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Sunday, January 9th, 2005Sounds like something I’d do! (And thanks to Mrs. Swasta for finding out about this in the first place!)
LAKE STEVENS, Wash. Someone in the Census Bureau may be watching a little too much MTV.
Bevis Lake, a 5.7-acre body of water in a forested area about 25 miles northeast of Seattle, appears on Bureau records with a different name: Butthead Lake.
Those two names Bevis and Butthead are almost identical to the 1990s MTV cartoon show Beavis and Butt-head, featuring a pair of slacker teenagers who watched music videos and made bad jokes.
Someone at the Census Bureau must have gotten bored and made a joke of the name of the lake, said Ken Brown, a land surveyor with the state Department of Natural Resources.
At least someone at the Census Bureau has a sense of humor!!
RIP Dimebag Darrell
Thursday, December 9th, 2004
Dimebag Darrell, guitarist of Pantera and Damageplan fame, was gunned down ON-STAGE at a show in Columbus, OH last night.
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1494653/20041209/damageplan.jhtml?headlines=true
And to think I came this close to seeing them Tuesday night in Buffalo. But its kinda scary when you think about the fact that this guy just started shooting into the crowd after shooting at the band. Now I’ve seen some crappy bands in my time, but not so bad that I wanted to shoot them! The article says this fool got up on stage, and said something about Pantera before shooting. Anyone that takes their music that seriously has major issues.
And everyone wonders why Tiff was glad to be out of Columbus… the city ain’t a nice place!
From The “Week’s worth of nothing” Dept.
Friday, August 20th, 2004So what’s been up since Monday? Not too much, worked a full week, about to have my first weekend off in who knows how long (thankfully its a trend that will continue!), and even got some bike riding in. Last night Tiff and I journeyed to Thursday in the Square down in Buffalo to see Gavin DeGraw. The review will be up shortly, but suffice to say Mr DeGraw is a performer. He plays piano and guitar, and is quite the singer… with stage prescence! Needless to say, there were quite a few screaming young girls in the audience. His opener, Toby Lightman was equally as impressive, and I’m not usually one for female singers. Good thing too, because she’s opening for Gavin again tonight at Water Street, and since Tiff’s shows are few and far between, we’re hitting up this show as well. Should be a good time, and then its off to Horseheads for the weekend before I get to come back for Game Changes… Video Poker!
From the “Reposting Fark” Dept.
Wednesday, August 11th, 2004This one almost made me snort chocolate milk out my nose…. from this thread about guilty pleasure songs…
2004-08-11 02:39:13 PM Radworld4
Most embarassing song moment…
Sing/screaming along to Faith No Mores “Epic” as I danced/stomped through my apartment in college while my girlfriend and her roommate walked in on me. Oh and I was naked.
When she broke up with me…I knew why.
Can’t say I’ve ever done *that*, but… getting caught belting out songs is certainly a red-faced moment (fully clothed, mind you!)
From The “Will Write For Tea” Dept.
Tuesday, August 10th, 2004As alluded to by Sara’s comment in the last post, the Tea Party have their current single available for streaming, called “Writing’s On The Wall”. After one listen, I don’t know what to think. It’s a lot less complex than the previous stuff, more straightforward. Sara said it sounded like a Rage Against The Machine throwaway… I’d say it very strongly reminds me of a Stone Temple Pilots song, personally, but I can see how the main riff sounds Morello-like. I’m gonna obviously buy the CD, and probably end up loving it, but the first impression is not a bad one, just more of a “that’s it?”. I’m hoping the rest of the album is more of the Tea Party we all know and love. Not saying don’t change, don’t grow, just don’t lose the signature sound.
From the “Needs More Cowbell” Dept.
Tuesday, August 10th, 2004I just put up the review of the Finger Eleven / Thornley show from last week on the reviews page. I swear, I’m either getting old (most likely), more jaded about concerts (not likely), or some shows have just started to become not as entertaining as they used to be (wouldnt be surprised). Take the last four I’ve been to, and the contrast is amazing: Sister Hazel, they were amazing, the musicianship, the energy from the band and the fans, everything was great. Then Nickelback / 3 Doors, where I’ve seen way better from both bands. For all the pyro and stuff, it was cool, the bands were into it, and I like both bands, but the performance left something to be desired. Then the Hip, which for having little more than a light display, played an awesome show just being on stage and playing. A raucous crowd helps, but still. Then Thornley / Finger Eleven, where Thornley was everything a club show should be, and F11 came up short. Having them 1/2 hour apart made it even more obvious. To me, considering I like all of these bands equally, and with the exception of Thornley, I’d seen them all previously, makes my feeling music-wise about equal. That is, I can rate the “show” and the “performance” a little more objectively, without loving something so much I get the rose colored glasses.
I’ve run on about this, and my end point is what? Not sure I have one, other than that I’m increasingly becoming more and more agitated by the fact that sometimes I feel like I’m not getting my money’s worth for these shows. Must be a sure sign of getting old. *sigh* I’m waiting for everyone to comment on how the big music guy is finally seeing it how everyone else does, but so be it. Gotta learn the hard way, eh? 🙂
Best Buy Employee Bashing
Tuesday, June 29th, 2004So yeah, about that wonderful help at Best Buy yesterday. Two kids that look like the Abercrombie models from the MadTV spoof come up to me as I’m perusing the “T” section looking for the new Tragically Hip CD, which I kinda had a hunch that they wouldn’t have. Notice how the one kid just assumes that because its new, and I’m shopping on a Monday, that I’m a retard and the CD isn’t released till tomorrow…
Kid 1: “What can I help you find?”
Me: “The new Tragically Hip album”
Kid 1: “It comes out tomorrow.”
Me: “It came out on the 22nd as far as I know, did it get pushed back?”
Kid 1: *checks his little sheet* “Uhhhhhhhh…. yo, do we have the new Tra… what are they called again?”
Me: “The Tragically Hip”
Kid 2: “They’re Canadian.” *way to go dumbass!*
Me: “Yeah, it came out last week, do you have it or no?”
Kid 2: “Um, it doesn’t look like we have any, if we don’t have their older stuff, I doubt we’re gonna start picking them up now.”
Me: “Yep. I’ll go to Record Archive instead.”
Morons. My pet peeve about the whole thing is not that he hadn’t heard of them, I didn’t expect him to… but automatically assuming that I’m in on a Monday, and if I can’t find it, it must come out tomorrow (Tuesday is the traditional day for new music and movie releases). Grr.
Stolen Music Quiz!
Monday, May 10th, 2004Stolen from Amber:
On your current playlist, hit shuffle and pick the first twenty songs on the list (no matter how cheesy or embarrassing), and write down your favorite line of the song. Try to avoid putting the song title in the line. Then, have your friends comment and see if they know the songs. I suppose I’ll post the answers after some people have taken a stab at it 🙂
I know some of you will be good at this 🙂
Update 5/13/04 – Here’s The Answers:
1. Nickelback – Slow Motion “Well how about you now that you’re needing, don’t worry ‘cuz they’re laughing, and you’re bleeding.”
2. Pearl Jam – Alive “What you thought was your daddy, was nothing but a…”
3. Cool For August – Spinning “And I see there’s blood in the sun, pouring through my window when the evening light has come”
4. Sponge – I Am Anastasia “I found your name in a book, and in that book a letter…”
5. Our Lady Peace – Let You Down “there’s a bicycle show, where the bicycle’s float, and I, I wouldn’t have cared”
6. A Perfect Circle – The Outsider “Medicated drama queen, picture perfect numb belligerance…”
7. Edwin – Trippin “Falling down, burnin up shooting through the sky watch the meteor fly…”
8. Sevendust – Xmas Day “Still she hasn’t seen sun, But I promise you now when she wakes there will be none…”
9. Eric Clapton – Five Long Years “Have you ever been mistreated? You know just what I’m talking about.”
10. Systematic – Pitch Black “Taste the colors that run over you, A touch of gray that numbs the mind…”
11. Oleander – Halo “There’s an anchor around my heart, Dragging me down. Beneath the waves in silence I fall.”
12. Guns ‘n’ Roses – Civil War “My hands are tied… The billions shift from side to side…”
13. Tonic – You Wanted More “I dont know when I got bitter, Love is surely better when it’s gone.”
14. Godsmack – Now Or Never “Why don’t you just fly, fly to me? How long will you wait for me? Never?”
15. Nonpoint – Excessive Reaction “Standing, responses. Failing the answers. Screaming so foreign.”
16. Korn – Wicked “I get them skins, and I ain’t talking about pork. You’re sly, you pig, dig, listen from the flow from a soul fro’ed caucasian”
17. Damageplan – Save Me “I’ll create or I’ll destroy, But either way it’s always in my veins”
18. Matthew Good Band – Alabama Motel Room “I have one of them tied up in the bathroom, I am down and out, but he will not get away with it again”
19. Reveille – Plastic “Pretty my pink, I can smell your stink – makes me sick”
20. Black Crowes – She Talks To Angels “She never mentions the word addiction in certain company. She’ll tell you she’s an orphan, after you meet her family”
Pictures of Precious
Tuesday, May 4th, 2004
It’s supposed name is Precious… Yes folks, Dad bought a Vette! A white 1990 beauty, I guess if anything had to succeed the Escort in the garage, this would be it, eh? I have yet to see it in person, but I’m told it’s pretty impressive. Of course, the pictures found a home on the internet here… besides, Dad needs a spot to direct everyone to so they can see the pictures, right? 🙂 (Maybe I oughta start charging for bandwidth hehehe). Check them out on the picture page!
In other news, I picked up the Sevendust Acoustic CD/DVD set today, and it rocks, especially for an acoustic album! I also picked up the new Flaw disc, and judging from the first song, it should be as good as their first disc. Rockin times!
R.I.P. Woomobile (1988-2004)
Friday, April 23rd, 2004
Woo Mobile (nee Mom’s Car) (1988-2004) of North Tonawanda, NY, April 20, 2004, beloved car of Eric J Bonus, dearest transportation for James, Linda, Amanda and Jacob Bonus, also for many friends and relatives. No prior visitation. A memorial service will be held at Crittenden Way Apartments on Saturday, April 24th. Funeral services were arranged by Frontier Auto Wrecking, 493 Young Street, Tonawanda. Mr. Mobile was a 1988 Ford Escort, licensed to drive in the state of New York, and served as a “student’s car” for 6 years, with a short stint in Lockport, NY, followed by a 5 year tour of duty at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Mr. Mobile will be most fondly remembered for his decorative stickers adorning the trunk lid and windows, and for terrible music blaring loudly from his speakers. Memorial donations in Mr. Mobile’s name may be made to the “Pay For The Sonata Fund” or instead deposited directly into the account of Eric Bonus.