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Ok, this is like the coolest thing I’ve seen all week. This guy rocks

Yes, my life is THAT exciting!

Surfing around on the net this weekend I found out some interesting news about the classic rock group Triumph and I was surprised by the reaction I had to the news.

Triumph was a hard rock power trio that came out of Toronto, Canada in the mid 70’s. I’m not going to re-write their entire biography here. If you’ve heard their name, you probably know the group, their music and probably their story. If not, check out their website here. You can find out more about the group and even sample some of their music. You can get look and listen at the bottom of this post from a YouTube clip I found. You can also check out a few midi file versions of some of their songs that I have transcribed below as well.

Now, for me, Triumph’s music was a big part of my life growing up. They have scored several cuts for the soundtrack of my life. I’m still a fan to this day.

I was first turned on to them in the summer of 1981 and purchased all of their albums, (you know, those big round black things with grooves on them), they had released upto then and since. I was really disappointed when they broke up in 1988. Through the following years, I had come to accept that they were gone and never going to reunite.

Anyways… A while back I had heard that Triumph was going to be inducted into the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame. Wow, I thought. What a cool honor for them after all this time. I was even more surprsed to see and hear that all three original members were on hand to receive the honor.

Over this past weekend, I came across interviews with Gil and Rik on the website Classic Rock Revisited that have been conducted since the group’s induction. It seems that the original members are at least communicating again and, although the possibility of a reunion is still not on the horizon, the fact that a reconciliation may be in process and that they may be working together sets just as well for me as if they anounced a full scale reunion tour.

Thinking about putting my thoughts and feelings about this news on Triumph, I swore I wouldn’t go cliche and use any of their song lyrics here. BUT… it does seem that these lines from their song Time Goes By from the album Thunder Seven do seem more than fitting…

don’t look back in anger,
don’t look ahead in fear
you just keep takin’ her as she comes
until she comes in clear

Midi Files

1. Hold On
2. Say Goodbye
3. Petite Etude
4. Ordinary Man

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Is anyone really surprised Anna Nicole Smith’s death was caused by an overdose? I mean really? How else was she supposed to die?

Anyone that has seen video with sound of Anna Nicole in the past several years could come to the conclusion she was under the influence of something. This broad was Goofier than a month at Disneyland on a good day.

You know… who could really blame her, either? It seems that celebrity definitely has its perks and privileges, but it comes with a pretty high price tag.

She did have a bit of a difficult life; losing a husband, legal battles and, most recently, losing her son. God knows I wouldn’t want to live my life in the public eye as celebrities do. Imagine being stalked by paparazzi and having every move you make, good or bad, printed for the entire world to see and gossip about.

She had an obsession with Marilyn Monroe that has turned out to be almost prophetic. Both women used and abused by the men in their life and other hardships throughout their lives. Both died in solitude due to misuse of drugs. Both left behind mysteries surrounding their deaths.

Maybe we should watch who we worship and how we worship them lest we not make their mistakes and suffer their fates.

In the end it seems as though Anna Nicole’s story concluded the only way it could; the way it was destined to. Tragically and stereotyped forever; the last of the blonde bombshells… for now.

Britney… Can you hear me now?

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Ok, I’m scrolling through the news of the world on a couple of the major online news sites, cuz like most people, I like to stay informed and up on current events. I’m perusing the headlines and then there it is: “Camilla Will Undergo Hysterectomy.”

WHAT?
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Wow. I knew that changing over this website would be a tall order and not anything accomplished overnight, but DAMN! I am making progress, little by little and it seems to come in waves, but this a true learning experience.  I’m sure it will all be worth it when it’s all said and done.

removing all doubt

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No, not the rock group; the beginning. The first post here on Sleeping Giant Graffix. Let there be light…

removing all doubt, Genesis

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