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Comment on Let the Healing Begin by Lance

Lance — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:57:01 +0000

Coach Hauw Hau however you spell it…

HAHAHA I forgot about that dude.. had a plate in his right elbow!!!

Comment on Let the Healing Begin by thebestthereiswasnwillbe

thebestthereiswasnwillbe — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:44:19 +0000

i thought you might like that one… haha

Comment on Let the Healing Begin by thebestthereiswasnwillbe

thebestthereiswasnwillbe — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:43:59 +0000

“The biggest sports story in the second half of 2008 will be the Rays winning the World Series, turning the notion of checkbook championships on its ear yet again. The Rays will beat the Cubs in a seven-game series, despite the fact approximately 80 percent of the stadium will be filled with road-tripping Cubs fans for Game 7, in which Scott Kazmir will have a perfect game through 8 2/3, then get pulled because of his rising pitch count. The Cubs then will score eight runs in row to draw within 9-8, but lose it when Steve Bartman, sitting down the leftfield line, inexplicably leans away from a foul pop, allowing the Rays’ leftfielder to lean into the stands and make the game-ending catch.” — Neil Best, sports media writer, Newsday

Comment on Let the Healing Begin by baron

baron — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:32:42 +0000

hey now if your arm stays crooked we can call you “special K”, wouldnt that be cool enough to have a crooked arm>

haha

Comment on Insulting Injury…to its face! by Lance

Lance — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:03:25 +0000

That’s funny!!! “hit a yellow pole” haha.. wish i was there to see that… tell all the fools I say what up!

love the blog….hate the picture!

Comment on The Biggest Danger to Rock & Roll by Ann

Ann — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:59:44 +0000

I disagree with almost everything you said. I’m not a huge Jonas Brothers fan, but I have respect for them. Why? They write their own music and have honest and real influences such as Elvis Costello and David Bowie. The only reason why they might suck to a lot of people is because they have only been around for so long. Their experiences in writing songs has only begun – most bands start off poppy and seemingly useless just copying others until they can find their own voice. I’m not saying they’re going to be the next Beatles or anything. (And just to say, you do realize in the context of today The Beatles and The Beach Boys when they were first starting out would both be considered boy bands?) It’s true that they are manufactured to some degree, but almost every act that has a record deal is! And yes, I agree that their parents are quite the stage parents. However, if you watch them in honest interviews (which you have to look for, because of course they’re only marketed to be hot and cool instead of talented musicians with a future) they are very passionate about music. They love and respect music more than some “rock n roll” bands I’ve seen and heard today.

“Correct me if I’m wrong, but rock is about pulling yourself up by the bootstraps, cutting your teeth in dive and strip bars, hassling with some ass-hole manager about revenue. After shows, a real rocker has a threesome with strippers, drinking Jack Daniels until sunup.”
I didn’t know rock n’ roll was created by 80s hair metal bands. Rock n’ roll has definitely a lot to do with sex – that’s how it got it’s name! But the whole glamorous-let’s get in a bar fight-have sex with whoever we want-rock n’ roll is bullshit and popularized by Rolling Stone magazine. Rock n’ roll from the get-go was a new way for music to break ground and speak the honest truth and at the same time have fun and not care about the duties of adulthood. You don’t have to be addicted to heroin or an alcoholic to be rock n’ roll.

You seem like a nice guy – but I feel like you’ve got it all wrong. You even state in your last paragraph of how you want your daughter to stay away from drugs and all that horrible stuff. So why would you honestly want more kids who join bands and are “rock n’ roll”, as you claim, to be exposed to drugs because they think it’s sooo rock n’ roll? Maybe we need a little clean air in the rock n’ roll atmosphere for a while. It’s not that people can’t handle it. But it’s pure psychology any kid from your daughter’s age to about the age of 19 is impressionable and affected by society. No matter how it’s exposed – unless they’re that sure of themselves so young and that emotionally mature which is rare and a blessing – it’s going to affect them. I’ll prove it to you – I was anorexic – why? Cause I thought it was cool because I read an article about it. Dumb? Yes. But that’s how the teenage mind works.

That’s my two cents. Long story short, I feel you on the Jonas Brothers thing, but only because you haven’t done your research on them and you haven’t found how truly talented these guys are gonna end up being. Whether together or with solo careers – they’re going places.

Comment on McNellie’s Public House by Jess

Jess — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:40:10 +0000

I will have to check that out.

Comment on The Biggest Danger to Rock & Roll by Jess

Jess — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:29:44 +0000

I would have to agree with this and after much thought, I look forward to their post Disney journey. We can look forward to sex tapes, several trips to rehab and eventually bankruptcy. Let’s take a look at one child star that Disney has bestowed upon us… Britney Spears. These kids are forced into a world they don’t understand and the parents only see $$. It seems to be acceptable that rejected parents have the right to live their dreams thru their kids. After discussing this matter, I forced myself to watch part of their music video over in electronics. One word can describe this, imitation, these kids have no idea… I think at one point they were trying to mock the Beatles! Disney has no business exploiting these kids as cash cows, labeling them as rock ‘n roll and then throwing ‘em to the curb once the cuteness has wore off.