Buckcherry to Headline the 2011 Jägermeister Music Tour - Revolver Features

I just read about the Jagermeister Music Tour! Man, I sure do want to see Hellyeah and All That Remains. Hellyeah, has a southern rock feel that feels good but, I'm not too crazy about Buckcherry. I'll be ok. I don't think I'll melt or burst into flames.

I didnt' see any Houston dates, which sucks! Jeesuz, I KNOW we don't have the "best music" scene, but we like to rock out too! Another band coming with them is the Damned Things. The Damned Things is a heavy metal supergroup, according to Wikipedia, consisting of Anthrax members Scott Ian and Rob Caggiano, with Keith Buckley of Every Time I Die and Joe Trohman and Andy Hurley of Fall Out Boy. Hmmmm.....very interesting. The band took its name from the lyrics in Ram Jam's '70s version of Black Betty.

Here is one of their videos: Ironiclast, certainly not very "Fall Out Boy-ish". Nothing wrong with Fall Out Boy, just not my thang baby.

For more info read Revolver's article.

Buckcherry to Headline the 2011 Jägermeister Music Tour - Revolver Features

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The Hectic w/ Reverend Horton Heat

Love this band! Can't wait to see them again! The energy at their concerts is phenomenal!



The Hectic w/ Reverend Horton Heat

Bullet For My Valentine- Your Betrayal (Live)

Awesome concert! The energy was intense at The Warehouse Live. The mosh pit came to life. It moved back and forth, up and down... metalheads body surfed to their little hearts content. I thought it was pretty cool that the bouncers were really involved with the crowd. They were helping the body surfers down at the stage and even spraying water on the sweaty, metal loving sea of BFMV fans! God knows you need some cooling off at a concert when everyone is jumping up and down, throwing the metal fist up and belting out every word at the top of their lungs......ah, good times!!

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Classic Rock » Blog Archive » Borat To Play Freddie Mercury

Oh my goodness!!!! THIS is going to be interesting!!!


Classic Rock » Blog Archive » Borat To Play Freddie Mercury

Architecture Firm Survives the Housing Bust By Getting Lean, Green, and Senior

When the going get tough, the tough definitely get going! These harsh economic times sure make us rethink our strategies. A lot of us have to restructure ourselves to accommodate change. We have to get creative and find niches that hadn't been looked at before. Such is the case with this architecture firm. They are specializing in the senior citizen market. They are taking the nursing homes' institution feel and turning into top of the line luxury living. Seniors can live it up with fancy micro-McMansion style-living. Among the features are: manicured landscaped exteriors, marble, granite counters, high end appliances inside and elegant dining rooms. Finally, a place where seniors will feel happy living out the rest of their years in style.


Architecture Firm Survives the Housing Bust By Getting Lean, Green, and Senior

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Church Conversion near Richmond- Owner Financing Available w/20-%-30% Down!

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Get your home in gear for the Fall!

Don't you just LOVE the fall?? I know I do! I want to see some leaves changing color and the air crisp up. Don't know how long it will take here in Houston to start seeing Fall-ish changes....but here are a few that you can make in your home, in case fall doesn't get here until December! You KNOW how that goes!!!

Whether you plan to winterize your home, tackle weekend home improvement projects, decorate for fall or prepare to buy or sell a home, you will find expert tips at HGTV.com.

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How to avoid an endless house hunt - MSN Real Estate

How to avoid an endless house hunt - MSN Real Estate

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Houses Unusual and Strangely Weird! AMAZING

Historic Preservation Amendments

Houston is getting some of their Preservation Ordinances amended! If you currently reside in a historical home or in the awesome Old Sixth Ward, you might just want to skim over this. I have grown more and more drawn to Houston's history in the last few years. How can you help not? Our city may not be as old as others, but we definitely have lots of buildings to be proud of. I need to book a historic Houston tour. I'm so ready!!

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Wendy Garcia


Historic Preservation Amendments

5 Free Ways to Never Miss a Twitter @Reply

Do you have a Twitter account?? Is it just too much for you to keep up with? Here are some updaters to help you seem like your actively twittering. They also let you know when you get mentions. They are slightly different from each other. This is worth your time if you want to stay on top of "Twittersphere"

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!!!!5 Free Ways to Never Miss a Twitter @Reply

M.C. Escher Art Recreated Using LEGO Bricks (5 Structures) - My Modern Metropolis - StumbleUpon

Lego and M.C. Escher freaks....UNITE!!!! I've always liked architectural fotos, paintings, drawings and sculptures so I thought this was interesting. I really would like to meet some of these lego maniacs. Amazing!

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Wendy Garcia
M.C. Escher Art Recreated Using LEGO Bricks (5 Structures) - My Modern Metropolis - StumbleUpon

Carlos Mencia's new Galveston restaurant no laughing matter - Houston Business Journal

Fan of Carlos Mencia? Well, now you can eat in his restauarant in Galveston! He is exercising his entrepreneur skills. I must try it soon. Anyone want to join me??




Carlos Mencia's new Galveston restaurant no laughing matter - Houston Business Journal


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For Buyers, Sellers, Credit Woes Can Have Roots in Emotional Needs

We all know lender are pretty strict nowadays with their buyer qualifications. It seems that some people rack up their credit because they want to "fit" in with their peers. Maybe their circle of friends all have Gucci purses or maybe they want to rock the latest in fashion trends to feel accepted. Boy, doesn't that sound sooooo high school?? Well, this article says just that. Many prospective buyers or sellers find themselves with sucky credit because of their emotional spending. They have dug themselves a hole because they want to "keep up with the Jones'"....... could this be true???? Read for yourself!!!

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Wendy Garcia


For Buyers, Sellers, Credit Woes Can Have Roots in Emotional Needs

Chamillionaire (“Ridin’ Dirty”) Forecloses on Houston Mansion | Zillow Blog - Real Estate Market Stats, Celebrity Real Estate, and Zillow News

Yikes!!!! Chamillionare had some recent real estate woes.... Chamillionaire (“Ridin’ Dirty”) Forecloses on Houston Mansion | Zillow Blog - Real Estate Market Stats, Celebrity Real Estate, and Zillow News

Houston home sales up 2.9% in June from tax credit boost - Houston Business Journal

Yay!!!

Houston home sales up 2.9% in June from tax credit boost - Houston Business Journal

REALTOR® Magazine-Daily News-Commercial Real Estate Said to Turn Corner

Things are looking up for Commercial Real Estate! It's been brutally slow and hard lately, but things look like they are picking up!!!

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Wendy Garcia


REALTOR® Magazine-Daily News-Commercial Real Estate Said to Turn Corner

Historic Jean LaFitte Hotel to become apartment complex - Houston Business Journal

Historic building in Galveston to be renovated in apartment complex!!


Historic Jean LaFitte Hotel to become apartment complex - Houston Business Journal


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Post Investment Group buys East Houston apartment complex - Houston Business Journal

Wow!! This sounds very positive! Commercial loans are taking place here in Houston. This is good to hear at a time when people expect to hear that the Commercial Market is at a standstill. There are definitely transactions taking place and we should feel hopeful that Houston has stayed healthier than other markets. The loan that was issued was for distressed property. That is also a good point to note. Capital Bank of Texas should definitely be a good institution to check out when seeking commercial loans. Ah, good news....good news!


Post Investment Group buys East Houston apartment complex - Houston Business Journal

Six Houston companies make Fortune Global 500 list - Houston Business Journal

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Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival Concert Tickets, Schedule, Tour Dates | Live Nation

OMG!!! I sooo want to go to this! Can you believe it's on a Friday @ 2pm? Wow, that means that everyone that attends (I'm talking the adults that work) will either ask for the day off or play hookie from work!!! Hmmmmm....



Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival Concert Tickets, Schedule, Tour Dates | Live Nation

Houston still a top-performing housing market - Houston Business Journal

Houston still a top-performing housing market - Houston Business Journal


This is great news! Houston is still strong. It's a great time to purchase. Don't be afraid!


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ALICE IN CHAINS,DEFTONES,MASTODON FALL TOUR DATES - Metal news Metalarmada's MySpace Blog | METAL ARMADA NEWS/PROMOTIONS

ALICE IN CHAINS,DEFTONES,MASTODON FALL TOUR DATES - Metal news Metalarmada's MySpace Blog | METAL ARMADA NEWS/PROMOTIONS

Oh my goodness!! I have been wanting to see Alice in Chains again....AND Deftones AND Mastodon!! This is perfect.... I can't wait... Well, there aren't even any Texas dates yet, but I'm sure there will be. I will be so sad if they don't come to Houston..... I guess I can take a road trip to San Antonio, Dallas or Austin. That'll be fun!

Type O Negative's Peter Steele Passes Away - in Metal News ( Metal Underground.com )

I still can't believe Peter Steele just died!!! Type O Negative was one of those bands that was on my wish list!! I wasn't one of the lucky ones that grew up listening to Metal of ANY sort, so I didn't get to hear his awesome voice until years later. I soooo wanted them to decide to tour one last time.... well, that's not happening. Wish I could see them in a holographic concert...I'd pay!

Type O Negative's Peter Steele Passes Away - in Metal News ( Metal Underground.com )

Hellyeah To Release New Album In 2010 - in Metal News ( Metal Underground.com )

Hmmm....must look into this!!

Hellyeah To Release New Album In 2010 - in Metal News ( Metal Underground.com )

Wired Live Shut Down?? Is an Eviction Next?

The venue formally known as The Meridian is just a "tad" behind in the rent!!! Doors were locked and "notices" were left on the doors and around the premises letting the world know that Anosh Ahmed and/or Chartres Entertainment, apparently the tenant, was being locked out due to arrears in rent. Boy, that sucks! The amount? Oh, just $51,000!! Mega WOW! I hope they let everyone that's been booked know!

Oh, and funny observation: whoever typed up the notice didn't do such a great job.  Maybe their spell check was turned off. Looks like it was "one of those days".  The notice was a bit hard to understand.  Reading it definitely made you want to scratch your head.

 Maybe we are WAY off here and interpreted the notice wrong. Hmmm....  Well, one thing is for sure, someone owes $51,000 and the Wired Lived is looking like it's closed temporarily. Can't wait to see how the story unfolds!

The Engine Room's engine to to start up again!!

So, yea, the Engine Room will get another breath of life! Only this time, it will be called Warsaw. General Manager, Mike Kelley, of the venue formally known as The Meridian (now called Wired Live) will be revamping The Engine Room.


Kelley's On Stage Events will still produce occasional shows at Wired, he added, as well as Rudyard's, Mango's, Walter's on Washington and Warehouse Live. He's also taken over the booking at Numbers. Wow! This guy is on fire! I'd love to be him!


For full story Story by Chris Gray of the Houston Press

Early Kurt Cobain Demos Found At Garage Sale | CHARTattack

Wow! Sixteen years later, Kurt Cobain is still alive! Someone found some tapes with the initials KDC in black marker on them at a garage sale. They have been confirmed to be authentic. It's interesting that although they didn't quite have the sound that he developed later, there are some things that are definitely Cobain-ish......anyway, here's the article if you'd like to have a read.





Early Kurt Cobain Demos Found At Garage Sale | CHARTattack

Houston is one of the best cities for young adults - Houston Business Journal:

Houston is one of the best cities for young adults - Houston Business Journal:

Pantera - Walk (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

Oh yea! I'm feeling this song right now!!! Just heard it on XM Radio (Octane) as I am entering in a new listing in the MLS.....

Slash to Release Collaboration Album

This just in: Slash to release self titled album in April that includes collaborations with Ozzy and Lemmy Kilmister! Slash says he's been listening to Ozzy since he was 13!! So, it had to have been a killer experience sitting next to the "Prince of Darkness" and cranking out some tunes! Slash calls Lemmy "the embodiment of rock and roll" and further adds, "Before we went into the studio I got a call from his guys saying, 'OK, so we need potato chips and we need Jack Daniels, and it just reminded me of myself. And he came down with his bass and it was great."  Hmmm...I wonder what kind of chips Lemmy likes?

Other songs on the album will include Iggy Pop, Kid Rock, Adam Levine (hmmm, I'm curious what he'll end up doing).  Adam Levine is super mellow, I can't imagine him getting down and dirty with Slash, but we'll see.  I did actually check him out on Youtube last night covering Closer by NIN.  I suppose we'll see if he can rock. Slash also picked Fergie from The Black Eyed Peas.  He said, " I think people are gonna trip when they hear the stuff that Fergie is capable of doing. I really wanteed to do something with her so people could hear what her rock chops are like." Most excellent! I can't wait to check it out! I'm in!

For the full Rolling Stone article by Andy Greene You know what to do.

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Getting tired of your home office not being "cool" enough?

If you keep thinking that your home office is boring and isn't spherical enough for your taste, I would LOVE to present my latest find on the internet for you! This home office adds some aesthetics to your back yard that will have all your neighbors scratching their heads wondering if they should call agents Scully and Fox to your house for further investigation!

This pre-fab office requires your assembly but you can easily get it into your backyard by bringing all the pieces through your house into your backyard so you can place your awesome, circular home office anywhere you please! It comes complete with power outlets, data ports (YES, it does!), electric heat and lots of natural light coming through. from the roof. It really looks a whole lot roomier than what you think.... or maybe that's because it's pictured in all white with hardly anything in it but a laptop and an office chair.  It doesn't matter! It's STILL cool!!  Check it out!!

For more of the story and more spherically awesome pics, Click here

More Trouble Ahead For Commercial Loans/Properties

Oh, like this is really a shocker.  Seems like residential loans and properties weren't the only ones affected negatively in our most recent awesome possum market.  With small neighborhood banks going under, this is further affecting our economy and leaving oodles of commercial buildings vacant and close to 40% of their value because of inflated values when the loans were generated! Boo! Anyway, here's the article.

Daily Real Estate News  |   February 11, 2010  |    Share

More Commercial Failures Predicted 
Failed commercial loans could leave U.S. towns and cities with thousands of empty buildings and cause still more bank failures, the Congressional Oversight Panel predicted Thursday.

Commercial property values have declined more than 40 percent in the last three years, the report said.

Small banks are particularly hard hit by this situation because they do the most small-business lending. The report blamed the crisis on lending policies that valued properties based on inflated prices and said banks failed to consider the possibility of reduced consumer demand from a severe recession.

The report concluded that these looming failures could further weaken the financial system and inhibit the flow of credit.

Source: The Associated Press, Daniel Wagner (02/11/2010)

Looking for ONE more reason to sell?? Here's a few!

Daily Real Estate News  |   February 8, 2010  |    Share

4 Reasons to Sell Now 
Selling a property in this tough market can seem like a challenge. Here are four factors that actually make this a good time to post a For-Sale sign.

• Sell low and buy low. Because all property values are down, the loss on the property a home owner sells is really only a paper loss because the next property he buys also will be a bargain. If he buys smartly, when prices come back up in a few years, he’ll be in better shape.
• Down-payment help is widely available. While nothing-down loans have disappeared, it is easy to find down-payment assistance for lower-income and first-time home buyers. Programs vary all over the country, but one good way to find them is to search online for “down-payment assistance programs” and the name of your region.
• Your uncle has money to share. Besides the $8,000 first-time home buyer tax credit and the $6,500 move-up credit, there are an array of energy tax credits that can make home improvements pay off in cash.
• Good help is available. Really talented real estate practitioners, contractors, and designers are available and eager for business.

Source: McClatchy Tribune, Kate Forgach (02/07/2010)

Is Rush brewing up something new??

OOOH, Rush enthusiasts! It seems Rush has something in the works! To quote realrocknews,

"The kind of project Rush will be working on still seems to be very much up in the air. Peart talked last year about how the group may go off in a different direction this time, and do something that reflects the changes in the music industry we have seen in recent years. That approach may steer them towards the production of a smaller-than-normal collection of new material followed by a tour."

Whatever they have up their sleeve, I'm in!! I would definitely go check them out.... If they even come to Houston! Must research WHY a lot of bands pass up Houston! GRRRRR! And then if they DO come, they come during the week! Babysitters are expensive and you just can't enjoy it the same as if you would go on a weekend. I guess we can't have everything, right!?!!?

Read the full story

Is the foreclosure market going up or down? Inquiring minds want to know, right??

According to RISMEDIA, February 10, 2010

They had a bit of Q&A that answers what inquiring minds want to know.


Q: What’s the outlook for foreclosure activity in 2010?
A: It’s likely that we’ll set a new record in terms of overall foreclosure activity for the fourth consecutive year. Over 1.3 million U.S. households received a foreclosure notice in 2007; over 2.3 million received notices in 2008; and although the 2009 numbers haven’t been completely counted as this issue goes to press, there will be somewhere in the vicinity of 2.8 to 3 million households in foreclosure. We’re likely to see more than this in 2010, with the number of homeowners in foreclosure probably exceeding 3.5 million, before the trend begins to reverse itself sometime in 2011.

Other questions were were: Will we see a flood of REO's? And, will there be a surge in short sales? Short sales are DEFINITELY not short just FYI in case you didn't know. They are quite time consuming. Sometimes, the bank will accept the offer and then decide that they want to ask for a higher offer. By this time, you may have already invested at least 4 weeks just to even get a response!

I definitely have had my share of short sale experiences. I can't say they are fun, but I will definitely go to bat for my clients!

Peter Schilling Major Tom coming home

ACCCK!! Heard this song on the Lincoln car commercial..... I know it's by Shiny Toy Guns in the commercial but there's nothing like the original!!!!

A new release for Jimi Hendrix?? Valleys of Neptune in March!!

Wow! I didn't know that Jimmy Hendrix had aspirations of being an artist before becoming a musician. Pretty cool. His father kept about 110 drawing he made in his high school years and they are using one of them for the album art. The final cover art is one of his drawings blended with a photo taken by Linda Eastman, better known as Linda McCartney. I ALSO didn't know Linda was a photographer or that she worked with Hendrix....must investigate that further.

I know it sucks that Jimmy doesn't know about this release. Isn't it questionable when there are posthumous releases of this sort? Who benefits exactly? I like that we get to listen to music that we didn't even know existed and enjoy some of our favorite artists creations years and years after their death. In this case, about 27 years later! Take THAT Michael Jackson! hehe....

Anyway, I will have to break down and get this... I know, I know, I'll just be making some fat cat's pocket's fatter.... but I do it for the music.... so shoot me..