Now I'm *GLAD* I didn't buy G'n'R' tickets!

Guns n Roses tickets went on sale for the Ottawa show a couple months ago. To give some background, I was ALL about GnR in high school, especially since I was in a garage band and we hammered out (ok, tried. We were young!) a bunch of GnR tunes. I hummed and hahhed about going, because I knew it was only Axl, and MY GnR includes Duff, Slash and Izzy, or at least 2 of the 3. Ultimately, I decided not to go.

And now, I hear they cancelled a show in Maine. For what reason? They weren't allowed to drink on stage.

Sounds like Axl is back to his asshole ways. He blames the fire marshalls for the cancellation, but c'mon! Is it more important to drink on stage or to please your freakin' fans that put down good coin to see you play? Ever hear about drinking BEFORE the show? Are you that caught up in your image (or obsessed with booze) that the idea of performing without a beer in your hand is too much?

Axl, beneath your "bad" image, you're nothing but a Mariah Carey category diva.

Good lord.

Ok, so Sara tagged me. Since I need all the blog content I can get, I'll do this silly little question thing. :)

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1. If you were a muppet, and had to pick ANOTHER muppet to be your best friend, who would you pick?

Gonzo, he's always good for a laugh. Plus, he loves chickens.


2. Would you rather live on Sesame Street, with the Muppets on the Muppet Show, or down at Fraggle Rock?

Down in Fraggle Rock!


3.If you were forced to date a Walt Disney Charcter (human or animal), who would it be?

Ariel!


Haven't decided if I'd want her to have the tail or not. ;)


4. If you could only eat one vegetable ever again, what would it be?

Potato! Does that count? If not, corn!


5. Do you have any recurring dreams?

Actually, no.. I rarely remember any dreams.


6. If you could have a superpower, what would it be?

The power to read minds!


7. Did you rename your Cabbage Patch Kids, or keep them with the name Xaiver Roberts gave them? What were they called?

Never had any. I'm like.. a guy, you know.


8. First Concert you ever went to?

Metallica at the Civic Centre, I was 13 or so.


9. Does it bother you that Sebastian Bach from Skid Row was acting in Gilmore Girls?

Nope, as long as Lauren Graham is on the show I'm happy.


10. What are the Best 3 Simpsons episodes?

Off the top of my head in no particular order..
1. The African episode
2. The "Homer becomes smart" episode
3. The movie festival episode, if not only for "Booo-urns" :)


12. Who do you tag?

Umm, who hasn't been tagged yet and reads this blog...
Stacey, Scofo, Elaine and 'Anonymous'. Ha!

What's not to like about Sexy Nurses?

Check out this CNN video for a controversy regarding hot nurse stereotypes:

Hello, Nurse!

I think this is much ado about nothing, then again I'm a guy and not a nurse. It's just a gimmick no worse than Hooters. If there are people out there who really think nurses in the hospital are there to do anything else than do nursey stuff, I don't know them.

Did you see the size of those burgers tho? Wow!! Anyone else thinking roadtrip?? :)

Lost... till February!!

Well, because of YouTube slowness and the fact that I'm down to less than 1.5 hours to post, I'll have to modify today's topic from my original intent. You'll have to wait till tomorrow for uterus exploding content, sorry Leslie!

I just finished watching LOST (Kate and Sawyer did the sex act!) and apparently this is the last new episode until FRAKING FEBRUARY!?!? Ugh!

Apparently, they're doing this because they had a lot of complaints how last season they'd show 1 or 2 new episodes and then go into repeats for 3 weeks, then show a couple more new episodes followed by more repeats. Yes, I have to agree, that was really annoying. However, I don't think putting the show on hiatus for 3 months is the answer either. They're risking a whole bunch of people losing interest in the meantime and perhaps never tuning back in. Viewership is already down this year due to last year's poor scheduling.

May I suggest something for future seasons? Don't worry about starting new episodes in September or October if you can't show at least 12 without taking a short break. Here's a novel idea: Get ALL the episodes ready before starting to air them, so you don't have to show ANY repeats. If it means starting the season in November (hey, Medium's doing it!) then so be it.

I'm very disgruntled that I have to wait so long for my LOST fix.. :(

The Sens give me a case of the snappies!

Hockey's been on for a month, and I haven't mentioned it once. For shame.

There are two constants with the Senators so far this season:
- When they win, they win big.
- If a game is close, they will lose.

Ok, maybe you could argue that it's really one constant. But really, it's as if there's two different teams and victory depends on which one comes out to play.

Early in the season (about 4/5 games in), they were the LOWEST scoring team in the NHL. This is incredible, since last year they were the highest scoring team and have been near the top for the last few years. They then proceeded to win the next 3 games by scoring an average of 7 goals. (That's a lot, for those that don't follow hockey.) Everyone thought the Sens had finally woken up and everything was going to be ok. Yeah... nope. They've gone on to lose their last 4 games.

Last night's game is a perfect example of how their season has been. They come out flying, taking advantage of a shaky goaltender and get a 3-0 lead only 12 minutes into the game. Super. But then Washington scores 1 goal in the 1st, 1 in the 2nd and 1 more with the goalie pulled with 20 seconds left. Oh, and of course Ottawa couldn't score a goal since their 1st period blitz. So now, we have a "close game" and true to nature Ottawa loses the game in overtime (dammit, dammit, dammit!).

The real kicker here is that Washington's 3 goals were scored on the powerplay*, which is what Ottawa has been struggling with all year. How stuggling? They have the worst powerplay in league, which is again a complete reversal of fortune from last year.

Something's gotta to give, this team can't go on losing. The rumour mill regarding trades has been going the last 2 weeks. Don't be surprised if you see some drastic moves very soon. No one is safe, and honestly I wouldn't be surprised to see Spezza or Alfie gone by December. This is why I'll never get a Sens player jersey.. anything can happen in hockey!

* - Ok, one of the goals was scored just as the powerplay expired, but still.

1,2,3,4... get back to the drawing board

Meet Lillix.

They're Canadian, cute, play their own instruments, very marketable.

Their single, 'Sweet Temptation', is a bit catchy too, nice balance of guitar and keyboards. Here it is:



One glaring problem though, that chorus! "1,2,3,4, get your feet on the floor"??? What the hell? What does that have to do with the rest of the song, which sounds at least credible in terms of lyrical content and not something you'd hear on Saturday morning cartoons!

I'll give them another chance though.. just as long as their next single doesn't include the phrase "Mmm.. Bop".

The evolution of video game marketing

With video game quality improving leaps and bounds every year it seems, it's only natural their marketing would follow.

This is the ad (I almost typed trailer, but cripes it feels like a movie trailer!) for Gears of War for the XBox 360. The game itself looks phenomenal, but the ad itself is so well done.



Plus, they use that Tears for Fears cover by Gary Jules I like so much. Big points there too.

So... who wants to buy me a 360? ;)