Steely Dan

Steely Dan is the ultimate dad band. I don't know what it is that makes them so dad-ish but they're awesome. Reelin in the Years is a great song, but my favorite is My Old School. They're a really cool band and I think if I was a weed smoker I would smoke and listen to them all day. They just seem like the right band for that. I'd recommend them to Christian but I don't think he'd appreciate it. I bet Calvin would like them. Thanksgiving sucks. My family isn't that much fun to be around, and the food isn't as good as it should be. It's too bad. 

Jack White is a douche

Jack White is a douche. He was playing his early stuff and acting like hot shit in front of Jimmy Page and the Edge. Jimmy Page is a legend and even though I don't like U2, the Edge was a pretty cool guy and really dedicated to getting better. Jack White is a douche though. He acted like he was the best out of all of them. He was the one talking about how great he is and how hard it is, but the others talked about how hard they work to be good. 

That documentary just made me really hate Jack White. 

I got an iTunes gift card

I got a $25 iTunes gift card and spent like $40. I ended up buying some Death Cab for Cutie, which is cool and a little more mellow. I bought the Counting Crows greatest hits because I like their lead singers voice a lot and some of their songs are pretty awesome. I also bought The Doobie Brothers greatest hits which I'm excited about. I love all their stuff and I got 32 songs for $16. My dad used to love them as a kid and once his mom sat next to one of the brothers on a plane. She asked him what a doobie was and he wouldn't tell her cause he was so embarrassed. 

I also heard this one song I really like by Band of Horses. It's called The Funeral and I'm sure you've heard it but I think it's a pretty sweet song. 

Sweep the Leg Johnny

And try something other than music. I wasn't a big fan of Sweep the Leg Johnny. They weren't very pleasing musically. I prefer pleasant happy sounds. Or at least melodic music. I've never been a big fan of any metal or yelling stuff. 

We just saw the part where he tore the roof down though and that was pretty awesome. 

Alright that was actually pretty cool. 

I also liked our short political talk. I think news stations are manipulating people more than ever. I think that because the idiots at Fox are mostly republican, voter think less of republicanism. I consider myself more moderate, but I think I'll end up voting republican because I'm worried about what the democrats want to do as far as welfare and taxes. I'm worried the US will end up like those European Union countries where there is an income tax of 60% and the people who actually work pay for the others not to. I feel like for how much this country has done to level the playing field across races and genders that this would be a shitty thing to do. It would eliminate the American dream and lower the ceiling of a persons success. I think equality should only be given to people who want it. If some lazy dude who wants to live off the state thinks he's being treated wrong then he has nothing to bitch about because he hasn't earned anything. If EVERYONE is made to be equal economically then we're in trouble. 

This was rambly and I'm sure I said some stuff in ways I didn't mean to that will come across in a bad way but it's alright. 

Help!

Help! Was a weird movie. Also my phone won't remind me to write my blogs. I like Hard Days Night a lot more. I think a big part is that I can't stand Ringo. Ringo just seems like an entitled punk to me. I think he's the most condescending and least likeable Beatle. I think Paul is my favorite. I'm partial to him because he's responsible for my favorite Bond theme song, but he also really reminds me of one of my best buddies. He's just a smiley guy and I think that's really cool. Johns pretty cool too, and I like a lot of his music. George is also pretty awesome and I really like his work as a Wilbury and I love his song "Got My Mind Set on You". Ringo is just a turd in my opinion. I think he's a decent musician, I just don't think he measures up to his fellow Beatles. 

My Favorite Wilbury

I've been listening to more and more of the Traveling Wilburys lately and I love them. I'm pretty ehh on Neil Young, George Harrison is pretty good but stands out to me for not having a distinct voice relative to the other guys, I love Petty and he had the best show I've ever been to, but Roy Orbison is probably my favorite. I love his voice. It's so different but it's so great. I think my favorite song of his is She's a Mystery to Me, and it was one of the first I knew was by him. I was pretty shocked to learn how many of his songs I had heard before. I had heard parts of a bunch through some of Girltalks mashups and I think I like the originals more. 

Roy Orbison is the man.