Dr. Pepper Commercials

I hate those Dr. Pepper commercials.  For example the Dr. Dre and Gene Simmons commercials.  They say at the end "Trust me, I'm a doctor."  It is a slap in the face to those real doctors who spend years and thousands of dollars getting the education and experience to become doctors.    

40 Amazing Years

40 years together...pretty amazing. I know how thankful I am to have 2 wonderful parents who love each other so much and have shown the world that no matter what they are put through, their love is strong enough to last forever!! I love you Mom and Dad. Happy 40th Anniversary!

Hoaxville

I can't believe I was totally enthralled with that UFO looking balloon footage yesterday when it was just a big hoax by the parents. On Larry King last night they asked the kid, Falcon, if he heard his parents calling for him in the house, and he said "yes". When they asked him why he didn't answer them he said "because you said...because of the show..." . Awful fishy. And now there is video footage of the balloon getting launched by the kid's Dad and his wife. I wonder how long they will continue to deny it? They should be responsible for the costs involved in the rescue efforts of trying to rescue the kid from their balloon when they knew dang well he wasn't in there. People are crazy.
In other news, I am finally starting to notice a difference with my running. It is getting easier every day and my clothes are starting to fit good again. I am not even tempted to eat junk any more. It just looks gross to me now, and when I do eat something unhealthy it makes me sick to my stomach. It's funny how that happens as your body transforms and you start to get tough. If only a runner could stay healthy forever and not have to go through the stages every runner goes through of getting super fit, getting injured, losing muscle mass and cardiovascular fitness, gaining weight, and then starting over again.
We had band practice last night. It was only Me, Greg(rhythm gtr.), Jesse(keys), and Peter(drums). It was good though, we ran through the 2 new songs--"Photograph" by Def Leppard, and "Here I go Again" by Whitesnake. They went good. We also ran through "Jump" by Van Halen and by golly I think Peter finally has it down. We went through it successfully about a dozen times (just the solo part, not the entire song). We worked on the beginning of "Walk this Way" by Run D.M.C. and Aerosmith and it will be a fun one when we get the vocals worked out.
I haven't been blogging much lately, I've been getting kind of bored with it. I guess that's why I have never been very good at keeping a journal either. Later.

New Songs for Miyagi

We have been taking a breather here with a long break between gigs, but we have added some new songs to our setlist. Here is one we are doing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZ5bS3_BCDs

Ken Griffey Jr.

I'm not from Seattle, but I did know of Ken Griffey Jr. back when he was in his prime. I was never the biggest baseball fan in the world either, but after going to some Mariners games up here, I have gained respect for those players who excel above the rest. Griffey is definitely one of these players. I was fortunate enough to see him at Safeco hit possibly the last home run of his career. I was there with my wife and sons and saw him swing effortlessly at the ball and watched it sail over the wall in center field. Here is a good article on him if anyone is interested:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/242524-coming-to-grips-with-griffeys-impending-retirement