Apr 14
drum roll
While I love the (overpriced) bras and panties from Victoria’s Secret, every time I get a catalog from them in the mail, I always wonder: does anyone actually wear the CLOTHES they try to sell in there? Maybe I’m just totally out of it, fashion-wise. Also, when I look through the swimwear catalog, all I can think is how I’m never going to look as fabulous as the models. I think I’ll stick to my furtive, hasty trips to Target where I grab two or three suits I like and take them home to wash in hopes that at least one will fit.
Anyway, the girls made it home today, and I could tell immediately who Lindsey spent the most time with, as she was talking JUST LIKE her Aunt Christy. A little hero worship going on there, I think. When we got home I checked in with work, found out they weren’t expecting me in today, and proceeded to…kick both their asses on ROCK BAND!!! By the way, from here on out, every reference to ROCK BAND!!! will be made in exactly that way, with the all caps and three exclamation points. I think it’s only fair to pay the proper respect.
The girls smirked and joked and poked fun at me the entire way home, doubting my skills, and even went so far as to say, “Uh-huh, TRAINING mode, surrreee you can’t log in to XBox Live” when I told them about that. I turned around and they were both silently laughing and I said, “Mmhmm, we’ll see.”
I fired it up and although I found myself fairly nervous at playing in front of people, I managed to get it together in the end for a fairly good showing. The girls were silent, and, I could tell, intrigued. “Here”, I said, “have a go.”
After restarting several, SEVERAL times each, it didn’t take long for them to realize the fabulousness that is me playing ROCK BAND!!! And they were properly chagrined. Seriously, I could be Tommy Lee. Or…hmm. That’s the only drummer I know. Well, besides Dave Grohl, who, fun fact for anyone who doesn’t know, was the drummer for Nirvana. Did anyone not know that? We played for awhile, taking turns between every song, and then Taylor’s friend came over in the middle of stupid “Green Grass and High Tides” or “The Longest Song in the Universe” or whatever the fuckity fuck it is. I was…kind of embarrassed. There was like three piles of laundry on the floor, and suitcases laying everywhere, and me…not doing anything about it.
It’s really, really good having them back. I know I bitch about the teen angst a lot, but I miss them when they’re gone. We have fun.
Tschuss!!
April 14th, 2008 at 7:18 pm
“Green Grass and High Tides” is the song that ruined my shoulder!! BEWARE.
April 14th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
Question: What kind of bear is best?
Fact: Girls can’t drum.
April 14th, 2008 at 8:27 pm
What difficulty setting are you rocking out on? Have you been playing the solo tour? Have you even picked up the guitar? Also, what are your feelings on beets?
April 15th, 2008 at 12:50 am
Hate ‘Green Grass’ - Sean loves to play it but I can’t stand it. It is too long! So glad you are all getting into ROCK BAND!!! Poor John, by the time he gets home he’ll be woefully behind you three rocker chicks.
April 15th, 2008 at 3:48 am
Jane - Perfect! That gives me an excuse to not play that song again. Why does it never end?
Dwight Schrute - Bears, beets, Battlestar Galactica. Girls can drum better than you think.
FG - I’m on medium, but sometimes play Say It Ain’t So on hard because it’s fun. I haven’t tried the guitar yet but will…eventually.
Kari - Truly that song is ridiculous. I don’t even like listening to it that much. How was England??
April 15th, 2008 at 7:44 am
alright, i just want to say ! yay… happy your girls are home (my dad got stuck in the plane debacle)! then… on to famous women drummers… sheila e, used to drum for prince. cindy blackman (blackwell ?), she’s the drummer who had the big fro in lenny kravitz’s video… don’t even remember what song it was, but i do remember her, she was awesome. karen carpenter, meg white (white stripes), and maureen tucker… velvet underground. who needs dave grohl. poser. : ) you’re almost making me wish for a game setup. i keep holding out, but i think the end is near…
April 15th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
Torry Castellano of The Donnas is my favorite female drummer. She’s an awesome blur of limbs and sticks and head banging when she gets going.
I’m a medium drummer too. Ooooh the competition is gonna be fierce!!
April 15th, 2008 at 6:40 pm
IB - Yeah! Sheila E! How can I forget her? Seriously, Rock Band is the biggest addiction. You HAVE to give in!
FG - It’s a showdown, when I eventually figure out Xbox Live. Hey your birthday is this weekend, isn’t it?
April 15th, 2008 at 8:37 pm
yup yup. i turn old sunday, party sat. You should borrow one of those planes you have sitting around and drop by!
Hey do your drums sometimes not register a hit even though you swear you hit it and at the right time? Look at me already making excuses…
April 16th, 2008 at 2:36 am
I tried Rock Band today and quickly went from easy to expert mode. I rock!
April 16th, 2008 at 4:13 am
“mom” - SURE you did. Toni.
April 16th, 2008 at 5:45 am
What??? Really!!
April 16th, 2008 at 7:37 pm
I just wanted to point out that you screwed up your above reference to ROCK BAND!!!
“IB - Yeah! Sheila E! How can I forget her? Seriously, Rock Band is the biggest addiction. You HAVE to give in!”
And I was also wonderng, can we somehow turn all this talk back around to the supermodels, bras, and panties??
April 16th, 2008 at 10:17 pm
Scott - oh, fuck.
April 16th, 2008 at 11:26 pm
Every time I read ROCK BAND!!! I hear it int he voices of one of those glam metal singers from the 80’s all full of vibratto lol