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Pennywise, Strung-Out, and Afterwards

By Adam Blue | May 10, 2008

The Pennywise/Strung-Out show was completely insane. I had a good spot…only about 10 feet from the stage, but it was on a raised area with a small bar. I stood there because the stage at the pit level would have been too tall for me. Anyway, the pit below me was going insane. Then the guitarist from Pennywise said that just because we’re on the second tier, doesn’t mean we’re immune from the pit. They then started playign the next song, and I went flying. Left, right, and on the ground. I landed on someone and had a beer spill on my face. I really hope it was beer.

But unfortunately, I was underwhelmed. The problem is that these guys have so many songs that all they play are their slow popular songs. But here’s some video:

Strung-Out:

Pennywise:

Afterward, since I was in Dallas I met up with Brandon. We went to Barcadia which is a pretty cool rock/80’s bar with old-school arcade games. Then we went to the Double Wide. It was a bar built like a trailer and purposely all trashy. But it was cool. Then we went to the 24 hour Cafe Brazil. The food wasn’t Brazilian, though the Honey Mustard Chicken sandwich was awesome.

Then I went to sleep.

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It’s Probably Nothing

By Adam Blue | May 9, 2008

Tonight is the Pennywise/Strung-Out concert. That’s pretty insane right there. I mean, those are two of my favorite punk bands…and they are playing together. Man. I can’t wait. Then hopefully after that I’ll be staying in Dallas to hang out with Jason. Then I’ve got Saturday to plan. I have no plans yet…but we’ll see what comes up.

I found a new weekly internet-based show called The Circuit. It’s on MojoHD.com…and is funny as hell. Like a cross between Talk Soup and a tech show. Here’s a clip.

I saw something personal to me that kinda bothered me. It shouldn’t really bother me…but it did. Like a sad feeling, if you will. But, I’m going to be cryptic because I’d like to keep this blog as far from emo as possible. …I’ve read my old Live Journal entries…I wish they didn’t exist, so i think we know where I’m getting at.

EDIT: …well, then I’m thinking, if it’s not what I think it is….why would it be there? That’s what makes this something instead of probably nothing, but still probably nothing…but could be something. I hope this great mystery isn’t killing any of you. And maybe it’s the fact that it’s almost 2am? Yeah, I should get to sleep. It’s probably nothing, or just a little something.

So, it’s probably nothing.

If not something.

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Cinco De Mayo

By Adam Blue | May 7, 2008

So, for the fifth of May I went to Duke’s here in Bedford. I met up with a buddy from work, his girlfriend, and her friends. It wasn’t too crowded, which was disappointing, but a few old friends showed up so I guess it was worth it. Alright, so the problem was it was $2 you-call-its. Which means I’m not sure what happened after I was told that. I started with some Coors light, in which I was scolded for and told to go Mexican (duh). So, I went with Mexican beer the rest of the night, but by then I couldn’t even really taste anything. Then the shots… First, was some tequila, then a little bit later some more. Then, before I left one of the ol’ friends walked over and asked if I wanted a Royal F***. I said sure. Hell, he could of asked if I wanted a shot of goat urine, and I would say yes. Well, no, that’s not true.

So, I got the shot…and knew my morning was done.

I leave, get some Taco Bell (damn you drunk and hungry Adam!), and go home. I eat, pass out, wake up, throw up, pass out…and wake up. I sat in the leaving room all day using the 55 inch HDTV that I bought last year but never use. I really need to sit out there more. Anyway, I just surfed the net and sipped water. And threw up again. Then realized that I never left my bed when I threw up last night, so I had to clean the sheets.

Then at about 4:30 I decided to eat. Since then I’ve been better, but my stomach still hates me. I’m pretty sure I’ll wake up fine tomorrow. I wanted to drink every night this week, but I might just hold off on that… I’ll save it for Friday night.

Oh, and work called to add Monday to my vacation. That’s pretty awesome, but now I look out my window watching for pigs to fly by.

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It Sounds Horrible

By Adam Blue | April 27, 2008

But my buddy got a divorce, meaning we can now go out and drink and meet girls. He acted totally happy when he told me, so my excitement level was alright. They were together for maybe a year, and we chilled a lot before then…just not after. And he got a pad downtown, so any night I get wasted and don’t want to drive home, he’ll probably hook me up. So, now that’s two people I know with a place walking-distance downtown to pass-out.

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Well, No…

By Adam Blue | April 26, 2008

So last weekend didn’t go as planned…but it was still awesome. And this weekend hasn’t gone as planned, but is still awesome. But then Elaine told me that she has a boyfriend. So, I guess we’re are no longer ‘waiting’. In that case, her visit in May might be a little weird, but since she changed her flight late I might not have that time off anyway. Because…what would we do? But that’s happened, and it’s done. She told me that that was the reason why she has been distant lately. What happened to the honesty? I had to guess this whole time? But it’s done so now it’s time to move on.

Last night I went to Broncos to meet with a work buddy not expecting much but a chill night with a beer. And what was strange was seeing a bunch of people from high school. Not kids in high school, but a bunch of people from my class. They weren’t close friends or anything, but it was just cool seeing some people from back in the day.

The next big thing going on is GTAIV Monday night. I was never a big GTA fan, but the hype is really eating me up.

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Crazy Weekends

By Adam Blue | April 16, 2008

Last weekend I first hung out with Hammerblasted (yeah, that’s out band name) on Friday. We jammed at the studio, then got drunk and drove around (okay, that sounds bad). We then found a place to chill, watched some guy covering John Mayer songs, then went to Bennigan’s. The rest is a blur. I woke up Saturday morning at the drummer’s house, and the Schrader (the shredder) and I went to guitar center. We pimped out my guitar a little more. I went home for a few minutes to grab some clothes, then went straight to work.

After work, I drove to Dallas where I met my buddy Jason at Obar with his g/f and her friends (which is always awesome). From there, I just drank a whole lot, remembering the bartender chase some guy down…and other stuff. Jason drove me to his house where I passed out, woke up sick, had Jason drive me to my car in downtown, and then drove home, with only a few minutes to shower, change, and get to work. Before I left, I took out my contacts which had been in all weekend, and put on my glasses. My eyes were relieved.

I was sick all day at work. I then went home, and passed out. The next day, plans started for the following weekend.

Schrader told me about a new bar called Barcadia. It’s a rock bar with arcades games. That’s pretty badass. Then Friday night straight after work I’ll be heading over to Dallas to watch an Iron Maiden cover band. Then Saturday night a few of us may be going to Embargo which I’ve been meaning to do on a Saturday. I dig that place. Exciting.

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F***

By Adam Blue | April 9, 2008

So Elaine’s trip got canceled on May 1st, so instead she’ll be here May 21st. I’ll be down south seeing Iron Maiden for two days. Now if I go, I’ll be sad, and if I stay here I’ll be pissed I missed my chance to see Maiden.

F***
F***
F***
F***

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It Was Bad…

By Adam Blue | April 2, 2008

As a wee ol’ lad, or just a few years ago, I was into Atreyu and Avenged Sevenfold. But each new album that would come out would be just…bad. Though, my little brother and sister dig them as of recently, and I can’t deny them of that. Good for them. So they played Tuesday night, and I took them. I’m pretty sure they had a lot of fun. And I did…for a short time. We get there and watch the J-Rock bands play, which weren’t too bad. I then grab a beer. Out in the lobby I saw tons of hot women, but don’t know why… I was here for Atreyu and A7X, and didn’t think hot women associated with that…but then realized they are probably here with their dudes. Makes sense.

There was one girl I could have talked to…but nah, I blew it. Or really, it just felt odd to do it at that show, with my lil’ bro and sis with me. ya dig?

But then Atreyu and A7X went on. Atreyu played some good old stuff. That wasn’t bad. But A7X played some horrible songs that only game me a headache. Especially the encore.

I used my N95 to try and get some video. I have three, but was only able to upload a short one from my phone. The rest will be done later at my desktop. Although, during one of the songs I was told I could no longer record. Bummer. But really I don’t care.

I had a funny conversation with Jose. But replace the ‘9′ with an ‘11′. My laptop’s time is borked.

pumathehero (9:55:25 PM): what up
arbblue (9:55:26 PM): yoooooooooooo
arbblue (9:55:31 PM): metalocalypse is fantastic
pumathehero (9:55:50 PM): eh
pumathehero (9:55:52 PM): it’s ok
arbblue (9:55:50 PM): no
arbblue (9:55:54 PM): it’s awesome
arbblue (9:56:04 PM): start from the first episode
pumathehero (9:56:17 PM): ya, that makes sense
arbblue (9:56:18 PM): ok cool
arbblue (9:56:27 PM): dr. rockso the birthday clown is awesome
arbblue (9:56:34 PM): he does cocaine
pumathehero (9:58:52 PM): oh ya? hmm.

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Pennywise

By Adam Blue | March 29, 2008

The new Pennywise album is out, and is pretty kick ass. Apparently, Epitaph wasn’t too enthusiastic when Pennywise wanted to start recording again. See, Pennywise has a certain sound, and throughout their ten or so albums, they’ve never changed their sound. Epitaph didn’t care for that. What’s funny is, Epitaph is an indie label. Pennywise never signed to majors because they’d prefer sticking to what they like to play. So this scenario is pretty sad. Pennywise then decided to split from Epitaph and release their album on MySpace records. MySpace is technically owned by Fox. Fox is the type of group Pennywise doesn’t like. They even have a song called ‘Fox TV’ that’s pretty hilarious. But the thing is, MySpace is letting Pennywise do whatever they want. MySpace is the perfect avenue for artists.

Here’s a live video of a song off their new album.

And they are playing in May with another favorite band of mine, Strung Out. I already have my tickets.