Music Challenge - Day 11

A song from my favorite band?  That would normally be pretty easy, but I am not sure if I've used any of these songs prior to this in this Music Challenge. 

Here's one of my favorites though, from Muse - "New Born" - have at it.

Music Challenge - Day 10

Name a song that makes you fall asleep.  Interestingly enough, I need complete silence in order to fall asleep - no TV, radio, or music.  I know, soon enough there'll be a baby crying me to sleep - or lack thereof.

Seeing how I am into the Twinkle Twinkle Little Rock Star series, I will go with Muse's lullaby version of "Starlight".


I listen to this album all the time, regardless the time of day.  Buy it - if not for your baby but for yourself.

Losing Stinks; Music Maker; Movie; ETA

Long drives suck. Long drives after blowing a 3-run lead in the eighth inning to lose a series are worse.  That's what happened and can you guess the culprit?

Walks. Nine to be exact. Cost us a game we had no right losing. It sucks beyond sucking. I thought we'd come out and challenge hitters. Not the case - not yet anyway. Some freshman were thrown right into the fire. I think they learned a little about college baseball.

You gotta act like you're the man. Act as if. As with anything in life, if you're confident and can convince yourself you belong, you'll have success. Lessons hopefully learned.  We played well, walks undid us. Move on.

Got my Dre Beats on, rocking out. I'm trying to tune out the fact that losing can so easily be forgotten. I used to be pissed for a few hours at least before I cracked a joke or smile. It stung. It bothered me. Oh well, music is my outlet. Every Time I Die, Muse, Green Day, NIN, My Chemical Romance, Brad Paisley, Kid Cudi, Lil Wayne, and Eminem - they probably hate failure as much as I do.

Popped in a movie - Law Abiding Citizen - great flic. I'm keeping with the music, however, because I've seen it a few times. Besides, I don't feel like paying attention to anything.

As far as our ETA back in the Bronx - that's a mystery. We're supposed to be in Hagerstown, Maryland around 2:52am to change drivers. However far that is from NYC is anyones guess.  We might hit the morning rush hour over the George Washington Bridge. That would be a real kick in the pants.

I'm gonna go tune out to some music. One love bloggies.

Music Challenge - Day 8

A song I know all the words to.  Hmmmmm...  I pretend I know all the words regardless if I actually do or not.  I call it freestyling.

For lack of creativity right now, I will use Muse's "Uprising".

It's their first single off their latest album, Resistance.

Muse - "Uprising" (from the concert I went to at Nassau Coliseum in October)

Music Challenge - Day 1

My friend over at The Restaurant Managers Rant just posted a challenge.  It's a challenge that is right up my alley - music.  Hopefully I can keep up with all these daily/weekly installments I put forth.

Day 1:  Your Favorite Song


Muse - "Time Is Running Out" - off their 2003 Release Absolution


Enjoy!

MUSE on the Grammy Awards; Cee-Lo Green is a Boss; Happy Valentine's Day

We went to J&J's for dinner - my parents came from LI - and when we were walking home, I got a text from a good friend:  "Ch. 2".  I know he isn't a huge fan of theirs, but he knows me well enough - I was walking home, missing the MUSE performance on the Grammy Awards.

Pissed as all hell, but coping quite well, I trudged home, and pulled up YouTube.

For those of you who saw it live on your television sets, I envy you.  Me?  I had to settle for a grainy version on the computer.  Shitty.

Here's the low-quality video I had to watch:


If I haven't stated it before, if and when MUSE comes around to a city remotely close to you, go see them.  It's money well spent and you will not regret a second of it.  Unreal live performance.  Take my word for it.

On a lighter note, I showered and got out just in time to catch the entire performance of "F*** You" by Cee-Lo featuring Gwyneth Paltrow and some Jim Henson puppets.  It was awesome, and he is a certified boss.  He dressed up as a peacock and played piano before a back-in-black Gwyneth Paltrow joined in.  I was couch dancing like a maniac.

Back to practice tomorrow morning at 6 am.  Early wake up.  Goodnight.

And a Happy Valentine's Day to everyone, especially my lovely wife and mom-to-be Lindsay!!

Baby D's Music Collection...

...has begun.

I went on iTunes and purchased Muse: Lullaby Versions of Muse.  We are currently sitting here on the couch listening to it while we watch Wipeout with the television on mute.

Hysteria is on and Baby D likes it I think - lots of movement.

MUSE - Nassau Coliseum

  Wow!!

  MUSE is, by far, the best live band on the planet, and quite possibly the universe.  In my estimation, there were over 15,000 people there to see last night's concert, and I guarantee no one left disappointed.

  From beginning to end, they were incredible.  The one hiccup was that during New Born, the speakers blew out.  Only at the Coliseum would this happen.  Being the band they are, they shook it off, the problem was resolved, and they continued on for another 75 minutes.  When I was walking out the doors, I was speechless, deaf, dumbfounded, and completely in awe of the shock my senses just experienced.

  If you've never seen them live, which was me before last night, you have to see them.  Whatever the cost is, it'll be well worth it.  Trust me.

  There were people bitching about the set list being the same as it was during their last trip to NY (at MSG), but who really cares.  That can play the same songs night after night, and I'd probably see them every time.

  Here's the set list from last night's concert that literally blew the speakers out:

  1.  Uprising
  2.  Map of the Problematique
  3.  New Born
  4.  Supermassive Black Hole
  5.  Resistance
  6.  Hysteria
  7.  Guiding Light
  8.  Nishe
  9.  United States of Eurasia
  10. Feeling Good
  11. Helsinki Jam
  12. Undisclosed Desires
  13. Time is Running Out
  14. Starlight
  15. Plug in Baby.
  Encore
  16. Exogenesis:  Symphony, Part 1: Overture
  17. Stockholm Syndrome
  18. Knights of Cydonia

  Go get each and every album they have ever put out.  You will not be disappointed.

Head Automatica; Muse; Twitter

  Wednesday night, I ventured into unfamiliar land to see one of the bands I've seen many times live, Head Automatica.  Despite the fact that they haven't put out an album in about four years, I still had an interest in seeing them.  There is also something to be said for seeing live music.  The show was in Brooklyn, a far cry from the Bronx - it's mostly full of fashion-forward, preppy, hipster wannabes who are looking for approval from their peers.  And they all dress weird as can be.  Anything seems to go in NYC, but Brooklyn is a different beast.  Anything goes means anything goes.  There is no right or wrong way to dress, act, eat, etc. etc. 

  The concert was good for the most part, Daryl (frontman for HA and GlassJAw) sounded good and they played a lot of new songs from their so-called "new album".  I saw them a year and a half ago, and they said the same things before they played the same songs.  I am a fan of music in general, and Daryl's music is a vice of mine.  But for the love of God, put out some new music already. 

  Another band I am a huge fan of is MUSE.  Although I have never seen them live, I have all their albums and never get sick of listening to them.  Saturday, however, I break my drought and will head to Nassau Coliseum to take it all in.  They have been dubbed "the best live band" year after year and I am geeked up to see them.  It's a shame they have to play at the worst standing structure in Long Island.  The Coliseum is jokingly known as the Mausoleum because of the way it looks and the condition it's in.

  All kidding aside, this is the most excited I've been for a concert since Lindsay and myself took a trip to Boston with Paul and Jenny to see The Killers.  That show was amazing.  More amazingly, we flew there - a nice little 45 minute flight from LaGuardia.

  One thing I want to sound off on is Twitter.  I'm guilty - I have an account, though I rarely check it or update it.  I go on once a month or so and I'll stay on continuously for 20 minutes at the most.  There has to be something better for mere plebes like you and me to do than post 140 character messages to one another.  I'm also guilty of updating my Facebook status quite often, but I don't make plans on Facebook.  I follow a lot of the television shows I regularly watch (Always Sunny, Modern Family) to keep up to date on what's going on.  I keep the world (those who give a shit what I'm doing) abreast as to my thoughts and feelings or how my day might be going.  It's a great medium to promote sports teams and college events, and also to get back in touch with people you haven't seen or heard from for years.  And then you realize why you haven't been in touch with them - they still think they're in high school with some of the crap they write.

  It goes back to a post I had about abbreviating words and sentences, lack of punctuation, and overall ignorance by said users.  Is it that hard to write a proper sentence or make a little bit of sense while typing out your thoughts?  If you're going to spout off about every Tom, Dick, and Harry and everything else you find the need to let everyone know, at least write it in English. 

  I guess blogging is sort of the same type of thing as Twitter or Facebook, but you choose to read this (I think).  I have to head out and go to the women's soccer game, where I might go through my phone and delete everyone I have no interest in speaking to.  Then, when I get a free hour, I will go through my Facebook and delete those people who's posts make me cringe.

  I bid you adieu, blog-world.  Go Yankees!

'Vette

Armando Galarraga was presented a brand new 2010 Chevrolet Corevette before this afternoon's Tigers game.  A small gesture for something that should have been much greater.  He also presented umpire Jim Joyce with the lineup card for the game.

Seems like a good ending to a terrible story.

Rocking out right now to Brand New and Muse.  Rock out on your own.

Boo-ya!!

Misc.

Home of the 2010 MAAC Baseball Championships.  #1 Canisius, #2 Marist, #3 Rider, #4 Manhattan.  Same field as last year, different seeding, hoping for different results.

Coaches get their own rooms.  To quote the "Nature Boy" Ric Flair, "Woooooooo!!"  Just got up from a little siesta and buzzed the facial growth.  Couldn't really be good or bad luck, we won two and lost one since the last time I buzzed it.  Gonna wait to get ready for the dinner at 7:30pm because I sweat like an animal, even in the hotel air conditioning.

Listening to a wide array of music on this laptops version of iTunes, my home laptop has more, since this one was wiped clean.  It's pretty much as loud as it goes, which may ultimately end the life of this here laptop.  This thing is at least 8 years old, running on it's last legs.  Want to get inside my head, see what kind of music I'm listening to?  Here's a list of the past 8 songs I've listened to: "Shoot Frank" by Cage ft. Daryl Palumbo;  "We'rewolf" by Every Time I Die; "Supermassive Black Hole" by MUSE; "The Leaving Song Pt. 2" by AFI; "1,000,000" by Nine Inch Nails; "Mother Lover" by The Lonely Island; "Pledge Allegiance to the Hag" by Eric Church; "1901" by Phoenix.  Got some indie/punk/rap, some metal/hardcore, some country, some industrial rock, some rock, some funny spoof rap, and whatever the hell Phoenix is considered, alternative rock maybe?  I actually dislike this song, but for some reason I can't turn it off. 

It's 6:09pm, still got some time before I dress up for this dinner - it's a banquet at the Holiday Inn, "Pleasing people the world over". (Tagline Guru)  Pretty cool site, who knew someone would dedicate an entire website to taglines.  I guess the same can be said for me, how the hell do I have the attention span to continue blogging.  Here's some cool ones, in my opinion, and you're reading my blog, so tough crap if you don't want my opinion:  "When it rains, it pours" is Morton Salt (my father loves salt, on everything, and I guess so do I - salt on a cucumber, try it); "Wake up and drive" is Mitsubishi's, which is pretty important advice - it's tough to drive when you're not awake; "The best kept automotive secret in America" is Peugeot - they really are a secret, I've never even heard of them/that - it's  probably something above my social/economic class - just looked it up, about $35,000 USD, or £24,500; one more, lets see here; here's a jingle, "I'm a pepper, he's a pepper, she's a pepper, we're a pepper, wouldn't ya like to be a pepper too, I'm a pepper, he's a pepper, she's a pepper, if you drink Dr. Pepper you're a pepper too" is a Dr. Pepper jingle from the 1970's.  Kinda catchy.  Just watched the YouTube video of it.

 Birthday shout-outs real quick - none of my Facebook friends birthday today.

Mike Myers, the voice of Shrek turns 47 today.  He also starred in Wayne's World, the Austin Powers movies, and a recent favorite movie of mine, Inglorious Basterds.  Oh, behave!

 
Stacy London, star of one of Lindsay's favorite shows, What Not to Wear, on TLC, turns 41 today.  Good thing Lindsay hasn't nominated me for that show, I pretty much wear mesh shorts and t-shirts to work every day.  I have clothes that are nice, but really only wear them when we go out to dinner or out with  Paul and Jenny. 





Oh, and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson would have turned 208 today.  Why they put that on the website is beyond me.  (All birthday's I post about I get from www.myfamousbirthdays.com).

OK, time to freshen up and dress it up.  Suit is hanging up, just gotta tie this tie - that'll take 20 minutes.

I hope the food's good, that root beer float from A&W was good this afternoon, but the burger didn't really fill me up.