rockin the sears database
By Eric | April 14, 2002 12:31 pm
From Sears’ customer records, courtesy of Scott:
Last night ended up being rather slow. Sat around for a long while, dabbled in a little homework, mostly vegging. Mary and I finally trekked out to Eastview about 8 or so, and we’re one of the last dogs to be shot at the mall. We came back, and watched the majority of Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure with Dan and Scott, then Nick from work showed up because he was just as bored as us. When that was over, VH1 had a countdown of the top 80 80’s videos that we caught for a half hour till SNL with the Rock was on. SNL is getting funny again! The Rock always does a good job when he’s on. We flipped back to the VH1 countdown, just in time to see Sledgehammer (Peter Gabriel) at number 2, and oddly enough, MJ’s Billie Jean as Number 1. Number 1 video of the 80’s? Thriller was like 8, and Def Leppard’s “Photograph” was 6, which made no sense to us. Whatever. Slept till 11, and now there’s an APB out for our TV remote. fun wow. Looks like HW day for me today. Yippie.
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50 Mission Cap
By Eric | April 9, 2002 11:43 pm
As countless others probably have, I often wonder about the meaning of the Tragically Hip’s song “Fifty Mission Cap” (off Fully Completely), which is about the Maple Leaf great Bill Barillko scoring the Stanley Cup winning goal in 1951 and subsequently disappearing, only to be found in the wreckage of a plane in 1962, the next time the Leafs won the Cup. I actually found an answer.
What is a “Fifty Mission Cap”? Is there any connection between the “Fifty Mission Cap” and Bill Barilko or is just a coincidence that Gord Downie keeps his Bill Barilko card under his “Fifty Mission Cap”?
Gord Downie likes to mix things up in his songs. The song is about both
Bill Barilko and 50 Mission Cap which is from the old fighter pilots
who’s leather hats were worn in after each mission. The Fifty Mission
Cap is a really good worked in cap. “I worked it in to look like that”
could be taken as someone wanting their cap to look like it had been on
fifty missions. I heard him say he didn’t really know the history of
Barilko scoring and disappearing so when he read the card it inspired
him on that front and I believe that that ( don’t quote me ) but the
Fifty Mission Cap idea came from the fact that planes were used to
search for Barilko and that is where that tangent came from. A lot of
the Hip’s songs go similarily with a few meanings and interpretations.
Sorry for rambling just my two cents.
This is almost disappointing, because I had a much weirder and, in my little mind anyway, cooler picture in mind whenever I heard the song. Mine was more along the lines that he got the hockey card (which I also have a couple copies of), and worked the card in “to look like that”. As in wearing the cap with the card in it the whole time, like a cherished momento or something. And as far as fifty mission cap, I had a dumb vision of a Labatt 50 beer logo. Apparently it wasn’t so dumb, because someone else had the same idea, and made a custom shirt out of a Labatt 50 bottlecap with “Fifty Mission Cap” on it as well. I guess the artists are right when they say they let the fans take their own interpretations of songs. Mine was much cooler to me this time around. It’s still a great song.
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not another music survey!
By Eric | April 9, 2002 9:00 pm
Sara did this, and I like stating my musical opinions, so here y’all go… plus midterm studying is looming, I’m starting after this, really I am!
1. Favorite band(s)? Staind, Cold, NIN, OLP, Tea Party, Sevendust, Tool, Korn, you get the idea
2. Do you enjoy concerts? 105 later? nope, don’t think so….
3. What was the last concert you attended? David Usher at the Tralf
4. Music you couldn’t live without? Like sara said, mine… 🙂
5. Kind of music that could fall off the face of the earth and you wouldn’t care nor miss it? techno.
6. About how many CDs do you own? Exactly 537
7. How many CDs can your stereo hold at a time? the AIWA holds 3, the computer can do 2 (two drives!)
8. Do you have a discman? Of course! Has the neat little wired remote thingy too
9. What CD could you listen to for hours? There’s a couple, The Fragile, Ten, BoyHitsCar
10. Can you sing well? : hell’s yeah! Karaoke superstar!
11. How many CDs do you own by Sublime? 2 (Self-titled and the What I Got EP)
12. Pink Floyd? zippo
13. Tool? 5 (Opiate, Undertow, AEnima, Salival, Lateralus)
14. Eminem? zero hahah
15. Incubus? not a one
16. Blink 182? Are you kidding me? ZERO
17. Everclear? Gag me
18. Weezer? geek rock is for trendy assholes.
19. Garbage? none
20. RATM? 3 (RATM, Evil Empire, Battle of LA) and I have the VHS with the videos on it
21. Dr. Dre? Just one, Make my bud The Chronic!
22. Fuel? 11, have a ton of promos and a bootleg
23. Linkin Park? Just the one, Hybrid Theory (I do have the original EP in mp3 as well)
24. Radiohead? zero
25. The Pixies? none. I know they were forrunners of grunge, but I don’t dig them
26. KoRn? 11, just got the Here To Stay promo
27. Limp Bizkit? 7, and I had 3 Dollar Bill waaaaaaay before MTV got to them….
28. Smashing Pumpkins? 2 (Siamese Dream and Mellon Collie)
29. MxPx? We used to be Christian but that wasn’t cool so we forgot about it but we still suck…
30. Foo Fighters? zero
31. Tom Petty? none
32. Eve 6? : yeah I have the first one…
33. Sum 41? RIT CAB just HAS to bring someone better next year…
34. No Doubt? that they suck?
35. Nine Inch Nails? We’re up to halo seventeen, so I have 21 (UK head like a hole, 2-disc closer import, 3-disc we’re in this together, TO 2000 bootleg) plus the Closure video… havent gotten the Fragility DVD quite yet.
Which lyrics come to your mind when you hear/or what do you think of:
36. Goo Goo Dolls? “Caught in a breakdown…” (Lazy Eye) (And I still resent them for their selfish display of 6 mediorcre songs at the Charity show)
37. Lifehouse? .- mad boring live… lyric? “Hanging by a moment here with you…”
38. Saves the Day? *whining like a baby* “…and I will sing, the requiem…” WAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH
39. Staind? “CAN’T BREATHE…. SHUTUP…. SHUTUP…” (Spleen)
40. LFO? These are those “I like girls who were Abercrombie and Fitch” assholes aren’t they?
41. Beatles? “I wanna hold your haaaaaaaand…..”
42. Papa Roach? “My name’s Coby Dick, Mr. Dick if you’re nasty, rock a mic with a voice that’s raspy…” (Infest)
43. The Bloodhound Gang? DRUMMER FROM DEF LEPPARDS ONLY GOT ONE ARM! (I’m with Sara here, I think this is from Hold Your Head Up High (And Blow Your Brains Out))
44. Oasis? “Well, What’s the story, Morning Glory?”
45. Master P? as much as I hate this type of rap, “Make em say UUUUUUUUUUUUGH”
46. Our Lady Peace? “Super….. sattellite”
47. The Verve Pipe? “For the life of me, I cannot remember…” (The Freshman)
48. Limp Bizkit? “Breaker breaker 1-9, spittin out mad skills, suicidal punk let me know you’re real…” (Pollution)
49. Blink 182? Only good single they ever had, ahh the Gracie’s memories! “The timing, and structure, did you hear, he fucked her?” (Dammit)
50. Marilyn Manson? “Take your hatred out on me…” (Tourniquet)
51. 311? “…or play a track from your record collection, it’s your mix, congratulations” (Down).
52. Snoop Dogg? “…cuz it’s 1-8-7 on an undercover cop…” (Deep Cover)
53. The Fugees? “Killing me softly with his song…”
54. Britney Spears? i’m a slave for you (cuz i’m a big whore) (Sara said it best)
55. Janet Jackson? “We are a part of a Rhythm Nation”
56. Sisqo? “Somebody’s been sleeping in my bed…” (Acutally, that was a Dru Hill song)
57. Red Hot Chili Peppers? “Sometimes I feel like I don’t have a partner…” (Under The Bridge)
58. Elton John? “Daniel’s leaving tonight on a plane…”
59. Tupac? “How do you want it? How Does it feel?”
60. Aretha Franklin? “You better think… THINK! think about what you’re tryin to do to me…” (It’s in the Blues Brothers)
whew…
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another music survey
By Eric | April 5, 2002 8:04 am
Bowling was okay last night, I did my usual 110+ games, not as much fun without mary (she was sick). Joe and I did go to 7-Eleven afterwards to get our RVD slurpee cups and the WWF poster they had! Rockin! Work till noon now, and then fun with Dad and Jake!
Sara posted this, so I gotta answer these!
What was the first album you ever bought? First album on tape was Alice in Chains – Dirt, and first CD was (sadly) Green Day – Dookie
What was the last album you bought? Used CD run last week, so this one is the last one on the list: ZZ Top – Recycler (of which I had the tape a looooong time ago)
What was the last CD you listened to? Spinning The Tea Party – Transmission in the Discman
How many albums do you currently own? 537! (Yes, thats an exact number)
Which one of your albums do you wish you never would have wasted your money on? I’ve sold back all the ones I’d rather get rid of…. the only one that I still have that I’d ditch is Dope – Felons and Revolutionaries
Name an album you secretly love that would ruin your reputation as cool if people knew about it? I enjoy everything I own, however, most people snicker at the Vanilla Ice, Tesla, and my Sir Mix-A-Lot, House of Pain, and Kriss Kross singles 🙂 (middle school cheese, people!!)
What album do you listen to most often? As of late, WWF Forceable Entry, Sevendust – Animosity, and Matthew Good Band – The Audio of Being
How many concerts have you been to? 105
Which of the above, if any, was your favorite? – NIN in TO 4/00, Tea Party Buffalo 12/31/00, OLP Buffalo 6/97, Staind Buffalo 5/99
Name a fantastic album someone else introduced you to? Mary really got me started on Cake with Fashion Nugget
Name the last album someone else bought for you? Um, on a used CD run Mary got me Live – The Distance To Here
Name the last album you purchased for someone as a gift? I think I got Dad something, but I’ll be damned if I remember what it is!
Name a fantastic album you discovered entirely by accident, on your own? Me and Mary both saw Caroline’s Spine open for the Watchmen and were blown away…. so both Monsoon and Attention Please
Name an album you’d play for someone you wanted to seduce: Jeff Buckley – Grace
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ressurection david
By Eric | March 29, 2002 10:24 am
Whoa. You’re loud, scary and just a little bit nuts. Better keep that angry temper – and those pesky multiple personalities – in check. You also have the tendency to run from room to room, making crazy faces, and you can walk through walls (as long as you have your hands in your pockets) — bonus!
Which David Usher Are You? [http://heaven.morethanart.org/blog/davidushertest.html]
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03/26/2002 David Usher (Buffalo, NY at The Tralf)
By Eric | March 26, 2002 11:59 pm
Mary and I got to the venue about 7:30, and Joe and Paula were already there, right at the front. There wasn’t a whole lot of people there, so sight was not going to be a problem. At 8:00. a lady came out and made a couple announcements, it turns out the opening act couldn’t make it in from Ottawa due to the weather (Must have been way worse up there, because it was just rainy here). So we had to wait around another hour till David Usher started at 9. Finally the show starts, and David comes out with 2 more members of Moist, Jeff Pierce on bass, and Kevin Young on keyboards. There were two guitarists (one female), and a different drummer. They opened with A Day In The Life, but closed out the song with a bit of the end of Sweet Child O’ Mine! The order gets a little messed up after this, but he played Butterfly, Baby Skin Tattoo (his, not Moist’s), Blinded, My Way Out, Jesus Was My Girl, Black Black Heart (v2.0), Too Close To The Sun, Tangerine, Forestfire, Ressurection, and closed the main set with Alone In The Universe. They came back out for the first encore and played Breathe, then a ridiculous hybrid cover, introduced by David as “Now the question is, who wants to hear us play Ozzy?” So they start playing Crazy Train, but start singing Pink’s “I’m Coming Up” over it!! Very very amusing! They hid in the back after that, and then came out one final time, playing St. Lawrence River semi-acoustically. The show was excellent, he sounded great, the band sounded great, and we were close (no barrier, gotta love the Tralf!), so this belated birthday present from Mary was a very nice present indeed!
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03/24/2002 Injected, Greenwheel, Velour (Rochester, NY @ Water Street Music Hall)
By Eric | March 24, 2002 11:59 pm
This was a free show, most likely put on by Island Records (both Injected and Greenwheel are on Island), that was advertised on the radio and on the WBER website. I actually first saw it in the Rochester City magazine show listings. Anyway, I went with Dan, Jason and Michael, and we got there about 7:15 or so, the show didn’t start till 8. At least we got to listen to Badmotorfinger while we waited. So Velour starts up at 8, and they sucked just like they’ve sucked every other time I’ve seen them. Nothing new there. Greenwheel was up next, and I was quite impressed with this band. A typical straight up rock band, very reminicent of the new Live album, Fuel-ish, Nickelback-ish, Creed-ish, almost sounds like Rob Thomas. I liked them a lot, and even though on stage the singer looked like a cross between Brett Scallions and Brandon Boyd, the stage prescence and energ was definately there. After a short wait, Injected came out, and the first couple songs, including the single, “Faithless”, sound exactly like Splender to me, but then about halfway through the set, it turned to crappy radio rock, as im American Hi-Fi kidna stuff. They did some covers in the middle of the set, some Ramones song, Motley Crue’s Live Wire, and something else I didn’t know. When the dust settled, Greenwheel was definately the more talented of the two bands. But for free, what do ya want?
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slime dogs for v-ice
By Eric | March 4, 2002 5:33 pm
Fox Trot today:
Got me a pair of jeans today… woohoo! Did a little shopping for dad too, setting up dinner for tomorrow… SLIME DOGS! 🙂
Current mood: hungry, waiting for dinner, waiting for my damn OS scripting grade to be posted
song: no song, watching the news
shirt: Staind / Hotel room
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Gone Away
By Eric | February 27, 2002 6:45 pm
Do you pray in the night
Can you appreciate the wind
I won’t care, I won’t fight
I need you close to sing
Its the same beginning
Gone away
Its the same old, same old song
Gone away
Its my whole life in words
I can’t breathe when you cry
but I’ll be there to hold you tight
I would kill, I would fight
To keep you close
I keep singing the same way
I won’t live, if you died
If I can feel you in the wind
This is me, it’s my life
I need you close to sing
It’s the same beginning
Gone away
Its the same old, same old song
Gone away
Its my whole life in words
Gone away
Its the same old, same old song
Gone away
Its my whole life
I can’t say, I don’t know, why I fall, why I go
I can’t say, I don’t know, why I fall, why I go
Gone away
Its the same old, same old song
Gone away
Its my whole life in words
Gone away
Its the same old, same old song
Gone away
Its my whole life
“Gone Away” – Cold
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coma white
By Eric | February 26, 2002 11:42 pm
Which Marilyn Manson Song Are You Most Like?
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