Trail of Dead Rock Out
So, I checked out the Trail of dead show w/ my buddy Red at Starlite Room On tuesday and for the most part I wasn't dissapointed. The night started with us arriving at the old Red's to find the show had been moved downtown. In our short time at "Ed's" I saw how far it's gone down the tubes. the place is a shihole and it seems to be a heven for the ssame kinb of cracker's who frequent the mall.
Anywayz, moving on to the show, we arrived with plenty of time to stand in line in the dark crevice that is the entrance to starlite and have a beer downstairs in the velvet underground (I still think that name is gay - just doesn't fit). I was an all ages show so maneuvering through all the kiddies and poseurs was quite the chore. We did make our way to the stage to see opener The Blood Brothers in time, though. It was almost ear-splittingly loud throughout. Their set consisted of incessent screaming. The music was actually good so i kind of regret not checking out any of their material before the show so i could have atleast maybe screamed along with them. The lead singer was seriously flaming (not that there's anything wrong with that). All in all, not a bad show givin the muddled sound. I also gave the guitarist a quick congrats as he walked throught the club after, so that was kind of cool.
The headliners came out playing equally as loud as I expected they would. I figured they would play most of their harder stuff just to keep up with thw vibe set forth by Blood Brothers. Starting with a tune from "Source Tags & Codes" they came out ferociously and didn't let up until our ears were bleeding. Leaning heavily on their early albums they put on a spirited effort. Conrad Keely was the glue holding the band together as he was nothing short of amazing. Jason Reece was his usual roid-monkey self, jumping around uncontrollably while balancing on speakers etc. It was cool how they kept changing postions and instruments for virtually every song. For some extra percussion there was often a band member (or one of the Blood Brothers) beating on a side drum just to add to the effect. My only complaints for the show were that they didn't play any new material and the sound was way too loud. The intricacies of a lot of their music was basically killed because, at times, the different instruments just came together in messy wall of sound. All in all, this show was ten times better than the last show (at Red's) and I've got a newfound fondness for them. I really didn't know what to expect so the show was a pleasant surprise. I wish it wouldn't have been all ages and maybe on a weekend and I would have enjoyed it even more. I'm Looking forward to the future endeavors of this band...

Party Album of the Year
If you are looking for an album to get your body movin' this Christmas this is the one for you. Girl Talk's 'Night Ripper' is an amazing mashup of hundreds of songs almost everybody will recognize. From Smashing Pumpkins to Biggie, from the Pixies to Phill Collins, you'll find it all here. It sounds like one big song expertly mixed together to keep you going all night long! Amazing!



In case many of you haven't noticed pot hole season has come early this year. Due to our recent cold snap and the current warming trend, a brand new batch of potholes has come into view a little early this year. Usually it's a spring/summer problem but at the moment a lot of E-dot looks similar to a war zone. The largest culprits seem to be Fort Road and parts of the Yellowhead. Because I drive a small car which is pushed a long by 13" donuts these pot holes affect me more than most. There's a couple holes I narrowly missed that my car might not have made it out of. They would have needed the jaws of life to get me and my little mofo out. Let's hope the pot hole patrol gets their asses in gear, not using winter as an excuse. If all was perfect in this world I would see some results from my recent bullshit supplementery taxation bill (For the improvements done to my condo before I bought it). You can always count on the city of Edmonton to find new ways to fuck the common man. And their timing is impeccable. Tis' the season...
Speaking of screwing the little guy, Impark is trying to possibly improve their image. The story is if you bring a new toy to the salvation army tommorow morning with an impark ticket, they will waive the fine. Each toy will pay off one ticket. If you ask me it's too late for those assholes. Although I haven't had any dealings with them, I have heard too many bad stories about people getting bent over and violated by these crooked fuckers. Here's some Christmas spirit: Go eat shit Impark!

MONDAY!

Most have you have probably seen Alexander Ovechkin's hit on Daniel Briere and it's hard to say whether it was dirty or not, in my mind. It looked more like Alex the great kind of let up but was already in the process of hitting Briere so he followed through. Briere just looked like he went down like a ton of bricks. I'm certain that Ovechkin didn't mean to hit him from behind like that, that's just the way he plays. He's that rare naturally gifted player who is hard-nosed to boot. If it was Sean Avery Alex would have hit, it would have barely made the news. For those who didn't see it, here's a peak. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lnw3bou2NA

So the Oil have handily beat the Canucks tonight. It's good to see them back on track. Raffi Torres even scored, although I don't think it'll be enough to get him off the trading block just yet. Let's see if the they can keep it up, even with all the injuries.

So, still with hockey, word on the street is that Mike Modano is getting married to Willa Ford. Who is that, you say? Yeah, I don't know her either. Apparently she was in "Dancing with the Stars" and she's a singer. Does it really matter what she does when she looks like that? I don't think so.

Anyway...I was driving down the Whitemud to my work Christmas party with my car over its usual capacity on Saturday when an unknown object fell off my car. It's driven normally ever since but I'm still curious what it was. Oh well, Mcduffe being the good friend he is, if anything happens to need fixing, he has offered to pay for half. What a guy! If that doesn't work, I'm sure my sugar mama can help me out.


My favorite sweet at the moment? Lindt (makers of the chocolate balls) have come out with an amazing new concoction. It's a dark chocolate ball with a white mint filling. Hmmm, melt in your mouth. It'll make you crave for balls more than Doogie Howser. Alright, that was too easy. At least as much as Pinner's mom does.
Might as well go out with a bang...