You asked for it, so here it is. Today marks exactly one year since Ryan Joseph "Sharky" Sharkler died from a car crash, and as his best friend I am taking it upon us to have a blog party as a tribute. Wierd, you say? Well, as most of you will remember Sharky was the life of every party, and I'm pretty sure if there is a heaven he's up there now getting drunk and taking a piss from there to make it rain on us. Alternatively, he could be in hell, and as everyone knows that's where you have the REAL fun.

Anyway, I say we have a short moment to mourn with this song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkTIfvc_HI4

and now we get down to the real business of rocking the cyber walls of tv.com with this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vewm5l-i-yw&feature=related Yes, I'm on a Velvet Revolver kick.

Unfortunately, given that I'm meant to be studying right now I won't be on here a lot, but I'll come and go. I plan to keep the party up for at least two days, refreshing it maybe tonight.

So get partyin'!

Shadow.

We have good and bad news.

The good news is that the drunk driver was arrested. Hopefully he gets all that is coming for him. If we were the judges, we'd throw him in a river with a pit of crocodiles and let nature take it's course. Stupid cruel and unusual punishment.

Also, Sharky's dad woke up out of his coma about an hour ago. He isn't fully lucid yet, but they say that that should come soon enough.

However, the news on Sharky is bad. Really bad. The docs say that he isn't likely to ever come out of his coma. Once his dad is fully consious, he and his step-mum will decide what to do.

There isn't much else to say really. By Tuesday, we'll have an update.

I'm looking to the sky to save me

Looking for a sign of life

Looking for something to help me burn out bright

I'm looking for complication

Looking cause I'm tired of trying

Make my way back home when I learn to fly

I think I'm done nursing the patience

I can wait one night

I'd give it all away if you give me one last try

We'll live happily ever trapped if you just save my life

Run and tell the angels that everything is alright..

I'm looking to the sky to save me

Looking for a sign of life

Looking for something to help me burn out bright

I'm looking for complication

Looking cause I'm tired of trying

Make my way back home when I learn to fly

Fly along with me, I can't quite make it alone

Try and make this life my own 

I'm looking to the sky to save me

Looking for a sign of life

Looking for something to help me burn out bright

I'm looking for complication

Looking cause I'm tired of trying

Make my way back home when I learn to fly

That's the first song. The second is...

Stay out of the light

Or the photographs that I gave you

You can say a prayer if you need to

Or just get in line and I'll grieve you

Can I meet you, alone

Another night and I'll see you

Another night and I'll be you

Some other way to continue

To hide my face

Another knife in my hands

A stain that never comes off the sheets

Clean me off

I'm so dirty babe

The kind of dirty where the water never cleans off the clothes

I keep a book of the names and those

Only goes so far 'til you bury them

So deep and down we go

Touched by angels, though I fall out of grace

I did it all so maybe I'd live this every day

Another knife in my hands

A stain that never comes off the sheets

Clean me off

I'm so dirty babe

It ain't the money and it sure as hell ain't just for the fame

It's for the bodies I claim and lose

Only goes so far 'til you bury them

So deep and down we go

Down

And down we go

And down we go

And down we go

And we all fall down

I tried

I tried

And we'll all dance alone to the tune of your death

We'll love again, we'll laugh again

And it's better off this way

And never again, and never again

They gave us two shots to the back of the head

And we're all dead now.

Well never again and never again

They gave us two shots to the back of the head

And we're all dead now

Well I tried

One more night

One more night

well I'm laughin', cryin', laughin'

I tried, well I tried, well I tried

'Cause I tried, but I lied

I lied

I tried

I tried

I tried

And we'll love again and we'll laugh again

We'll cry again and we'll dance again

And it's better off this way

So much better off this way

I can't clean the blood off the sheets in my bed

And never again, and never again

They gave us two shots to the back of the head

And we're all dead now

Enjoy them, and I bet no-one can guess what both of the songs are.

The question is:

Which of these bodies of water do I (and my two best friends) consider sacred?

1) The Dead Sea

2) The Ganges River

3) The Wishkah River

See ya when I see ya, rock on.

Sharky.

One baby to another says -
I'm lucky to have met you
I don't care what you think
Unless it is about me
It is now my duty to completely drain you
A travel through a tube
And end up in your infection

Chew your meat for you
Pass it back and forth
In a passionate kiss
From my mouth to yours
I like you

With eyes so dialated,
I've become your pupil
You've taught me everything
Without a poison apple
The water is so yellow, I'm a healthy student
Indebted and so grateful -
Vacuum out the fluids

Chew your meat for you
Pass it back and forth
In a passionate kiss
From my mouth to yours
I like you

One baby to another says -
I'm lucky to have met you
I don't care what you think
Unless it is about me
It is now my duty to completely drain you
A travel through a tube
And end up in your infection

Chew your meat for you
Pass it back and forth
In a passionate kiss
From my mouth to yours
Sloppy lips to lips
You're my vitamins
I'm like you 

Same as the last blog. Even if you guessed right last time, you can play.

MUSIC

My birthday is July 20, 1964.
I am a singer and occasional guitarist.
I have played in three bands.
I started out as a drummer.
Iperformed the theme song for Casino Royale.

Who Am I?

TV

I am a fictional attorney.
I am balding.
I often dream about killing my boss.
I live with my mum.
I am pathetic at my job.

Who Am I?

It's a ___________________ of pain

What __________ when a _____________ over

It's _________________ manmade

What ___________, and ________________ her?

As some of you may know, I applied for a job at a surf school in Chile a few weeks ago. Yesterday, I got a reply to my application. I GOT THE FREAKING JOB!!!!! As Borat would say, "High five!"

I start on January the 10th, which means I leave soon after Christmas and New Year. I leave on the third, and Shadow is coming with me from Auckland for a week with his parents. What will happen I don't know, but I will do my best while I'm there to let y'all know what's happening.

I don't exactly know where the place is yet, but me and Dad are going to do all the research soon, and then I'll reply and tell them if I accept.

So, anyone who can begrudge me a cyber five, post here. (LOL that's one for The Todd to consider. "Wazzup! Cyber five!")

I'm too lazy and short of time to review an album today, so I'll just post a lyric and see who can fill in the gaps and name the song and band. It's a real easy one.

"One night and one more time,
_________________________
Even though they _______________
Yeah, tastes like ____________________"

If you watch MTV, you realy should know this. It's the only rock video they ever play.

I'm short for time now, so I'll leave you with a quote from the great Reg Reagan.

"I'm Sharky. Go and get stuffed!"

Last night, after my customary blog, I went off to play with my new band. We were playing a wedding, and unlike the last wedding I played at, there were no parodies here. Instead, there were flying eggs.

The songs we were asked to play (Sweet Child O' Mine, It's A Long Way To The Top If You Wanna Rock and Roll, and November Rain as they walked up the aisle) kinda gave it away that we were playing at a bogan wedding. However, getting egged wasn't part of the plan. As I was singing during November Rain, I got egged by some big ass westie who obviously came drunk and expected to be seeing Axl and Slash. It wasn't fun.

In other Sharky news, today I had to read something related to "current events" to the school, in the hope that my position as deputy head boy and one of the more respected students in the school could be put to good use. What I succeeded in doing was to thoroughly pi$$ off my teachers and principal.

I chose to read Serj Tankian's 2001 essay on Understanding Oil to the school. If you want to see the only truthful thing that waswritten between 9/10 and today, read this essay at http://donce.awardspace.com/esej.html. Instead of being lauded and receiving a Pulitzer to add to his Grammys like he should have, what happened? The essay was derided and Serj was accused of all sorts of things. Read it and you'll understand. After I read it all (putting it in context for today) I got an hour long lecture on my Principal on "propriety" and "inappropriateness". Looks like the ban on civil liberties in America has carried over to us. When I told my dad, he told me this is part of the reason why he settled in Australia even after Mum died, rather than going back to the States.

Speaking of Serj, I had promised to review Mezmerize today. And I am, as it's my favourite SOAD album.

Soldier Side (Intro): A short, gentle opening to a CD that doesn't reveal the sonic boom that is the rest of the tracks. It's a nice song to reflect to though. 3.5/5

BYOB: Probably SOAD's best known song, and rightfully so as it's one of their best songs of all time. Great opening riff, brilliant music and some of Serj's best vocals. Not for those who support war in any way though. 5/5

Revenga: After being knocked off your feet by BYOB, Revenga tries to bring you back to your legs with a slightly softer tune. However, this is relative, and it turns out to be a bit of a mixed bag of hard and soft, with a somewhat poor balance. Not a bad song, just not very good. 3/5

Cigaro: Short, hard, loud, fast, profane and rebellious. It's everything you know about SOAD wrapped into a 2:11 song. Cla$$ic line: "My c*ck is much bigger than yours". 4.5/5

Radio/Video: Like Revenga, tries to mix soft and loud. However, it does it much better than Revenga. Takes a break from the political statements. Nice. 4/5

This Cocaine Makes Me Feel Like I'm On This Song: Doesn't make much sense lyrically, but then half of SOAD's songs don't. It's funny and powerful, but too short. 3.5/5

Violent Pornography: This song always makes me crack up, but it has a deep meaning about the impact technology is having on us today. Most of the song sound like nonsense, but the parts that do make sense are very sensible. Great music also. 4.5/5

Question: Blends soft and hard perfectly, has great lyrics. A bit too soft in places, but still excellent. Has enough power when it counts also.4.5/5

Sad Statue: A brilliant piece of symbolism; using the Statue of Liberty as a symbol for the lost civil liberties of post 9/11 America. The opening riff is very similiar to that of BYOB, but that doesn't stop it from being one of the best songs on this album. 5/5

Old School Hollywood: A short song that seems stuck in limbo between SOAD's traditional sound and a softer note. Resembles Revenga in this regard, but is still a decent enough song. 3.5/5

Lost In Hollywood: Ends this force of nature that is an album on a weak note. This is SOAD's attempt at prog rock, and it falls quite short. For the first time on the album, Serj sounds like he is really trying to preach. They should leave prog rock to Red Hot Chilli Peppers, and get back to being System Of A Down. 2.5/5

Do you agree or disagree? Tell me.

I've also decided, after the popularity of my last list, to post another one. This time, the title is Places Shadow Has Gotten His C*ck Stuck. Comes with stories. Not for the squeamish.

1) Inside a sunroof (you know this one)
2) In a window (similar to sunroof, we shut an electric window on him)
3) Mousetrap (when he stays with us, he shares my room, and I always have a mousetrap to keep rats out. After he was drunk one night, I put one in his bed for a joke).
4) In a pie (I didn't want to know why. He'd probably watched too much American Pie).
5) In a sink (I bet him to stick it in a sink while the water was going out. While he watched a porno).
6) Inside a joint (this was for an attempted Jackass parody. He chickened out at the last minute when he heard that we were actually planning to light it).
7) Inside a snake (another Jackass stunt. I had it done also, as we fed them to my pet snakes Quagmire (oh the irony) and Slash)
These are the only ones I know of, but knowing him I bet there's more. This is just what I've seen. As you can see, we keep him even though he lives on the wrong side of the Tasman these days and he's younger than all of us. He provides comic relief like few other people on Earth.

Also news on our planned boycott. As the site is now all but glitch free to my knowledge, the boycott is called off for now. If the glitches return, we will discuss it at the time.
Enjoy the review and lists.
Shark.

Well, it's been a while, but I finally have a new car of my own. It was a gift from my grandparents, as they're upgrading to a BMW.

It's a 2004 Mazda 3 model, a black one with enough mod cons. AC, electrics, even a sunroof. Only problem is it's an auto, but I can live with that. It's not a 72 Falcon GT (my old car), but it does the job.

As some of you may remember, I was planning to go see Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix with my girlfriend, but that pipe dream was scuppered by Shadow, TJ and Joey (step brother) jumping in at the last minute. It wasn't exactly romantic.

So I am providing 10 reasons as to why to never take your mates on a date movie. These can apply to guys and girls.

1) They act 10 times more obnoxious in the car to the movies than normal
2) They always say they need to borrow money for tickets and snacks.
3) They yell at the screen.
4) They shout "Awwww!!" whenever there's a kiss and your date is getting in the mood.
5) They draw attention to themselves and therefore you.
6) They sleep when the action stops.
7) They throw popcorn over you and say they need more money to buy more.
They argue loudly as to which guy/girl is more attractive (and in Shadow's case, either).
9) They make it impossible for anything sexy to happen.
And worst of all...
10) Your date always finds their antics funny.

I can't be bothered finding a music quiz question this blog. The answer to the last one was Fecal Matter. This was Nirvana's original name when Kurt and Krist formed the band.
Instead, I am going to rate an album. This time, I'm rating each song on Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge by My Chemical Romance.

Helena: A great way to open the album. Hard and fast, yet soft and emotional at the same time. A fitting tribute to Gerard and Mikey's late grandmother. 4/5.

Give 'Em Hell, Kid: It's about teenage pregnancy, a topic close to me as one of my best friends got his girlfriend pregnant at 18. It's also a great song, but not quite as good as Helena. 3.5/5

To The End: Based on a short story about a couple about to be married. It's a brilliant song, if relatively conventional. 4.5/5

You Know What They Do To Guys Like Us In Prison: Based on Gerard's own experiences with homosexuality.Provides a little comic relief from the rest of the album, and a unqiue and great song. 4/5

I'm Not Okay (I Promise): The best known song from this album. While I find it somewhat repetitive lyrically, I can't deny the statement it makes is damn powerful, and the music is some ofMCR's best work. 4.5/5

The Ghost Of You: Not my favourite song. While the music is okay, the lyrics don't really mean anything to me. Great music video though. 3/5

The Jetset Life Is Gonna Kill You: It's about drug abuse. While the music and lyrics are decent enough,there isn't any real adventure in this song both in $tyle or lyric. 3.5/5

Interlude: It's a decent interlude. Nice break from therest of the album, but it's too short. They could have made a full song out of it. 3.5/5

Thank You For The Venom: My personal favourite MCR song. It's fast and hard, insults missionaries and is easy to play and sing. What's there to complain about? 5/5

Hang 'Em High: I don't really get the meaning of this one (something to do with two lovers) but it's a good song nontheless, if somewhat unexciting. 4/5

It's Not A Fashion Statement, It's A Death Wish: More of the same musically, but this track does it better than most. About two close friends, one of whom betrays the other to his death. The lving friend is determined to avenge his late friend. 4.5/5

Cemetery Drive: A ripper of a song. Shades of NIRVANA and the Pixies in the soft verse/hard chorus, which differs from the rest of the album. My second favourite on this album. About an adulterous wife who commits suicide. 5/5

I Never Told You What I Do For A Living: I believe that this one is about a criminal, possibly a rapist or a murderer, who eventually dies at the end. Has somewhat graphic moments, but is a good song both muscially and lyrically.4.5/5

There is my track by track rating for Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge. Next blog, I'll be doing Mezmerize by System Of A Down.
Sharky.

Okay guys, here's part 2 of the Highway To Hell. This time, I am joined by Flash and Brad, as TJ had to work overtime today. Let us all laugh at him.

FLASH: So, I saw you guys got up to Shadow's dick.
SHARKY: Yeah, but you were passed out.
FLASH: I saw that.
SHARKY: Anyway, from there it was relatively uneventful for an hour or so, when I decided to bust out my guitar and play a few songs.
BRAD: Then Shadow and you got into a fight cause he wanted to play also.
SHARKY: Yeah, but I dealt with him.
FLASH: Not after he threw your guitar out the window.
SHARKY: That little motherf***er went too f**ing far there.
BRAD: Chill dude, you ran over his guitar when we got back.
TJ: Hey hey hey! What are all you f**ers doing without me?
BRAD: I thought you had a job this arvo.
TJ: I did. I finished it real quick...
SHARKY: F**k I'm not hiring you to fix the wiring in my house...
TJ: ...and my boss said that I did such a good job he gave me the rest of the afternoon off.
FLASH: Anyway, from there we just drank a lot more until we got near Rockhampton or somewhere.
SHARKY: It was f**ing late, so we decided to get a room there.
TJ: Remember Shadow's "Hooker Hunt?"
BRAD: Jesus, I'd rather f**ing forget that damn memory.
SHARKY: What happened was that Jeff, Shadow and I went to get some food and booze while these drunks slept it off. Shadow had this BB gun, and he was pretty damn tipsy.
TJ: So what then happened was that Jeff brought two hookers to his room, and Shadow decided to get in upon the action.
BRAD: And in our drunken state, he took all of us to Jeff's room, and he decided to go commando on the room. So just as we heard Jeff f**ing, he crashed through the window.
FLASH: At least Jeff had the f**ing sense to draw the curtains.
SHARKY: And then he started opening fire on the trio.
BRAD: You could see the mess everywhere. And I'm not talking about the f**ing window and curtians.
SHARKY: Whenever Shadow goes anywhere, something always ends up destroyed. He's like Stifler meets Ron Stoppable.
TJ: Where the f**k did you get that combo from?
BRAD: Never mind. Anyway, what happened was that Jeff got really mad with Shadow and chased him all through the hotel carpark...
FLASH: ...fully f**ing naked, and Shadow had gone shirtless...
BRAD: and they ended up in the pool.
SHARKY: I honestly thought that he was going to drown him there. F**k he got off lucky.
TJ: Anyway, the hookers were real pissed, and Allan and Brad's attempt to make them "feel better" failed miserably.
FLASH: I remember something about a b**ch slap. Not a great example for your kid, dude.
BRAD: Will you stop the f**ing kid jokes al-f**ing-ready?
SHARKY: So then we left, poor as s**t as we had to pay for the window. At least we'd stocked up on booze.
FLASH: Jeff got his revenge on Shadow by slamming his fingers in the car door.
TJ: Once again, his screams could be heardin Sydney.
SHARKY: Actually, from ther it was pretty uneventful, until we were approaching Brisbane.
TJ: The car broke down.
SHARKY: Thankfully, we'd gone to fill fuel off the highway, but as we left the petrol station it gave up.
BRAD: Must have been something to do with holding 7 guys for more than a day.
SHARKY: Anyway, from there we just f**ing sat and waited until the breakdown guys came.
TJ: There ended the end of our trip.
FLASH: It was a pretty anti-climactic story really.
SHARKY: Jesus f**ing Chris I didn't know you even knew what the f**k anti-climactic was.
FLASH: I'm not that f**ing dumb.
BRAD: Hey, what the f**k will Shadow do if he sees this and sees that we told everyone his stories?
SHARKY: He'll spaz and come after all of us with a shotgun.
TJ: He's a little p***y. I'd get him.
FLASH: Yeah he was the most crushed when he heard we couldn't make it down.
TJ: I thought he was gonna cry. All his hopes of getting laid down the toilet.
SHARKY: Anyway, um, thanks for reading and all that, and if you wanna hear more of our stories, let me know.

Back to the blog. Elmis, your answer that Dee Dee Ramone had a short lived and failed career as a rapper is right, but the problem is that my rule is that you can't answer for two consecutive blogs, and you answered the previous round. So no one wins this time. You can play this round though.

This time my question is:

What were Nirvana known as before they became Nirvana?

Well, I'm done. Tell me what you though of this blog and whether you want more of our stories. I know this didn't end perfectly, but that's life for ya.

Shark.

By popular demand, I am about to tell the first part of the first of the Sharky Roadtrip files. This one is set about two years back, and chronicles my cousin driving me, Shadow, TJ, Brad, Allan and Flash down to Schoolies (while we were still in Year 10). Seven guys cramped up in a sh*tty Commodore wagon with a couple of extra seats chucked in the back. A recipie for fun. I'm going to use what little I remember of the trip (as most of it was spent under the influence of alcohol) and TJ and Brad are with me also, with my half brother typing.It's a script.

GUYS: Wazzup.
TJ: This better go better than the last one.
SHARKY: Oh come on, that went pretty good.
TJ: Yeah, whatever.
BRAD: So, this is about the Schoolies trip?
SHARKY: F**k yeah. Let's prepare first. (all drink beer).
BRAD: So as I remember, we were heading down early as in the morning.
TJ: Yeah. But Shadow coudn't go quietly.
SHARKY: Yeah, what happened was that he had a portable stereo with him and he though it'd be funny to turn the volume up to full and blast it out the window.
BRAD: It's funny now ya think about it, but then it was pretty annoying to be woken up with some of the loudest music you've ever heard. Wasn't it that gay MCR album?
SHARKY: MCR is not f**ing gay!
TJ: Whatever dude.
SHARKY: We have this argument all the time. He was playing I Brought You Bullets, You Brought Me Love real loud.
TJ: We got him later.
BRAD: What happened next?
TJ: I think we drove for about an hour and then we ran outta booze.
SHARKY: So we all b**ched and moaned about no booze until Jeff agreed to stop. BTW, Jeff's my then22 year old cousin who was driving us down for Schoolies while he was home from uni.
BRAD: But then we stopped got some booze and left, and just about half an hour laterAllan said he had to take a pi$$.
TJ: This was stolen from us by the American Pie guys in Naked Mile.
SHARKY: Yeah, the movie sucked...
TJ: Except for the Naked Mile itself...
SHARKY: Except for the Naked Mile itself andthe pi$$ scene. If you've seen it, you'll get it. If not...see the movie. And I payed.
TJ: Yeah, you and Shadow got hosed.
SHARKY: I got the worst though. He was on the other side.
BRAD: He sleeps real sound though. He probably won't have even woken up.
SHARKY: Not much happened for a bit, until Shadow woke up while we were in Cannonvale.
TJ: OMG there is no way I can forget that.
SHARKY: One thing you guys gotta know about Shadow is that he has a compulsion to flip his c*ck out of every space he can find in a car. And Jeff's car had a sunroof.
BRAD: So he came to the front, and stood up through the sunroof, got up on to the roof...
TJ: While the car was still going...
BRAD: And flipped out his dick.
SHARKY: Yeah, but you and Allan shut the sunroof on him. F**k that was funny.
TJ: I bet they heard his screams in Sydney.
BRAD: Hey guys, sorry to interrupt, but I have to go now. And I'm not letting you guys dothe restwithout me. You'll take the piss outta me to hell.
SHARKY: Okay. I know today was short, but I promise I'll be back tomorrow with a longer segment. Flash may drop buy also.
BRAD: Though for the life of me I don't know what the f**k he'll add, as he was passed out from about Cairns to Hervey Bay.

Hope you guys enjoyed that part, and I promise that we'll be back, if not tomorrow, this week.
Elmis obviously saw School of Rock, as he knew that Jack Black's character Dewey Finn was parodying Angus Young, one of the greatest guitarists of all time (if not the greatest) with his stage outfit (one that I also once copied for fun), personality and on-stage antics. Thanks also for reminding me that mother f**er was a line in Killing In The Name, although he only says it once right at the end.

This week's question is related to The Ramones.

Which Ramone had an unsuccessful solo career after he left the band, and what was unusual about his solo career?

Get your answers is, and also tell me if you even want to hear anymore of out story (trust me, it'll only get more profane and perverted as we go).

Sharky.

Last night I had my first real performance (excluding at my bro's wedding) since my band broke up earlier this year. I was asked to be a ring in for a pub band in Cairns, as the lead singer is an old friend of mine. I was only playing rhythm guitar (so nothing that great) and back up vocals, but hell at least I'm back performing.

Funnily enough, one of the songs we actually played was Killing In The Name by RATM, which was the featured song for my last blog. I didn't play guitar for that song, but I was actually fronting as I can rap a bit (hell, black genes have to count for something good). Other songs we did were Enter Sandman (Metallica), Paradise City (Guns N Roses) and my favourite bogan song of all time, Highway To Hell (by the almighty AC/DC!!) The best part is that they gave me a temproary role until they can find a full time guitarist. I'm doing it for free, but I can live with that.

Speaking of Killing In The Name, HomerGriffinFry correctly answered that the five lines that make up the entire lyric of the song are:

"Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses"
"Killing in the name of"
"Now you're under control, now you do what they tell ya"
"Those who die, are jusitfied, for wearing the badge of their chosen whites"
"F**k you, I won't do what you tell me".

This round's question is related to the greatest Australian band of all time, which are obviously AC/DC.

The question is:

Which member of AC/DC was parodied by Jack Black in School Of Rock?

It's a nice easy one.

In other news, I am still offering HP7 spoilers to anyone who wants them and hasn't yet read the book.
At some point this week, I plan to tell a roadtrip story, but only if you want to her one. Do you want to hear a special Sharky roadtrip story? Because if you liked American Pie and Roadtrip, you'll love this. Let me know.
Sharky.

Well, I went to the bookstore and camped there until 9:01, when they released Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Unfortunately I wasn't the first to get my copy (the rush to get in was as bad as the mosh as a concert) I got it and then went home.

From then till now, I've been locked in my bedroom, ignoring all calls to come out, with the single minded aim of finishing the book. Now, six or so hours later, I finally have.

I won't provide spoilers for those who haven't read it yet. If you want some, PM me.

My opinion? Well, it drags at times in the middle, but most of it is OK. I hated the ending though. If you read it, you may figure out why.

Yesterday DeeDee guessed W.M.A to mean White Male American, which is one of my favourite Pearl Jam songs. Maybe it's the black in me talking?
This time, it's another protest song, the song in question being Killing In The Name by Rage Against The Machine. If any of you were in Sydney while there were protests against John f**ing Howard's bulls**t treatment of the Aboriginals, who, contrary to popular opinion, are actually people as well, you may have heard two skinny dark guys trying to start singing it during the protest. No prize for guessing the identity of at least one of those guys. While we didn't succeed, we tried.

Anyway, the question is...

Name the five lines that make up the entire lyrics of Killing In The Name.

I haven't checked the petition yet, but continue signing and spreading it.
Sharky.

Okay, after a week of working on a so-called research project that no one listened to, I went back to school today. It sucks even more now that I'm the only one left at school, as TJ left last term.

The good news is that we finally raised enough money to bail the guys out of jail. This afternoon, we went to the bail guys and they were released.

Otherwise, not much has happened in my life. I got my copy of Lies For The Liars this afternoon, and also got Carry On, which is Chris Cornell's new solo album. It's alright, but he was way better with Audioslave and Soundgarden.

We need more signatures!!! I checked just now, and so far we have just 21 people who signed. WE NEED MORE!!! As I said, we need at least 100 people to sign and boycott the site if we hope to make any impact! I know it involves some sacrifice, but most of us visit other sites anyway so I doubt it'll matter. Get everyone you have ever known on tv.com to sign up!.
The petition is at: http://www.petitiononline.com/sitesave/petition.html.

I'm restarting my music quiz this blog. Last round was correctly guessed by Dee as being:

Song: Now I Wanna Be A Good Boy
Band: The Ramones
I don't know the original album as I have it on It's Alive, their live album from 1979.

This time I'm not going to use lyrics. Instead I'm going to ask amusic question and see if anyone knows the answer. And as I got Carry On, this time the question is:

What was Chris Cornell's first solo album called?

I'm going to now go and fix my guitar after the string broke.I really need to get a new one, but I just don't have the money now (it's a Gibson SG that's nearly five years old and looks worse) especially as lefty guitars cost even more.

As I'm back at school, this means that I'll hardly be on the site this week, especially as I have loads of homework. That's why I'm delegating the task of managing the petition to Elmis. If you have any queries, ask him.
Sharky.
P.S. Elmis, if you don't wanna do it, just ask Johnny.