Vinnie Vincent Invasion – Vinnie Vincent Invasion – 1986 This album is really all about how fast Vinnie can shred. There are shades of Ratt, VH, you name it, it’s all in there.Ya got your songs about how hard they rock, “Boyz Are Gonna Rock”, about how sexfull they are, Continue Reading
Allen Lulu
Kissening Post: Ace Frehley – Frehley’s Comet
Ace Frehley – Frehley’s Comet – 1987 It’s been a long time since I visited the Kiss Katalog. I had always intended on getting through the entire thing including solo discs but life gets in the way sometimes. I had heard forever that Ace’s solo output outside of the Kiss Continue Reading
Zack Attack: Day 4 of the ICU
How would you react if the nurse in your newborn son’s ICU told you upon arrival that morning that your baby boy’s heart rate had dropped to a point so low that it was abnormally slow two times during the night and that each time the event lasted about 3 Continue Reading
Zack Attack: Day 3 of the ICU
Here’s an interesting theory that was posited by a nurse and then by me to a doctor who in turn denied the entire concept:When I was holding Zack on the day of the episodes he proceeded to fart in my hand with the duration and gusto of an old jewish Continue Reading
Zack Attack: Day 2 of the ICU
When I went to see Zack today he looked like a burn victim in an Iraq War Movie. His hands were covered and bandaged to protect him from pulling out the IV (s).The doctors were very apprehensive about keeping him on IV fluids because he’s not a preemie, he CAN Continue Reading
Zachary in ICU
I debated with myself whether to write this and then I realized that I had documented Liz’s death for the world, Zoe’s gestation, the early parts of her life, and the entire in vitro process as podcast . We also announced Zack’s birth on facebook, so it would do him Continue Reading
OscarWatch 2011
The nominations came out today, so let the handicapping begin! BEST PICTURE127 HOURS BLACK SWANINCEPTIONTHE FIGHTERTHE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHTTHE KING’S SPEECH THE SOCIAL NETWORKTOY STORYTRUE GRITWINTER’S BONE A grand ten, I don’t mind saying. I’ve only not seen The Fighter, 127 Hours and Winter’s Bone and I must say Continue Reading
New Lulu!
There used to be a blog called newlulu.blogspot.com which was a year long baby watch of our first new child after Liz died. Then after a couple years of no luck having another kid, we resorted to In Vitro. The entire process was presented as The Allen and Beth Show Continue Reading
Reflecting Pool: Adam Ant – B-Side Babies
Some B Side issues are awful. Most of them, actually. I can remember torturously trying to get through Pisces Iscariot by Smashing Pumpkins. And the only redeeming feature of that was a cover of Fleetwood Mac’s “Landslide”.Adam Ant’s B Side collection is a very different animal. In the late 70s Continue Reading
Reflecting Pool: Adam Ant – Redux
Adam Ant – Remastered Redux 1.“Prick Up Your Ears” (Demo) – This would eventually become “The Magnificent Five”. It’s fun to see how the song developed.2.“Jolly Roger” (Demo) – the missing lyrics are equal or superior to the final version. I wish they had included them on what is one Continue Reading