I remember vividly (not so long ago) when we would sit in the living room of our little apartment in Mount Pleasant on Friday nights, and watch the NBC show "Las Vegas" on TV. I would dream about joining their world, and having all kinds of fun and excitement on the famous Las Vegas strip. I was thinking about this tonight... Friday night... here in Las Vegas... while I was sitting in my living room, watching "Las Vegas" on TV.
OK... this one is for any fellow "old school" rock fans out there. It has been announced that Van Halen will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame... and rightfully so! LINK: Hall of Fame Inductees 2007
Yes, I'm still hooked on YouTube. My name is "VivaToddVegas" on YouTube... but I haven't actually posted any videos of my own... yet. I'm thinking I might soon.
Val (valsartdiary) posted a new video, so I thought I'd share it:
I feel like crap today! I feel like there is some kind of toxic waste dump in my stomach. Speaking of "toxic"...
I wonder if anyone who reads this (besides my brother) remembers the old "Mr. Yuk" TV commercials? Mr. Yuk was a sticker that was invented in 1971 as the mascot for the Poison Center at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. He was intended to replace the "skull & crossbones" that had traditionally been placed as a warning on poisonous products. Mr. Yuk was created out of fear that children might associate the skull & crossbones with pirates, and not be afraid of the toxic contents of a product. According to the internet, Mr. Yuk is still in use today.
I remember they made Mr. Yuk into a commercial that would play often on TV when I was very young. The commercial contained a large image of Mr. Yuk surrounded by some kind of swirling psychedelic green "poison", and his theme song played:
It all seems funny now, but my brother and I were terrified of Mr. Yuk when we were very small. I remember that commercial came on one afternoon, and we started crying and screaming. My Dad came running out of the bedroom (where he had been sleeping, because he was working 3rd shift at the time) in an attack-ready pose, waiting to confront whatever horrible intruder was causing such panic in his children. Of course it turned out to just be the Mr. Yuk commercial.
I guess Mr. Yuk was very effective, because he definitely scared me away. Of course back then I also had an odd fear of Slim Chiply... He was the mascot for a Michigan company called Paramount Potato Chips. Slim Chiply was the "Flavor Deputy". He was not scary looking, but I think the reason he scared me is because the (really cheap) local commercial featured a MAJOR jump-cut to Slim Chiply. This means he would pop up on the screen very quickly. The commercials would start with some kids playing, then *BAM* Mr. Chiply was in your face!! Scary to a little kid, I guess. That, or I just hated those potato chips... I can't remember. ;^)
I'm not sure why I'm rambling on about things that scared me in my youth? Maybe I'm just trying to distract myself from how awful my stomach feels today?
I was walking down the street and this guy asked me for a quarter. I try to have sympathy for the homeless, I really do. But I'm $25,000 in credit card debt, so it's not going to happen... ever. (The homeless guy says) "Do you have a quarter? I'm broke." F*ck you, you're not broke, you're EVEN. I'm broke! You work for food, I work for Visa. I'm working for food I bought in March... of 1989."
Oh hells yeah!! The other Audio guy ("DayDay" aka David) from work played this band for me, and I was instantly hooked. Actually, all the guys at work who like heavy music love this band... from the teenagers to the ancients (like me). Dragon Force combines old school metal, prog metal, and speed metal. Super fast, yet still musically interesting, talented musicians, and often with strong melodies.
I found this video on YouTube. My only complaint is that they have an insanely fast drummer, yet I think they only show him playing about 10 notes in the entire video! What's up with that?? My guess is that it was very difficult to synch up the video with the audio, given his speed. None-the-less, I listen to this band continuously during my hour long commute to work, and again all the way home.
I've become a YouTube surfer as of late... and here is my latest find. She's an artist who documents the creation of her paintings under the title "Valsartdiary". For some reason, watching her paint has helped me remember my own creativity and desire to create. You will love her... I know I do...
