heres a tip

hahaha troof

reminds me of my county parks days

New Kicks

Nike Air Indee

simple and fesh ... canvas not leather

Sturgeon faces hahaha

www.sturgeonface.com check it out for stuff like this

Block Party soon...

Youtube sucks you pretty much cant embedd anything these days, viva la vimeo!

oh block party is a month away

whats block party?

oh its the end of the school year concert that SU gives us

Oh whos the concert this year

well theres some opening acts I'ved never heard of but Drake is the headliner... but more importantly N.E.R.D. is the other act.

sweet deal

bobby james the provider from pineapple on Vimeo.

ok maybe youtube just moved the embed link but w/e guess Ill see if this works

FROG FAIL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

My Top 20 Albums of the Decade (2000-09)

So I realize I am about 4 months behind on doing this post since most blogs and websites did theres in early January. But it was because of them that I was inspired to do one of these posts. So I finally sat down to bang this list out ... and it was NOT EASY!

Now most of the lists I saw seemed to base their rankings solely on critical acclaim and album sales... which makes sense, but who gives a shit? Considering I only listen to the radio when my ipod is dead or I have exhausted every cd in sight I did not agree with most of the lists.

So how would I possibly go about making this list you ask? Well after throwing out a couple of ideas like playcounts, actual purchases, bands I would pay to see... I decided the best list would be one based on the impact they have left on me.

So here it is the Top 10 err 20ish Albums of the Decade

#20 Big Pun - Endangered Species 2001
I was hesitant to put this one on since it is basically a compilation cd and it came out after Pun had passed. Bottom line is that I listen to this CD to this day and every time I listen to it I get instant nostalgia of a road trip to Philly and Lake George.

#19 The Format Ineterventions + Lullabies 2003/ Dog Problems 2006/ Fun. -Aim & Ignite 2009
My first of a few cop outs is a three way tie for number nineteen. The Format holds a special place in my heart because I like to think I can relate to some of the songs and I was pretty bummed when the band separated, than something amazing came along in FUN. and it is ... fun!

#18 Gorillaz - Demon Days 2005
Had a hard time picking which Gorillaz CD to put on this list but when it comes down to it I owned the cd and the vinyl to this.
Cant forget the music videos and website than came along with this album so creative so diverse, kinda like my musical taste as you'll soon see.

#17 John Mayer - Where the Light Is 2008
Ok so maybe this can be considered a cop out as well since there is no original music on it. But it was my first time hearing JM live, and the dude can melt faces and explode vaginas. Neon Acoustic might be my favorite song of all time.

#16 Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III 2008
I dont care who you are, if you like this cd or not, it has left and impact on the world of music and I would be insane not to put it on here.

#15 Jimmy Eat World - Futures 2004
This may be another case of nostalgia or a cry for better times, But I actually bought this CD I can sing every word to every song on here. Probably because it was burned into my brain because every time we boozed down in my friend Paul's basement this cd came on.

#14 Jay-Z - THE Blueprint 2001
The original Blueprint was essentially my introduction to Jay-Z, because before that I was listening to everything my older sister listened to. This was like one of my first "look what I found" moments, little did I know at the time A young man from Chicago had hand crafted each song that I loved would soon become one of my favorite rappers.

#13 N.E.R.D. - In Search Of... 2002
You can't be me
I'm a Rock Star
I'm rhyming on the top of a cop car
I'm a rebel and my .44 pops far

It's almost over now
It's almost over now

and thats not even the best song on the cd... No one Ever Really Dies

#12 Silversun Pickups - Swoon 2009
Its hard to justify putting anything too new on here in fear that I will get sick of it eventually. But this CD is just so great. When I listen to this band I cant do any thing else it needs my full attention and I love it.

#11 Jet - Get Born 2003
WHoooooooooooooooo so this is what is was like for my parents growing up listening to AC/DC and Def Leppard.
This CD reminds me of driving around with the windows down on my way to do something fun!

#10 Linkin Park - Meteora 2003
Linkin Park before they left the prog rock scene for the political rock scene with green day and U2 actually used to be quite good. This cd was extremely well produced each song blended into the next one and before you know it you've listened to the whole thing and you never hit skip once.

#9 Kid Cudi - Man on the Moon: The End of the Day 2009
Again I hesitated to put something new on here but the way I see it Cudi is the future of Hip-Hop, and using Ratatat beats is really unfair, but this album is an instant classic.

#8 Minus The Bear - Menos El Oso 2005
This one brings me back to my first summer free from High School, good times, good friends, good tunes. Couldnt tell you how many drunken dances have been done to this album but I went as far as to buy the Vinyl copy so I could throw it on my turntables at parties, and even though I sold my tables I kept the Album because I couldn't bare the thought of giving to some stranger who might not appreciate it.

#7 DCFC - Plans 2005
When I first got this cd I listened to it 25 times through over 2 days... a song for every moment of life the cd sounds like a best of, like almost every song could have been a radio single, truly a great cd

#6 The Killers - Hot Fuss 2004/ Day & Age 2009
Man thank god these guys showed up when they did pop music was in a weird spot because nobody could understand what musicians were singing... not these guys I could drunk Karaoke all day to these guys c'mon don't act like you wouldn't either

#5 Paramore - Riot 2007
A girl singer no thanks, not interested... whoa who sings that song? Oh, really? foot in mouth... and I don't like feet. But I do LOVE this cd, whatd they have like 5 singles off of this. Trust me you don't want to be in the car with me and this cd I will scream every lyric , seriously

#4 Outkast - Stankonia 2000
This CD is so good I don't even think I need to explain anything here except why isnt it higher?

#3 Kanye West - College Dropout 2004/Kanye West - Late Registration 2005
I have been writing this post for like 2 hours now, and I keep going back and forth between these albums I just cant pick which one was better. Is it the introduction of Kanye or the phenomenal follow up? ... I will say the skits on Late Reg. funny at first but they sure as shit piss me off now when I just want to listen to music... why do rap cds always have to have skits?

#2 Eminem - The Marshall Mathers EP 2000
Ask my 13 year old self thinks about Eminem because I sure as shit wouldn't have the same answer now. This is was so intense, so amazing, so crazy, so over the top, so mindblowing Em will never ever to match this thing. He was just so angry and apparently so was 13 Nizzo because I FUCKIN LOVE THIS CD MOTHER FUCKER!

So as you can see I am kinda all over the place on this list and yeah I took a lot of cop outs with ties but I am really passionate about my music and since I cant play any actual instrument or sing or rap or anything, I all can do is sit back and appreciate.

and the ALBUM of the DECADE IS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!










#1 Minus The Bear - Highly Refined Pirates 2002
No other album has captured my attention like this one. A lot of bands have come and gone for me trust me I could have easily made a top 100 list but this one has lasted 8 years and it is still going strong. I think a harder list to make would be a top Minus the Bear Albums list, in my opinion it does not get better. MTB live is pretty mind blowing and the Album coming out this MAY just might be more proof of this.



SO thats it let it marinate leave me a comment if you want, I did just spend two hours writing this instead of doing hw but hey whatever.

New look?

I scoured the interwebs for minutes and minutes before I found this template... what do you think. My favorite I have ever had on here.

With that said every time I change the layout usually means I am planning on doing some blogging for reals... so well see how long this lasts, working on the top albums of the decade post right now, going to be really tough I already know I am going to have to have an honorable mentions list I just simply can not narrow it down.

anyways look for the post soon!

Wait so its March now?

Major slacking on my part ... lucky for you I am home on spring break this week and probably bored every minute of every day so I will be getting back to posting... however today is not that day because today is St pattys day and I intend on going to the bar shortly...

when I get back around I will do some posts like
my top 10 albums of the decade
my new car
my school work
my new jams
summer albums I am looking forward to
ans the usual rants about randoms

and I need to get a new layout this shit is ugly

No way its November?

Well as yo can see its been a while since I updated the blog. Too bad really I was having fun doing the Brew Blog, but as usual school and life caught up to me and I had to take a break. Normally when I say this its to announce that I will be back to doing updates on a regular basis.

Not this time though; I am still incredibly busy with school and at this point setting aside time for the blog is just not possible.

However since I am currently frustrated with just about everything I have going on at the moment I'll share a few things I would like to get off my chest....

The Yankees are World Series Champions...again. For the 27th time and their 5th in my lifetime. I dont care how many people hate them or criticize them for their high payroll or steroid connections. The bottom line is that they had one of the best teams of all time this year and earned every win they got and deserve credit where credit is due.... Tex will undoubtabley get a gold glove, A-Rod finally broke out of his post season slump, Swisher reminded the team that baseball was fun, Jeter broke the all time hits record for a yankee, Petite-Posoda-Jeter-Mariano are all Legends and will all be in the Hall of Fame... and so will Hideki Matsuis bat from game 6.

The Sabres are off to a Great start but before I jinx them Ill just say how sweet it must for for Tyler Myers the 19 year old beast to be a fixture on an NHL team, thats just amazing to me... being 23 now it seems I keep getting older and talent in the NHL keeps getting younger.

Oh and Ill call it now before its too late WATCH OUT FOR THE LA KINGS... my favorite team in the West this year good to see Anzje Kopitar getting the attention he deserves

Yeah I turned 23 a couple weeks ago... not very eventful... but not as bad as I thought, only thing that makes it weird is the fact that most of my classmates are just turning 21 or not even 21 yet, guess thats my fault for dicking around so much after high school

This kid I grew up with and still talk to all the time is a professional male model... not joking just got done looking at pictures of him on a particular young peoples clothing line... hes all over the website, I am really happy for him, I know its not what he set out to do but at least he is doing something and thats more than I can say with some other people I grew up with.

In school we just finished a project for the Town of Dewitt. They came to our school and asked if we can design a town park for them where they would be locating their public library and parks and rec office... It was really fun doing a design that had the possibility of actually being implemented and for once, I actually cared about what I was putting on paper. It must have shown because I was picked along with 14 other classmates to present my final design to two board members from the Town of Dewitt. They didnt exactly say they were going to choose one of our designs but they seemed generally impressed and asked for copies so they could bring them to town meetings during the next phase of getting the park built.

Other than that school has pretty much been crushing my soul... I am a week behind in my autocad class... which ironically is over I just have to turn in a final project by tuesday, in studio we are doing a design competition for a park in Georgia which my professor is making us do an abundance of research for and thats pretty much been pissing me off and will be pissing me off until Thanksgiving break....

Oh one positive thing I get to see my favorite band ever in two weeks MINUS THE BEAR, and get to hang out with friends from back home ... cant wait

Brew Blog 4

What : Magic Hat Seasonal - Autumn - Roxy Rolles

Background: As the leaves line the trees with colors bright, the Autumnal Amber Ramble comes into sight! Roxy Rolles pours in her wake foliage fallen and a perfect pairing of malt and hops. 5.1%

Review: This is... was my first choice for my start of the Fall Seasonal Beers. I figured you cant go wrong with magic hat, and I was right. Yeah its a little dark reddish tint to it but thankfully it doesnt have an overwhelming fruity after taste. its just right honestly this is a great dinner beer I dont remember what specifically I ate that night but it seemed right that I was drinking and eating with this combination

Bottom-Line: Great way to kick of the season, will definitely be purchasing again!

Brew Blog 3

Totally lost track of the brew blog... well the writing part not the drinking part so well just do them all in one day why not...What: McSorley's Irish Black Lager by Lion Brewery, Inc. in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States

Background: too lazy to look it up right now

Review: The day I bought this was the same day I decided to start tackling all of the variations of Oktoberfest/harvest/pumpkin... etc beers it being the season and all. But for some reason This beer eyed me down the whole time I was making my selection. The name rings in my head as Marty McSorley that dirty hockey player from a couple years back. I had to get it plus it said black lager and I was feeling very up to any challenge so I grabbed it along with some Magic Hat Seasonal (see next post) and headed home. So in effort to get the autentic experiance I poured my first glass at room temperature and took a nice hearty swig. Preparing myself for that unmistakable coffee taste that Guinness has lead me to expect, I was surprised by its absence. Excitedly I gulped it down but decided it would taste better after being chilled in the fridge for a while. So I made some food and waited and when I pured the next one I was rewarded with my new beer of choice for St. Pattys day.

Bottom-line: Drinking Guinness may appeal to your desire to look cool and feel different for drinking it amongst friends.... but McSorleys leaves out the coffee aftertaste and makes you look even cooler for drinking it amongst friends.

Saosin - In Search Of Solid Ground

Ok so Im gonna try a couple more Album reviews on here like the Blueprint 3 one

problem is in the past few weeks Ive come across about 7 new LP's and its going to take me a while to do all of them so by the time I get to them it might not be as relevant as I want it to be but heres the first one...

Saosin - In Search of Solid Ground

Once a skeptic of this band my friends changed my mind back in ... geeze what 8th grade or 9th idk bottom line is I downloaded their "old" stuff on napster or kazza hahaha so its been a while, they've changed singers and drummers and have been sidetracked numerous times since than Ive seen all the lineups in concert and to me it still a sound that I enjoy

why the history lesson? well its come to my attention that those very people that turned me onto this band so many years ago have lost attention in this band and some dont even care to hear the new album in fear that it will sound too much like the last one that came out in what 2005 freshman year of college wow it really has been a minute so whats the verdict?

All in all I like it , 14 tracks long which is pretty lenghty for this band... I must admit that I was a little disappointed not to hear anything that made me instantly get pumped like sleepers did for me on the last album, I think partly they were attempting to be a little more commercial in hopes of attracting new fans but some of the songs come out as recycled music we've heard before.... not saying I dont like it its been in my car cd player for about a week now and I haven't swapped it out so to wrap it up if you liked this band to begin with there is no reason you wont like this cd if your a new listener it might be a little more difficult to get into but well see if the videos do well on fuse and online and maybe just maybe they'll make it on to mainstream radio

Brew Blog 2

What: Commodore Perry IPA, Great Lakes Brewing Co. Clevalnad Ohio

Background: A medium-bodied and well hopped India Pale Ale with a dry, fruity aftertaste.The Bow Brewery in London exported this pale ale to the multitude of British soldiers, colonial administrators and settlers in India. This pale ale style was a strong candidate for shipping due to the high potency and high level of attenuation. 6.4% Alcohol availible in 6 or 12 packs

Review: If theres one thing I dont like about trying new beers is beers that taste fruity... alas trying to expand my brew pallete I picked up this for my second installment on the brew blog. It might have been then cool backstory on the case and bottles or it might have been the high percent of alcohol per volume, more likely the ladder as it was a long day of school if I remember correctly. Anyways pouring it into my pint glass I could immediately smell the fruit in this brew, and my stomach was having second thoughts about the whole thing. I admit the first sips.... hell the first glass did not go down very smooth for me. Each time I forced a gulp down I instantly grimaced as the after taste coated my mouth and throat. After that though the second one went down fine , the third one I slammed and after that .... forget about it I was buzzed nothing mattered

Bottomline: Would I buy it again, Hell No... but I did get me hammered. And Ill drink any beer based off of American Wars

Brew Blog 1

So this is my first brew blog attempt its about a week after I actually had the beer itself but none the less here is is

As you can see by the picture the Brew I chose was Phin & Matt's extraordinary ale brewed by the Southern Tier Brewing Company

heres the backround:When we sat down to collaborate on this beer, we knew we had to create something extraordinary. After sampling a wide array of great beers, we hit upon an idea: use vast amounts of whole hops, the finest malted barley North America has to offer, and crystal filtered artesian water. Thus creating this classic American style pale ale.

5.6% abv • 6.9ºL • American Pale Ale
12 oz (6 pack & 24 bottle case) / 1/2 keg / 1/6 keg

heres my review: I wish I had more to say about this brew but it is the most average ale I have ever had, I didn't taste bad at all, and it was pretty smooth to drink. On the other hand it wasnt that great that I plan to put it in regular fridge roatation

heres the bottom line: maybe Phin & Matt's Ordinary Ale would be a more suitable name

so theres my first installment of my Brew Blog.... still working on the format and review process as Ive seen others online with rating systems for flavor, feel, drinkability, etc... maybe Ill just do an overall rating system

well bout to start research for the next brew blog and watch the NFL OPENER, peace out

Back to the Blog!

OK Summer is over and like I promised I'm gonna get back to updating things regularly around here.... last Fall I gave a quick summary of what I did while I was MIA but basically I worked, boated, and drank a lot so nothing surprising there.

So what I am going to continue blogging about is music, art, hockey,

and basically anything that I think is cool and needs to be shared.... its always been when Ive wrote about so no drastic changes, I have been trying to think of new things though and for my fir

st "IDEA" is a beer blog, I put it in quotes because I AM aware its not an original idea but its just as much for me as it is for you... so in the next post which will be at some time tonight most likely I will start Nizzo's Brew Blog

but first things first!!!!

THE BLUEPRINT 3

GOT TO LISTEN TO IT AND LIKE I THOUGHT IT IS NEARLY PERFECT!

OK maybes its not going to change music as we know it but its Jay-Z my favorite rapper of all time and its classic Jay-Z not American Gangster movie Jay-Z and not I'm going to retire Kingdom Come Jay-Z.... not quite reasonable doubt, but definite on par with previous blueprint installments.... Ive listened through its about 8 times now and the only song out of the 15 that I skip every time I hear the annoying melody and repetitive out of tune horns is Reminder... that song is truly HORRIBLE.... Songs that I allready know words to are.... Empire State of Mind, Off That, A star is Born, HATE, So Ambitious.... and its pretty hard not to enjoy Young Forever... aka Forever Young remixed with Mr. Hudson

MOS DEF- THE ESTATIC

Great site to check if your into any form of design...

myinkblog.com

basically just a blog that points out clever logos and typefaces... if youre into any can of design you can spend a couple hours clicking around on this site... so go to it stop reading this

Lil Wayne made a rap just about Kobe Byrant

LIL WAYNE - KOBE BRYANT

in honor of my favorite bball player ....KOBE

DJ HERO!?