...of a troubled mind, I try to understand..." I used this song two or three blogs ago and no one guessed it, so I'm recycling it like Shadow does.
Today was a great day. I got my talk box in the mail, which was even better than I was expecting it's really easy to use, sounds great. I played "Man in the Box", and figured out "Do You Feel Like We Do" (just the talk box solo). I mastered making it talk, and using it for a wah effect. I'll record some demos soon.
At 5:30, I went to the Varsity Volleyball CIF Division I Championships (the high school state championships, courtesy of a friend for my birthday present), between Mira Costa (the school I'm going to next year) and Newport Harbor High (the #1 seeded team in the CIF, before today). We lost the first two games lcosely, but pulled off three in a row to get the 3 out of 5 to win state championships!!! Fukc yeah!!! Mira Costa are the champions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And my friend found a new idol, the libero for Mira Costa (the libero wears a different colored jersey and can sub in for anybody an infinite amount of times without using a substitution). The Outside Hitters and the Opposite Hitters were my idols for the game (especially Opposite, considering it's the position I have to play next year). The game was like a football game. Crazy, energetic, scream-fill;ed, and especially: obsessed fans. We moshed after the victory, and almost got smashed against the bleachers, but I jumped just in time to avoid getting hurt. It was an awesome game, something we'll be talking about at school.
Anyway, I don;t have much else to say. I'll do what I did with movies last blog, and do it with bands.
Straight-up Rock: Pearl Jam
Heavy metal: Alice in Chains
Electronic: Radiohead
Alternative: Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Smashing Pumpkins
Hip-hop: The Beastie Boys (this is the first time I may say something that shocks anybody, I do enjoy a good dose of hip-hop now and again)
****c Rock: The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Indie: Sonic Youth, My Bloody Valentine
Overall: Radiohead, followed by Pearl Jam