Who should I interview first

Hello fellow readers and Staff.  Today I want to put a question toward you all.  In an attempt to make this blog more nerdy and fun.  I want to want interview various people or groups in either a recorded Skype Call or Via Email Questions.  So in the spirit of innovation

Who should I interview First

Brentalfloss (Musical Creator of What if Mega Man 2 Had Lyrics and other various Games and self made titles)

The Vixens En Garde (Traveling female group who perform at renaissance faires around the country)

Form In which the interview should take place

Skype Call
OR
List of Questions Sent to Person

Thank you for your Feedback :)

Hiei

Creator and Founder of Generation Nerd Blog (and soon to be Podcast)

Excerpt From my Personal Writing Project

The Majestic Theater
Present Day Midnight

    The lights of The Majestic Theater had finally fallen for the night.  The sounds of cleaning machines were all that could be heard.  Cameras turned on, the security team were in separate stations on each floor.  Guarding the theater was boring work most of the guards slept through the night, waking only to check on the night cleaning crew.

    Walter Prince, recently promoted to head of security for The Majestic by the owner himself.  While the others slept, Walter worked and watched the cameras.  Tonight something felt off to Walter he couldn’t describe what it was that he was feeling.  He just knew that something was going to go down. “All floors check in every hour.”  Why couldn’t he shake this feeling he had.

    The clock struck twelve thirty, and the feeling kept getting stronger.  “All units, I want you alert and ready to check in.  Please copy.”  He said again into the walkie talkie.  When the ground floor didn’t check in his heart began to race.  “Ground floor units.  Radio check please.”  Still no responses came.  Walter picked up his collapsible baton, the one piece of security he carried since he could not carry a gun on this job.  

    Even as Walter made his way to the first station, he noticed that the sounds of the floor buffers and carpet vacuums were gone.  Everything had gotten tense as he saw his friend slumped in a corner.  “Oh shit Andy!”  Walter rushed over and checked for a pulse…. it was there but it was faint.  Something had knocked him out.  He slapped his back pocket and found no cell phone.  Shit must have left it in the booth.  He thought as he looked around and then turned to head back to the booth.  “HOLY SHIT. Don’t sneak up on me like…..” Walter registered the sound of his supposed second in command clicking the hammer of a gun into place and placing the gun on his chest above his heart.

    Walter froze in place someone he trusted had him at gunpoint.  What was going on. Why didn’t he just stay in the booth and work on his reports.

    The gunman put a phone to his ear.  “Yeah boss, I found the straggler.  What should I do.”  He waited for the response and than grinned and pulled the gun away only to slam the butt of it into Walter’s head knocking him out.

    The last thought that ran through Walter’s head was why did I have to be right.

………………………………………..


    A lone figure looked up at the main prop of Phantom of the Opera; the Chandelier.  “Come now Oliver.  You have nothing to say?  Nothing to threaten me with?  No grand speech to dissuade me? Nothing to say before you realize it was I who ended you?”  He grinned and let out a laugh as he went to the stage and jumped up onto it.  “It is too bad you will not be around to see me bring your precious city down to the bedrock and rebuild it free of the Camarilla cancer."

    The phone in his pocket rang so he picked it up and put it to his ear.  “Speak.”  His only command to the person on the line.  He listened.  “Knock him out and bring him to me.”  He said and listened to the satisfying crunch of metal on bone.  The figure looked to the chandelier.  “Your chosen one is on his way…. Did you hand pick him or did your senchel force you to pick him.  No matter in your dieing moments….. you will watch as I make him my child.”

…………………………………………………

Oliver Barton prince of New York City, slowly came too.  Cursed kine must have been drugged, it is the only way to explain how I was so easily taken.  Oliver thought as he assessed his situation.  Stake in the back with the tip just touching his heart.  Another stake in his side also with the tip just touching his heart.  One final stake in his chest his free side was tied in place.  Moving was impossible without getting staked for his efforts.  He had to think of something. 

"Ron and Hermione Would Have Needed Couples Counseling"

Author of the beloved Harry Potter series came out on February 2nd stating "Ron and Hermione were never suppose to get married in my original vision."  The author went on to explain that Harry should have ended up marrying Hermione, but for personal reasons she altered the coupling.  Further more J.K. Rowling also stated that.  "Ron and Hermione would have needed couples counseling as the marriage went on."  For those of us who read the books we have come to accept the coupling and hearing this news has made many fans get angry.

Screaming such things like.

"Great now I have to hear the god damn Harmonie (Harry Hermione) shippers* say I told you so."  (See bottom of page for definition of shippers and Shipping)

"Well now I can finally tell people my Ron and Katie Bell fanfics are plausible."

"First Dumbledore and now this.  Whats next J.K. Rowling are you going to tell me that Draco Malfoy's hatred of Hermione extended from the fact she wanted Harry and not him?" 

"NOOOOO MY CHILDHOOD IS RUINED!!"

My personal favorite thing I have heard on this.

"Well maybe Harry Potter books will go the way of Game of Thrones and Ron will Sleep with his sister Ginny out of revenge."

Even in the media world it has made a buzz.  Having notable nerds like Stephen Colbert and Chris Hardwick talking about it on there respective TV shows (The Colbert Report and @Midnight).  Needless to say no matter which couple you shipped in Harry Potter, this news has made fans young and old excited and angry.  Thank you J.K. Roweling for making nerd news possible and wide spread.

* Shipping: Short for Relationship, it is the act of put two or more characters you like into relationships and basing facts in the book or series to support your theories.

Shippers: A group of people who have paired the same characters into the same relationship.

The Throne Of Games

Season two started last night!

 And if ya'll are anything like me, it was the highlight of the evening. (Granted, I don't know what all comes on Thursday nights.) The biggest challenge of the night was that they played Nerdditch. Their version of Quidditch, if you didn't catch onto that. And if ya'll are anything like me, you're sitting your nerdy bum on the couch and judging the ever living goodness out of each and everyone of those nerds.
Sure, they're all majorly more successful than I will ever be, seeing as I can hardly do simple math, there'd be on way that I could manage being a rocket scientist, any sort of chemist or... Honestly anything with any sort of genuine success roped into it. I'm a college drop out for crying out loud.
Now, in my world, if you didn't know that an owl was NOT the only animal that was on the list of things for first year students at Hogwarts, we can't be friends. Let me get back on point here... If your defining nerd trait is that you're a Japanophile, honey you need to realize right off the bat, that to these other nerds, you're useless. To the people that can solve a rubix cube in under ten seconds, and can dish out chemical compounds for anything that you eat... Knowing Japanese doesn't seem like something that'll help them.
In any case. I'll gladly sit my ass on the couch and claim that I'm a nerd, and answer all of these questions and feel that I can win these challenges. But lets face facts; I'm not that cool nor would they ever pick a Staples Easy Tech Associate to be on the show.
For whatever legal purpose we may or may not need here. GN does not own the above image, nor do we have any legal rights to it.

Welcome To The Fold

I figured I'd take a quick moment to introduce myself and tell you what wonderful things that Adam and I have in store for 2014.
Firstly:
Hi, I'm Andi.
I'm a bit insane most of the time, but I'll certainly make you laugh, and if not laugh, at least one of those 'lol' moments where you just exhale a quick breath through your nose in amusement. I can't really say that I specialize in one part of Geekdom but more often than not I dabble in a little bit of everything. I love movies, old and new; I love music, my little world would stop moving if I ever stopped having music. Adam has brought me on as a female voice to the site; and sadly yes that comes with those pesky female opinions. Don't worry, we wont be burning bra's at GN.

Secondly:
After a brief discussion with Sir Adam, the Ruler of the GN world, there have been a few things that are decidedly going to be happening with the site.

• More frequent posts: This could mean anything from a quick "The British Are Coming!" To an in depth, full on nerd review of a game, movie, album, anything. 
• Collaboration posts: At some point, Adam will give all of the contributors, himself included; a topic. That topic will have a due date and a post limit. Each of the collaborators are going to speak their mind about the topic and our opinions are going to go straight to the board. 
• All of the pretty lights: I'm making my way through the coding to try to make things prettier, more 'shiny' if you will. 

So I hope that you'll all stick around for 2014, learn and grow with us here at GN. 

The Wrong Side of Heaven and The Death Punch Sound of Hell, Pt. 2

The time has come, Five Finger Death Punch has released Volume Two of their Wrong Side of Heaven, The Righteous side of Hell. This album is different from the first one in many ways including that this album doesn't feature other artists as the previous one had done. This album is entirely new material by Finger Death Punch but does feature “House of The Rising Sun” a folk song that has been covered by bands including the The Animals. As always FFDP continues to amaze as they create such amazing work in such short of time and their sound varies so little from album to album its amazing. Five Finger Death Punch is in my mind the one of the biggest names in music right now and they are doing so much, but they always treat the fans with respect and admiration especially those who are serving in the military.


The first single released off the album, Battle Born, is a great song and shows that the life of a rock star is great, but it very strenuous and it takes a toll on anyone touring and performing day in and day out. Many of the musicians and artists are gone from friends and family for months at a time and it does make it hard for them to sacrifice so much to please their fans. I have seen FFDP twice and each time they always thank the fans for their support and still put on a great show even when the power goes out. The Songs Cradle to the Grave, Here to Die, and A Day in My Life, follow that same awesome Death Punch sound of previous songs like Coming Down and The Pride.


Their rendition of House of the Rising Sun is an incredible song, that like other covers, they basically make it their own. Much like the cover of Bad Company, they add their own lyrics and made slight changes to the song itself. Though the song unquestionably a heavy metal variation of the song you can still hear the folk influence and inspiration from which the song originated from. FFDP has the ability to turn any song into their own even their cover of Mama Said Knock You Out by LL Cool J seemed like they wrote the song itself.


Like previous record the album has a deluxe edition which also features a live version of their songs, but this time its a video rather than just the songs. This offers a great chance to see FFDP anytime you want from the comfort of your living room. As well FFDP goes out of their way to make each performance special in it own way, by changing up songs and even devoting songs to fans and military members. Five Finger Death Punch continuously makes new material and each time its even better than the last.

Back For More Of The Death Punch Sound

It has been a while since my last concert review, but I'm back to tell you about four bands that the went well beyond my expectations. The Line-up included Gemini Syndrome, Miss May I, Escape the Fate, and none other than Five Finger Death Punch. I was expecting big things from Five Finger Death Punch since I last saw them at Mayhem Fest, and on occasion I listen to Escape the Fate, but this was my first time hearing about Miss May I and Gemini Syndrome. In all honesty and respect I wasn't expecting much from them, but I could not have been more wrong and happier that I was. These bands all played incredibly well that it made this possibly the best concert I have ever went to.

Gemini Syndrome was the opening band and they put on a great performance and really set the bar high for the rest of the night. They are a truly unique band in how they sound like if Disturbed were to develop a Metalcore vocalist style. Not only do they sound amazing but they put on one amazing show as well with the crazy stunts and antics they all perform. The Drummer would literally fling his sticks in the air catch them and continue without missing a beat. He even came off the stage after their set to high-five and stamp the bands logo on to people's arms including my own. Though this band has not gained much airplay or publicity, I can see them becoming a big name in the Metal world in due time.


The next band to play was Miss May I, much like Gemini Syndrome, I didn't know much about them but I was really surprised on how well the played and sounded. Like many metalcore bands they offered a variety in theirs songs by incorporating both screaming and melodic vocals on top of great guitar riffs and drum beats. But how they combine both the music and vocals together makes them sound very different compared to other bands in that genre. After hearing Miss May I for the first time I was taken by surprise that these guys sounded so great that I'm surprised I haven't of them before that night.


Escape the Fate was the third band that night and the continued to raise the bar that both Gemini Syndrome and Miss May I had set. Though these guys have been around for a few years and their latest album has gained much deserved attention, they still put on a great show. Their set list had the song “issues” and You're Insane back to back which the whole venue explode with such excitement. Even their banter and jokes in between songs was hilarious and showed these guys are not just musicians and performers. As they went on I was completely astounded on how this night could get any better but it was about to.

The time had Come for Five Finger Death Punch to show the whole world who is the biggest and baddest name in metal and they did it. As the came out playing “Under It Over It” the whole venue became an entire mosh pit with people pushing in every direction. These guys are not only great showmen but they always bring up the topic of American Pride and the soldiers who have and are currently fighting for freedom all over the world. At one point a soldier had crowed surfed over the barrier and Ivan Moody preceded to thank him personally as he walked by him it was just a moving sight. Five Finger Death Punch's popularity has risen immensely in t every time for their continued support he past few years to the point that have headlined event like Mayhem Fest, but they still very humble to
 their fans and the speaks a lot to all the fans. All these bands brought their best and I would recommend them to anyone all you have to do is open your ears, listen, and Headbang.

Me and the Bassist of Escape the Fate