Philadelphia Eagles

You just never know. I went to the game on Thanksgiving Night and watched the Eagles play like I know they can. I've been fighting with people all season long that the Eagles are a good team. That Donovan McNabb is still a great quarterback. Then the Bengals game happens. Then the Ravens game occurs. One friend says they have split personality. Maybe. To me, the problem lies with one person and with most things, the problem most likely always starts at the top. The top this time is Coach Andy Reid. For a guy who says McNabb is his guy and will always be his guy, he has a strange way of showing it. For example...

1. Why have the Quarterback coach tell McNabb he's benched in the Ravens game? Tell him yourself if the relationship is so good and you feel this is the right decision for the team. For the record, a horrible decision.

2. You have Brian Westbrook. Run the damn ball. And if you think Westbrook isn't enough, get another back that is healthy and can take a hit. Buckhalter is too risky. Booker is a rookie and Coach Reid seems to always have him inactive. GET ANOTHER RUNNING BACK so everything isn't on McNabb's shoulders.

3. You can not pass pass pass. Defenses will sit back and wait for McNabb to pass every down. Put your QB in a good position to win and be successful.

4. Don't let McNabb find out he is the starter for the next game from the janitor. Really?

5. Find someone who can get you 1 yard. Hey I know, your boy. You guy. Your QB. Donovan McNabb. It worked Thursday night. Keep that in mind.

Coach Reid has thrown not just McNabb, but the whole team under the bus this season. 6-5-1 should be 9-2 or 8-3, at worst 7-4 and in the thick of the playoff hunt. Another wasted season and mainly because Coach Reid isn't up to the challenge this season, and well, last season too. But when the Eagles take the field next season, Kevin Kolb will probably be under center. Let me know how that works out. Waste Westbrook's best years. Waste a frachise WR that is young and talented like DeSean Jackson. You think this season is long? McNabb will be winning in Minnesota, Chicago, or maybe Tampa Bay. What a shame...

Happy Turkey Day

Happy Thanksgiving to all of South Jersey. Enjoy your time with family and loved ones... and of course, don't forget to rock out with ZXL's Holiday A to Z Weekend kickin' off at noon Thanksgiving Day with a South Jersey Tradition... Arlo Guthrie's Alice's Restaurant.

Guns-n-Roses Sunday

Leavin' in a few to meet up with the GnR Rock-n-Roll Patrol at Best Buy in Mays Landing for the release of the new GnR... Chinese Democracy. See ya there...

New Music Fest

Lots of new good rock music out or coming out. Too many CD's too listen to, not enough time. Check these out...

Metallica - Death Magnetic - A+

Hinder - Take it To the Limit - B+

Butch Walker - Sycamore Meadows - A+

Nickelback - Dark Horse - A-

Scott Weiland - Happy in Galoshes - B+

AC/DC - Black Ice - B

Sammy Hagar - Cosmic Universal Fashion - B

Kind of jonesing for the new Guns-n-Roses. Really dig the title track. Didn't think I'd care, but I really wanna hear it now. I also like the new Staind record too. Good year for good rock-n-roll...

Sammy Hagar - Cosmic Universal Fashion

So I've been a big Sammy Hagar fan for awhile. I prefer Hagar VH then Roth VH. I like alot of Sammy's solo stuff as well. So I just received Sammy's new record, Cosmic Universal Fashion, in stores this Tuesday. I heard the title track prior to today from the video which is an updated take on the VH Right Now video. It features Sammy with the only true VH bassist, Michael Anthony. Like him or not, Sammy Hagar is just fun, rock-n-roll guy that is just looking for a party and a good time. My first listen to this record has me really liking it. Sammy's last couple of records haven't been much to talk about. It also proves that this Rock-n-Roll Hall of Famer has made alot friends during his career. Cosmic Universal Fashion features guests including Michael Anthony, Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, Bootsy Collins, Matt Sorum of Velvet Revolver, Billy Duffy of The Cult, and Neal Schon of Journey. The record is filled with great guitar work and typical Sammy lyrics. Not always brilliant, but he's throwing a party, so what do you want? It includes a cover of the Beastie Boys "Fight for Your Right to Party", which is a song he has been performing live the last few years. Not a good cover honestly. The closing track is a live recording at his birthday bash in Cabo in '07 of VH's Dreams and Cabo Wabo acoustic. The rest of the record rocks. The title track is pretty good, but Psycho Vertigo, Peephole, and I'm on a Roll, which was recorded for NASCAR, are good rock and roll tunes. Coolest thing about this record... printed on 40% recycled paperboard, 37% post consumer, and 3% pre consumer fiber. Environment friendly package. No booklet. No waste. You can read or download the album credits at redrocker.com/cuf/credits. Good for Sammy. It's a good rock record, more then you're gonna get from Van Halen these days. And where is VH? Reunion tour and now gone again. Figures. Check out this record. Give it a listen, I think you'll like it.

Butch Walker - North Star Bar - Philly

So I mentioned on air that I went to see Butch Walker in Philly Friday night. He's been called my man crush by many. I call him the best song writer today. The best Producer, which he was named by Rolling Stone in 2005. And one the best live performers you'll ever see. He's produced the likes of Avril Lavigne, Pink, Tommy Lee, Fall Out Boy, and Sevendust to name a few. So he came to Philly at a seedy venue called the North Star Bar. Basically a row home made into a small concert venue and a bar. He's promoting his new record, Sycamore Meadows. Show was sold out. Few hundred people I guess. There was a opening act, Jesse Malin. Stop telling stories that go nowhere. He wasn't that good either. Then Butch hit the stage solo on piano and opened with a new track called Atlanta. He switched back and forth from acoustic guitar and piano for a few songs, then his band came out and they ripped into the first track off the new record, The Weight of Her. He performed the entire new record, as well as alot from his 2004 release, Letters, a Neil Young cover, and one song, The Taste of Red, off of his last record, The Rise and Fall of... Alot of the new record is about his house burning completely to the ground and losing everything he ever had last November, which was burning when he was performing a show at Maxwell's in Hobokon that I was at, and lots of breakups. Butch isn't for everyone. If you wanna rock out, check out Left of Self Centered or any of his records with his old band, Marvelous 3. And if you have old cassettes from the 80's, early 90's, he was the lead guitarist for band named Southgang. I'm surprised by the amount of people I know that have those two records. Friday night was also his 39th birthday. The crowd sang him Happy Birthday before the encore. He can do it all. Ballads, rock songs, piano, guitar, or just sit there and listen to the crowd word for word every lyric of "The Best Thing You Never Had". That was really cool. It was a great night. Check out Butch. Buy or download a record of his. Go to Myspace or ButchWalker.com for more info on Bradley Glenn Walker, or Butch if you like...

Chinese Democracy

New Guns-n-Roses. November 23rd. Exclusively at Best Buy. Allegedly.

CMT Crossroads

As much as I wanted to hate it, the show was really good. Four songs from each artist. Leppard songs were Photograph, Hysteria, When Love & Hate Collide, and Pour Some Sugar On Me. And hell, if Robert Plant did this show, why not Def Leppard...

Yes We Can

FINALLY!!!

My boy Rick Allen

Happy Belated Birthday to Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen. Rick turned 45 on November 1st. Cheers!!!

Kelly Ripa

I was at Cooper Hospital last week for my mom's surgery. She is healthy and doing well thank you. Kelly Ripa, from the area and a Cooper spokesperson pics are everywhere and I realized something... she's pretty hot. Nah, she's very hot. I might have to start taping Regis & Kelly Live!!!

Phillies Parade

That is an impressive sight...