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..

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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)























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