Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Welcome to the 19th Century!

That's right ladies and germs. We have arrived!

So ask yourselves this... What's the one thing that we 20 somethings rarely own, and almost always desperately need? A thing that I NOW OWN?

No, not a suped up Honda Civic. Not even a life time supply of Ramen noodles.



Oh glorious day! I don't think it's possible for me to be more giddy about owning any other household appliance... wait, does a hot tub count as a household appliance? Anyway... yours truly is now the proud owner of a GE Nautilus™ Convertible Dishwasher. Now a chore that would normally take me 1.5 hours (or 3 weeks depending on how you measure it) takes just minutes. That leaves plenty more time to sit in front of the computer, avoiding any real exercise or human interaction.

I am thinking about starting a dish washing service. Say $5 a load... Any takers?

Posted by Devon at 1/31/2007 06:04:00 PM | | Comments

Thursday, January 25, 2007

Diamond Dave Lives!

So I just found out that it's official, Van Halen are touring this summer with David Lee Roth. How cool is that? Now, other than the fact that this is a terrible idea, THIS IS A GREAT IDEA! Unfortunately they will probably not make it through 3 nights before some punches are thrown, but I'd still pay a good chunk of money to go see it. Let's hope Seattle is somewhere in those 3 nights.

But my definition of "a good chunk of money" is undoubtedly different than most. Maybe I'd go as high as say... $75. Maybe a little more depending on when and where it is. I have a hard time shelling out that kind of money for anything that is not a bit more permanent than 3 hours of loud music. The most I paid for a show was something like $50 to see Radiohead at the White Horse Amphitheater a few years back. And, as good as it was, I still felt like $50 was a little steep even though I like Radiohead quite a bit more than Van Halen.

"But that makes no God damned sense!" you may be saying. "Why would you pay more to see a band of geriatric egomaniacs than a band of mumbling Brittish egomaniacs?" Well, there's historical value first. It's been so long since David Lee Roth has been with VH that it makes it seem more appealing. 10 years if you count the brief bit of time they got back together in the late 1990's. We've had to endure 11 years of Sammy "Red Rocker" Hagar and even one album with that girly sounding dude from the band Extreme. It's like if you went 10 years with only eating white rice and water and suddenly got a hamburger, it would probably taste better than a steak you could get anytime you wanted.

Plus, maybe they'll fight on stage and it'll be funny, or DLR will try and do the jumps splits and break a hip or something. Either way, well worth the money.

There are a few bands that fit into this category for me. Along with Van Halen there's the Police, the Cars (maybe), Neutral Milk Hotel (who I've only recently discovered and would almost certainly never get back together), Nirvana and the Beatles (you know, if it wasn't for that whole being dead thing.)

So, to the 3 readers of this blog, who would you pay upwards of $80 to see if they got back together or weren't dead?

Posted by Devon at 1/25/2007 04:06:00 PM | | Comments