Roma Pt3 - Vatican City

Roma Pt2

Roma

Sorry for the delay...had some technical difficulties putting up the pics from Rome...Here is the first batch

Vacation

Took some pics and want to share them...enjoy




































Hope you enjoyed...I will post my pictures from Rome tomorrow.

adios

First...What Los Angeles team showed up to the NBA finals?

First and a half...where are all the Laker flags today?

Second...I called Boston winning the series in 6 games and I was right! WooHoo

Third...I'm off to Italy and France early Friday morning so this will be my last post until I get back...I'll have fun for you Mama...and Birdman, I will try and not get turned on by the hairy armpits...=)

Adios

finally inspired

well a picture tells a thousand words...advisory is suggested for the queezy...






a while back birdman wrote about dude with different stances at the urinal...well now its my turn to write about dudes taking a deuce...

Types:

Quiet dudes....these guys don't make a noise let alone drop a deuce until other dude in the bathroom leaves...this same dude also won't wipe until other dude leaves the bathroom as he is afraid of being seen...

Sigh Guy- There is nothing worse than walking into the bathroom and hearing another guy sigh or slight moan when one gets released. there is just something very unnerving about it...

Blows it out dude- there is always dude who just blows it out and doesn't give an F if anyone else is in the bathroom. You could be washing your hands and dude says whats up on his way to the throne...you then hear the flaps and drops with no care whatsoever...he just blows it out to the point where it sounds like it hurts...have some respect Blows it out dude

Guy on Cell - besides Sigh Guy, nothing can be worse than to hear someone on their cell phone while taking the kids for a swim. I'm sure the other person on the phone can hear the echos off the porcelain but dude doesn't care. He wants to dial his faves while doing his fav...

Please place your other observations if any....

VVVVIIIIIIIIOOOOOLEETTT HILLLLSSSS

hmmm

I haven't posted in some time now because well...i just didn't have anything interesting to write about...

i did start my new job in the criminal side of hitech crimes but can't talk much about it...all i can say is i have to keep keep work at work...what i can say is that its 5 minutes from home

i leave to italy and france in a few weeks...

the wife graduates a week before that finally

and am still looking for a house....

see nothing too interesting

tell me why...

tell me why Snoopy is labeled as a beagle and does not look like one at all...

Observation...and Mr. Stokes

I drive the freeway on a daily basis...about 50 or so miles with tons of traffic see a lot of the same people each day. Well I observed something that really bugs the hell out of me. I would say that two or three of the same cars I see everyday have GPS units on their dashboard. Are they really needed? NO! They drive the same damn route everyday and just want to look cool. "F" those people who have a GPS unit just to go to the same damn place everyday.




The Wrider Dos and I are probably the only two that recognize the above people in the photo. They were the Weather Channel's lead broadcast meteorologists. Well the Asian guy Bob Stokes and Hillary Andrews were both fired....why you ask? Well Stokes asked Andrews,"Will you lick my swizzle stick?" as well as made other sexual advancements to her. Andrews is suing the Weather Channel for wrongful termination...Stokes is probably taking a Stroke...and I'm still enjoying the Weather Channel

why I love me some family guy

Birdman and Wrider would know this better than anyone...I love me the random...I say random things that totally make sense to me and no one else...which is why i like the family guy...i swear i feel like someone stole my mind and made a cartoon of it...

anyways...this clip is the funniest thing i have seen on family guy so far...it makes no sense what so ever but i love it...i can only imagine what Seth MacFarlane was thinking when he wrote this...btw...how catchy is this song

Happy Earth Day

The Wrider

I don't think that The Wrider has mentioned this at all...

Please Laugh

I laughed for 5 minutes at this literally....please laugh also so I won't feel bad

Radiohead remix by yours truly

Please listen to my remix of Radiohead's track "Nude" by pressing the play button below. If you like it you can vote on it as well which will give me a chance to have Radiohead listen to my version called "Thirteen Nude Ghosts".

I made it over the course of about 4 hours so please enjoy.

Happy Birthday...

to the peace sign as it turns 50 years old today.

my things

ok since everyone is doing it i thought why the hell not


Name one thing you do every day

Sit in 2 hours of traffic...


Name five things/people that make you feel good:

Head Scratching- I'm with Birdman on this one...no not the jock itch kind but the one where you can see pieces of your scalp rain down on you

Music- Everyone that knows me, knows i like me the music. I can think back to a time when I was a kid and the only thing that would calm me down after a big earthquake was music.

Watching a good fight - It could be wrestling, boxing, mma, or two drunk latinos at a Doyerz game but I love me a good fight. I saw two of the Best fights this past weekend literally an hour apart from each other. If you haven't seen it, google Frank Shamrock vs. Cung Le. This match totally kicked ass and would make an MMA fan out of ANYONE. Second fight I watched was Ric Flair vs. Shawn Michaels. Yeah wrestling is fake but this was Ric Flairs last match and the emotion behind it was so strong. Before Shawn Michaels ended the fight, you can read his lips saying I'm Sorry, I Love You then goes on to superkicking Ric Flair into retirement. The two immediately braced and you can see Ric start weeping right away. Google that fight if you get a chance also.

French Fries Who doesn't love French Fries?!?

Stand up Comedy Love me some stand up comedy except Dane Cook and any woman comic. Sorry but they both suck. My friend gave me tickets to the laugh factory once so I took the wife, her friend and my self to Hollywood. Big mistake as it was Lesbian Trucker night at the stand up. Dave Chappelle, Dave Atell, Bob Saget, Craig Shoemaker all awesome and make audio laugh out loud

Name four things you love to eat but rarely do:

Lobster

Lasagna

Steak

Mrs. Knott's Chicken

Name three things that remind you of childhood:

Huffy Bike I broke it

Summertime by Will Smith- Always jammed this tune the day school was out

Playing Two Hand Touch Football

Name two things you wish you could learn:


Italian- So I could kick it with George Clooney at his mansion when I go to Italy this summer

Driving stick shift


Well - that is about all I got and it was not easy......

The M...

I am coming back to the M!!

Will be in the M1 team as Senior Config Analyst.

See you soon.































April Fools

I'm Californian and you are....Nutmegger?

I'm a geek when it comes to things like this but I thought it would be fun to see what people in other states are called


Alabamian, Alabaman, Alabamer, 'Bamer
Alaskan
Arizonan, Arizonian
Arkansan ,Arkansasian, Arkansawyer
Californian,Californiac
Coloradan,Coloradoan, Highlander
Connecticuter, Nutmegger
Delawarean,Delawearer
Floridian,Floridan
Georgian
Hawaiian,malihini (newcomer)
Idahoan,Idahoer
Illinoisan,Illini, Illinoyer
Indianian,Hoosier, Indianan, Indianer
Iowan,Iowegian, Iowigian
Kansan, Kanser
Kentuckian,Kentucker, Kentuckeyite
Louisianian,Louisianan
Mainer,Down Easter
Marylander,Marylandian
Massachusettsan,Bay Stater
Michiganite,Michiganian, Michigander
Minnesotan
Mississippian,Mississippier, Mississipper
Missourian
Montanan
Nebraskan,Husker
Nevadan,Nevadian
New Hampshirite,Granite Stater
New Jerseyite,New Jerseyan
New Mexican
New Yorker,Empire Stater
North Carolinian
North Dakotan
Ohioan, Buckeye
Oklahoman,Okie
Oregonian,Oregonner
Pennsylvanian
Rhode Islander,Rhodian
South Carolinian
South Dakotan
Tennessean
Texan,Texian
Utahn,Utahan
Vermonter
Virginian
Washingtonian,'Toner
West Virginian
Wisconsinite,Cheesehead
Wyomingite

Yeaaaahhh

Well...I haven't posted in a while...been working killer hours at work for our Audit that has been going on...so if i haven't been working 12 hour days, i've been traveling...Since my last post I went to Chicago and Frisco...Chicago was nice but it was literally 15 degrees and a windchill of like negative 5...I will post my pics of that soon...

Tomorrow I leave to New Orleans ....

With so much traveling I am going to sound like this guy pretty soon





To answer DOM Dan's question that wasn't me on KROQ the other day...Its funny because even though I knew it wasn't me, I get nervous when I hear my name on the ROQ...Don't know why though...I haven't called in sometime...If anything you will hear me on AM570's PMS show as I call into that a lot more than I do the ROQ...Speaking of the PMS show, there is a Zubaz and Stupid t-shirt party...I would be there but can't cause of the above mentioned travel...

Zubaz and Stupid T-Shirt Party

Fookin Recap

First of all, the crowd looked WAY bigger on TV than it did in person. There were probably 500 max and it looked like 1000 people on TV.

Second, the Asian girl that one, it looked like she was told on the side that she won because when they came out on stage to announce the winner, she was all smiles and the other two looked bummed out.

Now the timeline...

Arrive at 1pm and see a line of about 300 people. A black limo bus kept coming by but they weren't picking anyone up hmm....

Around 2:30 they announce they will be taking us to the location...walking....they also announce Foo Fighters will be doing three songs before they go live and some songs after....kick ass, a full concert!!

2:45 arrive at the Nokia Live Theater and a stage is set up...looked way smaller in person..

3:45 still waiting for the Foo's to come out

4:45 Jason Bateman comes out and practices his lines...still no Foo's

5:00 We hear the Grammy's have started so i'm like cool, the Foo's should be coming out shortly for the three songs

6:00 Lady's and Gentlemen the Foo Fighter's!! We go to a commercial

6:15 or so..They introduce the winner who is the Asian girl...still no Foo Fighter songs

6:40 or so..The Foo's start playing the Pretender...John Paul Jones was there but no one really even seemed to care...so sad

6:45...Song ends...Foo's walk off stage...they are supposed to come back and play

6:50...Lights are all out and the stage is being dismantled....this doesn't look good

6:52...Security comes by...EVERYONE EXIT THE WAY THEY CAME IN

6:53...Everyone is pissed off! 6 hours of waiting and only 1 Foo Fighters song! No explanation...No Goodnight everyone...they didn't tell anyone shit...Just walked off stage and that was it

Fook You GRAMMY's...Shutup Dave!

Grammy's update

I just found out at the Foo Fighters performance tomorrow, John Paul Jones from Led Zeppelin will arrange a special orchestral version of the Foo Fighters' hit single "The Pretender" and will serve as special guest conductor of the Foo Fighters' orchestra. KICK ARSEEE!!

I'm going to see Foo Fighters

I just got a call from KROQ and I will be going to see Foo Fighters at the Grammy's!!

I will let you know how it goes....

.....Sigh.....

Remember Where on Earth (in the world) is Carmen Sandiego?

Well...the title should be changed to Where in the world is Audioslave...

This week San Francisco...next week I just found out I have to go to Chicago where it is going to be 28 degrees!!! ITS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THAT COLD ANYWHERE!!!!!!...Then in early March it looks like I will be heading to New Orleans ...then im off to New York for a week...nice huh...

28 Degrees though...come on!

Snooper Tuesday

With super Tuesday upon us I figured why not write about Snoopy. If you want to read about super Tuesday may I suggest reading CNN.com or Drudgereport.com but not here at 909pride.blogspot.com baby!!

You may say, captain random strikes again! Or, why the h e double hockey sticks is this guy writing about Snoopy. I am in SF again (zZzZ) and my manager has a picture of of this airplane that he wants to buy...one like avman has...well while he was gone today i switched that with a Snoopy one as he took on the Red Baron! (see below)



Ok now I know that isn't the real Snoopy / Red Baron picture but it is really close to the plane my Manager wants to buy.

Here is Snoopy and the Red Baron



Now I know what you are asking. Who if not Snoopy is the Red Baron?

Well they never show who the Red Baron is...and there are no waa wah waa wah waaa sounds. You just see Snoopy's dog house with bullet holes (he must live in the o.c.) When Snoopy's house gets shot up, Snoopy gets pissed, throws on a WWI hat, some goggles and a scarf then goes to war against the Baron...Snoopy also tends to yell out CURSE YOU RED BARON!!!!! FYI, the Red Baron in real life was a WWI pilot...in Snoopy's case I've heard its the cat next door.

For those who like nostalgic things, here is the first peanuts comic strip that featured Snoopy...enjoy

Yes...Part 2!

STP! STP! STP!

From NME.com

Stone Temple Pilots are gearing up for a reunion this summer when they will reportedly return to the live circuit.

According to Scott Weiland’s Velvet Revolver bandmate Slash, the band will get together this summer for a few shows, but no further details have been revealed.

Scott Weiland earlier this week reportedly told the Miami Herald that a reunion is on the cards in the coming months. Stone Temple Pilots split in 2002.



*****

I saw Velvet Revolver when they first got together...I guess they didn't have enough material so they broke into some STP and the crowd including myself went wild (I Came home with a ripped shirt). I can't wait until STP reunites!

Music Mondays

Their previous album had some good tracks then they fell off the face of earth...With this new track, they seemed to have resurrected themselves from the music graveyard (96.7 KCAL) haha...Anyways, Boys and Girls please enjoy Psycho by Puddle of Mudd

Sonic Youth's Superstar

My bad...the video initially went away...here it is again

How awesome is this song by Sonic Youth called "Superstar"

It is a cover song originally created by the Carpenters dontcha know. It also came out in the movie Juno

some stuff

First off...RIP Heath Ledger...

If it turns out that he committed suicide then I will edit this post and take that off and replace it with something else....

Second....Coachella line up TOTALLY sucks this year...come on with these three headliners....

Friday - Jack Johnson
Saturday - Portishead
Sunday - Roger Waters (Dark Side of the Moon set)

I would only go to see RW but not for $90 a day...BTW Kraftwerk's set on Saturday night is going to be done by Robots...kid you not

Third

Cloverfield was so damn awesome...Coming home I felt like something really happened to New York...And by the way...why is it ALWAYS New York that gets the brunt of all destruction...I think the last time LA was destroyed was during that Volcano movie which totally blew...

Go see Cloverfield!!!

I don't get it

I don't get why Toyota Prius cars are allowed in the carpool lane so they can get wherever they are going faster...Aren't these the cars you want on the road longer since they don't pollute the air...Give carpool passes to pre 1980 cars and hummers!



And Infiniti's =)

I like me some PMS...

The Petros and Money Show...

Their show PMS is very interesting...it combines sports talk with just everyday normal things and they totally pull it off...If you like Kevin and Bean, you will like these guys...PMS has quickly one of my top radio shows to listen to almost neck and neck with K & B...

Petros who used to be a tailback for USC trojans is one half of the duo...hes top of the game when it comes to college sports..he is also loud...funny...and sometimes plays the goof of the show...

Money is of course formerly of the Kevin and Bean show and is the man behind the Los Angeles Lakers pregame show...strong knowledge in all sports and style of comedy compliments that of Petros...

The format of their show goes something along the lines of this....

Every day at 6pm on their show they somewhat drop the sports talk and do some comedy bits...

Monday - La Lista de las Lunes...PMS ::clap clap clap:::..This is a list of 5 things ranging anywhere from annoying high school people to crappy movies that people think are good

Tuesdays - Fight Club Forum...this is something like that celebrity claymation boxing that MTV had on a while back...they put together two people and set up fight scenes between the two...

Wednesdays - Film Fight...Two films by the two dudes...one represents each...callers call in to see who wins...this week was 300 vs. Gladiator

Thursdays - Lance Romance...Petros' alter ego as the guy giving romance advice to whoever calls in...this is a hilarious segment...Petros doesn't even change his voice...i called in once because i can't dance worth shit...he told me go to a reggae concert and dance....the people there are so high they won't notice...

Fridays- It used to be a day when Vance Finance, Money's alter ego appeared and gave financial advice...its now turned into and I kid you not..." Fffffff " Their version of freeform Friday...anything goes...it is also Hip Hop Friday so they play classic hip hop coming in and out of segments...

I wouldn't doubt that if on April Fool's this year they tried something funny with K & B....its been a few years since K & B have done anything...

But seriously...give them a try...AM 570 or if you don't get the station...570KLAC.COM to listen live over the net

Only in the 9

Two charged with making tainted 'bathtub cheese'
By Rod Leveque, Staff Writer
Article Created: 01/06/2008 08:19:47 PM PST

CHINO - San Bernardino County prosecutors have filed criminal charges against a man and woman suspected of producing and selling illegal homemade cheese, some of which was contaminated with a harmful bacteria.

Authorities say Floribel Hernandez Cuenca, 31, and Manuel Martin Sanchez-Garrido, 44, manufactured the so-called "bathtub cheese" inside a home in Montclair, and then sold it in an open-air market outside a Chino meat-processing facility.

At least some of the cheese confiscated by authorities was tainted with salmonella, a bacteria known to cause illness, Deputy District Attorney Jeremy Carrasco said.
"I think that the possibility that somebody could become sick is increased when people start manufacturing and selling cheese products out of their home," Carrasco said.
Cuenca and Sanchez-Garrido are each charged with a felony count of processing unpasteurized milk products and a misdemeanor count of selling illegal milk products, both violations of the state's Food and Agriculture Code.

The pair is to be arraigned Jan. 24 in Chino Superior Court.
Carrasco said an undercover police officer bought a round of cheese for $13 from Sanchez-Garrido on Oct. 20 at the market in the 7300 block of Pine Avenue.
Sanchez-Garrido then led police to Cuenca, who took officers to a Montclair home where the cheese was being produced, Carrasco said.
Authorities seized some 375 pounds of illegal cheese, included panela,

gotta vent

REMOVED

Happy New Years

Hope everyone has a safe and happy new years...

i have a lot to get off my chest including the return of the a-hole father in law...

Take care

Christmas Pic

I thought I would share this Christmas picture with you...Read the stockings and you'll know who its from.

Pics

Last day in Emeryville so I thought I would take some pics of whats on my tv....

Day Three

Well, I sit here in my room on day three listening to some Led Zeppelin and drinking a Disaronno on the rocks because i have friends that seem to leave me hanging alot...2 of them said oh yeah we will hang out...well i called them and none are around...i ate lunch in my hotel room by myself...on my way back, the vice president of our west coast division sees me walking and pulls over...shes like didn't anyone tell you we are going to lunch...nooooope...so i hop in and drive with her to a restaurant where the rest of our SF office is at...so i had two lunches...but still..i left work at 4 because i wanted to go around town...$30 later after taking a taxi to and from amoeba records im back in my hotel with some new records...well they aren't new...they are used...i take that back...one is new the other three are old. As you may know I am a huge Beatles fan so

I bought

Beatles 1967-1970 (Vinyl)







The Beatles Again (Rare Mint Vinyl)








As well as a limited edition Vinyl by Paul McCartney (Live at Amoeba Records in Hollywood). Only a certain amount were pressed

and a Woody Herman Big Band collection that my Grandpa has been wanting for sometime now. I got him the original vinyls! Nice

Yes I love vinyl...it has a nice crisp sound and I do have a record player

Two things

There are two things I can't really stand about Emeryville,CA...which is where i'm staying..


1) These things are supposed to be art work...













They are scary especially at night when there is a light beaming down on them...

2) The smell in the hallways at my office...It smells like an old lady's purse...I'm waiting for a pack of doublemint gum to appear in front of me

MNF

WOW!!!

Did anyone see that Monday Night Football Game!?!??! OMG It was probably the best game this season!

ONT to SF

Well im here in san fran looking at the beautiful view of the san francisco bridge and alcatraz...wasn't the birdman from there?

Anywho as I do when i fly, I sat by a window...looking from a plane, I realized how beautiful this Earth really is....we need to do more to take care of it...recycle..reduce...and reuse...and close the loop...remember that old commercial? haha

but like i was saying, I saw about three dry lake or river beds which kind of sucked..sucked because you know that one day probably not too long ago there was water there where the animals from the hills would come drink...not anymore..on a day like today where the sky is very clear, you can appreciate what this planet would look like with little or lower polution than what we put out...you could see for miles and miles...no smog lines...not factories polluting...nothing..just earth...i can only imagine what Ohio looks like...probably clear like this all the time...its no wonder why the Wrider is moving there...

Just take care of this Earth...we are messing it up pretty bad...

I'm really tired from an early flight so if this doesn't make sense sorry...oh and i did bring my chasity belt Birdman...and I have my keys attached like a janitor so they won't fall...

oh yeah..my hotel room is awesome...couch...flat screen tv...a view of the mountains..and a kick ass lounge....

going back

to san francisco this week...woo.....hoo

Personnal License Plate

I saw this license plate yesterday and couldn't figure it out...can you help..

It read:


GONGERS

HTG

Happy Thanksgiving All!

If you have nothing to do over this weekend may i suggest watching this movie..What Would Jesus Buy? It is a documentary about how Christmas has been turned into nothing but commercialism....they call it the Shopacolypse...Looks good...it is created from the same guy who created 30 Days, and Supersize Me.


Enjoy

oh Traffic...how do i hate thee

I left home early today to see if i can beat traffic; if there was any being Thanksgiving week...well..I left at 6:30 and I got to work at 8:30...yeah...didn't help...so since my week is filled with 4 hours of commuting each day, i thought I would post the following which comes from the Daily Bulletin here in the inland empire...


A Sig Alert, which is a warning broadcast by radio stations telling of unusual or hazardous traffic conditions, was named after the man who first coined the term, the late Loyd C. Sigmon.

Back in the '50s Sigmon was an executive at KMPC, a Southern California radio station.

In an effort to boost ratings for his station, Sigmon came up with a brilliant idea. He called the LAPD and asked them to telephone the radio station every time there was a significant traffic jam so that KMPC could broadcast the information to its listeners.

The LAPD informed Sigmon that their officers were far too busy doing things like catching bad guys and trying to keep order in a county of a few million people to stop and call a radio station every time there was a traffic tie-up. So Sigmon came up with a better plan. He proposed that the radio station could install a receiver that would be linked directly to the police.

Whenever a significant accident occurred, a signal could be sent from the police station that would allow the radio engineer to tap directly into police broadcasts of the traffic problem.

William H. Parker, the chief of police at the time, finally acquiesced and allowed the receiver to be set up, but only on the condition that all radio stations that were interested in broadcasting the alerts had access to them.

So while Sigmon did not gain the competitive advantage that he had hoped to achieve for his radio station, his system was successfully implemented in 1955. A skeptical Chief Parker was quoted as saying, "We're going to name this damn thing `Sig Alert."'

Sig Alerts, which are unique to Southern California, are now transmitted electronically through computer networks and are administered by the California Highway Patrol. The CHP will launch a Sig Alert if there is any unplanned event that causes the closing of one lane of traffic for 30 minutes or more, as opposed to a planned event like road construction.

The next time an overturned big rig or three-car collision ruins your freeway drive and pushes your stress levels to the boiling point, you might just want to head down to the pier in Santa Monica where you can slam your car into another car without having to worry about causing a traffic jam.

The Pacific Park bumper car ride is aptly named "The Sig Alert."

Night Two

I was way off...

Muse
Feist
Jimmy Eat World
Modest Mouse
Silversun Pickups
Spoon
The Shins

I did pick Spoon...other than that I was off...Birdman must be happy that Silversun Pickups are playing...I'm a huge fan of Muse...I've seen them live before and they were one of the opening acts at Inland Invasion. They totally blew everyone else out of the water...Awesome....Did you notice Jimmy Eat World shortened is JEW...I've always wanted to see the Shins too...If i go...I will go to night 2...

Re-Post

Sorry...I had to repost this



i have to say i left san fran on a sad note....if you havent heard there was a oil spill in the sf harbor area as a cargo ship crashed into the golden gate bridge sending over 50,000 gallons of oil into the water...the oil started drifting towards the area where my office was at and a boat came with these flotation devices to capture the oil...not more than 100 yards away from this were about 100 ducks and birds just kicking back in the water not knowing that danger and death were close. you see once the oil gets on the birds wings...they are unable to fly and eventually drown...so sad...

to go along with the sadness of the oil spill, i was reading my beatles book that i purchased while in SF...in it was a story of how the song Octopus Garden came to be. before reading this story, i always liked this song but just thought it was one of their acid trip dreams...anywho it is a real story as told by ringo. ringo was out on a fishing trip one day when the captain asked him if he wanted to have some octopus...ringo turned it down but the captain went onto a story about how an octopus lives its life day to day swimming along the bottom of the oceans floor collecting up shiny objects and stones to build a garden...crazy huh? ringo thought it was the happiest story he ever heard and thought to write a song about it...

Song of the Day..Octopus Garden - Beatles


I'd like to be under the sea
In an octopus' garden in the shade
He'd let us in, knows where we've been
In his octopus' garden in the shade

I'd ask my friends to come and see
An octopus' garden with me
I'd like to be under the sea
In an octopus' garden in the shade.

We would be warm below the storm
In our little hideaway beneath the waves
Resting our head on the sea bed
In an octopus' garden near a cave

We would sing and dance around
because we know we can't be found
I'd like to be under the sea
In an octopus' garden in the shade

We would shout and swim about
The coral that lies beneath the waves
(Lies beneath the ocean waves)
Oh what joy for every girl and boy
Knowing they're happy and they're safe
(Happy and they're safe)

We would be so happy you and me
No one there to tell us what to do
I'd like to be under the sea
In an octopus' garden with you.

Night One

Well lets take a look at my picks..

Night One

NIN
Tool
Serj Tankian
Kid Rock
Bad Religion
Avenged Sevenfold (New song sucks)
Jon Davis (Acoustic / Solo)
Social Distortion


Night Two

The Killers
The Mars Volta
Angels and Airwaves
Daft Punk
Feist
Paramore
Jimmy Eat World
Spoon

Im probably way off...but F it





And the line up for night one:

LINKIN PARK - Didn't pick but should have..
BAD RELIGION - Picked
ANGELS & AIRWAVES - Picked
RISE AGAINST - Didn't pick
AVENGED SEVENFOLD - Picked
SERJ TANKIAN - Picked
PARAMORE -Picked

Well I missed two...and yeah I may have not picked them on the correct days but i picked them for the lineup...I'm hoping that this is the softer of the two nights but i doubt it...look for night two coming out soon...possibly tomorrow or next week

Back in so cal

well i am back in so cal thankfully...back to the beautiful smog and congested freeways!

i have to say i left san fran on a sad note....if you havent heard there was a oil spill in the sf harbor area as a cargo ship crashed into the golden gate bridge sending over 50,000 gallons of oil into the water...the oil started drifting towards the area where my office was at and a boat came with these flotation devices to capture the oil...not more than 100 yards away from this were about 100 ducks and birds just kicking back in the water not knowing that danger and death were close. you see once the oil gets on the birds wings...they are unable to fly and eventually drown...so sad...

to go along with the sadness of the oil spill, i was reading my beatles book that i purchased while in SF...in it was a story of how the song Octopus Garden came to be. before reading this story, i always liked this song but just thought it was one of their acid trip dreams...anywho it is a real story as told by ringo. ringo was out on a fishing trip one day when the captain asked him if he wanted to have some octopus...ringo turned it down but the captain went onto a story about how an octopus lives its life day to day swimming along the bottom of the oceans floor collecting up shiny objects and stones to build a garden...crazy huh? ringo thought it was the happiest story he ever heard and thought to write a song about it...

Song of the Day..Octopus Garden - Beatles


I'd like to be under the sea
In an octopus' garden in the shade
He'd let us in, knows where we've been
In his octopus' garden in the shade

I'd ask my friends to come and see
An octopus' garden with me
I'd like to be under the sea
In an octopus' garden in the shade.

We would be warm below the storm
In our little hideaway beneath the waves
Resting our head on the sea bed
In an octopus' garden near a cave

We would sing and dance around
because we know we can't be found
I'd like to be under the sea
In an octopus' garden in the shade

We would shout and swim about
The coral that lies beneath the waves
(Lies beneath the ocean waves)
Oh what joy for every girl and boy
Knowing they're happy and they're safe
(Happy and they're safe)

We would be so happy you and me
No one there to tell us what to do
I'd like to be under the sea
In an octopus' garden with you.

Black Friday plus KROQ predictions

Not today...but the day after Thanksgiving when Christmas items should be on store shelves and not after Halloween!

Anywho, those interested in what specials will be happening can check out this site Black Friday

Be careful when you go shopping though because according to the FBI, Al Qaeda May Strike U.S. Shopping Malls in LA, Chicago.

I am saving money to buy a new house next year so many peoples christmas presents will be baked goods and a dvd with favorite cartoons and concerts courtesy of you tube. I found a program that downloads you tube videos to avi files allowing you to burn onto a watchable dvd. Southern Wolf and classic Beatles anyone?

Another sign Christmas is coming fast, KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas is going to be announced Friday. I haven't put much thought to who is playing because music has simply sucked this year...if i had to guess i would guess the following:

Night One

NIN
Tool
Serj Tankian
Kid Rock
Bad Religion
Avenged Sevenfold (New song sucks)
Jon Davis (Acoustic / Solo)
Social Distortion


Night Two

The Killers
The Mars Volta
Angels and Airwaves
Daft Punk
Feist
Paramore
Jimmy Eat World
Spoon

Im probably way off...but F it

Last night in San Fran

Good bye San Fran...it was nice to know you for a week...

Today I went to Borders and picked up a copy of "Let it Be" a book about the Beatles album with the same name. So far i have read 5 pages and its already interesting..

I noticed that black people complain a lot up here...I'm not one to complain about complainers, but when people come in to complain about a meal that they had yesterday, really...is that necessary? By the looks of things it looked like they went back for seconds. I had Denny's breakfast this morning and one lady was complaining about some waitress from last nights shift saying that her food was cold...come on now...then today at a hot dog stand by my hotel, another lady was complaining because she phoned in a combo order yesterday and then decided she didn't want the drink with the combo...well...the guy who worked there charged her for the dog and fries which came out more than the combo somehow...she came back to complain about the 20 cent difference...since the manager wasn't in today or yesterday, she told the poor teen behind the counter that shes gonna come chew the managers ass out tomorrow...shes waisted more that 20 cents in gas...or bus pass...or time walking...this place is pretty ghetto and i cant wait to get back home..

r

Still...

Im still in San Francisco...its nice but i hate walking 1/2 mile to work...kinda sucks but its only until friday...

so not major news in san fran until today when a boat ran into the golden gate bridge...other than that i kid you not the top story up here were about some beavers that made a dam in a stream and they didn't know whether or not to kill them or just move them..., ive pounded a few beavers in my time but never killed on hehe....anywho... they decided to move them...

while i was up here i thought id give one of my old friends a ring that i havent talked to in like 5 years...we might hang out for a while tomorrow...he taught me how to dj...

and for those at the Merc...guess who i saw walking down the street as i went with co workers to lunch....Jim Baker, former Director of our IT department...i knew he lived up here but what are the chances...

Bean's Back

Bean has started to blog again.. Bean's Blog

I am going to be in San Francisco for work this coming week so I'll try and take some cool pics while im up there

I see that Pasadena sign every day on the way to work...i usually get off at Santa Anita and drive down Colorado till i get there


take care

Hey All

Yeah I know I haven't posted in a while...

Well last week you know the winds were pretty bad...well they may have been pretty bad in the 714 but here in the 9....well add a 0 to that 9 and that was the gusts that we had at my place...90 mph gusts..with about 50 mph sustained..it ripped the roof off of my neighbor's porch and it landed against my house...at midnight mind you..it ripped off freeway signs like you ripping a piece of paper in half...a palm tree fell on another house...I slept 3 hours the first night of the winds...

With all the smoke and fires we literally had like no sun for a week...

Birdman..tell Reena I sayz Hello!

I took some cool pics

The sun beyond the smoke...Ash on my car...Traffic...Traffic (Keep in mind the last picture is only 30 miles from Los Angeles)























R