New Strokes Single

To be completely honest I wasn't crazy about this single the first time I heard it today but it has really gotten my attention more and moar. Also with this new Album coming out in mid March will mean a tour! Hooray! Listen and if you don't like it listen to it a couple more times.

Music Elitist Assholes or Elitist Music Assholes or Just Assholes

I really don't understand the psyche of people who stand upon their high pillar of insiders music knowledge and cast down a scornful gaze and make it well known that they've known of "Artist ABC" when they were ->(insert early career scenario here). Case in point the other night I caught a college radio show a few weeks back while my friend James was looking at my automobile and while listening to the DJ (honestly who really is a radio DJ at a college radio station)and just hearing how she was so blase' about certain bands and how their breakthrough album was selling out, lost it's original sound, their unsigned label was better, etc.

I am guilty of being the person mentioned in said title so I am not saying I am perfect but honestly, WHAT GIVES YOU THE RIGHT? My example is this: when I was in 4th grade my uncle's Metallica Ride The Lighting tape somehow came into my possession. That was my musical awaking. I sprung a musical metal boner and copied all of his other tapes and could not get them into my Walkman fast enough. When the Black album came a couple years later every other kid was a Metallica fan but of the Black album variety and not the previous albums. I can not express to you enough how high I held my nose in regards to "those" fans, looking back on it now I don't really understood why I was like that. So what if Johnny Public liked the album that made them more famous, if they enjoyed it enough maybe they would look into their other stuff. Who am I to judge? Why wasn't I excited that that person and I shared some musical interest? What really is a bummer and also self inflicted is that because of my past musical snobbery I missed out on bands that I really enjoy now but have no chance of ever fully reuniting.

To get back to my original story I found the elitist tone happening all throughout the radio show mentioned previously. She was playing Indie rock songs and the like, I believe it was an Indie Rock Show radio hour(s). I really just can't figure out the attitude. What really grinds my gears is that this happened weeks ago but it's still been in the back of my mind. Why should one person care of another person's musical/album/song preference? Who made you music choice God besides yourself? I highly doubt that you've been that cool since you came out the womb! Play the damn music and keep your opinionated and biased comments to yourself. Sweet Jesus.

Singed,

Van<3
Former music elitist asshole

PS Here's a video of Toki wearing a "codpiece"

Endless Summer

This movie is absolutely amazing, this has gotten my interest wholeheartedly in surfing.

ESPN Commercials

There are few things I enjoy more than ESPN commercials; Lanie & Griffin, Lolcats, a Marlboro Red being the exceptions. If you have some time to kill just youtube the shit out of them. Here is a sampling of my all time faves.


Albert "The Machine" Pujols


Big Pappi a Yankee?


Maria Sharapova snakes in can!


Jose Reyes salsa instructor



Manny Ramirez (This commercial never aired apparently because he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers before they were going to air it.)


SVP hangs with AD

Wonder Wheel

I was looking through my phone pics that I've taken over the course of my iphone ownership and came across this lovely lady. If you haven't been to Coney I strongly suggest you do. There is always talk of how it's closed down/going to be closed down/demolished but because of the New York Historical Landmark label given to the Wonder Wheel and Cyclone those rides and the rides surrounding them in their respective parks will be there regardless. Oh and there is this place Nathan's you might have heard of and every 4th of July they do the hot dog eating contest. I found this pic also, thanks iphone!



*Interesting side note; my wife Elana and I were caught in a fast moving heavy thunderstorm 40 minutes after this photo was taken. I had to drive home barefoot wearing a pair of gym shorts and shirt I just happened to leave in the car, Lanie wore a dress shirt (I had to drop it off at the dry cleaners) and my wet boxers.

Click here for more info on Coney Island

Click here for more info on Deno's Wonder Wheel

Click here for more info on Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest

I'm sorry

Sorry blog, I will update you more. I hope we are still friends, love Van

Here is a picture of my friend Brien's cat Marley to make it all better.

WOTW!

Thursday's WOTW(word of the week, before you ask) is actually not from Urban Dictionary but from Effing Pots British Slang Page. I go through stages of trying to memorize my fave British slang but my short attention span always leads me astray.

So here it is fellow internetians, yes I am categorizing people who browse the internet, this weeks WOTW!

The Phrase: Her Majesty's Pleasure

The Meaning: It means being put in prison with no release date!

The Example: When visiting England, try to avoid being detained at Her Majesty's pleasure.

You know maybe I should move the WOTW to earlier in the week. Hmm why am I typing what I am thinking in my head. Oh well, here's a video to entertain you. Metallica's cover of Ennio Morricone's Ecstasy Of Gold as made famous by The Good, The Bad And The Ugly.