Beastie Boys were also inducted on a night when Guns singer Axl Rose refused to attend.If it's the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, then drama is as much a prerequisite as loud guitars, receding hairlines and a night-ending all-star jam on a golden oldie.
Saturday night's 27th edition was no exception according to reports, with as much intrigue as a telenovela, as well as some genuinely peaceful Southern California bro-downage, irreverent induction speeches and fresh spots in the Hall for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beastie Boys, The Faces, Freddie King, Laura Nyro and Guns N' Roses.
The spotlight, of course, was on the famously fractured band of battling former brothers in GNR. Lead singer and sole remaining original member Axl Rose loudly decried the institution in a scathing letter earlier in the week, saying he would not attend and intimating that anyone who did was a fraud.
That was just fine for former guitarist Slash and bassist Duff McKagan, who made the most of the honor, while, ahem, never once mentioning Rose. "I don't know that it matters who's here tonight, because it's about the music that these bands played," said McKagan, who jammed a short time later on three songs with a pseudo-GNR made up of Slash, former Guns guitarist Gilby Clarke and drummers Steven Adler and Matt Sorum and Alter Bridge singer Myles Kennedy. It was the first time in nearly 20 years that Slash, McKagan and Adler had performed together and according to reports there were little signs of rust on the classics "Sweet Child O' Mine" and "Paradise City."
In his induction speech at the Cleveland ceremony, Green Day singer Billie Joe Armstrong dubbed Guns' 1987 album, Appetite for Destruction, "the best debut album in the history of rock and roll ... every song hits hard. It takes you ion a trip to the seedy world of Los Angeles. The thing that set them apart from everyone else was guts." And after ticking off the strengths of all the members of the group, he cheekily added, "Let's see, who am I missing?" The latter set off yet another chorus of four-letter catcalls from the 7,400 in attendance, which inspired Armstrong to add, "Shut up. He [Rose] was the greatest frontman to ever step in front of a microphone."
Rose wasn't the only star missing. Rod Stewart was not on hand to celebrate with the Faces/Small Faces because he was reportedly sick with the flu and Beastie Boys member Adam Yauch was absent because of ongoing recovery from cancer treatment.
B Boys member Mike D made up for it, giving a shout-out to the trio's hometown for inspiration. "Thank you, New York City, for basically raising us and giving us all the music we love and grew up on," said D, who was on hand along with bandmate Ad-Rock to celebrate becoming only the third hip-hop act in the Hall. During a later performance, Kid Rock, Travie McCoy and the Roots' Black Thought joined the duo for a medley of their classics, including "Sabotage."
Also inducted were Donovan, blues guitarist Freddie King, Laura Nyro, music exec Don Kirshner and a number of sidemen and backup musicians.
Accepting their award from comedian Chris Rock, Red Hot Chili Peppers singer Anthony Kiedis said it felt a bit weird to join such a hallowed hall when his band is still out on the road promoting new music. "We're going somewhere," he said. "How can we stop and take an award when really we're just halfway there?" The Peppers later performed with a triple-drummer line-up that included two former skins pounders, Jack Irons and Cliff Martinez.
The five-plus hour ceremony will be boiled down to a two-and-a-half hour special for a May 5 HBO broadcast.
sourceFirst. Let me say, I am SO SAD the adorable Davy Jones has died :(I remember the first time I ever saw him was on the episode of The Brady Bunch where Marsha had a huge crush on him! I remember (at like 12, thinking, HE IS SO CUTE!)I was so distraught to find out that he was actually already an older man, and that he was not still this cute little 20 something on the show. SighAfter texting my mom and letting her know that her random text had inspired my blog post for the day, she went on to tell me that... When she was younger, she and her sisters had their own "Davy Jones Fan Club".Apparently, one time she was "putting on a concert" in her backyard, and feverishly playing her "tambourine" (a yellow tin top for potato chips) when she got REALLY into it and jumped off the dog house she was performing on and chipped her tooth with her "tambourine"!!The things us girls will do.
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Going to the "tire shop" with my Daddy Moo... 
Spending some quality time with Daddy Moo, which included going to the local Hardee's for breakfast... (It is THE place to be around here. Everyone over 50 is there.)
Letting my little Skeeter boy do some running around without a leash, which usually leads to him getting a little messy...
Taking tons of photos of the sunrise, because it was BEAUTIFUL....
Taking a couple pictures of the "wildlife" (stuffed animals all over the tire shop)..One person who saw this on instagram thought it was IN MY HOUSE. Nope. Sorry. We have stuffed/mounted deer and fish, and maybe a squirrel or two, but no woodchuck things. Or whatever that is.
My Dad and I putting Skeeter through the horror of a impromptu photo shoot with a bear... (no Skeeter's were harmed in these photos)
Starting up some old habits again..
Falling in love with the cutest little birdhouse and taking a million pics...
(it's adorable, right?)
Wearing only comfortable clothes, and not CARING what I looked like...
Spending the evening sitting out on our front porch swing...
Watching the sunset with Skeeter from my parent's wrap around porch..
And I spending lots and lots of time resting up and getting some great sleep!! FINALLY!!!
I have been taking it easy. And it has been awesome. JUST what I needed. I may just stay awhile....
My first "green" beer of the day!
All three of these lovelies are some of my best buds, and were in my wedding :)
Lexington has a parade every year that a TON of people walk downtown for! It was supposed to rain all day, but it ended up being warm and gorgeous out!
These two photos crack me up. There was a Moe's (mexican food) float that was in the parade, that was handing out bags of chips and queso. Jessica didn't realize they were giving out food until they were all the way down the street. She ran down the middle of the parade to make sure to get her chips and dip!!! 
goofballs.
Some of the "parade" was quite interesting. There were tractors, random cars, llamas?!? and the humane society had some cute little doggies with green hair. After the parade downtown, we went in one of the local bars for a little bit, and then headed to our beloved TWO KEYS to watch the CATS play!
Two Keys is the place to be to watch the CATS play. It gets packed out. We went and scored a table at 5 p.m. for a game that started at 7:45. When it's a BIG game, you usually have to be there when they open in the MORNING for a table. 
Two Keys is also known for it's "fishbowl" drinks. Our favorite is the "trashcan". Literally, it is a fishbowl, with a TON of stuff in it, including a toy shark with a shot, and a FULL redbull. It is death in a fishbowl.
We all had SUCH a good time. It was a perfect Kentucky weekend! I got to see all my friends, got to go to Two Keys, I got to watch the CATS win, and we ended our night with some Mad Mushroom pizza. It doesn't get more "Lexington" than that.
ALSO. SIDE NOTE: I'm not sure if any of you all keep up with the NCAA championship, but UK has advanced to the FINAL FOUR!! We beat Baylor yesterday, and University of Louisville beat Florida on Saturday. That only means one thing, we will be playing our BIGGEST RIVALRY (UL) this next Saturday. I can't even put into words how CRAZY it is going to be in Lexington, Louisville and New Orleans (where the game is) this next weekend. People lose their minds. Last year there was a full swat team outside of Two Keys and Tin Roof when we played UofL, and that was just a regular game, not a final four game. I am so excited I can't stand it!! If you don't have a favorite team, you can adopt mine and help the Big Blue Nation cheer on the CATS!
I am always a worry worm when it comes to riding planes, but I will deny it if anyone asks...I will simply tell them, "oh yeah I love to fly!" I get nervous!! Anxiety, headaches, and I cannot and will not sleep the entire night before. Let's rewind and talk about Brussels, Belgium. That was our original flight out straight to Chicago....and we had about 11 pieces of luggage with us, two car seats, a stroller and our dog Dexter. OOPS, two little boys as well!! The night before our flight out of Brussels, I told Chris (the hubby) that the flight may get cancelled since the weather in Chicago was supposed to be snowy and icy. Oh yeah did I fail to mention that the hotel shuttle to Brussels from lodging was going to cost $120.00! That was an hour drive so understandable...but whatever happened to someone in your unit volunteering to take you to the airport? That doesn't exist anymore...or maybe it does just not in Belgium. Luckily our wonderful friend Andrew volunteered to take us to the airport (so it does exist!!) and I was able to ride in the back of a police car!! Awesome!! I wasn't under arrest, I promise. We made it to the airport on time, and that is a BIG DEAL, especially for my family because we are ALWAYS LATE, even if a party or dinner is at a neighbor's house. So this time we were extra early and so relieved that we had the time to relax and breathe! 
We walked up to our line with both carts of luggage and our two little ones and that was a challenge...and the guy said, "where are you flying to?" And we said "Chicago" in our happy voices..."well" he said..."your flight is cancelled." WHAT???!! In my mind I was repeating every curse word imaginable. We were on a roll and then that happens. So it wasn't the snow...it was a mechanical problem. All the anxiety I had worked on getting rid of, came back in a hurry. 
The two kids....well....it was a challenge!! They used to be the most amazing kids when traveling...but this time around was different. Everything that could have gone wrong...did. Our seats were separated too so neither one of us could sleep, we each had one child. We tried to entertain them with a portable dvd player, books and toys. It didn't work...some mommies have told me to give them Benadryl but I can't. We arrived in Chicago and it was SNOWING!! The first big snow of the season. It was bad! But I felt good to be home!!! We stayed for two weeks but I will talk more about that later...
The last plane ride from Chicago to Washington State was really not that bad...4 hours and a little turbulence. I was NERVOUS and sad because I had so much fun at my parent's house. Nervous because we were going to this new duty station completely BLIND. No phone calls or emails from anyone in the unit. Chris didn't know who he belonged to and I was nervous inside. Oh and we had to meet our new property managers two hours after landing...MORE in the next blog!! 
I have been watching Kalel Cullen or QueenBeeuty for almost a couple years on and off. I say on and off because for a moment she deleted all her videos and started posting "lookbooks." If you are not familiar with "lookbooks," it is basically a video where a YT Guru dresses up in particular brand name clothing and shows it off like a video photo album. Some are pretty neat, but it became too repetitive for me. Kalel Cullen or shall I say Kristin Smith her birth name and legal name, has been criticized over and over for being a liar and today I finally understand why. I supported her channel completely even when she was having an identity crisis and went from bleach blonde to black hair over night...she was trying to be her true self. Her inconsistency makes me question her true motives as of lately. Unfortunately in the past few years she has been caught up in some lies. I really did try and give her a chance as she really seemed like she was speaking from her heart...so I thought. Today I came across her latest video in my subscription box. You can watch it below. She did a haul video on Bath and Body Works and Express Clothing. I will (paraphrase) her in this blog and you can tell me what you think.
Kalel: "I had $200.00 worth of Express Cash Coupons but the guy must have thought I had double, so he put $400.00...I had spent so much that..looking back I guess he should have realized that's a big difference, $200.00 (with a giggle)..I debated going back and telling them, but I was already home and it is an hour drive (rolls eyes)..I don't think there was anything they could do at this point anyway..so I guess it was just my lucky day!!" 
Kalel Kristin Cullen Smith, be honest to your subscribers. It is about time. Your viewers consist of young girls who look up to you because of your fashion sense and creativity. Posting videos about having a lucky day because you scored $200.00 worth of merchandise for free because a cashier made an error and kept your mouth shut isn't something to brag about. You only made yourself look like you have 0 integrity and that you are just really greedy. Give back the "LOOT." You are sponsored by companies, you can't deny that. I am sure if they caught wind of your actions, they wouldn't be too happy. Make things right, do it for your viewers. Please do not post a video stating you returned the stuff and really didn't. That "retail UNIVERSAL policy" you speak of, doesn't give you the right to say screw it! 
I could have went with the Bomber but instead my husband went with the M16!! Yeah I bet you're wondering what the heck I am talking about!! Well I am talking sandwiches. On post if you order a sandwich from the Commissary Deli, they are named based on military weapons, terms or vocabulary, I think Subway should do this too! In fact I don't go to Subway anymore because the sandwiches at the Deli are so much larger and 1/2 the price!! Overseas Chris and I used to order 6 inch sandwiches and they were so filling!! I miss them so much. They didn't have any cool names though. Yesterday my husband had CQ (such a military wife thing to say)...stay tuned for that video!! 
