fuzmeister: Food For Thought (and Eating)

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So tonight I came home from visiting Kate in Johnstown and my neighbor was, like, "Hey, Steve!" And I was like, "Hey, how's it going?". To make a long story short, he made stuffed shells for his son's birthday this weekend and made extra so I've got about six delicious-looking stuffed shells in the fridge for dinner early this week. He's a pretty cool neighbor. Rock on.

Speaking of food, Kate took me out to the Fu Ji Japanese Steakhouse in Johnstown for lunch today. Damn - that was a fun little experience. The hibachi chef kept throwing broccoli in my mouth like three or four times (ok, so he only got it in once). He cooked up some tasty shrimp, chicken, and filet mignon which Kate and I split. It was quite tasty. Afterwards we rented 1408. I'm going to not review that film here for the sake of being brief.

I also bought The Sheperd's Dog tonight which is the new record by Iron and Wine. I had downloaded it illegally (shh) a few weeks ago and was almost instantly sold on it. The world-type percussion parts are sick. In honor of Sam Beam, I am going to be growing out my beard until Christmas... tentatively.

Mood: Relaxed
Music: Billy Joel - New York State of Mind


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fuzmeister: Tuesday Soirée

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So tonight I'm going up to Pittsburgh again to see Andrew Bird at the Carnegie Music Hall. Should be a smashing show - no one ever says smashing in the states. I think it should be a requirement for every American to say smashing at least once a week. Regardless, the show should be really good.

Kate's got me worried after some going-on's last night. I mean, everything is alright with her, but certain things going on around her are not ideal. I'm concerned. That's ambiguous.

Mood: Tired
Music: Electric Six - Danger! High Voltage


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fuzmeister: Queens of the Stone Age Gig Review - 9/28

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Misfit Love - Pittsburgh, 9/28
(Not shot by me)

So last night I saw Queens of the Stone Age for the third time in my life. I never planned on seeing them the past three tours - it just so happened that somehow I did. The last time was really only because they were playing at Lollapalooza 2006 and we were there. This time was because my friend who wanted to see them with me the other two times was finally going to see them.

I had never been to the venue before and, I must say, it wasn't too bad, but it did not suit this band. Seriously, it was a sit-down venue. I will say that this ruined my experience a little bit compared to, say, Bryce Jordan Center in State College, PA where I was rocking out in the front row. Regardless, the band sounded pretty good - better than Lollapalooza and maybe worse than at Bryce Jordan. I really think Josh Homme's vocals could've been higher in the mix - of course, this could have been the crummy seats we had too. The lighting was a real treat and the left/right/top strobes they had alternating were sick.

Something about this band, to me, just isn't the same since Nick Oliveri's departure in 2004. Joey Castillo is a freakin' awesome drummer and Troy can play some amazing riffs, but the two other guys they've got on this tour aren't anything out of this world. You can hardly even compare their current bassist to their past bass player, in my opinion. Homme sounded really good on pretty much every song with the exception of being able to hear the vocals as well as I would've liked.

The most disappointing part of the night was when they came out and tore through Song for the Dead for the encore and then... nothing else. Surely, I thought, they would play No One Knows as they had before for the last song. Nope - just one song. And while it was awesome, the encore wasn't quite enough. I might have had something to do with Josh saying earlier that no one told them the venue had seats and, while everyone there was very nice to them, they would "never play this venue again."

Some stand out moments during the show included the audience sing-along to Make It Wit Chu which Josh commented afterwards that we were "all getting laid tonight." He also dedicated Little Sister to all the "little sisters" that came to see Hanson play at the venue the night before.

Here's a rough set-list... I don't think the order is perfect:

• Burn the Witch
  
• Misfit Love
  
• Leg of Lamb
  
• Into the Hollow
  
• Battery Acid
  
• Little Sister
  
• Sick Sick Sick
  
• Go With the Flow
  
• 3's and 7's
  
• Make It Wit Chu
  
• Do It Again
  
• In the Fade
  
• Turnin' on the Screw
  
• You Would Know
  
• Avon
  
• I Think I Lost My Headache
  
  
• Song for the Dead

Mood: Sleepy


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fuzmeister: Bill O'Reilly is an Idiot

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Does it matter what the context was so much that he actually stereotyped regardless in saying it. He's a moron.

Mood: Tired


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fuzmeister: Geometry Wars Galaxies LOL Cat Ads

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LOL Cats are officially the in thing these days. Check out these cute ads for the upcoming Geometry Wars Galaxies:







You'll also notice that these ads use the popular internet gag I'm in ur _______, __________ ur _______.

Mood: Full of Delicious Food


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