Damn, Am I just having bad luck lately or what? I ran an upgrade for a couple of things under Windows Vista, and never could get it to start back again. That was Monday night. I am back up and running under XP now. I’ve created a second partition so that I can put Vista or Debian Linux as a dual boot, bur am going to do a complete system backup with this XP setup so that I can just extract the shit off of CD the next time I hose my system with software that is not quite ready for production use.
November 2006
Megadeth and the Metroplex
There used to be a small club in Atlanta called the Metroplex. If I recall, it was on Marietta Street right down the road from the convention center. Mostly it was used by hardcore bands who would come and play. Lots of all ages shows. After awhile though, I guess they decided to cash in on the cow and started to let “speed metal” bands play there. I got to see early Anthrax there, as well as Motorhead and Megadeth. Lemmy autographed the back of my jeans jacket one year when they played. One of my favorite shows was when Threshold of Pain and some other damn band that actually produced a few albums Hallows Eve opened up for Megadeth. As soon as I hit the Post button I will remember the name of the band I am sure.
My roommates/friends, Eddie and Lewis went to that show with me. I was already working for the company that I still work for, but was not married yet and still hanging out with the guys, so I was probably 20 or so. We rode down in Eddie’s VW Beetle and had a blast. A mile or so from the Metroplex, the fucking engine started smoking and stuff at a stop sign, so he stopped for a minute, and all of a sudden it caught fire. Lewis was sitting in back, shitting a golden brick as he waited for us to get out so he could fly out of the car.
We stood there for a moment pondering what to do, but the solution was already clear. We finally heard the sirens about a half mile later as we were laughing our asses off on the way to the show. Car fire? Who gives a shit, Megadeth was playing. Nobody ever did get in touch with Eddie about his car, so I guess it must have burned beyond recognition.
Connection Issues
I am having problems getting on to the Internet this afternoon. I’ve reset my cable modem and router, but that does not seem to have taken care of the problem. Damn, no way I am going to call Charter. Every time I go through their tech support, I have to go through this screwed up automated deal that is fine for clueless folks but by the time I call them, I have done all of the troubleshooting that is going to get done. 90% of the time I know more than the dude on the other end of the phone anyway. I’ve had their job, and most of them have no fucking clue. What do you expect for nine or ten bucks an hour I guess, which is all they pay those guys.
It appears that the problem is starting to resolve itself. I can get to most sites, but some stuff is still inaccessible.
Shit truck
Anybody want some stew fixins’?
I adopted a cat about a year ago. She is an inside cat. When I adopted her I got most of the shots and stuff. One thing I have not done yet is to get her fixed. I haven’t really worried about it too much, as she doesn’t go outside. Unfortunately the kids have let her out twice in the last month, so now she is pregnant. Around this time in January we should have a bunch of shitten pissen kittens around the house. If Rob were still alive I might have to send him a care package. I know that I won’t have too many problems getting rid of them, but what a pain in the ass.
It’s back to work for me this morning. That one day off after working seven days just kicks my ass. I managed to sleep about nine hours Sunday night, and then went to bed early last night, but tossed and turned for quite awhile, so am pretty tired this morning, and just didn’t want to get out of bed. I need to be able to clone myself.
My Wife’s Lamest Moment.
Ever.
The last concert ever at the Omni (in downtown Atlanta) was Metallica. April 23rd, 1997. It was a kick ass show. The stage was set up in the center of the coliseum with seats all around. We were way up in the nosebleeds anyway, but that’s OK. I am older now and have no illusions about getting in the mosh pit.
Toward the end of the show, shit started catching fire around the stage, and equipment started falling over. The band just kept on playing. One of the guys that handles the lighting way up high had his equipment “break” and came swinging down through the air just hanging there, and even more stuff caught fire. They just played on anyway.
About that time the wife grabbed my hand and dragged me out of the show hollering. Damn. I was mad for days about that one. It was a very cool show, and obviously all part of the show. Even so I will remember that one for a long long time.
Now this would be cool…
…if it really does pan out. I’m still waiting on Led Zeppelin and AC-DC to finally break down and allow their stuff to be sold on iTunes as well.
Amazon
Amazon is doing this thing where users can vote on what is going to be on sale, and then on Thursdays they offer 1000 of them at a pretty decent discount. Last week it was for the Xbox 360 Core System
I was checking out some of the forums over there and there are a bunch of whiners claiming that Amazon did a bait and switch, or that the people who got one used bots or were hackers, and even one claiming he is filing a class-action lawsuit. They are all dumb-asses. The whole thing is akin to Wal-Mart at 6am on Black Friday. Lot’s of people there at the same time, pushing and shoving and all trying to get the same five toys that are left in stock. Most people left disappointed. That’s life. I thought that the whole thing was a pretty darn good idea, and even if Chris didn’t get the system, at least he tried. No loss, other than a few minutes of sit-down time at the computer. Much better than people clubbing each other over the head for a few damn toys.
Niki Kwik
I came across this band via Tesco at Blank Forever. As one of his commenter’s suggested, she reminds me a bit of Chrissy Hynde, maybe with a little edge. I particularly enjoyed “Adios, Motherfucker” but maybe that’s because I am such a pig. Over at their home page you can download several of their mp3s, and I have one here called “Movie of my Life” that they allow to be made available for public download. You can pick up several more at their page as well as some photos and whatnot. You can visit their Myspace page here. I looked on iTunes, but unfortunately nothing is available there yet. I guess that’s why it says “upcoming EP” on their web site 🙂
That’s OK, I need to save my damn cash for Christmas presents anyway.
Here’s a pic of the band (from their website):
Yeah, she’s fucking hot too.
…like an ape in heat
Apparently Eric dances “like Joe Cocker with eight or ten angry bumblebees down his trousers”. Damn. I was once told by a girlfriend some 22 years ago that I dance like an Ape in Heat. I suppose I need a few lessons from Fred myself.