Party Like It's 1998!

The computer got a nasty virus, last week. Thank you for that, by the way, Mr. Hacker Sir. Greatly appreciated. Many thanks! So, yeah, the good old, trusty HP Pavillion is, seemingly, dead now. It was getting old, and all, anyway. I bought it in 2003, but still... What gives you, Mr. Hacker Sir, the right to hack in to it, and give it a terrible, nasty virus?! Get a life, man! Leave us alone already! Sheesh! Ya know? I deleted the virus, and now the computer won't even boot up. Weird... After a week of no internet, and a week of falling behind in my classes, we're finally back online. Kinda. Brought the old Acer Aspire back to life for a bit, until we can figure out what's going on with the HP. And, when I say "old Acer," I mean oooooolllllldddddd!!! This thing is the first computer I ever got. I got this computer for Christmas back in 1997. It has Windows 98 on it, and everything! Heh heh. Umm... Yeah... Anyway, Happy Thanksgiving!

From Last To First

Last night was my fifth concert... Here's a look back at my very first concert. I did this review for the Cruel Music web site way back on December 13, 1998, and it has just been sitting here on this old floppy disc, forgotten about until now:

AEROSMITH
December 13, 1998


All quotes are by Steven Tyler, unless otherwise noted.

My seat: Section 28, Row OO, Seat #22. It was a floor seat, about 20 rows away from the stage. Once the big rock show started, I could actually feel the heat from the pyrotechnics.

7:30pm The opening band, Seven Mary Three, hits the stage.

8:05 Seven Mary Three announces that they only have one more show with AEROSMITH. They thank the audience, and leave the stage.

8:35 The curtains on the stage fall. Egyptian-type music starts playing. The curtains begin changing colors from the lights. Six silhouettes appear on the curtain. One, who was standing with a microphone, starts making shadow puppets of a bird in flight…

Back in the Saddle starts playing. The curtains go up, revealing Aerosmith and their awesome stage setup, when the singing starts… “Good Evening Huntington!” Love in An Elevator… After the song, “Uhhh…. I can’t believe it, I’m at a f%#$ing loss for words! As this guy (Joe Perry) says, we’ll ‘let the music do the talking.’” Falling in Love (Is Hard On The Knees)… “This is off our new album, ‘A Little South of Sanity.’” Eat the Rich. I could have sworn it was on “Get a Grip” before it was on “Sanity,” but who am I to argue?! “Burrrrp.”… Seasons of Wither. “That’s what we call old school, boys and girls.”… Rag Doll… Dream On… Janie’s Got a Gun. Apparently Joey Kramer had a gun too! The opening drum beats could almost knock you off your feet they were so loud!… “What kind of love are you on, baby?” What Kind of Love Are You On… Kiss Your Past Goodbye… “Time for a little more old school.” Same Old Song And Dance… For the next song, Steven has on a top hat that he took from someone in the front row. Pink. Complete with pink lights… “This one is not old school, and it’s not new school. It’s somewhere in between.” Some Kind of Lady. I’m assuming that was the name of this one. I had never heard it before. It was a cool blues song… Draw The Line. “More old school for you.”… “Ladies and gentlemen, on the guitar, playing his a$$ off, and singing his a$$ off, Mr. Joe f#$%ing Perry.” Joe Perry: “And this is your brain on the blues.” Stop Messin’ Around. At the end of the song, the band went into a cool jamming instrumental… Steven then goes into the Intro from “Eat the Rich,” “Wake up kids…etc.” Walk This Way… “This next one is about some guy who was f#$%ing around with my daughter.” I don’t Want To Miss A Thing… Cryin’… Dude (Looks Like A Lady). “Thank you Huntington. Goodnight.”… Chants of “We want more” feel the arena.
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The band walks back out. “Now I look like a big rock star.” Steven has a pink feathered scarf on. “Yeah right… s#$t.” Big 10 Inch Record. “Let’s just lock the doors, and play all night!”… “Let’s see what this young lady wrote for me: ‘Steven, I have a red corvette. If you can beat me, you can eat me.’” He then stuffs the letter down his pants… What it Takes. “And I still remember that one’s phone number!”… Instrumental. “Ladies and gentlemen, on the bass guitar, Mr. Tom Hamilton.” Sweet Emotion. It had a medley of more older tunes that I did not recognize toward the end… “Goodnight Huntington, God bless you, we love you!” The audience, for some strange reason, get up and start to leave before the band even left the stage. “HEY!!! Sit you’re a$$es down, the show’s not over yet!” Steven introduces the band; Tom, Brad, Russ Irwin, Joey, and Joe. Joe Perry then introduces Steven: “And last but not least, weighing in at 145 pounds, the screaming demon, Steven Tyler.” Steven: “Goodnight Huntington, we love you.” I think they were probably going to do another encore, but the audience acted like they were in a hurry to get out, so Aerosmith left.

My Big, Wild Hinder Night

Last night I saw my fifth concert, Hinder. Good times! The first band was some goofs, called 12 Stones. Next, was Papa Roach. That was my second time seeing Papa Roach. They opened for Guns N' Roses, last year. Too bad I don't like Papa Roach, huh? I mean, they put on a good show, and all, but they're just not my style. Too rappy for me. Finally, after a ridiculous amount of roadie stage time, a video came on the curtain. Aerosmith's "Sweet Emotion" played, as the guys from Hinder got out of a limo. It showed some back-stage, meet-and-greet stuff for a bit, and then the intro to Bon Jovi's "Let It Rock" started playing. And then, the curtain dropped, and, low and behold, there was Hinder! They started out with "How Long," followed by "Home Coming Queen," and then "Bliss." "Nothin Good About Goodbye," and "Better Than Me." Then, they played a new song called "Heaven Lost You." Very cool! "By The Way," "Born To Be Wild," and another great, new song, "Thing For You." And closing it all out, they played "Room 21," "Lips Of An Angel," and "Get Stoned." It was a good show, but it was a short show. 12 songs?! No encore?! Anyway, yeah, it rocked! The smell of the arena is still locked in my nose...

(Long-Overdue) Update

Hey, how's it going? I've been kinda busy with college, as you might've guessed by now. Haven't had much time for any of this nonsense. After sitting here on my bum, pretty much, all day today, and not doing anything productive, I thought I'd take a minute to update my fans on what's going on in Junebug-Land (patent pending, all rights reserved).

College: Tough. Lame. Boring. Sucks. I'm doing pretty good, though. I'd better be, after wasting all this time! I'm over halfway done now. Only about a month left, actually! Woo hoo!!!

Jonathan:



















Growing! Heh heh.

Also, I'm going to take a moment to relax, next Saturday, and see Hinder in concert!