STAR WARS in 3D

They said it would happen. Now, it's an apparent reality.

Via The Hollywood Reporter.

The Real Hall of Fame

Since my Rock and Roll Hall of Fame includes KISS and the boneheads at Cleveland's (official)Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (I'm speaking directly to you Mr. Jan Wenner, ya douche) which actually isn't since you have ABBA, Madonna and rap in there) have seen fit not to include a band that has been making music at a consistent rate for 36 years now, that are one of the most fun, entertaining, successful and influential bands of all time, I will relate to you an idea that my room mate and I came up with one night not too long ago. We call it the Bill Haley Memorial Hall of Fame. And just because certain artists are on the list chronologically before others doesn't necessarily mean one is better or more deserving than the others or that they deserve to be on the list sooner.

It goes like this,

You start out with the top 10 pioneers of rock and roll, that, besides their being the first 10 top entries, these are in no particular order or importance (other than being pioneers) then every year thereafter, you add three and only three to the next year's ballot. That way, you pretty much insure who deserves to be there and who doesn't.

Of course, it's nearly impossible to include everyone who you may feel is worthy. There has to be parameters or some sort of guideline. So for that, we decided to use the RNRHoF's rule of only being eligible after 25 years of a band or solo artist's first release. Of course, like any list of "who's the best," there will be debates, but this is our list. Also, this list doesn't necessarily show who the "best" are of any given generation (as technical proficiency doesn't always dictate who the most successful or entertaining artists are)

The First Class-The Pioneers

2010

1) Bill Haley

2) Chuck Berry

3) Elvis Presley

4) Carl Perkins

5) Jimi Hendrix

6) Jerry Lee Lewis

7) The Beatles

8) B.B. King

9) John Lee Hooker

10) Fats Domino

2011

1) The Big Bopper

2) Buddy Holly

3) Ray Charles

2012

1) The Rolling Stones

2) The Who

3) Led Zeppelin

2013

1) Cream

2) The Yardbirds

3) Jeff Beck

2014

1) Alice Cooper

2) KISS

3) Black Sabbath

2015

1) Pink Floyd

2) Lynyrd Skynyrd

3) Creedance Clearwater Revival

2016

1) The Hollies

2) Deep Purple

3) RUSH

2017

1) Janis Joplin

2) The Eagles

3) David Bowie

2018

1) Queen

2) The Ramones

3) The Sex Pistols

2019

1) Metallica

2) Judas Priest

3) Aerosmith

2020

1) The Steve Miller Band

2) Bob Seger

3) Peter Frampton

And so on.
Whaddya think? You may not agree with the entrees, or at least the year or class they're in, but not a bad system to replace the corrupt bastards at the so-called "legitimate" RNRHOF, innit?

Stormtroopers 9/11

Funny.

Funniest Thing Ever!

The Boob Apron
WARNING! Adult language and humor.

Now This Is How You Spend Your Lottery Winnings

If only...


Part 2


Plus apparently they have part-time jobs at Wal-Mart

KISS Tonight at the DTE in Detroit

KISS is going to rock the house at the Detroit Energy Center tonight for their Hottest Show on Earth Tour and I'm gonna be there!

Pics and review to follow.

Rock on and KISS rules!!

UPDATE: 2:32 AM 09//12/10

Yeah they do! What a show! As if I'd expect anything different.

The traffic on I-75 was nuts. Hey, let's hold an event outside of Detroit proper, get thousands of people to attend it, then make them sit in traffic for 20 minutes on the way there so we can do construction. Great idea!

But anyways...
We get to the DTE, I of course grab my merch of The Hottest Show on Earth tee-shirt, a baseball cap emblazoned with the iconic KISS logo and a SimfyLive USB recording of the show that I got a card for to redeem after the show. That was $95.00 in total. American. Not to mention a 24 oz. $9.00 beer that was probably the reason we barely got to our seats in time, which we didn't because just as the "You Wanted the Best, You Got the Best" announcement came over the P.A. system and the huge KISS logo curtain dropped, we were still pushing ourselves through the crowd to get to our seats.
I didn't really care for that, since that announcement and the curtain dropping with the opening pyro over the opening salvo of their first song (which happened to be the first single off their most recent album, Sonic Boom) is usually one of the best parts of the show. If it wasn't for that freakin' traffic on 75 (we also stopped to eat, but that couldn't be avoided, we's a hungry, ya know)

But all was well from then on. It didn't even rain as forecast.

The boys came triumphantly down on their platform, swooping over Eric Singer to the opening salvo of Modern Day Delilah, the opening single from their most recent CD, Sonic Boom.


Everything was awesome. From Paul Stanley's belching out the classic hits such as Firehouse (after which, Gene Simmons blew fire) 100,000 Years and I Was Made For Loving You when he swooped over the crowd to his revolving platform just mere meters from where we were. Gene growled his usual fare to classics as Calling Dr. Love, I Love It Loud, Cold Gin and their normal show opener, Deuce. The recent cut, I Am An Animal from Sonic Boom drew positive results as well.

Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer did a jam together that was near brilliance and Singer's rendition of Black Diamond as well as Beth (with Thayer, Stanley and Simmons playing acoustically, off to the side, instead of leaving the stage altogether to have Singer sing it accompanied with a playback of the classic hit) was impressive. Thayer's take on Ace Frehley's old stand alone, Shock Me was surprisingly good too.

So after two and a half hours that seemed like 30 minutes, the show was over. I was more than satisfied, however I did feel a little like someone who works hard all day preparing Christmas dinner, only to have it consumed in five minutes. That is to say all the months of anticipation were fully rewarded, but it was over way too fast.
I got home after the show and listened to half of the show on my new USB stick. I had to wait for 24 hours before I could download the other half of the show with the code I received with it. It's like knowing you were in attendance at one of the Cobo Hall shows that comprised 1975's Alive! LP. Not quite as historic, but just as meaningful all the same.

The band says there will be a new album out by next summer, after they take a well-deserved break from touring the last two and a half years. That includes the consecutive Alive 35, Sonic Boom Over Europe and The Hottest Show on Earth tours. They finish off with a few shows in Mexico, a break, then presumably back into the studio for their 20th studio album. Which means another world tour, I'm sure.

I'll be there and I'll be sure to get my seventh KISS tee-shirt. Then again, it may be 10 by the time I see them again. This was my fourth time seeing them and if it was up to me, I 'd see them a hundred more times, as it never gets old and it never gets dull. There's a reason KISS is the premiere live rock and roll band. It's because they are!

Ghostbusters III...A Follow Up

A while ago I posted a rumor (and a fake trailor) about the soon-to-be announced news of the pre-production of Ghostbusters III. Well, it seems that despite further denials it may be coming to fruition. The Internet Movie Database has it listed as "announced,"on Bill Murray and Dan Akroyd's bio pages. Apparently holdout Murray is on board, as is Sigourney Weaver and even Rick Moranis has been coaxed out of retirement. Ernie Hudson has been known to be willing all along and Akroyd and Harold Ramis have been on board the whole time, no doubt to be writers on the project. No word on Annie Potts as of yet.

I just hope we don't see another "Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" moment. Of course, I refer to the disappointing fourth installment of the Indiana Jones saga. It wasn't a bad movie, it's just that it was disappointing, considering what it had to follow. Although now that I think about it, it was better than "Temple of Doom." I don't know, maybe it was just because that annoying Shia LaBeouf was in it.

Anywho, the boys did get together to do voice overs for last years release of Ghostbusters: The Video Game. And I've also heard smatterings of rumor that the script may have something to do with the story of the game. I doubt it, but who knows?

I just hope I can enjoy it and it doesn't ruin the franchise if it's not all together great.