Chris Cester from

JET

Click here to listen to the interview

Listen here

UPDATE

Tune in

Friday, July 10 @ 3pm

JET will perform

LIVE in-studio!

 

I know that this is going to make some people upset, but I am writing it anyway. Am I really supposed to be sad today? Should I feel some sense of loss, or compassion for a man just because he passed away and because he was a successful singer?  

OJ was found NOT GUILTY in court, and he became a punchline. Of course shortly after he was found guilty in the civil case, and then sent to jail for kidnapping and armed robbery. But, he was a football player?

James Brown died, he was a music legand, but he also beat his wife!

 

 

Phil Spector charted new ground in the music business and was behind some of the most successful musical careers, and then he killed someone. Did you feel bad for him?

Did Michael Jackson have a tough childhood? Sure… any child star does. But he also grew up with opportunities that none of us can even imagine. Did his Dad beat him and emotionaly abuse him? Some people say YES! But that is also true of most inmates in most prisons around the country. Do you feel bad for them? It is coming out now, that Michael Jackson was addicted to morphine and they they were trying to ween him off by giving him Demerol. MJ had a private physician treating him with drugs on a daily basis. Just because he’s rich and famous doesn’t mean he wasn’t a junkie! If you or I had a Doc. that was shooting us up, we’d be in jail and the Doc would lose his license to practice medicine. There are people with private Doc’s… But the cops call them DEALERS when they get busted!

And what about the kids? Forced to hide behind masks, unkempt, dragged out in public, no contact with their mother because she SOLD away her custody. They have never been to school, they are too thin, and no one is allowed near them. Dangling a baby off of a balcony? Sounds like abuse to me!

What about the blatant disrespect of the legal system that he showed during his molestation trial. Showing up late, acting ‘out of it’ like he was drugged, wearing PJ’s, dancing on cars outside of the courthouse… Again, if that were any of us, we would have been IN JAIL on contempt charges!

Let’s talk about the molestation charges for a second! He settled out of court for 22 million in a civil case, and then SURPRISE… the criminal case was dropped! That does not say innocent to me. And even if he was innocent, wouldn’t you STOP sleeping with young boys after you get charged with abuse one time? Nope, not our MJ… He continued the same behaviour, even talking about it in interviews etc. Sure they said he was innocent in court, but even the stuff he admitted doing is cause for concern! And the worst part, is he never showed compasion or remorse for his actions! A family member was quoted as saying “  You can take pictures of Michael’s dick and he’s not gonna like it, but once you start trying to figure out how much money he has, that’s where he stops playing around”!  His fans attacked and belittled the families and children involved. Raking them over the coals in the press and on TV. Acting like they were in it for the money! Oh yeah, what kid doesn’t want to be known as Michael Jacksons rape victim for the rest of their lives? Yeah, that sounds like fun doesn’t it? That sure is worth 22 million! That kid from 1993 had to change his name and move away! But, he’s living in a really big house, so I guess he’s happy!

What about his FACE? He says he’s had 2 operations! Ya, right! He’s had more noses that Mr. Potatohead! You can do what you want to your own body, but give me a break! Are we supposed to believe that you look like this naturally? C’mon! When we see other people ‘overdo it’ at the Doc’s office, we think there is something mentally wrong with them!  But not Michael? Oh yeah that’s right… when you’re rich, you’re excentric… not CRAZY!

And now, look at the circus… Look at the celebs that are coming out of the woodwork talking about his ‘talents’. That he was so gentle, and caring… Paul McCartney even called him a MAN BOY! What about all of the crazy people camping out at UCLA, his house, his star on the ‘Walk of Fame’ and even the Apollo?  They’re all just itching to get on TV and talk about their ‘connection’ to Michael… UGH!  It’s a circus! Would they still be there if he was convicted? Probably! People are still holding up pictures of Chris Brown on TV and he ADMITTED that he beat Rhianna!

Michael Jackson’s abuse and drug habits are no different than most prisoners in jail right now… remember that! I bet the guy that killed his 7 year old on Father’s day, had a tough childhood, but that doesn’t make his actions ok!

I know… I know… But Michael Jackson wrote THRILLER! It’s a good thing that he did, because if he were like us… He would have died be in JAIL!

Axl, are you paying attention? Get out of the house and get rid of your handlers! Just because you wrote Appetite for Destruction, doesn’t mean we’ll love you no matter what!Am I sad today? Yes I am… I’m sad that Farrah died!

I’ve been getting an earful about the Lagunitas Hop Stoopid Ale from the beer guy at my local packie.  Every time he mentions it he gives the old headshake and sigh and says, “Man, unbelievable.”  This beer is exactly like it’s name.  A cornucopia, if you will, of hopness and hoppitude.  Yet balanced enough to not blow your head off.  It poured a beautiful amber with a thin foamy head.  At first whiff you get a floral combo of hops, grapefruit, and blackberry.  It looked like it had high carbonation but didn’t come through in the first sip.  It started with a bit of pine with bitter citrus.  Strong on the hops.  But finished surprisingly clean with a buttery taste that lingered.  A fair presence of alcohol.  As it warmed, all of this mellowed.  Very drinkable and highly recommended.

Just take a minute out of your day to remember those who are serving our country. Especially those who have left us.

 Sgt. 1st Class Kevin A. Dupont, 52, of Templeton, Mass., died June 17 at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, of wounds suffered March 8 in Kandau, Afghanistan, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.  He was assigned to the 79th Troop Command, Rehoboth, Mass.

WAKE:  Thursday June 25, 2009 1p-8p

Chicopee High School Auditorium 820 Front St. Chicopee, Ma

FUNERAL SERVICE:  Friday June 26, 2009 Holy Name of Jesus Church, Chicopee, Ma. 10:00 AM

Staff Sgt. Edmond L. Lo, 23, of Salem, N.H., died June 13 in Samarra City, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device that his explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team was acting to neutralize detonated.  He was assigned to the 797th Ordnance Company, 79th Ordnance Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas.

Funeral: Saturday,  June 27, 2009: 10:30am service at Mary Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Salem, NH followed by internment in Pine Grove Cemetery, Salem, NH.

 

 

In Memory of SSG Edmond Lo

The Sanford Affair
I am thoroughly disappointed in the answer to the the “Mystery Of The Missing Governor”.  I was expecting International Intrigue, maybe a drug ring, some nuclear secrets.  Nope.  Just another elected official fooling around on his wife.  I have to give Gov. Mark Sanford(SC) some credit.  He was having an affair with a woman in Argentina.  Or maybe I should give the credit to her?  She must have a magic velvety envelope to hold a spell over a man on another continent.

When I first heard this story I thought, “foreign Terrorists have kidnapped an American Governor and the government is keeping it a secret so the public doesn’t go apeshit.”  Then the whole “Hiking on the Appalachian Trail” story was fed to us by his staff.  Except the Lt. Governor was clueless.  A governor’s job is 24/7.  The governor has to be in touch with someone back home in case there’s an emergency.  Right?  Then I discovered last Friday was National Nude Hiking Day.  Holy crap!  Gov. Sanford was in the woods with nothing but a backpack and hopefully a sock in case it got cold.  If this was the case I wouldn’t care.  So your governor likes to hike naked.  Big deal.  Maybe one day I’ll hit Mt. Wachusett in the buff.  Let the boys get some mountain air.  I bet that feels nice.  I’m also a big proponent of streaking as a form of protest and recreation. 

But the we learned Gov. Sanford arrived in Atlanta on a plane from ARGENTINA!  He said he wanted to go somewhere exotic and take a break after a heated discussions on legislation to accept stimulus money.  So while that money sits in limbo and could be helping people one way or another, you hop a plane to ARGENTINA?  He said he was doing some driving down the coast.  Must be nice.  Hey Obama, I don’t need your stinking immoral stimulus money.  I have plenty of my own to jet off to Buenas Aries to get it on with my South American side action.  I was hoping it was something more “exotic” like the Governor said.  The only people who go to Argentina and don’t tell anyone are Nazis, Bank Robbers, and Cold War informants.  I thought, “Maybe he went down there to meet with former Nazis who were trying to make a come back because the most powerful country in the world elected a non-white as President.  Sanford being from South Carolina, the first to fire on Union troops to start the civil war and last to fly the Confederate flag over their state house, it made sense in my pot addled mind.  Maybe the Argentinians had harbored one of the old Nazi physicists who gave them the means to build a nuclear weapon that could be used to hold an American city hostage until President Obama stepped down.  Or, even better, Sanford was frustrated with the secular direction the government and country is headed.  So, he helped former Nazis develop an army of Zombies they learned to create through horrific experiments done on Jews and Gypsies during World War II.  Sanford would funnel money received from the tobacco lobby to Argentina to arm and train the Zombie army for an invasion of Myrtle Beach on 4th of July Weekend when everybody is drunk.  Then they would infect and conscript to further penetrate the continental United States and cause chaos.  Which would be a distraction so the Chinese, who were secretly involved without Sanford’s knowledge, to slip commando units into the west coast ports. 

I guess I should be thankful it was just another politician who decided to leave his state in a leadership crisis while he went down to the land of the Tango to hook up with his mistress.  On Father’s Day Weekend.  Should of went nude hiking.

Wouldn’t you like to know how long the bow-tie brigade of self appointed “victim advocates” who run our state government have been hoping this story didn’t see the light of day?  According to the Interagency Council on Housing and Homelessness, the Commonwealth is paying 2 MILLION dollars a month to house the homeless in hotels around this state!

But don’t worry-the average room rate is only $85.00 a night.  No wonder the Motel 6 parking lot is never empty.  And here I was, worrying that times were tough for the lodging industry!  Just like LB, math is not my strong suit, but that is somewhere around 1,000 families who are whooping it up at the Best Western on our dime.

Before you respond and call me an insensitive neo-con, please stop and think about the cost to taxpayers, during a time when our state is in the middle of a severe financial crisis.  We are talking about 24 MILLION dollars a year so our homeless can dial 10 for room service!  Tom Beaudette is leaving the light on so at least 1,000 families don’t have to worry about paying rent.

When I was younger, and making $14,000 a year working at V66, I had two roomates at a dump in Saxonville that cost $600 a month.  I slept on the couch because I didn’t have a room.  And I still had to struggle to make the rent.  A government paid for suite at the Marriot would have been a godsend…but I didn’t even think to ask.  Instead, I worked my balls off until I made enough to get my own place where I actually had my own room.

I know we need to help people “get back on their feet”, but do we really need to help them to the tune of $2380 a month per room?  Even at $1,000 a month, wouldn’t it be cheaper to rent these people apartments?  We will be told, again, that alot of these folks were foreclosed on by the mortgage meanies at the banks.  “Where else are they gonna go?”  How about they do what everyone else who has been foreclosed on since the dawn of time has done, and go rent an apartment?

Old habits die hard.  Human beings are conditioned easily.  Sticking your hand out becomes old hat when the government is always there putting something in it.  There is no way that someone will find the will to work their ass off to improve their condition, it there’s a Quality Inn kitchenette waiting for them-utilities included.

Your taxes are about to go up.  Your tolls are about to go up.  As a taxpayer, you are told that you are losing necessary services because we just can’t pay for them anymore.  Meanwhile, $2 million dollars a month is gone, paying for people who couldn’t pay their mortgage to live it up at the No-tell Motel.

Pearl Jam has a new album coming out

Backspacer

September 21

The first single is called

The Fixer

will be released on July 20

Being a massive Rush geek and a Beasties fan this is just about Orgasmic.  Now if we could mash up “Cygnus X-1″ and “Shadrach” that would be the “tits”.

 Thanks to Joe Chaitin for giving me the 411 on this Canadian bacon jank yo.

First-off, If you were at the American Craft Beer Festival at The Seaport World Trade Center in Boston this past Saturday evening, I apologize if I spilled anything on you.  Sure, the glasses are only 2 oz, but there were so many beers, and so little liver space.  I went in with the best intentions, pen in hand, ready to fully appreciate bouquet and drinkability.  For the first 30 minutes I did.  But those damn charming ladies at the Ithaca booth insisted I hang, then the Narraganset guys were very importunate about experiencing their new Bock, next thing you know I’m humping the Dogfish Head guy’s leg and begging him to Send me a case of Forte.  So here is a review of the best beers I sampled(nowhere near the 300 I planned on):

---

The Clipper City “Loose Cannon” was a delight.  All hoppy and sweet with a pine finish.  I was sipping while in line at The Long Trail booth and a tall Grizzly Adams type guy inquired about what I was having.  I told him and he gave a very critical “Hurrumph” and turned away.  Fortunately, he was the only beer dick I met that night.

---

When I think Narraganset I don’t think craft beer.  I usually think about getting shit-faced guzzling the $1.50 specials on tall-boys at Ralph’s.  That has changed now that I know what their new “Bock” is all about.  Very flavorful, with a hint of caramel and roasted malt.  A lovely amber color and a beige head.  I highly recommend it.  Very Drinkable.  They are also starting a campaign to bring the plant back to Rhode Island(it’s now in New York).  The reps were explaining the details which were later washed away but I’m sure you can get them here.

---

The Ithaca CascaZilla was another full hop experience.  with a sweet bitter finish.  I like it so much I had seconds, and then proceeded to graciously accept samples from their other offerings.  Two mugs up for the Apricot Wheat which is not overly fruity with a natural apricot taste.  Great hot weather beer.  The Flower Power American I.P.A. was also impressive with it’s sweet evergreen start and crisp finish.  The Partly Sunny Spiced Wheat Ale another surprise for me.  I’m not a big spice fan.  But the spiciness was just right and mixed with the flavor of a wheat ale gave it a bit of a chai flavor.

---

The Long Trail Belgian Belgian White was creamy and delicious but the Double I.P.A. was excellent.  This is a limited edition in their Big Beer series, so when you see a bottle, snatch it up!

---

Mayflower’s Porter was sweet with a bit of a raisin or molasses tone.  It finished bittersweet and had a great malty aroma.

---

I am a huge Dogfish Head fan.  I love their spirit of adventure and think their 120 Minute I.P.A. is the best.  I sampled their Immort Ale and loved the huge smokiness mixed with the sweetness of the maple and vanilla flavors.  Another complex and hugely flavorful beer from the masters.

---

For the first time I experienced craft beer in cans from Oskar Blues Brewery of Colorado.  I had read about them in Penthouse and was intrigued.(yes I read articles in Penthouse…in between spreads)  Like most, I was skeptical, but after sampling all skepticism left my mind.  Their best in my opinion is Dale’s Pale Ale.  The first sip sent a hop torpedo right to my head.  Then I had an Old Chub….that’s beer.  It’s a Scottish Ale that has a smoked malt taste and a lining of sweet vanilla.  There was also a hint of chocolate in there which is extra surprising from a can.  The Mama’s Little Yella Pils was also a solid Czech Pilsner.

---

Well, those are the one’s I can remember.  If you were there and remember an outstanding brew please leave it in the comment section.  I’m always looking for suggestions and feedback.  If you have questions about these reviews, please consult my notes below:

---

Transformers

With the new movie coming out, the Transformers are EVERYWHERE!

I saw this, and thought it was SO COOL! You can Transform yourself!

Robotize Me