Whut Thuh Fuh is a "Hymen Holocaust" ?

Yee-hah! Another show! The Caterwaul of Sound returns.
And we're playing with a band called Hymen Holocaust! Hymen Holocaust!!!!! This is where my life has led. Fukkin A!
We have got a new set of ear splitting noise to offer. If yer in Brooklyn, c'mon down. They got fried pickles at this place. Fried pickles and Hymen Holocaust? Where ya gonna get a better offer than that!

And here's some stuff that I am listening to and can't get enough of, all songs guaranteed to have you screaming out the lyrics at 4 am after your 12th beer.

Toonage:
The Clash - Police And Thieves (live)
Agent Orange - Seek And Destroy (Metallica cover)
Rancid - The Harder They Come (live Jimmy Cliff cover)
Union 13 - Roots Radicals (Rancid cover in Spanish!)
Public Enemy - Bring Tha Noise
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Now playing: Led Zeppelin - Whole lotta love
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A New Hope

One of the few positives this year has been the new MLB (Major League Baseball) Network available on cable tv. The opportunity to view old games and see great historical players has been a real treat for Nazz junior and I.

Virtually every day we are able to share time together watching events that I had originally seen with his 10 year old eyes.

And last night, as we were watching Ken Burns History of Baseball (the 70's and 80's), the crawl at the bottom of the screen referenced today's opening spring training games.

Renewal.

Because, Baseball is a gift. The passing of memories from one generation to another. My father, years ago, telling me about the greats that he saw play and rooted for and me telling my son about my favorites and one day he'll tell his kids about the players he remembers (and the players that his dad and grand-dad saw).

It's nice to have some hope.

Toonage:

Ozzy Osborne - Take Me Out To The Ballgame (live Wrigley Field)

Ramones - Beat On The Brat (Live 1977 CBGB)

NOFX - Juicehead (Live Brixton, UK)

Jimmy Page w/ Mickey Finn and The Blue Men - Pills



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Now playing: Guitar Wolf - Refrigerator Zero
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Ramone Control

It appears that several very important decisions will have to be made very shortly. Life and death shit.

I don't want to deal with any of that right now. I want to listen to the Ramones. The Ramones saved my life. Probably saved your life too.

After all, they made it OK to be me... an untalented, awkward, semi-adolescent, rock n roll loving reject. No matter how low I used to get as a kid, I knew that the Ramones were out there... and if they could survive, so could I.
After all, Joey and I were both from Forest Hills, both goofy, with the same stupid long hair covering our faces, the same ratty jeans and even the same cheap sneakers. And this was before I even knew who the Ramones were!!!!!!!

There was nothing like a Ramones concert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The anticipation of them coming on...the martial drum beat (later it would be the theme for The Good The Bad and The Ugly)...the screams as they took the stage...early on Joey shouting "Yeaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh, We Are The Ra-Mones, and this one's calllllllllled the Blitzkrieg Bop take it Dee Dee" and Dee Dee yelling "1-2-3-4". And then of course...CHAOS. Sweet blissful chaos for 70 minutes or so. With maybe a quick 3 minute cool down for "Needles And Pins" and than back to CHAOS.

And then, a couple of encores and it was finished. And the eternal question Ramoned: "What do you do after a Ramones concert?"

I'm getting chills down my spine just typing this.

I really miss the Ramones.

Here's a bunch of tribute songs from some bands that undoubtedly feel the same way as I do.

Toonage:
Gigantor - Ramones Control
Mr. T. Experience - The End Of The Ramones
Body Jar - The Song Ramones The Same
Sloppy Seconds - You Can't Kill Joey Ramone
Parasites - I Wanna Be Like Dee Dee Ramone
Jello Biafra - Joey Ramone (spoken word)


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Now playing: Ramones - Beat On The Brat (live CBGB 1977)
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Raving And Drooling...

... I fell on his neck with a screammmmmmmmmmmmm,

OK students, science test. Attempting to engage this posting under the variables of Ambien sleepy time helpers and a stomach full of Jim Beam. Twiin maladies being addressed are a nasty toothache (ring in the Bourbon) and insomnia due to work stress (ambiezzzzzzzz).

So intitial impressions are that my fungers refuse to typwe the keys that U am expecting them too. Whuch is very rude of my fungr i might mention. I treat yuo guys pretty well,,,manucure the pleasures of r flesh... help a brother out here.

Lifting weights still is effective- I guss dumbells mix well with dumbells. And the clang clang clang clangs on thru eternity.

The problem is that keys do continue to shift on the board, Lordy they are mobile. Little armies of prospective nouns, verbs and adjctivess that refuse to get to thier destiny!'

My hands are shaking alot. I feel like Katherine Hepburn on crank. I'm chewing a juicy grape into powder.

Toonage:
AC NewMan - HomeMade Bombs In The Afternoon
Husker Du - Tales of Psychic Warfare
New Bomb Turks - Id Slips In
The Mumps - Crocodile Tears

A VD Post

Just when I think you're out of my head
I hear a song that you sang or see a book that you read.

And I think about my loves, well, I've had a few
Well, I'm sorry that I hurt them, did I hurt you too?

I would break down at your feet and beg forgiveness, plead with you
But I know that it's too late, and now there's nothing I can do

You know the pain, that's in my heart,
it just shows, I'm not very smart.

And if I don't see ya, in a long, long while
I'll try to find you, left of the dial

Toonage:
The Kinks - No More Looking Back
Social Distortion - I Was Wrong
The Cure - Boys Don't Cry (demo)
Black Flag - Louie Louie
Replacements - Left Of The Dial (live Beacon Theater - NYC)



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Now playing: Ramones - The KKK Took My Baby Away
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