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Explore Phoenix

Posted by RoJo On February - 11 - 2010

I’ll be traveling to Phoenix at the end of March, exploring a city that told me yesterday, in a commercial, to explore it. So I’m following orders. More coming.

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Love a good sandwich

Posted by RoJo On December - 7 - 2009

Something most of you haven’t learned about yet, but will, is my love for sandwiches. I mean, I love ‘em. Who doesn’t? If you answered, “I don’t,” then you must go away. Yes, go away now. Go google ’sandwich hate group’ and enjoy your time in hell.

I’ve had all kinds of sandwiches in my twenty four years on earth. Chicken sandwiches, turkey sandwiches, grilled chicken sandwiches, and, um, crispy chicken sandwiches. I’ve had them all! From the brilliance that is a Chick Fil’A chicken sandwich, to the new masterpiece that is the McDonald’s premium crispy chicken sandwich (which, thankfully, isn’t crispy at all. Crispiness would ruin such a classic!) Someday, my dream is that other eateries across the world will begin making sandwiches. The more the merrier. Why leave all the greatness to McDonald’s and Arby’s?

I originally wanted to tell you about the greatest sandwich I’ve ever eaten, but why just talk about it when you can enjoy it yourself. You can find the beautiful beast at your local Walmart~!



Isn’t it beautiful. Turkey, cheese, and you can even find a similar version with chicken! It’s america in its finest form. Go out and enjoy yours today.

Reference: A real blog only about sandwiches. The bloggers photo account is apparently inactive. For shame.

Back on track.

Posted by RoJo On December - 6 - 2009

So, it’s been a while since I’ve been able to update this site, and it was my own fault. I tried updating Wordpress, the backbone of this site, around Thanksgiving. Long story short, I failed. At fist! I have since succeeded. I am now on the latest version of wordpress, so pages should look more like what they’re supposed to look like from now on. Also, tags and links and everything else supposedly should be proper. It took a while, I’m a novice afterall. But, hey, should be all good now. So I can post again, and Russ can post again, and the Weezer 100 can continue! Also, Russ has a countdown of his own debuting soon.

Weezer 100: #92

Posted by RoJo On November - 18 - 2009

weezerdemoRunning Man
Make Believe Demo
2002

An very raw demo, Running Man tells the story of a man who basically has his shit together. The song features very simple lyrics, obviously unfinished, and was never released on any Weezer album. The music is quite good, and could be great if it was produced further. The potential of this song has it on the list, but the lack of production values and unfinished lyrics keep it low at number 92. I’m sure most of you have never heard this song, but you can listen to it on YouTube.



100. Beverly Hills
99. The Answer Man
98. Space Rock
97. Simple Pages
96. We Are All On Drugs
95. The Spider
94. Mo’ Beats
93. Love Explosion
92. Running Man

Weezer 100: #93

Posted by RoJo On November - 17 - 2009

Love Explosion
Maladroit
2002

Love Explosion, off of Weezer’s Maladroit, is a song that took on many different forms prior to its release. Demos of this song were released, like many of the Maladroit tracks, and drew comparisons to “The Loco-Motion” almost immediately. However, unlike “The Loco-Motion”, this song would not place on the Rolling Stone Magazine’s Top 500 songs of all time. Nowhere close, in fact. This song has a pretty good sound, it’s a throwaway track on Maladroit, and the lyrics seem to have some kind of deeper petty meaning. Like Maladroit’s Space Rock, it seems that Rivers is almost singing in defiance of the fans who disliked the Green album. It’s got a catchy chorus, though.



100. Beverly Hills
99. The Answer Man
98. Space Rock
97. Simple Pages
96. We Are All On Drugs
95. The Spider
94. Mo’ Beats
93. Love Explosion

Weezer 100: #94

Posted by RoJo On November - 16 - 2009

Mo’ Beats
Maladroit/Make Believe Demo
YouTube
2002

One of my favorite Weezer demos ever to see the light of day, Mo’ Beats samples the Beastie Boys “No Sleep ‘Till Brooklyn.” Now, don’t get me wrong… it’s one of my favorites, but it’s a joke of a song. I can imagine Rivers getting bored in the studio after the work put into Green and Maladroit, just going nutty, and thinking of ridiculous words to a song he just happened to hear on some modern rock station or something. The song was released on Weezer’s website, along with many other demos, right after Maladroit. The song is heavier than most material from the band, but it fit in with the timeline of Maladroit, which also featured some heavier rock songs.

Really, the first 45 seconds are all you need on this song, and afterwards it just goes downhill. But, the first 45 seconds are awesome. The opening includes the line…

I got mo’ beats than y’all
Keep Fishin’ still seems small
Is that the best that all of you can do?

Wonder if Rivers actually likes Keep Fishin’? I know audiences didn’t. Anyway, Mo’ Beats is another song that Weezer diehards seemed to hate when it was released, but casual audiences probably never heard it. If they did, they wouldn’t like it. So, it gets spot #94 on the top 100 list as we roll into #93 tomorrow which will feature a song off of Maladroit~!



100. Beverly Hills
99. The Answer Man
98. Space Rock
97. Simple Pages
96. We Are All On Drugs
95. The Spider
94. Mo’ Beats


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