And if the Huskers lose this one, I might go M.I.A. for a few weeks, well, except I'll be playing the Springwater here in Nashville tomorrow night... Either way, I'll still be pissed and bitter. We should blow this one out, and here's exactly why. We got a healthy Martinez.
And Chrystal, if you're reading this one, go to the 1:42 point in the video above. Here's one of 3 "Long" touchdowns that you say you never see in College. I can post the others if needed. Hell, I can find you about 100 or so, all by huskers.
Here's a classic from former Heisman winner Eric Crouch. That's a full football field run right thur!
Either way, I'm still pumped for this game, regardless if we kicked the bejesus out of them earlier in the year. I'm proud of my Skurz this year, 11-3 (if we win) is a HECK of a year. A year we could only dream of if we still had that one coach... What's his name? Calla.... Callahaaaa... aw fuck it, whoever he was. I'm a Bo-liever.
Great album by one of punk's early pioneers! Really not much more to say. Give it a listen, dammit!
Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers "L.A.M.F" (Like A Mother Fucker)
Why did it take me so long to find out about this album? I've always known about the NY Dolls and Johnny T., but for some reason this was never on my list of must have albums. Man, was I stupid. Since I originally "bought" this album, I can't stop playing it!
Captain Beefheart "Safe As Milk"
Captain Beefheart. There's really not much to say about this album, except get ready for a mind fuck! If you like Zappa, you'll like Beefheart.
Hopefully this doesn't offend any of my local friends, ah screw it. October 4th, 2010. On my way to Sears to get tires for Chrystal's car over our lunch hour. She's right behind me. It's a nice fall day. I was having a great day, no stress, no worries, just a little hungry. I look into my review to make sure Chrystal's ok. I got the green arrow, paused for a second and gave it a little gas. BAM! Out of nowhere, just obeying traffic signals, turning on to the freeway as normal people do, I was drilled by an old lady going way to fast. It definitely was NOT old lady speed. More like ludicrous speed!! She was going somewhere and gosh golly gee no red light was going to stop her! But a Mazda 3 will. I've included some diagrams (below) to show exactly how the crash went down. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that this old, sweet, kind, give you mints when you visit old lady was not who I thought she was. She has the nerve to say after the fact "I'm a crazy young kid, he ran the red light and hit me". Chrystal was kind enough to even help here out.
Cue the scene from Dumb and Dumber.
Anyway, here's a nice pictorial display to show what REALLY happened.
Here is the intersection. Thanks google maps! And Paint, for the great graphics! Technology rules!
Here's a nice satellite display. Once again, technology rules.
So now, a broken toe, sore as hell neck and back and 3 months I've realized that Nashville has terrible drivers. My dad always said Iowa has the worst. Well, I've never lived there, or do I plan to so I guess I'll never know. But since moving here, and even more after my accident, I've never seen so many blow thru stop signs or red lights. I lived in LA for six years, shouldn't that be worse? Hell no. Plus, stop signs are like a Rubik's Cube for most people. I don't know if most are locals or if it's something in the air. Either way, get yer head out yer ass, ya here!
I would like to thank the old lady that hit me. My back is likely going to be f'd for the rest of my life.
After watching this video (below, read story first), I threw up in my mouth a little. When I was 12 hockey, getting into trouble and girls were my main topics of interest. I was dead set on becoming a Hockey player. I even threatened to run away to Canada because Omaha was a terrible hockey town. Trouble, well that just always seemed to find me. I got pretty bad luck. Girls, I was doing all right at that point in my life but wanted a new reason to step my game up. Guitar. "Chicks LOVE musicians. They get laid all the time." Said my dirty little mind. Well, with some help from friends, I figured out chords and "Day Tripper" within the first few weeks. I got better, mainly by listening to my favorite music and figuring out what they are playing by ear. It did alright, I suppose.
Fast forward to now. I play rhythm guitar (hopefully soon have some leads) in Harlott (www.harlottrock.com). We're a pretty fuckin bad ass rock band. I'd say we have a strong rock sound, not pussy stuff that's generally classified as "rock" these days. And we usually blow people away. We get the "Wow, why aren't you guys playing arenas" comments and the "Did I just get my ass kicked, I'm pretty sure your band just kicked my ass" comments. Actually, I made up the last one, but we've had similar comments. Anyway, the point I'm trying to get to is I don't consider myself a bad guitarist. But I'm not GREAT by any means.
So today I google worst guitarist. Why? Fuck if I know. Maybe it's my new obsession, finding people that are awful at things and laughing at them. Then why the hell did I find this? I was searching through some pretty awful guitarist when I found someone that commented "You think he's bad, check out this chick". Apparently that was Eddie Van Halen that made the comment, cuz she does NOT suck. I'm sure there are better ones out there, but you're missing the point. She's 15, I'm 27.
For a while I thought I could rip up the neck. I could play a little bit of "Eruption" about 10 years ago. F that, I suck. So, next years goal? Shred a little more. Maybe I'll get some dignity back.
Besides how awesome my wife is and that technology is amazing, what did you learn? Did you learn how to "superman that ho"? How about the "Frenchy"?
How about the "Flipper"?
Well, if you did, then you're probably just as sore as my ass. My amazing wife got me the Kinect for my Xbox this weekend and let me say, what a treat! After putting on about 10-15 pounds in a week from delicious foods and fatty drinks, this was the perfect solution to shed a few. The Kinect comes with an adventure game, which is fun, still haven't broken into it. She also got me the sports one and Dance Central. The sports one is fun, but I keep losing to Chrystal and Irene. For being such a competitive bad ass, I can't let that shit slide.
Dance Central? At first (I didn't even know I got the Kinect), I thought "This game sounds like something a 13-25 year old gay dude or any girl would like". Wrong. They could find better selections for music, but really you don't focus on that. It's all about bustin new moves. Do you think you're too "white" too bust moves? Here's you chance to step it up, or get served. Anyway, my over all impression of this game is pretty damn fun, even if the music sucks!
Overall, this was a pretty damn good Christmas. Great gifts, great food (as always). I feel like I didn't give back enough tho. Chrystal always does good with Christmas shopping. Next year, time to step shit up, yo.
Back in October, Chrystal and I made our way down to New Orleans for Voodoo Expereince aka Voodoo Fest. All around a pretty damn good festival. One of the acts we were able to catch was by a fairly new artist Janelle Monae. While her performance was pretty good (in the top 5 for me throughout the whole festival), it wasn't until I got a copy of her album before I was blown away. Instantly I kept hearing Sly & The Family Stone/Funkadelic influences with mix of Motown/R&B. While I'm generally a Rock/Punk kinda guy, I'm very impressed with this artist. I look forward to more from Janelle. Plus, there's something sexy about her... (sorry Chrystal).
If you don't know me, Bad Brains is one of my all time favorite bands. I can't wait to take a peek inside of HR's INSANE mind. Even if you're not a punk or hardcore fan, this documentary will show you just how influential Bad Brains were to punk and music in general. They've definitely had a HUGE influence on my life.
Now if they would only release it... I feel like I've been waiting for years!
Boredom. It's so slow at work, so while I wait for stuff to come in, I'm trying to do something I did about15 years ago. Make it all the way to Mike Tyson. Now if only I can remember how to beat this fat piece of shit. Thankfully, there's google and my questions are answered...
Thanks to my Bro I will now never get anything done. This site fuckin RULES! He sent me the link to "Double Dribble" (Bubble Bibble) the other day and now I'm hooked. Thanks, Stu. Seriously, thanks.
I figured this would probably be a good first (only) post. Maybe. Unless I feel creative. This is now my 3rd blog, all others never made it past two days. Here's to a new start!
