Feeling Better

     Part of my recent problems are that my toilet's flushing mechanism was broken this past weekend, so in addition to yesterday being the earliest they could fix it, I also have issues with the fact that a couple times the repairmen in my apartment blamed me for things that weren't my fault in my plumbing.  That didn't happen this time and everything is fine with the toilet now, but I need to decrease my Facebook usage because aside from family, BabyMetal and Brandi Carlile, I'm getting paranoid, irritated and unhappy there.  I posted a lot to BlueSky yesterday despite not thinking I would, mostly since it was voice actress/professional DNDer Laura Bailey and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer John Fogerty's Birthday yesterday.  I also posted videos of baseball from last year I recently found on YouTube; Julio's Home Run Derby performance, Bo Bichette's All-Star Game RBI sacrifice fly and Trea Turner's tremendous August.  Though I didn't get a ton of likes, it felt good to post, like custom-painting a wall.  The hardest thing right now is thinking about the tough paths to getting Berengaria and Amalia on the same team in Unicorn Overlord and getting Edelgard, Shez and Byleth on the same team in Fire Emblem Warriors; Three Hopes.  I know I can do it, it's just not going to be easy and at times, not going to be fun, either.

    Since May is drawing to a close, I thought I'd share my updated "Favorites of 2024" playlist.  It's different on Spotify, it doesn't have the Zakk Sabbath tracks, because Zakk Wylde prefers that music be released physically only just like classic Black Sabbath was.

1.)    Dangdang-Mamamoo+

2.)    Night In-Brittney Spencer

3.)    Simple Man-Artimus Pyle Band, Sammy Hagar

4.)    The Needle and the Spoon-Artimus Pyle Band, Lindsay Ell

5.)    Call Me The Breeze-Artimus Pyle Band, Billy Ray Cyrus

6.)    Saturday Night Special-Artimus Pyle Band, Warren Haynes

7.)    Save All That Remains-Revolution Saints

8.)    Think About-Moon Byul

9.)    TOUCHIN&MOVIN-Moon Byul

10.) Colors-Solar

11.) But I-Solar

12.) Honey, Honey-Solar

13.) Blues-Solar

14.) Doctor (Work It Out)-Pharrell Williams and Miley Cyrus

15.) BLACKBIIRD-Beyonce, Tanner Adell, Brittney Spencer, Tiera Kennedy & Reyna Roberts

16.) II MOST WANTED-Beyonce and Miley Cyrus

17.) Psycho Killer-Miley Cyrus

18.) JOLENE-Beyonce

19.) War Pigs-Zakk Sabbath

20.) Paranoid-Zakk Sabbath

21.) Iron Man-Zakk Sabbath

22.) Electric Funeral-Zakk Sabbath

23.) Hand of Doom-Zakk Sabbath

24.) Rat Salad-Zakk Sabbath

25.) After Forever-Zakk Sabbath

26.) Children of the Grave-Zakk Sabbath

27.) Into the Void-Zakk Sabbath

28.) Panic Attack-Judas Priest

29.) Devil in Disguise-Judas Priest

30.) Crown of Horns-Judas Priest

31.) As God Is My Witness-Judas Priest

32.) Giants in the Sky-Judas Priest

33.) Bye-Ariana Grande

34.) True story-Ariana Grande

35.) The boy is mine-Ariana Grande

36.) Yes, and?-Ariana Grande

37.) Imperfect for you-Ariana Grande

38.) Supernatural-Ariana Grande and Troye Sivan

39.) Leave it All Behind-BabyMetal, F.Hero and Bodyslam

40.) RATATATA-BabyMetal and Electric Callboy

41.) Since You Been Gone-Graham Bonnet, Marty Friedman

42.) French Army-Tom Holkenborg, Antonio Di Iorio

43.) Memories Resurface-Tom Holkenborg, Antonio Di Iorio

44.) Myth and Ritual-Tom Holkenborg, Antonio Di Iorio

45.) Egypt Fight-Tom Holkenborg, Antonio Di Iorio

46.) Frozen Rio-Tom Holkenborg, Antonio Di Iorio

47.) Crack Cocaine-Billy Morrison, Ozzy Osbourne, Steve Stevens

48.) React Respond-Pearl Jam

49.) Dark Matter-Pearl Jam

50.) Running-Pearl Jam

51.) Fortnight-Taylor Swift, Post Malone

52.) Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?-Taylor Swift

53.) I Hate It Here-Taylor Swift

54.) The Prophecy-Taylor Swift

55.) Cassandra-Taylor Swift

56.) Whole Again-Jennifer Knapp

57.) Undo Me-Jennifer Knapp

58.) In The Name-Jennifer Knapp

59.) His Grace Is Sufficient-Jennifer Knapp

60.) Romans-Jennifer Knapp

61.) Hold Me Now-Jennifer Knapp

62.) Are You Going to Be My Girl-Lee Aaron

63.) Even it Up-Lee Aaron

64.) What Is And What Should Never Be-Lee Aaron

65.) Is It My Body-Lee Aaron

66.) Go Your Own Way-Lee Aaron

67.) Someone Saved My Life Tonight-Lee Aaron

68.) Incinerator-Bear McCreary, Serj Tankian

69.) Event at the Horizon-Bear McCreary, Esjay Jones

70.) Redshift-Bear McCreary, Brendan McCreary

71.) Type III-Bear McCreary, Rufus Wainwright

72.) Antikythera Mechanism-Bear McCreary, Raya Yarbrough

73.) The Automaton’s Heart-Bear McCreary, Brendan McCreary

74.) Tatarigami-Bear McCreary, Brendan McCreary

75.) Red Eyes-Bear McCreary, Ryan Hurst

76.) Last Stop-Bear McCreary, Brendan McCreary

77.) Escape from the Machines-Bear McCreary, Slash, Joe Satriani

78.) The Last of the Old Gods-Bear McCreary, Sigurjon Kjartansson

79.) Leviathan-Bear McCreary, Corey Taylor

80.) The End of Tomorrow-Bear McCreary, Slash, Brendan McCreary

81.) Crossroads-Slash, Gary Clark Jr.

82.) Oh Well-Slash and Chris Stapleton

83.) Born Under a Bad Sign-Slash, Paul Rodgers

84.) Papa was a Rolling Stone-Slash, Demi Lovato

85.) Burning Down the House-Paramore

86.) Legendary-Bon Jovi

87.) Living Proof-Bon Jovi

88.) Enlighten-Black Country Communion

89.) Stay Free-Black Country Communion

90.) Red Sun-Black Country Communion

 

The Bon Jovi and Black Country Communion albums are going to be released the first two weeks of June, and look thus far to be good releases.  Beyond that aren't many things that have been announced on my radar, there's a deluxe edition of Van Halen's For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge with previously unreleased live tracks, but I always feel weird putting old live tracks in playlists like this in deluxe albums unless they come from bands like The Beatles or Jimi Hendrix.  It's probably going to depend on how the other live tracks fare, they've only released "Poundcake" so far, which I'm very familiar with, having heard it live by Sammy Hagar and The Circle and owning an MP3 of them performing it live at the previous show.  The remaining concerts for this year so far are a Pride Anthems at the Mt. Baker Theater in June and an Experience Hendrix with Zakk Wylde and other great guitarists at Seattle's Paramount in September.  I am considering seeing Joanne Shaw Taylor at the Neptune in November, but it's just before Election Day and I don't want to think about that at all.  Other plans are Washington State Summer Con in June, the Reno Aces at the Tacoma Rainiers in July and the Philadelphia Phillies at the Seattle Mariners in August.

 

Here is also my playlist for June, my Pride Month playlist for 2024.  I only found out Monday Brandi Carlile covered "Tie Your Mother Down" by Queen.

 

Pride Month 2024 (iTunes):

1.)    The Edge of Dawn-AmaLee

2.)    Panic Attack-Judas Priest

3.)    Nothing Else Matters-Miley Cyrus, Andrew Watt, Elton John, Robert Trujillo, Yo-yo Ma, Chad Smith

4.)    Breaking the Law (Live)-Judas Priest

5.)    The Edge of Dawn-FamilyJules

6.)    FLOWERS-Miley Cyrus

7.)    Supernatural-Ariana Grande, Troye Sivan

8.)    Thousand Miles-Miley Cyrus, Brandi Carlile

9.)    Crown of Horns-Judas Priest

10.) Don’t Call Me Angel-Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, Lana del Rey

11.) (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction-Dolly Parton, Brandi Carlile, P!nk

12.) Sorry, Not Sorry-Demi Lovato, Slash

13.) II MOST WANTED-Beyonce, Miley Cyrus

14.) Simple Things-Elton John, Brandi Carlile

15.) Wrecking Ball-Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus

16.) Coconuts-Kim Petras

17.) Bygones-Dolly Parton, Rob Halford, John 5, Nikki Sixx

18.) Psycho Killer-Miley Cyrus

19.) The Story-Brandi Carlile

20.) Giants in the Sky-Judas Priest

21.) I’m Still Standing-Elton John

22.) Midnight Sky-Miley Cyrus

23.) Goodbye, Goodbye-Tegan and Sara

24.) As God Is My Witness-Judas Priest

25.) Fat Bottomed Girls (Live)-Queen

26.) Running Wild (Live 1979)-Judas Priest

27.) Heart of Glass (Live 2022)-Miley Cyrus

28.) Mainstream Kid-Brandi Carlile

29.) Who Wants To Live Forever (Live)-Queen and Adam Lambert

30.) Dear Insecurity-Brandy Clark, Brandi Carlile

31.) Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me-Miley Cyrus

32.) Jolene (Live)-Miley Cyrus

33.) Victim of Changes (Live 1979)-Judas Priest

34.) Ride the Lightning-Halestorm

35.) Devil in Disguise-Judas Priest

36.) We Will Rock You-In This Moment, Lzzy Hale, Taylor Momsen

37.) Edge of Midnight-Miley Cyrus, Stevie Nicks

38.) E-Ticket-Elton John, Eddie Vedder

39.) Love Bites-Judas Priest

40.) Gimme The Prize (Kurgan’s Theme)-Queen

41.) Halls of Valhalla-Judas Priest

42.) Straight through the Heart-Halestorm

43.) Rain on Me-Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande

44.) Redeemer of Souls-Judas Priest

45.) I Saw Her Standing There (Live, Madison Square Garden)-Elton John, John Lennon

46.) Starbreaker-Judas Priest

47.) Tie Your Mother Down-Brandi Carlile

48.) Philadelphia Freedom-Elton John

49.) Guardians/Rising from Ruins-Judas Priest

50.) Papa Was A Rolling Stone-Slash and Demi Lovato

51.) The Climb (Live)-Miley Cyrus

52.) Bohemian Rhapsody-Queen

 

That is all for now and I hope things continue to improve.  I can't sleep right now because I took naps during the day, exhausted by all the pressure that's gone on lately.  I really need to control my social media and email and handle it better.