More Sabbath Drama!

I'm all about making money but when will metal get back to being metal....

Bill Ward threatens to quit Sabbath... instead of actually growing a pair and just quitting!

Wireless Alarm

Contribution by Saul Martin

Have you ever considered getting an alarm system on your house only to find out that to have it monitored you also have to get a home phone? I recently was investigating getting a system and was talking to a company that only offered monitoring on homes with hard line phones in them. I think this is kind of crazy considering hardly anyone I know, besides my grandmother, has a hard line phone anymore. Of course businesses do because they kind of have to but to not offer an option for someone who only has mobile or cell phones available to them? That is craziness.

I started looking in to the whole thing a little closer and I found out that adt security Aurora offers an option to have the monitoring calls be routed to my wireless device. So now I can have my alarm system monitored and not have to pay to get a hard line phone in my home for only the purpose of the alarm system. What a great invention and way for me to feel safe even when away from my home.

Create Your Own Tone

I recently came across a blog hosted by Seymour Duncan where the poster helps people out by listing small DIY guitar effects projects such as overdrive boxes and delay boxes. He also does a great job of discussing different concepts that can help you broaden your tonal capabilities without investing in a modeling system or expensive recording software. The blog is called, "Tone Fiend" and it's worth a read or two.

Far Away

Guest written by our friend Mason Abbott

Being so far away from y extended family has been much more difficult than I thought it would be. I got CLEAR 4G and a big batch of greeting cards when I moved in because I thought I’d be sending the occasional birthday card and a few emails here and there but as it turns out I’ve been on the phone with my parents just about every night.

I really miss the big family dinnerswe used to have and being so close to my siblings…it turns out they know me better than anyone else and that’s a comforting thought for me to have, you know? I wish that I had realized before I moved away what a big part of my life my family really was but I guess I was in denial because I wanted independence and to strike out on my own. I wish I had known ahead of time what things would be like here on my own but I didn’t so for now I’ve got to keep on keeping on.

RIP Cory Smoot

Just days before the new release of their newest album, Lead guitarist for GWAR, Cory Smoot, AKA, Flattus Maximus was found dead on his tour bus just before crossing into Canada. At this writing, his cause of death is unknown. RIP!

Moving Here

Guest post of the week by Ferdinand Livingston

When I first moved here I was really lonely. I came here for a job and to be honest, I didn’t know anyone so it was tough for me to go out or eat dinner with people or whatever. The people at my job were nice but they were much older and I just had a hard time making friends. I watched a lot of TV on my CannonSatellite.com and I did a lot of upgrades to my adorable little house, so that kept me busy, but after about 6 months I knew I needed to do something to make some friends. I joined an adult kickball league and I decided to start volunteering at a church near my house and that really opened the floodgates. People were coming at me left and right and they were all so friendly and nice! I’m just loving it here now that I’m really part of a community and I know that people would miss me if I were to move. That’s the sign!

Tone Fiend

Tone Fiend is a new blog hosted by Seymour Duncan. As long as you don't mind the occasional plug for Seymour Duncan products, it's a great blog for enhancing your tone. The owner posts projects such as DIY distortion boxes that you can build at your kitchen table. Check it out, it's a great read!