So yesterday my pal Mark and I headed down to the Shoreline Amphitheatre in San Jose to attend Live 105's BFD concert festival. I had orginally bought 8 tickets because I thought it would be a pretty popular concert, but alas, not many people were interested in going. Oh well, Mark and I had a great time, there were tons of cool areas and the music was pretty kicking. There were highpoints and there were lowpoints of course, so let's start with the lows:
5 Fuck Yous* From BFD: Fuck You...
...to Ashton Kutcher. Because of you, people now think it's 'edgy' and 'cool' to wear those mesh baseball caps around. Hey you, dude with British pop-band haircut? That green mesh cap with white front advertising for some lumber company doesn't make you 'hip', it makes you look like a tool
...to The Guy Who Kicked Fire Onto Me. Alot of people were trying to start mini-bonfires on the lawn, with one actually getting a pretty good crowd, by right behind me this little fuck was trying to start one, and once it started his friend kicked it to put it out, instead of stomping on it, and it flew right into my legs. Asshole.
...to The Deftones. Man, did you guys sucks ass. First of all, when you only have 45 minutes to play, don't take two minute breaks on a dark stage between every song. Second, all your songs sound the same. Finally, how you play a festival and don't play the one popular song you have, Change, I have no idea.
...to Kurt Cobain, just on principle. Because of your pathetic life and death, Nirvana will always overshadow Foo Fighters, even thought they are the far superior band. If there's a Rock and Roll Heaven, I hope you're the janitor.
...to The Person Who Gave Evanescence SARS. Of course, I was stoked to see FF, but the real band I wanted to see live was Evanescence, but sadly one of there members is in the hospital with some respatory thing, so they had to cancel. That just sucked beyond belief. Oh well, I'll catch 'em some other time.
5 Fuck Yeahs From BFD: Fuck Yeah...
...to BT (aka Brian Transeau). I'm not a huge fan of DJ music, techno, electronica and the like, but this guy really knew how to mix, and unlike other mixers I've seen who are crouched over a table with headphones, this guy got into it, dancing around, waving his arms in the air... he f'n rocked
...to The Chick in the Bikini. Sure they may have been fake, but man did they shake. Thanks.
...to Gettin' Out Of The Parking Lot In Under 5 Minutes. Usually one of the worst experiences of a concert is waiting an hour to get outta the parking lot, and as one of the last people to leave the theater, we considered it a given. Instead, we get back to the car, and do a U-y and come out the way we came in with a few other cars, and we are gone. Didn't even have to pop in a CD.
...to The Roots. I've seen 'em before when they played with DMB, but I had forgotten how much this band funks out. Great guitar, great bass, great vocals, and the audience was right there with 'em. Loved it.
...to Dave Grohl and the rest of Foo Fighters. I was still in a bad mood that I hadn't gotten to see Evanescence, but FF proved they alone were worth the price of admission with a great mix of oldies, new songs, and modest selection from the new album. From energetic performances on My Hero, Fly, and Monkeywrench, to a 15 minute long jam on a song I hadn't heard before (something about Stepping in the Rafters, I think), and ending with a kick ass performance of my favorite song of all-time, Everlong, I was ecstatic. And the humor punched throughout had me cracking up.
Watching: Lost, Heroes, 24, Criminal Minds Listening: Brobdingnagian Bards Reading: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman Playing: Final Fantasy XII Eating: Healthy...er Doing: Running... hopefully Wishing:
Comic Quote of the Week
"It's trying to end the suffering of everything. Do you want to discuss our options? Maybe together we can, you know, workshop?"
"Okay, best way to stop a ten-story godlike monster from destroying existence? I'm gonna go with hitting, you have anything?"
"You took mine."
Wesley and Angel, Angel: After The Fall #15
Who Am I?
Name: Holz Home: Sonoma County, California About Me: I'm a comfortador. See my complete profile
AKA: Ozymandias, DrOzymandias, Darth Angelus, Darque Feonix, Trip McNeely Kicking ass for: 29 years Job: UWing Systems Design Specialist Walking Theme: Believe It Or Not by Joey Scarbury Most watched movie: The Princess Bride Most read book: The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King
"Let a man get away with fuckin' you once, you stay bent over so's he can fuck you again whenever he damn well pleases. An' if one man can do it? Another will too. An' another, an' another still. So's being fucked, that's yer life. 'Til who you were, you ain't. 'Cause all you are is an asshole." 100 Bullets #42
