Van Halen 2K9

Van Halen, quite possibly one of the greatest rock bands of all time with what many consider the greatest guitarist of all time, Eddie Van Halen has forgotten where they come from. I have been a fan of this band for as long as I can remember. Through the Roth Years, the Hagar years and the Cherone years. My high school days included many nights rocking out to classic Roth era Van Halen and loving every alcohol induced minute of it. Now on to my rant...As you probably know I am a gamer when I have down time and I am a fan of the Rockband and Guitar Hero games. So a couple of nights ago my wife and I are playing Guitar Hero Van Halen. Now this game has a ton of classic Roth era hits. After about a hour of playing, my wife suddenly notices that Michael Anthony is not in the game. At first I think "no big deal", but then, for some reason, I start thinking that Michael Anthony stood by EVH's side throughout the years and now good ole' Eddie is acting like Mikey was never in the band. That is absolute B.S.! Now I have nothing against Wolfgang because no doubt in my mind he will be an excellent musician, but Jesus, he wasn't even a thought when these classic hits were even written. Eddie has truly taken his hatred too far. So what if Mikey and Hagar are buddies. He was there when your band name was Mammoth. He deserves a little respect and the fact that he, along with Hagar, were the only representatives to show up for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction. How about a public apology and some recognition for the bassist that supported you throughout the years? Just a shame. Maybe that is one of the reasons that I want Chickenfoot to be successful...Now I'm gonna listen to some classic VH and try to forget about the present and remember the past. Now, Where Have All The Good Times Gone???

Another day at the office...

I'm taking a cue from my pal Anthony and creating a blog that will be totally random a lot of the time but, for the most part, I'll blog about music, movies, games, technology and parenthood.

I had jury duty today. I know that you are thinking that this is going to be about a horrible experience but, sorry to disappoint, I have no issues with the court system and doing my duties as a U.S. citizen. The real fun began with a trip to the local post office while on a morning break. My wife and were magically chosen for jury duty for the same day and during our morning break, after roll call, we had a hour to kill and decided to walk over to the Post Office and buy some stamps and get some cash back for the vending machines at the courthouse. The moment we walked in the door there was a line, 9:05am mind you, and that is where my bitch begins. One female postman (or post-woman, whichever you prefer)was working the desk, approximately 6 people in line, and for some reason there are three other postmen standing around, not assisting the people, who from what I gather, pay their salaries with our hard earned money. I'm not sure who was in charge at this post office this morning but this is not the first time I have encountered this same issue. Even better, a second lines opens up and when I walk up to the desk the women looks at me in disgust, as if she just had to help me. Come on...I know that it can be crappy catering to customers (I too work in the retail industry) but if you work at the post office, you make pretty good money, have pretty good benefits and get every holiday off. In this day in time you should be happy you have a decent job and you should damn sure act like you enjoy it when your customers are around you. I think back to the late 80's when the terminology "Goin' Postal" was created. All I can say is suddenly I understand.