We lost one of my favorite writers and illustrators, Maurice Sendak who passed away at the age of 83...Best known for his 1963 classic, "Where The Wild Things Are".  I've also posted an animated short from Maurice below called "In The Night Kitchen".  Enjoy a flashback from my childhood...RIP Maurice Sendak...with LOVE, Lisa

http://youtu.be/OTSBAADKHBk

Do you remember the old school electric football games?  My uncles had one and we always tried to play, but you'd set up the line and they'd immediately jam up and the stragglers would just keep going around in circles!  GOOD TIMES!  Enjoy this old commercial....

"http://www.youtube.com/embed/a5q0fN16UOQ"

After seeing this video and then playing the song again on the radio, I had to share it because every time I hear this song now this video is playing in my head!  TWISTED BUT FUNNY!!!

I LOVE YOU AMY!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76mexNsTyfo&feature=player_embedded

I guess it was a slow day at work yesterday for those DARN Z kids!  But I let 'em have it when they crossed the line and entered the "Mothership" station, WIBA-FM!!!!  Lisa

http://www.z104fm.com/cc-common/podcast/single_page.html?podcast=ZTV&selected_podcast=BubbleWrap-FINAL_1335391892_20778.flv

First off I want to offer my condolences to the family and friends of Levon Helm vocalist and drummer of the Band died yesterday after a long battle with throat cancer.  He was 71.  If you want to truly appreciate the brilliance of Levon check out the movies:  "The Last Waltz" and "Coal Miner's Daughter".

Rush has just announced tour dates in support of their new album, "Clockwork Angels" which will be in stores on June 12th!  The closest they are coming to us would be the September 15th show at the United Center in Chicago...tickets for that show will go on sale on April 28th...in the meantime I thought that you would enjoy the new video from their first new single called "Headlong Flight".http://youtu.be/ZcFGrWjOX0E

So that's the story and I truly am praying for Levon and his family at this time...just thought I'd share two of my favorite videos of Levon and Rick Danko (before he passed away in 1999)

One is from the tour I got to see in 1989 - Ringo Starr's first ALL STAR BAND and the other is from Roger Waters performance of THE WALL in honor of the falling of the Berlin Wall...enjoy

http://youtu.be/fUuL3Ypox-s

http://youtu.be/hRA2eJUhwqU

THIS CHEESE WILL COST YOU SOME SERIOUS
CHEDDAR

Cheese may be delicious, but is it worth $
8,400?

Recently, 24 pounds of Dutch Vermeer cheese
was auctioned for $8,400 -- that's 350 bucks a pound.

In case you were wondering, Dutch Vermeer is a low
fat Gouda -- and this particular wheel of cheese won
the World Champion Cheese contest in Madison,
Wisconsin -- beating out two cheeses from
Switzerland. (Washington Post)

Just Asking
... What is the most money you have spent on food? Was it worth
it? Can you tell the difference between good cheese and just regular cheese? How
about good wine?

Hey everybody;

Axl Rose is again trying not to bring attention to himself!  What do you think of his rambling?  I hope that all the members of GNR, current and former, get together on stage at the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame and JAM to the point of fans saying Axl WHO?????  If he cares so much about said fans, why can't he cut his naps short and make it to the stage for his performances on time???

OK I'm done venting now...here's his letter to the Rock Hall...you decide...

AXL ROSE WRITES OPEN LETTER TO RNRHOLF: READ
BELOW

To: The
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, Guns N' Roses Fans and Whom It May
Concern,

When the nominations for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame were
first announced I
had mixed emotions but, in an effort to be positive,
wanting to make the most of things for the fans and with their enthusiasm, I was
honored, excited and hoped that somehow this would be a good thing. Of course I
realized as things stood, if Guns N' Roses were to be inducted it'd be somewhat
of a complicated or awkward situation.

Since then we've listened to
fans, talked with members of the board of the Hall Of Fame, communicated with
and read various public comments and jabs from former members of Guns N' Roses,
had discussions with the president of the Hall Of Fame, read various press (some
legit, some contrived) and read other artists' comments weighing in publicly on
Guns and the Hall with their thoughts.

Under the circumstances I feel
we've been polite, courteous, and open to an amicable solution in our efforts to
work something out. Taking into consideration the history of Guns N' Roses,
those who plan to attend along with those the Hall for reasons of their own,
have chosen to include in "our" induction (that for the record are decisions I
don't agree with, support or feel the Hall has any right to make), and how
(albeit no easy task) those involved with the Hall have handled things... no
offense meant to anyone but the Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony doesn't appear
to be somewhere I'm actually wanted or respected.

For the record, I
would not begrudge anyone from Guns their accomplishments or recognition for
such. Neither I or anyone in my camp has made any requests or demands of the
Hall Of Fame. It's their show not mine.

That said, I won't be attending
The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction 2012 Ceremony and I respectfully
decline my induction as a member of Guns N' Roses to the Rock And Roll Hall Of
Fame.

I strongly request that I not be inducted in absentia and please
know that no one is authorized nor may anyone be permitted to accept any
induction for me or speak on my behalf. Neither former members, label
representatives nor the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame should imply whether
directly, indirectly or by omission that I am included in any purported
induction of "Guns N' Roses".

This decision is personal. This letter is
to help clarify things from my and my camp's perspective. Neither is meant to
offend, attack or condemn. Though unfortunately I'm sure there will be those who
take offense (God knows how long I'll have to contend with the fallout), I
certainly don't intend to disappoint anyone, especially the fans, with this
decision. Since the announcement of the nomination we've actively sought out a
solution to what, with all things considered, appears to be a no win, at least
for me, "damned if I do, damned if I don't" scenario all the way around.


In regard to a reunion of any kind of either the Appetite or Illusion
lineups, I've publicly made myself more than clear. Nothing's changed.


The only reason, at this point, under the circumstances, in my opinion
whether under the guise of "for the fans" or whatever justification of the
moment, for anyone to continue to ask, suggest or demand a reunion are misguided
attempts to distract from our efforts with our current lineup of myself, Dizzy
Reed, Tommy Stinson, Frank Ferrer, Richard Fortus, Chris Pitman, Ron
"Bumblefoot" Thal and DJ Ashba. 

Izzy came out with us a few times back
in '06 and I invited him to join us at our LA Forum show last year. Steven was
at our show at the Hard Rock, later in '06 in Las Vegas , where I invited him to
our after-party and was rewarded with his subsequent interviews filled with
reunion lies. Lesson learned. Duff joined us in 2010 and again in '11 along with
his band, Loaded, opening in Seattle and Vancouver. For me, with the exception
of Izzy or Duff joining us on stage if they were so inclined somewhere in the
future for a song or two, that's enough.

There's a seemingly endless
amount of revisionism and fantasies out there for the sake of self-promotion and
business opportunities masking the actual realities. Until every single one of
those generating from or originating with the earlier lineups has been brought
out in the light, there isn't room to consider a conversation let alone a
reunion.

Maybe if it were you it'd be different. Maybe you'd do it for
this reason or that. Peace, whatever. I love our band now. We're there for each
other when the going get's rough. We love our fans and work to give them every
ounce of energy and heart we can.

So let sleeping dogs lie or lying
dogs sleep or whatever. Time to move on. People get divorced. Life doesn't owe
you your own personal happy ending especially at another's, or in this case
several others', expense.

But hey if ya gotta then maybe we can get the
"no show, grandstanding, publicity stunt, disrespectful, he doesn't care about
the fans" crap out of the way as quickly as we can and let's move on. No one's
taking the ball and going home. Don't get it twisted. For more than a decade and
a half we've endured the double standards, the greed of this industry and the
ever present seemingly limitless supply of wannabes and unscrupulous,
irresponsible media types. Not to imply anything in this particular
circumstance, but from my perspective in regard to both the Hall and a reunion,
the ball's never been in our court.

In closing, regardless of this
decision and as hard to believe or as ironic as it may seem, I'd like to
sincerely thank the board for their nomination and their votes for Guns'
induction. More importantly I'd like to thank the fans for being there over the
years, making any success we've had possible and for enjoying and supporting
Guns N' Roses music.

I wish the Hall a great show, congratulations to
all the other artists being inducted and to our fans we look forward to seeing
you on tour!!

Sincerely,
Axl Rose
P.S. RIP Armand, Long Live ABC
III

Did you catch Donald Drivers HOT performance on Dancing With The Stars last night?  It's Rock week on the show and Donald ROCKED IT BIG TIME!!!  He is a great performer...Kiss also performed and they will do another song tonight!

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