Foreigner - Mississippi Moon Bar

As any American that is awake at this time in history has heard, immigration is a hot potato issue.  Sure States like Arizona, California, and Texas are on the forefront but the rest of America is in the midst of it too.  Regardless of individual political views and finger jabs to the kidneys, we can all attribute the disputes to views that are shaped by foreigners.  I think the real issue here is not every single immigrant, it can be condensed down to one group of "Foreigners".

GHS - War Remembrance Tour

There are many traits that define a person and each has its drawbacks and its positives but for the vast majority said traits are learned at the same time.  During the formative years these traits can define the person then and in the future.  Certainly sloth, gluttony and lack of attention can be “achieved” as one matures but I would contend that trait of desire cannot be learned nor become an “acquired” trait. Within the confines of the human being that possesses such traits lies the genetics that make up that desire.

House Bands

Within the confines of a favorite pub, bar, watering hole or whatever you would like to call it, one expects certain things.  As an example when one frequents a sports bar you expect televisions full of sports and not the Oxygen network.  But are bars the only place where you expect something and then were so disappointed at the product you were seeing?

Hairball - Part Two

Hairball, that quintessential '80's hair metal cover band made another appearance in the world that is my wandering aimlessly from venue to venue in search of new bands.  In December of 2011 I wrote about the band and their appearance at the Mississippi Moon Bar and I was blown away.  Could the magic befall once more and transport me back to the '80's?  Would their be mullets?  How about weird old people acting like they were fourteen all over again?  Well...

Adam Yauch - Pioneer and Original Spirit

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame recently inducted into their stable several deserving bands, and of those bands only one, ONE rap/hiphop act made it in 2012.  The Beastie Boys were an enigmatic group that amalgamated perceived differing generations of rap/hiphop.  At a time when it was thought (and in some instances assumed) that rap/hiphop was strictly an inner city phenomena, the Beastie Boys proved them all wrong.  At the forefront of the Beasties was Adam Yauch.

The Frequency - Madison, WI

"Kenneth, what is the frequency?"  That's the question, but why do I ask?  Do I really want to know why Dan Rather was pummeled by strangers after they asked that question?  When Rather was asked that question no one could imagine that such a little question would spawn songs, parodies and constant jabs by those old guys on TV after the 10 o'clock (Central time of course) news.  I almost forgot, no I don't want to know the answer (why Rather took a beat down) but the question should probably be "What is the Frequency?"

Toy Boxx - The Ozone

Anyone that has children (yes husbands count) knows how difficult it is to get them to put their stuff put away when they are done with it.  From balls to games to those freaking nasty, sharp little pieces of screaming in agony when you step on the in the middle of the night Lego's, knows how important it is to put everything away when they are done playing.  It is really interesting when you realize how many different types of containers that this stuff will fit in but rest assuredly that a toy box is the best of them all.  As I put the final destination of out Saturday night in Omaha away it was almost fitting that the destination would be seeing "Toy Boxx".