shaggyford

.taking heavy ground fire. Otter 14 is going down. The world is spinning and then the sound of crushing metal. Dazed I look around, everybody seems to be out of it. Sharp pain in my right leg, I know its broken. I can see them moving up the hill towards us. I grab a rifle, not sure who it belongs to. Crawl out of the...
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So there I was cruising up 191 into Monument Valley UT. It was the dead of night and I'm sucking down smokes trying to keep alert, and talking to my truck out of pure boredom and loneliness. I'm a truck driver, ex military trying to make a buck. This is my story

"Goddamn it turn off your brights and pass already." this joker came up...
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Me: wow Momument Valley is really pretty. I think this is where they filmed Close Encounter of the Third Kind
Truck: naw that was Devil's tower in Wyoming
Me: OH well still a good place for a Alien aduption
Truck: you just want a anal probe

True Story

I am the youngest person ever to perform with an Army band. That and 20 bucks will get me a lap dance.
I was 13 and invited to perform with the 79th Army Band in the Rep. of Panama for a change of command ceramony. At the time Panama was headquaters for the U.S. Southern Command. I was taking lesson on clarinet from...
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Well its the end of another year. It seems to me that time is flying by, like a blur flashing past my window as I drive on down the highway. I found out today that a old high school buddy past away from a massive heart attack. He was 2 years younger than me. Where is that feeling of immortality that I felt no so...
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Well all I know its been forever and a day since I last blogged. Theres been a bit that has happend to me over the past couple of years.

First off I am offically retired out of the lighting biz. Alot went into that decision, foremost was the fact that I am pushing 40 and all the years on the road takes it toll. I...
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I'm still alive, just been busy working.

Lyric called me from jail. No need to say that she is going through a rough time. I wish there was something I could do to just go back in time and keep this whole mess from happening. I've missed her so much.

So a couple of things have happend over that past month or so. First Lyric was finally picked up by the cops and she is in jail now. Second I'm no longer with Sesame Street Live. I was let go with no reason given. I guess it was for the best since I was getting burnt out. I'm gonna be driving trucks over the road...
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Well we had opening night on thurs. I invited happycherries and her family. They seemed to enjoy it and her daughter is too cute for words. the next day we had ice cream and it was a pleasent way to end a grueling month. Im in Souix Falls SD now and next week up to Canada. So now we are offically back on the road...
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Longs days of tech rehersals...very tired but the show is coming together. Invited dress rehersal in on Sat then pack everything up and off to La Crosse.

Oh yeah I got my truck today. I need a name for her. Last year it was Large Marge. Any suggestions?

It seems like bad luck has just been following me, We just missed the bridge collapse here by about 30 minutes.

We are in the second week of production. The cast got here monday and started rehersals. Its been 14 hour days for us and Im pretty tired. The lighting designer and the programmer get here on monday, So I have only a couple more...
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