Sunday, April 1, 2012

The 100 Best Songs of Ever

A complete, and utterly comprehensive list of the 100 best songs of all time. The list is in no particular order, and yes it does include every song on Led Zeppelin II. Please to enjoy if you can.

Grooveshark Playlist 100 Best Songs of Ever


Title Artist Album
Alive Pearl Jam Ten
Cocaine Eric Clapton Slowhand
Release Pearl Jam Ten
Help The Beatles Help
Running With The Devil Van Halen Van Halen I
Aint Talkin Bout Love Van Halen Van Halen I
Panama Van Halen 1984
Drop Dead Legs Van Halen 1984
Cabo Wabo Van Halen ou812
Poundcake Van Halen For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock and Roll) AC/DC High Voltage
T.N.T. AC/DC High Voltage
Can I Sit Next to You Girl AC/DC High Voltage
Ride On AC/DC Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
Shot Down In Flames AC/DC Highway to Hell
If You Want Blood (You've Got It) AC/DC Highway to Hell
Night Prowler AC/DC Highway to Hell
Shoot to Thrill AC/DC Back in Black
Back in Black AC/DC Back in Black
Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution AC/DC Back in Black
For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) AC/DC For Those About to Rock
Who Made Who AC/DC Who Made Who
Shake Your Foundation AC/DC Who Made Who
Thunderstruck AC/DC The Razors Edge
Twist and Shout The Beatles Please Please Me
Love Me Do The Beatles Please Please Me
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds The Beatles Sgt. Peppers Lonely Heart Club Band
When I'm Sixty-Four The Beatles Sgt. Peppers Lonely Heart Club Band
Helter Skelter The Beatles The White Album
Story Of My Life Social Distortion Social Distortion
Ball and Chain Social Distortion Social Distortion
Paradise City Guns 'n Roses Appetite For Destruction
Patience Guns 'n Roses G N' R Lies
Sweet Emotion Aerosmith Toys in the Attic
Dream On Aerosmith Aerosmith
Sweet Home Alabama Lynnrd Skynnrd Second Helping
Tuesday's Gone Lynnrd Skynnrd Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd
Simple Man Lynnrd Skynnrd Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd
Cinnamon Girl Neil Young Everybody Knows This is Nowhere
Heart of Gold Neil Young After the Gold Rush
Mr. Soul Buffalo Springfield Buffalo Springfield Again
Old Man Neil Young Harvest
Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble Couldn't Stand the Weather
American Tune Paul Simon There Goes Rhymin Simon
Sharp Dressed Man ZZ Top Eliminator
La Grange ZZ Top Tres Hombres
Shake Your Rump Beastie Boys Paul's Boutique
Whole Lotta Love Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin II
What Is and What Should Never Be Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin II
The Lemon Song Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin II
Thank You Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin II
Heartbreaker Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin II
Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman) Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin II
Ramble On Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin II
Moby Dick Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin II
Bring It On Home Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin II
Gallows Pole Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin III
Tangerine Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin III
Bron-Y-Aur Stomp Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin III
Good Times Bad Times Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin
Babe I'm Gonna Leave You Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin
I Can't Quit You Baby Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin
Your Time is Gonna Come Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin
The Song Remains the Same Led Zeppelin Houses of the Holy
Dancing Days Led Zeppelin Houses of the Holy
The Ocean Led Zeppelin Houses of the Holy
In My Time of Dying Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti
Houses of the Holy Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti
In the Light Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti
Down by the Seaside Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti
Nobody's Fault but Mine Led Zeppelin Presence
In the Evening Led Zeppelin In Through the Out Door
Fool in the Rain Led Zeppelin In Through the Out Door
Hey Hey What Can I Do Led Zeppelin Coda
Seven Nation Army White Stripes Elephant
Desperate People Living Colour Vivid
Which Way to America Living Colour Vivid
Solace of You Living Colour Time's Up
Down In It Nine Inch Nails Pretty Hate Machine
Sleep Now in the Fire Rage Against the Machine The Battle of Los Angeles
Outshined Soundgarden BadMotorFinger
Slaves and Bulldozers Soundgarden BadMotorFinger
Searching With My Good Eye Closed Soundgarden BadMotorFinger
Seven Bridges Road The Eagles Eagles Live
Hotel California The Eagles Hotel California
Ripple Grateful Dead American Beauty
Friend of the Devil Grateful Dead American Beauty
No Woman, No Cry Bob Marley Legend
Stir It Up Bob Marley Legend
Redemption Song Bob Marley Legend
Toes Zac Brown Band The Foundation
Chicken Fried Zac Brown Band Home Grown
Where the Boat Leaves From/One Love Zac Brown Band Where the Boat Leaves From
Baba O'Riley The Who Who's Next
Won't Get Fooled Again The Who Who's Next
Behind Blue Eyes The Who Who's Next
Who Are You The Who Who Are You
No Excuses Alice In Chains Jar of Flies
Tones of Home Blind Melon Blind Melon
Brown Sugar The Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers

Friday, December 23, 2011

Thanks Be to You NBA Network

Happy Friday All! This is my first day of Christmas vacation. I walked the dog, got some breakfast and decided to sit down and relax. NBA network was showing  the Detroit Pistons Vs the Chicago Bulls from Christmas day 1990. The game was good. It really reminded me of just how good Michael Jordan was, and how annoying Bill Laimbeer was. Chuck Daly on Detroits bench, a young Phil Jackson wearing a bow tie, and Marv Alberts doing play by play.

The game was good, then they went to commercial. I tuned them out and read some email until some guy named Vince came on and started selling the Slap Chop. I think the line that really puts this over the top for me is at around the 35 second mark. "Stop having a boring tuna, stop having a boring life." Oh lord, please give me the strength to not strangle Vince if I ever see him in person.

During another break NBA network put on an ad for a product called Insta Slim. This is a tank top made out of an elastic, spandex type material that sucks in your gut for you. As a middle aged guy with a couple of extra pounds around my middle, and a desire for a fix that doesn't involve exercise or eating responsibly I was interested. I waited for it through the entire commercial and they didn't say it once. Not one time did they call this product what it was. A girdle. (I would also have accepted corset, though that would have been less accurate.) If they're not going to call it what it is, I'm not going to buy it.

As with so many other things, bad ad's on NBA network come in three's. The third one during this game was for a product called Max Tall Shoe Inserts. I was just sitting there minding my own business and I hear this from my TV, "Guys Pay Attention. How would you like to have an extra two inches?" (Go ahead and click the link it's right at the beginning of the video.) Yeah, that's all it took to drag me in. I thought the email spam I used to get in the 90's had migrated to the NBA Network. Turns out this product is for an insert you can put into your shoes to make yourself taller. According to the commercial this makes you more attractive to women, and men will listen to you more in business meetings.

Thanks NBA Network! It's been a long time since I've had my insecurities played on so obviously. For the record, I will not be buying any of these products...though that Slap Chop does look tempting.

Monday, December 12, 2011

Much Ado About Tebow

It's time for me to confess; I have been going out of my way to watch the Denver Broncos play since Tim Tebow was named the starter. Full disclosure, I am a Seattle Seahawks fan, and I've been watching the NFL since 1985. I referred to John Elway as Horse Face from then until his second Super Bowl win, and even passed that. It came out again today when I saw him watching his new star in action from a luxury box at Mile High Stadium. Long story short, I truly hate the Denver Broncos. So when I say that I'm going out of my way to watch the Denver Broncos I want you to understand how extraordinary that is.

Since being named the starter Tim Tebow has led the Broncos to a 7-1 record including 4th quarter comebacks over Miami, New York Jets, San Diego, Minnesota, and the latest victim Chicago. My personal favorite was the win over Kansas City where Tebow completed 2 of his 8 passes and still managed to win the game. A truly awful performance, but still must see TV.

The part that I'm enjoying the most is watching former players and coaches on the pre and post game shows. They seem to be about evenly split between Tebow haters and Tebow believers. Tom Jackson on ESPN has been waxing on about Tebow since his win over the Jets, and it's eating Keyshawn Johnson and Chris Carter alive. Over on NFL Network Warren Sapp is left shaking his head in disbelief. "Assignment football, that's all it is." Meaning that if everyone on the defense stays home and does their job Tebow's style of offense won't work. Less vocal, but almost as upset, is Marshall Faulk. He has been rendered almost silent.

 I'm guessing New England is going to go in to Denver next week and beat the snot out of the Broncos. Once that happens who knows what the next step is. The Broncos may collapse and miss the playoffs, but I hope they don't. I mean can you imagine if Denver wins out, gets a good seed going into the playoffs and makes it to the super big game? I'd watch every game, and when they met the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XLVI, I'll be rooting for Green Bay... and Tim Tebow.


Saturday, November 26, 2011

This Lady Can't Be Trusted

Found out today that before we were married my wife was a pretty fair hand driving a trailer. Now? "I've got you to do it for me" she says. After 18 years together, there's still more to learn. Lucky me.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Stuffed Spaghetti Sandwich

Here is my take on the Spaghetti Sandwich. I don't understand people who put spaghetti on conventional sliced bread. Don't they know that spaghetti is wriggly? It will escape the confines like sand between your fingers. Hollowed out French bread is the way to go!
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Thursday, November 10, 2011

Coonhound in a Recliner

Let Sleeping Dork Butts Lie

We recently got a brand new (to us) recliner and it's been a bit of a battle around the house to see who the new chair belongs to. I thought it belonged to me as I was carrying the base up the stairs, but when I went back out to grab the back our cat Sammy claimed it. That's alright. It's good for the cat to have somewhere to call her own. Our other cat Milo found that he could jump up on the back of the chair and make it rock back and forth. This was fantastic for Milo, not so good for Sammy. The best though was when the dog decided that he wanted his share of the chair.

Jaxonn may not look like it in the picture but he weighs in at just shy of 100 pounds. I'm not sure how he curls up that frame into a ball small enough to fit in the chair. I don't know for sure when he started to climb up into it, but now he'll walk over to the chair, paw it and look at me. The same as he does when he wants to get on the couch. (That's right, I make him ask up. I don't want him to take that privilege for granted, and I'm also a big meanie pants.)

The Peoples' Sandwich


What's not to love about a communist sandwich shop? I'm not someone to get nostalgic about the glory days of the cold war, but this place serves up 'dictater chips' with every order (kettle style potato chips made in house no less). That's got to be worth something. The Peoples' Sandwich located on the corner of 1st and Couch in NW Portland is just what it says, a sandwich shop. I've heard about it for a while now but never made the 3 block walk over to check it out. I had it in my head that it was a lot farther away.

Very cool place. The menu was limited, but everything on it looked fantastic. I had the Hammer & Pickle, a cuban sandwich with pork loin, mustard and a dill pickle. My favorite sandwich name ever is now The Peoples' Sandwich. Here's the description: Soylent Green [Pan-Fried Ota Tofu Covered in Pesto], Sweet and Spicy Peppadew Peppers and Filberts on a French Roll. Vegan. I don't think it's OK to claim a sandwich made with Soylent Green is Vegan though...hmm.

Happenings

David Giuntolo is 3rd from the left in the jeans and Grey jacket
There's been some excitement outside of the office the last few days. The new NBC show Grimm has been setting up an exterior shoot on NW 2nd Ave between Couch and Davis in Portland, OR. They've had parking marked off for 'Film Crew' for the last few days while they got the storefronts made over. Yesterday the crew was there shooting. We had a confirmed David Giuntoli sighting (He's playing Nick Burckhardt). He was performing a scene where he walks out of a storefront then down the sidewalk talking on a cell phone. We did hear the word "dispatch" so take that for what it's worth.

Tuesday, November 1, 2011