Oh man! what an empty stomach and a glass of whisky sours can do to you!
Here in the chat room. Just talking past and present experiences.
Talking about my near fall to death when i was in my 20's and how I got my shit together. A great conversation just blew up... me doing most of the jabbering.
I was talking about my past days when I was in a punk rock band and the great times I had from 1990 through 1994. i gave the seemed interested crowed a taste of something I made about roughly 2001 on my own with some music software and posted it at http://artists.iuma.com/IUMA/Bands/Social_Product/
(Go ahead and download it.) The drums and lyrics are a bit off, but the song was made while I was facing my first possible layoff at this internet provider I was working for.
I came out here in 1999 after a promotion. I gave them this sick idea on how to make good money which gave me kudos to move up in the company at that time (Made them roughly about 32 mil a quarter)
Though I got screwed on the deal.. Thats when I started thinking. "hmm, maybe I am not as stupid as I thought I am. it was a complement that I was intelligent. See, the deal is i didn't have a great family life. Like most people I am assuming here on SG didn't... but with a little encourage meant, and no collage experience, I beat the odds.
I pushed myself and got ahead. Now after my 3rd possible layoff in 2002, i was suggested to go into business once I did one of my skateboard buddies websites http://www.perfectlandscapes.com
I made his logo, and the site. I taught MYSELF how to do all this shit while working for this company. No collage degree.. Just did it. I realized that my grandfathers talent in comic books had rubbed off. When I was in high school... plan was to be a starving artist. You know... the ones who are not recognized until they are dead. Well because of the shitty situation I was in at the time, I didn't have a chance to try. So being married at 20... I was focusing on taking care of another person in my life. There was no time to work on the arts.
Though I did go to Graphic Design school for roughly 2 1/2 years... I got side tracked enjoying learning how to fix computers. the art game took a back seat.
it was only then when I was 24 that the call of my punk rock life and insane love for the rebelliousness come calling. I started revisiting my past. all the good things that I loved about punk rock. Such as...
1. starting my own zine at school. Remembering my first issue "Bible Thumping Bigots hijack the school system" Man Did I piss off allot of people!
2. My fake protest which had the cops and the principle guarding the school flag expecting a flag burning, only finding a letter begging for less bias in the school and recognition for students achievements. Man the hole school was ready to scrap that day!
3. My days in the Punk, Ska, Oi bands. We use to talk about politics then in our lyrics. get people riled up. Remember in one band I was the lead singer and bass player jumping out in the crowd with 15 guys arm by arm all screaming the lyrics with me as we were in the center of the circle pit! Fucking awesome feeling making people feel good and learn at the same time!
4. The insane rides through town running back of the 21 older clubs: offering beer bribes to the ands to get back stage to groups like Skankin Pickle and Voo Doo Glow Skulls. Hanging with the band ... in the bus and talking the shit together!
Ahhhh... Well since then.... I am much calmer... but been trying to get the good stuff from my past back for the last several years. Reason I bailed completely was I was with sooo many bad people, I needed to completely run away... but being a bad boy (to an extent) i needed the good parts of that life back to feel I was living in my own skin.
I look at people like Jesse James. He had more of a fucked up life than mine, but is able to be successful on what he does and live the way he wants! I want that! I always wanted that! I have been working on that dream.
I hope you all who feel they are living a shit hole of a life take something from me. Just fucking do it. Do hhat you want. Don't be afraid to be yourself. Don't let the job or adulthood hold you back from getting all tattooed up (if that's what you want) I expect in 5 years you will be seeing me busting out some custom tat sleeve work soon! I also expect to find some woman with the same interests. (hence the fucking reason I am here! I love this place!) I got soooooo many people here that I can relate to! And these women! I don't know If I got a chance... but maybe some who are not the pinup of the month who is looking at my posts sees that I got my shit together and are on the same page as me.
i am hoping that I get an email from someone who just wants to go on a date! I am so willing right now!
Here in the chat room. Just talking past and present experiences.
Talking about my near fall to death when i was in my 20's and how I got my shit together. A great conversation just blew up... me doing most of the jabbering.
I was talking about my past days when I was in a punk rock band and the great times I had from 1990 through 1994. i gave the seemed interested crowed a taste of something I made about roughly 2001 on my own with some music software and posted it at http://artists.iuma.com/IUMA/Bands/Social_Product/
(Go ahead and download it.) The drums and lyrics are a bit off, but the song was made while I was facing my first possible layoff at this internet provider I was working for.
I came out here in 1999 after a promotion. I gave them this sick idea on how to make good money which gave me kudos to move up in the company at that time (Made them roughly about 32 mil a quarter)
Though I got screwed on the deal.. Thats when I started thinking. "hmm, maybe I am not as stupid as I thought I am. it was a complement that I was intelligent. See, the deal is i didn't have a great family life. Like most people I am assuming here on SG didn't... but with a little encourage meant, and no collage experience, I beat the odds.
I pushed myself and got ahead. Now after my 3rd possible layoff in 2002, i was suggested to go into business once I did one of my skateboard buddies websites http://www.perfectlandscapes.com
I made his logo, and the site. I taught MYSELF how to do all this shit while working for this company. No collage degree.. Just did it. I realized that my grandfathers talent in comic books had rubbed off. When I was in high school... plan was to be a starving artist. You know... the ones who are not recognized until they are dead. Well because of the shitty situation I was in at the time, I didn't have a chance to try. So being married at 20... I was focusing on taking care of another person in my life. There was no time to work on the arts.
Though I did go to Graphic Design school for roughly 2 1/2 years... I got side tracked enjoying learning how to fix computers. the art game took a back seat.
it was only then when I was 24 that the call of my punk rock life and insane love for the rebelliousness come calling. I started revisiting my past. all the good things that I loved about punk rock. Such as...
1. starting my own zine at school. Remembering my first issue "Bible Thumping Bigots hijack the school system" Man Did I piss off allot of people!
2. My fake protest which had the cops and the principle guarding the school flag expecting a flag burning, only finding a letter begging for less bias in the school and recognition for students achievements. Man the hole school was ready to scrap that day!
3. My days in the Punk, Ska, Oi bands. We use to talk about politics then in our lyrics. get people riled up. Remember in one band I was the lead singer and bass player jumping out in the crowd with 15 guys arm by arm all screaming the lyrics with me as we were in the center of the circle pit! Fucking awesome feeling making people feel good and learn at the same time!
4. The insane rides through town running back of the 21 older clubs: offering beer bribes to the ands to get back stage to groups like Skankin Pickle and Voo Doo Glow Skulls. Hanging with the band ... in the bus and talking the shit together!
Ahhhh... Well since then.... I am much calmer... but been trying to get the good stuff from my past back for the last several years. Reason I bailed completely was I was with sooo many bad people, I needed to completely run away... but being a bad boy (to an extent) i needed the good parts of that life back to feel I was living in my own skin.
I look at people like Jesse James. He had more of a fucked up life than mine, but is able to be successful on what he does and live the way he wants! I want that! I always wanted that! I have been working on that dream.
I hope you all who feel they are living a shit hole of a life take something from me. Just fucking do it. Do hhat you want. Don't be afraid to be yourself. Don't let the job or adulthood hold you back from getting all tattooed up (if that's what you want) I expect in 5 years you will be seeing me busting out some custom tat sleeve work soon! I also expect to find some woman with the same interests. (hence the fucking reason I am here! I love this place!) I got soooooo many people here that I can relate to! And these women! I don't know If I got a chance... but maybe some who are not the pinup of the month who is looking at my posts sees that I got my shit together and are on the same page as me.
i am hoping that I get an email from someone who just wants to go on a date! I am so willing right now!