Thursday, June 15, 2006

ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!! DADDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


WHO'S YOU'RE DADDY NOW ??? HUH??????? Happy Dad Day, I guess! I finally saw Revenge of The Sith,on the worst day of the year-June 6, etc...] so as pissed as Darth Vader was in that particular movie, he's going to help me talk about today's blog crap!

OK! It is good to play all instruments. ANY instrument! If you are a Multi-Instrumentalist that is fine!!! BUT when you are primarily known for 1 particular instrument & you play a bunch of others it really should not qualify you as playing that particular instrument!!

Case in point: I believe I brought up this topic on my other blog when VH gtr dork played keyboards on JUMP & got voted Best Keyboardist in the World that year!! Over TONY KAYE, GEOFF DOWNES, TONY BANKS, DENNIS DEYOUNG & ANYONE ELSE!!!???? PATHETIC!!

But this is not the big story. Now-I love Edgar Winter & Todd Rundgren, but they have no business playing drums!! It doesn"t help that Todd wrote a great song about playing drums & plays lousy timbale on it live! All I want is for real drummers to have their day. I had enough of BAD DRUMMERS!!! Case in point: the NEW STYX! need I go on??? While BANG THE DRUM ALL DAY is a great story about someone who just want to play drums that song should have a massive drum solo in it!


todd rundgren lyrics


a - z LYRICS


FRANKENSTEIN on the other hand has great drumming. BUT we all know good ole Edgar is a Horn & keyboard player mostly. Maybe I;m being silly. I am just wondering now that Mr. Winter is in the Ringo Starr & Sheila E band, how Frankenstein will be played out. It will be interesting. But I think Ringo & Sheila should destroy each other & Edgar should stay out of it.

Also, I believe I mentioned this before but certainly worth mentioning again:
Don Henley needs to stay away from the gtr!
Phil Collins needs to stop playing piano!


I'll take any other dorks I forgot who mis-abuse other instruments. Disclaimer: I have nothing against EDGAR WINTER & TODD RUNDGREN, they're bothe geniuses who are still kicking major ASS!! [Especially Todd who's now in the NEW CARS!!]SO back off!! & figure out what I'm talking about!!

Tuesday, April 25, 2006

HELLO??????????


Aw, man! Someone went & did a worst album list without me & I didn't get to vote. That sucks! I always want to be a part of that. It's my life! I live to tell what sucks. Well, With their permission I'm going to steal this list make a few changes & ommissions & put it right. I should make 3 very astute obsevations before you read this list. 1: It is a British list which makes it far different than it should be. Meaning even some cool Brits have stuff that suck. 2: How they even made this list is beyond me. You'd think 1 song is bad enough, but to have anyone sit & listen to the rest without completely realizing how bad it is, that's amazing. 3: Styx isn't on it so that means we're safe! [Besides apparently Brits really hate Styx! so we got away with that.]
Also while I may not agree with a teeny few of these I don't doubt that these have the probabilty of being horrible. That's why I will add my comments to some of them & my changes in capitals-then you can tell me what you think.


1. TP3 RELOADED -R. Kelly [the biggest piece of crap ever!]
2. Spice Girls – All Their Solo Albums!
3. Various – Urban Renewal: The Songs Of Phil Collins [can you believe he even has a tribute album?]
4. Lou Reed – Metal Machine Music
5. Billy Idol – Cyberpunk [poor guy-he's still cool]
6. Naomi Campbell – Babywoman
7. Kevin Rowland – My Beauty
8. Mick Jagger – Primitive Cool
9. Westlife – Allow Us To Be Frank
10. VITALOGY-Pearl Jam
11. Limp Bizkit – Chocolate Starfish& The Hot Dog
Flavored Water
12. CALIFORNICATION -Red Hot Chilli Peppers
13. Bruce Willis – The Return Of Bruno
14. Terence Trent Diabolical – Neither Fish Nor Flesh
15. SHAMAN-Santana [I didn't think he could be bad then he did it again last year!]
16. Spice Girls – Forever
17. Bob Dylan & The Grateful Dead – Dylan And The Dead
18. Crazy Frog – Crazy Hits
19. Goldie – Saturnz Return
20. Mariah Cary – Glitter OST [Just 1? i don't think so either!]
21. The Clash – Cut The Crap
22. Robson & Jerome – Robson & Jerome
23. Alanis Morissette – Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie [don't forget her acoustic one!]
24. Lauryn Hill – MTV Unpugged 2.0
25. ANTHOLOGY-Bread [how?]
26. Vanilla Ice – Hard To Swallow
27. Destiny’s Child – Destiny Fulfilled
28. USE YOUR ILLUSION I& II-Guns'n'Rose.
29. Various – Christmas In The Stars: Star Wars Christmas
Album
30. Michael Jackson – Invincible {I'm sure there's another one!]
31. Stevie Wonder – Woman In Red
32. Ace Of Bass – The Sign
33. Billy Ray Cyrus – Some Gave All
34. Fishspooner - #1
35. Puff Daddy – Forever
36. Kula Shaker – Peanuts, Pigs & Astronauts
37. CRUSH-Bon Jovi [how long much we be subjected to his whining?]
38. ST. ANGER-Metallica
39. OPERATION MINDCRIME II-Queenscryche [like the 1st one wasn't bad enough]
40. The Others – The Others
41. Paul Simon – Songs From The Capeman OST
42. Babylon Zoo – The Boy With The X-Ray Eyes
43. ZOOROPA-U2
44. BAD ANIMALS-Heart [I LOVE HEART BUT THIS WAS WRONG!]
45. William Shatner – The Transformed Man
46. Oasis – Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants [Just 1? I don't think so!]
47. L.A. WOMAN -the Doors [if you don't want to really die when you hear this......]
48. Milli Vanilli – All Or Nothing
49. Neil Young And The Shocking Pinks – Everybody’s Rocking
50. Beck – Midnight Vultures

If you want to see the real list click here YUK!

Please tell me your thoughts, it's so much fun to hate crap!

By the way HAPPY EASTER bunnys!!

Which rock chick are you? (girls only plz, pictures!)



Brody Dalle
This is a girl you don't wanna mess with, Brody Dalle, you don't see yourself as 'sexy' or 'hot' but somehow you manage it without even trying. you've normally got on better with boys, and lots of people are intimidated by you. (but it's because you're so sexy) you're not one of the quietter people and you have to let people know what you think about them... always.
Take The Quiz Now!Quizzes by myYearbook.com

Monday, April 24, 2006

SECRETS OF R'NR!!!!!!!!!!! REVEALED!!!!!!!!!


YES, I'm going to be mean again. I have to be because no one else is. I'm sure you've heard it all before but it must be told, at least by me. I'm sure all of you know this but it's just my new discovery even though it's old news. Just a few little tidbits that I've never wanted to know or care to know but now that I know i think it's funny. It's nothing huge, just of course, silliness. Something for me to talk about & something for me to do while I'm in the midst of destroying the 'Studio' that is now my room. There are holes everywhere that I have to fix. Yet everything is staying, my tapes, my books, my instruments. So here we go we the little tidbits. I hope someone is interesting.

Secret No. 1: This blog will say I wrote this in April,when in fact it is being written at the end of my summer of relaxing on the last day of August, which incidentally is the amazing Gina Schock's birthday. She still kicks ass. So Happy Birthday to the
Queen of the Go-Go's You Rule!!

Today I find myself just wanting to break on poor old Eric Clapton or Crapton.
Just like Roger Waters did when he wound up totally losing his mind over Phil Collins. Which was pretty funny I must say. This after Mr. Collins decided to become completely boring [yes, people, Phil used to be very quite exciting! Believe me! & I believe he will be once again!!] Roger's ranting about Phil was just a trip, so much so that it made him forget all about his hatred for his old partner darling David Gilmour, who he totally couldn't stop speaking of before Phil just popped into his head. And now he misses that boy like his own flesh & blood. So hopefully if David could forget about payback which he has every right to do after what Roger pulled; maybe they can get it together one more time for our dear SYD!! Silly boys.

But then this is the problem with dude bands isn't it???? I guess this doesn't really happen to female band because we don't put up with that kind of crap.
This actually happens to be Secret No. 2: Ladys in R'n'R don't fight like this!! They may not have the longevity that the boys do but they do have a lasting impact that will never be forgotten & eventually do work things out. Unlike these silly boys: Pink Floyd, the Police,etc... but one thing's for sure, none if the ladys have fought to their deaths & let that reunite them for stupid reasons. Let's hope we never see that one!

Anwyay back to Mr. Crapton. What is ny problem with this man?. OK, let's see. 1: He used to be Eric Clapton. He was ok once! 2. I'm sorry he was NEVER GOD or will he EVER BE!! So enough with that!! [that goes to STEVE MILLER!!!! & of course, GOD himself!}
3. Ever since he completely insulted Brian May after Brian had released his 'Star Fleet' record basically saying that he 'couldn't play!!' for me he had to die!! [although I should point out that not only was Mr. Crapton speaking of Mr. May but Eddie VH who was also on the record, for this I sort of let it go because he was right about VH, but you NEVER say that about Brian.]
So with that said I found out a few more little things that just made me think he still isn't God! And I wonder why he still is. I watch this over & over again & I'll get crap from his fans, but I've felt the need to do this ever since he enlisted the help of Babyface to make him cooler ! [??????????????????????? If this doesn't make you think twice I don't know what will!] I'm sure everyone knows this but I found out that that amazing Layla solo is actually played by the incredible Duane Allman! Huh! Since I am not a fan of Mr. Eric [I'll be nice for a minute & not use the new last name] of course I did not know this & I bet you fans out there think & still believe it's all him. WRONG!!! It is revealed in a Classic Albums segment as told by I believe the engineer of that record. it's pretty amazing because goes so far as to lower Eric's part completely & you hear what Duane is doing which is insane! Schocking??? [yes, GINA!!] I think it's hilarious. So this means that Duane is God!! HA!!! Also : Proof number 2: When the 'man' does play this live he doesn't play it & sing it at the same time!! I assume A LOT of pretty damn good guitarists & singers can play this riff & sing both, but he's Eric Clapton isn't he??? He should be able to do it & I don't wanna hear he did it once & doesn't do it anymore!! Get Real!! We get older we could still do amazing things if we put our mind to it! I think it's funny.

Discovery No. 2: Apparently his litle screw-up in the way cool LAST WALTZ movie was not planned & schocking [Miss Gina!]! Excuse me??? Let go back shall we?? I love the BAND!!! Eric loved the BAND, HE WANTED TO JOIN THAT BAND !! HE SAID IT!!! SO they inviting him to their send-off. They're filming!! & what does he do?? I know they didn't plan this, but schocking?? No way. If you've never seen this movie. I implore to just ask yourself, especially all you guitarists out there, how do you strap on a guitar????? The answer: Normally! not like a loon -upside down, as the strap is extremely noticable that it is about to fall. I had no idea when I first saw this movie [which was years ago by the way, not recently, so I knew this a for while], it's during the song Further On Up The Road. Going in I knew it would fall & it did! It was one of the best moments in the history of R'N'R! And of course Robbie Robertson comes in & save the day. Actually plays a decent solo. [So who's God there? Silly!] But it's the funniest thing in the world & this was in 1975 [I hope I remembered that right, if not forgive me]. I'm sorry I revealed that for those who actually haven't seen this movie [why you haven't seen it I don't know]. It's actually hilarious.

I'm not saying you fans shouldn't like him I'm not saying that he shouldn't try new things & work with different people!! But when you're not cool- YOU"RE NOT COOL ANYMORE!! & that's not cool! So I'm done breaking on him. One more thing I saw him playing with Cream ! Mercy. How is it that Ginger Baker looks better than both him & Bruce?? [I actually love Jack, met him some years ago & he was a doll, unlike now , which is why Ginger hates him now!]. Actually he & Jack did one of their greatest records with the best ever Gary Moore called BBM!! What were they thinking hey??? Oh well, that's enough of my breaking on poor Eric! He's touring again & trying to play blues again & hopefully he'll stay away from Babyface. The mere mention of that man on my blecch is sickening enough!

I will say that my fav Eric album is Slow Hand!! Partly because of Miss Marcy Levy who completely wastes him on guitar, plays & sings & wrote Lay Down Sally & the Core!! Talk about another stupid thing he did was get rid of her. Even though she's still kicking ass now!! Let me tell you this, he definitely is & will forever be 'Slow Hand' definitely!! NOT GOD!!

Thursday, March 23, 2006

LADY'S HISTORY MONTH! COOL!


I didn't forget this. Now that I've been reminded, I thought I'd let you know about some cool new lady bands that seemed to be making noise without my knowing it. Mind you , they're not very progressive but they are pretty fun & exciting & they all play instruments so that is very cool.

I have a pic here of the legendary NO.1 DRUMMER OF ALL TIME IRLENE MANDRELL. She is still & WILL ALWAYS BE THE GREATEST. I don't understand why there aren't anymore female country bands around. But those country ladys lately have been very cool, but there are some good lady rockers out there so I'd like to tell you about them. Some may sound pop but I would hope they get a little aggresive in due time. I'd like a bigger list but I do believe it will get bigger eventually.

1. 5, 6, 7, 8's -amazing band you may have seen in Kill Bill Vol. 1.
2. the FADERS -great name for British band.
3. the LIKE
4. the SOUNDS [they're dudes in it but they're still pretty good]
5. EISLEY -family bands are still cool.
6. DEVO 2.0 -WOW LITTLE DEVO LADYS COOL!
7. BREAKERBOX This lady kicks!!


They may not be the heavy progressive rock bands I'm waiting for but it's something for now & they're not just little waste's of space, like everyone else is now. They're showing little girls that it's ok to play. that's ok in my book.


I've been in a rampage for all my classics ever since poor cool Bill Beutel passed, so I'll talk about that fiercely in my next bleecchh! Oops, sorry Blog!

Tuesday, March 14, 2006

IT'S AN OK MONTH FOR MUSIC!


WOW, how fun! Daria & I have been shopping & found lots of neet little things to celebrate & to talk about!
1st: I"ll get this over with the Grammys! Everyone that deserved to lose did, [I should've made bets!-next year I will-any takers?]. So it was an ok nite. I don't know how certain people thought they were going to walk away with the big prize. IT WAS SO FUNNY! The show wasn't great but it still knows how to get the job done. Well done Grammys! Even though you nominate the sucky artists you always do the right thing! [Even though you didn't nominate Lisa Marie Presley you idiots!]

Everyone cool is back! Queen is back, Kris Kristofferson is back, David Gilmour is back, the GO-GO's are back, so overall march has been a very good month. Cool old shows are back! [I've recently purchased the great FAME DVD of their 1st season & no matter what Leroy & Bruno still rule!!]

so I think I'll recommended some cool DVDs even though I hate DVDs & all associated with this technology! But if it must exist it is only fitting that you watch only cool things!

1. FAME -1st season
2. S.W.A.T -1st season [NOTE: NOT THE AWFUL MOVIE THEY DESTROYED LAST YEAR!]
3. WONDER WOMAN -All of them!
4. GREATEST AMERICAN HERO -all of them! [IF YOU DON'T ABSOLUTELY FALL IN LOVE WITH MAXWELL, you need help!]
5. RETURN OF THE CHAMPIONS-QUEEN [if only to prove that they can exist without Freddie!]

Blondie got in to the R'N'R Hall Of Fame, but not without a fight. You'd think they were Creedence Clearwater Revival, now THAT was a fight!

More Stuff to drink in:
The GO-GO's are on their 25th Anniversary tour! Now that is amazing! They still rule!
Apparently Genesis is back too. Let's see how many of them!
Collective Soul is a great band! They were the only decent band to come out of the horrid 90's!
The 'NEW' Cars are sort of back,at least their opening for Blondie & not the other way around!!
David Gilmour's new record is amazing! GET IT!
Too bad he's not doing 'Blue Light'!




GILMOUR DAVID lyrics


Don't you think there's too many cool songs in dumb commercials now??
Process my words, take them in, tell me what you think, because I'll keep telling you ! It's not my best blog but it's ok.

Thursday, February 02, 2006

HAPPY HEART DAY!!!



Hello lovers! Are you all happy? I didn't write anything in January but I can't believe it went by so fast either. I guess I have been trying to rest from all the madness that went on last year with my crazy band. Now I have other prospects wanting my services & I still haven't even gotten half of my brain back yet.
but I'm going to inform you of 2 important things [maybe 3 if I'm in the mood] that are concerning me this present Valentine's Day. Let's see what you actually think about this day & I'll let you know what I actually have been thinking about lately.

1st thing: I've been looking around this little web of torture & I've been looking at a few credits which just really don't seem right. I refuse to believe that people are that dumb. But I guess it's true, so just to clear up any mishaps for future reference, I would like to direct this to you idiot downloaders, I don't care if you do it or not, just get the bands right for everybody's sake!

1. THE GO-GO'S DO NOT SING 'MICKEY' OR 'I WANT CANDY!
2. KATE BUSH DOES NOT DUET WITH NICK CAVE ON 'WHERE THE WILD ROSES GROW'!
3. QUEEN DOES NOT SING 'MR. ROBOTO' FOR ANY REASON!!!
4. KIM CARNES DOES NOT SING 'TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART'!
Bonnie Tyler

5. REO SPEEDWAGON DOES NOT SING 'I JUST DIED IN YOUR ARMS TONITE'!
6. AIR SUPPLY DOES NOT SING "HARD TO SAY I'M SORRY' OR 'COME SAIL AWAY'!!
7. JOAN JETT WILL NEVER SING 'BLACK VELVET' !!
8. BOSTON DOES NOT SING 'ROSANNA'!
9. SUPERTRAMP WILL SO NEVER SING 'I'VE SEEN ALL GOOD PEOPLE'!
10. THE MOODY BLUES DO NOT SING 'CONQUISTADOR' OR 'WHITER SHADE OF PALE!!
Procol Harum

11. CYNDI LAUPER IS NOT THE GIRL SINGING ON 'VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR'!
12. STEVIE NICKS DOES NOT SING 'BETTE DAVIS EYES' !!
13. ABBA WILL NEVER SING 'THE SIGN'!!
14. LITA FORD DOES NOT SING 'THE WARRIOR' !
15. DURAN DURAN DOES NOT SING 'TRUE'!!
16. PAT BENATAR DOES NOT SING 'I LOVE ROCK'N'ROLL' OR 'HARDEN MY HEART'!!!
17. BLONDIE DOES NOT SING '99 LUFT BALLONS' OR 'I TOUCH MYSELF'!




NENA lyrics


18. STARSHIP WILL NEVER SING 'ALL OUT OF LOVE'
19. JOURNEY DOES NOT SING 'DUST IN THE WIND'!
20. STYX DOES NOT SING 'KEEP ON LOVING YOU'!

ALSO-TO BE CORRECTED :
1. 'RENEGADE' IS NOT CALLED 'WANTED MAN!!
Styx

2. 'TAKE IT ON THE RUN' IS NOT CALLED 'HEARD IT FROM A FRIEND WHO'!
3. 'SPACE ODDITY' IS NOT CALLED 'GROUND CONTROL TO MAJOR TOM'!
4. 'BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY' IS NOT CALLED 'MAMA'!
Queen

5. 'DREAMS' IS NOT CALLED 'THUNDER ONLY HAPPENS WHEN IT'S RAINING'!!
Fleetwood Mac

6. 'LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD' IS NOT CALLED 'WE ARE YOUNG'!
7. 'BRASS IN POCKET' IS NOT CALLED 'I GOTTA HAVE SOME OF YOUR ATTENTION'!
8, 'SEPARATE WAYS' ISN'T CALLED 'HERE WE STAND.!
ETC. ETC. ETC. ETC. !!!

PEOPLE GET REAL!! Dudes, at least let's teach these teen poppy sucky little techno listening dorks who the real artists are & not let them grow up this idiotic, please!

2ND: Since this is love season I love listening to certain songs that get me in the mood-to want to kill someone, but there are some really fantastic songs out there that will make you feel every mood of course, hee, hee! This little flower day is no exception. While I'm not for sappy songs [depending on how you define 'sappy'] I do have my favorite list of gut-renching, heart-breaking,I want to scream my ass off till my ears explode, you suck, awesome depressing mind -blowing love songs of all time.

1. LOVE ON THE ROCKS -NEIL DIAMOND



NEIL DIAMOND lyrics


2. TAKE A LOOK AT ME NOW -PHIL COLLINS
3. LET ME LIVE -QUEEN
4. DON'T FALL IN LOVE WITH A DREAMER - KENNY & KIM CARNES

5. ALLIES - HEART Heart


6. DON'T LEAVE ME NOW - PINK FLOYD
7. I'VE BEEN SEARCHIN' SO LONG - CHICAGO
8. THE SMILE HAS LEFT YOUR EYES - ASIA
9. WHAT KIND OF FOOL AM I -RICK SPRINGFIELD
10. FIGHT IT OUT- PAT BENATAR
11. SILVER SPRINGS -FLEETWOOD MAC
12. HOW MUCH I FEEL - AMBROSIA
13. WITHOUT YOU -HARRY NILSSON/HEART/BADFINGER/AIR SUPPLY
[WARNING: If you so chose to listen to a certain annoying AWFUL WANNABE Diva's version of this song it may kill you as it did poor Mr. Nilsson!]
14. COOL CHANGE- LITTLE RIVER BAND
15. FADE AWAY - BRUCE [YEAH THAT ONE! The only good song he has!]
16. CRAZY -ICEHOUSE
17. KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU -ABBA
18. YEARS -BARBARA MANDRELL
19. LOVE INSIDE -BARBRA STREISAND
Barbra Streisand

20. FIST CITY -LORETTA LYNN
21. I'D RATHER LEAVE WHILE I'M IN LOVE -RITA COOLIDGE
22. ALL BY MYSELF - ERIC CARMEN
23. I'VE DONE ENOUGH DYIN' TODAY -LARRY GATLIN & BROS.
24. DREAM ON -OAK RIDGE BOYS
25. I DON'T NEED YOU -KENNY ROGERS


So enjoy these little ditties as I always do when I'm in the moods to blow my brains out! HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!

Tuesday, December 20, 2005

HAPPY X-MAS! HUNKA-CHUNKAH! PT.2 !


WHAT A WACKO YEAR ! & I think I'm glad it's over. Or maybe I'm not.
Maybe I'll get to rest. Maybe I'll finish my book finally. [Book ?? what book?-yeah, I know, I started it a long time ago & maybe if I put some effort in it I'll finish it next year-next month -whatever!] Maybe I'll get my strength back. Maybe QRT will finally kick your ass.
All I know is that if Snoopy's happy I'm ok.
Can't say much for poor Charlie Brown below [Nov.] but this is as good as it gets.

Here I am waiting for X-mas & I already got some cooly early gifts courtesy of my cool bandmates. The greatest film ever: MUPPET MOVIE & GREAT MUPPET CAPER on DVD!! Ultimate!

Let's see what's happened since my last Blog entry gave me wacko problems & it took my genius guitarist to fix it because I'm too dumb to figure anything out without losing my mind!

1. Apparently the Cars ARE getting back together- sort of- as the 'NEW CARS' with crazy Todd Rundgren as lead singer. Either they are extremely insane or completely nuts. At least let's just hope poeple know & figure out the difference.

2. Despite that RIC OCASEK is back & has a cool new record out.
He hasn't said a damn thing about this yet. OK. Let's see what he says when he finds out!

3. Lou Gramm left Foreigner Foreigner again & Micky Jones is going out without him again [actually this happened a while ago I just forgot to mention it]. But at least Lou is ok. That's all that matters.

4. NY RADIO REALLY SUCKS!! It's all down to music channels with no idiots or commercials in between songs anymore right?? You blew it big time jerks!!

5. TV REALLY SUCKS! Who watches TV anymore?? If you have money, everything you wanna see, or anything that used to be real TV is out on DVD! SO there.
Now where is the ODD COUPLE ????

6. Do I need to talk about our government?? I don't think so!

7. The ROCK'n'R'HALL OF FAME announced their inductees for 2006. Now Let's see who's missing: [CHRONOLOGICALLY FOR THE COUNTING IMPAIRED... NAMELY THEM ABOVE!]

CHICAGO
MOODY BLUES
NEIL DIAMOND
MONKEES
KING CRIMSON
GOLDIE & GINGERBREADS
YES GENESIS
ELP
FANNY
BIRTHA
ISIS ['74]
STYX
DR.TEETH & THE ELECTRIC MAYHEM [YES THEY QUALIFY!]
RUSH
HEART

Who did I forget??? or for that matter who they forgot??
Now you tell me, this is supposed to be chronological. Did they forget what that means?? Do you think it's fair that whoever's getting inducted noe or who got in there last year or the year before should be in before the list above???
The rule is [THEIR RULE!] : ARTIST QUALIFIES IF FIRST RECORDING WAS RELEASED 25 YEARS AGO!!!! HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOO??????


[If you want links to Yes & Genesis go to my other blogs -this is too hard!]
I think 7's enough ranting. Unless I think of more I'll add it.

In the meantime: as Christine said last year,
Merry Christmas Happy Hunka Chunka & Happy New Year!

Thursday, November 03, 2005

HAPPY TURKEY X-MAS NEW YEAR!!! Pt. 1 !!


AHHHH!! Somehow I got thru Greatest Hits albums being released by idiots who have no right to have them, being broke, Idiotic reality shows!, Bombings in London, wacko chick Hurricanes, getting a blog, being filmed by my inmates [inside joke!], & a couple of crazy men who I can't have.

WILD WILD YEAR I GUESS!
Time to reminisce. But I must do it fast because I was insane getting ready for a most crazy Moody Blues convention gig. Even though it didn't work out. Wild. As I only met these fine ladys [yes-ladys!! HA!] a few months ago [thru Queen no less] - it seemed like I was finally become the great Graeme Edge after being the amazing John Panozzo most of my life. But that's what I get for playing this wild music.
It'll have been a breeze for me & the ladys had gone so far as to challenge me with stuff that - not that I don't have but songs that I wouldn't even have thought of doing! [Fine - I'll get you back somehow-hee-ha!] But I was up for it & it should've proved most interesting. Since it was in November. My year would've ended by my playing & seeing 4 of the greatest bands in the world. My own WNTDTYR clan, the MOODYFEST ladys, seeing the ultimate 'duo' Queen & the beautiful gorgeous Pink Floyd reunite. Now that's livin' !

Now all we need back are :
1. THE CARS
2. THE POLICE
3. the real STYX ????
4. GENESIS [which may happen!]

I welcome comments as to how your year went-music wise. & I offer some new records you can get yours for X-mas or what-have-you. I know besides my other messes this year, I actually had some insane good times. Due courtesy to my new family:
- My bandmates- in the maddenning of our bringing our darling Roboto back to life in the most outrageous way possible.! He will become a feature at
next year's Halloween Parade we promise that!

Anyway, I'll offer Pt. 2 of this plain blog because I'm going insane & need rest.
Here is my list of new goodies to get & I want complaints- I dare you! :

1. NOW WHAT - LISA MARIE PRESLEY
2. GUILTY PLEASURES/GUILTY TOO-BARBRA STREISAND
3. 12 SONGS -NEIL DIAMOND
4.
RETURN OF THE CHAMPIONS - QUEEN
5. AERIAL - KATE BUSH [although it may be a 2006 CD]
6. ALL JACKED UP- GRETCHEN WILSON

7. SUIT YOURSELF -SHELBY LYNNE
8. TIMELESS -MARTINA MCBRIDE
9. THOSE WERE THE DAYS -DOLLY PARTON
10. THE DAY AFTER YESTERDAY -RICK SPRINGFIELD

Here are bits of suggestions & silly news items which have elevated this year to the hilt !:

DO NOT GET:
SANTANA'S NEW RECORD -UGH! [or his last one]
anything by Madonna, iT"S THE SAME CRAP!!!

Michelle Branch is losing her mind! All because nobody seems to like her new band the WRECKERS & because she just had a new little baby. For this, I have a whole new respect for her. Especially since she said the record company 'MADE HER" work with Santana! Now that takes guts!! So leave her alone, idiots!! She wants to play in a band...- SO WHAT? she doesn't wanna be Miss Pop anymore; she wants to have a baby -SCREW YOU !, YOU SO CANNOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THAT! ; she wants to marry an old man-who plays guitar...that's WAY OK WITH ME![I think whoever knows me well- knows why!]
So do what you want lady, go for it! Kick their ass!!

I thought the BillBoard Awards were the worst yet! & it may just get worse!

This wacko little software problem that Sony's getting busted for is really screwed up. Especially since they put the thing in Neil Diamond's new record without his knowledge [I think] & everyone had to return them????? After he finally got a Top 5 record?? That sucks!
& if I were Neil Diamond I'd so waste all of you guys for that!

THE GRAMMYS ARE GONNA BITE!! WHY?? Because they wouldn't know good music if it bit them in the ass! I use to watch them so that my favorites could win. Now since everyone sucks-
it will be fun to watch the people who suck lose! That apparently is the only reason to watch these award shows now.

DICK CLARK IS BACK!
Otherwise there is no reason to live!
He still rules even though his AMA's sucked-sort of, he still knew who to give the awards to. He'll always be the cutest thing in this world!

KING KONG IS BACK! he doesn't look so bad either!

KERMIT THE FROG IS 50 YEARS OLD & looks better than Dick Clark!!! Top That one!
[Note: Y'all didn't even notice how skinny Miss Piggy got have you ?]

Genesis is annoying me already. MAKE UP YOUR MINDS ALREADY & STOP WASTING TIME!!!

Every band in the world should take a RUSH lesson. B
e friends & buddys & brothers [& sisters] Take forever to do what you want & get back together & do what you're supposed to! Is that so freakin' hard?????

Roger Waters & Rick Wright got married! Who've thought!

WNTDTYR did it's first gig & blew the amps up, now that's success!!!



Monday, October 17, 2005

NNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!


SAY IT'S NOT TRUE!! [just like Roger says!], just in time for HALLOWEENIE as well. This is just too damn scary what people will do to make our lives absolutely miserable!! We try so hard to live such peaceful normal decent lives then stuff like this happens to make us just want to totally end our existence!! This has to be stopped! We can't allow this to happen. What am I referring to you ask?? Do you really want to know?? OK! I dare you to read on but I ware you , it will get ugly!! Just so you know-HALLOWEEN is my favorite holiday. It should be a national holiday. Everyone should have the day off that day, just to eat all the bad candy in the world & dress up like maniacs every year. There's nothing wrong with that. Till stuff like this happens!!! Then that's when you need to hide & hope it goes away! What am I talking about ?? I'll tell you & you tell me we're not in hell already! Even my boy here is screaming!!!!!!!>

It wasn't bad enough that before the the scariest thing of all was KISS UNPLUGGED!! [I defy you to tell me that wasn't the scariest thing ever!!!!] ................................but now........................... brace yourself...............................................
ALANIS MORRISETTE IS RELEASING A GREATEST HITS ALBUM!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
If this isn't a nightmare I don't know what is! I mean, MERCY!! She has only 5 albums [if the count is wrong - WHO CARES??], which I guess is considered a milestone now; a supposed infatuated junkie 10 year 'rock' career & her last one that she apparently just came out with was an acoustic version of her 1st album! Now normally most talented artists that are lucky enough to even have a 10 year career will have released at least 10 ALBUMS!!
I didn't even bat an eye [every pun intended....Halloweenie] when Hilary Duff released her greatest hits record when that girl only has 2 records [or CDs or whatever the hell you call them now....] I never had a problem with that girl because: 1: She was never trying to be all slutty like the other blonde talentless bimbos around & 2- She put Dennis DeYoung in her last movie [which by the way comes out on DVD on Nov. 1st]. But this I have a problem with. This is scary because now everyone who sucks is going to do it.

Let's see why do I have to pick on her? Am I picking on her??? [Just so you realize, I will be referring to her as 'her' as I refuse to mention her name again! I think I've already made her famous enough.] Let's see if I have room on this blog for my dislike of this chick. Let's do the Plus & Minus thing shall we??
PLUS: She rocks! MINUS : NO! she doesn't rock, she started as a disco queen [this is my Rozzie Bear lingo for crap dance pop-if you so require a Rozzie Bear special dictionary to understand my lingo I will make one upon further requests] & only decided to rock to make everyone forget that use to really suck more, as if that wasn't scary enough, but of course it didn't work & everyone remembered [or she got caught - whatever].
+ :
Her 1st song was cool... - : Yeah, ok, we all like her 1st song, you outta know it. 2 reasons that got big: 1. Girls everywhere were losing their minds listening to grunge crap & getting dumped by all kinds of losers & didn't know how to really beat up these losers [Rozzie Bear lingo meaning: guys]. So apparently that song came out & yee-haw-done! 2- she of course not only said a bad word but also use a little reference to a certain dirty act that losers seem to find very popular. [I'm still trying to keep this blog as clean as possible-so Tipper Gore won't put a label on me- or maybe she'll make me more famous if she does right? Well it worked for her & WASP & look where that got us!]. Now the little phrase is one thing- 'Oh it was so shocking'-GET REAL!. But the bad word in question: the F-word, has been used by various artists over the years in songs. Songs that may have been banned because of it, that may have offended certain audiences-fine. The 1st use of that word, not too clearly-mind you, was in the Who song 'Who Are You' where he so gleefully says & quite quickly [so much so that it has never been censored in any way, because it does go by rather fast so no one really noticed it until-believe it or not-LIVE 8, when they did that song live & said those words rather clearly that the crazy ass FCC went after them for it-LUNY-BINS] [more Rozzie lingo-Lunatics!.] Anyway, saying these little bad words only serves a purpose. As did Pink Floyd's joyous 'Not Now John' in which they actually had the nerve to get their back-up ladys to sing ' F- all that'! Cool! The point being: "Her" saying it in that song served no purpose! Except to annoy us.

+ SHE GOT HER OWN BEHIND THE MUSIC !!---------THEY GAVE HER A BEHIND THE MUSIC!!
Where she revealed she was 'overwhelmed because she sold 10 MILLION RECORDS'!!!!! Aawwww!! GET CRUCIAL!!!!
+ : She's Canadian - : She's from Canada.
+ : Who's it about?? - the dork from Full House. [I'm not sure if this is true or not but if it isn't -WHO CARES?? this actually makes a really funny story. ] Not the dad because he's actually ok & not the Beach Boys drummer- the other one. That's funny! That this guy would piss her off to that point?? That's really funny.
+ She played 'God' in 'Dogma' ------ Get real!

There was a time that I actually thought she was cool. Then she came out horribly naked in one of her videos!! [MINUS!!] isn't that ironic?? Don't you think?? Anyway, I'm insane about this & I'm not just PMS-ing. Isn't that ironic?? Don't you think? Isn't that annoying?? Don't you think??? How annoying was that? Really?? Isn't that moronic??? Don't you think?

I think I've gone on about this enough. I know there was more I wanted to say about this. But I can't remember, all I know is that her whining on Behind The Music really did it, made me lose all the respect I never had for her. Too bad, she could've been cool. Isn't that ironic?? Don't you think??

Happy HALLOWEENIE!!

Thursday, October 06, 2005

EVEN THE BEST CAN SUCK!

Here I am by my lonesome self watching my nightly vid show [after living 3 days of a certain holiday nightmare!] on VH1 Classic & who happens to come on but Genesis. Yep, but it's not your usual Genesis-it's unfortunately what everybody seems to remember them for now, which is the song 'Turn It On Again' [I still haven't quite figured out if this is called 'Turn It On' or 'Turn It On Again', as now I'm way to lazy to get the record & find out what it's actual credit is-so if anyone out there can help with this that would be cool!]. As bad as 'Invisible Touch' was, I have decided that this is their worst song ever! For this-I've enlisted the help of Jane [right>], Daria's best friend, to talk of this subject that even the best bands in the world have at least 1 awful song. I think the look on her face says it all!

The reason I think it's appropriate that it has the 'again' in this title [if indeed it does] is because it just keeps going on & on -again & again, ugh! This song just bites. It's useless! It's boring. There is some great drumming, but even that doesn't help when that usually works. I think the myth is that their downfall started when Peter Gabriel left. I don't think that's true. I think this song did it, although they did come up with amazing stuff after that till they went disco [the aforementioned 'IT' ^song]. But that's not the point. The point is that after this song was released they proceeded to play this song to death & live it just got worse!! making an even more horrible live version of the song to give it the worst ending possible. Phil Collins' ranting at the end of the live version is just uncalled for. This song need to die a horrible death. True Genesis has not played in concert for years & have not been together for a while but there is talk this will happen again & I don't think any real Genesis fan [even the ones who bought 'I Can't Dance'] will not be clammoring to hear this particular song again.

So I just would like to make a plea here if this ever happens to NOT play this song & give it the burial it deserves, along with the rest of the bad songs that have come our way over the years. Mind you, not that given the choice I would rather be in a room listening to this crap above all the other really bad songs that are trully worse than this, But mercy- it would still be unmitigated torture-especially the live version [even the original is semi-tolarable -to a certain extent!]. Still this is the worst song ever by Genesis. And then there were 3... 3 days of not knowing what the hell else to do so they came out with this crap! If anything this song should've been sung by someone like Ray Parker Jr. Otherwise they have been a pretty incredible band.

So that is the topic the your favorite band in the world have an extremely bad song you know should never have been written by utter geniuses?? Please let me know. I'm sure this will grow to be a hot topic. Especially if you dare put the 4 bands that absolutely have never written a bad song in their lives even if they were asked to- these being: the Steve Miller Band, Jethro Tull, King Crimson & Rush! I think Queen does actually have just 1 bad song & it's something called 'P
ain Is So Close To Pleasure ' from the Highlander /A Kind Of Magic album which was supposed to be a soundtrack to that [no it's not Hot Space-so don't even try it!]not sure what they were thinking with that one but who knows. Otherwise they are still perfect! I believe I know the one person who will answer this topic as we were talking about this the other nite & I will absolutely give him the chance to post & talk about it here, which would be very ultra cool. Otherwise let yourself be heard & make it good or else! Mind you , I'm not sure if this would include songs not written by the particular bands but we'll see. That's unfortunately a whole other subject in itself. But let me know. That would be a good excuse to disqualify them from sucking. But let's see.

I wonder who Jane would vote for?. Certainly not her brother's Trent's band Mystikk Spiral. For they have what is almost the greatest song ever 'Ice Box Woman'! Sample lyrics: 'You're a vision in black, you sure have the knack, for putting my heart, on a shelf in the back'!

Monday, September 26, 2005

QUEEN WILL ALWAYS RULE! [ but not without BRIAN & ROGER !!]


QUEEN RULES!! I don't care what anybody says!!
EVEN NOW!! GOT IT???
Freddie Mercury was the best-the greatest EVERYBODY knows this, HE WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN EVER!!! But he had a band of guys behind him!! These boys are very special-to this day. We lost Freddie & it was a shame, but it was also a shame & a waste that they stopped playing together because they easily could've kept going as a trio & they should've. They are the best band in the world. Brian May, Roger Taylor & John Deacon are an amazing trio, who backed Freddie but were geniuses in their own right. Remember, they all sang & they all wrote & they played almost everything known to man. LISTEN TO THEIR RECORDS!! Freddie wasn't the only one who sang lead!!

BRIAN MAY is the Best Guitarist in the World. [aside from Steve Hackett-there is proof of this since he almost joined GTR, could you just imagine how incredibly sick & fantastic that would've been????] He's also one of the greatest singers that has ever lived. Who ever doesn't realize this, just listen to lead vocals on any Queen album [you can tell who's which -get real !] & listen to his incredible solo albums [unfortunately he only made 2- 'Another World' & 'Back To The Light']. Never have I heard anyone else sing who poured their entire heart, soul & guts into their songs. This man does just that, i defy you to tell me that he's not an amazing vocalist. It's gut-retching! There is, of course-no question of this man's guitar playing. He made his own guitar with his daddy. No one else can say that. [Other guitarists get their names put on guitars they make after they get famous-Brian made his before he
became successful & he got famous because of it !!] He has singled -handedly proven he could've over as lead singer although he won't admit it. His voice is so strong it'll rip your heart out. Where do you think all those backrgound vocals came from. It was a waste not seeing this man play for 10 years & now he's back & I hope they stick around & show these awful new bands what it's really about!

ROGER TAYLOR is an amazing drummer. He's one hell of a singer as well. He's has the highest range of any normal vocalist & also plays every instrument known to man. Even as his 'Galileo' is so known all over the world. His contribution to Queen's madness is unmistakable. His 'I'm In Love WIth My Car' is still known as a classic. Yet he has much more songs in their catalog that completely stand out. The best album for me is 'Jazz'. That has everone of the guys singing & just coming together for one brilliant genius if a record. How he ever managed to sing & play like that is still unbelievable & i don't believe he's ever used a headset. That's incredible. His solos albums are
beyond brilliant, his voice is to die for. Together Brian & Roger are the greatest power guitar & drum duo EVER!! . hey have ever right to keep Queen going between the 2 of them alone. God knows they don't need anyone else. That's Queen.

JOHN DEACON. The quiet one whatever you want to call him. He is one of the most tremedous bass players in the world. I wish he sang. There is no way that he can possible sing as bad as any of these jerks out there right now! The only thing is he's not in this line-up. He is extremely missed. [Please come back, you are all they need-you're all that's missing!]. he's retired. But he is still a genius. He's left us his incredible bass hooks & his very cool amp. John is beyond brilliant as well & that is really all that is wrong with Queen being out there right now. They made one hell of a trio as proven in their brilliant tribute to Freddie 'No One But You'. I wish he would come back, they'll do any he says. [We miss you John, please make an appearance!]

I was talking to a great friend of mine from work who happens to have a Styx song named after her. She said her husband had just bought their new Return Of The Champions record & he said that it 'sounded like Bad Company doing Queen'. That maybe true, but look who playing !!! It was funny. But this isn't Styx remember-while they should've quit a 10 years ago- Queen never should've stopped. They still had Brian & Roger & that's enough. That's their sound, thats Queen. They should've been a duo, but if Paul Rodgers must be there it is fine as long as it's not a Bad Company show.
[At least it ain't that other weirdo who thought he could sing for them-I'm not going to mention his name but if you wanna know-write!!] I'm sure it'll be wonderful. As long as Brian & Roger are there. I DON"T CARE!!! & you shouldn't either. If you don't think that's cool, then don't go see them because if you do & decide to squak at them I will be there & kick the living crap out of you if you dare ruin my show! I've been waiting too long for this & it will be brilliant, just like they are. I have no question. My only wish was that Roger & Brian would sing more of their classics like 'Sleeping On The Sidewalk' & 'Rock It'. If that was the case Paul could just stand aside & watch their genius at work, but he's in it & it's cool. [Actually all I really need for him to do is shave, he looks way too much like the Originator!!!].

So do not think that this QUEEN reunion is wrong. It's more genius in the making.
I cannot wait to see this. I tried to see it in London but the bombings made it impossible [Bastards!] so now I will be seeing them here. Anyone who's in London or Vegas should really check out the musical. It is a brilliant piece of work. Anyway I will defend these boys to my death!! As long as they're together. That will always be enough!! They are the best !! They always will be! No band who has reunited lately will ever sound better than this!!


Tuesday, September 20, 2005

JOHN PANOZZO-September 20, 1949



Something really cool happened 56 years ago. A set of pretty damn cool twins were born. Crazy little italian boys who had no idea how they would changed the world. One of them is 56 years old today, one of them isn't here any more & that's the worst thing of all. He would've been 56 today along with his brother , but we're here to talk about why one particular part of this twin set was so incredible- Why no one seems to acknowledge what he did & what he left behind- why no one cares to remember him properly & why his legacy is being destroyed by a fluff drummer, who seems to have no clue in preserving his music. It's his birthday & I'm still mad, because I can't forget any of this!

Not that I want to get into any crap on his birthday, a day that should be celebrated. For John Panozzo was the Greatest!! We're all lucky he [& Chuck] was born at all. Otherwise there would be no STYX, or any of the poseurs who followed! While drummers in any & all bands are considered to be the backbone of the band or the lowest of the line of musicians who stand in a band, whether they write or sing the music or not, they add something to a song that not a guitarist, singer, keyboardist, horn player, producer or songwriter could ever have imagined placing in a song. It's not like we get told what to do in a song, that's virtually impossible unless you're a drummer or you feel what is possibly going on with a certain song you'd need a certain beat for.

What John Panozzo did not only for Styx but for the world of drumming is beyond belief. How no one else realizes his Genius baffles me. For some strange-very ridiculous reason, he was only on the cover of Modern Drummer ONCE ! [a drum magazine that used to be cool]. Did they have any better drummers to talk to ? Maybe , but come on-1972-1995? That magazine has been around for what? 50 years?? Maybe longer than that? Or less! I lost count believe me [I guess it doesn't look like I'll ever get interviewed by them after this!]. Just their 1st 5 albums alone need 20 interviews right there. He had an amazing smooth way of playing- for a guy. If ladys care about this, there was something about his drumming that no other male drummer can really say they have- Class. At least this is what I saw as a drummer trying to find an inspiring drummer who wasn't playing like a maniac & just trying to bang so that hey could be heard. As crazy as was, as soft as he may have sounded, the particular methods he used in all the Styx songs from STYX 1 to Edge Of The Century were copied by virtually every drummer that came after him after he found them useless. For example, they have a fantastic song called 'Born For Adventure' [from the genius of Equinox] which is beyond sick in itself for being just about 'women , whisky & sin..., the ending is very funny. If you know any about drumming [for drummers only] & what drumming used to be & what drumming has become lately! [pause!...] you'll know that he -in all the songs he's played in his career- never ended a song like that. But every other idiot who came after him ended every song in the world like that-AFTER !! [I told this to my little girl & she thought that was hilarious!] But it's true! Every one in the world made their living playing like John Panozzo! [I can't even begin to talk about what a genius his brother Chuck also is on bass without making a whole other blog of him alone-but I will say this- they're related!!!] He rarely played shuffles but could do it better than anyone, he rarely did drum solos but did them better than anyone, he had a giant set but it was not for show-he used everything had onstage [including-if you've ever seen the Paradise Theatre videos- some extremely huge Orchestra bells that are only used for classical musicians & in certain churches. He had them to his right. Very cool.]

John Panozzo was something very special. When he passed on July 16, 1996. It was not a day I wanted to remember. There were tributes- but not enough-in my mind & as I search the web for the tributes that were shared at the time for this... are now all gone. Not a trace of what this man left behind except his music. The music that he didn't write much of - but for what he did to those Styx songs would not be anything if it weren't for the Panozzos! I found a few very beautiful things, but it's not what John Bonham has, or Keith Moon, Buddy Rich, Tito Puente or any of those who left us & John Panozzo should be remembered as such!- a Legend because that is exactly what he is. This band might be known for what 2 ballads? When all they're other songs rocked?? They're never going to be remembered for the progressive rock band that they started to be & still were when they made their Kilroy Was Here album. Only later did they do just a few concept albums but that was what made Styx exciting-adventurous & really damn good! As good as any other band on the planet! [except Queen!!]

John smiled when he played, which is extremely rare for any drummer-he made it look easy-when it's NOT!! He seemed to love every second he was up there. He never hid away under a huge batch of drums & cymbals, you could always see him, which was important. He had a huge set but he was never hidden behind a head of long metal hair & believe it or not he was always well dressed for a drummer. He had class all the way. I don't know if there's a Drummer's Hall of Fame but there should be & he should be in it. All I know is that I miss him like hell & there will never be another drummer in the world like him.

God knows his old band should've ended as well, but they kept going for no good reason whatsoever. No good reason I saw. Now his music-his classics- are being played with not so much as an inch of feeling that they used to have. They sound worn out & tired like they never should have sounded & that's a shame. All they needed to do was change the band's name because it's not the same, it'll never be the same & for that they have ruined their chance not only to get in the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame but also the chance for them to be really remembered....for John & Chuck to be remembered as one of the Greatest Bass & Drum duos of ALL TIME!-to be remembered for being the 1st band to have 4 Quadruple Platinum albums in a row!!-to be remembered as one of the greatest Live Bands of All- time! To be remembered as one of the greatest Progressive rock bands of All-Time!! For them to get the respect hey deserved all those years ago. That they should've gotten when their 1st album came out! Styx will always be a Classic band that ended in 1996 when we lost John Panozzo. What you're seeing now is Damn Yankees with a Cool Canadian!

I thought my life ended when his did. Everything went downhill after that & not coincidentally either. Music got bad, the world got bad, bands got really bad with horrible drummers [I don't what the hell that's about but that's another blog!], I got bad, Dennis was right about Mr. Roboto taking over the world:computer-wise, & literally predicted their demise in the song Earl of Roseland [I can see Charlie on the porch-Johnny clicking his sticks and two boys I don't even know -rehearsing electric string tricks] but I'll tell you , I found a few very cool musicians who are now my family & have convinced me that we can keep this man alive! As long as we play him right! The way he should be played! & That's what WNTDTYR is set out to do!

'So Happy Birthday Johnny wherever you may be, I hope you're happy & not sick at what the band's doing to your drumming. I wish you were here to kick the guy's ass, like you're still doing. I miss you more than you'll ever know. I hope I didn't blab too much on your birthday because I didn't wanna do that. I wish I'd told you what a Genius you were when met you & I thought you were adorable as a blond! I wished we'd hung out with Chuck & you guys could've told me how the hell you played Earl Of Roseland without fainting! You were the best, you still are the best & I hope somehow I can live up to your legacy, because you were the only guy drummer I really cared about! You do have some followers that have lived up to your greatness & I promise I'll make sure no one ever forgets you!'

luv, Rozzie