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Music throughout the weekend. “In Flames”, “Lamb of God”, “Dream Theater”, “Elton John”, “Billy Joel”, “Candlebox”, & “John Mayer”
I went to Winnipeg this weekend for my great aunt’s 80th birthday. I rode with my parents late Friday. We got there at about 12:45 am. Stayed at my cousin’s condo.
The birthday was on Saturday from 2:00 – 4:00 pm. Then we went to my other great aunt & uncle’s place for a BBQ & adult beverages. We had to stay late due to the tremendous torrential down poor of rain “Well I guess this means I should have another rum & coke?”
My dad has 3 cousins around my age in Winnipeg from my great aunt & uncle that hosted the BBQ. 2 of them are older than me & one is a year younger me. It was great to see my 2nd cousins & significant others, as well meeting or seeing their kids
Again it was shortly after midnight when we went back to my cousin’s place. Great time seeing everybody though!
Unfortunately I didn’t get to see much of my cousin we were staying with. She was cleaning the barn where she keeps her horse.
Whirlwind trip but well worth it!
What? Sarah Silverman sings with “Walk off the Earth” for their cover of “Video Killed the Radio Star”
I’m not a huge “Aerosmith” fan, but I do like a few tunes from them. I have their album “Big Ones”, a greatest hits compilation that I changed a few songs on iTunes. Kim & I went to Boston in 2007 & had supper at the “Boston Hard Rock Café”, one of those moments where I was reminded they’re based in Boston. Well here are a few songs of theirs…
1994 BIG ONES
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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
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I fell asleep to “Foo Fighters” a concert in Montreal from 2000 that I recorded on cassette since it was on the radio. “Melissa Auf Der Maur” her album “Auf Der Maur”, “Metallica” the recent album “Hardwired……to Self-Destruct”, “Paramore” the album “After Laughter”
I exercised to “Halestorm” the album “Into the Wild Life”
I just couldn’t fall asleep last night, but I was awake & exercising by 6:10 am, had breakfast, shaved, showered, & done editing this
Exercise total this week; 500 crunches, 500 leg lifts, 300 pushups, 200 back flexes, & 25 minutes of planking! Every day starts with me exercising, no shower, dress in workout attire, & no breakfast. Once I finish my exercises, then I allow myself to have breakfast, shower, put on clean clothes, & usually in this room to work on the next blog.
Wednesday was 5 years of me being released from the WRC. No more therapy for this guy. It was sort of bitter sweet for me, I met some really cool people, but I likely won’t see them in person again. People I’d see almost daily for 3.5 years. It’s like when I passed out at work, another big change. I did make it back to visit my former co-workers though, once.
As I’ve stated before, I don’t consider myself as physically disabled. Sure there are many things I can’t do, many that I can, & some that I haven’t figured out yet. If I need help with something, there is always someone willing to help. Until I say I can’t do something, let me struggle until I figure it out, or until I ask for help. Don’t be afraid to let me “…sink so I can swim…” The further away I get from Tuesday February 5th 2008 & Thursday July 26th 2012 they become a distant memory that changed things a little bit. I could continue to have a chip on my shoulder or much better, forget about it & move on. I’ll easily choose the latter.
THAT’S ALL FOR THE CANCER TALK FOR NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
These are the 5 songs from the Foo Fighters’ album “Concrete & Gold” out on September 15th
The following are live songs. They likely include LANGUAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I would think any hard core Foo Fighters fan, such as myself, will be fine with the album & won’t hesitate when it’s released!
My super smart brother converted some old cassettes to iTunes files for me. The high school Chamber Choir cassette that we went to Newfoundland had recorded a cassette of songs. A Foo Fighters concert I recorded from the radio in 2000, & he tried to convert a cassette by Johnny Amore from my high school days.
If people are so terrified, they can avoid this tasty treat. I’m not worried, bring on the Ben & Jerry’s!
What does Trump have to do to be impeached? There can’t be much left? Where there’s smoke, there’s probably fire. There’s so much smoke at the moment, I can’t believe I haven’t died of smoke inhalation here in Canada?????????????!!!!!
REALLY?! I MEAN REALLY?!!!!!!!!!!????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I could easily do an entire post about Donald Trump going back on his own previous statements. I don’t need to though. Everybody has made up their mind on him, & I’m not going to waste my time or energy on him. I think ALL of us should consider ourselves as Global Citizens & get rid of these dividing walls! I’m not surprised by anything Trump does at this point, but I’m always extremely disappointed that he does whatever he wants.
Cool version of Aerosmith/Run DMC’s ‘Walk this way’
Alter Bridge shared it……
Pentatonix shared it & I’ll add another one from the same EP that I’m not sure about.
How Foo Fighters’ went about recording the new album “Concrete & Gold”. To be released September 15th, 2017.
Every person has a different opinion & I respectfully disagree with the comparison to Disturbed & Five Finger Death Punch.
I’m not in my early 20s anymore. I have 2 Disturbed albums in the closet behind me. My brother saw Five Finger Death Punch before cancer, B.C., he burnt copies for me. I have no clue where they are, & I’m more than happy about that. They were cool for a week when I was 26 or 27.
Those 2 bands among many others are why I don’t listen to Regina’s “rock” radio station. I do love Trivium though, they’re too heavy for the “rock” radio station.
Hahahaha!!!!
My weekend starts now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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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
I fell asleep to “Diemonds” the third album “Never Wanna Die”, then “The Damned Things”
I exercised/stretched to “Big Wreck” the album “In loving memory of”
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Remember that old mantra we learned as kids “Sticks & stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.” Totally wrong! A broken bone will heal in time, when you speak to someone you have to pay attention as to what you’re saying to someone new, or what might really offend a family member or friend. “The pen is mightier than the sword!” Still not true but much closer to reality. A person might take words poorly, intended or not intended. If it just comes out by mistake, you’re hooped, better start apologizing ASAP. Hopefully the individual can let go of what was said. Fortunately, I have great friends & family, who have forgiven me for things I said in 2011 & 2012.
Wait for at least a month of Big Wreck talk after February 3rd. New album is released that day & that may last for quite a while. Probably March 3rd when the new Ed Sheeran is released.
I fell asleep to “Taylor Hawkins” 6 song EP. Yes, he plays drums & sings. He does the same with Foo Fighters, most of the backup singing on Foo Fighters albums or live are Taylor. After that EP I put on “Alter Bridge” the new album again “The Last Hero”
Until this literal pain in my arse goes away. It will be a very tame/quiet week. I’ll continue to blog though, more stuff about my day & of course pop culture stuff. Brewster’s new kennel didn’t get here on Friday, Kim may have to pick it up on her “…way home…” I’m hoping to get “back in the saddle” by tomorrow. I guess I’ll see what happens?
Here’s a sample of what I’ve been listening to while massaging my butt with a vibrator & stretching, stupid delete button isn’t working. That didn’t come out right. I’ve pinched my sciatic nerve & can’t really put much weight on my right side or leg when doing anything.
No I haven’t bought Metallica’s album yet. I’m waiting until the funds for iTunes. Listening to it on our Apple Music account.
Cash grab!!!! “Let’s make 10 prequels to the 3 prequels of the Star Wars franchise”. That’s quite a few movies that aren’t needed unless you’re a diehard Star Wars fan. I’ll admit that I’m close to a diehard fan of the franchise.
Green Day start anti-Trump chant during American Music Awards performance. Audio was not available when I posted this. So who did vote for Trump? All I see on the internet is mostly protesters against him other than a select few that I know of. Ted Nugent, Ann Coulter, Kid Rock, the entire KKK, & I don’t know who else?
I fell asleep to “Alter Bridge” their 2nd album “Blackbird” followed by “Green Day” the latest album “Revolution Radio” then “Live” the album “The Turn” released in 2014 with a new singer. I didn’t sleep well last night between getting up to pee & just not being able to fall back asleep. I ended up sleeping until 9:00 am. I prefer to get up at 7:30 am at the latest during the week.
I exercised to “Rage Against the Machine” 3 albums on shuffle.
2 things happened on November 8th 2016 in the USA. America got their first orange President & late night talk show hosts got a pile of material for the next 4 years.
I keeping my exercise goals right where they are at the moment. My pushups are the last exercise I do. I leave them for the end because they are my most difficult exercise & they completely drain me. Today’s pushups weren’t nearly as difficult as yesterdays. Everything’s coming, it’s just a slow process. Writing this blog kept me bluntly honest & that faded a bit. The promise of breakfast is now included in keeping me honest. I don’t lie about my exercise, I just needed more motivation. So far it has been a good week aka I’ve reached my daily goals. Sure they’re difficult & time consuming. I’m not about to do nothing & plant myself on the couch. I’ve got time to fix myself! I’m not OK with the status quo for me. I need & want to get better. Somebody telling me I can’t do it or that I’m doing too much just makes me want to prove them wrong.
I know people with a job & kids don’t have the luxury of ample time to exercise as much as I do, & I don’t expect them to. I’d say try to eat healthy & squeeze in some exercise if & when possible, even if it’s 5 minutes. Turn on the TV, watch a ½ hour show while doing an exercise if you have energy after the kids are in bed. You’ll have to make time for it though. Exercise was the furthest thing from my mind until I HAD to do it daily, so I understand the lack of motivation & time most people have.
I hate exercising until I finish it. That’s why I start it first thing in the morning. Immediately out of the bedroom 60 squats, & hopefully my water bottle is full or else I fill it during my 3 minute rest period before I do 60 more quats.
I fell asleep to a few songs by “Stitched Up Heart” the album “Never Alone” then changed it to “Trivium” the album “Silence in the Snow”
I exercised to “Alice in Chains” half of the album “Facelift” then “Chromeo” half of the album “White Women”, then finally “Finger Eleven” most of the album “Five Crooked Lines”
Finally! Nothing hurt this morning. I raised my squats total today, hopefully I can achieve that total tomorrow.
Nobody likes feeling sick, neither do I! I don’t have time to be sick! Just a waste of a day for me!
Yes, I squeezed in a small exercise session, just not as many repetitions, sorry, I don’t remember what I was listening to on the stereo? Probably the “Stitched Up Heart” album?
I was watching the “Batman vs. Superman” movie & this is a dark movie. This isn’t just any stand alone Superman or Batman movie. I haven’t seen the “Kill Bill” or “Sin City” movies. This is by far the darkest comic book movie I’ve seen. Henry Cavill plays the role of Superman again, his parents are the same, Amy Adams is back also. I don’t recommend it for anyone under 18. I’d say it’s a Rated R movie, well the “Ultimate Edition” is, the non theatrical version I bought which also has the theatrical version. I like it, but that’s just me. It was slammed by critics, & wasn’t rated as a good movie by others on iTunes. I like it though. I’d give it 81% tomatoes on iTunes. You can rent it on July 19th. This is the “Ultimate Edition” trailer
It’s not hump day for Canadians, it’s only a 4 day week here. Friday, July 1st is Canada Day. I’m not checking but I think Canada is turning 149 or 150 this year?
Soundgarden shared it…
I love “Lamb of God”, let’s see how www.loudwire.com ranks their albums?
2 movies in theaters I really want to see. “Finding Dory” & “The Shallows”
Masterpiece review off the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ “Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magic” courtesy of the Consequence of Sound. I have this on CD, not on my iTunes though. I haven’t listened to it since the early 2000s.
“Taking Back Sunday” new album & video. I’ve only heard the name?
Joe Perry, Aerosmith guitarist, teams up with Monster. I used Monster Cable for everything. Recording, live shows, & most stuff at home. All from my father aka 1-800-George!
July 22, 2016 – 7th Annual Quonset Days – Medicine Hat, AB
July 23, 2016 – Saskatoon Event Centre – Saskatoon, SK
July 27, 2016 –Wild Bills Sports Bar – Red Deer, AB
July 28, 2016 – The Needle and Vinyl Tavern – Edmonton AB
July 29, 2016 –Eagle River Casino – Whitecourt, AB
July 30, 2016 – The Marquee Beer Market and Stage – Calgary
July 31, 2016 – National Slo-Pitch at Vision Park – Edson, AB
Afternoon baseball today! There was a 2 hour & 40 minute Halestorm delay last night in Colorado. They started the game as I was going to bed???
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My listening selections over the weekend; Zac Brown Band “Jekyll + Hyde”, Ben Harper “Call It What It Is”, Rob Zombie “The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser”, “\Crowded House the self titled debut album, Coheed & Cambria the album “The Color Before The Sun”, Big Wreck the album “The Pleasure & The Greed”, Foo Fighters “One by One”, Kongos the new album “Egomaniac”, Pearl Jam the album “Yield”, Stitched Up Heart the album “Never Alone”, Tool the album “Aenima”, Chevelle “La Gargola”, The Watchmen “Silent Radar” Most of this about 4 songs per album & some are the entire album
^^Apparently there’s LANGUAGE in this? I don’t hear it still?
Quiet weekend here. Friday I had a doctor appointment, then Kim & I went out for brunch. I overate, felt bloated the rest of the day. Kim felt the same way & got a bad headache to go along with it. We stayed in & rented a George Carlin HBO stand up comedy show. Saturday night we stayed in as well and watched “Moneyball” with Brad Pitt on Netflix. Today we celebrated father’s day since my dad was in Winnipeg that day. Finger food, shrimp, deviled eggs, bruschetta, vegetables, dip & a fruit tray! My dad now has a drone to pilot from his cell phone. When we left everyone was alive, we’ll see what happens over the course of the week?
30 years ago Friday “Crowded House” released their self titled debut album & it still holds up quite well! I forgot how much I like this album!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m pretty sure “Our Lady Peace” will not be touring with “I Mother Earth” until after I Mother Earth hits Regina. Oh, well! At least we get to see “I Mother Earth” for the 3rd time in Saskatchewan since 1996! Saskatoon 1996, Regina 1999, & Soon October 2016!!!!!!!!!!
One guitar at auction, sold for the tiny amount of $137,500
I fell asleep to “Zac Brown Band” the album “Jekyll + Hyde” after listening to “The Tea Party” the album “Edges of Twilight”
I exercised to “Led Zeppelin” all of the studio albums & my 3 disc box set on shuffle, didn’t hear my favourite songs though. I did hear their biggest hit though “Stairway to Heaven”, good song I just find it overrated, I still like it though.
Here’s “Stairway to Heaven” for those who don’t know it?
Yes I like pop, rap, hip hop, jazz, some country, but mostly rock & metal. I only know of one person in my life that listens to metal & nothing else. I can’t do that, after a while it’s like “OK, stop screaming at me!” Variety is the spice of life? Take almost everything in small doses? That’s how I take my music. I don’t purchase rap or country music since I know it would be a waste of money since I’d rarely listen to it. Just not my go to music. As long as the individuals enjoy what they’re doing, that’s good enough for me! I don’t have to like it or buy it!
Look at that! The Toronto Blue Jays’ bats sort of woke up last night. It’s like they rolled over & said “5 more minutes mom” as they won 7-2 against the NY Yankees. I think that’s the first time they’ve scored more than 3 runs in a game? They’re only 9 games into the season though 151 games to go!
I’ve had more than enough of the USA’s Presidential campaign. Everything American is shoved down Canadians throats! If their still undecided, then they should miss out. The candidates are so close to making “Yo Mama” jokes at this point.
Members of Mastodon, Queens of the Stone Age, & At The Drive In form new group. They said Mastodon, I can’t get into them at all! Name is “Gone is Gone”
1 year anniversary for Halestorm’s album “Into The Wild Life”
Chris Henderson tune on iTunes
I’d like to see the new live action “Jungle Book” movie
Reason 958 to not take your cell phone into concert. It bothers other people who’ve paid the same amount as you to actually want to watch the concert. I don’t hate cell phones, I would just like people to think before they video live performance/learn some concert etiquette.
I fell asleep to “The Tragically Hip” the album “Fully Completely” Canada’s golden boys to many. I like them. The rest of Canada for the most part loves them. I’ve got 4 of their 12 studio albums. No Greatest Hits or live albums.
I exercised to “Sevendust” the most recent album “Kill the Flaw” heard the entire album & put on “Big Wreck” their 2nd album “The Pleasure & The Greed
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Thank you MLB umpires! You’ve now changed far too many rules. So many that you can now dictate the outcome of a game. Meaningful games in September? They’re only meaningful if you win the games prior to September. That means every game is meaningful. To watch a nail biter of a game with a young 97MPH fastball pitcher allows 1 run & comes away with nothing & then have any team lose on a tremendously moronic call makes a mockery of the game! Again umpires, you can only go up from here………………..unless you’ve changed more rules? No, I’m not being biased. If that determined the outcome of any game, it would’ve been just wrong still! Rule books aren’t allowed on the field? They should be! Every umpire & field manager should have one…………….what with the constant changing of the rules to protect the games stars. It’s a sport, if they’re doing these changes in MLB, lets abolish fighting from the NHL………………you know…………….to protect the stars?
Rant over. That was Tuesday evening. It’s a new world now, you can’t change the past, & they had to lose at some point. No team has gone 162W-0L?!
Now after watching today’s game the Blue Jays are 2W-2L off day tomorrow, then 3 games in Toronto against the visiting Boston Red Sox. No weird/wonky calls today. After hearing what players from both teams said, for them the rule looks as clear as mud. Even the Tampa Bay defender said”I didn’t even feel his hand on my foot”. Today, no non-sense or ballyhoo.
And this is how Tuesday evening’s game ended…..
Live shared a link to a song from their first album “Mental Jewelry” released in 1991
Broken bones will heal. Words can hurt, especially if the victim has a good memory & tends to dwell on such things. Swearing is just words, I don’t mind them, they’re words with no meaning for me. I’m not going to use them since the entire world has labeled them as bad. If you’re offended by profanity, that’s fine…………..I get it. You’re the one who has defined it as a bad word, not me. This may seem odd to many but if you want to hurt ME in particular, swearing has little to no effect on me.
I fell asleep to “I Mother Earth” the album “Scenery + Fish”
I woke up to”Dream Theater” a sampling of the album “Octavarium”
I Mother Earth is marking this year as the 20th anniversary of “Scenery + Fish” playing the entire album front to back & some other stuff!!!!! “Scenery + Fish” was their break through album, their 2nd of 4 albums released when I was 16 years old. It went triple platinum in Canada! This also marks 20 years since they played in Saskatchewan. I saw them at the age of 16 in Saskatoon on the tour for this album!
“Hi everyone…yes been a bit quiet around here lately. That is about to change. 2016 is shaping up to be a pretty cool year for us and we just wanted to tell you a bit of what’s going on. This year is actually the 20th anniversary of our 2nd album, Scenery & Fish. That album did some pretty damn good things for us and took us around the world. It went triple platinum here in Canada, with four singles released from it. That shit just doesn’t happen anymore. So… we thought we’d celebrate a little. We’re hitting the road with S+F 20 Celebrating 20 years of Scenery & Fish. We’re going to play the whole album front to back as well as a bunch of other stuff to round the night out. A nice long evening with your pals, The Mothers. We have other announcements to come that fall under the S & F umbrella so please stay tuned…We’ve been busy. Anywhoo, here are the first couple of shows announced, more to come. Yell if you want us. Friday April 22, O’Brian’s Event Centre, Saskatoon. Saturday April 23, Casino Regina, Regina”
Yes, I know it’s the “in” thing to hate “Nickelback”, what’s the point though? How about just don’t listen to them. I’m not a fan either. I like “Foo Fighters”, “Big Wreck”, “Alter Bridge”, “Tool”, etc. There’s likely at least 5 haters for every fan of these bands.
“10 years” are back. I didn’t even know they were gone, I’ve never heard of them?
Top 10 important rock albums. I don’t necessarily listen to all of these, but I’d have to agree with this list. You could easily add more. The BIG ones for me are Nirvana, Radiohead, & Led Zeppelin! Just the “Physical Graffiti album from Led Zeppelin. Why aren’t the Rolling Stones on here?
I always get these 2 songs messed up. Just because they both have “rain” in the title. No Slayer’s not one of them.
Here they are, tour dates for Iggy Pop & Josh Homme
“03/28/16 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
03/29/16 – Portland, OR – Keller Auditorium
03/31/16 – San Francisco, CA – The Masonic
04/02/16 – Denver, CO – Ellie Caulkins Opera House
04/04/16 – Minneapolis, MN – Northrop Auditorium
04/06/16 – Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre
04/07/16 – Detroit, MI – Fox Theatre
04/09/16 – Toronto, ON – Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
04/11/16 – Boston, MA – Orpheum Theatre
04/12/16 – New York, NY – United Palace Theatre
04/15/16 – Philadelphia, PA – Academy of Music
04/19/16 – Miami Beach, FL – The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater
04/28/16 – Los Angeles, CA – The Greek Theatre
05/04/16 – Stockholm, Sweden – Cirkus
05/05/16 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Falconer
05/07/16 – Berlin, Germany – Tempodrom
05/08/16 – Hamburg, Germany – Mehr! Theater
05/10/16 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Heineken Music Hall
05/13/16 – London, UK – Royal Albert Hall
05/15/16 – Paris, France – Le Grand Rex”
a million miles away 