Creepiest Album Cover Ever

Saw that Deicide has a new album out called, Till Death Do Us Part. It sounds pretty cool, but this cover art is something else. Paintings from the renaissance era were already kind of creepy to me, but this one takes the cake!
Uuuuggggghhhhhhh!

N's 30th At Red White and Bluezz

Tonight was my girlfriend's 30th birthday party so we went out to a really nice place we had wanted to visit for a while now, Pasadena's own, Red White and Bluezz. Its a jazz bar and wine and cheese lovers paradise (as long as you don't accidentally order the worlds stinkiest cheese as I unfortunately did). Both of our families went and we had a great time. The food was delicious and the dining area set up was really cool as well. We were in the "speakeasy" section which is in the back and around the corner. It felt like we were in another time and place, since its set up in a basement area with a huge wine locker and really dim lighting. I'd say go check it out, but like Lavar Burton always says, (yes Lavar, not Jack) "You don't have to take my word for it". Go find out for yourself.
Say Cheeeeese! Uh, I Mean Champaaaaagne!!!
The Meeting Of The Two Families At The Speakeasy

Horace Munson's Goodbye Party

Self Explanitory Picture
Hmmmm, What Should I Write Next?
Nyyyyaaaaaaahhhhhhh
Winchells #1 Fan
One Wall Ruined, Two To Go
Spaldo and Spud Speducci, Movers For Hire

The Heroin Diaries

I finally finished up that Axl Rose book, and now its on to the next book about heavy metal... Nikki Sixx's, "The Heroin Diaries"!! I heard about this one a while ago when Nikki was on Howard Stern's radio show promoting it. I'm sure it will be filled with all sorts of insane debauchery and ridiculous stories so lets hope it lives up to the expectations!
Nikki or Sikki? Read the Book and Find Out More

R.I.P. George Carlin

May 12, 1937 - June 22, 2008
The George Carlin Show on Fox Ruled!

Frienemy @ The Spot

We went and saw my friend's band Frienemy play the other night and it was a blast. I found a few pictures from the show that I snapped so here they are...
Gather 'Round
The Smess
Rockin' Out

Random Los Angeles

I was searching for historical photos of Pasadena today when I came across a cool photo archive website that UCLA runs. While doing some random searches I discovered a few photos of places that I frequent quite often. It was definitely strange to see pictures of these places that were taken before I was even born, so I decided to post them on the site. I am going to try to go to these exact locations and take similar photos to do a before and after comparison (for my own amusement). Oh yeah, photos are courtesy of that UCLA archive in case anyone cares.Chinatown 1975 (The Mountain Bar Is There Now)
Phoenix Bakery (Still Serving Delicious Cakes To This Day!)
Skid Row Firehouse (50 Years Prior To The Dublab Party I Went To)
La Tuna Canyon Fire In The '70s (Where I Bike At)

W.A.R.

I started reading this book today, after renting it from the library about a month ago and taking it back without even opening it after I found out that Mick Wall wrote it. For those of you who remember, Mick Wall was a writer at Kerrang! magazine back in the day that royally pissed Axl off enough to the point that he recorded a song on Use Your Illusions II dissing him and other journalists that were on his shit list. Anyways, I'm giving it a second chance based on the high marks a drunken burnout construction worker I met at a party this weekend gave it. And surprisingly enough he was right. It is a great book. I reccommend it to any fans of GNR. It is a perfect followup read for the Slash book (and I highly reccommend that book also).
Yes It's Written By Mick Wall aka The Guy Axl Dissed on Get In The Ring

Yet Another Reason To Hate Boston

Lakers lost the championship in a piss poor performance tonight. So like I always say... F&#@ Boston, all their sports teams, and everyone with that annoying ass accent.

See You In Boston! aka 14 Down, 2 To Go

The Play Of The Game

Free Helicopter Ride!!!

The Helicopter Awaits Below!
Our Trusty Pilot And The Chopper
Lets Do This!
All Aboard
We're Flying!
The Only View Of Rialto I've Ever Enjoyed
There We Are
Aaahhhhh! We're Landing!
The Make Shift Landing Pad
Oh Yeah This Was The Helicopter From Hawaii 5-0

Lowe Mountain Trail

Sit Back And Enjoy Our Mt. Lowe Moutain Bike Trip Pics
It's Much Steeper Than It Looks
One Of Many Pit Stops On Our Way Up The Mountain
Pasadena From A Few Thousand Feet Up
Riding Up The Trail
Huffin' And Puffin'
MM3 With The Steal of The Century Bike
Wow! A UFO Is Behind Me In The Sky!
Mear One With The Remote Mountain Tag
Got So Far Up The Trail We Reached The Forest
Halfway Back Down The Trail We Reached The Single Track
MM3 Single Trackin' Over Some Serious Rock Drops
Watch Out For That Next Rock, Its A Doozey
No Poison Oak For Me This Time!

SHELLSHOCKED!

Last night I my Dad and I went to the NBA Finals, Lakers Celtics game 4. Little did we know that what had started out as a great night, would soon turn into one of the worst sports disasters of all time. The night started out with me getting out of work about 2 hours early so I could get to Staples Center in time for a 6:00PM tip off. I was meeting my Dad in Downtown at the Pico Station Blue Line stop for the game. Since my Dad had never been to an NBA Playoff game before, I figured taking him to an NBA Finals game involving the most legendary Basketball Rivalry of all time would be a great time, providing us with fond memories to last the ages! Boy was I wrong! We got to Staples with about 30 minutes to spare and took a few pics outside with the gigantic trophy, walked around to see the sights, bought some souvenirs, scarfed down some overpriced McDonalds, and made it to our seats right as they dimmed the lights for the national anthem. The crowd was loud as Hell and we were anxious to see the Lakers even up the series at 2 games a piece. The first half started out exactly as we had hoped. Boston couldn't stop anything the Lakers were doing and they opened up a 21 point 1st quarter lead (the biggest 1st quarter lead in NBA Finals history!) They kept it going throughout the 2nd quarter and still had an 18 point lead going into half time. How great! The Lakers are going to win, and in blowout fashion!, or so I thought. Then shit started to go south...QUICK! Instead of running the offense that had been so effective, they shot contested long range jumpers. Instead of slicing and dicing and driving to the rim, they stood around on the perimeter. Instead of playing lock down defense, they gave the Celtics wide open lanes to drive to the basket and wide open looks from beyond the arc. Basically everything that had worked so well for 2 quarters had been abandoned and replaced with the exact opposite style of play! I felt like I was in the Bizzaro World, Staples Center now. Little by little the Celtics chipped away at the lead. The 20 point lead became 13, the 13 point lead became 5, then the Lakers lost the lead with about 3 minutes to go in the ball game, effectively stabbing every Laker (Player and Fan alike) in the building with a knife through the heart and sealing the deal. Well actually they still had a chance, until Sasha got burned by Ray Allen and gave up a wide open layup, which put the final nail in the coffin. The Lakers never recovered and went on to lose in the worst Finals Collapse in NBA History! It was devastating to say the least, and as the crowd walked out into the streets of Downtown Los Angeles like a herd of zombies, everyone looked at each other in disbelief, sick to their stomachs, unable to comprehend what had just happened. Basically it was the worst feeling after a basketball game any of us have ever probably had... But hey, at least me and my Dad were at a historic game! Unfortunately it will go down as a historic game that both of us will want to forget ever happened... I think it's safe to say the Laker's will get destroyed in blowout fashion on Sunday (and I am an eternal optimist)... but hey you never know, maybe after the biggest collapse of all time, the greatest Finals comeback will happen, and the Laker's will miraculously win the Championship. After all, last nights game proved that its never over until its over...
Just Arriving
Lakers Are #1, F The Celtics
Me And The Trophy
Me And Pops
It's Showtime!
National Anthem
Crazy Drunken Lakers Fan
T Minus 11:53 And Counting Before Total Meltdown
Staples Center By Night (The Collapse Is Complete)