The Heat of The Moment...

...well well, the supergroup Asia (as a former coworker loves to call them) paid a visit to the House of Blues Sunday night...what a great show it was...

...I have to say they sounded incredible after all these years...Steve Howe looks like the tall thin man from the "Phantasm" movies, and the others may be a little heavier than they were 1982, but they can indeed still rock...

...the set list was what you would expect, pretty much most of the songs from their greatest hits cd...but they also played songs from each member's previous bands...and I have to say the 2 songs from the new cd weren't bad at all...I enjoyed them playing "Roundabout", and even though it was at a noticeably slower pace, still sounded great...they also didn't edit the songs...

...of course, the drum solo was a highlight, but really because Carl Palmer is a good showman, and makes it fun to watch...here's_an_example...not the best quality, but you'll get the point...

...the funniest part, though, was all the fans who had to "go nerd it up"...

...geez, I hope I wasn't one of 'em...

F Chris Pronger...

Once again, yay to Stu Barnes, along with Stephane Robidas, Loui Erickson, and another big boy by the name of Mike Modano...Turco did what I said he needed to do, and that was help this team get to the second round...now we can talk about monkeys off the back...

In the end, though, my long-standing point about Chris Pronger has been proven: he is a worthless, over-rated goon, and how he has gained all-star accolades is beyond me...from the first puck dropped, this guy has shown he is no more than a meathead skater, who has nothing more in mind than to dish out physical play...now, some of you may say, "physicality is part of the game"...sure, but not when you sacrifice actual ability...remember, Pronger was coming off an 8-game suspension for stomping an opposing player, and he had no regrets...I think it's appropriate that his penalty helped his team lose game 6...I can't stand how people like him, Keith Tkachuk, and Rob Blake continue to play with no regard fo sportsmanship, and still have such popularity...they wouldn't have lasted in the 80's and early 90's, when Probert and Domi made you pay for hitting a real star...

Rock on, Believe, and keep the dream alive...

STOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

...I can't say how pissed I am that I missed Stu Barnes' goal...ROCK ON!...

...but I had more pressing needs in that my Thursday Mens Over-35 team had a CHAMPIONSHIP GAME to play for...

...so for all the over-35's out there, score and score!...

...yay to Stu, who has been one of my faves for years now (even back when he was a Sabre who lost The Cup to my beloved Stars back in'99), and to Chargers F.C., who won our first championship after only 3 seasons...really, only after 2, because our first season was literally "out of our league"...

...I know that rec-league soccer isn't anything like professional hockey at its finest, but it's still cool to have these things happen on the same night...

Heck Yes!

What an incredible way to start the playoffs! The_Stars pulled off a great win Thursday, and hopefully can do the same tonight...as most of you know, I still have doubts about Turco, but he was exceptional in game 1, and if he can get them to round 2, I may ease up a little...

GO STARS!!!

Is this scary to a 4-year-old?

I know, I know...these edits aren't great...but this_shit_is_still_funny...

...by the way, this_website is actually pretty neat...search for "large lavender live hand", and I promise you'll recognize almost everyone there...