| LEAVING BUCK VEGAS |
[Nov. 20th, 2009|09:17 pm] |
![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) popebuck1 made Las Vegas his first stop tonight on his roadtrip home. Here's Buck and genxcub at the M CASINO BUFFET.
A TOAST TO BUCK for a safe journey back to Indiana.
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| GOODNIGHT SOUPY |
[Oct. 23rd, 2009|05:49 am] |
ANOTHER NEW YORK CITY LEGEND HAS PASSED AWAY.
I was lucky that when I was very very young, My older sister was watching THE SOUPY SALES SHOW on our local New York Television station. It was my first exposure to real slap stick comedy. It was sad that he didn't really do much afterwords, but for that moment in time He created something unique and original that is something worthy of greatness in Television History. |
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| A Beatle in Las Vegas |
[Apr. 18th, 2009|08:25 am] |
WHEN TICKETS FIRST WENT ON SALE for the Paul McCartney concert, I was sitting in front of my computer at exactly 10am (ticketmaster On Sale time)and could not even get ONE ticket. BROKERS steal these tickets and try to sell them for high mark up. So does TICKETMASTER, calling them "PREMIUM" seats on the Ticketmaster webpage.
WELL, their "PREMIUM" tickets were not selling, so overnight last night they dropped the tickets back into the TICKETMASTER system, and this morning I was able to get a BALCONY SEAT. This is what I wanted. I don't want to be crammed shoulder to shoulder with 4000 others on the Floor. I was glad to score a "seat", where I can leave to get a drink if I want and can come back to the 'space' (seat) that is Mine...
EARLY COACHELLA reviews from last night say SIR PAUL played a Two and 1/2 hour show and 29 songs on the set list. This will be worthy of the 200.00 I paid. |
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| Goodbye Virgin Mega |
[Mar. 16th, 2009|05:53 am] |
All U.S. Virgin Megastores To Close By June
It's sad to see Major Record Chain stores fold. First TOWER RECORDS closed, but that was before the Bush Administration pulled the plug and tanked the nations' economy.
Of course many will point the finger at 'downloading' as the fault of this tragedy. I fault the corporate Record Labels for pushing for their own maximum profit per disc as their own worst enemy. It was the 'record companies' who forced us to buy CDs when they decided to stop making records (which ironicly are coming back in a big way). And they charged us twice as much for what we paid for a 12 inch slab of vinyl in the eighties. There is no way that a group who has been around since the 1960's and 1970's, should be priced at 16.99 or more for a disc that should be 7.99 tops.
THEN there is the market itself. Let's face it, the top ten is all rap artists (because JAY Z can't 'sing'..go ahead you tube him singing Oasis' Wonderwall..no wonder he 'raps'.) And of course there is the whole Fabricated Idol... and that only seems to make instant stars for the Country Bimbos. But still even this stupid TV show can't save the music business.
The Las Vegas VIRGIN MEGASTORE pulled out of the Forum Shops at Caesars Six Years ago. I used to go there in hopes of finding what I was looking for in their IMPORT section when I would be looking for a new ROBBIE WILLIAMS release, or hope that they had the newest CD single by (erasure,pet shop boys, etc). There was no competition though with TOWER RECORDS because their domestic product was pretty much identical to what Tower Records would charge. When there is no price competition, who wins, who loses?
My Favorite Indy store here, the Arizona chain ZIA RECORDS stands proudly as the remaining Record Store in Las Vegas. It does well with great sale prices, incredible Used CD prices (go ahead and ask sonicgloo who I recently took record shopping when he was in Las Vegas, ask him how much He spent).
TOWER RECORDS still sells CD's online, but they still have AMAZON.COM to compete with, and I rarely look at Towers' site. |
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| The 8.00 b side |
[Mar. 11th, 2009|05:15 pm] |
THIS QUOTE FROM THE PRE-0RDER ON AMAZON.COM
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UK two-track CD single, the first released from their 2009 album, Yes includes the album version of the title track and the non-album 'Gin and Jag'. Pet Shop Boys describe the song as 'a post-lifestyle anthem which sounds like nothing we've done before.'
REALLY NEAL? 'like Nothing We've done before' I think it will sound like the 100 other B sides I've bought from you, not that I mind. After all, I am a PSB SHEEP and buy everything you put out. |
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| This weekend |
[Mar. 7th, 2009|11:48 am] |
IT'S BEEN A STRESSFUL WEEK. genxcub and I had our house torn apart all week to have faulty water fixtures replaced everywhere in the house. Every day a different team of men were doing some kind of work. It's finally done now. whew. Even last night I passed on free tickets to see Les Claypool because I wasn't feeling up to going out. I'm too exhausted to google images today, but if I can get a Power Nap in this afternoon, I have TWO more shows for the weekend.
TONIGHT is the return of THE PRETENDERS and all reports are saying they are tearing it up every night so far, I'm excited. I'm a fan of that woman from Akron Ohio.
SUNDAY THE COWSILLS back again, and I'm going for my second time. (I saw them last, August 08) Just because they're here, and just because I LOVE their 5 Top Forty songs from the Sixties. |
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| BAD BAD DALE |
[Mar. 5th, 2009|06:05 am] |
Dale Bozzio, singer for ‘80s New Wave band Missing Persons and former Playboy Bunny, is facing 12 misdemeanors in a trial for animal cruelty charges that began last week.
A neighbor of Bozzio’s kicked off the trial Feb. 23 by testifying that she observed the singer’s house with dead cats lying around and live animals surrounded by filth, according to the Conway Daily Sun.
Last October police raided the singer’s house she was leasing in Ossipee, N.H., which resulted in 12 cats being put down. The paper noted that the law enforcement investigation was aided by the Lakes Region Humane Society, according to a police release.
Back in October Bozzio pleaded not guilty to three misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty and that the nine additional misdemeanor charges were for the latest nine cats to be euthanized, police said.
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SHE'S A TRAINWRECK NOW. I saw her version of "MISSING PERSONS" here in Las Vegas a couple years ago. I'll always support older Eighties Bands, but her performance with her Hack band (not one original band member) and she was so bad I walked out. |
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| IF only it were 1967 again |
[Mar. 1st, 2009|04:51 pm] |
THIS WAS THE BUCKINGHAMS, around 1966/67. I never bought any of their albums, but knew all the singles released as they were played on 77AM WABC New York. Try not to think about what they actually look like NOW (we all get less pretty as we age).
But tonight I'll look forward to hearing KIND OF A DRAG, MERCY MERCY MERCY, HEY BABY, SUSAN, and DON'T YOU CARE. And that will be half the set. "Chicago" is getting away with still being a decent live band, So I'M Looking forward to seeing this band with 4 out of 5 members still playing in the band.
I Love that the Oldies circuit are making use of the Vegas Market. This summer, I will be seeing all these artists (not on the same show)..Tommy James and The Shondells (first time!) The Rascals!..woo hoo..The Grass Roots, Peter Noone, The Turtles.
All bands worthy of seeing for a Twenty Dollar Bill. Most of them will autograph stuff after their shows, an added bonus. |
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| WATCHMAN VIP |
[Feb. 27th, 2009|03:14 pm] |
WHAT??? rckdjbear gets personalized VIP SCREENING PASSES for himself and genxcub to see WATCHMEN Tuesday, the night before genxcubs' birthday!
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| NEXT UP..THE DWEEZE |
[Feb. 26th, 2009|01:49 pm] |
SPENDING FRIDAY NIGHT WITH DWEEZIL ZAPPA at the House of Blues, Front Row Seat of course. And he's playing this set list:
* Peaches En Regalia
* City of Tiny Lights
* Inca Roads
* I’m Not Satisfied
* Pygmy Twylyte
* Idiot Son
* Cheepnis (partial) then back to Inca Roads (??)
* Chunga’s Revenge with solos
* Billy the Mountain (28 minutes)
* Andy
* Dirty Love (Yea!!)
* Uncle Remus
* Willie the Pimp
* Wind Up Workin’ in a Gas Station
* San Ber’dino
* Yo Mama |
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| More Debbie and Me |
[Feb. 26th, 2009|07:12 am] |
My non-journal friend Scott, was letting me do the talking while he snapped a couple pics of Me In Action, doing what I do best.. |
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| NOT JUST ANY SHOE |
[Feb. 25th, 2009|09:11 am] |
Last Night DEBBIE HARRY took her shoes off mid-set, one went to a guy on her left, the other shoe (her Right foot Shoe), she handed to Me!! Should I make a Shrine with it? |
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| BLONDIE IS A GROUP |
[Feb. 25th, 2009|12:52 am] |
'BLONDIE IS A GROUP' used to be a Marketing Campaign Slogan around the time they had just released PARALLEL LINES and Heart of Glass was giving the band world wide attention. Tonight was a celebration of the Album, and that the Band BLONDIE have survived 30 years and play as good now as they did back then.
Tonights Set List Featured a couple surprises and by the end of the encores, She was playing a song that I had ask her to play from Parallel Lines that wasn't originally in the set. I like that every time Debbie Harry hits the stage, she's always on her Best. Here are some pictures from tonights amazing show.
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| BLONDIE AT PRIMM |
[Feb. 22nd, 2009|12:41 pm] |
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I Now have FOUR extra free tickets for Blondie, Tuesday night at Primm. They will probably be seats in the last row at the top as the Free Tickets Are, But the place won't be full and when the lights go down it's easy to search for better empty seats, I've done it many times. I even know of a Room Special for 10 dollars if you are going to the concert. Anyone have any sick days to use? Last Chance to See BLONDIE before the Apocalypse. |
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| LOVE, The Video |
[Feb. 21st, 2009|06:13 pm] |
AND YOU WOULD EXPECT NOTHING LESS THAN A GREAT VIDEO FROM THEM.
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| The Las Vegas Economy Sleigh Ride to Hell |
[Feb. 20th, 2009|12:43 pm] |
TELL TALE SIGNS of the slipping economy. This Morning my Vegas Angels say 'hey Rick, Dana Carvey is doing stand up comedy, you want tickets?'. Sure I'll go, you bet. (Sunday 22nd)
ONLY CHER's Gheys, are heartily contributing to the Vegas Economy, or at least Caesars Palace. HER 16 scheduled shows seem to be packing them in. I told my Angels I would pray extra hard that I might be blessed with a pair. |
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