All Good Things Come to An End...

I always knew this day would eventually come, but it's hard to believe it's here. Five years ago, I opened this blog looking to share my opinions on what was popular in the entertainment world, as well as introduce people with things they wouldn't have otherwise came across. It's been an incredible journey, five years dedicated to the blog and collecting three and half million page views in the process is something to be proud of. And I am.

Unfortunately, all good things come to an end. I started this blog when I was in my Senior year of High School with all the free time I could wish of. A lot has changed since then and I'm now more dedicated to my full time job, I'm dedicated to spending time with my friends and family, and that leaves less time for me to devote to the blog. I mentioned on Twitter yesterday: when a hobby starts to feel more like a chore, that's when I have to do something about it. As much as I loved keeping the blog updated, the past year I've become less involved and it's unfair to you for me to continue to run a blog if I'm not going to put 100% into it.

Over these five incredible years, I've achieved great things. I've gotten re-posted in other websites, referenced by other bloggers, acknowledged by PRs, record companies and artists. It's been one heck of a ride, and I couldn't be more thankful.

I want to endlessly thank every single person who has been a loyal and dedicated follower of this blog. It means the world to me that you took the time to stop by to see what was new. If you've been with me for the past five years, a special shout out to you! I apologize if this is unexpected, but I think judging by the decrease in post count, the majority of you could see it coming.

It's hard to say goodbye. I put hundreds of hours into this blog, and it sucks to see it end. Will I ever return? Most likely not. But I won't say never! I may come back one day, I don't know. You can keep in contact with me through Twitter! Any questions, ask me there. If I've got any announcements, this will be the place to find them. The blog may have come to an end, but my life continues.

GABE on TWITTER:
http://twitter.com/BestDamnBlog
Thank you!
As incredible as the sun shines, it always sets.

2007-2012

Celebrating 3 Million Page Views

It's the day after the Grammys and I just found out the blog has officially crossed the 3 million page views mark. It blows my mind to think that the blog has gotten to that number! I opened this blog for fun, I never thought I would ever reach millions in page views over the years. Of course, I would like to thank everyone who has ever opened and browsed this blog, it's because of you that I still update this, and although daily page views has gone down dramatically over the past year, I won't give up. I love doing this for myself and for the loyal visitors! Thanks for sticking with me and the blog for so long. Also, a huge thanks for those of you who follow me on Twitter and have to put up with the crap I feed you every day, haha! You guys are the best. Here's to another three million!

New Year, New Layout

First and foremost, I would like to apologize for the serious lack of updates lately. I've been extremely busy with the holidays, but now that it's all coming to an end, I will be able to return to updating the blog more regularly. Unfortunately, with my lack of updates, I've also noticed a huge drop in page views. They've dropped to numbers I haven't seen in over three years, so I hope I will be able to turn that around. To those of you who continue to visit, thank you! And here's to a great 2012. :)

HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2012

To the best damn visitors out there, Happy New Year! I hope that 2012 brings happiness, joy, health, prosperity and all you've ever wanted to your lives. A new year has begun! And I hope it will be a good one for the blog as well. Thank you for your continuous love and support, and here's to another excellent year!

New Layout!

It was about time for a new layout, it's the beginning of the end of the summer! I was really tired of the old one, too. I hope everyone likes it! Although I know from previous experience that making everyone happy is a tough job. Haha! So if you don't like it, I hope you at least appreciate the change. :)

Problems With the Blog's Loading Time?

Anybody else having problems with the blog taking too long to load? Let me know.

Update:
I removed the poll for now. Does that help at all?

The Official Best Damn Blog Countdown: Week 4

It's our fourth countdown! Take a look above at who made this week's top ten thanks to the 345 votes we received over the past two weeks! I also want to give out a "thank you" to the person who suggested the countdown should be done every two weeks instead of weekly. That was a brilliant idea and I will be sticking to it.

The poll for the next countdown will be up someday this weekend and you will be able to find it on the sidebar to your right, where it has always been.

Once again, thank you for voting.

The Best Damn Blog's Official Countdown: Week 3

Here is the countdown video for week 3 of the countdown! There were some debuts and some fall-offs. Stick around until the end of the video so you can see which videos nearly entered the countdown but needed a few more votes to make it. Update: I just noticed the list of the videos from #11 to #20 cuts off before you can even see the list. Try pausing it! Don't know what happened, lol.

This week's #1 smoked the rest of the competition. I will have the new poll up later! But for now, enjoy the new video!!!!

P.S. like I always say, for better viewing, try to watch it in HD and on full screen.

Countdown Update

At the beginning, it seemed like a lot more people were interested in this. The first poll got 600 votes but it's been going down ever since. Last week we got 400 and this week it seems like we're only headed to 300 votes. I enjoy making the countdown and the video for everyone, but if the interest is dying I will not be putting more effort into making this happen. I'm not going to cancel this project just yet! I'm going to complete this week and if the numbers continue to drop for next week's poll then you will see the final countdown next week.

So, if you're one of the 600 who voted on the first poll and haven't done so since and still want to see the countdown around, then vote! The poll is located to your right on the sidebar... easy to locate. :)

The Official Best Damn Blog Countdown: Week 2

New week, new countdown! Take a look above at The Best Damn Blog's second official countdown. There were some new entries and some movement inside the Top 10. Watch the video above and take a look at what your votes have done. Thanks to the 400 of you who voted this time.

By the way, the number one and number two videos were separated by only 1.52%! It was a close race.

And as you may have guessed, the voting begins from zero again - the new poll for Week 3 is on the sidebar to your right. Look out for new music video options!

Reminder: Vote on the Sidebar Countdown Poll

Just a reminder, the poll on the right sidebar is NEW, if you voted last week, you have to do it again. This one will be for the second week countdown. Right now we are under 300 votes of the total amount from last week. Don't forget to vote for your favorites, every vote counts! It's a very tight race right now. :)

The Official Best Damn Blog Countdown: Week 1 [+Poll]

*I suggest watching in HD full screen*

This is what your votes have done! You can now take a look above at the very first official Best Damn Blog Countdown and see which ten music videos made it thanks to the 600 of you who participated in the poll!

Now the voting is opened for next week's countdown:
CLICK HERE TO VOTE!

I have to say, this came out really well. A big "thank you" to every single person who voted!

P.S. I added the link for the poll instead of the poll itself, so the people who found the poll annoying will stop complaining. However, if the number of people voting goes down, I will bring back the poll to the blog.

[VOTE] Top Music Videos Countdown

POLL CLOSES TODAY (6/15) AT 6:00PM/EST!

GET YOUR FINAL VOTES IN!

Now you can vote for your favorite music videos, and the ten videos with the most votes will make it onto the blog's official countdown! Voting will be opened for a week, closing next Wednesday, June 15th! The results will obviously be hidden and you will find out which videos made it when I post the video after the voting closes.

If you haven't already, take a look below at what the countdown video will look like:


Don't forget to VOTE!

ADRESSING THE "EDGE OF GLORY" OPTION:
This was my mistake! I got mixed up as I added a live version on my test video. I apologize for it. For this week's countdown, I will let this option slide, but for the next poll it will be removed and replaced by "Judas;" which is what the option should have been in the first place as "The Edge of Glory" does not have a music video yet.

The Best Damn Blog: Top Music Videos Countdown

I came across this idea last night and I tried it even though I've never put anything together like this before. I had never edited a video or even knew how to work the controls, so I was pretty sure this was going to be a disaster. I surprised myself, because this didn't turn out half bad! This one is just a test of maybe a new activity we could pick up at the blog here... maybe we can have you guys voting for a week on your favorite music videos, and at the end of the week I'll make a countdown video with your votes. I'm just brainstorming here, this could turn into something good.

But what do you think of it? Like it?

The Best Damn Blog Turns... 4!

I had no idea four years ago today when I started this blog that I'd be sitting here today writing about a fourth anniversary. This idea came to me initially as a temporary thing, a project of a couple of months maybe, and here we are still... and all thanks to you! I did not expect the visits to this blog to take off the way they did and all the feedback I've gotten through the years has been incredible and the main reason why I still update this page for you. As always, I want to thank every single one of you who have visited The Best Damn Blog through the years. Whether you are a new visitor or you have been coming back since the beginning, thank you! You are the best! I truly mean that. It's a wonderful thing how a blog like this can be a hobby for me and bring a couple of minutes of joy to readers world wide. I will continue to blog for as long as I find this fun and the visitors want me to, so here's to another year of Blogging, and once again, thank you!

Final Word on Layout

I've read all comments and taken in all the votes! The first background with the second header it is. I can't make every single one of you happy, although I wish I could. This is the final layout, thanks for leaving your opinions. If you still hate it, I hope you grow to at least like it over time. I always try my hardest to make as many of you happy as I can, hopefully you all still appreciate that. Thank you again! And now back to our regular programming.

Sorry, in the Name of Blogger!

Hey guys, since very early yesterday, Blogger has been down until now and all of us who use this domain haven't been able to log in. In order for Blogger to fix their issues, they had to temporarily remove all posts made within the past few days, which is why the blog looks like it hasn't been updated since Sunday. They said all deleted posts will be back up shortly. I'm sorry for the inconvenience, this was just as annoying to me as it was to you! I hope they return our deleted posts soon so we can get everything back to normal!

And we're BACK!

Sorry for the lack of updates over the past couple of days! I was too busy with life outside the blog, but I'm back now! Thanks for sticking around, and like I always say, I've got the best damn visitors! On to the updates!

Follow Our Newest Twitter Page!

The 800 of you that follow The Best Damn Blog on Twitter know that the tweets on this account are split between updates from this blog and personal tweets. So I've decided to create a separate Twitter profile dedicated ONLY to daily Box Office and Music Chart updates. Not only from the United States, but also worldwide.

So, for all updates on the Box Office and on Music Charts, follow us @TheBoxChart on Twitter!

Spread the word! Click here!

The Box Chart on Twitter

What a slow day, today! Since there's nothing else really worth posting... why don't you guys take a second to follow our new Twitter account? For all Box Office and Music Charts info, follow @TheBoxChart.

We're at 75 followers! Help me cross 100? :) Please! Thank you. ;)