I got to meet one of my favorite bands of all time yesterday, Alkaline Trio. They were real nice guys and their new CD is great. I highly recommend it. They signed it for me so I’ve got proof that I once stood in a line at Chicago Ridge Mall’s Hot Topic.

I bought/returned/just decided to rent instead Guitar Hero: Aerosmith for my Wii the other day and it’s pretty disappointing. I’m not a huge Aerosmith fan to begin with, but I like their music and it still didn’t do much for me. The worst part is the recycled animations from Guitar Hero 3. Even though it’s a minor part of the gameplay, the background stuff is unchanged with characters in their same costumes and “rocking” out in the same terrible motions. See: Chuckie Cheese drummer. He pounds and twitches like a robot that’s about to go haywire. And on a sidenote, the little things they tell you while you’re waiting for a song to load are pretty much the same as well, with a couple new Aerosmith facts thrown in. Couldn’t they have made these all Aerosmith? I can’t imagine that would take longer than like an hour to program in. Oh well.

It’s still the fun Guitar Hero game that everyone loves, it’s just kind of cheap. Like the Rock the 80s version. Nothing special, but if you are a die hard Aerosmith fan you should definitely check it out.

The 4th of July is a coming. Fireworks and grilling and things. Indiana doesn’t really get excited for 4th of July because they have legal fireworks every other day of the year. So instead of lighting wicks on firecrackers, they just stick to crackpipes. It’s a special holiday for Indiana. That’s what I hear at least.

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