sigh...the whole power ballads thing was supposed to be a lesson in discipline. heck, i can't believe i got the hits i did this week. anyway, it's discontinued due to lack of enthusiasm on my part. i'm an aries, what did you expect? i've been ill this week. at first i thought it was allergies, and perhaps it is, but it really sucks and i find myself in the midst of a 3 day old headache. it isn't debilitating, just annoying. the only thing that works is this generic cough syrup sinus stuff i bought for about two bucks at wal-mart last night. it's a night time formula but i was still up until 4am last night. those night time syrups don't pack the punch i remember. man, i used to get half-looped on a shot of nyquil and fade off into la-la land. anyway i was up until 4 burning disks. my friend sent his dead collection home to me and i started getting it down for myself. it has substantially increased my collection. and i finally found a disk brand the burner likes....memorex.
today was supposed to be devoted to the backyard, and i did get the bed planted with the cauliflower, broccoli, artichokes, various peppers, and lettuces that we had started indoors....not to mention some carrot seeds, but we still have a long road on the flowers and apparently we're going to need to build a seperate bed for corn. but today didn't fly off as planned due to weak me and the headache and my insistence on not taking medicine until i feel like i'll die. so we went to get some more mushroom compost, found a good deal on geraniums and picked up a couple, plus a sweet potato vine...i think it's called a black beauty. and we also got a purple coneflower becasuuse the one in a sleeve i bought a few weeks back only contained dirt, no plant. i have a purse full of receipts but never for what i should be returning. oh well.
when we were leaving home depot today after grabbing our fish emulsion a lady pulled in beside us and slammed her door into mine. she looked square in my window and laughed saying "sorry". in the grand scheme of things this was minor, but to have her laugh and act like it was no big deal pissed me off. i have crept out of some tight squeezes sucking in my gut and even mashed my hands between metal to avoid doing this to someone else, yet i seem to find dings in my doors all the time. so i said something. "hey, be a little more careful next time." it felt good, but still, remembering the stupid smile on this goon's face makes me curious as to how she was ever given a license in the first place. isn't there an intelligence cut-off?
i got my colorado tags yesterday. and had my first emissions test ever. i was home sick and monday's the end of my grace period (well, really i should have replaced them after the move but i figured to hell with that). i sat in the 80 degree sun waiting, sick.....flaky nose running still. wearing a sweater beacuse i hadn't checked before i left. and when i got to the license branch my number was 46 and they were on 20-something so i went to the post office and got some gas in the car. and when i returned they were on 40 so the wait was short. the lady who waited on me was exceptionally pleasant...born in massachessetts, moved to san diego at the age of 3, came here...loves it, too. she asked if i wanted designer plates. i said no. i told her how when i decided to move to colorado i couldn't wait to wear the green and how the car i bought when i graduated college matched the plates and it was all a part of the dream. she seemed to understand and i started on my way. driving down mountain i saw brad on his bike, picked him up and came the rest of the way to the house. we ran out to get CDs and some books. i got a couple of new irving novels to read. and i grabbed some maxells at best buy only to see that there were only a few packs left. apparently they are discontinuing cassettes of all types including video cassettes according to the very helpful sales guy. i told him they would have some angry deadheads...not sure if he cared.
tonight we had pot pies and sat around watching the a-team. it's on all weekend on tv land and i have to say i still enjoy the show. it's all we've had on all day...or at least since i finished watching gardening by the yard hosted by paul james and my favorite cartoon, recess, on one saturday morning. murdock is still a nut to me. and i still think hannibal rocked. although when chad, brad, perry and i played as kids i always had to be face because at that age boys weren't interested in being a pretty boy. now i can appreciate it since i can see that face was responsible for a big part of the cons. still, i wanted to be murdock or hannibal, but i was always agreeable...even when i always had to be daisy duke when we played the dukes of hazzard. labels.
so i pulled out the guitar for a few tonight and decided to tackle a new song...the first song to be approached in several years. i picked "here comes the sun" and then proceeded to print the tab for blackbird which i used to know the intro to. we'll see if this discipline can be applied to something a bit more productive.
yeah, yeah, yeah! here we are again devoting web space to those classic love songs from our metal haze. today on nom de plume we feature those pretty boy rockers, poison and warrant....how much bleach did these boys go through in their time in the limelight.
"late at night i close my eyes and think of how things could have been and when i look back i remember some words you had said to me it's better to have lost at love then never to have loved at all i won't forget you baby (i won't forget you) even though i should i won't forget you baby (i won't forget you) even though i should, yeah sometimes in my head i can still see pictures of you and i laugh to myself when i think of all those crazy things that we used to do although miles come between us just between you and me i won't forget you baby (i won't forget you) even though i should i won't forget you baby (i won't forget you) even though i should, yeah i should let you fade away but that just wouldn't be me oh, baby although miles come between us just between you and me i won't forget you baby (i won't forget you) memories slowly fade i won't forget you baby (i won't forget you) and all the plans we made i won't forget you baby" --i won't forget you, poison
"got a picture of your house and your standing by the door it's black and white and faded and it's looking pretty worn see the factory that i worked silhouetted in the back the memories are grey but man they're really coming back i don't need to be the king of the world as long as i'm the hero of this little girl heaven isn't too far away closer to it every day no matter what your friends might say how i love the way you move and the sparkle in your eyes there's a color deep inside them like a blue suburban sky when i come home late at night and your in bed asleep i wrap my arms around you so i can feel you breathe i don't need to be a superman as long as you will always be my biggest fan heaven isn't too far away closer to it every day no matter what you friends might say we'll find a way now the lights are going out along the boulevard the memories come rushing back and it makes it pretty hard i've got nowhere left to go and no one really cares i don't know what to do but i'm never giving up on you heaven isn't too far away closer to it every day no matter what your friends might say we'll find our way heaven" --heaven, warrant
this concludes day 4 of power ballads week. i'd like to take this moment to solicit requests. please send your choices in immediately. we've got a rockin' 3 days to go and i want to hear what your favorite power ballads are. until tomorrow, keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars.
good afternoon ladies and gents and welcome to a late night edition of power ballads. as promised, tonight we devote a little web time to that sexy hair band babe himself, jon bon jovi, and his rockin' sidekicks. let's take a look.
"as i sit in this smokey room the night about to end i pass my time with strangers but this bottle's my only friend remember when we used to park on butler street out in the dark remember when we lost the keys and you lost more than that in my backseat remember when we used to talk about busting out - we'd break their hearts together - forever never say goodbye, never say goodbye you and me and my old friends hoping it would never end never say goodbye, never say goodbye holdin' on - we got to try holdin' on to never say goodbye remember days of skipping school racing cars and being cool with a six pack and the radio we didn't need no place to go remember at the prom that night you and me we had a fight but the band they played our favorite song and i held you in my arms so strong we danced so close we danced so slow and i swore i'd never let you go together - forever never say goodbye, never say goodbye you and me and my old friends hoping it would never end never say goodbye, never say goodbye holdin' on - we got to try holdin' on to never say goodbye i guess you'd say we used to talk about busting out we'd break their hearts together - forever" --never say goodbye, bon jovi
iI guess this time you're really leaving i heard your suitcase say goodbye and as my broken heart lies bleeding you say true love it's suicide you say you've cried a thousand rivers and now you're swimming for the shore you left me drowning in my tears and you won't save me anymore now i'm praying to god you'll give me one more chance, girl i'll be there for you these five words i swear to you when you breathe i want to be the air for you i'll be there for you i'd live and i'd die for you steal the sun from the sky for you words can't say what love can do i'll be there for you i know you know we've had some good times now they have their own hiding place i can promise you tomorrow but i can't buy back yesterday and baby you know my hands are dirty but i wanted to be your valentine i'll be the water when you get thirsty, baby when you get drunk, i'll be the wine i'll be there for you these five words i swear to you when you breathe i want to be the air for you i'll be there for you i'd live and i'd die for you steal the sun from the sky for you words can't say what love can do i'll be there for you and i wasn't there when you were happy i wasn't there when you were down i didn't meam to miss your birthday, baby i wish i'd seen you blow those candles out i'll be there for you these five words i swear to you when you breathe i want to be the air for you i'll be there for you i'd live and i'd die for you steal the sun from the sky for you words can't say what a love can do i'll be there for you" --i'll be there for you, bon jovi
smoooth. that second one was pretty signifigant around my 16th birthday. and through the years bon jovi has been a closet obsession of mine only occasionally mentioned here and in the presence of good friends. what a band. they've endured time producing great hits such as "you give love a bad name", "runaway", and "wanted dead or alive". but what they've truly been best at are love songs. so tonight we devoted both selection slots to the boys from new jersey. peace out and good night.
good morning and welcome to day 2 of power ballads week here on nom de plume. today we're going to take a look back at some all but forgotten tunes from the past. if you remember these, well you probably still won't know anything else by the bands. sit back and enjoy.
"i never needed love like i need you and i never lived for nobody but i live for you ooh babe lost in love is what i feel when i'm with you
maybe it's the way you touch me with the warmth of the sun maybe it's the way you smile i come all undone ooh babe lost in love is what i feel when i'm with you
baby ooh i get chills when i'm with you oh oh baby my world stands still when i'm with you when i'm with you
i never cared for nobody like i care for you and i never wanted to share the things i want to share to with you ooh babe lost in love is what i feel when i'm with you
baby ooh i get chills when i'm with you oh o baby my world stands still when i'm with you oh oh baby ooh i get chills when i'm with you oh o baby my world stands still when i'm with you when i'm with you when i'm with you" --when i'm with you, sheriff
"words of silence echo through this lonely room just a photograph and dreams that won't come true i'll never know why i left you standin' in the rain cryin' tears of emptyness it's drivin' me insane all i wanted was to love you never wanted to see you cry all i need is just to hold you i just can't say - goodbye sometimes we raise our guns of pain but i'll be your defender 'cause if love means war baby i surrender you use words as weapons i use love as a shield so tell me why are we on this battlefield in a blaze of glory can we rise above these flames in a world of anger there's got to be a way sometimes we raise our guns of pain but i'll be your defender 'cause if love means war baby i surrender we're just soldiers from the heart and i ain't no pretender so lay down your arms and baby let's surrender and though my aim is true i sometimes miss the mark ooh, in matters of the heart but i'd give my life tonight to hold you in my arms in a blaze of glory can we rise above these flames in a world of anger there's got to be a way i just wanna hold you surrender i just wanna love you surrender i never meant to make you cry sometimes we raise our guns of pain but i'll be your defender 'cause if love means war baby i surrender we're just soldiers of the heart and i ain't no pretender so lay down you arms and baby let's surrender" --surrender, trixter
thanks for tuning in. today's segment of power ballads was brought to you by aqua net. tune in tomorrow when we'll take a look at bon jovi's success with the ladies and perhaps we'll find out what he knows that the rest of us should!
good morning and welcome to day 2 of power ballads week here on nom de plume. today we're going to take a look back at some all but forgotten tunes from the past. if you remember these, well you probably still won't know anything else by the bands. sit back and enjoy.
"i never needed love like i need you and i never lived for nobody but i live for you ooh babe lost in love is what i feel when i'm with you
maybe it's the way you touch me with the warmth of the sun maybe it's the way you smile i come all undone ooh babe lost in love is what i feel when i'm with you
baby ooh i get chills when i'm with you oh oh baby my world stands still when i'm with you when i'm with you
i never cared for nobody like i care for you and i never wanted to share the things i want to share to with you ooh babe lost in love is what i feel when i'm with you
baby ooh i get chills when i'm with you oh o baby my world stands still when i'm with you oh oh baby ooh i get chills when i'm with you oh o baby my world stands still when i'm with you when i'm with you when i'm with you" --when i'm with you, sheriff
"words of silence echo through this lonely room just a photograph and dreams that won't come true i'll never know why i left you standin' in the rain cryin' tears of emptyness it's drivin' me insane all i wanted was to love you never wanted to see you cry all i need is just to hold you i just can't say - goodbye sometimes we raise our guns of pain but i'll be your defender 'cause if love means war baby i surrender you use words as weapons i use love as a shield so tell me why are we on this battlefield in a blaze of glory can we rise above these flames in a world of anger there's got to be a way sometimes we raise our guns of pain but i'll be your defender 'cause if love means war baby i surrender we're just soldiers from the heart and i ain't no pretender so lay down your arms and baby let's surrender and though my aim is true i sometimes miss the mark ooh, in matters of the heart but i'd give my life tonight to hold you in my arms in a blaze of glory can we rise above these flames in a world of anger there's got to be a way i just wanna hold you surrender i just wanna love you surrender i never meant to make you cry sometimes we raise our guns of pain but i'll be your defender 'cause if love means war baby i surrender we're just soldiers of the heart and i ain't no pretender so lay down you arms and baby let's surrender" --surrender, trixter
thanks for tuning in. todays segment of power ballads was brought to you by aqua net. tune into tomorrow when we'll take a look at bon jovi's success with the ladies and perhaps we'll find out what he knows that the rest of us should!
i've decided to do something novel this week. welcome to power ballads on nom de plume. pull up a chair, pull out those old black t-shirts and fall in love all over again. yes, they're an embarrassment from our past (well, at least to those of us who were born in the 70s and 80s), but i recall many a tear over some boy to these songs. and i like to pull them out. i must confess....i love metal love songs. so here's your first installment of power ballads from april's collection, a week long look into the rock-n-roll history of my adolescent years.
"i took a walk down a road it's the road i was meant to stay i see the fire in your eyes but a mans gotta make his way so are you tough enough for my love just close your eyes to the heavens above i'm soming home i'm coming home
i took a ride in a world i'll be spinnin' for the rest of my life i feel your heart beatin' baby ooo sometimes it cuts like a knife so are you tough enough for my love just close your eyes to the heavens above i'm coming home i'm coming home
i'm coming home where your love tonight can shine on me i'm coming home where your loving arms can set me free" --coming home, cinderella
"when i look into your eyes i can see a love restrained but darlin' when i hold you don't you know i feel the same
cause nothin' lasts forever and we both know hearts can change and it's hard to hold a candle in the cold november rain
we've been through this such a long long time just tryin' to kill the pain
but lovers always come and and lovers always go and no one's really sure who's lettin' go today walking away
if we could take the time to lay it on the line i could rest my head just knowin' that you were mine all mine so if you want to love me then darlin' don't refrain or i'll just end up walkin' in the cold november rain
do you need some time on your own do you need some time all alone everybody needs some time on their own don't you know you need some time all alone
i know it's hard to keep an open heart when even friends seem out to harm you but if you could heal a broken heart wouldn't time be out to charm you
sometimes i need some time on my own sometimes i need some time all alone everybody needs some time on their own don't you know you need some time all aone
and when your fears subside and shadows still remain i know that you can love me when there's no one left to blame so never mind the darkness we still can find a way cause nothin' lasts forever even cold november rain" --november rain, guns -n- roses
tune in tomorrow when we'll be featuring more of those lost love classics. i'm your web-jay, crazy fraz-ee saying good night and keep on rockin' in the free world.
it's snowing! i can scarcely believe it. yesterday was cloudy and cool, but not cold and it eventually began pouring rain. i commented on the amount of precipitation this spring. i had this vision of dry springs based on everyone's talk about the weather here. and i have to admit i was afraid i would miss having the rain pour down.
so after we made it home last night we stepped out the back door and al along the edge of the house was a white ring. it must have been ice since it was still raining. as it got later and later it began to expand from the edge of the house to the far reaches of the yard. now this morning it's a virtual winter wonderland and it's still coming down. welcome to the 3rd snowiest month in colorado. i'm happy about it because it means less threat of forest fires this summer, but i sure as heck hope this is the last of this weather we see until november.
