This summer is shaping up to be pretty superawesome. First, Mothra, Princess CPL and D Manix are due back in town in early May which is reason enough to celebrate. I also have a few trips lined up already and these journeys will most likely not leave me with intestinal distress as my recent Costa Rica jaunt did so that's a bonus. On one of these trips I will be going to the lovely New Hampshire shore for a week. Last year, my mom gave me 2 tickets to see Zappa Plays Zappa at the Casino Ballroom there and Jimbama and I went and were treated to a mind blowing event. 3+ hours of incredibly intricate rock and roll and an absolutely manic crowd of hard core Zappa freaks. It was a wonderful night and they're back again this summer during the exact week I'll be there so I plan on making this a tradition. Last time, they started with my favorite Zappa song, "Brown Shoes Don't Make It" and this year I hope to hear some gems from my favorite album We're Only In It For the Money.
But the most exciting news I've heard so far about the upcoming summer showed up on the Yahoo home page today. Rock Band is finally coming out for the Wii! June 22, 2008 is the prospective launch date. 2 short months until I forgo all responsibilities in lieu of attempting to learn the Tom Sawyer drums on expert. They claim it will have the same song content as on the XBox and Playstation versions plus 5 songs that were formerly available only as downloadable content. The Wii won't initially be equipped to allow downloadable songs but this is fine with me for now as I still have yet to figure out the online component of the machine. I'm a bit of a technology loser these days. I find myself thoroughly confused and somewhat afraid of my work issued cell phone, which is highly embarassing, but I do know how to insert a game disc into the Wii and that's all I care to know right now. One of those additional songs on the Wii Rock band is "Roam" by the B-52s which may be a worse choice than Aerosmith's cacophonous take on "The Train Kept A-Rollin'" but is also comes with "Dirty Little Secret" by Hott Mama approved All-American Rejects so they really balance each other out. As Listmaker always says, you have to take the rough with the smooch. Plus, the Wii drum set is white. White!! I'm not sure yet if that's cool or lame but the drum set will be mine regardless and that's good enough. I'm sure I can get Dustin the dismantle and spray paint it for me if I feel the white doesn't rock hard enough but I'm sure I'll be too busy sweating in my red rock pants to care.
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i kind of like that b-52's song. i heart fred schneider and anything he does.
here's the paint job i'm picturing: camo. it's perfect. the people that do see it in the room, and that won't be many, will know you not to be messed with. And isn't that what you're always trying to show?
We're psyched to see you guys real soon. Prepare for a "terrible celebration."
oh and thanks so much for linking THAT picture of me. you're a good friend.
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