For the last 3 months that I was at work I kept track of ever single song that got stuck in my head. And for how long it was there. I realized one night that ever since the dictator outlawed headphones, weird songs would take up residence in my brain so I thought it would be interesting to see which songs popped up - which one popped up more than others and which ones stayed for the longest time. And now here are the results:

In terms of how many times a song appeared in what I called Heather's Jukebox, the winners are:

1 time - Hey Jude - The Beatles
Cars That Go Boom - L'Trimm
It Makes My Heart Break - Your Vegas
Stickwitu - Pussycat Dolls
Outta My Head - Ashlee Simpson
Bumblebee - Aqua
More Than Words - Extreme
Time of the Season - The Zombies
All I Gotta Do - The Beatles
The Fool On the Hill - The Beatles
A Day In the Life - The Beatles
You Can't Do That - The Beatles
Maxwell's Silver Hammer - The Beatles
Don't Let Me Down - The Beatles
Coming Home - Cinderella
Toxic - Britney Spears
Mercy - Duffy
I Am the Walrus - The Beatles
Besame Mucho - The Beatles
Paralyzer - Finger Eleven
Sugar Shack - Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs
I Dream of Jeannie Theme
Bad Horse Chorus- Jed Whedon, Joss Whedon & Zack Whedon
Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car - Billy Ocean
Wedding Bell Blues - The Fifth Dimension
L-O-V-E - Ashlee Simpson
It's My Life - The Animals
Sometimes - No Doubt
Campbell's Soup Jingle
Excuse Me Mr. - No Doubt
Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley
Hey Baby - No Doubt
Fluorescent - Gwen Stefani
Down With the Sickness - Disturbed
Save Room - John Legend
Wonderful Life - Gwen Stefani
Something To Talk About - Bonnie Raitt
Only the Good Die Young - Billy Joel
All Summer Long - Beach Boys
Single Ladies - Beyonce
Harper Valley PTA - Jeanne C. Riley
My Eyes - Neil Patrick Harris & Felicia Day
Don't Fear the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
Video Girl - Jonas Brothers
For Once In My Life - Stevie Wonder
Wuthering Heights - Pat Benatar
Ruby Tuesday - Rolling Stones
I'm Your Puppet - James & Bobby Purify
Play My Music - Jonas Brothers
Hollaback Girl - Gwen Stefani
New Friend - No Doubt
Hold Me Tight - The Beatles
What You Waiting For - Gwen Stefani
I'm Looking Through You - The Beatles
Boom Boom - The Animals
The Night Before - The Beatles
Kiwi - Maroon 5
Hope Of Deliverance - Paul McCartney
No Reply - The Beatles
7 Things - Miley Cyrus
Boom - P.O.D.
Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday - Stevie Wonder
White Room - Cream
Crossfire - Kasey Chambers
Band on the Run - Wings
Nowhere Man - The Beatles
Do You Want To Know A Secret - The Beatles
Girl - The Beatles
Listen What the Man Said - Wings
Real Love - The Beatles
This Kiss - Faith Hill
China Grove - The Doobie Brothers
Pocketful of Sunshine - Natasha Bedingfield
He's A Rebel - The Crystals
Can't You See That She's Mine - Dave Clark 5
What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
Smooth - Santana & Rob Thomas

2 times - U Want Me 2 - Sarah McLachlan
Hi Hi Hi - Wings
Rich Girl - Gwen Stefani f/ Eve
This Never Happened Before - Paul McCartney
Pon de Replay - Rihanna
Crushcrushcrush - Paramore
Creepy Doll - Jonathan Colton
Kiss You Off - Scissor Sisters
Happiness Is A Warm Gun - The Beatles
Burnin' Up - Jonas Brothers
Got To Get You Into My Life - The Beatles
I've Just Seen A Face - The Beatles
Want You Back - Jackson Five
Baby It's Cold Outside - Dinah Shore & Buddy Clark
S.O.S. - Rihanna
Low - Flo-Rida
So They Say - Dr. Horrible Cast
With A Little Luck - Wings
I Me Mine - The Beatles
Black Horse And the Cherry Tree - KT Tunstall
This Love - Maroon 5
Wind It Up - Gwen Stefani

3 times - Honey Pie - The Beatles
So What - Pink
Slipping - Neil Patrick Harris
Love Child - The Supremes
Please Don't Stop the Music - Rihanna
Break You - Marion Raven
Little of Your Time- Maroon 5
Love Song - Sara Barielles
Lovebug - Jonas Brothers
Ever Present Past - Paul McCartney
Over You - Daughtry
Falling Into You - Sebastian Bach

4 times - Blackbird - The Beatles
Freeze Ray - Neil Patrick Harris
Brand New Day - Neil Patrick Harris

5 times - Tell Me Once Again - Da Buzz
                  Boyfriend - Ashlee Simpson

6 times - A Man's Gotta Do - Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion & Felicia Day
                  Tuned Up - Jade Valerie

7 times - Australia - Jonas Brothers

12 times - Viva La Vida - Coldplay


So - if you read the whole list, you can tell what I spent a lot of time listening to in the car. LOL

And by time - - I added up all the times that the songs spent in my brain -- here are the results:

hr min
00:05 - White Room - Cream
00:07 - Time of the Season - The Zombies
00:08 - Excuse Me Mr. - No Doubt
00:09 - Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday - Stevie Wonder
00:10 - Kiwi - Maroon 5
00:12 - L-O-V-E - Ashlee Simpson
               All I Gotta Do - The Beatles
00:13 - I'm Looking Through You - The Beatles
               Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car - Billy Ocean
00:15 - Girl - The Beatles
               Boom Boom - The Animals
               Creepy Doll - Jonathan Colton
               Maxwell's Silver Hammer - The Beatles
00:16 - Cars That Go Boom - L'Trimm
00:18 - Don't Let Me Down - The Beatles
00:19 - New Friend - No Doubt
00:23 - Band on the Run - Wings
              Pocketful of Sunshine - Natasha Bedingfield
00:24 - Sugar Shack - Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs
              I Dream of Jeannie Theme
00:25 - Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley
              Video Girl - Jonas Brothers
00:26 - Wuthering Heights - Pat Benatar
00:27 - Something To Talk About - Bonnie Raitt
00:28 - Ruby Tuesday - Rolling Stones
00:30 - Campbell's Soup Jingle
00:32 - Hope of Deliverance - Paul McCartney
00:35 - He's A Rebel - The Crystals
               Boom - P.O.D.
00:36 - I Am the Walrus - The Beatles
00:40 - Hey Jude - The Beatles
              A Day In the Life - The Beatles
              What You Waiting For - Gwen Stefani
               Do You Want To Know A Secret - The Beatles
00:42 - Only The Good Die Young - Billy Joel
               Harper Valley PTA - Jeanne C Riley
00:43 - Stickwitu - Pussycat Dolls
00:45 - Single Ladies - Beyonce
00:46 - More Than Words - Extreme
              What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
00:47 - Bad Horse Chorus - Joss, Jed & Zach Whedon
00:49 - All Summer Long - Beach Boys
00:51 - It's My Life - The Animals

01:00 - Can't You See That She's Mine- Dave Clark 5
              Wedding Bell Blues - Fifth Dimension
               Real Love - The Beatles
               Only The Lonely - Roy Orbison
01:04 - Toxic - Britney Spears
              This Kiss - Faith Hill
01:05 - Mercy - Duffy
01:11 - Coming Home - Cinderella
01:14 - Listen What the Man Said - Wings
01:15 - Slipping - Neil Patrick Harris
01:16 - Nowhere Man - The Beatles
01:20 - Wonderful Life - Gwen Stefani
01:22 - No Reply - The Beatles
01:27 - Break You - Marion Raven
01:28  - My Eyes - Neil Patrick Harris & Felicia Day
              Hold Me Tight - The Beatles
01:29 - Paralyzer - Finger Eleven
               Please Don't Stop the Music - Rihanna
01:35 - This Never Happened Before - Paul McCartney
01:37 - Got To Get You Into My Life - The Beatles
01:38 - Love Child - The Supremes
              Down With the Sickness - Disturbed
01:39 - Rich Girl -Gwen Stefani f/ Eve
01:50 - Bumblebee - Aqua
01:54 - Pon de Replay - Rihanna

02:00 - U Want Me 2 - Sarah McLachlan
02:01 - Don't Fear the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
              Wind It Up - Gwen Stefani
02:10 - Kiss You Off - Scissor Sisters
02:12 - You Can't Do That - The Beatles
02:13 - The Night Before - The Beatles
02:19 - Burnin' Up - Jonas Brothers
02:20 - Smooth - Santana & Rob Thomas
02:21 - Crossfire - Kasey Chambers
02:27 - Hi Hi Hi - Wings
02:28 - Outta My Head - Ashlee Simpson
02:30 - I'm Your Puppet - James & Bobby Purify
02:43 - Little Of Your Time - Maroon 5
02:47 - It Makes My Heart Break - Your Vegas
02:50 - Baby It's Cold Outside - Dinah Shore & Buddy Clark
02:52 - Over You - Daughtry
02:56 - Hey Baby - No Doubt
02:57 - So What - Pink

03:08 - I Me Mine - The Beatles
03:10 - I've Just Seen A Face - The Beatles
03:16 - So They Say - Dr. Horrible Cast
03:17 - 7 Things - Miley Cyrus
             China Grove - Doobie Brothers
03:20 - The Fool On the Hill - The Beatles
               Besame Mucho - The Beatles
03:28 - For Once In My Life - Stevie Wonder
03:29 - Play My Music - Jonas Brothers
03:30 - Blackbird - The Beatles
03:50 - Crushcrushcrush - Paramore
03:59 - So What - Pink

04:01 - Sometimes - No Doubt
04:03 - Lovebug - Jonas Brothers
04:05 - Hollaback Girl - Gwen Stefani
              This Love - Maroon 5
04:14 - Honey Pie - The Beatles
04:15 - Happiness Is A Warm Gun - The Beatles
04:32 - Ever Present Past - Paul McCartney
04:45 - Black Horse & The Cherry Tree - KT Tunstall
04:47 - Love Song - Sara Barielles

06:23 - With A Little Luck - Wings
06:39 - Tuned Up - Jade Valerie

07:00 - Fluorescent - Gwen Stefani
07:11 - Low - Flo-Rida
07:12 - Tell Me Once Again - Da Buzz
07:16 - Boyfriend - Ashlee Simpson
07:28 - Falling Into You - Sebastian Bach

08:54 - A Man's Gotta Do - Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion & Felicia Day

10:18 - S.O.S. - Rihanna
10:50 - Freeze Ray - Neil Patrick Harris
10:52 - Australia - Jonas Brothers

11:10 - Brand New Day - Neil Patrick Harris

26:20 - Viva La Vida - Coldplay


Whew!!!

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But it was so fun and I have new tunes so - -


RULES:
1. Put your MP3 player/ ipod/ itunes on shuffle.
2. For each heading, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!

OPENING CREDITS:
Come And Get It - Badfinger

BEING BORN:
Teach Me How To Shimmy - The Coasters

FIRST BREATH:
Run Red Run - The Coasters

FIRST BIRTHDAY:
Baby Loves The Life - Dana Fuchs

LEARNING TO WALK:
Rip Her To Shreds - Blondie

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL:
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - Andrew Sisters

FIRST CRUSH:
Hey You - No Doubt

FIRST DATE:
Around The World - Aqua (Really! I'm not that kind of girl!)

FALLING IN LOVE:
Something - The Beatles (Aww!)

BREAKING UP:
Next Time, This Time - Jim Croce (Aww again!)

HIGH SCHOOL:
Besame Mucho - The Beatles (ha! I doubt THAT!)

BACK TOGETHER:
We Owe - Dance Hall Crashers

LIFE'S AMBITION:
Hear Me Lord - George Harrison

GETTING A JOB:
Cuba LIbre - Aqua

COLLEGE:
World Go Round - No Doubt

GETTING SICK:
Goodbye To The Circus - Aqua

GETTING MARRIED:
Ex-Girlfriend - No Doubt (That's funny!!)

HAVING KIDS:
Helter Skelter - Dana Fuchs

TRAVELING OVERSEAS:
Calling You - Aqua

50TH B-DAY:
What Is Life - George Harrison

FAMILY REUNION:
Last Laugh - Dance Hall Crashers (That's right! Cuz that's what I'll have! ha! Haha!)

HAVING GRANDKIDS:
Halloween - Aqua

DEATH:
Marry Me - No Doubt (Well, this is certainly in the wrong place!)

FUNERAL SONG:
Bumble Bees - Aqua (Yep! Cuz that's what'll kill me!!)

END CREDITS:
Good Guys - Aqua

Labels: Music, Wouldja like to take a survey?

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Kevin Dubrow, lead singer for the 1980s heavy metal band Quiet Riot that scored a hit with "Cum on Feel the Noize," was found dead in a Las Vegas home. He was 52. The cause was not immediately known.
A neighbor summoned police and paramedics Sunday to the house where he was pronounced dead, police and coroner's officials said.
There was no forced entry, and no suspicious circumstances were reported, police Officer Jose Montoya said Monday.
Quiet Riot was perhaps best known for its 1983 cover of "Cum on Feel the Noize." The song, featuring Dubrow's powerful, gravelly voice, appeared on the band's album "Metal Health" — which was the first by a metal band to reach No. 1 on the Billboard chart.
DuBrow recorded his first solo album in 2004, "In for the Kill," and the band's last studio CD, "Rehab," came out in October 2006.
"I can't even find words to say," Quiet Riot drummer Frank Banali wrote on his Web site. "Please respect my privacy as I mourn the passing and honor the memory of my dearest friend Kevin DuBrow."
Determination of the cause of death was pending an autopsy and toxicology results, Clark County coroner's spokeswoman Samantha Charles said.

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This is so sad - Kevin DuBrow was never a favorite of mine but I did just see him in concert a few months ago. He sounded good and he looked good...and I was too scared to ask for a picture with him. Now I'll never have the chance. My condolences to his family, friends and bandmates.

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This was a survey on MySpace and I thought it was fun! Here goes:

F YOUR LIFE WAS A MOVIE, WHAT WOULD THE SOUNDTRACK BE?
So, here's how it works:
1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that's playing. When you go to a new question, press the next button
6. Don't lie and try to pretend your cool...
7. When you're finished tag some other people to do it!

Opening Credits:
This Love - Maroon 5

Waking Up:
All Things Considered - Yankee Grey

First Day at School:
Hideaway - Berlin

Falling in Love:
I'm Your Boogie Man - Rob Zombie

Fight Song:
Talk Dirty To Me - Poison


Breaking Up:
Disease - Skid Row

Prom:
That Thing You Do - The Wonders

Mental Breakdown:
Artificial Sweetener - No Doubt

Driving:
Keep Pushin' - REO Speedwagon

Flashback:
Sweetest Goodbye - Maroon 5

Getting Back Together:
Let Me Be The One - Def Leppard

Wedding:
The Way That You Love Me - Paula Abdul

Birth of Child:
Tragic Kingdom - No Doubt

Final Battle:
Bad Reputation - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts

Death Scene:
Octopus's Garden - The Beatles

Funeral Song:
Bluebird - Wings

End Credits:
Never Dance - Linda Eder


Interesting what songs come up. I'm not going to tag anyone - you want it, you got it!!

Labels: Music, Quiz

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I seem to have caught Derek's Nothing Disease so here's a music dealie quiz type thing for you! Enjoy!

MOST PLAYED SONG IN ITUNES: In my personal little folder it would be New Generation by Skid Row, The Sweet Escape by Gwen Stefani and Jackson by Johnny Cash and June Carter.

MOST PLAYED CD: Right now it's a toss up between Gwen's Sweet Escape and Skid Row's Thickskin.

10 SONGS YOU CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF:
1) New Generation - Skid Row
2) The Sweet Escape - Gwen Stefani
3) Jackson - Johnny Cash & June Carter
4) Long Legged Guitar Pickin' Man - Johnny Cash & June Carter
5) Mouth Of Voodoo - Skid Row
6) I Can't Decide - Scissor Sisters
7) SOS - Rhianna
8) Black Horse And A Cherry Tree - KT Tunstall
9) Call Me When You're Sober - Evanescence
10) Another Dick In The System - Skid Row

LAST CD YOU BOUGHT: June Carter Cash - Early June

LAST CONCERT: Trans-Siberian Orchestra

LAST SONG YOU HEARD: Armegeddon It - Def Leppard

FIRST SONG ON YOUR iPOD: Wonka's Welcome Song - Danny Elfman

LAST SONG ON YOUR iPOD: A Day In The Life - The Beatles

TEN CD'S YOU COULDN'T LIVE WITHOUT:
1) Thickskin - Skid Row
2) Revolutions Per Minute - Skid Row
3) Love.Angel.Music.Baby - Gwen Stefani
4) The Sweet Escape - Gwen Stefani
5) Walk The Line Soundtrack
6) Scissor Sisters - Scissor Sisters
7) Astronaut - Duran Duran
8) Ass - Badfinger
9) The Best of Jim Croce
10) Red White & Crue - Motley Crue

NEXT CD YOU WANT TO BUY: The new Maroon 5

Happy Wednesday!

Labels: Music, Nada, Quiz

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Seriously - there's nothing going on worth posting about...well, there is something but it's kinda Collin's deal and I'll let him talk about the dog we might be getting! :D

I've been working on making a library of what songs I have - I've gotten to the point where I don't even know what I have and don't have. That means it's bad. You should see all the cd's piled up around our house! And with the installation of Entertainmart, a place that sells used music CHEAP, right down the street, the piles just get bigger and bigger. It's a problem and soon I'll be taking pills for it. Until then I'll be enjoying all the new music I've acquired in the past month.

Really, nothing else is going on. I just wanted to let people know I was still alive! Hope you're all having a wonderful Thursday!

Labels: Music, Nada

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So last week's post about the bands I've seen live...that was so much fun and throughout the week I keep thinking of other bands I should have added to the list so, I'm making a 2nd list!

31. Cher - Troy & I saw her at McNichol's on the Believe Tour. I've never seen more gay men in one spot in my life!! Cher put on one hell of a show and she sang all the oldies, too, like "Half Breed" and "Gypsies, Tramps & Theives." Troy bought me a Cher Bear while we were there - it's a white teddy bear wearing a Cher t-shirt. So cute!!

32. Tina Turner - This was probably '99 I think, at Fiddler's Green. She was amazing! I grew up listening to my dad talking about how great this woman was so the fact that I actually got to see her perform makes me giddy!

33. Cyndi Lauper - She opened for both Cher & Tina Turner. The first show she had purple hair. The second show she was enormously pregnant and she asked the guy serving drinks to the VIP's in the front row for some milk. She really put on a great set - she's so unusual! ha!

34. Yes - 3 times, maybe? I know for sure I saw them twice...once in Denver the day I had 2 wisdom teeth pulled. Yes is known for jams that go on for decades so I was just standing there (it was SRO - all I wanted was to sit down) swaying with exhaustion and pain while Steve Howe and Chris Squire went on and on and on....the other show was better: Front row center at Fiddler's right in front of Chris Squire. He's so COOL!

35. Rush - Yes & Rush were both bands that my ex was way into and I wasn't so much until he dragged me to see them live. Rush really brought me around to their music with their live shows...Geddy Lee is so fun to watch and Neil Peart - oh, my God! That man is a god on drums! Alex Lifeson's pretty awesome as well. At the last show of theirs I saw they had a washer & dryer running onstage and at one point Geddy pulled Rush t-shirts out of the dryer and tossed them to the crowd. By the way: Geddy Lee & Mike Ricci - sepearted at birth???

37. Dream Theatre - I couldn't even tell you any songs this band sang. My ex dragged me to this one as well, another SRO show. The dude in front of me was so high...he turned around and just stared at me every once in a while. I always wondered what I looked like through his drug-induced sight. I was also sick sick sick after this show for a week!

38. Gary Hoey - I'm not usually into just music - I like words that I can sing with but with Gary Hoey I'll make an exception. This guy is simply awesome. I saw him at a little club called Brooklyn's in downtown Colorado Springs and when he played his version of "Wipe Out" the floor literally bounced! It was so cool. I met him once after a show in Golden and he shook my hand and said, "Thanks for coming, love." I loved that!

39. Poco - Hands down the most boring concert I've ever been to. I went with a guy I liked and I fell asleep. That's bad!

40. Savage Garden - I can't believe I forgot them the last time! I love this band, I love Darren Hayes. I saw them the first time for free at Red Rocks and the second time with Christina and my cousin Crystal at the State Fair. I would have seen them every time they came to town if they hadn't broken up. And Darren Hayes hasn't come here since even though he has solo stuff!! Hello, Darren!! Come to Colorado!!!!

41. Richard Marx - He's such a cutie and the King Of Mush! All his songs are super mushy & cheesy! Mom & I took my aunt Mary Beth to see him at the Air Force Academy - the guy that played Jason on The Walton's was in his band - and after the show she went right out & bought his tape.

42. Warrant - I took Mom to see this show at the Air Force Academy. She loved her some Jani Lane cuz he looked like John Elway! She actually put a poster of them up in her bedroom. Dad allowed it for about a month before it ended up in my room! And then one night they played Rack N Roll and Jani was sick as a dog but he still performed. He impressed me that night!

43. Firehouse - They opened for Warrant. I don't remember much about this show - I remember liking them a lot more afterwards, though.

44. Trixter - They opened for Warrant, too. Just a bunch of young kids playing rock n roll. They were cute.

45. Berlin - I won tickets to see them at the Air Force Academy. Terri Nunn is another of my heroes. It was a really good show - the only album I had at the time was Count Three And Pray but afterwards I bought all of them. They're still one of my fave bands!

46. Chuck Berry - He headlined one of the oldies concerts I went to and he was really good!

47. The Association - Another oldies show headliner. Mom & I were in the front row for this show and the bass player was flirting with Mom! Go, Mom!!

48. Tommy James & The Shondells - They put on one of the best shows I've ever seen. Tommy James' enthuiasm for the music is infectious.

49. Bill Medley - One half of the Righteous Brothers...he was really good. His voice...wow!

50. Heart - Holy cow, how did I forget them???? I love them SO much! I went to this show with a friend of mine from college and we went to visit a friend before the concert and ended up being late - we arrived halfway through The Black Crowes set. (That was probably the time Chris Robinson ended up getting his band banned from Denver!) Heart was amazing and they shot the video for "Stranded" during the concert. If you look closely, you can see my friend Troy & his parents in the video...well, only if you know what they look like.

51. Eddie Money - He's my "boob buddy." I was in the front row during his set (he played at Ft. Carson with Alice Cooper & Joe Walsh) and I was bouncing to "Two Tickets To Paradise" and he kept looking at my boobs and smiling at me! What a letch! But I love his music!!

52. The Eagles/Joe Walsh - I'm lumping these two together because...well...just because. When I saw The Eagles Hell Freezes Over Tour, Joe Walsh was a madman on stage! It was a great show and so when we got tix to see Joe Walsh solo I was stoked. Eddie Money opened, then Alice Cooper played and then Joe Walsh came out and put the crowd to sleep. Alice definitely should have been the headliner!! Next to Poco, Joe was the most boring show I've seen!

53. Burt Bacharach - Okay, now...stop laughing. There was a reason I went to see him. I'll tell you what in a sec. Burt sang maybe 2 songs and for the rest he had a couple girls and a guy. I didn't realize how good most of his music was. But he seemed quite into himself and he never thanked nor even mentioned his opening act, which is why I went to see ol' Burt....

54. Linda Eder - I love her!!!! She was why I bought the ticket to the Burt Bacharach show. She won Star Search years and years ago and her voice is kick-ass! She's got a range that will blow your head clean off...the note she hits in the middle of "Man Of La Mancha"...Oh. My. God. I've seen her twice - the first time she played the Temple Buell Theatre in Denver and Troy bought the tix. The only thing I knew about her was she was in Jeckyll & Hyde off Broadway at the time and I loved her songs in the show. When I saw her in concert I was blown away. Never before & never since have I been moved to jump out of my seat and applaud but when she hit that note that I was just talking about, there was nothing more to do. If you've never listened to her, do yourself a favor. Get either "It's Time," "It's No Secret Anymore" or "Gold" - you'll love her, too!

So there's 24 more bands I've seen live. I bet by now you think all I do is go to concerts, huh?

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Derek posted about 25 bands/artists that he has seen live and that was such a fun post to read that I wanted to write one. So, with no further ado...

1. Ferrante & Teicher - This was the very first concert I ever went to. I was 3 or 4 and Mom couldn't get a babysitter I guess. I remember that I was enthralled with the duel pianos and the music. I'm pretty sure I behaved exceptionally well that night.

2. Air Supply - Despite the crap that Derek talked about this show, they were SO good! Yes, I'm a total geek, I love Air Supply. When you're in desperate need of cheesy love songs, who else can you turn to but Graham Hitchcock & Russell Graham? And, yes, I know their names. I didn't even have to Google them. Sad....

3. Poison - Enter the hair metal years. Poison was the first show since Air Supply some years before. They were so much fun! I remember that Rikki Rickett's drum solo was too long and boring but other than that they were really good. I saw them again in 2000 at Fiddler's Green and they blew me away - when they shut the power off (Fiddler's has a curfew for those of you not familiar with that venue), Bret Michaels was PISSED!

4. Tesla - I've seen them 3 times. They're such a good rock band! The first time I saw them they opened for Poison in 1988 and all I can recall was that the singer, Jeff Keith, had white jeans with black handprints on them and Rhonda, my friend who went with me, said she'd have liked to have made the prints on his butt. *sigh*....we were 16. What do you expect?

5. Kiss - 3 times for them as well. The first time was at Red Rocks in 1990 for the Hot In The Shade tour and it rained the entire time. I was soaked! Then I saw the first Farewell Tour in 1996 at McNichols Arena and then in 2000 at Fiddler's Green. They never fail to put on a great show.

6. Cinderella - Oooo! I love them! Tom Keifer is such a great frontman! I've seen them twice. When they played Red Rocks in '89, he was lowered from the ceiling while playing a piano during the intro for "Don't Know What Ya Got ('Til It's Gone). Awesome! Then at Fiddler's he shows up on stage wearing a top hat. Yummy!

7. BulletBoys - They opened for Cinderella at Red Rocks. The drummer came up into the seats to check out the set and my cousin & I got to meet him. Jimmy D'Anda, that was his name! He wasn't very friendly.

8. Slaughter - Oh, my! I used to be so obsessed with this band! I saw them at Red Rocks, the Air Force Academy, Rack N Roll & Fiddler's Green. They're coming to Loveland next month and I want to go! They're just a fun, cute band! My friend Christina got to meet them all every time they were in town - the guitarist Tim Kelly (r.i.p.) called her "family." If you go here, you can see pics of her with the guys!

9. Skid Row - You knew this was coming! If you're a faithful reader of The Spam then you know how I feel about these boys. I never saw them with Sebastian Bach but that's okay. Johnny Solinger is good enough for me!!!

10. Garbage - Shirley Manson is my hero! Well, one of them at least. I've seen them twice, once as headliners and once as openers for No Doubt. Shirley & the boys put on one hell of a show. Both times I was disappointed when they had to leave the stage. They are SO awesome!

11. No Doubt - Gwen Stefani is my hero! The top one, no one can ever budge her. She's the best. This was one of the best shows I've ever seen. She was on fire! And during the encore she noticed a kid in the crowd dressed up like bassist Tony Kanal so she pulled him up onstage and asked if he played bass. When he said he did, she made Tony give him his bass and had him play while she sang "Hella Good."

12. Queensryche - Speaking of best shows ever, this one is in the top 5. I've seen them twice and Geoff Tate's voice blows me away! The second show at Red Rocks he was dressed in a business suit & snappy shoes. Loved it!

13. Bon Jovi - Mom's Christmas present last year - these boys rocked! Jon still sounds as good as ever!

14. Duran Duran - Hands down the bestest show I've ever ever seen. I can't thank Mom enough for getting me the tickets for Christmas 2 years ago.

15. The Aquabats - An odd little band that Collin likes a lot. They were a ton of fun!

16. Reba McEntire - 4 times. She's the queen of country. The first time I saw her I went with my friend Troy who was a member of her fan club. After the show he got to go backstage and meet her. I got to stand outside McNichol's Arena in the rain and wait for him. But that woman knows how to put on a show!

17. Ricky Scaggs - He played one of the shows with Reba - the Air Force Academy. It was outside and it startesd lightning so they wouldn't let him go on but he came out anyway and played an acoustic set. He was very classy.

18. Badfinger - EEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've seen Joey Molland's Badfinger twice now and I met him once. I love him! The 2nd time was at the AFA and I got burnt to a crisp. One day I'll post the picture of my burn. But it was totally worth it!

19. Kansas - I've seen them twice. I saw them in Denver a week before they played with Badfinger at the Air Force Academy and both shows was the same set, the same canned patter. I was so disappointed!

20. Foreigner - They were good. They were the headliners for the AFA show w/ Kansas & Badfinger. Since I had gotten crispified, Troy & I went into a tent during Kansas' set to cool off while my ex and his buddy stayed down by the stage. When the sun started to set, I joined them on the ground again. I saw some huge dude belting out "Cold As Ice" and I asked my ex who was singing. He said, "That's Lou Gramm, baby." I was shocked!

21. Dolly Parton - She played the first ever Country Jam in Grand Junction and it was just down the road from my Grandma's house - if you sat on her front porch you could hear the music - but I went to the show anyway, got crispified again (in fact I had blistered for the first time ever and my cousin, who was younger than me, kept hitting me in the blister and laughing. No one saw her. I smacked her upside the head and EVERYONE saw that, of course!!) and watched Dolly put on a great show!!

22. Garth Brooks - I've seen him - - 5 or 6 times. Every time he came to Colorado, Troy & I were there. He always was worth the price of admission.

23. Rob Zombie - The first time I had ever been in a mosh pit. Within seconds of the music starting I was thrown 20 feet backwards. Scared the hell out of me and I stayed out afterwards. He was fun, though!

24. NSync - Yes, I've seen them. And not only once, but twice. They were extremely entertaining and sooooo cute! I liked Chris & Joey.

25. Motley Crue - Sadly I've only seen them once on the Dr. Feelgood tour but they were SO good and SO loud - my ears rang for 2 days!!! I do remember Tommy Lee's flying drum kit stopping directly above me and him mooning the crowd!

26. Lita Ford - She opened for the Crue and she rocked! She's also one of my heroes!

27. Alice Cooper - Ooo! He's just the best! What can I say about him? I saw him chop his own head off onstage!!

28. The Scorpion - "KLAUS MEINE OF THE SCORPIONS!!!!" Mom went with us to this show because Alice was opening. She can never remember what their name is!

29. REO Speedwagon - They were so good! I love every one of their songs!

30. Styx - Where REO goes, so goes Styx. I'm just jazzed that I saw Tommy Shaw live!


Wow! That went fast! And I went a tinch overboard but I forgot some good ones so I had to expand it to 30!! Happy Wednesday!!!!!!!

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About a year and half ago or so, I did a music quiz where the answers could only be the titles of songs by one band. I picked Skid Row at the time and now I'm doing it again, only this time I'm picking my band of the moment, Motley Crue. Hold on tight, here we go:


Choose a band/artist and answer only in song TITLES by that band: Motley Crue
Are you male or female: Girls, Girls, Girls
Describe yourself: Rock 'N' Roll Junkie
How do some people feel about you: Starry Eyes
How do you feel about yourself: She Needs Rock 'N' Roll
Describe your ex husband: Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)
Describe your current boyfriend: 'Til Death Do Us Part
Describe where you want to be: Home Sweet Home
Describe what you want to be: Hell In High Heels
Describe how you live: Hooligan's Holiday
Describe how you love: Primal Scream
Share a few words of wisdom: Shout At The Devil

The random 10 (turning on my MP3 player and this is what we get):
1. Early Winter - Gwen Stefani (my new favorite song)
2. Look What You've Done - Jet
3. Two Times Dead - Brides of Destruction
4. Brace Yourself - Brides of Destruction
5. Different People - No Doubt
6. Drug - Berlin
7. Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue
8. Now That You've Got It - Gwen Stefani
9. Shapeshifter - Josie & The Pussycats
10. Wild Side - Motley Crue

The last CD you bought is: Pharrell - In My Mind

What is the last song you listened to before this message: I've Got To See You Again - Norah Jones

Write down five songs you listen to a lot or mean a lot to you:
1. Timeless - Badfinger
2. Accidentally In Love - Counting Crows
3. Mouth - Merrill Bainbridge
4. Early Winter - Gwen Stefani
5. Breakin' Down - Skid Row

Total number of films I own on DVD/video: Gah! I can't count that high. I just can't.

The last film I bought: Benchwarmers

The last film I watched: In the theatre - The Holiday. On DVD - Election

Five films that I watch a lot:
1. Indiana Jones & The Temple Of Doom
2. Titanic
3. While You Were Sleeping
4. Practical Magic
5. The Wedding Singer

The Last 4 books you've read:
1. The Dirt - Motley Crue
2. Mistletoe & Sword - Anya Seton
3. The Hearth & Eagle - Anya Seton
4. Tommyland - Tommy Lee

Okay, that's enough for today. Hope you all have a fine Tuesday!

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What's worse that having to work on Christmas?

Getting laid off 2 weeks before Christmas. No, I wasn't, thank God! But a whole bunch of people where I work sure did. It was a huge surprise...we usually hear rumors long before a lay off takes place but this one caught everyone by surprise. I don't know the exact number - but there were quite a few. And to make matters worse - - the new CEO that came in to do the lay-offs....he came & went in a limo. Yeah. Merry Freakin' Christmas!

But!!! On a happier, more Christmasy note - - -



Mom, as part of our Christmas gift, took Collin, Derek, Squatchy & I to see Trans-Siberian Orchestra in concert last night. Dad was supposed to go as well but he had a homeowners board meeting that he couldn't get out of so a friend of ours, Trina, went with us.

This was the 3rd time Mom & I had seen TSO. It was Derek & Squatchy's 2nd. Trina & Collin, however, were TSO Virgins. There's nothing like seeing these guys for the first time. They are truly mind-blowing. It's so fun to watch people who have never seen them before react to the music and the light show.

In case you don't know, Trans-Siberian Orchestra was formed by a couple former members of heavy metal band Savatage. The fact that these guys combine a metal sound with classical & Christmas music is awesome. It's the coolest sound ever!! They go from playing Carmina Burana to rocking out on Layla. Then, they start a Beethoven song and the guitar player smiles at the crowd before playing the intro to a Yes tune that mixes perfectly with good old Ludwig.

I can't explain how incredible this band is. You have to see them for yourselves. They will give you back your Christmas Spirit in spades!!!

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Now You Know

A few posts back, Sara asked in her comment, "Am I supposed to know who Skid Row is?" Ummm....yeah. You are. Everyone is supposed to know who they are. Collin's 6 year old knows who they are - she even knows the names of the band members! To refresh your memory or for you deprived souls out there who really don't know who Skid Row is...here's one of their bigger hits, Monkey Business, from the 1st "heavy metal" album to ever debut at #1 on the Billboard Chart, Slave To The Grind. (Gotta love Rachel & the monkey!)

p.s. This is my 500th post! Let the celebrations begin!

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Funnest Thing I've Seen All Week

Do you recognize the guy singing Hollaback Girl? It's ex-Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach!!! This amuses me to no end!! Enjoy!

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Old School Monday - L.A. Guns

This was the first video I ever saw by L.A. Guns and I fell head over heels for the song and for Tracii Guns - before I knew he was 4 foot nothing. Anyhoo, enjoy this Headbanger's Ball classic!

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Badfinger- No Matter What

Welcome to another Badfinger Wednesday! I don't know why this video was on MTV - I didn't know anyone at MTV even knew who Badfinger was but nonetheless, here's one of my favorite tunes by them. Def Leppard recently covered this one and did a fantastic job on it. Joe Elliott's no Pete Ham but then, who is? Enjoy!!

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I don't know why it took me so long to figure out how to push Badfinger onto all of you! This is them performing "Baby Blue" on Kenny Rogers' TV show, Rollin' on the River. I like this clip because Pete's not wearing a shirt. Yeah, I'm shallow. It's not Mike Gibbins on drums, in fact, it looks like a chick. And notice how Joey looks like George Harrison with that beard! Anyway, enjoy my favorite band of all time.

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So after that last post where I listed all the songs that I wanted, I went out and bought myself 2 new cd's. What I didn't buy were any on my list! Go figure!

I ended up purchasing Fergie's "The Dutchess" and the Dixie Chicks' latest effort, "Taking the Long Way." What I really, really wanted was the new Evanescence but it doesn't hit stores until October 3rd. Bah!

The cd's I bought are both very good, though. The Dixie Chicks is quite mellow, for the most part, with the exception of Lubbock Or Leave It, a fun, upbeat Sin Wagon-like tune. The first single, Not Ready To Make Nice is so powerful, I have to sing along with it!

Fergie's debut solo disc is so much fun, although parts of it remind me of Gwen Stefani's solo. London Bridge sounds like Hollaback Girl without the bananas and Glamorous reminds me of Luxurious. Collin said Fergie was "bitin' rhymes." Ha! The first track, Fergalicious, just pops. She does an awesome version of the Temptations Get Ready and Losing My Ground might be my favorite song on the cd. The only thing I wish was different was that she did more all-out singing. She has a hell of a voice and needs to show the power in it more often!

So - that's my music review. Hope everyone had a fun weekend!

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That's what I've apparently turned into. It seems that once every year there's a block of songs that come out that sometimes against all my better judgement, I really like. This year's block has now arrived.

It started with Shakira's "Hips Don't Lie." I heard it every morning on the way home from work for 3 straight days. I wasn't sure I liked it. Then one day I caught myself singing with it. Crap! I was hooked. It's the "Shakira, Shakira" part and the "this is perfecto" that I seem to enjoy singing along with. Go figure.

Then there was the Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Dani California." I've got nothing against RHCP, they just very rarely release anything that really gets my blood pumping. However, this song is so catchy and the video is so great that I think I might have to buy this CD!

And then Evanescence came out with their new song "Call Me When You're Sober." One listen was it took for me to want that CD. I loved their debut and this sounds even stronger! Plus I really dig Amy Lee's voice. I like the little giggle she does at the end of the song.

Right now I have Christina Aguilera's "Ain't No Other Man" running through my head and I think I might like that one, too.

I've always loved Nickelback, even though it took me a bit to get past the heavy rotation of "How You Remind Me" to realize what an awesome voice Chad Kroeger has so when "Savin' Me" came out, I decided I had to have the new album. I would have had it sooner but I got real tired of hearing "Photograph" every 15 minutes.

The other night I heard "Steady As She Goes" by Jack White's new band The Raconteurs and that CD went on the Must Buy list.

The first CD I bought in a long while, though, was purchased last week. It was a surprise to me to find in my hand, nonetheless realize that the first single from it is, apparently, my new favorite song. When it comes on the radio, I turn it up loud. What is it? Justin Timberlake's "Sexyback." It's such a groovy little tune - I love everything about it. The whole CD is great as well. Justin was always my least favorite NSyncer (laugh, Collin, laugh!) but his solo stuff is pretty hot.

So there's my new batch o' faves. Who knows what next years will be...

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I did this once before where random songs popped in and out of my brain all night long. What's weird about this time is that I was listening to Def Leppard the whole way to work and not one DL song made into my Noggin Rotation. The last time was when I was all into Duran Duran again - at least some of their somgs made it. Here's the latest playlist:

Mike Teevee - Danny Elfman
Augustus Gloop - Danny Elfman
Crush (1980 Me) - Darren Hayes
How Do You Mend A Broken Heart - Bee Gees
Mike Teevee - Danny Elfman
Lady - Styx
Physical Fascination - Roxette
Cherry Lips - Garbage

Where any of these songs came from I have no idea. I haven't slept in 24 hours so maybe I'm picking up psychic waves from my iTunes. But I'll tell you what - - I like the Charlie & The Chocolate Factory Soundtrack a lot but try having only the buzzing Oompa Loompas in your head for 8 hours!! Argh!!!!

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Guitar Hero II is slated to come out in November and I find myself salivating at the thought of what songs might be on there. This is my wish list of what I'd like to play:



Slave To The Grind - Skid Row
20th Century Boy - T. Rex
C'Mon & Love Me - Kiss
Another Rainy Night - Queensryche
Dedication - Lita Ford
Barracuda - Heart
Smokin - Boston
Are You Gonna Go My Way - Lenny Kravitz
Dancing In The Moonlight - Thin Lizzy
Harvester Of Sorrow - Metallica
Desire - Gary Hoey
Mr. Brownstone - Guns N Roses
Rainbow In The Dark - Dio
Fire - Jimi Hendrix
Oh Well - Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac
Roadhouse Blues - The Doors
Fire Woman - The Cult
Pain - Jimmy Eat World



I know there's a ton more and others I'll think of right after I hit "Publish Post" but those are the ones on the top of my head. For now, I'll settle for practicing the hell out of Bark At The Moon. Randy Rhodes was a god!!!!

And for your reading pleasure, there is a new Anton & Olga post!

Have a wonderful weekend!

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I was surfing through blogs today, being bored, and stumbled across this post. It made me so happy I almost cried! It's nice to see when other people agree with me, especially about something as important to me as Badfinger & Pete Ham!!


Since Cliff did his review on Magic Christian Music, I'm going to steal that idea and talk about Pete's first posthumous CD, 7 Park Avenue. I remember when this was slated to come out I saw a review of it in People Magazine and about fell over! I couldn't believe that anyone at People Magazine knew who Pete was nevertheless felt this release was important enough to print a review. It was a favorable one as well.

I grabbed a buddy of mine the morning of it's release and ran to Best Buy on our morning break. There was one copy and it was mine - MIIINNNE!!!! We got back to work and I immediately busted out the CD player and popped it in. As soon as "Catherine Cares" started I was in tears. I love Pete's voice and to hear it so clear and in raw form (most of the tracks were demos he recorded alone on a reel machine with the drums or extra guitars added years later) practically broke my heart. "Coppertone Blues" quickly became my favorite song by him EVER followed closely by "Leaving On A Midnight Train" and the demo version of (my bloggy namesake) "Matted Spam."

Pete's 2nd solo cd came out a year or two later and one of the tracks which I can never remember the name of (shame on me, I call myself a Pete Ham fan...) had him talking at the beginning, saying he was "gonna have another cigarette." I don't think I ever actually listened to the song for a month because I couldn't get over hearing Pete's speaking voice.

So!! There's my copycat post for the day! :-) I know I've said this before but if you've never listened to Badfinger - GO LISTEN!! But not to "Come & Get It" - - although this is a great little tune, Paul McCartney wrote it, making it the only song to be recorded by Badfinger that was not written by a member of the band. To get the full Badfinger experience, listen to something like "We're For The Dark" from the No Dice album or "Lost Inside Your Love" which is my favorite non-Pete-penned BF song!!

Have a great weekend!

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