Merry Christmas To All

For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given,
and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:6

God Rest Ye Merry Headbangers

Ronnie James Dio has to be my favorite metal singer. To me, he is the king of metal. And when I found out from his web site that he is fighting stomach cancer, my heart sank a bit. I said a prayer for Dio and kept waiting for updates from his website. So far, things seem to be going well and He seems to be doing good with the treatments. So for a Christmas share here is a great metal Christmas compilation for you that includes Ronnie, as well as Alice Cooper, Lenny Kilmister, Dave Grohl, Joe Lynn Turner, Tommy Shaw and a host of others! Bang Your heads and enjoy...http://www.mediafire.com/?tjmoynmlknz

13 more shopping days till Christmas

Have you finished your shopping yet? Except for some odds & ends stocking stuffers for our son, we are finished! I always beathe a big sigh of relief when we finish because I get so danged stressed when we shop and me being a finacial worry-wart doesn't help matters much! How about another Christmas share? From 1963 to 1969, The Beatles did something cool and sent out little flexi disc to members of their fan club giving them Christmas greetings. Now how cool is that? Does anybody even do that anymore? Probably not. Now the 1963 to 1967 records are pretty cool and funny, they feature all 4 together larking about and having a good time. Sadly the 1968 and 1969 records see the divisions within the band and messages were recorded solo and spliced together. Nevertheless, for your listening pleasure, here are The Beatles!http://www.megaupload.com/?d=QE1JF508

Winter Wonderland

Oh, the weather outside is frightful..okay, not so much here in central Illinois. But elsewhere in Iowa and Northwestern Illinois, NOAA says "blizzard"!! Here, the forcast calls for maybe an inch of snow and a wind advisory with winds gusting up to 50 miles an hour at times. I know my truck was rocking on the way to work. And when I took our Westie out this morning, he worked very fast and scampered right back to the door!! So if You're stuck in this, my heart goes out to you. How about some great Christmas lounge music to enjoy? Steve & Eydie Gorme's "That Holiday Feeling"

http://rapidshare.com/files/315095245/That_Holiday_Feeling_.zip (Thanks to dartman)

Happy Birthday Sweetheart!

Well, tomorrow is my wife's birthday and we intend to celebrate after I get off work in the afternoon. We have dinner reservations for our favorite little Italian diner http://www.saputos.com/ And in honor of my wife's birthday, here is a nice holiday share from her favorite singer, Lana Lane. Lana has to be one of the best female rock singers this side of Ann Wilson. If You've never heard her before, do yourself a favor and check her out... http://www.mediafire.com/?mmctmngmoye

Christmas a go-go!!

Ah! Tis' the season,Christmas is coming and the forcast calls for snow tomorrow. To get everyone in a yuletide mood, here is my absolute favorite Christmas album. My Dad had bought "The Ventures Christmas Album" when it first came out and I always loved listening to it. Of course now the album is shelved and I made a copy for Pop on Cd for him to listen to. Enjoy!!
http://www.mediafire.com/?mmnzzqyh1em

Happy Thanksgiving

Well it's hard to believe that Thanksgiving is tomorrow! Man, this year has flown by. It's been a tough year for everyone I know, with the economy the way it is, our country seemingly going in the wrong direction, etc. But I'm going to try and focus on the blessings I do have and be thankful for those. I know Thanksgiving is about turkey & football to many (me included), but do give pause and reflect on the things you should be thankful for.

Uncle John

Last Tuesday my mom called and said that my Uncle John had died, he was 66. I hadn't seen my Uncle John for years and it seemed like I was grasping to remember something about him after she called. I could still picture his Ford Fairlane which was his pride & joy. Yesterday was the funeral and it seemed that as I sat there my mind was flooded with memories, the one that stuck out the most was back in 1974 when he had his long shaggy beard and I told him that he looked a lot like one of The Beach Boys and would fit right in on stage with them, he laughed and thought that was pretty cool. He was a hard working man who loved his family, his church and his favorite team the Chicago Cubs. As time wore on he developed some health issues including alzhiemers. I perfer to rememeber him how he was. God Bless you Uncle John, we'll miss you.

Lennon

Wow! It's hard to believe if John were still with us he would have been 69 today. I am an absolute Beatles freak and John has always beem my favorite. Some people find that hard to believe with me being a Conservative and John was pretty radical in the late sixties and early seventies. But to me, it's about the music.

Kick Ass!

Saw a great movie over the weekend called "Zombieland". Being a horror movie freak, I was looking forward to this when I first saw the previews, and man this movie did NOT dissapoint. I think my son and I laughed through pretty much the whole movie and Bill Murray's cameo was awesome. Gore and laughs, what could be better?

102 Years And Counting

My God what an awful year it's been. I'll admit My hopes really were not that high going into the season, but I really didn't expect this. To say I was upset when the Cubs decided to part ways with Kerry Wood and trade away Mark Derosa for pretty much nothing is an understatement. But when they signed Nimrod Milton Bradley to a THREE year contract, I was puzzled!! I mean if they needed a left handed bat, there were much better options than Bradley who really isn't even a left handed batter, but a switch hitter who is weaker on the left side. I thought I'd give him the benefit of my doubt and see how he does. Even when he struggled at the beginning I was still rooting him on. Then Milton did what Milton does best, blame everyone for his mediocre play but himself. And Hendry showed what a tool he is by how he handled the whole situation, instead of suspending him for the rest of the year, He should have told Pinella to let him ride the bench the rest of the season and then deal with his sorry ass after the season ended. Congratulations St. Louis Cardinals, I still HATE you!

A Splendid Time Is Guaranteed For All

Well, it's been about 2 weeks since "Beatles Rock Band" has come out and we're still having a blast playing it. With My Son on guitar and My Wife on either bass or drums and myself on the microphone, We've been getting pretty good at it. Being a Beatles freak I wasn't sure what to make of the game when I heard it was being developed, we had bought Rock Band 2 for our son last year for Christmas and have a great time with that, but I wasn't sure how the Fabs would look. I was pretty impressed with it and it brings The Beatles to a whole new generation. Even though through my influence my son had already liked The Beatles, He's come to enjoy their music even more.

Wow, it's been a long time since I updated this blog. I don't know

if it's apathy or I've been just too damn busy, but I thought now

would be a good time to revive it and start posting my rants again

( like anyone really cares).

Dance Of The Dead

I bought a DVD recently of a movie called "Dance Of The Dead" put out by Ghosthouse Pictures. After watching a few clips and read some reviews, I shelled out $13.00 at the local Best Buy, I watched it later that night with my son and we both enjoyed this a lot. Plenty of gore and laughs to keep us entertained. So if you're looking for a good movie to keep you entertained this Halloween, check it out! http://danceofthedeadmovie.com/

HALLOWEEN IS COMING

It's the most wonderful time of the year! Well, for me it is. I love fall with the falling leaves, the crisp cool air & Halloween! I have many fond childhood memories of Halloween, Trick or Treating, wearing our costumes to school on halloween and parading around the school yard showing off our fine plastic costumes our parents bought for us at Woolworth or Kresge's & telling scary stories and scaring ourselves silly. But, alas, Halloween is not as it used to be and that's a shame. To check out more of the artwork of Bryan Baugh (Who did the great zombie pic you see) go here :http://www.cryptlogic.net/

Same Old Song And Dance

Good God what a disgrace. After being a fan of 40 some years, I shouldn't be suprised anymore.
I did get to go to the game against St. Louis where they won the division and I had a great time celebrating, but when I sobered up I began to have questions if this team would make it. Too many times The Cubs would seem to get into a funk where they could not score runs. Winning 97 games is wonderful but it don't mean jack at the end of the day if you fall short of your goal.

SWEET!!!!!

August 11 and still rolling on! Nothing pleases me more than beating the Cardinals, and taking two out of three from them this weekend put me in a good mood for a Monday.

The Dark Knight Triumphant!!

Well we went to go see "The Dark Knight" on Friday and all I can say is "WOW"!

What a great movie, I sat hypnotized through the whole damned thing, drooling like

a kid in a candy store. Heath Ledger really nailed The Joker, he deserves all the praise

he's been getting for this performance. It was so good we went again on Sunday afternoon

and it was just as good the second time around. Now this Friday is the opening for the new

"X-Files" movie "I Want To Believe", I want to believe this is going to be a good movie as well.

I loved The X-Files when it first came on but was pretty disappointed with it as it neared it's end. My son has turned into a HUGE X-Files fan & is really looking forward to it much in the same way I was for "The Dark Knight".

Spring is here

Spring is here and so is baseball, thank God! Winter can be long and depressing and
you just feel cooped up. Now that nicer weather is here, it brings the promise of a new
season. My Cubs didn't get off to a great start (playing .500 baseball) but there were things
that got me excited. Fukudome looks like the real deal thus far & I believe as pitchers adjust
to him, he will adjust as well.

Knightfall

An excellent adaption of the DC comic series by BBC Radio. It also includes Michael Gough
reprising his role as Alfred. 3 hours of Bat-glory! http://rapidshare.com/files/82665573/audio_batman_-_knightfall.rar