I spent all day on Friday of last week at the third annual Rock Star Energy Drink Mayhem Festival in Camden, New Jersey, which is a stone's throw from Philadelphia. We are in the midst of a record heat wave – translation: miserable - where almost every day hits 90 degrees or above. I despise the heat and would prefer a 4 degree over an 80 degree day with maximum humidity. I hate when the weatherman says, "Oh it's a beautiful day, going to hit 80 day,' assuming that that's what everyone likes and enjoys. It's very closed-minded thinking. That said, it was brutal at Mayhem and I walked the crowds, seeing lots of drunk, sweaty, overweight people there for the love of music.I brought my 11-year-old nephew along to see the headliners, and while we were sitting on the railing, near the seating area, trying to escape the noise and heat of the amphitheater before the set started, a drunk but friendly man, approximately 40-years-old, stopped and looked at him and did a fist bump, saying, "I hope this night stays with you forever. It will. I am happy to see you here at a metal show, and not at a Read More ...
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First things first: late Friday night, I was playing Frank Sinatra and Fleetwood Mac in my kitchen, while doing some work on my laptop, when my five-month-old bulldog - he is nearly 30 lbs of muscle and love - showed his affinity for music. His ears would move in time with the beat. Whenever I listen to sports talk radio, his ears stay immobile. When I switch to music – usually Elvis Presley, Ol' Blue Eyes and, of course, Pantera, since his name is Higgins Hansen Anselmo-Sciarretto, in homage to My Fair Lady and Philip Anselmo- his ears move to the beat and he looks at the radio. No joke. I love seeing the effect that music has on my beautiful beast. Music is the universal language, even for a canine with no language skills! It's really amazing to watch his ears move to the music. And he does it every single time. It's probably an involuntary reflex and response to the sonic stimulus, but whatever it is, he has a reaction to it and that's what moves me ... much more than an inch.
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