Now It Can Be Revealed==>BMS=Benjamin Mark Sears

Well, my loyal and faithful readers the BMS countdown has ended because tonight at 7:00pm I meet up with my friend Benjamin Mark Sears (BMS=Benjamin Mark Sears===>get it?) at the Beacon Theatre for the STYX concert. The group will perform THE GRAND ILLUSION and PIECES OF EIGHT albums in their entirety. After the concert we will catch a bite.

I started the BMS countdown almost two months ago, after I invited Ben to join me for the concert, as a gentle and subtle daily reminder to him that he had an obligation to fulfill and that the penalty for failure would be testicle removal, at the very least.

So, BMS-0, will seeya at 7:00pm. Don’t be late because there is no opening act.

I am very very happy to report that Billi Pod feels fine today. Got a great night’s sleep and things seem to be back to normal (hummmm can “normal” ever be used in the context of Billi Pod’s world??? I doubt it.)

Of course Billi Pod’s Rally countdown clock is running. The Comedy Central sponsors have been pretty secretive about the actual schedule, but my Internet research has revealed the following:

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Pre Show - 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

12:00-12:40 - The Roots will play for the crowd

12:40-12:57 - A comedian (TBA) will warm up the crowd

12:57-1:00 - Video countdown and intros

Main Show 1 p.m.-3 p.m.

1:00-1:05 - Singing of the National Anthem by special musical guest (TBA)

1:05-1:20 - Jon Stewart welcomes the crowd

1:20-1:30 - Stephen Colbert enters

1:30-1:35 - Benediction by actor Don Novello ("Father Guido Sarducci")

1:35-1:40 - Poem reading by actor Sam Waterson ("Law and Order")

1:40-1:50 - Performance by Jeff Tweedy (Wilco) and Mavis Staples

1:50-2:15 - Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert perform together

2:15-2:20 - Performance by Sheryl Crow

2:20-2:30 - Brief statements from special guests (TBA), both live and taped

2:30-2:40 - Performance by special musical guest (TBA)

2:40-2:50 - Sanity and Fear Awards

2:50-3:00 - Final statements by Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert

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The online estimates regarding the rally crowd are varying wildly from 100,000 to 250,000+, so who knows what it will be. All I know is that Billi Pod will be there in a warm Yankee jacket and wearing a Gator cap.

GO YANKEES AND GO GATORS!!

Billi Pod

“Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.” BMS-0