Candlebox, Small Town Sleeper & The Kings Royal

The show opened with The Kings Royal, I listened to them on myspace and was too impressed. Their live performance was very good, I was impressed. Small Town Sleeper is a very impressive band that was formed 7 years ago. It took them time to refine their sound and style. They have a bright future ahead. Candlebox, What can I say about these guys. They flat out rocked. Very interactive with the crowd an heavy into th fans. This is one of the few bands around that know if it wasn't for the fans they wouldn't be around. This show was for the fans, all the bands went out and mingled with the people. How many groups actually do that anymore. These are bands I would gladly see again and again.

The set list for candlebox last night.

Arrow

Bitches Brewin'

Cover Me

How Does It Feel

Underneath It All

Don't You

Change

No Sense

Blossom

Surrendering

Stand

10,000 Horses

Miss You

Sometimes

You

Into The Sun

Far Behind

Encore
Rain

Styx & Boston

I flew my mother and nephew Teezar and took them to the show. It was Tee 1st concert and he knew of Boston cause of Guitar Hero. It was funny watching my mom rock out to STYX. Styx put on an excellent show. Just as good as the first time I saw them back in '96. Boston had some sound issues. But in all it was a good show.

Family Visits

I flew my mother and nephew out for 10 day. My nephew stayed with me as my mom stayed with my brother. It was a time for my brother and mother to start to talk and heal. There has been an issue there cause of my step-father, him and I resolved our issues yrs ago and its time for mike to do the same. My nephew and I went camping and fishing, he caught some really nice trout. Took him and my mom to go see styx & boston at red rocks to name a few things. it was a very nice visit and if all goes well tee may be coming out during x-mass break so mike can take him skiing up in the rockies.

Dealing with death

Seems like things always creep up on you when you least expect it. My best friend over the past 40 day lost his second child and father. The pain he must be going though is something I wouldnt wish upon anyone. I just let him know if he needs anything I am aound.

Hurricanes

Hurricane #1 is underway, its name is Bertha. Now on its way to Bermuda yet they say it will start to lose speed. I kinda wonder with the melting ice in greenland and the fresh water entering the ocean, how will it effect the currents and in the process causing more hurricanes.

18th Annual Blues Traveler Concert @ Red Rocks

Red Rocks July 4th 2008, The 18th Annual Blues Traveler Concert.

Hana Pestle opened the show, she is new upcoming artist. She reminds me abit of Tori Amos. I Picked up her EP last night and listed to it, It's a 4 song Ep but shows her potenial as an upcoming artist. Collective Soul took the stage next. Out of all the bands who played, I felt they were the best. They played all the hits and a couple off the new cd. During Shine, the audience Joined in the singing. It was pretty sweet. As they left the stage Roland played Lightning Stikes while walking off with the blue acoustic guitar. I would go and see them again. Live on the other hand wasnt all that good. Granted im not a big fan but now i know why. I like lightning strikes and I Alone. They cover Johnny Cash "I Walk The Line". It was horrific. It seemed like the lead singer was in love with himself, pulling of the shirt, pants falling and half the times it seems he was singing through his nose. The Blues Traveler came on at sunset. They are a great jam band. I was bummed they didn't play "Back In the Day" but alwell. They did cover Cheap Trick " I Want You To Want me" Also 3 songs from the 4th coming cd. During the set, Collective Soul Guitarist came out and him and John Popper had abit of a battle, it was sweet, guitar vs harmonica. I don't know if i will go back next yr but i defently go back for the 20th show. It will have to be some kinda great show.

The Black Nation Anthem

Today in denver at the Majors State of the union address Rene Marie to sing the nation anthem but istead she preformed the black national anthem. I have an issue with this, we are one nation doesnt matter who you are. It in many was a racial song. If it was a white national anthem there would be an uproar over it and they would ask for the persons head who sung it. I though were as a nation were beyond all that but I guess I was wrong. I figured in this day and age, we wouldn't have races of people tring to be seperate from other races. we are all one race called AMERICANS.

Starbucks closing 600 stores

SEATTLE — Starbucks Corp. said today it will close 600 stores in the United States in the next year and cut back the number of new stores it had planned to open

Starbucks said 70 percent of the stores slated to be closed had opened since the start of the 2006 fiscal year. The total includes 100 previously announced store closures.

The company expects charges between $328 million and $348 million related to the closures, including a charge of $200 million in the third quarter.

Once those underperforming stores have shut down — a process the company said will happen gradually from now until the first half of 2009 — Starbucks said it expects the change to boost earnings by $100 million a year.


from the rocky mountain news.


Well to think they used to be on just about ever street corner.

30 busted, 4 at large in Front Range cocaine ring

A cocaine ring imorted 4 million worth of cocaine monthly. Now 30 of them have been arrested and i hope to god they throw the book at them. coke is not something we should be messing with, highly addictive and im glad they will slow it down.

Tickle Me Pink's Johnny Schou found dead‏

TICKLE ME PINK BASSIST JOHNNY SCHOU FOUND DEAD

press release from Wind Up Records

Fort Collins, CO --- Tickle Me Pink bassist Johnny Schou was found dead this morning at home in Colorado. The quartet from Fort Collins was to celebrate the release of their debut album with an in-store appearance in Denver today. Further information regarding the band's plans, and dates that have been previously announced, will be forthcoming in due time. Johnny Schou was 22 years-old.




RIP