See Army of Anyone

Tonight I saw Army of Anyone--the amalgamation of the Deleo brothers from STP & Richard Patrick from Filter, as well as a kickass drummer in Ray Luzier--in only their second gig ever and while their set could have been weak if they only played songs from their new album, the addition of STP and Filter songs--such as Welcome to the Fold, Take a Picture, Hey Man Nice Shot, Vasoline--made the show an amazing experience. The setting was great as well @ The Paradise in Boston, since I was literally within 5 feet of Patrick and having him face me directly during a lot of the show! High-fiving him was cool, and getting a pick from the band was fun. Seeing Patrick sing reminded me that he was like the first singer I ever got into from back in like Jr. High when "Title of Record" came out. The show was an amazing experience for me to see some of the guys from two very influential bands in my music history.

If you should have the chance to see them, check them out! Their new stuff isn't bad at all, either. The memorable ones for me were: It Doesn't Seem to Matter, Disappear, A Better Place (acoustic), and Goodbye.. The old stuff helped usher in the new songs and I loved the whole show!

Hooray For Delirium!

I need to slow down. After partying till dawn, I lost an entire day in recovery--and my recovery wasn't even recovering-worthy. Maybe keeping awake while I sleep doesn't work.

A taste of the future for the rest of us?

Check out this interesting article:

http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=15857

I find it disturbing that the general public of Middlesborough and elsewhere is not outraged at being watched. Has reality television desensitized us so much that we actually want others watching our actions?! We have already allowed too much surveillance of our lives into our lives, in my opinion. Sure we do not want crime to happen nor have criminals get away with it, but do we want to sacrifice our freedom and what privacy we ought to have for security and the "Big Brother" phenomenon?

Any "But I'm a law-abiding citizen that has nothing to worry about" people out there can shove it because I obey the law and have little to worry about in that respect, too. This is a matter of choice and if we are not even given the ability to choose for ourselves--whether for good or for poor--then what are we left with? We'll be left with a laundry list of what we can do and a whole world of possibilities out there in which we can no longer live.