I reckon this is Geri’s way of saying she isn’t going to have my babies. The tramp.

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Sister’s of Mercy’s “Rock and A Hard Place“

I was so wired from SOUND Team last night that I forgot to mention the rest of the show. It was the Basement’s “New Faces Night”–a showcase evening (usually) for singer/songwriters. Heather Morgan was entertaining. Great voice. Nice songs. A little notey sometimes, but really good. Not my cup of tea maybe, but she could sing. Matt Hartin played kinda gritty, Steve Earle/Bruce Springsteen songs. He strapped a harmonica to his face for a couple of them which always makes people look like they’ve been in some kind of accident. (continue reading…)

I’ve gotta elaborate on the Idaho story that Doug told. Specifically, how the Carters got involved. (continue reading…)

I’ve been looking for something to give me a real kick up the ass lately and today, I found it in the Run DMC classic “Rock Box.” My God, that tune rules. I cranked it so loud in my car and listened over and over. (continue reading…)

My friend Doug tells the intriguing story of Idaho–a man who inspired a Carter Administration title back when I was in the band.

God, Redman is such a genius.

I’m about to stack the aforementioned mp3 player with some old school Kurtis Blow, De La, and the Kings of Rock, Run DMC. (continue reading…)

While away last week, I started reading Hey Ho Let’s Go: The Story of the Ramones that Lil Smell gave me. I’m loving every page. So far, it’s not too dishy but good and chewy. Tons of details, tons of snippets of interviews from everyone involved. It really tells the whole story. It’s like the documentary times 1000. I’m soaking it all in. Highly, highly recommended if you want to know all about the band and not just the myths. Great rock biog.

So, I bought a SanDisk Sansa 1GB mp3 player last week. They were onsale at Best Buy for $80. I’m very pleased with it. I’d been pondering an iPod purchase for weeks but 1) just couldn’t afford to drop the dough and 2) hate having to deal with Apple. Also, I don’t like being a joiner. I’ll get an iPod when they’re totally uncool. I wasn’t expecting much from the Sansa, just something that I could take when I traveled over Thanksgiving, but I’m really happy.

I couldn’t get an mp3 player large enough to hold all my CDs nor would I want to spend the time transferring them all to my harddrive. The beauty of the Sansa is that it works like an external harddrive. I just connect it via USB and copy over the mp3s I want. And it runs on an AAA battery, so there’s no charging. I’ve had the same battery in it for 8 days. The sound quality isn’t the greatest but I don’t care. That’s why I have a nice stereo at home.

It’s small and light enough to drop in my pocket and not feel weighted down. Plus, I can bang the little bastard around and not worry about damaging an expensive piece of equipment.