Saw (hed)p.e. last night at the House of Blues in Chicago. They're a pretty good band with a rap-metal vibe that doesn't suck, and even though they seem to have lost one of their guitarists they keep it pretty heavy. Their dj looks like he's been living on the street for a while. The music is good and i like most of what the frontman Jahred is saying, but he did a pretty good job of alienating gays and Christians throughout the show. Enough with the tough-man talk, get on with the music.
Strangest thing was, after the show we were hanging out in the Foundation Room, a kind of vip room at the HOB with Matt, Greg, Sean and his girlfriend of nine months Joanna. As we're winding things up Joanna gets up and leaves in a friendly way, and then sean starts talking about how she didn't include in him in their new year's eve plans. I asked him, "wait a minute. did you just end it with her right now?" He said yes and at my request of Are You Serious, he explained that not only did she not include him in her nye plans - she said he was welcome to come along, but that wasn't cool with him - that after nine months, she still didn't call him her boyfriend, and didn't want him calling her his girlfriend. So, i guess the nye thing was the proverbial straw on the camel, but I've never seen a relationship end so abrubtly and almost unnoticeably.
So, that was the strangest part of the night.
The saddest part of the night was afterwards when I removed the last remaining pieces of gear from matt's house. Ah, how things are changing.

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GFY, Assholes!

I thought Chicago was a happening city! There is nothing really going on in this city more than halfway exciting for New year's. WTF? It's all hotel and club parties with C-List DJs (Any DJs I know excluded of course - they are all world-class). Me and the wifey and a hot friend are going to one of the more pretentious clubs, Rive Gauche, since they have open bar till 4 am for $100.

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It's really unbelieveable. This has sent shockwaves throughout the entire metal community. I for one am going out to down to Jaeger with some buddies, in memory of Dime. It hasn't gotten any better with the passage of the day - some jaeger can't hurt.

Chad Lee's post about Dime. More great pics.

RIP Dime.

He kicked the ass of every day had, and died doing what he loved.

Damageplan was growing on me - i just saw them three weeks ago. Dime was on the upswing of a second peak.

I can't say anything that hasn't already been said, i'll just say FUCK and make sure to drink some Jaeger tonight for Dimebag.

"Keep rippin'" - Dimebag Darrell

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dude... are you fucking kidding me... dimebag - i can't even begin to describe this. I've been watching the story unfold here for the last 20 minutes and i just can't believe it. It's not on the teevee and it's buried on the web... but it's real... GAAAAAAAAH!

I don't know, I dont know, FUUUUCK. And here i was about to go to sleep.

Think of how bright this country could be with all of the money we've wasted. It is dark now, there is a pallor hanging over our souls and it is because we have been failed by our leaders. While I think it's best for President-In-Waiting Kerry to lay low for the time being while Chimp implodes, I hope that he can start a positive campaign soon; I can't take too much more of the dreary malfeasance oozing out of our halls of power. A simple, honest, positive message would be so powerful against the Right and their lies, and would help us start our country on a new road to the light.

"When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is nothing to fear from them, then his is always stirring up some war or other, in order that the people may require a leader." --Plato

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