Sup? Hope all has been well since the last time you were here.
I've done a whole bunch of nothing this weekend. If I feel like it, I might go out and try cleaning the gutters this morning. It's the chore I hate the absolute most, I think. My old, large, and broken ass is not built for going up and down ladders.
Last year (year before?), I bought an extension contraption for the pressure washer that lets me stay on the ground to clean 'em. Well, that's not entirely true. I still got on the ladder when I did the gutters on the back of the house. Either way, the extensions give my arms a good workout.
Meh. Whatever. I'll decide once the sun actually comes up. Well, once the sun comes out and it's after 8am. You're allowed to start doing yard work and such at 7 (per noise ordinances), but that's just rude to do on a Sunday morning.
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Around five years ago (give or take) I was at a job interview (weirdly, for the company I work for now- though I didn't take the job at the time) and the guy interviewing me asked me what I did for a hobby.
I used to count my maintenance around the house (cutting the grass, cleaning the garage, the aforementioned gutter cleanings) as hobbies, but- as it became physically more difficult to do 'em, the less relaxing it became. Example: I used to love working in the yard- especially cutting the grass. Now? Nope. As I've aged, my allergies (to pretty much every kind of fucking plant pollen there is) have gotten worse. The last time I cut the grass, I was wearing the same type of respirator painters in paint booths use, long sleeves, and long pants. My eyes were still swollen and itchy, and I had a runny nose for two days in the aftermath.
I used to enjoy going to hiking. Not the "Appalachian Trail from end to end" kind of hikes, though I'd imagine that would be freaking awesome, but going to the various trails (like the Chattahoochee River trail nearby) and the like and just wandering, taking pictures (and staring at my feet so I don't fall). That, too, has become a victim of my allergies.
One of my other "hobbies" was driving aimlessly (something I did a lot more when I lived in Savannah, when I'd randomly drive Highway 17 to the small towns on the coast, or wander down back roads into the "heart" of the Coastal Empire/Low Country. Even once I moved to Atlanta, Julie and I would take her convertible and joy ride. Usually, it was just around town, but a few times we ended up in the "boonies". I think I didn't mind because a) I wasn't driving, and 2) when I was, at least we just wandering. Also, that was 13 years ago- gas was cheaper, and the roads- while crowded- didn't seem as crowded. Now? Idiots everywhere. Yapping on their phones and 136% not paying attention to where they're going. And I no longer have the patience for it. So, strike that one, too.
Anyway, I'm not sure if my now boss was expecting something exciting, but he had to have been disappointed because, by the time I was sitting in the interviews, my "hobbies" were: reading, watching movies/TV, sleeping (or trying to), and trying to love on the kitties as much as they let me. And that's about it.
The word you're looking for is "boring." Or, if you're one of the types who still likes going and doing, the word is probably "lame."
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Number of headlines on Variety's music page: Five.
Number of names I recognize on said page: Zero.
Number of headlines on Billboard's music page: Thirteen.
Number of names I recognize on said page: Two (Taylor Swift is in four headlines, Adele in one).
Number of headlines on NME's music page: Ten.
Number of names I recognize on said page: Four (Taylor Swift- again- once, Guns 'N' Roses twice, Dave Grohl once, and Bob Dylan once).
Number of headlines on Consequence of Sound's music page: Fifty plus.
Number of names I recognize on said page: Quite a few of 'em, actually (Korn, DMC/Run D.M.C., The Zombies, Barack Obama, Willie Neslon, Gorillaz, Ozzy Osbourne [though I'd be perfectly content not knowing who he is], Adele, Liz Phair, Kate Bush, Judas Priest/Rob Halford, Billy Idol, and more).
Geeze- until that last one, I was starting to feel old.
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Dave Grohl has made three surprise appearances at Glastonbury this weekend (so far, anyway), joining Pretenders behind the drums during their set yesterday, then grabbing a guitar to play on Guns 'N' Roses' final song, Paradise City.
Pretenders' singer Chrissie Hynde introduced Grohl by teasing the crowd- telling them "there’s a drunk guy backstage... (who) insists on playing" while Axl Rose simply said "you can never have enough guitars."
Grohl's first surprise for Glastonbury was that band billed as "The Churnups" in promotional materials ahead of the festival turned out to be the Foo Fighters.
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Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason says it would take a miracle for David Gilmour and Roger Waters to reunite.
Mason told interviewers on The Story Behind the Song "it’s highly unlikely" the pair could put their differences behind them, but "I could think would be possible would be if there was some... if by getting back together we could influence saving the planet, world peace, or whatever. Hopefully, we’d step up. But I don’t think otherwise. It would take a Nelson Mandela or someone like that to lead on it."
The last time the three played together was in May 2011 at the London stop of Waters’ tour, when they performed Comfortably Numb.
Gilmour, of course, has called Waters a "misogynistic, antisemitic Putin apologist'- and that was before Waters was investigated by German police for wearing a uniform resembling that of a Nazi SS soldier during a pair of performances in Berlin.
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The Zombies will embark on a North American tour October 1st in support of their recent album Different Game. The run will kick off in New Westminster, British Columbia, and include stops in Seattle, San Francisco, Chicago, Toronto, Cincinnati, and New York before wrapping up in Glenside, PA on October 29th.
Tickets for all tour dates are on sale via at Ticketmaster. None of the shows are all that close to the Atlanta metro.
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One of the things I really enjoyed when I first moved to Atlanta as an adult was access to the concerts- especially since I lived down the street from Philips Arena. Now that I'm in the 'burbs, well- there are still a lot of great concerts coming through but a) they are so freaking expensive and 2) such a damned hassle to get to (see my previous post about the Elton John concert fiasco- it's in the archives).
The other problem (as far as I'm concerned) is the number of outdoor shows. Lakewood, Chastain, Piedmont Park, Verizon (or whatever it's called). They're all relatively nice venues (though I've heard- more than once- that Lakewood's fortunes are falling), but: Outside. In Summer. In Georgia. Which means some of the things I dislike the most: Heat. Pollen (it's everywhere). And people.
Those add up to basically make most future concerts a big old "no thank you" on my part. It's going to have to be a really big event to get me out of the house and into the crowd.
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Because Discovery networks' continued ruination of television with their attention whore, garbage people "reality" shows isn't bad enough, Warner Bros. Discovery is in negotiations to sell off nearly half of its film and TV music-publishing assets to help pay down the company's debts, according to reports from Hits and Variety.
Sony is said to be the frontrunner for the rights, with estimated price tag of $500 million. It's currently unknown exactly which assets will be part of the sale, but the studio holds the music rights to films like Casablanca, Purple Rain, Evita, Sweeney Todd, Rent, and the Batman franchise- which are all rumored to be included in the deal.
Insiders say the company currently has approximately $49.5 billion in debt (every little penny counts, I guess). But other experts say the musical assets are "declining" in value due to age and are "no longer relevant to pop culture." It must be a product of my age, but Let's Go Crazy or As Time Goes By or even, Don't Cry For Me, Argentina are still more relevant that any country-rap shit pile or masturbation musing that currently passes for music.
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Headline: Afroman Detained at Canadian Border for Possession of Marijuana
Gee, who'd have guessed that the guy whose claim to fame is a song called Because I Got High would get arrested for weed possession?
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Upcoming birthdays include:
June 25th: June Lockhart (98); Eddie Floyd (86); Tim Finn of Crowded House (71); David Paich of Toto (69); John McCrea of Cake (59); and Linda Cardellini (48)
June 26th: Billy Davis Jr. of the 5th Dimension (85); Mick Jones of The Clash (68); Gedde Watanabe (68); Chris Isaak (67); Patty Smyth (66); Terri Nunn of Berlin (62); Harriett Wheeler of The Sundays (60); Colin Greenwood of Radiohead (54); Nick Offerman (53); Gretchen Wilson (50); Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic (44); and Ariana Grande (30)
June 27th: Bruce Johnston of The Beach Boys (81); Frank Mills (81); Julia Duffy (72); Gilson Lavis of Squeeze (72); Isabelle Adjani (68); Lorrie Morgan (64); J.J. Abrams (57); and Leigh Nash of Sixpence None The Richer (47)
June 28th: Mel Brooks (97); David Knights of Procol Harum (78); Bruce Davison (77); Kathy Bates (75); Alice Krige (69); John Cusack (57); Mary Stuart Masterson (57); Chayanne (55); Mark Stoermer of the Killers (46); and Kellie Pickler (37)
June 29th: Don Dokken (70); Colin Hay of Men At Work (70); María Conchita Alonso (66); Sharon Lawrence (62); Amanda Donohoe (61); and Lily Rabe (41)
June 30th: Robert Ballard (81); Glenn Shorrock of Little River Band (79); Andy Scott of Sweet (74); Stanley Clarke (72); Hal Lindes of Dire Straits (70); Vincent D’Onofrio (64); Yngwie Malmsteen (60); Phil Anselmo of Pantera (55); Monica Potter (52); and Lizzy Caplan (41)
July 1st: Leslie Caron (92): Jamie Farr (89); David Prowse (88); Geneviève Bujold (81); Debbie Harry of Blondie (78); John Farnham (74); Fred Schneider of the B-52s (72); Victor Willis of the Village People (72); Dan Akroyd (71); Evelyn "Champagne" King (63); Michelle Wright (62); Andre Braugher (61); Roddy Bottum of Faith No More (60); Missy Elliott (52); and Liv Tyler (46)
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