Groupie Tails

George Lynch - Lynch Mob Club Red

2010-10-04T11:43:00.000-07:00

The legendary guitarist George Lynch performed with his band Lynch Mob at Club Red this past Friday night wowing us with his extraordinary musical abilities on the guitar that only Lynch can.

George Lynch is not just another guitarist. Lynch was one of the founding guitarist to use the art of tapping and pinching harmonics and has a very distinctive style all of his own. Lynch is always evolving as a musician,and has a hand in making quality products to produce unique sounds of the guitar. Many musical instrument manufacturers consult with Lynch creatively to produce equipment. The most notable is his endorsement with ESP Guitars. ESP has held George as their highest profiled endorser for close to 20 years. Electric guitar pickup guru Seymour Duncan has also honored George with his own signature series pickup called the “Screamin’ Demon.” Now a highly regarded standard in the guitar world, the “Screamin’ Demon” reigns as one of Seymour Duncan’s most popular items to date. Lynch also conceived the design for a triple amp selector switching system called the “Tripler” which is now being manufactured by Morley. And that is just to name a few.

Lynch has chosen these extraordinary musicians for this latest line up of his band Lynch Mob. This lineup includes vocalist Marq Torien (Bullet Boys), bassist James "JLo" LoMenzo (White Lion, Megadeath), and Brian Tichy (Tichy has toured/recorded with artists including Billy Idol, Ozzy Osbourne, Seether, Velvet Revolver, Foreigner, Pride & Glory, Glenn Hughes,Sass Jordan, Slash's Snakepit and his own band Ball.)

As the lights went down you feel the suspense of the crowd. You could hear Lynch before you could see him. When Lynch did hit the stage is was like a climax, a climax that kept surging from Lynch through the crowd and kept surging throughout the whole show. To see such a legendary guitarist so up close and personal as the venue Club Red can accommodate was exhilarating. Lynch Mob did not disappoint. The set list of the night included She's Evil, River, Hell Child, Into the Fire, Alone Again, Mr. Scary, Music Master, Where Do You Sleep, Tooth and Nail and rounded the show out with Wicked Sensation!! If you missed the show, then you missed a stimulating performance not to mention a Guitar Legend.

Faster Pussycat and The Hollywood Saints @ Club Red - Sept 24th

2010-09-27T08:47:00.000-07:00

Faster Pussycat

As the lights went out and the fog machine began to blow you could feel the anxious anticipation from the crowd. The curtain dropped and there they were, with the dehumanizing master himself, the true King of Hollywood Sleaze Rock-N-Roll Taime Downe.

Faster Pussycat came out like a slap to the face, then seduced you back into their web wanting more. They sounded just as good, if not better than 1987 when their debut album was released. Though they have been through some changing of members, this last line up of "band camp" Taime Downe - lead vocals (1986–1993, 2001–present) , Xristian Simon - guitar (2001–present), Michael Thomas - guitar (2007–present), Danny Nordahl - bass (2001–present), Chad Stewart - drums, percussion (2001–present), have been together long enough to have everything in synche, like a well oiled machine, or maybe I should say in their terms a girlfriend you have broken in and trained the way you want.

The set list included all the favorites Bathroom Wall, Cathouse, Slip of the Tongue, House of Pain, Poison Ivy, Glory Hole, Shut up and F*ck, Sex, Drugs and Rock N Roll!. The musical talent in this band is surpassed by none. Faster Pussycat have been doing it longer and better than anyone and combined with the Rough-N-Sexy voice of Taime Downe that fits so well with the lyrics to the songs it is no wonder these guys are still out there making music and touring. Front man Taime Downe has remained true to himself and his music all these years. He hasn't sold out and remains to grow artistically and though larger than life to some, very real. Taimie is quite the character, but you would have to be, to be the King of Hollywood Rock-N-Roll Sleaze! The crowd was taken in, romanced, used, abused, spit back out and loved every minute of it.

The band currently has a new cd out which is called "Front Row for the Donkey Show". The new c.d. is the FIRST and ONLY live recording from Faster Pussycat. The new c.d. is the next best thing to being there, and if you are like me you would love to be "Front Row" for Faster Pussycat everyday, so I know I will be purchasing the new c.d "Front Row for the Donkey Show".

Faster Pussycat put on the show that night at Club Red that we have all come to expect and love. Don't ever miss these guys when they come to town, it's not just a show, it's an experience, from the Masters themselves and no one can deliver like Faster Pussycat can.

The hot local band The Hollywood Saints opened up the show for Faster Pussycat with their expertise in 80's rock.

The Hollywood Saints come at you hard and thunderous. The band consist of Geno Dellamorte-vocals, Nakd Dave-bass, Steve Conley-guitar, Matt Brist-guitar and Robbie Six-drums. The Hollywood Saints have opened up for National acts such as Y&T, LA Guns, Steel Panther, Firehouse and of course Faster Pussycat.

I spoke with Nakd Dave, bassist, who stated the band have been playing together for about a year. This band is full of talented musicians. Yes, they played covers, but not the normal covers you usually hear bands play. Each member played with skill and precision. The bass and drums timing was excellent and the guitar work in this band is perfection. The Hollywood Saints brought you back in time when music actually had killer dueling guitars and we actually got to hear some guitar leads. When speaking with Nakd Dave he also stated that the set list changes constantly. I like that, so each time you go to see The Hollywood Saints it will be different show with different songs so the WOW factor will always be there. The show I saw included the set list of songs such as Dokken (Tooth and Nail), Aldo Nova (Fantasy), Judas Priest (Hell Bent for Leather) and my favorite of the night Motely Crue (Live Wire) how could you NOT enjoy yourself!! The Hollywood Saints are a band you definitely need to see and do not want to miss if you love hard rock music of the 80's.

2009-10-03T20:59:00.000-07:00

This is the same post from last year.
But I thought it deserved to be posted again!!

Carving Pumpkins 101

I just started carving pumpkins about 3 years ago. Man, what fun I missed out on when I was a youngster. Now I am trying to make up for all of those years. Since I am not a regular run of the mill type person, I did not want to carve the traditional smiley face pumpkins. No, that was WAY to boring for me. I wanted something different, something where people would look at my pumpkins and say "WoW" that is cool. Well I searched and searched and finally found a website that had really unusual and very cool pumpkin carving patterns. The site Zombie Pumpkins.com. There is a fee, like most sites, but you can opt to pay 5/10/15 and get over 100 very cool patterns or you can pay 20.00 and get all of the same patterns plus extra special patterns. Last Halloween my favorite pumpkin that I carved was Michael Meyers of my FAVORITE horror movie of all time, Halloween. The pic above is a pic of that carving. Now here is a picture of the pattern provided by Zombie Pumpkins.com

I know the picture of my carving is a bit blurry, but you get the idea, and hey like I said I haven't been doing this for long. I would like to give you a few more examples that the site offers. They have patterns from movies such as

Freddy from Nightmare on Elm Street

"SAW"

Pin Head

The Joker Captain Spalding

Also they have really cool Rock~N~Roll Star's

Angus Young of AC/DC

Rob ZombieOzzy Osbourne Gene Simmons of KISS
You may be asking, do they have anything for children or for the young at heart? Why yes they do!!

Patrick Sponge Bob
Scooby Doo

And just plain spooky

So no matter if you are young or old or even if you have ever carved a pumpkin before, you should try it. It's artistic and it's awesome to see the finished product and to know you made it yourself. Please be sure to take pictures so you can show off your work to others and take pride in what you have achieved. Even if you don't do so well you will always learn from your mistakes and plus it's fun to do!! Do it as a family project or ask some friends over and have an adult pumpkin carving party! Just be sure not to drink too much before you begin carving the pumpkins, for alcohol consumption and sharp objects do not go well together.

Also...be sure if you carve your pumpkins ahead of time (which is a good idea, because carving pumpkins is not a fast task) you will need information on preserving your "work of art" such as the use of petroleum jelly, saran wrap, as well as knowing to store in a cool place, soaking in water and fighting that nasty mold. I searched the web the best site I found is Zombie Pumpkins.com it has all this information and much, much, more. So all in all this website has all the information you need to be a Pumpkin Carving Master!

Happy Carving!!

Such is Life

2009-07-12T15:24:00.000-07:00

Sunday....Sunday

Kinda like the song Monday Monday...but alas it's Sunday

It's a beautiful day outside but living here in Arizona means beautiful but scorching HOT!! See that's the thing, it's beautiful but heaven forbid you step outside in July. Because it's freaking HOT!! To top it all off it's been humid lately and in the 100's which does not make for the best time to be outside. Unless you have a pool then it's all good.

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I've gotten older and I am facing the changes in my body. Believe me girls what they say about losing weight being harder when your older is all TRUE!! I love to go outside and take a nice brisk walk, but when it's so hot it's just a miserable task. It's not even enjoyable anymore when it's so hot. Ahhh we get older and are faced with so many issues. Weight, wrinkles begin to appear and gravity takes its toll. It would seem that with age comes wisdom. Shouldn't the higher powers reward us for the all the things we have endured in the past to get us where we are now? It would be wonderful it worked like that. But NO... the powers that be instead of rewarding us give us the not so wonderful process of aging bodies. It's just not fair.

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So like everything else we have endured...the process of getting older is another one we have to live with. We have to strive even harder to make our appearance the way we want to be. We want to be beautiful. Now there are vast amount of meanings to the word beautiful. So I pick my meaning which is being a wonderful person inside and out. But I also want to have a hot body and no gray hair. I know I have it within me to work out to get that hot body. And as for the hair well you can remedy that with a bottle of hair dye. I know I can do this...it's just a lot harder now that I am older.

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As for the groupie in me....I still love the rock shows. I still love meeting the people who make the music that moves me. It's just not as easy to meet them anymore. On one side I have learned what to do and not to do to meet them. It would just be a lot easier if I still had my 20year old body. Not saying I have ever done anything sexual to get backstage...because I haven't. But having a nice body to look at sure didn't hurt matters in the least.

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Guess it's time to get up off of this chair in front of my computer and do my workout dvd.

But in the air conditioning... haha

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Let the World Call Them Crow's Feet

Baby We Can Call Them Laugh Lines!!

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Ahhhh Getting Older ..... Such Is Life

2009-07-09T21:17:00.000-07:00

The King of Pop is Gone

And...

The Great Debate is On

I couldn't let the passing of Michael Jackson go without me commenting on this event. I have to say and you all know everything here is only my opinion but I wasn't a big fan of Michael Jackson. I was always into the Heavy Metal Music or Hard Rock growing up. I do remember when Billy Jean came out and it seemed as if all of my friends owned the album...yes I said ALBUM!! Wait...I take that back only my GIRL friends owned the album. I got so SICK of hearing everything off of that album. Maybe in a way Michael Jackson pushed me into loving that "Heavy Metal" music...hmmm...something to think about anyway. From the time that album came out I never really paid much attention to Michael Jackson. I just wasn't into him, or his music. But there was one that really hit me and remains to be a favorite of mine till this day is "Man in the Mirror". That song has a lot of real honesty in it and I admit I feel something when I hear it..and sing along with it

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With all of that being said I now hope I have proven to you that I was anything but a fan of Michael Jackson's. Then all of the accusation's that took place later in years in regards to him and ....well we all know what he was accused of...and that just made me ill. But we all have to remember we are all innocent until proven guilty. Who am I to judge anyone? One thing that has stuck in my mind that I have recently seen was an interview with Michael's Mother, she had stated for us to really think about what he was accused of and asked the question "If our son or daughter had been sexually abused would we have settled for money in return for our child's justice? I know what my answer to that is...HELL NO!! So that is something to ponder before we pass judgement.

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Not being a big fan the passing of Michael really didn't hit me in any way what-so-ever.

UNTIL

I was flipping through the tv on Tuesday and there it was, Michael's memorial service. So yeah I stopped and watched it. I was touched and yeah maybe even some tears came to my eyes. I was reminded of all of his music. His younger days and the songs he sang I used to sing along to on the radio. Especially "I'll Be There". I was also reminded of all of the music this man had made throughout his life. All of the good things he did with his money towards charities around the world.

So....no matter what he was....and throughout the years he did make us wonder what he actually was....Michael was an entertainer as well as a wonderful and great singer/songwriter. He will be remembered all over the world for years to come. And now that all of the hoopla is over....I can now feel the realization that a legend is gone and will never be again.

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I also cant help to wonder.....

Who will be the next?

What I mean by that is .... Who will be our next big musical icon... our next big musical legend

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Who will be the next legend that will pass...though sad to say...I don't know if there are really any musical legends out there anymore...well...I could name a few of my personal favorites but I don't want to think about losing any of them....so I wont.

2009-04-15T18:50:00.000-07:00

It's a Wonderful Day in the Neighborhood

Groovy Theresa

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That seems to be the consensus.

Seems to me the only time I write a lot is when I am bothered or depressed about something. Maybe why I don't post like I used to. But ya know what? I am happy. I am very blessed to have a good job that I LOVE!! A kick ass place to live and good friends.

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I just seemed to be inspired today... I'm listening to Roger Clyne and The Peacemakers and they always put me in an awesome happy mood. I love the whole vibe!!! And their music brings memories and I look forward to making more and more.

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Anyways.....

I got the beginning of my "back" tattoo. I was so excited I have been planning this tattoo for a few years. This is just the first session.....it is an acoustic guitar with a ribbon around it that says

Life is Grand

Love is Real

Beauty is Everywhere

Now I have to get stars, musical notes, moth, butterfly, TNA logo, a rosary, and a Music Love Sign....

Then.... the next session is the coloring in of all of it!!!! So when it's done it is gonna look really good. If you like tattoo's and .... I do.

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So anyway....just checking in.....hope all is well.....

I'm Loving Life!

2009-02-13T22:36:00.000-08:00

It's Been A Long Time

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Yup....Hello everyone!!

The holidays have come and gone.

I'm sitting here on Valentines Eve or

"FORCED LOVE DAY"

as I like to call it...haha and I'm sitting here drinking and can't sleep!!

So since I happen to have the time I thought I would blog for a bit.

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Now...a little about what's been going on in my life.

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Well I started my new job and I must say I LOVE IT!!

It's crazy and it's hectic but I must say I enjoy it. Instead of taking care of children all day I take care of male technicians....they are the same thing as children...am I right or am I right? I'm right I know I am...haha

I have been working a lot of overtime, as much as I can get. I've met a lot of cool new people and I am making more new friends every day.

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Even though I don't have a "man" in my life I am fine. For so many years I thought I had to have a male in my life. Well I am happy to say that I am concentrating on making a better life for my daughter and I. Someday I would like to have a romantic interest in my life, but that will come when it is meant to happen. As for right now...I am fine and I am happy.

You know me... always positive.

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As Roger Clyne says "Give away what you want to receive" and that is what I am doing. I am putting out positive energy and I am finally getting it back!! At first I felt guilty that I was doing so well. I don't know if that is from being raised Catholic or being raised as a southern woman or a mixture of both. But, I am a good person and I deserve everything that has come upon me. I have turned a cheek so many times and been the bigger person so many times and kept my head held high and remained positive even in the midst of everything crumbling around me that yes, I deserve all the good things that have and are happening to me.

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I plan on blogging more, but I tell ya, after 10-12hrs of being on the computer the last thing I want to do when I get home is to sit down in front of one!! But I will try my best to at least do better than I have these past couple of months. But I have been BUSY!!!

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I love life, I love MY life and wish nothing but the best of everything for everyone out there!!

Till Next Time

Remember

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Believe in Love

Forsake your Greed

and

Give Away What You Want To Receive!!!

2008-12-25T12:38:00.000-08:00

A Very Special

Thank You

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I have been so very blessed this whole holiday season. One of the main reason's is because of people like you reading this blog. You saw just a glimpse of my life and decided to take a part in it to make my daughter and I Christmas a very special one.

And I Thank each and everyone of you. Without your acts of kindness this Christmas would have been very bare. With the kindness I received I was able to give my daughter a very special Christmas. I am deeply moved and thankful.

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It was my turn to play Santa this year for my daughter. Since the divorce we split the holidays. Somehow or another my daughter's father always seems to mess it up for me when it's my turn. But not this year I am happy to say. So I got to get up around 2am and put Santa's presents under the tree. Plus I got to eat some cookies!! I don't know how much longer my daughter will believe in Santa so I don't take it for granted. I had a grand time sitting everything out for her to see this Christmas morning. She loved everything she got for Christmas!! I know my daughter is grateful. She is a very special child. At first she had 2 presents under the tree. When she kept seeing more and more presents under the tree she said "Mom, I don't need anymore" She is a good kid and she understands that Mom is struggels to make ends meet. So she really didn't expect much this year.

So another thanks to you all (Big D and The Wow Sisters) and my friends that I have had for many years . You made my daughters Christmas wishes come true!! And for that I am very, very thankful.

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Update on the New Job!

The new job is awesome!! I think I am going to be able to move up with this company very fast, which is what I want to do. I want to be in management and since I am on the ground floor I do think this is achievable. They are going to hire around 200 people and I am one of the first 60 to be hired. I think there is a lot of room to grow with this company and that is what it is all about for me now.

I work 4 10hour days. Which means during that time the only real time I have is work and sleep. But that is okay I enjoy it. I like the job and I feel I have a good chance to be the best I can be, and I will.

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Sometimes I feel guilty because the economy is so bad right now and people are in a bad way when such good things are happening for me. I also believe it is all of the positive energy I put out that is bringing positive things into my life. Things couldn't be better for me right now. I have to wait a whole month before my first paycheck, but that is fine because after that I believe I will become self sufficient. That is what I want more than anything just to be financially stable. Once that is achieved then I will start moving up and I can help someone next Christmas the way I have been helped this Christmas.

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2009 is approaching and it is going to be the first of the best year's EVER to come in my life!! I am staying positive. I will make my dreams come true. This all will happen. I am sure of it!! Oh and Thank You also for your comments on the last post. And no I can not blog at work :(

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Happy Holidays to You and Yours

and

May 2009 Treat You Kind!!

2008-12-13T22:52:00.000-08:00

It's All Happening

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I am sorry I haven't been online as much as I should. I have been looking for a new job. One that pays better with better benefits. Though it's scary and a little intimidating changing professions but, like I said in my earlier blog I have to make more money.

I did take that vacation day this past Monday and went out on a search. I had a couple of interviews. One called me back for a second interview today. Guess what people? I got the job!!!

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As happy as I was to get the job offer there was one glitch. They want me to start this Monday. The manager (Joe) told me he didn't know when there would be another class starting, maybe not for 3 to 4 weeks out. I told them I really needed to give a notice at my present job. So the manager gave me his number and told me to call him this afternoon with my decision. I got on the phone after leaving the interview and called my manager at my present job. She has always been so supportive and just a great all around boss. When I told her my dilemma guess what she said? She told me I should take the job. She said she totally understood my predicament and is always supportive of any of her employees that move onto to a better paying job. I told her I was worried about giving a notice. She said not to worry. She said if I had just not showed up or just walked out of work it would be different, but I did contact her and ask her advice so this is totally different. See....I told you she was a great boss. I am going to miss her SO much!! As well as all of my fellow co-workers.

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So I think you got the picture. I called Joe back and told him YES I would take the job and I would be there at 7:00 am on Monday morning!!

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So thank you all for your good luck wishes. I probably will only be posting on here once a week because I am going to be working 10hr days and learning a totally new job. I'm sure it will take some time to get used to everything, but I believe good things are coming my way.

I have faith and I believe!! It feels good to believe in myself. I KNOW I can do this and I KNOW this will be better for both my daughter and I.

I am blessed.

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So stay tuned till next time when I can fill you in on how the new job, new life is going!!

2008-12-07T23:26:00.000-08:00

In The Words of David Bowie

CHA CHA CHA CHANGES

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Well it is that time of year again when everyone looks back in retrospect of the passing year. I have to say this will be one of the first times that I am ready to make changes in my life in the form of a new year resolution. Though I don't want to call it a New Years Resolution. I just want to call it making a lifestyle change, a new me change.

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See in the past years I have dated some really uncool guys. That's enough of that, but it brought me to the realizations that I had to be better to myself and not to take shit from any man ever again.

Accomplished.... (or so I am hoping and keeping my fingers crossed)

To be better to myself, to focus on my inner being that had been abused emotionally. I have done that. I like who I am as a person and I like me.

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Now this year it is going to be a career change. I have my Teaching Certificate in Early Childhood Education. I absolutely LOVE my job, but, it doesn't help with my pocket book. You know they say it is better to have a job you love and not make a lot of money than to have a job where you make loads of money but you loathe what you do. Sometimes I wonder if that is really true. But with the economy and being a single mother I have to do what is best for my daughter and I. At this time it means finding another line of work that will pay me better, and let me tell ya, that probably won't be hard to do. Because let me tell you, teachers do NOT MAKE SHIT! Especially in Early Childhood Education. I will miss all my children at work, I will miss that I now get 2 paid vacations a year and now I have to start over again somewhere else, I will miss the camaraderie of all of my female companions and boss at work. But I have to go and make the almighty dollar. I am now hungry for it and it HAS to be done. I have a vacation day left and I am going to use half of it tomorrow to go and see about a new job.

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Wish Me Luck!!

2008-12-02T05:25:00.000-08:00

BACK IN THE SADDLE AGAIN

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Hello everyone! I am back!

My internet service was turned off while moving but now I am back online.

I am done with my move into my new little condo and I love it.

I had so much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. Let me tell you a little bit about it before I have to head out the door for work.

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Friends are the greatest things in life. Since I have no family here, my friends take my place of my family. I was so scared I would have no one to help me move. I woke up on moving day wondering if everyone that said they would help would actually be there. I mean it was a big football weekend and a holiday weekend so I was kinda worried. My girlfriend who was staying with me for the holiday's was there of course, but would everyone else show up. Well I got a phone call from my co-worker that she would be there around 12:00 noon instead of 9:00. No problem I thought, I had asked my friend Chris to help me and 12:00 noon seemed like a more realistic time for him to come and help than 9:00 am anyway. So I let Chris know and all was on for 12:00 noon.

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First let me tell you...I am blessed. At 11:30 Chris showed up with his truck. Now we could only use his truck for the things that weren't heavy, like boxes and such, not the heavy things such as couches, bed's. Then right at 12:00 here comes my co-worker and her husband in a truck. She also had one of her son's friends and his truck following her! So I had 3 men, 3 trucks and 3 of us women. I love my co-worker she knows how to get things done!! She came in and took charge and let me tell you we were done with all of the heavy things in 2 HOURS!!

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My friend Chris and I finished up the smaller odds and end's things. When we sat down to take a break after the last load for he and I it was 2:30!! I still had to go back and clean and such but all the moving was done!

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So this Thanksgiving I found out that yes, I have some good friends, yes, I have some real friends! You know what they say, you find out who your true friends are when you ask them to help you move and they actually come.

I am very grateful and thankful this holiday season.

I feel blessed.

2008-11-20T06:58:00.000-08:00

The Weekend is Quickly Approaching!!

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So with my birthday weekend quickly approaching I am excited! My friend Joe asked me to go and see comedian Doug Stanhope on Friday night. If you have never heard of Doug you should he is hilarious. My all time favorite Mitch Hedberg died a few years ago and no one has been able to take his place, but, Doug sure comes close. Not to mention Doug is a good guy. I was lucky enough to spend some time with him and his family over the 4th of July weekend. Well...I don't know if it was a lot of time. I went to meet my friend Joe at Doug's house. Doug was having a 4th of July BBQ. But I did get to see and meet the "real" him, not just the comedian. Now I must warn you his line of comedy is not for everyone, but what he says is SO VERY WRONG sometimes that it is just funny.

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Saturday I am spending time with my daughter and alas' packing again.

Then on Sunday (my birthday) my daughter and I am going to go see the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. I bought these tickets before they went on sale to the public since I am a member of the fan club. I got them months ago when I had a bit of extra (if there is even anything such as) money. But it should be a nice time. My daughter has never seen them. I have seen them once before and their show is just amazing! Their music is so infused with the electric guitar and their light show is something you will never forget. Just in time to get us in the mood for Christmas!

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Now, the only thing I'm thinking of is how old am I going to be this year?

37 sounds like a good number, Yeah, I'm 37 this year.... ha ha

2008-11-18T21:23:00.001-08:00

STRESSED

Just a bit.

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Well my moving date keeps getting closer and closer and I am still not finished packing. Who am I kidding, I am not even half way done with packing! Seems like there is always something going on. Now with the holiday season approaching there is just going to be more and more to do.

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This past weekend was enjoyable. After the partially horrible week I just wanted some time to go out and be me and get out of the house. I think I deserved it and I accomplished my mission.

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Friday night was a good night. Two of my co-workers and I had an "all girls night". It was fun, just me and a couple of my girlfriends got together at one of their houses and we drank, ate and were merry. We stayed up talking and laughing until 5 a.m. So after waking up Saturday morning around 8:30 am I drove home and packed some like a good girl. But by the time noon came around needless to say I took a long nap.

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After waking up from my nap another girlfriend of mine came over to my apt. We went out and had lunch and hung out for a while. Then my friend Chris called and asked if we were still going to hang out on Saturday night. I had forgotten all about it so I asked what time was he thinking. He said there was a birthday dinner for a friend at his place around 7 pm then the gang was gong to head out to a bar to watch the fight. I decided to skip the dinner and just meet them for the fight. It was enjoyable hanging out with Chris and new friends. Then we all went back to his place and talked and played the WII. This is my second time playing that game and I must say I had fun. A few of us crashed at Chris's house for we were in no shape to drive.

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I woke up Sunday morning, pretty much like Saturday morning and drove home. Before I left Chris asked if I was coming back for the BBQ that night. I said sure, sounded like fun. Then I was drafted into making my homemade potato salad. Which I didn't mind because I love cooking for people. He said he would buy all the ingredients just come to his place around 5 pm and make it. So I drove home, packed a bit more, turned on the Bronco's football game and proceeded to fall asleep on the couch. I got up later, got ready for the BBQ and headed back to Chris's house.

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When I got there they had already had to potato's boiling for the potato salad. Good deal. I made the salad as Theresa put on the BBQ ribs. We turned on yet another football game (we did switch the channel back and forth to see the Suns game also), ate and by this time everyone was full and sleepy. Around 10:00 I headed home yet again. Got home, showered and read my Steven King book "Duma Key" and fell asleep.

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So all in all it was a good, relaxing, fun, and exciting weekend all rolled up in one! I better relish this past weekend cause it is the calm before the storm.

Did I mention one of my best friends are flying in from Denver next week to spend Thanksgiving with me? She is the storm!! hahaha no but seriously we are going to have some fun. Company and moving and Thanksgiving all in the same weekend....

I will survive!!

2008-11-17T19:03:00.000-08:00

Something Wicked This Way Comes ~ Through E-Mail

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I just don't get some people. Just when you think you have heard it all, you ain't heard nothing!!

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So I was on craigslist looking for a twin bed for my daughter. We are moving into a two bedroom after sharing a one bedroom. The only thing about this wonderful new venture I have going on is I do not have a bed for my daughter. The ones I saw on craigslist were too expensive for my budget and Christmas is coming!! So I thought I would post something about my situation and see if someone would be willing to "donate" for lack of a better term a decent twin bed to me and my daughter. I really didn't know if I would hear anything back, but there it was first thing this morning a email from someone wanting to help! I was so excited! So I opened the email and this is what it said:

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"I would love to help what can I do? And what are you willing to trade? AGE?"

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Well, I was excited someone wanted to help but didn't quite understand the whole "trade" thing so I wrote back with this reply:

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"Hello, I am not exactly sure what you are asking. I was asking for help to get a bed for my daughter. What are you looking for in trade? What would help you out? I'm sorry but I just do not understand your question."

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They then replied with:

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'You willin to trade any personal time?'

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I thought the email said personal item...So I answered like this:

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"Sure, but not sure what you are looking for. Like I said I am a single mother. We now live in a one bedroom, so personal items are not a plenty. What type of personal items are you looking for? I cant really think of anything of value that I have that anyone would interested in. I do have a kitchen table that we haven't used but a few times, we tend to eat in front of the t.v. I bought it last year new, two of the chairs are not even assembled yet."

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Then this is what I get back....

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"are you attractive?...making sense now?"

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Well to say the least I was astonished and disturbed by this email'er who started out pretending to help me and daughter out. I mean where do people get off trying to take advantage of others like this? Man, first thing in the morning too...

But I did not let it ruin my day! The freak! I just chalked it up to experience and never responded back.

Some people have some nerve!! And this person just got on my last one!!

2008-11-15T09:04:00.000-08:00

What Good Is My Love Song

When Your Not Around To Hear It?

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What a week! I am so glad it is over! I was sick most of the week then just as I was starting to feel better on Thursday I got some crushing news. How is it that men can just turn your world upside down. Well I don't really let that happen anymore, because I just do not allow anyone to affect me in negative ways. It was not a mad thing, it was a heart' ache thing. Which brings me to.. I just do not understand men, at all. Most of my life I have been too smothering to men. It took me a long time to figure this out. Once I did figure this out I started backing off, giving them room. Well in this instance seems I gave too much room. So seems this approach for me hasn't worked either. I give up!

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You know for the past year I have really been working on me. Which is a good thing and I figured that whatever is supposed to happen will happen. But there was a certain someone who I met who was very special to me. We had a great time together every time we were together. I mean laughing so hard tears would run down my face. Every time we started to get close he would back off. The first time it happened my old smothering self flipped out. But then I learned the art of patience. He would always come back, and when he did, things were just as they were before, great, fantastic and awesome good times.

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We met after both of us had just gotten out of long, bad relationships. Guess we were each others rebounds. I had been broken up with my ex boyfriend of four years for about a month and he had just broken up with his ex girlfriend a couple of weeks before. We discussed our ex's very rarely. When he did discuss this ex, you could tell she had really hurt him. The story goes she had moved in with him, started doing drugs, staying out all night, and sleeping with his friends. Then she up and moved to California. He was confused and so openly hurt by this woman that he didn't want to get close to anyone else. Thus the reason every time we started getting close he would disappear. Like I said, I would just give him room and he always came back. This time I let it go too long without getting in touch and guess what? I got a text this past Thursday while I was at work that said his ex had moved back, he had gotten back with her. He had told her about us, which she was not very happy about and had FORBID him to talk to me.

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How does this happen? For one, she screwed over him so bad. Secondly who can FORBID anyone anything? How does this work? Doesn't that seem a little overbearing? Do men like this? Why is it that every guy I date and we go our separate ways for one reason or another, they wind up with women who run their lives? Do I give men too much freedom? I mean I just treat people the way I want to be treated. I can barely run my own life, why would I want to run another persons life? It just amazes me is these men seem to flock to this, they are okay with this. I just do not understand.

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Okay in all honesty after I received the text I started thinking negative, which I try never to do. I was thinking maybe he told me this because he just wasn't interested anymore. So...I don't know about you women out there but I did a little investigating and I saw with my own eyes. Yes, he truly was with his ex. This woman is not pretty, in fact she is rather manly looking, but you know I do know looks are not everything. So I'm thinking maybe she is a cool, sweet person. Then I remembered all the things I was told about her and how she had taken him for granted and used him. So I just do not understand.

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Anyone who knows me knows that I am a good person. I am not a bitch, though I do stand up for what I believe in. I do not allow anyone to use me, those days are gone for I am not a stupid young girl anymore. But I will go out of my way a little bit every now and then for someone I care about. But I have also learned not to do too much because that makes you become the "mother" figure and I that's not how I want to be perceived. It's just all too confusing. This woman does not deserve this handsome, hilarious, fun, happy all around good guy. She doesn't deserve him!! I always said any woman who he actually trusted enough to give his heart to would be the luckiest woman on earth. Well...looks as if he has done this, and has given it to the same person who broke it all to pieces before.

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So, I was very hurt, hurt on the inside because I know I would never treat this guy the way she has in the past. I mean I know he is not a "God" and I wouldn't treat him as one. He is just a man, but a man that I felt comfortable with from the moment I met him. You know the kind that when you first talk for the very first time it is if you have known each other for years. Someone you can do and say anything to knowing that you won't be judged and you are totally and unconditionally accepted. Sometimes we meet a man and we want to change them in some way. There is not one thing I would want this guy to change, he was perfect. I mean yea at times he was loud, obnoxiously loud, but a funny, hilarious obnoxious loud. One that would make me laugh so hard my sides would ache from laughing so much.

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All I can say is I hope this ex girlfriend knows how very lucky she is to have a man such as him and doesn't take him for granted again. But I have a feeling she will. I pray that he doesn't marry her and have children and then she pulls some of the old same stuff. At which point he will probably figure out that he doesn't deserve to be treated that way and what he thought would change didn't and what he has isn't happiness at all. Makes me sad to think such a wonderful fun, happy guy is going to be treated that way. Maybe not, maybe she has changed, but I am not convinced.

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So tell me if you think I am crazy. I really truly care for this guy. I feel as if I want to fight for him. That is something I have never felt or done before. We were good together. Usually I just chalk a relationship up to an experience and move on. But this one is different. This guy captured my heart in a way no other man ever has. Now I don't want to disrupt his life, or confront him/her at all. I am not into drama. I have always heard slow and steady wins the race. With that being said, I am not going to let him forget about me. I already have a Christmas present for him I got over the summer. It's nothing big. It is a game. He loves to figure stuff out and my girlfriend has this game and it drives her crazy trying to figure it out. So when I saw this in the store over the summer I grabbed it for him. I think it cost 10.00. Like I said nothing big. I am going to send it to him at his work. Like I said I don't want to cause drama, or disrupt his life. I just want to show him in sweet little ways that he is thought of and I have left an open door.

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So yeah, Thursday was a sad day for me. But then again I always try to be positive and I am. I know I am a good person. I know I have a heart of gold. I know that when God is ready to put a man in my life, he will. I am not out looking I am just living this life and being me. I am a happy me and I like the happy me, and that is how I am going to stay.

No Matter What :)

2008-11-11T20:10:00.000-08:00

I'm going nuts.....Coconuts!!!!!!!

The Benefits of Virgin Unrefined Coconut Oil

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Yes, I said Virgin Unrefined Coconut Oil. A friend turned me onto this the benefits of this "wonder oil/drug" and I researched it and have decided...I am going to try it. It can be used in so many different ways and from what I have researched is supposed to be really good for you.

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The first thing I thought of was the cosmetic type beauty benefits. It it can be used on skin for, what they say, will leave you with the softest, most silky skin you have ever experienced. Well..for me that is always a plus, especially since I live in such a dry climate. It can also be used on your hair kind of like a deep oil treatment. That is also a plus to me because I have bleached my hair for so long that it is just dead and it is starting to look that way. I haven't tried that yet but I will sometime this week. I will let you know how my hair turns out.

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But besides of the cosmetic side of this there is another whole other story that is very interesting. It can be used to maintain your health and immune system! It can be used in cooking instead of other oils you would normally use. I found that research and studies on communities who get large portions of their calories from coconut and coconut oils show it to be a good oil for health maintenance. Okay now this part is a little technical but I have to get this idea across to you. Medium chain fatty acids, which account for up to 75% of the fatty acids in coconut oil, are digested and assimilated differently than long chain fatty acids found in most other oils. Medium chain fatty acids support a healthy immune system. Eventually the body uses them for energy!!! Fat storage is always a 14 carbon chain molecule and medium chain fatty acids are comprised of 6 to 12 carbon atoms. There is no evidence that medium chain fatty acids EVER become part of fat storage. So tonight I used it instead of Pam Cooking Spray in my skillet when cooking potato's. My potato's cooked just fine and tasted just as good. I couldn't tell a difference in taste. So that is a good sign so far!!

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So you may be asking, what about cholesterol? Well coconut oil is a naturally cholesterol-free food. Cool...so it must be good for the heart, or that's what I am thinking.

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And get this is....my favorite...it is supposed to also help in weight loss!!!! To sum up what I read, Coconut oil is a healthy source of Medium chain triglycerides, which the body readily absorbs and converts to energy.

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So, why don't more people know about this? I have no idea. I am just glad that I have found out about it. So yesterday on my break from work I went to Hi Health and purchased a 14oz container of this miracle oil...lol. It wasn't expensive at all, the brand I purchased was Spectrum and I believe I paid 8.00 for it.

I also found a very interesting website Tropical Traditions which explained all about Virgin Unrefined Coconut Oil and its benefits. Another cool thing about this site is it explains how Virgin Unrefined Coconut Oil is made. It also explains why you should buy Unrefined instead of the others. I have had enough trouble explaining the health benefits so I am not even going to touch how it is made.

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I am always looking for healthier ways of living for my daughter and I and this coconut oil is all new to me, but I am going to try it. From what I read and researched, it cant hurt!! So as I continue on with this quest of health and weight loss I will keep you updated on how this coconut oil works for me.

I Am Excited

2008-11-08T09:08:00.000-08:00

Here at last, Here at last, The Weekend is Here at last!

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The weekend Yes at last Saturday is here! This week has blown by hasn't it? I'm sure it will be that way till and after Christmas. Christmas always seems to sneak up on me. Not this year though, I have been planning since the middle of the summer. Since all of my family is back home in TN/KY and all I have here in Arizona is my daughter, Christmas isn't too bad. I have picked up things here and there for my daughter as I have seen them go on sale throughout the year. Geeze, I sound so much like my Grandmother now...haha. But that is what I have done and Thank God I did, because I am a single Mom and it is hard to make Christmas even happen. I admit usually I have to do the whole Wal-Mart layaway thing. This year there is no more layaway so I had to plan throughout the year. So it tis done, except for a few things. Whew..

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I am excited because I am starting to pack to move into my new apartment!! Thanks to a very dear friend. As I said before I am a single Mom so I have only been able to afford an one bedroom for both my daughter and I since 2005. Now I have found a two bedroom that is actually 25.00 cheaper! It doesn't have all the luxuries that we have now, like a pool, dishwasher etc. Some of you may not think of those things as a luxury, but try doing without them and I bet you will appreciate them a lot more. We can live without those because it is a two bedroom and my daughter and I will have our own space! Now to me that is a lot to be excited about!!

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Being a single Mother I can not afford to hire someone to move me. Which brings me to "good friends". I have asked some of my friends if they would be willing to help me and a few of them said they would. Which is so wonderful since it is a big football weekend that I am moving. See, I am moving the weekend after Thanksgiving. Moving on that weekend is going to be a bit tricky with the whole holiday meal I am going to prepare Thursday night before the move. But I will do it. It is the first Thanksgiving I have had with my daughter in 3 years! One of my best friends "C" is flying in for the holidays also and she is staying with me. Kinda sucks I have to move while she is here, but she is one of my closest friends and she understands. She said she is willing to help and I feel bad that she is going to be here during the whole process, but, there is nothing I can do. And I will be moving just in time to keep out all of the Christmas decorations so my daughter and I can put them up and enjoy them throughout the season.

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Another of my dearest friends. One of whom I haven't known for very long but I trust with everything I have actually helped me with the deposit for my apartment. It is gonna take me a long time to pay them back, but I am a person of my word. It means so much to have such good friends especially at this time of the year. Thanksgiving means to give thanks. I have so much to be thankful for, friends, family, my job a roof over my head, food to eat and clothes to wear. I am not a high maintenance girl. I am very positive and very grateful for everything I have.

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So anyways... I am excited!!

Guess I better get in here and get packing!!

Woo Hoo!!!

History in the Making

2008-11-07T06:19:00.000-08:00

Will you remember where you were when you heard the word of our new elected president? I think we all will, I know I will. My daughter was just getting out of the shower as I sat watching the t.v. and checking the internet. We are living in a day of "History In the Making".

I am proud to be living in this day in time. I am proud that the women I know compliment me on how my daughter is a sweet girl and she doesn't see "color" just people. That is how I want it. Though that is not how I was raised.

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I was raised in Tennessee/Kentucky and if you were watching the polls you saw how those states voted. When growing up I didn't like the "race" issue. I only wanted to see people for who they were. That is one of the reasons I wanted to move from there as soon as I could. Every time I go back "home" it is still the same. I will say things have improved, but underneath it is still the same at least with the older generation. The younger generation is trying to make a change there and maybe someday they will. Let's hope they will. Because going back there is like going back in time. Any of you who have ever been in the south will know what I am talking about.

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So we are now living in a new day in time. When I first saw Martin Luther King Jr. give his famous speech it made me cry. He is one of my hero's and always has been. I just hope this country can come together as one and work together to make America the Beautiful, beautiful again. It feels good to know there are so many people out there like myself who really want equality for everyone and not just say it, but mean it. I think that was proved on election night. A new generations is finally here! I am glad that I am around to see it!

Election Day

2008-11-04T05:33:00.000-08:00

VOTE

Today is the day people, get out there and vote. Here is a little something to encourage you if nothing else will.

Coffee lovers can get their caffine fix for free if they head to the polls this morning.
Starbucks Coffee Inc. is offering a free cup of coffee to anyone who votes. The Seattle-based retailer will announce an initiative tonight to give away a free “tall” (12-ounce) cup of coffee to anyone who went to the polls to vote.
The announcement was aired in an advertisement during “Saturday Night Live’s Presidential Election Bash.”
The aim is to encourage customers to vote, the company says.
Voters can show their state’s “I voted” sticker as proof.

Party Like a Rock Star ~ Yes We Did!!!

2008-11-02T19:30:00.000-08:00

BEST HALLOWEEN PARTY EVER!!

So did you go to any good party's this weekend? I did, I went to a great Halloween party on Saturday night. The party was so good that its now 8:30 on Sunday night and I am still re cooperating.

This is how the night went, as much of it as I can remember. First let me say that M and G are the most fun couple I have ever met. So needless to say I knew this was going to be a great party. There was food and of course alcohol and games, games, and more games. Thank God I didn't have to spin the "Wheel of Doom" but I was in a game where you picked a number out of a bowl each number either had the word suck or blow on it. Then you had to find your partner (the person with the same number) and they would have the opposite of your "suck" or "blow".

Once you found your partner they passed out these long clear tubes that opened on each end. Inside the tube was a jello shot. I was number 3 "blow". So glad I was the "blow" and not the "suck". So my job as "blow" was to blow the jello shot into my "Suck" partners mouth. Easy enough for me. Well me and my partner took first place. She took that jello shot in one shot down the throat!! Later I found out she was an ex porn star, no wonder she did so well. I'm not saying that in a negative way at all. She did a great job and she was a very nice person.

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Everyone loves costumes right? Well I went as a Peacemaker, it was comfortable and everyone loved it!!! Most everyone knew who Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers are which was a good thing. My friends had on some really cool costumes especially Big J. He was The Joker and he went all out as you can see. The first part of the evening he was The Joker in the "hospital" scene from the movie that looked a little something like this.

Then he was just The Joker in a suit and tie. He had the suit custom made for the evening and he looked really hot in it.

Here are some more pictures but I'm going to protect my friends because I don't know if they want their mugs blasted on the Internet. Kinda like protecting the not so innocent as you can see in these pics.
I was doing good drinking my tequila, having fun socializing with everyone then someone started making Absinthe shots. I have never tried Absinthe so sure I wanted a shot. No one told me that it was 110 proof. After my third shot of the night things got fuzzy and things got blurry and then everything was gone. I had pictures on my camera I do not remember taking or posing for such as these

And Now ..... The Aftermath

Thank Goodness my friends let everyone crash at their place!!

All in all it was the best Halloween party I have ever been to and I hope they throw one every year!

Music The Way You Want It! ~Pandora Radio~

2008-11-01T11:52:00.000-07:00

Music You Want To Hear When You Want To Hear It

(For Those of Us Who Don't Have Satellite Radio)

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Are you ever in the mood to listen to a certain type of music and you turn on your radio without hearing anything you like? Or you hear something you like and then the next song is just awful or there are so many commercials it just breaks the whole mood? Well I have found a solution!!

There are certain times when I want to listen to just an particular genre of music. Sometimes I want Rock such as Buck Cherry or Hard Rock such as Metallica or Slayer. Sometimes the 80's hair band rock or 80's southern rock. Then there are times I want to listen to folk music such as John Prine. Other times I may want just easy listening James Taylor type stuff. Sometimes jazz, and sometimes (God Forbid) country. Yeah I said it, so sue me.

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Well a few months ago while hanging out with friends one of them mentioned to me a place on the Internet I could go and make my "own" radio station. This intrigued me so I had to check this out. The site I am referring to is Pandora Radio. I must say I was a little skeptical at first but what the hell, I will try anything once. So I found the site and let me tell you I go to this site just about everyday. Especially when I am getting ready for work or doing house work.

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First you sign up...which is totally free mind you. Then you just put in the name of a band or song that you would like to hear. From that point one the site will play songs that are of the same type sound. So no matter what mood you are in, and I am a very moody person, it will play whatever you are in the mood for. I love this place!! Don't worry about downloads like with other online music sources because you don't have to download anything into your computer. Which is awesome because I have been to places such as Lime Wire and such and those places have really screwed up my computer. So be assured that you can go to Pandora Radio with ease that your computer will be safe. I have never had any problems.

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So the next time you have to change c.d.'s or you have so much on your I POD that what comes on next is breaking "your mood" just go to Pandora Radio and let their wizards pick out your "mood" music. They do a great job!! Another great thing is you will be turned onto a lot of other artists that you may have not even known existed at all. It is a great tool for me as I think it will be to you also.

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So tune in and make your own radio stations to fit your moods.

It's worth it!!

Another Groupie Tale on Hallow's Eve

2008-10-30T22:00:00.000-07:00

In Honor of Halloween

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I wanted to post a video of one of my favorite comedians Stephen Lynch doing his Halloween Song. By the way, the guy pictured above is not Stephen Lynch, his name is China. I will get to China later on, but back to Stephen Lynch and his awesome Halloween song!!I wanted to post the video right on my page, BUT I can not seem to figure out how to post a video from youtube. If anyone out there can help me it would be greatly appreciated. But this is something I really want you to see, I'm sure you will enjoy it so if you click this link Halloween Song you wont be disappointed, it's hilarious.

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So tomorrow is Halloween!! I am so excited!! It's going to be a very busy night for me. First I am taking my daughter trick or treating. Then I may do some fun "adult" trick or treating" myself so I may not have time to post a blog. So I thought I would take the time tonight to post yet another Groupie Tale for your enjoyment!! So here goes

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The Rocker Boi Who Changed My Life

So it was not such a happy time in my life. My husband had filed for divorce. I had gained mucho pounds with the pregnancy of my daughter. I was faced with the challenge of being a single Mom with no family here at all in Arizona where I reside and really no emotional support from anyone. You could say I was pretty depressed. Well..what always pulls me through? That's right music, rock and roll. So one of my best friends of all time "V" said she was flying out to Arizona to come and visit me. That was great! AND... Our hometown guy friend who plays for a famous band was doing a show here then in Los Angeles and then Las Vegas. So my daughter was going to be with her father and we were going to go on a road trip and hit all three concerts! I couldn't wait to get out and experience a concert again! Since I had become a mother and had gained weight I really didn't go to any concerts. So this was going to be such a fun time and with my Lady Friend "V" coming it was definitely going to be a blast!!

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So "V" flies in and we catch up. She is one of those friends that it doesn't matter if it has been years since you have seen each other it always seems just like yesterday. So the day of the first concert here in Phoenix what do we do? We head out to the venue to talk to our friend and to make sure we have passes for that night. So much had changed since I had became a mother. I actually had an in home childcare business and so we went to the venue in my mini van with 6 children in tow. Yup... it was a sight to see. But I stayed with the children while "V" went and retrieved our friend and made sure the passes were there for us for that night and everything was set to go. So we went to the concert that night and everything was very cool. That was Thursday night. I had taken Friday off of work so Friday morning we head to L.A. for the show at the House of Blues.

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We arrived in L.A. got to our hotel, non other than the Riot House right across the street from The House of Blues. Our friend got us passes and V.I.P. for concert at the House of Blues. If you have never been in V.I.P. at the House of Blues it is a MUST. There are different little rooms and little niches' in which to converse, a patio and of course a bar. It was so very Rock N Roll.

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So I am sitting there on one of the couches and in walks "my type" of guy. Long black hair, black leather trench coat, black leather shorts down to his knees, fishnet stockings, big healed black leather boots, eyeliner, oh yeah...my type of guy all the way. That is one thing about L.A. every time I go there I see this type of guy. It feels like home. So in walks this guy, at first I think it's Nikki Sixx, (mostly because of the hair) but also because Nikkie had written a song for the band that my friend plays for and I thought he just may have popped in to say hello. As soon as I see this guy "V" says, "Oh God, that one was made just for you" or something to that effect. So I admire him from afar and the night goes on. A little later "V" and I go down to the bottom floor of the HOB to take a look around. While we were going back in the elevator to V.I.P. we notice this guy along with about 3 others are in the elevator with us. "V" strikes up a conversation with him the elevator door opens and and we all walk to the bar. He and I start talking and its as if I had known this guy forever. His name was China, he was so very strange but yet magnetic. He intrigued me. He played for a well known band and later I would go out and buy the c.d., of course I would. He and I hung out all night long, just he and I. ("V" is a people person and she was having a good time talking and being the social butterfly that she is.) I even remember when China and I walked through the t.v. room on the way to the outside patio one of the managers was sitting on a couch with a group of people who looked frightened of my new friend. Which I found hilarious.

I heard the manager say,

"That's just China, he's harmless"

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Now you may be wondering how this Rocker Boi changed my life, well I will tell you. As I mentioned before I had gained weight with my pregnancy and I tried to get it off, but I was bigger than I had ever been in my life and it was a battle. When you are bigger than you have ever been you tend to lose confidence in yourself. Well...just the fact that China was hanging with me all night meant a lot, but it was something he said to me. I remember it as if it was yesterday. We were outside on the patio just he and I. The subject of sex came up. We talked about what we liked and such, then he stood up and asked me to stand up. He walked around behind me and said

"I really like your ass, yeah, you have a really nice ass...mmmmm"

and that was it, but that's what it took to boost some kind of confidence in me. After that night I started losing weight and I have NEVER been that big again!! He have me my confidence back and that changed my life. It really did. I saw him the next year at NAMM and I was so proud to be smaller and for him to see it too. I did tell him how he affected me and my life. He and I have kept in touch through out the years. Sometimes I will ask him advice about a guy I am interested in and he tells me the guy point of view. He always watches out for my best interest. It's funny how two souls find each other, how you meet someone and it feels as if you have known them your whole life and can talk to them about any and everything.

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You know most of the time Rocker Boi's are out for one thing, or multiple things. It seems they always want something. But China, he gave unto me, he changed my life. I have never met another like him, and I doubt I ever will. I will never forget him. He will always have a special place in my heart.

Forever and Always

Needless to say after the concert Friday Night at the House of Blues "V" and I didn't make it to the concert Saturday night in Las Vegas ha ha ha

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Oh, What to Wear?

2008-10-28T23:27:00.000-07:00

Decisions.... Decisions....

Well, Halloween is fast approaching and I still haven't decided on a costume. I do have one for trick or treating with my daughter. We are going to be matching this year. We are matching bumble bee's, me being the Queen Bee of course.

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I have been invited to an adult Halloween party and I wanted to wear something really cool. So here are my options.

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Option One: I have the sexy Queen Bee that can be worn with fishnet hose instead of the leggings I will be wearing with the costume when I am with my daughter.

Option Two: A Nuns outfit. Which is pretty cool since my name is Theresa I can go as St. Theresa! All of you that know me can get a big laugh out of that one!

Option Three: Now this is the one I had my heart set on, but I have to "make" it myself. Because I didn't like the "costume" I saw, but I liked the idea. This costume consists of me taking a sturdy cardboard box and cutting it into a a doughnut shape, also cutting a round table cloth with a hole big enough for my head to fit through. Then hot gluing a alarm clock, vase with flower and maybe some condoms to the top. Wearing a lampshade on my head and going as a "One Night Stand"!! Below is the image that gave me the idea, but mine would have been as I stated above

Option Four: Which I just thought of tonight. Going as a "Peacemaker!" Which consists of me cutting out the Roger Clyne and Peacemaker symbol out of sturdy cardboard and painting it poking two small holes in the cardboard to put some type string or something which to drape around my neck so it will look like I'm wearing a big sign. Along with a Roger Clyne and Peacemaker Cowboy Hat a Roger Clyne and Peacemaker T-Shirt and my jeans with my Roger Clyne and Peacemaker patch on the back pocket. Not to mention both of my Roger Clyne and The Peacemaker Tattoo's I have will be visible. I can also bring along my wooden tray with the Roger Clyne and Peacemaker Symbol on it with my Roger Clyne and Peacemaker shot glass and some tequila and go around offering everyone shots and saying "Here's To Life" AND I can bring along an IPOD with all of the Roger Clyne and Peacemaker music I have downloaded and have it playing. All in all I think my "Peacemaker" outfit/costume is the most original.... so...... I have no picture of this since it is all in my mind.

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I think I have made my choice....

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I'm gonna be a "Peacemaker" which I am in my heart anyway!!

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If Your Bottles Empty Help Yourself to Mine, Thank You For Your Time and Here's to Life !

~ Roger Clyne~

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Salude'!

Another Tale ~ The Sure Thing

2008-10-27T23:44:00.000-07:00

A Not So Wise Man Once Told Me...

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Unlike many tales I will be posting this tale will consist of no famous, as you know them, rockers. This is just a story of some Rocker Boi's I've known for a long, long, time. Well...let me take that back. One of them is the lead guitarist for a famous Rock N Roll band today, so yeah, I guess there is a famous rocker boi in this tale.

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It amazes me sometimes, or should I say "used" to amaze me the women that Rocker Boi's pick to be with. I was at a show of some of my best Rocker Boi friends, whom I have known forever when they were playing a club in Evansville Indiana. It was always such a fun time hanging out with them. It was just like watching t.v. or being at the movies because they were so damn entertaining. I could just watch them just be themselves for hours and laugh my ass off! They were so comical and witty!! Guess that is what lured me to bands in the first place. These are not normal people, I mean they are to an extent, but they are artists and artists are a little off balance. If you know what I mean.

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Which leads me to a night that I will never forget. It's probably been almost 20years ago and I remember it as if it were yesterday. The band was playing an out of town gig. We all had hotel rooms at the same hotel. My girlfriends and I drove separate from the guys to the gig. They had to get there and schmooze before going onstage and we girls had to primp. Anyway we get there and the night is going good. The band got really good reception from the crowd and fun was being had by all. Now one of my girlfriends had a crush on the drummer. The other "Tina" could have cared less about any of them. I on the other hand did think that the singer was HOT! But I had known him since High School. He had actually been in the same class as my big brother, so I was off limits. Which was cool to everyone, except me!! But I worshiped him from afar, just like I had always done since the day I first saw him and at this time it was years prior to this night. He and I were friends just as I was with the rest of they guys. The other guys always considered me something like a sister, which was cool with me. But I did secretly have a crush on the singer, or I thought it was a secret.

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So the night wore on. Several girls in the club saw me and the guys (band) talking. Most of the time girls would approach me and ask about the guys. I usually would take them and introduce them to whichever they were asking about or wanted to meet. I would call it my job as cupid, or I would like to think. So several girls came up to me wanting the same as all the others, but, on this particular night there were a few girls that were just drop dead gorgeous. I thought the guys would pounce at this opportunity. Don't get me wrong, the guys got girls, that is for sure, but these girls were so pretty and nice and sweet. I just knew I would make one of them a love connection. Well I did my duty and introduced them and went my way.

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I had been drinking that night, and was pretty much buzzed. The show was over, bar was closing so my girlfriend Tina and I went to try to find our other friend so we could ride back to the hotel with her. We couldn't find her, so the manager asked if we wanted to ride with him and the guys back to the hotel. It was the first time we had ever been to Evansville or the club we were at, so we accepted the offer. I was seated in between the manager and the drummer (God Forbid) and my girlfriend Tina was in the back when up walks up our friend and starts cussing at me because I was sitting next to the drummer (the guy she had a crush on) and wanted to know why I wasn't riding back to the hotel with her. So being the nice person that I am told her no problem, I would ride with her, I just couldn't find her earlier. So I got out (Tina stayed and rode with the band) and we headed toward her car. Okay here comes one of the strange parts of the night . They singer (the one I secretly liked) came up to me, while I was standing by the car and just leaned down and kissed me, not a little peck, but a good, long, kiss. I will never forget that, nor will I forget that when it was over and I looked at him, that he was holding the hand of another girl and walked off with her, just like that. I never knew if he did what he did to boost his ego or what? Now that I'm older, yeah, I'm sure that is what it was all about. Anyway like I said I was standing by the car, he walks off with other girl in hand. Then my girlfriend starts yelling at me for sitting next to "her guy" earlier and says she is NOT gonna give me a ride back to the hotel and freaking takes off in her car? WTF? She left me there, at the bar, with no way home. By luck the door to the bar was still open and the manager of the bar told me one of the bartenders would give me a ride to the hotel. I had no other choice, so I agreed and nameless bartender gave me a ride. Thank God this dude was an honest, non rapist guy. He got me there safe and sound.

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I walked into our room and my girlfriend Tina was rolling her eyes and shaking her head. I looked around and other friend (who we will call psycho from now on) was in a hot pink teddy with black mascara running down her face crying because her "so called guy" was in HIS hotel room with another girl. In fact it was him and another band member in the room with this other girl. We found out later this other girls name was Snuggles. I'm not kidding, this girl called herself Snuggles. Well Psycho girl kept going to his room and pounding on the door, then she would make her way back to our room crying. I did not feel sorry for her, not at all. I knew this guy didn't like her, she a friend, but not a long time friend and not really a friend of the bands. They had all told me she was a bit psycho, but I believe in giving everyone a chance. It had been a long night for me and I just wanted to go to bed and dream of the kiss I got earlier. I didn't care about her, hell, she left me stranded at the bar. So that is what I did, I went to bed.

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The next morning I proceeded to tell Psycho she was no longer a friend of mine. A friend would not leave a friend at a bar, in a different state, at a club she had never been to before stranded at 2am in the freaking morning. I told her not to call me once we got home or contact me ever again. If she did I wouldn't respond. You know what, I have held true to those words. If she thought that little of me, then screw her!!

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Back to the guys and the reason for this story. Me and my girlfriend Tina were sitting on the steps early that next morning smoking when we saw this "Snuggles" leave the hotel, and she was nothing to write home about. In fact she looked pretty worn out and trashy. I asked them why, when I had introduced them to such beautiful sweet, nice girls the night before, that they ended up with this Snuggles person?. You know what they said, and I believe this to be true in the hearts of all men. They said "why would we want nice, sweet girls when we can have a chick like Snuggles who will do anything and everything we want?" Case Closed.

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There you have it. If a guy is not ready to settle down, which these guys were far from it, they are going to go for what they can get. If they are in that mind set they will go for who will give them the most of what they want, how they want it, when they want it and where they want it. Now I'm not saying a man doesn't like a challenge, but sometimes, and Im thinking more than not, a man wants the sure thing. A sure thing that wont interrupt their lives, a sure thing that expects nothing in return, a sure thing that doesn't want to meet thier family, a sure thing that they care nothing about and will never see again.

Snuggles my dear readers, was just that.

"A Sure Thing"

Weekend Over Already?

2008-10-26T21:12:00.000-07:00

Girls Weekend

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This weekend was "my" weekend with my daughter. So that meant no partying, which is okay with me. I love spending time with my daughter. She is getting old enough now to be my friend as well as my daughter, which is really cool.

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Friday Night

So Friday night there was a Fall Festival for Make A Wish Foundation at the school where I teach. My daughter always loves to join me for this event so it was a lot of fun for both her and I. We were so cute!! We had matching costumes, we both were dressed like bumble bee's! This is the first year we have had matching costumes. She has always wanted to do this, but I never wanted to be Tinker Bell, which is what she always wanted to be. So this year we agreed on bumble bee's. Lots of games and food and fun!! So Friday was a fun night for both of us!

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Saturday

Well one thing that's always on the Saturday routine is running errands. So we did all of that boring stuff...grocery, post office, etc. But there was also some cool stuff like..... looking at a new apartment. I found an apartment is much bigger than the one my daughter and I are now in and I wanted to know if my daughter liked it before I made any major decisions. So I took her and showed her the apartment and she LOVED IT!! Which took a load off of my mind. So come the last week in November my daughter and I will be moving into a new, bigger place!! Which is awesome great news for the both of us!

Next we went shopping for pumpkins. We both love carving pumpkins at Halloween. We went with the thought in mind of picking out just the right pumpkins for what we were carving. I picked the perfect one for my favorite "Michael Meyers" and my daughter picked out a wonderful one for her "Spider". Pumpkin shopping was the last stop for the day. Thank Goodness! So after a long day of running around, we ate dinner then decided to pick out a movie to watch together. She wanted to watch the movie "Sex in the City"

I had already seen the movie and I think that every young girl should see more movies like this one. There are a lot of lesson's in that movie that we only get to know as we grow older and sometimes it is good to have a "heads up". So I agreed to watch the movie with her. Sure she asked lots of questions, but ya know what? I answered them with honesty. That is one thing about me and my daughter. I always am honest with her as I hope she is with me now and will be with me as she gets older.

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Sunday

My daughter wakes me up Sunday morning proclaiming that if we go to the movies before noon we can get in for $5.00 each and she just MUST go see High School Musical 3. So I got out of bed earlier than I wanted and we headed out to AMC. I really did not want to go and see this movie. I don't know why...I just didn't think I would find it enjoyable. We get there, get situated and the first scene was of a basketball game. That is a plus!! because I am a HUGE basketball fan. From there I have to admit, I did find it enjoyable. I don't think I would sit through it again. But it was an enjoyable for me and my daughter to see together.

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I am so glad that me and my daughter can enjoy things like movies, carving pumpkins and even just running errands. Because I know there will come a time when she will be a teen and she will find me so uncool. Just as I as a teen found my mother so uncool. I hope it doesn't happen, but I'm sure it will to an extent and I'm not looking forward to that day. So for now I am enjoying the time that we do have together. When we can laugh, talk, sing, and just have plain old fun! These are the times I will treasure....and I do.

I Think It's Time For A Rant

2008-10-23T22:28:00.000-07:00

Ex's Are Our Ex's For A Reason

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Okay, here I am. I had a very long day at work. 830am till 8pm would qualify for a long day I think. My daily routine when get home is to check my email, then from there I check my myspace email. I have to tell you I have been on myspace since 2003. It was a cool place then and still is to a degree now but wow, a couple years ago it just took off. Now everyone is on myspace.

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Anyway back to my story or my "Rant" if you will.

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In June of 07' I had a breakup with a guy I had been seeing for 4yrs. Yes I was stupid in this relationship. Yes, he cheated on me and lied to me constantly. But as some of us women do I hung around for the "good times" that we shared. And for a while the "good times" out weighed the bad, until......

He started seeing this one girl who was also on myspace. It's so funny how myspace can break a relationship in two. But I am thankful for myspace because you can always tell what your "guy or girl" is up to. This other girl knew that my guy and me were in a relationship and she didn't mind taking the back seat. When I say this I mean, I was the one at Christmas dinner with his family. I was the one who went on vacations with him and his family. I was the one who had all the holidays with him. She just kinda waited in the wings, waiting for the right time to pounce. Needles to say he cheated on me with this girl time and time again. It was easy for him because you see we lived two hours away from each other. So when I was not there....she was. But it was awfully nice of her to post on myspace all of the "fun" she was having with him when I wasn't around now wasn't it? Even with all of the things this girl posted...I believed him when he would tell me this girl was only trying to start trouble between us and he was so innocent. Yeah, I know plaster stupid on my forehead and just call it a day.

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But was me in my past life. When we broke up I got my feet on the ground and learned that I didn't need a man to live. THANK GOD I finally realized that one!! So I got on with my life, met and went out with other men and started living again as a single woman and taking a lot more time to focus on me. Well...all is well...then my ex's new companion text messages me. Not only does she text message me, she text messaged me 23 times within a few hours in one day. Oh, I forgot to mention that I had to get a restraining order put on her in summer of 06' for her stalking me and sitting outside of my apartment for hours and then trying to do something to my car in the night which the security guard caught her before she could do any damage and called the police, which lead the the restraining order in the first place . Well...with all of the text messages I again had to go to the police to have them tell her to leave me the hell alone! I never once tried to contact this girl, ever, but by God, she was/is always trying to contact me and get back at me. Get back at me? I don't understand this because she is the one who has him now, the lying cheat that he is. Do any of you understand this? I don't.(Maybe she is still mad that I agreed to keep our date last December for him to take me to Denver to see the Bronco's play. We had planned this months before we broke up so I agreed to still go after the breakup. I think this made her really mad. And the fact that up until the text messages he was still a friend whom I spoke to from time to time.) So after I go to the police yet again she no longer tries to contact me but she posts blogs on myspace to me. Okay, yes I know I shouldn't be looking at his or hers myspace pages, but this guy was a part of my life for 4years, and yes she has him now, and I am a woman, I am curious so yes, I look. Both of their pages are public. Mine however is private and has been since I joined. But looking at their pages now doesn't hurt me, but rather makes me laugh. It makes me laugh because of all the things she does to try to entice me to confront her. This latest scheme is a doosey and the whole reason for this blog tonight.

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She always posts about the things they are doing and the places they are going. But ya know what...Ive been all those places and have done all of the things she is so excitedly looking forward to, so that's amusing in itself because she thinks its something new. But this last thing she has done has taken the cake. It was not only amusing to me, but degrading to her in the sense that she has dropped to such a high school level of trying to get to me that it makes her look bad. I mean if I was someone who didn't know this whole scenario and looked at her myspace page I would think she is totally psycho...and by the way that is the nickname she calls herself...psycho.

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Okay...this is the comment she put on his (my ex's) page (for my benefit, I have no doubt)

" Thank you babe for my Halloween costume ;) I'm glad you liked the way it looked on me :)Oh and thanks for the rug burn .. That was HOT !! ;) and what led up to the rug burn was even HOTTER !! GRRRRRRRRRRR !! LOVE YOU !!!!"

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Now would you post that on your boyfriends myspace page? I don't know a lot, but I am old enough to know that you don't publicise how hot you think your bf is unless you want everyone else out there to think your boyfriend is also and that always backfires because 1. Your making him look hot (so others are curious) 2. It says he has a girlfriend, so that screams unattainable which in turns screams CHALLENGE which in turn makes him more attractive so everyone is going to try to hit on him. (Maybe my logic is crazy but that is the way my mind works.) Okay...whatever right? She is getting laid by him. I got laid by him for 4 years, it's nothing to boast about.

But today I noticed her profile pic was of her in her Halloween costume. So I went to her page and saw new pics up. I couldn't quite make out what they were.... here you take a look and tell me what you think.

Well I kept looking and looking then it finally dawned on me. These are pictures of her freaking rug burned knees!!! What kind of person would do this? I don't know, maybe someone childish and petty? Am I being ridiculous or are these pictures ridiculous? You know karma, as I have written about before, has a way of coming back and biting you in the ass. I know I shouldn't look, but I do. I am quite nosy by nature, that is just me. She thinks all of this hurts me. Rest assured that it doesn't hurt me but me continuing to look helps to remind me why he is my ex and someone that I am glad I have out of my life.

Perfection

2008-10-22T22:04:00.000-07:00

The Obsession of Perfection

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Today I got an text message from a former co-worker wanting to talk. We had kinda lost touch so I scheduled some time this evening. Our talk turned out to be a 3 hour long conversation.

Seems she has been clinically depressed for about a month. She had gotten so obsessed with perfection that she wound up making a big mistake.

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She had been having acne breakouts and wanted her face to be perfect to the point that she tried some prescription medication. The medication burned her skin to the point that it left a bleach spot on her face. This then lead to her not leaving the house, not wanting to be seen out in public, not wanting to be seen by anyone at all. This girl is so beautiful inside and out that it hurt me that she was hurting. Women I'm sure you all know that we are such nurturing souls we cant hear or see our friends go through any type of hurt without it hurting us too. It hurt me because like I said this girl was, and I'm sure still is, beautiful. Of course she does have a beautiful face, but she also has a body to die for and she is a real and genuine person on the inside to boot. Her Dr. as well as I assured her it would all be okay. I also assured her that her life was not at an end because of this imperfection. Also she told me that the Dr. had told her that her face would heal and the bleach spot would no longer be visible in time. Which lead me to the thought of.....

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Why do we do this, why do we become so obsessed with being perfect. No one is perfect, we all know this, but still we try. We see all the models who have professionals do their make up and hair, have you ever seen Oprah without her makeup and hair done! It makes a BIG DIFFERENCE! Then you have the women who have the money and time to have personal trainers and go to the gym everyday and have killer bodies, give me a break! I mean of course I would like a personal trainer, but I have neither the money or time for this. Then you see the super thin models with their HUGE breast implants!! Who can look like this naturally? NO ONE!!!! Sure I will be the first one to admit I want implants and I am on the way to getting them. I have wanted breast implants since the age 18!! That is a dream of mine as well as a goal I have set for myself and I set it a LONG time ago. You can bet that I am damn sure gonna get them. But that is just me. Some people want the perfect face, or the perfect body, or both. But no one really talks about the perfect soul.

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I think we should all look at our assets and build upon them. Have confidence in who you are. Do you know when I was really overweight (220 lbs at 5'2) I hated going out in public. I felt really bad in anything that I wore because I was so big. Then once I went to a concert and saw someone bigger than me but they looked good. This was confusing to me because they weren't the perfect weight, they didn't have the perfect body or face, so what was it that they had?

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It was that they had confidence! They had the confidence to wear what they wanted and because of their confidence they looked good in what they wore. Their spirit from the inside shown through to their outer being. I'm sure you have all experienced this, you see someone, they are not perfect but they have tons of attention from the opposite gender because of their confidence!!

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As well as I'm sure you have seen that man or woman with the perfect body and the perfect face and they are ugly on the inside. I have met a few of those and once I found out their personalities, and who they were on the inside, they were no longer attractive.

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All in all its really who you are on the inside that counts. Maybe you are not a super model but you are a beautiful person and because this beauty shines through you attract many people. So be proud of who you are. Hold your head up high, have confidence in yourself, and people will notice!!

Halloween Censorship?

2008-10-21T19:43:00.000-07:00

Your Never Gonna Believe This....

It was brought to my attention that one of my friends John (J.D.) Diego is being harassed by locals in his hometown because of his Halloween decor.

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My reaction to this is REALLY? ARE YOU SERIOUS?

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But someone is serious.

GiGi Bibeault, one of the neighbors found his display so offensive that she called the chief of police office hoping to file a hate crime complaint. Bibeault said she called because of one of the props in J.D.'s yard. The prop is of a Nun with a gas mask on holding crucifix in one hand and holding onto the spine of a skeleton with the other hand.

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"That's offensive to me" said Bibeault.

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Officials have responded by sending a city inspector to J.D's home to inspect the Halloween decorations to see if there are any health, safety or zone violations. The inspector found no violations.

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On the other hand there are neighbors like Caroline Nelson who's children 6-4 and 2yrs old are big fans and go by every night to see the display.

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"They can't wait to see J.D.'s Halloween house. You see the same sort of thing when you go into a Halloween store. They certainly are not scared by it and they do not have nightmares about it. It's over the top, there's no question, but its fun."

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I have to agree with Caroline. That is what its all about, fun! I wish I lived in J.D.'s neighborhood. I would love to go by and admire his work, and take my daughter along as well. I know I love to decorate my apt at Halloween. Right now on my front patio I have purple lights, masks, creepy looking pumpkins, witches brooms and hats, a pitchfork and numerous other things and people are coming by to admire it. I have lots of children in my neighborhood and not one parent has said it was "too scary". No one has complained at all!!! Believe me in my apt complex if someone had complained I would have heard about it. We all get to dress up on Halloween in whatever we choose, why all the controversy about how J.D. has dressed up his house? It's ludicrous, it's absurd, and just down right stupid in my opinion to create such an outcry of how someone decorates for Halloween!!!

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J.D.'s reaction to all of this is that he loves Halloween and when he got his house he wanted to do something for the kids.

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He says "A lot of the props are from movies that I found scary when I was kid and I just wanted to give them a platform. I didn't invent the holiday, its all in fun, I'm doing this for the kids."

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What is this world coming to? Don't these people complaining have anything better to complain about? Apparently not. What a life, with the economy being the way it is, and the only thing they have to complain about is a Halloween display down the street? Geeeezzzzeeee

If only my life were so complicated.....?!?!?!?!

Ghost Adventures - See The Proof By Clicking On Me

2008-10-20T16:02:00.000-07:00

Something Wicked This Way Comes

It's Name Is Ghost Adventures

Every year around Halloween the t.v. becomes my friend. The rest of the year it is just a fixture in my home. But Halloween brings all of those creepy, scary movies back and I love it. Another thing I love is all of the Paranormal specials and series that are now coming to life. I am/was a avid watcher of a show on A&E called Paranormal State. In fact is was the only show I watched on t.v. now the series has ended for the season. Sad, very sad. But I had seen previews of a new paranormal show "Ghost Adventures" that was to be aired on the Travel Channel on the October 17th. I couldn't wait. So me and my girlfriend sat down to see if the show was any good. From some investigation, I found that Ghost Adventures in fact, first aired back in 07. But now it is back and just in time for the Halloween holiday season!! My favorite part of the show was the Haunting of Bob Mackey's. It sent shivers up my spine. The investigators of the show Zak Bagans, Nick Groff and Aaron Goodwin have been awarded with the title of proving the most convincing evidence of the supernatural. They have been on various talk shows and news shows. Below is a news paper clipping hope you can read it, it came out a little small.So like I said my girlfriend and I sat down to watch the show. I LOVED IT!! There are always those out there who are skeptics and more power to you. But knowing that these guys have been said to be the first ones ever to have gotten real footage on film was/is amazing to me.

Click the link below to check out the video and see the evidence for yourself!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yY_rv1Zpkx8

I hope you enjoyed that little preview and I hope you tune in on the Travel Channel for more of Ghost Adventures on Friday Nights!!

Happy Haunting!!!!

Till Next Time....

It's Pumpkin Carving Time

2008-10-16T20:51:00.000-07:00

Carving Pumpkins 101

Freddy from Nightmare on Elm Street

"SAW"

Pin Head

The Joker Captain Spalding

Also they have really cool Rock~N~Roll Star's

Angus Young of AC/DC

Rob ZombieOzzy Osbourne Gene Simmons of KISS
You may be asking, do they have anything for children or for the young at heart? Why yes they do!!

Patrick Sponge Bob
Scooby Doo

And just plain spooky

Happy Carving!!

It's Time For Another Tale

2008-10-14T19:27:00.000-07:00

Today Seems Like a Good Day For a Rock~N~Roll Tale

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The 80's were great, weren't they? The look, the music, the sex. You must admit, sex was a big part of the 80's. At least in the Heavy Metal music scene, you have to admit most of the lyrics were about sex. Such as "All Night Long", "Cherry Pie", "Lay Your Hands On Me", You Shook Me All Night Long", "Slow and Easy" "Smooth Up In Ya" and those are just a few, the list goes on and on. One of the cool things were that the girls used the guys just as much as the guys used the girls. Ahhh, the good ole' days, ha ha.

So this story is from those days. Two of my favorite bands were coming in concert. One of the bands are still my favorite band of all time Aerosmith. The other band that was warming up for them (will not mention the bands name) were making a name for themselves and were doing pretty good job for at this time they were well known enough that the lead singer had his own bus. They are now known as one of most popular rock bands of all time. I think they would still be together if the lead singer wasn't such a psycho. Now, that is not a fact, just my opinion. Long after the breakup of this band the drummer (not the original drummer) guitarist and bass player started their own band and did very well. Except for the lead singer they chose. This lead singer was an awesome front man, vocalist and lyricist, but had issues as well. So as far as I know, they are no longer together but they put out one hell of an c.d. out.

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So on with the story....

Let's start with the night before the show. Me and my girlfriends were hanging out at a local bar "Sal's" in Nashville. We had heard that the "unnamed band" may come to the club. We were all really excited. Also one of the local bands and our friends Valentine Saloon were playing that night. Well...in strolls a guy who looked like the rhythm guitarist for this "unnamed band". I had been drinking and since I really didn't drink much back then my vision was a little on the blurry side. Anyways this "guy" was seated on the steps all hunched over and looking WAY out of it. Everyone kept asking me..."Is that _ _ _ _"? and all I remember saying was "No, it's just some guy trying to look like him". As the night wore on, I was wrong because this "guy" later got up on stage and played a couple of songs with Valentine Saloon, then he was whisked away into a cab and left the club. Well...I was way bummed that I didn't approach this "guy" and introduce myself and so on.

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Okay, now it is the morning of the show and my girlfriend said that she knew for a fact that the band was staying at the Music City Sheraton. (How she came upon this information is a tale for her to tell. I wasn't there, so I cant say.) So what do we do? Well...what would any good groupie do?

(First I must tell you what I consider a groupie to be before I go on with this story. To me a groupie is someone who wants to meet the bands that make the music and write the lyrics that touch their souls. A groupie is someone who gets a high, like an adrenaline rush, just from meeting these people. It's hard to explain, it's full on balls to the wall excitement to say the least. Personally, for me, whenever I've met these people, my hero's if you will, are the times that memories are made of, and those memories are the ones that I will never in a hundred years forget.)

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We head to the hotel! We get there, hung over, last nights make up still on, hair not done, and in just jeans and tee shirts. We walk in and guess who is sitting at the bar. Yup...the lead guitarist. This guy was/is a guitar legend and was/is so well known it blew my mind that there he was...just sitting there all alone at the bar. We go to the bar and try to act like we do not notice him. Then we hear him talking to the bartender about how he was supposed to have gone to a club the night before, a club named Sal's. That was our cue! We told him we had been at Sal's and had seen the rhythm guitarist there and how he got up on stage and played a few songs with our friends. So the conversation began. He said he wasn't allowed to go because the manager said he was too intoxicated and they locked him in his hotel room. The conversation goes on and low and behold out of the elevator steps the bassist. I was really hot for the bassist, still am in all honesty. Bassist comes over and joins in on the conversation. Things are going great, we are all talking just like they are regular guys. To us they are not regular guys, they are Rock Stars!! They say they have to get going and get ready to head out to where the show is being held. So we say how cool it was to meet them and such and get our picture taken with the lead guitarist. I wanted a picture with the bassist, but by this time he was talking to someone on their crew, and I didn't want to bother him.

And do you know what? My girlfriend sent that picture into Metal Edge magazine and a few months later people starting coming up to me saying how cool it must be to be in a magazine. I had no idea the picture and letter my girlfriend had written had made it into the magazine, but it did. I still have a copy of that magazine to this day.

left to right.....Lady V, Guitarist, and Me......

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Maybe next time I will tell you about the first time I met these guys....but that is a tale for another time.

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Oh yea, that day at the hotel, guess who was laying out by the pool? Michael Hutchence lead singer for INXS ! Eat your heart out girlsssss...

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Be sure to read the first tale: "Sometimes Fantasy is Better than Reality" Just click the tab "The Tales" on the right side of page

Thanks for coming to my site and checking it out!!

~ My Monday ~

2008-10-13T20:43:00.000-07:00

Well, it's been pretty much a typical Monday for me. Today just like every other Monday I got up, checked my email, checked my myspace page, sent out my resume to some companys, got ready for work and dashed out the door with about 5 minutes to spare. I always seem to be running late, no matter how early I get up. You don't think it has anything to do with getting on the internet before I get ready for work do you? Naaaaa, didn't think so, hahaha.

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So I get to work and it's just another day at school. One thing about being a teacher is I do love the children. They make me laugh as well as irritate me at times. But I have to remember that they are children and we (God Forbid) are some type of role models. So I try to be on my best behavior. We have fun and they love me, just as I love them. So it's all good.

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Got off work, checked my phone, and blow me down, I got an text message from this Rocker Boi I went out with about a month ago. What is it with guys and once you go out with them, it's like they disappear and the Rocker Boi's are even worse. The thing is I am old enough to KNOW this. I should after 2 Rocker Boi husbands, numerous Rocker Boi boyfriends. Seems I would have learned my lesson. But Noooooo, I must be glutton for punishment because that is the type of guy that I am attracted to. Not saying I don't go out with other guys. Other guys are quite refreshing, but there is just something to these Rocker Boi's that I just cant get away from, anyways...I get a text from this month ago date RB. Of course he wants something, or so I thought. But, I give him a call and he seems on the up and up. Actually he had called me because he was thinking of me and wanted to do me a favor. That was quite opposite of what I had orignally thought and I was a little bit ashamed of myself for not giving him the benefit of the doubt. He even wants to take me out again this Friday, if his bandmates don't make plans for him on friday night. Of course he wont know anything until next practice which is Thursday night. Whatever....if it happens it happens...if not....his loss. All in all, it was kinda cool to hear from him again. :)

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When I get home I check my email and I have gotten an email from one of my friends that I met through the internet back in 2003. Man, time flies doesn't it? Anyway...we both love tattoo's. Believe me people, it's an addiction, you can't have just one!!! She sent me a link to this really cool site called Check Out My Ink . I love tattoo's and have been looking for some good ideas and ya know what, I found some!! This site has 100's of pictures to browse through without having to pay or join the site. I knew what I wanted in my mind, but every time I tried to describe it to someone they just couldn't comprehend what I had envisioned. Thankfully Check Out My Ink did have one picture similar to the next tatto that I want to get. I want a full back tattoo so I'm sure it's probably going to be work in progress for a long time. But at least now I can show the artists a picuture to get an idea of what I really want. I mean tattoo's are forever!!

So THANKS!! Lisa for forwarding this site to me.

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All in all it wasn't a bad Monday, I got a text and maybe even a date for Friday night, and I got turned onto a really cool tattoo site!

Hope your Monday went as well or better!!!

Celebrating Life and Death

2008-10-12T14:13:00.000-07:00

Life

Today is my Mothers birthday. I am so happy that my Mom is the person she is and that I have her for my Mom. Some people are not so lucky, so yea, I am overjoyed to have a Mother like mine. Though we are thousands of miles away, I always call and send a card. It seems a sin not to remember her on her special day. I mean she brought me into this world and taught me so many life lessons. Growing up, especially in my teenage years, I am sure I wouldn't have said the same thing. In fact while I was a teenager we didn't get along at all. I always knew I was right and she was wrong, she just didn't understand. But you know what? SHE was the one who knew it all and was always right. She in fact understood so much more than I could even hope to comprehend, and probably still does. It wasn't until my 18th year that I realised this, and being only 18 at the time I hated to admit it. But as time went on it wasn't hard at all to admit. To this day I do not understand how she put up with me, and still does, though I'm nothing like I was when I was a teen. She is now my friend and Mother. I love her but most of all, I respect her and all she sacrificed for me and my two brothers. She worked hard everyday so we could have everything we wanted. She worked hard to fill the gap to take the place of my father. My father was very seldom around after they were divorced when I was around 9. Oh yea, Dad would come around every year or so and buy us big expensive presents, as if to make up for lost time. I remember one time my Mom crying, saying she was sorry she couldn't buy us all of those expensive things and I remembered telling her that the presents didn't matter, what mattered is she was there for us EVERY DAY!! She provided for us day in and day out. She made sure we had what we NEEDED, maybe not always what we wanted, but what we needed. That meant more to me than any of the things my dad bought for me. I love my Mother with all my heart, and I am happy that she is still here on this earth and that I am able to tell her so when I call her today and wish her a Happy Birthday.

Death

While checking my myspace page today (My Mothers Birthday) I noticed one of my acquaintances, Dough Stanhope, a very funny comedian, (check out one of his youtube videos at the bottom of my page, he is GREAT!) had posted a bulletin. The bulletin was about his Mother. Doug's mother died today. I thought to myself, isn't it funny while celebrating my Mother's birthday, Doug is celebrating his mother's death. I say celebrating because Doug's Mother had cancer and was in pain. He included her in some of his stand up comic routines. The whole family knew this was going to happen and happen soon. I think they are probably at peace now because "Mother" is at peace now, with no pain. The only thing she probably misses the most besides her family will be her cats. You will have to listen/watch some of Doug's stand up to understand that. hahaha.

So today there are two celebrations going on.....

One for Life....

I Love You Mother and I Am So Glad You Are Still On This Earth For Me To Tell You So!!

One for Death

My Thoughts and Prayers are with you Doug, and Your Family and I'm Glad "Mother" is finally at rest and rid of her pain.

A Day At The Movies

2008-10-11T14:51:00.000-07:00

Beverly Hills Chihuahua

This was my weekend with my daughter and since she was feeling better I took her to see a movie she had anxiously waiting to go see, "Beverly Hills Chihuahua". She loved it, of course she would it was cute, charming and funny. It is a feel good movie for the whole family. If you have children and want to take them to a movie that you yourself want to enjoy also, then this is a movie for you. I enjoyed it so much more than the time I took my daughter to see the movie "Sponge Bob". In fact I fell asleep in that movie, it was the only way out, so to speak.

We had just gotten home and she had a lunch date with her father and her grandparents. So while she is gone and I have a little alone time I wanted to update my blog.

Also today I noticed that Lisa Marie Presley has had girl twins.

Okay, now it is time to pull out the Halloween decorations and get them all ready for when my daughter gets back so we can decorate for Halloween!!! I love it!!!

Though, I keep thinking about my missed trip to Mexico... And seeing the movie today didn't help...it was pretty much all about Mexico! Wish I was there, I may not be there in body...but I am there in spirit!!

Have a good weekend.

Time Flies - Doesn't That Mean I'm Supposed to be Having Fun?

2008-10-09T19:29:00.000-07:00

Well...today was supposed to be a day off... But it wasn't really a day off. I woke up late and had to rush out of the house for an 9:00am appointment. That appointment just lead to another appointment. Okay..done now a little time for relaxation........that's a BIG NO!! I came back to my apartment and had laundry I had forgotten that I HAD to do for my daughter. Okay now it is around noon and laundry is in...now I can work on this blog and look for a new template...well...that's a BIG NO...my Cox Internet is DOWN!!! So now I'm getting stuff ready for my daughter's Dr. appointment. I rush and put the clothes in the dryer and run to pick her up to get to the Dr.'s on time. We get there a little early and they take us in right away (cool). Now it's around 3:00 (and $30.00 later)and I now have to go to the pharmacy and get medicine for my daughter. We wait for the prescription to get filled, finally filled and $10.00 co-payment later now the time is approaching 4:00.

I get a text from one of my friends at work and one of my old students (my FAVORITE student) who had moved last November is back at our school for the day!! So I rush over to the school and visit my precious "Ava". She had grown SO much! But just as beautiful if not more beautiful than the last time I had seen her. All my fears of her not remembering me has left because she does remember me and that brings joy to my heart. Let alone that I had to bring cookies...cause I always spoiled her with a cookie every time she saw me after she had grown and left my classroom. But with the cookies in hand how could she had forgotten me? lol...

My daughter and I stayed and visited and before I knew it the time was approaching 5:15. I was supposed to have my daughter back to her fathers around 5:20 because it was his night to have her. We leave and get to her fathers. Her father invites me in to hear all about the Dr.'s visit. Okay...get that over with, now it is finally time to head home the time now is 6:00. On the way home I notice a gas station and remember I have to get gas. So I pull in and the good news is the price is only $3.09 a gallon. So I fill up and now I finally get to head home. I get home around 6:30. Make dinner for myself...check the Internet...which is now working wooo hooo and I am now writing this post for today FINALLY!!! and it's ONLY 7:45pm.

So much for a day off..... but is there ever REALLY a DAY OFF?

Not in my world....

It's Almost Friday!

2008-10-09T08:17:00.000-07:00

I woke up late and Im heading out the door!!
I will be back to post more later on today..
Everyone have a Happy, Happy Thursday...
Remember it's almost Friday and the weekend is almost here!!

Circus Mexicus or Bust

2008-10-08T07:02:00.000-07:00

Guess I'm Gonna Have to Bust

Well...here it is that time again for one of my favorite events of the year, Circus Mexicus. I have been looking forward to this since the last Circus Mexicus in May. I had my tickets, had a place to stay. And now that the time is quickly approaching the reality set in yesterday, that even though I had everything planned out, I am not going to be able to go. Maturity and "doing the right thing" has taken over the "ahhh screw it, let's just go" mentality of my used to be life.

Ya see, with today's economy and being a parent with a child who has had health problems for over a week now it's just not feasible for me to take off to Mexico to see my favorite "feel good" band, Roger Clyne and The Peacemakers, and party for the weekend. Sure I would have fun, but what about my conscious? Could I really go down to Mexico knowing I have bills coming up and what money I had I was partying on? And the main thing, could I be there having a blast knowing that maybe my daughters health had gotten worse? No, being mature and being a parent means we can't do just whatever we "want" to do, we have to do what is "best" for us and everyone else in our lives. Sometimes we have to put others and real life first, sacrifice having a good time for the ones we love and for the well being of our families. I have to put my family life and my daughters needs in front of mine. So though sometimes being an adult really sucks. I have a feeling that I will actually live without this trip down to south of the boarder. See I already have a plan, I may not be there this weekend, but when Saturday night comes around, and the concert is going on, I will be watching Youtube video's and having my own little Roger Clyne and The Peacemaker concert in the privacy of my own home. So I will definitely be there in spirt!!

Salud!!

Halloween an All Month Long Experience

2008-10-06T22:26:00.000-07:00

October

In my last post I mentioned that October is my favorite time of the year because of two things.

Halloween and Circus Mexicus.

First I will tell you about all my Halloween Festivities, because it lasts all month long. Circus Mexicus is happening this upcoming weekend and as the weekend approaches I tell you more about Circus Mexicus. It's funny because these two things couldn't be more opposite but I enjoy them both immensely.

I think Halloween is my favorite holiday because I love the rush of being scared. I guess that is why I am such a fan of horror movies. Every year to get into the holiday spirit I rent all of my favorite horror movies and watch them. Some of my favorites are Halloween (the original), House of 1,000 Corpses, The Devils Rejects, Evil Dead 2, Hostile 1 & 2, etc. A new SAW movie is coming to theaters Oct 24th! I always love to check out new Horror films but it seems no one really knows how to make anything worth watching anymore except for Rob Zombie. I'm always searching for good new horror films.

Which leads me to some authors I was recently turned onto by a friend. These authors are Edward Lee and Jack Ketchum. If your into strange, chilling type books be sure to check these authors out. While researching these authors I came across some very interesting information. One of Jack Ketchum's books, "The Girl Next Door", (based on a true story)

had been turned into a movie. This movie barely made the R rating it has. They thought it was going to have to be released as an independent film because of the content. But it squeaked by with the R rating. Since finding out there was a movie I started searching for it. I had not read the book but I had researched it and thought that this would be chilling, to say the least. Well...this past weekend I found it!! I found it as a New Release Rental! I was so excited! I had read at the premier of the movie a lot of the people walked out. Not because the movie or acting was bad, but because some people couldn't view the content, it was just too much. Me, being the horror movie buff that I am, I couldn't wait to get home and pop this movie in! One of my girlfriends who shares the same sadistic interest in movies as I came over and a girls night of watching horror flicks was on.

We had rented "The Girl Next Door", "Henry"(the life of a serial killer) and Helter Skelter.

We popped in our first choice, The Girl Next Door". The movie went beyond all of my expectations. It exceeded any movie I have ever seen. Both my girlfriend and I had the same feeling, we both felt guilty for even watching the movie. Maybe it was because we were women, maybe because it was based on a true story, I don't know. All I know is I have such a love for horror films, and this was a great film, it really was, but I don't think I could ever watch it again. I wouldn't categorize it as a "horror" film at all. It wasn't scary, or bloody. I really don't know how I would categorize it. The only description I can give you are two words "Brutally Disturbing". That's it.

Next we put in "Henry" Life of a Serial Killer. The move seemed to drag, sure there were lots of murders and it was bloody enough. It just seemed to drag. So we decided to move onto "Helter Skelter". Another movie based on true facts. Even though this movie was first viewed on regular t.v. back in the 70's. It was still just as bizarre watching it this time as it was watching it for the first time I saw it many years ago. The murders of "Helter Skelter happened in 1969 and Charles Manson and the Manson Family Women are all still in jail. They have been up for parole many, many times over the years. At least 10 - 16 times. But always denied parole.

So those were my "Get into the Halloween - Spirit" movie choices for this past weekend. I will watch horror films anytime of the year, but in October I cram in as many as I can.

I will keep you posted and will let you know what my next choices are to keep me in the Halloween mood. Also any Haunted Houses I attend and let's not forget about the Halloween parties!!

October - The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

2008-10-06T07:24:00.000-07:00

Good Monday Morning

Well, October is my favorite time of the year for two reasons.

First: My favorite holiday is this month - Halloween!!

Second: Circus Mexicus!!

So this is a pretty busy month for me. I have woken up a littler later than usual and have to get ready for my day job.

So everyone have a great day and I will fill you all in on all of the cool details later this evening.

Happy October Everyone!!

2008-10-05T11:02:00.001-07:00

The Weather isn't the only thing that is Hot in Arizona

So friday night I headed out to Joe’s Grotto to see the debut of the band Altered Silence. Before heading out to the show I had checked the bands myspace page where they described their music as “armed with a potent set of high energy Metal with thrash and hardcore overtones mixed in with metal. “ Well, I am a very big fan of metal but not so much of thrash/hardcore, or so I thought. They didn’t have any music downloaded on their page yet… (But is promised to be there soon), so actually I didn’t know what to expect. But I was going and I was excited to see this band.

These guys hit the stage with intensity that demanded the attention of everyone there, and you know what, they got it. As I looked around the crowd, all eyes were focused on these four talented musicians. You don’t see that often…especially on a bands debut performance!

They opened their set with “Regrets”; the song had crunching guitar riffs along with thumping bad ass bass and drum fills that really made me take notice and made me smile. I really don’t hear little drum fills anymore in today’s music, and I don’t hear a whole lot of guitar anymore either and the bass, all I can say is the bassist played with such intensity that he actually broke a sting. So now do you get the picture of how intense this music is? I loved it.

With every song they played “Altered Silence” did not disappoint. Each song, “Regrets, Cloaked in White, My Illness, Grey Skies, Confession and Acid Rain” has its own unique individuality and style, each just as hard, strong and intense as the next. Some songs even had a little added sexy sound and groove. So all you Rock N Roll girls out there, you will be able to appreciate some hard metal/thrash that you can actually move your ass to!!
The band did throw in one cover song “Ace of Spades” which mixed into their set quite nicely.

If this is what thrash/hardcore/metal is well it’s not the same thrash/hardcore/metal that I have been hearing for the past few years.....it is 1,000 times better!! It was so refreshing to see such seasoned, talented musicians playing with so much stage presence and such vindication making music that was actually pleasing to the ear.

Altered Silence is one band I look forward to seeing time and time again.

A big Thank You to the band (Rude T - Bass/ Zipp - Guitar/ Joe - Vocals/ Lee - Drums)for making my night of music an exciting and enjoyable one! Cant wait until the next show!!

Could it be Karma for O.J. Simpson?

2008-10-04T04:02:00.000-07:00

Karma:

~ What Comes Around, Goes Around ~

O.J. Simpson releases a heavy sigh as the charges were
read and was immediately taken into custody.

Exactly 13 years to the day that O.J. Simpson was cleared of murdering his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman, he was found guilty of robbing two sports-memorabilia dealers at gunpoint in a Las Vegas hotel room.

Funny how people always tell us to beware of this thing called Karma. Some people believe in it and others do not. Here is a prime example of why you should beware of Karma.

It seems that Simpson's lawyers through the trial argued that this incident was not a robbery. Simpson was just trying to get back mementos that he said had been stolen from him and he didn't ask anyone to bring any type weapons with them and that he did not in fact see any guns. Though in the trial there were witnesses and audio tape that would suggest otherwise, and I have heard talk that Simpson had these mementos put away or had given them to someone so they wouldn't be sold and the money be awarded to Ronald Goldman's family. "Oh What a Tangled Web We Weave When First We Practice To Deceive."

Throughout the trial prosecutor David Roger had argued that when Simpson and his friends went into the hotel room and detained two victims by force with the intent to take property from them, that then would be kidnapping. And that it is a crime to take things by force and that Simpson's ownership of the memorabilia was irrelevant. I'm not sure I quite understand this concept but I do understand the fact that you can't go in and take things by force. If these were rightfully Simpson's things and he just wanted them back why didn't he call the police and just get them back? Hmmm....

I don't know about you....but I'm thinking I don't wanna take my chances with karma. I am far from perfect. I have made plenty of mistakes in my life and I have been bitten in the ass by karma enough times to have hopefully learned my lesson's from it and will not make the same mistakes again.

So The Life Lesson of the Day is: "Treat Others As You Would Want To Be Treated" Don't you agree that the world would be such a better place if everyone did? And if you don't then you will have to deal with "Mistress Karma" and you really don't want to deal with her, do you?. If your still undecided just ask O.J. kidnapping is punishable by five years to life in prison. Armed robbery carries a mandatory sentence of at least two years behind bars, and could bring as much as 30 years. Sentencing was set for Dec. 5.

Friday Means Rock N Roll Baybeeeee!!!

2008-10-03T21:23:00.000-07:00

Well T.G.I.F. and there is not a better way to kick off the weekend than to go to a Rock N Roll club to soak in some good tunes!!

I am headed out the door to check out the debut of ~ ALTERED SILENCE ~
Should be a great show, I'm excited!!

Whatever it is you do tonight...relaxing at home or if your out partying...be sure to be safe and "Don't Drink and Drive" I know that may sound like a Mother... but I am a Mother...lol

Check back with me tomorrow to get the full scoop on this new band.

Salud!!

Groupie Tales/Tails

2008-10-03T07:36:00.000-07:00

Sometimes Fantasy is Better Than Reality

So it was a big night in my life. My all time favorite band was having a concert and I couldn't wait. I had followed these guys from the beginning and I loved them. Especially the bass player. Now that was a big thing for me because I usually am all about the guitar. I don't usually care about the bass. I had my tickets and my girlfriend and I were pumped up and ready to go. I was going with one of my girlfriends who always seemed to be able to get backstage. So that was even more exciting to me because I really wanted to meet this band, and bass player.

It was before the show and of course we are hanging out around the backstage area just in case we are allowed to go back. Of course one of the managers comes and picks us out. We are then lead to a hallway with a bunch of other girls and there is yet another BIG guy who is there and he is picking out girls like picking out meat at a butcher. "You....you...you" he was saying as he is pointing at which girl he is referring to. We are two of the chosen many (I'd say around 30 of us girls total)to yet enter another room. This room is lined with buffet tables loaded with food and drinks. We are shuffled in there like a herd of cows.

We wait...and wait...and wait. My girlfriend has struck up a conversation with the main manager and he informs us that the band will not be coming down to do a meet and greet but he would like us to come to the hotel and we can meet the guys there. So he tells us which hotel the band is staying at and we say our goodbyes and head out to the hotel.

We get to the hotel and we spot the tour bus. Cool...they are there. We head inside and the number of girls are scaled down to about 15 now. We are all hanging out in the hotel lobby along with a few roadies again waiting for the bands to come downstairs from their room.

We wait...and wait...and wait. Then finally, he steps off of the elevator. The bassist I wanted to meet. He looks just as good in person as in all the magazines etc. He sits down, and as he does all the girls except for me and my friend all gather around him. One of the roadies asked me "Aren't you gonna go over and talk to him" my reply was, "No, I buy his c.d.'s, he can come over here". That's just how I am. Well...bassist sits there for about 5 minutes saying nothing to anyone and asks one of the roadies "Is "drummer" (not gonna use real names here) coming down?" The roadie replies "yeah". Bassist sits there maybe for about 5 more minutes, still he hasn't spoken to anyone and ignores anyone who is talking to him, and then all of a sudden he just gets up out of his chair and says "Fuck it, I'm outta here". And he walked over to the elevator stepped inside and was gone. Not what I expected from the guy I wanted to meet for so long. It was a big let down to say the least.

A few minutes later (Drummer) came down...talked with everyone...went to the bar piano and played it for us and we all sang songs and had a great time. He was the coolest "Rock Guy" I think I have ever met. Drummer hung out for over an hour just chatting and playing the piano.

Moral to the story....Sometimes fantasy is better than reality. We build these people us so high in our imaginations, and that's where they should stay. Because there they are who you want them to be, not a real person, but a fantasy. In this case my fantasy was WAY better than the reality.

I have come to learn that this person back at the time of this story was a heroin addict and this is probably the excuse for his behaviour. I still like him a lot and think he HAS to be the cool person I THINK he is...or at least I hope so.

Girls Night Out - Life Lesson of the Day

2008-10-01T23:20:00.000-07:00

I think you will agree with me when I say that all women enjoy a "girls night out". We get to get out of the house, enjoy female company, and let loose. But the most fun of all is talking about men. Be it we are bashing them or proclaiming our love for them we love talking about them. Once the drinks have started to flow and everyone is getting nice and comfy with each other the topic of sex is surely going to come up.

I'm telling you this because of something that happened at work. Some of the ladies I work with invited me to a “toy party”. You ladies know what I’m talking about. I had all intentions to go…ahhh but alas…I had a hard day at work, a parent/teacher conference (which meant seeing my ex aarrrggg) and then a trip to the grocery. So I was just too exhausted to get out of the house. I am very sorry I didn't make it to the party because from what I was told, I missed the party of they year! The next day at work the ladies who had gone were talking about what fun they had had. One of my co-workers had been kind enough to bring in catalog so the rest of us could see what we had missed. Well of course I wanted to see it...I'm always interested in the latest and greatest. The catalog contained all of the usual stuff…creams, pheromone oils and lotions, etc.... and you all "know" what "etc." stands for. Well you know how girls talk and talking about the party the night before lead our conversation to each of our sex lives. Whether men know it or not women love to talk about their sex lives. But then again we are women and women love to talk about everything. Since I have gotten older I am very open minded and not shy about talking about anything and sex is no exception. But as my co-workers and I are talking I am amazed at how some people are not as open minded as me, who would a thunk it? lol But what blows my mind are some of the things that are said by the women who are married! Now in all respect a lot of the women I work with are young and very inexperienced and I understand that. They are curious and sometimes just down right funny at the questions they will ask. But what about the women who are married and how they talk about NEVER doing this and NEVER doing that and how they would NEVER own a toy let alone use one with their partner. WTF????? I mean…I am single but I have sex toys and I want to bring them into my sex life as much as possible.

The reason being….most men just do NOT have ANY idea on how to "seal the deal" for me. And from my conversations with other women I am not the only one that has been left "high and dry" while our partner rolls over and goes to sleep. Why not...they have gotten what they wanted. And ya know..some of that is our faults for not being honest with men. When men asked how they did in bed with us...we should tell them THE TRUTH!! Maybe then they would try harder next time...no pun intended...well... maybe a little...haha. Am I right or am I right?

Back to the subject at hand... (there's another one, ha ha) Some of these married women can not even pronounce the word orgasm!!! Let alone they have one for God’s sake!! I dunno? One of them even cringes at the thought of giving her husband, for better term, "oral pleasure" I just do not understand this…. Okay...I could rant about this for days so back to theme of the party I missed "the toys".

Toys are what they are.... “toys”... and what are we supposed to do with toys?…We are to PLAY with toys.

One nice thing about being a little older is sometimes you grow a little wiser along the way. So …. Be it for a night or be it for a lifetime if you can’t play around and enjoy yourself with the person you are having sex with…then why are you having sex with them at all? Save yourself the waste of time and energy, you're are having sex with the wrong person. As the saying goes "It's Better to be Lonely and Alone than to be Lonely and In Love" ATTENTION.....this is a new day and time ladies, buy yourself a toy and enjoy what God gave you.... at least you can be yourself with yourself. Don't deny yourself, life is just too short. Live life to the fullest, savor it, and enjoy each and every moment that you can!!

Janet Jackson - Rushed to Hospital Before Concert

2008-09-30T07:18:00.000-07:00

Janet Jackson

I just happened to notice while checking my email that Janet Jackson has been hospitalized. From what I can gather she fell "suddenly ill" after a sound check right before a concert in Montreal and was rushed to the hospital there. I went to Janet Jackson's official site and not to take light of anyone that has fallen ill one of the things I found was this on her site which I assume is from her publisher, "Janet Jackson's latest choreographed concert spectacle is an aggressive reminder to the world that she is a woman who has risen above fads and scandal … It is a reminder that she is a trend-setter in her own right, a true diva, and a marvelous performer."***THANK YOU

You know my thoughts are for someone who was trying to stay away from fads and or scandal you Miss. Jackson have now put yourself in the thick of it. I'm not saying this is done intentionally but that is what has happened. It seems that if you are in the public eye, as she has been her whole life, everything you do is going to be publicized. Illness is no longer just an illness, not in the public eye anyway. I'm sure there will be rumours floating around the globe surrounding this "illness". I treat people as I would want to be treated so I'm not going to adhere to rumour and scandalous action. I feel sorry for Miss Jackson. I hope this is not something done for publicity but then again I hope that she is not ill and this is not a serious health issue. Anyway.... Miss Jackson whatever the issue may be I wish you a speedy recovery.

Now with that being said I'm off to another day of work.

Music

2008-09-29T23:20:00.000-07:00

Buckcherry

Okay if you haven’t heard of these guys WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN? I had heard of Buckcherry for some time…years in fact. I liked their music it always had a catchy beat and good guitar work. The thing that kinda had me leaning on disliking them was the guitar chords used in their songs sounded WAY too familiar. Like their song “Lit Up” sounds just like the song “Shock Me” by Ace Freely and there was always a AC/DC sound. But I always enjoyed the music and I always enjoyed the vocals. What has leaded me to the point of this band being my favorite Rock and Roll band at this point in time was seeing them live. I was fortunate enough to go to Crue Fest this year and was mostly excited to see Sixx AM.

Sixx AM

DJ ASHBA
I couldn't wait to see DJ Ashba play live, I had been a fan of his since Beautiful Creatures and he SO deserves all the recognition he is getting now for his fabulous guitar work…but sad to say Sixx AM did not play Phoenix. It had something to do with the lead singer being sick.:( Hopefully they will come back and make it up to all of us Phoenicians!!) But I was also excited to see Paparoach and Buckcherry. In all honesty I was more excited to see these other bands than I was to see Motley Crue. But I’m a Rocker Chick from way back so I had already seen Motley Crue on every tour they have had since the 80’s. I love em’ but I wanted some new blood if you know what I mean.

Neither Paparoach nor Buckcherry were a disappointment.

Paparoach played so many songs that I knew but didn’t know that it was their songs. So that was delightful surprise. They held the audiences attention and really got the crowd going. I would definitely go see them again, and again, and again.
But…

When Buckcherry hit the stage….ahhhh they were AWESOME!!! All of the songs had a great bluesy, sexy beat and were filled with great rocking guitar work. The band was full of so much energy!! They had great stage presence and the music as I mentioned was awesome. One thing that really makes this band and who just happens to be the Hot Rocker Boi of the Week/Month…is their lead singer Josh Todd.

He is an awesome front man…with vocals that have a down and dirty kind of sound but most of all sexy. He struts across the stage like a cheetah, sleek and smooth. He reminds me of a young Steven Tyler. He has so much sex appeal as he dances around the stage like he owns it and ladies I'm sure you will agree with me that he in fact does. I’m sure there were tons of wet panties in the audience that night and every time they play...I know mine were lol... Plus who can not notice the fact that he has Ken Doll body that is toned and chiseled in all of the right places. I think you will agree with me that his physique does not hurt matters one little bit and he is such a pleasure to watch onstage. All I can say is if I were around Josh Todd I would never let myself get “Too Drunk " the name of their new release off of their new c.d. Black Butterfly.
So if you haven’t actually seen these guys live…try to catch a show whenever they stroll into your town. They are gonna rock your socks off!! And you won’t be disappointed!

MINDFREAK

2008-09-29T22:24:00.000-07:00

Something that caught my attention this past week was the interest people have in Chris Angel. I mean Chris Angel is HOT, HOT, HOT in my book. I met him at Ozzfest a few years ago and he is just as hot in person as he is on the silver screen. Also he is very, super-duper nice and cordial.
Anyways on his t.v. show Chris Angel MINDFREAK last week was very unusual and strange but that is not what was so disturbing. The disturbing part was Chris did a stunt where he was inside a car that blew up. Now on all of his other shows and his incredible stunts you always see the end result where Chris is shown and comments on the stunt. This time he did not appear…the show just went off without letting his audience know if he was alive or dead. I did some research on this and went to his myspace where he had comments from fans who were begging for him to post something and say he was okay. There were even posts where people said they had cried…thinking he was dead. Others who pleaded for him to never do this to his audience again..leaving them hanging not knowing what was the real outcome of the stunt. It has been a few days since Chris’s stunt and still no word. My opinion is he is alive…if he wasn’t it would have been on the news. There is no way the media would have let this slip by. By all means if there is any type of tragedy the media would have been all over it….
Guess we will have to wait to see if my thoughts are correct.

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MINDFREAK

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