KISS Collectible Of The Day Feb.28th

Today's KISS Collectible are the magazines that Gene Simmons put out in 2002. The magazine was called Tongue and was a Men's Lifestyle Magazine along the lines of Maxim magazine. I actually enjoyed reading this mag but it only lasted 5 issues.

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Ticket Stub Of The Day Feb.28th (Misfits)

Today's ticket stub is from the time I saw The Misfits in concert at Red's in 2000 in Edmonton. Opening bands for the show were Texas band Speedealer and Winnipeg band Guy Smiley and locals Les Tabernacles. I went to this show with my buddy Psycho.

Concert Shirt Of The Day Feb.27th (Big Sugar)

Today's t-shirt is from a Big Sugar show I saw at The Shaw Conference Centre in 1998. I originally had won passes for the Big Sugar concert at an airplane hangar in Edmonton. The promotion was part of Labatt Blue contest called 'Out Of The Blue'. At the concert they would have a draw for a trip to see a concert somewhere in the States. I had won the passes at the bowling lanes at Westmount Mall. Your name got entered every time you ordered a Labatt Blue. Lori and I hung at the bowling lanes for a night drinking Labatt all evening in the hopes of winning passes, well, lucky me, I got my name pulled and won passes.

The night of the show at The Hangar was a disaster. It had rained all day and the grounds outside the hangar was nothing but mud. Inside the hangar was a mess, not only lots of mud and rain, but it being a airplane hangar, it was just a long hall, much like a curling rink, not a whole lot of room to move with tables set up, and then to top it off, they were selling Labatt Blue for a dollar a can. You can imagine the amout of beer being slammed back that evening. It was a party alright, craziness. By the time Big Sugar hit the stage, the couple hundred people stuffed in to the hangar were well lit up and very muddy. The show didn't last very long, as the power generator kept cutting out cause of the shitty weather. Big Sugar did manage to play about 5 songs before they cancelled the show. It was by far one of the weirdest shows and venue I have been too.



To my surprise, a few weeks after this show I got a letter in the mail from Labatt's with a letter for an invite to a redo of the show this time at The Shaw Conference Centre in 1998. That show ran much smoother, with a lot more people invited and beers costing 4 dollars this time. Not quite the fiasco it was at the hangar. So I got to see Big Sugar play twice for free from winning the one contest, sweet!!!

That Big Sugar show at the hangar is one I won't soon forget. Good times!!!



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James Cotton/Johnny Winter Live In Edmonton 02/25/2011

Warning, post is wrote under the influence of substances.

Tonight Buzzard, Hurl and I just saw probably one of the best double bill blues shows of my life. Legendary harp blues man James Cotton opening for legendary blues guitar player Johnny Winter at the Polish Hall in Edmonton,wow, how the fuck does it get better then that. First time I have seen James Cotton play in concert, while he may no longer sing lead vocals, the man can still play kick ass harp, very impressive. And the man sitting in vocals is no slouch either, and then there is the bass player whom can lay it down some dirty, wow, I haven't heard some kick ass bass like that in a very long time, very impressive. As for James Cotton, for a man in his mid seventies I sure didn't expect him to play for the hour and a half he did. Kick ass show James, you got the place a rockin'!!! And you can still play a mean harp, very very impressed.







At the end of James Cotton's set, he signed autographs at the side of the stage which was super cool.





Next up was Johnny Winter, well you never know what kind of show you may get from Johnny. Well this evening, it's looking like ol' Johnny is getting his shit together which is nice to see. The last time I saw Johnny Winter in 2007 was good, well this time was even better, nice to see him still playing with the same band members and putting on an unbelievable rock n' blues show, Johnny has got his shit together. good work guys.

It was some cool to see James and Johnny together belting out the song 'Mojo Working' wow, they fucking kicked that song out, so rocking!!! Johnny Winter had together tonight, which was nice to see, he was kicking out the tunes big time.



Johnny Winter played one hell of a show this evening, looking good and sounding even better. He was rippin' it up on the guitar tonight.







Because this show was such a success, we will be doing it all again Friday Oct. 14th, same venue, same bands.

The only sour note of the evening was the gentle man having a heart attack right next to our table. Thankfully Buzzard and I were outside having a smoke, but Hurl had a front row seat for it. Luckily there was a doctor and nurse in the house that were quick to help and get him stabilized. Here is hooping everything is ok with him.

Ticket Stub Of The Day Feb.25th (AC/DC)

Today's ticket stub is from the double bill of AC/DC with L.A. Guns concert I saw in 1991 at Northlands Coliseum in Edmonton. This was my third time seeing AC/DC live, they were touring for their album 'Razors Edge' and my second time seeing L.A. Guns in concert. I was really looking forward to seeing LA Guns again, as the last time I had seen them at The Metro, they put on an incredible show. This time though they just lacked bite and weren't all that good. They were touring for their album 'Hollywood Vampires' which was terrible, so I should have known that they weren't going to be very good. This show actually played two nights in a row, with both shows being sold out.

I went to this show with Cuz and Sherry. Sherry snuck my video camera in for me so that I could bootleg L.A. Guns opening set. Cuz and I had done mushrooms before the show so we were tripping pretty good, it's damn hard to tape a concert when your tripping on shrooms'. Good times!!!



During AC/DC's set when they played the song 'Money Talks' AC/DC dollars bills fell from the rafters. I had a friend that had seats on the floor who was lucky enough to catch a few of the dollars and was nice enough to give me one.

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KISS Collectible Of The Day Feb.24th

Today's KISS Collectible is an old paperback book called Headliners KISS The Greatest Rock Show On Earth by John Swenson. The book came out in 1978 and has 185 pages of all kinds of info on the band KISS, also there is a whole shit load of pictures. It is a fun read, and I believe it's probably the first book I actually owned all about KISS. The book starts with a three page colour photo. All and all a cool book.

Concert Shirt/Poster Of The Day Feb.24th (Gwar)

Today's t-shirt is from the Gwar concert my Cuz and I went to in 2004 at Red's in Edmonton. The opening bands for this show were Dying Fetus (terrible band name and band), All That Remains (boring) and Gwar wasn't a whole lot better. I think once you have seen Gwar there really is no need to see them again. This was my second time seeing Gwar live. There shtick doesn't change much and the music, well, it's just not good.

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Ticket Stub Of The Day Feb.23rd (Rod Stewart)

Today's ticket stub is from the time Geddy and I went to see Rod Stewart in concert at Northlands Coliseum in 1991. Overall this was a pretty good show, especially when Rod did some of his old solo music and tunes from his old band The Faces. When the concert did get mellow and cheesie, Geddy and I would run up to the bar and down a quick jug of beer and then hustle back to our seats for the good tunes. All and all we had a great time at this show.

Concert Shirt/Poster Of The Day Feb.22nd (Tesla)

Today's t-shirt is from the fourth time I saw Tesla in concert. This show was in 2005 at Red's in Edmonton. Tesla were touring for the 15th Anniversary of their Five Man Acoustic Jam album, which came out before the whole MTV Unplugged thing took off. This show was an acoustic show as well. I went to this concert with Cuz.

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Ticket Stub Of The Day Feb.21st (Rancid)

Today's ticket stub is from the first time I saw Rancid in concert. Rancid were touring for their '...And Out Come The Wolves', the show was at Dinwoodie Lounge on the U of A Campus in Edmonton in 1995. Opening band for this show was a band called Seaweed from Tacoma, Washington. This was a great punk rock show in a great venue, hot, sweaty and very loud, good times!!!

Concert Shirt/Poster Of The Day Feb.20th (Trail Of Dead)

Today's concert shirt is from the headlining band of the double bill of ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead and The (International) Noise Conspiracy concert I saw at Red's in Edmonton in 2005. Wow, that has got to be the longest band name double bill ever. I thought Trail Of Dead were excellent but was let down by Noise Conspiracy, I thought they would be better then they were.

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Ticket Stub Of The Day Feb.19th (Kentucky Headhunters)

Today's ticket stub is from the triple bill of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Kentucky Headhunters and Carlene Carter concert I saw at Northlands Coliseum in 1991. The main reason I went to this show was to see Kentucky Headhunters, but have to admit all three bands were actually quite good. I went to this show with Hurl and Geddy and Geddy's mom. Geddy was taking his mom to the show as a Mother Days gift. Which worked out well for me, as now I had someone who could sneak in my video camera. She was kind enough to do it for me too. We laughed when she said she felt like she was sneaking in drugs, but she did it nonetheless. Thanks Geddy's Mom!!! The only band I taped was the Kentucky Headhunters.

The day of the show the Kentucky Headhunters did an autograph session at HMV in West Edmonton Mall. Hurl and I went to meet the band, who turned out to be really nice guys.

Concert Shirt/Poster Of The Day Feb.18th (System Of A Down/Mars Volta)

Today's t-shirt is from the opening band of the excellent double bill of Mars Volta opening for System Of A Down at Rexall Place in Edmonton in 2005. I wasn't sure what to expect from mars Volta as I am not a big fan of their studio albums, but seeing them live was an experience. They reminded me of Led Zep mixed with Jimi Hendrix. They had that raw psychedelic feel. After seeing them live I became a bigger fan of Mars Volta. This was my second time seeing System Of a Down in concert and they didn't disappoint either. Overall a great double bill of heavy music. Good times!!!

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Ticket Stub Of The Day Feb.17th (Dire Straits)

Today's ticket stub is from the time I saw Dire Straits in concert, this show was in 1992 at Northlands Coliseum in Edmonton. Dire Straits were touring for their album 'On Every Street' their last album they did together. I was never a big fan of Dire Straits but thought they would be really good live. What i recall they were good, but I was quite buzzed for the show and was nodding out during it.