Cristina Scabbia: Day 2

Cuz why not?

Saturday, July 31, 2010

wakame [wah-KAH-meh]

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  A deep green, edible seaweed popular in Japan and other Asian countries. It's used like a vegetable in soups and simmered dishes, as well as occasionally in salads. The browner versions are more strongly flavored. Wakame is available both in fresh and dried forms in Asian markets.

communist

• How old people in Alabama and possibly in other Southern states insult younger people.

My Grandpa: You want me to fix you a sandwich?
Me: Nah.
Grandpa: Are you sure you're not hungry?
Me: Yah.
Grandpa: You must be communist.
[Editor's note: Heff! Is this true? If so, LOL!]

Today's History

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  Trinidad: island in the Caribbean was discovered by Christopher Columbus (1498)
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  Christchurch: became the first New Zealand city to be chartered (1856)
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  NYSE: closed due to the outbreak of World War I, but opened again four months later to help the war effort by selling bonds (1914)
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  K2: the world's second-highest peak, also known as Mount Godwin-Austen, was summited for the first time, by an Italian team (1954)

Today's Birthdays

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  Henri Brisson (1835-1912): two-time premier of France
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  Milton Friedman (1912-2006): Nobel Prize winner for Economics
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  Primo Levi (1919-1987): Italian chemist who wrote of his experiences during the Holocaust
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  Evonne Goolagong Cawley (58): tennis champ
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  J.K. Rowling (45): creator of Harry Potter (who shares the same birthday)

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  Will Champion (32): rocker, Coldplay; also, musicians Kenny Burrell (79), Lobo (67), Gary Lewis (65), Bill Berry (52), Fatboy Slim (47) and Jim Corr (46)
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  B.J. Novak (31): comic writer/actor, The Office; also, actors France Nuyen (71), Susan Flannery (67), Geraldine Chaplin (66), Michael Biehn (54), Wesley Snipes (48), Dean Cain (44), Ben Chaplin (40) and Annie Parisse (35)

Cristina Scabbia, hottest chick in metal.

This vid is a compilation of pics of the hottest chick in metal today:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrVpu1sbVm0&feature=related

Have a great weekend!

I'm outta here

I'm headed to the Poconos for the weekend. I have stuff scheduled for the weekend so no one gets bored. See y'all on Monday.

Bret Michaels To Perform On America's Got Talent

Rocker and winner of NBC's "The Celebrity Apprentice," Bret Michaels, will perform his signature song "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" on Wednesday, August 4 on NBC's "America's Got Talent." Michaels' "Rock of Love" television series is one of the most successful in VH1's history. With three record breaking seasons under his belt, Michaels is currently embarking on several other television projects, including the upcoming VH1 show "Bret Michaels: Life as You Know It" this fall.

Bret Michaels To Perform On America's Got Talent

As front man for the legendary rock band Poison, Michaels has sold 25 million records and scored an amazing 15 chartbusting Top 40 singles, including "Talk Dirty to Me," "Something to Believe In," "Nothing But a Good Time" and the timeless #1 smash "Every Rose Has Its Thorn." In the new millennium Poison's music has been featured in such big screen flicks as "Mr. and Mrs. Smith," "Grandma's Boy" and "Deuce Bigelow-European Gigolo." They continue to be one of the industry's top-grossing concert attractions and their "20 Years of Rock" CD was a bona fide Top 20 smash. Michaels' new CD "Custom Built" is in stores now and is the #1 independent and hard rock album on Billboard.

In its fifth season, "America's Got Talent," features Nick Cannon as the host and Sharon Osbourne, Howie Mandel and Piers Morgan star as the celebrity panel of judges. Check your local listings for airtimes and be sure to catch Bret Michaels live performance on August 4th.

Lolene Chats With Paula Abdul

Follow Lolene to a glamorous evening at the NewNowNext awards in a brand new episode of Lolene TV. The British pop star walks the red carpet and checks in backstage before presenting an award. Lolene even gets some career advice from Paula Abdul, one of her favorite artists.

Lolene's debut album, The Electrick Hotel, is due out in October.

Friday, July 30, 2010

casuistry \KAZH-oo-uh-stree\, noun:

1. Specious, deceptive, or oversubtle reasoning, esp. in questions of morality.

2. The application of general ethical principles to particular cases of conscience or conduct.

Casuistry comes from the French casuiste and the Latin casus, "case," perhaps related to making a case or justifying behavior.

How is Everything Check

• The 2 minute check a waiter/waitress does after they bring your meal to the table.

Person1:"We need a new fork. This one fell on the floor."

Person2:"I'll ask the waiter to get a new one on his how is everything check."

Trivia

In the world of professional tennis, what is the significance of the word “seeded”?

• At tournaments, the top players are ranked based on past performance and then “seeded”—or spread—throughout the field of competitors to reduce chances that the best players will face one another in the early matches.

History

• Baltimore: port town and industrial center was founded (1729)
• "La Marseillaise": the French national anthem was first sung in Paris (1792)
• In God We Trust: became the official motto of the US (1956)
• Kim Philby: the Soviet news service announced that the British intelligence officer and double agent had defected to the USSR (1963)
• Medicare: insurance program for senior citizens was signed into US law (1965)
• Jimmy Hoffa: the former Teamsters president disappeared in suburban Detroit; he has never been found, but he is presumed dead (1975)
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act: "Corporate Responsibility Act" — that tightened control of financial reporting and reduced the potential for fraud — was signed into law by President George Bush (2002)

Birthdays

• Emily Brontë (1818-1848): the author of Wuthering Heights
• Thorstein Veblen (1857-1929): political economist who coined the phrase "conspicuous consumption" in his The Theory of the Leisure Class
• Henry Ford (1863-1947): inventor who popularized mass production with the Ford Motor Company
• Casey Stengel (1890-1975): manager of the NY Yankees who led them to five straight championships
• Henry Moore (1898-1986): sculptor of reclining figures
• Arnold Schwarzenegger (63): action-movie star who became governor of California
• Simon Baker (41): The Mentalist, Patrick Jane; also, actors Jean Reno (62), Ken Olin (56), Delta Burke (54), Laurence Fishburne (49), Lisa Kudrow (47), Vivica A. Fox (46), Terry Crews (42), Hilary Swank (36), Jaime Pressly (33) and Yvonne Strahovski (28)

Turtle Thursday: Going WHERE?

Tonight we're bringing Silent Bob in for his first meeting with the veterinarian. I hope he doesn't struggle too much!

KickASS!!!

I can't wait for this to come out on DVD. It was awesome on many levels. Even the wife loved it. I hear that a sequel is in the works. We'll see how they do that.

Buckcherry To Perform On Jimmy Kimmel Live

Rockers BUCKCHERRY are set to bring the party to late-night talk show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” with a raucous performance on Thursday, August 12th – on ABC at 12:05AM, ET/PT. The performance will come on the heels of the release of Buckcherry’s new album, ALL NIGHT LONG, due out on August 3rd via their original independent label, Eleven Seven Music. In their August issue on stands now, Spin declared the album the “ultimate all-night rager soundtrack”. The very same issue also features an in-depth Q&A feature with Buckcherry frontman Josh Todd. The title track of All Night Long has been called “The top down anthem” by Billboard and is currently heating up the airwaves, coming in at #14 on the Active Rock and #15 on the Mainstream Rock charts, respectively.

In other Buckcherry news, the band is currently on the road playing select tour dates and will gear up for an extensive North American tour supporting Nickelback beginning September 14th in Nashville, TN at the Bridgestone Arena. Please see below for a full list of Buckcherry tour dates.

In their more than decade-long career, multi-platinum artists Buckcherry have established themselves as a definitive hard rock band with a massive presence at radio. Hits such as “Lit Up,” “Crazy Bitch,” and “Sorry” have propelled the band’s sales to more than 3 million albums worldwide and have garnered Buckcherry two Grammy nominations. Their most recent album, 2008’s Black Butterfly, earned the band their first-ever Top Ten Billboard album debut, with the album coming in at #8. Black Butterfly was deemed the “Album Of The Year” by Entertainment Weekly and “Best Rock Album” by iTunes.

Buckcherry recently released a video for "All Night Long" and make sure to stay up to date on what the band is doing on their official site, http://www.buckcherry.com/. Look out for All Night Long in stores everywhere August 3rd!

OneRepublic Cover The White Stripes and Justin Timberlake

OneRepublic took the stage for I Heart Radio and performed a cover of The White Stripes' "Seven Nation Army." Ryan Tedder and the rest of the guys threw in a twist when launching into Justin Timberlake's "SexyBack" for the crowd full of fans.

Catch the band on tour this fall with Maroon 5 and visit OneRepublic.net for more info.

Sum 41 Continues To Update Fans From Warped Tour

Sum 41 has released another video to give fans an idea of what has been going on at this year's Warped Tour. Follow the band to Pittsburgh and Montreal and watch Stevo show off his card writing skills as he sends their tour manager a get well card. The group also unveils live footage as they tour across the country.

Sum 41 will continue to tour as they prepare to release their fifth studio album next year. Visit Sum41.com for more information and a list of remaining Warped Tour 2010 tour dates.

Pre-order Screaming Bloody Murder on Amazon.

Avenged Sevenfold to chat with fans on Ustream TODAY!!!

Avenged Sevenfold whose fifth studio album "Nightmare" was released yesterday, July 27th will chat with fans this Thursday, July 29th at 5PM EST at www.ustream.tv/avengedsevenfold.

Also this Thursday July 29th fans can purchase a copy of the album at the Best Buy store in Orange, CA and receive a wristband for a chance to meet the band at their in-store signing on Friday, August 6th. This Saturday, July 31st, the band will perform a special live concert webcast from Syracuse, NY. The webcast can be seen at: http://www.avengedsevenfold.com/ , www.myspace.com/avengedsevenfold , and www.ustream.tv/avengedsevenfold .

The deluxe version of Nightmare is currently No. 1 on the iTunes album chart, and No.3 on Amazon.com. The special edition direct to consumer piece has sold-out all 7,000 copies of it's limited run. The album's first single and title track "Nightmare" is No.2 at BDS Active Rock, and in the top 15 at Alternative Radio. The official video for "Nightmare," premiered on MTV2, MTV.com, and MTV2.com, on July 17th and became the second most popular video on Youtube, racking up more than 1.2 million views last week. Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=94bGzWyHbu0 .

In August the band will co-headline the first annual Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival with Disturbed. Also on the bill are Stone Sour, Halestorm, and Hell Yeah. The UPROAR tour, which will hit amphitheatres and arenas, marks the band's first tour since the passing of Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan. Mike Portnoy from Dream Theatre plays drums on Nightmare and will also tour with the band for UPROAR.

A7X Ustream URL: www.ustream.tv/avengedsevenfold

Paper Tongues Trinity Video

North Carolina’s Paper Tongues are coming at you from an abandoned warehouse in their new music video for their hit, “Trinity.” Take a look at the new video here, and be sure to pick up your copy of their brand new, self-titled debut album in stores and on iTunes.

The high-energy septet is currently on tour in the U.S. For tour dates and additional info, check out band's MySpace page.

Watch Stone Sour's New Video For "Say You'll Haunt Me"

Stone Sour's first proper single from their upcoming September 7th release Audio Secrecy is a darkly poignant song that will get stuck in your head. Writes Noisecreep, "'Say You'll Haunt Me' is an obvious song about hope beyond struggle." Meanwhile frontman Corey Taylor contends, "It was one of those songs that I didn't really feel until it was finished... I enjoyed the lyrics but I wasn't sure about the music. I'd come in and I'd sang it, and I put my heart into it because the lyrics are about my wife and how I feel about my wife, and then I left. And I came back and [the band] had just made it incredible. Now I can't get it out of my head."

Watch the official video for the catchy track here, and go right here to pre-order Audio Secrecy.

News link:

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/news/Watch-Stone-Sours-New-Video-For-Say-Youll-Haunt-Me-Right-Here-21830.aspx

Thursday, July 29, 2010

busticate \BUHS-ti-keyt\, verb:

• To break into pieces.

Busticate came into existence in the Northern United States during the 19th Century, as the common verb bust became wedded to the Latin root -icate. This phenomenon occurred across the U.S.; another example is the Southern coinage argufy.

strategic friendship default

• Occurs when the debt owed from a friendly bet between two friends rises to an uncomfortable level causing one friend to cut ties with the other in lieu of paying up.

Robbie: "Did Justin ever make good on that golf wager you two made"

Randy: "Wouldn't know, he hasn't talked to me in weeks and he won't return my emails."

Robbie: "Sounds like you are the victim of a strategic friendship default."

Trivia

When it comes to filmmaking, what are Nollywood, Chollywood, and Dhaliwood?

• Nollywood is the Nigerian film industry; Chollywood is the Peruvian film industry (its name combines cholo, Peruvian slang for “native,” and Hollywood); Dhaliwood is the Bangladeshi film industry (based in and named for Dhakar).

History

• Spanish Armada: was defeated by the English, led by Sir Francis Drake (1588)
• NASA: President Eisenhower signed a bill creating the space agency (1958)
• Lady Di: married Prince Charles at St. Paul's Cathedral in London (1981)
• switch hitter: Red Sox batter Bill Mueller became the first Major League Baseball player to hit grand slams from both sides of the plate in a single game (2003)

Birthdays

• Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859): French politician who wrote Democracy in America
• Booth Tarkington (1869-1946): Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Magnificent Ambersons
• Dag Hammarskjöld (1905-1961): UN secretary general and Nobel Peace Prize winner
• Peter Jennings (1938-2005): anchor, World News Tonight
• Ken Burns (57): documentary filmmaker, The Civil War, The War

• Tim Gunn (57): fashion consultant and TV personality, Project Runway
• Martina McBride (44): country singer; musicians Patti Scialfa and Geddy Lee (both 57), Wanya Morris (37) and Danger Mouse (33) share this birth date
• Josh Radnor (36): Ted Mosby on How I Met Your Mother; also, actors Mike Starr (60), Alexandra Paul (47), Tim Omundson (41), and Wil Wheaton (38)

Texas Hippie Coalition talk with Eddie Trunk / Invade Amsterdam in new clips

Everyone's favorite band of outlaw's, Texas Hippie Coalition, have just released two new clips. In the first clip the band invited renowned disc jockey and host of That Metal Show Eddie Trunk into the tour bus to have a roundhouse chat with the band about their new album and touring plans.

The second clip features footage from the band's recent trip to Holland and the Bospop Festival. Follow the band from the airport to the stage where thousands of orange clad concert goers got their first taste of Southern Fried Metal.

The band are back home now and will soon embark on a few select dates. Tour dates are as follows:

Jul 30 2010 6:30P Choctaw Events Center w/ Bad Company Durant, OK

Jul 31 2010 8:00P Dreamworld music complex/ RIDE FOR DIME 6 Arlington, Texas , US

Aug 13 2010 7:30P America's Pub Oklahoma City, OK

Aug 14 2010 8:00P Aftershock Merriam, Kansas

Aug 20 2010 8:00P Arbuckle Ballroom Davis, Oklahoma

Aug 21 2010 7:30P The Bone Yard Wichita Falls, TX

Aug 25 2010 8:00P Hard Rock Cafe Pittsburgh, PA

Aug 26 2010 7:30P Agora Ballroom Cleveland, OH

Aug 27 2010 7:00P BRADLEYS 2 CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS

Aug 28 2010 7:30P Tailgater’s Bolingbrook, Illinois

Sep 4 2010 6:30P National Orange Show San Bernardino, CA

Texas Hippie Coalition's sophomore album, Rollin', is in-stores now.

Interview with Eddie Trunk URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HN90O_PKWvs

Orianthi on So You Think You Can Dance This Thursday

Tune in to FOX's hit show So You Think You Can Dance this Thursday, July 29th at 8/7c to see guitar goddess Orianthi rock the stage. Currently on tour with American Idol's Adam Lambert, Orianthi will perform Thursday along with fellow tour-mate Allison Iraheta.

Watch the video here for her second single "Shut Up & Kiss Me," which can be found along with her first hit "According to You" on Believe (II) - out now in stores and on iTunes. For all the latest news and updates visit Orianthi.com.

Another Russian cutie arrested

Anna Fermanova was arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle a dozen night vision rifle sights into Russia, which is illegal. She was intercepted at the airport before she left, and the sights impounded, and she was arrested upon return. More HERE.

Hasselhoff Wednesday: BLING!

Oh yeah!

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

behemoth \bih-HEE-muhth\, noun:

1. Any creature or thing of monstrous size or power

2. An animal, perhaps the hippopotamus, mentioned in the Book of Job.

Behemoth derives from the Hebrew b'hemoth in the Book of Job, but may be a folk etymology of Egyptian pehemau , "water-ox," the name for the hippopotamus.

Reply-None

• The opposite of Reply-All, when an email-incompetent person sends you a blank reply to an email you sent them.

I really needed to hear from Felicia on this issue, but all I got was a Reply-None at 4:59.

Trivia

What was pro football defensive end Michael Strahan referring to when he described the New York Giants Super Bowl XLII championship ring as a “ten-table ring”?

• It was so big that it could be seen ten tables away in a restaurant.

History

• Maximilien Robespierre: Reign of Terror leader was guillotined in Paris during the French Revolution (1794)
• Peru: declared independence from Spain (1821)
• 14th Amendment: granted full citizenship to former US slaves; introduced new civil rights safeguards, due process, equal protection (1868)
• Austria-Hungary: declared war on Serbia, precipitating World War I (1914)
• Kennewick Man: prehistoric remains were discovered on the banks of the Columbia River in Kennewick, Washington, sparking a debate between scientists and Native Americans (1996)
• IRA: ended its armed campaign against British rule in Northern Ireland in favor of "exclusively peaceful means" (2005)

Birthdays

• Beatrix Potter (1866-1943): the author of the Peter Rabbit stories
• Earl Tupper (1907-1983): the inventor of Tupperware
• Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929-1994): the First Lady who gave Americans a TV tour of the White House
• Bill Bradley (67): pro basketball player and Rhodes scholar who became a US senator and ran for president

• Jim Davis (65): creator of Garfield
• Sally Struthers (62): actor, All in the Family and Gilmore Girls; actors Georgia Engel (62), Lori Loughlin (46) and Elizabeth Berkley (38) also have birthdays today
• Hugo Chavez (56): douchebag president of Venezuela, fan of communism
• Delfeayo Marsalis (45): jazz trombonist; also, musicians Rick Wright (1943-2008), Steve Morse (56), Afroman (36) and Soulja Boy (20)

Making of the Video for Sheryl Crow's Summer Day

Sheryl Crow has released a new behind-the-scenes clip of the video shoot for "Summer Day," the first single from her new album 100 Miles From Memphis. Shot in Nashville's famed Centennial Park by director Wayne Isham (Kelly Clarkson, OneRepublic), Sheryl describes "Summer Day" as having "the optimism of summer...feelings of love, balmy nights, hanging out with friends." Head over to MSN to see for yourself why Isham says "Every day with Sheryl is a beautiful thing!"

100 Miles From Memphis is available now in stores and on iTunes. Visit SherylCrow.com for all the latest updates and details about her upcoming tour.

Bret Michaels Joins Jimmy Buffett On Stage

Bret Michaels recently joined Jimmy Buffett on stage in Detroit, MI to perform the fan favorite, "Margaritaville." The two musicians share the stage and vocal responsibilities as the on looking crowd sings along. Watch the video on YouTube now!

Bret Michaels' independent album Custom Built roars onto the Billboard Top 200 charts this week at #14 and proving that an independent artist and underdog can succeed alongside industry favorites. Michael's is currently at #4 on the Rock Album chart as well as #1 for both the Independent Albums and Hard Rock Albums chart. Showcasing Michaels' diversity as a singer and songwriter, the album contains tracks such as "Nothing to Lose" featuring Miley Cyrus; "Go That Far," a club remix of the theme from Michaels' record-breaking reality show Rock of Love; and "What I Got," a remake of the popular Sublime song which features a new verse added by Michaels, who has been performing the song live

for enthusiastic fans all summer.

Visit www.bretmichaels.com for more information and pick up Custom Built on iTunes now!

"Margaritaville" Direct Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVwsMJkYayE

Katy Perry Answers YouTube Questions

Katy Perry announced that she was becoming a YouTube moderator earlier this month and encouraged fans to submit their questions. Now, after over 20,000 submissions and 400,000 votes cast, Katy sits down to answer the top picks about everything from marriage and music to kissing girls and personal hygiene. Be sure to check out the YouTube homepage where all of Katy's videos are featured today.

Katy is set to host the Teen Choice Awards on August 9th and will be joined by co-hosts Chris Colfer, Kevin McHale, Cory Monteith and Mark Salling from Glee.

Avenged Sevenfold unleash their Nightmare

Avenged Sevenfold have just released their highly anticipated fifth studio album, Nightmare. The band recently unveiled a video for lead track, "Nightmare", which features lead singer M. Shadows being strapped down to a gurney and hauled around a mental asylum.

To celebrate the band's worldwide fan base they will be doing a live Ustream concert on July 31st at 7pm EST/4pm PST. For the first time in their career they will broadcast a full, live, concert which can be viewed on their Official Site, Myspace, and Ustream. The embed code for the event can be found below.

Nightmare amended iTunes URL:
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=378658741

Nightmare explicit iTunes URL:
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=378658663

Nightmare deluxe iTunes URL:
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=379320560

Maroon 5 Perform Misery For Vevo Summer Sets

Watch Maroon 5 perform their smash single "Misery" for VEVO Summer Sets at the Empire Hotel in New York City.

The band will be taking the stage at New York City’s Beacon Theatre for “Fuse Presents: Maroon 5 Live From the Beacon Theatre,” airing live in HD, today (July 27th), at 9pm ET on Fuse TV. Visit Maroon5.com for a complete list of tour dates.

"Misery" is available on iTunes now.

Drive A to open for Bullet For My Valentine on Fall tour

Drive A will be hitting the road again this Fall, opening up for Bullet For My Valentine. The tour will kick off for 31 dates on September 16th in Wichita, KS at the Cotillion. Drive A and Bullet For My Valentine will also be joined by Black Tide and Escape the Fate.

Drive A are preparing to enter the studio to record their Sophomore album. Fans can get studio updates and chat with the band every Thursday on Ustream at 3PM PST/6 PM EST.

This tour is Drive A's fourth of the year as the band just wrapped up the Bamboozle Roadshow Tour with All Time Low, Third Eye Blind, and a host of others after previously touring with The Used, at the beginning of the year, and following that up with a North American tour with HIM.

September 16 Wichita, KS The Cotillion
September 17 Oklahoma City, OK Diamond Ballroom
September 18 Houston, TX Warehouse Live
September 19 Austin, TX Stubbs
September 21 Tampa, FL The Ritz Ybor
September 23 Orlando, FL House Of Blues
September 24 Charlotte, NC The Fillmore
September 25 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
September 26 Norfolk, VA The Norva
September 28 Scranton, PA Cultural Center
September 30 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
October 1 New York, NY Roseland Ballroom
October 2 Albany, NY Armory
October 3 Atlanta, GA *WKLS radio show / Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
October 5 Providence RI Lupo’s
October 6 Montréal Metropolis
October 8 Toronto Sound Academy
October 9 Cleveland, OH Tower City Amphitheatre
October 10 Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom
October 12 Indianapolis, IN Egyptian Room
October 13 Madison, WI Orpheum Theatre
October 14 Fargo, ND The Venue
October 17 Edmonton, AB Edmonton Events Centre
October 18 Calgary, AB McEwen Hall @ University Of Calgary
October 20 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
October 21 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory
October 22 Seattle, WA Showbox Sodo
October 23 Portland, OR Roseland
October 25 Boise, ID Knitting Factory
October 26 Reno, NV Knitting Factory
October 27 Los Angeles, CA Palladium

www.facebook.com/drivea
www.myspace.com/drivea
http://twitter.com/driveaband

Ten Thousand!!!

With this post I have completed 10,000 blog posts!

That either makes me super cool are super bored.

Whatever, celebrate! Have a beer!

On CD: In Your Mouth by Mama's Dirty Little Secret

When I got the CD IN YOUR MOUTH by MAMA'S DIRTY LITTLE SECRET I just felt compelled to listen to it immediately.

The band is described thusly:

• The power trio that is Mama's Dirty Lil' Secret delivers a musical punch that can only be described as the sonic love child born of the torrid love affair between Soul and Punk. With big soulful choruses, catchy riffs, booming bass and thunder grooves, you will catch the Mama's Dirty Lil' Secret spirit and cut loose and rock. Influence: Prince, Kiss, Van Halen, Neil Sedaka, '80s Hair Metal.

The album consists nine well crafted punk rock tracks. The production is good, but a little trebly, but that's to be expected this type of music. To me, it had a Dead Kennedys feel to it. All the instruments are well played, and I was shocked to find that a trio puts out such strong music. The vocals are beautiful and smooth, almost to the point you're shocked that he's not in pop music. 

I'd call this a thoroughly enjoyable album and certainly worth your time to listen to it.  

Connect to Mama's Dirty Little Secret:

• http://www.mamasdirtylilsecret.com/
• http://www.myspace.com/mamasdirtylilsecret
• http://www.facebook.com/MamasDirtyLilSecret
• http://twitter.com/MDLStweet

In the cinema: Predators (2010)

I've been a fan of Predator since the 80s, so I needed to see this new flick!

Here's the concept: a collection of very dangerous people from across the Earth are gathered and dropped on a strange planet where they are hunted by a team of Predators. The movie chronicles the chase as the humans AND Predators are taken down one by one.

The movie is a science fiction flick with deep horror overtones. If you like the Freddy or Jason movies this has all teh same dark stalking qualities that make you jump out of your chair. Meanwhile it's got the big guns, assorted weapons and explosions for the lover of action flicks. Put it all together and it's a lot of fun! And, despite Adrian Brody being the lead, extremely watchable. In fact, the entire cast works VERY well in their roles. Brody plays Royce, a mercenary with a flair for leading. He's pretty much in the Schwarzenegger role from the original, down to the new diesel physique and the mud bath for the final showdown.

It only came in #10 last weekend in ticket sales and has grossed less than $50 million so it will be gone from theaters pretty soon. But I can't wait for the DVD release which is bound to have all sortrs of extras.

More on IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1424381/

In Print: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams

Next up in the five book trilogy of the Hitchhiker's Guide is The Restaurant at the End of the Universe. It picks up right at the moment that the first book ended and continues with your favorite characters through more strange adventures across the universe.

What starts off as a journey to find something to eat turns into a disappointing quest for the true ruler of the universe. Eventually they finally DO get to The Restaurant at the End of the Universe for the spectacular show that the end can only bring. Then they steal a spaceship with a date with a sun and ends up with your favorite characters scattered in space and time.

The book is more of the same humor from the first book. So if that's your thing, you'll like this time. I did. I had several good belly laughs at some of the jokes and Marvin the Paranoid Android became my favorite character. I was unhappy how they left him, but maybe he'll show up again. Somehow.

Fun to read sci-fi, give it a shot!

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

nitid \NIT-id\, adjective:

• Bright; lustrous.

Nitid is related to the Latin nitidus, "glistening."

Clutch Oven

• To fart in a car full of people, crank the heat for maximum effectiveness.

Mike was driving us to Jake's party and he farted, trapping us in his clutch oven

Trivia

What is the primary source of the earth’s oxygen?

• Algae.

History

• transatlantic telegraph cable: was completed, linking the US and Europe; the cord shortened communication time from days to minutes (1866)
• insulin: physiologists isolated the hormone used to manage diabetes (1921)
• Bugs Bunny: debuted in The Wild Hare (1940)
• Billboard: the magazine published its first singles record chart (1940)
• Coronation Street: British soap characters Ken Barlow and Deirdre Langton tied the knot; their wedding got higher telly ratings than that of Prince Charles and Lady Di (1981)

Birthdays

• Geoffrey De Havilland (1882-1965): aviation pioneer who designed and built military planes

• Norman Lear (88): TV producer, All in the Family
• Bobbie Gentry (66): country singer, Ode to Billie Joe; also, singers Maureen McGovern (61), Karrin Allyson (47), Stacy Dean Campbell and Juliana Hatfield (both 43) and Pete Yorn (36)
• Peggy Fleming (62): champion figure-skater
• Julian McMahon (42): demon in love on Charmed, materialistic human on Nip/Tuck; plus, actors Jerry Van Dyke (79), John Pleshette (68), Betty Thomas (62), Maury Chaykin (61), Roxanne Hart (58), Maya Rudolph (38) and Jonathan Rhys Meyers (33)
• Alex Rodriguez (35): third-baseman for the Yankees; also, baseball player and manager Leo Durocher (1905-1991)

Kate Beckinsale - 37

  

 

Get it? 37 @ 7:26?

Today is 7/26 and she's 37?

Oh whatever!

Here's her butt crack.

You know she doesn't like to wear underwear.

Gawd is she hawt.