My New Years Resolutions

I found last year's Resolution list. It's funny what I wrote on it too. last year's resolutions were:

• Try not to gain any more weight
• Practice my guitar more often
• Keep up on my e-mails & blogs
• Read any library books I get and finish them before first due date. try not to have to renew them.

Well, it looks like three of the resolutions will be going back on this years list. Only this time, they'll be slightly modified so I'm more likely to keep them. There will also be some new resolutions added. Here we go!

• Practice my guitar a lot more often. I usually mostly practiced during my guitar class, but I want to get better so I need to practice at home too. I should make it more fun by practicing my favorite songs, I also need a subscription to Guitar World magazine.
• Make eating healthier and excercise part of my lifestyle. I am going to get back on track with getting to a healthy weight, I know this resolution is a cliche' but this one's going to be more realistic.
• Adding to the second resolution, I need to drink water more often and more juice, and soda less often. I did good with this one earlier, but I've started drinking soda again.
• Make sure that my school assignments and work for my job is done before checking my blog and Myspace. What I should really be saying is to use time management wisely.
• Start reading books again. According to last years resolution, I did this a lot! but then after a while I stopped.
• Find a second job where I can get a steady paycheck so I can move out of my parents house before they retire. My young sister is already beating me at moving out first!
• Try to keep my room cleaner. I can find what I need, but it would be easier if everything were organized.

That's about it! Hopefully I can keep these, and one year from now, I'll check this list to see how I did. Anybody else have resolutions?

The Best and Worst of 2006

Alright! We're finally past the negative things in my life, and now on to the fun stuff! I have made up my own list of what I thought was the Best and Worst things of 2006, which is from music to news. Don't worry, no one's geting tagged here. Agree or disagree, these are just my opinions, So here we go!

Best Bands/New Albums:

• The Who-Endless Wire: nuff said!
• Audioslave-Revelations: They keep getting better and better!
• Korn-See You on the Otherside: They are way past nu-metal and are here to stay!
• Tool-10,000 Days: Seven minute songs and 3-D album art, they are unlike any other band!

Worst Bands/Musicians/Albums:

• Akon-Konvicted: He may have a good singing voice, but I can't stand it! and he reminds me of certain people I don't like, and he spelled convicted wrong!
• Beyonce': I apologize to anyone here who likes her, but I think she is so overrated! Plus, she's no Tina Turner!
• Hinder: I hate their song "Lips of an Angel" and they are so full of EGO!

Best Movies:

• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest: Johnny Depp!
• United 93: Reminded me of how I felt on 9/11, and at the same time felt good to see how a group of strangers came together to fight back.
• Snakes on a Plane: How awkward of me to list two plane movies together, luckily this one was only fiction. I list this movie because it's not a remake.
• The DaVinci Code: The Book was really good and controversial, and so was this movie.
• The Pursuit of Happyness: I just saw this on Christmas Day, very good movie! It's all about not giving up on following your dreams.

Worst movies:

• Nacho Libre: At first it looked liked it would be very funny, but it was a huge disappointment! Not one of Jack Black's best movies.
• Anything with Colin Farrell in it. I can't stand him! Also; any new movies with Tom Cruise and Mel Gibson in it. Tom Cruise is wacko and Mel Gibson has lost my respect.

Best TV Shows:

• Metalocalypse: Yeah! Metal finally has a cartoon of it's own! James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, and King Diamond have lent their voices, I think it would be awesome if Roger Daltrey lent his voice too!
• House: Hugh Laurie's acting is so good, that at first I didn't know he was British! there's only a few parts I could'nt watch, but it's a great show!
• Dr. Who: I've only caught a few episodes, but so far I like what I've seen. I like the actor who plays the doctor in season two better than the one from season one.
• The Dog Whisperer: This is on the National Geographic Channel. A guy named Cesar Chavez retrains the owners on how to handle their dogs and rehabilitates dogs. I try to pick up on his tips to try and train my dog Sophie.
• Any nighttime shows on the Food Network.

Worst TV Shows:

• Flavor of Love 2: Flavor Flav was in the Rap group Public Enemy in the 80's, which was his highest peak in fame. If he really wants to find love, he shouldn't look for it on reality TV! I just hope there isn't going to be a Flavor of love 3!
• My Super Sweet Sixteen: Nothing but a bunch of spoiled rich daddy's girls! It's outragious how much is spent on these parties!
• All the shows on MTV that have nothing to do with music. Who cares about how teens in Orange County live!

Best Vacation:

• Morro Bay: it was a four hour drive from where I live, but the drive along the 1 highway was so nice! all that ocean scenery! Also, there was so much to do there, that you can't do it all in one trip.

Worst Vacation:

• Lake Havasu: the drive was five hours from where I live, but the drive was very boring! all that desert scenery! ugh! Also, there wasn't very much to do there, and it was more for old people.

Best Live Performance:

• The Attic Jam at the Hotel Cafe' which is the only show I've seen this year, so this one wins hands down!

That completes my list for this year. I wish I had done this last year, but at least I started one. I can't wait to see what will be on next years list!

Purging out the Bad Things From 2006

I originally titled this as "The year 2006 is coming to an end" but it has turned into a post about my ex-friend. As I promised earlier, you won't hear anymore about her after New Years. Writing about these things is a good way to purge them out. I want the new year to start out good. I now believe that the way an old year ends, determines how the new year will begin. 2004 ended badly, which is why the beginning of 2005 was bad. Then the end of 2005 ended better, so the beginning of 2006 was good. Here is how it all went...

This year was so much better than last year! The only bad times were during the times I spent with my friend and her loser boyfriend. At the end of last year, we were still friends, now at the end of this year, we're not friends anymore! but she still doesn't know that! I've been trying to figure out what to say whenever she does call me. Last week, I had a dream that she called me, and my mom picked up the phone and said "Lisa's on the phone." I asked her to hand it to me. Before the dream, I had thought of what to say to her which was something like this: "Lisa I don't want to be your friend anymore! and you better not call back after I hang up! or I will put a restraining order on you!" Anyways, in the dream I actually said that to her, then she yelled very loudly, but I didn't know what she was saying because I was holding the phone away from me, then I thought I heard her boyfriend yelling in the background. And that was the end of the dream. I wonder if that's a sign of what could happen, or if the dream happened because of my fear of what I think could happen. I don't think I have to go as far as putting a restraining order on Lisa, but I do know that she is capable of getting very angry. She will call over and over again if you either hang up on her after her first call, or if you ignore her calls. She usually doesn't leave messages, but if she's angry enough, she will leave one very very angry message. I'm hoping by 2007, I will be rid of my ex-friend for good. Hopefully she won't ruin my new year again. In 2004, she ruined New Years eve. She was still living with me, but my parents were kicking her out in January. Anyways, that day, all we did was fight. At some point she says "Oh Happy Fucking New Year! It sure started with a bang!" That was it, that whole day was ruined! I always loved celebrating New Years, but I spent that evening sleeping! After midnight, one of Lisa's friends called me to wish me and Lisa a happy new year, but me and Lisa were sleeping and I told him that. He couldn't believe that, but I was pissed that he was celebrating! I told him to leave me alone and I hung up. The fights carried on into 2005, Lisa would try to make me feel guilty about her being kicked out by saying things like "While you're in your warm bed, I'll be out in the cold streets!" Looking back at these incidents, I can't believe I didn't break off our friendship sooner! Although I did think about it a few times, as a matter of fact, deep down inside I was glad my parents were kicking her out! then I would have the freedom to do what I want! Freedom from spending the whole day and night in Lisa's room. I would make up excuses to leave her room just to have two minutes to myself! If I was leaving her room, she would be like, "where you going?" then another time, if I asked her "Can I leave?" then she would say "Of course! I'm not your hostage!" See where I'm going with this? there was no way of winning!
I've figured out why I didn't break off my friendship with Lisa sooner. 1. I'd remember all the good times, and think, it's not always so bad. 2. Lisa has told me that I am the only friend that hasn't screwed her over, so basically I felt that if I left her, I'd be betraying her, I wanted to be the good friend that was always there for her. 3. There were times when she would make me feel guilty about certain things. For example: The night she was kicked out of my house, I drove her around all night trying to find a place for her to stay because I wanted to be the friend who was real because I was there for her. 4. I felt trapped, like there was no way out of the friendship. She is the type of person who doesn't take the word "No" as an answer. I can almost understand why it's hard for a woman to leave an abusive boyfriend or husband. It was almost the same thing with my friendship with Lisa, you know that some of the things they're doing is wrong, but you feel like you don't have the power to leave, or you ignore all the negatives.

Everytime I've looked back in my life, it's always the same thing, "How could I be so stupid!" Every mistake I've made in the past, I say that same exact thing. I know that it's in our nature to make mistakes, even if it's the same one over and over again. I just wish I didn't have to learn the hard way. This time, I hope I never have another friendship like Lisa's ever again.

OK, that's enough of that now! I am ready to move on to 2007.

Here's to a new beginning!

Cheers!

Happy Birthday Lars Ulrich!

Metallica's drummer turns 43 today!

My Cat Ringo

This is my other kitty Ringo, earlier I had posted a picture of my cat Paulie sitting on a suitcase. Poor Ringo had hurt his toe a week ago, we thought he just broke off a claw, but his foot started getting worse. it started bleeding so we took him to the vet today. We should have brought him in a lot sooner! Now the vet has to amputate his toe, luckily the surgery doesn't cost too much, but we would have saved a lot more money if we had brought him in the first time we noticed something wrong. Hopefully we can bring Ringo home tomorrow.

Getting Rid of Toxic Friends

I've talked about this around a few places, I had a best friend that I've realized was not a good friend the whole time. Some of you remember when I did two posts about my best friends boyfriend? Here's the links to those two posts, I've left some updated comments on them:
Metalchick: The Difference Between Having and Not Having My Guitar
Metalchick: My Best Friend's Boyfriend
That is the friend I'm talking about, her name is Lisa (Not Nabonidus! the Lisa I'm going to be talking about is a different one) I'm using her name to make it easier to tell the story about her. She's not the only one, I've made other bad friends, most of them from McDonald's. My parents have tried to warn me, but I'd never listen until it's too late!

I did type up a story about my friendship with her, quite a story! Almost a book about it. I just deleted 95% of it. You are reading what would've been 5% right now up to this point. It felt good to type up all the things I've felt about our friendship though. I finally got it out! Hopefully now I can stop talking about all the I could've's, I should've's , and the I would've's about everything that had happened while I was friends with Lisa.

Here's a shortened summary about why Lisa wasn't a good friend:
Before Lisa; everything was fine, I was going to college, I wasn't getting the best grades, but at least I was going to school. I was responsible, even though there were times I didn't listen to my parents. I never had to worry about looking over my shoulder for cops or any shady people. I had a few issues, but who doesn't?
Then when Lisa became my friend (and lived with me); I thought she was cool because she was living, but it turns out that she was living in the fast lane. She never went to college, she had a few run ins with the law, and she said wanted to be a cop! yeah, a dirty cop! When I was hanging out with her, I thought I was finally living and having some fun, but it was all an illusion. Some of the things we first did was for fun, but later on I ended up waist deep. I was constantly looking over my shoulder, and on top of that, Lisa and I fought almost everyday. It got bad enough to where she was hitting me and I let her because I thought at the time it would make her feel better. I should also mention that I thought she was helping me come out of my shell, (I used to be shy) and I thought she was helping me stand up to people who were using me. All along, she was the one using me, and she was controlling me. she would tell me not to be afraid to say no to people, yet I felt powerless to say no to her. I did once before and it got really ugly!
Things improved and were at their highest when she lived with her mom, when her boyfriend was in prison, and when we no longer had things that caused drama around us. She also had a good job and finally was starting to pay me back by paying for everything, from restaurants to buying me stuff. Then her boyfriend got released from prison and she threw everything good she had away, from her mom's house to her good paying job, all so she could stay in the Sleazy 8 Motel with her boyfriend, then they move to Pacoima (A city almost as ghetto as South Central LA) After that, it was all downhill from there. (see the links above) Soon I was back to doing things I didn't want to do, such as taking them to a bunch of Wal-marts to shoplift.
I also had to put up with Lisa and her boyfriend's fights, and I had to bite my tongue a few times, especially when her boyfriend says something like "If I need a ride, she better be there!"
My friendship with Lisa was finally starting to unravel when I drove all the way down to her apartment to just hang out and watch a movie, but when I got there, Lisa and her boyfriend got in an argument, so I had to leave! At least they gave me gas money, in aluminum cans! I finally cursed out her boyfriend when I couldn't find a recycling center to get the money I needed. Later on they apologized for making me leave. Later on they called to invite me to come with them to the movies, I told Lisa No and when I was explaining how I felt short changed on gas money, she wasn't even listening to me! She was talking to her boyfriend! One morning when I was getting ready for school, she called me, I told her "I can't talk right now, I'm going to school." and I hung up. She kept calling over and over. I didn't pick up the phone, and it's a good thing I didn't because she was going to yell at me for not saying "Goodbye" She just wanted to give me her new number. I took it when she called back later, then I lost it. Then when she called me the very last time, I asked for her to give me her new number again because I lost it. My friendship was unraveling, but there was still a little thread holding on.
After Lisa; Everything was fine again, things completely returned to normal. I was back in school, but this time I had better grades. I became responsible again, I listen to my parents because now I know that they were right about what they have told me all along. I no longer have to look over my shoulder for cops and shady people. I still have issues, but not as many as before, who doesn't have issues? You just learn how to deal with them, even if you have to learn the hard way. Now that things are better, I realized how miserable I really was being friends with Lisa, so now I have let go of that single thread that was holding on to my friendship with Lisa. I purposely lost her number, she hasn't called me for a while, hopefully she has gotten the hint, or she thinks I'm still in school. When she does call, I will tell her I no longer want to be her friend and to never call again. I am now another friend that has left her, she will always be alone! She has pushed people away because of the way she is, and that is, she is not a people person! I feel sorry for the next person that becomes her friend.

I've been through so much hell, that now I think I can get through anything. I really hope I don't make the same mistakes again. My friendship with Lisa was the third time I made the wrong friend.

I've only met a few of you, but I know that a majority of you are very cool and for real. I haven't seen a blogger who was lying about who they are, except for the ones who do it on purpose to entertain us, you know who you are!

This post still got long, but at least it's shorter than the first rough draft I typed up earlier.

Two Tragic Losses in Music

Today is the anniversary of two tragic losses of two great musicians. 26 years ago, we lost John Lennon, and two years ago, we lost Dimebag Darrell. He was the guitarist of Pantera and Damageplan.
Both of these tragedies are similar, both were shot four times by crazed fans. John Lennon was killed by Mark Chapman, and Dimebag Darrell was killed by Nathan Gale. I don't know what motive Mark Chapman had to kill John Lennon, but whatever it was he is a fucked up person! No one is really sure what Nathan Gale's motive was, but some say that he was pissed off that Pantera broke up. Whatever his motive was, he was a very fucked up person too! Nathan Gale was shot by a police officer, because he not only shot Dimebag Darrell, but he also shot three others.
The music world may have lost two great musicians, but they both live on through their music.

For more info on John Lennon and Dimebag Darrell, click on these links.
Wikipedia-Dimebag Darrell
Wikipedia-John Lennon

For more John Lennon and/or Dimebag Darrell, head on over to my video blog to watch the videos in tribute to both musicians.

10 Things I'll Never Do

Vallyp may not have tagged me, but I'm going to have to do this list, so here's my list of 10 things I'll never do...
1. Skydiving and mountain climbing. I am afraid of heights. I even get scared when any vehicle I'm in is driving along the edge of a mountain road.
2. I'll never eat rabbit meat, lamb, or veal because I don't eat the cute animals. I use to have two hares for pets, then they had up to three litters of little bunnies. Don't get me wrong, I'm not against hunting when it's done right, but I don't want to see what I'm going to be eating when it's still alive. My parents got a pig, which was raised at my aunts place. They asked my sister and I if we wanted to see the pig. we both said "No way!"
3. I'll never shoot a gun. I really get nervous if I see one because I fear that if it gets dropped, it would go off. The only time I'm not scared is if it's in a safe place like a mount or a rack where their usually stored or displayed. I start getting nervous if it's in someone's hands, whether their showing it off, cleaning it, or if they look like they're going to use it. I do believe in the second amendment, the right to bear arms, if you're properly trained. my dad owns a handgun, but he always renews his license.
4. I'll never walk up to an open coffin at a funeral or ever go into a morgue. I have the fear of a dead body not being dead. Unfortunately I know that there are times when a person has to go to a morgue to identify a dead body. I just hope I never have to.
5. I'll never get plastic surgery, unless I see it necessary like if I got my nose broken. Other than that, it's not necessary, I'm happy with the way I look. I never have to get implants since I have double D's. plus, I hear so many horror stories of plastic surgeries gone wrong. Speaking of horror stories, I hope I never have to go into surgery for any medical condition. I'm afraid of either waking up in the middle of surgery, or having a tool left behind inside me.
6. I'll never eat at McDonald's ever again! Some of you who remember my Anti-McDonald's post knows why.
7. I'll never go on a reality show. It's not reality at all, and it is degrading too! However, if there were a documentary being made about Who fans talking about why they think The Who rock, I would love to be in it!
8. I'll never let anyone burn me! this had happened in the past and I hope it never happens ever again. Screw me once, shame on you! screw me twice, shame on me! If anyone burns me, I will burn back.
9. I'll never be a fan of A-list celebrities or pop stars. I think they are so overrated and very big headed. They seem to lose touch with their fans and they also spend an insane amount of money on unneccessary items. I prefer the Down-to-Earth celebrities and musicians, they stay true to their fans, and even if they spend money on a few things; they've earned it with their hard work and don't let it get to their head.
10. I'll never make the same mistake of having the wrong friends. Half the friends I made were either incompatible or used people. A friend I had in high school was always making up stories and we always argued, then at my job at McDonald's I made a friend that took advantage of generous people like me, and another friend whom I thought was my best friend. I could tell you guys so much about that friend, but this post would end up being five pages long. Anyways, I have now seen the light and I hope I never make the wrong friends again. Of course you guys are all cool, I've met some of you and you guys are for real and are great friends!

And there you have it! That's ten things I'll never do, or ever do again. OK now I have to tag some people, so now it's your turn... Cathy with a C, Colleen, Dan L. Dave from Pennsylvania, Gary, Green Eyes, Marymoo, Nabonidus, Stradasphere, and Ticharu

New Hair Color

After bleaching my hair a few days ago, I finally got around to dying it. Here it is! Tell me what you think.

Some of have noticed that I turned on the comment moderation. It's not because I'm against anything anyone has said. Since some bloggers were having trouble leaving comments because of the beta switch, I am now allowing anonymous comments so they can leave comments more easily. Unfortnately allowing anonymous comments opens this blog to nasty trolls, so I have to moderate them to keep them out.

I Received My Ticket!

Here it is! It came in the mail today. I'm so happy! I also found out that I am on the Lower level, which isn't bad at all. I know what the stadium looks like inside because the Metallica concert I went to was at that same place. The only differences is the name of the stadium and the settings of the stage. When Metallica played, they had the stage in the middle of the stadium, and it slowly rotated so you would have a view of all musicians. Metallica also had what they call "The Snake Pit" That's the area surrounding the stage, where the lucky fans stand close to the stage. I was up in the upper level, but the view wasn't so bad. For the Who concert, the stage is going to be on one side of the stadium, and I'm guessing that no one will be seated behind the stage. It would be cool if The Who's stage were set up like Metallica's, but I'm happy enough to be there. Now I just have to figure out how to get backstage. How do you get backstage passes? Anybody willing to share? those who've met me probably noticed that my hair looks different, I just bleached it because I'm going to dye it red later.
My parents just bought a digital camera, mostly for their Hawaiian vacation, but we can still use it for other things. That's how I was able to get a picture of me with the ticket. I also took a picture of my dog Sophie in her brand new jacket. Doesn't she look adorable!? Now she'll no longer be shakey! Right below is a picture of Paulie, one of my cats. My mom's packing, but it seems like he wants to come along the trip too. That flash is bright, look what it did to his eyes, kinda like what happened to Neil's cat Baby.
Well, that's all for now, I'll post up another picture of me when my hair is done, and also a picture of my other cat Ringo.

Happy Birthday Kirk Hammett!

Metallica's lead guitarist turns 44 today, but age is just a number! Rock on!

I'm Going to San Diego to See The Who!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I DID IT! I GOT A TICKET! YEAH!!!!!! I'M FINALLY GOING TO SEE THE WHO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Unfortunately my mom didn't want to pay $180.00 (although I call that a Bargain) and I didn't want to get stuck in the nosebleed section, so I compromised and settled for $100.00 tickets.

My seat is in LL21, row 3, seat 1. I can't figure out where that is on the seating chart, but I sure hope that I get a good view of the stage.

9 Weird Things About Me

I don't remember who started this, but all I know is after seeing Dale's, I knew that it was my turn, so here it is...

1. I talk to myself out loud when no one's around.

2. I constantly daydream. It can be a variety of things, from thinking of all the could've, would've, and should've kind of things to the scenerios that had happened in the past, to fantasies I wish would happen. (Should I be telling you guys this?)

3. I don't like drinking tap water, it has to be filtered or bottled. I don't like tasting what comes from the ground or the urban environment. Of course if there's ever a time when I have to drink tap water cause there's nothing else, then I will.

4. There are times when I'll listen to two completely different groups or genres of music in the same time period. Not in that particular order, I'll go from Cypress Hill to Metallica, or from The Who to Korn. Sometimes a bit of Pop and R&B singers such as Ciara and the Pussycat Dolls will get thrown in the mix too.

5. I have two spoiled housecats that I treat like babies. (Who doesn't?)

6. Some of you who have met me can see that I am a nice person, but I can also be very stubborn and I do get angry. Being a Gemini might explain that.

7. I have never rode on a Train. I would like to someday. I've been on many road trips and have flown on an airplane. I guess not too many people travel by train anymore.

8. I have a tongue piercing. Those of you who have met me probably didn't know that! to add onto that, I have a tattoo of the flame logo of the band Audioslave on my right arm. Here's what's interesting, I got the tattoo two days after the tongue piercing. I've had these things for almost two years.

9. I think Roger Daltrey is still Hot! Who else wants to look that good at 62? I do!

Three More Who Shows!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just got the announcement in my e-mail! They are coming to Reno, Fresno, and San Diego!!!!!

Unfortunately for Stradasphere, they're not coming to Phoenix. :( But I told him not to let that stop him from coming. I plan to go to the San Diego show, and anyone who's willing to drive, fly, walk or use any transportation to get to The Who, should come along too.

I've told my parents that all I want for Christmas is to see The Who, and I don't want anything else.

Only One Picture Came Out!

From Left to Right: Nabonidus, Mikey, and Me!

Well, because we were told "No flash photography", none of the pictures came out. This one above came out because I turned the flash on, thank God I had two shots left! If I had one, there would be no pictures. I'm glad this one came out, Mikey is the coolest and the most approachable guy ever!

To anyone who was there, if you have any pictures, can you please send me a copy?, I would really appreciate it!

UPDATE: I added a video of Simon performing the song "Come Back" on In the Attic. This was one of my most favorite songs that he performed at the Hotel Cafe. "Sex Change" is another favorite.

Hotel Cafe Show

I just got back from the show at the Hotel Cafe, and I must say that it ROCKED!!!!!!! The first thing that was the best was finally meeting the other bloggers who went. I met ballerinagurl, Collin, JoAnn, Suesjoy, Chris, Gary and his wife Stephanie, Nabonidus, Alecia, Justin, Jillytee, Dave from Pennsylvania, and anyone else I forgot to mention, in addition I met a few other Rachel fans who don't blog, but read them instead. Along with these bloggers, I met Simon Townshend, Mikey, and I was able to get Rachel to say "Hi" to me when I shouted "Hi Rachel!"to her when she was walking back into the club for the meet & greet. Unfortunately I wasn't able to meet Pete because of all the autograph seekers who were hounding him. I managed to get right behind him and I was so close that I could have actually tapped him on the shoulder, but I didn't. Just being like half a foot away from him was a surreal experience, unfortunately he never knew I was there. I was hoping that I could get Pete to sign my arm so I could get it tattooed, but what I was really hoping to do was approach him like "Hey how's it going?" that kind of thing, just being cool and introduce myself. In reality, that kind of approach is very hard to do when Pete has to deal with the autograph seekers.
Mikey and Simon were the coolest people to approach. Simon was the first of the group I got to meet, then I was able to approach Mikey three times, once before entering the club, then second inside the club after the show. During that time, me and Nabonidus got a picture with him, then a third time outside the club.
I could go on about that, but I must now move on to the performances. It was so AWESOME!!!!! Rachel was Amazing! "Cigarettes and Housework" was really good! Simon was so incredible! His song "Sex Change" ROCKED!!!! I didn't think he was going to be there, so that was a nice suprise! Rachel was right about Minnie Driver, she really can sing! and plays guitar very well! E from the EEL's was really good, and he was funny too! Billy Corgan also did a wonderful performance despite a little trouble with tuning his guitars. I learned that Billy likes to play unplugged. And of course, let's not forget about Pete's performances, he sounds even better when seen live and in person. I could've died very happy!
Most of us were all in the corner of the club right next to the stage. I estimate that we were at least twenty feet from the performers. We were right behind Justin, who was doing an excellent job of recording the show. I also managed to get pictures taken, thanks to Ballerinagurl and Stephanie for helping me get some good shots. Unfortunately I didn't use a flash because we were told that it wasn't allowed. I really hope the stage lights help the pictures come out, if not, at least I have photoshop. I will get the pictures up as soon as possible.
There's still so much more I can talk about, so be sure to come back for more.

To the bloggers who were there, it was very nice to meet you all.

Note to Dan L, I heard that you were there and I'm very sorry that I missed you, hopefully we'll get to meet in the future.

I'm Off to My Family Reunion, and Then to Rachel's Show!

Well, my reason for missing The Who in concert has finally come. Tomorrow mourning, my parents and I are leaving to Scottsdale Arizona for my Mom's Family reunion. I will get to meet the relatives that haven't shown up to the weddings and funerals. With my mom's side of the family being of Spanish, Mexican, and Native American descent, I wonder how many cousins, second and/or third cousins I have? It's hard to keep the family tree straight, but it's always interesting to get to know the relatives.
I will be back on Sunday night, and on Tuesday I am going to the Blogger dinner before seeeing Rachel at the Hotel Cafe. I am finally going to meet Ballerinagurl, Dan L, Gary, Stradasphere, and I'm sorry if I forgot to mention anyone else who's going, but I can't wait to meet everybody!

I will check in here if I can get to a computer while in Arizona. If not, I'll be back here on Monday.

Article of The Who

This is an article from the Antelope Valley Press. It appeared in the entertainment section of Monday's paper. I hope I don't get in trouble for posting a photocopy of this article here, if I do, I will remove it, so enjoy it while you can!

Happy Birthday Robert Trujillo!

The Metallica Bassist turns 42 today. He had big shoes to fill since the band lost Cliff Burton (RIP) and Jason, who left the band, but Robert filled them real good!

In other Metallica news: Congratulations to Kirk Hammett and his wife Lani for having their first child, a beautiful baby boy!!

In The Attic in Hollywood

Finally! After all the times I wasn't able to make it to any ITA shows, Barnes & Noble appearances, and The Who concert, I am finally going to see Rachel Fuller! I got a ticket to the ITA show at the Hotel Cafe in Hollywood.
It's funny that the show is at the Hotel Cafe because before the announcement of this show, I was planning on seeing Tom Morello as The Nightwatchman at The Hotel Cafe. His first show is a week after ITA, and he has two more shows each Tuesday after the first. His tickets are $10 and all the proceeds are going to an organization called Food not Bombs. They feed the homeless. I was planning on going to all three shows, but since ITA came up, my plans might change.

Let me know if you're going, that way we can meet somewhere.

Happy Belated Birthday Simon Townshend!

I just found out today that October 10th was Simon's Birthday, so here's a late Birthdaty wish. He is 46 years old, and he ROCKS!!!

Happy Birthday John Entwistle ,John & Sean Lennon!

He would be 66 Today. I always wonder, what would he think of the world today? Would he think about the Iraq war the same way as he felt about Vietnam? I think so.

Update: There we go! Now I've included Sean and John Entwistle.

Sirius Radio Rocks!!!!!

Some of you have been told by me to try Sirius radio because of the awesome Who channel, so bear with me when I say it again, Sirius Rocks! Unfortunately my free three day trial ended, so I decided to open another e-mail address just to get three more days. Is this wrong? I know I should buy it, but I don't have any money. Also once you hear commercial free radio, it's hard to go back to regular radio. I wish The Who channel would be around forever, I really love it! So far I have heard many Who songs that I haven't heard before , such as "So Sad About Us" then there are songs I have heard but don't have on CD, such as "Guitar and Pen" I also heard their covers of Rolling Stones songs. I also love the two heavy metal channels Octane and Hard Attack.
If what I'm doing is wrong, I promise this will be the last time I open another e-mail address to get more free trials.

1st Anniversary of Blogging

Wow! It has been a whole year since I started Blogging, and it all started with my love of The Who. I first heard about blogging from The Daily Show, but here's how I got started on blogging. I was navigating around the internet looking for cool websites about The Who and I stumbled into Pete Townshend's Official site. I started reading his diary pages and he was talking about Rachel. I wondered who she was, I thought at the time she was just a friend of his. He also talked about how she had a blog, so I checked it out. (this is how I discovered Rachel) I remember Rachel talking about how Pete started getting into blogging. Later on when reading Pete's diary pages, that is where I first found TBWHM. At first I was reading the chapters there, but when he mentioned that we can leave comments on the chapters in his blog, I clicked on the link and found his blog. When I learned that we can make our own blogs, I did so.
...and that's how I got into the world of blogging.
Looking back from my first entry, I sure have come a long way. At first I wasn't sure of what I would be writing about and I was worried that I would get nasty comments from trolls. Well now I know that I have written so many interesting topics and I have received a lot of nice comments from you all.
Before blogging, I used to post comments on message boards, which wasn't always a great experience because of the trolls or the very opinionated commenters. I have only been in a chat room once, and I hated it! I clicked on the topic of music, but in that chatroom, they weren't talking about music! also those chatters type too fast! Everytime I tried to type a response, the chatters would already be on a new topic!
So far, blogging has been the best experience on the internet ever! (Better than MySpace, and I still don't have an account there!) and I'm still having a great experience. I have talked to so many interesting people, and I know that when I finally meet any of you guys, it will feel like seeing an old friend again.

I would like to thank Pete Townshend for getting me started on blogging, for introducing me to Rachel, and Mikey, and for his wonderful stories, even though The Comedian was stopped.

Here's to many more years of blogging!

Newsflash! I Saw The Who on MTV News

OK, I know MTV usually sucks because they don't show music videos until 3am, but when MTV News was reporting on the US Virgin Music Festival, along with Gnarls Barkley, The Killers, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, they mentioned The Who! For the rest of the story check out MTV News

Remembering 9/11

I can't believe it's been five years since the Twin Towers fell. I still remember where I was when I first heard about it. I was getting ready for school (at that time, it was my first semester at college), when I walk into the living room, I noticed that the News was showing the twin towers and the pentagon side by side. All I could think was, "What happened?" At first I thought only one tower got hit, but then when I saw footage of the second plane hitting the second tower, I knew that it was no accident. I was completely shocked. I skipped my English class because my Dad didn't want us to go to school and I wasn't sure what to think. Although I ended up going to my Math class anyways because I had a test that day. To this day, I regret not going to english class because everybody had written a paper about how they felt that morning. I know I could have wrote one myself, but never got around to it. I guess now this post will become a record of how I felt that day.
The rest of the day, I kept watching the news still shocked with all that was happening. I began to wonder if things would ever return to normal again, but I knew that things had changed. After that day, I clearly remember seeing a lot more American flags going up. Before 9/11/01, whenever my dad wanted to buy flags, he would have to ask the sales clerks where they were and they would usually be in the back of the store. That all changed after 9/11 because everywhere I went, there were flags, I mean all kinds of flags, flags for your porch, flags for your car, flag t-shirts, and even flag halloween costumes. I think at that time, we as Americans had realized how much we took our country for granted.
I still remember how courageous President Bush looked standing on top of the rubble with the bullhorn. At that time I actually believed that he was really doing something and I thought "Wow! he's going to be a two term President!" Of course this was a time when I blindly followed Bush, until he came up with the Patriot Act and then went into war in Iraq, then my eyes were opened and I realized I have a mind of my own. OK, that's another story, as I was saying...
I clearly remember the tribute concert for New York City. It wasn't just because that concert was what made me a Who fan, but the fact that it was a concert for the real heroes, the firefighters and police officers.
It has been five years since then, and there are still questions that we still don't have the answers to such as "Have things returned to normal?", "Are we safer?", and "Will Bin Laden ever be found?" The airport security has gotten much tighter, unfortunately it's always at the last minute. Is there any way we can track down the terrorists without sacrificing our civil liberties?
No matter how much we prepare or learn from our past mistakes, there will always be tragic events, but we are strong and we can get back on our feet and carry on with our lives, or help other people do so.

Happy Belated Birthday Keith Moon!

On August 23, he would have turned 60 if he was still alive. However, he is still alive in the music of The Who. LONG LIVE ROCK!!!!!!!

One Year Later

It's been a whole year since this tragic event, a year sure flys by fast, but I wonder if it had moved too fast. From what I've heard, things still not have improved much so far. The casinos are going to be up and running starting tomorrow, which is good in a way because New Orleans residents get their jobs back to get their life back to normal again. I wonder though, what about the homes? I know that some are being rebuilt, but is it enough? I also wonder if New Orleans will ever be the same again. I pray for the victims that they will carry on with their lives.
Five years ago, I was very fortunate to have visited New Orleans. The trip was for a National Youth Gathering for Lutheran church youth groups across the United States. It was a week long event, but my youth group was there for nine days. We arrived two days earlier than the other youth groups, so we had the chance to explore certain places like Bourbon Street (we only walked down the street and went inside no places there) It was a wonderful trip and I had always wanted to go back. Now I am really hopeful that all the things that makes New Orleans what it is, will be restored. It is more than just Bourbon Street, it is about the culture, the historic scenes, the numerous ghost stories, the music, the people, and more!

95.5 KLOS Rocks!

When I went to go pick up my sister from work, I was looking for a radio station that was playing good songs, and when I turned it on to 95.5 it was playing The Who's "We're Not Gonna Take It" then as I'm waiting in the parking lot for my sister, "See me, Feel Me" plays right after that! Then after that it was "The Real Me" Yes! It was the radio station's Block Party. On some stations, a block is considered three songs in a row, but not KLOS, a Los Angeles based radio station that plays great rock music. They play a whole bunch of songs! They kept on coming! cause after "The Real Me" was "Long Live Rock", then "Emminence Front", followed by "We Won't Get Fooled Again" I bet that as I'm typing this, the songs are probably still coming! If only this station were available over the internet right now!, but I have to get a special receiver for that. I love moments like this when a radio station plays many great songs in a row! I hope this station will continue to do these specatular Block Parties! A lot of good radio stations are disappearing, being replaced by stations with no DJ whatsoever. That particular kind is called JACK FM. They say they play what they want, but that also means that there will be many songs you don't want to hear, and no block parties! That station sucks!

Snakes on a Plane

I just saw this movie today and I thought it was great! The title says it all, that is what the movie is really about. The title may make this movie sound cheesy, but think about this, in a sea of remakes, sequals, and remakes of sequals, this movie is the most original idea that Hollywood has finally come up with! It does have more to it than just snakes on a plane. Here's the plot: An FBI agent escorts a witness on a flight from Hawaii to LA when an assassion releases hundreds of deadly snakes on a commercial airplane in order to eliminate the witness.
Go see the movie if you haven't yet, or if you have seen it, did you love it? hate it? let me know!

Metalocalypse!

This is a new show in the Adult Swim line-up on Cartoon Network. It Fuckin' ROCKS!!!!!!! This show is about a Death Metal band called Dethklok. If you would like to see what this show is about, go to AdultSwim, and you can also head to YouTube to see the first and second episodes. First, I must warn you that this show is not for the faint of heart! but if you like the sound of Growling vocals!, Thrashing guitars!, Thundering bass!, and the Crash of the drums!, then this is the place for you! Or if you're just curious, don't be afraid to come in, but you've been warned!

The Craziest Thing Happened Today

You guys remember my post about my dog Sophie right? Does a little Jack Russell Terrier look like a vicious dog? No? I thought so. Anyways, Sophie does have a problem of running out the front door when we answer it, or when we're leaving. Well today when my sister, her friends and I were all leaving, Sophie runs out the door. She runs over to the neighbors across the street who own a pitbull and like most dogs she barks at it. The pitbull knocks down the fence and gets out, but instead of chasing after Sophie, he wanders around. When the neighbors two children try to get their pitbull, Sophie runs up to them like she usually does when she sees people, but not chasing them. My sister catches Sophie and the two kids were able to catch their dog. Now here's where the problem starts, my dad goes over to the neighbors house to appologize and even made an offer to fix their fence. What do the neighbors do? they yell at my dad saying the following (I'm not kidding) "If your dog ever gets out again and bites my kids, I will kill it!" then he threatens to call animal control. Then after that, my sister and I head over to PetsMart to find an invisible fence to keep Sophie from running out the front door. Unfortunately they are very expensive, so instead we get a spray that is designed to keep your pets away from areas that you use it on. When my sister and I got back home, we learn that our neighbors really did call animal control and guess who got the $25 dollar fine... us! Here's the crazy part, animal control told my dad that we have to keep our dog under control and if Sophie is in our neighbors' yard, they have the right to kill her. I don't think that's right. I think the neighbors exagerated to animal control because my dad told me that they claimed that Sophie chased after the kids. If you look at Sophie's picture, does that look like a dog who would chase and bite children!? Forgot to tell you guys, the neighbors kids are 9 and 12 years old, did I mention that they have a Pitbull that I've never seen being taken for a walk and kept locked up in their backyard!
I'm going to look up the animal laws and see if it is true that a person has the right to kill a dog that is on their property.

Update: I found it! Here's the link to the Laws. California Consolidated Dog Laws

Old School

This is one of my most favorite movies ever! It is Fuckin' Hilarious! If any of you guys haven't seen it yet, please rent it! or buy it because it's worth seeing. I have two of some of the funniest clips from Old School in my video blog. Please check them out!

Happy Birthday James Hetfield!

The Metallica frontman turns 43 today. That picture is Hot! Careful with those pyro effects James!

I Can't Go To The Who Concert. :(

Wow! after being away from the computer for two days, I'm amazed at how many comments I have gotten. Thank you all for the nice compliments of my dog. I also want to thank those who have e-mailed me, I loved the comments and pictures that was sent to me. Speaking of e-mails, I got two alerts for Who tickets, one from Ticketmaster and the other from The Who news alerts. They were both offering tickets for the Hollywood Bowl, the difference is the date of sales and probably the prices. I know I've been telling you guys that I was going to try to go, unfortunately there are two reasons why I can't. One: I can't afford the tickets, I don't blame The Who for that, Ticketmaster is charging $450.00 for them. Two: Even if I somehow came up with the money or find cheaper tickets, my Mom's side of the family is having a Family reunion, which is going to be on the week of this concert. We all know that family comes first, and I hope that the oppportunity to see The Who will come again.
Like this picture? I didn't draw it, the credit goes to Romney Vasquez who submitted it as Guest Art from ROCKTOONS.com, they have so many drawings of many musicians and Bands. I have left a link to that website, check it out!

My Dog

As promised, I finally have a picture of my dog, that's my dad holding her. This is Sophie, she's a Jack Russell Terrier. We got her for my mom, but she's become my sister's dog. She's almost two years old now, I guess that would make her a teenager. She is a sweet dog, but she gets jealous of my two cats. She gets along with other dogs, which is good because my sister's best friend usually brings over her dog whenever she comes over. She's full of energy and she has destroyed almost every toy we have given her, no tennis ball is indestructable, not even the kinds made for pets. She likes to tear off that fuzzy green stuff that covers a tennis ball. She also loves playing tug of war with the rope toys. She also played with the soccer ball until she popped it. She now has a tough rubber ball that is so indestructable that not even a pit bull can destroy it. That's the story of my dog.

The Difference Between Having and Not Having My Guitar

The last two days have been horrible! On Sunday I let my best friend borrow my car so she could fit more of her stuff in it. She's still in the process of getting moved in to her new apartment. I stayed at her apartment while she was getting that done. Luckily I had my guitar with me that day and I was able to have a couple of practices. Unfortunately my friend lives in a inconvenient location where there is nothing to do. There's a 7-11 and a couple of Grade B pizza places nearby and that's about it! On Monday, I went back to her place because her boyfriend offered to change the oil in my car as a "thank You" for doing them the favors of driving them around. That was supposed to be the only thing they were supposed to do. Once again I stayed at her apartment while her boyfriend worked on my car. Since I thought I was only going to be there for an hour at the most, I left my guitar at home. BIG MISTAKE! I got bored out of my mind! I must've looked out her window a hundred times hoping I would see my car. They did fix it, but her boyfriend had other plans and went to his mom's house. They got held up there and were there for hours and hours. My friend had plenty of movies there to watch, but I can only watch so many before I get bored. I got frustrated that they took such a long time to get back, which was about 1:30 in the mourning! I was supposed to get back home because I had Ads to work on and I had to force myself to get up early in the mourning to get them done. Of course I could've actually got them done sooner, but that was my fault for putting them off.
Spending two days at my friend's apartment was bad enough, but I do feel sorry for her and her boyfriend who live there everyday. At least he has a job to fill up half the day and my friend will be getting one shortly, but I wondered what else they do to pass the time. My friend told me that they have each other to talk to and they do drawings a lot. I guess the good thing about living in a place where there's absolutely nothing to do at all, it forces you to get creative on finding fun things to do. The whole point I was trying to make is, I'll never go anywhere without my guitar again!

Now there's Thunder, Lightning, and Heavy Rain!

Obviously I've got nothing else to talk about but the weather. Today's was crazy! It was very hot earlier today, then later on, we finally got rain, lots of it! It was literally pouring! We also had thunder and lightning, the most we ever had out here. A small town nearby called Littlerock got 20 lightning strikes in a row!
It was so bad, that we were informed not to use anything electronic , because of the level of danger with this thunderstorm. Now I know why they say not to use the computer either. It survived a power surge, but I should've known better, I could've been electricuted. Some good came out of not using any electronics, I finally got around to practicing my guitar again. I only practiced one song today, which was Until It Sleeps by Metallica. It's a song off the album Load. I'm getting better at it too, and soon I will start practicing Who songs. Well! Looks like I did find something else to talk about after all! I keep you updated on guitar practice, and no more weather reports!

It's Blazing Hot!

The weather has been very hot lately! From what I've read on some blogs, it's been hot everywhere, from here in the USA to Europe. I have the Weather Channel on my computer desktop that gives me the temperature for my area. I got it free when I downloaded the upgrade of Realplayer. Anyways, when I was on the computer around 8:30 or 9 pm, the temperature read 100 degrees farenheit! (or 40 degrees celsious) I'm not kidding!
It's dropped down to 84 degrees as I am typing this post at 11:35 pm, even that is a high temp for this time. Still, summer has it's advantages over winter, at least I'm not freezing, and I can go swimming. Going to the beach is nice too. Then there's the disadvantages, in winter at least you can put on more clothes if you're cold, but in summer you can only take off so much without being naked. I've got all the fans and A/C going, and it's still too hot!

I hope everyone's staying cool!

Movies

I finally saw Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest, on Sunday. Now I can confirm that this movie is Excellent! I highly recommend seeing it if you haven't already, or see it again if you have. Johnny Depp looks so hot as a pirate! I know for sure that there is going to be a third movie, in which Keith Richards is going to make a cameo appearance as Jack Sparrow's Dad!

There are other movies that I still want to see, but with ticket prices these days, I usually have to wait until they go to the dollar theater, when I have money to spend, or rent them. I'm also including the genres of movies I like and dislike too.

Movies I want to see:

• Nacho Libre-I heard if you loved Napoleon Dynamite, you'll love this!
• Talladega Nights-Will Ferrell's movies are hilarious!
• The Devil Wears Prada-This looks like a good one.
• You, Me, and Dupree-Owen Wilson's funny too! Notice a pattern?
• Comedies-can you tell by my list above? I'll laugh at the stupid little things in them.
• Action movies-I'm a little picky about these though, it has to have a good plot, not just eye candy.
• Dramas-movies are the place for that, and not in my life.
• Music-from biographies to Rock Operas, if it relates to music, I will see it.

Then there's movies I don't want to see:

• Little Man-My best friend wants to see this and she's going to have to drag me along! This movie looks stupid!
• The Lake House-This movie looks to damn confusing! Two people who fall in love with each other live 2 years apart? Why doesn' t the one who lives two years ahead wait for the other to catch up with time? My head hurts trying to figure it out!
• Waist Deep-Guy gets out of prison, wants out of the gangsta life, then daughter gets kidnapped, guy has to get back in to get out. Blah! Blah! Blah! Like the ending isn't hard to figure out!
• Chick flicks-a few are ok, but I'm the girl that would take my date to an action movie!

Movies I'll end up seeing when my sister and her friends rent them at Blockbuster:

• The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift-I have never seen any of the three in theaters. All three movies have a lot in common: underground street racing, tricked out rides, and a bunch of hoochies.
• Horror movies-It takes a lot of guts (no pun intended) to see a horror movie in theaters. I have a weak stomach when it comes to seeing blood and gore, especially if it looks painful.
• Tearjerkers-Don't get me wrong, most of em are good movies, I just hate when I start crying cause I can cry a waterfall!

Look what my post turned into! It was intended to be just a review of "Pirates" and now it's turned into a list of what movies I like and dislike. At least it's a differant topic from my usual posts!

Hot Male Rock Musician of the Week

Wow! I can't believe how many responses I'm getting for my new profile picture! When I finally learned how to add a profile picture, I thought it would be fun to change it every Friday to feature a different musician. I originally was going to do this until I get a good picture of myself, I might still do that but now I'm having so much fun with this that I'm now making the profile picture the Hot Male Rock Musician of the Week. This is for all us ladies!, and maybe some of you guys too.

What a Day!

First my sister and I find out at the last minute that our dad was having some friends from his work coming over for a BBQ. I had to cancel my other plans I had. The BBQ wasn't bad after all, I met my dad's friend's daughter, even though she's a bit younger than me, we had a lot in common. Afterward, we hung out a bit talking about what music we like. She likes classic rock and heavy metal, like me!
During the BBQ, when I went to change the CD , I discover that my parent's Who compilation album had a crack on one side of the CD. It was my dad's fault because he usually puts the CD's away wrong. I showed them that CD. My mom was upset, but my dad had no reaction. I was still going to play The Who for everybody, so I ran in the house to grab Live at Leeds. My dad was going to put in a 70's mix CD in, but I was like "No! I wanna put this one in!" He took out that CD and I put in LAL. You all know how Live at Leeds has parts where Pete & Roger are talking, well those parts are usually hard to hear from a stereo that's outside. My dad tried to change the CD cause he was waiting for it to end. I had to tell him "No! It's not done yet!" Then he'd sit back down. The second time he tried to take it out, I told him "But this part is the mini opera!" I couldn't stop him at his third attempt, he said he was getting tired of hearing it and wanted to put in one of his compilation albums in. (Can you tell that my dad rarely buys the actual albums of any band?) I know that everybody feels differently about music, especially my dad, but I wish he would be more open minded. He rarely listens to anything new, he just sticks with oldies and some classic rock. Nothing wrong with that, but nothing beats that feeling you get when you first hear a great new song.
Saturday we're going to the Beach again. My dad can listen to whatever he wants cause if it makes him happy, then that's good. At least I have a portable CD player, so I can listen to whatever I want cause that makes me happy. As long as everyones happy, it's all good!

Four More Videos!

Does anybody remember the show Mystery Science Theater 3000? It used to air on the Sci-Fi channel. For those not familiar with it, it is about a guy named Mike Nelson who is forced to watch cheesy movies in a space ship. To make the experience more bearable, he watches the movies with two robots named Tom Servo and Crow, who make fun of the movies by adding their own hilarious lines to them.
The videos I added are of MST3K's summer Blockbuster Movie reviews. They make fun of Armageddon, Deep Impact, Ever After, The Truman Show, and more! If you guys like it, you should head to YouTube and watch some of the episodes of Mystery Science Theater 3000. I recommend "The Deadly Mantis." Unfortunately each episode is in 9-10 parts, but there are shorter films too, such as the old 50's videos.

For all us Who fans, I have also added an old Who interview from MTV. It is from a time when MTV used to play music videos and shows that actually had to do with music 100%. I hope you guys enjoy these videos. Once again, my apologies to those still stuck with dial-up.

Happy Birthday Ringo!

He may be 66 but he still looks great today! I hope to see his All Starr Band someday.

Pirates of the Caribbean movie premiere

Tonight is the premiere of Pirates of the Caribbean-Dead Mans Chest. My sister and her friends are all going to the midnight showing tonight, she was actually the first person in line. I'm going to see this movie in a few days. Today I've been the runner for my sister, I've been bringing her food, water, and picking up her friends, and taking them to get their pirate costumes. Oh yes, they are all dressed up as pirates and wenches. It is hot today and they have been waiting for hours and still have many more to go, but I think that the wait will be worth it.

Hopefully if I ever wait in line for anything, she will return the favor by being the runner for food and water.

Update: My sister said this movie is excellent! There will most definately be a third movie. I read in Rolling Stone magazine that Keith Richards will be making a cameo appearance as jack Sparrows dad!

Just to let you guys know, there are three more videos added to the video blog.

Going on Vacation

Well, first I would like to thank everyone who left a comment on my tribute to Pete Townshend. The number of commenters is the most I have ever gotten!

Tomorrow I will be going to Morro Bay for the 4th of July weekend celebrating Independence Day, so I will be gone until Wednesday. Some of you will probably be gone too, but for those who will be blogging this weekend, I have left a bunch of videos on my video blog for you to enjoy until I get back. Feel free to leave comments on them.

I will be back Wednsesday and tell you all about Morro bay!

Enjoy the Weekend!

I almost forgot, It has been 4 years since John died and 28 years since Keith died. I want to take this moment to remember them both. I had just finished reading Moon-The Life and Death of a Rock Legend. Very good book, but very sad. Keith was like a shooting star that burned so bright but fizzled out too quickly. John died after I was just getting to know The Who at that time. I became a fan after seeing The Concert For New York City. I believe that John and Keith are both in Heaven sitting in God's Tavern.

We Still Love You Pete!

I am very sad that Pete had to discontinue The Comedian, now he has stopped taking comments on his blog. :( I'm sure that there was a good reason why he had to. I hope that Pete will have his blog active again when he feels the time is right. I still love him and support what he does. I am going to try to see The Who when they come here to Southern California.
At least we still have his music to listen to and the music videos and concert footage to watch. I have put up the Rough Boys music video on my video blog. So check it out!

Update: I have just added a video of Pete Smashing his last guitar. Also, I apologize to those of you who are still stuck with dial up. I really wish you guys could see the videos really good.

My Best Beach Day Ever!

Zuma Beach, the waves were big and the current was strong that day. Rincon Beach, Tide pools are visible at low tide. Great place for surfing.

I wanted to post this on Monday, but my internet was down.

Monday, I went with my sister and her two friends to Zuma beach. It was fun until the tide came in while me and my sister's friend were tanning. Everything got wet, my towel, my clothes, and we almost lost the icechest. After that, we decided to go to Rincon beach, which used to be a nudist beach in the 60's, but it's not anymore. We stopped in Ventura first to get some ice cream, then we arrived at Rincon. That was fun too, also I found a $20 bill while I was combing the area for seashells. I was able to buy everyone something to eat after we left the beach.
This was the best beach day I ever had in my life because I always want to stay all day long till sunset. Whenever we went with my parents, we would only stay for two to three hours and then it's "OK let's go home now!" This time we got to go to two beaches and stay as long as we wanted. For those who have never been to a beach, I hope you get a chance to go someday. You do get sand everywhere, but the best part is when you go home to take a shower because you come out feeling very clean.

Happy Birthday Paul McCartney!

Now he's 64! Hope he has a good birthday, despite the divorce from the gold digger.

My Two Kitties

From left to right: Ringo & Paul (usually called
Paulie) Yes, I named them after The Beatles.

My cats sleeping on a chair, nuff said.

Both of them are from the same litter and will be five years old, their birthdate was Sept 10, 2001. When we got them from our family friends, I was going through a Beatles phase which is why they are named after them. Plus, the black & white cat has a black spot on his nose, so I figured the name "Ringo" would be suitable.
When I was younger, I used to name pets after cartoon characters, now it's musicians.

In other news, two more videos have been added to the video blog.

P.S. Noticed I changed my profile picture? Every Friday I am going to change it, featuring a different musician. This will be until I get a good picture of myself.

Beatallica!

Some of you have probably heard of this band, but for those who don't know, here's my little promotion for them.

Do you like both the Beatles & Metallica but you just can't decide which one to listen to first? Well here's a band that sounds like both of them, and that band is: Beatallica! What they do is play Beatles tunes `a la Metallica, spinning the lyrics of both bands into hilarious twisted nonsense. They have songs titled A Garage Days Night, Sgt. Hetfield's Mototbreath Pub Band, and The Thing That Should Not Let It Be.

Since some of you have introduced us to lesser known bands that sound so great, I thought I'd do the same. I left a link to Beatallica's website under the links list, check it out for yourself, whether you like both bands, one of the bands, or neither of em, it's worth a listen. They have two albums done and you can download them for free.

And Now For Something Different.

Well, that's enough of all this drama. I thought I'd post up this funny picture to brighten things up. I didn't draw it, the credit goes to Sheana Molloy. I found it off the website Cobwebs & Strange: Your Place For The Who. There are more great drawings of The Who there. As you can see, I've added that link under the links list.

You also might notice that the names of bloggers are no longer double spaced. I figured out how to fix that, which is great cause now I can add even more names.

Well, that's all I have to say for now. Tell me what you think of this picture!

The Apocalypse of 6-06-06?

Earlier today, I went to see the movie The Omen. I have not seen the original, but from what I heard, there wern't too many changes. The movie was OK. It only had a couple of parts that made me jump out of my seat. Some people believed that this day was going to be the end of the world. 6:06:06 am and pm already passed and we're all still here, so...moving on now.

I just picked up Guitar Legends magazine, which is a special collectors issue because it has many many photos of great guitarists. There are two great pictures of Pete Townshend. I recommend getting this issue.

Happy Birthday James "Munky" Shaffer

He is 36 today. KoRn may have only been around for 12 years, but I believe they will be around for many more years to come.

New Drawing

I finally completed this drawing of Audioslave. I had put it off for too long, but now it is finished. From left to right is: Chris Cornell-vocals, Tom Morello-guitar, Brad Wilk-drums, and Tim Commerford-bass.

Coming Soon, the following drawings: Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, Johnathan Davis, James "Munky" Shaffer, and other bands and things.

The curse of tattooing a boyfriend's and/or girlfriend's name

I would like to thank everyone who wished me a happy birthday, it means so much more than presents. Making the tributes to my favorite musicians has been very fun to do, even if they don't see them. There's more to come.

I would also like to thank everyone who gave me advice about my best friend's boyfriend. It may take a while before she sees the light. They both got each other's names tattooed, which is a sign that the relationship will possibly end. My friend did design the tattoo so it can be easily covered when they break up.

Since I got the subject of tattoos started I'll talk about mine. I only have one tattoo right now which is the flame logo of the band Audioslave. Everyone's opinion of band tattoos differ; I believe that getting band tattoos shows a real devotion to that band and that you're a hardcore fan. My second tattoo will be about The Who. Before I get my design idea inked, I give myself about a year to think about it to see if I still like it. It's a good idea, especially if it's your first few tattoos. You have to be careful of these things because what you like now may or may not be what you like in the future. I'm so glad I didn't get inked while going through my musical phases. I have been a fan of Audioslave since 3/4 ths of the band used to be in Rage Against the Machine. I still have no regrets of that tattoo. I feel that I am ready for my next tattoo. I have been a fan of The Who for almost five years now, so I know for sure that they will stick around with me for life. First, I still have to decide what symbol to use that best represents the band.

In other news, I have made great progress in my graphic design job. My supervisor has told me that I have come a long way since I first started. I have been learning as I go, and I now know that professional graphic design is something I want to pursue for a career.

That's all I have to say for now.

A Better Weekend

Thank you to all who wished me a happy birthday, and for your advice. I'll try to use it and hopefully my friend will take it.

Anyways, I had a great birthday weekend. On the day of my birthday, my brother and his girlfriend came over to visit this weekend. After we picked them up at the airport, we headed to Universal Studios Hollywood. Not only were the rides fun, but the lines weren't too long at all. (On weekends, the lines get longer, so if you plan to go, do it on a weekday) The studio tour was great too, I recommend that you don't sit in the third and fourth car because you don't see things as good as the people in the first two cars. The rides and tour are best done during the day, because at night...Citywalk is even more fun! Citywalk has nice shops, but the Hard Rock Cafe was the best. I didn't go in there to eat though, Instead I went in there to look at the rock memorabilia. I was hoping to find Pete Townshend's guitar, it waasn't there, although I did find John Entwistle's shoes. I also found Metallica's guitar and other cool memorabilia. To those who don't know, here's a brief history of Hard Rock Cafe that I remember reading about and what the waitress told me. It all started when Eric Clapton gives one of his guitars to the Hard Rock Cafe in London and told them to place it right by his favorite spot where he ate. About one and a half weeks later, Pete Townshend gives them his guitar saying that "Mine is as good as his."

On Saturday we went to Rincon beach, which used to be a nudist beach in the 60's, but it's not anymore, but it is a beach that has less people since it's a city beach. State beaches are much more crowded. It wasn't foggy, but it was windy which was a bummer.

My brother and his girlfriend went back home today, but it was nice to see them again. We'll be seeing them in November this year.

Once again, thank you all for the birthday wishes.

The Da Vinci Code

I just saw the movie today and I thought that it was really good, however, the book is better. So if any of you haven't seen the movie yet, I recommend that you read the book first. To the critics; before judging the movie or book, see it or read it first. Once you've done one or the other, or both, then feel free to critique it.

There were only a few things that were bad in the movie, one being the scenes of torture, and second of all...Tom Hanks' hair, ugh!

To those who saw the movie, tell me what you thought of it, I'm open to your opinions.

Happy Birthday Pete Townshend!

Look at him go! He may be 61, but he's still got it, Go Pete! It's your Birthday! Long Live Rock!

My Drawings

Just as I promised, here is my drawing of The Who. I think it turned out really good. I did a few drawings of The Beatles before, but this drawing was the turning point of my focus in art. Before this it was landscapes, but now rock music inspires me.

Here are more drawings I did later on after The Who.

This is James "Munky" Shaffer, the guitarist from KoRn. I think the eyeliner makes him look like Johnny Depp from Pirates of the Carribean, don't you think?

This has inspired me to draw again, so stay tuned.

RIP Dimebag Darrell

On Saturday I was watching Behind the Music-Pantera, and I was reminded of the day that Dimebag Darrell died, which was December 8, 2004. I was in my car when I heard the news on the radio about Dimebag Darrell getting shot onstage and was completely shocked!, I was just getting into the music of Pantera and Damageplan, now I'll never get a chance to see them in concert.
To those who don't know, here's my description of what happened. (Go to MTVnews.com for more details) ...Pantera had broken up a while ago, so Dimebag Darrell and his brother Vinnie Paul (Drummer of both these bands) formed the group Damageplan. Anyways, they were playing at a club and as they were just playing their first song of the set, Nathan Gale ( a fucked up person who supposedly was upset over Pantera breaking up) runs into the club and up the stage and shoots Dimebag four or five times. He also shot four more people and probably would've shot more people if not for the cop who shot and killed him. Some of you probably know that this event took place the same day that John Lennon was shot. The differences between these two events is this; John Lennon wasn't on stage, no one else was shot, and the shooter was put in jail. The similarities are the unknown motives of both the shooters, why did Mark Chapman shoot John Lennon? Why did Nathan Gale shoot Dimebag Darrell?
Dimebag and John Lennon are up there with George Harrison, Keith Moon, John Entwistle, Cliff Burton, Aaliyah, and so many others. The one thing they all have in common is the fact that they will never grow old and they will live on through their music and other things they've done.

Metal Month

Right now VH1 rocks! because it's Metal Month. I've been watching the specials they've been airing such as the 100 Most Shocking Moments in Rock & Roll and Metallica's Some Kind of Monster. I recommend this movie to anyone, despite what their favorite bands are because it shows the ups and downs that Metallica go through and what their lives are like off stage, which I think relates to what other bands go through. Speaking of rock movies, I want to thank everyone who told me where to find Quadrophenia on DVD. I will be sure to get it as soon as I can afford it.