life, and a little more

Continuing the Quest for the Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bomb Beanie part 3

Jun 21

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As I continue to wait for my Stryper concert (see this post for part 1, this post for part 2), so Calvin continues to wait for his Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bomb Beanie!

to be continued….

Continuing the Quest for the Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bomb Beanie

Jun 18

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Yesterday I compared my waiting for the Stryper concert to a favorite Calvin & Hobbes comic strip.

As promised, here is the next set of comics in the story:

to be continued….

Anticipating A Dream Come True

Jun 17

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I have done something that I’ve wanted to do since I was 16 years old…..I bought a ticket to go see Stryper in concert!  Yeah, yeah I know – insert bumble bee stupid jokes here.  You can read my story about how I became a Stryper fan here.

Stryper will be supporting their new album, entitled Murder By Pride, which will be released July 21st, 2009.  The six songs I’ve heard so far are top quality and are a great addition to the Stryper legacy.

The concert will be on November 14th, 2009 in Los Angeles.  So I have to wait a little over 5 months until I can drive 4 hours to see the concert of a lifetime!  5 looooong months of waiting……….my anticipation made me remember a story in the Calvin & Hobbes comic strip where Calvin sends off for a beanie and he dies a thousand deaths waiting for it.  Because I love Stryper and because I love Calvin & Hobbes and because this is my blog, I’m gonna share that comic strip in the coming days.  (check out this website where a fan lovingly scanned in the entire Calvin & Hobbes library)

to be continued….

New Skillet Album Forthcoming

Jun 13

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I just got an email from Skillet saying their new album will be out soon!  I have official word from Michael Wittig (aka Kalel, bassist from Pillar and now Stars Go Dim) via Twitter that the new Skillet album is dropping August 4, 2009.

Hey Panheads,

The official SKILLET pre-sale for the new album “AWAKE” will launch on Monday, June 15th!!!

Order links will be available on http://skillet.com and http://myspace.com/skilletmusic.

Thanks!
Skillet

Their last album of new material, Comatose, was released in 2006.  So it’s been a looooong wait!  Here’s the video for Rebirthing to tide you over until then.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6obINPvZtg]

Some Great Cover Tunes

Jun 11

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When it comes to musicians, there are probably none more authentic than The Beatles and Johnny Cash.  Different genres for sure, but their music is timeless.

Every now and again a newer band will cover one of these timeless pieces of music and put their own spin on the song.  Such is the case for two songs that I’d like to share with you the reader.

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“Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da” is a song by The Beatles originally released on the double-disc album The Beatles (also known as The White Album), and later released as a single. It is mostly written by Paul McCartney, though credited to Lennon/McCartney. (see the wikipedia entry here).  It’s a darn catchy tune, made even catchier by House of Heroes, who do a phenomenal cover of the song.

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House of Heroes is an alternative rock band from Columbus, Ohio. They are generally considered to be Christian rock, though their lyrics are not always transparently Christian.^[1] They have released four albums: What You Want Is Now (2003), House of Heroes (2005), Say No More (2006), and The End Is Not the End (2008) and House of Heroes Meets The Beatles (2009). (wikipedia)

johnny-cash-18-man-in-black.mp3

“Man in Black” (or “The Man in Black“) is a protest song written and sung by and about Johnny Cash, originally released on his 1971 album of the same name. Cash himself was known as “The Man in Black” for his distinctive style of on-stage costuming. The lyrics are an after-the-fact explanation of this with the entire song as a protest statement with statements such as:

I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down, Livin’ in the hopeless, hungry side of town,
I wear it for the prisoner who has long paid for his crime, But is there because he’s a victim of the times. (wikipedia)

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One Bad Pig is a Christian punk and metal crossover band from Austin, Texas which formed in 1985. The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music describes them as “Quite possibly the most popular hard-punk act ever to arise within the Christian music scene.”^[1] They were known for their mischief and irreverence on-stage, as reflected even in their reunion at Cornerstone in 2000. ^(wikipedia)

Nike+ iPod

Jun 10

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I’m trying to get fit, but as I’m a techno geek at heart, I will use technology to help me!  I’m using the Nike+ iPod to track my running.  Watch the video to see all it can do.