Freak By Night

I'd replace all my stuff in alphabetical order: Abba to ZZ Top.

I hoped that "matter of time" would be somewhat longer than 24 hours.

Blatchford's a scumbag.

I dreamt I was at a SMMD show last night, but Nathans head was a giant cookie monster mask!

You totally ruined my plan. Now I have to re-think my headgear for tomorrow night!

Ha Ha! A dude on another board I frequent is suggesting the re-union rumor, and subsequent quashing of it, is an elaborate publicity stunt to draw traffic to Iommi's website, where, lo and behold, fans can see that he's got an autobiography coming out next month!

Tony Iommi says it's not happening

I knew it was too good to be true!

Enjoy! Have the best B.D. ever, D.B.!

I better get my inverted cross out of storage!

Good stuff!

I think I just realized who you are.

If the drinks in question were absinthe or slivovitz, I can understand how this happened.

He should check to make sure none of his organs have been harvested.

I know I certainly thought the same thing based on those idiots when they are doing pregame on the Team.

Totally agreed - they call that pre-game show "The Round Table" but I always thought they should call it "The Drunk Table"!

Those guys write for the Sun, Booche. Of course they didn't complete high school.

If you were planning to see Gregg on his upcoming tour, you can make other plans.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Gregg Allman, the southern rock legend and frontman for The Allman Brothers Band, has canceled a series of summer concerts due to a lingering upper respiratory condition, his representatives said on Monday.

On doctor's orders, the 63-year-old veteran bluesman and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, was forced to cancel tour dates from August 26 - September Some of the dates will be rescheduled for later in the year.

Allman, who battles Hepatitis C and has struggled with drug and alcohol addictions during his life, is recovering from a liver transplant last year. In June, he had to cancel four dates at the end of a four-week European tour.

"His doctor hoped that with rest he'd get better, but unfortunately the issue has persisted," Allman's representative said in a statement. "Treatment is going to involve several days of hospitalization and 4-6 weeks of bed rest at home."

Allman expects to return to touring in the late fall to support of his highly acclaimed "Low Country Blues" album, his first solo work in 14 years, his management said.

The Nashville-born singer, keyboardist and songwriter, who earned a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995, penned the hits "Midnight Rider" and "Statesboro Blues."

His most recent tour comes on the heels of a July 27 benefit concert he gave on the eve of World Hepatitis Day. Allman suffers from Hepatitis C and is a spokesman for the Tune into Hep-C campaign.

The benefit, which starred The Allman Brothers Band, included Natalie Cole, the Grateful Dead's Phil Lesh, David Crosby, Graham Nash, and ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons. It raised over a quarter million dollars to support the American Liver Foundation and the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable.

I too was blown away by Zach's performance at the Elmdale Tavern in Ottawa last night. Too bad there weren't a lot of people there. Still, it was a good time. Zach has some great songs and his voice is amazing!

Have the most excellent birthday ever!

Au contraire Dinghy:

Aug 5th: Platinum Blonde - Arnprior Fair

Aug 12th: April Wine - Navan Fair

Sep 16th: April Wine - Richmond Fair

Sep 25th: Stampeders - Carp Fair

For anyone who will be driving around Ottawa this weekend, be aware that the Queensway will be closed in both directions at Carling Ave. from 6pm Saturday to 11 am Sunday.

details here

I've got a delivery for you, buddy!

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The show was awesome! I thought Velvet, with his mastery of prose, might post a review, but I thought I would share something funny about our pre-show dinner.

We ate at a pub just around the corner from Centre Bell. Traditional pub fare, and they also had a special Paul McCartney menu for the evening. Included were items like "Blackbird" wings and fries and "Maybe I'm Amazed" rib-eye steak.

"Meh" was the reaction from the waitress when I drew attention to the irony of attaching the name of a strict vegetarian to a menu listing all meat dishes.

Check out their latest album "The Latest". They down-right plagiarize The Beatles.

Looks like a great fest! Not too big, not too small.

Have fun everyone!

I'll be there!

I'm only going if Booche promises to wear that shirt.

Not a fan of Billy Talent.

Young, Loud, and Snotty don't do it for me anymore.

But that's OK, a lot of people seem to dig it. With the Bluesfest demographic skewing Gen Y, bands like that will be a fixture at future fests.

My top five, in order, were:

MMJ

Jane's Addiction

Frampton

Soundgarden

The Hip