4-30-01
What a weekend! I went out on Thursday night, I told you that. Friday night I went to my first ever Yankee game. It was very exciting being in the House that Ruth Built. I went with Chris, Tom, Jay, Chris and Walter. Walter gave me the ticket. Thanks again! Here's what I had to eat: two hot-dogs, Sprite, peanuts, cotton candy, beer and some more peanuts -- again, a great night. I think the Yankees won, ha ha. After the game we went to a bar and I almost talked to a woman! There were these two nice looking girls at the bar but I didn't want to end the night on a down note - I'm sure they had boyfriends or they could have been together--the possibilities are endless. Oh well. If the weekend was to end right there, that would be enough but I went out again! Saturday, I went to go see The Solids play. That was the first time I've gone to see them. They were really very good, they even mentioned my website on stage. It was very exciting! Check out their website: www.thesolids.com. I went out three nights in a row. That's some kind of record for me. Sunday, I was back to the usual, laundry and A & P. I finished up my weekend by watching The Sopranos. Said it before, I'll say it again, man, that's a great show! So, that's brings me to today. Got on the bus, came to work. Nothing out of the ordinary. Who knows what crazy antics I'll be involved in today? Am I right? Have a great day.

4-27-01
Bobby let off some steam last night. I went out after work last night. I haven't done that in a long time. It felt good to hang out with my friends and shoot the breeze. I'm listening to Billy Idol's Greatest Hits - it's so good! Hot in the City, Rebel Yell, White Wedding, and Dancing with Myself. I love it! He said in his Behind the Music that he just wanted to make the music sexy. The weekend is here! I have no plans, zero, nothing. Although, now that I think about it, I may go over to Walter's and finish editing our new short film. So, that's something, right? And I'll probably do my laundry and go to the store. OH SWEET LORD, IS THIS WHAT LIFE IS ALL ABOUT? PLEASE HELP ME FIND MY WAY!!! I need a woman. OH SWEET LORD, THAT'S IT, I NEED A WOMAN! Hey, maybe I'll meet somebody this weekend...in Walter's apartment, damn! You know, I wasn't going to say anything but my brother was supposed to write in my diary today. He's in a heavy metal band and I thought it would be great to start a series of installments called, Heavy Metal Stories. Well, the first story should be in my hands right now, I got nothing. He's done this to me before. Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me. So, I've decided to support another band. I may even go as far as making them the official band of BobBorden.com. Here, click on their name, BloodCoven. Holy crap, they're from Kent, Ohio! That's where I went to college! What a small world! If you're in Ohio or the tri-state area and if you like hardcore metal, check out BloodCoven. That's it for today. Have a good weekend.

4-26-01
I was busy at work yesterday, really busy. That made me feel good. It's always good to be a help to someone. I'd like to send out a special congratulation to my friend, Pam. Yesterday, Pam passed her driving test. Pam's from the New York area so she never really had a need to get her license, she could always catch a train. Anyway, congratulations! I flunked my test the first time out. I told everybody I was taking it and then, well, you know. Years later when I moved to NJ, I had to take a written test. I flunked that too! I guess the bottom line is this: I don't test well. The written test wasn't even about driving. It was all about drinking and how much tire tread you should have. They always give that stupid example about putting a penny on the tire to see how much tread you have. I still don't understand it. I say, if the tire has air, let's roll. I took the PATH train to work this morning. Man, it's crowded on that thing! That's it for today, short and sweet. Have a good day. Tell a friend about BobBorden.com

4-25-01
I couldn't go to the store this past weekend because I was sick. Well, I needed to get some cat food last night and I knew the store I was going to didn't carry the brand they like. But it was late and I had to get them something, so I went anyway. It turns out; they now carry the brand of food my cats like! I tell you, it's the little things. I consider myself an aspiring actor. And whenever I hear of a casting call, I always send in my headshot. Well, the other day, I got a call to be a photo double on the set of Spider-Man. I was as excited as a dog with a bone. It turns out, I was bigger than the person they needed to match but for a few minutes there, I was ready to pack it up and move to Beverly, Hills, that is. Booooooooo! Anyway, that's my life; the highs are high and the lows, low. I think I'm going to start my own band. I have so many songs in my brain and no way to get them out. There's only one difference between Pearl Jam and my imaginary band, cold hard cash. Think about it, what was the last record you bought? Probably something you heard on the radio or saw on TV, right? Who's to say that their music is any better than the songs in my head? Exactly - nobody. Some might say don't I worry about selling out? My answer is now, and always will be, where do I sign up?! Bob needs a new pair of shoes; you know what I'm saying? I went to the post office today. It turns out that when my building was re-keyed a few weeks ago they didn't give a key to the post office. The building managers didn't tell anyone that we wouldn't be getting any mail! That just gets me angry! Somebody should have put a note up in the building - that would have been nice. Time to move. No mail for over a week and a half!!!! I have only 3 days before my bills have to be in. I'm moving; 5 years of this kind of crap is too much. Horrible. On the bus this morning I noticed some graffiti. I usually don't do this but it appears that Big Jimmy, of the 214 posse, loves Maria. I think that's great; good luck you crazy kids! That's it for today. Have a good one. CFL. Big ups to Goumas -- get well soon! I still may have a fever.

4-24-01
Sunday, I had this crazy fever. Chills and everything! It felt like my head was going to explode. My "day off" was 90% moaning. I feel much better today. A day of rest was just what I needed. There's not much point in talking about my weekend at this point. Today I'm trying something new, boxers. So far, so good. I've worn boxer briefs for years. I was in the store and I just said, what the heck! I saw Memento on Sunday, right before I got sick, hmmmmm, a coincidence? It was really well done and a little confusing. I have a bad feeling that my car is getting ready to bite the dust. It seemed like the transmission was slipping on the highway this weekend. I checked my transmission fluid and the dipstick is rusted, probably not a good sign. I may just get rid of it and see how it goes without a car for a while. I don't really need one in this area anyway. I haven't received any mail in over a week. I have to go to the post office tomorrow to see what's the deal. OK, that's it for today. I don't want to over do it on my first day back. Have a good one.

4-23-01
If you're reading this, I have a fever and stayed home sick today. I'll be back on Tuesday. This stinks!

4-19-01
Yuk, I went to dinner last night with friends. The company was great but the restaurant, a chain, wasn't. They put too much crap on your plate. Just a lot of food and nothing's really good. To top it off, I made a mistake and got a Cinnabon. It was sooooo tasty! Here's a phrase that you shouldn't be allowed to say, "Extra icing please." So, I'm going to learn from my mistakes and start my diet again, after I have one more candy bar. Those records I told you about yesterday, Pete Yorn and B.R.M.C., I like Pete Yorn, but the other CD isn't my style. I'm going to stick to the classics from now on. Billy Idol is still great. I could listen to White Wedding 100 times and never get sick of it. "It's a, nice day for a White Wedding, AAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!" Great stuff! I listened to Rush on my headphones this morning. I just had a big old smile on my face. It was great. After yesterday's big diary, I don't have much to say. I'm going to shoot a short film tomorrow so this will be the last Diary until Monday. Have a great weekend, CFL and tell a friend about BobBorden.com.

4-18-01
You set yourself up with some new clothes... I wore a shirt from my spring collection yesterday. I was brimming with pride and was ready to ring in a new era of self-confidence. The first thing out of my boss's mouth was "What's up Charlie Brown?" "Damn," I said to myself! Maybe it was a fluke; maybe he's the only one that will pick up on it. My other boss, Justin, came through the door, without talking to Eric, and said the same thing! I knew I was in for it. The same thing happened with my friends, Jay and Walter. "How's Lucy?" and "Where's Snoopy?" are just some of the comments I heard throughout the day. The nice people that didn't want to say anything just looked and smiled. I would say, "Charlie Brown, right?" And they would just laugh. At the very least, 10 people had some comment. Well, maybe Bob 2000 would put that shirt away, but Bob 2001 will continue to wear it with pride! The shirt is orange, not yellow! I like it. I bought this CD by The Clash called Sandinista!. A friend recommended it. Well, I didn't like it. Goumas! So, I traded it in last night and was going to buy something safe. Like a Springsteen or a Motley Crue, then I said, why be safe? Why not support some of the new kids coming up? Well, I've reached the point where I don't know what's new/good anymore. I had to ask the guy at the counter if this was any good. I felt like an old woman. Anyway, I bought two CDs that, granted I've only listened to once, have great potential. The first is by, Pete Yorn and the second is by, B.R.M.C. That stands for Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. The later I bought because I have motorcycles on the brain this week. And I think BRMC is the name of Marlon Brando's gang in The Wild One. I'm going to listen to them today. I haven't bought a CD in a while because of Napster and I had a big DVD obsession. Speaking of Napster, a lot of you have been asking on my message board, what do I think of the Napster controversy and do I condone receiving music without paying royalties? I can answer both queries by saying this: Where do I sign up? Free music? I'm so there. Having said that, once the initial thrill passed, it became a pain. You get a song that Joe six-pack put up, skips and all. People lied about their connection speeds. It shouldn't take 37 hours to download Crazy Train! Just be honest, I don't care if you have a 28.8 modem. Hey, that may work for my stand-up act! I also hate it when a song gets cut off too early. You can tell a good song from a bad song just by listening to the ending. Is it good enough to fade out? The fade out is the pinnacle of song endings. It means that the hook is so sweet; there's no way to possibly build on it, so let it fade. Now that I think about it, the explosion is also a good way to end a song. If I had a CD out, every song would start and end with an explosion. A guy in the Hello Deli said that it snowed this morning. In the words of Prince, "Sometimes it snows in April." I have a theory that my web designer, Walter, doesn't read my Diary. So, this is a just a test; Walter is a jerk. Will he or won't he see that? Only time will tell. (Yeah, I read your diary. Great story about the shirt. Give my best to Pigpen! -Walter) That's it for today. I'm wearing a new, plain yellow shirt today. I couldn't possibly be teased for that, right? Be real, CFL and SFX: explosion!

4-17-01
A few months ago I watched this show on the Discovery Channel. It's some sort of profile show; I can't remember the exact title. Anyway, they profiled this guy in California, Jesse James. His shop makes custom motorcycles. They showed him making a gas tank from a piece of metal. It was incredible and beautiful. He makes choppers, the kind of bike that Captain America drove in Easy Rider. Anyway, I found his website online and wrote to him yesterday. I just said how great that show was and how cool it must be to live the dream. And he wrote back, "Thanks Holmes ...CFL..Jesse." Now I ask you, how cool is that? CFL, means Choppers for Life. I have chopper tastes and a Skylark budget. Checkout his site, WestCoastChoppers.com, they have some really sweet bikes, incredible. I was going to see a movie last night but instead, I opted for a quiet night with the cats. Seriously, what am I missing at the movies? They fall in love; there's an explosion and a big car chase - blah, blah - BLAH! Hollywood, are you listening? We're sick of the same old, same old! What a horrible commute this morning! I couldn't move my arms, I was packed in there and we were stuck in traffic to boot! I just wanted to scream. AAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! I feel better now. We're never gonna survive, unless, we get a little Crazy - Seal. That's it, I'm out. CFL, it doesn't sound the same coming from me. Damn!

4-16-01
I had a lovely weekend. I started things off on Friday by shooting the prequel to our short film. We had to stop because we were having audio problems. We'll try again next week. I can't give out any details yet because if they hear about it, they'll steal my idea. You know who they are; they're the ones always talking. Saturday, I went to Nutley, NJ and did my laundry. Why Nutley? Why not, is my question to you. My annual rite of spring has passed, that's right; I bought some short sleeve shirts at the Big and Tall store. My large butt hasn't seen the inside of a Gap for 10 years, ha ha! I also picked up a bargain game, Medal of Honor. I'm hooked. I played that Saturday night and I started to play it Sunday morning, when my friend, Tiffany, called and we went to the park to hang out. What a lovely day! I got some sun on my bone-white body. There was this little bird in a tree and it was just singing up a storm. I looked at Tiffany and said, "I'm going to kill that bird." We both had a good laugh. So, that was my Easter. Sitting in the park, threatening the life of a bird. For the past two years I've gone to Connecticut to spend Easter with my friend Theresa and her family but I just wasn't into it this year. They're good people. You know what I've been meaning to talk about for weeks and weeks, but I kept forgetting? Every time I get in my car, I cut my finger. I have no idea how it happens? It's probably my car punishing me for driving it until it drops. So, other than a bus driver that drove too fast this morning, that's it. R.I.P. - Joey Ramone.

4-12-01
I like that movie IQ; I was watching a little of that last night. I'm not going to do a Diary on Friday; I'm taking a day off for Good Friday. I will be back on Monday with more of my crazy antics. I want to say thanks to Mike McIntee for letting me use his computer the other day. My database was down and Mike was kind enough to let me use his. Mike's good people. Speaking of good people, I buy my subway tokens from the same woman about every other day. Recently, they put in these new metro card machines. They allow you to use a "credit card" to get on the subway. I said hi to her and she said hi back. And then I pointed to those machines and said, "I'll never use those machines." We both had a good laugh. I hate semicolons! I think there should just be one punctuation for everything. You know what else I don't like, mean people. Sometimes we all just need to calm down. I'd like to apologize to my friend, Pam. My Kiss story in yesterday's Diary brought up some bad memories for her. Back in high school, a friend took her to a Kiss convention. She was there for 12 hours! That's a long time to be exposed to something. It was probably a shock to her system. Speaking of shock, remember the song Shock Me, by Ace? "Shock Me, make me feel better"--that track is off the hook. Enough about Kiss, they ain't putting any money in my pocket. Prince has a song called Kiss. Tom Jones did a cover of that. I'M LOSING MY MIND!!!!!!!! AAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!! Internet Acting, thank you, thank you very much. Wait, I am losing my mind, AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!! Acting again, ha ha. I remember this Shakespeare class I had in college. It was about the time REM's Losing My Religion came out. I remember this because this student asked the Shakespeare teacher if she thought it was blasphemous. In a Shakespeare class!! She answered his question, but I just thought to myself, what an idiot! When is this college crap going to end already! Man, what an ugly day today. OK have a great weekend and I'll be back on Monday.

4-11-01
I think I'm going to try and learn the guitar again. I've started that journey many times but have failed. I figure - what the hell? Instead of playing the Dukes of Hazzard, you might as well pick up a trade. Or at least read a book. Speaking of the Dukes, I finished the game last night! - 18 levels in three days. Well, really only two, because I only played it at night this week. So, I'm thinking that's probably some kind of record. Anyway, back to the guitar, my goal is to be able to play Blizzard of Ozz, by Ozzy Osbourne. There're some sick licks on that record. And to set an even higher goal, I want to start my own Ozzy tribute band and tour the world. The name of the band will be Over the Mountain. Just a guitar, a drum machine and me. That's it - I work alone. If it's OK, I'd like to try out my Ozzy banter:

You're beautiful!

Are you ready to get crazy?

Are you ready to go f**king wild?

Here's Flying High Again, so keep on smoking those joints!

And then, just in case they think I'm kidding around, I'll throw in another Are you ready to get crazy?!!!!!! They'll freak! In all my years of going to heavy metal concerts, the best banter by far is by Paul Stanley of Kiss. He gets the crowd going! You have to see it to appreciate it. He makes you feel good for buying millions of dollars in Kiss merchandise. He puts you at odds with the critics that said Kiss was a fad and a joke. It's great stuff. The farewell tour was amazing! I saw it in Pittsburgh. A week after the concert, I was riding the bus in Hoboken. I saw this guy with a Kiss Farewell Tour T-shirt on. I said, "Did you see that tour?" He said, "Yeah, it was great, I saw it last week in Pittsburgh." I said, "No way, me too!" Just then I had to get off the bus. I looked back at the bus and we gave each other the heavy metal salute, it was awesome. Can you even begin to calculate the odds of that ever happening? Two guys at the same show, that haven't met, run into each other, on a bus, in Hoboken a week later. It drives me crazy just thinking about it. What if he didn't wear that shirt? What if I took a later bus? I have a feeling I'm going to meet my future girlfriend on a bus. I hope she has a Kiss T-shirt on or I'll probably never talk to her! I slept in today. I always set my alarm to wake up at 6 but I usually get up around 6:30/7:00. I didn't get up today until 8:00. Now, I still got to work early, 9:30, but I just don't feel right. I get up so early because when I came to New York and started to work here, I didn't want to be late. So, I'd come to work extremely early. It's just a habit I haven't been able to break. However, It's a good habit. I think that's all I have today. Have a good day.

Paul Stanley said it best,
"When you're down in the dumps and you need something to get up back up, what do you want?"
Audience: "COLD GIN!"
Paul Stanley: "What, I can't hear you?"
Audience: "COLD GIN!!"
Paul Stanley: "All right, COLD GIN!!!!!!!!"

Have a great day! ROCK N' ROLL FOREVER!!!!!!!!

4-10-01
Yesterday, the nicest day of the year and I wore corduroy pants. That sums up the story of my life. I had the usual busy day at work. Blah, blah, blah. I got off the bus last night and the sky started to cry. What a major downpour! I'm lucky there was a bar close by; otherwise I would have been soaked. So, Monday night I ended up in a bar. When in Rome, you know what I'm saying? I only had one beer but it was fantastic! I was in a bar, enjoying an ice cold brew and The Simpsons was on TV. Heaven on earth. I got home and tried, without success, to finish the Dukes of Hazzard game. I'm stuck on level 16. I've had this game for two days and I feel like it's mocking me. I may break it. I'm thinking about opening my own post office. The post office charges 34 cents for a letter, right? Well, I'm going to low ball them and charge 33 cents. Instead of volume, I'm going to focus on service. I'll only deliver one letter at a time. Hand deliver, none of this automated crap. Again, for 33 cents. I haven't figured it out 100% yet but I think it has some potential. I watched Junkyard Wars a week ago and I think I'm going to turn my Skylark into a Hovercraft. All the material is there; the only thing I need to finish the project is some 30 weight, 3.0 silk and some gauze. I watched this movie, Happiness, over the weekend. Wow, that's one disturbing film! Everything in that movie falls under one category; too much information! I haven't seen a new film in a while. Man, the bus was bad again today! I was sitting behind the hump with one foot up and the other on the floor. I was so uncomfortable, I had to detach myself from my body. And that's when it hit me! Bus heroin. It's not exactly heroin, it's just a mild sedative to make the bus more enjoyable. Is that anything? It needs a better name. How about Bus Lovables or Bus Friendlys? I wore my headphones from my front door to the office. It's weird, kind of like your own soundtrack. Almost like you're in a dream. Or maybe, like in They Live, the aliens have taken over and we're all asleep. AAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yesterday in Bob's Diary I said, "Paula, Paula's Notes, would say I'm like a library, I have issues." That should say, Paula would say I'm like a magazine rack, I have issues. I misquoted Paula and I publicly apologize. OK, Paula, how was that? Paula? PAULA!!!!!!!!!!!!! Paula should have a new Paula Note up today so don't forget to check it out. That's it. Have a good day and if you find yourself in the downpour of life, may there be a bar close by to pass the time.

4-9-01
Friday night, Playstation. That's all I did. Saturday, I woke up around 10:30 and started to play Playstation again. My friend, Jay, invited a bunch of us over to his place to watch Springsteen on HBO. I accepted and wondered what I would do between now and then to kill the time. I went back to bed, for four hours. That ruined my weekend. Too much sleep! I was never the same after that. Today, I feel like I'm back to normal. The Springsteen concert was great! He truly is The Boss. I did the usual Sunday things, laundry and A & P. After that I went to the toy store to buy a game. I bought The Dukes of Hazzard, it's a video game now! Needless to say, that was the rest of my Sunday. It has 18 levels and I'm already on 16. My friend, Tiffany, asked me to join her and her friends for dinner but I couldn't stop playing this game. Pretty bad. I only stopped long enough to watch King of the Hill, The Simpsons and The Sopranos. I did manage to put a little time aside to work on my stand-up comedy act. Here it goes:

There are some people that seem like they really need a cell phone - Then there's the type that really don't need one. Middle-aged, overweight people, you know who you are, you don't need a cell phone. You know you don't have any friends. Seriously, what is so important that you have to put your devil dog down for and pick up that phone. What, is there a sale on Cracker Jacks?

There's a new species among us - Not men, not women - Ugly people that drive convertibles. Where do they get the nerve? Don't roll up on me looking like you just got beat with the ugly stick. Don't you realize you're on display? Put that top back up Grandma and go make me some cookies!

That's it -- I think my stand-up is getting better. I had a horrible ride on the bus this morning. The bus was hot, we were stuck in traffic and I was squeezed into this seat with no leg room. The only saving grace was the woman beside me. She was wearing a lovely skirt. So, every now and then when things got too tough, I'd sneak a peak at her legs. Then I thought, would this woman ever go out with me? And then I got angry. Paula, Paula's Notes, would say I'm like a library, I have issues. Speaking of Paula, she's not keeping up with her notes. What up, Paula? That's it. Have a great day.

4-6-01
I don't really have a lot to say today. Yesterday was a long day at work, two shows on Thursday. So, my day was work and home. I did forget to mention something the other day. I was walking through the Port Authority (bus station) and I noticed a blind man walking through the station and he was whistling. I just thought that was great. We all think we have problems and then you see something inspiring like that. I'm lucky to get through there with sight! It made me think. Check out tonight's Late Show, we have a 40-piece symphony joining Paul and the band. It was really neat. Looking back at my Diary's this week I talked about music a lot. In keeping with that theme, my friend Lee, let me borrow Robert Plant's Pictures at Eleven. I'm going to describe that CD in one word: sexy. I want to thank to my boss, Justin. He's giving me his old Playstation. There's only one catch; I have to be his maid for a year. You have to take the good with the bad I guess. I'm looking forward to this weekend. I'm going to a sick rave on Saturday. Just kidding. I want to sleep but I also want to walk around if this nice weather keeps up. There was some idiotic couple arguing on my street last night. They were going at it for about a half and hour. It drove me crazy! I live on the other side of the tracks. Anyway, that reminded me of one of my favorite scenes from American cinema. In Purple Rain, Kid's mom and dad got in a big fight, when The Kid confronted his dad. His dad just gave him a few words of wisdom, "Don't ever get married." And then he took a long drag on his cigarette. You're asking yourself, "And the point of that story is?" I don't know - it's Friday. Time for Bob's Friday Cliffhangers:

Will Bob meet the girl of his dreams?

Will Bob exercise this weekend?

Can Bob remember where he parked his car?

Will Bob meet the girl of his dreams?

Wait, I said that already!

Can Bob extend the life of his winter wardrobe by cutting the sleeves off of his shirts? I just had a great idea - corduroy shorts - anything?

Hey, when do we get that hour of daylight savings time back anyway? I'm still messed up because of that.

Will Bob purchase a low mileage car for under $1000?

Blah, Blah, Blah - That's it! Have a great weekend.

4-5-01
I received some good information from some people yesterday. Barry, informed me that NBC plays SCTV at 1:30am, thanks for that info, I usually turn in around 11:30/12:00. And Joe wrote to me about Keith Richards. He told me about Keith Richards and the x-pensive winos' live CD. I do have that and it's great. It just kicks butt! When they get going on a groove, well, there's nothing sweeter. I was listening to music on my Mini Disc last night and Nick Drake's Pink Moon was in the mix -- what a great song. That's the song in the VW Cabrio ads. It's about as perfect as a song gets. I was walking home, listening to that song and I just wanted to yell out, "Lord what do you have in store for me?!" That probably doesn't make any sense, that's just how I felt at that moment. After that, I bought a six pack of Bud and some Skittles. Mom, I only had one beer, I was just in the mood for one. I told myself that Monday I'd go back to my diet, but I failed. I'm pushing the date back to Sunday. I'm fine for breakfast, lunch and dinner; I just feel the need for something sweet in the evening. I'm really looking forward to this spring/summer. I plan on doing a lot of walking. I wrote on my message board yesterday that the sun was shining in my office. It felt so good! I just wanted to be outside at that point. It looks like it's going to be a lovely day today as well. I found a cool site yesterday. Click this http://www.nj.com/policescanner. It's the police scanner in Jersey City, NJ. I think it's neat. Continuing with my guest speaker series of a few weeks ago, here's my boss, Eric: "A fact about Bob-You can't tell from visiting his web site-but he over does it on the Aqua Velva. It's a joke around the office (behind his back)"

Ah, ha ha ha! Very funny Eric. OK, that seems like an odd statement and it's totally untrue. People don't talk about me behind my back, right? SFX: Cricket, cricket. OK, I think that's enough for one day. Have a good one.

4-4-01
Hello. I was watching NYPD Blue last night and a friend of mine was on, Sam Vance. I forgot that it was on, otherwise I would have told you about it yesterday. If you caught NYPD Blue, he was the tall, dark and handsome officer that brought the files in. On his way out he said to the detectives, "She's all yours, fellas." I laughed out loud! Sam has been out in LA for years and it looks like he's getting a break. He has some more lines in an upcoming episode. I'll let you know when that's on, I promise. Anyway, congratulations Sam, good job! Before NYPD Blue, I watched a True Hollywood Story on John Candy. I loved SCTV! I'd buy that right now if it were on DVD. I'm sick of these bio shows, enough! John Candy had a problem with over indulgence and they never let up on that point. It was just an hour of the same thing. They all follow the same pattern: success, failure, a family death/illness and then they either climb back to the top or they die a horrible death. Again, ENOUGH!!!!! Hollywood, are you listening? About a month ago I got something from my frequent flyer program saying that I have enough points for some magazines. I'm not sure how I got the points, but why ask why? I received free magazines before, it's on the up an up. So, one magazine is a stupid biography magazine, the second is a game magazine -- about video games and the last is a magazine about shopping. It's for women! I just signed up for it because it was the only magazine with a hot woman on the cover. A magazine, with a model on the cover, called Lucky - you do the math. I did the math, so I thought. I have to see this magazine for the next six months! And a game magazine? What was I thinking? In this month's edition apparently there's trouble in Mario World! I'm 31; can anyone tell me when the stupid mistakes stop happening? My brother, George, would say, once a sucker, always a sucker. You want to get a good record, pick up Keith Richards' Talk is Cheap. Man, that's good stuff. Does anybody remember good rock n' roll? Does anybody remember laughter? What a nice day today. AAAAAAAHHHH, Spring!!!!!!!! Have a good day. Tell a friend about BobBorden.com.

4-3-01
Did you finish reading yesterday's Diary entry yet? I went on and on, didn't I? Well, I'm going to make up for it today. I had a busy day at work yesterday. I got a haircut at Supercuts last night. They do good work there. I got home and watched The Tao of Steve. People said I'd love it, but it just kind of laid there for me. It's about a fat guy that does drugs and scores with women. And likes Steve McQueen! Sounds like my kind of movie but it just felt like a soap opera. I thought to myself, I'd rather just watch The Great Escape again. The NCAA finals was on TV last night. I could never get into basketball. However, every time I tuned it in, there was a commercial on. There are two things that I've learned in my 31 years: Oh sweet Lord, I'm 31 years old, how did that happen? Anyway, back to my two truths: 1. Everything's for sale and 2. There's no such thing as a reality show. The first truth is obvious and the second refers to Survivor and shows like that. How real can you be with a camera in your face? Who cares! I'm not buying it, corporate America, do you hear me? It just makes me angry, AAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! Internet Acting, thank you. Good news about my rent, they're only going to raise it by 3%. So, I don't have to move. I liked thinking about where I would end up. I may look at some places this weekend, just to see what's out there. I hate renting. That's it for today, short and sweet. Have a good day. In the words of Midnight Oil...How can we dance when our earth is turning? How do we sleep while our beds are burning? Think about it.

4-2-01
They don't call me Bobby Vegas for nothing. I left Hoboken around 9 o'clock on Friday and drove to Atlantic City. I got there and held off on the serious gambling until I could survey the area. I didn't want to rush into anything. Years ago, I went into a casino and lost $200 in about an hour. That was a bad feeling and I didn't want to repeat it. OK, back to the story, the $100 I said I was only going to gamble with became $150 and by the time I walked through the casino doors, it was $200, I added the extra $50 for travel expenses, ha ha. During the checking out phase I dropped about $60 into various slot machines, big mistake. The slots take your money very quickly and it's easy to get caught up in a trap of one more $20 and I'll probably hit the jackpot. I finally thought the time was right to find a blackjack table. Walter and I found a $15 table that we were comfortable with. I put $100 down and started my journey. I was up, I was down, back up again, up, down a little, down a lot until I ended up with the $100 I started out with. By this time it was probably close to 3am, we were tired and hungry. I looked at my stack of $100 chips and put it all on one hand. I said screw it, if I win, I win, lose, I lose. I lost. Oh well, we went to eat some breakfast. It was goooooooood. So good, that my energy was back. I went to the old ATM and took out $100. Just in case you're counting, I've taken out a total of $300. I said to Walter, "I'm going back, you in?" And to his credit, he was in. I also want to thank Walter because if left on my own, I have a tendency to make sucker moves. An example of a sucker move is putting your last $100 on one hand; see what I'm saying? He was a good coach when I needed advice. Anyway, we had a great run at this table. I doubled down here and I doubled down there. Before I knew it I had a big stack of green chips in front of me. Green chips are $25. The dealer shuffled the deck and two more people joined the table and then we lost a couple of big hands and I said I was out. I think the new people threw off the good vibe. So, I left the table with one chip. A $500 chip! I won! I left a casino up for the first time in my life! So, if you're still counting, I broke even and won $200. What a fun night! My boss, Eric, gave me $20 and told me to put it on red. If I win, walk away. I won; it was so easy, I thought, why not win him some more money? So, I let it ride and I lost. Again, a sucker move. He was cool about it. He gave me until 5 o'clock to clean out my desk, ha ha. My friend Jay gave me $10 to play with and I lost that too. My other boss, Justin, went to Foxwoods casino and won $395 playing roulette. He was only there for two hours. On Saturday, I drove back to Hoboken and went to the A & P. I was dragging all day. I took a nap around four o'clock and just watched TV Saturday night. They're going to raise my rent again. I may have to move in the not too distant future. Hoboken has priced me out. It just costs too much to rent here. There's a new development on every block - it seems that way anyway. Oh well, 5 years in one town is probably enough. Does anybody know anything about Queens? Sunday, I woke up early and did my laundry. That reminds me, I'd like to work out a little something for my stand-up comedy act, here it goes:
I go to the laundry every week or every other week, you know, like normal people. However, there are people among us that do their laundry for the whole year. This usually happens when I'm doing my laundry. Where do these people come from? They come in with five bags and go back out to the car for five more. Talking about, you got any more machines?

Is that anything? After that thrill, I spring-cleaned the heck out of everything. I found 3000 Spanish Pesetas in my Spanish-to-English dictionary. 3000! I thought I struck it rich. I was going to retire and open a bar in Key West. I went to the bank this morning and it turns out that 3000 Pesetas equals out to only $14.67, damn. Now, I have to return my fur coat and solid gold toilet. Other than watching The Sopranos, that's all I did. A fun weekend, If I do say so myself. The Sopranos is the best show on TV. It's the only show I have to see. Just thought I'd throw that in. Oh, I almost forgot - I lost a whole freaking hour to Daylight Savings time! What a rip off! Have a good day.