So, I guess I went back on my word. I went to see Van Halen on Saturday night at the Joe Louis Arena. You know what? It was fucking awesome. I know I was all pissin’ n’ moaning about Michael Anthony not being there, and I do certainly think that it would have been just that much better if he’d of been there, but ya know what? It was FUCKING AWESOME ( Read more... )

I don’t do this often enough, breaking down the game film if you will. I don’t get into sports, so my wheel house is music. I’m not into indie rock for the most part, so don’t expect me to start writing for pitchforkmedia.com any time soon. Unfortunately, much to the chagrin of my former on-line writing home I don’t have a job where I can spend ( Read more... )

If you comment on this post, I will choose seven interests from your profile and you will explain what they mean and why you are interested in them. Post this along with your answers in your own journal so that others can play along. [I was a bit confused about this. Basically David picked 7 of my Interests and then for the people who comment here ( Read more... )

I had a dream last night that I was getting into the elevator at my old apartment building. There was a guy already in the elevator who looked like he was either moving in or moving out. I didn’t ask. There were a bunch of boxes and various square-shaped objects that could have been TV’s or some kind of cabinetry. The door to the elevator did not ( Read more... )

I've been working a lot lately. Added responsibility (not added money) contributed towards me working 27 hours over the weekend just past. I've not have a break for over two weeks now. Luckily, it's Friday and that means that I finally have a weekend. Tonight the Melvins are playing at Small's. I'm going to go. I don't know if I'll get in because I ( Read more... )

Chapstik played a show on Friday night at the Magic Bag Theater in my hometown of Ferndale, MI. I live -- at most a mile away from the venue so I decided -- despite the slightly unseasonable cold weather that rolled into town over the past week to ride my bicycle up to the venue. I arrived just as Leighton’s and Elvis pulled up in the van. I ( Read more... )

On Saturday, September 8th, I again went on a 50 mile+ bike ride starting from my home located in the heart of downtown Ferndale, MI. I planned on making a complete reverse route of what I did back on July 14th, 2007 ( Read more... )

A few weeks ago, it was announced that the Van Halen reunion with David Lee Roth is back on. I’m not sure how I feel about this. At the time it was first announced I was all for it, I mean anything to get Dave and Eddie back on the same stage together, right? Well, tickets have been on-sale for a few weeks now and I haven’t had the slightest urge ( Read more... )

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I’ve been trying to figure out what to write about this first trip to Russia ever since we got back on Thursday night last week. I mean, there’s really a lot to it. I’m well past my days of exhaustively chronicling every single detail of any particular event or series of events. So, what exactly should I concentrate on? What was the most ( Read more... )