Songs for The Crowners, my band, to learn

Subject to change. Last update 7/30/2015
AC/DC: Shoot To Thrill, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, Thunderstruck, Let There Be Rock, Whole Lotta Rosie

The Beatles: Oh Darling, I Want You (She's So Heavy), Here Comes The Sun, Dig A Pony, I've Got A Feeling, One After 909, I Me Mine, I Saw Her Standing There, Taxman, Drive My Car, In My Life, She Loves You, I Feel Fine, Ticket To Ride, Day Tripper, Paperback Writer, Yellow Submarine, Get Back, Revolution, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Don't Let Me Down, Nowhere Man

Billy Idol: Rebel Yell

Billy Ray Cyrus: Thrillbilly, I'm So Miserable, I'm American, Never Thought I'd Fall In Love With You, Face of God, Amazing Grace, Some Gave All, Enough is Enough, The Past, Stand Still, The Freebird Fell, Achy Breaky Heart, Words By Heart, Stand

Black Sabbath: Neon Knights, Heaven and Hell, Fairies Wear Boots, Paranoid, After Forever, Into the Void, Iron Man, End of the Beginning

Blue Oyster Cult: Godzilla, Black Blade

Bob Seger: Old-Time Rock and Roll

Casting Crowns: Voice of Truth, Praise You in this Storm, Stained-Glass Masquerade

Cheap Trick: Dream Police, I Want You To Want Me

Creedence Clearwater Revival: Fortunate Son, Bad Moon Rising

DC Talk: Jesus Freak

Def Leppard: Foolin', Pour Some Sugar On Me

Deep Purple: Highway Star, Stormbringer, Mistreated, Perfect Strangers, Lady Double-Dealer, Nobody's Home

Demi Lovato: Party, Don't Forget, U Got Nothing On Me, Every Time You Lie

Dio: Straight Through The Heart, Rainbow In The Dark

Guns N Roses: Nightrain, Sweet Child O' Mine, You Could Be Mine

Idina Menzel: Let it Go

Iron Maiden: The Trooper, Wasted Years, Fear of the Dark, New Frontier

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts: I Love Rock and Roll

Journey: Separate Ways (Worlds Apart), Any Way You Want It, Open Arms

Judas Priest: Metal Meltdown, Victim of Changes, Redeemer of Souls, Breaking the Law

Katy Perry: Hot N Cold, Roar, By the Grace of God

L.A. Guns: Never Enough

Led Zeppelin: Black Dog, Rock and Roll, The Ocean, Immigrant Song, Misty Mountain Hop, Since I've Been Lovin' You, Whole Lotta Love, In My Time Of Dying

Lynyrd Skynyrd: I Ain't the One, Call Me The Breeze, Gimme Back My Bullets, Saturday Night Special, That Smell, Simple Man, Free Bird

Miley Cyrus: These Four Walls, Bottom of the Ocean, GNO, The Climb, Wrecking Ball, Can't Be Tamed, Adore You, Drive, Maybe You're Right

Ozzy Osbourne: Crazy Train, Goodbye to Romance, I Don't Know, Believer, Over the Mountain, See You On The Other Side, Not Going Away

Paramore: Ignorance, Brick By Boring Brick, Monster, Ain't It Fun, Last Hope, Crushcrushcrush

Pink Floyd: Comfortably Numb

Queen: I Want It All, Fat Bottomed Girls, Tie Your Mother Down

Queensryche: Jet City Woman, Where Dreams Go To Die, Arrow Of Time

Quiet Riot: Metal Health (Bang Your Head), Thunderbird, Slick Black Cadillac, Sign of the Times

Rainbow: Long Live Rock N Roll, Tarot Woman, Stargazer 

Sammy Hagar: I Can't Drive 55

Scorpions: Lovedrive, Blackout

Steve Miller Band: Abracadabra, Fly Like An Eagle

Stryper: Saved By Love, Renewed, To Hell with the Devil, Free, Yahweh, Always There For You, All For One, Soldiers Under Command

Tyler Bryant and the Shakedown: Lipstick Wonder Woman

UFO: Lights Out

Van Halen: Why Can't This Be Love

Whitesnake: Is This Love, Still of the Night

Winger: Seventeen

2013 in review

What a year! I didn't post much here because I figured most people stopped caring about this blog with me going a little crazy and paranoid, but a heck of a lot happened. Baseball games? Loads of them, I saw the Mariners play four, though they lost each one, usually due to offense, but there were tough pitchers on the mound for the opponents, too (Andy Pettitte and Jeff Szjmardzja). I also saw the Pirates, Indians and Phillies all play, each had their own degree of interest to them, though since the Pennsylvania chapter of my Dad's life appears over, I doubt I will be back. The Hot stove has definitely been active, and I doubt it's going to slow down, with the Mariners making a huge, 10-year signing of Robinson Cano. While he will not magically lift the Mariners to playoff worthiness, it's good to finally have an everyday player who can be a popular face of the franchise for years to come and I hope the young guns (Ackley and Franklin, especially) can produce enough to join him in that circle. Concerts? By the ton. 1964 the Tribute was the tip of the iceberg. Before seeing classic rock came a metal concert not unlike Iron Maiden's from last year, only this was within walking distance of my apartment. It was the band Dio Rising, a tribute band to the late Ronnie James Dio, former frontman for Rainbow, Black Sabbath (he replaced Ozzy Osbourne in the 80s) and Dio. They covered many loud songs of his, as well as some of the more introspective ones. Lynyrd Skynyrd produced a blistering show of classics and they actually opened for Bad Company, who were more laid-back. Sammy Hagar had a partying style about him, yet carried his show with the professionalism you would expect for someone who's been active for 40 years. A week after him came my first Canadian concert, the metal band Black Sabbath. The audience was more rowdy than I'm used to, but the band was great, the music solid and the performance truly memorable. In September, I saw Zepparella at the Skagit Valley Casino, where they played classic Led Zeppelin hits, some of which I had heard the year before at the band's performance at the Tractor Tavern, others were new, like "Misty Mountain Hop," "The Ocean," "How Many More Times" and "Whole Lotta Love." Late in October was my first very local concert, HalloQueen and Voyager. HalloQueen is a Queen tribute, and delivered many Queen hits, including Bohemian Rhapsody and Fat Bottomed Girls. Voyager, though, is a tribute to "Hard Rock and 80s metal," with songs from bands as varied as AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Winger, Motley Crue, Guns N Roses and Van Halen in their setlist. Sadly, everyone, including Voyager, seemed out of their heads by the time that performance took place, it was loud and uncomfortable. The last show was another local club concert, the all-woman AC/DC tribute Hell's Belles played downtown, performing various songs I had heard through life and Iron Man 2. This was a much better show, the club had seating and the band seemed to be having more fun. 2014's concert plans are already underway, I am the proud owner of a ticket to Miley Cyrus' show at the Tacoma Dome on February 16th. I also plan to see Journey and Steve Miller when they come to the White River Amphitheater with a friend from Church. Others I hope to see are Stryper, Billy Ray Cyrus, Katy Perry and if the rumors of rumors are true, Led Zeppelin. I also would like to start a band, if possible.

Contentment, finding it is tough.

Well, this year has been feeling better than before, I've gotten to see 1964 the Tribute at last and will see three Mariner games, hopefully featuring Raul Ibanez and Michael Morse. I will also be spending time with my Dad in July. However, the title is referring to the fact that despite moving out, buying tickets to three Mariner games, making plans to see a heavy metal tribute in my hometown, a Bad Company/Lynyrd Skynyrd concert down South by Seattle AND a Sammy Hagar show over by Marysville (and I'm convinced more artists are likely to announce themselves before the month of May is out), I get annoyed that I don't think I can see Robert Plant and Tony Iommi perform over at the Gorge Amphitheatre over East by Ellensberg. Why? I have more than I could ask for, I'm on my own, I have a good church, good friends, good family, good plans, I don't need this classic English Bluesman or the original heavy metal band to be happy, so why do I act like I do, clawing at friends and sort-of friends as though if I don't get this, I will drown and die unsatisfied. Maybe it's that they're old. Maybe it's that the world is fallen. Or maybe it's just the same old anxiety.

Led Zeppelin Rock Band/Guitar Hero song list

Song Album 
Good Times, Bad Times Led Zeppelin  
Dazed and Confused Led Zeppelin
Communication Breakdown Led Zeppelin
Whole Lotta Love Led Zeppelin II
The Lemon Song Led Zeppelin II
Heartbreaker Led Zeppelin II
Immigrant Song Led Zeppelin III
Since I’ve Been Lovin’ You Led Zeppelin III
Out On The Tiles Led Zeppelin III
That’s The Way Led Zeppelin III
Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp Led Zeppelin III
Black Dog Led Zeppelin IV
Rock and Roll Led Zeppelin IV  
Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin IV
Misty Mountain Hop Led Zeppelin IV
Going to California Led Zeppelin IV
The Song Remains The Same Houses of the Holy
The Rain Song Houses of the Holy
No Quarter Houses of the Holy  
The Ocean Houses of the Holy
In My Time Of Dying Physical Graffiti
Trampled Under Foot Physical Graffiti
Kashmir Physical Graffiti
Ten Years Gone Physical Graffiti
Sick Again Physical Graffiti
Achilles Last Stand Presence
Nobody’s Fault But Mine Presence
Candy Store Rock Presence
In The Evening In Through The Out Door
Fool In The Rain In Through The Out Door
Hot Dog In Through The Out Door  
All My Love In Through The Out Door
Rock and Roll/Celebration Day/Black Dog (live) The Song Remains the Same
No Quarter (live) The Song Remains the Same
Stairway to Heaven (live) The Song Remains the Same  
Over the Hills and Far Away (live) How the West Was Won  
Since I’ve Been Lovin’ You (live) How the West Was Won
Dazed and Confused (live) How the West Was Won
Moby Dick (live) How the West Was Won  
Whole Lotta Love (live) How the West Was Won
Rock and Roll (live) How the West Was Won  
Bring it on Home (live) How the West Was Won  
Black Dog (live) Celebration Day
In My Time Of Dying (live) Celebration Day
For Your Life (live) Celebration Day
Dazed and Confused (live) Celebration Day
Misty Mountain Hop (live) Celebration Day
Kashmir (live) Celebration Day
Rock and Roll (live) Celebration Day

Waiting on the Hot Stove

Hi guys. Well, I've been hoping for the Mariners to make a move soon, this slow process seems almost agonizing. I know I want the M's to sign Nick Swisher, but knowing Zdurencik, he's probably going to go with someone obscure and not so good. I'm kind of sick that the M's can't be big players like that. Next year, I plan to see five Mariner games, one game with the Pirates, one game with the Indians, one game with the Phillies and quite a few minor league games. Here's hoping the teams I see at home get what they want.

Hot Stove and Video-type games

Been a while, man I need to update this more. Anyway, Hot Stove season starts a few days ago, and I'm looking forward to the potential for increased offense with the Mariners. I don't want to see them going after guys who have 0 All-Star game appearances and .269 career averages, I'm hoping the M's will get Nick Swisher. I know most hope for Hamilton, but I feel like if we get Josh Hamilton, there will be loud aggression on the internet for his drinking problem. Julio Mateo beat his wife, so the M's traded him to the Phillies, and Josh Lueke plead no contest to a rape charge and was sent to the Rays. If Josh Hamilton cannot conquer his addiction permanently, the Mariners will not keep him and the fans will be irate that they are giving him millions of dollars for beer. Swisher has no known history of drug use/abuse, so he should be fine. I imagine some people would like to see Ichiro return, but, sadly, I feel that isn't going to happen. It would be nice to see Ichiro close out his career as a Mariner, but right now, the Mariners need a big home run hitter, not a singles hitter, someone who can help instruct the kids how to play the game, not speak mostly in a foreign language and do things their own way. I predict Ichiro will be with the Yankees for at least 5 more years. Next week, I plan to see Wreck-it Ralph, a movie based on video games with cameos of Bowser, a ghost from Pacman and several Street Fighter characters. Hopefully this will lead to some good partnerships between the video game and film industry, thus far, only Final Fantasy VII Advent Children still seems semi-magical to me, and that's more for the well-animated fight scenes. Of course, I'd like to MAKE movies based on Super Mario RPG, Super Paper Mario and Super Smash Bros. Brawl's subspace emissary, but I don't know how to get a job with Nintendo, and most of my personal choices for the characters (Bowser being a comedic oaf all the time, Samus and Zelda being lesbians, Tabuu being the Nintendo world's equivalent of Lucifer) might rub Nintendo the wrong way, plus I feel like I'd try to force in too many third-party characters that Nintendo wouldn't want. Also, whenever it comes to spin-offs, whatever I write usually doesn't have a lot of action. Anyway, here's to better and brighter things in the future. Vote yes on Referendum 74.

Getting back to the basics

Well, it's been a while. I had almost given up on this since I regret all the rants I made. I don't want the Mariners to be sold to Orleans, I want to see them for many years to come. Yes, I have been incredibly depressed from Ichiro's trade, but the team is doing well, so I can't complain too much, heck, El Rey Felix Hernandez pitched a perfect game! However, I have gotten some fears since my negative prediction of Ichiro came true, namely, that my other negative predictions will come true, like Nintendo going bankrupt from no one buying the 3DS or the Wii U, or that Romney will win the election, which will lead to him destroying gay rights "in the name of Jesus" (if you REALLY knew Jesus, you wouldn't destroy gay rights), which will lead to an anti-Christian revolt led by the antichrist, which leads to ALL Christians going to an Auschwitz and the Gulag would be preferable type of prison system for seven years. But let's talk about something else, shall we? After a reread of my last version of my story inspired by the Cyrus family, I've decided to revise it in my free time and post chapters here. I will also post my memoirs, and the goal is that either or all of these things will one day become a book. I don't know when the first one will be up, I've been overly requested by an art site to write stories for fellow users there. Plus, there's a lot of other things going on in my life.