Yep, just like that bald chick Senead O'Whatever (is that even how her first name is spelled? Not worth the time to look it up) sang, Nothing Compares 2 U. Oh yes, I'm in love. Can you believe it? I can't either. Last Wednesday started off as normal as any other work day, but that night something took place that will forever change me. I got home from work, ate, played with Vick, and then ran to the store. All seems pretty typical, right? Well when I got to Best Buy, I walked back towards the videogame section, and hearts started swirling around my head. And the more I found out about the object of my affection, the more enamored I became. Now get this - I actually brought my love object home with me. Huh? You thought I was talking about a woman? Well not this time. Nope, my heart has been captured by Microsoft's XBOX 360. Oh yes...I am in love. Dolby 5.1 digital surround sound, widescreen hi-def viewing in 1080i output...unbelievable. And did I mention the controllers are wireless? And one of the coolest things is the ability to import any music I want into games. So when I'm playing "Burnout - The Revenge" I don't have to listen to the latest "hits" by these crappy emo rock and nu-metal bands...I can drive around smashing cars into oncoming traffic while Slayer and Pantera come blasting through the speakers. I swear, that game is perfect therapy for someone who suffers from road-rage like I do. Anytime some moron cuts me off, drives under the speed limit, whatever...I can now just keep repeating to myself "stay cool...you can smash up cars when you get home". A couple of buddies came by Friday night to meet my new love, and they fell in love as well...I could tell they were jealous...hahaha. And in case you were wondering, which I'm sure you were, I can now get an awesome boxing fix when there's no matches on TV. I love boxing, sadly the sport is really lacking right now. But with my XBOX and "Fight Night Round 3" in hi-def, I can be satiated. I mean I thought this game was awesome on the archaic Playstation 2, but when I saw how it looked and played on the XBOX 360, I dropped to my knees while drooling. It was at this point a light from above shined down and angels began to sing. Never has pummeling Sugar Ray Leonard with Marvin Hagler looked so good, especially considering Hagler was ROBBED in real life. Leonard stole every round by getting a small flurry of punches in the closing of each round to wow the judges....ok ok...calm down. That fight STILL pisses me off to this day. Anyway, the XBOX 360 gives so much and asks for so little...it's the perfect companion outside of my dog Vick. I mean jeez...I have to feed him sometimes...the XBOX doesn't ask for anything except a power supply. I do however sing Frankie Vali's "Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You" while gently caressing it sometimes just to let it know I care.
Oh no!!!! As I write this I see tomorrow's date is 06-06-06...WE'RE DOOMED!!!! I mean it's the first time this date has matched the number of the beast! Oh wait...there was 6/6/1906, and 6/6/1806, and 6/6/1706....so...ummm....what's the big deal? I did see that the remake of "The Omen" is coming out on this day...but is that a movie that really needed to be remade? I mean the original is still pretty kickass. But sadly, like most remakes, Hollywood's young stars have to be in it to make it "hip". There are a few exceptions to the rule...but those movies alter the story enough to make it at least a little fresh. From what I've read this one follows the original pretty closely, so why bother? So yeah, I guess the end of the world is tomorrow...well...I've had a pretty good time so I can't complain.
It's sad the end of the world is tomorrow because my band NoiseCult FINALLY takes the stage this weekend to unleash our new hits. Yep, we're playing out at Springwater Sunday night. If you're in Nashville, it's right behind the McDonald's next to Centennial Park off West End. Oh yes...we will rock...and we will rock hard. But I guess we won't get the chance to play since the world is going to end....oh well.
Also this weekend I'll be in Clarksville at a voter registration function. Yeah...this could be interesting. I got invited to appear along with the head of the Republican party and Democratic party in Tennessee. Also, I was told Nashville media will be there to cover it. I consider myself as a candidate's worst nightmare. Why? Because I have absolutely nothing to lose and have NO problem calling these dudes out on their bs. For instance, the top Democrat here, Harold Ford Jr., is championing the cause of alternate sources of energy and wants America to get away from buying foreign oil. Now on this I do agree. However, last week a vote came up in Congress to allow drilling at ANWR (Alaskan National Wildlife Reserve) and guess how he voted? Yep, he voted against it. So this guy wants us to get away from foreign oil so he wont vote in favor of tapping our own resources??? Yeah...makes perfect sense to me too. Heaven forbid the guy alienate the wacko environmentalists that support him...like the crowds going to this new Al Gore movie. I think it's called "An Inconvenient Truth". I can't think of anything more exciting then watching a movie where Al Gore explains weather patterns. Where in the heck do I sign up for such an exciting event? I would put the interest of that movie on the same level as watching my toenails grow. You know what else I love about politics? The ban on gay marriage. If memory served me correctly, the last time this was an issue was the summer of 2004 which just so happened to be an election year. Huh...and now it's the summer of 2006...an election year...and the issue comes up again...imagine that. How about we secure the borders and get rid of illegal immigrants and cut federal spending and finish the job in Iraq before we worry about two dudes getting married? I know...you're thinking "but Bo, you're a conservative...you should be against gay marriage" and I would agree. But on the list of national priorities, it's a wee bit down the list of things that need to be taken care of. All this is is an attempt by those wimp Republicans to seem "conservative" and appeal to the conservative voters since they've screwed up everything else. I pray every day for true leadership to step forward in this country. I want someone who will say things that piss people off, I want someone who will be raked across the coals by the media and say EXTREMELY politically incorrect things. I want someone like George Patton or Joseph McCarthy. I want people who will tell it like it is and not give a crap what anyone thinks. The only person I have respect for in Washington is Tom Tancredo, a Congressman from Colorado. He's been leading the fight against illegal immigration and was quoted as saying once that (and I'm paraphrasing) the terrorists should be told that if they strike again that we're gonna bomb Mecca. Guess what...and apology was demanded because he was just oh so insensitive...and he refused to apologize. I respect that big time. I honestly hope he runs for president in 2008. I want some hardcore dude who sees things in black and white leading this nation. I want a leader who tells that prick in Iran "either stop pursuing nuclear weapons or we'll bomb you back into the stone age". There is good in the world and there is evil...and I have no problem at all wiping the evil out. I brought up Joseph McCarthy a minute ago...and I know he's credited with "The Red Scare" and all these panels that were called witch hunts, but if you take some time and read history, especially with the Venona Project that was de-classified in the mid-1990's then history judged him to be right. Much like Winston Churchill. Neville Chamberlain was seen as this man of great intellect and vision because he signed a treaty with Hitler while Churchill was saying Hitler needed to be wiped out. Churchill was labeled a war-monger, Chamberlain a man of integrity...who was right? Yeah, I think it's pretty obvious. Like Patton, he wanted to go ahead an march into Russia while we had the troops in Europe because he knew that Russia would be a thorn in our side for a long time. It amazes me how people refer to someone like Patton and Churchill as war-mongers and such, when history has proved how right they were. Heck I know I've mentioned it before, but both those guys wrote about nations that live under Islamic law and how dangerous they are...and that was 60 years ago. Man, to have leadership like that today...how I crave it.
How in the heck did I go from gushing over my XBOX 360 to talking about General Patton and Winston Churchill? I have no clue...that's why writing these can become an adventure. Stay tunes next week sportsfans as hopefully I'll have some cool stories about the gig and my campaign appearance.