Twisted Sister - Stay Hungry

What Do You Wanna Do With Your Life? Characters from Animal House. Men in drag. Catchy hooks. And of course the right answer to the question... I Wanna Rock. The year was 1984. The band was Twisted Sister. The record was Stay Hungry. Two of the most famous videos that year and well, of all time came from this 80's classic. We're Not Gonna Take It and I Wanna Rock made Twisted Sister a household name. Not to mention frontman Dee Snider on the cover in drag holding the bloody bone. The record has sold millions worldwide with the help of those two songs and other favorites like The Price, Burn In Hell, and SMF. Captain Howdy is a character from the record that Mr. Snider made into a horror movie, Strangeland. If you're gonna get one Twister Sister record, this is definitely the one. They re-recorded the record a few years back called Still Hungry and a 25th anniversary edition with unreleased songs, demos, and more comes out today. So Mister Sister, What Do You Wanna Do With Your Life???

Jacko RIP

Didn't see this one coming. For all his freakish behavior in the last decade, he is an icon and his legacy will live on. RIP Mike...

Def Leppard/Poison/Cheap Trick

The kickoff of the Def Leppard/Poison/Cheap Trick tour was nothing short of amazing. While tours like Nickelback, Creed, Dave Matthews, and others are having trouble selling, this tour clearly was not. The seats were full and the lawn completely covered to the back fence. All three bands delivered killer sets. I even got to check out Cheap Trick's soundcheck. Guitarist Rick Neilson called security on me, joking I think!!! Anyway, Cheap Trick ripped thru a 45 minute set that included I Want You to Want Me, Dream Police, The Flame, and Surrender. Poison came out for an hour and played hit after hit like Your Mama Don't Dance, Fallen Angel, Every Rose Has its Thorn, Talk Dirty to Me, and Nothing But a Good Time. And the headliners. Leppard played for 90 minutes and delivered the hits... Animal, Sugar, Photograph, and Hysteria... couple newer tunes... Rock On and Nine Lives... and some deeper cuts that they haven't played in awhile... Rock Rock Til You Drop and Too Late for Love. The whole rocked. Plus, broadcasting the entire afternoon and into the night was awesome as well. Thank you to everyone that stopped by our broadcast tent. And don't forget to check out the deluxe editions of Pyromania and Adrenlize in store now!!!

Def Leppard @ Download

This is a picture at the Download Festival, formerly the Donnington Rock Festival in the 80's, where Def Leppard closed the night on Sunday. It also was the site of Rick Allen's first full gig with the band in '86 after he lost his arm. Twenty three years and Leppard is still headlining, playing for 80,000 plus, and well, nough said. My boys. I'm so proud. Anyway, Leppard kicks off their North American tour on Tuesday at the Susquehanna Bank Center with Poison and Cheap Trick. Tickets are still available and the Shark will be broadcasting live starting at 3pm and throughout the evening. Get your tickets and get ready for one hell of a night..

Slaughter - Stick It To Ya

For starters, the record cover is a winner!!! Slaughter hit the scene in 1990 with ex-members of Vinnie Vincent's Invasion, Mark Slaughter and Dana Strum, and then added Tim Kelly and Blas Elias to the lineup. They burst onto the scene with their hit, Up All Night, which gained heavy airplay on MTV. Slaughter landed opening gigs with Poison and Ozzy and the follow up single, Fly To The Angels, was an even bigger hit. Stick It To Ya eventually went double platinum and also contained the hit, Spend My Life, the video hit, Mad About You, and other favorites like Burnin' Bridges (written about Vinnie Vincent), Eye to Eye, and She Wants More. Slaughter also released Stick It Live, a five song live EP from the Stick It To Ya tour. The record is one of the last best 80's Hair Metal albums to be released. Grunge hit and Slaughter's next record, The Wild Life, only went gold and contained two video hits, The Wild Life and Real Love. After that, Slaughter never charted again, but continued to release records. Slaughter still tours with various members, though Mark Slaughter, Dana Strum, and Blas Elias are still official members of the band. Tim Kelly was killed in a car accident in 1998. If your looking to find out what Slaughter is all about, definitely check out Stick It To Ya...

Brett Favre

Alright, up until last night I was highly annoyed by Brett Favre and his I'm retirement, not retirement routine. So he appeared on Joe Buck Live on HBO last night, more on that disaster tomorrow. So after listening to Brett Favre, I kind of feel for the guy... a little bit. After a long season and thought of surgery, I would probably retire too. But after a few months, wife and kids nonstop, and rethinking surgery, I would probably wanna play again. He is one, if not the greatest QB of all time, I guess he has earned the right to take his time to think about his future. He seemed sincere about not trying to cause a stir, but he is Brett Favre and he is going to attract alot of attention no matter what he does. So I say cut him a break. I'm an Eagles fan, why do I care if he plays or not. Minnesota ain't winning a title anytime soon. And lets face it, Brett Favre is playing in 2009. He will be in purple, wearing #4, and will be the Vikings opening day QB on September 13th. He will take the field twice against the Packers, once in Green Bay. That should be a good one. All this will come true, unless injury occurs, which at 42 is a real possibility.

Oh so many things...

Busy weekend as always. Lets start with Friday...

Quick shout out to the fine folks at Alpha Message Center on New Road in Northfield. Super nice people with incredible deals on cell phones and plans.

Kyle Kendrick should never be allowed to wear a Phillies uniform again. He, well, sucks.

Congrats to the Pittsburgh Penguins on upsetting the Detroit Red Wings and winning the Stanley Cup. If not the Flyers, then the Penguins are the next best team...

Saturday...

Slept in... NICE!!!

Can't stop listening to the Halestorm CD. Gotta check it out.

Block of Sammy and Van Hagar were nice on the Shark too!!! Dave who??? Chickenfoot rules!!!

Visited some family in OC. Drank some beers. Good times...

Sunday...

Did some stuff around the house with the help of my sort of kind of but not really father in law. Well, he did most of the work.

Rocked out at the Verizon Store in Northfield.

Watched Role Models. Funny. Not as funny as The Hangover, but definitely worth watching. The ending was very funny.

Ice Road Truckers. My new fav show.

And now it's Monday. More to come this week. We'll look back at another 80's record. I'll probably continue to rant about how much I hate Kobe Bryant. Maybe later today, I gotta speak my mind on this Sarah Palin/David Letterman feud. Another idiot for me to hate...

Halestorm

I heard this song a few weeks back... I Get Off... and loved it. So I researched the band... Halestorm... and got the record. Wow!!! Solid from start to finish. Simply rocks. The chick lead singer is smoking hot. They should be huge!!! You gotta check this band out, trust me...

Simply Insane

So as I posted yesterday, I went to the movies to see The Hangover. Two thumbs up. I'd give it more, but I only have two thumbs. Anyway, lets talk about the cost. Ten bucks a ticket... x 2 when you have a date. Then popcorn, candy, and beverage. The evening cost $35.50 when all was said and done. Really? I'll call it now. Movie theaters will either A) start closing or B) ultimately have to drop there prices. This is just insane. Ten bucks to see a movie? Exactly how does a guy in high school take a lady on a date to the movies? $35.50? And what about dinner or a bite to eat afterwards? That could ring up to eighty bucks or more. The guy gonna expect some... nevermind. And people wonder why downloading is the craze. It's a good god damn thing the movie was excellent cause it might have gotten ugly at the theater.

And also saw Star Trek. Very good. Where? I'll never tell...

The Hangover

Run, do not walk, to your local movie theater and go see The Hangover. Laugh out loud to the point you might cry. A sequel is already in the works...

Warrant - Cherry Pie

So by the end of the 90's bands like Pearl Jam, Nirvana, and Smashing Pumpkins defined the era in rock. Songs like Smells Like Teen Spirit, Plush, Black Hole Sun, and Jeremy were the songs of choice for a generation. But before that, the early 90's still belonged to the 80's. Hair Bands still ruled MTV and the arena's and Warrant was at the forefront of it all. Warrant burst on the scene in 1989 with Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinken Rich and hits like Heaven, Down Boys, and Sometimes She Cries pushed the record to double platinum status. 1990 made Warrant even bigger with the release of Cherry Pie. The record was originally titled Uncle Tom's Cabin, after what is probably the best Warrant song ever. But the label wanted a single. A big single. And Cherry Pie was born and so was Warrant's legacy. The record is solid. Hits like the title track, I Saw Red, and Uncle Tom's Cabin helped the record go double platinum. Songs like Mr. Rainmaker, Blind Faith, and Inside Out become concert favs. The record is solid from start to finish. But it all came crashing down when Nirvana came on the scene and Chery Pie has haunted at least frontman Jani Lane ever since. Warrant would release Dog Eat Dog in '93. It would go gold, but didn't manage any hits. Ashame, cause it's a solid hard rock record. Several releases and lineup changes happened over the years, finally the original lineup toured in 2008 but it was short lived. Frontman Jani Lane was ousted from the band once again and replaced. But anytime you wanna relive the heyday of the 80's, throw on Cherry Pie, you tube the videos, and get ready for your hair to instantly get big... just like music was meant to be!!!

Brad Lidge

You're killing me. Another blown save.

He seems to be the only weak link in the Phils bullpen. Kind of an important since he's the closer and can't seem to closer the fridge door let alone a game...

Betting on the Ponies

Going to the Belmont Stakes tomorrow. Should be a blast!!!