HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME

by Madville on Jan 19, 2011 5:42 AM EST

Well Gang..its that time of the year again.Tomorrow is my Birthday (Jan. 20) and you know what that means. It is time to get off your ass and buy me a present. That’s right damn it, and this year I want a lot more presents than last year. And just because you gave me a present last year doesn’t get you off the hook for a bigger one this year. What, you ask, is on my B-Day list in 2011.. its not a date with Heather Mitts or another BMW 521i or a new Lear Jet...

NOPE. I want the same stuff as you gave me last year on my birthday: All you have to do is grab a few canned goods, some household items, maybe some slightly used blankets or a warm jacket ..stuff like that and go to your local FOOD BANK/HOMELESS SHELTER and donate it. 2010 was a terrible terrible year for the dislocated, the mentally ill, the teen runaways and those suffering from drugs or running from abuse since the great depression. In 2011 the government, Non-profits, Temples, Mosques, and Churches will be hard pressed to help more than last year. The poor economy has hit our support services hard and even more people will be in need for shelter, clothes and food than last year. It is beyond belief how hard it is to live on the streets or in shelters and especially difficult for single mothers with small children.

So instead of giving me those box seat season tickets to the Reds…take a few bucks and turn it in to something that will make a big difference on this cold winter day for a less fortunate person, one who is not that different you or me. Yet someone who has been overwhelmed by circumstance and is in dire need of our help. There is so much aid going to Haiti, Australia, Brazil etc (and they need it) that local food banks and shelters actually lose donations in these times of great disasters.Please participate. it is so easy to do. Give now, give plenty, and give often.

Your Pal

Mads

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who cares about your birthday, we missed Matt Maloney'

"I can’t imagine playing anywhere else. I enjoy myself. I can’t imagine being with a better team."

-Joey Votto

by justin007000 on Jan 19, 2011 12:34 PM EST reply actions

fuck

we missed Matt Maloney’s birthday which happened on Sunday.

"I can’t imagine playing anywhere else. I enjoy myself. I can’t imagine being with a better team."

-Joey Votto

by justin007000 on Jan 19, 2011 12:35 PM EST up reply actions

Not on twitter we didn't

They played Edward FortyHands and The Bad Reeds played a private concert.

"He’s like if Ron Gant and Eric Davis had a white baby." -- GlennBraggsSwingAndMissBrokenBat on Drew Stubbs

by jch24 on Jan 19, 2011 12:44 PM EST up reply actions

If he was big time

He’d have had the black keys play…

"the only place they lost was the scoreboard"

by Ewok on Jan 19, 2011 6:12 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

who?

by Highlifeman21 on Jan 19, 2011 8:54 PM EST up reply actions

They covered The Black Keys, close enough

"He’s like if Ron Gant and Eric Davis had a white baby." -- GlennBraggsSwingAndMissBrokenBat on Drew Stubbs

by jch24 on Jan 20, 2011 8:36 AM EST up reply actions

Ah yes the good old Black Eyed Keys

Fred Lewis and EdRent together are not worth One Laynce Nix

by Madville on Jan 20, 2011 8:46 AM EST up reply actions

I'd do him

"He’s like if Ron Gant and Eric Davis had a white baby." -- GlennBraggsSwingAndMissBrokenBat on Drew Stubbs

by jch24 on Jan 20, 2011 9:56 AM EST up reply actions

pissy pants or not

"Never fight a land war in Asia"

by Excalib8 on Jan 21, 2011 12:13 AM EST up reply actions

in his Bikram studio

by ken on Jan 19, 2011 6:30 PM EST up reply actions

Justin...you can go to the free store and give a can of peas in Matt maloney's name for his B-Day

But if you forget mine (tomorrow) your ass is in the wringer!

Fred Lewis and EdRent together are not worth One Laynce Nix

by Madville on Jan 19, 2011 12:54 PM EST reply actions

I am going to donate to the Chicago Food pantry when I get paid.

"I can’t imagine playing anywhere else. I enjoy myself. I can’t imagine being with a better team."

-Joey Votto

by justin007000 on Jan 19, 2011 1:13 PM EST up reply actions

mmm... Chicago Food

How about you agree to waive the fine and I promise not to email you the remaining eighty six photos of my dog dressed as a bear.

by Fat Vegas Alan on Jan 19, 2011 2:21 PM EST up reply actions

well i guess i could just buy a deep dish pizza and give it to a homeless person

"I can’t imagine playing anywhere else. I enjoy myself. I can’t imagine being with a better team."

-Joey Votto

by justin007000 on Jan 19, 2011 2:42 PM EST up reply actions

I almost did that two years ago

But she reminded me of an ex girlfriend…so I gave her twenty bucks!

"the only place they lost was the scoreboard"

by Ewok on Jan 19, 2011 6:13 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs

HIGH FIVE!

"I can’t imagine playing anywhere else. I enjoy myself. I can’t imagine being with a better team."

-Joey Votto

by justin007000 on Jan 19, 2011 8:04 PM EST up reply actions

What did you get in return..

Bitch slapped?

Fred Lewis and EdRent together are not worth One Laynce Nix

by Madville on Jan 19, 2011 8:17 PM EST up reply actions

This absolutely slayed me, no idea why

I read it in a Henry Youngman/Rodney Dangerfield voice.

"He’s like if Ron Gant and Eric Davis had a white baby." -- GlennBraggsSwingAndMissBrokenBat on Drew Stubbs

by jch24 on Jan 20, 2011 8:37 AM EST up reply actions

Good man Justin

Fred Lewis and EdRent together are not worth One Laynce Nix

by Madville on Jan 19, 2011 3:02 PM EST up reply actions

Folks I am serious about this!

Where’s Thundering Turtle when I need his clout?

Fred Lewis and EdRent together are not worth One Laynce Nix

by Madville on Jan 19, 2011 3:04 PM EST reply actions

Right here, Maddy!

On the case. Our Youth group is kicking into Operation Maddy Mode. We’ll stock the local food pantry big time in your honor.

We Are ... Marshall!

by Thundering Turtle on Jan 20, 2011 8:26 AM EST up reply actions

Yeah lets hear it for Dr. Turtle

Yer the Turtle

Fred Lewis and EdRent together are not worth One Laynce Nix

by Madville on Jan 21, 2011 4:07 PM EST up reply actions

Happy Birthday Mads

And I will happily honor your request and make a donation in your name.

"I cannot get rid of the hurt from losing, but after the last out of every loss, I must accept that there will be a tomorrow. In fact, it's more than there'll be a tomorrow, it's that I want there to be a tomorrow. That's the big difference, I want tomorrow to come." - George "Sparky" Anderson

by Caleb on Jan 19, 2011 6:58 PM EST reply actions

So here's my birthday gift to you, Madville del Rio

Canned goods are easy, consider it done.

However….

I’m volunteering for four Thursday lunch shifts for Hands on Hartford, which is program part of MANNA (some sort of social service program in the Hartford area).

The Leadership Development Program I’m in at work does a lot of charity work, and I did a lunch shift during the Holidays down at Hands on Hartford at their soup kitchen. I had a blast! I hadn’t volunteered at a soup kitchen since HS.

So, even though you won’t collect until the end of February, Happy Birthday Mads, the people of Hartford appreciate it.

by Highlifeman21 on Jan 19, 2011 9:03 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

you do good things?

"I can’t imagine playing anywhere else. I enjoy myself. I can’t imagine being with a better team."

-Joey Votto

by justin007000 on Jan 19, 2011 11:01 PM EST up reply actions

I knew you'd find it hard to believe

For 2010, our Program surpassed the 1000 volunteer hour mark, which qualified us for some award (not sure what award, and from whom), which I think unfortunately only averaged out to about 14 hours per person (there’s 70 in our program), but not all 70 participate in our volunteer efforts (slackers!).

And, to continue blowing your mind, this year will mark the 4th out of the last 5 years I’m participating in Relay For Life.

And try this one on for size…. when they opened the new practice facility @ TPC River Highlands (where they play The Travelers Championship here in Hartford), I participated in conducting clinics for The First Tee of Connecticut

Sorry to burst your bubble…. I’m pure evil….

by Highlifeman21 on Jan 19, 2011 11:53 PM EST up reply actions

Happy birthday, Madville.

I’ll do it. I try to carry one or two Subway gift cards to try to pass on to people in need. I’ll do that in your honor sometime this week.

And here. I also got you this.

How about you agree to waive the fine and I promise not to email you the remaining eighty six photos of my dog dressed as a bear.

by Fat Vegas Alan on Jan 19, 2011 10:04 PM EST reply actions

Subway gift cards

I like that idea

by Charlie Scrabbles on Jan 19, 2011 10:24 PM EST up reply actions

excellent, i lost my UPASS this term, i could use the free mass transit

"I can’t imagine playing anywhere else. I enjoy myself. I can’t imagine being with a better team."

-Joey Votto

by justin007000 on Jan 19, 2011 11:01 PM EST up reply actions

Your heart is in the right place.

But I would like to add

by Eastwindquinn on Jan 20, 2011 2:43 AM EST up reply actions

You didn't really want to add a damn thing, did you Quinn?

How about you agree to waive the fine and I promise not to email you the remaining eighty six photos of my dog dressed as a bear.

by Fat Vegas Alan on Jan 20, 2011 12:57 PM EST up reply actions

Happy birthday, Mads!

I was going to go vote for Aja, but fuck it. I’m doing the canned foods thing instead.

by Brian B on Jan 20, 2011 12:13 AM EST via mobile reply actions

You can do both Brian...

Yes you can!

Fred Lewis and EdRent together are not worth One Laynce Nix

by Madville on Jan 20, 2011 1:12 AM EST up reply actions

Tomorrow I get paid and I am making a donation to the food pantry

"I can’t imagine playing anywhere else. I enjoy myself. I can’t imagine being with a better team."

-Joey Votto

by justin007000 on Jan 20, 2011 10:06 AM EST reply actions

You are man of honor and .....

You spelled everything correctly on that post – My Son !!!

Fred Lewis and EdRent together are not worth One Laynce Nix

by Madville on Jan 20, 2011 1:59 PM EST up reply actions

Sweet Jesus, the grammar and punctuation is even correct!

Who is this dude and how did he break into Justin’s account?

Finally, if you will permit me, I'd like to make a comment which in my mind, is indicative, perhaps, of the greater significance of football and sports emphasis in general in this country, and that is, I thank God I was warring on the gridirons of the Midwest and not on the battlefields of Europe. Nile Kinnick, 1939

by Hawkeyegirl96 on Jan 20, 2011 6:51 PM EST up reply actions

i mean i am 4 months away from being awarded an MA in history

maybe i can write just a bit, when I really want to.

I would use an emoticon to lighten the mood, but i am not an emoticon person.

"I can’t imagine playing anywhere else. I enjoy myself. I can’t imagine being with a better team."

-Joey Votto

by justin007000 on Jan 20, 2011 7:45 PM EST up reply actions

I thought

that was when you were drunk.

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Jan 20, 2011 7:52 PM EST up reply actions

when i am a bit tipsy i do write a little better, because i slow down

when i am falling down drunk, my writing falls off a cliff.

"I can’t imagine playing anywhere else. I enjoy myself. I can’t imagine being with a better team."

-Joey Votto

by justin007000 on Jan 20, 2011 7:58 PM EST up reply actions

So I clicked on this fanshot thinking I'd get a good joke or something, and instead it's a solicitation. Figures

Happy Birthday, Mads, and Shared Harvest Food Bank in Fairfield is about three blocks away. I’m hitting the grocery store tomorrow so I’ll stop afterwords and drop of a few bags in your name.

by Hawkeyegirl96 on Jan 20, 2011 6:49 PM EST reply actions

Food banks around the nation are going to be wondering...

who this ‘Madville Del Rio’ guy is!

What does a mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs.

by DocRam on Jan 20, 2011 6:55 PM EST up reply actions

He is a legend in his own mind, Doc

Fred Lewis and EdRent together are not worth One Laynce Nix

by Madville on Jan 20, 2011 8:28 PM EST up reply actions

Do we have any proof that this isn't you?

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=willis001mic

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by Slyde on Jan 21, 2011 10:36 AM EST reply actions

As I recall

Mads aint no 6’4".

by Charlie Scrabbles on Jan 21, 2011 10:41 AM EST up reply actions

Maybe he was at one time

LSD is a helluva drug.

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by Slyde on Jan 21, 2011 11:08 AM EST up reply actions

203 IP at age 21?

holy shit.

"College actually kind of beat that out of me, making me more, well, of an asshole."

by Cy Schourek on Jan 21, 2011 2:16 PM EST up reply actions

and then repeated the level.

"College actually kind of beat that out of me, making me more, well, of an asshole."

by Cy Schourek on Jan 21, 2011 2:16 PM EST up reply actions

AS you may know I am a lefty

and at one time did weigh a bit more than I do now
But at that time iin my life I was on the road playing Rock and Roll for a living
ASnd I would not be no stinkin’ pitcher…