Moments of the Decade...

... for me. Moments that stand out for me over the last decade...

1. 9/11... worse tragedy that I will ever see in my life... I hope. I just remember my mom calling in me and being on the phone when the second plane hit. Then I had to do a shift on the radio which was really tough...

2. Sammy Hagar shaking my hand. This is the moment I officially fell in love with radio... and here I am today...

3. March 2, 2009... 1st day at the Shark and Atlantic Broadcasting. Survived the devil and very happy to be here. Thank you...

4. April 2003... Philly. Spectrum. Meeting Phil Collen and Rick Savage of Def Leppard. Nuff said...

5. Rolling Rock Town Fair 2001... Jim, Mike, Mike, me, and STP. That was a fun trip...

6. June 10th, 2007... my dad passed away. Changed me forever. A part of me has been missing ever since. Miss ya pop...

7. Roctober 2008. Mom made it through surgery. Phillies win the World Series and I was there. Amazing and freakin' cold...

8. Boston. Vaca with my girl in August of 2008. Fenway. Freedom Trail. Boston was a good time...

9. April 2008... got to interview Joe Elliott of Def Leppard. Idiolized him since I was 8. Cool guy and a fun interview...

10. Roctober 2001... flew for the first time. Survived. One month after 9/11. A week after I watched Cast Away. Went to Florida and landed to watch the Anthrax scare on the news... in Florida!!!

These moments were in no order. I'm sure there are biggest, more important moments, but these are the ones that come to mind as I sit here blogging...

Best in Music 2009

My favorite records...

1. Halestorm - Halestorm
2. Flyleaf - Memenot Mori

3. Chickenfoot - Chickenfoot

4. Foo Fighters - Greatest Hits

5. Def Leppard - Pyromania Deluxe Edition

6. Daughtry - Leave This Town

7. Alice In Chains - Black Gives Way to Blue

8. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - The Live Anthology

9. Def Leppard - Adrenalize Deluxe Edition

10. Pearl Jam - Backspacer

Not a bad year for rock music. No certain order, but here are some songs I dig for '09...

Halestorm - I Get Off

Halestorm - It's Not You

Halestorm - Wish You Had Me Back

Pearl Jam - The Fixer

Butch Walker w/ Pink - Here Comes the...

Pink - Funhouse

Foo Fighters - Wheels

Flyleaf - Beautiful Bride

Flyleaf - Again

Chickenfoot - Oh Yeah

Chickenfoot - Sexy Little Thing

Miley Cyrus - Party in the USA

Breaking Benjamin - I Will Not Bow

Alice In Chains - Check My Brain

Best Movies 2009

As the year comes to an end, here's my best in movies for 2009...

1. The Hangover... do I need to explain. Easily watched a dozen times...

2. The Blind Side... see this immediately...

3. Inglorious Basterds... QT makes another great one...

4. Star Trek... surprised I liked it so much...

5. Avatar... didn't know what it was going in, loved it going out...

Worst...

1. Watchman... too much blue penis...

2. 2012... horrlble...

3. I Love You, Man... didn't get it...

4. Transformers II... even Megan Fox couldn't save it...

5. Land of the Lost... started and couldn't finish...

Still need to see Public Enemies... Drag Me To Hell... The Informat!... Up In The Air... and Paranormal Activity...

Happy Holidays

Merry Christmas. Happy Holidays. Again, too long between posts. Got lots to talk about. My fav things of 2009. Music. Concerts. Movies. Etc. It's also December which means movies, movies, movies. This what I've seen so far...

The Blind Side. Excellent. Just a great story. Definitely check this flick out.

2012. Horrible. Next.

Avatar. Really, really good. Wasn't such what the movie was about and if I would like it. But it's a great movie with great special effects. Half billion to make??? Not sure about that. But a great movie nontheless.

Julie & Julia. Really good as well. Total chick flick. But I'm a fan of Amy Adams. And Ms. Streep doesn't seem to make a bad movie. Dudes... go see if with your girl.

I'll give ya my favorite concerts of 2009 in no order...

Chickenfoot - Philly TLA... Love Sammy. Love Mikey. Great record. Unbelievable show. Getting to meet them rocked too...

Halestorm - AC HOB... The chick is hot. The record is great. Wish they played longer...

Butch Walker - Philly TLA... My man crush. Great show as always...

Def Lep/Poison/Cheap Trick - Camden Susquehanna - Holmdel PNC... Both shows great. And they added Too Late For Love back in. Excellent. Cheap Trick always rocks...

AC/DC - Philly Wachovia. Still got it. One of the best in the biz...

KORN - AC HOB. One of the most, if not the most intense band I've ever seen live... and LOUD...

No Doubt - AC Borgata. Excellent. Stay together. And we didn't blow anyone off...

Buckcherry - AC HOB. Sloppy, kick ass rock and roll. Love it...

Hells Belles - AC Hilton. All girl tribute to AC/DC. Outstanding. Words can't even describe it...

Cruefest 2 - Camden Susquehanna. Motley doing Feelgood straight thru was kick ass. So was broadcasting from the show. Openers were so so...

Later...

Greetings

Tiger Woods. Wow. Didn't see this coming. And the women just keep coming out... but can they all really true? I'm sure many are and for that, Tiger is an idiot. But I just feel women are coming out to get a payday. Threesomes? Porn stars? I don't know. I'm finding it hard to believe Tiger was this busy for the last few years. Along with the knee surgery and rehab. Tournaments. He is indeed a man whore, but I believe many of these women are fake. Every sports star should take a page out of Derek Jeter's book. No marriage. Different girl all the time. No says a damn thing. And he manages to have a squeaky clean image.

On to happier news, Allen Iverson is a Sixer again. No, he isn't going to take the team to the finals. But it does add excitement to an otherwise boring team. It was fun to Allen wearing the Sixers #3 again. And he sold out the Wachovia Center... and that is the most important thing!!!

The Smell of My Empty Bank Account is in the Air...

Oh it's that time of the season. Where my bank account goes from little money to zero dollars. Oh well. It's the holiday season and many in my life deserve gifts. As long as the bills are paid, it's all good.

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving.

It's been awhile since my last post, not much to say. Don't forget to follow the Shark on Twitter and friend us on Facebook.

Jonesing about a few things these days.

Fantasy Football. Coming down to the end. Playoffs are beginning and I'm alive in all three of my leagues. Good times...

That Metal Show. VH1 Classic. Very cool show. If you're into Metal or Hard Rock, check the show out. VHI Classic at various times and I believe you can check it out on On Demand. Recent guests include RATT and Rob Halford.

Charlie Brown Christmas. I think it was bumped for the President the other night. WTF??? Hopefully they'll repeat it... or Ill just dust off the DVD. It ain't Christmas without Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, and gang.

Well, that's all I got for now. I promise I'll post more often for the rest of the year...