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WEEKEND UPDATE/DIEMONDS

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THERE WILL NOT BE ANOTHER POST UNTIL THURSDAY OR POSSIBLY FRIDAY?  THIS WEEK WILL BE BUSY I WILL TRY TO GET MY EXERCISE IN BUT I KNOW A COUPLE OF DAYS MIGHT NOT HAPPEN!

 

Music throughout the weekend.  “Foo Fighters”, “Billie Eilish”, “Chevelle”, “Lamb of God”, & “Coheed & Cambria”

 

Big Wreck tickets are bought for November.  Cheaper than I expected $48 per ticket.  They may be nose bleed seats, but at the Casino, that’s not a big deal.  Small theater & I get to see one of my favourite bands for the 14th or 15th time!  WOO HOO!

Out for a beer Friday night with Corey McDonald.  I don’t get out much & he has 2 kids, our “niece” & “nephew”.  Probably a good change of scenery for both of us for a bit!

Saturday, Kim finished most of the painting of our suite.  Dad came over to help her remove the TV from the wall.  Mom & dad had a water issue in the laundry room today, pretty rough day for them!  Lots of power related to electronics full of water.  Dad apologized for being late, I told it was OK since mom told me what was going on.  Kim painted everything within 2 feet from the TV & the media center on the floor.  Fridge was pulled out to paint behind it too.  She’s almost done as of 5:00 pm on Saturday.

Kim wanted to get out & do something else.  We grabbed so McDonalds for supper & hit the road so she could take some photos.  She just finds a highway, then a gravel road, another random highway & continues to take random turns until she finds something to photograph.

I’m sure we’ll die at the hands of some tire iron psycho like at the start of a “Criminal Minds” episode.  Quiet dirt road, get a flat at a late hour, when all is dark on some random stretch of road in the middle of who knows where, & they’ll kill me first since I’m literally going nowhere fast but I’m the male & they don’t know how little strength I have, etc.  I’m gonna miss that show though!

Kim’s busy painting today, then we’ll get groceries, fridge can go back into place.  I can make my vegetable juice for the week, watch some baseball highlights, & sleep, if that’s what Kim is thinking will happen?

 

 

 

 

Yes, I like this band.  I understand if you don’t.  New song from “The Agonist”!!

Metallica’s in trouble with the law.

July 27th, 1984 Metallica released the album “Ride the Lightning”

A TON of albums to be released this year still “Big Wreck”, “Tool”, “The Agonist”, “Opeth”, “Alter Bridge”, “Megadeth” maybe, “Chevelle”, & “Anthrax” so far I have 3 on preorder, then Kim said to hold up, fair enough that’s quite a bit this year, especially with the other iTunes albums I have bought & the bonus songs on the special anniversary albums on iTunes.  “Tool” won’t have a preorder I suspect, “Opeth” preorder is out, I didn’t grab it just wrote down the release date, “Chevelle” is recorded but no release date yet, & I don’t know what is happening with “Anthrax” or “Megadeth”?

 

DIEMONDS

I’m not a fan of “Guns n’ Roses”.  Take a deep breath, sit down, get some water, & put your head between your knees.  I know that was probably a HUGE shock to a lot of you.  Seeing as I’m not a fan of “Guns n’ Roses”, there is no reason I should like “Diemonds” but they’re darn catchy & a good time!

They played in Regina, at The Exchange, last year or 2 years ago & I didn’t bother to look them up until a day or 2 after the show.  I missed out & didn’t go, but was instantly hooked on the 2 of 4 albums on iTunes.

They’re also Canadian, originally out of Toronto, Ontario.

 

2012   THE BAD PACK

 

2015   NEVER WANNA DIE

 

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Why did this become a music blog?  “Because music is a BIG @#!$%^*&( DEAL”-David Eric Grohl

“I feel good about the good things, & bad about the bad things”-David Eric Grohl

“Learn from your mistakes & don’t repeat them”-Chris

Stay safe out there,

Chris

“Be kind to one another”-Ellen Degeneres

HELLO FRIDAY, WHAT’S IT BEEN A WEEK? TOO LONG!/THE ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS

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5 day exercise total; 600 leg lifts, 450 crunches, 450 squats, 300 back flexes, 500 curls 10 pounds on left arm & 7 pounds on right arm, 300 tricep lifts w/5 pound weight, 200 shoulder raises w/5 pound weight,  stretching, & yoga.

I fell asleep to “Big Wreck” the album “The Pleasure and The Greed”, followed by “Stone Temple Pilots” the album “Purple”

I exercised to “The Struts” the album “Everybody Wants” with this single attached to it.

I did some extra stretching this morning I wasn’t feeling very “…quick & nimble…”

 

 

Today I got up & had breakfast.  Most of the ginger in my morning vegetable juice must’ve fallen to the bottom.  I started coughing because of how spicy it was & up came most of the juice I had.  Brewster was absolutely COVERED in burs from riding out to the cabin with me & my parents on Tuesday.  We tried to get them out, but it was too painful for him.  He got his trim today at 7:30 am he was home by 9:00 am.  Ears are a bit shorter because of the 40 burs in his right ear, but now he can get comfortable.

I spent the rest of Wednesday glued to the TV watching the Robert Mueller testimony.  Mostly stuff most people have assumed or that has already been reported on.  Without looking, it was VERY easy to tell if a republican or democrat was asking the question.

President Trump may have done a few things to benefit America, they have been over shadowed by his lack of morals, ethics, & respect for others & the choices & actions he has made with the lack of those 3 things.

The guy was here Monday installing a new valve into our A/C.  I was feeling pretty confident it would be fixed this time.  He was here on Tuesday, he lubricated the old valve on Tuesday & it was working as it should be.  New valve on Wednesday & a few other little things, now all is well!

I let things like that consume me usually & get extremely frustrated to the point I become enraged & blow up in a temper tantrum.  I didn’t this time.

Me getting angry at someone won’t speed up the process to resolving the problem.  It will make me & the other individual (maybe) feel small & insignificant.

I can’t fix the problem, leave it to those who know more about it than me.  What I did find amusing was 8 hours a day for 6 days fixing my iTunes.  I called the Apple support line to see if they knew what to do.  I worked with them for an hour or so, trying different suggestions they gave me & nothing worked.  The last person I spoke to told me to try something & leave it be for a while & she’d call back 4 hours later since it could take a while.  After 2 hours, I go into check on things to see if it’s helping at all, it wasn’t.  I looked around for 15 minutes & figured out what to do & how to fix my issue!

She called back to see if her suggestion helped, I replied “Not really, but I figured it out” she asked what I did to fix it.  I told her (the 3rd & final person I spoke with from Apple) & went about my day.  I helped the help desk!  Who would have thought!

If everything is going to involve a computer from now on, are we all expected to know how to fix these problems or is technology expected to be perfect.  If that’s the expectation WOW we have a long way to go.  I don’t want & can’t afford to pay $200 to a company to fix something that takes 3 clicks of a mouse.

 

A multi-day music festival is not something I would have or will ever consider going to, mostly because of the large crowd.  One day like the festivals in Canada touring the provinces in the 1990s such as Edgefest & Summersault we’re perfect for me.  Summer time, outside, water readily available, hose to keep the crowd cool, only 10,000-20,000 people in the crowd, noon until midnight, 2 stages, big name acts, smaller un-known acts on the 2nd stage, no camping, washrooms in the adjacent venue to the field & on the field, multiple vendors, etc.  I have the “Woodstock ‘99” CD, not great though.  I can’t say what the experience was like since I wasn’t there.

https://www.kerrang.com/features/i-was-at-woodstock-99-and-it-destroyed-my-innocence/?utm_campaign=loudwire&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&influencer=true&fbclid=IwAR174yFkte9F15v-nNp_BGdyBMmHIWQtoiHxFpkUOT0hCcQ1vic6C3S8_E4

When the lead guitar player of “Alter Bridge” approves of the cover two guys did, you pay attention!  This is FANTASTIC!!!

YAY 2 new “Alter Bridge” songs now!

Opeth preorder for September 27th full release

 

THE ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS

I have one of their albums which I very rarely listen to.  There’s nothing wrong with it, just don’t listen to it as much as I thought I would?  They’re based in Oklahoma & there are 4 members in this group.  I’m not sure if they’re even together anymore.  More of a pop group that’s not quite rock music.  At least that’s how I see them?

 

2005   MOVE ALONG

I was trying to find the album with this song (below) on it.  I came up empty back in the day.

 

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“Learn from your mistakes & don’t repeat them”-Chris

Stay safe out there,

Chris

“Be kind to one another”-Ellen Degeneres

“IN MY HEAD”/DEF LEPPARD

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I fell asleep to “Iron Maiden” the album “The Final Frontier” & “Sum 41” the album “Order in Decline”

I exercised to “Billie Eilish” the album “When we die, where do we all go?” Kim & I saw her on Ellen & were both hooked!

 

 

No, I don’t hear voices in my head or anything else like that.  More often than not I overreact when something goes wrong.  I’m not perfect & I’m EXTREMELY critical about myself.  Lately I’ve been more conscious about relaxing in any instance when things go awry.  I could flip out about our A/C.  What good would that do?  I could have thrown a tantrum about having to redo our iTunes, what good would come of that?  I’d throw a tantrum, then feel just as small as the people who heard it.  Nobody deserves that.  I’ve made mistakes, & I learn from them.  Mostly I think to myself “How could I have handled that situation better?”  Much like when I was working.  If I made a mistake on a certain job, the salesperson or bindery workers would let me know & I’d approach it a different way.

At the end of the day, I just want things to be done right the first time, which doesn’t always happen.

I know I’m not perfect but that’s not going to stop me from trying to be better every day.  A guy with glasses, in a wheelchair, who is also weak with his arms, & who has anger issues, is not a guy to look up to.  I probably still have a long road ahead to address the effects of brain cancer, but it could be much worse.

I don’t take criticism well, why?  I know my speech & my strength aren’t anywhere near perfect.  I’m hard enough on myself.  If you can’t understand me, ask me to repeat what I said, I may say it louder, but I’m not yelling at you by any means.  I’m trying to speak clearly & a bit louder, just to make it clearer for you.  I’m sorry if anyone takes it as anger.

It was incredibly wrong of me to pick at people & point out, what I considered to be, their flaws in the beginning of this entire thing.  I did that to too many people, even one would be too many, my sincerest apologies to all.  Anyone could have turned the table on me & pointed out my MANY flaws.

I spent Tuesday with my parents in case the A/C went out again.  The guy was looking at it when I left, he’ll be here today with a valve rush ordered from B.C.  I guess the one they’ve replaced once is sticking & not able to allow the coolant through when it should.  Makes sense to me.  I hope this does the trick.

I’m usually hot anyways, but with it being so hot in here lately, I was cold at 3:00 am Monday night.  Kim had the comforter & I woke her up.  “What are you doing?” she asks, “Trying to get some of the comforter.  The sheet isn’t enough with the A/C working overnight, I’m cold.”

My parents were making a trip to the cabin to drop off some stuff.  Brewster & I tagged along on Tuesday.  We were there long enough to have a bathroom break, drop off a few things, & for Brewster to get covered in burs.  I tried to get some off but he yelped in pain.  He needs to see the groomer anyways, hopefully she can buzz most of them off, poor guy.  He sat on my lap the whole way back he just couldn’t get comfortable.

 

Great way to start the week, turn on my computron to see that a new “Big Wreck” album is set for full release on August 30th.  The tour hits Regina on Wednesday, November 13th!

Now if Tool does what they’ve said they will do, that makes 2 VERY anticipated album releases on the same day!

Speaking of “Tool”, here’s the artwork for the new album!

https://loudwire.com/tool-new-logo-teaser-album/?fbclid=IwAR0DAjQMCSMWEG0YT1LUAP9JjSWMlzxuqTPoHW_fSPrD-qih438JP5h2BWI

I don’t think “Tool” will release a single or preorder.  They prefer the listener to take in the album all at once.  I preorder on iTunes, however I’ll listen to the single at most 3 times.  I also prefer to listen to a full album.

1,200  That’s a TON of metal shows  I’m guessing I’ve been to roughly 300 shows in general, some metal, most aren’t.

https://loudwire.com/dad-son-1200-metal-shows/?fbclid=IwAR15IkzQIPA-gphtEv80a7KUl85t-IBDjytMs3BcwE_T1JNCW1eKN0x2VJQ

I hope “Breaking Benjamin” fans are up for an acoustic album because here it comes.

https://loudwire.com/breaking-benjamin-acoustic-album-underoath-red-saint-asonia-former-flyleaf-singers/?fbclid=IwAR0y_EH96EeGbpFTgWPNrWhgeGudogPeh2YNTAcK1U3bQa6Zc7P96pIgKs4

 

DEF LEPPARD

I only have the one album everybody’s heard at least one song off of.  “Hysteria”.  Years ago before I was sick, I hit the “Autofill” button on iTunes & was flooded with random music, most of which I didn’t want & deleted ASAP.  Sorry Anne Murray, great voice but I don’t listen to your music.  “Hysteria” was among the 6 or 8 albums I kept.

 

1987   HYSTERIA

No, I don’t listen to this much at all.  Most 1980s rock & metal aren’t for me.  I was born in January, 1980.  My parents didn’t listen to hard rock or metal from that time, well, never metal.  I grew up on Jimmy Buffet, Dire Straits, Glass Tiger, The Monkees, The Partridge Family, Fine Young Cannibals (which I own on CD), Queen, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, etc.

 

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Why did this become a music blog?  “Because music is a BIG @#!$%^*&( DEAL”-David Eric Grohl

“I feel good about the good things, & bad about the bad things”-David Eric Grohl

“Learn from your mistakes & don’t repeat them”-Chris

Stay safe out there,

Chris

“Be kind to one another”-Ellen Degeneres

WEEKEND UPDATE/ADELE

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Music throughout the weekend.  “Ed Sheeran”, “Sum 41”, “Foo Fighters”, & “Iron Maiden”

“Foo Fighters” released a live EP with 6 songs from this show, only available on streaming sites?  I got it, despite my personal opinion regarding streaming sites.

 

 

Just when I think I’ve got our iTunes fixed, I realize there’s more work to be done.  On top of that, the A/C is back to where it began on June 28th, broken…again!  Too late to call now about it, I guess we sweat some more until Monday?  I noticed all of this Friday evening around 8:00 pm.

Wake up Saturday morning, Kim makes a trip to Tim Horton’s for coffee & I asked for a bagel.  I have my breakfast & she gets right to painting.  She turns on the A/C & it actually went down a degree.  Is it broken or is it fixed?  I may live “…in the land of the ice & snow…” in the summer in Canada it gets HOT outside, & just as hot inside our place.  In the winter we can’t turn on the A/C but our windows face south.  So if you’re cold in the winter, bring a bottle of rum, we can share it & pretend we’re in Jamaica.

Saskatchewan Roughrider football game Saturday night.  A win for the home team after a dreadful game 2 weeks ago.  While we’re discussing the Roughriders, I’ve made a decision.  I’ve been attending every home game since before I can remember.  Whenever I was old enough for my grandfather to hold me on his lap, before kindergarten I know.  I’m know 39 years old & of course I missed the games while in the hospital.  It’s very sad to say, but next season will be my last as a season ticket holder.  If the Grey Cup/Championship game wasn’t here next year, this would be my final season.  It’s become a financial burden what with the rise of ticket prices, food & beverages, all for the new stadium.  I like being in the stadium, it’s just too much money for us in our situation.  I can watch the games on TV & a pop won’t cost $6 or $9 for a beer.  At least at home the beverages & food are prepaid.

Finished fixing my iTunes finally & we’ll call the plumbers first thing tomorrow.  Kim & her sister drove to their aunt’s place in Kinistino, 3 hours north, for a birthday party & are back this evening.  Brewster & I did our thing, he slept & I watched baseball.

Our air conditioning is being weird in that it shut down Friday evening, yet today it works fine?  Then stops working around 2:30 in the afternoon.  That’s our weekend in a “….nutshell….”

 

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I will now cry & take a moment for myself & Chris Adler.

Not a great way to end a Friday^^.  L

October 15th says Kevin Smith.  I can’t wait, I’m all in!  “Jay & Silent Bob Reboot”!!!!  LOTS OF LANGUAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I still think this is the most over rated album of all time.  I understand many people love it, & I’m the odd one out.  Could be that I’ve heard the opening of “Welcome to the Jungle” at every Rider game since it was released in 1987?  I stopped listening to the rock radio station because they play songs from this album & early “Rush” songs full of synthesizer.  I own this CD, it’s in a box behind me & not on my iTunes or iPod.

https://loudwire.com/guns-n-roses-appetite-for-destruction-facts/?fbclid=IwAR0aBVAfsowaH6VvZ6reAnk5Y_4TfOa6QRhMdFrD9W0_tMVDAAkVTP88P8o

I do listen to quite a bit of “Rush” post 1980 only though.

 

 

ADELE

I have her album “21”.  That’s all I have for her music.  I very rarely listen to it though.  Despite having a FANTASTIC voice, it didn’t stick around for very long with me.  I guess it’s more of the fact that she’s out of my typical listening area.  Too far out of my little box despite her talent.

 

 

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Why did this become a music blog?  “Because music is a BIG @#!$%^*&( DEAL”-David Eric Grohl

“I feel good about the good things, & bad about the bad things”-David Eric Grohl

“Learn from your mistakes & don’t repeat them”-Chris

Stay safe out there,

Chris

“Be kind to one another”-Ellen Degeneres

WEEKLY EXERCISE TOTAL/ DEVIN TOWNSEND/DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT

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4 day exercise total; 400 leg lifts, 300 crunches, 300 squats, 200 back flexes, 500 curls 10 pounds on left arm & 7 pounds on right arm, 300 tricep lifts w/5 pound weight, 200 shoulder raises w/5 pound weight,  stretching, & yoga.

I fell asleep to “Sum 41” the new album “Order in Decline”

I got up too early to turn on the music today.  Last night I also listened to “Live” the 25th anniversary edition of “Throwing Copper”

 

I had my 2nd appointment with my psychiatrist.  I think my pills are helping, quite a bit!  Just waiting for a referral to a psychologist or therapist to talk to.

Honestly it’s little things that drive me nuts, I don’t talk about them, & eventually I just blow up on whoever, despite them not doing anything.  Mainly technology.  It feels like “Here’s a bunch of new stuff for you, we built it, and you figure it out”.  At least IKEA gives you a page of instructions.  Fix the old stuff that doesn’t work, then move on to newer stuff we apparently “need”.  “In the meantime” “I need to keep my head together”!  The increase in 1 of my anti-depressant pills has helped, but I think I should talk with someone.

In other news our A/C seems to be fixed.  I’m always warm & I wear shorts year ‘round.  If I’m in pants I’m headed to or leaving a wedding or funeral!  Apple pointed me in the right direction & I figured things out from there, 7 CDs to reload & iTunes should be fixed!

 

Justin Bieber is a BIG fan of Tool!  AWESOME!

What do I think about this?  I don’t care, listen to whatever you like.  As for his wife’s opinion, she probably doesn’t get Maynard’s humour if she’s not a fan of Tool, A Perfect Circle, or Puscifer.  She blew it a bit out of proportion.  Appropriately, Maynard didn’t reply.

In all fairness to Tool, it’s about quality, not quantity!

https://loudwire.com/13-amazing-things-took-less-time-new-tool-album/?fbclid=IwAR0TNSWJqsocVh7NAXSVpeqMfyc9DErzs307fkkiZpR6aCy5oOaLPjctqto

4 of my anticipated albums this year are on this list!

https://www.kerrang.com/features/13-albums-to-still-be-excited-about-in-2019/?fbclid=IwAR1dxnNiBFE79udMh3E2PTdderVy9ngqo2McbRr2NSZsdMZv0XVk2yLLZuE

Bands & musicians after the old age app is applied!

https://www.kerrang.com/features/we-put-a-bunch-of-bands-through-the-old-age-filter-on-faceapp/?utm_campaign=loudwire&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&influencer=true&fbclid=IwAR3KcNHE23gITofbbMP9aaaOlYkEl6UCl-bv-9gxFrmC9CmNkZmyxk0Au1k

I guess people miss “Mudvayne” fair enough I miss “System of a Down”

https://loudwire.com/mudvayne-reunion-brbr-deng-meme/?fbclid=IwAR0GdcK8LJBL98lY2kv1csuFX2qiskRgx9Y_lbwt3aVvNZb3l4gVm7vmUC0

Fans of “The Offspring” get ready for a new album.  For me they’re there, I don’t mind them, & I don’t hate them.  I’ve never felt compelled to buy an album of theirs.  I have performed one song of theirs.

https://loudwire.com/the-offspring-new-album-done/?fbclid=IwAR1M_uZxeWGTXi2cyd8hKnG22R0yUZBxPDwuzoPcHBbUykmB5VLASBPY-UA

YAY new video from “The Struts”!  Great band!

I’m not a “Guns n’ Roses” fan, but this is really funny.  Even I know that “…the grass is green & the girls are pretty…” in Paradise City!

https://thehardtimes.net/culture/report-majority-of-millennials-cant-even-find-paradise-city-on-a-map/?fbclid=IwAR2Et0BrYaC4Zx0i0s38cCuDtCaoBEfONKqKDBjHicRuVrzxp1U_lf-CHGI

What I do like about 1987 is “Testament’s” first album, “U2” released “The Joshua Tree”…………………….oh yeah, my brother was born that year!

New video from the upcoming album by “The Agonist”

I do enjoy “Iron Maiden”.  You’d probably be hard pressed to find a metal fan who doesn’t like them.  The singer has an incredible vocal range!

https://loudwire.com/iron-maiden-2019-legacy-of-the-beast-setlist-video/?fbclid=IwAR2EDmH3oGM4HG8dumZGwL9HB7fIaJDol4AQQpnLF6RLmzrnDnsHyrIb2M4

 

DEVIN TOWNSEND/DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT

I have talked about him before, this time I’d like to focus on “Devin Townsend Project” specifically the album “Epicloud”.  Devin Townsend has made too many albums to count.  Including the little that I know of, about 12 Devin Townsend Project albums, at least 3 “Strapping Young Lad” albums, & a handful of solo albums.  Yes he’s an odd, but refreshing, character in the world of metal!

He also produced the 2nd “Lamb of God” album “As The Palaces Burn”  this does not include the first album “Lamb of God” released under the name “Burn the Priest” a terrible album in my opinion.

Devin Townsend is Canadian & resides in British Columbia.

 

2012   EPICLOUD

 

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Why did this become a music blog?  “Because music is a BIG @#!$%^*&( DEAL”-Dave Grohl

“I feel good about the good things, & bad about the bad things”-Dave Grohl

“Learn from your mistakes & don’t repeat them”-Chris

Stay safe out there,

Chris

“Be kind to one another”-Ellen Degeneres

WEEKEND UPDATE/ THE BEATLES

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Music throughout the weekend.  “Ed Sheeran”, “Alter Bridge”, “Billie Eilish”, & “The Wallflowers”

 

Another couple days off for the weekend to get some stuff done around here.  We did absolutely nothing Friday night.

Saturday I was tackling our iTunes again, new iPod Touch, new/different ways to make it work for me.  Apple puts out a new product, says “You’re welcome”, & leaves it up to the consumer to make it work properly.  So after an hour & ½ on the phone with Apple support, my issue was resolved & the guy I spoke with helped me figure this thing out!  We worked together on it & figured it out!  If someone is willing to spend that much time on the phone to help me with something, I’d say that’s a job well done.  He’s 37 & we have very similar tastes in music……a little bit of everything but mostly rock & metal!

Kim tackled painting one of our walls to see if it was the right colour we were thinking of.

Sunday evening Kim & Jolene headed out to Craven to see “Chris Stapleton”.  I wasted my entire day making iTunes work properly then watched the recorded Blue Jays game.  Thank goodness I ‘fixed’ iTunes, I hate doing that stuff.  Too “….hot in herre….” To stare at a computer all day.

 

I stayed up until 3:00 am watching season 3 of “Stranger Things” last night.  I watched episode 5 & had to finish the season, SO GOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!

 

THE BEATLES

I like the Rolling Stones, just not as much as The Beatles.  I’ve never understood why there’s a line drawn between the 2?  Are you a Beatles fan or a Stones fan?  Both!  Totally different music if you ask me.  I went to see “Our Lady Peace” on tour for their 2nd album “Clumsy”.  They played the song “Dear Prudence” & almost instantly “The White Album” became my favourite album by The Beatles.  My parents were fans of The Beatles & The Rolling Stones.

How did they write songs that had yet to be recorded?  If they remembered them the next day, it was good enough to record.  That’s what I’ve heard anyways.

I was going to give you some of The Beatles biggest hits, but you know them.  Instead I’ll dig up what I can find from the double album “The White Album”….

 

1968   The White Album

 

 

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Why did this become a music blog?  “Because music is a BIG @#!$%^*&( DEAL”-David Eric Grohl

“I feel good about the good things, & bad about the bad things”-David Eric Grohl

“Learn from your mistakes & don’t repeat them”-Chris

Stay safe out there,

Chris

“Be kind to one another”-Ellen Degeneres

 

P.S. I’ll post here again on Friday!

WEEKLY EXERCISE TOTAL/CREED

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5 day exercise total; 600 leg lifts, 450 crunches, 450 squats, 300 back flexes, 250 curls, 200 tricep lifts w/5 pound weight, 150 shoulder raises w/5 pound weight,  stretching, & yoga.

I fell asleep to “The Wallflowers” the album “Bringing Down the Horse”

I was up too early to play music.  I played a few albums while trying to sleep.  This did the trick “Testament” the album “The Gathering”

FYI-That’s Jacob Dylan singing, Bob Dylan’s son^^!

 

I couldn’t sleep last night, too hot in here!  Yes, we’re still waiting for the new compressor for the A/C in our suite.  I could get angry, but what’s the point?  It won’t get the compressor here any faster.  It will do more damage than good.

We went for a drive to McDonalds last night.  I just wanted a medium vanilla shake to cool off.  I was doing some HOT yoga yesterday, unintentionally HOT!  There was a guy with a sign asking for food.  We get to the drive through & just order a couple of cheese burgers for him.  I thought afterwards “Ah, crap we should have got a 2 cheeseburger meal with a cold pop for him!!”  He was very thankful & gracious when I handed him the bag though.  Doing little things like that make me & others happy!  Much better than being a #@$&^% making me & others feel like crap.

Tuesdays & Thursdays I stretch, do some yoga, & use weights.  There’s not a certain amount of stretching & yoga, with no specific amount of them to do, & no blog to post, those days often take longer than 1 ½ hours.  Monday, Wednesday, & Friday reach an hour-1 ½ hours of exercise.

The therapists at the Wascana Rehabilitation Center worked hard on my core muscles aka my abs.  Leg lifts & crunches are both meant to activate my abs.  That’s my reason for doing those exercises 3 days a week.  I’m positive that under my 1 ½” of fat I have a glorious 8 pack.  Well, that’s the story I’m sticking to!

I’ve lost weight while building some muscle.  I’m not on any type of diet, I just keep my food intake healthy & other stuff in moderation.  I’m not looking to be a body builder or trying to slim right down.  I’m trying to walk!  Everything else is a cherry on top of whatever your favourite dessert is!  Yes, I eat dessert, in moderation to what I used to.

I don’t like the feeling of being full or hungry.  I much prefer being comfortable after a meal.  Balanced portions of protein/meat & carbs/vegetables or more vegetables than meat in most cases.  Personally, I don’t believe in a diet for everyone.  I think everyone’s body will react differently to whatever they put into their body.  My doctor put me on a thyroid pill since it was underactive.  1 pill a day did the trick, I’ll be on that pill for a very long time, like forever.

As far as my mental health goes, I haven’t had my second appointment yet.  They increased one of my anti-depressants at my previous appointment & it has helped somewhat.  I asked if I could also be referred to a therapist to talk to.  A pill increase won’t likely solve everything, hopefully the 2 together will.  I’m pretty sure my “…pills are kicking in…”

Sorry this is a bit later than usual.  I was out watching my cousin’s daughter play in a fastball provincial tournament.  Extra innings, great game, unfortunate loss by 1 run, & a VERY questionable call by the home plate umpire.  Nice to get out & watch a good game live in the shade on the first base line!  Aubrey is good now & she’ll get even better!

 

Top 10 rock & metal songs so far of 2019.

http://audioinkradio.com/2019/07/top-rock-metal-songs-2019-so-far/?fbclid=IwAR2sKaq9JfieFmU76SH6mm5w9AONfPqWAFdQesqnIS2MqMZUd7Z8JfPZnJI

Why?  Why not, HILARIOUS NINJA BABY!

I’m all for Billie Eilish especially this song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/hear-justin-bieber-hop-on-super-fan-billie-eilishs-bad-guy-857054/?fbclid=IwAR2RDEYpAk7VkSOmRD8Y5roVvb-BO0iSR_22d4Gc5Xw7UndYDuy7oKA6ufQ

Ed Sheeran is out today!  “No.6 Collaborations Project”

 

CREED

I’m a casual fan of their first album still.  I’ve played/sang “Higher” from their 2nd album, both or all 3 chords.  The first album has some lasting power though!  Most of the bands on this part of the blog I haven’t seen live.  Concerts out of province are a little out of our price range.  Priorities mortgage payment or concert?  I have seen many concerts in Saskatchewan & a few in Alberta though in the past.

 

1997   MY OWN PRISON

 

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Why did this become a music blog?  “Because music is a BIG @#!$%^*&( DEAL”-Dave Grohl

“I feel good about the good things, & bad about the bad things”-Dave Grohl

“Learn from your mistakes & don’t repeat them”-Chris

Stay safe out there,

Chris

“Be kind to one another”-Ellen Degeneres

CDs, CDs, CDs, & MORE CDs/TAYLOR HAWKINS/TAYLOR HAWKINS & THE COATTAIL RIDERS/THE BIRDS OF SATAN

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I fell asleep to “Rush” the album “Clockwork Angels”

I exercised to “Pink” the album “Hurts 2B Human”

LANGUAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

The air conditioning is still not working, but I assume by Wednesday they should have the compressor for us, that’s what I’ve been told.  I woke up at about 5:10 am on Monday.  Exercised, had breakfast, emptied the dishwasher, Kim went to work & then I showered.

I spent my day from 10:00 am until Kim was off work (4:30 pm) packing my CDs from bigger boxes to filing boxes, in alphabetical order, all 600 or somewhere about there.  8 filing boxes, the final one is demos, masters, recorded portions of songs, & bands I’ve shared a stage with that never made it big.  That’s how I kicked off the week, sitting on a hard laminate floor saying my alphabet as a mantra in my head.

Surprising how much work that was, I was very tired.  That’s likely why I never really had a desire to have a desk job.  Working as a printing press operator is the complete opposite of having a desk job.  No break time, just have coffee or eat lunch when you can fit it in.  I really grew to like that part of the job, 8 hours straight & you’re done!

Tuesday morning I got up at 6:30 am, did my exercises until 8:00 am, to go to my parents’ for breakfast around 9:15 am.  Friends of the family had stayed over Monday night while passing through town.  I can’t drive, please remember that I’ve been picked &/or dropped off by Kim, another family member or friend.  They’ve all had to learn how to collapse my wheelchair & fit it into their vehicle.  That’s why we have an SUV, for room in the back to fit my wheelchair in once it has been collapsed.

Got home close to 2:00 pm & had a visit with the folks at Apple Support.  Took a while but problem solved in just around 1 hour & 20 minutes.  I don’t care how long it takes Apple to fix my problem, I’m just happy they can get it done for me!  I’ve got nowhere to go fast.  I have no trouble talking with them & following their instructions.

 

I saw the other day on www.loudwire.com that “Slayer” was announcing their final tour?  I thought they were on their final tour with “Lamb of God” as one of the openers?  Wasn’t that part of the reason “Lamb of God” couldn’t fit in any time to write & record a new album?

New “Ed Sheeran” I out this Friday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Whichever albums you like sir!  Nobody has the right to tell YOU what music you should or shouldn’t listen to!?  I don’t understand the concept of good or bad music, it’s obviously good enough for someone to create & something others must like or else you likely wouldn’t know about its existence.  I listen to some “Green Day”.

https://thehardtimes.net/music/punk-unsure-green-day-records-hes-allowed-like/?fbclid=IwAR1P67Vt53dqvER7cyBGY5KQdNI8ZPmtO8-3ucC6YdTCEnp9SVoX7liL_vI

There has to be a new “Big Wreck” album on the way.  So far they’ve announced a tour beginning in September all the way through October in the Maritimes & America.  I’m sure Brian’s health & death are/were a delay.  They have released 2 standalone singles & one has a video.  They also showed a clip of different video early last month or in late May.

I’m itching for an album & a tour!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

TAYLOR HAWKINS/TAYLOR HAWKINS & THE COATTAIL RIDERS/THE BIRDS OF SATAN

Taylor Hawkins, the 2nd drummer of “Foo Fighters” who joined the group to tour with them after the 2nd album was recorded.  He was playing drums for Alanis Morissette behind her album “Jagged Little Pill” at the time.  Dave Grohl saw him play at a festival.  Taylor played/auditioned for “Foo Fighters” after Grohl told him ‘If you jam with us, you’re the guy, you’re in the band, and you have to join us.’  The rest is history, he’s been a Foo Fighter ever since.

He may be best known as the drummer for Foo Fighters, but he has many side projects, one of them as a drummer/singer in a cover band called “Chevy Metal”.  The other 3 are listed above.  I believe he sings & plays the drums in each group.  He’s written a couple of Foo Fighters songs as well.

 

This is now pretty much a guarantee when seeing Foo Fighters live.

LANGUAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Foo Fighters songs

That’s Sir Paul McCartney on drums ^^!

 

2006   TAYLOR HAWKINS & THE COATTAIL RIDERS

 

2014   THE BIRDS OF SATAN

 

2016   TAYLOR HAWKINS

 

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Why did this become a music blog?  “Because music is a BIG @#!$%^*&( DEAL”-David Eric Grohl

“I feel good about the good things, & bad about the bad things”-David Eric Grohl

“Learn from your mistakes & don’t repeat them”-Chris

Stay safe out there,

Chris

“Be kind to one another”-Ellen Degeneres

STAYCATION UPDATE/CORROSSION OF CONFORMITY

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Music throughout the weekend.  “Kacey Musgraves”, “Chris Stapleton”, “Billie Eilish”, “Live”, “Big Wreck”, “Alter Bridge”, “Slayer”, & “Dead Sara”

Should have learned the bridge ^^ of the song in University, apparently I nailed the rest of the song vocally?  As I was told.

 

How was our staycation?  A nice break, other than it was HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In the end I just want the plumbers to do their job & fix the A/C that hasn’t worked this year, or 5 of the last 6 years dating back to its first run in the summer of 2014.  We moved in here as 1 of the first 6 suites to be occupied in December of 2013.  Brand new living space!  Iffy air conditioner on a good day.  Our windows face south.  Even if it’s -40C outside, with the sun shining bright it will be +26C in here, minimum, with the blinds closed.  We rarely turn on the boiler heat.

We mostly stayed in Regina or at least in the Regina area.  We can’t really afford to go on a lavish vacation.  We slept in our own bed every night, so we were never far from Regina.  I’ve been eating more garbage than I should, yet my T-Shirts seem to be extra baggy this week?  Back to reality on Monday.  I didn’t exercise or even have the desire to do so.

Home football game for the Saskatchewan Roughriders last night 37 for Calgary & 10 for Saskatchewan.  So 37-10 with 2:01 left in the 4th quarter.  Everybody starts leaving.  I shout out “YOU’RE GOING TO MISS THE GREATEST COME BACK IN SPORTS HISTORY!!!  WE’VE GOT THEM RIGHT WHERE WE WANT THEM!!!”  It didn’t work ¾ of the crowd was gone & the score didn’t change, ah well.

Sorry, today has been a lot of cleaning/organizing after I boiled the eggs, Kim went shopping, then I made my vegetable juice.  Kim started cleaning, while I’ve been organizing our boxes of CDs into smaller boxes, & putting them in alphabetical order, like I kept them on our CD shelf.  Fair enough, I brought most of the roughly 600 CDs here with me.  I finished the “C” portion, & I’m done for today.  I got that far in 2 hours.

 

New Alter Bridge song with preorder.  Full release October 18th.

This seems to be the current trend, & it really needs to stop.  Pick any movie or TV show.  Some people have too much free time & rip it to shreds by pointing out plot holes.  Especially if it’s a work of fiction!  This is a work of fiction but the writer for Rolling Stone magazine chose to pick it apart instead of enjoying the movie as it is.

I like comic book movies, then someone will pop up & rip it apart by pointing out the plot holes?  It’s a COMIC BOOK MOVIE.  Sit back, relax, & enjoy a fictitious superhero movie.  Shh…superheroes aren’t real!

https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-features/can-a-beatles-fan-believe-in-yesterday-rob-sheffield-853956/?fbclid=IwAR3-KHWwITm_mP0Nr8TEZVI-hbDcupaYuqagAKTYmqc5bS0IkaTLeP8xYY8

We saw “Yesterday” in the theater on Tuesday, July 2nd.  It was/is  FANTASTIC!

New Big Wreck video, no preorder or release date yet.

Delayed Saskatchewan Roughriders game because of lightning?  They announced it over the public address system.  Odd, in the long forgotten Taylor Field of 4 seasons ago the crowd went inside when the power went out.  Baseball just started doing this too.  Baseball used to just carry on until there was too much rain coming down that effected the players not being able to see the ball!  All of these changes in sports are for nothing!  If people (mostly millennials) aren’t watching a sport, shaving 15 minutes off of a game will do nothing, especially if they’re not watching the sport already.

If Chris Adler leaves “Lamb of God” I’ll likely have a personal moment of silence.

We spent Wednesday afternoon with my brother, at his place as he’s recovering from surgery done on his spine last week.  Show off, he’s doing well & now another person is walking before meJ.  This happens all of the time, my friends kids are always walking before meJ!

Why?  Because opening a bottle with your hands is too easy I guess?

24 years ago Thursday, July 4th, Dave Grohl released the first Foo Fighters album!

https://loudwire.com/foo-fighters-self-titled-album-anniversary/?fbclid=IwAR3hY5JtjPEN1nfbouZxn0zqAwEbhonFttfR-ZrwO2r8h5d6dEO4_s8kkuI

We rented “Captain Marvel” even though I plan to buy it & “Shazam” the day “Shazam” is released.  Good movie, but not as good as other Marvel movies.

 

CORROSSION OF CONFORMITY

Sort of metal & sort of rock.  I think you’d call them “stoner metal”.  One of the subgenres of metal that I don’t like using.  For me it’s just metal.  I have 8 of their albums, there are more, I only listen to 5 of them though.  I don’t plan on purchasing any future releases of theirs.  I got into them by a suggestion of a friend.  I think he’s done with them now also.  The 5 albums I like by them tend to get more air time here than I first thought.

 

1991   BLIND

 

1994   DELIVERANCE

 

1996   WISEBLOOD

 

2000   AMERICA’S VOLUME DEALER

 

2005   IN THE ARMS OF GOD

 

 

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Why did this become a music blog?  “Because music is a BIG @#!$%^*&( DEAL”-David Eric Grohl

“I feel good about the good things, & bad about the bad things”-David Eric Grohl

“Learn from your mistakes & don’t repeat them”-Chris

Stay safe out there,

Chris

“Be kind to one another”-Ellen Degeneres