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Guns n' Roses for every emotion

It's true. There just might be a Guns n' Roses song for every human emotion. There are for mine, anyway. I offer two examples below, showing two sides of the same situation.
First up, "Used to Love Her"



and "Patience"



Just for the hell of it, here's a third, "Don't Cry," that is kind of a mesh of the first two:



Shitty video quality is not my fault.

Cleveland Rocks!

Yes it does and it may rock even more in the future. We shall see what we shall see.



and no, I'm STILL cheering for the Red Sox.

9-29-2007 Playlist

This was "Weird Al" Day at the Ear Infection

Metallica- Whiplash
Metallica- Hit the Lights
Dethklok- Awaken
Dethklok- Go Forth and Die
Weird Al- Amish Paradise
Weird Al- Alternative Polka
Meat Loaf- Bat Out of Hell
Voltaire- When You're Evil
Iron Maiden- The Evil That Men Do
Savatage- Hall of the Mountain King
Frank Zappa- Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
Frank Zappa- San Ber'dino
Primus- My Name is Mud
Oingo Boingo- Dead Man's Party
Weird Al- Couch Potato
Weird Al- Angry White Boy Polka
Spinal Tap- Stonehenge
They Might Be Giants- Instanbul (Not Constantiople)
Dr. Demento- Shaving Cream
The Vestibules- Bulbous Buffaunt
Barnes & Barnes- Fish Heads
Frank Zappa- Joe's Garage
Tenacious D- Destiny
Tenacious D- History
Adam Sandler- Lonesome Kicker
Danzig- Come to Silver (acoustic)
Danzig- Deep
Patton Oswalt- Werewolves and Lollipops
Metallica- Battery
Metallica- Master of Puppets
Static-X- Destroyer
Weird Al- Money for Nothing/The Beverly Hillbillies
Weird Al- I Lost on Jeopardy
Ogden Edsel- Dead Puppies
Shel Silverstein- The Smoke Off
Dethklok- Mermaider
Dethklok- Bloodtrocuted
Dethklok- The Lost Vikings
Weird Al- Smells Like Nirvana
AC/DC- Problem Child

9-22-2007 Playlist

Lordi- SCG3 Special Report
Lordi- Bringing the Balls Back to Rock
Dio- Rainbow in the Dark
Dio- Holy Diver
Iron Maiden- Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden- The Number of the Beast
Mastodon- Bladecatcher
Overkill- Time to Kill
Paradise Lost- The Word Made Flesh
DevilDriver- The Axe Shall Fall
3 Inches of Blood- The Forest King
Ozzy Osbourne- Perry Mason
Dragon Force- Trail of Broken Hearts
Alice Cooper- Feed My Frankenstein
Exodus- A.W.O.L.
Obituary- Killingtime
King Diamond- Into the Convent
AC/DC- Who Made Who
AC/DC- Hell's Bells
Tiamat- Clouds
Emperor- He Who Sought the Fire
Dark Funeral- Armageddon Finally Comes
Danzig- Come to Silver
Danzig- Blackacidevil
Superjoint Ritual- The Knife Rises
Superjoint Ritual- The Horror
Hank Williams III- Louisiana Stripes
... And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead- The Rest Will Follow
Iced Earth- Stormrider
Cradle of Filth- Coffin Fodder
Opeth- Death Whispered Lullaby
Slayer- Eyes of the Insane
Savatage- When the Crowds are Gone
The Haunted- Demon Eyes
GWAR- Eat Steel
GWAR- Jack the World
Tenacious D- Master Exploder
Black Sabbath- Heaven and Hell

Thanks for listening!

Chhhh Changes

So you may have noticed I changed to name of my blog. The change is meant to reflect my new radio show set to begin on Saturday. If you live in the Moscow, Idaho area, check me out on 89.3 FM. If you live outside the area, and most of you do. you can listen listen via streaming audio at www.kuoi.org.
There's a DJ cam, too, so you can watch me playing my wicked air guitar.

DONE!

So I haven't posted anything in almost a month. I get busy, you guys know that. And this week will mark the end of my time as a Seattle Weekly intern. Sad news, eh?

There's a bright side.

I will continue on with SW as the "Moscow Bureau Chief." A half-joke, half-serious position which will allow me to continue working with their blogs and throw them something in the music section every once in a while.

I've said it before and I'll say it until it's no longer true. I RULE.

More Ozzfest news!

Blabbermouth.net, one of the biggest providers of metal news, linked the Ozzy portion of my story. How fucking cool is that?

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=76744

Ozzfest!

http://www.seattleweekly.com/music/blogs/reverb/2007/07/yesterday_ozzfest_at_white_riv.php


And, just for fun, check out the comments section of this post. Apparently, I suck. NOT!
http://www.seattleweekly.com/music/blogs/reverb/2007/07/last_night_deftones_dir_en_gre.php

For My Metal Heads Out There

Tomorrow I will be at Ozzfest, with a press/photo pass.
Yes, I do rule. Thanks for asking.
I probably won't get to meet Ozzy, but I'll be damn close.
Yes, I do rule. Thanks for asking.
By this time Friday, I will have plenty of my own pics for you.

T.J.'s Rules For Living

Listen carefully. I don't want to repeat myself.

1- Don't take life too seriously. After all, no one gets out of it alive.
2- If you can't count on your family, they suck. If they can't count on you, you suck.
3- Don't worry about money. It makes things easier to deal with when you don't have any. When you do have money, be generous. It makes it easier for other people to help you out when you're broke.
4- Never forget the people who helped you get where you are. You may need a job reference down the road and if you treat them like shit, they'll remember it.
5- There is only so much fun you can have with two Legos.
6- Chocolate makes people happy. Dark chocolate makes me happy.
7- No matter where you sit or who is playing, always bring your glove to the ballpark.
8- Have all the fun you want, just get your work done, too.
9- Just because you are "grown up" doesn't mean you can't watch cartoons or have a nap after your milk and cookies.
10- Remember the first time you heard about Dinosaurs. Don't lose that child-like sense of awe. No matter how much you've seen, you haven't seen everything.
11- If it takes you longer to wait for a bus than to walk to where you need to go, walk.
12- If life starts to overwhelm you, just stop it. If it continues, stop it or I'll bury you alive in a box.
13- Make your own rules, then live by them. Except when they need to be broken.

And now for your viewing pleasure.....

You'll just have to imagine the song in your head.

So I been busy, give me a break.

OK.
I've had fish and chips twice now. Neither time did they have actual English-style chips, which is what I'd really like. I also had a great bowl of clam chowder from a place that sells it half off after 2 p.m. These things are very good to know.

Also, found out that I get reimbursed for my bus pass. Sweet, eh?

Interviewed Static-X.
Saw a group called The Raveonettes.

This will be a short week because I'm headed to Eugene, Ore., for the graduations of my sister and brother-in-law. They are getting Master's degrees so it is kind of a big deal.

Catch you all later.

I've been in Seattle 2 weeks now...

...and I still haven't had fish & chips.
Soon, though. Soon I shall have fish and chips.

Call me...Joker

If you know me, you know I'm a big Batman fan. The next movie, The Dark Knight Returns, is filming as we speak and the biggest news is that Heath Ledger is playing The Joker. Well, I just saw the first pic of him in the make-up and I have to say, I love it. It's much more fucked up than Nicholson's make-up was and I LOVE NICHOLSON and that film. Check out the pic. (Yes, I'm adding hyperlinks now. Just something I've gotten used in my work posts, so expect more of it here.)

Eventually, I'll get around to another update. I had a full weekend, so I'll get to it when I get to it.

Catch you later.

Strangest e-mail ever

So I'm checking my three e-mail accounts this morning and I had the strangest e-mail ever. First, some background.

I have a MySpace page, specifically so I can listen to new music from up and coming bands, but the page has also connected me with a couple of my favorite authors. I've been able to exchange a few e-mails with them and it's awesome. They are on my friends list, of course.

I'm checking the account linked to the MySpace and I have a message that says, "Dean Koontz would like to be added to your friends list."

I thought it worked the other way around. I'm meant to ask famous people if I can be their friend, not the other way around.

Yes, I approved Dean Koontz to be my friend, even though I like Stephen King better.

Day Three

I got to "work from home" today. Did a bunch of stuff and even screwed up a couple things in my first solo blog post. Yes, they are noticeable but they don't hurt anything. I'm learning still. Also paid a visit yesterday to Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe. Took some pics of Pier 54, too, that I'm trying to load on here but it's being difficult, as you can see by how it totally messed up my text. (Until I fixed it, that is.)





For anyone who misses my voice, check this out: http://www.seattleweekly.com/podcast/short-list/
You have to wait a while to hear me but I'm in there, darn it.

Tomorrow will be spent getting ready for my big weekend assignment. It's gonna be cool. I'm especially looking forward to hearing this accordion quartet called Hell's Bellowes.

Days one and two

I'm going to try and keep up with this but these first two days have worn me out.

Short version is: I rule and my boss thinks so, too. I've learned so much in just two days that the Argonaut Web site is going to rock when I get back.

I'll be spending my weekend covering the Northwest FolkLife Festival while my boss goes to Sasquatch! Fest. I guess that's fair.

I already turned in my first assignment: a review of Ozzy's new CD, Black Rain. Hopefully, I'll be able to take some of my learning and make my own blog rock harder.

Catch you on the flipside.

Emerald CIty, here I come

Seattle's nickname is the Emerald CIty but I don't think the WIzard lives there. I am, however, on a search for something to make myself a better person: more real world experience.

If you've been following along, you'll know that I am doing an internship with the Seattle Weekly in the Web and music sections. I'll be bringing my learning back to Moscow as next school year's Web and Opinion editor. Cool beans, eh?

Yes, it is an unpaid internship. (Anyone caring to donate to the T.J. Summer in Seattle Survival Fund can e-mail me for details. I'm not kidding.) My current newspaper adviser hates the idea of me not getting paid, but knows that this is one of those experiences that is worth the trouble.

A little bit about the Seattle Weekly: It's one of those alt-weekly papers. For my Vegas co-horts, it's like the City Life or Las Vegas Weekly-- two papers which never took anything I sent them. I wonder if they'd take my work now? Or after the summer, anyway. Best of all (or worst of all, depending on what your leanings are) SW is owned by The Village Voice, the grand daddy of alt-weeklies. Pretty cool, eh? The office is just a couple blocks away fromPioneer Square in downtown Seattle, right where everything is happening. I'm going to have a nice bus commute from Tacoma (thanks to Aunt Billie for agreeing to put me up for a spell) but I'm no stranger to mass transit. ($108.00 for a month pass, though. See comments about the TSiSSF, again.)

So I'll be going to concerts, small clubs mostly. I'm geared up to be the resident Metal HEad, which means coverage of this year's Ozzfest, kickingoff July 12 in Seattle, is mine. The chance to meet Ozzy Osbourne is one of the only htings I can think of cooler than meeting Rob Zombie. (Search back about a year--wow!--for that day.) I will be sporting a Black Sabbath hat for the occassion. I only packed band T-shirts for my stay, too.

Unless you count the couple Red Sox shirts I popped in my bag, too. I will go to at least one Seattle Mariners baseball game while I am there. Won't get to see the Sox, but might catch them when the Reds come to town and see Griffey, just like the old days. Nah, those games will sell out, too. I might get stuck watching the M's and the Pirates. It's Major League Baseball, though, so who cares who is playing as long as I get to go.

I'm going to keep up the blog as much as possible over the summer, too, so check back for news as often as you like. Also check out www.seattleweekly.com to see if my stuff shows up there.

Thanks again to everyone who has supported me on my wild and crazy adventures. I never would have thought to be doing this if Coyote Press in Vegas hadn't come into my life (along with Karen Laing who made it possible for me to do what I wanted) and if the Argonaut here in Moscow hadn't treated me so well. Just goes to show that making plans doesn't always work out the way you want them to.

And, before I go...Hi Julie!

Stranger things have happened

So, I cleaned my room yesterday. I used fewer garbage bags than the last time I cleaned. They were bigger, though. Today I'm doing laundry. I did a very odd thing for me, something I don't recall having ever done before.

I separated clothes before washing. Weird, I know. I didn't divide by color because taht would be pointless. Instead I grouped by type. Socks and underwear and in the dryer right now. Just finished washing are all the T-shirts I plan on wearing over the summer. Next in will be pants, followed by button-up shirt to be worn over the summer, then the rest of my T-shirts. Pants might take two loads, otherwise they will never get dry.

Oh the things I've been doing differently the last few weeks.