Jibbies & Loond – Episode 006 – K.K. retires, Dokken doesn’t

  Well here we are, 1/111th of the way to our epic Episode 666 blow out, and just when you thought everything was going to turn normal, J&L get served the surprise retirement of founding Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing to dissect . Along the way Loond also checks out Dokken live, the duo give Startruckers a listen, Loond goes  retro connoisseur with …

Five Underrated Songs of the 80s

The other night I took my wife to see Duran Duran for her birthday.  She was a huge Duranie (Durany?  Durani?) back in the day and never got a chance to see them live.  Wednesday night they played a small venue here in Houston and we took in the show. Let me just say that …

Bob Geldof: Newest once-cool old bastard

Bob Geldof evidently gave the keynote address at SXSW this year. I didn't know this despite being there because I was there to find the vitality in music he evidently thinks is a thing of the past. The only time I stepped foot inside the convention center was to use a clean toilet. I didn't …

A Drug Called Sheen

I don’t understand why people are making such a big deal about Charlie Sheen.  It’s yet another testimony to how our society is just a bunch of overly sensitive, bored, judgmental, self righteous, pansies.  Who cares?  Live and let live…ever heard the term?  I think the guy is pretty darn funny.  He’s definitely nutty, but …

The Fourth Law of Robotics: Voter Early, Vote Often

My dad recently asked me what my ideal candidate for political office would be.  I thought about it for a second... 'Robot.' 'Haha...seriously.  You have to vote for a person.' 'Okay...robot.' 'Alright, son.  I'll play along.  Why a robot?' 'They have no party affiliation.  They do what they're told.  They don't need food or sleep …

The Dell Saga Part 2 – More of the Same

  A while back, I wrote a long venomous post about my horrific experiences with Dell customer service over the course of the first six months of 2010. To my great surprise, Lorna from the "Dell Cares" department responded to the post. What follows is the email exchange I had with Lorna regarding the situation. I'd …

The Thunders Conundrum…

….is an affliction that doesn’t seem to be suffered by many, but I’ve got it bad. It goes a little something like this. Given Johnny Thunders’ fame and reputed influence on so much of the music I love, I’m pretty much obliged to address his role at some point or another. But how exactly to …

Would You Like My Vote With That?

 I’m a sucker for market research. Will I ‘Definitely’ do them, ‘Maybe’ do them, or ‘Not Lkely’ to do them? Definitely ‘Defintely’! Marketing is slick.  You might not realize it, but most everything you see on TV, hear on the radio or read in a magazine is filtered through people like me.  Ever hear of …

An Open Letter to Michael Dell From A Frustrated FORMER Customer

Customer Service? HA! Dear Mr. Dell, Your customer service sucks! Wait.  Let me back up a step. For Christmas I was given the very generous gift of $1000 in Dell/Amex gift cards (5 x $200) by my mother-in-law.  I was thrilled and looked forward to using those certificates toward some items I had been researching, …