Your first peek at the final installment of the Dark Knight trilogy

So I world premiered the new tune from Staind tonight to kick off The Fixx. It’s called “Not Again” and is coming on the new self-titled release 9/13.

I asked for reactions via Facebook and from the Lazer TXT and have never had so much fun with our texting program.

The first text started a snowball of hilarity for me all because as the song came to an end, this text popped up, I read it on air and had to giggle as I was sure it was a typo and that the sender meant to hit an “F”, not “D”. But what fun it made of my night!  So I had to share.

“Holy Duck! You had me on the opening notes!!!”      ~Raven

“THAT WAS AMAZING! Cant wait 2 buy the album!”     ~Blake

“I was shaking so much due to the pure f**king awesomeness I missed the f and hit the d lol”     ~Raven

“Yessss! My face melted off! “    ~Spence

“Holy Duck was my exact reaction”      ~Quinton

“Now that is classic Staind I feakin love it!!!!!”     ~

“That new song was so freakin AWESOME!!!     ~ Elizabeth

“Y the duck wuznt that #!? Its ducking amazing!!!”    ~Daniel

“That new Staind was totally going back to the old school way. They were duckin amazing”     ~The Misfit

“Can you play the Staind song again? I already miss it L”     ~Raven

“But yeah new Staind is gonna be duckin’ awesome!”     ~Quinton

“Face melting awesomness for sure”     ~ Spence

“That song wuz orgasmic”    ~Daniel

“What the duck did I start, Samantha!!”     ~Raven

“I think I need new shorts”     ~Daniel

“LOVED THE NEW STAIND SONG J Can’t wait to hear it again”     ~Christina

“DUCK YA!!!”     ~ The Misfit

Hahah!! I seriously LOL’d on all of this! Thank you so much, Hellraisers, for tuning in, checking it out and speaking up! The feedback is not only appreciated but it was entertaining as well!

As far as MY opinion on the new Staind? I think I haven’t heard this level of rage since 1999 when “Dysfunction” was released and I gotta say, as much as I love Staind, I’ve missed that angst!. It was hard to not break anything in the studio and that includes the monitors which I think I may have been in danger of blowing out! It’s like someone stole Aaron’s weed and he’s pissed about it. It’s like that band found their balls again.

And to that I say HELL DUCKIN’ YAH!!

Jeff Conaway died today at the age of 60.

Conaway started his career at the age of two on Broadway, breaking into film in 1971 and television in 1975. (He played “Rocko” on two episodes of Happy Days!) Conaway of course was best known for his roles as Bobby Wheeler on Taxi and of course, Kenickie, in Grease. A far cry from his childhood dream of being an astronaut!

Conaway has struggled with addiction for many years, overcoming them, even speaking about them, but suffered a relapse in the mid 2000’s and of course wound up going from the VH-1 Celebrity Fit Club  to Celebrity Rehab. Alcohol, coke, and painkillers from chronic back issues.  I watched him on that show and it was sad and painful to see what had become of a guy who was an epitome of “cool” in character. A frail and withered man in a wheel chair that could barely hold his head up. Always in pain, always wanting to go home and really just die. It broke my heart to see him like that. 

May 11^th he was found unconscious in his California home from what was believed to be an overdose of pain and cold medication. Doctors at Encino Tarzana Medical Center said he was not suffering from an overdose but pneumonia with sepsis and was placed into a medically induced coma.

His family took him off life support yesterday after doctors told them there was nothing they could do to revive him.

I remember going to the drive-in theatre for the very first time as a kid, a family movie night, and seeing Grease. I loved it! I still love it. I still remember the line of “A hickie from Kenickie, it’s like a Hallmark card”. Conaway played that role perfectly.  He WAS the T-Birds.

I also remember the occasional episode of Taxi as my dad used to watch it. I was too young to appreciate the humor then, but I do now. Conaway, as Bobby Wheeler, was an aspiring and struggling actor who drove cabs to pay the rent.

And there’s one scene in particular which is how I choose to remember Jeff Conaway…

That’s the question that pops into my head after seeing the story of a woman who was so freaked out by the words and manipulation of Harold Camping that she attempted to end the lives of her two teenage daughters and herself in order to spare them from the rapture.

Don’t know who Harold Camping is? Let me enlighten you. This is the man behind the Family Radio.com and the whole May 21, 2011 Judgement Day Campaign. All over the radio waves, internet and even the streets of American with an RV convoy, Camping, claiming he mathematically pinpointed not only the date but time (6pm local no matter where you were…huh?) that Judgment would commence upon the human race.  He said that there would be an earthquake unlike mankind has ever witnessed before and that would mark the beginning of the end. That the quake would cause graves to spill open and the remains of the Believers would ascend to Heaven. (Um, question…if you are a Believer, wouldn’t you already BE in Heaven since once you die you no longer have a use for your earthly body?) That God would start taking all the pure-soul-believers up to the Heavens and the rest would remain here on what would essentially become Hell on earth. That of course is until October 21^st which is the day that God would then destroy the world and all remaining inhabitants.  Camping of course was wrong and is now saying that the Judgment will occur on October 21^st.  Big stretch since he already had that date as part of the equation.

I was never good at math, but researching this dude and how he came up with the dates that he did, including saying the world was created in 11,013 BC (please tell me who was here to document that), blows my mind. Not to mention his arrogance. I mean this is a guy who was/is a pastor, left his church because he thought that organized religion was blurring God’s word, etc. This is a guy who claims to be a Messanger of God couldn’t have things more scrambled if he tried. As a pastor he should know better than to assume that he has it all figured out. As a pastor he should uphold God’s word and the scripture in the book of Matthew that point blank states:  “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.”

So if Jesus doesn’t even know, how the hell could Harold Camping??

This brings me to this story which you can watch below. Parents are held accountable for their child’s actions; to raise them with proper morals, behaviors and responsibilities. Teach the child to never play with fire or a gun. But if a child grabs a gun that belongs to daddy and accidentally kills someone, the parent is held accountable because they didn’t have the gun properly locked away. Or the child grabs a lighter or matches and accidentally sets the couch on fire and burns the home to the ground and injures or kills someone in the process, the parents are held accountable

With that theory, shouldn’t Harold Camping be held responsible for the attempted murder/suicide of this woman? I mean, yeah, he wasn’t holding the box cutter but months upon months upon months of brainwashing and instilling complete irrational fear that drove this woman to do what she did? I mean, she’s a mom that was trying to protect her children from what she had ground into her brain was going to be the most horrific end possible. She was trying to spare them all pain.

Now I know, perhaps mom wasn’t all and yes she should be held accountable for her actions too, but how often do you see people and their beliefs and reliance upon God get warped and twisted by those teaching them to where it pushes them to the point of becoming zealots? How many people have killed because they think God told them too? How many wars have been started and for that matter are still going on in the name of the Lord?

To me, Harold Camping is no different than David Koresh and the Branch Davidian or Marshall Applewhite and Heaven’s Gate.

I would agree with Mr. Camping on one thing: organized religion has blurred the word. Each denomination has their view and beliefs and thinks that their way is right. My belief is that you live a good life; you obey the Commandments to the best of your ability, you accept responsibility and ask for forgiveness for your wrongdoings, and do your best to love all of mankind. We are not perfect, God knows this, He made us. I don’t have to wear certain clothes and go to a certain building on a certain day to have God in my life. I only have to keep my heart and mind open to Him and He will always be there.

I could go on and on about this and should stop before I spiral or piss anyone off.

And though I’m a bit pissed myself at Mr. Camping’s lunacy I know that it is not my place to judge him. I’ll leave that up to God. I just wonder if Camping really believes that he’s elite and will sail right thru the Pearly Gates when his time comes. Or will God exhibit his sense of humor and laugh and say “Yeah, right.”

But I like it!

 New York Rangers’ Sean Avery has long been known as a Bad Boy in hockey.  A thorn in the side of players not only on his own team but opponents, coaches and front office staff as well. He’s the type of player that loves to get under your skin. He’ll take digs and jabs not only physically but verbally as well.

So I have to say I’m a little bit surprised to know that the controversy he’s causing this time is actually GOOD and I agree with him whole-heartedly.

Avery stepped up to film a PSA if you will, in support of gay marriage. It’s an ad for the “New Yorkers for Marriage Equality Campaign” from the gay rights group Human Rights Campaign (HRC). The HRC says s he’s the first professional athlete in New York to publicly support gay marriage.

Avery explained to the New York Times, “The places I’ve played and lived the longest have been in West Hollywood, California, when I played for the L.A. Kings, and when I moved to New York, I lived in Chelsea for the first four years. I certainly have been surrounded by the gay community. And living in New York and when you live in L.A., you certainly have a lot of gay friends.” Avery said some of those friends had wanted to marry, and he saw no reason why they shouldn’t. He told the Times, “I’m certainly open to it. Maybe I can help, and I jumped at this opportunity.”

Check it out here:

I certainly never thought I’d see the day that I said I am proud of Sean Avery but damn it, I am PROUD of Sean Avery!

Not everyone is in agreement. No one ever is. But more controversy begins to fly as an NHL agent tweeted against Avery and what he’s done saying flat out it’s “Very sad to read Sean Avery’s misguided support of same-gender ‘marriage’. Legal or not, it will always be wrong.”

Granted everyone has their opinion and is entitled to it, but this guy I think is going to be choking on his own foot. He represents some pretty big names in the game and I guess if I was one of these players and like-minded with Avery I’d be shopping for a new agent. But that will probably be a story for another time. (You can read that full article here!)

I am an open-minded person. I have gay friends. I personally believe that God created everything and everyone and when two people meet and fall in love, and want to spend their lives together, why not!  Everyone has the right to be happy and be married no matter what.  

So God Bless you, Sean Avery. Thank you for stepping up and showing that there’s more to you than most people, including me, ever knew.

That’s the name of the brand new Ozzy bio-pic that will be opening this weekend at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York.  Featuring rare footage of the Prince of F’ing Darkness along with interviews about him with family members and friends. Sounds like a good look into the real life of Ozzy.

Here’s a sneak peak:

Ok, I’ll admit, I DON’T watch American Idol. Some think I should just because of the business that I’m in. My attitude is when I do tune in all I see are carbon cookie cutter copies of every other “pop” star that’s out there today. They all look the same, sound the same, etc. Save for Carrie Underwood.

I have been known to in the past to watch a week or two of auditions and then I’m done. I didn’t even do that this year. And you add Steven Tyler of Aerosmith into the mix. I still couldn’t get there.

Then every couple of nights I get these texts from my sister who watches the show religiously. She brought up this James Durbin kid one night and how he covered Judas Priest. HUH??? Is that even allowed on Idol? Kinda sorry I missed it.

Then last week she texts and tells me Iggy Pop was on. The Godfather of Punk was on Idol??? The only one on that show old enough to really know Iggy’s genius is Steven Tyler. (Oh to sit in a room with those two and listen to them swap stories!) Damn, I missed it.

 
Then last night she texted me and said Zakk Wylde was on. Again I say HUH??? Like not someone covering an Ozzy song or a Zakk song but Zakk is actually ON the show???

Yup. And guess who’s he’s playing with? James Durbin. The same kid who I’m sure for the first time EVER brought metal to Idol. 

Apparently the theme to last night’s show was “Reel” tunes, as in movie songs.  And while someone pulled  out a freakin’ (not shocking) Miley Cyrus song, James Durbin pulled out Sammy Hagar’s “Heavy Metal” with Zakk wailing away at his side. 

Again, I missed it.

But I’ve got now! Check it out!

HELLS YES!!! Durbin did awesome! I think Zakk stole the spotlight a little but bless this kid for bringing GOOD music to this show!!

I'm so damn impressed I just might have to watch the rest of the season now! God help me!

Foo Fighters celebrated the release of their brand new record, “Waisting Light” by ripping it up on the Ed Sullivan Theatre stage last night on “Late Night with David Letterman” last night.

AWWWWWWWEESSOOOOOOMMMMMEEEEE!!!

Yes! The 3rd Eaglet was born tonight. Around 5:37pm the shell had a nice crack in it and the little baby was starting to work his way out into the world. By 7pm it was nestled under mom with its siblings. Pretty cool video showing the pip and and birth.

Like I said, THIS is reality television. And pretty damn cool at that!

Watch them grow now live on the ustream link!