Language Of The Mad

Well, I went to the record store today to pick up a copy of Iron Maiden's Piece Of Mind (original '83 pressing) that I had put on layaway a few days ago. I had seen that earlier day aswell, Styx II by Styx along with In The Court Of The Crimson King and Beat by King Crimson. I went to set them aside for when I get paid on thursday, and decided I'd look around a bit more to see if there was anything new.

Went to the "G" section, and while browsing found Peter Gabriel's first album. Thought to myself, "man I wish I could find some Gabriel-era Genesis. Like Foxtrot or somethi-"

I glanced to the second G row on a whim and bam, there's Foxtrot. I got all giddy and stuff and flipped through the rest of the row, and found every classic Genesis album from Nursery Cryme to The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway.

What a lucky man I am, no? I then glanced to the E section to my right, and there's Emerson, Lake & Palmer's debut album (which includes the song "Lucky Man" )

So yeah. Got like 7 albums waiting for me. Gonna' cost a fortune but oh well.

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This is part one of me blowing my paycheck! $300 in this picture

clicky linky for awesome.

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So I get my first paycheck from work (I got a job a week ago, BTW) for $500. It's only half a paycheck 'cause I started midway through the pay period, but I've never even had $500 to my name before.

I have a plan all laid out for savings, school funds, car funds, etc. for when the proper paychecks come in, but I've decided to just recklessly blow this one on as much random stuff as possible.

So basically, here's what I hope to have in 4 days:

LEGO:
-Sith Infiltrator (newest version)
-Classic TIE Fighter (also newest version)
-Saesee Tiin's Jedi Starfighter
-Skopio (with a few bonus bits courtesy of Iro)

MUSIC:
-Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd (Vinyl)
-So Far, So Good... So What! by Megadeth (Vinyl)
-The Final Frontier by Iron Maiden (Double LP picture disc vinyl)
-No World For Tomorrow by Coheed & Cambria (Double LP Vinyl)
-The Afterman by Coheed & Cambria (vinyl)
-Dead Silence by Billy Talent

Also depending on how much I have left over, I may try to snag a vinyl copy of Rush's "2112".

funfunfun!

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...at work who I've known for like 2 days. She was/is training me on a certain machine.

Been awhile since I actually liked a girl, and we're getting along pretty well. I can actually talk to her, which is a definite plus. She loves doctor who, lord of the rings, goes on a blogging website, plays pokemon obsessively, dislikes partying, has a group of friends who magically became alcoholics when they turned 18 that she doesn't like going out with (like me), hates mainstream radio music, etc. Oh, and she's nice to look at.

Unfortunately for me, she has a boyfriend.

Still, though, it's good to finally meet someone like that; proof that they do in fact exist.

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I have listened to this album a good six times already, and I am loving it. I don't know if I like it more than No World For Tomorrow, but it destroys Year Of The Black Rainbow brutally.

Unfortunately the hard copy's not available here yet, but no matter.

Also, just calling it now, Descension's gonna' be the better half. I just have a feeling.

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Yes I know I'm totally late to the party

but this band is awesome.

I finally got a round to getting their discography after being a casual fan of the hit songs, and I am loving them. So far I've listened through Meddle, Dark Side Of The Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals, The Wall, A Momentary Lapse Of Reason, The Division Bell, and I am currently listening through The Final Cut.

As it stands, Wish You Were Here and The Division Bell are my favourites, but all have been fantastic.

And as a bonus, I've got a like-new vinyl copy of Wish You Were Here waiting for me at the local record store.

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On vinyl.

Bit not worth it maybe, $22 for a beat-up copy, that's pretty scratched... but it was a gift for my dad, and now I get to listen to it whenever.

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As written by Neil Peart of Rush through the course of 2 songs, totalling near a half hour in length:

BOOK I:
>Flying ship around space
>hey a black hole
>let's fly into it
>oh carp

BOOK II:
>Completely unrelated people on a planet
>Apollo gives them science and fire
>Dionysus gives them love
>people fight over science/love
>gods fight over science/love
>spaceship guy appears in god-realm
>screams
>becomes Cygnus, god of balance

The End.

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So I went to one of the local record stores (the one with high prices) to pick up Asia's third album, Astra, that I had on hold. The owner of the store was there, and he recognised me from the other day when I asked if he had any Emerson, Lake & Palmer. He asked me if I had found any, so I said I did, but one that I had wanted was really scratched. He looked it over, and said I could take it for free.

Even better, he said that he'd replace it with a good copy as soon as one became available.

So thanks, record store guy, for I now have incentive to visit your store and buy things even with the higher prices.

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Well, I've been growing my collection from 6 albums to 24 (one is still in the mail and not in the picture):

Awesomeness

I'm pretty happy with how it's going, but I'd like to hopefully find some Metallica or Megadeth somewhere. And more rush. Always more Rush.

Speaking of which...

All my Rush albums!

Anyway yeah, ciao.

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I'm currently watching a lot of four Rush albums on vinyl, which are at $9.99 so far with $14 shipping. I'm really hoping I can snag this without it going too much over its current price...

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