Change in Summer Concert Going Plans

Shawn | June 29, 2008 in Journal, Music | Comments (1)

Who could’ve thought that gas would be so fucking expensive already, I mean I know the prices will only continue to inflate but it’s been swift since my plans to travel to Baltimore for Virgin Mobile Fest. Everyone was in final agreement over the past few weeks that the trip was going to prove to be more money than we would like to spend to get there and back. I know I could have swung it, but I didn’t just move, my significant other didn’t leave me with a bunch of bills, etc..

Nine Inch Nails 2008 So, I took the reigns and dropped some cabbage on a few tickets asap. First I snatched up Coldplay tickets for August 4th in Boston at the Garden. They went on sale @ 10am and I was there 1st thing to see what good that would do.. answer – none. I ended up getting nosebleeds cause I wasn’t willing to spend over $125.00 to be relatively close (middle seating). Fucking ridiculous. I like going to shows, but I guess there’s a limit. With the music biz grasping at whatever they can, I’m sure we’ll only see more of this. It must take a lot of gas to haul all that gear around too..

Bought some decent Nails tickets for Worchester on Aug 8th, for a decent price too. I have been waiting for this tour since year zero dropped, so it’s been a long time coming. I’m super excited for this show. got a bunch of folks going out that night between that and the Rancid show around the way. Should be a lot of laughs.

Beltek is the weekend before all this as well. Definitely excited to see what’s in store for this years festival! If you don’t know, hit the link, check it out and make plans to be there. Bring a tent and join our village for the weekend! I’m especially excited to see Metris, Vik44, Jason & Matty, Andy Gravity, Stryknyne, Trixie.. the list goes on.. I will actually be staying this time (rather than bailing at 6am for Portland as usual, ugh), any questions or need a ride, let me know and we can find a way!

So, should be an awesome week! Despite some minor setbacks, we are back up and running, completely untouchable. That’s right.

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Bike

Shawn | June 28, 2008 in Journal | Comments (3)

Tags: Honda Ruckus

Well it’s been a few months now and I gotta say, I really like cruisin around on the 2 wheeler. I mean I really Old School like it, way more than I imagined.

Though one could argue that there is a gearhead at the core of every guy, I never felt like that. I like cars and motorcycles but don’t know too much about them one from the other. Scooters looked really fun. I always wanted one to buzz around on in the summer for shits. So when the opportunity arose and I had the loot, I took advantage.

I had never owned a motorbike before and I may have driven a dirtbike when I was young maybe twice. I was pretty apprehensive once I got it to get out into traffic with it. I felt exposed, endangered. Like anything though, it becomes second nature after a while. I’m still very focused and alert on the bike, probably more than when I’m in my car. Now when I get up to go to work and hop on the bike, no matter how tired or stressed I am about my day it brings a smile to my face. (more…)

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Summermix 08

Shawn | June 20, 2008 in Music | Comments (0)

Tags: mixtape, Music, summer

So here’s some summer fun theme music just in time for solstice! A little late if you ask me. My apologies to my 2 loyal listeners.. From beach-cruisin’, to boots-knockin’, to rip-roarin’, there’s plenty that says summer time in here. Some usual suspects with new releases, some old school shit, and some summer rockers to get you movin’, all in all, just a lot of fun!

I’ve put the mix up on the site for your downloading pleasure. You should see a box in the left column that says Summermix 08 on it. It contains 3 archives, click to download each one. A dialog box will open, select Save to Disk. After you have saved all three, just unzip and extract the info by right-clicking on one of them and selecting the unzip option in the dropdown menu. The files will unpack leaving you the folder containing the tunes listed below. It should be that easy. If you have any problems, lemme know. (more…)

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Top Five 6/10/2008

Shawn | June 11, 2008 in Journal | Comments (0)

1.) The Gang from Back Home BBQ

2.) The New Coldplay Album

3.) D & D 4th Edition

4.) You Suck: By Christopher Moore

5.) XLR8R Podcast 4/3/08: Top Billin’

Ok so the Top Billin’ podcast here is pretty old but I’ve been rockin it hard since it first came out and figured that if it lasts this long in high rotation in my player that it deserves monster props here! Also big love for all my boys and gerls this weekend (see pic), you all rock!