No Use For A Name “Fairytale Of New York City” (Pogues Cover)
The Vandals “Oi To The World”
The Ravers “Punk Rock Christmas”
Finally one of my all time favs:
The Ramones “Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want To Fight)”
Have a great day everyone!!!
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J-Day is almost here…
Oh boy kids, the day is almost here!!!
I have to confess that I was one of those a-holes up at the butt crack of dawn today doing last minute shopping but I have reasons why, and I guess so did all the other shoppers around me. Thankfully it was not that crowded / insane…yet.
With being out of town for the last week I did not have much oppertunity to do the limited shopping for friends and family so it was completed this morning. I got good gifts, I done good yes um uh huh.
There is still some time before I get to see family and friends rip open the newspaper wrapped gifts so what better thing to do then to find some amusing content to post on this wonderful website. I thought today that I would post some of my favorite YouTube videos for your entertainment. I tried to keep the cussing to a low so if anything sneaks in there my apologies…
Have you ever seen a GI Joe PSA?
Rock Me Diabeetus:
Freestyle Rap Battle (translated):
Techno Viking (fun starts around the 1:00 mark)
And since it is the holidays… I always seem to see this clip of Tony Rizzo eating the sidewalk on Fox 8. Cracks me up every time:
Still looking for more? How about some Seth McFarlane humor (good stuff starts at the 30 second mark):
and finally…
Hope I was able to entertain you all a little bit. Enjoy the day!!!
Unexpected Event
I finally have a moment here today to let you all know what has been going on.
Yesterday we received unexpected news, my wife’s grandfather passed away.
We the received terrible news yesterday evening that my wife’s grandfather passed. He has been ill for quite some time now and was fighting to live each day. It was sad to see him pass, but he is at peace now. He was a good man and will be terribly missed.
Every year since we met, my wife and I travel to see her grandparents around the holidays. We drive to upstate New York and stay for a long weekend. We had planned on actually coming up today before the sad news we received.
With what happened of course we drove up but things are a little different and a whole lot sorrowful.
There is a lot going on right now. I am not going in to detail about everything but what I can tell you is that I am going to stay strong for my wife and her family and be there for her during this difficult time.
I will continue to do what I do on here when I can. If you need to get in touch with me I have limited internet access. I will be in NY for an undisclosed amount of time to try and help with anything I can.
Rest In Peace Grandpa Paul, you will be missed…
Calvin & Hobbes
Today I thought I would share some humorous Calvin & Hobbes comics after I shared them with one of my co-workers who said it gave her a pick-me-up. I figured maybe more could use a good laugh today…
Enjoy!
Punk + Rock + X-Mas = Jingle Cats???
Many of you know I do not call the birthday of Jesus by it’s common name. I skip out on tradition mainly from over exposure of retail during the holiday season. I see how people really are before the big day. I have turned away last minute shoppers from buying just one more thing that is not necessary to give. I have seen nice turn to pure evil in .00056 seconds. It’s tough being in retail. I am glad I am out of it and I do not miss it one bit.
I am sure many of you have heard this before but if not, I call this day of giving some refer to as Christmas or X-Mas simply J-Day. It stands for Jesus Day, you know, the whole reason the day exists for all you religious type out there.
My wife and I are not religious though we do respect people’s beliefs. We actually see J-Day a little differently than most mainly because J-Day is the day my wife and I hooked up. In fact this J-Day will mark 4 years.
Impressive.
We met at a punk rock x-mas party. I will never forget the night. We both had rough days and randomly ran in to one another at party my friends threw. She was actually friends with my best friend’s girlfriend at the time and I remember I kept asking him before the party if she was coming. They told me she was coming and I figured it was a good day to talk to her. Good conversation, endless cans of gross Natural Light, and the rest is history…
So what does this blog have to do with punk and rock and x-mas? Well I have a certain little compilation I listen to every once in a while during the holidays I thought I would share with some of you. It is a compilation for all you punk rockers out there who like tradition and also like a little out of the ordinary. The CD really reminds me of the night of the party I met my wife at not because that music in particular was playing but more so the reminder of the combination of punk and holidays.
Track Listing:
1. Punk Rock Christmas, (It’s Gonna Be A) – The Ravers
2. Silent Night – The Dickies
3. Hooray For Santa Claus (Theme From “Santa Claus Conquers The Martians”) – Sloppy Seconds (CD only)
4. F*ck Christmas – Fear
5. Merry Jingle, A – The Greedies
6. There Ain’t No Sanity Claus – The Damned
7. Homo Christmas – Pansy Division
8. It’s Christmas – Bouquet Of Veal (CD only)
9. Merry Xmas Blues – Celibate Rifles (CD only)
10. Merry Christmas (I Don’t Wanna Fight Tonight) – The Ramones (UK single version) 11. Deck The Halls – Metal Mike/Alison & Julia
12. Feliz Navi-Nada – El Vez
13. Run, Run Rudolph – The Humpers (CD only)
14. Daddy Drank Our Xmas Money – TVTV$ (CD only)
15. Here Comes Santa’s Pussy – The Frogs (CD only)
16. Christmas Christmas – Mojo Nixon
17. Mr. Grinch – D.I.
18 White Christmas – Stiff Little Fingers
Choice tracks on the CD would have to be of course The Ramones, Mojo Nixon, and D.I. I originally bought this on cassette when I was 17 and played the hell out of it. It was not until a few years back at The Exchange (no way they would ever ever fire me on the day after x-mas) for $5.00. Worth every penny of it!
So check it out if you dare, or not.
There again if that is too much for you there is always Jingle Cats
In case you are wondering, yes I own this CD too. Well actually I took it away from my old co-workers at a certain little music store one year because they played it daily.
Just in case your sick sick mind wants to know what Jingle Cats sounds like I found a clip: