Root Canal and Honorable mentions....

Sorry no major post this week but I had a root canal this morning and I don't feel much like writing. No I did not take pictures... I forgot to take the camera. Plus the Oilers are opening up preseason tonight and I am working so I need sleep.

Preston rudie sent me a note and a link to his pics from the hurricane If you have a chance have a look. Pretty interesting stuff.

Also I added some of my honorable mentions to my concert list.

Have a nice weekend. Go Packers.



Hi Chris,

Thanks for the update on Kris R. Eric Loney was just asking me if I'd heard how she was doing.

I just returned from New Orleans 2 days ago. It was beyond horrific. It was without a doubt the saddest thing I'd ever seen. Words and pictures can't even begin to describe the situation.

Anyway, I've sent you a link to some of the stories I've been doing, but also the pictures I took while in New Orleans. I took all the photos that you'll see, except the pictures that I'm in. I think there are about 200 or so pics.

Enjoy and thank god it's football season.

GO PACK!!!!

Preston









Here are the also rans....

Barenaked Ladies - Summerfest Milwaukee WI

The first time I saw this band. Really funny and great live act. Make sure you bring your Kraft Dinner to throw at them durning the Million Dollar Song

Slim Dunlap - ReBar Des Moines IA

Former member of The Replacements. I got his autograph before the show and I told him that his music was the soundtrack of every good party I went to. He said thanks and then told me that it is not his legs in the fishnet on the "Don't tell a soul" album. Thanks Slim.



John Mellencamp - Seattle WA

I have seen him twice now in the span of about 10 years and he was great then and still great now.


Mojo Nixon - Rebar Des Moines IA

Mojo is the man who wrote "Debbie Gibson is the mother of my love child" or something like that and is great live. I asked him to sign a poster for me and he said "Yes sir. I would sign anything you ask. You are big enough to blot out the sun." Mojo also sings the song "Elvis is Everywhere" I believe these are words to live by.

Jayhawks - Summerfest Milwaukee WI

Great Alt country band that really put on a great live show. They are similar to Wilco but different. Do you understand? I don't either but they rocked.

Prince (Mormon Prince)- Kohl Center Milwuakee WI

Even the new reformed Prince can still perfome. I would have loved to hear some of the old songs like DMSR, or Do Me, or even Erotic City. Shane Keller has an interesting story about that song, maybe he will tell it someday. I really like the old funky stuff Prince did. Sexy MF is a song that just is funky, but he is a mormon now and does not play the older stuff. The show was still very good. Had he done the old stuff it probably would have been top 5.




REM Monster Tour - Hiltonhead Center Ames Iowa

Great show, and also I found out a guy I used to work with at Tower Records is now touring with the band. He was also in Young Fresh Fellows. Cool.



Blues Traveler/Wallflowers - Brown County Memorial Center Green Bay WI

My wife loves Jacob Dylan. He's okay I guess.



Garbage - Weidner Center - Green Bay Wisconsin

Shirley Manson rocks. Butch Vig produced Nirvana and the Pumpkins so it is all good.



Elvis Costello - Jube Edmonton Alberta

Quite possibly the best rock voice ever. He put on one hell of a show. Wish I had a copy of this one on disc.



Tori Amos - Hiltonhead Center Ames IA

Donna's favorite artist. A great show but I was out numbered by the female race by about 5 to one. Still guys I don't think this would be a show to go to and pick up women. Not a man-friendly crowd.



Henry Rollins - Uof Iowa Ames Iowa

Great spoken word show. I still would love to see him rock out.



Green Day, Rexall Place, Edmonton Alberta

See previous blog on this show.

Bryan Adams/Kim Mitchell - Bismarck Civic Center

Everyone went to see Bryan Adams but went home and bought the Kim Mitchell CD, errr tape. Kim kicked Bryans ass off the stage. Bryan wasn't bad back then, Kim was just better.



Great Big Sea - Grey Cup Pre-Party Regina Sask

Lots of football fans and drunk Saskatchewanites. The proper mixture for a great show. These guys are celtic rockers that do covers of slade among others. The perfect drinking band. Great time.

Trip Shakespeare - UND Grand Forks ND

Saw this show with Robby. Drove all the way from Minot to Grand Forks for the concert, then drove back after the show. Got home about 3am. I do not remember anything between Devils Lake and Rugby. Really. I believe that I slept the whole way. That would not be so bad except that I was driving.

James Brown - Skyreach Centre - Sound check

I got to watch James Brown do a sound check for a show here in edmonton. That man is in total control of his band. Unbelievable. Pure Funk. I wish I had gone to the show, but I had to work.