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Today’s guest introduction by Maynard, who really wanted attention and to be on my lap when I sat down to begin.
I got the wasp bait finished and outside – and wasps were already swarming around so hopefully they will jump on it pretty quickly. In retrospect, I really should have prepped this batch a couple weeks ago, but I’ll be ready at the beginning of the season next year.
It looks like I will be going to LA for the Iron Maiden show – my buddy and I had talked about seeing them together on their 50th anniversary tour for some time and LA seems to be the best location for both of us to attend. And it’ll be nice to be able to also catch Anthrax, who is only going to be at a few of the shows, LA being one of them. The last time I got to see Anthrax was also when they were opening for Iron Maiden, but that was over 30 years ago now.
I got to sing on stage at that show – the local radio station had a contest (I have been really lucky with winning shit from that station) to be “backup singers” for Iron Maiden, and I was one of the lucky few. It wasn’t as awesome as I had hoped – no meet and greet, nor autograph session – but it was still an experience I treasure. Basically, we were all rushed out on stage to sing the “woah oh oh” part of Heaven Can Wait then were rushed off stage and sent back to the pit.
Anyhow, enough nostalgia – though I am quite looking forward to the show, even though I have a year to wait.
Interesting Tidbits
Song of the day: Heaven Can Wait by Iron Maiden
Amtrak Announces Free Tickets For Passengers’ Plus One On Long-Distance Roomette Bookings For A Limited Time – Perfect timing! We’re going to use this discount for our cross-country trip…
Why Iron Maiden’s Steve Harris was turned down after asking to play power metal stars Sabaton’s hometown festival – “Sabaton turned him down at first because they worried that they wouldn’t be able to properly accommodate the heavy metal legend. However, they relented when they found out that his list of must-haves was surprisingly short.”
Robert Plant on musical freedom, unfinished business, and getting confused with Robert Palmer – “Robert Plant talks about his latest group Saving Grace, and compares nights out in small provincial towns to meetings with Barack Obama and Prince Charles”
How Slayer made Angel Of Death – the fastest, freakiest and most controversial song in thrash metal history – “The opening song from 1986’s Reign In Blood affirmed Slayer as thrash metal’s scariest scare-mongers”
Bride left speechless as groom plays 8-year-old video proving she was always ‘the one’ for him – Sharing this one because I did something similar… after I realized our first date was actually a date, and I realized that this person was MY person, I wrote my now wife a note, sealed it in an envelope with instructions to not open it until instructed, then placed it in a nice keepsake box that I started filling with mementos and things from our dates and trips. I didn’t surprise her at the wedding though…
US States Want To Ban VPNs, But Citizens Are Already Fighting Back – “Republican lawmakers in Michigan have proposed a pervasive internet content ban while disallowing popular tools to access it. Dubbed the Anticorruption of Public Morals Act, the bill lumps depictions of transgender individuals, pornography, ASMR, and various forms of graphic imagery as ‘corrupting’ public morals, proposing major fines and jail time for posters and platforms hosting said content.”
Yes, a Windows 11 update killed “localhost” support — Microsoft breaks Windows again – “Windows 11’s latest update breaks a core developer feature, forcing users to uninstall security patches.”
Rare flower not seen since discovery 100 years ago found on remote Brazil island – “Begonia larorum was discovered on Alcatrazes Island in 1920 and never recorded again until researchers stumbled upon a single flower in 2024, according to a study published Oct. 16 in Oryx.”
The Legend Of Ol’ Rip The Horned Toad Who Reportedly Survived 31 Years Of Hibernation And Met President Coolidge – “According to a local legend, the Texas horned toad can live a century without food or water. One local Texas man put that idea to the test, using his son’s frog Blinky.”
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