Friday Filler – Your Favorite Concerts of All Time?

Thank Grog It’s Firday!!

It’s been a rough week out here in the baking, hot, West. I know there are some of you from AZ, and we have a few from the Middle East, where 115 degrees is common. But, dingdangitallgoodgolly it is hot out there! Records on Wed and Thurs…a good to time to sit inside, in the AC (sorry to Al Gore) and write a Friday Filler post.

I realize that this update is not exactly easy for some, as hunting down fans and lawyers is a PITA (that last one is arse, according to Alissa). But, I’m having a blast creating my version of a “bad rock concert” in my Springfield. I am doing it as an homage to the “Woodstock 99” festival that pretty much ended any ideas of “Peace, Love and Music” by being staged at an old Air Force Base…on concrete…without enough water or toilets…and resulted in fans rioting, and setting fire to the place…on live MTV. Cool.

I built my Rock Arena right next to my airport…behind the town dump and rail yard. I’m guessing the music that the likes of Homer and the ghost of Bleeding Gums Murphy concoct there, is in the “perfect place.”

This got me thinking to the “good old days” of concerts…
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Should I Spend Donuts on the Sungazer Bus & Freddy Freeman/Shredder Stevens?

Hey Howdy Hey Tappers!

Hope you’ve got your dancing shoes on and your cell phones ready to light up the night because Homerpalooza has arrived in Springfield! That’s right the rock fest has begun! Our stores are now jam-packed with premium items just tempting us to drop our sprinkles on!

Of course with that limited-time label, it can be tempting to grab everything in sight because it’ll be gone soon. But don’t sweat it! That’s where we come in to tell you what’s worth those donuts and what you might want to hold off on.

Wondering if you should add the Sungazer Bus & Freddy Freeman/Shredder Stevens to your Springfield? Well before you hit that confirm button let’s break down the pros and cons of adding this Rock -n- Roll combo to your town…

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Should I Spend Donuts on the Jazz Hole & Bleeding Gums Murphy?

Hey Howdy Hey Tappers!

Of course with that limited-time label it can be tempting to grab everything in sight because it’ll be gone soon. But don’t sweat it! That’s where we come in to tell you what’s worth those donuts and what you might want to hold off on.

Wondering if you should add the Jazz Hole and BGM to your Springfield? Well before you hit that confirm button let’s break down the pros and cons of adding this heavenly Jazz duo to your town…

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Homerpalooza 101: Quick Note About the Icons (Nope, I’ve just lost my mind…)

I’ve deleted the contents of this post. Too much confusion on it and speculation and that’s not what I want to do. So you know what? We’ll all find out what happens when Act 2 hits…

I’m leaving it live though so y’all can speculate in the comments together. I’m out of the speculation and file interpretation game….

For now…let’s all go back to being crazy, at least I will. I’m getting too old for this….