This weekend my sister and her son are visiting us from Florida. It’s going to be her first time to New Jersey in more than 13 years. With most of my family up here in the Northeast, I don’t get to see my sister as much as I would like to. The fact that she’s coming up with her son to visit for a week means a lot to me. I am very excited to see her and my nephew. She will be visiting with my other brothers and staying some of the week at my oldest brother’s house, then the rest of the week at my house. It’s going to be nice to have most of the family together in one house. All we need is my brother who lives in Atlanta and it would be all the kids together again (something we haven’t done since we were children). I am going to thoroughly enjoy my time with family this week.
And while I was preparing the guest quarters and deciding how much extra food to stock up on, here’s what rocked this week:
U2 Has Added More Dates
As expected, U2 has added more dates to their 2011 North American Tour. Recently added stops include Baltimore, St. Louis, and Nashville, all in July. These shows are in addition to the makeup shows the band already has scheduled for the eastern seaboard. I expect that we will see even more shows added before the year is over. 2011 should be a good year for U2fans.
Prince Is Heading Out On Tour
2 nights at Madison Square Garden. 3 nights at the IZOD center in New Jersey. So far, these are the only five shows announced, and with Prince, you never know what’s going to happen. Tickets are on sale now.
Fathead® Does Music
Recently Fathead, the king of sports decorations for your wall, has moved into the music arena. Now they offering lifelike wall hangings of Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ozzy Osbourne, and Kid Rock (just to name a few). They also have band logos, an action shot of some bands in concert, and album covers. These are available in different sizes (with the smaller being known as Fathead junior). Click the link to check out some of these pretty cool products. I wonder if I can talk Mrs. Vie into letting me get a KISS logo for the bedroom. Hmmmm…
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Friday, November 5, 2010
Friday, January 22, 2010
Friday's Rockin' Roundup - Championship Football Edition
This Sunday is championship Sunday in Ryo-land. The AFC Championship game puts the New York Jets against the Indianapolis Colts, while the NFC has the New Orleans Saints going up against the Minnesota Vikings. I always love championship Sunday. I’ve always felt that it’s the day for the true football fan. You get two great games, none of the hype of the Super Bowl, and it’s just pure fun.
As I do every year, I’ll be watching the games where I watch all my football, a nearby local watering hole that is my football home. We all look forward to the games, and this time of year when all of the teams that we regularly root for are out of the playoffs, it’s just about seeing good football, much like when we watch the college bowl games.
And after these games, there’s one more to go and then a week later, pitchers and catchers will be reporting for baseball spring training. Oh, those are magical words! I hope everyone enjoys their football or their whatever they do this Sunday. Have a great weekend everyone!
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Here’s what rocked this week:
Coachella 2010
The Coachella lineup has been unveiled. The dates are set for April 16th – 18th to kick off the festival season. This looks like a great lineup once again. Faith No More, MGMT, Les Claypool, and The Dillinger Escape Plan jump out at me right away. If only California were a little closer to my New Jersey home. Well, one year I’ll make the trip out there for Coachella.
Free Music From The Smashing Pumpkins
As discussed a couple of months ago, the Smashing Pumpkins are offering free music as the tracks are finalized for their new album Teargarden by Kaleidyscope. This is a very cool offer, shades of Trent Reznor giving away an album last year. It helps bring more recognition to the Smashing Pumpkins, but it also helps Billy Corgan and the band share their music. The first two songs are available at their website now. Widow Wake My Mind is absolutely incredible.
Ozzy Book Signing
To help support the US release of his new autobiography, I Am Ozzy, Ozzy Osbourne will be doing a week’s worth of book signings in the states. Click the link for dates/times. I’m going to have to pick this book up and post a review. Reading the Ozzy snippets in The Dirt really make me wonder what this guy was like in the early days. I have a feeling this book will tell all.
Bruce Kulick Trailer for BK3
And finally there’s this little gem, a trailer helping to promote Bruce Kulick’s new album which is coming out on February 2nd. This is going to be one great album and I can’t wait to hear the whole thing. Once I do, you know there will be a review posted.
As I do every year, I’ll be watching the games where I watch all my football, a nearby local watering hole that is my football home. We all look forward to the games, and this time of year when all of the teams that we regularly root for are out of the playoffs, it’s just about seeing good football, much like when we watch the college bowl games.
And after these games, there’s one more to go and then a week later, pitchers and catchers will be reporting for baseball spring training. Oh, those are magical words! I hope everyone enjoys their football or their whatever they do this Sunday. Have a great weekend everyone!
For more news, reviews, updates, banter, and unthoughts known, follow me on TWITTER.
www.twitter.com/ryovie
Here’s what rocked this week:
Coachella 2010
The Coachella lineup has been unveiled. The dates are set for April 16th – 18th to kick off the festival season. This looks like a great lineup once again. Faith No More, MGMT, Les Claypool, and The Dillinger Escape Plan jump out at me right away. If only California were a little closer to my New Jersey home. Well, one year I’ll make the trip out there for Coachella.
Free Music From The Smashing Pumpkins
As discussed a couple of months ago, the Smashing Pumpkins are offering free music as the tracks are finalized for their new album Teargarden by Kaleidyscope. This is a very cool offer, shades of Trent Reznor giving away an album last year. It helps bring more recognition to the Smashing Pumpkins, but it also helps Billy Corgan and the band share their music. The first two songs are available at their website now. Widow Wake My Mind is absolutely incredible.
Ozzy Book Signing
To help support the US release of his new autobiography, I Am Ozzy, Ozzy Osbourne will be doing a week’s worth of book signings in the states. Click the link for dates/times. I’m going to have to pick this book up and post a review. Reading the Ozzy snippets in The Dirt really make me wonder what this guy was like in the early days. I have a feeling this book will tell all.
Bruce Kulick Trailer for BK3
And finally there’s this little gem, a trailer helping to promote Bruce Kulick’s new album which is coming out on February 2nd. This is going to be one great album and I can’t wait to hear the whole thing. Once I do, you know there will be a review posted.
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