To break that last paragraph of shit down even further, I welcome you all to the 2009 holiday season.  We kick of this year’s festivities like any other year, with Halloween.  While the true origins of this bizarre holiday are not 100% known, I personally believe it was a holiday that was conceived by pedophiles and axe murderers that somehow managed to convince our planet’s leaders and lawmakers to find it in their hearts that the world needed a holiday to celebrate psychos, homicidal freaks and Kanye West.

Before I go, I want to ask a favor of the Jabloggy community.  What do you think is the better costume for me this year: Kanye West (and get the shits beaten outta me) or a Mistletoe (and potentially get mouth-raped by every female downtown)?  TOUGH CALL!

Indeed folks, last night was the annual airing of the virus known as the VMAs.  Answer me this: why the hell does a television network that hasn’t played a single music video since 1985 still get to be the “brains” behind a video music awards show?  HUH?  HUH?

My theory is that MTV secretly changed the M to stand for MORON instead of MUSIC.  That would fully explain why they allow petards like Kanye West and Lil’ Mama to continue to breathe and pull crap outta their buttholes on national television.

I can see how artists with brains and hearts, such as Taylor Swift and Beyonce, may have gotten confused about having to be there.  Ladies, I think you meant to attend a more worthy awards show.  Then again, can I name one?  Alas, I can not.

Oh well.  I guess Kanye is just continuing his regular routine of interrupting famous people:

UPDATE: For the record, I did not watch the VMAs.  I never do, and I never intend to.  I prefer to keep my head clear of such filth and annoyance.  That’s why I watch Family Guy.

Now, I’m all for reading any kind of content that makes me feel better about myself, but I think, as a Facebooker who could be teetering on the edge of some of those categories, I have to say this: is it just a slow news day CNN or are you just plain stupid?  (most normal people would probably agree with the latter)

Just what we need you tards, another superficial branding place upon human beings by society’s “leaders” and “field experts” who think they do “research” to serve a greater good and a service to humanity.  Well I got news for you folks.  You “leaders” usually are the Peter Griffins of the world instead of the Gandhis like you think you are.

Do people really care if they are a “Self-Promoter”, “The TMIer”, or “The Town Crier”?  Chances are, if that’s who they are on Facebook, that’s probably who they are in real life.  It’s called a personality, and apparently the people at CNN (who lack these “personalities”) think they can hand them out like they are gods.

As if the world doesn’t have enough problems or people with complexes or things to worry about, our national network of Special Olympians known as the “mass media” has to go and create another level of sterotyping on us.  (DISCLAIMER: By the way, this paragraph was not meant to offend those who are really in the Special Olympics.  I apologize if you have been emotionally distraught because I put you on the same level as the mass media.  You people are obviously much smarter and I have the utmost respect for you!)

Anyway, reading this article set me off, so now I think it’s time for you, the intelligent readers of Jabloggy, to form your own opinion of this read and share with the rest of us in the comments below.

CLICK HERE FOR THE SOURCE OF THIS STUPIDITY – READ THE ARTICLE

Tis been awhile no?

Summer is coming to a close, way too soon I might add.  Please hold while I curse the season out for being too short ($#$#$@!!).

4 days ago I officially became another year older.  Yay.  3 years until I hit 30.  Could this aging thing get any better?!  I elect that it can not!  *gag*

Summer’s been a busy one, whether I’m helping with a music event or playing in the band at our own music event; whether I’m painting my house or listing lazily to the left on my couch watching Family Guy; whether I’m at my day job or working on Local Sounds; whether I’m working at all or out enjoy time with my friends.  Yup, it’s been a good one.

As August starts to come to a close, I’m reminded of the great No One, who said, “Fear not, for the summer isn’t over quite yet.  We have Labor Day weekend, Taste of Madison, and a few several weekends of good weather left!”.  Then I realized it was I who said that and can no longer be quoted as quoting someone else’s quote.

While it is a good thing to think that we still have a good number of Summer / Beginning of Fall days in which yet to enjoyth, we are also just over 2 months away from that time of the year when our little ones dress up like the undead in order to collect that which kills us anyway: sugar-filled treats and those moronic apples on a stick covered in something that’s totally unidentifiable.

Yes parents, Halloween, that glorious holiday in which our children become the living Apocalypse, is drawing nearer.  Why do I say that?  Well for one, the stupid Halloween store in Madison has had it’s sign up for a month already as they prepare the store for shoppers.  I almost shat myself when I saw that a few weeks ago.  As if it isn’t bad enough that Christmas comes earlier every year (and for those of you who know me, you know I don’t care about that as much as I may make it sound), now Halloween is moving up.

What the hell happened to the Back to School season?  I do believe it was eaten by a werewolf, little Bobby.

On that note, I now know what I want to go as for Halloween: a Wannabe-Good-Blogger.  Scares the living shizzle outta me, but hey, that’s what October 31st is for right?  Or is it?  (Enter Vincent Price’s post Thriller video monologue here)

This past week has been a good time.  It started on Friday night when some friends and I went over to Milwaukee-nuts and planned to just grab some food and drinks at Summerfest.  The night got better when we realized we happened to show up on the night that The Offspring was playing!  I’ve been following them for years, all through high school really.  It was a treat to finally see them (or not actually see them from 3 miles back) in concert.  I should have photos up on Flickr soon.

Tuesday night my friend and I went back again to see Halestorm and Staind.  How coolio was that?!  I would like to make a third trip tonight to see No Doubt and Paramore, but I need to give the vehicular beast a break I think, so I’ll have to pass and pretend I’m there.  Some photos from this concert will also be posted eventually.

Speaking of vehicular beast, I traded in the Equinox a couple weeks ago.  Annnnd guess what I bought?  A freakin’ Lexus.  What the hell was I thinking?  (Oh, that’s right, I was thinking I’m cooler than you and deserve that..HA!)  You might think “why in the hell did you buy a Lexus?” (like everyone else I know) but I always thought they were nice cars (as do most I think) and I never thought I’d be able to say I own one.  Well, I came across this used 2006 RX 330 and was like “say whaaaa?”.  Long of the story short, it’s in my parking lot now.  I’ll have pics of that guy up soon too.

And finally, might I add that my new iPhone 3GS is the shittles (that’s right, I said it)?  All the photos I need to post from these shows and of the car will be from the new iPhone, plus I have some videos too, but I need to make sure those came out ok.  I’m still in the testing phase to figure out the best way to get the best video and audio.

Well, that’s been my last few weeks.  I guess this post is pretty braggy, but I mean c’mon, it’s no different than what I usually post, except most of this stuff is more personal than business.  :)

Oh, and by the way, .  (lol)  Thanks Jabloggyites, catch up wit y’alls later  Have a good 4th of July holiday!  Don’t blow yourselves up!

It’s for this reason that I’d like to share with you that my friend Todd and I spent the week last week working on the first hard core condo remodeling project (and I thought painting it was hard core!  BWAHAHA).  We tore out the old door and frame that leads out to my back balcony from my office (extra bedroom) and replaced it with a brand spankin’ new door and frame.  We also fixed the broken drywall around the door, finished painting the wall and (gasp!) actually added casing around the door so it looks like…. like…. A DOOR!  OMFG!

While Todd did a good portion more than I did, it sounds like neither of us had ever done this kind of work before, so we were both pretty proud of ourselves for taking it on, and we learned something new in the process.

So, moral of the story: THERE’S HOPE FOR ME YET!  :)  Aside from the 2 photos here, there are more of the entire project on my Flickr.  Oh yeah…..

In related news, Local Sounds TV is currently attempting to get the post production crap underway for the MAMAs coverage and we were recently approached to cover a CD/DVD release party on June 12th.  Means that the video coverage is something that I think people are gonna latch onto sooner than later.  Friggin’ A, Bitch!

Last bit of Local Sounds updates (since that’s what the recent weeks of my bitchin’ life have consisted of), we are currently in discussions about a sweet deal that would have Local Sounds acquiring (or merging with) a local website that’s proved to be very popular amongst the music scene with some nationwide penetration (mmmmm).  Stayed tuned for that bit of fun later this year if all talks go well!

Anywho, there’s been a lot of going on with the band too.  Just finished up a couple of concerts, one being Felicia’s Trade CD release party at the Frequency on May 22nd (read about it on Local Sounds Magazine!) and May 24th at Brat Fest.  Those were the shit.

As usual, the Madison Area Music Awards never die.  I’m actually working on the updated site as we speak and we are opening registration soon instead of October.  Talk about a year round ordeal!

Next, just planning on doing some hard core remodeling around the house.  We’re pricing and planning right now to tear out my condo’s back door so we can replace it.  It’s not sealed right and it appears it was kicked in at one point.  Very attractive to the next buyer.

As a final note, that has to be the worst, most God-awful, photo of me ever!  However, the point of the pic is the shirt, not my ugly mug.

So that’s been “the rest of the story” for me.  Now take a hike you moron, and I’ll see you next time I post…

That’s right folks, this week is National Lexi Week! My fuzzy lil’ daughter turns 5 and we’re celebrating! The celebration consists mainly of balloons, streamers, a cake, and her taking extra long naps and playing with string. Oh to be a cat! Life, so simple!

So everyone, please join me in saying HAPPY BIRTHDAY LEXI!

For Local Sounds, we had a great response!  This year we debuted Local Sounds Magazine, Local Sounds TV, and MadisonUrban.com.  We also pushed out a new version of the Local Sounds site as well.  It has been a crazy few months, but we / I made it!

Local Sounds TV was by far the hit of the night.  Once we started getting some interviews lined up, it seemed everyone wanted to be on TV!  I was planning on maybe 5-8 interviews tops during the red carpet between 6:00 and 7:00.  We ended up doing tons more for a grand total of about 3 hours!  It was crazy!  And after we were done doing interviews, artists and kids alike were regularly using our Local Sounds backdrop as a place to take photos (see photo).  Awesome!  Not to mention free press for us…. suckas..