In a world seemingly complete with constant change, there is
one place left to look for a true constant. That place is Mission Valley, San
Diego, California, home of the NFL’s Chargers. Now that is a crew who can turn
a prom into the parking lot, a McDonald’s parking lot… at midnight. No lead, no
fortune, no loyalty, is too great to squander. When they’re not plotting to
leave San Diego, or have taxpayers pay to move them somewhere there is no
space, they demonstrate their disappointing nature on the gridiron.
Yesterday, was Opening Day in the NFL. Los Chagres built a
large lead on the Chiefs in Kansas City, 24-3, or something like that. They then proceeded to Chargers all over the whole thing, losing their best wide
receiver, Keenan Allen, for the season, in the process. They lost 33-27 to the
shock and surprise of absolutely no one. This song, “The Game Remains the
Same,” was written in the immediate aftermath of the Lightning Bolt’s latest
work of shart. I hope you like it. Stephen Stills’ once sang, “Love the One
With You’re With,” I’m not sure what’s lovable about perpetual heartbreak. We
could ask Cub fans, I suppose… What I do lift from Stephen’s sentiment is this,
“Know the one you’re with,” as knowing the Chargers is not only the only way to
stomach their seasons of sucking, but the only to truly taste a fine wine is to
know it’s a fine wine you’re tasting. Not that I’ve had much fine wine. The
point, appreciate what you go for what they’re great at. The Padres, excuse me,
the football Padres are the Super Bowl champions of letting their fns down
every time, in a variety of devastating and creative ways. No one is larger
than the Chargers at breaking your heart…
Except maybe the Browns, Jets, Falcons, Vikings, Dolphins,
Lions, Buccaneers, Bills and Eagles.
Actually, definitely not the Buccaneers. They actually won
once since the 1972 season.
A couple more notes: This is your Sports Song of the Week, a
project within a project. Sweet Mondays. I am programmed to come up with
Chargers song as part of my great friendship with Scott Kaplan and Charger
legend Billy Ray Smith of The Mighty 1090’s “The Scott and BR Radio Show.” I’ve
been on their show with songs like these for a couple of years now. Hopefully, I’ll visit and play this
song for them some time later this week. You can catch Scott and BR on 1090AM, 3-6
weekdays in San Diego, or any time you want at www.mighty1090.com
Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay - Covers - 263 “Getting
Better” by The Beatles
It’s “getting better all the time,” The Beatles sang in
1967. Clearly, The Beatles didn’t know of Charger football. I like their
optimism though. What is far less than ideal is the woman beating they boast
about in this song. I sure hope they got better. Geez! I ranted about this after the song some, but many a song, singe of violence against ladies and
other humans. Let’s not even visit “Oh Susanna.” “Hey Joe?” “Down By the
River?” Gosh…. The stuff in those songs makes the beatings the Chargers take
seem downright gentle.
Well, I love The Beatles, but songs about beating ladies
wouldn’t fly as brightly here in the 21st century and I say that’s
OK. Then again shows with that stuff in it and movies are raking in the dough.
I guess songs and movies are little to be concerned with in a world where folks
starve and suffer in wars we shouldn’t have. Well, I like the Beatles’
optimism. If it’s getting better all the time, than maybe there’s hope for the
Chargers yet. And if they can get better, well, I’d say it’s inevitable that
we’ll get better too. Now, to figure out, what’s better?
Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay - Words - 263 “Some Change. Others Charge”
Here, we take one last chance to laugh (and sing) at the Chargers for
charging and reflect on a couple other odd peccadilloes stumbled over on the
road to consummating Day 263 on this here Operation 365 2.
Special thanks to Thom Senzee and the folks at The
Huffington Post for their lovely article about yours truly and this historic
project. Here’s a link, if you like reading.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/thom-senzee/jefferson-jay-king-of-fro_b_11920104.html
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