TSO 09/Meeting Alex Skolnick

List of my favorie video games of all times !

1.Monkesy Island 3
2.Monkey Island 4
3.Grim Fandango
4.Runaway
5.Runaway 2
6.Mafia 1
7.Max Payne
8.Max Payne 2
9.Final Fantasy 7
10.Final Fantasy 8
11.Desperados 1
12.Jericho
13.Undying
14.Unreal Tournament 2000
15.Post Mortem
16.Still Life 1
17.Doom
18.Duke Nukem
19.GTA 1,2,3,4,Vice City,San Andreas
20.Half Life
21.Quake 3 Arena
22.Far Cry ?
23.Return to Castle Wolfenestien
24.Splinter Cell 1,2,3
25.Metal Gear Solid ½
26.Syberia ?
27.Call of Duty
28.Medal of Honor
29.Resident Evil 1
30.Ninja Turtles Sega
31.Mortal Kombat Sega
32.The Lost Vikings PC
33.Hitman ?
34.God of War 1,2,PSP
35.Abuse ! 1996 ! WOW
36.Manhunt 1
37.Oasis SEGA
38.Painkiller ?
39.Tomb Raider 1?
40.Neverhood
41.The Longest Journey ?
42.Syberia 1,2
43.Full Throtle
44.Larry Leasuire suit
45.Jack The Ripper ?
46.Beyond Good n Evil 1?
47.Secret of Silever Earrings

2009 Favorite Music Albums

Here's a list of my favorite albums that have been released throughout this year (in particular order) :

1-Dream Theater (Black Clouds & Silver Linings)

2-Lamb of God (Wrath)

3-Shadows Fall (Retribution)

4-Threat Signal (Vigilance)

5-Andy Wood (A Disconcerting Amalgam)

6-Between The Buried & Me (The Great Misdirect)

7-Behemoth (Evangelion)

8-Joe Bonamassa (The Ballad of John Henry)

9-Porcupine Tree (The Incident)

10-Trans-Siberian Orchestra (Nightcastle)




11-Scale The Summit (Carving Desert Canyons)

12-Exivious 2009

13-Marty Friedman (Tokyo Jukebox)

14-Katatonia (Night is the New Day)

15-Megadeth (Endgame)

16-Slayer (World Painted Blood)

17-The Agonist (Lullabies for the Dormant Mind)

18-Gorod (Process of a New Decline)

19-Obscura (Cosmogenesis)

20-Cannibal Corpse (Evisceration Plague)


Honorable Mention...

Suffocation, Dying Fetus, Thy Will Be Done, DevilDriver, Sybreed, Lazarus A.D, Nile, Vinnie Moore, Chickenfoot, Heathen & Pestilence

Testament's (Damnation Vacation) Tour 2009 Review (@ Harpos Theater-Detroit)

Back from the Damnation...

yeah baby ! it's Testament this time ! one of the best concerts I've ever seen !

Date: Saturday May16th 2009, Time: 4pm - 4 am !!!!

I've been huge fan of Testament since I started listening to Heavy/Thrash Metal back when I was 12 years old -soon to be 21!- , to me they should be one of the big 4 if not the 1st band to put on there along with Exodus,Slayer,Megadeth/Metallica -sorry big fan on Anthrax-, the only band that has been through hell & now they r back all together,spreading the Damnation all over the globe with their 2008 album release (The Formation of Damnation), one of my favorite Thrash Metal album of all times,it truly defines the Pure Thrash Metal that I heard when it all started in early 80's...Amazing Album,heavy & tight as shit, so fast forward to Present, Testament is back, Heavier than ever, more scary ! with their classical lineup featuring The Mighty Chuck Billy on Vocals, Alex Skolnick & Eric Peterson on Guitars,Greg Christian on Bass & the amazing addition of the Drummer, the one & only Paul Bostaph (Ex-Slayer,Ex-Exodus,Ex-Forbidden)!!!

I've been fortunate enough to Meet Alex Skolnick last December when I got the VIP Backstage to Trans-Siberien Orchestra & Met with Chris Caffery (Savatage) & Alex + TSO Members!
Alex promised to keep in touch with me & my bro and he did ! we kept talking from time to time when he gets sometime off the road & back to his hometown NY, always great to talk with him,he's been a guitar hero for me for years , so talking with him on personal level is far beyond my wildest dreams !

so last Saturday I headed to Downtown Detroit, to Harpos Theater* (Black Label Society Shot their 2002 Boozed, Broozed, and Broken-Boned there),same theater that I saw Iced Earth on last year, I e-mailed Alex before askin him to make sure of the whole sound check and rehearsals so that they don't face any shitty sound problems in harpos that Iced Earth & some other bands faced before,I got there around 4 pm, Supposed to have early entry to the theater in time when Testament do their sound test but that never happend ! Lauren-Testament Assistant- called me & said that the owner of the Theater didn't let them do the sound test coz their will be over 7 bands opening for them so instead he took them to the hotel to get some rest !!!
I got pissed off & worried, hoping not to be another sucky sound concert, i got to enter the theater @ around 5:15 pm, and the security guy didn't let me in simply coz i had my camera with me ! I told him i got all the VIP shit & stuff & he wouldn't listen ! that's when I went out to Testament's tour bus & saw their Manager and told him the whole crappy shit of the security guy then I got in.I was starting to feel exhausted and sick, coz I had strong flu the week b4 &i was still recovering from it !
I sat down on one of the bar tables,drunk some water & tried to rest, the local bands started playing on 2nd stage @ around 6 pm, their were 3 bands,each played 10 minutes set + several intermissions then @ 8 pm (Lazarus A.D) took the main stage, they were the 1st Direct Support band on Testament's tour,new upcoming band from Milwaukee,WI, played a 30 minutes set consisted of songs from their newly released album (The Onslaught), I heard about them before but never listened to their stuff, they were mind blowing, tight band, cool licks,heavy riffs, perfect choice for opener,they really got everyone on fire! once they finished their set every1 went outside to Merchandise Section & bought their album !

another 30 mins. break with some local bands playing on the 2nd stage, I didn't bother myself to check those local bands,i was saving my energy for Testament !
Then it was the time for the metalcore band (Unearth) to play for 1 hour, I don't like Metalcore style but these guys were amazing! specially their main guitarist ! mind blowing skills ! with neo-classical influnce,reminded me much of Jeff Loomis/Yngwie style of playing, that's when they got the whole crowd to start the moshpit & bouncing thing ! they played so well that the crowd called them for an encore but that never happend sure ! coz the masters r about to take the stage !

30 mins.later, Everything went dark, blue dim light lit the stage with few smoke & the PA system played (For the Glory of) Intro from Testament's new album ! followed by all members taking the stage,greeting the crowds with warm opener, (The Preacher!) followed by (Practice What You Preach) ( The New Order).....DEMONIC ! Eric Peterson played his newly Sunburst Dean doing all the dive bombs/solos himself, wicked song ! Chucky Billy Sign.Growls blew every1 ears !
after some true heavy songs, it was time to the lovely ballad (The Legacy), and man ! Alex Skolnick did his best Solos there,wonderful tone & amazing feelings! then it was time for The cool shy guy Greg Christian to do his bass intro to Souls of Black...then back to Alex on (Electric Crown) ! he was more like Steve Vai with all the Harmonics/feedback stuff on this one ! then they ended the set with the brutal version of (Disciples of the Watch) ! that's when they left the stage..making the crowd screaming their lungs out askin for more dose of Testament !
the blue dim light was again to lit the stage...followed by an extended Symphonic intro to the beautiful opening track from The Gathering album (DNR !!!)..with Chuck Billy doing the Maestro Impression...certainly one of the best moments ever, followed by 1 song then the ended the night with (The Formation of Damnation) -Extendend Version-
the crowd was insane through the whole Testament set,all bloody baths of mosh pits/circle pits/headbanging !

after the show ended @ around 11:45 pm I had to wait for 15 mins.near the dressing room so that the band can take shower,change & get ready for the big party !
I killed the time by talking with Lauren -Testament Assistant- & Theater Secruity guys + 2 old fans of Testament who drove 3 hours from another city just to meet the band! more to meet Paul Bostaph & get his sign.on their remo drum heads !

they told me that Harpos Theater Manager was so shitty & that he sometimes ban bands from playing & cut their sets and such crap ! they even told me that 2 years ago,when Exodus played @ Harpos, the Manager came after 45 mins. and turned off the electricity on the band and kicked every1 out just to save $100 on Security bill !!!!

better stick with the good stuff ! Lauren brought us free Limited Edition T-Shirts, Free Testament MusicSkin for iphone 3g,+ entry to raffle(lotto) to win Eric Peterson's Sign.Dean Guitar + Testament Skateboard ! signed by all the members

after that we went inside the dressing room,it was like 5X3 room ! with Testament guys sitting on sofa waiting for us ! I was the 1st one to enter,greeted Eric Peterson, Chuck Billy, Greg Chrisitan then it was Alex turn,he was busy checkin his iphone but then when he saw me he got up,bro-hugged me & introduced me to the band, I sat down near Alex & Paul Bostaph, Paul was in silent mode,he looked dead tired with his red face & evil eyes !

Alex talked to me most of the time,askin' me how i've been and stuff, I brought my Testament (Live in London) dvd to get it signed,starting with paul (he said he'd record one with Testament soon hopefully), then Alex,that's when Alex kept checkin the dvd cover pic & comparing his hair now with 2005 era lol ! then greg,Chuck, & Eric, I asked Eric about his DragonLord band (BlackMetal Project) With Steve Smythe (Ex-Testament,Nevermore) & Steve DiGiorgio (Ex-Death,Control Denied,Nevermore,Testament!). he said he'll record new album after Testament finish their summer/fall touring in September, I asked if Steve Smyth gonna be there and he said "FUCK Steve,Fuck Him !!!" humm I didn't ask y lol ! he looked pretty much serious about it ha !
so it's gonna be new band with Testament Bassist Tech. doing the bass job & some new members.

Chuck Billy was awesome,he's one of my favorite Metal Singers of all times, I askedh im about his DDR (Dublin Death Patrol) band with Steve Souza (Ex-Exodus), and he said they'll record new album and dvd soon

Alex Skolnick said that he's getting his 1st instructional dvd finished, but his trio jazz band dvd will take more longer to get finished, he also told me that recorded some acoustic tracks just days ago with his friends Rodrigo y Gabriela ( http://www.rodgab.com/studio/studio.html ).

then we head down to the main stage to take Pictures with The Band, I took pix with all the band/crew, some were taken by Alex & Eric ! and for some reasons they liked my camera ! and kept asking me about it,it's features,price ! saying they wanna get rid of their old canon cameras !
It's just regular Camera,not pro nor semi-pro ! (Nikon S550),they said that they liked the quality of the pix & it's small stylish size ! then they gave us Poster,Signed it, the set list for the night,then Alex decided to go outside the theater to greet the few ppl who stood for over 1 hour waiting outside ! what an amazing guy ! he was followed by Chuck & the rest of the band,except Paul, I don't know y, but as I said b4 he looked kinda angry & tired

then we all went inside and partied for 2 more hours ! I talked with Alex about his signature guitars,he got them made here in MI @ the original Gibson Factory that's now owned by (Heritage Guitars),he said that he signed a deal days ago to get his signature Guitars available for public sometime later this year or early 2010.I saw a Red Prototype of it that he played earlier tonight.Greg Christian dropped his endorsement of MusicMan Bass, he's not using Peavey Basses & Amps.also getting his sign.Bass to get out soon based mainly on Dave Elfeson (Ex-Megadeth) Model.a Night to remember for sure ! I can't wait to see the guys back again !
I hope U guys get to see them this Summer playing in Turkey & enjoy their show as much as I did, they put on a legendary one! so make sure not to miss them !

Testament Complete Setlist for the night was:

1-For The Glory of (Intro)
2-The Preacher
3-Practice What You Preach
4-The New Order
5-Over The Wall
6-Do or Die
7-More Than Meets The Eye
8-The Persecuted Won't Forget
9-Demonic
10-True Believer
11-The Legacy
12-Into The Pit
13-Souls of Black
14-Electric Crown
15-Disciples of The Watch

Encore:

16-DNR
17-3 Days in Darkness
18-The Formation of Damnation

Lamb of God/No Fear Energy Tour 2009 (@ Fillmore Detroit) Review

No Fear Energy Tour Featuring..

Children of Bodom
God Forbid
Municipal Waste
& As I Lay Dying

Finally ! I got to see them 2 nights ago playing in downtown Detroit @ the Fillmore Theater...

doors were open @ 5:30 pm, but I got there around 7pm, just in time when (Municipal Waste) took the stage,played 30 mins.set,they were alright! good choice to warm-up the crowd !

Lamb of god were the headliners with 4 other supporting bands (Children of Bodom,God Forbid,As I Lay Dying & Municipal Waste)..

Children of Bodom were the 2nd act,they played for 1 hour starting @ 7:45 pm, I myself not a big fan of Children...but they started the whole deathcirlce/moshpit shits & it went crazy as they started playing (Hate Me) & (Downfall).....Alexi said that he's in pain coz of his Broken Shoulder & that he has an Internal Bleeding !,he fall from his sleeping bunk and went straight to the ground on their tour bus just days ago ! he didn't move on the stage, just little & he focused more on his playing which is better for sure ! U can tell from his facial expression that HE IS in Pain !

then it was the intermission time for 30 mins.while the tech.were working on setting the stage for (As I Lay Dying) they played for 45 mins.till 9:45,EMO core shits,not my thing ! but many of the crowd audience went crazy!

just b4 lamb of god took the stage, some Tech. dude started giving away Free T-Shirts & Picks ! I managed to get 1 pick only...they all disappeared in seconds !

everyone got more excited & started screamin' with all their power (Lamb of god..Lamb of god)...

Lamb of god took the stage @ 10:10 pm & played for 85 mins nonstop !!! they were on fuckin fire !

.I was on the right side of the stage,right in front Mark Morton,once they came the whole crowd went crazy & it got really ugly that made me leave and go back all the way to the end of the theater to get a better view/sound from the band !! the first 4 rows were moving like an oceanwave !!! the band was so fuckin' heavy that they screwed the whole PA system ! I started to hear noises & couldn't hear Randy's voice @ all ! that's when I got lil depressed !

I then went to left side of the stage where (Willie Adler&John Campbell ) were playing,the sound got better ! & it went Brutal this time !! drinks started to fly from no where ! & we all got wet with beer,water & some bodily fluids lol ! ppl.from the 2nd level of the theater started to jump to the ground, bodies started to move throughout the crowd ! Thank God I didn't get caught in the whole circle of Death ! I'm not the type of guy who goes crazy & start kicking others...I prefer to watch the band,hear the music & Study the whole thing ! it's like an educational thing for me !

nonetheless it was an awesome night & Pure Metal Experience....nothing beats the energy Lamb of god generates ! they r so fuckin' awesome ! I'm totally blown away from their presence ! Randy's voice was killer ! Mark Morton & John Campbell were scary ! Willie Adler is a bad@$$, hilarious & funny as hell ! Chris Adler ! My Man ! so classy ! amazing talent ! his skills r beyond anything I've seen,he commands the whole band & keep'em tight like none's business ! he didn't speak a word,but kept saluting & smiling to the Crowd the whole time, big guy !

Great Night !

Lamb of god Setlist:

1-The Passing (Intro)...*
2-In Your Words*
3-Set To Fail*
4-Walk With Me In Hell
5-Hourglass
6-Now You Got Something To Die For
7-Ruin
8-Dead Seeds*
9-Blacken the Cursed Sun
10-Grace (With Extended Intro/Solo)*
11-Broken Hands *
12-Laid to Rest
13-Contractor *

Encore:
14-Reclamation *
15-Redneck
16-Black Label

*Songs from The New Album (Wrath) -8 songs-

Children of Bodom Setlist:

1-Silent Night, Bodom Night
2-Hate Me!
3-Hellhounds on My Trail
4-Living Dead Beat
5-Angels Don't Kill
6-Bodom Beach Terror
7-In Your Face
8-Blooddrunk
9-Downfall

As I Lay Dying Setlist :

1-Seperation
2-Through Struggle
3-Nothing Left
4-Forever
5-An Ocean Between Us
6-Empty Hearts
7-Within Destruction
8-Meaning in Tragedy
9-The Sound of Truth
10-94 Hours
11-Confined

IF.......

IF……

If a Barber makes a mistake, it's a new hair style
If a Driver makes a mistake, it's an accident
If a Doctor makes a mistake, it's an operation
If Parents make a mistake, it's a new generation
If a Politician makes a mistake, it's a new law
If a Scientist makes a mistake, it's a new invention
If a Tailor makes a mistake, it's a new fashion
If a Teacher makes a mistake, it's a new theory
If your Boss makes a mistake……. IT'S UR MISTAKE!!!

WHAT A GREAT DAY !!!

Hey all…..
Today was MAYBE the BEST DAY IN MY LIFE, so I'm gonna talk about it WITH FULL DETAILS coz IT WAS JUST GREAT,
I woke up at around 8:30 am, I had my breakfast, got dressed then I went to pick up Mustafa and go to Umar's house, then we went to our 1st MATH LESSON IN THIS HOLIDAY for the 6th grade, the teacher was really good, It was good lesson from 10 am to 12 pm. After that umar's father came to take us home but I told him that I wanna go to KARADH to buy some cloths-actually I lied about this coz I wanted to C my guitar master (Saad Zai) and spend some time with this GREAT MAN- anyway so he drove me there, I went to Saad's place but he wasn't there yet so I sit down waiting for him, then a guy came and asked for Saad and I told him that I dunno where he's so he called him by the cell phone and Saad told him that he would come within 15 or 30 mins. So we-me and the guy- talked about Music, guitars and things like that, he was a great guy, he wasn't much into Hard/Metal Music coz he likes Classical music more than anything so we talked about Classical music, then Saad Showed up, the guy took a classical guitar lesson at first then Saad recorded some music for him to practice with on CD, then MY TURN came, and since it was only me and Saad in his shop so I DECIDED to take a GREAT LONG LESSON and so it was, he gave me a FULL BOOK filled with NOTES & TECHNIQUES and he recorded a full CD of exercises after that I talked to him for about an hour then I asked him to play some of his greatest music, so he plugged his NEW classic guitar into the amp. And played some of the greatest classical music like (Romance and some symphonies for Mozart & Bach) then he plugged the Electric one and he opened Fruity Loop program to arrange the drums tempo. And he started to playing his own song called (Death Wishes) then Thrash Metal song, Thrash Rap, Arabic Metal song and then he started again to play Mozart & Bach but this time it was much better with the electric coz he used more than 5 effects with each music, he played both of them with high e-motions and It was just great to watch him playing, he did some of his tricks like (Tapping with hands and tapping with the pick.) it was so great WISH U ALL WERE THERE, then we talked about music and about his favorite guitarist, then at about 4 pm I took a taxi and returned home. I had my lunch then at 5pm Dr.Zaid's family came to our house, I talked with Raya about the guitar she wants to buy and she agreed about the price, I'll ask Saad to bring it to me, It's a great piece of musical instruments-A Classical YAMAHA guitar (C40)-, maybe I'm gonna take it next Tuesday when I go to Saad. Anyways at 9pmI took a COLD Shower and here I am writing this great post, I gotta eat my dinner now so catch u all later…..
Sam :D

HELL IS FREEZES OVER !!!

Hey friends,
Sorry for not posting in the past days but I was in hell busy with my final exams, I've finished them yesterday, I'll get my marks next Monday, I hope I'll pass with good average, now I'm gonna be in the 12th grade (6th class) and as U know it's the last year in High School so I gotta study hard this year, oh God, I REALLY HATE STUDYING !!!
Tomorrow I'm gonna have my first Math Lesson at 10 to 12 pm, then I'll go to my guitar master (Saad Zai) to take guitar lesson, My mom and bro. will go to Syria next Wednesday I was supposed to go with them but then I decided not to go coz I think being ALONE in the house is better than Going on a TRIP with FAMILY !!! I'm gonna ROCK my house next week so if U hear a loud music or things like that that means I'm ALONE in the HOUSE !!! hehhe anyways, I gotta Surf through the net now, so Post t'y all later.....
Sam ;)
P.S: There's a great band called (Trans-Siberian Orchestra) I really recommanded listening to them check this link http://www.trans-siberian.com

A to Z Xplained !!!

Life is ADVENTURE dare it
Life is BEAUTY worship it
Life is CHALLENGE meet it
Life is DREAM realize it
Life is ENDURANCE cope with it
Life is FRAGRANCE smell it
Life is GAME play it
Life is HEAVEN take it
Life is INITIATIVE take it
Life is JOURNEY complete it
Life is KEROSINE burn it
Life is LOVE enjoy it
Life is MYSTERY unfold it
Life is NAME find it
Life is OPPORTUNITY catch it
Life is PROMISE fulfill it
Life is QUSETION answer it
Life is REALITY face it
Life is SONG sing it
Life is TIME utilize it
Life is URAGE satisfy it
Life is VOICE listen it
Life is WEALTH acquire it
Life is X? Solve it
Life is YEARNING go after it
Life is ZENITH attain it

THAT'S LIFE !!!

Our World !!!

I've just got this from my father by e-mail, and I thought that it would be a great thing to post here since I have nothing great to talk about, READ IT CAREFULLY !!!"

If we could shrink the earth's population to a village of precisely 100 people, with all the existing human ratios remaining the same, it would look something like the following:
There would be:
57 Asians21 Europeans 14 from the Western Hemisphere, both north and south 8 Africans
52 would be female 48 would be male
70 would be non-white30 would be white
70 would be non-Christian 30 would be Christian
89 would be heterosexual 11 would be homosexual
6 people would possess 59% of the entire world's wealth and all 6 would be from the United States.
80 would live in substandard housing
70 would be unable to read
50 would suffer from malnutrition
1 would be near death; 1 would be near birth
1 (yes, only 1) would have a college education
1 would own a computer When one considers our world from such a compressed perspective, the need for acceptance, understanding and education becomes glaringly apparent.
The following is also something to ponder...
If you woke up this morning with more health than illness...you are more blessed than the million who will not survive this week.
If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation ...you are ahead of 500 million people in the world.
If you can attend a church meeting without fear of harassment, arrest, torture, or death...you are more blessed than three billion people in the world.
If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead and a place to sleep...you are richer than 75% of this world.
If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish someplace ... you are among the top 8% of the world's wealthy.
If your parents are still alive and still married ... you are very rare, even in the United States and Canada.
If you can read this, you are more blessed than over two billion people in the world that cannot read at all.

Sorry for not posting in the last week but I was so busy with my 4th quarter-semifinal- exams, I finished all the exams, I got great grades, also many $h!ts-bombings- happened near my place, 4 car ombs blasts in Al Azhamiya 5 days ago killing more than 70 people, it was a hell day and the electricity went off and it didin't come till the next day, anyway on the last Saturday I went to my Physics lesson then to Amin's house where I spent the night there, I went out with Usama at 10 pm, we drove to his father's office, we stayed there till 12 am then we got back home, I had my hair cut by Hassan, although I look like a bald man but he did a great job, it's summer after all and nobody gonna see me till the final exams finish.
Sunday was a great day I returned home at 2 pm, then we-me & my family- went out to have lunch at SAMAD Restaurant in Mansur St., the restaurant was great and the service was so great, I ordered (Austrian Scallope), and it really taste good. Then we went to my aunt's house, we stayed there till 8:30 pm, after that we left to Dr.Zaid's house and there I saw Raya, she gave me the hair color sprays (Gold & Red Colors), we stayed there till 10 pm.
We couldn't reach home coz the bridge was closed and all the roads that leads to our home were closed, we asked one of the guards (ING) and he told us that there are bombing cars in the area and they will try to diffuse it, so we went to Amin's house and spent the night there. On Monday I went to school and I did my Experiment in Physics lab. and I got full mark, Today (Teusday) was so great coz I got the chance to talk to a great person-I won't tell U who SHE is !-, She's so great, God how I adore this girl, anyway Gotta check some sites so Post t yall later.....
Sam ;)

OMG, it's been a long time since I last post somethin' about my LIFE !!!! hhehe, well this week wasn't so bad, although many bombings and shits like that happened but it's still better than the last week or the one before it, anyway I've forgot to tell U that I'm having my 4th quarter-Semifinals- exams, I had Computer, English Language, Religion Education, French Language, Chemistry and Arabic Language Exams, I got 48/75 in Computer, 67/80 in English, 97/100 in Religion and 90/100 in Chemistry, I'm still waiting for my grades in French and Arabic Language, also I'm gonna have on this week: Math Exams on Sunday, Physics on Monday and Biology on Wednesday, so yeah this week will SUX. Oh also I've forgot to tell U about the results of my 3rd Quarter Math Exam, I got 75/100 in it (NOT SO BAD !) I thought I'm gonna get about 40 or 50 in it, Oh enough talking about EXAMS !!! but that's my life at the moment it's EXAM X EXAM !
About Music, I've downloaded these songs from www.urbanchaosvideos.com :
1-Rammestien (Keine Lust)-Live Echo 2005-
2-Slipknot (Vermillion Pt.2)
3-Slipknot (Pulse of the Maggots) –Live in Sydney (Big Day Out Festival 2005)-
4-System Of A Down (Bounce) –Live In Sydney (Big Day Out Festical 2005)-
5-Mudvayne (Determined)
6-Mudvayne (Happy)

Post to U later ;)….
Sam

32 Strange Things !!!

Good things to know.....
1. A rat can last longer without water than a camel.
2. Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two Weeks or it will digest itself.
3. The dot over the letter "i" is called a "tittle".
4. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.
5. A female ferret will die if it goes into heat and cannot Find a mate.
6. A duck's quack doesn't echo. No one knows why.
7. A 2 X 4 is really 1-1/2" by 3-1/2".
8. During the chariot scene in "Ben Hur," a small red car can Be seen in the distance (and Heston's wearing a watch).
9. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents Daily! (That explains a few mysteries....)
10. Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear pants.
11. Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made of wood.
12. The number of possible ways of playing the first four moves Per side in a game of chess are 318,979,564,000.
13. There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with orange, Purple and Silver.
14. The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan. There was Never a recorded Wendy before.
15. The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin in World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
16. If one places a tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion, it will Instantly go mad and sting itself to death. (Who was the sadist who discovered this??)
17. Bruce Lee was so fast that they actually had to s-l-o-w film down so you could see his moves. That's the opposite of the norm.
18. The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA."
19. The original name for butterfly was flutterby.
20. The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English Law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything Wider than your thumb.
21. The first product Motorola started to develop was a record Player for cars. At that time, the most known player on the market Was Victrola, so they called themselves Motorola
22. Roses may be red, but violets are indeed violet.
23. By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you can not sink into quicksand.
24. Celery has negative calories. It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with.
25. Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin Look-alike contest.
26. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.
27. Sherlock Holmes NEVER said, "Elementary, my dear Watson."
28. An old law in Bellingham, Washington, made it illegal for a Woman to take more than three steps backwards while dancing!
29. The glue on Israeli postage is certified kosher.
30. The Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the Book most often stolen from public libraries.
31. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space because passing wind in a spacesuit damages them.
32. Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.

My MARKS !!!

I got my marks for the 3rd quarter Exam, SOME of them are good but the other SUX, and I got:

97 in Religion
73 in Arabic Language
93 in English Language
45 in French Language (I hate French Language coz it's so dull and also not only me who got 45 in French, everybody in the class got 45)
50 in Computer Science (The questions were HELL)
75 in Biology
65 in Chemistry (it must be 70 not 65 but the teacher*@#!$%)
75 in Physics
And finally 78 in SPORT!!!! CAN U BELIEVE THIS??

U may ask WHERE THE HELL IS THE MATH! well I had my exam a week ago an till now the teacher didn't give me my mark so I will add it later when I got my mark,
Gotta win the fight with my family about my marks so C YA

What A Beautiful 2 days !!!

I had such a great time on Saturday, I woke up at 1 pm , had my lunch and at 3 pm a took a taxi to my Physics teacher, when I got to the lesson the teacher didn't come so we-me and my 2 of my friends- called him on his cell phone to see why he didn't come and he told us that he'll come at 4 so we said OK, he came at 4 and we had one and a half hour of physics lesson after the lesson I went to Amin's house and I saw there my friend Ibrahim Husham, I really missed this guy coz it's been more than month since I last saw him, we sat down and talked about several things then he asked me to make an Audio CD to him so I did.
I made CD of 10 tracks which contains songs to Scorpions, Papa Roach, Nightwish, Limp Bizkit and Metallica. After I burned the CD we hanged out in his HONDA PRELUDE 1992 sport car for about 2 and a half hour, it was a great ride.
At 9 pm I felt so hungry so I took his car and went to Ali's Restaurant and got 2 burgers and one Coca Cola, then I returned back to Amin's house, at 11 pm I watched (24) then (Friends) and (Married to the Kellys) and I went to bed at around 2 am.

On Sunday morning I woke up at 7 am, got dressed and then I went to school at 8:15 am and I found that the school is CLOSED!!! So I thought Ok let's take a taxi and return back to my house but I found that I don't have enough money to take a taxi to my home and also I was so tired to get back home walking on feet so I retuned back to Amin's house-by the way Amin's house is about 300 M from my school-, I had a tiny break fast with Amin's brother (Hassan) then I took a nap from 11 am to around 4 pm!!!! Then my father came to take me back home, in our way back we went to Pet's doctor near my house to get my cat (Coffee) a nice HAIR CUT !!! heheh he looks so funny now without his hair after that We returned back home,

Gotta listen to some music now so C YA all…………….Later ;)

The Post of The Week !!!

It's been about a week since I last have posted something here, it was a SICK week, I had my Math Exam on Monday and the questions were like hell as usual, I may not pass it well. from Tuesday till NOW (Friday) I'm stucked here in my house, nothing to do and no where to go coz all the roads and bridges that surrounds Al-Adhamyia-The Place Where I live- are CLOSED so I couldn't go to school or anywhere else, 2morrow the ING-Iraqi National Guards- will open the bridges so I might go to my Guitar master and then to Amin's house.
Sorry for not sending any E-cards about the EASTER but I've completely forget about it so "HAPPY LATE EASTER!!!" I'll post later so C YA

Yesterday (Thursday) was also a wonderful day to me, actually it was the best day, I woke up at 7:30 AM in the morning, got dressed and then I went with my father to the Passport office to get my new passport, then I took a cap from the passport office to Mustafa Ghassan's house, the we picked Mustafa Laith from the school to KARADDA DAKHEL, we went to Al-Laith Complex to buy cloths, sports ware and shoes, I bought NIKE sport shoes and it cost me about $ 40, also Mustafa Laith bought one, after that I went to my guitar master (Saad Zai) to C him, I haven't seen him for ages and I was so missing him coz he's so great, U know what, he gave me his album for FREE !!! I've tried too hard to give him money but he refused that, he's so great, I really don't know how to thank him, anyway after that we took a taxi to Al-Harthia st., and had our lunch at City Center restaurant, then we returned back home. At 6 PM, My father took me to Amin's house and I stayed the night there.
2day (Friday), I woke up at around 9:30 AM, went to my Math teacher at 10:15 AM, then I returned back to Amin's house at 11:30 AM, Wasted my time there on the Internet, got my lunch at 3:30 AM, then I slept till 8 PM, and my mom and dad came to took me, and here Iam writing the story of my life, C YA all…………….. Later

What a great day yesterday was, the school was gay as usual just like the weather here, I went after the school with Mustafa Ghassan to Karam's house, and then we did just like the last week, we went to City Center Restaurant and we found it closed then we went to Moonlight, we stayed there for about an hour, then we return to Karam's place. His PC was so slow so he asked me to Format his Windows XP and then Install it again, so I did that, after I've installed all his hardware definitions, I entered his IP address and DNS numbers for his Wireless Internet but it didn't work so he called his Internet provider and told them about the problem and they told him that they will send a guy within the next 30 mins. And they did, a guy came and and he was acting like he's BILL GATES and he knows nothing!!! He told me that I've formatted the windows in the wrong way, just like if it was my first time to do that!!! So he asked my friend (Karam) to come to their office to format his PC , at the time I couldn't stand it any longer so I asked the guy to tell me about the kind of problem that faced him with the internet and he told me that he couldn't install the LAN driver !!! I'VE INSTALL IT before he came but I didn't know the GATEWAY address so the internet didn't work, so I install the LAN driver and then he entered the DNS, IP...etc.
So the internet start working again, SORRY FOR WRITING ALL THIS BUT I REALLY WANT TO WASTE MY TIME HERE COZ I HAVE NOTHING TO DO AT THE MOMENT.
Today is my friend (Hannah)'s birthday, she is now officially 16, so I gotta send her an e-card, C YA all..... LATERZ!!!
SAM ;)

OMG, John Petrucci & Jordan Rudess are 2 unbeleiveable musicians, they are great, My father came back from Jordan 2day and he brought me 3 great CDs':
1-An Evening With John Petrucci & Jordan Rudess
2-Jordan Rudess (Rhythm Of Time)
3-Cradle Of Filth (Nymphetamine)
although I didn't ask him for Rudess's album but it's ok, I asked him to bring (The Electric Joe Satriani An Anthology) and (The Infinite Steve Vai An Anthology) coz these 2 CD's contain their best music, he couldn't buy them coz he coudln't get back to Mute Records to take them ,anyway maybe he'll go back to Jordan on April 3rd, But John Petrucci is a great guitarist, I didn't know that at 1st, coz I don't have any records to him, my friend (AnaRki13) is Petrucci's biggest fan, he have most of his Albums-well maybe all of them !-,maybe I should order them from him instead of going to Jordan and record them there, I'm so happy coz I'm listening to him at the moment coz his style is just between Satriani and Malmsteen, Great style isn't it ??? GO AND GET HIS RECORDS ! WHAT R U WAITING FOR ??
Gotta go now....C YA

Nothing New...

It's been a while since I last post here, nothing exciting happened that worth writing about it, just going to Lessons, guitar lessons, Watching TV, School-feels so gay- and oh my friend (Mussab) went to Mark Knofpler's concert, I talked to him today and he told me everything about the concert, U know, Knofplers had a terrible Motorbike accident in 2002 that broke 4 fingers of his right arm and as a reason of that he can't play everysong like (Lady Writer) for example, even his solos are slower than before but still great, hey if U want to download some of his songs check this site http://www.knopfler.net/ also if U want to C Satriani's concert pics. in Auckland-NZ check this site http://www.livejournal.com/users/lctrc_gtr_dde/31537.html#cutid1
OK C Ya all .................. Laterz,
Sam ;)