No such thing as a stupid question! Feel free to ask me on Facebook or the website!
Pick what you want to know about & feel free to skip the other stuff. The www.youtube.com links are there for a point of reference if you don’t know what I’m talking about.
Do you have a question about stage 4 brain cancer? Ask if you do!
Music throughout the weekend. “Dave Grohl”, “The Struts”, “Lamb of God”, “Bruce Springsteen”.
Relatively quiet weekend. Friday I watched the Toronto Blue Jays. Did the same on Saturday. Stopped the game on Saturday while visiting with Tim Wong & his kids. I’ve been friends with Tim since grade 9 (1994-1995?). Nice to see him. I see him about once a year, since he lives in Edmonton. Always a welcome visit when he’s in town. Kim had a work BBQ on Saturday. She left just before 3:00 pm & came home quite late (2:50 pm – 11:40 pm roughly), what was I doing? I watched “Star Wars Episode 8: The Last Jedi” after Tim & his kids left.
Today is our get ready for the week ahead, I’ve made my juice & Kim’s out grocery shopping. I’ll bake some fish & Kim will put her lunches together once we hard boil some eggs.
Brewster is getting old. Kim took him to the Vet this week. He’s 12.5 years old, both ears are infected, & on a scale of 1 – 6 his heart murmur is at a 4. Gets me more than a little worried.
I can’t wait to see “The Meg”. That might rank up there for me with the movie “Jaws”?
JIMMY EAT WORLD
A pop/punk band made up of 7 people with 8 albums. Again, more emphasis on the pop than the punk. They made their debut in 1996 with the album “Static Prevails”. I own 4 of their albums. Not the first 2 releases or the last 2 releases. They’ve hit the peak of their career for me. I didn’t get into them until 2001 on their 3rd album “Bleed American” when I saw the video for the song “The Middle”.
2001 BLEED AMERICAN
2004 FUTURES
2007 CHASE THIS LIGHT
2010 INVENTED
I can see how people would get really bored with this band fast. Very redundant with the majority of the songs in very simple 4/4 time. If I’m listening to stuff like this or a very progressive type of music, I’m probably not thinking about the music & have just tuned out of everything. If it’s very progressive I might be focusing or thinking too hard about what’s going on in the music.
The more you share this, the more readers I get. No, I’m not profiting from this in any way.
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
If you’re bored with this, there is no obligation to carry on. Read bit of it, read none of it, read the stuff you’d prefer to.
The www.youtube.com links are there for a point of reference if you don’t know what I’m talking about. Read this for what YOU want to know, you don’t need to read the entire thing.
I fell asleep to “Foo Fighters” the album “Wasting Light”
I exercised to Kim watching TV.
This is late. I just didn’t want to get out of bed. I woke up shortly after 8:00 am & finally got my butt moving at 10:00 am had a quick bite to eat & then exercised. I thought things would get easier as I did them more? I sweated profusely today though, doing the same exercises as yesterday.
I’m pretty sure these will be posted later on in the morning since I’ve added more exercises.
I’m not the hero or victim in this cancer nonsense. My family, Kim’s family, & our friends are the heroes. I would never be able to get this far on my own. If Kim wasn’t working, we’d really be hooped. She works, I exercise. There’s no income for exercising as much as possible. Our immediate families are very important to both of us. James, Sherry, Mitch, Rachel, & my parents are all in Regina. If we need help of any kind that they can help with, none of them think twice about helping us out. Our friends in Regina are the same. If we need help, they’re ready & on call. No offense to anyone, Mitch & Kim are my phone a friend peeps.
When I was acting like a complete idiot, Mitch put me in my place. Kim wasn’t very happy at that time either. I didn’t see it because I wasn’t thinking about anyone else or how my behavior was affecting others.
If things had turned out differently & I had died, many other people would have died on the inside. I didn’t die though & thank goodness I didn’t! Not everyone gets a second chance at life other than cats that get 9 lives. No I’m trying to steer the boat, with many others, in the right direction. I’m sure we’ll run into some nasty waves along the way but with help awaiting the call, we’ll be OK.
Kim has this entire week off. We watched 2 more movies on Monday. Spider – Man Homecoming & Thor: The Dark World. I really didn’t like the first Thor movie but this second one was REALLY good. I saw Spider – Man Homecoming in the theater & I knew it was a movie I’d watch again. Right now I’m holding out to see Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi & we may go this weekend to Pitch Perfect 3?
I’m sure A Perfect Circle will be released this year. It could be a long wait before we hear a new Tool album. I’ll believe it when I have it. Danny Carey said in 2016 that there would be a new Tool album in 2017. Their last release was in 2006 titled “10,000 Days”. If that’s when the release is we have roughly 16.397 years to wait, if I did the math properly? A Perfect Circle has 2 singles out already, still no release date though.
I was a HUGE U2 fan in High School. I have 11 albums on CD right from the 1st album 1980’s “Boy” to 2005’s “How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb”. After that album I just assumed they had retired, until “Songs of Innocence” appeared in my iTunes. That album was light years away from what I would consider a U2 album. I got into them on “The Joshua Tree” released in 1987. I (my mom) didn’t purchase it for me until 1989 or 1990(?) when I was with her at Costco & saw it there. My mother isn’t a U2 fan, but she bought that CD for me. I played that CD over & over & over etc. in my bedroom on my boom box at a LOUD volume. I think my mother deeply regretted that Costco purchase.
After that album I casually bought the previous albums & kept a steady pace with future U2 releases.
The new album “Songs of Experience” I seem to enjoy it more with each listen. I find it to be a good mix of old & new U2. Here’s someone else’ take on it. I would never suggest a U2 album to anyone that has never been a fan of them. If you’ve enjoyed previous albums, DEFINITELY check this album out! Thanks to Jonny Amore & Timothy Wong for drawing my attention to this album!
If you’re getting the info you’re looking for by subscription, no need to visit the website or Facebook page.
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
If you’re bored with this, there is no obligation to carry on. Read bit of it, read none of it, read the stuff you’d prefer to.
The www.youtube.com links are there for a point of reference if you don’t know what I’m talking about. Read this for what YOU want to know, you don’t need to read the entire thing.
I fell asleep to “Stitched Up Heart” the album “Never Alone”
I exercised to “Candlebox” the album “Love Stories & Other Musings”
FRIDAY DECEMBER 22 WILL BE THE FINAL BLOG FOR THE YEAR!!!!!!!
OK, I get to sit here & fill you in on stuff I like, movies, TV shows, & music. That’s great & all. I do encourage you to check out stuff I recommend. I also encourage you to find your own things & share it as a comment. I’m aware that not everyone will like the same things, don’t be shy, “tell us about it”, and make us aware of something the rest of us are missing out on! I would love for this to be much more interactive! You don’t need to have survived brain cancer to have an opinion about something.
I hate exercising as much as the next person, until about 5 – 10 minutes after I’m done with it. I figure “Ah, get it over with ASAP”.
I look up reviews on movies, music, & TV shows as much or more than the next person does or would like to. “In the end” it’s quite subjective, check it out & see if it’s to your liking.
I always encourage you to make up YOUR OWN mind about everything! Here’s an example, so many people love the Marvel Comic book movies. Guess what? I prefer the DC movies more than the Marvel movies. Some people don’t like comic book movies. It’s AOK with me. Some people prefer to not watch movies or TV. I’m OK with that too! I don’t understand it, but I acknowledge that.
That’s the reason my music reviews are more like “Hey check this out. See if you like it.” Friday is my top 10 albums of the year & some stuff I haven’t gotten a chance to purchase yet. That’s the only time I’ll rate an album.
We finished season/part 4 of “The Ranch” on Sunday. Yes, we were binge watching it. 10 episodes each a ½ hour long. Released on Friday.
LANGUAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Star Wars only got the 2nd highest opening weekend ever $220,000,000
I was going to purchase the “Depeche Mode” Greatest Hits album among other Greatest Hits albums. I found out I’m not a big fan of the artist or groups, just a song here & there. “In Flames” just released a 4 song EP of cover songs. That’s what got me on this 1980, 1990, & early 2000s train. Here are the 3 Depeche Mode songs I plan on purchasing 2 of the 3 songs have been covered.
Here are the 2 performances by Foo Fighters on SNL this past weekend.
If you’re getting the info you’re looking for by subscription, no need to visit the website or Facebook page.
Why did this become a music blog? “Because music is a BIG @#!$%^*&( 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
Whoever is reading, please pass it on? Show your friends that stage 4 brain cancer isn’t always a death sentence. Please feel free to share every single post. My hope is to inspire others & show them that it is possible to survive.
I don’t want to overload you with links, pick what you want to know about & feel free to skip the other stuff. The www.youtube.com links are there for a point of reference if you don’t know what I’m talking about.
I fell asleep to “Halestorm” the album “Into the Wild Life”
I exercised to “Earthside” the album “A Dream I Static”
600 pushups, 500 leg lifts, & 225 triceps pushups! I’m not sure what I’ll do for exercise over the holidays? I don’t want to lose any momentum but I also need a break. January 2nd everything goes back to normal. Both types of pushups 45 & 120, 100 crunches, 100 leg lifts, & 40 back flexes 5 days a week. I need to do some cardio also, we’ll see how that works out.
Got up Wednesday, felt instantly sick to my stomach. Did my exercises, checked my Facebook & email, had breakfast. About ½ an hour later I threw up my breakfast. Returned to the couch until I went to bed at 10:00 pm. Thursday I slept in until 11:00 am & felt fine. Did my exercises, had breakfast & got out of the shower a few minutes after 2:00 pm.
Playing baseball was my 2nd hobby but I won’t bore you with that stuff. I played from the age of 4 until the end of the season when I was 17. I guess I was playing baseball before I started doing anything else regularly.
When I was in grade 7 my baseball coach was thrown out of the game twice in Little League. It was LITTLE LEAGUE! So not worth it! Our practices were at a high school, before & after each practice we’d all jog around the property twice. I still had some baby fat on me until that baseball season. When I say property, it doesn’t mean just the building, but the entire property. Football field, baseball diamond, parking lot, EVERYTHING!
Star Wars: Episode VIII, The Last Jedi is now in theaters. I’m going to the theater, but I’ll wait about a month. It’s projected to make $425,000,000 this weekend. I’m waiting until everyone has seen it 10 times, then I’ll go.
New “Walk off the Earth” video!
Wow, after all of that, I still don’t like Roy Moore!
What’s a millennial, sweeping stereotype for anyone born after 1984? My brother is NOT a millennial. My extended family are not millennials. Everyone was raised by good parents, & we’re taught to work for their goals.
Don’t forget!!!! Foo Fighters are the musical guests on Saturday Night Live!! Set your DVR, PVR, VCR, Microwave, Oven, BETA MAX, alarm clock, cell phone, BBQ, etc. Don’t miss it!!!!
We’ve been through this 4 times last year. Give him 3 weeks to a month & he’ll have a blister again.
Pick what you want to know about & feel free to skip the other stuff. The www.youtube.com links are there for a point of reference if you don’t know what I’m talking about.
Friday ended with us watching our recorded shows on our DVR. Saturday I slept in while Kim started cleaning since Brewster & I were still sleeping. When Kim cleans, it’s always best to stay out of the way. On top of that she went grocery shopping! Then we cleared off the DVR & watched the Demi Lovato documentary on www.youtube.com REALLY good, I recommend it, it’s called “Simply Complicated” phenomenal voice too!
Sunday I went to my parents’ place to watch the Saskatchewan Roughriders play the Ottawa Redblacks. Roughriders crossed over to the eastern division & we won!!!!!!!!!! Next week we play the Toronto Argonauts. We also watched the Edmonton Eskimos beat the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the western division. They play the Calgary Stampeders next week. I cheer for 3 teams the Riders, anyone against Calgary, & anyone playing against B.C. Yes, that’s how I’m gonna be.
Today is more getting ready for the week, & Kim will go to the gym.
MUSIC & POP CULTURE TALK
The woman that gave the finger to Trump’s motorcade received 465,000+ job offers after being fired for her actions.
6 HUGE science fiction movies in one year, & a “Despicable Me” movie!!!!!!!
Yes, at the moment I’m all for comic book movies, & I’ve always enjoyed cartoon movies & Star Wars. These last two have been my favourite movies of all time along with “Deadpool”, which is difficult to find an appropriate trailer of.
The trailer is rated R
PLEASE SHARE THIS WITH OTHERS?
The more you share this, the more readers I get. No, I’m not profiting from this in any way.
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
MONDAY IS A CANADIAN HOLIDAY! IT’S EITHER NOVEMBER 11TH OR THE FOLLOWING WORK DAY AFTER! I’LL CATCH YOU MONDAY.
I don’t want to overload you with links, pick what you want to know about & feel free to skip the other stuff. The www.youtube.com links are there for a point of reference if you don’t know what I’m talking about.
I fell asleep to “Our Lady Peace” the album “Happiness is not a Fish that you can Catch”, “The Tragically Hip” the album “Trouble at the Hen House”, “Led Zeppelin” the album “Physical Graffiti”, & finally “Dream Theater” the album “Black Clouds & Silver Linings”
I exercised in silence today. I’ve been having issues with my iTunes library, but may have it fixed today, I hope. The guy I’ve been dealing with in the Apple customer service is FANTASTIC! I’ve never been this impressed by any customer service person! I’ve been working with him & the engineers at Apple for about a month. He’ll call me out of the blue just to let me know he’s still working on my case.
500 pushups, 500 crunches, 500 leg lifts, 200 back flexes, 100 triceps pushups. I achieved all of my exercise goals this week. That always puts a smile on my face!
I could use a smile this week. I’m getting stronger physically, which means I’m able to help out around the house more. Kim is working herself way too hard, work & exercise for her boxing charity. I try to get as much as possible done before she gets home, dishes, dishwasher, cooking, cleaning, etc. Trying to do regular stuff at top speed gets me extremely stressed out! By 3:00 pm I’m very hot/sweaty & tired. I can’t tell you why or what I’m stressing out about, but I am. Mostly it feels like there isn’t enough time in the day.
The reason I’m in a wheelchair is because I cannot walk without something to hold on to. My legs work, I can get into our walk in shower after I carry my shower seat in there, I can walk with a chest high walker, I can reach the top shelf of our pantry by using the door frame to stand up, etc. Our place has grab bars in each bathroom, & I have transfer polls I use to sit on the couch & to get into bed.
I don’t know if it’s because I’m getting older or just because I’m doing more stuff now that I’m able to?
November 11th is Remembrance Day in Canada. A day when we take a moment to honour, thank, & remember previous veterans & current soldiers keeping us safe. I think this year is what us forgotten Canadians really need!
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO CONTINUE TO KEEP US SAFE & THANK YOU TO THE VETERANS & THOSE WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES KEEPING US SAFE!
THAT’S ALL FOR THE CANCER TALK FOR NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This type of thing should happen at every public event!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can’t tell you how onboard I am with this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Right at the door someone should send anyone with a cell phone back to their vehicle. It happened to me years ago, & made total sense! I had it turned off anyways. You have to turn it off in a movie theater, why not a concert. Have some self-control. Take a picture & a video of your favourite song, then put your phone away. If you can’t do that, leave it in your vehicle or at home.
No, I don’t listen to Marilyn Manson, but he makes a valid point here.
Paramore is actually selling cassettes online, odd.
When the Toronto Blue Jays start spring training I have a wish list for the team. 3 new everyday outfielders, new everyday short stop, and possible new 2nd baseman. 1st base, 3rd base, & DH can & should remain the same. Biagini, Osuna, Tepera, & Ramirez all in the bullpen with others. Estrada, Stroman, Sanchez, & Happ as starting pitchers. If all of this is possible that would be great! Any of the new players should have speed, bat left handed, & have a good batting average & on base percentage. Mr. Atkins & Mr. Shapiro, please don’t put the fans through another 2017?
When Corey McDonald started SIAST shortly after me. He showed me the path to what is now my favourite “Soundgarden” album “Badmotorfinger”. I pulled out the “Superunknown” album, & Corey asked if I had heard “Badmotorfinger”, I hadn’t, so he lent it to me the next day. Since then that album it’s my go to “Soundgarden” album.
After hearing that album once, I was hooked & bought it ASAP. Corey then opened my eyes to “Pantera” & I got hooked on “Into Eternity” the album “Buried in Oblivion”
This was in the early 2000s. I started SIAST in September of 2001, my 2nd week was when 9/11 happened.
I’m not crazy, someone else just praised “Batman vs. Superman”! Others have seen “Justice League” & found it to be the best movie in the DC universe!
I have “Thor Ragnarok”, “Justice League”, & “Star Wars VIII” to see. I see good times ahead!
Nooooooooooooooooo!!!!!! This is MY dark side of Rush. Foo Fighters & audience fan. LANGUAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PLEASE SHARE THIS WITH OTHERS?
The more you share this, the more readers I get. No, I’m not profiting from this in any way. I can’t tell who’s reading this but thank you!
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
The more you share this, the more readers I get. No, I’m not profiting from this in any way.
If you’re getting the info you’re looking for by subscription, no need to visit the website or Facebook page.
I don’t want to overload you with links, pick what you want to know about & feel free to skip the other stuff. The www.youtube.com links are there for a point of reference if you don’t know what I’m talking about.
I exercised to “Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers” their Greatest Hits.
We finished off Thanksgiving Monday by going to a “My Little Pony” movie with our friends & our “niece”.
EVERYBODY will likely encounter some type of roadblock in their life, there’s no need to hide it. It is hard to talk about & deal with eventually, just do your best to get over it & put it out there! I was the same way, I didn’t want people I didn’t know to see me in a wheelchair with an iPatch. I can’t be in the house & not have new friends for the rest of my life. I had to get over that. Since about the middle of 2014 I just let that go, one less thing for me to stress about. If people want to look, that’s fine by me & questions are more than welcome, even encouraged.
No matter what it is, you can’t worry about it for however long you have a mental, physical, or internal issue. Let it go so you don’t have to carry that weight with you forever, it will get heavier with each second & once you’ve figured out how to deal with it, you no longer have to worry what other people think. Most people probably don’t notice it in the first place!
I’m pretty sure I have a bit of OCD in me. We have 2 bathrooms, both must have 3 extra rolls of toilet paper. I always stack them on the back of the toilet, in a pyramid. 2 on the bottom, 1 on top, & whatever is currently in use. I also don’t like a pile of dirty dishes in the sink. I put what I can in the dishwasher, & %50 of the time I’ll do the hand wash dishes. I also like to finish a task before I go to bed. If I don’t I’ll be awake for too long thinking about it.
THAT’S ALL FOR WHAT’S ON MY MIND & CANCER TALK! HERE COMES THE POPCULTURE STUFF!
ED SHEERAN
Ed Sheeran is quite popular so I shouldn’t need to give you much, if any, background on him. Kim & I saw him in Regina, on tour just before his 2nd of 3 albums was released. Cool to see him live, but the sound here at the arena sucks. Whenever he turned on his digital pedal with pre-recorded stuff to make it sound like a full band, everything became slightly distorted. Not how you want to experience Ed Sheeran, a guy playing acoustic guitar! This is the show that broke me. Ended up watching 50% of the show through someone’s cell phone & what was released a few months later? A concert video of his show at Wembley Stadium! So glad I paid to watch the concert on a 4 inch screen.
I’m a big fan on his stuff. Big Wreck & Foo Fighters have been my 2 favourite bands for a long time though! Nothing has changed that. Big Wreck & Foo Fighters both released an album this year. Ed Sheeran hasn’t received my attention as much as he deserves it. He “fell through the cracks”.
You shouldn’t need much background, but here are two songs from each of his first 2 albums.
LANGUAGE IN THIS CLIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
