I realize its been a while since I posted anything in my blog. Random ramblings are not something I am good at.
However, yesterday I had a "middle aged moment" (not to be confused with senior momoments).
We have one of those Roomba Vacuums. It actually works quite well and keeps the downstairs carpet clean.
For some reason, the "Virtual Wall" sensor lost its program. This meant it no longer acted like a wall when the Roomba was doing its thing. No problem, I got the remote out and went to reprogram the thing. I could not get the f-in thing to reprogram to save my life. Anything I tried failed. So, I called Josh (8 years old) down to give it a try. Within 10 seconds Josh had the correct combination of buttons pressed and the thing was all set.
"Where'd you learn that, Josh" I asked.
"You showed me how to do that when we got the thing dad," Josh said.
I did ?!?!?!
It is really disturbing for me to admit that I can't remember simple things like this now.
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Monday, February 12, 2007
Dead Man's Party - 2/11/07
Thought after attending the latest Dead Man's Party Show ....
Yesterday's DMP show was a billed as the pre-valentine edition featuring a run through of The Good for You Soul album. Once again, DMP delivered a superior performance. 31 songs and over 2 hours of great music.
More on that later ...
The show started off with a truly forgettable band called Coto Normal. Made up of a few DMP members, this is a group of original music. These folks aren't bad and the lead singer has a great Pat Benatar type voice. The problem I had is I'm just not into the type of music they play. In my mind, truly forgettable.
The lo-lite of the evening came next, with a truly awful performance by The Cure tribute band The Cured. Plain and simple, these guys sucked. From the fake British accent, to the bad wig, the "Robert Smith" character of the group was pathetic. Dude, here is a bit of advise ... if you are a tribute band of any artist, try to learn the words. The folks around me were laughing AT you. Another little tip would be stop beginning every verse by YELLING into the microphone, especially when you sing like that.
The band's performance only got worse by the keyboard player's instance to tell us the name of every song before they started. Give me a break, I'm sure 95% of the crowd knew you were starting Love Cats or Boys don't Cry. The band's performance was punctuated by the snare drum's constant beat. I'm thinking they bought the snare at Wal*Mart, 1/2 hour before the performance. A Wal*Mart drum with no tuning is exactly what the constant pounding of that thing sounded like.
On to the DMP show..
Since I am in a negative mood, I'll start with the only bad part of the evening. For the first 1 1/2 hour of the show, the sound guys were franticly trying to find the source of a annoying sound problem. It reminded me of that scene where some actor messes with the sound system and a annoying EEEEEEK comes out of the speakers. The reaction of Rob was the same as Danny Elfman in the movie. I guess we can't complain too much though. What do you expect for 12 buck tickets?
As I mentioned the show was billed as a GFYS run trough, but, the boys did not disappoint. Here is the set list:
Forbidden Zone
It only Makes me Laugh
Just Another Day
Dead Man's Party
Nothing to Fear
When the Lights go Out
Reptiles and Samurai
Little Girls
Grey Matter
We Close our Eyes
Help!
You really got Me
Wild Sex
Violent Love
Not my Slave
Nasty Habits
{start of the GFYS Portion}
Who Do You Want To Be
Good For Your Soul
No Spill Blood
Cry Of The Vatos
Fill The Void
Sweat
Nothing Bad Ever Happens
Wake Up (It's 1984)
Dead Or Alive
Pictures Of You
Little Guns
Encore
Ain't this the Life
No One Lives Forever
Impostor
Only a Lad
What a inspiring 31 song performance. Once again Rob Elfaizy delivered a "Peyton Manning-esque" performance, directing and tweaking the sound between/during every song.
The horn section was tight as usual, all night long. These guys no what to do and know how to get it done. You can really tell when a group has "gelled" and the 3 horn player have done just that. They feed of each other's energy and look like the are having WAY too much fun.
The performance of We Close our Eyes was a lo-lite, they trucked out the latest accordion player and attempted this song again. There is just something about this song that DMP does not get. The backing harmony is just not there yet.
My hats off to Mr. Lee Presson for a wonderful performance. After watching his many YouTube videos. I made it a point to keep an eye on Lee. He has added so much to the group over the past couple years. The performance of Cry of the Vatos was a tribute to his genius. Great job guys, keep that one on your set list!
Since this was the whole GFYS album, I was particularly looking forward to Pictures of You. This is a song that I do not think I have seen performed live in quite some time. What a great job and a terrific song. You gotta love the "play the whole album" concept.
The bottom line for me is these guys are damn good. In my eyes, these guys are the best group of 80s ERA Oingo Boingo being performed today anywhere. If you are a true (80s era) Boingo fan, you should plan on seeing these guys.
I really wonder what these guys would sound like with the money and sound guys that Boingo had "back in the day". Hopefully someday we will get a chance to find out.
Yesterday's DMP show was a billed as the pre-valentine edition featuring a run through of The Good for You Soul album. Once again, DMP delivered a superior performance. 31 songs and over 2 hours of great music.
More on that later ...
The show started off with a truly forgettable band called Coto Normal. Made up of a few DMP members, this is a group of original music. These folks aren't bad and the lead singer has a great Pat Benatar type voice. The problem I had is I'm just not into the type of music they play. In my mind, truly forgettable.
The lo-lite of the evening came next, with a truly awful performance by The Cure tribute band The Cured. Plain and simple, these guys sucked. From the fake British accent, to the bad wig, the "Robert Smith" character of the group was pathetic. Dude, here is a bit of advise ... if you are a tribute band of any artist, try to learn the words. The folks around me were laughing AT you. Another little tip would be stop beginning every verse by YELLING into the microphone, especially when you sing like that.
The band's performance only got worse by the keyboard player's instance to tell us the name of every song before they started. Give me a break, I'm sure 95% of the crowd knew you were starting Love Cats or Boys don't Cry. The band's performance was punctuated by the snare drum's constant beat. I'm thinking they bought the snare at Wal*Mart, 1/2 hour before the performance. A Wal*Mart drum with no tuning is exactly what the constant pounding of that thing sounded like.
On to the DMP show..
Since I am in a negative mood, I'll start with the only bad part of the evening. For the first 1 1/2 hour of the show, the sound guys were franticly trying to find the source of a annoying sound problem. It reminded me of that scene where some actor messes with the sound system and a annoying EEEEEEK comes out of the speakers. The reaction of Rob was the same as Danny Elfman in the movie. I guess we can't complain too much though. What do you expect for 12 buck tickets?
As I mentioned the show was billed as a GFYS run trough, but, the boys did not disappoint. Here is the set list:
Forbidden Zone
It only Makes me Laugh
Just Another Day
Dead Man's Party
Nothing to Fear
When the Lights go Out
Reptiles and Samurai
Little Girls
Grey Matter
We Close our Eyes
Help!
You really got Me
Wild Sex
Violent Love
Not my Slave
Nasty Habits
{start of the GFYS Portion}
Who Do You Want To Be
Good For Your Soul
No Spill Blood
Cry Of The Vatos
Fill The Void
Sweat
Nothing Bad Ever Happens
Wake Up (It's 1984)
Dead Or Alive
Pictures Of You
Little Guns
Encore
Ain't this the Life
No One Lives Forever
Impostor
Only a Lad
What a inspiring 31 song performance. Once again Rob Elfaizy delivered a "Peyton Manning-esque" performance, directing and tweaking the sound between/during every song.
The horn section was tight as usual, all night long. These guys no what to do and know how to get it done. You can really tell when a group has "gelled" and the 3 horn player have done just that. They feed of each other's energy and look like the are having WAY too much fun.
The performance of We Close our Eyes was a lo-lite, they trucked out the latest accordion player and attempted this song again. There is just something about this song that DMP does not get. The backing harmony is just not there yet.
My hats off to Mr. Lee Presson for a wonderful performance. After watching his many YouTube videos. I made it a point to keep an eye on Lee. He has added so much to the group over the past couple years. The performance of Cry of the Vatos was a tribute to his genius. Great job guys, keep that one on your set list!
Since this was the whole GFYS album, I was particularly looking forward to Pictures of You. This is a song that I do not think I have seen performed live in quite some time. What a great job and a terrific song. You gotta love the "play the whole album" concept.
The bottom line for me is these guys are damn good. In my eyes, these guys are the best group of 80s ERA Oingo Boingo being performed today anywhere. If you are a true (80s era) Boingo fan, you should plan on seeing these guys.
I really wonder what these guys would sound like with the money and sound guys that Boingo had "back in the day". Hopefully someday we will get a chance to find out.
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