Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Van Helsing Boombox

Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at 2:00am
Many times the tone of a song completely and entirely fits the mood that I feel. I am positive this is true for many people. The cool part is, sometimes the lyrics match it perfectly as well! Sometimes it isn't perfect. Sometimes the tone of a song, musically, fits my emotion perfectly, but the lyrics don't fit. Sometimes the opposite is the case. In this case, the tone of the song fits very well what I have been feeling lately, and the lyrics fit somewhat well. Certain lines fit very well.


The first two lines of this song really fit me right now.

But either way, this is why every once in a while I put lyrics to songs on those crappy myspace bulletins (or excuses for attention, as I see them). Right now, I feel Van Helsing Boombox, from Man Man's greatest album, Six Demon Bag, fits my mood. Go get it.





"Only time will tell if I'll allow the 
scenery around to eat me alive.

I want to sleep for weeks like a dog at her feet 
even though I know it won't work out in the long run!!!!

So I burn down the wall, breathe my good shadow
those arms I once knew, hold me like gold
I learn how to speak a forgotten language
I fall in the sea but forget how to swim.

When anything that's anything becomes nothing that's everything
and nothing is the only thing you ever seem to have.

When anything that's anything becomes nothing that's everything
and nothing is the only thing you ever seem to have.

But only time will tell if I'll allow
the scenery around to eat me alive.

I want to sleep for weeks like a dog at her feet
even though I know it won't work out in the long run!!

So I burn down the bone, breathe my good shadow
those arms I once knew, hold me like gold
I learn how to speak a defeated language
I fall in the street as I howl at the moon.

When anything that's anything becomes nothing that's everything
and nothing is the only thing you ever seem to have....

When anything that's anything becomes nothing that's everything
and nothing is the only thing you ever seem to have....

When anything that's anything becomes nothing that's everything
and nothing is the only thing you ever seem to have....

When anything that's anything becomes nothing that's everything
and nothing is the only thing you ever seem to have!!!!!!!!!!"


Anyways. I thought this fit me currently. People can interpret anything however they want to, naturally.

Of course whatever people hear or see, they are going to associate it in a manner that fits appropriate to their situations, but that's part of the beauty of art, isn't it?

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

A travesty.

Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at 4:37pm
I am on the last Icebreaker. There are no more.





My Shell station that I stock up on them with has officially changed over to the Icebreaker cubes.




Nobody likes those.




Nobody.



I had an in-depth conversation with 3 of the employees of that particular service station. None of them could explain to me why they haven't re-stocked the Icebreakers box, but they re-stock all the other useless gums. I have been buying my Icebreakers there regularly since I discovered that they are the only place I know of that sells them. I have also noticed that I am the only one buying them. I bought 4 at once last time I bought there. Then last week, I bought their last one. They said they don't have any in stock, they even checked "the back", where apparently there were no Icebreakers residing, either. They said to check back on Wednesday, when they re-stock. That was today. They have Icebreaker Cubes now in place of the regular Icebreakers. They cannot tell me what has happened to the normal Icebreakers. They don't seem to care, either.







Well I do.











I care a lot.











I need my Icebreakers. Trident won't do the trick.











I went to 4 gas stations today to find them. It's a huge conspiracy. Nobody knows where the REAL Icebreakers have gone. Nobody seems to care. Nobody but me.













I took some Icebreakers to Ireland this summer. The kids thought they were "Deadly, and brilliant." Icebreakers rule all the breath-fresheners in the world. The little Irish kid I gave it to told his friends in excited exclamation, "Look! Blake gave me some American chew! It's lovely!"








America, we should care. We should know where our Icebreakers are. And we are running them off, because we have fallen for the lies and deception and false advertising of horrid products like "Stride" and such. Stride....that gum flavour lasts like a half hour at most. It's not even very good! Even Trident outlasts that by like 5 hours. Icebreakers are filled with little bubbles of mint flavour that burst upon every chew for almost the first 5 minutes. Icebreakers flavour never leaves. It still feels fresh after weeks of chewing the same piece.









Probably not, but it makes my point. If the Stride advertisers can lie, so can I.










Someone...find me some Icebreakers, or I might break down.











It may be too late.

Saturday, April 26, 2008

Top 5 in music ever...(Classic)

Saturday, April 26, 2008 at 6:34pm
These are the best musicians in Classic Rock history 
(and pretty much in all music since) in my opinion.


Top 5 Keyboardists:

1. Dennis DeYoung

2. Rick Wakemen

3. Richard Wright

4. Keith Emerson/Freddie Mercury (tie)

5. Bernie Worrell

Top 5 Guitarists:

1. Pete Townsend

2. Steve Howe

3. Jimmy Page

4. David Gilmour

5. James Young/Tommy Shaw (tie)

Top 5 Drummers:

1. Stewart Copeland

2. Keith Moon

3. Bill Bruford

4. John Bonham

5. Nick Mason

Top 5 Bassists:

1. Chris Squire

2. John Entwisle

3. John Paul Jones

4. Tina Weymouth

5. Sting

Top 5 Vocalists:

1. Dennis DeYoung

2. Jon Anderson

3. Robert Plant

4. Sting

5. Roger Waters/Roger Daltrey (tie)