the Tommy|Zor era

In a time of turmoil and hard times, it is best to remember… ahhh forget it.

People today seem to think that we will never get along in this world. With our cultural diversity, we need to be tolerant and accepting of one another. I specifically used and italicized those words because they are hot terms I’ve heard non-stop for the past zillion years. My issue is that we look too much at our differences and fail to recognize that there are things that we all… err… most of humanity can agree on.

iPod has Changed the World of Music

Like it, hate it, resent it, write an article about how it ruined music, or consider it your lifeline, it is impossible to deny the fact that the iPod has changed music. If you have read any of my articles, you know how I feel about Apple. To put it lightly, I am not a fan. However, I cannot deny the impact the iPod has had on the music industry.

I have a confession to make… and no… I do NOT own an iPod or any Apple product. Oh boy, here it goes: I’ve found a use for Macs. If you are in an educational facility and need access to a computer, find out if the campus has a Mac lab. I guarantee the lab will be empty, or close to empty. The hardcore Mac users are in Starbucks with their Macbooks typing on Mac blogs about how much they love using their Macs at Starbucks. Wait, I was trying to make a point here. Yes, that’s it: even people who are dead set against pirating music have no quams about paying 99 cents for a song on iTunes.

Our generation will never accept a Nirvana cover band

I first heard this on the Alan Cross radio show, “The Ongoing History of New Music” and I couldn’t agree more. In fact, everybody I have ever made this suggestion to has also agreed. As I was so aptly corrected in the comment section of my Gum Thief Review, many of us are now part of generation Y. And generation Y will never… ever… accept a Nirvana cover band.

The reason is simple when you think about it: you just cannot replace Kurt Cobain.

Let’s look at another example. Even Queen knew they could not replace Freddie Mercury. When Brian May and Roger Taylor reunited to bring Queen back on tour, John Deacon did not join them. They also went under the name Queen + Paul Rodgers. You just cannot replace an icon.

Everybody thinks they have the answer

No matter who you are, where you come from, or what your philosophy on life is, you will always think you are right. We have all lived our own lives and have had our own life experiences, for better or worse. In the end, we all think we have life figured out and know what we are talking about.

While some of you may lie and say you are open to hearing other people and their opinions, you’ve already made up your mind before the conversation has started. I am here to tell you that you have only 1 of 6 billion grand revelations about life. The faster we can accept the fact that the person sitting across from us doesn’t give a shit about what we really think, the faster we can move on with our lives.

To quote Chuck Klosterman in Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs, “Everybody is wrong about everything, just about all the time.”

O.J. Did it

We can all agree on this one because, shit, even Barbershop agrees with that statement.

Michael Jackson is a Wicked Dancer

Hey may or may not have done what he was accused of doing, but this guy can move.

Youtube any video of him moving on stage, or any of his music videos and the proof is there. Not to mention he invented the fucking moonwalk! In my opinion, I still mark out for his music. Style and genre of music will always be a sticking point in people’s differences, but if you liked his music before – do yourself a favor and go back and listen to it again.

Telemarketers… why!?

Are you lonely, bored and want to waste your money every night? Donate it to tommyzor! To my knowledge, the only other things people in that situation do is gamble or give telemarketers a reason to exist.

Please do the WORLD a huge favor and just stop. Really, stop it! There’s only so many times I can be interrupted in the middle of Top Chef to hear about “an exclusive, amazing offer for long distance rates to the moon.” And no, I CANNOT put together a few grand for some Farrowtech stock either. Get bent.

So you see, there still is hope left in this world. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to go ransack v2′s place while he is on vacation. Shhhh… don’t tell him it was me.

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