Becky's Greatest Hits Vol. II

Slayer will be playing The Fillmore tonight for your Leap Day pleasure.  This band is not specifically my bag, but I have mad respect for their longevity, talent and bodacious beard stylings.

A not pretentious at all and really fun look at music by a music lover.  I dove in and loved it right away and couldn't believe I hadn't read it years ago!  There are so many things about this book that are instantly relatable, but I must say, the special attention the author pays to the 90's will make me heart him forever.  And it's full of so many quotables: "A whole generation of Southern girls, raised on the promise of Michael Stipe." "I was just one of those graves that pretty girls make." "Our lives were just beginning, our favorite moment was right now, our favorite songs were unwritten." It's almost like Rob knows me.  I hope to see him at the club next time!  But seriously, this book is really about loss.  And I'm guessing when you go through something like that, you tackle it with the knowledge that you have.  In Rob's case, it's with music.  It's a beautiful book that is al...

Great show last night!  Geoff's voice sounded great, so whoever is spreading the rumor about lip-synching and backup tracks is a dirty liar!  A true showman, Geoff has always been one to bring witty banter and a little dramatic flair, which I really dig. Played all the songs we wanted to hear and even put a new spin on "Jet City Woman" and "Take Hold of the Flame".  His backing band was great, and they all seemed to be digging on it......no phoning it in here!  I also always love shows at Neighborhood Theatre and like NODA in general.....if you can find a parking place!  A great early start to the weekend and lovely reminders of a time past.  Also, always awesome to see a guy still rocking out, and even HE mentioned that he was pushing 60.  Rock on, Geoff, rock on. (P.S. He did point at me and smile at me.  We locked eyes.  We had our moment.  It was all I dreamed it would be.  Even all these years later.) ...

Geoff Tate's Operation Mindcrime is in town at NODA's Neighborhood Theatre tonight.  As a big fan of the Queensryche concept album in the late 80's and the fact that Queensryche was my first real rock show, I have all kinds of hope that Geoff and these guys won't let me down.......

A very sad but very beautiful film about the life of the artist.  He wasn't lovable.  He wasn't simple.  The movie is full of great actors and performances, but it will leave you feeling sad.   I also learned there is actually a perfect place for a Tom Waits song (sorry, not a fan) and it's at the end of film like this.  If you love an artistic person, you will be happy for his sobriety.  Trust me.  Oh!  And even with all of his drunk falling-down, Ed is still looking especially foxy in this film.  I don't know why really........but he's always done it for me.  

While out driving in the car tonight, E-Roc and I started listening to Queensryche to get psyched up for seeing Geoff Tate this week in Charlotte.  Now I know that Geoff Tate and Queensryche are two different entities, but as Weezer would say, "I don't care 'bout that!"       All I know is that I loved Queensryche back in the day.  They were my first hard-rock, metal show back in 1991 when I was barely 16 years old.  I knew all the guys' names.  I knew all the tunes.  And the funny thing was, as big and cool as they were, I never have really known anyone else besides my husband and me that really liked them.  Oh, well.  Their loss.  They were fucking awesome.    And even though I loved Empire , I was really in love with Operation: Mindcrime .  I think it was the first time my young brain was opened to such interesting ideas about government corruption, mind control, and the seedy underbelly of life: drug...

Voivod, the Canadian prog metal band will be at the Neighborhood Theatre in NODA tonight.  My hubs has been a long-time fan, so I am keen to give them a listen too.  See you there!

Just as this movie made me glad I had a good mother , this film here made me appreciate my hardworking, sober dad.  This movie is cute and quirky in parts and downright sad in others, but in the end if left with me some feels about my father, my family and happiness for growing up Down South.  Also, made me re-think that crossing-the-Great-Plains trip I've always wanted to make, but that's a story for another time.  

Well, I never lived the dream of the prom kings And the drama queens I'd like to think the best of me Is still hiding up my sleeve...... (P.S. This is sooooo not the music I usually dig, but I think his lyric sums everything up the day after a birthday, don't you?)