Slow Day for News of Angus Young and AC/DC

Tomorrow is the hugely anticipated AC/DC concert in Winnipeg, Canada--I'm even excited for the lucky fans that get to see this one! In the meantime, it's been a slow few days for fresh AC/DC and Angus news, but today, I heard of this video on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TU4lDmsPgno&feature=related, basically, what if AC/DC played the Hokey Pokey. A comedian named Jim Breuer sings the song as if Brian was doing it. He does an excellent imitation of Brian and the video comes off really funny. I do wonder if people outside the US, AC/DC included, know how the Hokey Pokey is such an integral part of an American child's upbringing, though. Hope so, or the whole enterprise might come off as just bizarre. Apparently, Brian and Cliff are familiar with this guy's work, because Youtube has another video of him onstage at House of Blues with Brian and Cliff backing him up. Once again, it's truly impressive that AC/DC take themselves and their fame so lightly. A cool bunch of guys!

While I was finding this video clip, just happened to see three or four others of interviews with Angus, a couple with Angus and Malcolm, where, again, the guys demonstrate what approachable and down to earth people they are. The stories of their early days are so unself-conscious and when they talk about their approach to song construction, delivery, so unassuming and matter of fact. What's not to like about them? Plus, Angus is always so quick to point out the funny, humorous parts of the road to fame and the process of making music, along the way, making fun of himself, sometimes. Just adorable! Malcolm always seems so serious and kind of scary, but he spills some of the best glory days' stories.

For the last birthday, got Maximum Rock and Roll and am in the process of filling it with color-coded post its that mark significant dates and events, like band membership changes, tour names and dates. Two-fold objective: fill in the discography that I've begun and work on improving the Maximum Rock and Roll index. The book is a very good source for learning a lot about the band, but it sometimes reads like a laundry list of every scrap of a story ever heard about AC/DC, even if it's only a scrap and doesn't really fit in the paragraph or chapter, and they really could have used an editor with expertise in syntax. The pictures are an interesting collection, if not the best pictures of the band. Angus was much more of a cute poster boy for the band than these pictures suggest--why not show some of those pictures? He's still a good looking man; the book could really benefit from some better pictures. But, I do like the book and really enjoy reading and re-reading it.

If you get a chance, check out that video. It's funny!

Kicked in the Teeth Again: AC/DC in Dallas in November

Can you even believe this? Dallas on November 2! WHERE IS THE HOUSTON DATE?????? Bibi was feeling really low about this. Started watching Criminal Minds and--really, there is a deity out there somewhere that adores Bibi because the scene begins with an eighteen wheeler coming toward us, radio set on ROCK AND ROLL TRAIN!! To hear Brian's voice, hear Angus's riffs, (all the guys, of course) playing the opening song on this tour, well, it was just what I needed to restore my hopes!! This has got to be a positive omen for the impending Houston concert announcement, right? Let there be rooooccccckkkk!

Tune in tomorrow!

Ain't No Fun Waiting Round for my next AC/DC concert!

Bibi has been feeling out of kitty sorts--AC/DC withdrawal, if you will. Mexico City and November 12 seem sooooo far away. Have been reading online reviews of the US-Canada tour and of course they have all been raves, except for an idiot now and then who includes snipes at Angus's guitar work or Brian's hoarseness; jeez, what sour grapes! Like anyone even knows their names! In any case, ran across this funny blogpost sent to a Canadian radio station of a dedicated mom and daughter team on their way to the Moncton concert on August 6:

FLIPPED CAR? DON'T CARE. MUST... GET TO... AC/DC
Hi, well I have a great AC/DC story for you all.
I'm from Five Islands Nova Scotia, (about an hour and a half from Moncton) and me and my mother were on our way to AC DC at 10 in the morning. We were driving on a dirt road (Lynn Road) on the way to Moncton, the road was being grated and was in terible shape....when a gravel truck who was turning into a pit, hit the side of my car and we lost control and ended up rolling the car into the ditch, it ended up on the roof and we crawled out, left the car there and hitchhiked to NB ...
I just wanted to show what serious fans we are, i'm sending you guys a picture of the car and a few pictures of us at the concert. A Buick was deffinaty worth the show, we would both do it all again!
Whats a car a car any way
it was the an expereince of a life time !!!
- Thanks Kristyn & Annette Walton

Can't see being that calm and collected, but I am a cat, so different parameters, but I do admire them!