Rocklahoma 2008 aka The Glam Rock Alphabet

So a few friends and I were thinking of checking out Rocklahoma 2008 this year in Pryor, Oklahoma. In case you haven't heard of this show, its supposed to be the "worlds biggest" glam rock/ hair metal festival. Anyways, it was going to wind up costing about $1,000 per person to fly there, get a campsite, a rental car, food and tons of booze for the 4 day festival so we decided to ditch that idea. As fun as it might have been, shelling out a grand to see these bozos seemed like a really bad idea. So instead, I decided to put together a list of the gayest publicity photos of the bands who are either playing Rocklahoma this year or who played last year. Enjoy!
Armored Saint
Bullet Boys
Cinderella
Dokken
Enuff Z Nuff
Firehouse
Keel
Kix
LA Guns
Poison
Pretty Boy Floyd
Quiet Riot
Ratt
Stryper
Twisted Sister
Warrant
Winger

Battle of Los Angeles

The Lakers play the Clippers tonight. Should be a BLOWOUT if everything goes according to plan!Staples Center, home of the Lakers

Federated Federated Federated!

Blast It!

Have You Seen Him?

"Oh don't worry. My band will definitely make it."

Never Fold

BREAKING NEWS! In one of the greatest moments in recent NBA history, the league has declared Chris "Birdman" Andersen eligible for reinstatement... and its about time! He got suspended a few years back for violating the NBA's drug policy, but unfortunately they never released what drug he got busted for. Based on his looks I'd have to say it was either Acid, Mushrooms or PCP. He doesn't seem like a coke or heroin user to me really. I guess the word on the streets is that New Orleans is going to re-sign him. Anyways, here's to you Birdman! I'm glad you're back!

Go Lakers!

That Lakers vs Dallas game today was sick!!! Kobe went off for 52 on those fools and saved the day once again. It was a huge win to say the least, and proof of how good the Lakers really are. If they can beat a premier team like Dallas after playing a mediocre game then I would say they are going to be in great shape for the rest of the season (barring any further injuries). I cant believe how bad the referees were today though. They were calling all sorts of flop crap that Dallas was doing, but when Kobe got flagrant fouled by Eric Dampier they only called it a regular foul. That's just example # 10,582 of how the refs give Kobe NO LOVE! Oh well, lets get on to the next games and start off on another fat win streak!

Foggy Hiking Trip... Whoo Hoo!!!

For the first time in what seems like at least a year, my girlfriend and i got together with a group of friends and went on a hike. Originally the plan was to hike to the peak of Mount Wilson via the trail head by Mountain Street in Sierra Madre, but when a few people in the group found out that it was 13 or so miles with an elevation gain of abut 6000 feet they weren't having that. So eventually we figured out a new "warmup" hike to go on to see where everyone was at physically and set out on an early morning adventure. The trail we decided on was the "Big Santa Anita Loop" up at Chantry Flats, which can be taken up to the peak of Mt. Wilson if you so desire (and its a much easier trek). This trail goes somewhere between 7 and 9 miles and takes about 5 to 6 hours to complete. I have to say it sure felt good to be out in nature this morning after another long week of sitting at my desk at work. We all met up at the trail head around 7:30am and took off on our hike at 8:15am sharp. I was expecting it to be a fairly sunny day, but from the second we got there it was nothing but fog. It was so foggy it seemed like we were just walking around inside a cloud for the most part. Here and there the air would clear up but 95% of the hike was through the fog, making for an interesting time. Along the way there were numerous waterfalls both natural and man made, and primarily you walk over rocky trails through the forest next to stream beds and sheer drops. We also saw some mountain bikers out there taking advantage of the sick single track trails (which reminds me... I need to take my bike into the shop to get new tires, tubes, and a tune up this weekend!!!) Anyways, the hike was a ton of fun and a good workout, so when we got back, we celebrated by scarfing down some burgers and beer at this little shop at the trail head. All in all I had a great time. Here are some pics we took along the way. Hikers at mysterious waterfall.Look at that fog!