Some shall pass!
LEGO has always been one of my favorite brands, and over the last ten years or so, they have been in full swing with their 1980’s movie references. I especially enjoy the Back to the Future products they have been producing as of late.
One of my favorite recent pieces from LEGO was the DeLorean time machine from Back to the Future. It has been discontinued, but you can find it for sale at Amazon.
I went to the show at Lola’s last weekend. It was awesome. Calhoun and Son of Stan were both in top form. Because I have to document everything, during the sets I grabbed my trusty iPhone 4 and recorded these 2 videos. Enjoy!
Here are a few super cool pics from my iPhone:
Today’s is Twitter’s 8th birthday, and they launched #FirstTweet to celebrate. It’s a tool where you can go see the first tweet of any Twitter profile. Since I’m a goodstrong P1, I decided to use this tool to see the first Tweets of the hosts from the Dallas sports radio station, 1310 The Ticket. So this is my bit – I hope you enjoy it!
wasting time.
— Gordon Keith (@gordonkeith) August 7, 2008
I prefer a male
— George Dunham (@GeorgeDunham) March 4, 2009
I went to TCU and there have been hot women surrounding me for the last twenty years, really.
— Corby Davidson (@corbydavidson) March 4, 2009
First ever twitter update. Probably not many more to follow. Just seeing what it’s like. So far, it’s Ok. Now better. Now it sucks.
— Craig Miller (@junior_miller) April 6, 2009
Tuesday’s Show: Gaynotgay at 12:50 – Rangers Yankees 1:15 – Stars/Vince Young 2:15
— Bob Sturm (@SportsSturm) June 2, 2009
Look for daily plays coming soon to Twitter!
— Norm Hitzges (@NormsClubhouse) June 27, 2009
last week for doma voting–ends sat night, 2am…petty theft is up for best cover band against a formidable field…will kiss you for a vote
— Mike Rhyner (@theoldgreywolf) July 13, 2009
please plan ahead to attend a show at the aardvark in fort worth this saturday. i am opening for bruce robison @ 9:30. all told.
— Danny Balis (@badkaratemovie) January 18, 2010
bob and tc are helping me set this up right now.
— Dan McDowell (@bracketdan) March 21, 2011
Hello Twitter! I’m so happy to be here! It’s Donniedoo here from the Bob and Dan show. Let the fun begin!!!
— Donovan Lewis (@GreatDonovan) June 16, 2011
Watching the cotton bowl. Wreck em tech.
— Trey Mitchell (@CrayTrey1310) January 2, 2009
@THE_REAL_SHAQ I saw Shazam on opening day. I loved it so much I read the book. I could not get enough Shazam.
— TC Fleming (@TC1310) February 25, 2009
The lineup is set for Mavs Insider! Look for the Josh Howard Bowling Tournament story. Kidd doesn’t use holes in ball when he throws it!
— Cash Sirois (@CashSports) March 3, 2009
Tune it in, Turn it up, keep it on
— Jeff Catlin (@jeffcatlin) March 5, 2009
Back on here thanks to my little radio buddy Michelle (michrod). Yay.
— Michael Gruber (@tweetgrubes) April 6, 2009
I have to tell you something.
— Mike Sirois (@MikeSirois) April 10, 2009
The First Killer Twit, what have I started.
— Jason Kellison (@killer1310) April 18, 2009
Norm is getting ready for the Draft in New York City. Tune in to sports radio 1310am The Ticket for live draft coverage at 2pm on Saturday!
— Mike Bacsik (@MikeBacsik) April 25, 2009
Controversial Great Game Talk w/ Musers Friday at 8:10am
— 1310 The Ticket (@dfwticket) May 15, 2009
check out the blog. breaking news on some dolt driving his honda on the tpc four seasons greens…egad!
— Rick Arnett (@ArnettRick) May 18, 2009
My first twitter – roaring into the 90’s!
— Craig Rosengarden (@Avidgolfer98) June 2, 2009
I’m joining the herd. Baa.
— Jer (@poponjer) June 9, 2009
Tommy Hunter couldn’t keep food down vs. Bos. He failed to keep pitches down tonight at the Trop….
— Sean Bass (@sbass1310) August 18, 2010
I’ve finally given in and joined the Twitter nation. I got nothin.
— Rich Phillips (@rphillips1310) February 10, 2011
I’ll be an occasional tweeter More of a sports voyeur Thats the way I like it!
— Tom Gribble (@TomG1033) March 4, 2011
foo fighters ‘back and forth’ friday, snl saturday http://dlvr.it/Mg69C
— oldwaver (@oldwaver) April 6, 2011
@machine1310 still waiting on today’s sandwich photo…
— Jake Kemp (@NotJackKemp) November 8, 2011
@ThatKevinSmith you get a hump?
— Kevin Fox (@expo1310) December 17, 2013
The guys in Horses are some of my best friends ever, so obviously I’m going to say nice things about their band. But in all honesty – THEY. WERE. AWESOME. This show at the Aardvark was a CD Release Party for the First Street Audio. It was a compilation CD of various artists who had recorded at Bart’s old studio over on Bluebonnet Circle. I’m sure I still have about 50 copies if you want one. Enjoy!
And of course, more pictures:
This show was one of my favorite shows ever. I think it was our 2nd time to play the Wreckroom, and we got to play with Pablo & the Hemphill 7. They were my Fort Worth reggae heroes, and they still are. In the playlist below, I’ve got 19 tracks of theirs. These guys were amazing from the start.
More pics just because:
Valentine’s Day 2004 was so romantic. I know where I was – at the Moon bar of course! Camino was playing a couple of sets that night. I recorded the first set, but I can’t find the second set anywhere. Maybe I was out of minidiscs. Lol. Minidiscs. Those were a thing back then.
And here’s a pic of Camino’s bass player, Jeremy Hull:
Now here’s a blast from the past – Soviet Space at the Aardvark on Nov. 1, 2003. It was Voigt’s EP Release Show. Soviet Space, Voigt and Darth Vato. Those were the days. Cheers!
Here are a few more pics:
So I found an old hard drive in my closet. It turns out that I used to record a lot of live shows. So I figured I’d start posting them here. To start, we’ll go back to March 19, 2005. Chatterton was playing a show at the Moon. Enjoy!
I also found this old flier template:
Reviewing movies is not my thing. Watching movies – now *that* is my thing. I happened to come across this Texas film called ‘Black Metal’. It debuted at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, but you can watch it on YouTube for free. Best part: it’s only 9 minutes. And it’s awesome. So check it out already.
Watch it here:
And here’s the ‘Black Metal’ movie poster:
“To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.” – St. Thomas Aquinas
The good Saint’s quotation has been used and twisted around over time to justify pretty much anything one might have a fondness for that has most folks shaking their collective heads. Whether it’s religion, vampire movies or in this case, pro wrestling, some get it. Others, not so much. There’s no use trying to convert someone to the other side. I personally like all the absurd reasons I shouldn’t be watching this stuff. I don’t care that it’s fake/predetermined, the dudes are cartoonishly large or that some of the gimmicks are corny. It’s the most basic form of escapist TV. Good vs Evil in the form of two dudes rolling around in spandex and baby oil. Ridiculous? Absolutely!
Here are my Royal Rumble “Predictions”:
Team Hell No (Kane & Daniel Bryan) (c) vs. Team Rhodes Scholars (Cody Rhodes & Damien Sandow)
Past booking history tells me that Team Rhodes Scholars wins this match to become tag champs. This the start of the road to Wrestlemania. Vince McMahon likes his baby faces or good guys (Kane and Bryan) to chase the titles during this time to help boost those buy rates for Wrestlemania 29. Additionally, it gives Sandow and Rhodes plenty of time to cement themselves as despicable heels that people want to see get beat up. Booking-wise it make perfect sense.
Alberto Del Rio (c) vs. Big Show
It’s an unwritten rule that you don’t do a major title change on free TV unless you’re WCW and you don’t mind hemorrhaging money. That said, Del Rio surprised even the smartest of fans when he won the title a few weeks ago on Smackdown. Most people felt it was done in order for heel Dolph Ziggler to cash in his Money in the Bank briefcase on good guy Del Rio. The internet wrestling community, basement dwellers if there ever was such a group, was more than a little excited. The real story, not a storyline, is that Big Show’s contract had run out and they pulled the title off of him so he didn’t walk away from the company with it. Vince doesn’t want another Medusa situation where your champ shows up on a competitor’s show and dumps your title in a garbage can.
My feeling is ADR retains and Ziggles runs down post match to cash in his title shot, but I don’t think the match will actually happen. Dolph has been doing these false “cash ins” for a few months now and I don’t see it changing anytime soon. One big reason is that ADR is a huge star in Mexico and WWE sells a ton of merchandise there. With Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara on the shelf injured pulling the title off Del Rio this soon is unlikely.
CM Punk (c) vs. The Rock
Punk has been champion for 400 some odd days now and his reign is probably over at the Rumble. That’s too bad, but the guy’s gotta lose at some point. He’s the longest reigning, defending champion of their modern era so when he drops the title it’s gotta be a big thing and what’s bigger than losing to The Rock? Probably nothing. Win or lose I think we get Punk vs Undertaker at WM29. I’d prefer a Taker WM unbeaten streak vs Punk’s title streak, but the tea leaves tell me we’re headed for a Cena vs Rock rematch at ‘Mania.
30 Man Battle Royal
Which brings us to the Royal Rumble match. Unlike last year, I think it’ll be a more serious affair. Less old guys returning. Fewer gimmicks. I don’t see any way super-Cena doesn’t come out the winner here. He spent most of last year getting beat and putting guys over. Now it’s retrenching time and that starts at the Rumble. He’ll pick up the win and get a title shot at WM vs The Rock or Punk. The only other guys I think have a shot to go over are Ryback or a returning Undertaker. I hope I’m wrong on all accounts and someone like Antonio Cesaro gets the shine. As with all other battle royal matches a feud or two will get the hotshot treatment in order to build the next PPV. The most likely candidates are Kofi Kingston and Wade Barrett or maybe something with Randy Orton provided he doesn’t fail another drug test or hurt himself picking up a fork.
Next time I discuss the similarities between musicians, comedians and wrestlers of the indie variety. We’re a lot alike.
Regards from Parts Unknown,
SwerveStradamus