As 2009 Closes...

Well, there is only a few hours before we say goodbye to 2009. It has been quite a year with so many things happening around the world. Things that come to my mind that has happened, the economic crisis, the black outs here in Quito, the unrest of the people with the current Ecuadorian governement, reuniting with an old friend who I haven't seen in 17 years, my near death experience and subquent operation, my trip to Los Angeles and enjoying a fantastic two weeks and a half, my meeting the Trashcan Sinatras and Andy Chase of Ivy/Brookville, El Vagon Alternativo going online for the world to listen, setting up this blog for reasons of people screwing up the messageboard of El Vagon Alternativo with their negative comments and in turn this blog has been a great success with my fans from all over the world and here in Ecuador, the death of my best friend Edison Soto as a result of a robbery, this and many more too numerous to list.
I look at 2009 as a year where I made many decisions in my life in how I look at things. The decisions I made have been for the better and I feel FANTASTIC in many ways.
2010 will be a fantastic year. The web page will turn 1 year old and I will continue it for a long time. My radio show, El Vagon Alternativo, will turn 12 years old in May and will continue with the best in alternative music. There are other plans that are coming up as to regards with Edison Soto's radio show El Museo del Rock. Stay tuned for that. Plans for me to go visit Los Angeles this coming summer are in place. Concerts galore this summer. Continuing in helping the local Ecuadorian Alternative music scene. Possibly (almost sure) the first edition of the CD: The Best of El Vagon Alternativo for sale.
To my readers I would like to leave you with this thought, always live your life positively. We don't have a lease on life so live it to the fullest. Always think before you act in anything that you do and do it with RESPONSIBILITY. All of you are incredible people and whatever plans and dreams you have, I know that they will be fulfilled. Continue to pass on the word of this website and also the radio show. Have a Happy New year and please be careful when you party tonight with your friends and loved ones. See you in 2010 (hey that's tomorrow!).

Always Alternative,
Edwin

My Top Albums of 2009 In No Particular Order

As we wind down 2009, I have chosen my top albums for this year. They are in no particular order.

1. LA ROUX - LA ROUX
2. CYMBALS EAT GUITARS - WHY THERE ARE MOUNTAINS
3. CASS MCCOMBS - CATACOMBS
4. TRASHCAN SINATRAS - IN THE MUSIC
5. MORRISSEY - YEARS OF REFUSAL
6. THE ANTLERS - HOSPICE
7. DINOSAUR JR. - FARM
8. JOSH ROUSE - VALENCIA (EP)
9. FLORENCE & THE MACHINE - LUNGS
10. PASSION PIT - MANNERS
11. RÖYKSOPP - JUNIOR
12. NEKO CASE - MIDDLE CYCLONE
13. THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART - THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART
14. A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS - EXPLODING HEAD
15. ANTONY AND THE JOHNSONS - THE CRYING LIGHT
16. ST. VINCENT - ACTOR
17. YEAH YEAH YEAHS - IT'S BLITZ
18. PHOENIX - WOLFGANG AMADEUS PHOENIX
19. BAT FOR LASHES - TWO SUNS
20. GRIZZLY BEAR - VECKATIMEST
21. THE FLAMING LIPS - EMBRYONIC
22. DIRTY PROJECTORS - BITTE ORCA
23. THE XX - THE XX
24. ANIMAL COLLECTIVE - MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION
25. ARCTIC MONKEYS - HUMBUG
26. THE BIG PINK - A BRIEF HISTORY OF LOVE
27. THE CLIENTELE - BONFIRES ON THE HEATH
28. EMERALDS - WHAT HAPPENED
29. WILD BEASTS - TWO DANCERS
30. MEW - NO MORE STORIES ARE TOLD TODAY...
31. PJ HARVEY AND JOHN PARRISH - A WOMAN A MAN WALKED BY
32. THE HORRORS - PRIMARY COLOURS
33. HANDSOME FURS - FACE CONTROL
34. AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD - CENTURY OF SELF
35. MANIC STREET PREACHERS - JOURNAL FOR PLAGUE LOVERS
36. SONIC YOUTH - THE ETERNAL
37. CAMERA OBSCURA - MY MAUDLIN CAREER
38. THEM CROOKED VULTURES - THEM CROOKED VULTURES
39. THE DEAD WEATHER - HOREHOUND
40. MONSTERS OF FOLK - MONSTERS OF FOLK
41. THE SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES - COMMUNION
42. DOVES - KINGDOM OF RUST
43. ATHLETE - BLACK SWAN
44. THE FIERY FURNACES - I'M GOING AWAY
45. AU REVOIR SIMONE - STILL NIGHT, STILL LIGHT
46. THE MOST SERENE REPUBLIC - ...AND THE EVER EXPANDING UNIVERSE
47. ALICE IN CHAINS - BLACK GIVES WAY TO BLUE
48. MUSE - THE RESISTANCE
49. IMOGEN HEAP - ELLIPSE
50. PETER BJORN AND JOHN - LIVING THING
51. TEGAN AND SARAH - SAINTHOOD
52. WILCO - WILCO THE ALBUM
53. WOLFMOTHER - COSMIC EGG
54. MEGAFAUN - GATHER, FORM AND FLY
55. MANDO DIAO - THIS FIRE
56. VIVIAN GIRLS - EVERYTHING GOES WRONG
57. EL PERRO DEL MAR - LOVE IS NOT POP
58. BOMBAY BICYLE CLUB - I HAD THE BLUES BUT I SHOOK THEM LOOSE
59. RICHARD HAWLEY - TRUELOVE'S GUTTER
60. FRANZ FERDINAND - TONIGHT: FRANZ FERDINAND
61. CRYSTAL STILTS - ALIGHT OF NIGHT
62. THE DRUMS - SUMMERTIME! (EP)
63. NOAH AND THE WHALE - THE FIRST DAYS OF SPRING
64. THE CRIBS - IGNORE THE IGNORANT
65. JULIAN CASABLANCAS - PHRAZES FOR THE YOUNG
66. HEALTH - GET COLOR
67. THE MACCABEES - WALL OF ARMS
68. KASABIAN - WEST RYDER PAUPER LUNATIC ASYLUM
69. FEVER RAY - FEVER RAY
70. SILVERSUN PICKUPS - SWOON
71. METRIC - FANTASIES
72. WHITE LIES - TO LOSE MY LIFE
73. PEARL JAM - BACKSPACER
74. MUTE MATH - ARMISTICE
75. FANFARLO - RESERVOIR
76. WEEZER - RADITUDE
77. DEPECHE MODE - SOUNDS OF THE UNIVERSE
78. LUKE HAINES - 20TH CENTURY MAN
79. JARVIS COCKER - FURTHER COMPLICATIONS
80. NIRVANA - LIVE AT READING
81. BAND OF SKULLS - BABY DARLING DOLL FACE HONEY
82. THE PRODIGY - INVADERS MUST DIE
83. THE BROTHERS MOVEMENT - THE BROTHERS MOVEMENT
84. GOMEZ - A NEW TIDE
85. POWDERFINGER - GOLDEN RULE
86. THE RAKES - KLANG!
87. THE SOUNDS - CROSSING THE RUBICON
88. TRAVIS - ODE TO J. SMITH
89. IAN BROWN - MY WAY
90. THE VIEW - WHICH BITCH?
91. THE TROUBADOURS - THE TROUBADOURS
92. JACK PEÑATE - EVERYTHING IS NEW
93. JAPANDROIDS - POST-NOTHING
94. THE THERMALS - NOW WE CAN SEE
95. ART BRUT - V.S. SATAN
96. GIRLS - ALBUM
97. THE BRAVERY - STIR THE BLOOD
98. THE DECEMBERISTS - HAZARDS OF LOVE
99. MASTODON - CRACK THE SKYE
100. LITTLE DRAGON - MACHINE DREAMS
101. THE ZOLAS - TIC TOC TIC
102. EDWARD SHARPE AND THE MAGNETIC ZEROS - UP FROM BELOW
103. NEW RHODES - EVERYBODY LOVES A SCENE
104. LAURA VEIRS - JULY FLAME
105. NIGHTSTALKER - SUPERFREAK
106. COLONIES - THIRTY THOUSAND
107. DELORENTOS - YOU CAN MAKE SOUND
108. BEAK - BEAK
109. EMILIE SIMON - THE BIG MACHINE
110. DEAD MAN'S BONES - DEAD MAN'S BONES

News From Outside the Bubble: The Top Five of 2009

#1

The Swedes may be warm, but they are not warm and fuzzy. This fall, authorities rounded up 3,000 wild rabbits and then burned them for fuel at a heating plant in central Sweden. Bunny-killing is an annual practice in Stockholm — it's used to combat overpopulation in the city's extensive network of parks — but the animals had never been used to heat buildings before this year. "The bodies contain a lot of fat, and fat has exactly the same energy content as normal heating oil," explained Leo Virta, chief executive of Konvex, the company handling the bunny-burning. Supporters said that since the bunnies were going to be culled anyway, using them for fuel was both economical and environmentally friendly. Unsurprisingly, Swedish animal-rights activists were not convinced.

Read more: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1945379_1944626_1944628,00.html#ixzz0bIULuRLk

News From Outside the Bubble: The Top Five of 2009

#2.

Did you know that a pregnant woman can get pregnant again while she still has a bun in the oven? Neither did we, but apparently it's possible. Arkansas resident Julia Grovenburg knew she was pregnant, but when she got an ultrasound, her doctor announced that she was carrying two babies who were not twins. The male fetus was said to have been conceived 2½ weeks after the female fetus. Only post-delivery tests can confirm the doctor's suspicions, but if they're true, Grovenburg is experiencing what's called superfetation, an extremely rare condition in which a pregnant woman conceives again. One baby's due date is in December 2009. The other? January 2010.

Read more: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1945379_1944626_1944646,00.html#ixzz0bIT2BKP5

News From Outside the Bubble: The Top Five of 2009

#3.

Skies weren't so blue for the recession-weary airline industry in 2009. Companies suffered declining profits, which they made up for by adding luggage, food and drink surcharges. But British budget airline Ryanair went a step further by announcing plans to charge people to use the bathroom. The carrier said it would install credit-card readers and charge £1 (about $1.65) to use the loo. But that's not all: the company also said it plans to remove two of the three bathrooms on each aircraft. "We are flying aircraft on an average flight time of one hour around Europe," Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary told the Guardian. "What the hell do we need three toilets for?" Ryanair's pay-per-potty scheme hasn't yet materialized; officials estimate it will be at least two years before they have removed and reconfigured the airplane bathrooms. Meanwhile, Japan's All Nippon Airways took a simpler approach by asking passengers to go to the bathroom before boarding in order to weigh less, so the plane would use less fuel.

Read more: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1945379_1944626_1944632,00.html#ixzz0bIRnaUSF

News From Outside the Bubble: The Top Five of 2009

#4

The fictional Rebecca Rubin was a new 18-in. American Girl doll designed to be a 1914-era Jewish-Russian immigrant living on Manhattan's Lower East Side. The real Rebecca Rubin is an arsonist wanted by the FBI. She goes by the nickname Little Missy (which, ironically, sounds like a doll's name) and is wanted for a series of Oregon fires dating back to at least 1997. It seems the wholesome American Girl company accidentally named one of its historical-themed children's dolls after a fugitive whom authorities consider armed and dangerous. The company discovered the unfortunate coincidence only after it was pointed out in the May issue of Heeb magazine. A few months later, the doll manufacturer was back in the news with Gwen Thompson, a Great Depression–themed doll who, according to her backstory, is homeless. Her retail price: $95.

Read more: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1945379_1944626_1944636,00.html#ixzz0bIQ2UeHI

News From Outside the Bubble: The Top Five of 2009

#5.
Chicago resident James Andrews opened a prison-themed hot-dog stand in the city's West Side neighborhood and staffed it entirely with ex-cons. With the slogan "Food so good, it's criminal," Felony Franks offers patrons a bleak cinderblock storefront and a list of fake Miranda rights ("You have the right to remain hungry"). But not everyone wanted to eat prison food, it seemed. A Chicago alderman refused to let Andrews hang a sign outside his restaurant, and the neighborhood association fought to eliminate the eatery altogether. Such outrage surprised many locals. "There's gunfire every other day and you never hear anything about that," said Kevin Jones, a former crack dealer turned Felony Franks employee. "But all of a sudden there's all this hoopla about a hot-dog stand?"

Read more: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1945379_1944626_1944640,00.html#ixzz0bIP6P6S4

The Discreet Charm of Morrissey

"I think I embarass the music industry... I feel like I'm embarassing to a lot of people, but I never feel embarassed at all."

KATE BUSH: JUST THE FACTS

Kate Bush is not afraid to tackle sensitive and taboo subjects. "The Kick Inside" is based on a traditional English folk song (The Ballad of Lucy Wan) about an incestuous pregnancy and a resulting suicide; "Kashka From Baghdad" is a song about a homosexual male couple; "The Infant Kiss" is a song about a haunted, unstable woman's almost pedophiliac infatuation with a young boy in her care (inspired by Jack Clayton's film The Innocents (1961), which had been based on Henry James's famous novella The Turn of the Screw).

Nirvana Fun Facts

Hitting The Big Time: Nevermind hits #1 on the Billboard charts the week of January 12, 1992, the day the band plays on Saturday Night Live.

Wrestle Quotes

"Now, Bad Ass, you run your mouth about Summerslam. Well, here's the situation. The Rock says this, if the Rock hits you he'll kill you. If he misses, the wind behind the punch will give you pneumonia and you'll die anyway,so the choice is yours jabroni." -The Rock

Naming Names: How Bands Got Their Names: Caberet Voltaire

This band got their name in honor of a cafe in Zurich, Switzerland, that was the center for pre-World War II dadaist movement.

R.E.M. Firsts

First Headlining Gig: May 13, 1980 at Tyrone's

Alternative Bands Forced To Change Their Names, Sorta

Dinosaur Jr. This band was sued by The Dinosaurs, a touring band comprised of ex-members of the Quicksilver Messenger Servic, Country Joe and the Fish and various other bands in the Bay Area.

Phrase of The Day

To the soul, there is hardly anything more healing than friendship.

Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852)

Sad News in Wrestling: "Dr. Death" Steve Williams Passes Away

Steve "Dr. Death" Williams lost his battle with throat cancer on December 29, as he passed away at the age of 49. The cancer came back this year and his health had worsened in the last few months.
Williams was considered one of the top wrestlers in the world during the late 80s and early 90s. He formed two of the world's best tag teams with the late Terry Gordy and with Ted DiBiase Sr., as well as a notable team with current WWE Vice President of Talent Relations John Laurinaitis. He was in particular a major star in the 90s for All Japan Pro Wrestling. He was recruited into pro wrestling by Bill Watts and was the 1982 Rookie of the Year. Watts discovered him at the University of Oklahoma, where he was a star lineman on the football team and a four-time All-American heavyweight wrestler. Many of his peers in wrestling over the years had believed if he had not played college football and concentrated on wrestling, that he would have been a strong candidate for an Olympic gold medal in 1984 or 1988.
Williams died at St. Anthony Central Hospital in Denver as a result of the throat cancer.

Born On This Day: Paul Westerberg, December 31, 1960

The former singer guitarist for The Replacements has a birthday today. Paul was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Born On This Day: Glen Phillips, December 29, 1970

The vocalist for Toad The Wet Sprocket has a birthday today. He was born in Santa Barbara, California.

News From Outside the Bubble

In the northern German town of Reinfield the police got a surprise when they pulled over an excavator driving down a city street yesterday. The driver immediately pulled over and excited the vehicle he even admitted he did not have a drivers licence. The licence thing was obvious due to the driver being a seven year old boy. When asked why he was driving the 11.5 foot tall machine the boy stated that his dad had complained about road conditions so he, the boy, used the machine to clear the road. In fact the young man was on his way back to his parents place of business to park the excavator when he was stopped. The police collected the keys and returned them and the boy home.

read the full story here
http://www.thelocal.de/national/20091224-24157.html

Phrase of The Day

Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer.

Muhammad Ali (1942 - )

SUNDAY'S TOP 5: DECEMBER 27, 2009

MY TOP 5 ALBUMS FOR THIS SUNDAY ARE:

1. THE ZOLAS - TIC TOC TIC

2. THE BROTHERS MOVEMENT - THE BROTHERS MOVEMENT

3. SOMA - SOMA (EP)

4. R.E.M. - LIVE AT THE OLYMPIA IN DUBLIN 39 SONGS

5. THE SMITHEREENS - LIVE IN CONCERT! GREATEST HITS AND MORE

Born On This Day: Eddie Vedder, December 23, 1964

The lead singer for Pearl Jam has a birthday today. He was born in Evanston, IL, with the name Edward Louis Severson III.

The Discreet Charm of Morrissey

"I am not vaguely interested in the idea of being a pop star or a rock star or wearing leather trousers and telling everyone that I am the most wonderful person on Earth. I'd like to think that is some way, I'm helping move pop music away from those notions."

Phrase of The Day

One must have a good memory to be able to keep the promises one makes.

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 - 1900)

A Sad And Tremendous Loss: Goodbye to A Friend

This news really hit me hard yesterday. My close and personal friend Edison Soto (Dj of radio Program El Museo Del Rock) died yesterday. It is extremely sad to see him go and the way he went was so unjust. I was Edison's friend for the last 17 years. He was the very first person I met when I arrived in Ecuador. He taught me so much as to how to live here. He taught me the world of his music genres. His show, El Museo del Rock was one of a kind here in Ecuador. The only radio show that played the obscure classic rock genres. His shoes will be hard to fill if there is anyone out there who will. I know he is in a better place and I know he is arm in arm with all the late great rock stars who have passed away. This Sunday, December 20th would have been his 47th birthday. If you get a chance please tune in this Sunday from 5pm to 7pm (his time block: Ecuadorian time) for a special tribute show.All the djs including myself will be hosting his show with some memories and will be playing some the music that made his show very respectable. Tune in at www.lametro.com.ec
Edison you have been a true friend to me and I will miss you deeply. God rest your soul and be sure that I will not let your memory die.

Always Alternative,
Edwin

Born On This Day: Paul Simonon: December 15, 1955

Bassist Paul Simonon of The Clash enters the world. He was born in Brixton, London.

News From Outside the Bubble

Gum Is Bad For You

A young man studying chemistry at the Ukraine Polytechnic Institute made a costly mistake. He was studying in his room at his parents house when they heard a loud popping sound. Upon checking they found him dead, the bottom of his jaw blown off. It seems the student was in the habit of dipping his chewing gum in citric acid. That would have been fine, except there were packets of both citric acid and an unidentified explosive present. Apparently he dipped his gum in the wrong one. Ouch!!

To read the full report go to this web page.

http://www.news.com.au/weird-true-freaky/chemistry-student-killed-by-exploding-chewing-gum/story-e6frflri-1225808518676

Christmas is Coming!!!!!

Santa Claus


The origin of Santa Claus begins in the 4th century with Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, an area in present day Turkey. By all accounts St. Nicholas was a generous man, particularly devoted to children. After his death around 340 A.D. he was buried in Myra, but in 1087 Italian sailors purportedly stole his remains and removed them to Bari, Italy, greatly increasing St. Nicholas' popularity throughout Europe.

His kindness and reputation for generosity gave rise to claims he that he could perform miracles and devotion to him increased. St. Nicholas became the patron saint of Russia, where he was known by his red cape, flowing white beard, and bishop's mitre.


In Greece, he is the patron saint of sailors, in France he was the patron of lawyers, and in Belgium the patron of children and travellers. Thousands of churches across Europe were dedicated to him and some time around the 12th century an official church holiday was created in his honor. The Feast of St. Nicholas was celebrated December 6 and the day was marked by gift-giving and charity.

After the Reformation, European followers of St. Nicholas dwindled, but the legend was kept alive in Holland where the Dutch spelling of his name Sint Nikolaas was eventually transformed to Sinterklaas. Dutch children would leave their wooden shoes by the fireplace, and Sinterklaas would reward good children by placing treats in their shoes. Dutch colonists brought brought this tradition with them to America in the 17th century and here the Anglican name of Santa Claus emerged.

In 1822 Clement C. Moore composed the poem A Visit From Saint Nicholas, published as The Night Before Christmas as a gift for his children. In it, he portrays Santa Claus:

He had a broad face and a little round belly,
That shook when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly,
He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself;
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread.

Other countries feature different gift-bearers for the Christmas or Advent season: La Befana in Italy ~ The Three Kings in Spain, Puerto Rico, and Mexico ~ Christkindl or the Christ Child in Switzerland and Austria ~ Father Christmas in England ~ and Pere Noël, Father Christmas or the Christ Child in France. Still, the figure of Santa Claus as a jolly, benevolent, plump man in a red suit described in Moore's poem remains with us today and is recognized by children and adults alike around the world.

Phrase of The Day

I believe that professional wrestling is clean and everything else in the world is fixed.

Frank Deford

SUNDAY'S TOP 5: DECEMBER 13, 2009

MY TOP 5 ALBUMS FOR THIS SUNDAY ARE:

1. DELORENTOS - YOU CAN MAKE SOUND

2. COLONIES - THIRTY THOUSAND

3. BEAK - BEAK

4. LUKE HAINES - 21ST CENTURY MAN

5. THE SEAHORSES - DO IT YOURSELF

Christmas is Coming!!!!

Here is another political cartoon that I found funny. Enjoy!!!

Phrase of the Day

Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper.

Adelle Davis (1904 - 1974)

News From Outside Of The Bubble

This News was taken from the Los Angeles Times in California. This was way too weird.

A group of civic activists will start running L.A. Gang Tours in January, through South Los Angeles and Watts ($65 a ticket) and has been negotiating with Crips, Bloods, Florencia 13, and 18th Street gangs to give the buses a pass when they roll through the 'hoods. They'll peddle merchandise, too, but not the T-shirt originally proposed, where the promoters would pay kids to blast the tourists with water pistols and then sell them shirts that read "I Got Shot in South-Central." You can read the full story at http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-southla-tours5-2009dec05,0,6167426.story

Christmas is Coming!!!!!

The history of Christmas Carols

The explanation of the term, “Christmas carol”, originates from England. According to this English story, a young girl named Carol got lost in the streets of London on a cold winter night. In an attempt to find her, her friends went from house to house similar to the way we do during Christmas. After this episode, the term “Christmas carol” became widespread.

The more pragmatic explanation is that the word, “carol”, comes from the Greek dance, “Choraulein”, which is accompanied by flutes. Later, the Frenchmen replaced the flutes with singing and named it, “caroller”, which means, “to dance around in a circle”.

The tradition of singing carols can be traced back to the monk, St. Francis of Assisi. He introduced the singing of carols in church ceremonies. Today, each country has its own traditions in connection with Christmas carols. In many places, people walk from house to house and sing at Xmas time; in other places, Christmas carols are sung in church.

LUSH Remembered, Respected and Loved

Here is the very first press interview on Lush for Melody Maker Magazine on March 18, 1989. (click on the pic to read the interview)

Movies With Alt-Rockers in Acting Roles

Corrupt (1983)

This movie is also known as Order of Death and Cop Killers. This creepy Italian (but shot in New York City) psychological thriller stars John Lydon (a.k.a. Johnny Rotten) as a disturbed young man held prisoner by crooked cop Harvey Keitel (a good decade before becoming The Bad Lieutenant)

Alternative Bands Forced To Change Their Names, Sorta

The London Suede: A Washington D.C. area folk singer who nobody ever heard of had been calling herself "Suede" for years, so Britain's biggest next-big-thing of the early nineties took on this region-specific prefix.

The Discreet Charm of Morrissey

"Rap... continues in the same old way, which has never, ever, ever, ever changed. I mean, there is only one rap song in the entire universe, which is frightening when you consider how many rap records have been made."

Christmas is Coming!!!!!

Top Ten Christmas Quotes


1. Agnes M. Pharo
What is Christmas? It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future. It is a fervent wish that every cup may overflow with blessings rich and eternal, and that every path may lead to peace.

2. Carol Nelson
Christmas is a time when you get homesick - even when you're home.

3. Helen Keller
The only blind person at Christmastime is he who has not Christmas in his heart.

4. Harlan Miller
Probably the reason we all go so haywire at Christmas time with the endless unrestrained and often silly buying of gifts is that we don't quite know how to put our love into words.

5. Shirley Temple
I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph.
Shirley Temple

6. Norman Vincent Peale
Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.

7. Mary Ellen Chase
Christmas, children, is not a date. It is a state of mind.
Unknown

8. W.J. Cameron
There has been only one Christmas - the rest are anniversaries.

9. Larry Wilde
Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree. In the eyes of children, they are all 30 feet tall.

10. Charles Dickens
I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.

Wrestle Quotes

This blog entry will be quotes made by wrestlers. Some of these are too funny. We'll start with this one.

Just when you think you know the answers, I change the questions.

- "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

Today In Alternative Music History: December 6, 1994

Pearl Jam’s album Vitalogy is released.

Today In Alternative Music History: December 6, 1978

The Sex Pistols’ Sid Vicious, out on bail after being charged with murdering his girlfriend, Nancy Spungen, gets into an altercation at a New York club smashing a glass into another club-goer’s face.

Today In Alternative Music History: December 6, 1976

The Sex Pistols’ Anarchy In The U.K. Tour gets underway with the Clash and the Damned, who get dumped early on. Only three of nineteen scheduled shows actually happen.