Quote of the Week
“...been a long time since I Rock'n'Rolled...” - ME
About a week ago, me and my bro Aaron trek to Jacksonville to catch the "Open Wings Broken Strings Tour" featuring Art Alexakis, Eddie Kowalczyk, and Leigh Nash. All three artists threw down a tremendous acoustic set but Art was definitely the shining star of the show. Probably the greatest (and most underrated) singer songwriter of this generation, Art showed why he was worth the five hour drive to see him perform. Not only was the music phenomenal, his banter with the audience at the relatively small venue of the Florida Theater was very entertaining.
This is not my first time seeing Art perform, either as a solo act or as the frontman of Everclear and his shows are never disappointing. He is without a doubt my favorite artist of all time. As a lyricist, his style is rough and polished, rugged and familiar, and always has a way of making you feel like he wrote each song specifically for you. There is rarely an instance in my life, happy or sad, that I can not reach for his anthology and listen to a song that perfectly illustrates how I feel at that time.
Still at the very top of his game, I recommend whole heartedly that you check out the catalog of favorites that make up my favorite, favorite music.
And, if by some crazy chance Mr. Alexakis reads this...you truly are the voice of a generation...and one hell of a nice guy. Thanks for years of entertainment and support. I look forward to many more.
Don't you hate those days when things are not going your way? If the jaws of life are required at any point...you are probably having a bad day.
I find this to be...profound.
Need I say more?
I feel compelled to ask the existential question: "Does the television show 'The Bachelor' personally offend everyone else as much as it does me?" Not only is it the most mind-numbing drivel ever put on TV, the characters in the program disgust me in a profound way. First, I would like to say that my exposure to this show has come in the form of background noise while I frantically and desperately try to tune it out. That is plenty. I think anyone who has any feelings toward the sanctity of marriage has to feel the compulsion to fight back a gag-reflex at the mere mention of this pile of crap program. The way the characters so fervently try to convince viewers that their intentions for being on this show are authentic is laughable at best. In this era of "Reality Jackass" attention whores, these cats take the cake. If any of them had any real talent or value they could have found some other way to achieve a Second-Rate-Lifetime-Network-Original-Movie acting career that they all obviously aspire to.
I understand the concept of "Escapism", but you know as well as I do that tens of thousands of people who watch this show accept it as actual reality. This speaks volumes about the current state of our ignorant and apathetic countrymen (and women.)
I need to go back and reread 'Revelations' because this show MUST be one of the signs of the apocalypse. I am beginning to think that the reason we as Americans are so universally hated has less to do with our war mongering and more to do with shit like this.
