In typical New Year's fashion, I'll whole-heartedly promise to update this space a little more frequently. No really. I will.
You can expect my Top of 2005 Music List by the end of this week.
Hmmm. In the meantime, a brief 2005 recap will do:
Kalamazoo is not as I remember it.
The people, thank god, still are.
That will not bring me back to Michigan though.
Sorry friends.
I never made it to Portland, OR.
JetBlue can be thanked for that.
Saw Vegas instead. What a depressing place.
Los Angeles was nice.
Stayed in a superlux hotel.
I've been spoiled.
Finally got new glasses to replace the super-glued clear frames.
Do not have the elusive tattoo yet. Still want it.
Do not have the elusive band started yet. Closer. Inching closer.
Yes, I still watch entirely too much television.
No replacement in the reality department, thank goodness.
Lots of basketball and hockey though...
Red Wings: 26-9-3 55pts.
Still a bit concerned.
Pistons: 24-4
Win the championship.
Do not go for 70+ wins.
Please.
More to come. No. Really.
Tuesday, January 03, 2006
Saturday, September 17, 2005
tally another one up for "guilty-pleasure"
So, I've been watching Rockstar: INXS.
This week is the finale.
Squaring off is J.D., Mig, and Marty.
Notably absent is any female presence.
The token female, "Sweet" Suzie McNeil, who by far possesses the best singing voice of all of the candidates, was eliminated last week. I wonder if the guys in INXS felt they needed to keep a girl around until almost the end. I dunno.
She was the best of the females on the show, but was regularly included in the "bottom three" as voted on by the fans.
"You're just not right for our band, INXS."
Right. Because your die hard fans would never buy your records or see your shows if a woman is fronting your band.
It's pretty ridiculous, but I can't seem to avert my eyes.
As much as I hate to say it, I think J.D. -- the obnoxious dude that could be a cast-off from Third Eye Blind -- is going to win. His song, "Pretty Vacant"... I mean... err... Vegas is such a rip off of like, three different INXS songs all lumped together.
He tries, and succeeds most of the time to channel the late auto-erotic aphixiator.
It's either going to be him, or Mig -- the hardbodied Aussie.
Who, I think probably is the most widely talented and easily molded to fit whatever INXS might want.
His good looks don't hurt him either.
The wild-card is Marty.
He's got a lot of raw talent, but he's certainly not the favorite.
His influences seem to be varied; early in the show he claimed that INXS needed an more of an edge.
"The kids are into harder sounds like System of a Down..."
Yet he goes on to write the trite and goofy, "Trees."
He regretably says, "I wanted to lighten things up."
It's light aright... pure fluff... somewhere in the realm of the Presidents of the USA's, "Lump"
His take on "Don't Change" was good, but I don't think INXS can see this guy as their frontman.
Oh, by the way, I don't even like INXS that much.
This week is the finale.
Squaring off is J.D., Mig, and Marty.
Notably absent is any female presence.
The token female, "Sweet" Suzie McNeil, who by far possesses the best singing voice of all of the candidates, was eliminated last week. I wonder if the guys in INXS felt they needed to keep a girl around until almost the end. I dunno.
She was the best of the females on the show, but was regularly included in the "bottom three" as voted on by the fans.
"You're just not right for our band, INXS."
Right. Because your die hard fans would never buy your records or see your shows if a woman is fronting your band.
It's pretty ridiculous, but I can't seem to avert my eyes.
As much as I hate to say it, I think J.D. -- the obnoxious dude that could be a cast-off from Third Eye Blind -- is going to win. His song, "Pretty Vacant"... I mean... err... Vegas is such a rip off of like, three different INXS songs all lumped together.
He tries, and succeeds most of the time to channel the late auto-erotic aphixiator.
It's either going to be him, or Mig -- the hardbodied Aussie.
Who, I think probably is the most widely talented and easily molded to fit whatever INXS might want.
His good looks don't hurt him either.
The wild-card is Marty.
He's got a lot of raw talent, but he's certainly not the favorite.
His influences seem to be varied; early in the show he claimed that INXS needed an more of an edge.
"The kids are into harder sounds like System of a Down..."
Yet he goes on to write the trite and goofy, "Trees."
He regretably says, "I wanted to lighten things up."
It's light aright... pure fluff... somewhere in the realm of the Presidents of the USA's, "Lump"
His take on "Don't Change" was good, but I don't think INXS can see this guy as their frontman.
Oh, by the way, I don't even like INXS that much.
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