Arnel Pineda and Journey - Open arms live in Chile

I promised you that this would happen and it did. Arnel Pineda is the lead singer of journey now and this was his first concert with them. This guy is unreal and now with the real thing behind him it is uncanny how much he sounds like Steve Perry. Kudos Arnel for knocking it out of the park on your first shot. Vive Journey 2008....

Just a quick followup

Today I had to wipe my hard drive and start all over so if I was supposed to contact anyone or email you, sorry because I don't see me remembering all of that. I don't really know what happened but my windows explorer decided everytime I would go to open it it would shut down before I could get to it. I really don't like windows vista and this just confirms my initial dislike of it. Just when I get a computer I like I have to start all over again. Yesterday, was the Daytona 500 and just like last year the last 50 laps were off the charts. I don't care what people say, stock car racing is indeed exciting and the drivers are tremendous athletes. Today was presidents day so I had the day off and that was nice. Back to work tomorrow. Those 4 days I took last month really helped me out big time. I think I can make it to spring time now...and then take a real vacation. Spring Training has started for baseball and so opening days is only like 8 weeks away. I love baseball even though I hate how bad the Pirates do every year. There is something to be said for being outside on a summer nite and enjoying a hot dog and a beer and enjoying a nite at the ballpark. If the Pirates could only win it would make life so much better. I don't see that happening anytime soon though. The Penguins are doing great and that is another passion of mine so I am having a great time following them. Hockey has a fanatical following and I am one of those fanatics. Soon enough fantasy football will be here and then the world will all be right again. Holla if you heard that....

Crappy Weather

Today was a really crappy day.  I looked out the window last nite and saw it snowing and I thought to myself, "Self, it is going to be a crappy day."  Lo and behold it was a crappy day.  I woke up with a killer sore throat in the middle of the nite and it was still snowing.  Not good.  Finally, I got up and proceeded to get ready for work when I realized the public transportation wasn't going to be an option because they didn't want to go down secondary roads.  Uh-Oh....That means the only way to get to work was to drive in the slop and snow.  That is the reason why I use public transportation, so I don't have to drive in all that crap.  So I waited for a bit and figured that after 9 am all the traffic would have slowed down a bit.  Wrong!!!!  I moved like a tenth of a mile in a half hour.  Thank goodness I didn't have any coffee because I might have had to pee my pants before I got to work.  Nothing makes me happier than sitting in traffic waiting to go to work.  When I finally got to work a big ol' truck drives thru a snow bank and splashes all the dirt and slush and snow he could muster all over me.  After the snow finally gave us a break, we got a secondary treat: freezing rain! Yummy!!!!!  I love sliding all over where I walk.  Looking like an idiot while I walk always makes me hot.  Finally, I mustered up the strength to leave work and venture home.  Thankfully, I made it home without further complications.  I jumped under a blanket, got a workout in, and now realize that more bad weather is called for and I might have to go thru this again tomorrow.  Not!!!!  I will go on vacation before I let that happen...Holla!!!!!

Shadows of the Night-Pat Benatar

You know alot of credit goes to women singers like Chrissy Hyne, Ann and Nancy Wilson, Dusty Springfield, etc...and rightfully so they are awesome performers. I think one of the most forgotten of these women performers is Pat Benatar. I posted this video because this is one of my all time favorite songs. If you don't think this lady could belt it out listen to the chorus. She layered all of the voices in the chorus. Check out all the ranges she uses to make it work. I think because she had her most success in the 80's that she has been discounted in some circles. I hope to change that.