First off I need to make a slight retraction from my last piece. I said the City of Norfolk wouldn't let me have a Christmas tree. But in reality, it was STATE LAW. That's right kids; the entire state of Virginia has banned Christmas trees (the real ones) in apartments, condos, townhouses or any other multi family homes. Fire Hazard they say. So, According to the National Fire Prevention Association there was 368,000 residential fires in 2000 (last year we could get some stats). Amazingly none of these fires were VARMS related. Here are the reasons these fires got started.
1) Smoking 140,800
2) Indoor Cooking 94,000
3) Faulty Heat Systems 49,200
4) Electric troubles 38,300
5) Clothes Driers 14,300
6) Candles 12,540
Outdoor Grills 6,100
Christmas Trees 370
(Thanks to the Virginian Pilot for da facts)
So, what does the great state of Virginia ban in apartments? Grills and Christmas trees... FUCK YA...damn it some times.... wait... most times...the damned government makes no sense... protect me from those 370 fires! yes... wait, that's 370 NATION WIDE. It's shit like this that just pisses me off...
But I'm not here to talk about fire safety today. No, I have a far more frivolous thing planned!
First I want to say I hate the new hotmail. UGLY AS SIN comes to mind when I see it. ANNOYING AS FRANK I think as I see the new home page. Yes, I am filled with a small valley of hate for the new hotmail... but that's not what I came here to talk about...
I want to talk about concert DVDs. When I first started my glorious DVD collection I figured I'd never get into concert DVDs. Why would I want to watch some band... how dull. So I avoided all band DVDs like the plague. As it stands most bands that put out DVDs are in fact plagues upon humanity. Well, most bands are a plague upon humanity. Michael Eisner of course controls these plagues. A being so evil that he cannot come within 30 feet of a church with out bursting into flames. The last member of the actual Disney Family just resigned in protest of the fact that Satan was their CEO. SO now there are no Disneys in the Disney Corporation. But anyway, back to my concert DVDs.
SO anyway, I was at a concert in which they were filming a concert DVD. The band was 2 skinee js. They are a small band, very limited to Middle East coast. But still they rock hard, put on a great show, and have an original sound. SO I had a good time at the show, they filmed the show, I thought little of it at the time. Figured it was something for the band. (since it was rumored that they were breaking up) Anyway, a few months go buy and the Js come back to town. This time it IS their LAST show! Well, I had to go of course. At the show they were selling the DVD of the last show I was at! So of course I HAD to buy it. Hell I was at the show they filmed (sadly I am not in the DVD) I watched the DVD and found I really enjoyed it. It is perfect for when you are at the old computer or doing something else. I, being a true over stimulation master, need at least 2 things going on at the same time. I watch TV and play video games at the same time....
As much as I enjoyed the 2 skinee DVDs I never really considered getting another one. Then I saw that the Aquabats put out a DVD. Damn, now this was a band that excels at putting on shows. You see, the Aquabats are not only a SKA band, they are superheroes! They fight villains. The evil powdered milkman, the sand fleas, pirated, and the dreaded SPACE MONSTER M. This and the fact that the never come to the east coast anymore (I have seen them one scant time when they opened for Primus) I had to get this DVD. I mean, I love the Aquabats to start with... SO I got it. It's a double DVD, disk one is a complete show, disk two is "Sweet Clips that Rip" Damn, this DVD lives up to it's title (which is A Double DVD of Serious Awesomeness) You get a ton of shit. The live show makes my desire to see them again grow even greater. They have really stepped it up over the years. They fight the bad guys, sing songs about pizza.... ahh it's pure joy.
So I wonder.... could any other band pull off the same amazing performances. Could I enjoy another Concert DVD as much. As I think of all the shows I have been to (and it's a fucking lot) I highly doubt it. These two bands are the apex of live performance. The crème of the crop. Dave Mathews live is nothing compared to the shear power of these bands! I highly recommend both discs!!
But that's not what I came here to talk about.... I came to talk about the draft (That's a Thanksgiving joke and I doubt if anyone will get it... it's from a famous song about thanksgiving, the song is about 16 minutes long, if you know it I'm soo impressed!)