It's the end of the world... again.
Ok, so after several failed attempts, I guess today is the official end of the world (again). I'm a bit skepitcal myself, mainly because this Sunday is Tim Tebow Day at Sunlife Stadium. I'm pretty sure the powers that be wouldn't schedule an end of the world event before Tebow's scheduled start against the Dolphins... And if you want proof, SOMEBODY bought up all those tickets to lift the blackout... Divine intervention?
ZZ Top Show afterwards
I think the best memory I'll have of the show wasn't so much the actual playing (we were only onstage for 30 minutes, which went by like lightning). It was afterwards, hanging out with our friends that came out to see us. Lynn asked me later why I didn't stay backstage after ZZ Top finished and hobnobbed with the rock stars. I told her the best part of the night for me was after the show when we all met at the little Tiki Hut with everyone that came out. Seeing (and hearing) your reaction and how excited you were for us probably meant more to me and the rest of the band than anything else. And hopefully, if things work out, we'll get to do some more of that stuff. That's the plan anyway.
Thanks to Raf for the video and Hal Feldman for the great pics (he managed to talk his way up to the media section at the front of the stage). Thanks to Rachel for coordinating the tickets for 'the girls'. And a huge thanks to everyone who came and screamed (we could hear you up there). We love you guys. Ok, time to get this started up again.
It's been a long blogless year, so it's about time to get off the comfy chair and start up again. Ok, so what do I do now? Blog?
The band has been busy picking up some new tunes, and looking for some new places to play. This Friday we're trying out the Joint, which used to be Carrington's, which used to be Hooligans or Big Hoolies as it was known. It's always been an interesting place, people loved it or hated it, so maybe this time around people will start loving it some more. We'll find out tomorrow night... Random thought: You see these holiday scented candles in the stores, like Christmas Tree, or Pumpkin, or various candy smelling candles. Why don't they have scented candles like Turkey and Stuffing, or Baked Ham and Green Beans, or Roast Pork and Yuca? Sometimes I look around and say "Why not?", and other people will look around and say "Cause it's a dumb idea, that's why not"... That's enough blog for now, I'm just getting back into it after a long layoff, don't want to pull a muscle... Until next time, keep your chin up, cause if you don't, you'll scrape it on something... What's it like?
I get that question asked a lot, what's it like sitting back there behind the kit and what's the view like? Simply put, it's noisy. Most of that of course, is my fault. Lots of clanging metal, wood, plastic and whatever else I'm hitting. Plus I've got Tom on one side and Magoo on the other, and they are both noisy too. So to sum it up.... kinda like those comedy skits where someone opens a closet and a ton of stuff comes crashing down making all kinds of racket, that's pretty much it every night.
As for the view, well, I decided instead of describing it, I would show you. I brought a secret 'Dave Cam' to the Dive Bar last week, and now for the first time ever, you can see exactly what I see every single night. I warn you, it may be shocking to some of you, so be forewarned... ok here you go... Butts... Jimmy's, Tom's, Magoo's... I told you it was shocking... 
Major Blue Food Update
I told you, this blue food thing is for real...
www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/28/spinal.injury.blue.dye/index.html I'm totally converting to an all blue food diet, have to come up with a good name for this, vegetarians call themselves Vegans, so what should I call myself now, a Bluegan? So far on my list is blueberry cereal, bleu cheese (not really blue, but the name works), blue M&M's and blue drinks. The only caveat so far is coffee, I must figure out a way to brew a pot of blue coffee... I'll work on that in the lab... Blue DrinksI don't know how this started... Actually, I do know how it started. It started on a trip to Disney World with my neighbors. We were staying at the Boardwalk (nice place) and spent sometime hanging around the bar by one of the big pools. We were drinking Bumper Cars, which tasted really great, and they happened to be a very bright blue. Ever since then, I have been fascinated with blue drinks, and even though I'm not much of a drinker by trade, if a menu happens to showcase a blue drink, I may be inclined to try one. I think Blue Drinks don't get the attention they deserve. Face it, there's not much in the way of blue food anyway. I'm not sure why this is, maybe because blue tends to mean something like really old (blue cheese), or food that has grown some kind of blueish mold and needs to tossed in the trash. This is unfortunate, and probably has given blue cocktails bad rep. So I think everyone who reads this should, the next time they are at a bar (listening to a band, possibly MNG), take a moment and order a blue drink from the menu. And if they tell you they don't have any blue drinks, look astonished while yelling at the top of your lungs "This is simply outrageous!!". Now, if you do find a blue drink that is truly excellent, post a reply to this blog and tell me so I can head straight over there and see for myself... Lots of gigs this week
Looks like a potential 4 gig week coming up this week. At this rate we'll be a full time band again, just like when we were kids. Usually for guys our age, twice a month is enough. Instead of slowing down, we're speeding up. Maybe when we're in our 70's, we'll back down to two gigs a month...
New Stuff
Got some new stuff on the site. Some new cover tunes recorded recently (can't remember where). Some new pics from some recent events if you haven't checked recently.
Also have some new mixes of the MNG CD on the download page. Tom did some re-mixing of the original tracks, which sound better (a little beefier) than the originals. Now here's the deal, if you had previously purchased an MNG CD either by getting the actual CD or by download the songs from here, please drop an email to info@mngband.com and let me know if you would like copies of the new mixes, these will be sent to you free of charge of course. New Years Resolutions (This time I mean it)For 2008, I really wanted to come up with practical, easily attainable, and digestable resolutions this time. Nothing lofty and pompus, just good common sense stuff. Like... |
