Well, we had power again, which is a good thing! Power is important, dammit!

However, there was a price to having power, as Josh was absent on this evening. Yep, we traded him out for heat, light, and comfort.

Of course, it was also mentioned that Josh isn't really there most weeks...haven't seen that boy in forever...wonder what he's been up to?

 

Jeffie was back once again, and before the end of the night we had him believing that we were complimenting him by calling him "dink". Which, he is...a total dink...the dinkiest of dinks...

Jeffie mentioned being left alone at the new "studio" last week, during the power outage. Apparently we left the premises too early, leaving Jeffie time to include one last talk break. Having actually heard this, I can categorically say that Jeffie sounded absolutely terrified, although he denies it completely. I guess I can't blame him for being scared, I mean, he was there all alone, in the dark, and it was really cold that night...

Dammit, now I'm feeling sorry for the dink...

 

Violence ensued when Joe suggested they set a new record for the number of times we could beat Jeffie down in a single night, Joe  ended up comparing Jeffie to Cousin Luke from The Sheepherders. For those unfamiliar, The Sheepherders were the wrestling tag team that later became known as The Bushwhackers...sad, too, becuase i saw some extremely bloody Sheepherders matches before WWE (then still WWF) completely neutered them. This whole discussion led to Jeffie being described as a "whacker", which I'm pretty sure isn't that far off the mark. 

 

At one point, Joe suggested that Jeffie should put his "thinger" (I'm sure he meant "finger") into my belly button. This led to a reminder that, being a clone twice over, I have no belly button.  I DO still have a very deep divot, having traded one "inny" for another, deeper "inny".

Offers of deep divot pizza continue to be rejected, I should mention.

Recap by Randy 'MetalWulf' - An early discussion focused on "Elan", the first single from Nightwish's upcoming new album, "Endless Forms Most Beautiful". It's also the first original material to feature newest vocalist, Floor Jansen. Now, for my money, it's not a terrible song, but I don't particularly love it. In fact, I was just a bit disappointed that they went with something that was obviously a safe choice for the new single. Really hoping the new album features some heavier material, which I know damned well this band is capable of.  In the meantime, I know more than a couple people who are starting to write Nightwish off as "Disney Metal", and I'm not so sure I can fully argue with that viewpoint.

 

Joe's obsession with boogers, spefically mine, continued. He seemed to think he'd seen me picking my boogers and attempting to shoot them into space with a slingshot.At this juncture, I just don't know what to make of these bizarre accusations. I'm starting to believe our long-suffering host has finally cracked... 

 

There was a discussion regarding a highly notable show coming around here soon. Big news, actually, because drum legends Carmine and Vinny Appice are bringing their Drum Wars show to...of all places...Lizard's Tailgator Lounge in Waterloo.

Yes, you read that right. Carmine Appice, legendary drummer who's career has spanned close to 50 years, who's played for some of the most notable names in rock, hard rock, and metal (Vanilla Fudge, Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart, Ozzy Osbourne, King Kobra, Blue Murder...the list goes on and on...) is coming to Waterloo, with his brother, Vinny. Vinny, who is also a drum legend in his own right, who is best known for his time in Dio-era Black Sabbath as well as Dio, and has most recently been recording and touring with his new band, Kill Devil Hill.

In Waterloo, people...it boggles the mind, it really does. And, the best part is, it looks like some of us are going to be in attendance at this show, and there could very well be an interview in the works!

I'll provide updates as the show draws closer!  

 

So, in recent weeks I've been avoiding singing as much as possible. Not because I don't care for it, but because for quite some time, when I did sing, it...ummmm...tickled...in certain areas...places that I probably shouldn't discuss in this forum, to be honest...Okay, guilty confession! For whatever reason, singing created a direct circuit straight to the ol' pleasure centers, so to speak. In fact, I'd stopeed singing because it almost got very awkward in situations where I was surrounded by people. I mean, I work with the public in my day job, fer Chrissakes! Do you know how uncomfortable it is to be even humming along to a tune and suddenly realize you're on the verge of pitching a tent? Good thing I wear an apron at work!

Sadly, things did get out of control on this week's show, as the guys just continued encouraging me to sing, over and over. And, well, let's just say we had a little incident toward the end of one of the talk breaks.

Enough about that... 

Honestly, there were other developments regarding my singing toward the end of the evening. I had moments once again where I'd wake up from napping, as much as I try to keep it together and stay awake. I vaguely remember being terrified for a bit when, for some reason, I couldn't remember lyrics to anything. Doesn't matter how well known the song was, I just flat-out couldn't remember the words!

Of course, in the case of a certain ditty called "Tomato Monkey" that Azkath provided, it's perfectly understandable. After all, that's got some terribly complex lyrical content! I can't even imagine how difficult that must be to perform live... 

This situation really upset me profoundly, because whether I can sing or not, I actually enjoy doing it! Not remembering lyrics was literally sucking the joy out of me...

Then, oddly enough, it wasn't a matter of forgetting the words anymore. It was a matter of singing EVERYTHING! Literally, everything that comes out of my mouth, I sing! Imagine Adam Sandler and his Opera Man character...only much, MUCH worse! Can you imagine the looks on the customers faces at work when I have to address them?

This is NOT an improvement!

 

 

Playlist

36 Crazyfists - Slivers
Nightwish - Elan
Finsterforst - Zeit Fur Hass

Dr Living Dead - Triggerkiller
Acid King - Coming Down From Outer Space
Black Star Riders - Sex, Guns & Gasoline
Lay Siege - Black Cloud
Motor Sister - Devil Wind

Recap by Randy MetalWulf; With this show falling on Friday the 13th, it only stood to reason that we once again kicked it off with Alice Cooper's "He's Back (The Man Behind The Mask)", one of Joe's favorite rock songs, EVER! Yeah, Joe may rant and rave that he hates the song, but this has been a tradition for at least as long as I've been involved with the show, and very likely much, much longer. 

As a matter of fact, Joe seemed very confused as to why this song ended up first on the playlist for the week, insisting that he didn't put it in there at all. He even went so far as to place the blame on Azkath, who I'm sure would never pull something as underhanded as sabotaging the playlist.

Honestly, Joe just LOVES that song, and that's all there is to it! I'm even willing to bet that he's just chomping at the bit to play it again next month!

 

Anyhow, the main subject at hand this week was the announcement of the lineup for this year's installment of Finger Lakes Metal Fest, an event that we all look forward to. Once again, the show will be held at Donselaar's in Clyde, NY and will feature twenty bands on two stages. It's a FREE show, open to all ages, and will once again be emceed by The Metallic Onslaught!

Event founder David Henninger was on hand to make the official announcement, so, without further ado, here is the much-anticipated lineup for the event this year: