skidding on glistening zippy buttocks
By Eric | January 17, 2002 10:52 pm
Long day #2 of the week over and done with, Internetworking Midterm was not nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be, and not nearly as bad as everyone in class made it out to be… Presidency was okay, 4 hour IDM actually went pretty fast, and now I just realized that I left my ZIP disk in the lab, so either I can pick it up tomorrow, or get my file off the computer (love the IT labs, they actually have logins, its kinda nice), because its half my freakin project I think, all the work I did, is all code I can reuse… it wasn’t rocket science, but it took a lot of time! Next week is gonna be hella long, all kinds of shit due, I can do it a bit at a time, but making myself do it is the trick. 🙂
Sat and watched MTV for like two hours, 20 years of Rock on MTV, it was actually a decent show, talking about how hair metal gave way to grunge gave way to the new-metal/aggro stuff on now. Had a thing about NIN and Manson, and Manson’s MTV VMA performance of The Beautiful People, and this elicited a great Trent line, talking about Manson’s outfit that night…. “Those glistening white…. buttocks…”. They interviewed Sebastion Bach about a lot of people, so I had to throw Skid Row in the CD player… 🙂 (See, its because of goofy music impulses like this that I own 500 some odd CD’s and need to have them ALL at my disposal!)
current mood: HAIR METAL!!
song: Skid Row – 18 and Life
shirt: Tool / Pre-Seminal 2001
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screwed by the goos
By Eric | December 31, 2001 2:07 pm
So I came back to Rochester Saturday afternoon, hung out, did a lot of nothing, made Dad’s steak (mm mm good!) did a little shopping, and crashed. got up late yesterday, hit the mall with Kelley and Mary, and then embarked on the grand disappointment that was the WNY Food Bank Benefit.
Keep in mind, this is not the review of the show, just the diatribe on how the night went down, the review I’m passing off on Mary if she so desires, as she’s got a lot to say about this too…We had been forewarned, as the ticketbastard website had noted that there was no implication of a full set by any of the bands. Which I expected. I don’t think anyone else did though, because I’m sure they didn’t say anything at the ticket window, and nowhere on the ticket itself did it say anything. The show started promptly at 7, with the opening act of Lance Diamond with Them JazzBeards. For 3 songs, 15-20 minutes, which all of the following bands got as well: Spirit of the West, The Juliana Theory, A gospel choir from Niagara Falls, the band that shall not be named (begins with a V, you all know who I mean!), CO Jones, Universal Honey, and finally the biggest letdown of them all, the Goo Goo Dolls.
Ok, yes this was for the WNY Food Bank, a very worthwhile cause. We brought our food as dutifully asked, and I wasn’t expecting a full set. However, I’m sure less seasoned concert goers were not aware that they weren’t going to see a full-on Goo show. I was expecting at least 8-9 songs, a 40-45 minute shorter set, but long enough to be out there for some resemblence of a concert. But noooooooooo…. how many songs did the Goo play? SIX! SIX lousy songs. It took them a whole 25 minutes. (For those keeping score at home, the set was Slide, Black Balloon, Naked, Broadway,. Burning Up, and an encore of a cover of American Girl (Tom Petty I’m told)). So anyway, yeah, six songs. Their hometown, and the greedy bastards stiff all of Western New York and play SIX songs. Each of the past Shredd and Ragan Misfit Xmas shows cost the donation of a toy, and all the bands played a regular set. OLP for the turkey show played a full set also. Why couldn’t the Goo’s, the hometown band, do the same? All of those shows were put on by the Edge, and this one conspicuously was not. I’m kinda glad now the Edge wasn’t pushing this harder.I think it speaks very poorly of them to cheap out the way they did. What heroes they could have been by playing a full set for the people. They kept talking about how it was great that everyone came out in spite of the snow. Well how about a little bit more gratitude? I’m personally not a Goo fan by any means, and the initial reason for going was because Partice wanted to go, Mary and I never turn down a show, and Sara was going to come also, Adrienne and Danielle also bought tickets. Good thing they didn’t postpone Toronto for this, and Trice worked instead. The car is a better goal than this sham of a show.
Like I said, I feel good about donating the food, and it was a great cause, but the execution was very poor on the Goo’s part. I just think to all the other beneift shows I’ve been to that have been really cheap, and all the bands played full sets. Matt Good at Variety Rocks, and another Food Bank show, in Rochester, with Splender was a full set also. Shame on the Goo’s for leading on the less knowledgeable.
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12/30/2001 WNY Food Bank Benefit: Goo Goo Dolls, Universal Honey, CO Jones, Velour, Niagara Falls Gospel Choir, The Juliana Theory, Spirit of the West, Lance Diamond with Them Jazzbeards (Buffalo, NY at Shea’s Performing Arts Center)
By Eric | December 30, 2001 11:59 pm
This was originally going to be on Thursday the 27th, but due to the amazing amount of snow we received, it was postponed first to Saturday, and then to Sunday. I was already back in Rochester by then, so me and Mary made the drive back with our food donations to the show. I knew this was going to be a benefit show, and the ticketmaster website said that there was not going to be a full set by any of the bands, which I expected, but that was sure what I got and then some, as none of the artists played more than 25 minutes, including the Goo’s! (See the 12/31 rant on the main page for my take on the whole thing) But as far as what I did see, Lance Diamond sure kicked things off on the right foot with his great showmanship, and Them Jazzbeards sounded excellent. Spirit of the West is a Moxy Fruvous type band, and their 3 songs were energetic, and full of fun and enthusiasm. The Juliana Theory are just another emo-type band, I didn’t think they were too much to write home about. The Gospel Choir seemed a little put-off by the fact that no one was getting into their “Praise Jesus” routine, but they did sound good. The band that shall not be named was, well, as they usually are, crappy. Interesting note, the guitar cut out for half of the first song! CO Jones played keyboards in front of his band, doing disco songs, but they were cool. Universal Honey, or rather, the lead singer, came out with a guitar and a friend helping out with singing duties. Then time for the Goos. For all the hype and anticipation, they played 6 songs, rather poorly, and they were too loud, it was distorted. Didn’t sound like Johnny was hitting the high notes on anything. They played Slide, Black Balloon, Naked, Broadway, Burning Up, and encored with a cover of Tom Petty’s American Girl. A rather disappointing show for a good cause. Ah well.
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One of the Velour tunes:
Slide
Naked
Broadway
American Girl
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My Way causes karaoke brawls
By Eric | December 21, 2001 7:16 am
MANILA (Nov. 19) – One man was killed and another wounded when a brawl broke out in a Philippine karaoke bar over the quality of singing, a local newspaper reported on Monday. A 54-year-old laborer died of a stab wound in a bar in northern Manila early on Sunday after a fight which began when a group of drinkers said the man with themicrophone was singing out of tune, according to the Philippine Star. The singer confronted the group and a fight ensued, according to the report. The dead man had been trying to put an end to the fight when he was stabbed in the chest, it added. A 24-year-old garment worker is being treated in hospital for stab wounds, the report said. Recent newspaper reports have said Philippine karaoke parlors have been removing the Frank Sinatra classic “My Way” from playlists because fights frequently broke out when the song was being sung.
This is why I make sure I sound good!! 🙂
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12/13/2001 Nickelback, Saliva, Default (Syracuse, NY at the OnCenter)
By Eric | December 13, 2001 11:59 pm
Got out of class and skipped lab (made it up the next morning) at about 6:45. Got to Syracuse a little after 8, to find that I’d missed Adema. Ah well. Got right to my seat (I still HATE seats on the floor) as Default was starting. They weren’t too bad, on the same order of a Creed or Nickelback, got the crowd sufficently into it. On their last song, Nickelback’s lead singer Chad Kroeger came out to sing with them. Saliva was up next, played almost the same set as the last two times, except they played Hollywood this time. They were too loud, everything was overdriven, including Josie’s mike, so while it was fun to watch, it was excruciating to listen to this time around. Then came time for Nickelback. They opened up with Woke Up This Morning, then followed up with One Last Run and Breathe. Too Bad was next, and during Where Do I Hide, in the middle of the song, Chad came out with a video camera and ran through the entire crowd, twas rather amusing. He got back on stage, finished the song, and kicked into Hangnail, Never Again, and Old Enough. They closed the main set with Leader of Men, then started the encore by having just Chad and Ryan playing an acoustic version of Big Wreck’s “Mistake”. The whole band came back for a cover of Bruce Springsteen / Rage Against The Machine’s The Ghost of Tom Joad. Then was time for the only song that everyone in the place knew, How You Remind Me. I wandered up to the barrier after the show and scored a setlist! The band sounded excellent, the show was awesome, and it was totally worth the drive!
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to buy or not to buy
By Eric | November 28, 2001 2:38 pm
Seen on slashdot in regards to not buying RIAA CD’s and such:
“[The argument is] If you don’t like the price, don’t buy it. Guess what? If others still spend billions, my voice isn’t heard and the only person who suffers is me, depriving myself of something I want because the cost/value ratio isn’t fair. Not much useful martydom there…”
AMEN to that.
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Pant-hair-a
By Eric | November 26, 2001 11:25 am
Goddamn Adelphia…. powerlink cut out for like 4-5 hours last night…. bastards. (Like I have anything to do, right?) I plowed through George Orwell’s “Animal Farm” (been wanting to read it forever), and watched Detroit Rock City (hey, the digital cable still worked!). Got up early this morning and Dad helped me fix the car (finally stopped the coolant leak, yay!)
Anyway, I’ve seen this before, and just came across it again, and while I like Pantera, this is just too good to pass up…
PANTERA AS A GLAM BAND!!!! [http://www.metal-sludge.com/ExposedPantera.htm] Cowboys from Hell, eh? I personally like the caption from one of the photos, “Phil Anselmo and his Vulgar Display Of Hairspray”… hahah!
Current Mood: A little hungry
song: Tea Party – Lullabye (Live)
shirt: Staind / doll heads
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Cold’s price is right
By Eric | November 24, 2001 12:57 am
Friday, friday, friday…. started out by waking up and getting the errands out of the way, get the money situation settled, paid bills, etc. So with that out of the way, time to hit the streets. Bank, gas, Frisb’s, Tar-ghetto on Elmwood for a camera (beat all the lines too!), and swung by showplace… nothing going on yet, Cold’s bus was there, but that was about it. Hit AMVETS, 50% off everything! Found two books, and then hit the motherload…. A PRICE IS RIGHT BOARD GAME!!! I have no idea if all the pieces are there, but it looked pretty complete! Salvation Army was next, found a really nice Dolphins / Marino jacket pullover thingy for Mary… Had lotsa time to kill, so I headed in the direction of the Boulevard Mall, which was jammed. Toured the mall and all the people shopping, ate lunch, and headed back to Showplace, there were a couple kids there by then, then Joe and Nick showed up, and then Mary. Mini show review… Flaw was actually decent, Dope was suprisingly better than Rochester (they were on the tour after all, musta told Edsel to tone it down), and Cold was okay. The rochester outing was better, even though they played Outerspace and Bizarre this time… took out the rest of the songs from the first album save for Give, and the set was too short. Mini-ruckus at the end of the show with the kids next to us, the fans that “like any band that has guitars in it”. Regardless, the show was okay, and now I’m home and tired. Gotta work on the car tomorrow, I have lights out :(…
Just remember, no matter how hard you try, you can’t look cool playing on a decorated Rubbermaid totebox!
Current Mood: Tired, but feeling okay
Song: Pearl Jam – Footsteps
Shirt: Cold!
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11/23/2001 Cold, Dope, Flaw (Buffalo, NY at Showplace Theater)
By Eric | November 23, 2001 11:59 pm
We had seen two-thirds of this lineup two months prior in Rochester, so there was plenty to compare and contrast between the two shows.
Got in line about 4:00, Joe and Nick showed up, then Mary. Flaw opened, and they weren’t too bad. More of the same nu-metal stuff, with a bit more singing thrown in, it was decent. [Through the Eyes had only been out for about a month, and I don’t think I’d even heard Payback prior to this. I ended up becoming a pretty big Flaw fan subsequent to this!]
Dope was amazingly better than in Rochester, Edsel wasn’t being such a diva, it sounded better too, but alas, you can’t polish a turd. Better than Rochester still wasn’t great. They did You Spin Me, and then Fuck The Police, which seemed a bit inappropriate after the incidents in NYC, and actually, a bunch of white guys singing it just doesn’t cut it.
Cold came out after a delay, and while they sounded okay, the new set wasn’t quite as good as Rochester. They didn’t have their light show, so they put candles down instead. It was alright, but ehh… lights would have been better. (Mary ended up getting one of the candles.) The guys just all kinda stood in one spot, didn’t move or interact too much at all. They opened with Give, then End of the World, first acoustically, then full-on. Confession, Witch, Outerspace (a first for us!), No One, It’s All Good, She Said, and Send In The Clowns followed. The guys took off, then Scooter and Terry came back to do Bleed, which was the best version I’ve heard yet. Then reaching back to the Something Wicked… EP, they played Bizarre! I don’t think ANYONE in the crowd knew the song besides me and Mary, no one was singing as far as I could tell. They closed with Just Got Wicked, and after the set, Mary got a pick from Jeremy, and had a small skirmish trying to get a towel tossed into the crowd with the idiot kids next to us. In all, the show was okay, but I’m putting the Rochester date ahead of this one.
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Just Got Kicked?
By Eric | November 21, 2001 9:34 am
According to various fans in attendance at the Chicago, IL stop of the Cold/Dope Tour last night, Dope were kicked off the bill after clashing over some production issues with Cold. Apparently, Cold frontman Scooter even went so far as to verbally degrade Dope while on stage. No official announcement has been made as of yet.
SWEET! I hate dope, and now I don’t have to worry about humilating the lead singer again, and my RIT hat won’t get touched by such a dirty, dirty man. Ooh, no water spit at me either! Seriously, I’m not surprised, and I’m actually quite glad they’re off the tour, I can’t stand them, they suck, and oh yeah, they suck. Edsel, quit acting like a baby. According to people on the Cold board, one of Cold’s lighting effects was on the stage, “in Edsel’s way”, and he proceeded to pour water into it, then spit water at one of Cold’s lighting techs. He was also bitching about the lights after every song. Scooter found out and proceeded to kick them off the tour. Go Scoot!
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