Summer Song #7

Lets mix it up a bit...

Something to get the blood pumping...something to get you moving...

2Pac - California Love

...Man I love this song!

Summer Song #6

This is the PERFECT Campfire song!

It's called Last Summer by the LostProphets. Makes me think about the days sitting around the campfire at the cabin catching up with old friends...Drink some beer and talking about old times!

And we all sit round here in our home town
It's so good like this, these are times we'll miss
The memories, I hope they'll never fade




The Friday sun bears down again
As we drive without friends
And on these longest days we spend
All the time trying to pretend
That our stories could be true
Our chance to be cool
The setting sunset says the day is through
If only we knew...
And we all sit around here in our home town
Listen to the waves as they all crash down
And watch the fire as it slowly burns away
Glowing embers fly across the sky

Here by my side, in my summer, our last summer
The world passes by in my summer, our last summer
The light makes shadows fall, surrounded by each other
Alive to watch it all, the view from our last summer
The view from our last summer...
We trace the sun across the sky

And we laugh till we cry
Always so hard to say goodbye (good bye)
And we all sit round here in our home town
It's so good like this, these are times we'll miss
The memories, I hope they'll never fade
Glowing embers lie across the sky

Here by my side, in my summer, our last summer
The world passes by in my summer, our last summer
The light makes shadows fall, surrounded by each other
Alive to watch it all, the view through our last summer
The view from our last summer...

I would stop time to stay with you
I would stop time so we don't move
I would stop time
I would stop time
I would stop time to keep you

Here by my side, in my summer, our last summer
The world passes by in my summer, our last summer
The light makes shadows fall, surrounded by each other
Alive to watch it all, the view from our last summer

Summer Song #5

I am trying to give a good mix of new songs, songs from my past, and songs from THE past. Today, I am bringing it back to this year.

This song was one of my favorite to listen to while on a beach in Thailand, so I am sure it would also work while on a patio in Calgary.

Vampire Weekend - Oxford Comma

Summer Song #4

Time to slow it down a little...and to bring back a classic.

This song is the perfect one to listen to as the sun sets over the water....Nice, relaxing, and enjoyable...

Summer Song #3

I spent the weekend on the lake, and there was no time like then to listen to good ole summer songs.

Here is a song that needed to be on the playlist....Its a song about being short, and wishing that you could grow a little bit. Its about wishing you could play basketball a little better, and having a girl that was at your disposal....Its about wishing you were a magician, so you could pull a rabbit from a hat.

So, on with the show. Skee-Lo - I Wish

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Lyrics:

Hey, this is radio station W-S-K-E-E
We're takin' calls off the wish line
Making all your wacky wishes come true

Hello

1-I wish I was little bit taller,
I wish I was a baller
I wish I had a girl who looked good
I would call her
I wish I had a rabbit in a hat with a bat
and a '64 Impala

I wish I was like six-foot-nine
So I could get with Leoshi
Cause she don't know me but yo she's really fine
You know I see her all the time
Everywhere I go, and even in my dreams
I can scheme of ways to make her mine
Cause I know she's livin phat
Her boyfriend's tall and he plays ball
So how am I gonna compete with that
'Cause when it comes to playing basketball
I'm always last to be picked
And in some cases never picked at all
So I just lean upon the wall
Or sit up in the bleachers with the rest of the girls
Who came to watch their men ball
Dag y'all! I never understood
Why the jocks get the fly girls
And me I get the hood rats
I tell 'em scat, skittle, skibobble
Got hit with a bottle
And put in the hospital, for talkin' that mess
I confess it's a shame when you livin' in a city
That's the size of a box and nobody knows yo' name
Glad I came to my senses
Like quick-quick got sick-sick to my stomach
Overcome with my thoughts of me and her together
Right?
So when I asked her out she said I wasn't her type
(rpt 1, 1)

I wish I had a brand-new car
So far, I got this hatchback
And everywhere I go, yo I gets laughed at
And when I'm in my car I'm laid back
I got an 8-track and a spare tire in the backseat
But that's flat
And do you really wanna know what's really wack, What
See I can't even get a date
So, what do you think of that?
I heard that prom night is the bomb night
With a hood rat you can hold tight
But really tho' on figuero
When I'm in my car I can't even get a hello
Well so many people wanna cruise Crenshaw on Sunday
Well then I'm gonna have to get in my car and go
You know I take the 110 to the 105
Get off on Crenshaw tell my homies look alive
Cause it's hard to survive
Livin' in a concrete jungle and
These girls just keep passin' me by
She looks fly, she looks fly
Makes me say my, my, my
(rpt 1, 1)

I wish I was a little bit taller...
I wish I was a baller...
I wish I was a little bit taller y'all
I wish I was a baller (3)

Hey, I wish I had my way
'Cause everyday would be a Friday
You could even speed on the highway
I would play ghetto games
Name my kids ghetto names
Little Mookie, big Al, Lorraine
Yo you know that's on the real
So if you're down on your luck
Then you should know just how I feel
Cause if you don't want me around
See I go simple, I go easy, I go greyhound
Hey, you, what's that sound?
Everybody look what's going down
Ahhhh, yes, ain't that fresh?
Everybody wants to get down like that
(rpt 1, 1)

I wish, I wish, I wish...

Summer Song #2

Some of the songs I am going to list on this ongoing list of summer songs are going to be classics. Some are going to be downright cheesy...Hell, some are going to be downright bad. Today's selection might be one of those downright crappy songs, but at the same time, its tough not to get a smile on your face when you hear it.

It's from 1999, and by no means stands the test of time. Hell, it barely stood the test of NOW 10 years ago. But with that said, its kind of a guilty pleasure.

'I'll steal your honey like I stole your bike'

BONUS! The Lyrics:

Yeah...I like it when the girls stop by.. In the summer
Do you remember, Do you remember?
...when we met..That summer??

[Chorus:]
New Kids On The block,had a bunch of hits
Chinese food makes me sick.
And I think it's fly when girls stop by for the summer,for the summer
I like girls that wear Abercrombie and Fitch,
I'd take her if I had one wish,
But she's been gone since that summer..
Since that summer

[Verse 1:]
Hip Hop Marmalade spic And span,
Met you one summer and it all began
You're the best girl that I ever did see,
The great Larry Bird Jersey 33
When you take a sip you buzz like a hornet
Billy Shakespeare wrote a whole bunch of sonnets
Call me Willy Whistle cause I can't speak baby
Something in your eyes went and drove me crazy
Now I can't forget you and it makes me mad,
Left one day and never came back
Stayed all summer then went back home,
Macauly Culkin wasn't Home Alone
Fell deep in love,but now we ain't speaking
Michael J Fox was Alex P Keaton
When I met you I said my name was Rich
You look like a girl from Abercrombie and Fitch

[Chorus:]
New Kids On The block,had a bunch of hits
Chinese food makes me sick.
And I think it's fly when girls stop by for the summer,for the summer
I like girls that wear Abercrombie and Fitch,
I'd take her if I had one wish,
But she's been gone since that summer..
Since that summer

[Verse 2:]
Cherry Pez,cold crush,rock star boogie
Used to hate school so I had to play hookie,
Always been hip to the B-boY Style
Known to act wild and make girls smile,
Love New Edition and the Candy Girl
Remind me of you because you rock my world
You come from Georgia where the peaches grow
They drink lemonade and speak real slow
You love hip hop and rock n roll
Dad took off when you were 4 years old
There was a good man named Paul Revere
I feel much better baby when you're near
You love fun dip and cherry Coke,
I like the way you laugh when I tell a joke
When I met you I said my name was Rich
You look like a girl from Abercrombie and Fitch

[Repeat Chorus]

[Bridge:]
In the summertime girls got it going on,
Shake and wiggle to a hip hop song
Summertime girls are the kind I like,
I'll steal your honey like I stole your bike

[Verse 3]
Bugaloo shrimp and pogo sticks
My mind takes me back there oh so quick
Let you off the hook like my man Mr. Limpet
Think about that summer and I bug,cause I miss it
Like the color purple,macaroni and cheese,
Ruby red slippers and a bunch of trees
Call you up but whats the use
I like Kevin Bacon,but I hate Footloose
Came in the door I said it before,I think I'm over you
but I'm really not sure
When I met you I said my name was Rich
You look like a girl from Abercrombie and Fitch

[Repeat Chorus]

[Bridge:]
In the summer girls come and summer girls go
Some are worth while and some are so so,
Summer girls come and summer girls go
Some are worth while and some are so so,
Summertime girls got it going on
Shake and wiggle to a hip hop song
Summertime girls are the kind I like
I'll steal your honey like I stole your bike

Summer Song #1

I am addicted to a song right now that is officially my Summer Song of '09. So as I was listening to it, I decided to make a list of other songs that are pretty kick ass summer songs.

So its time to share. I am going to try to share 1 song a day for the next...who knows...as long as I have songs to share.

Today's song is the one that started this trend for me. It's by a French band called Phoenix, the song is called 1901.

Enjoy:

Things I ...LIKE!

So I seem to try to make something out of bitching and complaining… and honestly, it is one of my favorite things to do… But I think for once (and maybe ONLY this once), I would be a little more up beat and talk about things that make me happy. After all, I just spent a week in Manitoba chilling out, maxing and relaxing. So I am mellow, and at inner peace with myself.

Inner peace? Ha, yeah right! More like I decided to sit down while I was in a good mood.

So without further ado, here goes the list:

#6) The Moth Podcast - http://www.themoth.org - I am guessing most of you haven’t heard of this, but I highly recommend giving it a shot. The Moth is a stage show in NY and LA where all sorts of people, whether famous or just regular Joes off of the street, get up and tell a story. Some stories are funny, some are sad and some are just amazing, but all of them are great listens. Two stories really stick out in my mind and I will give you the Coles notes versions of them, just to give a taste of what you get with The Moth.

The first story was told by a guy who, when he was 16, became a bat boy for the Yankees. On his first day, he met his favorite player of all time… Don Mattingly. Don welcomed him to the team, then asked him to go fetch a bat stretcher for him. A wild goose chase ensues, with the kid ending up in the Red Sox locker room and finally in a sporting good store across the street. It’s a goddamned hilarious story about this naïve kid.

The second story was a guy that found himself on the wrong end of a gang initiation in NYC. He ended up almost dying in the hospital, but barely survived thanks to good paramedics, amazing doctors, and a whole lotta luck. Anyways, he goes through hell while recovering… su

ch as a car accident that sent him flying through the front windshield. After that, he gets a call from the DA about the kids that stabbed him, asking him to appear in court. While meeting the perp face to face, he tells the kid some pretty chilling comments: ‘you set out that night to kill me, which would have been 25 years in prison. I lived, thank god, so instead, you have been charged attempted manslaughter, a 15 year sentence. So 15 years from now, when you get out, just remember…You owe me 10 years! I gave you a second chance 10 years early because I lived. You owe me!’

It’s awesome. Look it up on iTunes and give it a shot.

#5) Jay Bouwmeester - The Flames have done it again, an

d made a big offseason splash by getting the biggest fish in the free agent pond. It now leaves us with a D-line that is hasn't been seen since the Berlin Wall came down in 1989. And now the nay-sayers come out and say we don't have any scoring up front...But really, who needs scoring when you have the Great Wall of Calgary stopping everything from entering the defensive zone? I, for one, can't wait to see 2-0 wins again, as long as it gets us into the 2nd round of the playoffs this year!

#4) The Cabin – Shoal Lake, Manitoba! Due to my excessive travel habit, I didn’t get to spend my usual week off at the cabin last summer, so it was pretty awesome to get up there for a couple days last week to chill out. Even after seeing the world – some of the nicest places I have ever seen, from Machu Picchu, Peru, to Koh Pha Ngan, Thailand – the cabin where I grew up in southern Manitoba might just be my heaven. My days consisted of sleeping in, going for a jog where everyone who drives by waves and smiles, golfing 18 holes for under $20, and bonfires and hot dogs. Honestly, it just doesn’t get any better than that!

#3) Keys to the VIP – Ooooh, don’t think you don’t know it. You’ve seen it, and you liked it. It’s on the Comedy Channel on Tuesday nights, and good lord is there some awesome unintentional comedy on that show. Basically, the premise is that they find the biggest douches in Toronto to go to a bar and see who the biggest player is. Now, once ever 3 or 4 weeks there is a guy who you are pretty impressed with. He has the skill of a real player. But most of the time, these homos couldn’t find a nipple on their own body, let alone the 19 year old skanks they are attempting to mack. There is no better TV than seeing some egotistical guido strike out. It rates a 10 on the unintentional comedy scale.

Basically I love most shows on the Comedy Network, though. The Daily show is a nightly MUST, but another Canadian classic is the Jon Dore show. Once again, if you haven’t watched it, it’s on Wednesday nights, and the guy has a breed of comedy that makes me just keel over laughing. Plus, just a few weeks ago we saw him perform here in Calgary and ended up drinking with him all night, including shots of Jager at 1am that prompted Jon to say ‘NO! NO! This is BAD!’ . Awesome!

#2) Football season – Can you hear that buzz in the air? That is the buzz of football

season, and its right around the corner! (*Note to Canadian Fans –the CFL is merely a bad re-enactment of what football is supposed to be just to get us through until the real stuff starts.) Camps open in a few weeks, and rosters for all 32 teams are being set. Anticipation is building in cities all over the US. At this point in the season, every team is looking good (except the Lions), and every team is a super bowl contender (except the Lions). Ooooooh, kickoff is September 13th, and once that hits, I get my four months of bliss. The Temple of NFL will be filled to capacity every Sunday morning, the jerseys will be worn with pride, and god I cannot wait!

#1) Calgary Stampede – Yes, it is that time of year once again. It’s the time of year where Calgary is turned upside down, and shaken like a snow globe. The town is filled with beer, cowboys, beer, horses, beer, whores, beer, pancakes, and of course… beer. For one week a year, Calgarians transform the city into a gigantic party with bales of hay in every building, and lineups for crappy pancakes (and high-test) served on every corner. At anytime of the day, you can find drinks being served, and ladies dressed up like it’s a weeklong Halloween where the only costume is ‘sexy cowgirl’. Daisy dukes and cowboy hats are a great look on women!

...and yes, you can even stick your arm up a fake cows ass!

The Stampede starts and ends with Nashville North, the epicenter of all drinking activities on the Stampede Grounds. It is also so packed all week that you have to arrive in line before 4pm, or you just plain and simple aren’t getting in until midnight. Usually, the best course of action is to catch the afternoon rodeo, starting at 1:30pm, and slither over to the line as soon as the Bull riding is over. The entire afternoon, you are inundated with the vices of the Calgary Stampede…

It’s almost impossible to not have a smile on your face the whole time! It’s the one week of the year that anything goes!

Yee-Haw!!!

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I hoped you liked the things that I like this week. I just felt like being a little more upbeat this week. I only have one last comment:

I really want a t-shirt that says ‘I am a one man wolfpack!’

MB