Dear Dave Grohl:

Notice that this sentence is in the past tense: The Foo Fighters used to be my favorite band in the whole world.

The Colour and the Shape is still one of my top 5 albums of all time. There is Nothing left to lose was pretty good. Then you released Learn to Fly, and all of a sudden, you realized that there was a lot of money to be made in crossover hits. All of a sudden, your song was being played on rock and contemporary adult stations, and you saw dollar signs. Since that point, evey song you have put out has been, for lack of a better term, crap.

I heard "The Best" the other day, and it is still the same crap. Did you forget that power chords still exist? Was Pat Smear the life and soul of your band? Monkey Wrench is one of the hardest songs I can remember, but you haven't even come close to that in recent years. Was Gil Norton to blame for your rock, or did you sell out? Or, did you just get old? Is it because Taylor is the drummer now, and you just play guitar and sing?Please, tell me what is going on, because I miss the old Dave Grohl. I miss songs like "Wind Up", or "My Poor Brain". Hell, I will even take "Wattershed" nowadays.

You know what sucks, is I will still probably buy your album, and be disappointed. I am sure there is still hope for me, but I am probably not going to be happy with it. Maybe you need to go back to Seattle for a while, and quit playing with Jack Black and Tom Petty. Maybe you need to go see a good rock show for inspiration. I hear Krist isn't doing much these days. Just remember, the Foo Fighters is a rock band. If you want to start a different band that writes songs like Rob Thomas, fine. Just don't try to pass it off as a Foo album. We know...oh, yes...we know.  ¶ 12:57 PM 1 comments

 
And this is the end result of the zooming.

And this is the original picture...pretty amazing, huh?   ¶ 9:24 PM 0 comments

 
Here is a little montage from the Rangers' game we went to today. An airplane flew right over our heads, and Chan and Alexa got to run the bases after the game. It was quite a bit of fun, and the Rangers won the game!   ¶ 9:15 PM 0 comments

 
Who taught this kid to be such a ham?   ¶ 9:09 PM 0 comments

 
Another great shot of Chan almost making a diving catch on a pop foul.   ¶ 9:08 PM 0 comments

 
This is truly one of the greatest pictures I have seen. Chandler was on third base with one out, and the kid at the plate hit a little pop up that could have been caught. Chan took off for home, not considering that the pitcher could have caught the ball and doubled him off. Of course, I am screaming, "Back! Back! Back!" to him, as you can obviously see in this picture. My Dad took a great shot that really captures the moment.   ¶ 9:07 PM 0 comments

  Dearest Dusty Baker:

Recent news has shown that you are using holy water to assist you in your managerial endeavors.

History shows that common sense should be much more effective.

You trade the greatest superstar that Chicago has seen since MJ for a slightly better than average utility player, then refuse to play him in lieu of a utility player that no one wanted last year but you.

I know that was a run-on. You shut up and listen to me.

Jerry Hairston at least gives you speed. Neifi Perez gives you nothing but ground outs. Sure, he is having a productive day today, but is that really the issue? He starts in BOTH games, but Aramis doesn't?

If Michael Lewis had a stat for BLF (Boneheaded Lineup Factor), you would be at the top of the league.

Pourquois?

I am sure you will eventually blame this all on the injury to Todd Walker, but you would be wrong, because you wouldn't play him last year even though he was vastly superior to Grudz in every facet, so this won't be your excuse.

Yes, that was a run-on, too. I don't care.


And Dusty, just in case you were wondering, my sister and I have some kind of psychic bond. I still have yet to figure out how, but it happens. You should call me sometime and we will chat about it over some Tony's pizza.
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