Iron Maiden!

Whoa, I seriously can't believe I didn't post about this yet. Iron Maiden at Madison Square Garden on July 12th will be a date remembered. My brother and I saw Maiden rock out the Garden with some real jams.

They played Brave New World and later but they were great. To hear "Wicker Man" and "These Colors Don't Run" was incredible. I took a few shitty pictures and enjoyed every moment of it. More so because my brother got to see one of his favorite bands play. Makes me smile that that brings him happiness. My brother is a good kid and earned. He's paid his dues of listening to the bands that rock and in his room dreaming of rebellion, romance and rock 'n' roll dreams. And he still is.

Back to Iron Maiden.

The band rocked. Simply put. The band rocked out! I love that they played "Iron Maiden" and "Running Free." That I witnessed these performances is an incredible feeling knowing the group is approaching their mid-50s. It gets tough on the old rockers so who knows when they might call it a day. Kudos.

The highlight for this performance and me was seeing Janik Gers playing his axe on stage. It was fascinating to see him doing his spins, moves, kicks and showing off his licks when the other axe men were more tame. He was in his own world, in his happy place and he rocked hard because there's no better high. Seeing Gers just play was pretty cool. It reminds me of all the montages scene in School of Rock or any movie possessing this rock 'n' roll spirit where some people are just lost in the playing of their instruments. Immitating all the greats and their moves and being purely happy for just getting an opportunity to just artfully wail on an instrument.

While my guitar gently weeps. Not necessarily sad weeps but weeps of glory, pride, loss, strength, truimph, and with desire to simply live, to fly, to jump off a cliff into water, to experience the good and bad of love. The rock 'n' roll spirit.

Iron Maiden brought it to MSG on July 12th, 2010. I was there and it was wonderful. It's what the great perhaps, life, brings us. Glorious.

Idea

I need to start writing my experience and relationship with specific songs. You know, like, how I feel when I hear Molotov's version of "Bohemian Rhapsody?" That's an experience million and one because most everyone has heard Queen's version. It's epic and here comes a cover by some Spanish speaking sideshow of the always creative Molotov who are par KISS, part Rage Against the Machine, part hip-hop, ranchera and son forth. It's an experience.

I could go on and on with other songs like Bouncing Souls' "Manthem" or Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger." Boundless. Endless. Endless ideas.

Warped Tour 2010

Why did I even bother going? I gave 40 dollars and my entire Saturday to this and yet I feel like it was a waste. It was Warped Tour number 6 in a row and I'm really just going till I put in a decade's worth but with the lineup going the way it went this year then it's going to be a real mission getting to 10.

I went to see Andrew W.K. and he was entertaining but just the whole concept of Warped Tour is waning on me. Nine hours of music in July under the burning the sun doesn't quite appeal as much anymore especially when it's 50 something bands and less than 5 seem appealing.

Every Time I Die played but they don't play many good old jams. I wish they used their set to play Hot Damn! I'm sure they would have been able to squeeze it in the 30 minutes every band plays at Warped.

Next year will have to feature some significant bands to get me motivated or six will be the new 10.

Bullshit Heat Still.

This is still some bullshit heat here in Bushwick. I want some serious rain and a few weeks of 70 degree weather with a nice 10-15 mph winds.

Bullshit Heat

"This is some bullshit heat!"

Mike Patton from Faith No More stated that on Monday night when I saw, at the Williamsburg Waterfront, Faith No More perform for the first time. They broke up in 1998 and reunited sometime last year. Despite the heat, I thoroughly enjoyed myself. One of the best bands I have ever seen live. Trumps a lot of bands. As a result I think my top five is now 1. Iron Maiden (2003), 2. Kiss (2009), 3. Faith No More (2010), 4. Children of Bodom (2004)/Iced Earth (2008), 5. Sepultura (2003).

Of course, the list might change after I catch Iron Maiden this coming monday and then Kiss in August. Both bands for the second time.

Anyway, "this is some bullshit heat." It makes me perspire and not want to do anything. Getting dressed is a struggle. All I wanna do is lay in bed with the AC going and watching Hot Tub Time Machine and other dumb but enjoyable comedies. I also have to finish season 1 of Royal Pains.

Naturally, though, this heat is nothing compared to desert heat over in Iraq and wherever we have a large quantity of troops deployed. Heatwaves are not for me and this is why I never beg for summer to come even if I have July and August off (ah, the perks of being an educator).

Anyway, "this is some bullshit heat" that needs to go away. Hehe, I used the prior line two paragraphs above, hehe, I'm so totally awesome (nah, not really). It looks like rain and I hope it does rain. I hope it comes down and cools everything and everyone off. I hope it begins raining around 2 or so because I'm doing 3 loads of laundry and I would like to walk back to my apartment only dripping sweat.

Let's try this again.

Okay, let's try to revive this one more time.

Seeing Faith No More tomorrow. I'll be with la Chula. I will be the happiest man on the planet. So stoked!!!

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