It's a Two for Tuesday here on the Chicks Dig Blog, as I have a quick note regarding today's date, April 29.
April 29 is the 22nd anniversary of Roger Clemens setting a major league record for the number of strikeouts, 20, in a nine-inning game. Clemens did it in a 3-1 win over the Seattle Mariners in front of about 14,000 close family and friends (including myself, my brother and my Dad) at Fenway Park. Click here to check out a special section that the Boston Globe did two years ago on the 20th anniversary on the historic event.
And who would have thought that 22 years later, Clemens would still be making front-page news. I never knew Clemens liked his women so young, but 15-years-old is pretty young.
Twenty-two years ago on April 29, the Boston Celtics defeated the Atlanta Hawks (sound familiar) in Game 5 of their playoff series, to win the series 4 games to 1. I thought that I would be attending that game with my dad and brother to see the Celtics close out the Hawks, but the guy who was getting the Celtics ticket for my dad, failed to come up with the tickets. Instead, he had three tickets to the Red Sox game.
So instead of seeing Bird, McHale, Parish, Dominique Wilkins and a lesser known Atlanta starter by the name of Doc Rivers, I went to Fenway and got Joe Sambito's autograph, nearly caught my first foul ball (two rows in front of me, and I'm still waiting for my first snare of a foul ball) and watched history in the making.
Life is a funny thing sometimes.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Storytellers
One of the other things I watched over the weekend (aside from the NFL draft) was an episode of VH1's Storytellers, featuring The Dave Matthews Band. The concert took place in May, 2005, a week after their latest album, Stand Up, was released. I watched it on the Music High Definition channel, which is a pretty good place to check out musical performances, as they have alot of live performances and music videos.
DMB's set list for the performance was: Ants Marching, American Baby, Dreamgirl, Where Are You Going, Too Much, Louisana Bayou and Steady As We Go. As always the DMB never disappoint with their live performance.
I enjoy watching the 'Storyteller' or the 'MTV Unplugged' performances, because it offers the audience a behind the scenes look at what an artist was feeling, or thinking or what went into the process of developing a song that they had written. I'm fascinated with the creative process that is involved in coming up with a song, or a poem, or even a blog entry.
There's something to be said for those who can through either the written word or song poignantly and eloquently get their message across. It's a wonderful talent to have.
So, if you haven't guessed it by now the theme for today's YouTube Tuesday here on the Chicks Dig McLovin Blog is 'Storyteller' performances. Here are three great ones that I found.
First, Steady as We Go by the Dave Matthews Band. I wanted to post more performances from the aforementioned show, but this was the only one I could find. This is a wonderful, moving performance of this song. This is just a love song.
Second, a performance of Thunder Road by Bruce Springsteen, with just Bruce alone at a piano. Anybody got a tissue back there.
Finally, Coldplay performing their first big US hit, Yellow. This is a great story on how this song got it's title.
Monday, April 28, 2008
Stats
With the NFL draft being held this past weekend, it was a Saturday/Sunday filled with statistical information, analysis and breakdown.
Stats being thrown around - rushing yards, receiving yards, passing yards, number of sacks, interceptions, times in the 40-yard-dash, number of bench press reps at 225 pounds, height, weight. Everywhere you turned a new number was being thrown out that either validated a team's selection or supported the argument discrediting the pick.
The stat that I was most interested in this weekend was 710, with 950 being the total.
710 and 950 you ask, what does that mean? Was 710 the number of 'F bombs' I dropped this weekend (No) with 950 being the number of times that I cursed at myself for that stupid trade I made in fantasy baseball giving up Hanley Ramirez for David Ortiz? (again the answer is no).
Rather, 710 was the number of calories consumed in dining on the infamous Luther Vandross burger, with 950 being the total caloric intake of the entire meal.
Last Thursday, I wrote about (amongst other things) the Luther Vandross burger, a bacon-cheese burger that sits a top a grilled Krispy Kreme glazed donut rather than a regular hamburger bun. With wife and child out of the house Saturday afternoon, I decided to spend a hour out of my busy day to watch the NFL draft and partake in the LV burger (as it sounded too good to pass up).
Let's just say, it didn't disappoint (although I used a Dunkin Donuts glazed donut instead of a Krispy Kreme). Aside from being a little sticky (because of the melted icing), it was very tasty. You had the meat/bacon taste thing going on, but with the bonus of having something a little sweet with it (the donut). With a tasty burger such as this, you need something to wash it down with, so add two Sam Adams Light Adult Beverages to the menu.
Picture an empty house, with the television tuned into the NFL draft and this may have been the best meal I've ever had.
For those who care (and honestly, the type of person who would eat an LV burger isn't the kind of person who counts calories), here's the caloric breakdown.
1 Glazed Dunkin Donut – 230 calories (only 80 more calories than a Burger King bun)
1 piece American cheese – 110 calories
2 pieces bacon – 80 calories
1 hamburger – 240 calories
1 tbsp Hellman’s Light mayo/1 tbsp Grey Poupon mustard (have to cut calories, but not sacrifice taste, somehow) – 50 calories
Total for the burger 710 calories. Total for the two beers (240). Grand total: 950 calories, about half of the daily recommended intake of calories (2,000).
1 piece American cheese – 110 calories
2 pieces bacon – 80 calories
1 hamburger – 240 calories
1 tbsp Hellman’s Light mayo/1 tbsp Grey Poupon mustard (have to cut calories, but not sacrifice taste, somehow) – 50 calories
Total for the burger 710 calories. Total for the two beers (240). Grand total: 950 calories, about half of the daily recommended intake of calories (2,000).
While that might sound like a lot, consider the Burger King's Triple Whopper with Cheese. The number of calories in that burger (without a drink) - 1,250. A Whopper with Cheese - 770 calories.
I'll go with the LV burger any day over a burger from BK.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Random Thoughts, Sights and Sounds - A Potpourri of Knowledge
Boston has been referred to as 'The Hub of the Universe' (by Oliver Wendell Holmes). If you look at the city as a place that has World-Renowned Hospitals and some of the better Colleges and Universities, add to that the success of the professional sports teams, one could see why that nickname is appropriate.
Boston is now becoming known as 'The Hub of the Universe' for attractive female sports anchors/sideline reporters.
First Julie Donaldson, a former Miss Florida pageant winner was recently hired to be a sports anchor for Channel 7 in Boston, now NESN has hired Heidi Watney to be the Red Sox sideline reporter, replacing Tina Cervasio. Watney is a former Miss San Diego (Discovered by the Germans in 1904, they named it San Diego, which of course in German means a whale's vagina. You stay Classy San Diego).
Watney has had an interesting career in TV working in Fresno. It will be interesting to see how she adapts to the Boston market.
Add Watney and Donaldson to a sports scene that's already being covered beautifully by Hazel Mae, Kathryn Tappen and the Boston Globe's Amalie Benjamin (who is getting more and more face time on NESN's Red Sox pre-game show) and the days the days of having to watch Jackie MacMullan, Nancy Marrapese-Burrell, Karen Guregian and Alice Cook cover sports are far behind us.
During this past offseason when the Red Sox were exploring a trade with the Minnesota Twins for Johan Santana, it is believed that two different offers that the Red Sox made to the Twins was: Coco Crisp, Jon Lester, Jed Lowrie and Justin Masterson for Santana or Jacoby Ellsbury, Lowrie, Masterson and Michael Bowden.
While you have to give up something to obtain a pitcher of the magnitude of Santana, it looks like (for now) that the Red Sox are fortunate that Santana went to the Mets, based on the way some of the players in the proposed possible deals have been playing.
Ellsbury has taken over the starting job in centerfield from Crisp, and assumed his place atop the Red Sox batting order. Lester has been up and down as the number 4 starter in the Red Sox rotation. Lowrie has been a more than adequate fill-in as a utility infielder with Mike Lowell and Alex Cora on the disabled list. Masterson had a strong outing in his Major League debut on Thursday, holding Los Angeles to just one run in six innings.
Adding Ellsbury, Lester, Lowrie and Masterson to a young nucleus of Kevin Youklis, Dustin Pedoria, Josh Beckett, Dice-K, Clay Buchholz and Jonathan Papelbon will ensure that the Red Sox will be in position to stay atop the standings of the American League for years to come.
Finally, here's something to chew on while your watching the NFL draft this weekend, the Luther Vandross burger.
You'll need to take a time out from pouring over all of the various mock drafts, hanging on M
el Kiper Jr's every word, while trying to decide if the New England Patriots should stay at Number 7 to take Vernon Gholston or Sedrick Ellis (I say they stay at 7 and the pick will be Gholston) to enjoy this tasty treat.
So what is a Luther Vandross burger you ask? You take a Krispy Kreme glazed doughnut (or for us in the Northeast, a Dunkin Doughnut) slice it in half and grill it, as you'll use this as the bun. Add one hamburger, one piece of cheese and two pieces of bacon, and voila you have the Luther Vandross burger. My beverage of choice to go with the LV burger, I'm thinking Sam Adams.
To learn more regarding the origin of the burger and how Luther Vandross came up with the burger click here. Mulligan's Tavern in Atlanta is home to the original Luther Vandross burger. Anything cool related to food or beer happens in Atlanta (that's all they have going for them as their sports teams suck - see how empty The Philips Arena will be when the Hawks and Celtics play Satuday night).
They have restaurants that have beer taps at your table and they have the LV burger. Mulligan's Tavern is also famous for another dish called 'The Hamdog', which is a hot dog wrapped inside a beef patty, deep fried, covered with chili, cheese and onions, and served on a hoagie roll topped with a fried egg and french fries. For dessert they have a 'Tasty Twinkie', a Twinkie coated in Captain Crunch, then deep-fried and drizzled with raspberry sauce.
Happy eating everyone and have a great weekend.
Idea Block
Similar to writer's block, but a little more difficult to solve. For me, one of the more frustrating things in life is the failure to come up with a productive idea. Searching through a mind devoid of good ideas is not a fun way to spend an evening.
Last evening, I sat in front of a computer screen for several hours, either staring at it blankly or performing fruitless Google searches, trying to come up with an idea. I kept waiting for that "AH HA that's it, " moment - the one when your brain realizes that you've just found the answer to your riddle, solved your problem or answered your question - but that moment never came.
In this case, the idea that I was looking for is regarding a project that I'm working on in my Project Management class. I'm looking to develop a project that will allow me to present a project plan that will save an company money.
My original idea of presenting a plan on how the airlines industry can improve it's customer service performance (and in turn generate more revenue), was seen as being too broad by my professor. So, in an attempt to either narrow my focus or try to come up with a new idea, an unproductive evening resulted.
I tried looking at particular areas of customer service that the airlines could improve upon (baggage handling, food quality), but there wasn't much current literature on the subject. Then I tried looking into ways that Major League Baseball could speed up the times of there games (especially Red Sox-Yankees). Faster games would (could???) better numbers at the box office. Which sounds great until you realize that MLB set a new attendance record (over 79 million fans) last year for the fourth consecutive year.
The search for that perfect idea continues. Hopefully my answer will come in class this evening.
Last evening, I sat in front of a computer screen for several hours, either staring at it blankly or performing fruitless Google searches, trying to come up with an idea. I kept waiting for that "AH HA that's it, " moment - the one when your brain realizes that you've just found the answer to your riddle, solved your problem or answered your question - but that moment never came.
In this case, the idea that I was looking for is regarding a project that I'm working on in my Project Management class. I'm looking to develop a project that will allow me to present a project plan that will save an company money.
My original idea of presenting a plan on how the airlines industry can improve it's customer service performance (and in turn generate more revenue), was seen as being too broad by my professor. So, in an attempt to either narrow my focus or try to come up with a new idea, an unproductive evening resulted.
I tried looking at particular areas of customer service that the airlines could improve upon (baggage handling, food quality), but there wasn't much current literature on the subject. Then I tried looking into ways that Major League Baseball could speed up the times of there games (especially Red Sox-Yankees). Faster games would (could???) better numbers at the box office. Which sounds great until you realize that MLB set a new attendance record (over 79 million fans) last year for the fourth consecutive year.
The search for that perfect idea continues. Hopefully my answer will come in class this evening.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Mas Tequila
Today's word of the day is Tequila, which means today's YouTube Tuesday theme is Tequila.
A big Chicks Dig Thank You goes out to the Montreal Canadiens, who finally disposed of the Boston Bruins, winning Game 7 of their first-round playoff series 5-0 on Monday. This means a bottle of Cabo Wabo Tequila for yours truly as payoff for correctly predicting that the Bruins would not get past the first round of the playoffs.
Though, as a long time (more than a decade) Bruins hater I have to admit I enjoyed watching their performance in Game 6. It was one of the more exciting hockey games I have seen in a long time and it was the most time I've spent watching a Bruins game this year.
It will be interesting to see if the Bruins late-season success carries over into next season, or will they go back to a team that the majority of the people in Boston could care less about?
So in honor of tequila, I present to you three wonderful videos that discuss the benefits of consuming tequila.
Video 1 talks of the medicinal benefits (eliminating shyness and awkwardness) of Tequila. I WANT TO STOP HIDING AND START LIVING WITH TEQUILA.
Click here to see video 2 from country artist Joe Nichols. I'm not at all of fan of country music (unless it's the Dixie Chicks or Shania Twain, as they are nice on the eyes), but Nichols song "Tequila makes her clothes fall off" is something that I can get behind. Plus there's a reference to Bon Jovi and Slippery When Wet. That's awesome.
Video 3 is from the man himself, Sammy Hagar creator of Cabo Wabo Tequila, singing about some of his favorite things in life.
A big Chicks Dig Thank You goes out to the Montreal Canadiens, who finally disposed of the Boston Bruins, winning Game 7 of their first-round playoff series 5-0 on Monday. This means a bottle of Cabo Wabo Tequila for yours truly as payoff for correctly predicting that the Bruins would not get past the first round of the playoffs.
Though, as a long time (more than a decade) Bruins hater I have to admit I enjoyed watching their performance in Game 6. It was one of the more exciting hockey games I have seen in a long time and it was the most time I've spent watching a Bruins game this year.
It will be interesting to see if the Bruins late-season success carries over into next season, or will they go back to a team that the majority of the people in Boston could care less about?
So in honor of tequila, I present to you three wonderful videos that discuss the benefits of consuming tequila.
Video 1 talks of the medicinal benefits (eliminating shyness and awkwardness) of Tequila. I WANT TO STOP HIDING AND START LIVING WITH TEQUILA.
Click here to see video 2 from country artist Joe Nichols. I'm not at all of fan of country music (unless it's the Dixie Chicks or Shania Twain, as they are nice on the eyes), but Nichols song "Tequila makes her clothes fall off" is something that I can get behind. Plus there's a reference to Bon Jovi and Slippery When Wet. That's awesome.
Video 3 is from the man himself, Sammy Hagar creator of Cabo Wabo Tequila, singing about some of his favorite things in life.
Friday, April 18, 2008
Random Thoughts, Sights and Sounds - A Potpourri of Knowledge
Yesterday's public support for the Montreal Canadiens Let's Go Canadiens (clap, clap, clap, clap, clap) marks the last time that I will outwardly state my support for a team in such a way on this blog. I am now 0-3 when I publicly back one team over another.
Claude Julien pulled a Terry Francona and inserted a player (Phil Kessel) back into the lineup that all of the fans and media knew should be in the lineup, much in the same way that Francona did for Game 6 of last year's ALCS when he sat down Coco Crisp and started Jacoby Ellsbury. Much like Ellsbury did in Game 6 of the ALCS, Kessel had an impact in Thursday night's game Game 5, scoring the first Boston goal, tying the game at 1-1.
Will Kessel's presence in the lineup be enough for the Bruins to come back and win the series, that remains to be seen, but the possible parallel to Ellsbury is hard to ignore.
The McLovin fund - has nothing to do with me and this blog, but please feel free to float McLovin a dollar after watching this public service announcement. He needs our support to cure his sex addiction.
Cool website of the week. If you haven't already, check out hulu.com. It's a site where you can watch many popular tv shows (such as 30 Rock, ER, Nip/Tuck and The Office) and movies (such as The Simpsons Movie, Fever Pitch, The Girl Next Door, Master and Commander) for free from your computer.
Have a great weekend everyone.
Claude Julien pulled a Terry Francona and inserted a player (Phil Kessel) back into the lineup that all of the fans and media knew should be in the lineup, much in the same way that Francona did for Game 6 of last year's ALCS when he sat down Coco Crisp and started Jacoby Ellsbury. Much like Ellsbury did in Game 6 of the ALCS, Kessel had an impact in Thursday night's game Game 5, scoring the first Boston goal, tying the game at 1-1.
Will Kessel's presence in the lineup be enough for the Bruins to come back and win the series, that remains to be seen, but the possible parallel to Ellsbury is hard to ignore.
The McLovin fund - has nothing to do with me and this blog, but please feel free to float McLovin a dollar after watching this public service announcement. He needs our support to cure his sex addiction.
Cool website of the week. If you haven't already, check out hulu.com. It's a site where you can watch many popular tv shows (such as 30 Rock, ER, Nip/Tuck and The Office) and movies (such as The Simpsons Movie, Fever Pitch, The Girl Next Door, Master and Commander) for free from your computer.
Have a great weekend everyone.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Oh Canada...
...our home and native land.
Let's go Canadiens (clap, clap, clad, clap, clap). Let's go Canadiens (clap, clap, clap, clap, clap).
The Boston Bruins are staring down elmination, trailing 3-1 to the Montreal Canadiens in their best-of-seven first round playoff series, and I'm staring down at a bottle of Cabo Wabo tequila.
Watching the two games at the Garden and listening to how much noise the Canadiens' fans were able to muster in the Bruins home arena gives Boston fans an idea of how Baltimore and Tampa Bay fans feel when followers of the Boston Red Sox invade those cities and make more noise than the fans of the home team.
I see the Canadiens putting the Bruins and their fans (all three that are left on the bandwagon) out of their misery this evening. Though there's a part (small as it is) of me that thinks that this could be the Bruins waiting to extracting revenge on the Canadiens for their 2003 first round playoff loss, when it was the top-seeded Bruins who had a 3-1 series lead, before losing three straight to Montreal.
Montreal's coach at the time - Claude Julien, who is now the Bruins coach.
Maybe the Bruins have the Canadiens right where they want them.
By the way, if the Bruins want to have a chance offensively this evening (which they haven't had in the first four games), Phil Kessel shouldn't be a healthy scratch.
Let's go Canadiens (clap, clap, clad, clap, clap). Let's go Canadiens (clap, clap, clap, clap, clap).
The Boston Bruins are staring down elmination, trailing 3-1 to the Montreal Canadiens in their best-of-seven first round playoff series, and I'm staring down at a bottle of Cabo Wabo tequila.
Watching the two games at the Garden and listening to how much noise the Canadiens' fans were able to muster in the Bruins home arena gives Boston fans an idea of how Baltimore and Tampa Bay fans feel when followers of the Boston Red Sox invade those cities and make more noise than the fans of the home team.
I see the Canadiens putting the Bruins and their fans (all three that are left on the bandwagon) out of their misery this evening. Though there's a part (small as it is) of me that thinks that this could be the Bruins waiting to extracting revenge on the Canadiens for their 2003 first round playoff loss, when it was the top-seeded Bruins who had a 3-1 series lead, before losing three straight to Montreal.
Montreal's coach at the time - Claude Julien, who is now the Bruins coach.
Maybe the Bruins have the Canadiens right where they want them.
By the way, if the Bruins want to have a chance offensively this evening (which they haven't had in the first four games), Phil Kessel shouldn't be a healthy scratch.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
TitleTown
When I was little and first started watching NFL games, one of the first things that I learned (aside from how crappy Schafer/Sullivan/Foxboro Stadium was and how much of a pain in the ass it was getting to and out of the stadium), was that the Green Bay Packers were one of the best, if not the best, NFL team during the 1950's and 1960's and because of that Green Bay was labeled as 'TitleTown'.
Now years later, ESPN has decided that it's time to put the 'TitleTown' mantra to a vote and are looking for 19 nominees (with Green Bay already having a spot as one of 20 finalists) to answer the question that has been at the front of all of our minds - "Who is the real TitleTown?"
Who cares?
All of these special promotions they ESPN are doing (recently they had a vote for the Best Sports Highlight) are stupid and don't teach us or mean anything. Is the 1980 US Olympic Hockey win over Russia a better sports highlight than Flutie's 'Miracle in Miami' or Kirk Gibson's Game 1 walkoff homer in the 1988 World Series? No.
The worst part about it was that Chris Berman ws commenting on the highlights from those games as if they had happened that day. It was horrible.
Anyways, the reason that this promotion, or contest is stupid is that 'TitleTown' was a referral back to the Green Bay Packers and was symbolic of the Packers success. It was something that was unique to that team. What happens if Los Angeles, or New York, or Detroit, or Chicago or Boston is selected as the new 'TitleTown'? Will all of the professional teams in that city be as identifiable with the title of 'TitleTown' as the Packers are? No. This is an exercise in stupidity and an idea by someone who has no idea what they are doing.
Now the real fun begins, with ESPN personalities making their case as to which town they think it's 'TitleTown'. Scoop Jackson said it should be Chicago.
"Titles have rested on our shoulders like minks and sables on Liz Taylor and Bishop Juan. We look good when we wear them, and no other city can rock them like we do."
No Scoop, your town sucks. How can the city that has the Most Loveable losers (the Cubs) in sports be part of TitleTown? Thanks for playing, we have lovely parting gifts.
Others have made the case for Dallas or Los Angeles. Nope and Double Nope (need to have a football team to be called TitleTown).
The real TitleTown is obvious (especially if you're only looking at the 21st century). It's Boston with New York a close second (it's easier for them to win titles - they have more teams and some of their teams play in New Jersey, that doesn't count). Of course, I might be seen as biased because I've lived in New England my whole life, but the merits of the four professional teams in the area can speak for themselves.
Aside from the success that the Red Sox and Patriots have had this decade and that the Celtics are enjoying this year, the picture below tells it all. It's from this year's Opening Day celebration at Fenway. According to the Red Sox PR staff it is the only time that the World Series trophy, the Super Bowl trophy, the Stanley Cup and the NBA championship trophy have been in the same place at the same time. There are other cities that can do it, New York, Chicago, Detroit, but they haven't be able to do it lately or as often.
Beat that.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Crazy Car Jumping Stunts
Not much to say in way of an introduction for today's YouTube Tuesday. The videos speak for themselves as today's theme is 'Crazy Car Jumping Stunts'.
Kobe Bryant shows how it's done.
This guy from England shows what happens when you make it over the car but don't complete the landing.
That's gonna leave a mark.
Kobe Bryant shows how it's done.
This guy from England shows what happens when you make it over the car but don't complete the landing.
That's gonna leave a mark.
Friday, April 11, 2008
Random Thoughts, Sights and Sounds - A Potpourri of Knowledge
Lots of hours will be spent in front of the TV over the next few days, as this is one of those weekends where it's good to be a sports fan.
Locally, it's a big sports weekend in the Hub with starting Friday evening, you have your choice of Sox-Yankees or Celtics-Bucks basketball. Saturday afternoon/early evening you have game two of the Sox-Yankees series then Saturday night you can choose from game two the Bruins-Canadiens series, Celtics-Hawks basketball or the BC Men's hockey team playing in the NCAA finals against Notre Dame. Sunday evening you'll be able to flip back and forth between Game 3 of the Bruins-Canadiens series and the final game of the Red Sox-Yankees series.
On a national level you have The Masters going on all weekend.
Rally Against Cancer with Dustin Pedroia update: Many thanks to all who sponsored my team in the Rally Against Cancer with Dustin Pedoria fundraiser that I participated in. I'm glad that I (through the kindness of others) was able to contribute several hundred dollars to the total tally of over $380,000 that was raised. Their goal was to raise $500,000 in the fight against cancer and although the competitive part of the fundraiser ended on April 8th (in which the winner gets a visit from Dustin Pedoria), you can still contribute towards this cause and help the Jimmy Fund meet their goal. Contributions will be taken through June 1. Additional information can be found here.
New Music Note of the Week: Nine Lives by Def Leppard made it's way on to the airwaves this week in advance of the bands' new album, Songs from the Sparkle Lounge, which comes out April 29. Nine Lives features Mr. Faith Hill (a.k.a. Tim McGraw) on the track.
I could see the members of Def Leppard sitting around a room, brainstorming ideas of how to resurrect their career and coming up with "Let's get Tim McGraw to sing on the first track. If it worked for Nelly (Over and Over), then it can work for us. If we can get that country hook going like Bon Jovi has maybe we won't have to continue to tour with Styx and REO Speedwagon."
There are three words to describe the new single "God Ass Awful". Nine lives, nine times to die. It's not good. You can here it here and decide for yourself.
Locally, it's a big sports weekend in the Hub with starting Friday evening, you have your choice of Sox-Yankees or Celtics-Bucks basketball. Saturday afternoon/early evening you have game two of the Sox-Yankees series then Saturday night you can choose from game two the Bruins-Canadiens series, Celtics-Hawks basketball or the BC Men's hockey team playing in the NCAA finals against Notre Dame. Sunday evening you'll be able to flip back and forth between Game 3 of the Bruins-Canadiens series and the final game of the Red Sox-Yankees series.
On a national level you have The Masters going on all weekend.
Rally Against Cancer with Dustin Pedroia update: Many thanks to all who sponsored my team in the Rally Against Cancer with Dustin Pedoria fundraiser that I participated in. I'm glad that I (through the kindness of others) was able to contribute several hundred dollars to the total tally of over $380,000 that was raised. Their goal was to raise $500,000 in the fight against cancer and although the competitive part of the fundraiser ended on April 8th (in which the winner gets a visit from Dustin Pedoria), you can still contribute towards this cause and help the Jimmy Fund meet their goal. Contributions will be taken through June 1. Additional information can be found here.
New Music Note of the Week: Nine Lives by Def Leppard made it's way on to the airwaves this week in advance of the bands' new album, Songs from the Sparkle Lounge, which comes out April 29. Nine Lives features Mr. Faith Hill (a.k.a. Tim McGraw) on the track.
I could see the members of Def Leppard sitting around a room, brainstorming ideas of how to resurrect their career and coming up with "Let's get Tim McGraw to sing on the first track. If it worked for Nelly (Over and Over), then it can work for us. If we can get that country hook going like Bon Jovi has maybe we won't have to continue to tour with Styx and REO Speedwagon."
There are three words to describe the new single "God Ass Awful". Nine lives, nine times to die. It's not good. You can here it here and decide for yourself.
Old Reliable
It's been quiet on the 'McLovin Digs Chicks in the Morning' blog the past couple of days, as there's been a lack of the top-notch material, brewing around in my head, that my audience has come to expect over the past two months.
But with the absence of any new posts going on a couple of days now, I thought it was time to post something. In running ideas through my mind on what quality topic I should write about, I've decided to go back to a topic that's as comfortable and familiar as your favorite blanket or pillow - Bill Belichick and Spygate.
I don't plan on rehashing any older material that I've written about this topic either. Even after all of this time (seven months), there are new twists and spins regarding Spygate that can be look at and discussed.
This time, the new perspective comes from Matt Stone and Trey Parker, yes, the creators of South Park have put forth their thoughts in regards to Spygate. They are using Eric Cartman as their vocal vehicle to pronounce to the world their thoughts of Bill Belichick and cheating.
Only Stone and Parker could combine Edward James Olmos' character, Jaime Escalante, in Stand and Deliver with the message of Bill Belichick in a television episode.
Clip 1: "If you cheat and fail, you're a cheater. If you cheat and get succeed, you're savy."
Clip 2: "I misinterpreted the rules. Now you sound like white people."
Clip 3: "You are the true dreamers. Tomorrow you will prove it. We will begin by reviewing how to print out cheat sheets as labels for your bottled water."
But with the absence of any new posts going on a couple of days now, I thought it was time to post something. In running ideas through my mind on what quality topic I should write about, I've decided to go back to a topic that's as comfortable and familiar as your favorite blanket or pillow - Bill Belichick and Spygate.
I don't plan on rehashing any older material that I've written about this topic either. Even after all of this time (seven months), there are new twists and spins regarding Spygate that can be look at and discussed.
This time, the new perspective comes from Matt Stone and Trey Parker, yes, the creators of South Park have put forth their thoughts in regards to Spygate. They are using Eric Cartman as their vocal vehicle to pronounce to the world their thoughts of Bill Belichick and cheating.
Only Stone and Parker could combine Edward James Olmos' character, Jaime Escalante, in Stand and Deliver with the message of Bill Belichick in a television episode.
Clip 1: "If you cheat and fail, you're a cheater. If you cheat and get succeed, you're savy."
Clip 2: "I misinterpreted the rules. Now you sound like white people."
Clip 3: "You are the true dreamers. Tomorrow you will prove it. We will begin by reviewing how to print out cheat sheets as labels for your bottled water."
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
A Look Back
With YouTube Tuesday falling on the same day that the Boston Red Sox are receiving their 2007 World Series championship rings and raising the 2007 World Series championship banner, the theme for today's YouTube entry is (surprise) a look back at the 2007 Boston Red Sox.
This video is a pictorial of the entire 2007 season, from spring training through the World Series celebration, set to the Dropkick Murphys', "Shipping up to Boston" and "Tessie".
This video is a pictorial of the entire 2007 season, from spring training through the World Series celebration, set to the Dropkick Murphys', "Shipping up to Boston" and "Tessie".
Monday, April 7, 2008
Disappointment...
..life is full of it, and there was plenty of it over the weekend.
North Carolina - So long.
UCLA - Thanks for playing.
My chances of winning the NCAA Men's Tourney Pool I'm entered in - Out the Window.
Josh Beckett and the Boston Red Sox - Had a lost weekend above the border in getting swept pretty soundly by the Blue Jays.
The Boston Bruins ended up as the 8th seed in the NHL playoffs and will face the (gulp!) Montreal Canadiens in the first round of the playoffs, a team they haven't defeated in over a year. Disappointing for the Bruins, but looking favorable for me in the friendly wager that I have on the outcome of the series.
Though, I'm a little worried that this series will prove to be the reverse of the Canadiens-Bruins 2003 first round series where the Bruins were the top seed and blew a 3-1 series lead in losing to the eighth-seed Canadiens, 4 games to 3.
Poster children for Disappointment were the batters on my fantasy baseball team, non-existent in going 17 for 77 (for a .220 average), and Seattle's bullpen blowing a win in Felix Hernandez' eight inning gem against Baltimore on Sunday.
North Carolina - So long.
UCLA - Thanks for playing.
My chances of winning the NCAA Men's Tourney Pool I'm entered in - Out the Window.
Josh Beckett and the Boston Red Sox - Had a lost weekend above the border in getting swept pretty soundly by the Blue Jays.
The Boston Bruins ended up as the 8th seed in the NHL playoffs and will face the (gulp!) Montreal Canadiens in the first round of the playoffs, a team they haven't defeated in over a year. Disappointing for the Bruins, but looking favorable for me in the friendly wager that I have on the outcome of the series.
Though, I'm a little worried that this series will prove to be the reverse of the Canadiens-Bruins 2003 first round series where the Bruins were the top seed and blew a 3-1 series lead in losing to the eighth-seed Canadiens, 4 games to 3.
Poster children for Disappointment were the batters on my fantasy baseball team, non-existent in going 17 for 77 (for a .220 average), and Seattle's bullpen blowing a win in Felix Hernandez' eight inning gem against Baltimore on Sunday.
Friday, April 4, 2008
Deep Thoughts
When I started this blog a couple of months back, it's purpose was to give me an outlet to take a lighter-side look at sports, women, music, cool gadgets and anything else that strikes me on a particular day.
This will entry will be an exception to the rule.
With this post, I wanted to take a look at something of a little more importance, something that has some real substance to it. I'm going to talk about faith (or lack there of), life and death.
What prompted this is blog entry is a story that I read Friday afternoon on the Boston.com website. It was a story regarding the re-runs that ran the previous evening of the show 'The Office' and how at the end of one of the shows, during the credits, there was a clip of this kid from Newton, Nathan Alden Robinson, playing the theme song from the 'The Office' (his favorite show) on piano.
Unfortunately, Robinson, 15, passed away on March 14 from complications from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, pneumonia and influenza. I did not know Robinson, or anyone in the Robinson family, but nevertheless the story really moved me. I think it moved many others as well as there were over 18,000 views of his 30-second YouTube performance of 'The Office' theme song in four hours, from Friday afternoon till Friday evening.
It got me to thinking that here's a 15-year-old kid, that had barely begun to scratch the surface of his life and he essentially died from the flu (and I understand that I'm probably being over simplistic regarding his illness).
Reading Robinson's story combined with the fact that I have recently read a lot of information regarding the Jimmy Fund and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute (for the Rally Against Cancer with Dustin Pedoria fundraiser) it has got me thinking about a larger question?
If God is so merciful (which we are told every Saturday or Sunday that He is) then why are children like Robinson or children at the Dana Farber passing away?
A counterpoint to that could well be, "If God wasn't merciful or forgiving, then why did He create people who have the knowledge and skills to help others who are ill?"
My question back would be, "If God was so powerful, then why would he create sick kids in the first place? Then there would be no need to create doctors who specialize in treating sick children."
A friend of mine has summed it up perfectly, asking, "Why is God in the business of making three-foot boxes (coffins)?"
Supposedly, God judges us based on sin (and punishes us accordingly). These are kids - how have they sinned? What sins against human kind (or in the eyes of God) have they committed? And aren't your sins supposed to be forgiven? I can't make out a lot of sense (or God's plan) in Robinson's passing and I'm sure his family hasn't been able to either.
After reading Nathan Robinson's obituary it made me wonder how God in all of His infinite wisdom could take someone with as much potential and as much to look forward to in his life as Robinson had.
Looks like God made a mistake on March 14. Maybe He's not so infallible after all.
Rest in Peace Nathan Robinson.
This will entry will be an exception to the rule.
With this post, I wanted to take a look at something of a little more importance, something that has some real substance to it. I'm going to talk about faith (or lack there of), life and death.
What prompted this is blog entry is a story that I read Friday afternoon on the Boston.com website. It was a story regarding the re-runs that ran the previous evening of the show 'The Office' and how at the end of one of the shows, during the credits, there was a clip of this kid from Newton, Nathan Alden Robinson, playing the theme song from the 'The Office' (his favorite show) on piano.
Unfortunately, Robinson, 15, passed away on March 14 from complications from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, pneumonia and influenza. I did not know Robinson, or anyone in the Robinson family, but nevertheless the story really moved me. I think it moved many others as well as there were over 18,000 views of his 30-second YouTube performance of 'The Office' theme song in four hours, from Friday afternoon till Friday evening.
It got me to thinking that here's a 15-year-old kid, that had barely begun to scratch the surface of his life and he essentially died from the flu (and I understand that I'm probably being over simplistic regarding his illness).
Reading Robinson's story combined with the fact that I have recently read a lot of information regarding the Jimmy Fund and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute (for the Rally Against Cancer with Dustin Pedoria fundraiser) it has got me thinking about a larger question?
If God is so merciful (which we are told every Saturday or Sunday that He is) then why are children like Robinson or children at the Dana Farber passing away?
A counterpoint to that could well be, "If God wasn't merciful or forgiving, then why did He create people who have the knowledge and skills to help others who are ill?"
My question back would be, "If God was so powerful, then why would he create sick kids in the first place? Then there would be no need to create doctors who specialize in treating sick children."
A friend of mine has summed it up perfectly, asking, "Why is God in the business of making three-foot boxes (coffins)?"
Supposedly, God judges us based on sin (and punishes us accordingly). These are kids - how have they sinned? What sins against human kind (or in the eyes of God) have they committed? And aren't your sins supposed to be forgiven? I can't make out a lot of sense (or God's plan) in Robinson's passing and I'm sure his family hasn't been able to either.
After reading Nathan Robinson's obituary it made me wonder how God in all of His infinite wisdom could take someone with as much potential and as much to look forward to in his life as Robinson had.
Looks like God made a mistake on March 14. Maybe He's not so infallible after all.
Rest in Peace Nathan Robinson.
Random Thoughts, Sights and Sounds - A Potpourri of Knowledge
Let's go Tar Heels (clap, clap, clap, clap, clap).
Let's go Bruins (clap, clap, clap, clap, clap). And no not those Bruins, the organization masquerading around Boston pretending to be a professional hockey organization (by the way, I love the way people from Canada say the word 'organization' with the extra accent on 'z' and the brief pause just before they roll out the 'z' - it's cool).
Though as a side note, the Boston Bruins have a big weekend ahead of them trying to make the Eastern Conference playoffs and then in turn lose in the first round. Doing this will score yours truly a nice bottle of Cabo Wabo tequila (everything in life revolves around Van Halen) vs. the bottle of Patron tequila I put up in case the B's get through the first round.
With the proverbial "if the season ended today" look at the Eastern Conference standings there would be several great opening round playoff matchups, Pittsburgh-Washington (Sidney Crosby vs. Alex Ovechin), Montreal-Boston (where the Bruins would pull a Bill Parcells and throw up in their mouths after losing to the Habs 49 straight times this season) and the Rangers-Devils.
Now that I've filled my hockey talk quota for the next three months, back to what's really important this weekend - the North Carolina Tar Heels and the UCLA Bruins. If both advance to next Monday's title game, it will prolong the hopes of the 'Basketball Jones' entry of finishing first in the Seacoast Tournament Bracket Pool.
Sunday marks the season debut of Josh Beckett in a marquee pitching matchup of Beckett vs. Roy Halliday, making for NESN's version of 'Must See TV' for the final game of the Red Sox series vs. the Blue Jays.
The reason that the potential for this matchup to be so good is that there aren't that many proven, established top of the rotation pitchers in the American League anymore. You have Beckett, Halliday and C.C. Sabathia. There are several good, up-and-coming starters in the AL (Justin Verlander, Scott Kazmir, Felix Hernandez, Fausto Carmona) or guys who are solid (John Lackey, Mark Burhle, Chien-Ming Wang) but none of the aforementioned guys are at the level of Beckett, Halliday or Sabathia.
After four days in Canada, hopefully the Red Sox players might have an answer to this puzzling question, "Am I better off exchanging Yen for Canadian dollars, or American Dollars for Canadian dollars? Or will Yen to American to Canadian make the most sense (in regards to maximizing the dollar amount)?"
This is a question that baffles us all.
Finally, I'd like to have a 'Stop the Presses' moment, to point out that a comment was left on this blog site (number three overall in the history of this blog and the first one in 49 days) regarding the Bracket Alternatives article that was posted on Thursday.
It's good to know that some of the 'Beautiful People' out there are fans of the Chicks Dig blog, as the comment came from a graduate of the most popular college with the male population - Arizona State, recently voted number 1 in terms of having the most attractive female student body (the previous five words put together are music to my ears).
It's good to know that the ladies out there are putting as much thought into creating their own types of brackets as the men are.
Have a Great Weekend.
Let's go Bruins (clap, clap, clap, clap, clap). And no not those Bruins, the organization masquerading around Boston pretending to be a professional hockey organization (by the way, I love the way people from Canada say the word 'organization' with the extra accent on 'z' and the brief pause just before they roll out the 'z' - it's cool).
Though as a side note, the Boston Bruins have a big weekend ahead of them trying to make the Eastern Conference playoffs and then in turn lose in the first round. Doing this will score yours truly a nice bottle of Cabo Wabo tequila (everything in life revolves around Van Halen) vs. the bottle of Patron tequila I put up in case the B's get through the first round.
With the proverbial "if the season ended today" look at the Eastern Conference standings there would be several great opening round playoff matchups, Pittsburgh-Washington (Sidney Crosby vs. Alex Ovechin), Montreal-Boston (where the Bruins would pull a Bill Parcells and throw up in their mouths after losing to the Habs 49 straight times this season) and the Rangers-Devils.
Now that I've filled my hockey talk quota for the next three months, back to what's really important this weekend - the North Carolina Tar Heels and the UCLA Bruins. If both advance to next Monday's title game, it will prolong the hopes of the 'Basketball Jones' entry of finishing first in the Seacoast Tournament Bracket Pool.
Sunday marks the season debut of Josh Beckett in a marquee pitching matchup of Beckett vs. Roy Halliday, making for NESN's version of 'Must See TV' for the final game of the Red Sox series vs. the Blue Jays.
The reason that the potential for this matchup to be so good is that there aren't that many proven, established top of the rotation pitchers in the American League anymore. You have Beckett, Halliday and C.C. Sabathia. There are several good, up-and-coming starters in the AL (Justin Verlander, Scott Kazmir, Felix Hernandez, Fausto Carmona) or guys who are solid (John Lackey, Mark Burhle, Chien-Ming Wang) but none of the aforementioned guys are at the level of Beckett, Halliday or Sabathia.
After four days in Canada, hopefully the Red Sox players might have an answer to this puzzling question, "Am I better off exchanging Yen for Canadian dollars, or American Dollars for Canadian dollars? Or will Yen to American to Canadian make the most sense (in regards to maximizing the dollar amount)?"
This is a question that baffles us all.
Finally, I'd like to have a 'Stop the Presses' moment, to point out that a comment was left on this blog site (number three overall in the history of this blog and the first one in 49 days) regarding the Bracket Alternatives article that was posted on Thursday.
It's good to know that some of the 'Beautiful People' out there are fans of the Chicks Dig blog, as the comment came from a graduate of the most popular college with the male population - Arizona State, recently voted number 1 in terms of having the most attractive female student body (the previous five words put together are music to my ears).
It's good to know that the ladies out there are putting as much thought into creating their own types of brackets as the men are.
Have a Great Weekend.
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Bracket Alternatives
The popularity of the NCAA Men's Basketball tournament bracket has spawned many bracket imitators - such as the the hottest women in sports bracket, and the hottest athletes wife's bracket . Anything centered around 'brackets' and 'competition' (i.e. voting a winner) will instantly raise the interest level of the voting public.
In looking at the hottest athletes wife's, I was thinking 'Aren't these athletes blessed enough? They make millions of dollars a year, are adored by millions and many have smokin hot wives.' Why do I care if their wives are hot? I don't.'
But here's a bracket idea that I would care about, I want someone to create a bracket that will allow me to vote which athlete has the ugliest wife. You could even have an ugliest women in sports bracket - that would be cool as well.
Think about it, in trying to decide who is more attractive, for example, Jennifer Aniston or Angelina Jolie - is there really a loser between the two? No, you can't go wrong with either choice. Sure, one is hotter than the other, but you come out ahead being with either one.
But in trying to decide who is more nastier and uglier there will be a definite loser, not just the girl but the man she is with as well.
It might get nasty (especially as we get towards the finals), but I liken it to a car crash - no matter how horrific or gruesome it is, you can't look away.
In looking at the hottest athletes wife's, I was thinking 'Aren't these athletes blessed enough? They make millions of dollars a year, are adored by millions and many have smokin hot wives.' Why do I care if their wives are hot? I don't.'
But here's a bracket idea that I would care about, I want someone to create a bracket that will allow me to vote which athlete has the ugliest wife. You could even have an ugliest women in sports bracket - that would be cool as well.
Think about it, in trying to decide who is more attractive, for example, Jennifer Aniston or Angelina Jolie - is there really a loser between the two? No, you can't go wrong with either choice. Sure, one is hotter than the other, but you come out ahead being with either one.
But in trying to decide who is more nastier and uglier there will be a definite loser, not just the girl but the man she is with as well.
It might get nasty (especially as we get towards the finals), but I liken it to a car crash - no matter how horrific or gruesome it is, you can't look away.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Odds and Ends from the past Weekend
There's going to be two posts this Tuesday for the price of one (which is free), as this second post would have been Monday's post if I had gotten around to writing it.
For all of the Fantasy Baseball geeks out there, David Ortiz, Jake Peavy, Dan Haren and Felix Hernandez will be the mainstays for my Chicks Dig The Long Ball fantasy baseball team. I did an outstanding job during our 4-plus hour draft putting together a team of question marks (mediocrity here I come).
Question marks abound everywhere:
In the infield:
Is Placido Polanco as good as his .341 average from a year ago (probably not, but hopefully the strength of the Tigers lineup carries Polanco to another good year)? Is Ryan Garko ready to make the leap?
In the outfield:
Can Vernon Wells and Jason Bay bounce back from off years?
Starting Pitching:
Lots of question marks after the top 3 starters. Will A.J. Burnett stay healthy? Does Greg Maddox have another year (and 14-16 wins) in his right arm? Will Bartolo Colon eat himself out of the Red Sox rotation, or can he be a dependable #5 starter?
And the ever impressive 'What the F*ck' were you thinking category:
Bengie Molina, Ty Wigginton, and Manny Corpas. I give you my starting catcher, third baseman and closer - impressive isn't it :(
Another weekend came and passed in the NCAA Men's Basketball tournament, and another weekend that 'Basketball Jones' survived in his Tournament Bracket pool. Currently sitting in third place, I need North Carolina to defeat UCLA in the finals for me to capture the pool (and bragging rights) for this year.
On an important note, here's another reminder that there's only one week left in my Rally Against Cancer with Dustin Pedroia fundraiser for The Jimmy Fund (ends April 8). To all that have donated so far, thank you very much, it's greatly appreciated. If you haven't donated yet - WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU WAITING FOR!!!!!!! - Just kidding, honestly it would be great if you spent a few minutes going through the donation process and becoming a member of the 'Chicks Dig The Long Ball' team. Any amount that you donate will go along way in having an impact on the lives of those who are battling cancer.
It only takes $5 to become a member of my team. Think of it as one less beer at the bar, or bringing lunch to work instead of going out, or having your coffee at home a couple of mornings instead of stopping at Dunkin Donuts or Starbucks on your way to work. To sign up click here.
For all of the Fantasy Baseball geeks out there, David Ortiz, Jake Peavy, Dan Haren and Felix Hernandez will be the mainstays for my Chicks Dig The Long Ball fantasy baseball team. I did an outstanding job during our 4-plus hour draft putting together a team of question marks (mediocrity here I come).
Question marks abound everywhere:
In the infield:
Is Placido Polanco as good as his .341 average from a year ago (probably not, but hopefully the strength of the Tigers lineup carries Polanco to another good year)? Is Ryan Garko ready to make the leap?
In the outfield:
Can Vernon Wells and Jason Bay bounce back from off years?
Starting Pitching:
Lots of question marks after the top 3 starters. Will A.J. Burnett stay healthy? Does Greg Maddox have another year (and 14-16 wins) in his right arm? Will Bartolo Colon eat himself out of the Red Sox rotation, or can he be a dependable #5 starter?
And the ever impressive 'What the F*ck' were you thinking category:
Bengie Molina, Ty Wigginton, and Manny Corpas. I give you my starting catcher, third baseman and closer - impressive isn't it :(
Another weekend came and passed in the NCAA Men's Basketball tournament, and another weekend that 'Basketball Jones' survived in his Tournament Bracket pool. Currently sitting in third place, I need North Carolina to defeat UCLA in the finals for me to capture the pool (and bragging rights) for this year.
On an important note, here's another reminder that there's only one week left in my Rally Against Cancer with Dustin Pedroia fundraiser for The Jimmy Fund (ends April 8). To all that have donated so far, thank you very much, it's greatly appreciated. If you haven't donated yet - WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU WAITING FOR!!!!!!! - Just kidding, honestly it would be great if you spent a few minutes going through the donation process and becoming a member of the 'Chicks Dig The Long Ball' team. Any amount that you donate will go along way in having an impact on the lives of those who are battling cancer.
It only takes $5 to become a member of my team. Think of it as one less beer at the bar, or bringing lunch to work instead of going out, or having your coffee at home a couple of mornings instead of stopping at Dunkin Donuts or Starbucks on your way to work. To sign up click here.
Blood on Blood
In using the software from vixy.net (which you can read more about here, towards the bottom of the column) to convert videos from YouTube to .mp3 files, it's affored me the opportunity to reconnect to bands or songs that I haven't listed to in a long time.
In a little over a week, I've converted over 40 live performances from some of my favorite bands, such as Bon Jovi, Pearl Jam, Van Halen, Live, The Dave Matthews Band, and in doing so I can enjoy these songs without having to rely on my computer to listen to them.
One band that I've been listening to and reconnecting with (since I've started converting videos to .mp3's) is Bon Jovi. And I'm not talking about that crap that they've been trying to pass off as music to their fan base the past couple of years. I'm talking about the music that they produced from the mid-80's to mid 90's when they were a good rock band.
Reconnecting with the music of one of the Greatest 80's Hair Bands has been an interesting experience, as some of the lyrics have a deeper meaning and I have a greater understanding of them, as opposed to when I was a teenager and young adult hearing them for the first time.
Now I know I've been listening too to much Bon Jovi lately, as I'm waxing philosphically, as Jon Bon Jovi tends to do between songs (as a imitation of what Bruce Springsteen does between songs - must be a Jersey thing).
Anyways, for YouTube Tuesday, below are three live Bon Jovi performance from when Bon Jovi was a rock band and played music with loud guitars and big drums in a long-haired rock and roll band.
Lay Your Hands on Me (live from London 1995). Check out the excellent guitar work in the middle of the song. Richie Sambora's too drunk, wasted and stupid to play guitar like that anymore.
Wild in the Streets (live from 1989). You weren't cool unless you had a 3/4 length full leather jacket
And finally Blood on Blood (live from 1989). Jon channeling his best Bruce performance. Nice piano work in the background during the intro. This is for all the true friends out there.
In a little over a week, I've converted over 40 live performances from some of my favorite bands, such as Bon Jovi, Pearl Jam, Van Halen, Live, The Dave Matthews Band, and in doing so I can enjoy these songs without having to rely on my computer to listen to them.
One band that I've been listening to and reconnecting with (since I've started converting videos to .mp3's) is Bon Jovi. And I'm not talking about that crap that they've been trying to pass off as music to their fan base the past couple of years. I'm talking about the music that they produced from the mid-80's to mid 90's when they were a good rock band.
Reconnecting with the music of one of the Greatest 80's Hair Bands has been an interesting experience, as some of the lyrics have a deeper meaning and I have a greater understanding of them, as opposed to when I was a teenager and young adult hearing them for the first time.
Now I know I've been listening too to much Bon Jovi lately, as I'm waxing philosphically, as Jon Bon Jovi tends to do between songs (as a imitation of what Bruce Springsteen does between songs - must be a Jersey thing).
Anyways, for YouTube Tuesday, below are three live Bon Jovi performance from when Bon Jovi was a rock band and played music with loud guitars and big drums in a long-haired rock and roll band.
Lay Your Hands on Me (live from London 1995). Check out the excellent guitar work in the middle of the song. Richie Sambora's too drunk, wasted and stupid to play guitar like that anymore.
Wild in the Streets (live from 1989). You weren't cool unless you had a 3/4 length full leather jacket
And finally Blood on Blood (live from 1989). Jon channeling his best Bruce performance. Nice piano work in the background during the intro. This is for all the true friends out there.
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