Merry Christmas!

Happy Holidays! Whatever you celebrate this time of year, have a happy & safe season!

Ah December 21st!

So as we come closer to the dreaded day (Christmas Eve) I find myself feeling a little older... Ok, so it's my birthday on the 24th. Ha, still makes me chuckle to know that I ruined the birth parents Christmas, neener neener neener(at least the "mom's" like I know if the "dad" was there...)! (Ok, so I was also adopted)

I thought I was finding it hard to feel festive before the weather reports, now it's darn near impossible! We are most likely going to have a green Christmas. I'm sure we'll get the weather that is in CO right now & there is always hope of a fluke Lake Effect Storm...

So I made paper snowflakes with the kiddos & started browsing amazon for some mood music!

Here is one I wish had samples. Southern Rock Christmas I may have to scour the net to get a listen to this one...

Oh yeah, now this is what I'm talking about!!! We Wish You a Hairy Christmas Gilby Clarke "I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus" Danger Danger "Naughty Naughty Christmas", LA Guns "Run Run Rudolph", Warrant "Father Christmas"... So I added it to my wish list!!! Dh will think I'm nuts when he logs in to the account again!

I can't help that I am a contradiction/ polar opposites.... I also added some quilt in a day books & some other sewing books....

And for those who love a good axe...
Merry Axemas, Vol. 2: More Guitars For Christmas Ted Nugent Rocks!!!

And

Merry Axemas Joe Satriani "Silent Night/Holy Night Jam ", Alex Lifeson "The Little Drummer Boy ", Steve Vai "Christmas Time Is Here"

I love surfing the net for good music!!!

Twisted Sister - Oh Come All Ye Faithful

Great new album!!!

Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Christmas Eve Sarajevo Live

Love this band! Rock on!

What I'm listening to now.

For all of my raving on 80s hair bands I am finding myself drawn to the "angry" music of today. I'm not sure what it's appropriate label is, but I know that I am addicted to Nickelback's All the Right Reasons this one has some great songs like "Photograph" 7 "Savin Me" that are a little tamer than "Never Again" & "How You Remind Me" off of Silver Side Up or "Figured You Out" off of The Long Road But then there is always "Animals" to satisfy your thirst for music to make you blush by.

And oh yeah, change the channel when the kids are in the van with you! Last thing you want is them walking around Grandma's singing "So come on B***H get in, just get in"

I think I am drawn to them because they can put out an album (wow that dates me) that has "Figured You Out" & "Someday" on it but it still works! Not unlike Look What the Cat Dragged In With "I won't Forget You" & "Talk Dirty To Me." Guess I'm just into the hidden complexities of the artists I listen to (tee hee).

80s Metal Stripped Vol 1

Ok so the snippets from this one aren't so bad. But then most of the songs on this CD were already tame, power ballad-esq.



This one will go on my list of favs!

How did they go so wrong with Volume 2???

Silent Lucidity by Queensryche was always a fantastic song, no matter what! The only song on here that I didn't like was "When the Children Cry" - White Lion...cuz I didn't like it in the 80s either. Ok, so it was ok, the first hundred times, after that it got a little old. Worth a listen - "I saw Red" Warrant & "When I Look into Your Eyes" - Firehouse.

Some things just don't make sense...

Like VH1 Metal Mania Stripped Volume 2. I have seen the series advertised & thought oh yeah I NEED these Cds... So I get my self to amazon...
and start listening to the samples... Telsa's No way out was good, Whitesnake's Here I go again - ok I didn't hate it, Winger's Madeline wasn't any worse than the original, Dokken's Into the fire, I was wishing for more. And Nelson...come on, felt like I was listening to 98 degrees...

Ok so over all, the samples weren't selling me on the CD. Maybe someday I'll download a song or two, but I'm not going to invest in the WHOLE series.

After all how can you REALLY strip down Metal??? Then it isn't metal anymore, is it???

Decide for yourself, you can click the link above & take a listen. Of course they are just brief snippets of the song. I would think they would want to play the best parts...but maybe they don't want to sell the CDs...

Of course Metal purists will argue if any of the bands featured were ever "Metal" to begin with...

If I am wrong & you can't live with out this in your collection then feel free, maybe I'm just a 80s hair band snob!

whitesnake - here i go again

Ok gonna try this again, video didn't show up last time.

Firehouse

These guys are still making music. They rocked when I saw them in concert a couple of summers ago. www.firehousemusic.com

Last minute holiday shopping is always the best part of the season!!!

I know that I took care of at least a few on my list with iTunes Essentials – Handpicked Holiday Hits

My sis is huge into her ipod & now her dh has one... I love that you can either download a cert or get cards! I also know that our Wal-Mart has them to buy as well...Shop at Wal-Mart

I just wish my Dad was so easy! What do you get the guy who has everything, but needs everything??? I'm thinking clothes... Can't think of anything else he needs & he doesn't want anything.

The kids are done (woohoo) we got the Princess a Disneys Princess Dress up trunk with accessory.(ok, so wigs, dresses, shoes...) and the Prince got a Game Boy Micro Black. He wanted a DS, but he is only 7... I got the micro on Black Friday, so got a great deal on it, maybe in a year or 2 he'll be ready for a DS (or whatever they have then).

DH is impossible, we weren't getting anything. Cuz we need a new printer. But I want a good one, photo, office, scan, fax....I want it all & I don't want to have to spend 2x the cost of the printer to refill the ink.... Guess that's asking too much!

The Epson Stylus Photo R380 Inkjet Printer is one that is high on my list, but then I am just not sure about the ink consumption. I really like & at the same time dislike the separate color cartridges...

Of course a $140 printer is a good printer to me...Considering the last printer I bought was $30 & that was only cuz it came with both ink cartridges ($55 worth of ink..) DUH!!! That was a no brainer, of course I tossed the printer because it took the same ink as my all in one... Ahhh where are those deals now....