Something new in my youtube world...

Mail Bell

Decades ago, my brother hooked up some kind of bell type thing (that's the technical term) to the mailbox. It would ring whenever the mailman opened the mailbox. I thought it was such a cool "invention" that recently I made a little infomercial for it:

Alas, after I sent the video to my brother, he did some research and found that a product like this actually does exist now!

http://www.gadgetshack.com/mailbox-alert-mail-letter.html

In other youtubing action, I am up to episode 54 on Family Jewels, my animated soap opera.

Family Jewels

the original SimSoap series

(entire series playlist)

Family Jewels

(10 minute recap of the first 30 episodes)

And the hottest Bachelor is...

According to voters, the hottest Bachelor so far ...

With 44% of the vote...

IS...

Andy Baldwin

2nd place

with 24% of the vote is: Brad Womack

(that's who I voted for...)

3rd place

with 10%, a tie between: Travis Stork

and

current Bachelor Jason Mesnick

With 3% of the vote each, Aaron, Byron, and Matt also got nods.

Bachelor 13, Ep 3 Recap

Episode synopsis:

Jason takes Stephanie on a date and surprises her by flying in her 4 year old daughter from Alabama. The three spend the day at the beach and then Legoland - which was closed down JUST for them. It was all very cute and sweet. (P.S. It was the little girl's birthday - could not have been more perfect!) Jason offered Stephanie a rose (made out of Legos, of course) at the end of the date, securing her for another week. Stephanie admitted (in her "confessional" type thing) that she's well on her way to falling in love with Jason.

Jason takes Megan, Naomi, Melissa, Shannon, Jillian, Nikki, and Erica (is that all?) on a group date to make busts for Save A Breast. Melissa reveals to Jason that she had a breast reduction in her teens because she was - get this - 30 FF. Yikes. Meanwhile, conversation runs dry for Nikki and Jason. Shannon cries for no good reason. Jillian gets the early rose on this date.

Jason takes Natalie on one heck of a date. They take a helicopter to Vegas and are then treated to a private concert from Kate Voegele. Oh, and Nat got to wear $1 million worth of diamonds for the date. Alas, it was a rose-or-go date, and Jason decided NOT to give Natalie the rose, eliminating her on the spot. Was Natalie upset? Yes, of course! And the kicker, as Jason was walking her out, some big, burly dude comes up to retrieve the jewels.

Back at the mansion, there was all kinds of cattiness. Everyone was bashing Natalie, saying she wasn't right for Jason. Lauren told Jason that Megan and Erica were awful people. Megan called her out on it. Oh, and this was ENCOURAGED by the host, Chris Harrison. Yep, he walks out and says "Speak freely!" Of course, the trouble makers jumped at the chance. Drama, drama, drama.

Blah, blah, blah.

You know how women can be :-D

My (quick and hastily written) thoughts following the third episode...

1) Stephanie is getting a pretty great edit! The story arc of her overcoming tragedy and learning to love again is touching...In fact, if I didn't know better, I'd say she's being groomed as a contender for the next Bachelorette. Okay, I don't know better. Maybe she IS. My opinion, it's between her and Jillian. One of them could be the next Bachelorette. (According to my husband, who is kind enough to watch the show with me, Jason is not physically attracted to Stephanie. He noticed that on their date, Stephanie was standing, fully prepped for Jason to kiss her, but he turned his head. I didn't notice this, but it IS true that Jason has been so free with kisses this season. Why no kiss for Steph on the one-on-one?)

2) I still don't like Naomi. Or Molly. When Naomi told Jason she compared him to her ex? What the...? Why would anyone say that? And why did he kiss her after that? And then she made a big show out of going to re-apply her lipstick. Oh, please. And Molly...I don't know what it is about her. Does anyone else dislike her? Is it just me? (My husband cannot stand Molly either. Of the original 25 women, she ranked at the VERY bottom of his list. He was certain she would be eliminated the first night. I got news for him, Molly is a lock for final 4 - and maybe even beyond.)

3) Melissa and Jason are the best match. Hands down. Jillian seems to have an edge, getting so many early roses. However, I think when Jason is with Jillian, she's always the one taking charge, kind of dominating the situation a bit. But with Melissa, Jason seems to be the one in charge. It's just a better dynamic for romance, in my opinion. Besides, Jillian can't be the final 1 - she's going to be the next Bachelorette ;-)

4) Nikki...Well, on the first night, she was really impressive. She seemed very together - said all the right things, etc. But since then...she's kind of falling apart. And her kiss with Jason was...really...really...awkward. Seriously - rewatch it - it's weird. At about the 8:45 mark:

5) I like Shannon. I don't like her for Jason, but I do like her. I am almost certain that her being sick at the rose ceremony was a stomach virus - NOT a nervous reaction to the drama. Those sneaky editors. (According to my husband, every season has a crazy girl - and they all have a certain look about them. He thinks Shannon has the "look" and she is this season's crazy girl.)

My predictions for the next episode...

From what I can tell, he is supposed to eliminate 3 girls, but - according to the previews - it looks as if he might eliminate 4. If I had it MY way, he would eliminate Megan, Naomi, Shannon, and Molly. However, I predict he will eliminate Megan, Shannon, Lauren, and Nikki.

*Once again, photos courtesy of Dreamer @ Joker's Updates.

Reminder: The poll for hottest Bachelor ever is still open. Vote if you haven't voted!

Who's the hottest Bachelor...so far?

Check out the photos of the stars of the first 13 seasons of The Bachelor.

Vote in the poll (scroll down) ---->

Alex Michel
Season 1

Aaron Buerge
Season 2

Andrew Firestone

Season 3

Bob Guiney
Season 4

Jesse Palmer
Season 5

Byron Velvick
Season 6

Charlie O'Connell
Season 7

Travis Stork

Season 8

Prince Lorenzo Borghese

Season 9

Andy Baldwin
Season 10

Brad Womack

Season 11

Matt Grant

Season 12

Jason Mesnick

Season 13

Bachelor 13, Ep 2 Recap

Episode 2...When the story arcs begin to take shape. The edit for each "character" becomes a little more apparent. I say "character" because I'll be the first to say, I don't think the ways these girls are portrayed on the show are necessarily true to life. Footage is chopped, misused, manipulated - all for the sake of creating a story. What appears to be one girl rolling her eyes at another girl can actually be one girl rolling her eyes at a pesky fly. (Case in point, the DeAnna footage - but we'll get to that another time.) Keeping that in mind, you have to wonder what the motive for manipulating the footage is. Hence, examining the edit.

So, here's how the edits for the remaining girls are shaping up thus far...

Stephanie - Episode 2 makes it clear that her "character" is officially "the weeping widow". It's unfortunate, because I'm sure there is more to her than that, but that is what we are getting. Her storyline arc will be learning to love again. Having a great experience. Opening her heart again. She will be eliminated further down the line. I do not see her as the final one.

Jillian - Cute Canadian hot dog hick is getting a GREAT edit. She had the first one-on-one date with Jason (a private Robin Thicke concert) AND the first kiss of the season. Jason has nothing but good things to say about Jillian. She stays away from controversy with the other girls. Pretty solid edit, no doubt. IF Jillian is not the final one (I personally don't think she is), it will be interesting to see what goes wrong -because right now she and Jason seem like a really good fit.

Naomi - She got a slightly better edit this episode than in the first one. However, her attempt to get Jason to kiss her was pretty lame. "We'll always be friends...So, can friends kiss?" It worked, but it was SOOOOOO lame. I just can't like Naomi.

Melissa - Another great edit. She had a one-on-one with Jason also (they went up in the Goodyear blimp!), and - in my opinion - it went better than Jason's date with Jillian, which is saying a lot. Jason and Melissa seem like a couple. And she seems to have a handle on what it means to be with Jason - moving to Seattle, marrying into an instant family. I don't think it's an accident that there have been multiple scenes of her talking about that kind of thing. Good, good edit.

Nikki - Last week, she was at the top - first impression rose winner, said all the right things. This episode, she was just kind of there. I'm thinking we are being set up to see Nikki fizzle out. If you look back at past seasons, getting the first impression rose is almost always the kiss of death on The Bachelor.

Molly - We are not supposed to like Molly. She's being portrayed as aggressive, calculating. Chica already had a rose and she still barged in on someone else's private conversation with Jason. Oh - and her tactic to get a kiss? Puh-lease. "Hey, Jason, wanna see my secret talent? It's kissing!" Her edit reminds me a bit of Kirsten from season 3 (Andrew Firestone) - and Kirsten ended up in the final 2 (but I liked Kirsten - I do NOT like Molly so far). The classic good vs. evil finale. Could be so for Molly. Jason certainly seems to like something about her.

Natalie - Not much to this one. That tells me she won't be around long - otherwise the viewers would be given a reason to root for her. We're given nothing. She gets a one-on-one date next week, so maybe that will change. Or maybe Jason will confirm there's nothing there and send her home.

Kari - Same as above. In fact, I don't even remember seeing her in the episode.

Lauren - This one made a VERY transparent attempt to do what previous winners Helene, Mary, and Tessa have done - which is tell The Bachelor they are considering leaving. In those previous seasons, the women were sincere and it worked because The Bachelor was already smitten with them. Lauren was FAKING IT and played her card too soon and came off as insecure. Jason even said so himself. My opinion: It was a petty attempt for more screen time. Once again, I don't think Lauren is there for Jason.

Shannon - I feel like she's getting the "friend" edit. She's already in puppy love with Jason, but he'll never see her as more than just a friend. So, she'll be kept around as "filler" because she's kooky. Chances are Jason already knows which 2 or 3 girls he's most interested in. The rest are just filler.

Megan - I don't see a connection between Megan and Jason. None whatsoever. Yeah, they both have kids, but that's not exactly the criteria for a great, lasting relationship. I kind of have to wonder if the producers aren't urging him to keep her around for drama. She seems to be rather confrontational - and that makes good tv.

Erica - Same as above. But worse. And without the common bond of having a kid. I see absolutely nothing between Jason and Erica. And she's SO abrasive. Producer pick for filler.

Say goodbye to...

Lisa - She left on her own due to family problems. Would she have gotten a rose if she had stayed? I don't know. Maybe. Instead of Erica. That would've been great.

Raquel - She hid out in his limo and waited for him. He didn't seem pleasantly surprised - he seemed weirded out - like one would be if they came home to find a bunny boiling on their stove. She came off as creepy, and I think that's what sealed her fate.

Sharon - The poor girl quit her job as a Spanish teacher and left her friends and family to come on the show. But that doesn't mean Jason owes her a rose. Adios, Sharon.

Predictions for next week...

Either Erica or Megan will be sent home roseless. The big drama will be - which one of these mortal enemies will "win" and which will "lose".

Stephanie's one-on-one will be great - filled with tears of joy since they are surprising her with her daughter. Great tv moment --- Well done, producers. And - naturally - there will be more talk of her deceased husband, as this is her "character" for the season. Similar thing happened a few seasons back. She will get a rose, I'm sure, but still, she's not the final one. Had Stephanie ended up as "winner", I do not think there would be so much about her late husband, episode after episode.

Natalie will NOT get a rose on her one-on-one date.

NEXT EP: MONDAY, JANUARY 19 - 8/7c on ABC

*SCREENCAPS COURTESY OF DREAMER AT JOKER'S UPDATES

Bachelor 13, Ep 1 Recap

I've been watching this show since season 2. What can I say? I dig it. So, I figured, why not blog about it?

First, some background. The Bachelor this year is Jason, the runner up from last summer's The Bachelorette, starring DeAnna, the reject from season 12 of The Bachelor. (Get it?) Jason is a single dad from Seattle who has a void in his life that only a televised whirlwind courtship with a virtual stranger can fill.

Moving on. Jason met the 25 women who applied to be his future wife.

There were some hits...

Pagent girl Nikki, who seemed completely genuine and comfortable - and wasted no time in telling Jason that she is ready to be a mom...(And telling the viewers that she has considered kidnapping other peoples' children?!?) Not only did Nikki get a rose, she got the FIRST IMPRESSION ROSE, which means...well, nothing really.

Stephanie, who shared a very touching story about the death of her husband. The two bonded on love, loss, and having children. Stephanie has an adorable little girl. (And from the looks of it, a few injections of Botox, but that's neither here nor there...) Jason called Steph an "amazing woman" (or some similar phrase) and offered her a rose at the end of the night.

Jillian, who made herself memorable by making Jason a hot dog and then judging him on the condiments he used on it. (Mustard, as it turns out, which in Jillian's world is a GOOD thing.) Whatever. It was original and fun. I think we'll see Jillian around for many more rounds.

And some misses...

Shannon. Aside from stepping out of the limo with those hideous fake rubber teeth you get for a quarter in those little machines at Walmart, Shannon also made quite an impression by spouting off info from Jason's myspace page. "I totally sound like a stalker, don't I?" she giggled. Jason must've found her obsessiveness endearing, because he gave her a rose at the end of the night.

Dominique, who regaled Jason with tales of TOE IMPLANTS and told him she would inspect his feet later. No rose for this one.

Renee, a follower of The Secret. Seems her hobby is making "vision boards", which are really just collages of random words and pictures -except they are magical because whatever you put on your "vision board" will come true via "the universe" (according to Renee). The fact that she makes these boards is not so alarming, but the fact that she chose this as the way to introduce herself to Jason...not a good thing. No rose, Renee. Better luck on your next "vision board".

Here are the 15 who will continue on the "amazing journey" that is The Bachelor...

1. Nikki (first impression rose recipient and potential child abductor - hold onto your kids when she's around)

2. Stephanie ("amazing (Botox) woman" from Alabama)

3. Jillian (with the hot dogs - also noteworthy, she described herself as a "polished hick" and referred to herself as "cute little Canadian girl". She'll be fun to have around, it seems.)

4. Raquel (a Brazilian med-student)

5. Erica (a sort of abrasive loud-mouth type. I'm not a fan.)

6. Shannon (the semi-stalker)

7. Natalie (bleach blonde and oddly tan)

8. Lisa (nearly zero screen time)

9. Melissa (ex Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader and one of my pre-show picks...Lots of private interviews - I've got a hunch she'll be around for awhile.)

10. Megan (she was one of my pre-show picks...I think I was wrong. She's kind of a mess. In fact, the other girls were given the chance to vote one girl out and Megan received the most votes. However, the "twist" was that their votes gave her an automatic rose. By the way, Megan is a single mom as well)

11. Molly (she immediately informed us - the viewers - that she is very confident and that she expects other women to be intimidated by that. blah blah blah. Whatever. She seems a bit on the phony side to me.)

12. Sharon (she quit her job to be on the show)

13. Kari (wrote and read a poem for Jason - something about sushi and cooke dough ice cream)

14. Naomi (So far, I don't like Naomi. She said some dopey things in private interviews AND kicked the evening off with a toast to DeAnna for dumping Jason. Lame.)

15. Lauren (Wow at the ego on this one. Money says she's not "here for the right reasons".)

NEXT EPISODE: TONIGHT! 8/7c on ABC

Shaking my head at another VH1 countdown... (part 2)

50) Red Hot Chili Peppers - Give it away
OK, but ranked too high for a hard rock countdown, in my opinion.

49) Iggy Pop and the Stooges - Search and Destroy
OK

48) Korn - Freak on a leash
OK. Don't care for it myself, but it's fine.

47) Kid Rock - Batwidaba
I copied and pasted this list from a vh1 message board and the person who typed it didn't know how to spell this song - and neither did I. And I don't care. I don't like it. I don't - and have never - considered Kid Rock to be hard rock. I don't know what genre it is...but this is one of those "which one doesn't fit" things. I say no to this one.

46) Anthrax - Madhouse
For sure - Anthrax is a lock on a countdown like this.

45) Foghat - Slow ride
OK. I don't like it, but I agree it should be on the countdown.

44) Cream - Sunshine of your love
OK.

43) Dio - Holy Diver
I don't remember this one. No opinion.

42) The Clash - Should I stay or should I go
I don't like this song. Surely there was a better Clash song out there.

41) Quiet Riot - Cum on feel the noise
OK.

40) Poison - Talk dirty to me
OK.

39) Boston - More than a feeling
Tough one. My first instinct is to say "ridiculous!" But I suppose it does qualify. So I will say OK.

38) Queen - Stone cold crazy
OK.

37) The Who - My generation
YES! I love The Who!

36) Van Halen - hot for teacher
??? I don't know what to say. I mean, I guess it can be on the countdown, but maybe it should be in the BOTTOM 50 rather than top. We're getting to some really big song now...I don't feel like this one fits in. No dislike for the song, but putting it ahead of The Who is...just...weird. My opinion, of course.

35) Alice Cooper - School's out
OK.

34) Heart - Barracuda
Another song I don't like. I personally would not include this on a hard rock countdown.

33) Greenday - Basket Case
NO! I actually like this song, but NO. It has no place on this countdown! Green Day is NOT hard rock. No way. NO WAY.

32) Ted Nugent - Cat scratch fever
Not to sound like a broken record (pun intended) but I don't like this song either. However, I can accept Nugent on the hard rock countdown.

31) AC/DC - Dirty deeds done dirt cheap
Sure. I don't like AC/DC, but sure. They are allowed on the countdown.

30) Pearl Jam - Evenflow
BIG YES! Of course.

29) Joan Jett - bad reputation
I hate to see it ahead of Pearl Jam. I hate to see it ranked to high. Not feelin' it.

28) Foo Fighters - Everlong
OK...again, it's ranked a little high...and it's a strange choice of songs - there are harder Foo Fighters songs out there.

27) Whitesnake - Still of the Night
I don't know this song, but I do consider Whitesnake to be a hard rock band, so I will allow it. Gosh, I hope it's not some pansy ballad or something. If that's the case, NO. Otherwise, yes. I really should look it up and give it a listen, but I really don't care that much about it.

26) Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird
YUCK. I can't even say anything else. Just YUCK. And why?

25) The Ramones - Blitzkreig Bop
Yes, OK.

24) Iron Butterfly - In-a-gadda-da-vida
OK.

23) Ozzy Ozbourne - Crazy train
OK.

22) The Jimi Hendrix Experience - hey Joe
OK, but why this song?

21) Led Zeppelin - Kashmir
OK.

20) Bon Jovi - You give love a bad name
OK. I think this is the right song for the list.

19) Rush - Tom Sawyer
YES! I'm so happy to see this here - and ranked so high!

18) Scorpions - Rock you like a hurricane
OK...but 18? A bit generous in my book.

17) Twisted Sister - I wanna rock
OK.

16) Kiss - Rock and roll all nite
OK.

15) Motley Crue - Dr. Feelgood
Yes, definitely.

14) Iron Maiden - Run to the hills
OK.

13) Def Leppard - Photograph
OK.

12) Judas Priest - Breaking the law
OK.

11) Deep Purple - Smoke on the water
OK.

10) Motorhead - Ace of spades
Don't like it.

9) Van Halen - Running with the devil
This is a much better Van Halen song for this countdown. OK.

8) Aerosmith - Walk this way
Yes, good one.

7) Nirvana - Smells like teen spirit
Hate to say it, but OK.

6) The Who - Won't get fooled again
YES!

5) Metallica - Enter sandman
100% yes -- and I don't even care for the song...or Metallica in general, but if they weren't top 5, something would be wrong w/the countdown.

4) Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Same as above. Black Sabbath must be top 5 for a legit hard rock countdown!

3) Led Zeppelin - Whole lotta love
I've said before, I'm not a huge Led Zeppelin fan, so maybe it's that...but...I don't get this song being one of the top 5 hard rock songs EVER. Seems to me the other one on the list rocked harder.

2) AC/DC - Back in black
OK. Gosh, I really do not like AC/DC. Just thinking about this song hurts my ears.

1) Guns N' Roses - Welcome to the Jungle
OK...but...well...I like it - I think it is by far the best GnR song, however it's weird to think this is #1. I almost think the stupid AC/DC song at #2 would've been a better conclusion to the countdown. By the way, I rock this song on Guitar Hero. I'm quite impressive indeed.

Shaking my head at another VH1 countdown... (part 1)

100 Greatest Hard Rock songs.

Some easy answers come to mind.

Some songs I don't even like, but can acknowledge their worth.

But it seems VH1 and I don't quite agree.

(I realize viewers vote, but VH1 only gives certain songs to choose from...)

What else is new?

After the idiotic 80s and 90s countdowns, I swore I was done...

But, let's face it - I freakin' LOVE countdowns.

I couldn't resist.

So, here is VH1's countdown. All 100.

Accompanied by my comments.

What do YOU think?

100. Sammy Hagar "I Can't Drive 55"

Blah. Whatever. I don't care about this song, but I don't have anything against it. Guess it's fine on the list.

99. Grand Funk Railroad "We're An American Band"

Same review as above. Whatever.

98. Buckcherry "Lit Up"

Well...it definitely is hard rock. Not really a favorite of mine, but it represents for the late 90s - a time when hard rock was nearly obselete.

97. The Edgar Winter Group "Frankenstein"

Never heard of this before. It's fine on the list.

96. Kansas "Carry On My Wayward Son"

Not into this one, but it's fine on the list.

95. Creed "Higher"

You have GOT to be kidding me. Ridiculous. Lame. Laughable. NO. Just NO.

94. The Darkness "I Believe in a Thing Called Love"

Yeah, I guess. OK.

93. Autograph "Turn Up the Radio"

BORING!

92. Night Ranger "Don't Tell Me You Love Me"

OK...ish.

91. Smashing Pumpkins "Bullet With Butterfly Wings"

YES! Awesome!

90. Jethro Tull "Aqualung"

I hate this song.

89. Andrew W.K. "Party Hard"

I guess this one is okay.

88. Alice in Chains "Would?"

YES! There are several AIC songs that could've been in the countdown. And ranked higher. But I'm happy Would? is on here. Love this song!

87. Winger "Seventeen"

OK.

86. Marilyn Manson "The Beautiful People"

OK. I guess.

85. Velvet Revolver "Slither"

OK.

84. W.A.S.P "I Wanna Be Somebody"

Not a fan.

83. Evanescence "Bring Me Back to Life"

I don't dislike this song, but...it just doesn't fit in this countdown to me. I would've never classified this as hard rock. Never. So, I guess my answer is no for this one. Shouldn't be on this countdown.

82. Rainbow "Since You Been Gone"

I don't know. Kinda lame if you ask me. Especially considering the song/band that follows it in the countdown.

81. Black Sabbath "Heaven and Hell"

Finally a song that I actually consider to be hard rock. Yes to this one. Shame that this one is sandwiched between two very lame NON-hard rock songs.

80. Journey "Any Way You Want It"

Journey is not hard rock. Come on! It's practically pop music. Guess my criteria for hard rock is too strict. I do like Journey, but I don't feel this one as hard rock. Still...OK.

79. Billy Idol "Rebel Yell"

Sure, I like this song a lot!

78. Bad Company "Feel Like Making Love"

I'm sorry, did I just change the channel to "100 Lamest Songs Ever" countdown? Shouldn't this come between Barry Manilow and Elton John on some sort of soft rock countdown? NOT hard rock. Not at all. No. No. No. No. No.

77. Soundgarden "Black Hole Sun"

I'll say yes, but I personally would've chosen a different Soundgarden song. This one is not a favorite of mine...and I don't think it really "rocks". But as long as it gets Soundgarden on the countdown, I'll get on board.

76. Lita Ford "Kiss Me Deadly"

Yes.

75. The White Stripes "Seven Nation Army"

I guess. A half-hearted yes.

74. The Cult "Love Removal Machine"

OK.

73. Thin Lizzy "Jailbreak"

Never heard of it. There are some songs already covered that were way better than this, though.

72. Pat Benatar "Heartbreaker"

OK. Not my idea of hard rock, though.

71. Jane's Addiction "Mountain Song"

I dig Jane's Addiction. I'll second this one.

70. Foreigner "Hot Blooded"

OK.

69. Living Colour "Cult of Personality"

OK.

68. White Zombie "More Human Than Human"

Sure.

67. ZZ Top "Tush"

OK.

66. Europe "The Final Countdown"

I don't like this song, but OK. (I've got a lot of OKs in a row here - this countdown is lookin' better!)

65. MC5 "Kick Out the Jams"

Wouldn't be on MY personal countdown.

64. Rollins Band "Liar"

OK.

63. Survivor "Eye of the Tiger"

Another one that doesn't seem hard rock to me. But I guess it'll do. It's a good song.

62. Dokken "Breaking the Chains"

OK.

61. Ratt "Round and Round"

OK.

60. Skid Row - 18 and life

BIG YES! Love Skid Row!

59. Billy Squier - the Stroke

Ugh. Hate this.

58. Stone Temple Pilots - Interstate Love song

SOOOO not hard rock. There are WAY better STP songs to fit into this countdown.

57. The Kinks - You really got me

OK.

56. Warrant - Cherry Pie

OK, but shouldn't be ranked so high. Somewhere in the 80 range would be more fitting.

55. Blue Oyster Cult - Don't fear the reaper

OK. No - more than okay, because they included the SNL skit! Yay!

54. Faith No More - Epic

I like!

53. Steppenwolf - Born to be wild

Yes. I'm not wild about this song, but it's solid on this countdown.

52. The Runaways - Cherry Bomb

I wasn't familiar w/this song before seeing it on the countdown. My opinion...it sucks. Boo.

51. Megadeth - Peace Sells

Of course Megadeth belongs on a hard rock countdown! OK.