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How good is Kickback?  I was turned onto this band during our last tour with Terror.  What a great band!  The singer sounds like a roided out demon giving birth to septuplets in the middle of Death Valley during the middle of summer.  Lucifer himself would stick his head in the sand to hide from these antagonizing death shrills.  I wish there existed more bands like this instead of the trendy run of the mill horse shit that's been dubbed popular.  I'm talking about bands that blatantly embarrass themselves on a daily basis trying to prove to the world that they're something special.  Regurgitating shitty riffs is not clever nor will it ever be admired by the integrity of the true hearted.  Catering your recipe to 12 year olds might bring you success, but success doesn't necessarily get you respect.  When the tides change your bands toe tag will be a triumphant sign of truth and order.  

Me, Alicia and her dad went to the Chief's game tonight.  They played the Kooteney Ice.  It turns out the team is as lousy as their city's name.  The Chiefs ended up shutting the Ice out 6-0.  There was one good fight that impressed me and was defenently worthy of reppin' the penalty box.  The Ice had 3 or 4 of their players ejected from the game in the 3rd period because the reality of the situation is they're small fry's in a baked potato world..  What was really sorry was when their goalie Mathew's squirted his water bottle at our goalie Tokarski after a penalty break on his way to the bench.  Surprisingly Tokarski did not retaliate to the disrespectful gesture and just held his stick up high pointing at the score board to make sure the Ice knew who was winning while the crowd cheered him on.  A beautiful demonstration of a true sportsman and future NHL material.  There should have been a well deserved line brawl too but those faggots got off way too easy.  

The Marshall Law

The Marshall Law:  If it's whack, send it back.  

Today I'm gonna throw up a bunch of pictures from restaurants i've been to and experienced their order of things to be.  After every picture I will briefly review visuals, tastes, smells, and over all dining experience. 

Most people go to BJ's Diner for the pizza and micro brews.  Me and my family go for the pizookie.  Here I am with my brother and sister in law in Fresno CA.  For those who don't know pizookie is a giant half baked chocolate chip cookie cooked in an individual pan topped with a giant scoop of french vanilla ice cream.  Amazing.  

Here I am found eating somewhere in Switzerland at a Doner Kabab eatery.  Everybody kept hyping up Doner Kabab's like they're God's ticket to paradise.  What a joke.  You can see the look on my face is one of discontent, as was my whole dining experience.  The kabab sucked, it smelled weird in there, the guy preparing the food was picking his nose, and the pita wrap around the meat was dry as was the meat itself.  What really upset me was the watered down, flavorless, yogurt style sauce he put on the damn thing.  Pissed me off.  However i've had other Doner Kabab's since then and they ruled.  

Here I am spotted eating a delicious German Sausage at a sausage/grease truck in Leeds, UK.  The scent wafting through the crowded streets was mouth watering.  The sweet onion sauce was superb and gave me a whole new perspective on German cuisine.  The structure is simple:  Giant brat, bun, and sweet onion chili sauce (on request) along with your favorite condiments and 3 euros.  You would think a sausage this good could only be found in Germany.  

Sorry Spokane IHop.  Not even a friendly, giggling pancake is gonna draw me into your God forsaken pit stop of delinquent breakfast foods.  On the road I usually enjoy IHop cuz it's open 24 hours and easy to find.  And let's be honest, pretty much anything that's open late is acceptable on tour.  This photo was taken 3 blocks from my house while waiting for the bus to go to Hoopfest.  

One thing I look forward to when I'm visiting Cincinnati is Lee's Chicken & Biscuits located just outside the city across the bridge to Kentucky.  It tastes as good as it smells.  Great fried chicken and what's even more amazing is their sweet tea.  So good I buy it by the gallon.  

This is at the carnival in Hamburg Germany last winter.  Take a good look at this picture.  Although attractive to the eye one might notice that these bananas are candied over their peels.  What's the point of candying a banana on the outside of the peel you ask?  The answer is simple.  They're euro's.

The crepe stop across the street from the eiffel tower in Paris France.  One thing the French do correctly is crepes.  Although the smell is remarkable and their taste is legacy, for 5 euros a pop I better be shitting gold coins after that snack.  

Ahh yes, Chicken Wizard located in beautiful Sydney Australia.  The logo of a smiling/winking chicken holding a cepter, wearing a cape and wizards hat is amazing.  The food, not so much.  

When I asked where I could find the best burger in Melbourne Australia everybody said Lord Of The Fries was the spot.  What a scam.  Here is a perfect example and living proof to the pain that a hippy wind can bring.  They only make veggie burgers here damn it!  I'm not that hard to please, but next time I ask for a damn burger you better make sure it's beef.  Don't even get me started about the fry's.  Although the name is rad, I don't recommend this place to any of my friends.  Hippy's, coffee indie dorks, emo's, hipster's, and bike dorks alike: Eat up, this place is for you fruit.  The end.     

And it begins . . .

Basically I decided to start posting a daily blog that consists of what I consumed in the past 24 hours.  Not necessarily tangible items, but more along the lines of what I consumed throughout the whole day in every aspect.  I might talk about what foods I ate, what book I read, what music I listened to, what things I bought, etc.  I might have an interview from various interesting people.  I may even review a show in great detail and voice my opinion about my personal feelings and educated guesses as to what lead certain people to create certain music.  If any of this seems lame to you, well you're wrong.  I'm a pretty entertaining person and feel that my knack for ranting should not go unnoticed.  

WHAT I ATE:::

There are many things in life that bring me great joy.  Breakfast is one of them.  I started off the day with a bowl of Cinnamon Toast Crunch and a croissant covered with 2 fried eggs and 4 sausage patties topped with thin slices of medium cheddar cheese and some "Ass Kickin" brand hot sauce for taste.  I had a late lunch at some hole in the wall restaurant in the middle of nowhere somewhere between Colfax and Spokane.  Needless to say, I was starving.  There I ate what was probably the best beef dip sandwich i've ever come across in my travels.  Even the fries were golden and crispy with the perfect amount of salt.  I didn't eat anything after that cuz it was a big meal.  

WHAT I DRANK:::

I woke up today with a horrible hangover.  I decided it would be a great idea to drink an excessive amount of alcoholic beverages the night before.  My supreme ability to mix beer with liquor inside my body is noteworthy in itself.  I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse.  But I do know that at one point I drank a jager bomb, jack & coke, and a budweiser all in a row.  There is an order of drank up here in the northwest that I have never heard of anywhere else.  They call it the "Bear Fight."  It's when you drink an Irish car bomb and chase it with a Jager bomb.  I have yet to go this distance to impress my friends.  Will update when the time comes.  

WHAT MUSIC I LISTENED TO:::

I have an ipod stereo that sounds pretty damn good.  I usually jam out when I'm working out in the basement, waxing/tuning my snowboard, or just having an adult beverage.  Today I listened to a mix of all my favorite hardcore and metal songs because I had to take a breather from my over saturation of country lately.  Here's a list of some of the bands that were on the list so you have a general idea::: 

Hour Of The Wolf, Alice In Chains, Dag Nasty, Corrosion Of Conformity, H2O, Carcass, Madball, Snapcase, Turmoil, and Kickback.

Cheese Dreams

Here we have an exert I found online somewhere regarding cheese dreams. It's a long post but worth the read.

Sweet Dreams Are Made Of Cheese
The age old myth that cheese gives you nightmares has finally been laid to rest this week following the release of a new study carried out by the British Cheese Board.

The in-depth Cheese & Dreams study, a first of its kind, reveals that eating cheese before bed will not only aid a good night's sleep but different cheeses will in fact cause different types of dreams.

Of the 200 volunteers who participated in the week-long study, 72% slept well every night, 67% remembered their dreams and none recorded experiencing nightmares after eating a 20g piece of cheese half an hour before going to sleep.

A lot of people still believe the old wives tale that cheese gives you nightmares but this study endorses the scientific facts.

" One of the amino acids in cheese – tryptophan – has been shown to reduce stress and induce sleep so cheese may actually help you have a good night's sleep," says Dr Judith Bryans, Nutrition Scientist at The Dairy Council.

85% of females who ate Stilton had some of the most unusual dreams of the whole study. 65% of people eating Cheddar dreamt about celebrities, over 65% of participants eating Red Leicester revisited their schooldays, all female participants who ate British Brie had nice relaxing dreams whereas male participants had cryptic dreams, two thirds of all those who ate Lancashire had a dream about work and over half of Cheshire eaters had a dreamless sleep.

Commenting on the study, Neil Stanley, PhD Director of Sleep Research HPRU Medical Research Centre at the University of Surrey says: "The Cheese and Dreams study conducted by the British Cheese Board is the first study of its kind and suggests that eating cheese before you go to bed may actually aid a good night's sleep.

What is particularly interesting is the reported effect different types of British cheese have on influencing the content of dreams. It seems that selecting the type of cheese you eat before bedtime may help determine the very nature of often colourful and vivid cheese induced dreams"

The origins of the cheese gives you nightmares' myth are inconclusive. Some believe that it may have originated from Dickens' Ebenezer Scrooge, who blamed "a crumb of cheese" on his night-time visitations; others people believe that its origins may lie with a Fifties' health scare when cheese was found to be problematic for people taking a certain anti-depressant.

"Now that our Cheese & Dreams study has finally debunked the myth that cheese gives you nightmares we hope that people will think more positively about eating cheese before bed," says Nigel White, British Cheese Board secretary.

"In fact, our results show that eating different types of British cheese can make your dreams more interesting so sleep could now become a whole new adventure."

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Notes to editors

The British Cheese Board's Cheese & Dreams study was undertaken during a seven day period with 200 participants (100 male and 100 female). Six different types of British cheese were given to an equal number of participants. The cheeses included:

Stilton, Cheddar, Red Leicester, British Brie, Lancashire and Cheshire.

During one week, each participant ate a 20g piece of cheese 30 minutes before going to sleep and recorded the type of sleep and dreams that they experienced.

Cheese & Dream Study Results

Different Cheeses for Different Dreams

Red Leicester proved to be brilliant for helping participants to get a good night's sleep – one quarter slept well every single night of the study, and 83% of all nights under the influence of Red Leicester were good sleep experiences. As for dreams, Red Leicester is the cheese to choose if you are feeling nostalgic about your past – over 60% of participants eating this cheese revisited their schooldays, or long-lost childhood friends, or previous family homes and hometowns.
Stilton -eating participants enjoyed their sleep too – over two thirds had good sleep experiences during five out of the seven nights. However, if you want some vivid or crazy dreams, the King of British cheeses is the one for you – particularly if you are female. While 75% of men in this category experienced odd and vivid dreams, a massive 85% of females who ate Stilton had some of the most bizarre dreams of the whole study – although none were described as bad experiences. Highlights included talking soft toys, lifts that move sideways, a vegetarian crocodile upset because it could not eat children, dinner party guests being traded for camels, soldiers fighting with each other with kittens instead of guns and a party in a lunatic asylum.
British Brie caused all participants to sleep very well, but dreams varied between males and females; women tended to experience very nice dreams, such as Jamie Oliver cooking dinner in their kitchens, or relaxing on a sunny beach. By contrast, the men who ate Brie experienced rather odd, obscure dreams, such as driving against a battleship, or having a drunken conversation with a dog.
If you are thinking of changing career, or just suspect there could be a slightly more ideal job out there, snack on a lump of creamy Lancashire before bed and you might get some guidance; two thirds of all Lancashire participants had a dream about work – but only 30% of these involved the participants' real-life occupations. One ambitious dreamer saw herself as a successful Prime Minister - one of her popular reforms involved teaching useful finance in schools, including how to choose the right mortgage.
Cheddar -eating participants tended to dream of celebrities, ranging from the participant's family sitting in a pub with Jordan, to a Glaswegian old firm football match with Gazza and Ally McCoist. Ashley from Coronation Street also featured, as did the cast of Emmerdale - and one lucky girl helped to form a human pyramid under the supervision of Johnny Depp.
However, if you just want a good night's sleep without too many dreams, then choose lovely crumbly Cheshire . In this category, over half of all nights were dreamless, while participants stated that 76% of all Cheshire-induced sleeps were either "quite good" or "very good".
Notes To Editors:

The British Cheese Board aims to increase consumption of cheese in the UK, and British cheese in particular. It also promotes the health and lifestyle benefits of eating cheese, which include the following:

It is one of nature's most complete foods
It contains essential nutrients - protein, vitamins, calcium and other minerals
It is a natural food source
It is versatile and easy to cook with
There are over 700 varieties of British cheese available, with a British Cheese for every occasion.

The work of the BCB is supported by British dairy farmers through the Milk Development Council and also by associate members who are involved in the cheese supply chain.