Hell, at this point, I'd settle for any kind of inspiration to write these days.  With the Rangers slipping quickly into Rhyner's predicted "dark side" and nothing else of any true sports value occurring, I've been totally stuck for things to write about.  There aren't even any big Ticket events to cover with most of the crew on vacation or in Whip- ita Falls.  The recent release of Max Miller is somewhat newsworthy but not anything anyone would want to read about.

Now, if only they get rid of Joe Letsche . . .

But, with a lack of sports news the web is alive with the sound of . . . well, stuff.  This weekend we celebrate the first birthday of hardliners.com.   With that, we in the hl.com crew will be joining with our S.O.'s at the Sideshow Bob compound to eat drink and be merrily bitter over the fact of doing all this stuff for free for the last year ( a fact that doesn't really bother me near as much as the idea of Bob possibly wearing a swimsuit at the party).

But the really big event for me is the presence of Raymond Hokanson at Saturday's soiree'.

Raymond is the creative force behind Stay Hard Sportswear, who will be our first advertiser on the Big Site.  In addition to his Stay Hard line, there will also be a hardliners.com line of clothing . . . and a [ticktionary] shirt.  Even as much as Bob and my Ticket Chick ( among others) call me the GREAT Joe Lopez (whip), I'm still not use to the modicum of fame I've acquired from this.  The idea of a T-Shirt . . .well, that's just too wild for me to think of.  Anyway, Raymond wanted to come up with the Top 10 Ticket-ism to put on the shirt.  I thought I'd step out on a limb and ask you, the gentle reader to help with the choice.  Just type one in in the space below and hit the button.  No muss, no fuss.

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