NIN - industrial xylophone....

WOW... Nine Inch Nails put on a FANTASTIC show last night. I was impressed for the 35th time... Not only did they play great and put on a killer light show BUT the Gwinnett Center actually sounded good. (Even though it was only 2/3 full)

Trent came out playing songs from his new, FREE, album and they sounded great. He then went into some older stuff, and then they did a set change and they played an instrumental set of 5 - 6 songs from Ghosts I-IV. Really pulled it off well. Interesting point here was that Trent actually played Industrial Xylophone (actually it is called something like a miramba, but what the hell do I know - It's a Fucking Xylophone) and Tito Puente would be proud of him (I think that was the Cuban salsa xylophone player from the 50's and 60's) That just shows his versatility. Later in the show his guitarist, Robin Fricke (from ATL) actully played Industrial Banjo on March of the Pigs. WOW... I had never seen that before.

Show rocked and my ears were still ringing this morning. Thats a sign that Gwinnett Center has made the much needed changes to their sound system. NOW the only issue with the Gwinnett Center is the freaking 1hr 40min drive it takes to get there....

I know Trent made some major $$$ last night but I would have much rather seen him for 2 nights at the Tabernacle or 5 shows at the Masquerade...

Spoilin' the Wife...

This will be the first of many posts about our weekend getaway to Pennsylvania.
The first point I want to say is that I have to make a concerted effort to quit spoiling the wife... Leading up to this weeend getaway a major concern was how much $ this mini-vacation would cost - I reassured the wife that our Hotel rooms would be FREE since I have accumulated so many Holiday Inn Priority Club points. (Some of you may scoff at me bragging about Holiday Inn points but the Holiday Inn in Valdosta has been the best Hotel there until recently when 2 new hotels have just opened - so I have been staying at the best Hotel in Titletown for over a year.) I decided to cash some of these points in so that we could keep the costs down.

I learned 1 important message... Cashing points in has its' privledges - you are more apt to get upgraded when cashing in your points than when you book a base room with a locally negotiated discounted rate. In Mooresville, NC we were in a 6th floor (top) 2 room suite that had a jacuzzi tub in the Living Room. I had never seen a tub in the Living Room. We could watched TV from the tub - never even thought of doing that in my lifetime. Then Saturday we were in Allentown, PA and we got the 9th Floor Entertainment Suite. This place was huge, with a wet bar for entertaining. I looked at the placard and this room normally goes for $399 per night.

So, the last 3 times I have spent the night with the wife in a Hotel has been on major upgraded rooms. And here I go back to Valdosta again tomorrow to begin earning some more points so I can take care of her again.

(I will be posting more about the trip shortly - time for bed now.)

Got Tickets to the Bamma Butt Whippin!!!!!!!!

Yeah - it is officially football season when you have actual tickets in hand... I actually got mine today for the Clemson vs. Alabama game.
Hot Damn, I can hardly wait.
Got confirmation that my Season Tix have come through and have until the end of the month to pay for them... (bonus)

Interesting that we just now got confirmation that College Game Day will be in ATL for the game but when I got my tickets, there is all kinds of events planned for that day.

Kool...

Bring on the Bad Bamma Jammas!

Say Uncle....

Damn dude - just stay retired.... I am so tired of the Brett Favre retired/unretired bullshit. You say you are going to quit, so quit - shit, they are offering to pay you to stay retired. $20 mil to stay retired - WOW. Never heard of that before.

Let me back up... How can Green Bay snub one of the greatest QB's ever? They should have welcomed him back with open arms and told him he would have to compete for the job. Farve would probably win the starting job in Training Camp but then they could have his backup ready to go at any moment. Brett throws 2 ints in a game, bench his old ass. Yeah, he would be pissed and the media would go nuts, but this would then be an actual playing decision... If Rodgers does the same thing, throwing ints, send Brett back in...

OK, I have chimed in and now I want this story to GO AWAY... Thank God all the NFL teams are in camp and College teams start camp on Sunday...

29 days before we whip up on some pink elephants.

Sign of the Apocalypse....

Well... It's hard for me to watch the dismal performance of the Atlanta Braves over the last couple days. Blowing 5 run leads in consecutive games over the weekend almost killed me. Now, with the trade of Tex, you can tell they have practically given up and taken the montra of "wait till next year."

While watching Sports Center today I see that the Kansas City Royals have a better record than the Braves... Wow... How far we have sunk....

Are we going to have to re-live the 1980's again??? Maybe it wouldn't be so bad if ticket prices go down to $4 for outfield seats... Ah, the good old days: cheap seats and no expectation of winning. We would go to watch Dale Murphy and Phil Neikro but knew something would happen to cause them to lose. My first 23 Atlanta Braves games were all LOSSES...

Congrats to Valdosta....

As you have been able to figure out over they years - I have no idea what I am talking about. 2 posts ago I gave Valdosta, Ga no chance in Hell in winning ESPN's Titletown USA but guess what???

They WON....

Good for them....

I just got back from Winnersville and when I was in the Lowndes County Planning Commission meeting on Monday the Commission's Chairman kept referring to Valdosta as Titletown USA and I just thought he was trying to be funny. Little did I know they had announced it to the town a few days prior. WOW, little Valdosta Georgia has incredible national exposure.

Interesting talk radio points today was about getting DII Valdosta State Univ to take the steps and go up to DI and try to get into the Southern Conference and play the likes of Georgia Southern, the Citadel, etc... I could not believe the people that called in NOT wanting this... CRAZY...

Doddamn Yellow Jackets....

I usually reserve this headline for football / basketball but this tirade is directed at the Devil possessed poison infused evil fucking flying kamikazi dive bombing stinging mother fuckers that got after me today...
The wife wants the upper part of our back yard raked and cleaned up. To get there you have to go up on the side of the fenceline to bypass all the juniper. Well, I have been going thru an on going battle with the Kudzu up there and I am slowly winning but today - revenge was enacted. I was up there raking and pulling up all the kudzu an trying to get thru all the mulch that has collected over the last 50 years. I found a big Kudzu rootsystem and start hacking at it with my Fiskar's axe. (Those freaking Dutch/Swedes make an awesome axe) Anyhow, buzz buzz buzz and beeeeoooowww, muthafuka, I start flailing my arms and skeedaddling out of there with my right thigh on fire. I slap down on my shorts and kill that little bastard... I got him but he sure as hell got me... Outside of my right thigh is killing me. Feels like a golfball is inside my leg and the skin won't stretch. Just uncomfortable as hell..
I need a cigarrette so I can take the tobacco and moisten it and make an indian poultice but I forgot to get one from the soccer boys... Yes, I played in my game tonight and it allowed me to take my mind off of it.
Just because I am not dead from an allergic reactions doesn't mean I don't still hurt...
So I spent $27 on yellow jacket traps, and sprays that shoot 20 feet... They'll regret taking a bite out of me.