This was my view on Sunday:
So the show sold out. All my bands were cool to deal with. Everything went smooth as silk.
I wish I could do this more often...I probably could if I didn't mind abandoning my house to travel most of the year, however, that's not gonna be the case. But, there's always hope for the future. After working these types of gigs, it makes going back to my normal life appear in, well, gray tones for the most part. One thing is for sure, it definitely lights a fire under my ass and helps me to realize I need to get the fuck out of Ohio and pursue my interests to the fullest extent. My mind flips back to The Departed, towards the beginning of the movie, where Jack Nicholson's character has a monologue- he mentions how nobody's gonna give nothing to you, that you gotta' take it. I just want to picture myself reaching out and grabbing my dreams with my fist...It takes all the courage in the world to do this. Most people just let them fly on by...
Faith No More provided the soundtrack to my weekend. After all these years I can finally say I know what the fuck Mike Patton is talking about on the song "Epic". At least, what I think he is referring to in the song is rock n' roll- when you want something so bad and its right in front of your face, but you can't have it. That to me is the definition of my life right now. So I'm not gonna sit around and cry about it...I'm gonna do my damnedest to make it happen. And if it doesn't, at least I know that I tried...
So the show sold out. All my bands were cool to deal with. Everything went smooth as silk.
I wish I could do this more often...I probably could if I didn't mind abandoning my house to travel most of the year, however, that's not gonna be the case. But, there's always hope for the future. After working these types of gigs, it makes going back to my normal life appear in, well, gray tones for the most part. One thing is for sure, it definitely lights a fire under my ass and helps me to realize I need to get the fuck out of Ohio and pursue my interests to the fullest extent. My mind flips back to The Departed, towards the beginning of the movie, where Jack Nicholson's character has a monologue- he mentions how nobody's gonna give nothing to you, that you gotta' take it. I just want to picture myself reaching out and grabbing my dreams with my fist...It takes all the courage in the world to do this. Most people just let them fly on by...
Faith No More provided the soundtrack to my weekend. After all these years I can finally say I know what the fuck Mike Patton is talking about on the song "Epic". At least, what I think he is referring to in the song is rock n' roll- when you want something so bad and its right in front of your face, but you can't have it. That to me is the definition of my life right now. So I'm not gonna sit around and cry about it...I'm gonna do my damnedest to make it happen. And if it doesn't, at least I know that I tried...
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salome:
Happy belated birthday!
warchild:
Merry Christmas!!