1. Ring of Honor
Ring of Honor is the best wrestling promotion in North American right now. But before you say "Wrestling!? That stuff is so fake, with Hulk Hogan and the Ultimate Warrior and Andre the Giant! Boooo!", please do me one favor: punch yourself in the testicles. That WWF/WWE crap isn't pro wrestling, it's "Sports Entertainment", meaning that in a 2 hour TV show, you'll see 7 promos, all of them lousy, with about maybe 30 minutes of actual wrestling. And bad wrestling at that. Well, ROH is completely different. Sure, they don't have big name talent, but the guys who do compete, the Samoa Joe's, the Homicide's, the Bryan Danielson's, they all put it all on the line, every single night. Some of the stuff they do in the ring is beyond belief, and needs to be seen to be believed. Ring of Honor mixes so many styles of wrestling, it's crazy. Guys like Joe, Homicide and Low Ki pull no punches, as they WILL legitimately kick and slap and punch the hell out of people. And if you think people don't really get hurt, then you are dead wrong. Check out their official site at www.rohwrestling.com, and if you are going to buy any DVD's or tapes, I suggest Death Before Dishonor, Final Battle 2003, and Death Before Dishonor 2, Parts 1 and 2. Actually, every single ROH release is 10 times better than any Raw, Smackdown, or PPV that the WWE has put on in the last 5 years. Their shipping times are incredibly fast and very cheap too!
2. Coheed and Cambria
Coheed and Cambria is the best rock band I have ever heard. Granted, I grew up listening to rap music, and it's still my favorite genre of music, but Coheed and Cambria has become my favortie band/artist. Why? Because they are so damn strange. Songs about killers named Al who only feast on white girls, and lots of other crazy stuff, it's just so damn weird. But it sounds great. Claudio Sanchez, the lead singer, has a voice that you either love or hate. I love it, a lot of people hate it. It's very high pitched, but it works so well with the instruments they use. I'm no music expert by any means, so it's hard for me to compare them to anyone, so I guess I should tell you to preview their tracks at MP3.com to see if you really like them. And if you do, then buy their CD's, don't steal them, truly talented bands need support from record consumers, pop starts like Britney Spears don't. I suggest to listen to both of their albums, because they grow on you. I started listening to this band during my daily Dr Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine gaming sprees, and they quickly grew on me. CoheedandCambria.com is their official site, check it out.
3. The Early November
I only started listening to TEN after I saw that they were similar to Coheed and Cambria on MP3.com. I checked out their song clips, and downloaded a couple tracks from their albums, and I was very impressed. They have a real somber, laid back sound on most of their songs, but some of them are real driving rock tracks. Their acoustic stuff is amazing as well, hearing the acoustic and regular versions of "Every Night's Another Story", and how different they sound is really cool. This is another band that deserves your money, so if you find out that you like them, please, buy their CD's, they aren't going to break your wallet.
4. Airheads
You won't find a better candy out there right now. You just won't. So stop trying, and go to your nearest convienience store and pick up some Airheads. Seriously, if there was an Airheads shortage, I would probably s*** a d**** for one, they are that damn tasty.
And there you have it. Those are just some of the things I love. I guess I just posted this to keep my journal updated, since whenever I make an entry, it seems to get a fair amount of traffic.