Goodbye Spin

Current mood: disappointed
Category: Music

One of my longest relationships has come to an end. It's really not a teary goodbye, because I haven't been happy with it in some time. With the past two issues my favorite magazine of old had put the final nail in the coffin with me in their new format change. I opened my mailbox to find my final issue ever of Spin had Beyonce on the cover. My gateway into the world of "alternative" music (or indie now-a-days) has been slammed shut in my face with a picture of a scantaly clad sexpot on the cover of my MUSIC magazine. Nick Duerden goes on to proclame "Crazy In Love" as one of the greatest pop songs. Not of that month, or year, but ever. What? Are you kidding me? Have Spin editors lost their mind?

This is the magazine I have subscribed to since I was 15 and a reader since 14. And now, after 11 years we are divorcing with me recieving none of the assets, or the lake house. This is the magazine that kept me up to date on all my favorite bands that no other mag wanted to touch and also turned me on to bands and artists that I never would have otherwise heard of. One that comes to mind almost immediatly is Liz Phair, whose Whip Smart CD is one of my favorite albums of all time.

Along with the cover issue that made me ill, they have started to focus on the top party spots across the country, as well as give Dashboard Confessional's new album 4 stars. Yuck, you've got to be kidding. It's gone down the road of Rolling Stone.

It's a damn good thing that Paste not only has a great magazine complete with music and DVD's in the rag (how awesome?) but it is so well written it's almost scary. They also have a hell of a podcast, which I would highly recommend. So, goodbye Spin, it's been a wonderful run and I'll always remember you as my first and will hold a special place in my heart.

And no, we can't be friends...

Currently listening : Siamese Dream By Smashing Pumpkins Release date: By 27 July, 1993

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	Stephanie	Beyonce is a skanky bitch and Dashboard Confessional are whiney assholes. I say good riddance! Posted by Stephanie on Sunday, June 25, 2006 at 9:02 PM [Remove] [Reply to this]

	Molly	Try Relix instead...I think you'd like it! Posted by Molly on Friday, July 07, 2006 at 7:23 AM [Remove] [Reply to this]

Zach

Check my front page (It's been up there awhile, but thanks!!) Posted by Zach on Friday, July 07, 2006 at 4:02 PM [Remove] [Reply to this]

Vegas Vacation (Part II)

Current mood: thirsty
Category: Travel and Places

Hi! Welcome back to the two part blog on my vacation to sunny Las Vegas, glad you could join me! Back to our story...

Sunday

We woke up a little late today and had previously decided to go to the ESPN Zone for lunch, certain concessions had to be made for going to see 'O' so this is what I got I think. Even though I quite enjoyed that show, but not before kind of hanging out for a bit then going down to the pool again. The only thing I remember from that day is that Steph had on a different and skimpier bikini from the day before and some lady next to us was wearing a thong and sporting what looked like a stab wound in her right butt cheek. Classy. After this we got ready for the day, showered and moved on with the activities for Sunday. The ESPN Zone was so cool I thought I feel asleep and was taking a nap and dreaming, however I wasn't. The food was great and our server was a Cheifs fan, pretty neat. After this we went to the Forum Shops at Ceasar's, but not before spending $20 more on Margarita's that made me and Steph ill. But not til later. They had re-done the Forum shops and they were pretty cool. We got yelled at in Gucci for drinking in the store, asshat's, I didn't need a new purse anyway. So after all of this we took a cab back to the hotel and took a little nap and woke up just in time to decide to go see Purple Reign at the House of Blues! If Saturday night at 'O' was for her, then this night was especially for me. Not only is this my favorite incarnation of Prince, and Purple Rain one of my favorite movies, the band (a tribute band of course) was on fire the whole time. They even had Morris Day and Jerome come out and do "Jungle Love" and some other hits. The roof could have colloapsed and I would have been ok with dying. After this we were both pretty loose and decided to walk around to some other places and drink some more. After all of that we went to Denny's (haha) and ate then went back to the room and called it a night.

Monday

Not much to say about this day other than it was the day we came home. We ate breakfast, walked around the strip (the hot ass strip) some more and packed up and left for the airport. I hate flying for the most part, but I had my gadgets to entertain me, so it was ok.

The rest of the trip...
It was a celebration of my woman's birthday, and we had an awesome time. Tuesday we just hung out and went to the pool at her place, then grilled out and saw The Breakup. I came home today around 1ish and it sucked, I didn't want to leave at all. I'm glad all of this is almost over. The driving back and forth, the leaving and not seeing each other for awhile. But I'll be going back down next weekend, and it should be fun and relaxing. But this last weekend was the best vacation ever. It even tops my recent trips to Mexico and the Bahama's.

I can't wait to see her again

Currently listening : Somebody's Miracle By Liz Phair Release date: By 04 October, 2005

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Stephanie

Yep, that was about it Posted by Stephanie on Wednesday, June 07, 2006 at 11:04 PM [Remove] [Reply to this]

Vegas Vacation (Part I)

Current mood: tired
Category: Life

No, this isn't an entry regarding the Griswald family, this is the personal account of my own trip to Vegas this past weekend with my lovely accomplice, the multitalented Stephanie, aka "Wonderwoman" on my front page. The weekend started off with my favorite past time other than golf, and that was spending time on Interstate 29 to Kansas City. I'll tell you what, I've driven over an estimated 12,500 miles in the past 13 months and spent almost 100 hours in my car doing this trip. Some of you make think I'm crazy, and I probably am, but can you blame me? Just look at her for cryin' out loud! Anyway, enough 14 year old like fawning over my girlfriend...

Friday

Our flight left around 2pm on Friday afternoon and we got to Vegas around 3:15 local time and were greeted by none other than my old man, who I hadn't seen down there in awhile. The drive to his and my stepmom's house was almost aweful, there's nothing quite like spending an hour or so in a car after 3 hours and change in a plane. I'm not much of a sitter I guess anymore. Plus when you aren't use to close quarters smoking anymore it's bad when the guilty party doesn't roll his window down the entire trip. Mesquite is a town of about 18,000 and about 80 miles northeast of Las Vegas. It's a nice little town with nothing in it except a few casinos and legalized prostitution, although I saw no evidence of the later. We just kinda hung out and drank and shot the poo with my parents and ate a great dinner made by Cindy (stepmom). I also spent the better part of the evening entertaining my Dad's German Sheppard named Ripley. We hit the hay pretty early that night. So not too evenful, but pretty decent.

Saturday

We woke up the next morning and got ready to go to a casino buffet breakfast that was actually pretty good. After that we took the 10 minute tour of Mesquite and decided we'd had enough and requested that my Dad take us to our destination. The fabulous Excalibur Hotel and Casino!! Not exactly the greatest and coolest resort on the strip, but it's kind of in the middle of everything we were doing so what the hay. Of course there was a long line to check in with people yelling in about 37 different languages, not that I dislike other people's culture, it's just really kind of crazy and a shock to the system. Anyway...we checked into the Casa dey Loveshack (haha) around noonish. We decided to check the place out and go to the pool which was of course, ridiculously crowded and hot at a balmy 105 or so. Drinks of course, for those of you who have not been to Vegas are quite spendy. Nothing like using your first $20 on a couple of "small" margaritas, but oh well. After getting a little crispy poolside we kind of poked around for a little bit and then got ready for dinner and the Verandah Room at the Four Season's Hotel at Mandaly Bay. It was very good. Well, it was for me anyway. Stephanie ordered some Ravioli entree that I don't think was supposed to be on the menu, so I was kind of bummed for her, but I gave her some of my tenderloin (no jokes please) and we had a drink or two and left for Tresure Island. The show they have playing out in front has changed since we'd been down there so we decided to check it out, unfortunatly for us it had not only started but was packed. So we decided to go to our next stop on foot, which was ok, we had to make a pit stop at the Mirage. The spacing between the resorts is quite a hike in the heat, even at night. We got to the Bellagio just in time for the fountain show and "Luck Be a Lady" as playing during the show, which is one of Stephanie's favorite Sinatra songs, so hurray for that. So I've never really been a huge fan of "shows" in Vegas, except for Wayne Newton because that guy is the balls, but anyway, 'O' had never really been that high on the ol' priority list. Our seats were ok, not the greatest but the show was actually really amazing. All the swimming and acrobatics and whatnot. It's cool that former Russian circus folks can find work stateside. But all joking aside, it was really awesome. After that we decided to cab it back to the hotel and hang at a bar there and drink for a bit. While getting into a cab, who walks up to me and ask for my autograph but none other than Bruce Willis!! Actually he didn't, but he was right next to us, so it was cool to see a celeb in Vegas for the first time, since I've been there about 10 times now. After a few drinks we decided to retire and call it a day...

For the excited conclusion to my vacation click next, or scroll up, or whever the hell they have you do on this website

Currently listening : whitechocolatespaceegg By Liz Phair Release date: 11 August, 1998