Dino is Blogging!?!?!?!!!!

[ndavis021410]

Dino is Blogging again............ ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Mr. Cab Driver
Category: Life

Blog 3.

I will keep this one short and sweet. I try to like everyone, but for some reason, I always find myself very annoyed or frustrated with cab drivers. I have friends that drove cabs, so I know they can be normal. Unfortunately, 99.6% of my encounters with cabbies (and there have been many) have been either really weird or just horrible.

1. Why do most cabbies stink? I understand that you are in your car for the majority of the day, but it only takes 5 minutes to shower, or put on some deoderant. You don't even have to smell good! Just please don't smell like a cesspool filled with decaying carcasses and dirty diapers.

2. Why do most not speak English. I may be wrong, but I would assume that the two most important skills needed to drive a cab are: 1. knowledge of the area you are working 2. communication skills. Since English the prominant language in the US, I would think that most would learn it, or at least learn enough to communicate to their passengers.

3. Why do they always talk on their cell phones? Not only are these dudes on their cell phones, but they are typically screaming in a different language. So not only is your life in danger cause this cabbie is not paying attention to their driving, but if you want to relax, read, listen to the radio, or have a conversation of your own, you can't because this dude is screaming in some foreign tongue. Unfortunately, it is usually not a language that sounds soothing or beautiful - such as French - it is typically a Middle Eastern language that has harsh sounds, etc. I speak Greek, so I know harsh Middle Eastern sounds....

4. Why do they drive like a**holes? This is annoying to the people in the car, as well as everyone else on the road. These cabbies generally have no respect for anyone else besides themselves, and act as if their cabs have this invisible forcefield that will protect them from all objects. Truth is folks, that cabs are only cars, not tanks, and they can get into accidents like everyone else. Unfortunately, most people feel as if they are in a comfort zone in them, and don't wear seatbelts - oops!

[HY]

As usual, another insiteful blog by Dino ;D [img src="lovehammersecards.com/MCorg/smilies/thumbsup.gif"][/IMG]

I don't usually use cabs you grab off the street - I usually call the companies where you have to order a cab to go to the airport. But I have heard Chicago drivers are not that great.

On #2, I think it's worse if they don't know the city. I think they have to pass a test of basic landmarks, but when you have to explain how to get to a major hotel, or a major intersection, then that kind of ticks me off - it's their job to know.

#3 & #4, if I was that scared in a cab ride, I would get the cabbies number and complain to the cab company afterward. They should not be driving! At a minimum, they should be using a hands-free headset with their cell phone!

#4, I've been told I drive like a cab driver, so I guess I won't be driving Dino around anytime soon! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D [img src="lovehammersecards.com/MCorg/smilies/noway.gif"][/IMG]

[kes]

I didnt even know cabs had seatbelts. oops.

[Cheza]

;D ;D ;D I've only taken a couple of cab rides in my life...living in a rural area and not traveling much, well...when I do...I drive myself. The one cabbie I remember was in Jonesboro when I was in college, and he was a very old man. He didn't scare me. Some of my fellow passengers he picked up did...but he didn't.

Nice blog, Dino.

[cfbj01]

Another hilarious blog by Dino!

[dustyblue25]

Thanks for posting Dino's blog Nancy. Another good one.

[starcrossed]

That was great...We have cab's in LA, but they cost too much money for even short trips. That just make's me laugh..Thank you for posting Dino's blog Nancy...and Thank you Dino for writing it!

[starcrossed]

Thank you for posting this Rachael! I did not see this blog before.

[ndavis021410]

Another BLOG by Dino:

Make Rock - Not War was a shirt that I designed, but struggled with the idea of releasing it due to the possibility that one may misread or misunderstand the message. The message is simple - I would rather see everyone making music together and getting along being happy rather than fighting and being in conflict.
Music has soothed and healed me during rough times, and I am sure many of you have had similar experiences with it.

That is pretty much it..... I was inspired after reading old articles and seeing pictures of people from the 60s - people that were so passionate for various cause, and got together and actually made a difference. Seeing that passion is very inspiring to me.

I do have opinions and my own ideas about the current Wars, but I don't consider myself educated enough on the subject to speak about it in a public forum. With that being said, I support our Troops 100%, and pray that they all get the necessary supplies to survive comfortably and safe. Having had family and friends in the various conflicts and currently in Iraq, I am very passionate about our Soldiers. We have some great programs which send packages over to Troops overseas, and we are currently working on a new program to help Veterans that have come home. Please check out lhstore.com for the different programs, and get involved if you can.

These nifty shirts can also be found at lhstore.com - who knows, maybe if enough people get the message, this world can become a happier place?

-dK

[rockfan]

Right on, Dino . I enjoyed reading that blog . Thanks Nancy for bring that over .

[BL]

Good on ya Dino!

[dustyblue25]

Thanks for posting Dino's blog Nancy. Great blog Dino!

[ndavis021410]

Dino has blogged again here it is, very interesting read this one is:

Michael Vick
Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities

Ahhhh, Mr Vick, looks like you have gotten yourself in yet another mess. Unfortunately, this time, it doesn't look like it is going away.....

Let me start this off by saying that I believe Michael Vick is just an idiot. It has nothing to do with me liking him or not liking him, how I feel about his actions in the community or on the field, but from the facts that I have, in my opinion, he is an idiot. Let me tell you why....

Let's go back a few months when MV was stopped at the airport and, "reluctantly surrendered a water bottle to security at Miami International Airport that smelled like marijuana and contained a substance in a hidden compartment." Approximately a month or so later "tests" were done on this substance, and we are told it was not marijuana. I have been searching to find out what it was, but from what I see, there is no mention of it. Basil, Oregano perhaps, or possibly another herb that MV planned to season his dinner with? Either way, we were never told what the findings were, and were not given reasons for a secret compartment in a water bottle. ENTER MV. MV has the nerve to say that this compartment is for hiding his jewelry, and that a watch was missing after the police confiscated his bottle. Keep in mind that he never mentioned this before. I would think that if he truly had used that compartment to hide is expensive watch, he would have just come out and said it. After about a day of hearing that nonsense, the story just sort of dies. So my question is this. I know the people that check your belongings at the airport aren't typically the sharpest knives in the drawer, but how could they possibly mistake a watch for marijuana? Additionally, if MV knew his watch was in there, why did he throw it out? And finally, is a water bottle really a safer place to hold a watch than on your arm? MV could have just walked away, shut his mouth, and thanked God or whoever got him out of that mess, but to go on the attack when you are so obviously guilty and come up with a cockamamie story is just plain stupid.

So now here we are a couple months later and it turns out MVs house turns out to be a major contributor to Dog Fighting. He claims to not be involved and saddened that his relatives would take advantage of him. He claims to only go to that house a few times a year. I will not convict him in my mind especially after he got out of that water bottle mess without anyone really drilling him and confronting him on what it was, so with him, I guess anything is possible. So I have another question that I think needs to be asked. Even if you went to this house a few times a year, wouldn't you smell, hear, or see 55 dogs living there? When visiting your property that you only see a few times a year, wouldn't you walk around and check things out, and possibly see blood stained walls, and fighting ring, or dog carcasses? MV may be innocent, and he may have known nothing was going on there, but it doesn't look good. With that being said, he does deserve his day in court to defend himself before people crucify him.

Unfortunately when things like this happen, people that shouldn't say things often come out and say something stupid, then usually followed by a claim that they were misunderstood. For instance, Clinton Portis comes out and says that it is his own business, since they are his dogs - he should be able to do what he wants with his dogs.....ummmm, that is great Clinton, but unfortunately for you, him, and any other sick f&*k, DOG FIGHTING IS A FELONY. For that, I give you the idiot award as well - congrats. Next up we have Emmit Smith, who says that MV may have gone to Dog Fights, but that they were using him to get the bigger players - HELLO EMMIT, DOG FIGHTING IS A FELONY - if he participated in 20 Dog Fights then isn't that commiting 20 felonies? And who is a bigger player than an NFL quarterback that owns the land that breeds, house, fights dogs, and is the bank roll for the fights? Do us all a favor, and just please shut up. You were lucky enough to have a great NFL career playing behins a great line and on a great team. Lightening struck twice when you won that Reality Show (Mario Lopez is a much better dancer, by the way). Just please shut up and don't make yourself look like an idiot. In comes Allen Iverson - this guy doesn't deserve to even be talked about, so I will not even address his jibberish. Unfortunately for MV, people like AI are not great people to be speakign on your behalf...

please have your pets spayed and neutered....

-dK

[nlt]

Great blog and even though it was on a very serious topic, I had to giggle at his Bob Barker ending.

[BL]

Thanks NLT....
That was a good read...
That dog fighting thing makes me sick

[Cheza]

Somehow I missed the "Make Rock, Not War" blog earlier! I agree 110% about supporting the troops - no matter how you feel about our country's involvement in Iraq. One of my former students, Marine Lance Cpl. Brian C. Hopper, was killed over there in a helicopter crash. He was wounded twice before the crash during the conflict - three purple hearts and dead at 21. He was a great kid and I think of him often. There's a beautiful sentiment behind that shirt.

As for Michael Vick...what a mess! What is it going to take for our athletes to wake up? They're role models for pete's sake - whether they want to be or not - kids look up to them. The whole dog business makes me think of the problems with puppy mills around here. I don't understand how anyone can be so cruel and heartless toward another living creature. So help me if Ced (#34 NY Jets) or DeAngelo (#34 Carolina Panthers) ever do something stupid that sets a bad example they're going to be hearing from me loud and clear .

Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us, Dino.

[sjjo1973]

another blog post by dino

August 31, 2007 - Friday

THEY F**KING DID IT TO ME AGAIN!
Current mood: angry
Category: Music

That is right folks, those frickin Hanson's got me again. It was 10 years ago when they got me with MMM Bop, and now The Great Divide. Yes that is true, in the midst of my Motley Crue, Van Halen, Pearl Jam, Nirvana years, I bought the MMM Bop single. Call me what you want, but that song was a smash, and I wanted to know why....

Now they come out with this song called The Great Divide that I believe is a great song. I lvoed it from the first time I heard it. I just hope radio gives these guys a chance, because everyone should have the opportunity to listen to some good music. It may not be "cool" in these music snobs eyes to like Hanson, but give these guys credit, they have done it again.

ROCK!

dK

[cfbj01]

That was too funny and of course I had to go listen to the song.

[ndavis021410]

Picture
Current mood: creative
Category: Art and Photography

FYI - the picture that is my default, IS AN ACTUAL flyer that was made for the band. I am assuming circa 1989. I did indeed make it, and I have not gotten any better at making posters.

let's have a poster contest. anyone that thinks they can out do me, send a flyer or poster for Lovehammers to [e-mail]. I DARE YOU. I will post my 3 favorites. Keep in mind that I too will be making a couple, so if mine are better than yours, too bad SUCKAS!

[rockfan]

Dino blogged again on his MySpace

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

It is what it is
Category: Life

I don't know why this is bothering me so much, but I have finally lost it when it comes to two sayings - "It is what it is" and "At the end of the day"

It seems like every couple years, people begin to use certain stupid sayings or phrases, and they just catch on like wildfire. We used to have good support to come up with these lines from great TV shows like "Beverly Hills 90210" "Friends" "Seinfeld" "Different Strokes" etc, but I think we have lacked that kind of support in recent years, and the things people say have become more and more irritating. At least in the past, we knew why people were talking, dressing, acting a certain way - it was because of one of those shows. Now, people are saying moronic things and there is no rhyme or reason for it....

"It is what it is"
What is this supposed to mean? What else could it be? It can't be what it isn't. No s**t, it is what it is a**hole! This line is typically used when someone has nothing to say, or has no clue or facts behind a certain topic. Instead of saying, "I don't know" then say, "It is what it is." and the person that they say it to, normally agrees, and they move on. What ever happened to questioning things, and getting actual answers? People have been turning into robots, and we have been taught since childhood to not question things. I think it is pretty sad.

"At the end of the day"
Well what happens tomorrow? Will things change tomorrow? What about this afternoon? Do these new changes or outcomes, or results we are talking about happen before the end of the day? And who's day? What time zone? What if it is daylight savings time?

Unfortunately, being in the music business, you meet and associate with many people that are about as intelligent as this keyboard I am typing on, so there is no escape from this poppycock. I remember a few years back, the cool phrase was "Right On" This was used in all different scenarios. It was classic hearing people that were from the Midwest trying to fit in with LA people, and would literally use "Right On" in every sentence. I was finally over hearing that, and now these two have been here for a couple years, and don't seem to be going anywhere.

The one exception I give for using these phrases is if you are Yogi Bera. If you are Mr. Bera, feel free. if you are not, please cease to use them.

ROCK!

Dino