They Shoot Slackers, Don’t They? – The Atomic TV Classic

Atomic TV Classic racing program

ATOMIC TV CLASSIC
Pimlico Race Course
June 16, 2001

By Tom Warner (Accelerated Decrepitude, 1/4/2011)

I was was doing some winter cleaning last night, realizing — after the Hillendale firemen came to check if I had a gas leak (not to worry! I live to sleep another night without errant carbon monoxide gas getting me) — that my House O’ Hoarding represented a textbook firetrap environment. In the course of my subsequent garbage sweep, I came across a number of beloved items I hadn’t seen in years, including this 2001 horse racing program from my unemployed slacker days as a railbird at Pimlico racetrack — back when my Atomic TV cohort Scott Huffines was also gainfully unemployed.

No kidding – Scott and I really were unemployable bums (see below)…

Scott and Tom, hedging their bets

…though I preferred the term “jobless reprobate” and even printed up my own cards (as shown below) to hand out to potential racetrack contacts and useful touts.

Tom Warner, Jobless Reprobate

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Ray Lewis – “A Tingle in the Brain”



“I need you right now to hurry up and pick up your phone. Man, this is Ray Lewis calling you. Why won’t you pick up your phone?” –Ray Lewis ringtone



Ray Lewis’ inspirational “Tingle in the Brain” from Chosen One Productions LLC.



“It’s me… your man Ray Lewis… pick up the phone.. c’mon…” –Ray Lewis ringtone

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Ray Lewis training for second career as businessman
By Gus G. Sentementes, (The Baltimore Sun, 10/1/2010)

“… His song lyrics can be personal and introspective, such as “A Tingle in the Brain,” in which he contemplates good and evil, and implores God to guide him.

“Lord, all I ask for is, between me and you, can we spend a little time?” Lewis sings. “I’ve neglected you for so long, but now I’ve finally found my way back home.”

Continue reading “Ray Lewis training for second career as businessman” at The Baltimore Sun.

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Ray Lewis – “What Time Is It?”

“Ray Lewis – What Time Is It?” Remix by DJ Steve Porter

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Mr. Lucky – “Auld Lang Syne”

Mr. Lucky’s harmonica rendition of “Auld Lang Syne” while Ski the dog listens and barks.

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