Geddy Lee is a bass icon. One of the best and most popular in rock history. There's two things I can't stand about Rush songs - Geddy's singing and keyboards. I have Rush instrumentals on my playlist, and I wear them out. There other songs, I can only handle in small doses. This song, not something I really want to hear again. Not enough good stuff to overcome the vocals and the keyboards. I did endure the whole song, just for you Phant!



Opening with the bass, you have my attention. The music was pretty good. Not a fan of the singing.

My friend has the Shakespeare Doc Runner, and used it last time we went fishing. It looked like fun, and the short pole made it easier to get a fish into the net to get it into the boat. I looked into it, and saw that Zebco made a purple one, so I had to get that. From my friend's experience, the drawbacks for the short pole are...it doesn't cast as far, and it's more difficult to set the hook. In general, a longer pole will give you a longer cast distance (like a trebuchet). Also, a longer pole will make it easier to set a hook, because when you pull on the pole, the tip of the pole will move farther (meaning more force will be applied because of the greater distance travelled).

I like to go to Ely (the 4 hour drive) because that's where my favorite place to fish is - Cave Lake. It's beautiful there, and the fishing is good. Comins Lake is right there, too. It's not even close to being as beautiful, but the fishing is better. Since Cave Lake is currenlty lowered to work on the dam, and because my friend I go fishing with prefers Comins, we're going to Comins.

In October I'll be going on an extended trip. I'll join my friends while they're deer hunting, and after they get their tags, we'll go to Wild Horse Reservoir to go fishing. That's almost 8 hours away, but the fishing there has been the best we've ever had. We get big fish, and we don't have trouble getting our limit.

I'm not sure if these pics will work, as they're on FB.

Here is from 2 weeks ago when I went to Comins, and got that really huge trout.


This is from last year at Wildhorse.


And this is me holding 15 trout last year at Wildhorse. The limit is 5 trout per person. At this point it was me and 3 friends fishing that day.

I just realized...purple is the last word I said. How did I have you at the last word I said?

Soen reminded me of Tool, especially the singing. I like it. I want to check more of their stuff out.


Spiders and Flies - good groove to start. I'm liking the intro. This song also has a Tool vibe to me. Also something I'm really digging. Ok, now I have to check out this band, too.

A weekend of winning.

HA ha Ha ha. When I scroll down sometimes words catch my eye before I read a post.

More S songs!

Sentient 6 - Nevermore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eXIeVij_hY
Great dystopian future/robot revenge song but it seems more like a glimpse of the first chapters before before $%^ hits the fan. The whole album (The Godless Endeavor) is a solid listen if you are into Metal.

Straight to Hell - Great Big Sea
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QAFROsuiGc
Great Big Sea started out as a traditional/folk band in Canada adding in pop/rock elements WAY before Mumford and Sons were ever created. This is actually an original song from them but it is most like any traditional sea shanty they sing. Their concerts are great and are just a fun band all around.


***Bonus song* The Mermaid - Great Big Sea
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDhCgAoggX8
Actually written by Shel Silverstein

An S song for today

https://youtu.be/lgMp9ADcYls

Van Halen was always one of those bands that I never got into. I can definitely say that I never cared for David Lee Roth's vocals but as for the rest, they are very talented. It is probably burn out from only hearing the hit songs on the radio or MTV incessantly. Other bands like that are RHCP, Collective Soul, and Oasis. Once the hits stopped playing I started to enjoy those 3 bands more when I heard the songs. Just not Van Halen.

Last S song

See You in Hell - Grim Reaper
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJgv-qBBT3Y
So 80's but it's pretty good. I am pretty sure Beavis and Butthead ripped on this song.

I had to look up RHCP. Of course I know the band, I just didn’t know they ever got referred to by their initials. I still remember the first tune I ever heard from them, True Men Don’t Kill Coyotes. Thought they were creatively all over the place and that I’d love them! Never happened.

Oh, and winning.

The music was ok. The lyrics and the singing seemed overly dramatic for my taste. It reminded me of the dude making the puppet vampire musical in Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

Maybe it's just me today having a Monday, but I wasn't really into this, either. I thought the lead singer sounded like a muppet. The music sounded like country sea shanty to me. The music wasn't that bad.

My first T song.

The Siege and Investiture of Baron von Frankenstein's Castle at Weisseria

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eyHa2maCY8

I remember rocking out to this song when it came out. I still headbang to it.

I am the only person who posted today! I win the thread. Please lock this and I'll start a new one.

Got to see BOC once and they rocked it hard even though it was a free show. They are one of those bands with an extensive catalog that I am not too familiar with. When I saw them live they played a song called Black Blade, got Cultasaurus Rex and was disappointed with the studio version. They were supposed to be known as the American version of Black Sabbath. I don't know if they felt like they hit that type of stardom but always an awesome live band.