I’ve got… High Hopes
Not more than 48 hours after the band breaks up, we are going full force in the direction that felt a long time off only 24 hours ago. You see – we had some ideas about where to look for a new singer and guitar player since we found out about Dave and Jason leaving.…
What’s next?
Dammit all to hell… Just when I needed somehappy times, my laptop shows up. Only problem is, there seems to be a bad connection between the video card/mobo and the monitor. So instead of seeing my crystal clear picture, I get crappy blue smear all over the place. And letters on the screen and the…
A Tale of Two Cities
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times… This weekend was awesome. Friday night, we had a final run through of our setlist for the show on Saturday night. Things sounded fine, and we knew that the show would be a success. And it was. Saturday night rolled around and we…
I’m On Call…
What to do… What to do… The next couple of weeks will be interesting. First off, Jott just took off to Costa Rica for business for the next 2 days, leaving Abbi here (and due to burst any time). Not to mention that Chris is off to Alaska tomorrow morning, and my parents are in…
Summertime Spending
It seems that the hotter it gets in Phoenix during the summer months, the faster money burns holes in my pockets. For one, there is usually 1 or 2 kick ass concerts that need to be seen. This summer it is Gigantour – a co-headlining tour with Dream Theater and Megadeth. Not to mention Fear…
The Redeeming Qualities of a song
“Robert” really likes the Gwen Stefani song, Hollaback Girl. I think that the song sucks. It got me thinking to myself (and aloud), “What are the redeeming qualities of a song?” First, there must be music involved in the song somewhere. And I’m not talking ambient noise or arpeggios. Hollaback Girl has the arpeggios, played…
Full length review of Dream Theater’s “Octavarium”
In a previous post, I had given a brief review of the new Dream Theater album, Octavarium. The reason I kept it brief was because the album had not yet been released and I did not want to give any spoilers away to the Dream Theater fans who may come across it. So now I…
Wanted… Dead or Alive
I, along with John, went to the birthday party on Saturday night. I certainly didn’t add my 2 cents to the musical stylings while the party was hopping. I had to go see a friend’s band play, so I left the party early. But I did return. And also sang a very poor rendition of…
I knew I should have posted my weekend report sooner…
I planned on posting a weekend update yesterday, but got caught up creating a flyer for the Phoenix Down show. And now that I am doing an update about my life, you’ll just have to trust me that I had planned what I am going to say before the **** (cow excrement – thanks Paul…
BEEEEEEP!
Consider this post an apology. I, in a post which is now deleted, referenced a coworker. Nothing derogatory towards this person was said. But the FCC made it known that it should be removed. I don’t feel as though I did anything wrong, but probably should not have used the name of someone who doesn’t…