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Watching all of the images of New York on the news during and after Hurricane Sandy brought back memories of the rain, thunder, and lightning that we experienced there this past summer. However, that storm was nothing compared to Sandy.
I took today’s photo on Times Square in the rain.
Born a mere seven days after I was, Death Angel’s main man continues to write fantastic music. The first time I saw Death Angel live was just over 25 years ago. Looking forward to another 25 years of Death Angel…
Lots of images of San Francisco on the TV the past couple nights thanks to the Giants making it into the 2012 World Series. Today’s photo is from my trip to the “City by the Bay” back in April. Even though I love San Francisco, I have never been able to like the Giants. Even when I was a kid, going to games at Candlestick Park, I found myself cheering for the Cardinals, Expos, Phillies, Mets, or whoever it was the Giants were playing. Go Tigers!
My random, desktop image of the day is the one above from the Getaway Rock Festival. Death Angel was on stage behind me.
I thought about driving down to Santa Rosa to see Death Angel perform yesterday, but it didn’t happen. To make matters worse, the show I was going to see in Southern Oregon got cancelled.
A visit to Holland isn’t complete without seeing some flowers, but I don’t think I even saw any tulips. I did come across a massive rose garden in Vondelpark in Amsterdam.
The first time I heard the drummer Gene Hoglan was back in 1989. The drumming on Dark Angel’s “Leave Scars” blew me away. Since then he has become one of the most prolific drummers in the business with more than 30 albums to his credit including appearing on releases by Death, Strapping Young Lad / Devin Townsend, Dethklok, and now Testament. Kids these days hear Gene Hoglan’s drums (not voice) when they see Pickles on Metalocalypse.
The first time I saw Hoglan in person was walking down the street in broad daylight in Sacramento on my way to this show. I knew who he was, but this was not how I wanted to see such a legend. I prefer today’s photo which puts him back into his proper place–somewhat hidden and fairly mysterious behind his drum kit.