You Have Just Been Punked!

We have been pranking each other from left to right all week this week at work, and I'm not much of a prankster because I know certain pranks can get you in trouble and I try not to do anything that will get me into trouble no matter how big or small the prank is.

It all really started a few weeks ago when my boss tried to sell me fake pot - it was really parsley, and I fell for it unfortunately.  Last Wednesday I come in after having two days off and they bring that up again, and i was upset because they made me feel and look really stupid, talking like I never smoked grass before, and one of my co-workers said that there's something on the shelf that looked like meth - which was really rock salt, so I was in on giving my boss the rock salt saying it was meth.  LOL!  That night I bought some powdered sugar and tried to give it to him the other day saying it was coke!  lol.

One of our other workers like to "sabotage" my lunch bag by putting trash in it.  The other day he put a zucchini in it, with a note saying "give this to your woman" - I wrote on the note "what woman? and quit sabotaging my lunch bag" and taped it to the desk in the prep room.  the next day I took a different zucchini and cut it in half with a note saying "here's your zucchini back, how do you like them apples?" - he got me back by saying "I really do like those apples" as he shoved a zucchini slice down my shirt.

That night I found a roll of double sided scotch tape and taped the door to the desk shut and stuck a couple of their clipboards onto it too, and another night I stuck 5 pieces of tape on the opening of the desk to where when the door to the desk was opened you saw the tape their.  lol.

The other day someone shrink wrapped my lunch bag so yesterday I tried to shrink wrap his umbrella but I was caught red-handed unfortunately.  And than he decided to wrap up my lunch bag and tape it to the ceiling in the cooler and spray cooking oil all over it. 

LOL.  so last night what did I do?  I took all of their managerial stuff, stuck it all in a trash bag and put it by the ice machine and taped a piece of shrink wrap across the desk.  I came in this afternoon and I saw 4 of my co-workers outside on their break and they mention that our boss was mad at me they he came in today and all of his stuff was gone, and couldn't do the order that the store owner had to go and get copies in order to do the order.  They all had me thinking the bag I put those books in was thrown away, and just to think I was about to jump in the dumpster to go hunting for that stuff!  I go out to the floor to put some freight up, and I come back and lo-and-behold the books are back where they belong!  they had me going for the whole first two hours I was at work today!  They all were in on it and all kept a straight face so well, that I thought I was really in trouble, and I thought my job was on the line.  Somebody (not really for sure who) also duct taped my car windshield, and also duct taped plastic to the hood of my car, and even put Vaseline on the door handle of my door.

I figured what could I do to top their prank?  What they all pulled on me today was the prank of all pranks.  and it was 4 of them involved, so what could I do?  some told me I couldn't top that.  Will, they are wrong.  After I clocked out at 8 this evening, I went and bought $23 worth of stuff for my plot of revenge, and spent probably 20 minutes or so setting it up.  I took their plastic they used on the hood of my car and taped it to the prep room table, hung a sign there saying "smell that - smell like sweet revenge, i give you all 5 days top this"; and than put a note under the plastic stating "it's sad it takes 4 of you to pull one on little old me, and it only takes just one me to top you - you have all just been punked" and than I also left my receipt for my merchandise there too so they see that the stuff i used was paid for, and also put the grape tape thing under it, hiding the red tape also; and than I taped 2 garbage bags to the desk, and put a sign above the desk stating "whos the punk now?"; and than sprayed cooking spray all over the trash bags on the desk and all over the plastic on the table, not missing one single spot!  and than I sprayed on the light switch and dipped the switch in some Vaseline.  and to top it off, i blocked both openings in the cooler.  Who is the real punk now?

And since I was in the mood, I decided to pull a fast one on one of my friend's cars who doesn't even work in the same department as me so he wasn't even involved in the prank my department pulled on me today.  but it's all in good fun though.  I'm off the next 5 days, I better watch my back when I come in Tuesday because there is no telling what they may have up their sleeves that I will just have to top!

Good times!

Here are the pictures of my prank:

Life Does Seem Much Better Single

You know, as much as I like the intimacy and passion (and something else I won't post here, lol) that a relationship does provide, I do find that I enjoy being single.  I can come and go as I please, and do what I want whenever I want to with no pressure or stress on anyone.  I can jump up at a moment's notice if a friend calls wanting to hang out without worrying if I'll make a girlfriend mad if I don't go see her instead.  I like to not really make plans and just do what I want at a moment's notice, and I definitely don't like asking for permission to do things, and when you are in a relationship you have to ask for permission a week or so in advance, which means planning on things, and like I stated I don't like plans unless they are plans for a trip or something of that sort.  Tonight after I left a buddy's house I was debating on whether or not to drive up to Best Buy in Branson because I needed a new tripod for my camcorder, I was debating to go there Wednesday before work or just go tonight since I had nothing better to do.  I went ahead and went and got me a better tripod than the last one I had.  Life is good!

This Is A Milestone

well, 10 years of trying and taking my driving test 3 times, at the age of 29 years, 3 months, and 11 days I finally have gotten my license today!  My mentor told me "well, this is a milestone."  I just thought everyone should know...

Chuck Berry Concert Review

Chuck Berry… Need I say more? The guy had just turned 80 on October 2006, and he still can rock and roll. The man is a legend. An icon! What more can I say? He may be from St. Louis, Missouri, but he has never ever come to Branson, Missouri until this year. February 16 & 17, 2007 were his first ever performances in Branson. It was a very awesome and extremely entertaining show. Not much to really say. The man is absolute genius. See his show, and the article basically writes itself.

Otis Day & The Knights was his opening act. Remember the movie “Animal House” with John Belushi? Will, there's a band that plays in that movie. This was that band (although in the movie the band members were fictional people - Otis Day was the only real person). They came onto the stage at 8:00 and they did an hour show. They did all cover songs, but boy were they good And most of them were done to their style. They covered people from the stones, to the kinks (“Jumpin' Jack Flash”, “Can't Get No Satisfaction”, “You Really Got Me”) - and than would go straight into soul and do “Soul Man” that I know Sam & Dave and The Blues Brothers have made really popular and than would get funky with a cover of Sly & The Family Stone's “Thank You For Letting Me Be Myself Again”. And than go on to do a couple of numbers from the “Animal House” soundtrack. “Shout” and “Shama Lama Ding Dong”. Talk about a mixture of styles of music. It was like watching a Blues Brothers concert, and it might as well be - Otis Day starred in “Animal House” with John Belushi, and John Belushi was one of the Blues Brothers, so there's the connection.

20 minutes or so into their show, they had an American Flag come down onto the stage. Otis Day and the rest of the band, except for one of his guitarists, leaves the stage. His guitarist than starts playing an exact - note for note - copy of Jimi Hendrix's cover of our National Anthem. Now, I'm not much for complete note for note covers, but that guitarist was good! He was more than good, he was great!

On an interesting side note, I have read somewhere that when Hendrix started playing his version of the national anthem, some folks, mainly from the older generation, were cursing him and saying he was putting down the national anthem when he played it that way. And saying it's disrespectful. But I don't care what they think. I think Hendrix did an awesome interpretation of the song. His rendition of our national anthem was the most unique and most creative interpretation I have ever heard, and I love it. Hendrix wasn't being disrespectful when he played his version. He played the anthem much like why people sing it before sports events, but he did it with his own style. It didn't mean he respected the song any less. And to this day, 40 years after he first recorded his rendition of the song, I still respect it and feel it's the best rendition of the song.

Otis Day & The Knights finished their show around 9:10. At about 9:20, Chuck Berry took the stage wearing a Red shiny jacket and no teeth, and of course his famous Gibson ES-355 that you always see him with. He played songs from “School Days” “Sweet Little 16” to “You Never Can Tell”. He also did a blues number “It Hurts Me Too.” He had his son with him, Chuck Berry Jr. who is now 45 years old and has been playing with Chuck for 5 years now.

30 minutes into his show, he has his piano player playing a solo. Chuck Berry decides he would do a solo of his own, so he does this great solo. After playing all these great songs, and only doing his infamous “duck walk” at least twice, he tells the audience, “Now that we're all tuned up, It's time to start the show.” That was when he broke into his classic “Johnny B. Goode” - everyone in the audience stood up, and I swear he did the duck walk more than two times in that performance, he did it about 6 times! It was awesome, too bad I couldn't video any of it. IMHO, that was the best performance out of all of them.

I was actually hoping he would do “My Ding-A-Ling”, his famous novelty song from the 1970s (and according to what I have read somewhere, his only #1 pop-chart hit). In fact, I was anxious for that song - but he didn't play it. However, I did think it was cool at the end of the show he had people from the audience come onto the stage and dance when he did a little boogie jam. He even went offstage (stage-right) and played his guitar, where you couldn't see him (ahh, the amazing powers of technology) during the last performance.

An Introvert Just Looking For Real Love And Acceptance

I don’t understand life. there’s people out there who are able to get what they want and than there are those who just get out of life whatever is given to them.  I just get whatever is given to me, but does it make me successful or happy?  Not
really.  I’m told I can be a negative person and pessimistic – but I don’t think of myself as a negative or pessimistic person at all.  I just can’t handle certain things in life because how my brain works or because of how I was generally treated by others throughout life.

I was harassed from elementary school through my first year in high school.  None of the kids I went to school with bothered getting to know me, I was somehow different so I was the one they chose to harass.  I made a couple friends just so they can turn around and stab me in the back – being friends one day and the next treat me like shit.  I had one friend pass around a rumor at school (a very sick one at that) and the harassment just got worse because of it.  To this day any friends I make I feel I have to screen because of it.  I can’t trust a single soul.  It’s very
hard for me to earn anyone’s trust.  One friend I had for four years thought it would be a great idea to charge my phone and debit card up $1200!  Another person, who I didn’t really know, tried to be my friend after breaking into my
apartment and stealing about $1000 worth of stuff I had!  One day after work, when I used to work for Wal-Mart, I had 4 people over for a little get together – one of them left with 3 of my CDs.  So it’s hard for me to trust anyone.  When I was growing up, the harassment got so bad that when I got off the school bus I literally ran from the bus to my house.  While all the other kids hung out in their little groups I was the one left out of everything, all because of all the harassment.

My dad wasn’t any help either.  Always giving me this “if I can do it, so can
you” attitude – I’m sorry, but just because one person can doesn’t mean others
can too.  Everyone’s brains function differently.  When I was in school, I was
a special ed student and my grades weren’t great, but they were decent – I was
probably a C average, but in the 10^th grade I was taken out of special ed and put in regular ed.  I did fine my 10^th grade year, but in 11^th grade my grades
started falling and I ended up graduated a D average student.  That wasn’t due to any laziness, that was due to me not being able to grasp any of the things being taught to me.  Because of this, after graduation I decided I was through with school, and we live in an era where without any degree you can’t get a job doing what you want you want to do – unless you are in the right place at the right time, so within the last 5 years I thought of going back to school because I hear how different college is compared to high school, but is it really all that different when you still got to take math, English and science for your associate’s degree?

It even took me 6 years until I finally passed my written test for the driver’s learner’s permit – and that was because they made the test very easy to pass.  But here it is, I’m now 29 and I’m still working on getting my driver’s license.  It’d be nice to get a degree in something, but why do I need to bother with math and English courses when those are the things that I never could grasp? And then the money involved to go – I tried to apply for a pell grant one time and all I got was $1000 for one year.  Where is that going to get me? I can apply for a student loan, however after you graduate you got start paying that back – how is that going to be possible when you’re not even guaranteed a job using your degree when you get out of school?

I would ask my dad for help sometimes – whether it was to move to phoenix because I had nothing going for me where I was living at, or when I got brochures in the mail for a school I was interested in, and he would just sit back and laugh at me.  I wouldn’t have asked him for help if I had the necessary money to do things myself.

And because of my harassment issues it’s extremely hard for me to meet anyone.  How am I supposed to meet anyone and make friends or potential wife if I can’t trust nobody or if I’m afraid that they might turn me away and make me feel hurt again?  The internet became a powerful tool for me, because with the internet I was able to approach people I didn’t know with a conversation, and they wouldn’t turn you away because through the internet it’s all about conversation and not how you look or dress.  If it weren’t for the internet, my wife and I
would have never even met.  We met through a friend of hers that I talked to online, and after 4 years of marriage, she wants to call it quits.  She thinks I’m some sort of asshole, when come to think about it I never was truly an asshole towards her – but she thinks I’m one because of the thoughts her mom and friends put into her head, and so now I’m being pushed back on the singles market again and I don’t want to be.  A lot of people seem to think the world of being single, but those people probably partied there ass off and visited friends all the time during their single life, trust me – my single life wasn’t glamourous.  If I wasn’t working I was at home – no friends to go see.  Why did I not have any friends to go see?  Because no one would try to be my friend.  So I would go home every day after work and cry myself to sleep – living by myself, not having a thing to look forward to – just living day to day.  It even got so bad where I had dreams where I slashed myself.  When my wife and I met, I felt like I had something to look forward to finally, and now 4 years later she is about to push me back into that single life where I got to try and meet someone again?  This ain’t right!  It is extremely hard for me to meet anybody because of issues I dealt with in the past.

I don’t want to feel rejected.  And it is best to not look for that new special someone until I’m over my current relationship – however that can be a year, or even worse – forever.  I can’t be left alone.  Not after what I experienced before I met danele.   That period in my life was just horrible, and I can’t go back to that, but since it’s hard for me to meet anybody I never have many friends to even see so of course I’ll be going back to that lifestyle. And yet, danele doesn’t show any care or concern in the world for my well being.  After she called it quits I mentioned that I can’t be alone and her attitude towards it was basically, “so? What do you want me to do about it?” – not in those words, but that’s the attitude she was putting off.  All I can think about are our memories we have – those are my most cherished memories ever, and ever since the break-up was first mentioned about a month ago I’ve been in a state of depression and she treats every thing like it’s all hunky dory.  But I don’t want to be back on the market again – it’s just too damn hard for me to meet anybody.  I can meet a girl I may be interested in, but I would never take the chance or initiative to ask that girl
out because I’m afraid I’ll just get rejected and just hurt again.

Just like taking the initiative in business – you got to apply yourself and sell yourself in order to get a position anywhere in life, yet because of my problems with dealing with people I don’t do so well in this department either.

I see a lot of people in their mid to late 20s and it’s just depressing.  They have their families they support (kids and wife that is) and successful careers, or at least a girlfriend that they spend most of their time with, and I have nothing.  She wants to leave me because of how I am, yet she knew how I was when she got into the marriage.  What was she expecting? That I would turn into an outgoing person or something?  I am an introvert, and I’m not an introvert by choice, I was forced into being an introvert by the things I dealt with in life.

I’m sick of life’s unfairness.  When will it be my turn?   When will it finally be my turn to be happy? When will it be my turn to feel successful?  Some people will tell me I have to take some initiative in life to be successful and happy but how can I take any kind of initiative when I feel like I’m just going to get hurt again in the process?  I try not to think about it, but than I remember things I dealt with in the past and than I back out of situations.

I am 29 years old.  I am sick and tired of waiting for good things to happen.  Good things happen to those who wait – but how long do I have to wait?  How long do I have to wait until I feel like I am truly happy?  How long do I have to wait until I meet that right girl who truthfully accepts me for me? With the obvious problems I have and all?  Danele obviously didn’t accept me for me, which is kind of shitty on her part because she made a promise to me on our wedding day to stick by my side no matter what – you know that whole ‘through sickness and in health’ talk. Yet, she obviously didn’t accept me for me if she wants to call it quits.

I don’t think I’d be the negative person that I am if life dealt me different cards than the ones that were dealt me.  There’s some people I see or meet and I think
to myself, “I would die to have their life.”

I just don’t know what to do anymore.  I’m sick of waiting for true happiness to
come along.  Every time I think I see true happiness I was lied to because a couple years later it’s gone.  Whether it be by a friend who steals from me
or a girl who marries me, and promises to be by my side always just to break my
heart a few years later.

I even realized I needed to start going to church again, so I put in to come into work at a later time on Sundays, but they are still scheduling me to come in in the morning on Sundays, how can I even try to make an effort to meet somebody new if I have to work?

I just don’t know what to do with my life anymore.  When will God finally allow me to be happy and quit giving me these burdens that I wouldn’t even wish on my
worst enemies?

These Eyes - lyrics

One of my favorite songs by the 1960s group The Guess Who is “These Eyes.”  Here are the lyrics to it.  Enjoy!

(as performed by The Guess Who)

these eyes, cry every night for you
these arms, long to hold you, again
the hurting's on me yea
but I will never be free, oh my baby no no

you gave a promise to me, yea
and you broke it, you broke it, oh oh

these eyes, watched you bring my world to an end
this heart, could not accept and pretend

the hurtin's on me yea
but I will never be free, no no no
you took the vow with me yea
you spoke it, you spoke it
babe

these eyes, are cryin'
these eyes have seen a lot of love,
but they're never gonna see another one like I had with you
these eyes, are crying
these eyes have seen a lot of love,
but they're never gonna see another one like I had with you

these eyes, are crying
these eyes have seen a lot of love,
but they're never gonna see another one like I had with you

these eyes,
cry every night for you
these arms,
these arms want to hold you, hold you again

these eyes, are crying
these eyes have seen a lot of love,
but they're never gonna see another one like I had with you

these eyes, are crying
These eyes have seen a lot of love,
but they're never gonna see another one like I had with you

these eyes, are crying
these eyes have seen a lot of love,
but they're never gonna see another one like I had with you
these eyes, are crying
these eyes have seen a lot of love,
but they're never gonna see another one like I had with you
baby baby baby

Other Fish In The Sea

They say that there are other fish in the sea, yet for some (such as myself) that isn't entirely accurate.  I mean, there is - but it's just a matter of finding the right girl you want to be with and getting up the courage to ask her out.  I know what you're thinking "Gee, I could get any girl in the world." - but the thing is, not everyone can.  I'm a loner.  Rejection is my biggest fear and my biggest weakness.  It goes back to how I was treated while growing up and how I wasn't really accepted, and I still, to this day, don't feel truly accepted.  I know not every one will like you or respect you, and I don't expect to be accepted by everyone, but when you go every day getting laughed at because of your flaws - whether it's how you laugh or how you dress, or something else what's a person to think?

There was a girl in high school I liked, but I never took the chance to ask her out because I was afraid she would say no.  Because of my fear and weakness the internet became a powerful tool for me because you can talk to people online and they won't gain "don't like you" attitude towards you right away because they can't "see" you or "hear" you than, they just go by the words you say to decide if they like you or not.  but in the real world it's all about how you sound and look, and if you're not appeasing to them, they won't like you.  if it weren't for the internet, me and my soon-to-be ex-wife would never have even met, and after 5 years of being together she wants to call it quits.  well, she knew about my problems and me being a loner when she came into the marriage - so what was she expecting?  it's a shame really.  It's a shame that someone who claims they love you and made a promise to be by your side no matter what when they get married can claim that they have fallen out of love with that somebody.   She now says "she loves me, and will always love me but isn't in love with me and there's a difference."  The way I look at it, if you're not in love with me anymore than you don't even love me anymore.  I'm not going to tell my friends I love them.  That creates such an awkward moment.  I'll tell my parents I love them though, but other than that if I'm not in love with you, why would I tell you I love you? I got my problems.  We all have problems, we're only human.  I tend to have more problems than others it seems like, though. 

Yes, there are other fish in the sea but it's just a matter of meeting the right one and getting up the courage to ask them out, but knowing my luck that isn't going to happen.

What Is To Blame - lyrics

Here are the lyrics to a song I wrote sometime after my ex-wife and I called it quits.  I hope you enjoy it.

WHAT IS TO BLAME

Please don’t go and leave me.
If you do, I’ll just be so lonely.
If you do, I don’t know how my life would be.
When I see you, my life is full of glee.
When I’m with you my burdens are gone and I’m finally free.

I may have problems, this I do agree
But I can’t help but have them, you see
Some things in life you just can’t get over
Seems like I keep seeing my past reflection as I get older
Yes, I’m a loner – but this I can not help,
It all goes back to when I was younger – when I was never
ac-cep-ted
But when I see you, I no longer feel as down and blue

Girl, why do you feel you gotta leave?
Why do you gotta go and leave me so lonely?
I’m so in love with you, and now I’m losing you, and I don’t
know what to do
There’s no one I want in my life besides you.

Yes, I have my problems
But it doesn’t mean I shouldn’t be loved the same.
Girl, you’re my eternal loving flame
And you want to leave me, now that’s a shame.

What is to blame?

My Mind’s Eye - Lyrics

This is a song I wrote after my ex-wife and I called it quits to express how I felt at the time.  Enjoy.

MY MIND’S EYE

In my mind's eye you're still there
In my mind's eye you still care
In my mind's eye you still love me

Why did you have to go and leave
Why couldn't you just stay even though it wasn't fair to you?
Five years long, what am I to do?

I know that it's over and that I must move on,
But I don't know what to do
for in my mind's eye I still love you

Girl, I'm sorry that we were too different, and it didn't work out
And I'm glad we can still be friends, and maybe that is best
Maybe sometime soon, I can get over you and find a new love too -
But I just thought I'd let you know that
In my mind's eye I'm still in love with you.

The Pretender - lyrics

One of my favorite songs by Jackson Browne is The Pretender.  Here are the lyrics to it.

THE PRETENDER

Im going to rent myself a house
In the shade of the freeway
Im going to pack my lunch in the morning
And go to work each day
And when the evening rolls around
Ill go on home and lay my body down
And when the morning light comes streaming in
Ill get up and do it again
Amen
Say it again
Amen

I want to know what became of the changes
We waited for love to bring
Were they only the fitful dreams
Of some greater awakening
Ive been aware of the time going by
They say in the end its the wink of an eye
And when the morning light comes streaming in
Youll get up and do it again
Amen

Caught between the longing for love
And the struggle for the legal tender
Where the sirens sing and the church bells ring
And the junk man pounds his fender
Where the veterans dream of the fight
Fast asleep at the traffic light
And the children solemnly wait
For the ice cream vendor
Out into the cool of the evening
Strolls the pretender
He knows that all his hopes and dreams
Begin and end there

Ah the laughter of the lovers
As they run through the night
Leaving nothing for the others
But to choose off and fight
And tear at the world with all their might
While the ships bearing their dreams
Sail out of sight

Im going to find myself a girl
Who can show me what laughter means
And we'll fill in the missing colors
In each others paint-by-number dreams
And then we'll put our dark glasses on
And we'll make love until our strength is gone
And when the morning light comes streaming in
We'll get up and do it again
Get it up again

I'm going to be a happy idiot
And struggle for the legal tender
Where the ads take aim and lay their claim
To the heart and the soul of the spender
And believe in whatever may lie
In those things that money can buy
Thought true love could have been a contender

Are you there?
Say a prayer for the pretender
Who started out so young and strong
Only to surrender

If I Could Turn Back The Hands of Time - lyrics

This is one of my favorite songs by R. Kelly.

IF I COULD TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME

How did I ever let you slip away
Never knowing I'd be singing this song someday
And now I'm sinking to rise no more
Ever since you closed the door

Chorus:
If I could Turn, turn back the hands of time
Then my darlin' you would be mine
If I could Turn, turn back the hands of time
Then my darlin' you would be mine

Funny, funny how time goes by
And blessings are missed in the wink of an eye
Why oh Why oh Why should one have to go on suffering
When everyday I plead come back to me

CHORUS

BRIDGE:
And you had enough love for the both of us
But I, I did you wrong I admit I did
But now I'm facing the rest of my life alone

CHORUS

I'd never hurt you (If I could turn back)
Never do you wrong (If I could turn back)
And never leave your side (If I could turn back)
If I could turn back the hands
There'll be nothing I wouldn't do for you (If I could turn back)
Forever honest and true to you (If I could turn back)
If you accept me back in your heart, I Love You
If I could turn back the hands
(If I could turn back) That would be my will
(If I could turn back) Darlin' I'm begging you take me by the hands
If I could turn back the hands
I'm going down yes I am (If I could turn back)
Down on my bended knee yeah (If I could turn back)
And I'm gonna be right there until you return to me
If I could turn back the hands
(If I could turn back) If I could turn back the clock on the wall
(If I could turn back) Then I'd come to realize how much I Love you,
Love You, Love You, Love You, Love You

With You Without You - lyrics

Brad Paisley is one of my favorite country singers.  Here are the lyrics of one of my favorite songs from his “5th Gear” album.

WITH YOU WITHOUT YOU

You really left your mark. On this old house, in this old heart. I see you everywhere and when I close my eyes you're still there.

And I know you want me to move on. Start living a new life start writing a new song. Don't worry, I ain't gonna ask you to come back and love me. Baby, you don't have to 'cause I can be in love with you, without you.

It's not that hard at all. It's like you're out of town and just forgot to call. Just because you walked away doesn't mean my feelings have to change now.

And I know you want me to move on. Stop living an old life, stop singing an old song. Don't worry, I ain't gonna ask you to come back and love me. Baby you don't have to 'cause I can be in love with you, without you.

Ah and if you're gone for good I hope that you go far because how I feel about you don't matter where you are.

Yeah and I know you want me to move on. Start living a new life, stop singing an old song but I can be in love with you, without you. No matter where you go, No matter what you do. I can be in love with you, without you.

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN SUPERBOWL 43 HALFTIME SHOW PERFORMANCE MAKES HIM BORN TO RUN

I have been a big fan of Bruce Springsteen since I was 10 years old (1990).  I don’t even have all his albums – just 3: Born In The USA, Greatest Hits, and The Rising, and I’m looking forward to purchasing his new one “Working On A Dream.”

His halftime show performance was only 12 minutes long and it had an interesting intro.  They played 4 songs: a new one I can’t recall the name of, born to run, another new one called “Working On A Dream” – obviously a short version, and then broke into “Glory Days,” changing the lyric “big baseball player” to “big football player” – for obvious reasons.

At the end of glory days, he jokes about needing to go into overtime and a referee comes on the stage and made some motion – obviously just jokes, and at the end of the performance he twirls his famous Fender Telecaster around his shoulder 4 times.  I can’t believe what he does with a vintage instrument such as that!  At the beginning he threw it in the air, luckily his guitar tech is well trained to catch and catch well.  He then tells the audience “I’m going to Disney Land” – the famous line one of the VIPs of a Super Bowl in the early 90s (can’t remember which VIP or which super bowl) said.

On another note, I’m not a football fan.  I only watch the super bowl for the commercials and the half time show, but I didn’t care too much for the commercials this year.  There were some cute ones, but nothing really worth saving.  I thought the best one was the Bob Dylan/Will I. Am “Forever Young” Pepsi commercial.  I really enjoyed that one.

Eagles Bio Is To The Limit

I just read a great book I got for Christmas.  A book I’d recommend for any Eagles fan.  It starts out describing where each member of the Eagles are from and their backgrounds: Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Randy Meisner, Bernie Leadon, Don Felder, Joe Walsh, and Timothy B. Schmidt.

It explains how Don Henley and Glenn Frey first met, played for Linda Ronstadt, played at the Troubadour (a famous club in Los Angelas), and how the band came to be.  It goes on to explain Don Henley’s run-ins with David Geffen (the founder of Asylum Records and Geffen Records) and Glenn Frey, and how David Geffen sold Asylum Records to Warner Brothers, and how Geffen Records was sold to some Chinese corporation and how it screwed Henley over twice – once with The Eagles and once as a solo artist.

It talks about the fights between Don Henley and Glenn Frey which lead to the untimely break-up of The Eagles, and how the band was forced to put out albums when they weren’t “creatively ready” to put out new albums because it’s what the record company wanted because they were their #1 artist.  The book goes on to explain how Don Henley was the most successful as far as their solo careers are concerned, and how the “Hell Freezes Over” tour came to be, which was Irving Azoff’s idea.  Irving Azoff was the manager for The Eagles, and pestered Glenn Frey and Don Henley since the band’s break-up in 1980 to get them back together, after all without Don Henley and Glenn Frey to be friends again, the band’s re-union would never ever happen.  It took Irving 14 years to finally get them to agree to get back together, and ever since 1994 they have did the “Hell Freezes Over” tour, put out a complete greatest hits package that was to the band’s liking (the band had nothing to do with the “Their Greatest Hits 1971-1976” and “Their Greatest Hits Volume 2” albums), went on tour again to promote the greatest hits album called the “Farewell I Tour”, and put out a new CD called “Long Road Out Of Eden” and are still on tour now promoting that CD.

The band has been around for 30 years, and they are still as great today as they were back in the 1970s.  They are most definitely to the 1970s what The Beatles are to the 1960s.  If you are an Eagles fan I would suggest you to go out and get “To The Limit” by Marc Eliot. It is a very entertaining 380 page book and is worth the read!