Joe Satriani Guitar Pedal

Looking at some guitar pedals earlier I ran across one from JoeSatriani. This jow satriani pedal from guitar center made me remember how I used to be so into some guitarist that didn't even really play music that I was into much, but they were so good I listened to them anyways. Steve Vai, and Joe Satriani of course were a couple that just played instrumental guitar albums that rarely included any sort of vocals. Some of the Satriani tracks were big time up and comer guitar player tracks that they tried to learn and everyone owned Surfing With the Alien. Just seeing the Joe Satriani guitar pedal brought back some memories of earlier life.

M-Audio BX8 D2 Studio Monitors

Looking to set up a studio for yourself has never been easier of course. You can virtually get anything you need to have a pro studio at home for a very reasonable price. Produce your own music without having to deal with anyone else. IF you know what you want, and how you want it to sound this age of technology is a fantasy world for you. One part of your pro studio are the studio monitors. The most trusted are the M-Audo Monitors and many buy M audio BX8 D2 Studio Monitors. Easily their best sellers and the most highly reviewed by musicians everywhere.

Sibelius music writing software

Gone are the days for many of us where writing music doesn't include some form of music software. Tone of the leaders in music notation and composition software, if not THE leader is Sibelius and their famed composition software now on version Sibelius 7. The Sibelius software for music writing at musicians friend gives you great options for your needs as well. Not just one giant package to purchase, but specified packages for your needs. This allows you to get only what you want and to be able to save money. Sometimes to the tune of hundreds of dollars. Something not all software makers are courteous enough to do by allowing you to buy smaller versions for what you need instead of only one package that is out of your price range. Here you can get it any way you want it and you will still get the best software on the market for composition and musical notation.

JBL SB210 Subwoofer

The JBL SB210 dual 10" sub-woofers have an Indoor/Outdoor design that makes it one of the most versatile subw-oofers on the market today. Not like you would expect anything less from the company of JBL who is mentioned as masters if cinema sound. With theater sound backing your music it is no wonder that JBL is so renowned for incredible audio quality.

This Indoor/Outdoor sub-woofer set brings drivers rated for pink noise power handling of 200 watts each, providing 400 watts (1600-watt peaks) of system power. The network receives a stereo or mono source, and sends a high-passed 4-ohm or 8-ohm satellite output signal for operation with other Control loudspeakers. ATC-210T-SAT network can be used in same manner when using a 70.7/100-volt distributed signal line.

Image Line FL studio 10

Get the best deals for educators and students when you purchase the 5 license packages for fl studio 10 at wwbw. The FL Studio 10 made by Image Line Signature Edition brings the most advanced features yet, and will give you the best productivity you could ahve ever imagined while teaching, going through school, or working at home.

Bill Lawrence Pickups

While Bill Lawrence Pickups are no longer associated with Bill LAwrence himself, they still deliver some of the best value in the business. Even compared to higher end pricing pickups they get better reviews. Customers always find themselves coming back to the LAwrence pickups if they stray. Almost always at a better cost than the other competitors. It's really not a surprise that customers prefer to use these.

*sigh* The Lions

Here we go again! Lions are ready to destroy our hearts and our love of football. After a brutal loss to Philly this past Sunday, and 3 of the last 4 games, they have been trying as hard as they can to lose the division. Now tied with Chicago for the division lead although they do have the tiebreaker. This team is gonna go 7-9. It's just awful to watch this team piss away their games every week.

Sunday was one of the most embarrassing stories that you will hear about the coaching staff as well. You notice how McCoy and the Eagles ran circles around the Lions in the 2nd half? Well...they decided to change their cleat size and what do you know? They got better traction! The Lions on the other hand? Didn't even have the additional cleats to change with them at the game! Truly a Lions missed detail. God I hate this franchise. I hope Schwartz is looking more at real estate apps right now than the next game because he should be gone already.

5 games left for Lions to get 1st division title in 20 years

It's so close, yet so far. They bumbled their way through the last few games. Could have easily taken a huge lead in the division by beating even one of the Steelers, or the Tampa Bay Bucs the last two weeks. Instead they demolished Green Bay for their first Thanksgiving win in 9 years. That sealed them with all the tiebreakers in the division. Sadly, they still only sit at 7-5. A record that Chicago isn't too far from, and even Green Bay isn't completely out of it.

This is the Lions we all know. We can't be optimistic because we all know that 7-9 and 11-5 are both possible with this team. They have the talent to run the table. To beat any team this year actually,b ut they are just so damned stupid. Huge win today, but I'm not going to get too excited just yet. They have a way of making us not have nice things. Basically always. Don't even need my storage for skis this year to head to Lambeau and hope that we can not get laughed at in December this year. We already are done with Green Bay.

Lions Put a BEATING on the Packers on Turkey Day

Finally! A year where we don't have to listen to every media outlet asking the NFL to take our T-Day game away! The Lions, and Matthew Stafford actually got their first win against Green Bay as well today since he was behind center (We did have a 7-3 win a couple years back with Stafford injured, however. STanton I believe.). They had their Apricot Power for apricot seeds.

It was a straight beatdown. With about 600 yards total offense, the Lions only problems were with themselves. Sounds familiar of course. Turnovers came at the same rate, penalties, and just plain stupidity. Of course the defense played its best game of the year holding the PAckers to under 70 (!) yards until late in the 4th quarter when they got enough to get over 100 yards finally, only to fumble a snap inside the Lions' 20 to finish them off down 40-10.

So...we're in 1st place with all the tiebreakers for the division going 4-1 so far with just another game with Minnesota left. The division obviously would ahve been all but wrapped up had we not blown 2 straight games by our pure stupidity @PIT and at home vs. a terrible Tamp a Bay team.

Radial J48

Using a direct box is something that not many realize how beneficial it is for recording, as well as using on stage. Offering plenty of head room for bass guitars and anything else, the radial j48 direct box brings a sound that makes everything just work better for you. Both in the studio while recording and while on stage to give you the proper relay of all your instruments and vocals. A direct box to clean up the signal quality in any studio is a must have for any serious musician.

Bill Simmons and Jalen Rose Pistons Preview

Love Grantland so much. Simmons does a wonderful job of writing and this year they are doing 15 minute previews of every team in order. Jalen looking like he needs some harvey jewelry.

They have the Pistons checking in at 12 overall, which puts them in the playoffs this year.

They got screwy after the top 15 and started to list them in weird sets. Just look at the bottom of the page and see "Jalen's latest" to find the next ones. 30-16 start here:

http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/9752786/bill-jalen-nba-preview-grantland-channel/

Lions Play as Bad a Half as You Can and Still Only down by 1

Week 1, Lions v. Vikings must have been one of the ugliest halves of LIONS football I have seen and that is saying a lot. Incredibly, even with all their mistakes they still ended the half only down by 1!

Can't get a 1st on 3rd and 1.

First drive bobbled a FG

Next play AP goes 80 yards for a TD.

Get down there again and go for it on 4th and 1. Penalty. Kick FG

Calvin drops TD

Suh blows pick 6 with clipping.

Stafford throws pick

Pettigrew drops one pass and fumbles the next.

Personal foul for Delmas

tradeshow printed throws here

Bently drops Pick 6.

Aborted fetuses all over the place, and they were losing by 1.

Then the 2nd half starts and they take their 1st two possessions down for TDs to go up 27-17. Reggie Bush is having a massive debut game. Just taking a long 3rd down dump off the distance for the score. Been a long time since we have seen a guy accelerate away from the defense in the open field. What we've been missing ever since we lost Jhavid Best.

Miggy Triple Crown Watch?

Highly doubtful he can come to it this year. The nagging injuries he has right now combined with the Tigers starting to stretch their division lead heading into the final 7 weeks makes it hard for him to end up getting the ABs he'll need as long as Chris Davis keeps up his HR pace.

Of course you never know. Last year Hamilton went crazy and had another set of pansy injuries that shelved him a lot during the last month to allow Miggy to pass him over in HRs. While the HRs seem to be the most difficult part with him trailing Davis by 6 right now, he actually only leads Davis in RBIs by one as well. If the Tigers wrap up the division a week early that's a lot of ABs to go without and the RBIs will be the one that will fall the fastest. Davis could go into a slump down the last 45 games, or so, sure and god forbid he'll need an personal injury attorney in san diego because of some terrible accident, but Miggy could miss time too. The Triple Crown with Miggy could be bad news for the Tigers. It would mean that he's still having to play every night all the way until the end with the division race actually being a race again.

Dombrowski Gets Praise for Deadline Trade Moves Once Again

While not all of Dombrowski's moves have worked out in the past at the deadline, I would probably argue that at the time I agreed with the vast majority of them. He has filled holes we have needed if he could, but that wasn't always an option with the costs of some of the pieces that were needed at the time. Even the Edgar Renteria trade that sent away Jair Jurrjens to Atlanta I completely agreed with. In fact, I still don't get why they let him go after that year when he hit about .270 and brought in a guy I can't even rmeember his name for his defense and his .200 BA to play next to Brandon "I hit .200 too!" Inge for a couple years. Seriously, I have blocked the guys's name from my mind.

This year the biggest move was to send Avisail "Little Miggy" Garcia over to the Red Sox to pick up their current name of the week middle infielder Jose Iglseias. I was familiar with him due to having him on my fantasy team for about 3 weeks earlier in the season when he was still hitting over .400 after about 150 ABs. Obviously, I knew he was going to be dropped off my team sooner rather than later, and had dropped him at least 3 weeks before the Tigers acquired him in the deal. His minors numbers as a hitter are unspectacualar, and his BABIP was at insane levels where there was no fantasy benefit in the guy anymore because he brought no power,m speed, or run production for being at such a high average. You don't get points for defense in fantasy so it wasn't much of a decision to drop him after the average started to slip. Still hitting around .330 when he got to Detroit many were a bit over-excited I thought,b ut it was still a move that needed to be made in light of a possible suspension looming for Jhonny Peralta that could come at any time. Plus he was in his final year so it was a move that gave us a guy under control for a few more years at a very reasonable price much like the guys we got in the Granderson deal.

In a separate deal, the Tigers acquired relief pitcher Jose Veras from the Houston Astros for minor-league outfielder Danny Vasquez and a player to be named later.

While some may claim that the Tiges had a better team last year I highly disagree. At least from a playoff roster anyways. The pitching depth on this team is far better than it was last year and the lack of Big Potato as the closer makes a big difference. One of the best moves of the year, and I wanted this from the start, was to keep Rick Porcello. That allowed us to have 6 rotational starters on the roster with Smyly in the bullpen as a lefty that could go long relief if needed,or to spot start. This will make a huge difference in the playoffs I think as it did for teams like Texas when they have beaten us in the past. This is the year for the World Series ring rather than just ceramic rings.

Here's what ESPN.com's Jayson Stark had to say about the Tigers' moves:

"Every year at the deadline, it never ceases to amaze us how difficult it seems to be for half the GMs in baseball to make a trade -- and how easy Tigers maestro Dave Dombrowski makes it look. 'He did what he always does,' one of his admiring peers said of Dombrowski. 'He did what he needed to do. Dave is your classic old-school GM. He says, "I'm going to fill my holes." And then he did.

"He resisted the temptation to overpay, on every level, for a big bullpen name like Jonathan Papelbon and instead reeled in Jose Veras to set up for Joaquin Benoit. And with his shortstop, Jhonny Peralta, in danger of disappearing down the Biogenesis sinkhole, Dombrowski roared in quietly at the last minute and traded for Iglesias, a massive defensive upgrade for an infield in serious need of a massive defensive upgrade.

" 'I know everybody wanted them to go get some big name to pitch the back end of the game,' one NL executive said. 'But if they lose Peralta and they don't have a guy like this to replace him, that's just as big. I thought they got exactly what they needed. And I know they actually wanted more [bullpen] pieces and tried like hell to get one. But they've already done well. And I'm sure they'll be shopping that waiver wire next month.' "

AL Wins the All-Star Game; Home Field Advantage Chance For Tigers

Certainly getting way a head of myself here, but with the team the Tigers have assembled, making a deep run into the playoffs is not just hoped for, but expected. Of course we all know that the playoffs are a completely different ballgame. Hot teams tend to move further than some of the teams considered the best. Any Wildcard team is quite likely to go all the way. The Tigers are just as likely to stop hitting when it matters, like they usually do and get beat by someone like Oakland.

Still...having that home field advantage in the World Series is a huge deal. Especially for a team that has the last couple years done significantly better at home than on the road. Basically winning the division at home, while costing them a runaway by playing .500 ball or worse on the road. It will just be nice that they won't have as many days to book educational travel tours if they make it that far this year.

EMG Pickups

EMG pickups come in all types. From sounds for acoustic play to heavy metal with the JH James Hetfield versions. Giving you the deep clean and fat sound that you want to hear. The great emg pickups at guitar center include those by Hetfield in which his input made not just a new sound, but he wanted a new look as well. Others include those from Zakk Wilde and David Gilmore. If guys like this are using EMG pickups and even giving input on how to improve them there probably isn't much reason to go elsewhere.

Tigers lose 9th Sraight vs. Disappointing Angels

I can't stand the Angels.ever since that guy bunted on JV's perfect game I have hated them. Well before that I guess. I hate Jared Weaver. Hamilton is a gigantic bust so far, and even Pujols seems less likable since showing up there. Not to mention I'm so tired of hearing about Trout and how defense is so cool. IF Hamilton doesn't shape up he might be better at working with carpet cleaners huntersville nc than playing in the MLB. This dude is such a bust on my fantasy team I can't give him away.

Victor Martinez Getting Hot

We all figured it would take a while for VMart to get his timing back this year and get back to his regular high bA after spending an entire season recovering from his knee injury. Coming into June he was still struggling with a low .200s batting average and it was starting to get a bit frustrating. He was still contributing, but nowhere near the level he is known for. While he is basically a full-time DH now, and doesn't take to the field with his maui jims, he does get a few spot starts here and there.

The past couple games he has raised his average 15 points by going 5-8 with 2 HR and is 10-29 his last 9 games with 3 HR. Already leading the league in batting average the Tigers can only get more dangerous on offense. VMart is in the 5th slot in the lineup, which tends to be a major straw stirrer when it comes to turning the lineup over. If he gets rolling behind Prince and Miggy it could be time for a serious Tigers winning streak.

Pistons end up with #8 pick in Draft Lottery

The Cavs seem to keep winning this thing. Eventually they are going to find the next Lebron right? No...they aren't. There isn't one. For the Pistons picking in the top 10 is necessary,b ut they still can't seem to pin down a true superstar in the draft. The Darko debacle still holds true today with guys past over playing deep into the playoffs once again this year still while nobody talks about Darko other than to mention how bad a pick it was. He got a bit of a bump in notice after the Lions draft of course when they went and took Ansah who is basically about as experienced in football as he was. Ugh...Pistons have sucked for too long. It's to the point that you have to go to sites that you need to use Iolo.com pc tune up after to get info.

Titus Young Back at It

Titus Young in Detroit never got it. Never knew when to shut up, and was always making the wrong decisions. HE got picked up for about a week from the Rams earlier this year, only to end up not being signed after his workout and interview. Following his Twitter it is easy to see that he has a long way to go to reach any sort of maturity.

Young was arrested two times within 15 hours, according to The Oakland Press, as he continues to make more news for his troubles than he ever did as an NFL player.

Here is what the report said:

According to the police report, Young was stopped at 12:01 a.m. on Sunday after making an illegal left turn in front of a patrol car.

Young was stopped and arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence. He was booked at the Robert Presley Detention Center and later issued a citation and released from custody.

Hours later, at 2:22 p.m. that day, officers responded to a tow company yard where a man was seen jumping over the fence.

It was Young looking for his black Mustang. IF he doesn't settle down he may need a la blanca bathing suit to wear in prison so that he can find someone to take care of him.