Sucker for the blues

I went to see the two concerts I mentioned in an earlier blog and both were awesome.  The Soundgarden show was the loudest show I have ever seen.  The sound wasn't the greatest but it was still very cool to see.  Chris Cornell can still belt it out!  Cheers to Vanner for hooking us up with a box to watch the show as well - definitely the best way to watch a concert.  The second concert was The Black Keys and they were excellent!  My only complaint was that they didn't play another hour or two longer.  Amazing how good two guys can sound... gotta love good blues guitar.  Speaking of The Black Keys... they somehow have a new album ready to go and it is supposed to be out this fall.  Here is a cool article about it: http://www.spin.com/articles/studio-black-keys

Fireworks might be the biggest rip off on the planet... right after the price of beer at a pro sports game.

Stick it in your ear: Thirty-Four by Karma To Burn.  If ya need a great loud song to pump you up or get you somewhere fast in your car, this is a good track!

That Karma To Burn track reminds me of another mix I am making called "Steppin' On The Ice", which is a bunch of high-energy songs that would be great to hear when you step out onto the ice or field or court before a game.  Any suggestions?

The drive from Listowel to London might be the most boring drive on earth.

Here is my comedian vid, but beware... this isn't for the blouse-wearin poodle walkers out there.  His name is Patrice O'neal.  Make sure the kids aren't around!

This James Harrison fool from the Steelers who's spouting off about the NFL commissioner, other players and even his own teammates is a complete jack-ass. This is the same guy who has been suspended by the NFL for repeated head-hits. There are so many athletes who take what they have for granted and he is clearly one of them. Guys like him and Pacman Jones absolutely destroy the image and credibility of NFL players and it must be killing the NFLPA as they try to make a new deal with the NFL.

There is a cool show on TV right now called "The Franchise", which is a behind the scenes look at the San Francisco Giants 2011 season.  It's the same idea as the "24 - 7" series following the Penguins and Capitals last year or like "Oil Change", which followed the Oilers... except the Giants are actually good.  The best part about the show is Brian Wilson, the psycho reliever with the crazy beard, who is completely mental.

This probably wouldn't fly with the serious golfers, but I think golf carts should have an ipod dock built in.  It would have a volume control so it can only go so loud and turns off or pauses whenever you put the parking brake on.  It's the only thing golf is missing.

There's not much better than cottage life... especially if you have a pontoon boat.

There were a lot of complaints about the MLB All Star game and I don't get it.  It's the same sad song from the media about other all star games and I think they are completely missing the point.  All star games are meant to be laid back, fun and mostly for the amusement of kids.  It's not supposed to resemble a playoff game and I think all the critics need to just relax a bit or not watch.  I think it's cool to watch players joke around together for a couple days before they go back to hating each other once they are back with their own teams.

Here is another cool music link: http://www.setlist.fm/ . You can see the set list from almost every concert and watch a video of each song (not the live version from that show, but the band's video or a youtube video, etc.).

I watched Bartolo Colon pitch for the Yankees against the Jays and he got destroyed for 7 runs and didn't make it out of the first inning.  Even worse was that he was so out of shape that after trying to field the ball a couple times he had to stop for a breather because he was obviously out of gas.  I know he's 37 years old and I'm not expecting him to be able to run a marathon, but come on... surely when you are getting paid that much and playing in the bigs you should be able to resemble something better than a big greezy cheeseburger.

I miss the NHL already.

The British Open is by far the least interesting major.  I don't quite get the appeal of playing in garbage weather where it doesn't matter if you hit a good shot or not because the wind/rain/3 foot rough or whatever decides the outcome.  Isn't that the definition of a bad day for golf?

I need an inside man at Home Depot or Home Hardware or somewhere like that.  Paying retail is for suckers.

Remember when you had to get dressed up to go to church?  Some kids wear shorts and t-shirts now!   I'm not complaining - it looks a lot more comfortable than the Cliff Huxtable sweaters I used to have to wear as a kid.


Cheers!
Bonesminded