AC-DC is not Metal

Okay, I can't go with the "hard rock" label being applied to any of these bands. I believe the genre of "metal" is wide enough and vast enough to include music with all sorts of tempos and styles.
I have that opinion because I watched this:

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Individual Daily Lineups for the Festival I'm not Going to ...

Friday July 12^th:

Doors at 3:00 PM

Main Stage

10:00 - 11:15: Shinedown

8:50 - 9:40: Taking Back Sunday

7:40 - 8:30: Skillet

6:00 - 6:30: Fozzy

4:50 - 5:20: Awake at Last

3:40 - 4:10: Broken Hands

Second Stage

6:40 - 7:35: Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

5:25 - 5:55: The Funeral Portrait

4:15 - 4:45: The Everyday Losers

Saturday July 13^th:

Doors at 12:00 PM

Main Stage

9:30 - 11:00: Godsmack

8:00 - 9:00: +Live+

6:05 - 7:00: Motionless in White

4:45 - 5:25: Red Sun Rising

3:25 - 4:05: Buckcherry

2:10 - 2:45: Light the Torch

1:00 - 1:30: Titans in Time

Second Stage

7:05 - 7:55: Andrew WK

5:30 - 6:00: Stabbing Westward

4:10 - 4:40: Eyes Set to Kill

2:50 - 3:20: Raven Black

1:35 - 2:05: Monster Dolls

12:25 - 12:55; Impending Lies

Sunday July 14^th:

Doors at 12:00 PM

Main Stage

9:30 - 11:00: Five Finger Death Punch

8:00 - 9:00: Seether

6:05 - 7:00: I Prevail

4:45 - 5:25: Starset

3:25 - 4:05: Issues

2:10 - 2:45: Smile Empty Soul

1:00 - 1:30: Scattered Hamlet

Second Stage

7:05 - 7:55: P.O.D.

5:30 - 6:00: From Ashes to New

4:10 - 4:40: Kerbera

2:50 - 3:20: Beyond Unbroken

1:35 - 2:05: Monster Dolls

12:25 - 12:55: Rivals

INKCARCERATION Music and Tattoo Festival Reveals Individual Daily Music Line-Ups + Single Day Tickets Available Now

• INDIVIDUAL DAILY LINE-UPS:
1. Friday July 12th:
1. Shinedown
2. Taking Back Sunday
3. Skillet
4. Fozzy
5. Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
6. Awake at Last
7. The Funeral Portrait
8. The Everyday Losers
2. Saturday July 13th:
1. Godsmack
2. +Live+
3. Motionless in White
4. Red Sun Rising
5. Buckcherry
6. Andrew WK
7. Stabbing Westward
8. Light the Torch
9. Eyes Set to Kill
10. Raven Black
11. Impending Lies
12. Monster Dolls
3. Sunday July 14th:
1. Five Finger Death Punch
2. Seether
3. I Prevail
4. Starset
5. P.O.D.
6. From Ashes to New
7. Smile Empty Soul
8. Kerbera
9. Beyond Unbroken
10. Rivals
11. Monster Dolls

Uproar Tour 2014

Nope, not travelling to Sioux City this weekend.

Buck Cherry

When I went to see BuckCherry previously, it was because they were opening for Avenge Sevenfold and I had secured passes through their label. Av7 ended up cancelling their appearance and that moved BuckCherry to the headlining spot, which was nice because it moved Shinedown to a longer set. The third band was Saving Abel and they had a short set. Now, on their current tour, Saving Abel is direct support for BuckCherry @ the iWireless Center in September. Red is the band in their former spot.

Fine. Schedule a concert in Iowa on a date I am unavailable

If Sunday, 05/31/09, were not two days prior to leaving on a family vacation, I would be @ this show.
Saliva
Korn
Buckcherry
Saving Abel
Rev Theory
Duff McKagan's Loaded

Actually, I would be content to stay until Buckcherry finished their set, then leave. Neither Korn nor Saliva really trip my musical trigger.

I have no idea what Duff McKagan's Loaded sounds like but if it's anything remotely close to Velvet Revolver or G-n-R, I would probably tolerate it for an opening gig. Neither of those two bands are in my top 10 or even top 20 of favorite bands but they're okay.
I liked Rev Theory's Truth is Currency release but I haven't heard any of their follow-up material.
I liked Saving Abel when they were on the bill with Buck Cherry & Shine Down.
I liked Buckcherry more than I thought I would.

So really, if Buckcherry finished @ 9, I'd be home by 11 and in bed by 12. I guess it depends upon what time the show starts.

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So, I expand the search of concerts in the Des Moines area and who do I find? Every Avenue! They are a band I reviewed - you can read the review here - and I will miss both of their gigs:
Sat 04/25/09 Ames, IA Iowa State University
Appearing at "The Bamboozle Festival" <== this is the day of my nephew's first communion in Cedar Falls.
==> Fri 05/15/09 Des Moines, IA People's <== We are probably getting our camper out of storage

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Which led me to ask, "What is the Bamboozle Festival?" That led me to http://www.thebamboozle.com/ where I learned it is a multi-day concert - $116 gets you in the door for each of the days - on May 2nd and May 3rd in New Jersey. Not happening.

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More goodies @ work to keep me busy. Some UI work found its way to my desk and quickly took on a life of its own as I discovered two fields on the screen that have never been in our documentation. So I worked on adding them in, which led me to task A, which led to B, to C, and before I knew it, I was leaving for the day.

One big piece of good news is that when I went to the dentist this AM, I had no cavities. Considering the amount of Pepsi & Mountain Dew I consume on a daily basis, I am happy.

It is 11 PM. I am getting up @ 4 to help Karen get ready for work. We are leaving for Balltown tomorrow after work and will be there until Sunday. My in-laws have dial-up and it is an exercise in frustration to use their PC. So I won't. I'll be back on Sunday or Monday, depending upon if I have anything to say on Easter Sunday.

A Brief Pause

This week has been crazy and next week will be even crazier, both at home and at work.

At work, I am attending training for a product called JWalk. It starts tomorrow and goes until the 12th. Then, on 9/15, my co-worker and I will start developing changes with JWalk for release on 9/25. I don't think I will be able to work on documentation until 10/1.

Outside of work, some key dates:
9/11 - Megan starts her volleyball league
9/14 - Alex's basketball practice starts up again and I am the assistant head coach. The head coach, Tim, won't be there on that date so I get to run practice.
9/16 - I'm going to Moline, IL, to see Avenge Sevenfold / Buck Cherry / Shine Down / Saving Abel for *free* as Warner Brothers is sending me "hard tix" for that show.
9/17 - school pictures
9/18 - back to school night & Megan's volleyball league
9/19 - we're taking the camper to storage in Zwhingle and spending the weekend in Balltown.
9/21 - Alex's basketball practice

Somewhere in there, I will write a concert review of Avenge Sevenfold / Buck Cherry / Shine Down / Saving Abel. To say I have a backlog of reviews to write is an understatement.

I am still working on my TWing contract and I want to get that put to bed today so I'm signing off.