Words about DT

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“The wave of Guns N Roses changed a lot on the West Coast as early as 1985/1986. Motley Crue almost didn’t exist for a while when the dam broke for Slash and Axl. I think me getting asked to join a once glam band turned old school rock wasn’t even on my mind at all when it happened” Jason McMaster said in an interview with Get Ready To Rock. “I was still in the thrash band Watchtower up to 1988 but l took a side gig playing with Dangerous Toys around 1987. At the time Appetite for Destruction was blowing up and l think the label were looking for another GnR, they always run to the streets to find another band that sounds like something else, even if it’s only a little bit, so they can sell a copy to the same person that bought the original.”
      “It wasn’t even on our minds to get a deal and tour. We were having a blast as a bar band in Texas then all of a sudden there was a record deal and money. Getting a deal was almost an accident for us. I had to leave the band Watchtower which was rough. After we got our record deal we ate like we had never eaten or seen food before. It was a happy time, some of us spent our money and some of us saved it.”
      “Our label brought in producer Max Norman” McMaster told Sleaze Roxx. “We were so green at the time. We didn’t know what we were doing but we all knew who Max Norman was! We were fans of the Ozzy records he worked on and l was a fan of Armoured Saint and l loved what he did with them.”
     “It was so cool working with Max Norman” McMaster told Full in Bloom “He told us so many good stories about Randy and Ozzy, also Dirty Looks who he worked with as well. Max would make me sing things about twenty times, it was a lot of work but he taught me a lot like how to get the best out of tracks. We all learnt a lot. It was hard work with long days, usually only one day off a week but we learnt a lot about recording, about vibe, feel and timing. Our budget was around three hundred thousand dollars and l think we went over budget a bit as well. We went Gold but there were so many middlemen that by the time it got to us we didn’t make a lot of money. I don’t think we ever recouped any expenses. These days the best money we make is in reunion shows.”
      “The music videos were way too expensive” McMaster admitted to Legendary Rock Interviews. “Videos were costing us between 80K and 115K, l mean come on! We didn’t need all that catering and hair and makeup. Now you could make a video like that for 5K or less. It was a learning experience and a lesson to all bands, look into your contract! I was almost having a heart attack looking at the budget set for these videos. All this was coming out of our pocket in the end. Recoupable was one word l had to learn real fast.”
     “I think the earliest songs l wrote with Dangerous Toys ‘Queen Of The Nile’, ‘Here Comes Trouble’ etc were literally the first songs l had ever written” McMaster told Metalliville. “Songs that had stories to them and weren’t just imagery like a lot of metal lyrics. It was fun to learn that, what l call the study of the craft. It’s always a mystery to find out the right way to write and record a song. I have pretty much found out that there are no rules at all. It’s whatever makes you comfortable and whatever you believe to be the right way of working at that moment.”
      “People got the message early on that the song Scared was about Alice Cooper” McMaster commented to Sleaze Roxx. “I wanted to celebrate Alice and the song pretty much wrote itself from there on. I remember we were playing the Whisky and our label gave out tickets on KNAC the hot rock station at the time. The place was jam packed. I’m in the dressing room and someone told me Alice was walking up the stairs at that moment! I went white as a ghost. It was the first time l met him, we talked for a bit and took a few photos. He was complimentary about the song Scared and said he was honoured. We also did some press with him for the tour we did with him and Judas Priest. I was in a tank rolling down Sunset with Alice and Rob Halford. I was trying to be cool but l wanted to man hug those two dudes! I’m a fan first and foremost like you and everyone else. I’m so incredibly grateful to have got to the top of the mountain for just a glimpse.”

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DT

It appears that I blew the only chances I had to see Dangerous Toys in Iowa.

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Really LIked DT

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Quotes, Styles, Health Care, and My Top 25

First three quotes:

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1. There are 2 theories on arguing with women. Neither works.
2. Life is too short for drama & petty things, so kiss slowly, laugh insanely, Love truly and forgive quickly
3. Woman inspires us to great things, and prevents us from achieving them.

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Next, Word 2007 uses styles to control formatting. A lot of writers don't give a damn about styles. Case in point, there should only be 9 Heading styles:
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Next, health care... Everyone knows something about this issue. Here's an article about why Congress has awesome health care: Health Care for the US Congress

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Next, if I had to pick 25 CDs to take with me on a tropical get-away, given that there is already a stereo there, I'd pick these 25:

1. AC/DC - Back in Black
2. Anthrax - Among the Living
3. Fear Factory - Archetype
4. Black Sabbath - Paranoid
5. Dangerous Toys (self-titled debut)
6. Destroyer - KISS
7. Disarray - In the Face of the Enemy
8. Dokken - Under Lock and Key
9. Guns-in-Roses - Appetite for Destruction
10. Judas Priest - Painkiller
11. Scorpions - Love at First Sting
12. Megadeth - Rust in Peace
13. Metallica - And Justice for All
14. Metallica - Master of Puppets
15. Motley Crue = Shout at the Devil
16. Ozzy Osbourne - The Ultimate Sin
17. Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power
18. Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime
19. Ratt - Out of the Cellar
20. Riot - The Privilege of Power
21. Rush - Moving Pictures
22. Sacrament - Lamb of God
23. Sepultura - Chaos A.D.
24. Slayer - South of Heaven
25. White Lion - Mane Attraction

These are all CDs that I cherish.

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Next, I was genuinely interested in the following snip that was passed along on an email list. I asked that the URL with this info be shared. First, the snip that got my attention:

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Here's an example:
"January 12, 2007 - The U.S. House passed a bill that says the minimum wage in this country will rise over time from $5.15 an hour to $7.25. Included in the small print is the fact that the minimum wage will now include the islands of the northern marinas but it exempts American Samoa which is the only U.S. Territory not subject to minimum wage laws.
Why? Star-Kist Tuna is a major employer there, with its headquarters in Speaker Nancy Pelosi's district."

Here's the original story: http://preview.tinyurl.com/yeod65h

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Next, here's a piece that I have a hard time agreeing with: http://preview.tinyurl.com/y85d7a4
I think it's stupid to not want our president to be successful. I think it's terrible to be happy Chicago didn't get the Olympics is anything but terrible. Shame on those that think Obama is not their president.

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On on we go...