19 Dec, 2013

Top 10 Drinking Game Rankings

By |2013-12-19T19:40:20-05:00December 19th, 2013|My Brain|4 Comments

Through my many years on Earth I’ve played quite a few drinking games. Some I like and some I hate but one thing is clear, I know why I like or dislike them. I’ve decided to rank 10 games from top to bottom by a criteria that consists of fun factor, skill and drunk level. I’ll be using a 5 star system with 5 being the best.

 

The Drinking Games

10. Kings – Kings gets the lowest rating because I only have 10 on this list. I would have this much lower if I could. I hate this game. When I hear people suggest this game, mostly females, I cringe. No skill to it and the fun involved is hard to find with a microscope. I’m not into busting rhymes, picking mates, naming categories or playing with ridiculous rules like little men. Plus no one can monitor how much you drink so you essentially are casually drinking playing a stupid card game. The saving grace is the king’s cup but it happens once every half hour so who the fuck really cares.
Fun Factor: ★
Skill:★
Drunk Level:★

The setup of the drinking game Kings

The King cup rules the middle

9. Fuck The Dealer – This game is exactly one notch above kings and a notch is about 1/64th of an inch. You start with a full deck and one person is a dealer. The goal of the player is to guess what card the dealer is looking at. A normal person guesses a 7 to start the game and the dealer will say higher or lower. If the player doesn’t get it on the second guess, the player drinks and the dealer moves on to the next player in same fashion. Cards are laid down after they are looked at to give the player an advantage as more cards are played. If the dealer gets through 3 people without them guessing the card, they switch dealers. Another game with ambiguous drinking and virtually no fun factor. I’m not sure this game would keep a mosquito amused.
Fun Factor:★
Skill:★
Drunk Level:★

Fuck the Dealer sucks as a drinking game

A picture of the set up for the drinking game Fuck the Dealer

8. Thumper – You keep hitting the table throughout the game is where the name comes from. A circular table is used and people sit around. When it’s your turn, you make a symbol like moose ears or the middle finger. The person next to you makes your symbol and adds one of their own. This continues until someone screws up. There’s some shifting of seats but honestly the game’s not that much fun to really play by the rules. The goal of drinking games is to get drunk and this one tries to be more of the fun type. Having a good memory helps in games like this but if you are trying to get drunk, the two don’t go hand in hand.
Fun Factor:★
Skill:★★
Drunk Level:★

I couldn't find a good pic so here was an oddball black dude surrounded by whites playing thumper.

I couldn’t find a good pic so here was an oddball black dude surrounded by whites playing thumper.

7. Asshole – A reasonably fun game that has a President and an Asshole each round. This is a card game where you play a card and next player has to play a higher card. Each game starts with the Pres giving his worst card to the Asshole and the Ahole gives his best back. The special cards are 2 and 3 where 2 clears and 3 is wild. I also have played versions of there being a card which brings socials. The President is allowed to make anyone drink at anytime and gets to make a rule after each game. It’s relatively fun but not exactly a high octane game.
Fun Factor:★
Skill:★★
Drunk Level:★★

The game being played is Asshole and Barry is it.

The game being played is Asshole and Barry is it.

6. Edward 40 Hands – A game where you try to drinking 80ozs of malt liquor is considered fun by me. 40 hands played without malt liquor doesn’t count. Simplicity is the key to the effectiveness of this game. You tape 2 40’s to your hands and your goal is to finish them as fast as possible. The winner gets to remove the tape. The losers can’t remove until they finish. Pussies tend to quit. I remember one time in college I finished my two while sitting down in a chair and as I tried to stand up I completely fell over. It hits you harder than you think. Being able to chug certainly helps but 40’s still require some endurance so the best chugger usually isn’t the winner.
Fun Factor:★★
Skill:★★★
Drunk Level:★★★

Edward 40 Hands will put you on your ass

Watch out for Edward40Hands

5. Power Hour – Another simple game that I find fun that non-alcoholics won’t. You play by having a shot of beer every 60 seconds. This averages out to 5 beers in an hour which is a pretty good pace. It doesn’t feel that bad though because one shot of beer is fairly simple. Many people use a song that changes every minute to notify when to drink again. I’ve gone 90 minutes before and the fun is when you notice that you’re starting to catch a buzz. Plus your stomach will start to get filled up and bathroom breaks are generally frowned upon. If you substitute something other than light beer, this becomes a challenge.
Fun Factor:★★
Skill:★★
Drunk Level:★★★★

60 shots in 1 hour

60 shots in 1 hour

4. Mario Kart Drunk Driving – I just saw this game today on a website and decided to include it because it’s a throwback and probably a lot of fun. The goal is to get 1st place with the rule being that your beer has to be finished before you finish. The caveat is that you can’t drink beer while you’re driving. This means you have to pull over your kart completely to drink. I plan on playing this weekend and will edit this post after some real life experience. My stars are hypothetical stars in this situation. One time drinking and driving is actually legal. The video below is bit different. I’m not sure which I like better.
Fun Factor:★★★
Skill:★★★★
Drunk Level:★★★

3. Quarters – A game where you bounce a quarter into a shot glass. This is mostly a skill task as the right technique is necessary for being an efficient quarter player. The problem with quarters is that even though the task of making the quarter is a good premise, the games generally are lacking. The set up is usually make the shot glass on the first attempt and you can pass left or right, make it on any time after and you pass left. 2 shot glasses are going around the table and if you leap frog a person who is struggling to make their shot, they drink. They then get tag teamed in a world of hurt and this can result in tapping out which is a fun game. We used to play a combo game of quarters and flip cup called 21. You would have 5 people on a team and play a shoot til you miss game of quarters. The team would accumulate 21 points in quarters and then shoot for a taller glass which when made would lead to a game of flip cup. A great mixture of fun.
Fun Factor:★★★
Skill:★★★★
Drunk Level:★★★

A good mix of skill and drinking

A good mix of skill and drinking

2. Flip Cup – The perfect party game. This is a game where females can be as good as guys which is virtually unheard of in today’s world. A simple concept of taking a red solo cup and flipping it 180 degrees so it lands on its opening. The amount of skill to accomplish this is ideal for a drinking game because it’s not that hard and it’s not too easy. Anyone can play which is the best part. The more people you have the more fun it’ll be. PLUS, you actually get drunk playing because there is no where else for the beer to go. You are forced to drink and many people don’t like being forced to get drunk. Competition and shit talking run rampant in this game because it’s fast paced and can turn on a dime once someone starts getting drunk. Being a savvy veteran I’ll share a tip that I see many noobs are unaware of. When it’s your turn to start the down up down, lift your cup a millimeter off the ground when your tapping. Not only is it less up but it’s less down too. Chugging is really simple too because all you have to do is get it into your mouth and pouch your cheeks if need be. Survivor flip cup is also an innovative concept where the worst person gets voted off. This separates the men from the boys and leaves for a triumphant feeling if you are the ultimate survivor. This is wonderful game that probably gets a lot of play but should get much more.
Fun Factor:★★★★★
Skill:★★★★
Drunk Level:★★★★

The one and done

The one and done

Beer Pong – The quintessential drinking game. Simply put, you throw a ping pong ball into the other team’s cups. It’s most usually played 2v2 and when 2 players on the same team both make a shot, they get the balls returned to them. There are some odd rules like bouncing, getting on fire, or throwing a ball behind your back if it comes on your side but that’s mostly pussy shit. We used to play a straight up 6 cup, 1 re-rack. An off tangent thought, the power-I is bullshit and it’s quite logical. When you rack on 3, you don’t deserve to be able to make the front or back cup and get back to a typical 2 cup rack. Racking at 3 is punishment and deserves the triangle. If you are an advocate of the power I, you are an advocate of being a pussy. Anyway, this game is played everywhere and is the most common drinking game you will find. I believe many colleges play beirut which is 10 cup. It’s a whole lot of fun and the skill level is apparent as the best players usually don’t leave the table. I also like that if you drink your beer when the opposing team makes a cup, you won’t be thirsty and will get might drunk. An odd game where you seem to improve over the course of the night. It’s actually a bell curve where you hit your peak at a certain level of drunkness and fall once you can’t see where the cups are anymore.
Fun Factor:★★★★
Skill:★★★★★
Drunk Level:★★★★

A standard beer pong shot

A standard beer pong shot

18 Dec, 2013

Gripping Tales of People- Charles Manson

By |2013-12-18T22:08:48-05:00December 18th, 2013|Celeb|2 Comments

I’m going to create a segment that outlines people who are misunderstood. They’ll have wild stories but without investigating them closely, the details will be muddled. This leads to misinformation and incorrect perception. My thought is that if I was not aware of it, many others are probably the same way. So as I come across stories in my life that I find fascinating and I was hazy on the truth, I will share them in this segment.

Charles Manson
Charles Manson
Uneducated Thought: He was one of the most notorious serial killers who murdered dozens.

Reality: He is the brains behind 2 mass killings but did not actually partake in the actual carnage.

Charles Manson sparked my interest after reading this Rolling Stone piece. He is a complete psychopath, there is no doubt about that, but he didn’t physically kill the 8 people that he is known for. Here’s the summary of what happened from what I gathered through the internet and interviews.

 

Manson’s Murders

The “Manson Family” was a group of people led by Manson whose ideas were perfect for people with an undefined life path. He gave them direction. At the Spahn Movie Ranch in California, Manson gathered this Family who would do drugs like PCP and live under Manson’s values and ideals. A theory is that Manson had this idea known as “Helter Skelter” where the blacks would rise up against the whites and create chaos with riots and murders. After listening to the Beatles White Album, specifically the song Helter Skelter, he believed the album was directed at the Family itself, an elect group that was being instructed to preserve the worthy from the impending disaster. When questioned about this theory in present day Manson says, “…I’m too stupid to get involved in something of the magnitude of Helter Skeleter.” Whether Helter Skelter existed of not, he told a friend named Tex Watson to defraud a black drug dealer for money to support the Family against the uprising of blacks. The money was stolen and the dealer responded by threatening to wipe out the Family at Spahn Ranch. Manson responded by shooting him but failing to kill him.

A short time after in a separate shakedown, Gary Hinman was killed by Manson’s cronies for some inheritance money. Manson told Family members at Spahn Ranch, “Now is the time for Helter Skelter.” On the night of August 8, Manson directed Tex Watson to take Susan Atkins, Linda Kasabian, and Patricia Krenwinkel to “that house where Melcher used to live” and “totally destroy everyone in [it], as gruesome as you can.” The current occupants of the house, all of whom were strangers to the Manson followers, were movie actress Sharon Tate, wife of famed director Roman Polanski and eight and a half months pregnant; her friend and former lover Jay Sebring, a noted hairstylist; Polanski’s friend and aspiring screenwriter Wojciech Frykowski; and Frykowski’s lover Abigail Folger, heiress to the Folger coffee fortune. Without going into horrific detail, these 4 people were murdered by knife stabs ranging from 15 to 50 times by Tex Watson and the females. Charles Manson was not present.

The next night, six Family members—Leslie Van Houten, Steve “Clem” Grogan, and the four from the previous night—rode out at Manson’s instruction to carry out another mission. Displeased by the panic of the victims at Cielo Drive, Manson accompanied the six, “to show them how to do it.” They went to the home of supermarket executive Leno LaBianca and his wife, Rosemary, a dress shop co-owner. Manson helped initiate the murders by tying up the occupants, and then left the scene. The LaBianca’s were murdered by Tex and the family using the same stabbing method as before.

Members of the Family were being questioned about these murders and information was spreading about whereabouts and who was involved. This process lead to the arrest of key members of the Family, including Manson. Next, evidence started piling up against the people at the crime scene and this lead to a trial for the members involved. The trial was a circus act with Manson as the ring leader but he ultimately was sentenced to death. A law was passed against the death penalty around this time and his sentence was changed to life in prison opposed to death which is where Charles Manson has been since 1971.

 

Manson’s Legacy

The everlasting story gets even wilder with a member of the Family trying to assassinate Gerald Ford in 1975. Many other bodies kept popping up after his sentencing. It shows the influence that Manson had over this network of people. From what I gathered, he almost murdered 1 person and was the assumed leader of all of this other hoopla that took place. I always thought he was a serial killer but he wasn’t. His interviews are great too. He comes off as a complete kook which I suppose he is. The Rolling Stone piece described a bit about his current life and it wasn’t anything too spectacular. He’s had 108 infractions of the rules during his time behind bars and seems pretty docile. He even has a 25 year old piece of ass who worships him. His account for the murders is far different than what supposedly happened but I don’t think that’s much of a surprise to anyone. I should also add that he’s a pro environment enthusiast.

[dropcap background=”yes” color=”#333333″]”What a life, man.  One great big fucking piece of shit.”[/dropcap]

 

He’s a whack dude who masterminded some people to murder other people and probably had affiliation with more murders no one is aware of. I feel like there are people out there 100x worse than him still roaming around. He’s exactly where he should be of course but I found him and this entire saga unbelievably entertaining. There’s something about his craziness that is almost enchanting which other people obviously felt as well. He’s so crazy that you almost have to believe he knows what he’s talking about. Plus there are so many twists and varying accounts that it makes it so it’s impossible to know what actually happened. Decide for yourself.

“I don’t think you understand the gravity of the situation, man. How can you interview Jesus when He’s dying on the cross?”

“My thoughts are more interesting than anything I can read”

17 Dec, 2013

Photoshop Experimenting Continued

By |2013-12-17T21:17:14-05:00December 17th, 2013|Photoshop|1 Comment

Still improving, what do you think?

Looking somewhat realistic?   Or is it?

Looking somewhat realistic? Or is it?

Adding images and backgrounds

Adding images and backgrounds

Still perfecting duping and moving.

Still perfecting duping and moving.

Learning hair coloring and other areas.

Learning hair coloring and other areas.

17 Dec, 2013

My Hangover Status

By |2013-12-17T14:32:57-05:00December 17th, 2013|My Brain, My Life|0 Comments

I suggest you read this post at buzzfeed to fully grasp where I’m coming from. This description of the 9 hangovers was pretty on point for me. I’ve probably experienced them all but have some that tend to hit me more than others. If you don’t read this at buzzfeed, you won’t understand the full description.

1. The Basic

Mild nausea, mental and physical slowness

Mild nausea, mental and physical slowness

I rarely get the basic. One or two beers doesn’t hit me and once I hit 6-7, I’m going for gold.

 

2. The What Have I Done

Paranoia, self-loathing

Paranoia, self-loathing

This feeling is always the worst. You know you did something but are unsure of what. Anyone you come in contact with you are always wondering in the back of your mind if they hate you for something you did. Lots of apologizing usually follows this except you don’t know who to apologize to so you just hit everyone.

 

3. The Total Blackout

Complete memory loss

Complete memory loss

2 and 3 go hand in hand for me. When I was younger I’d be black out drunk from 10pm to 2am. Now I tend to leave the bar by 12 because I’m an old man to prevent this. Either way this feeling is one of the worst because of the uncertainty and danger that arises with it. Believe me, I know.

 

4. The Physical

Headache, vomiting, diarrhea

Headache, vomiting, diarrhea

Never had this problem.

 

5. The False Dawn

Excessive joy, followed by a terrible low

Excessive joy, followed by a terrible low

The wise alcoholic knows that waking up feeling good is always bad. Whenever this happens to me it’s usually when I know I can be worthless for the day and I keep drinking immediately.

 

6. The Existential Crisis

Depression, pessimism, nihilism, taking a long, hard look at yourself

Depression, pessimism, nihilism, taking a long, hard look at yourself

I live in this phase on Sundays. I swear off drinking and tell myself I’m going to turn it around. This description fit me to a T. C. I’d like to think that hitting this hangover would mean that you recognize what is happening but the toxins from alcohol induce this horrible feeling in yourself. It’s a horrible way to go through life but unavoidable if you are going to drink in excess.

 

7. The Rage

Extreme irritation, loss of patience, violent visions

Extreme irritation, loss of patience, violent visions

Not too much of an issue for me. I’m always way madder at myself.

 

8. The Apocalypse

Everything

Everything

Once again, not really an issue. I’ve put so much alcohol into my system that it’s rare that I’ll be completely dysfunctional. It does happen from time to time but I think this happens to people who drink too much every so often instead of alcoholics who drink too much every weekend.

 

9. The Pardon

Joy, peace, smugness

Joy, peace, smugness

I get this sometime when I know I drank a lot and should feel terrible but oddly enough am ok. I’d say this happens about 3% of the time I drink too much. Very rarely because alcohol knows it needs to punish the sinners.

17 Dec, 2013

The Media Chooses Carefully

By |2013-12-17T11:56:10-05:00December 17th, 2013|My Brain|0 Comments

Here is a story I read on Yahoo in which a deaf father hears his daughter Ashley, sing for the very first time due to new technology. Staying with the theme of the last post and understanding why magazine covers re-touch images of beautiful people, this story has the similar idea. Is this a worthy story if the 15 year old girl isn’t pretty and can sing well?

If an ugly person with a terrible voice was heard for the first time by their parents, it’s not making the news. There is no argument to this because it’s 100% the truth. The media sets the way things are perceived. Stories are not stories unless they contain beautiful people, a miracle occurs, or something tragic happens. That’s it. I’d like to think that they sell this story because it’s so heartwarming.

The media does there best to touch your heart. They are these manipulative, incredibly thoughtful, money hungry, dirt bags who share these stories so you feel emotion and register where you received this information. This quote is nice and all by Ashley, “He was sobbing. I was holding back. At that moment we were inseparable,” Ashley shares. “Now my life is fulfilled. I love to sing, and my parents can’t hear, which is heartbreaking. But now my dad can hear me, and it’s awesome.” I’m probably a heartless person, but the older I get the more I see how things are being done. Could I be wrong and this is just a feel good story? Perhaps, but then show me these things happening to normal people.

We should ask the father the question my twitter feed poses.

16 Dec, 2013

Jennifer Lawrence Goes to Shop

By |2013-12-16T20:14:40-05:00December 16th, 2013|Celeb|0 Comments

Hair, waist, boobs, fingers needed work.

Hair, waist, boobs, fingers needed work.

[pullquote align=”center” background=”on”]In Hollywood, I’m obese.  I’m considered a fat actress.  I eat like a caveman.  I’ll be the only actress that doesn’t have anorexia rumors!  I’m never going to starve myself for a part.  I’m invincible.  I don’t want little girls to be like, “Oh, I want to look like Katniss, so I’m going to skip dinner. – Jennifer Lawrence[/pullquote]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After ranking Jennifer Lawrence at #5 on my overrated list, I feel both happy and sad for this display of destruction. On one hand I applaud my assholeness for this Photoshopping work confirming she isn’t a 10 out of 10 which many believe. On the other hand, I completely agree that this society and its journey for perfection is detrimental to all human beings. Like I wrote in the post, Jennifer Lawrence is the hottest girl in your class or workplace, not the hottest in the world and we can’t be shopping the top 1% of females without the other 99% feeling some sort of insecurity.

This photo was taken in 2011 and is resurfacing, I assume, because someone was wise enough to put them into gif format. I’m pretty split on how I feel about shopping good looking people to make them better looking. Be aware that the people who are doing the re-touching are doing it strictly for business purposes. They don’t care about the security level of millions of people, they care about selling magazines, movies, or whatever else they are paid to do. People want to see the best and expect the best. The best rises and the average sinks. If it were the other way and they were putting nasty looking normal people on their cover do you think people would be interested? Obviously not as much. People need to lighten up and be aware that re-touching photos is not going to go away and to not take everything so seriously.

The majority of people are not Hollywood and I think they know it. It’s when people start spazzing out about these types of issues that people even start pondering it. I watched a Charles Manson interview with Geraldo and he said about drug use, “if the Gov’t tells you to not take the red pill, and you weren’t even aware the red pill existed, now you are more apt to take the red pill.” The concept broadly works here. Jennifer Lawrence is hot, they made her hotter to sell more issues, period. I would have no idea that this cover was shopped and I would expect them to shop it. Why not?

Here are some other celeb shop jobs.

Keira Knightley

Boobs sell.

Boobs sell.

Julia Stiles

Hair add and trim.

Hair add and trim.

Madonna

She really scares me.

She really scares me.

George Clooney

Aging is unavoidable.

Aging is unavoidable.

Britney Spears

Tighten up that ass.

Tighten up that ass.

Nic Cage

Now this is proper shopping.

Now this is proper shopping.

16 Dec, 2013

Worst Part About Blogging

By |2013-12-16T15:48:54-05:00December 16th, 2013|My Brain|0 Comments

leaddog

Copying work. I peruse websites throughout the day and see things that I find interesting but unless I have a unique spin on a story, I’m not going to post duplicate info. Copying other people’s work has to be one of the lowest forms of blogging. Considering how well bloggers are already respected, reproducing work isn’t acceptable.

Unfortunately, what this does is restricts the majority of things I want to write about because my new information is virtually non-existent. I suppose you could make the argument that if you never saw it, and it still exists, how could it be considered copying? Which is a valid argument because everything is mentioned by some source somewhere. If I see a funny video first posted on Barstool, it feels wrong to take it and post it on my site. But if I take 10 funny things from Reddit and combine them into one post, that to me isn’t as bad because I’m creating a post from tidbits of information. If I know it’s completely main stream I don’t have a problem posting it because everyone is using it. Or if it’s completely obscure I’ll post it because I’m bringing it to peoples attention. The middling ground is where websites feel like it’s their “original” post and copying it seems wrong.

What this does though is that it makes me take longer to come up with posts. I need to formulate an idea and then come up with original content for what I consider the best quality posts. I would like to think that people come here to read something that makes them think some thought went into it and not just regurgitating the news which they can get anywhere. However, with this thought in mind, sometimes my content just isn’t there. I spent the weekend drinking, not coming up with content. This not only produced no new content, but stymied my weekend thought which is bad on all levels.

And to answer the question of the title, this post is the worst part about blogging. It’s forcing out a post with no substance. Knowing that it’s not great but also knowing that if you don’t post in 3 days you aren’t exactly staying current with people who visit your site. This is a double edged sword because making blogging your life isn’t an option because it pays 0 but not spending time really sinks your ship. That’s all I can write on my current position. My Monday posts are notoriously the worst of the week.

13 Dec, 2013

It was just pee

By |2013-12-14T13:43:46-05:00December 13th, 2013|Videos|2 Comments

I never liked pooping in public. This video holds true with me. If I 100% have no other choice, I will make it happen. This is usually when explosive diarrhea is imminent or a wet fart has me nervous enough to check. There’s something about the social nature of pooping that disturbs me. In college I used to find the best bathrooms that never had any people in them and take 30 minute shits in between classes while I read the Pitt news. This type of public I have no problem with. If I was at a sporting event, the hustle and bustle of dozens of people surrounding me while I do my business is where I start feeling uncomfortable. It works the same way with a pee trough. If I’m boozing hard I never have a problem peeing but if I was sober and sort of had to pee in a trough, I’d get nervous and quit. Or fake it and quit.

Public pooping though was always a no-no for me because of the lines. The idea of someone waiting for me to finish deucing so they can occupy it after me is gross. This works the same way with me waiting for someone to finish because I would never want to be that near a strangers fresh process. Plus public restrooms always have mysterious water all over the seat. Bring a port-a-potty into the mix and forget about it. This is the all time combination of nastiness and people waiting. Figured I’d share my public pooping knowledge to accompany the video.

12 Dec, 2013

Kuratnick Invitational College Bowl Mania

By |2013-12-12T13:26:03-05:00December 12th, 2013|Sports|0 Comments

Bowl Mania

I hardly know anything about college football but this ESPN bowl pick’em is a lot of fun. Kuratnick, who doesn’t get a lot of blog mentions but is an all around good guy, hosts a $25 pool in ESPN’s College Bowl Mania. Here is the link to the game home. You may have to search for the league: Kuratnick Invitational – PW: Bowden

You play by getting points to distribute known as confidence points. Your goal is to score the most points as possible and you do that by picking the winning team and giving them the most points. Meaning if you have 100% confidence that a certain team is going to win, you give them 35 points. Your 35 points pick is generally the team that is most favored to win the game. A game which would be called a pick em game, meaning no spread, would be one that you would use 1 confidence points. Every game is selected and given a certain amount of points. Every game that you win, you add up your points and the most total points wins the pool. This gives you a rooting interest in every single bowl game and turns boring bowl games into something watchable. It’s well worth the 25 dollars. The prize pool is winner take all and we had about 25 people last year. I finished a close 2nd and obviously intend to win this year. I’d like to see some people from the blog join up because the more the merrier.

11 Dec, 2013

Led Zeppelin on Spotify!!!!!!!!!

By |2013-12-11T16:24:33-05:00December 11th, 2013|Music|1 Comment

Led Zeppelin finally hits Spotify!

Led Zeppelin finally hits Spotify!

I couldn’t use enough exclamation points in this title to express how excited this makes me. Having the Led Zeppelin library at my fingertips is feeling like a lightning bolt just touched the tip of my penis. Rolling Stone broke the story to me through email but it looks as if they were aware at 11am today. 28,000 followers already, I expect this number to grow past 200,000 in the first month.

The rollout starts today and will continue through December 15th, starting with Led Zeppelin and Led Zeppelin II. Tomorrow, Led Zeppelin III and Untitled fourth album arrive. Friday brings Houses of the Holy and Physical Graffiti and Saturday will feature Presence and In Through the Out Door. Sunday, December 15th will be devoted to six albums: The Song Remains the Same, Coda, BBC Sessions, How the West Was Won, Mothership and Celebration Day.

I will be getting the lead out nonstop once everything is out and creating my own personal Led playlist. I’m excited for tomorrow because III and IV were my favorites. Their final 5 albums never wowed me as much but there are still great tracks on Houses of the Holy and Physical Graffiti. Music just got better.

The Beatles, AC/DC, Tool, Garth Brooks, Bob Seger and a handful of others remain unavailable on Spotify. When the Beatles are released on Spotify, all hell will break loose. I can’t tell if Spotify is good or bad for the bands but I can’t imagine more people being able to listen to your music as a completely bad thing. I can see how established bands who already have a fan base don’t want users listening to their music for free because these are their core buyers. For up and comers and legends, what’s the problem? Up and comers need people to listen to them and legends usually are not at their peak any more. Artists need to learn to adapt and Spotify is the wave of the music future.

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