes! We took our “coffee break” & started up again a little after 8.  Our final game was @ 8:50 when Peg & Lori split the winnings. Then, they took our money & left! Kate & Debi might have won, but they both missed cards that were called. 5 of us played until around 9:30 when Kate & Debi paid attention to all the cards and wound up splitting the pot. We all cleaned up & headed home after that.

MYSTERY BAG

Not only was Juggs responsible for hosting this month, but she also had to provide a Mystery. Lori was the winner! Inside the Victoria’s Secret bag was a “beach bum” theme: novel, bookmarks (or hair clips), sunscreen, bug spray, lip balm & portable blanket. Lori enjoys the beach, so she was really excited to get this & says it’ll be put to good use. I wonder what kind of Mystery Lori has in store for July…

JULY POKENO

We will be partying @ Lori’s house on SATURDAY 7/19 @ 5:00. We will be ordering pizza, so don’t forget to bring extra cash! Giggles will also provide salad & wings. I’m bringing dessert.

SUMMER HAIR DETOX

Here’s a tip if you’ve been swimming & really want to get all the salt or chlorine out of your hair! When showering, pour 1C of vodka on your hair. Let it sit 5 mins before rinsing really well & following with your usual shampoo/conditioner. Supposedly, this will strip all the toxins from your hair (also all the green if you’re blonde) & leave it with a super shine. Or, if you don’t really care what your hair looks like, skip the shower & drink the cup of vodka instead! You can always jump back in the pool or ocean to get rid of your funkiness…

FINAL THOUGHT

After I was scolded last month for making “mean” comments about one sister’s musical choices (won’t take a rocket scientist to figure out whom), I must take a moment here to issue the following “legal disclaimer” (the quotes note that it hasn’t actually been reviewed by an attorney, but I did briefly work for a shady lawyer once):

All thoughts, views & other nonsense expressed within this blog is the sole property of my brain & written from my view of events that happen around the table. My sincerest apologies to anyone who might be offended by anything published herein. However, if your choice in music makes me want to “shove a pointy object into my ear” I’m certainly gonna say so! Actually, I’ve been saying so for the last 35+ years now…  I understand not everyone has the same awesome taste in music as I do…but that’s just MY opinion! The Pokeno Rag has always contained & will continue to contain MY opinions until I decide to stop taking notes! Thank you for your understanding with this matter! Barry Manilow still sucks…ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! Until next time, may the foxiest bitch win!