Bonus Friday Fives!

1. What was your favorite breakfast cereal when you were a kid? favorite treat was Cookie Crisp, for obvious reasons. However, mostly my staple was Rice Krispies with a spoonful of sugar gently distibuted and carefully dunked.

2. What is the best toy/prize you ever got in a box of cereal or because of sending in UPC's? It was the baking soda powered submarine. It was a little plastic piece of crap. Somehow, though, with baking soda added to a little hollowed out cavity in the sub it was able to dive and rise and move. The other cool thing about it was of course we had baking powder in the fridge and freezer... so I had unlimited fuel supply.

3. How do you take your eggs (scrambled, over easy, egg beaters)? I don't like breakfast, and I don't like eggs. I don't like anything whatsoever about the morning. If I lived the rest of my life without ever encountering another morning again I would be a happy guy. I am nocturnal, and not by choice. That being said, scrambled with a dash of tobasco.

4. What is your favorite breakfast meat (bacon, ham, sausage)? Don't you get it, man? What's with the line of questioning here? I don't like breakfast. It is a stupid meal. The only place I like to eat in the morning is Burger King because they will sell me a hamburger before 10 am.

5. What is your favorite spot (local or chain restaurant) for breakfast and where is it located? There is this Jesus place called 'Great Beginnings' a few miles up that makes a fantastic breakfast. I have nothing but nice things to say about them and their service. OK, they are a little heavy on the Christian influence with their decor, but it's ok. I think it's cool they can express their faith in a postive and creative way. Religion would be a lot better if folks took their queues fom Great Beginnings.

be safe and have an excellent weekend

Friday Fives

Sorry for the delay, soldiers. Late night last night, long sleep this morning... you get the idea. Plus, I am an Uncle again! Congradulations to Scotty & Leah and their newborn boy Brayden. Hope I spelled that right. Anyhow, on with the show: 1. What is the first record/tape/CD that you bought?


Van Halen's 1984. It was a cassette, and a masterpiece of a rock record.

2. Who is your favorite all time band/singer?

Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins. I made a serious connection to him somehow on the Siamese Dream album that has still never subsided. I know it sounds totally trite, but I absolutely did relate with that music.

3. What have you been listening to lately?

a lot of John Prine, and Ween. How's that for diversity?

4. What is your favorite radio station, what do they play, and where do they broadcast?

well, I have a Clear Channel ban, which pretty much ixnays all rock radio. However, we have a station here in Denver that is not Clear Channel, called the Mountain. It is a good station. However, because I am a constant information junkie, I listen to NPR and Tom Marino's 'Troubleshooter' show. 5. Can you recommend a good song or CD that everyone should listen to?

I can recommend probably a 100. Music is what I do, brother. That being said, let's go with Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks. It was released in 1974 and chronicles his divorce with an bittersweet masterpiece. You probably know the song, Tangled up in Blue from that record. However, to give you a real feel for how bitter we are talking about... the song after that is called 'idiot wind'. The disc is very acoustic-y (yup, I just made that term up, and it made complete sense to you). I think we all know broken hearts and sad lives make for the absolute best rock. Now take the greatest songwriter in the history of rock and run it through that filter. You get a five star masterpiece (which isn't all tears) which is Dylan's return to form on Blood on the Tracks.