Guess who made the show Americas Game on NFL Network?

First off this week we have some Dee Snider cleanup to do. The response for the contest was great, a few good stories and a couple good ones. I am still taking stories so keep them coming. This story I have for you comes from Deanna Weiser, of the North Dakota Weisers (not to be confused with the Seattle Weisers), She tells us of an athletic Dee Snider from back in the 80's. I love stories from the 80's. The 80's were rough on people. The only thing that would make this story better would be a picture but, alas, in the 80's everyone did not have a phone camera. Here goes...

Chris,

I just want to share my Dee Snyder story with you!!

In 1989 I was a traveling nurse in the east coast. I worked in CT and ME. One weekend my girlfriend and I went to Vermont to ski at Bromley ski resort. We noticed people pointing up to the chair lift and there was this guy with long, blonde, curly hair and a black, one piece ski suit. We found out it was Dee Snider from Twisted Sister. Had heard of him in the early 80's but didn't really know any more than that. Well, he happened to be in front of us by a chair or two on the lift and when he got off to the left, he fell. Well the people in front of us veered to the right and we were forced to go to the left as we got off the lift. He was still on the ground and right in front of me, and I was unable to turn sharp enough to miss him and my skis straddled his and I almost ran into his Butt with my right ski!!! I put my foot in my mouth by saying, "I almost hit your butt with my ski" and was extremely embarrased, but later thought, what is a celebrity doing embarrasing himself by skiing the way he did!!

That's my story for you. Hope you enjoyed it!!

Deanna Weiser

Great story Deanna. For the record you are the last person I would expect to have a Dee story. Just gotta watch out for his butt. It seems that Marty had mentioned it also. Nice of you to capitalize butt also. Either way, the Twisted Sister Guitar pic is on the way. Oh, first I need your address so send it to me.

Now, Ken Reid of the Edmonton Reids, sent me a link for a great Dee Snider story. The only thing is, is that Dee is telling the story.

SHOW,

I'M A BIG FAN OF THE HOUR WITH GEORGE STROM$#%$#%#@$%@$#% ON CBC - ANYWAY -
I YOUTUBED THE GUY - ADN THIS CAME UP

CLICK HERE

ENJOY

MERRY CHRISTMAS
PSB

AND Finally Preacher man, of the Pulaski Preacher Men, sent me a link to the actual video for the Twisted Christmas song...

Here's the link for the actual TS Christmas video:

CLICK HERE

I must say that picture of McKenna up on the Jumbotron and holdting up signs is one of the coolest things I've ever seen! She may be the chosen one. She could become more powerful than the both of us.

Mike



So the NFL Network has been running this series called Americas Game. Basically a countdown of the greatest Super Bowl Champions in history. The other night was number 16, the 1996 Green Bay Packers. I set my PVR and was quite excited to sit down and watch it. By the way, I wonder where the vikings are on that list. Oh yeah, that's right, they have never won it so they must be around ZERO. vikings suck.



Anyway as I am watching the show, which chronicled the year that they won it. I was watching it with my brother in law, Mitch Davis, of the Regina Davis', and they came to the presser when Brett said he was addicted to painkillers and was going to rehab. I was just telling Mitch that I was there, when they showed a reverse shot of all the cameras there and, BINGO, right in the middle, yours truly. See if you can see me in there. Donna looked at it and could not pic me out. I must look a bit different now.



Here is a closer shot. That is me on the left...



Awesome. Have a look at the video...



presser on Vimeo

But it gets better. Later in the show they showed the footage of Brett Favre, Frankie Winters, and Don Beebe going Trick or Treating at Mike Homgren's house. Of course, I was the guy who shot that. They did about 10 minutes of the show on this. I was blown away. Here it is...



Halloween on Vimeo

It was so cool to see myself and my stuff on a network show. A network show about the greatest football team ever, the Green Bay Packers. A double whammy. It truly was a good Christmas. Which I will mention that I got some killer Packers stuff for the 'Packers Spare Bedroom' that I built in the basement. So if you visit, and encourage you all to do so (especially those of you who are viqueens fans), you will get the luxury of sleeping on Packers sheets and pillows, all the while being comforted by the Packers green walls and Packers borders. I rule.

FINALLY: The Packers have a shot this week at the playoffs. They have to beat da Bears. I believe, because we all know that the BEARS STILL SUCK. Here is a pic courtesy of Trev and the season opener at Lambeau.

Enjoy...



And this one courtesy of the PackersPalace...


Do you know what a FIB is?

Merry Christmas from the Griswalds...

I just wanted to drop a quick post this week to wish all of you a Merry Christmas and give you a holiday laugh. My favorite Christmas movie is Christmas Vacation. It was on TV the other night and I just had to share this with you.



Christmas on Vimeo

Have a happy holiday season and we will see you in the new year.

Dee Snider Rocks the Tonight Show...

So as earlier reported here on TundraTalk, Dee Snider and Twisted Sister recorded a Christmas record. I know that the TundraTalk Nation is very interested in Dee Snider and all his doings. I recently found out that Dee Snider once wrote a Christmas song for his wife back in the nineties. Guess who recently recoreded that song? Celine Dion. That's right, Celine Dion recorede a Twisted Sister song. I wonder if she knows that?



Oh well, Dee and the boys made the trip recently to LA to do the Tonight Show. As you know a good friend of TundraTalk, Marty Frey, works for NBC in Burbank. I think you can see where this is going. Well, Marty, as you all know is the man behind the infamous 'Poker Night Dee Snider' comment. Legendary night. Sent tremors throughout the force. Anyway, Marty knew that the Nation would be wanting as much information as possible so he took notes. First off he sent me this email detailing his encounter in the NBC Commisary. Not the WGBA NBC commisary which consisted of a Ford Escort wagon. Here is what happened...

So I was in line behind Dee Snider at the commissary for lunch today - I tried very hard not to look at his butt... He had the tenderloin tips in gravy over Alfredo noodles - but nearly everyone else in the band and crew ordered cheeseburgers... He was talking with some of his guys so I couldn't just barge in, but my friend over at The Tonight Show is going to try and get you a pick or something when they are in rehearsal... I'm taping the rehearsal right now, so they aren't in full makeup and costume - but they are still a frightening looking bunch..

Marty

That's right, you heard it here first. Dee had the tenderloin. Another TundraTalk exclusive. Shortly after this happened, back here in Edmonton, my phone rang. All I heard on the other end was 'O Come All Ye Faithful' sung to the tune of 'We're not Gonna Take It'. Marty was holding his phone up to the rehearsal. Nice. Said rehearsal is available for you, the loyal Nation to witness below. Enjoy. Please do not download and send this to your friends. This is just for you, the TundraTalk Nation.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE AWESOMENESS (the audio starts when the curtain rises)

Marty did not stop there...No way. He is truly a TundraTalk Nation Patriot. He made sure that after Dee left the stage he had a co worker get some TS guitar pics. That's right, straight from the set of the Tonight Show. Stay tuned for an awesome contest for you to become a TT Patriot and earn yourself one of those fab Prize...


WENDY RULES!!!


Awesome! Wendy managed to grab a handful of picks for you... She's the one wearing the big white sweater that you see just before and after the rehearsal..



Thank you Wendy, you are a new adopted patriot. As Marty walked over to 'pic' up the bounty, he managed to snap a pic of Dee and the drummer waiting outside the studio. Have a look...



Here is a quick picture of Dee Snider and his drummer laughing it up outside the Tonight Show.. I managed to snap this on my phone as I was walking over to grab a pick for you from the staging guys..

Apparently it would have been funnier if I had been there just a few minutes earlier as the crew guys told me that Dee was standing directly underneath the NO SMOKING sign - while smoking...

Take a close look in the photo, that is the front end of Jay Leno's Cobra they are in front of. Can it get any better than that? Oh yes it can. Marty emailed me said that he managed to get a copy of the Twisted Christmas CD for me. Not just any copy of the CD but the one that Jay used on the set to introduce the band. SWEET!! Marty truly has gone above and beyond the call of duty.


That's my CD

Now some of you might be thinking that there is a bit of an obsession going on here and that maybe we should seek some professional help. I beg to differ. The Nation has spoken in the past when the most popular post in TT history was the one detailing the infamous 'Poker Night Dee Snider' comment. Go back and read it if you do not believe me. April 28th, 2005, entitled 'Poker Fever', have a look. I recieved more comments on that one than any other. Well besides the 'Jacket' post, which I am trying to forget. So what does a good marketer do? Plays to what the TT Nation wants. You stood up and told me that Dee Snider is what you want read about so that is what I am giving you.



On a similiar related note, as I was dumping the Jay Leno performance into the computer McKenna said that Dee Snider scared her and that she wanted me to turn it off. "He's scary daddy." Now that is funny. That is why we like Dee. In a strange way he scares us but we still have to look. Kinda like a car wreck on the highway.


That is Dakota Fanning in the front

Now that I have that out of the way, I want to announce a new contest. That's right, TundraTalk is launching our first contest. To win one of those glorious TS guitar pics, I want you, the Nation, to send me your best Metal band brush with greatness story and/or picture. If you have a great pic of yourself from the 80's wearing Spandex, Shane I am speaking to you, send it and we will share it with the Nation. For example...



That is a piture of Ken Reid, of the Edmonton Reids, with Vince Neil of Motley Crue. Here is his story to go along with the pic. Oh and by the way, this is only an exhibition, please, no wagering...

It was february 0f 2005. The great motley crue had just began their much anticipated reunion tour. Wasting no time, two of my best friends flew from Boston to join me in Ottawa to see the crue early in the tour. The show was on a Sunday - on Saturday I headed to work while my friends headed to the lobby of the Chateau Laurirer to catch a drink. (They wanted to class things up after an afternoon at Hooters) at around 6:10 I got a call "VINCE NEIL IS IN THE BAR - GET UP HERE." I had a cast to do at 6:20 - with the show over at 6:30 I sprinted the 2 blocks to the Chatuea Laurier. Entering the hotel bar I saw my giddy friends, staring like school girls at the great Vince. Whispering at one another - they had yet to approach the great mr. Neil. Wasting no time - I ordered shots of Jack for the boys and Vince, appraoched Vince - asked him about the show - told him we were going to be there. Then Vince asked if he COULD HAVE HIS PICTURE TAKEN WITH ME! Actually, that last statement is not true but it amuses me. I asked to have our pic taken with vince, "no prob" his roadie took this lovley photo. one rock star - one dude who wears too much pink.

It is that easy. Depending on how many pics I recieve in the mail, depends on how many winners we have. Of course one of the pics will stay here with yours truly. Go to it and give it your best shot.


This Pic could be yours!!!

NEXT: CLICK HERE to see my Christmas Greeting to the TundraTalk Nation. Then make one of your own. Lots of fun and very easy to do.

Have a great day and GET BACK TO WORK!!!!!

Marty has a nose for news...

Marty's big time office at NBC

Marty sent me an email that I found very interesting. He basically was at what we in the TV news biz call 'Breaking News'. That's right, Marty is where things happen. He has a nose for news and is not afraid to use it. Have a read...

So I'm leaving work last night around 6:15 pm and I walk over to the corner of Alameda and Bob Hope where the NBC shuttle picks me up and takes me to the train station... As I get up to Bob Hope I notice that the police have the whole street blocked off with a motorcycle and marked squad car.. The motorcycle cop had to go up and talk to all the idiots who couldn't figure out that the road was closed and still demanded to drive down the street.. It's a pretty odd thing to see that many cops there and I figured it had something to do with the construction of a new high rise building that they are putting up on the other side of the street.. So me being curious and having nothing to do - I walked over to the cop and asked him if they were blocking the street off because of construction.. He just laughed and pointed behind him across the street and just about 50 feet down from the corner and said "No - we've got a different kind of problem here"... I looked where he was pointing and sitting on the curb behind a gold Suburban with blacked out windows was Snoop Dogg and about 3 or 4 other guys handcuffed and talking to some other Burbank PD undercover guys. I looked back at the cop and said "You've got to be kidding me"?... He just laughed and said "This is the fun part of my job"... And me standing there without a camera!

You gotta love the Burbank PD though - they waited until Snoop got done performing on The Tonight Show and drove down a public street before they busted him - even though him and his buddies were smoking hash in the green room all day..

CLICK HERE TO READ AN ARTICLE ABOUT THE INCIDENT

Now I have already scolded him for not carrying a camera with him at all times, like I do, and most of you should also. He did snap a few with his phone cam but they did not turn out. Too bad because he could have had HIS pics running along side that article in USA Today. Way to go Marty.

I might also add that Marty told me he will be attending a party with Trump for the new season of the Apprentice. He says it is because that guy Burnett 'likes' him. Not a fan of Burnett, but I am a fan of where this party is being held...Wait for it....




THE FREAKING PLAYBOY MANSION!!!!!!!! I am not kidding you, Marty Frey, man of the people, guy who loves the Packers, beer, and burping and farting (not necessarily in that order). The guy who is producing the music track for TundraTalk, the Podcast that does not suck. The guy who kicks major ass. He is going to the Playboy Mansion. The FREAKING PLAYBOY MANSION!!! What guy, and my wife just does not understand this, has not seen video or pictures of parties at this place and not wanted to be there. I know we all have READ the magazine, but being at Hef's house at a party, wow. Marty you really have arrived.


Look how cool that looks

Just look at that old show Playboy After Dark and you can see that it was a 'who's who' at those parties. Stars, athletes, and MARTY all just chillin and having a cool beverage by the pool. Stay out of the grotto Marty, or not.

If you look back in history when you truly have made it in hollywood you get to hang with Hef at his rocking pad in the Hills. Marty must have really become a swinging cat to be invited. If he really rocks once he gets there he may be given a 'key'. The key will get you in when ever he wants. We know you can do it Marty. GET IT DONE!!


The Neon that made me feel guilt circa 1978

All this talk about the Playboy mansion reminds me of a story. Back in the seventies. Not sure when, but late seventies. My parents took us to Chicago. We stayed at a friend of my dads. It was somewhere in the Loop. Now what makes this a story is the fact that from the apartment where we were staying I could see the old Playboy Club in Chicago. Why is this interesting? Well simply for the fact that from all the stories and pictures I had seen and heard about that place I felt like if my parents caught me even looking at the huge neon sign on the building that I would get in trouble. That's right as a kid in 7th or 8th grade I knew that it was very cool/dangerous/risque to be at the Playboy club. Can you imagine how I would have felt had I been within sight of the Mansion? All that guilt for just looking at a sign.


Marty is going to party here

I only had one word to say to Marty after he told me this...

FU#@ING PICTURES. Of course Marty would not forget his camera for this one will he? Or will he?

Hey - I gotta be cool about this...

In my sick little mind - I see all kinds of "smiling Marty" pictures... But the only reason I've been invited is because crazy Mark Burnett likes me for some weird reason.. So I have to act like this happens to me all the time..

But trust me - there will be pictures of me at the Playboy Mansion - NO MATTER WHAT...

And of course you will see them here. TundraTalk, adressing what really matters.


Dee Snider, I'd, oh nevermind...

Oh yeah, and one more thing. Dee Snider and Twisted Sister put out a Christmas Album. That's right. Christmas. TundraTalk, reporting on all things Dee Snider since 2003.

CLICK HERE TO WITNESS IT FOR YOURSELF Including samples of the songs. Gotta go listen to this.

McKenna's First NHL game...

Last night I had the opportunity to take McKenna to her first NHL hockey game. The Oilers played my favorite team the Avalanche. Of course any kid of mine is going to take a sign to the game. She worked out what she wanted to say on the sign and drew it up that morning. Of course she took the advise of the greatest sign maker on the planet. Sign Boy...


A good sign is a work of art

Her favorite player is number 15 Joffrey Lupul so she decided on 'Joffrey Lupul Rules'. With a flipside of 'Go Oilers Go'. Nice choice.

McKenna had been talking about this night for a long time. She was totally excited so we went early and she ran some of the energy off in the concourse. She got lots of attention from all the people who work in the rink who know me. She of course loves attention, just like her old man. We got a rink hot dog to curb the munchies and then cruised over for warm ups.


Joffrey Lupul

Then it was time for warm ups. We went down to the glass for warmups so she could show off her sign. She was determined that Joffrey would see her sign. Sure enough he did and he flipped her a practice puck over the glass. Nice work McKenna. When Sign Boy used to go for warmups with his signs the only pucks he got were not flipped, they were shot AT him.


I love this kid

We then went into the gold club and stood by the locker room as the players walked back to the room. She then held up the sign again and yelled Go Oilers as loud as she could. She is going to be a great heckler I can tell.



After that I was informed that we NEEDED popcorn, so we went and got some corn then found our seats. Which I might add were given to me by Don Metz. Don is the king of video production here in Edmonton. He even produced Gretzky's wedding. Good work if you can get it. Here is the view from our seats...



The show started and we sang both anthems loud as we could. Then the game, which to her was a bit anticlimactic, but we had fun. Joffrey Lupul scored the first goal about two minutes in. She went nuts. After that she grabbed her pom pons and cheered. Guess what? She made the score board.



I have been to about a billion hockey games and have made the scoreboard, maybe once. She goes to her first and blamo, front and center. I guess it helps that she is cute. Oh and her dad knows every cameraman in the building.



About midway thru the second she got real bored so I called Donna and she came to pick her up. It was way past her bedtime so when she hits the wall she really hits the wall. I did not want to risk a tantrum at the rink. While we were waiting under the bleachers for Donna McKenna had the opportunity to see the Avalanche walk by and then meet Assistant coach the Avs, and TundraTalk vetran, Tony Granato. Nice. McKenna is a mover and a shaker.

She had a great time and so did I. This is a memory that I will always cherish and I will look forward to going to a game with Dakota.


McKenna by the Oiler Room

Pronger Returns...

Pronger Presser

So after a tumultous off season in Oil country. The man who led the Oilers to game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals returned with his new team. This game on tuesday was the hottest ticket on the season. Most Oiler fans were really mad when he left to go to Anaheim for "personal family reasons". The internet fueled a bunch of rumours. I will not go into them because if you know the story you already know them. Pronger did not address why he left so this pissed off most all Oiler fans. They were ready to boo the crap out of him when he came back. Boo they did. Anyway I am getting ahead of myself.

He held a presser on Monday night at the Hotel Mac in Edmonton. In the main ballroom. Huge room for a presser.

Sergio TSN guy

So of course we camera guys HAD to get the shot of him getting off the bus. Very important to all reporters to have this shot. Especially since that meant we had to stand outside in -40 degree weather to get the shot. We at one point had made a pact to just get him as he came in the building, but Sergio squashed that when he said he was going outside. Thanks Serge. You know if one guy goes out, we all go out.


Warmest Jacket EVER

So we all got out and got the shot. As you can see it was important to layer your clothing in -40 degree weather. Dude, it was cooooold. Damn you Sergio!!


Cory got run over

The only casualty was Cory who got a bit trampled in the walk in. Too bad, Cory was a good guy. Cory Blashill RIP

Nah, just kidding. Good pic though?


Working hard?

So we listened to what Mr. Pronger had to say, nothing, and then all went home. Cory recovered from the stomping and was very happy to hear what he had to say.



I think that photo explains how we all felt on that evening.

As for the game, it was kind of a let down. Don't get me wrong the game was great. The oil lost in OT 3-2. But the fans kinda let me down. Sure there was a lot of booing but it paled in comparison to the noise in that building during the playoffs. It think it had a lot ot do with the cold weather. Not as easy to lubricate yourself before a game as it would be if it were warm. There were some good signs I saw. The best was "I made this Chris Pronger Sucks Sign for Personal Reasons". Very Clever. The "Millwoods Hates Chris" was funny. Millwoods is a suburb of Edmonton. The ushers took most of all the signs away within about 10 minutes. That kinda made me mad. If you pay 150 bones for a ducket you should be able to say what you want. Within reason. Sign Boy does not condone signs being taken away. All in all not as hate filled as I thought it would be.

Real Bad Acting, oh, and singing...

Yup, thats me

Okay, here it is. Your chance not to laugh with me, but at me. That's right I have found some incriminating footage from high school that will definitely make you laugh, if not make you a bit nauseaus.

McKenna has been making her Christmas list, and on this list is a Barbie 12 dancing princesses doll. Because as we know as parents, Barbie and Disney will do anything to make money off of small girls or more importantly their parents. They shamlessly print anything and everything with a princess on it. Not to get off on a rant or anything.

Anyway, as I saw this I mentioned to her that I was in that play when I was in high school. Of course since she wants to see anything princess, damn Disney, I was forced to dig out the tape and play it for her. This of course was very amusing to Donna and a bit for McKenna. She complained that there was not enough pricesses and too much daddy.

So me being the guy who will do anything to get a laugh. I decided to share with you, the TundraTalk Nation.

In the Hazen High childrens production of 12 dancing princesses I played Prince Youngblood. In this role I was required to dance, act, and worst of all, sing. That's right, sing. Quick here is your chance to run and get a bucket or some tums.


Best acting I did all day

I am not sure why exactly Mrs. Lundstrom cast me in this part. Maybe to get back to me for all that crap I gave her in class. I want to also note that in this scene you are about to watch that some smart ass put grease all over the suitcases handles and filled them with bricks just to screw with me. So the bad acting can be attributed to not being able to concentrate but mostly just because I am a bad actor. Enjoy...



Bad Acting on Vimeo

I must add that the world famous lawyer Nick Chase was also in this fine production...


Lawyerin has been good to him

Not sure why Nick, who has a good voice and is a decent actor, did not get my part. It is the question for the ages. I have some video of Nick later in the blog. He starred in Bye Bye Birdie and had some good parts in that one. Nice job Nick.


The elder Rock boy

Dave Schoenrock, of the college student for life Schoenrock's, was also a face in the crowd. Dave rules.

One thing that bothered me in this play is that I played a prince that was supposed to be fat. And as you can see in the video this is one time in my life that I was actually not. Weird casting don't you think. The line in the clip where I say "I'm a man who likes good food, good drinks, good times." Yup, that's me. Almost prophetic. Weird.

So now that you have seen me act, now you can see me sing, or not sing, depending on how you look at it. I am not sure why it is so bad but man is it bad. REALLY bad. I hope you really have a strong stomach. This one is going to hurt. Just giv 'er...



Bad Singing on Vimeo

Yup, that is bad. You guys thought K-fed was bad. Paris Hilton actually can sing compared to me. That is sad. Just so you guys don't leave the blog with a really bad taste in your mouth I will leave you with this video of Nick Chase acting as Hugo in the really really off broadway production of Bye Bye Birdie...Enjoy...



Nick One Boy on Vimeo

As you notice that Nick, unlike me can act. He actually played the part the way it was supposed to be done. Unlike me.

Have a nice day...If you can now.

Minnesota Sucks...

My Election Day and Diamond Dave...

USA Election

In the next few weeks I am going to take you guys back in time. That's right, a bit of a time machine here on the TundraTalk. I have found some stuff from my past that is a bit funny. Media that I have that will not have you laughing with me, but at me. I found a video tape of me in high school in a play, some old commercials that I wrote, and some funny pics. Nick Chase, of the Fargo Chases, is also involved in this so you will need to make sure that you pay attention. You do not want to miss out on a chance to laugh at me.

Reaction to the Ric Flair Finance was great. I am going to refinance my home with the Figure Four Process. I hope with each loan you get a free signed Ric Flair Gown. That would be awesome. Marty, of the LA Marty's, sent me this note....

That is the sweetest web page I have ever seen... Some of my non-heterosexual friends here thought he was one of "their" people.. I explained to them about wrestling and I think they just got the wrong message..

Anyway - Ric may be getting a lot of applications from the West Hollywood area..

Marty


Tuesday was election day, and what a day it was! I was nervous all the day before, and Donna really was wondering why so I told her that I just want what is good and right for the country and I was wondering if it would turn out okay. Plus those lousy Diebold voting machines are junk. Election day showed most of us that those things need a serious overhaul and need a bit more credibility.

I spent most of the day in front of CNN watching report after report on different races accross the country. Man, I almost don't get this worked up for a Packer Viking game. This was election day. As the countdown to the polls closing I started to get really nervous. Then the results started coming down and the sense of relief took over as the blue guys were leading. I was really happy and suprised as the Dems started taking seats away from the administration. It was nice to see that people were willing to change from the corruption and partisan politics. Lets just hope those bozos in blue don't screw it up. They have a huge opportunity to turn this thing around back on the right path.

Anyway, I am just glad it turned out the way it did. Sorry about the rambling. Now on to the good stuff....


Just a Gigalo

Tuesday was also a great day because I saw Diamond David Lee Roth. That's right, the greatest frontman for any rock band EVER. Jason Manning, of the Edmonton Mannings, slid me a comp ducket and we were off. Of course before you go to see a show like this you MUST stop at a place for some fine dining. We chose Hooters at WEM. Nothing goes better with a rock show than some wings and beer.

Now the guys I went with were all from Sonic 102.9. Sonic is a modern rock station here in Edmonton. Here we are, Al Ford, Andrew, Brent Shelton, Me, Jason Manning, and some other dudes standing in the back. How NOT modern rock is that. Wait it gets better. We were all singing along to the songs AND doing our own versions of Diamond Daves signature spinning high kick. Except Al Ford, he was a bit too uptight, but he made up for it later. We were soooo not modern rock. But who cares Dave is a rock god.



Dave for lack of anyother phrase, has still got the goods. He was funny, he rocked hard, he even played a bit of guitar. I was thinking during the show, as Dave played hit after hit, about where I was the first time I heard a VH song. I can't quite place the time, but I can place the feeling. It was a huge rush that starts in the groin, where all good VH songs start, and just takes over your body.

Every good road trip I went on had at least one VH cassette played. I remember that after hearing a VH record I was on a mission to buy or copy every one of their albums. The first one I owned I beleive was 1984. After that, VH 1, Diver Down, Women and Children First, and the rest from there. Each one got better. As most VH songs go, they sound better loud. Really loud.



It is hard to pick my favorite song by Diamond Dave. I would have to go with And the Cradle Will Rock for my favorite VH song, and as for DLR solo, it would be Yankee Rose. Steve Vai's guitar work on that song is unbelieavable. Speaking of Cradle, I happened to shoot a bit of it on my digi cam. Just for you, the TundraTalk Nation. The best part of the video is hearing all of us geeks say "Have you seen juniors grades?" and Manning laughing. Classic.



Cradle on Vimeo

When DLR came out for an encore.. the keyboard part from the beginning of 1984 was playing. How bad is that when all of us grown men, grown modern rock men, start jumping around and giggling like school girls? It was an experience I have not had in a long time at a rock show. Complete entertainment. Every song elicits a new feeling, a new memory. It is like connecting with the baseball and sending it long, or that perfect touchdown play and shooting it perfectly or eating the perfect Funyun. Complete satisfaction.



Devil on Vimeo

After the show all of us modern rock geeks hung out and tried to get back stage to meet the man. Al Ford had an in, with the promoter, but Dave wasn't seeing too many people. How perfect would this evening be by ending it with a pic with the greatest rock front man in the history of rock? Amazing.

Well me and Al were not to be denied. We decided to go out and wait by the backstage door and see if we could score a pic. Al also had a record and a book to get signed. So since we live in Alberta the weather decided to dump on us. Blizzard. So here we are, two old geeks waiting in a snow storm to get DLR pic. Al managed to get a stage hand to go back and get his stuff auto'd. Awesome. I was regretting not grabbing a VH record to get signed. After about 15-20 minutes out he came in all his rock glory wearing a fedora and a leather coat. Needless to say when a guy from So Cal sees a storm like this he does not want to stop. I wish I could say that this perfect evening ended with a pic of me and Dave, I can't. Oh well, I still have all the great songs in my head. Next time he is here, I will get it done. I promise.


Andrew took this one

NEXT: Tenacious D has got a movie coming out. So you need to go to their website and laugh your ass off. Plenty of time wasting here. You can 'rock' other people's websites. Which basically you have to punch in an address and pick how you want to 'rock' the site and it messes their site up. Very funny.


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