Last night, four people, including Damageplan guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, were killed at a nightclub in Columbus, Ohio. The band was just beginning to perform when a man rushed onto the stage and fired shots at the band and then into the audience.
Both Darrell and his brother, Vinnie Paul, were members of the metal band Pantera before they broke up last year. They went on to form the group Damageplan, who released their first album, New Found Power, this past February.
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November 23, 2004
So tomorrow's Thanksgiving. In honor of this great holiday, I've decided to post a bit that Lewis Black did a few years ago on the daily show about Thanksgiving and the holidays:
"You know why people in this country get fat...Thanksgiving. The day were there's never enough food. You can't just have a turkey. No, there has to be a roast beef or a ham, too. Or both. It's the only day we have mashed potatoes and sweet potatoes, and sweet potatoes aren't sweet enough so we put marshmellows on them or we slop on the maple syrup. And then there's every green vegetable, three salads, and a jello mold. And after all that you've gotta have at least what: seven desserts. Four pies, two cakes, and don't forget the rice pudding. And let's top it all off with a couple of quarts of non-fat ice cream just to take the edge off. And why do we eat so much? We're home. We're with our family. We're tense. We're edgy. Neurotic! Psychotic! So instead of eating each other we eat the weight of our family...in food!"
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November 20, 2004
I worry about my roommate sometimes. Yesterday he was about to change clothes, so, of course, he closed the blinds. The only problem with that is our room is on the 9th floor. What? Was Spider-Man gonna crawl by our window and accidentally get a peek? Am I so out of it that people have learned to fly and I'm not aware of it? Of course, maybe there was a low-flying plane that I didn't happen to hear. Why close the blinds? It's an exercise in stupidity.
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November 18, 2004
It was kind of wierd today in my art history class. Our professor was lecturing as always because, DUH, it's an art history class and that's what goes on: lecturing. So I was sitting there and I distinctly remember my professor refer to God as "Her." At first I thought I was going crazy, but I swear to you she said "Her." This shouldn't surprise me, though, because this professor is the biggest feminist I have ever met. She's beyond normal feminist; she's like super-hero feminist.
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November 12, 2004
After these first few months of my college experience, I've discovered a few things that I feel I am obligated to share with you. First of all, the media's portrayal of frat members isn't all that far off. Late-night drunkeness, oh yeah. Button-down shirts and ties 24/7, you bet! My roommate doesn't have a single t-shirt in his closet. I swear to you I'm not making this up. No t-shirts! Next, the moment you want everyone around you to shut there mouth is the exact same moment that Satan looks up at you and says, "you know, they haven't suffered enough yet." After this, everyone within a 100 yard radius says the stupidest things they've ever heard in their life, and rapid fire too. This rule multiplies when you're studying for a test or have gotten very little sleep the night before. Another thing: just when you think your professors can't get any crazier than they presently are, they do something like put in one of the answers for a multiple choice question on one of their tests as "Mission Impossible." And this was an art history test! How far-gone would you have to be to even look at that choice for a second and say, "hmmm...Gothic, no, maybe it's the Mission Impossible style." What, did da Vinci have a secret dangling Tom Cruise portrait that we didn't know about? And, finally, fluorescent lights are evil. EVIL!!!
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October 30, 2004
Wow, I haven't updated in a while, and I truly am sorry for that. I've been working on an English paper for the past month, and writing that vile thing was enough for me. Anyways, I'm back now. Live's new CD comes out this Tuesday, and I'm pumped. Remember, as if you can forget, that you should go vote this Tuesday as well. I know you're tired of hearing it and so am I, but it really is important to let your voice be heard. And if you live in Florida...well, do the best you can.
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September 27, 2004
Here's some news in the music world that got me really excited. Live, my favorite band for those of you who don't know me, has announced that they will be releasing a "best of" CD. And if that wasn't enough, they're also releasing a DVD of their music videos and concert footage. It's going to be awesome to say the least.
On a side note, My birthday is in 18 days, so...just thought I'd let you know.
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September 6, 2004
Happy labor day everyone. Just making a quick update here. I've added a section on upcoming CD releases of rock bands. For those of you who don't listen to rock, don't even start complaining to me...there's no way in hell that I am ever going to put that teeny bopper stuff on here. One more thing before I start on my art homework: Chevelle's new CD, This Type of Thinking Could Do Us In, comes out on September 21. So, if you want sweet new CD, go buy this one, and if you don't, well, I won't go there.
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August 23, 2004
I know it's been a while since I've posted and I'm sorry, but nothing really worth talking about has happened so I didn't really feel a need to post. Anyway, I'm in college now at UNC Charlotte. Today is our first day of classes and so far it's good. I miss everyone back home but I'm starting to meet new people up here. My love goes out to my family, Tiffany, Greg, Chris, Christen, Katy, Addie, Justin, Kevin, and Jacqui. Sorry if I didn't mention you. I'll see you guys...well I don't know when but be assured you can't keep me away from you. To Patrick and Mary over at Belmont Abbey, my dorm is your dorm all the time. Hope we can hang out soon.
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July 18, 2004
So many people
I know only a few
Yes I may say that I love this man
and that man
But what keeps me from loving you?
Date of birth, geography
The color of my skin, ideology
You got ten fingers, two legs, one nose
Like me
Just like me
And if I don't know who to love
I love them all
And if I don't know who to trust
I trust them all
And if I don't know who to kill
I may kill myself instead
"Live - Brothers Unaware"
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July 6, 2004
So, as you look at my poorly constructed website, have you ever wondered "why is it Livewire's site of nothingness?" Yes, why is it Livewire? Well, there is a reason... Okay, I thought I was going to go somewhere relevant with this post, but now I've pretty much lost all creative processes on this post at this point. Ahhhhh, stupid A.D.D.!!!
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June 24, 2004
Alright people, look. There is a guestbook on this page under all that other crap on the side. USE IT!!! Post SOMETHING so I can have some sort of entertainment during my day. I don't care if you insult me, but write someting. (don't really insult me)
On a lighter note (well maybe not lighter but different note), Michael Moore's new movie, Fahrenheit 9/11, comes out tomorrow in theaters. For those of you who live under a rock and don't know who Michael Moore is, he did the film called Bowling for Columbine.
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June 21, 2004
I want to tell someone something really badly, but I'm afraid of the response that I will get from them........Okay, this is hard to write about right now without saying too much. Haha, I probably have already said too much anyway. I don't know though, this whole situation is startin' to piss me off and drive me insane all at once.
I guess I should do what Dexter from the Offspring says in their song Hit That, "But why not, take a chance, everything's a game." But then again, what's the conscequence if I lose?
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June 13, 2004
I would have posted this yesterday, but I was busy pretty much all day so I'll post it now. On Friday, Greg and I were bored so we decided to go, well, wherever. Greg told me he needed and CD case 'cause I guess he's never had one before, or at least not a very good one. So we went to Best Buy. And, as always, we had to look at the great music selection there because we are all about our music. So we were lookin' and had found some stuff, but then I spotted Pillar. Pillar is a christian rock band for those of you who don't know. I believe I have a link to their site on my band links page. Anyway, we saw that their new CD had been released so we went to check it out. And Greg picks it up and I see the price tag and it says "$00.01" So we're both freaking out, obviously, so we take it up to the register to see if we can actaully buy it for one cent. So the girl working there rings it up and she's like "that can't be right." So she unwraps the CD package 'cause it came with a free CD and she figured they scanned the free CD to get the price. But no, the Pillar CD still said it cost one cent, so me and Greg were flippin' out the rest of the day about that.
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May 31, 2004
Yes, I know it has been over a month since I have posted anything. At first it was because I just forgot, and then it got to a point where I was like,"I just wait." Wait for what? Well, that's what this post is about.
Yesterday, I finally got to see my favorite band, Live, in concert. They came to Freedom Weekend Aloft in Anderson so Mary, JJ, Greg, my sister, and I all went to see them and Fuel together. It's hard to write about a concert. All I can say is that it was awesome. The only way that day could have gotten better was if I got a kiss from the girl I like.
And don't worry, I'll be posting something again real soon, I promise.
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April 29, 2004
I promised Mary I would post this, um, I don't know how long ago, but I forgot. But then I remembered, so here it is. Oh, before I post, Mary's site is on the left there, and once again, if you can't figure out which site is hers...well seek help.
Once there was this guy named Bill, and Bill was dating this girl named Lorraine. But Bill was starting to get tired of their relationship. Then Bill met a girl named Clearly, and the two of them fell in love. Bill didn't know what to do because he loved both Lorraine and Clearly. Then one day Lorraine fell off a cliff. (pause for uncontrolable laughter) And then Bill realized, "I can see Clearly now, Lorraine is gone."
And remember, I didn't come up with this joke, Mary told it to me. So if you have any problems with the death and two lovers, take it up with her. Love you Mary.
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April 20, 2004
Friends are great. I don't think I would be able to live without my friends. Don't be fooled by these first two sentences I've just typed. This isn't a nice, warm post. Indeed, friends are great, but what are you supposed to do when your friends screw around with their lives? What are you supposed to do then!? These are some of the people I care about the most, and now some of their actions are really beginning to depress me. A lot of you may say, "oh, that's great, you really care about your friends", but after a certain point it starts to tear away at your heart to hear all of the things your frineds have done.
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April 18, 2004
'Cause I'm praying for rain,
and I'm praying for tidal waves.
I wanna see the ground give way.
I wanna watch it all go down
Mom please flush it all away.
I wanna see it go right in and down.
I wanna watch it go right in.
Watch you flush all away.
Time to bring it down again.
Don't just call me pessimist,
try and read between the lines.
I can't imagine why you wouldn't
welcome any change my friend.
I wanna see it come down.
Suck it down.
Flush it down.
"Tool - Aenema"
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April 5, 2004
Well, today was the tenth anniversary of the death of the music legend Kurt Cobain. You know, it's sad, because no one really knows for certain how Kurt died. Some think it was suicide, while others think it was murder. It's a shame that we'll never really know the answers to things like this.
On a side note, Tiffany told me to mention her in my post so, see Tiffany, here you are. You can go to her site, it's on my links. And if you can't figure out which one it is, well, just hit yourself.
On another side note, The Matrix: Revolutions comes out tomorrow on DVD. So go buy a copy! I'll be there.
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March 23, 2004
Why can't I have courage? Why can't I say what I want to say. You may think I'm brave, but I'm not brave. You may think I'm strong, but I'm not strong. I can't even bring myself to do things that are the simplest things of all. I'm such a fool. A fool. Just a fool of love.
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