Boring ass Presidential debates!

Hiiiiidi-hoooooo boys and girls!

So, I've watched the Presidential debates, in part to see if they would sway my decision, but also to see the possible trainwreck, that sometimes happens whenever you get two opposites going at one another. Well, my mind remains unchanged, and there were no real zingers this time around.

In fact, the debates were pretty damn yawn-worthy. Now I don't want to discuss politics. Personally I believe who you vote for is between you, and the button you push, but here's a "thought provoking" list compiled by the fine upstanding citizens at Cracked.com of 20 things that would fix the boredom factor of the debates.

www.cracked.com/article_16707_20-ways-they-could-make-debates-actually-worth-watching.html

I'd definately go for #11, #8, and or course #1.

Happy Boss's Day

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My Guitar Hero "Controller"

G'day all...

I've been playing guitar for going on 25 years now (damn, I'm getting old!) As such, I get asked frequently if I play Guitar Hero or Rock Band. Now I've tried both, and while I've found them mildly entertaining, I just couldn't get into them. It's really frustrating for me to muddle through a song on these games, that I can easily play on guitar.

I do think these games are great, as they give gamers the thrill of playing in a band, and perhaps they create interest in learning guitar, bass or drums. The line is definately blurring, as some of the new controllers ape a real instrument in many ways. There are a few companies creating guitars with USB interfaces, and I can see the next step being a guitar or bass that you plug straight into your gaming console. Cool stuff, to be sure!

I've been in 4 bands over the years, and have sat in on blues jams and whatnot for years. I'm currently playing in a new band. We've been together a couple of months, and have yet to establish a name. We're playing old school rockabilly (Eddie Cochran, Carl Perkins etc) and some newer Psychobilly (Reverend Horton Heat, Cramps) We're working on a few originals right now, and we're currently recording a demo to give to club owners. The band is a three piece, myself on guitar and vocals, a drummer, and a stand up bass (doghouse) We are in the band to have fun, and do a few gigs, but mainly it's our weekly de-stressor. We drink a bunch of beer/whiskey and rock out. We're just starting to really get in the groove, and click with one another. It's really magical when that happens. Imagine the fun of playing Rock Band times 10!

We filmed our practice session last week, as soon as I get the footage back from Brian, our bass player, I'll post something.

Here's a pic of me with my "baby". It's a 2003 Gretsch 6120. It's pretty much the standard for rockabilly guitars.

I dig it the most!

Kim Falcon

Had a few people asking about my background photo.

That's Kim Falcon. She's a pin-up model that I really dig.

Here's her official site. http://www.kimfalcon.com/

There's a lot of great pics there. Enjoy!

Inagural Blog Entry

...so, I've been posting on 2old2play for a while now, and have never posted a blog.

Figured it was time to pop my blog cherry.

So...I guess I should give ya'll a bit of an intro for those that have stumbled onto my corner of the "blogosphere" (God, I HATE that word!!)

My name (in real life) is Shawn. My gamertag is a mash up of Shaun of the Dead, and the deadites from the Evil Dead series. Besides being a gamer, I'm a huge movie fan, especially horror movies! I'll probably throw a few reviews on here from time to time to spice it up a bit.

I'm from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. I was born and bred here.

I've been a gamer for most of my life. My first console was a Fairchild, back in the mid 70's. It predated the Atari 2600. I would go through the progression of the Atari 2600, Colecovision, Intellivision,Nintendo 16, Sega Genesis, Nintendo 64, Playstation, Gamecube, PS2, and now the Xbox 360, PS3, and a Wii. (whew)

My wife (Claire Voyante) also games, and is a member of the site. We usually play 3 or 4 nights a week, and are members of the Maniacal Marauders.

Besides gaming, I play guitar, occasionally draw and paint, and I love to read (mostly sci-fi, and horror)

Well....I think I've rambled on for long enough. I hope to make future posts more interesting.

Later!