random 10 #96
10 songs that sum up your weekend… or were on your weekend playlist…
In honor of their induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, here are the last 10 Van Halen songs played on my iPod (5 from Dave and 5 from Sammy).
- “House of Pain” from 1984
- “Beautiful Girls” from Van Halen II
- “Hear About It Later” from Fair Warning
- “Drop Dead Legs” from 1984
- “Hang ‘Em High” from Diver Down
- “316″ from For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
- “Finish What Ya Started” from OU812
- “A.F.U. (Naturally Wired)” from OU812
- “Feels So Good” from OU812
- “Don’t Tell Me (What Love Can Do)” from Balance
… and one picture that relates back…
Daniel shows off his washboard skills at Disney World’s Hoop Dee Doo Musical Revue (June 23, 2000). We’ll be returning to the Magic Kingdom at the end of May.
random 10 #91
10 songs that sum up your weekend… or were on your weekend playlist…
I watched the Foo Fighters’ concert DVD “Skin And Bones” this weekend. Awesome acoustic show from a band that rocks. So needless to say, my list is all Foo. (more…)
friday's feast 127
Appetizer – Which television shows do you just refuse to miss?
Right now, 24 and Heroes. And that’s a dilemma for me since they’re both on at the same time on Monday nights. Can you say “Tivo”?
Soup – Who did you last speak to on the telephone?
A client at work.
Salad – How many pillows do you keep on your bed?
4 total – 2 for me, and 2 for my wife
Main Course – Name one addition to your computer (software, hardware, etc.) that you’d love to have.
A large external hard drive for backups.
Dessert – What is your favorite foreign food?
Fried rice from a local Thai restaurant, Thip’s.
random 10 – #88
10 songs that sum up your weekend… or were on your weekend playlist…
- “Gettin’ Better” – Tesla
- “Uninvited” – Alanis Morissette
- “Tell Me Something I Don’t Know” – Extreme
- “Turn You Inside-Out” – R.E.M.
- “Rusty Cage” – Soundgarden
- “Little Guitars” – Van Halen
- “Drive My Car” – The Beatles
- “I Don’t Trust Myself (With Loving You)” – John Mayer
- “Stay (Faraway, So Close!)” – U2
- “End of the Line” – The Traveling Wilburys
… and one picture that relates back…
taken 3 years ago, when we used to get snow (and when Salem and I used to walk regardless of the weather)
top five on friday #106
Here’s a topic that will make you look in your mp3 players and winamps and on your CD and LP covers
Top 5 songs under 3 minutes long
- “I Saw Her Standing There” (2:55) – The Beatles
young, raw, and it rocks
- “Somebody Get Me A Doctor” (2:54) – Van Halen
one of Eddie’s better riffs
- “The Truck Song” (2:43) – The Lascivious Biddies
you can’t help but sing along
- “I Walk The Line” (2:48) – Johnny Cash
classic songwriting and singing by the man in black
- “Blue Orchid” (2:37) – The White Stripes
the riff is so good I wish it lasted longer than 3 min
Random 10 – #87
10 songs that sum up your weekend… or were on your weekend playlist…
- The Curse – Audioslave
- You Really Got Me – Van Halen
- Cocaine Blues – Johnny Cash
- For Reasons Unknown – The Killers
- Vultures – John Mayer
- Call Me When You’re Sober – Evanescence
- I Go Back – Kenny Chesney
- You Know My Name – Chris Cornell
- Orange Blossom Special – Johnny Cash
- Jackson – Joaquin Phoenix & Reese Witherspoon
… and one picture that relates back.
Sarah, Daniel, and Tyler back in 2003 and this past Christmas. Kids grow up so fast …
top five on friday #94
Top 5 Worst Songs by your Favorite Artist(s)
I’m a day late; here it is, in no particular order …
- “One Foot Out The Door” – Van Halen – the 2 things this song has going for it is (a) it’s on probably the best VH album ever (Fair Warning), and (b) a killer solo that unfortunately fades out to close the album
- “Spanked” – Van Halen – a heavy, bass-driven song that dies quickly thanks to the poorly written lyrics of Sammy Hagar
- “Some Kind of Monster” – Metallica - a horrible mishmash of nothing
- “Purify” - Metallica – another loud mishmash; surprisingly has a good riff, but unfortunately it’s at the end of the song
- “Up For Breakfast” – Van Halen – a song driven by Eddie’s guitar funk; it could’ve sparked the rebirth of VH, but sadly, Sammy’s food/sex metaphors are just too silly to enjoy this one
top five on friday – #93
Top 5 Album Titles
BoDeans – Home
A simple title for a simple album (and a good one too).
chooseday
Would you rather:
- cover all your food in barbeque sauce OR eat everything with a toothpick?
- know how to throw a lasso with perfect accuracy OR be an expert trombonist?
- smell like pickles OR walk like a penguin?
- touch your finger to your nose everytime somebody says the word “know” OR laugh uncontrollably whenever somebody says the word “but”?
- Sometimes, too much sauce is a bad thing. I can play “Rain Man” and eat with a toothpick.
- Being a music lover, I think it would be awesome to play the trombone!
- Horrible body odor sucks. I’ll walk like a penguin anyday.
- I love to laugh. But (hahaha) laughing each time it’s said places me center stage, and I don’t like a lot of attention. Touching my nose seems harmless.
top five on friday – #84
Top 5 songs that you liked as a child that you still like now.
- “I Get Around” – The Beach Boys
- “Something” – The Beatles
- “New Kid In Town” – The Eagles
- “Billie Jean” – Michael Jackson
- “The Reflex” – Duran Duran
I wasn’t born yet to enjoy The Beach Boys or The Beatles in their prime, but my parents played their music a lot when I was growing up. These songs certainly bring back memories.
friday five – computer habits
1. How much time do you spend on the Internet daily? – on weekdays 3 hours; the weekend probably jacks the daily average up to 7 hours. That’s just the Internet. I’m always on the computer.
2. What are your favorite 3 websites? – Digg.com, Flickr, and I’ve just started using Bloglines.
3. Do you eat at your computer? – Occasionally at work. Almost never at home.
4. Pick one and why – Reading the news online or in a newspaper? – Online. It’s cleaner. For local news, I watch it on TV.
5. How many people are on your instant messenger buddy list? – just 2, on Gmail – my wife and my helpdesk partner at work.
top five on friday – #83
Top 5 Debut albums and the most memorable song off of each of the albums
- Van Halen – VAN HALEN – “Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love”
- Guns ‘N’ Roses – APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION – “Sweet Child O’ Mine”
- The Black Crowes – SHAKE YOUR MONEY MAKER – “Hard To Handle”
- Pearl Jam – PEARL JAM – “Jeremy”
- Alanis Morissette – JAGGED LITTLE PILL – “You Oughta Know”
Ok, technically, Alanis’ original debut was a dance-pop effort in Canada, but we won’t count that.
blogdrive insanity
I’m late with this, but oh well…
Wednesday Mind Hump (Blogdrive Insanity)
1. How hot does it usually get in summer where you live?
Very. Usually 90′s, and with humidity, it feels much worse. Today it will feel like 115.
2. What’s your favorite ice cream treat (or other cold treat)?
Ben & Jerry’s Peanut Butter Cup ice cream (or any brand of cookies & cream)
3. What’s your favorite cold beverage?
Lemon-flavored iced tea – Nestea, Lipton (Brisk), or Arizona will do
4. Cubed or crushed ice?
Usually cubed, but I prefer crushed
5. Do you prefer swimming in a pool, lake, river or stream?
Definitely a pool
top five on friday – #80
Top 5 songs you’re ashamed to admit you like
- Bye Bye Bye – ‘NSync
- This Time Around – Hanson
- Fantasy – Mariah Carey
- She Bangs – Ricky Martin
- Man! I Feel Like A Woman! – Shania Twain
take me back tuesday #75
Musical Firsts: (How many can you remember)
First CD/Album Purchased: Private Eyes – Daryl Hall and John Oates (cassette)
First Concert: U2, The Joshua Tree Tour, Nov 87, Hampton VA
First Over 21 Show: Hmm … don’t think I’ve ever been to one of those.
First Musical Obsession: VH
First Musical Crush: Debbie Gibson (she was so cute in her rarely-seen “Staying Together” music video)
First Musical/Musical Movie: Grease (saw the movie at the drive-in)
First Stereo: a Fisher dual-cassette boombox (detachable speakers and high-speed dubbing, baby!)
First Portable Device/Player: a Sony Walkman with a 3-band graphic equalizer. It was pretty cool back in the 7th grade, even though it weighed a ton.
First Musical Format Owned (i.e. LP, Cassette, 8 Track, CD): LP
First 45/CD Single Purchased: Eye of The Tiger – Survivor
monday music mambo #103
“History Repeats Day” courtesy of Blogdrive Insanity
1. Name your three favorite cover songs.
- You Really Got Me – Van Halen (originally by The Kinks)
- Stone Cold Crazy – Metallica (originally by Queen)
- Voodoo Child (Slight Return) – Stevie Ray Vaughn & Double Trouble (originally by The Jimi Hendrix Experience)
2. What’s one artist, concert or musical era that you’d like to have been alive to see, or see again if you saw it in the past?
Van Halen with David Lee Roth
3. What’s one history lesson that you think a certain band or musician, or all musicians, should quit repeating?
I think Eddie Van Halen needs to get a grip, relax, and starting making great music again with WHOMEVER. I’m tired of nothing happening in the VH camp due to legal crap. I just wanna hear Ed wail on the guitar.
4. Name a band that’s not together anymore (members can be alive or dead) that you would absolutely love to see reform.
Without a doubt, The Beatles.
friday feast #79
Appetizer – About how much money did you spend on gas this week?
None. I’m at half a tank, and it’s currently 2.88. It helps that I only drive 6 miles a day to and from work.
Soup – What is your favortite brand of toilet paper?
I don’t know. Don’t squeeze the Charmin.
Salad – When was the last time you discovered something that you thought was pure genius?
The lightbox javascript feature. However, I’ve disabled it since it bogged down the performance of this site. I still think I can put it to great use on this site, but it will have to be very lightweight.
Main Course – What is the least amount of sleep you can get by on per night?
Maybe 4 hours. But that’s pushing it; I’ll be a zombie all day.
Dessert – June is a popular month for weddings. Do you know anyone who is getting married this month?
No. But CL and I will celebrate our 6th anniversary on the 22nd.
take me back tuesday – 74
“it was 20 years ago today …“
music that takes me back to summer vacation, 1986
song
- Danger Zone – Kenny Loggins
- Yankee Rose – David Lee Roth
- Addicted To Love – Robert Palmer
album
- 5150 – Van Halen
- Control – Janet Jackson
- Invisible Touch – Genesis
artist
- Whitney Houston
- INXS
- The Bangles
friday five – 80’s
I’m late with this, but what the heck …
1) Favourite movie of the 1980s? Ferris Bueller’s Day Off – As much as I hate to admit it, I was, still am, and always will be Cameron.
2) Favourite musician/group of the 1980s? Van Halen, and I like both Dave and Sammy.
3) Favourite TV show of the 1980s? At the time, “Who’s The Boss?” (I had a thing for Alyssa Milano). These days, I would say “Cheers”.
4) Favourite invention of the 1980s? At the time, the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). These days, I’d have to say the compact disc.
5) World Event from the 1980s that stands out in your mind? The Challenger explosion.
friday five – 80's
I’m late with this, but what the heck …
1) Favourite movie of the 1980s? Ferris Bueller’s Day Off – As much as I hate to admit it, I was, still am, and always will be Cameron.
2) Favourite musician/group of the 1980s? Van Halen, and I like both Dave and Sammy.
3) Favourite TV show of the 1980s? At the time, “Who’s The Boss?” (I had a thing for Alyssa Milano). These days, I would say “Cheers”.
4) Favourite invention of the 1980s? At the time, the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). These days, I’d have to say the compact disc.
5) World Event from the 1980s that stands out in your mind? The Challenger explosion.
