TSO and RB

I think I blogged about this last year but I went to see Trans-Siberian Orchestra this weekend and I can safely say that:

(Christmas music + power chords) / (Blinding lights + fireworks + open flames) * hot violin playing chick = awesome

And I can't really put it much more plainly than that. One heck of a show. It's kind of a weird christmas tradition but I've been going for a few years now and really enjoy it. I took the girlfriend and still am not too sure how she felt--she said she liked it so I'll go with that but I think she was just being nice since I bought the ticket. It really can be a bit of an overwhelming experience, especially if you're expecting a traditional christmas show.


Also: I ended up finding Rock Band last night at Target. The game is fantastic. I tried out all four parts last night and as expected, my favorite was the drums. I was not excited about vocals but after trying it I found I really like it. One disappointing thing though: I was playing with MeefJ online and wailing away on the Foo Fighters' "Learn to Fly", I was throwing out characteristic Mike the Knife-isms like shoutouts to the band and comments on the crowd, and only afterward discovered that MeefJ could not hear me!!! Apparently when playing with other people the vocals get turned off. There is a 'push trigger button to speak' mechanic but who's going to hold trigger the whole time? I could see giving people the option to mute if they want but it seems really silly to do it this way. The purpose of playing with other people is fun and camraderie right? So why take one person out of the equation entirely? Not that anyone would really want to hear me sing, but it would make for a better gaming experience in my opinion. Here's hoping for a patch or something.

Sorry if anyone's disappointed by seeing NSFW on my avatar but no tits in this post. But as we all know when you post NSFW you are marked for a while. Good thing too because I don't want that douchebag losing his job at the daycare over my farking blog. He should be able to browse the game sites at work in peace for flip's sake.

Edit:  I guess I was wrong? I thought this would get the tag because my last post was NSFW but I guess I was wrong. I'll edit out the swear words.