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07/20/2005 I've been getting a lot of my guitar lesson plans
together to hopefully offer a 'Berkley' guitar style classes at our
local college/learning center. I want to offer intermediate and
advanced classes. A whole class on some strange but useful guitar
finger exercises I've collected from other artists and ones I've
created to really challenge any level guitarist. I would like to
offer a techniques class-with two hanged tapping, whammy abuse,
ect. I would like to round it all off with some type of entry
level music theory class that helps to map the guitar neck
better. Time will tell. Other than that, just playing my guitar and finding
some cool little techniques along the way that are strictly my
own. Came across one that if worked up to speed will utterly
confuse anyone that tries to learn the lick as it's played. Funny
how intense and focused playing will bring these things out of you... Another reason for the lack of updates...I've also
been considering a total redesign/rebuild of the site. I
would like to make it a more professional 'business card' type of
site. Especially with the idea of incorporating the teaching
angle. Until then...Stay classy. peace and light
Also, will be seeing the one and only Ani DiFranco
again next week. She's rocking with a great new CD and DVD, but
what else is new-she rocks. The CD is called 'Knuckledown' and
the DVD is called 'Trust'. The day after I see her in Tucson, she
will be on the 'Tonight Show' with Jay Leno-so check it out on Feb
11th. I plan on hitting the 'Guitar Center' and taking my
guitar with me and cranking up some licks for a couple of hours before
showtime. It will be a great time I can assure you!!! To tired to comment on the whole 'Altered-State of the
Union Address'. Let's some it up-it's all a bunch of 'poo', how's
that? He wants a trillion+ dollars to fix everything-fix being
defined by his 'stellar' fixing of the whole Middle East pickle-North
Korea, Iran, Iraq, ect. So you decide, do you want him 'fixing'
anything for you? But tried and true to G.W.'s word, he
will go headlong, whether you like it or not, fucking up everything
along the way, because he's always right, he's a visionary <see
picture below-10/14/2004>. For those of you interested, I will be placing some
new guitar lick video/audio very soon-stay tuned and thanks. peace and light 12/28/2004 On Thusday, December 23rd, I, as well as, many others,
lost a true sweet heart, a loving human being and a dear friend to
many. She was a wonderful wife and mother, and the world is
sadder for it. Donna Wainman was a darling person. From the
moment I stepped into this job, she was always there with a smile, a
joke, a helping hand, or a word of encouragement, she was so great. Her life was a soft and tempered light. It was
like the light that shines through the leaves, casting moving picture
shadows that danced from sunrise to sunset, across the forest floor,
casting a gentle glow that illuminated the darkness. Her light now stilled, she has become shadow.
But not shadow defined as darkness, or of sorrow, but shadow that
shelters painful light and unforgiving sadness. The beauty of
shadows is that they are always around us. Always. Shadows
are like memory, like dreams, they are pieces of heartfelt emotion
surviving everywhere we look. Shadow memories dancing just out of
the corners of our eyes, known to us at any moment if we choose to look
around and remember. Donna always made me feel happy, or would make me
laugh, as I would walk past her desk. She had a jar of candies
that I would always get into, a likely excuse because what was always
sweeter was her smile, her happiness, her reassurance or her puzzled
look because I couldn't get the printer to work. Donna, you told me once that you knew me since I was a
little boy. It took me until I became a man to meet you, to
respect you, to finally know you as my friend. With this tragic
event having taken you away from us all, I am once again a little boy,
wondering, needing reassurance from my friend... Rest in Sweet Peace Donna 'as angels sing thee to thy
rest'. 12/21/2004
But, I do, however, have a great 'Belief' despite it
all. A belief that we can be more than these silly holidays and
live the principles behind them-all the time, well, at least until
someone tries to crap all over your good happiness days... I do very much believe that so many holidays are/have
been created by card stores, retail stores, ect, y'know, the basic
capitalist 'sell anything' way of doing business. I love buying
gifts for people, but I expect nothing in return. Buying a gift
should be because you thought enough about them to say, "This would be
great for so and so." Buying a gift for the holidays doesn't say I love you,
I appreciate you, ect. It only says, I bought you this gift
because 'it's that time of year' holiday thing. Giving a gift in
that manner says nothing. For me, expressing love, happiness,
joy, family, friendship just means a million times more than a gift-I
mean, gifts are nice-I'm not a monster! haha But expression is
king, being made to feel loved all year round is better. To feel
I love you, I appreciate you, means the world and I don't need a gift
to tell me that, help me feel that. You need to say it everyday,
without embarassment, without pride, without being timid. Give
the gift of truth, of heart. You need to ask youself if the people in your life
have your back, not just one day, but everyday? Do
you invest your soul into the people of your life?
Do they love you, trust you, believe in you everyday? And in
return, have you given the same? If you can answer 'yes'
then you don't need a silly overly decorated day to express it because
you haven't stopped. Merry Christmas!!!! peace and light
peace and light
12/8/2004 Like alot of you out there, you've probably heard
about Dimebag being shot to death on stage. What a very sad thing
to have happen. I was never a fan of his music or his playing but
I respected him for being a player. I always read interviews and
such that profiled him. He always came off as a very humble guy
and seemed like someone you'd know. He seemed to really love his
fans as well as his musical idols. He seemed alot like anyone of
us that just love music, the guitar or just life. He touched alot
of lives in a very positive way. Rest in Peace Dime! peace and light
12/7/2004 'Shivers' was a long solo, so I had to cut it
up. Chopped it up so the download wouldn't be like 5 days.
I will post up 2 short clips and leave the rest for another day or
maybe
never. I need to emphisize that this is just me jamming, if I
were to create an 'Eruption' syle solo, I would do it ALL
different. So there you have it, but I have to mention: The sound quality wasn't very good. I seemed to
remember it being very good, but after reviewing it, I was wrong.
I guess I was driving the amp I had borrowed a bit to much and
distorted my little, teenie, tiny, poor itty-bitty, smallish
microphone! haha Not to mention my ears! But hey, 'what
else is new?' I will be posting them, hopefully by this
weekend. I will keep them up for a spell, but I was going to do a
new one every month, just to keep the trend of actually putting samples
of my playing up and running!!! I know, I know, seems like it was
only yesterday <uhm, three years ago> that I said I'd be putting
them up...what can I say? I'm gonna get a little page started to
house these little licks played by little ol' me. So stay
tuned....
11/29/2004
Haven't had the pleasure of meeting Nick in person but
I hope to at the December gig. peace and light
This election was fought over 'safety', our safety against all those evil terrorist people that are looming over us, just waiting to one day spring into our lives, <insert toilet flush sound here>. It got into everyone's heads though, and it's also a 'win-win' for the Republicans. It goes like this: If we never have another attack on our land or against our citizens-then G.W. and the gang took care of those evil terrorist..."our war against terrorists has worked"! Or, as long as there is opposition in foreign countries <oil rich ones especially> then they have every reason to continue 'the War on Terrorism'. Either way G.W. wins. Seems like every other issue was ignored by the American voting public. Four more years people...four more years of economic loss, four more years without health care, I can go on and on, but you get the picture...or do you? peace and light 10/14/2004 Let's here it for George W. Bush-a man of 'True Vision'! 
peace and light
Hello, here's a little update. Been talking with
people about the little thing called an election coming up here in
November. I have to
say that I'm not the smartest guy when it comes to politics-but I do
know alot. Very few people know the issues, know what each
candidate stands for or against. They'll
gladly vote right down party lines instead of 'hello...', voting the
issues.
Even more scarce is the amount of people that have actually read
the
'Patriot Act' for one. (We have an administration that swears up
and
down that 'WE' <who's 'we' by the way?> are fighting for freedom,
ours,
as well as, others-yet are only to willing to suggest and vote in a
nasty
little thing like the 'Patriot Act' so we can 'give up some of our
freedoms,
to be safer'. What the F*ck??? Are you serious??? I'm
not giving up shit! Not for you or anyone. It's bad enough
that as artists, we are constantly told to 'edit this', 'change that',
'record like this so you'll be on radio <Radio is a revolt, it's a
monopoly-owned by a few people that have radio playlists that so many
'talented' artist will never get on>. Art and music programs
are getting cut from tons of schools across
the nation so they can sterilize creative thinking. How free is
that?
Seems like the G.W. Administration's idea of 'free' is costing
you
and I, a whole f*cking lot. It's
always been very hard to talk 'politics' or 'religion' anyway.
People are so entrenched that they will never see another point
of view. I really don't like to engage in these, above mentioned
arguments or conversations. Only because there is hardly ever an
intelligent argument or there
is a person shouting their parties rhetoric with no actual work
involved-that's
right...no free thought, just "sponsored by" soundbytes. If you
come
at me with a well thought out reason why you support who you support,
I'll
listen, I'll absorb and I'll respect your point of view, but come at me
with
the ever popular "I don't know..." or "Because we need to fight
terrorism...".
Then buddy or buddette, save your breath. I respect people's views, but whenever you state how
you feel-there
is always someone that wants to change your mind. It is always
interesting
to hear other people's opinions on these two subjects. Very
rarely
do the actual facts or issues coincide with reality. There is
also
such a variance in morality and ethics, just plain duality and
hypocrisy in people's
political or religious choices. Example: You have people that are
opposed
to abortion and support the death penalty-I guess it's all in the
timing...
to use their own terminology against them, "You aborted a fetus in it's
300th
trimester." <Thanks Dennis>. You have people that
angrily
protest across the street from abortion clinics-screaming about a
fetus'
right to life, yet they do nothing, nothing...for all the children that
are
born into this world that ARE in need of help. Many of
these
right to life mongers would gladly and happily step over and ignore a
family
on the street that is begging for money on their way to their "Aren't I
special
for standing with my cheap sign and not acting towards the greater
good"
get together. Terrorism?
Foreign Policy? You choose, they once were very different
things,
but now, they are very much the same thing. Terrorism is now
defined
as: oil. Foreign Policy is now defined as: oil. What is
this
administration's definition of terrorism? It's the biggest
excuse/scam
to get us into Iraq. Where are the ties that bind Saddam to
Osama?
I'll take a shot in the dark here...oil countries. What did
G.W.
ask, almost plead, when the war was on? Not hey, give up let's save
human
lives here, yours and ours, or something in the interest of the
preservation
of life, nah, it was: "Sadam, don't destroy our oilfields." Let's
look
at that, "our oilfields", don't fuck with the oilfields. Iraq was ready
to
be toppled, it was ready to be taken because it was a large venomous
snake
whose fangs had been removed, it's venom had been drained. It had
been
sanctioned to the teeth, had no capability of producing the grand
production
called 'w.o.m.d.' let alone 'A war'. Why
oil? I do believe G.W. to be a greedy Texas oil man-even though
he's
failed at it throughout his business career, but there is another
reason.
We, the United States are the Great War Machine. We have
some
of the most technologically stunning equipment right here on this here
planet.
The stealth bombers, the black hawks, tanks, ect, ad nauseum that
are
our arsenal. What do they all run on? Bingo! Gold
star
for you, it's fossil fuels. Without them, no propulsion, no get up and
go,
no search and destroy, nothing, nada, zero, zip. They can care
less
that you or I are paying $2.00 a gallon for gas. We pick up their fuel
tabs.
Ever see a whole squadron of Apache helicopters flying around and
around?
Who do you think is picking up that tab? All the 'Bushies'
will
have you believe that it's from....magic!!! It's you and me, it's
you
and I, it's I and you, it's him and her, it's them and us, it's we the
people,
the ordinary people. What the fuck do you think G.W. is flying
around
in, on these less than impressive, parrot mouthed, flip flop happy,
beady
eyed campaign trips? Do you think G.W. lifted the lever, inserted
nozzle
and swiped his debit card at the 'Airport One' fuel tank? Well,
he has inserted and swiped, but it sure as hell hasn't been his debit
card.... Okay, on to Bush as the big bad "Commander In Chief"-I
have some questions-if I may use a football metaphor: Do
you want 'The QuarterBack' or the 'WaterBoy'. Do you want a guy
that's
actually played the game or the guy that's never been man enough to
play,
never had the skills to play? Do you want the guy whose number
was
called and went out there? Or the guy whose number was called and
he
looked at Daddy and had him say "No, call someone else's name, Jr.
doesn't
want to play, it's to rough out there for my little boy". Do
you want the guy that had to memorize complex plays, when to throw,
when
to tuck the ball in and run, when to throw out of bounds and the best
ways
to utilize offense and protect your defense? Or do you want the
goofy
pimple faced kid that is pouring Gatorade into wax cups, hoping they'll
take
what he has to offer? Who
do you want to lead our troops in and out of battle, lead our country?
Do
you want the guy that stood his ground, saved lives, took lives <as
hard
as that must be for soldiers>, ect, and DID NOT fail to show up to
do
his duty, or do you want the party animal, Mr. Deferment, the guy that
had everything given to him? <Florida comes to mind> Something
else is springing to mind here, is it just me or didn't G.W. have a
giant
press conference on an aircraft carrier, hmmm, over a year ago, saying:
"Mission
Accomplished"? Proudly wearing the flight suit he should have
worn when
he had the chance, purposely holding up the reunion of soldiers
to their anxious, worried and relieved families for hours and hours so
that
he could get his P.R. shots! Talk about 'Flip-Flopping'-did we
win George
or didn't we? Cut to today: fingers crossed,
ah sh*t, the war is still on.
How the hell did that happen? "Oh, George......You have sum
esplainin' to do!" Let's
get this right-In simplest terms, calling people that are defending
their
own country terrorists is not correct, they are soldiers, they are
resisting
occupation from an outside source. They are not terrorists as
G.W. and
the rest would have you believe. So who are we fighting?
Who
are these threats to our country? These monsters under the bed?
I
don't know either!!! Isn't that funny. We have troops
risking
their lives against an enemy and bless them with every respect,
with
every prayer I can muster <stay safe> but they are not fighting
terrorists
or terrorism. Let me ask something here: What are you honestly
more afraid of? Scared
of? "Some piped up, Come on now!!! Are
parent's
telling their 6 year olds, "Now sweetie, strangers, child molesters,
drinking
kitchen chemicals, sticking a fork in an electrical outlet, leaving you
alone
to take a bath, running with scissors, no you're not Superman/woman so
don't
jump off the roof, don't eat junk food, brush and floss, look both
ways-crosswalk
thing? Forget it, keep an eye out for a definition of terrorism
that
is so wide it doesn't even rule out Mother Teresa...Okay honey have a
nice
day." Pleeaassse! G.W. wants to make it so you can get
mugged,
murdered or raped without the 'greater' fear of terrorism, by hard
working
American muggers, murderers and rapists. peace and light P.S. Do you want to read a political rant of mine
from two years ago? Click here,
funny how things stay the same, even though 'they' tell us it's better
now... 9/02/2004 Anyone catch the 'Rah-Rah-Rah' of the Republican
National Convention?
They are still hanging on to the ol' "Terror" tactic. George
and all these lifeless republicans reminded me of Vincent Price in the
movie,
"House of Wax". I could never get over George's beedy eyes and
that
half assed grin. All he needs is the curly mustache and black top hat
and
we have action. peace and light |
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| 8/30/2004 Ten days since the last update and the Olympics are almost over. What's happened? Our illustrious team of NBA stars has taken the.....ta da.....Bronze! Ordinarilly, I would honestly feel that any placing in the Olympics would be such a wonderful compliment to the participants that have trained so very hard to compete, place, medal-whatever the case may be. But when it comes down to basketball? It should have been business as usual-America kicking the shit out of everyone, playing with pride, confidence and passion. I'm not knocking the talent or ability of these players, I'm questioning their hearts. I'm questioning what has almost become common place in the NBA-playing soft, playing the game and hoping to charge at one point and win with a push sometime in the 3rd or 4th quarter. Much like the Pistons win over the Lakers, we had players from other countries, playing to win, in every quarter, with every shot having the same meaning as the next, or the last. peace and light |
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8/20/2004 How
about those pampered, rather be cool NBA 'Bad Dream' Team? Larry
Brown
said it best: "We have a bunch of guys that would rather 'look' cool
than
play basketball." That ain't gonna cut it. You have to
deliver
the goods and it's sad that they are so mediocre. Just another
sign
that there will never be another MJ. Michael <as well as,
others>
took the previous Olympics loss as an insult, one they never wanted to
repeat, as
a matter of pride. Pride in the sport of basketball and it's
history
started here in the US. Now? We have a bunch of spoiled
millionaires
that "think" they are every bit as hungry, talented, and proud as
Jordan
was/is. Trouble is, as is always the case, the proof is in the
puddin'.
But it's like Phil Jackson said once, "You can't teach desire."
Okay, what else? I want to give out a shout to a rock group I went to go see Thursday night in Old Mesilla NM, at the 'El Patio' bar: Soulstice. A really good band that you locals will be hearing alot more of. A group of younger musicians that want to take their band past the 'tired, tried and true' bar band standards. If you are a local 'desert rat' you should go and catch them, it was a fun evening. peace and light |
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| 6/16/2004 Hello, a big hello and okay, let's get at it. Goodbye Lakers!!! Everyone and their mother kept telling me, "The Lakers are going to win." Yeah right. So many teams would just 'give in', give up and lose to the Lakers-as if that was what every team was supposed to do for them. The Piston's should have swept them, but they made a few mental errors, but that's okay, they won and they won convincingly, and in 5 games! Boxers used to do the same thing when they faced Mike Tyson, they would be defeated before they even fought him. The classic bully scenario, until someone stands up and doesn't take it from him/them. That's what the Piston's did, they were not going to hand the Lakers the trophy. With
all the talent the Lakers have, with all the superstars that are a part
of
that team, they should have just run over people. But I have to
use
the word 'team' loosely, because they never played like a team.
Never.
Much like the Dallas Cowboys, they relied on 'hail mary' shots
and fluke
plays to win. Kobe is not the superstar everyone mistakenly makes
him out to be. He is a very talented player, he was given a great
gift but he is not a leader,
he is not a true champion or team player. He lives for the press,
the
highlights and whenever the Laker's have needed him to step up and take
over
a game, he hasn't. The pretty dunks, the showboat passing and
need
for the limelight were always done when the game was already in the
bag.
When it's come down to crunch time, he's always 'air-balled'
three
pointers, hogged the ball and put up extremely questionable shots. Karl Malone and Gary Payton have never had the desire to win. They are incredible players, do not get me wrong, but they don't know how to win the big one. They don't have the guts to win. They are two players that took paycuts to win a ring. They left their old teams, left loyalty for self gratification-Now what? Shaq?
I like Shaq, he's a tremendous force on the floor, but he's just
a
dunking machine. Really doesn't have the skills that other great
centers
have had in their position. The Pistons really showed alot of
teams
how to play Shaq and wear him down without fouling him.
Phil
Jackson and the coaching staff? My West Coast Bulls. I have
nothing
bad to say about them. I love the coaching staff. I think Phil
and
the gang are just genius. I hate to see Phil lose. I am so
torn
with his move to LA. Begrudgenly, I always hated to see the Lakers
win, but I was always happy to see the coaching staff win. The
Lakers
would <and will not> have won without that coaching staff.
Phil
said he will more than likely not be back next year, if that's the
case,
the Lakers will not hold the championship trophy for a long long time.
I'm so sure and would bet that Kobe has alot to do
with Phil leaving. The Lakers
are going to kiss his butt and get rid of Phil. Kobe has never
liked
Phil, and now that they got beaten <much is Kobe's fault, you get in
the
air with a double team-a player or two is open, where were you big
man?>,
he'll use that as leverage, otherwise he'll leave LA. I'll bet
you.
If Kobe had it his way, he'd be the only guy on the team!
No
coaching staff, no teammates, nothing but him, it's all about him...You
watch,
he'll stay in LA, as long as Phil retires. He's never liked Phil.
In
defeat he can say, "Oh, I love Phil, blah, blah, blah" because he knows
that
Phil has been politely asked to leave. Finally,
basketball has a true team win the championship! A team that
understood
what it means to play together, play to win, a sum greater than the
parts.
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5/07/2004 "I would not resign simply because people try to make a
political issue out of it," he added. Okay...anyone get the reasoning
here?
"It" isn't a political issue? Aren't these the same group
of
people that chimed in and dragged out Clinton's little personal fiasco?
After
all it happened under Bill's watch. Oh right, that was a voluntary
exchange by both parties. The involentary physical, sexual and
mental abuse
that the Iraqi prisoners suffered couldn't possibly be a political
issue.
Good, big hearted Mr. Rumsfeld wants to compensate-or should we say 'Pay Off' the Iraque prisoners that are on the numerous photographs and <not yet unearthed> videos of the appalling actions of some, not all, of our so-called 'Heros'. "I'm seeking a way to provide appropriate compensation to
those
detainees who suffered such grievous and brutal abuse and cruelty at
the
hands of a few members of the United States armed forces," he said.
"It's the right thing to do," he added. Man, you have to really be $RICH$ to continually think in
terms
of finacial compensation as your first line of fixing anything.
He's
not stepping down...this obviously isn't a grand enough issue to be
asked
to resign I guess. And Mr. Bushie has no intention of letting him go.
Go figure. What do you expect from a regime that ignored
the
United Nations, the citizens of the world and the Geneva
Convention...Hello!!!! Can
anyone say 'war crimes' here? Like an automaton, Lil' Bush has repeated over and over,
time
and time again, that law must bend to 'his' idea of National security
as 'he'
defines it. This overshadows our commitments to domestic law,
international
law and public opinion. So he'll bend it like Gumby. Or to
use
Lil' George's terminology, anyone considered <by him and his
glorious
god fearing> administration as an "unlawful combatant" will not be
under
the protection of the 3rd Geneva Convention, because they are not
regular
soldiers, they are terrorist, spies or any of the other broad
definitions
they make fit anyone they don't like. Under the 3rd Geneva
Convention:
a prisoner's war status must be decided by a "competant tribunal"-like
on
Survivor, for those of you that watch that stuff. At least Baby
Bush's
father provided tribunals for prisoners taken during the Persian Gulf
War.
This
reminds me of something I heard during the Rodney King days, a black
gentleman
being interviewed was asked his opinion of the beating. He
replied, "The white folks are shocked that something like this could
happen, we said it's about time they got caught doing it."
National security works like
this, we are the general public because we're not informed of these
secret
bombings, killings, abuses and atrocities. So many bury their
heads
in the proverbial sand and believe with every ounce of their hearts and
minds
that 'we' don't do this stuff. These abuses are not secret to the
people
that are being hurt, they are only secret to us, the general public.
Bush's
people knew something we didn't, but now we know, we're asking for your
resignation
Donald, we won't elect you 'officially' this time either Mr. Bush. peace and light |
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| 04/17/2004 Hello Hello Hello, Life is good isn't it? To quote Triumph the Insult Comic Dog-"AhhYesssss". haha. Well I got a great update tonight. Got to meet Joe Satriani once again. Yeah, it's getting boring now...NOT! He was on a little tour to promote his great new cd "Is There Love In Space". Click on the picture for my other Joe and Eric Johnson story and shots.
Anyways, here is the short story on
how I almost missed meeting Joe. I had gotten an email from Joe
Satriani, well his website
sent out a mass emailing to every subscriber to his site! haha It
just
sounds better the first way...so Joe emails me <play along will
ya?>
It's telling me that he, the 'great guy that he is', will
be doing a small promotional tour to support his new cd. He was
going
to do jams at music stores and visit radio stations. Okay, he's
coming
to El Paso, to visit the KLAQ
studios,
which is a few towns away from me. I foolishly leave late, <I
didn't
know he'd be jamming at the radio stations, I thought that was just for
music
stores> and haul ass, <a few towns away I remind you> so my
trusty
Kia Sportage and I go flying down the highway. I'm listening to
the
radio show, cursing myself for not leaving earlier and not by the way,
knowing
where I'm heading. I've never been to the KLAQ
studios. I don't know where they are. But I have
determination
and something I rely on quite often: Intuition. The show is short,
they start to wrap it up and I'm still a town away! My plan was
to
hit a store and ask where the studio is, but I figure Mr. Satriani
would
be doing something, getting a bite to eat, talking, be 'the great
guy he is' and be meeting all the people at KLAQ and the fans that 'were' smart
enough to show up early. I figure I have an hour. I almost missed
the guy, literally by seconds. Wrong turn here, no Joe.
Slow
down here, no Joe. Someone doesn't hear me knock, no Joe. I'm
lucky
enough to have had the wonderful god/goddess upstairs moving me around
by
remote control. At least I met
him again, shame shame shame on all you guys/gals I invited to go with,
and
once again said, "Ah, I can't make it." "I'm busy with______",
whatever.
No hard feelings to you people, but it was fun and maybe if you
did
come along, I may have missed seeing him...soooo thanks for not coming
with
this time! Thank you KLAQ and a giant thank you to Joe
Satriani for being 'the great guy he is'.
Thank you intuition, for getting me there-where I didn't know
where
'there' was. I told Joe I didn't know my way around El Paso and
he
said, "It's okay, we don't either". haha And just as fun,
just as great was getting to my brother's house and seeing my oldest
nephew
get ready for his prom. Looking handsome, his date/girlfriend
Chelsea
looking pretty and sharing my story with everyone. Like you all.
Great
moments all the way around, life is good, it's always good. Soon I'll be posting a extended review of not only Joe's new cd but one of Ani DiFranco's incredible new cd "Educated Guess". Later. peace and light |
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4/11/2004 Well, just going over the ol' local
newspaper, I came across a front page
article on our local high school installing cameras in the school, that
can
be accessed from the internet so our 'officials' can keep an eye on
things.
Big Brother is tip toeing into Deming with all the grace of a
wild
herd of elephants. Only a matter of time before the school id's become
little
'chipped' trackers, imbedded with all kinds of personal info or little
file
folders with all your 'activities' being beemed to 'whomever'.
Kid's
will have to one day, scan into their school in the morning <they'll
have
the time, if you were late, ect>. They'll have to scan into
every
class and every activity. If they want to eat they'll have to
have
their scan card, or they won't eat. If they ditch they'll have
some
form of RFID <radio frequency identification> to know where they
are.
So much for civil liberties. How hard would
it be to 'trick' us gullible americans into 'agreeing' or 'complying'
with
this brave new world technology? Y'know, not to hard. We
buy
every aweful do-dad under the sun, we buy into bad tv and movie plots,
why
not this? Hey, we as major consumers of all kinds of crap could
get
lured into using this kind of Orwellian technology, pretty easily.
We've become
so dependant on the cheaper and better deal, let's get kids and adults
to
use this new method of babysitting by offering discounts at stores,
movie theatres, bookstores, buying your cd's and dvd's... "Hmmm,
let's get
them where they breathe." If that fails then they can make it mandatory
under the ol' Patriot Act Revision Pact? It will all be
introduced as "it's
for everyone's safety, if you've done nothing wrong then why are you
resisting"
propaganda/mentality. It'll be wrapped up in a Bushish
"Any
true patriotic american will not resist this measure of national
security"
bullsh*t. So much for your civil rights. Think that's far
fetched? You'd be surprised, it's implementation is already
being
talked about in Great Britian. Get asked for your id card, they'll
know: What you've bought, what you've rented, what bills did or didn't
get
paid, what movies or books you've rented, your medical history, what's
in
your bank accounts, what political or religious affiliations you're a
member
of, your marital status and family history, what car/s you drive,
criminal
background, what phone calls you've made or received, ect ect ect.
In
fact why would they have to ask? Testing is already going on with
products
you buy in stores being imbedded with this RFID stuff. Why would
they
do that? To be able to keep track of inventory, you could push
your
shopping cart around and have sales items beeped onto your cart's
computer
screen. Or, hey, if you buy a soda and they find it near a crime
scene,
they'll know where to start looking. Living in obvilion... peace and light |
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| 03/29/04 Hello again. What's up? So here we go, 
Do you think the
search for Osama is gonna come to a big 'Hollywood' type ending right
before
the elections? I have a gut feeling that they know where he is and
in the typical 'what's in it for me' political arena, he's being kept
underwraps
and gonna be unveiled just like King Kong was, then we're all supposed
to
go apeshit and re-elect a man that didn't win the election the last
time
around. That's how ya cheat at cards, ya hide that ace until you
need
it. Come on now, how hard is it to find a guy that's six foot
five
inches tall and on dialysis?
We have technology that can read the face of a penny from space, but
we can't find one of the tallest guys in the Middle East. Oh
well,
he's probably being protected by the government in Saudi Arabia, with a
'hands
off, you can have Irag, but not him' policy.
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| 03/17/2004 Went through the ol' mail and got my financial piece of the huge 'Compact Disc Minimum Advertised Price Antitrust Litigation' Lawsuit! My cut? $13.86! Well, that's almost enough for a free cd. Here it is: February, 2004 Dear New Mexico Music Purchaser: As Attorney General for the
State of New Mexico, I am Whether you filed your claim online at the settlement
web It is a pleasure to bring this
matter to a satisfactory Patricia A. Madrid
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03/16/2004  From the studio
that brought you "The Planet of the Apes", Fox
Movies has publically announced at a Hollywood press conference that
Michael
Jackson will not be starring in the sequel, "POA-2, Monkey Forever".
Director Tim Burton lead a worldwide search for an actor that could handle the role. Following Michael into the auditions were not only years of study with Bubbles but an extreme form of method acting, right from the Lon Chaney school of facial mutilation that had Jacko manipulating his face to transform into the role. Michael had every opportunity to showcase his talents as an ape, but he just couldn't convince Burton and execs involved with the project to land him the role. With everything going on in the entertainer's life, this was a great blow to his attempts at a comeback. While Jackson's press secretary did not specifically mention any other promising roles for her client, rumors are still going around Hollywood that Michael is in negotioations to star as both Freddy and Jason in the new Nightmare/Friday the 13th horror movie. Saving the company millions in make up and special effects. peace and light |
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| 03/10/2004 Just got back from Anaheim CA. What a gorgeous city, but then I love getting out every now and again and enjoying different cities. Flew over for business but got to enjoy my evenings doing one of the things I really love: running. Got to see a few places I didn't on my earlier trip. On our first night there I took a gorgeous 8 and a half mile run from our hotel to Edison Field/California Angels Stadium. What a great run that was. Loving every step as I crossed street after street watching the stadium getting bigger and bigger. I did it for my older brother Fern who is a major baseball fan. I touched the left field ticket booth and ran back to the hotel. Every other night I spent running around the Disneyland exterior. Great weather and the Anaheim Convention Center was so gorgeous. On my last night in Anaheim I enjoyed a very nice dip and swim in the hotel pool and hot tub. It was so relaxing and I slept like a rock that night. Just makes you love life.... peace and light |
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| 02/22/2004 What's new Magoo? Well, went to Tucson with my older brother Fern, his kids: Fernie Jr. and Myles. Fernie's girlfriend Chelsea and her brother, Dillon.  We
all went to catch some spring
training with
the Colorado Rockies. Was very cool, the big guns won't be there until
next weekend but it was great to see and get pictures of Royce Clayton,
Sandy
Alomar Sr., Goose Gossage, Denny Neagle, Turk Wendell. Loved watching Charles
Johnson dent a bunch of rv's in the parking lot! Saw a homerun
ball
fly over and smash through an rv's back window! It
left a perfect round
hole, I got a picture of it to prove it. Awesome fun time. Hung
out at Guitar Center after eating at Lucky Wishbone. Then it was
off
to the Krispy Kreme, oh yeah, that stuff rocks. But one of the
most important parts of the 22nd...it was my sis Aubrey's birthday!
Alright
sis, congrats and I'm glad your day was awesome. Luv ya much!!!! peace and light |
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| 01/23/2004 Ah, newly shorn, newly shaved, I look like a teenage kid again! haha All my hair is going to make it's way to one of my favorite charities: Locks of Love. This is the first time in my life that I had grown my hair all one length, all the way around. So much for the great 'Crow' experiment. I wanted to grow it all out so it looked as cool as Brandon Lee's in the movie 'The Crow'. I got tired of it about 6 months ago but my regular/only stylist Cathy Gutierrez <no relation, but I'll claim her anyday> from the Illusions salon, would not let me cut it! She was refusing my money so that she would she me through this little project of mine. haha None of my other buds at Illusions would cut it either, thanks Chip and Abbey! haha Could I have gone to another salon? Of course, but I'm a loyal sort and needed to have it cut in the same salon at least. So I will gather together all the locks and zip lock them and send them off soon. Give till it hurts! hahahaha peace and light
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01/20/04 He wants to be
less dependant on foreign sources of energy-Of course he can say that
now!
Yes, we can only try, now that we've proverbially kicked Iraq's
nuts
to their throats! Duh! Control spending? Ha, when has that happened? What about his Domestic policies? Didn't hear nothing about that tonight. He says we need to renew the Patriot Act, oh god NO!!! Please people, read this evil little document. The economy is
in da toilet-so many of us are one job loss away from homelessness.
Living
pay check to pay check and in some instances living into the next
paycheck
to cover bills. And without close friends and family, many of us
would
be out on the streets. Education? Everyone, young and old
should
be able to attend some form of higher education. Make schooling a
reality
for everyone, I would have loved to have gone to college if I didn't
have
to work everyday of my life to survive! He's reaching into the ol' "Get me through November" grab bag of goodies here folks. He's promising everything but the moon....uh, well he did promise the moon, didn't he? Literally. Alright, alright, it's almost 8:30pm, bring on some real entertainment! Simon, what did you think of the president's speech? Bloody awful. peace and lightOh yeah, head on over to Rolling Stone Online, and check out a little review I did for, Origami, off of Ani DiFranco's new album 'Educated Guess' under my NatiFable moniker: Rolling Stone Ani |
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| 01/18/04 The new Michael Jackson Reality Show: Man in the Mirror Starring: Michael: The silly and ever changing manchild. Bubbles the Chimp: The 'Sharon' to Michael's 'Ozzy' Latoya Jackson: She will serve as Michael's spiritual advisor, as well as add an interesting, "they walk alike, they talk alike", twins dynamic to the show. The Elephant Man's Bones: The Straight Man to all the Jacksons' madcap comedy! Anna Nicole Smith: Similar to Robert on The Osbournes, Michael took Anne Nicole in after seeing her reality series and feeling deep sorrow and pity for her condition. Michael's philanthropy will make him look glowing in comparison. The Jackson Children: We will be extremely privileged to witness the children's growing pains and how Michael cares for them. We may indeed prove Will Smith correct: parents just don't understand! Schapiro, Lewis and Assoc.: Michael's roving team of lawyers will provide nonstop, round-the-clock action! Just watch the cameras try and keep up. Michael
Jackson: Man in the Mirror Episode 2: Beat
It!: Tito attempts to drop in for a visit, but is refused admittance to
Neverland
Valley Ranch because Michael can't remember who he is! 30 minutes
of
Tito's hilarious break-in attempts. Episode 3: Pretty
Young Thang: Michael studies sister Janet's videos, then hired her as
his
personal trainer before giving up in frustration and going for ab
implants. Episode 4: I Just Can't Stop Loving
You: SLUMBER PARTY AT MICHAEL'S!!! Episode 5: Remember the Time:
Jackson
attempts to show up for a court date, but due to solar interference
with
a plate in his head, he begins to think he's O.J.! Michael on
the
run! Episode 6: Jam: Jackson gets up
early
to fix the kids' lunches, only to discover he's out of lunchmeat and
must
pillage his private zoo! Episode 7: Man in the Mirror:
Witness
Michael put on his face in the morning! 30 minutes of
"constructive,
do it yourself" TV! Episode 8: Don't Stop Til You Get
Enough:
Marlon Brando stops by for Thanksgiving dinner and Michael enlists the
entire
Jackson clan to cook! Family food fight ensues! Watch the
food
and artificial parts fly!!!! Episode 9: You Are Not Alone:
Michael
gets in touch with his spiritual side as he goes door to door passing
out
Jehovah's Witness pamphlets. . .and attempts to sell copies of
'Invincible'! Episode 10: Heal the World: In a
touching
episode, Michael accompanies good friend Liz Taylor to the hospital.
What
Taylor fears to be colon cancer turns out to be the Hope Diamond! Episode 12: Dangerous: Michael
hires
contractors to install a swingset and trampoline on the children's
balcony.
Will Anna Nicole seduce the foreman before the project is complete? Episode 13: HIStory: Recap of the
first
season's greatest moments, including commentary by Michael under heavy
sedatives
as he gets prepped for a mystery amputation! peace and light |
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| 01/13/04 Crossroads. Don't you all love crossroads? As a musician a crossroad, especially in the blues genre, represents a meeting with the devil. A place where a musician will go and sell his soul. I'm at a crossroads in my life. I ran into the proverbial devil but I wouldn't sell my soul. I'm feeling a feeling of wonderment. Wondering where my life is going to go now. Not to weird ah? Everyone goes through that don't ya think? I'm very much starting
over
again. Changing jobs, friends ect. Not entirely a bad thing
by
the way. I wasn't entirely happy in the place I was but now I am seeing
it
as a break in the clouds. What's this guy saying? Well,
it's
to much to get into but the general premise is this: There are moments
when
you know fate is truly working with you. Ever ask 'All That Is',
"What's
in store for me? "Please, show me the way." And that kind of
stuff? Well, I have
and since I've asked that I have found a greater amount of relief come
into
my life than had previously been. Sure there will be challenges ahead,
some major ones but if this is the way my life must play out, then so
be
it. I'll trust in fate and destiny. So, as we start the new
year
off, I wish you all peace and light, to friends I've lost, Bless you.
To
all my other buddies in this world that are still here, I Love You, to
the
others that have stepped away for a bit and have come into
my life
again. I Love you all too, even though we may not speak as much,
you are
all in my thoughts, my heart and you are always welcome. peace and light |
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| 8/24/03 Hello out there. Updating again, just came off a vacation in California. I loved the beaches, they were truly beautiful. I wanted to take a few days to reflect and recoup. Here's a pic from a beach in Dana Point called 'Doheny'. It was taken at about 7am, Thursday morning. Nothing like a nice walk on the beach, aye. Very gorgeous. Take a look...  I
experienced one of the most truly spiritual moments I have ever had
just
the night before. I had gone on this vacation to spend time with
a
dear friend. A big sweetie that had been one of my best friends
over
the years. On the night of 'my' event I found myself all alone.
The
ocean was roaring, I was staring out, looking at all the stars.
The
moon was making it's appearance over my left shoulder. A sweet breeze
was
blowing from the west. Everything was absolutely perfect.
Earlier in the week, my friend on the drive up had accidently broken my headphones when she climbed into the backseat to sleep. I'm sitting there on the beach, cupping my headpones to my head, listening to Ani's song 'Grey' over and over again. As I was listening, the words and music just got the better of me, met a certain loneliness I was feeling and I started to cry. The thoughts of sad
events,
both past and present just hit me. All these thoughts came to
mind
and just jumped at me and attacked. They just got the better of
me.
Sometimes the strongest thing you can do is cry and face those
ugly
demons that find you alone. Alot of these sad thoughts hide just
below
the surface, waiting for a moment to become real. You may even
try
and hide these emotions, because you're not ready to face them. I
was
feeling everything from the fears we all go through, stress, to just
plain
frustration. Frustration I wanted to express but I didn't or
wouldn't,
for my own reasons. The ocean waves
were crashing just out of my reach, calling to me. They pulled
all these emotions out of me. But as I
was crying, I felt peace envelope the sadness. In a fraction of a second it all had
changed. My
mindset grew to a comforting joy. I was crying
out of happiness. I
felt tears coming out of total grace. I started to cry for the
blessing
that is my life. As good or as bad as it has been or can get, I
knew
that I truly love my life, I love my family and friends. <Crazy huh?>
I start to feel the warmth of happiness, I'm talking out loud to the
spirits
out there, talking to 'All That Is'. I'm expressing how thankful
I
am, how blown away I am that he/she could create such a gorgeous world.
I
was now listening to 'AnyDay' by Ani and in my release, my playfullness
I
say, "I would love to see a shooting star fly over." As soon as I
said
it, a star shoots right over my head and sails right over the ocean!
No lie. I lose it, I crack up laughing with tears gushing
from my eyes.
I remember thinking that the god/goddess upstairs is just showing
off
now! I'm hysterical and not able to contain my joy, I ask for
another
one, and another one streaks across the heavens right over my head
again!
Words escape me...It was the most celestial moment I have ever
experienced.
A moment that will forever live with me. In
the depth of this moment, this memory was a personal conversation with
the
Divine. A moment when my words connected with a heavenly
response,
a whisper. Now, I always feel a spiritual connection whenever I
play
guitar, when I run, ect, but this was truly a moment when Grace and
Beauty
set aside everything to hear me for a couple of minutes. For a
brief
moment I had the ear of god. Love life everyone, love
the time you have and remember, "Without the bitter baby, the sweet,
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| 8/06/03 Here's a quick update to say Hello. The new server is working great, no problems at all. I'm getting ready to go on vacation and check out some surf with a great friend of mine. Pictures may follow. Added
a new address in the 'Hot Links' section to
'The Acting Depot'.
James Gallo wrote a nice little email and let me know about it.
The
Acting Depot is a wonderful resource filled with everything and
anything
acting. From making contacts, who to contact, contracts,
auditions,
even some nice sections on what you may need to look a bit more
professional,
alot of which you musicians can use to spruce up your presentations.
Very
cool and thanks to James for writing. I'll be checking out your
site
in greater detail! Until the next update and after the vacation. Take care and we'll see ya. peace and light
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| 6/27/03 Hello again, the updates have been very slow, why? I'll tell you why. After a long battle to see if Zianet.com could get their shit together and help a customer upload files onto their new server, I opted out and went with another host. Zianet's technical support makes Beavis and Butthead look like a couple of Rhodes scholars. As a company, you can go ahead and ignore and not help your customers, but this customer will put out the word on your lack of customer care. Maybe they didn't like my 'Bush' rants? The Ani
DiFranco section has been officially started and updated with some
great shots and musings. Check out the Julie Wolf
page as well. They're both in the 'Hot
Links' section. So, what else is new? What's been new? Well, Strom 'heil Hitler' Thurmon has bit the dust, finally, after 100 years of bullshit. They say only the good die young........guess that's true. Mr. Bush, is still looking for: Weapons of Mass Destruction, Osama and Saddam. He has no interest in Domestic issues, the 'failing' economy, lower taxes for the poor, or say-the 'truth'. We will however see some of the most incredible spin doctoring in history when the big elections roll around again. The damage control is already being mapped out. This guy wanted to go in with his little report card and say, "I rid the world of evil, I brought peace to the middle east, I have offered up the heads of all the evil leaders on a plate, I am the loyal and unbending will of God." Should read more like: "People have been murdered many innocent human beings-both foreign and domestic for my own "go it alone' ethos, lost control of my good ol' boy Texan ways, ignored the people of my 'God bless America' America, never heard any of the not rich like me economy, terrorized the US citizens with all the Homeland Security-they're going to get you, when you least expect it rhetoric." Mr. Bush, you are the 7 deadly sins: Pride, Greed, Lust, Anger, Gluttony, Envy and Sloth. Oh well, "ReElect Gore in 2004". peace and light |
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5/7/03 I will write more on Ani, I'm waiting to catch myself in that 'talkative' mood when I'm on the computer. My journal is filled with the moment by moment excitement of the anticipation of seeing her and also the exhilaration and release after loving every note she's played and sang. A big what's up to my newest friends I met in Santa Fe: Cassie, Rick & Elaine<good luck with your cd> Tucson: Mo & Nicola<Mo, thanks for the conversation, the bracelets and for being a 5..., thanks Nic for the big beautiful smile and pointing out that we wear our left side ear ring the same way! haha, Jessica & Laura <thanks for the company and the offering of the stolen bedspread and great snacks :) -I was fasting, sorry :)>, Josh & Mark <Josh, thanks for the conversation and good luck with your art work and Mark, thanks for the conversation and for being a great guy. To the ASU/Tempe Girls: Regina <thanks for hanging with me when everyone of our friends took off and left us!>, Allison <You're a cutie and I loved listening to you play that ugly guitar>, Sarah <beauty and yoga>, Anna <Walgreen is over there....>, Carlin <loved the brow piercing>, Marylin <wished we could have said more>, Jesse <Yo, Long Island!> and also to my floor buds: LeAnn <it was tough holding your spot> and Kat! <you're a little cutie, and thanks for stumping me with the Doppleganger line.... Thank you so much for everything, you all rock so hard. Hope to see you all at the next AZ show, we'll all be looking for each other!!! peace and light |
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3/26/03 I am against war. I am for LIFE. But, under the circumstances, I am for our troops, I wish them well. Be very safe ladies and gentleman, take care of each other!!! I don't like hearing that lives are being lost, ours or theirs. Most of the protest have been about that very thing, "We support our troops, be safe, come home alive and well, but war is not the way". Unless you're Cheney and you can get big big contracts to help build Iraq again. Who do you think was involved in the rebuilding after 'Desert Storm'? Don't ya think oil rights aren't being sold right now? Contracts, special money's being paid-France-Hello!!!! War is big business, especially for the rich. It's easy to forget that these newly liberated people are also going to be without food, shelter, money, sewer, bed, even proper medical help for quite some time. Our economy is bad enough, how do you think the everyday 'good' Iraque people are going to benefit with everything in shambles? How quickly are they going to benefit from giant chains like McDonalds and the Gap? Tommy jeans for all of you, come on this shit makes you somebody in this world. Mark my words, you'll see it on tv in a few years. Wolf Blitzer will be having a special report on the new Burger King in Baghdad, picture it. A bunch of war torn teens, physically and mentally scared by war, wearing the uniform, beautiful brown faces, big smiles, wondering why 'this makes me so free'? They'll be bustin' their ass for next to nothing. It'll be something to see a bunch of newly liberated, religious people cooking up sacred cows for the masses. Can't you hear Wolf commenting on how different and great all things are now...Anyway, here are some killer sites I've found first is 'Get you War on' a hilarious online cartoon strip! You'll laugh your ass off. And there is also 'Women Who Rock' magazine, I picked up the issue with Ani on the cover, it's a great mag and women do rock!!! By the way. Oh and there is also 'KLPX' online arcade! Now this is cool, KLPX is a rock radio station is Tucson, and they have a page filled with all your old favorites: Asteroids, Frogger, Pac Man ect ect. You'll have a blast, take care and we'll see ya later. peace and light |
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2/15/03 Ever see that 'Juicy Fruit' commercial? Double your pleasure. Well, I also got see and meet Eric Johnson as well! A week to the day after Joe, how cool is that? Well, let's make it triple the pleasure because I also got to share this moment with my nephew Fernie. I think that rocked as much as anything. So my wonderfully talented nephew, 'thanks, and I love you much". Bubba, as I nicknamed him when he was a tiny lad <remember that Sunday?, she hated it, told me to never call him that again, and one day, without even realizing it, she yelled out to him: "Bubba!"haha>, anyway he got a crap load of Eric's autographs! We got my brother Fern's Strats signed. Now there were a few people whom I invited/told about these shows 'way in advance' so that they could go to one or both of these shows with me....I had an extra backstage pass for Satriani <also signed, thanks Joe>. Anyway, you know who you people are, sorry you didn't/couldn't/wouldn't make/plan the time to check out these shows. Once in a lifetime opportunities grow on trees! How many people said, "Oh, I'll check out Stevie Ray next time"? "Oh yeah, well I'll catch Michael Hedges in a couple of months" Living for another day just blows. Cuz, the above were my inner dialogs when these guys would play Albuquerque almost twice a year. No more man. Speaking of which, my goddess Ani DiFranco will be in Santa Fe and the next day in Tucson,well.... guess who is going to take another of his famous 'Ani Vacations'? That's right, yours truly. I just bought my Santa Fe ticket, will get my Tucson ticket on Monday. Her cd 'Evolve' comes out in about two weeks, I've heard every track, either in concert, bootleg or on her website, so go over there and check out four tracks!!! I'm going to have an absolute blast watching my idol rock and roll, baby, you can count on that! None of this "I'll catch her next time" bullshit. How'd your days go while I was hanging out with legends??? haha Hope you people had fun. :) Here are the pics from the evenings out <Just ignore the ugly guy with the 'soul patch', >
Well, that's the update
for this
time around. Not bad huh? What do I do for an encore?
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1/21/03 When I was first starting on guitar, I wanted to be a guitar hero. But, my obvious lack of technique, feel, ect ect, was not a question in my mind! haha I sucked! I had rigged a little distortion box/stereo thing so that I could play with headphones. I would crank this thing up to outrageous levels. We lived in a very small house, one bathroom in the back of the place. I was playing in my parents/our bedroom, if ya needed to get to the bathroom, you had to go through the bedroom. My sweet hearted grandmother was walking to the bathroom. When she came out, she asked what I was doing? She wanted to hear me play. <What do I know about playing anything?> She puts on the headphones, I start to 'rip' away, thinking she'll tell me I suck! haha She takes off the headphones, hands them to me, and she says, "You're going to be a Guitar Player!" I have never, nor will I ever, forget that moment. I left both my grandparents the same way, by telling them I loved them. Those were the last words that were exchanged between us. "Tita, I love you", "I love you too". Bless you my beautiful grandmother, I love you so much, I'll miss you for the rest of my life, but I'll always carry you in my heart and soul. Thank you for being my grandmother. Thank you for sharing your life with me, forgiving me, encouraging me. I'll remember you in the notes that I play, because I am a Guitar Player! I love you..... peace and lightAngel Wings
Your body is slowly
giving way As I look into her tired
eyes Trade in The world can hurt you
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1/20/03 Hmmm, what's new? Here in my tiny home state of New Mexico, Santa Fe to be exact, we have the...tada...North Korean arms talks! Small 'nuclear' world ain't it? We <US gov> are going to play the payola game and offer up all kinds of monetary gains and benefits. Let's hope everything doesn't revert back to the old game of teeter-totter on the 38th Parallel. We'll see... Happy days, some sound samples, <yes yes it's true> are on the way, and the Wet Willy Store, for all your funky WWM junk! I hope Trent Lott had a great Martin Luther King Day! peace
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You devilish 'fruits of the devil' Devil
Boy!!!
under cared for lunatic,
hoodlum, drug addict robbing,
crippling, raping or killing you or someone you love?"--or--Abdul the
terrorist,
who is equally as visible as he is invisible, coming to a town you live
in
or live near, with his little shoe bomb? 
