The Old German Baptist Brethren (of whom my mother's side of the family are members) will be having their Annual Meeting this coming Pentecost weekend in Modesto, California.
Read more here.
May 25, 2009
Elementary My Boy!
Always been a big Guy Ritchie fan and his next film Sherlock Holmes is a definite must see! Here's the trailer:
May 21, 2009
Reunited Reunions
I recently saw that Limp Bizkit is back together with it's original lineup and a friend of mine mentioned that Creed was getting back together and I just finally checked it out today.
After nearly 6 years apart, all four members of Creed are back for a reunion tour and new album due out in August. I am not quite sure what to feel about this news. I was a huge Creed fan back in the day but I am an even bigger fan of Alter Bridge. For those of you who are confused, Alter Bridge is 3 of the 4 original members of Creed that formed after Creed's breakup in 2003. I thought that Creed had a really great arena rock sound and great lyrical content that seemed to transcend genres. Alter Bridge is a bigger, badder and better melody-driven hard rock band that showcases one of this generation's greatest guitarist and vocalist, Mark Tremonti and Myles Kennedy, respectively.
The news is quite confusing as well. Creed is back together yet Alter Bridge has not broken up. So there are 2 bands with 2 different lead singers who will continue to make music in the future.
The schedule looks like this:
Summer 2009 - Creed's reunion tour and new album
Myles Kennedy (AB singer) will put out a solo record
Sometime in 2010 - Alter Bridge's new album and world tour
So it looks like the best of both worlds for Creed and Alter Bridge fans and if nothing else really great rock music to define our generations sound!
After nearly 6 years apart, all four members of Creed are back for a reunion tour and new album due out in August. I am not quite sure what to feel about this news. I was a huge Creed fan back in the day but I am an even bigger fan of Alter Bridge. For those of you who are confused, Alter Bridge is 3 of the 4 original members of Creed that formed after Creed's breakup in 2003. I thought that Creed had a really great arena rock sound and great lyrical content that seemed to transcend genres. Alter Bridge is a bigger, badder and better melody-driven hard rock band that showcases one of this generation's greatest guitarist and vocalist, Mark Tremonti and Myles Kennedy, respectively.
The news is quite confusing as well. Creed is back together yet Alter Bridge has not broken up. So there are 2 bands with 2 different lead singers who will continue to make music in the future.
The schedule looks like this:
Summer 2009 - Creed's reunion tour and new album
Myles Kennedy (AB singer) will put out a solo record
Sometime in 2010 - Alter Bridge's new album and world tour
So it looks like the best of both worlds for Creed and Alter Bridge fans and if nothing else really great rock music to define our generations sound!
May 20, 2009
Headed out to a National Park? Start Packing...
We really do live in a country full of gun "nuts" don't we?
A bill was just passed in the House by a vote of 279-147 that will allow visitors to national parks and wildlife refuges to carry a loaded gun so long as they abide by state weapons laws. The bill was attached as a provision to the overhaul of the credit card industry. A bill that Obama supports, so it puts him in a real dilemma. Read more of the story here.
I for one, as a naturalist and wilderness educator do not want to have the possibility of staring down a gun when I'm leading a group out in nature. I can also imagine what it will be like for those idiots that are trigger happy to do some potential harm to rare and endangered wildlife.
I am and always have been a strong supporter of gun control and see this as a step backwards on that issue. All that we can do now is to urge Obama to veto the bill but that puts us in a catch 22 since it is attached to the credit industry bill which I think most Americans support.
Here's the irony, that it was Reagan that first required guns to be stored or inoperable in national parks 25 years ago and now we have the potential for that to be undone by one of the more liberal Presidents we've had. Think about that one for a moment and your head will explode!
A bill was just passed in the House by a vote of 279-147 that will allow visitors to national parks and wildlife refuges to carry a loaded gun so long as they abide by state weapons laws. The bill was attached as a provision to the overhaul of the credit card industry. A bill that Obama supports, so it puts him in a real dilemma. Read more of the story here.
I for one, as a naturalist and wilderness educator do not want to have the possibility of staring down a gun when I'm leading a group out in nature. I can also imagine what it will be like for those idiots that are trigger happy to do some potential harm to rare and endangered wildlife.
I am and always have been a strong supporter of gun control and see this as a step backwards on that issue. All that we can do now is to urge Obama to veto the bill but that puts us in a catch 22 since it is attached to the credit industry bill which I think most Americans support.
Here's the irony, that it was Reagan that first required guns to be stored or inoperable in national parks 25 years ago and now we have the potential for that to be undone by one of the more liberal Presidents we've had. Think about that one for a moment and your head will explode!