So has anyone seen this Jesus Camp doc? [Bad Idea Series]

I had watched it awhile back, and now I saw it again recently, and it really freaks me out. Luckily only 30% of the USA identify strongly with conservatism. It's freaky how much these guilt ridden evil facist republican think tanks can take over the minds of the weak. Watching this video you can see President Bush and all sorts of Army stuff just thrown in the background, like these people can't exist without it. At one point they bring in a cutout cardboard version of George Bush, which basically brings flashbacks of Nazi Germany and all sorts of other weird shit. Fanatics in any form are always creepy, but these ones are in modern day life... They use religion as a drug and a crutch to keep people obedient and like livestock herd them.

Plus the whole chanting in tounges thing kinda makes me cringe.

Yngwie Malmsteen

This guitarist shreds like crazy, If you've not heard of him I feel sorry for you. He has such insane classical training that I can't even begin to explain his playing. Listen to that video and you'll understand, once you get past the incredibly 80's sounding keyboard solo. This song had a video that is no longer around, but It show's Yngwie fighting a 20 foot tall dragon with pure heavy metal shredding.

I love the sound of this song. It's got incredibly Neo-Classical style while not making a complete specitcle out of Yngwie, like some of his other material does.

Check it out.

Rockin' the STRAIGHT EDGE.

I got my band "Sacred" and the prog rock band "Open Evolution" a gig at a little venue called the Straight Edge. It's actually the only all ages venue in the area. As the name would prompt the show has strict rules against Drugs and Alchohol, it's about the music. I think this is a cool idea, and I respect the venue's rules (but I'm definatly not a straight edge individual, mean come on it's about the drugs sex and rock and roll always.) It's a completly do it yourself in a garage rock out with your cock out kinda gig. I've heard many different opinions about the venue, but I personally don't care, and plan to rock the gig. Who can complain anyway? It's exposure, and everyone has to start somewhere, No one plays an arena their first gig. Working your way up the laddar is part of the whole experience.

Plus EVERY good rock band starts in the garage.

Of Roadies and Tech Crews.

ONE night was a disaster. In all honesty my group got boned. I'm not going to mention names but I'm glad there will be other gigs. My friend Tamara just said Tofu Wiener.

An astounding horrible idea relating to post-modernism. [Bad idea Series]

In relation to our post-modern studies, I've found something that ties in quite well. A film about NOT stealing video game software from the early nineties. Yes that sounds incredibly like a bad idea am I right? Not only is it a cheesy public service announcement, it's also done in a hip-hop format. Hip-Hop almost always uses sampling of audio, and in this case most obviously does. At one point they say that this stealing of programs could be the "end of the computer age". It's no wonder society as a whole sunk it's teeth into illegal downloading. Let's watch and see.

A new blog series: "When was this ever a good idea?"

There are far too many moments in my life that go un recorded. Times when i see something and say to myself.. WHO EVER THOUGHT THAT WAS A GOOD IDEA?



Not only does he pose on the cover of every Harlequin love novel imaginable, he apparently in 1993 got a record contract. From the first electronic drum beat of love.. You know this has to be great. The song doesn't include.. singing. It has fabio going on about how he wants to make love to you with 50 or so inuendos that make no sense after awhile. Lovely.

Enjoy.

Religion: A way to hate eachother differently.

Lets hear it for local hatemonger Eric Schumacher, a local pastor, Says

"Last June, a "500-year flood" ushered millions of gallons of water through eastern Iowa. In Cedar Rapids alone, more than 25,000 individuals were displaced in one day. Hundreds of millions of dollars in property damage was done.

The Flood of 2008 is arguably the most destructive disaster that the state of Iowa has seen -- at least, that is, until last Friday.

On April 3, the Iowa Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a state law limiting marriage to one man and one woman violates the equal protection clause of the Iowa Constitution. Licenses will be issued to homosexual couples April 27.

It is not hyperbole to say that this ruling has the potential to be the worst disaster to strike the state of Iowa."

What an asshat. I understand the whole right wing jesus freak attitude "Let's take some little parts of a book out of context and piece them together until they make my opinion sound right, and then spam it out to the masses" formula but denying the rights of others is no longer acceptable. It's not 1950 anymore. I'm glad they finally were able to understand that church and relgion are seperate entites. Homosexuality is love, of a different variety, but love none the less, and homosexuals are people too. I don't care what anyone says, people are born gay, no one would choose to be ostrocised and made of/hated by anyone. People can't choose their sexuality, much like you can't choose the color of your skin.