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Create your own Unclickable ButtonTHERE IS A VITALITY... A LIFE FORCE... A QUICKENING THAT IS TRANSLATED THROUGH ME INTO ACTION, AND BECAUSE THERE IS ONLY ONE OF ME IN ALL TIME, THIS EXPRESSION IS UNIQUE. AND IF I TRY TO BLOCK IT, IT WILL NEVER EXIST THROUGH ANY OTHER SOUL AND IT WILL BE LOST. THE WORLD WILL NOT HAVE IT. IT IS NOT MY BUSINESS TO DETERMINE HOW GOOD IT IS, NOR HOW VALUABLE IT IS, NOR HOW IT COMPARES WITH OTHER EXPRESSIONS. IT IS MY BUSINESS TO KEEP IT MINE CLEARLY AND DIRECTLY, TO KEEP THE CHANNEL OPEN. I DO NOT EVEN HAVE TO BELIEVE IN MYSELF OR MY WORK. I HAVE TO KEEP MYSELF OPEN AND AWARE DIRECTLY TO THE URGES THAT MOTIVATE ME. I KEEP THE CHANNEL OPEN. I DO NOT LAUGH AT EVERYTHING. I DO NOT HAVE CREASES IN MY JEANS. OFTEN I DON'T KNOW WHAT I AM DOING AND I WON'T ADMIT IT. WHY SHOULD I? DOES ANYONE ELSE KNOW THAT AT THAT EXACT MOMENT... I DON'T KNOW WHAT I AM DOING? DOES ANYONE EXPECT ME TO ADMIT IT? FROM THE TIME WE WERE CHILDREN WE ENCOUNTER PEOPLE WHO REMIND US TO QUIT DREAMING, BE PRACTICAL, GET YOUR FEET ON THE GROUND. EVERY TIME SOMEONE POKES THEIR HEAD ABOVE THE CLOUDS THERE WILL BE SOMEONE THERE TO TAKE A PUNCH AT IT. FOR SOME STRANGE REASON THERE ARE ALWAYS A LOT OF EXPERTS WHO ARE READY TO REMIND ME WHY I CAN'T, OR SHOULDN'T, OR WOULDN'T. I AM THE ONE PERSON WHO IS ALWAYS THERE TO REMIND YOU WHY YOU CAN, SHOULD AND WILL. THERE'S A MAGIC IN MY HEART, AND I DON'T HAVE TO SEARCH FOR IT. IT'S THE MAGIC THAT ACCOMPANIES HIGH EXPECTATIONS. I GUESS REPUTATIONS ARE MADE BY LOOKING FOR THINGS THAT CAN'T BE DONE, AND DOING THEM. SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE I WAS UNJUSTLY AND/OR UNDESERVEDLY BETRAYED IN MY HOPES AND DREAMS. BUT I LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE FOR WHO I TRULY AM. I AM A SURVIVOR. SOMETIMES I SET MYSELF TOO HIGH A TARGET AND I FEEL LIKE I LIVE IN THE LAND OF MAKE BELIEVE. I HAVE A VIVID IMAGINATION. I CREATE WHAT I CANNOT SEE SO THAT OTHERS CAN IMAGINE IT TOO. IT ISN'T THAT DIFFICULT A TASK TO DO, FOR ME ANYWAY, I LIKE TO THINK THAT I LEAVE AN IMPRESSION ON EVERYONE'S LIFE THAT I MEET., AND THAT IS A GOOD THING. I AM INFLUENCED BY MY ENVIRONMENT AND THAT IS GOOD TOO. BUT THERE ARE TIMES THAT, THOSE WHO ARE CLOSE TO ME WILL NOTICE, I CAN BE COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE AND YET I STILL FEEL LONELINESS. I SUPPOSE, AT THAT MOMENT, I AM AT MY CREATIVE BEST. I FEEL, THEREFORE I ABSORB, FROM ALL PARTS OF LIFE, AND THAT GIVES ME THE CREATIVE EDGE. TO EXPERIENCE WHAT SOUNDS LIKE MERE WORDS TO YOU, I PUT THOSE WORDS INTO ACTION. A THREE DIMENSIONAL PORTAL INTO YOUR MIND. THOUGHTZONE. IT'S AWESOME. WHEN I THINK OF SETTING AN EXAMPLE FOR OUR CHILDREN... CHILDHOOD IS WHEN KIDS PREPARE TO BE ADULTS. I THINK IT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE TO COMPLETELY TRAUMATIZE YOUR CHILDREN. GETS THEM READY FOR THE REAL WORLD. I THINK ABOUT WHEN I WAS A CHILD. I DIDN'T WEAR A HELMET, KNEE PADS, ELBOW PADS OR CHIN GUARDS WHEN I RODE MY BIKE. I FELL DOWN AND I GOT HURT. I CRIED A LITTLE, SURE, BUT I GOT UP AND WENT ON AGAIN. SEAT BELTS? DAD USED TO CUT THE SEAT BELTS OUT OF THE BACK OF THE CAR. THEY ALWAYS GOT IN THE WAY. WE DRANK FROM A GARDEN HOSE WHEN I WAS A KID. WE LEFT HOME AT DAWN, STAYED GONE ALL DAY, AND CAME HOME WHEN THE STREET LIGHTS CAME ON. NO ONE WONDERED WHERE WE WERE OR IF WE WERE ALL RIGHT. WE SHARED COLAS, CANDY BARS, WE LIVED ON JUNK FOOD AND PEPSI. WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT WORLD? I THINK WE HAVE ALL BEEN ABDUCTED BY ALIENS AND ARE NOW LIVING ON THEIR PLANET. THIS CAN'T BE EARTH ANYMORE.
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Add to My Profile | More VideosCARS. FAST CARS. HYPE CARS. OLD CARS. I LIKE CARS. IT USED TO BE THAT CARS HAD COOL NAMES. DART, CHEVELLE, HAWK, FURY, COUGAR, THUNDERBIRD, FIREBIRD, HORNET, MUSTANG, BARRACUDA. NOW WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH ALTIMA, ELANTRA, ACURA, LUMINA, SENTRA, COROLLA, MAXIMA... WHAT THE FUCK KIND OF LIFELESS PUSSY NAMES ARE THESE? FURTHER PROOF AMERICA IS LOSING IT'S EDGE.I LOVE TO GO PLACES. DID YOU EVER GO SOMEPLACE AND REALIZE IT USED TO BE A DIFFERENT PLACE? AND IT DAWNS ON YOU THAT SOME THINGS ARE NOT HERE ANYMORE. OF COURSE, SOME OTHER THINGS ARE NOT THERE YET. AND NOTHING SEEMS TO BE WHERE IT USED TO BE. EVERYTHING'S BEEN MOVED. SOMETIMES I THINK IF WE COULD JUST PUT EVERYTHING BACK WHERE IT ORIGINALLY WAS, WE MIGHT BE ALL RIGHT.

I'd like to meet:

SOMEONE WHO TELLS ME "YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU." WELL THAT DEPENDS ON WHAT IT IS. IF IT'S YOUR DARK BLUE SUIT, YOU CAN CERTAINLY TAKE IT WITH YOU. IN FACT, NOT ONLY CAN YOU TAKE IT WITH YOU, YOU CAN PROBABLY PUT SOME THINGS IN THE POCKETS. SOMEONE WHO TELLS ME "THE SKY'S THE LIMIT." WELL, HOW CAN THE SKY BE THE LIMIT? THE SKY NEVER ENDS. WHAT KIND OF LIMIT IS THAT? THE EARTH IS THE LIMIT. YOU DIG A HOLE AND WHAT DO YOU KEEP GETTING? MORE EARTH. THE EARTH'S THE LIMIT. SOMEONE WHO TELLS ME "LIFE IS SHORT." SORRY, LIFE IS NOT SHORT, IT'S JUST THAT EVERYTHING ELSE LASTS SO LONG... MOUNTAINS, RIVERS, STARS, PLANETS... LIFE SEEMS SHORT. ACTUALLY LIFE LASTS JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF TIME. UNTIL YOU DIE. DEATH, ON THE OTHER HAND, IS SHORT. SOMEONE WHO TELLS ME "TOMMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY." NOT TRUE. TODAY IS ANOTHER DAY. WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TOMMORROW IS GOING TO BE. IT MIGHT TURN OUT TO BE ANOTHER DAY, BUT WE CAN'T BE SURE. IF IT HAPPENS, I WILL BE THE FIRST TO SAY SO. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? BY THAT TIME, IT WILL BE TODAY AGAIN.

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I WAS SURPRISED WHEN I STARTED GETTING OLD. I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WOULD HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE. LUNA JADE, TOXIC MINDS, DROWNING POOL, DISTURBED, CROSSFADE, SHINEDOWN, BLOODSIMPLE, CHEVELLE, DARK NEW DAY, SYSTEM OF A DOWN, THE EXIES, SEETHER, SILVERTIDE, OZZY, VAN HALEN, AEROSMITH, MUDVANE, WHITESNAKE, PINK FLOYD, JOE WALSH, GEORGE THOROGOOD, DAVID LEE ROTH, DEF LEPPARD, EVANESCENCE, SHAKIRA, CHRISTINA AGUILERA, CHER, ZZ TOP, 38 SPECIAL, FOREIGNER, THE POLICE, AC DC, ROB ZOMBIE, CHICAGO, BOB SEGER, KISS, KYLIE MINOGUE, STYX, MOTLE CRUE, WINGER, INDIGO GIRLS, LITA FORD, METALLICA, FLEETWOOD MAC, MEAT LOAF, QUEEN, CREED, ALANIS MORISSETTE, PUDDLE OF MUDD, GODSMACK, LINKIN PARK, NICKELBACK, LENNY KRAVITZ, BEYONCE, NELLY, GWEN STEFANI, MISSY ELLIOTT, JA RULE, ANTHRAX, POISON, KORN, VELVET REVOLVER, BETTER THAN EZRA, PEARL JAM, BARENAKEDLADIES, BON JOVI, THE MOODY BLUES, TOM PETTY, LYNRD SKYNRD, EUROPE, DURAN DURAN, ASIA, MANDY MOORE, KELLY CLARKSON, JESSICA SIMPSON, ALISON KRAUSS, STEVE EARLE, EAGLES, U2, MARIAH CAREY, JENNIFER LOPEZ, BLONDIE, BRITTNEY SPEARS, TRIUMPH, GOLDEN EARRING, KID ROCK, STAIND, BOSTON, WHITESNAKE, TYPE 0 NEGATIVE, QUEENSRYCHE, COUNTING CROWS, FIONA APPLE, DELTRON 3030, DESTINYS CHILD, THIRD EYE BLIND, PRODIGY, POSTAL SERVICE, HOOBASTANK, THE CRYSTAL METHOD, HINDER, DEFTONES, DRIVE BLIND, RUSH, BRYAN ADAMS, MEATLOAF, LA GUNS, GREAT WHITE, SCORPIONS, ELO, ANDREW GOLD, BOZ SKAGGS, CHRIS REA, DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES, CHRISTOPHER CROSS, CLIFF RICHARD, SEALS AND CROFTS, CLIFF RICHARD, DAVE LOGGINS, LEO SAYER, ROBBIE DUPREE, STEVE WINWOOD, THE HOLLIES, AMY KUMEY... ROCK ON.baddass firebird
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Movies:

NO RETREAT NO SURRENDER, KICKBOXER, HARD TO KILL, BLOODSPORT, COBRA, THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE, THE CROW, MAD MAX, THE ROAD WARRIOR, BEYOND THUNDERDOME, BRAVEHEART, MALLRATS, BETTER OFF DEAD, BOOGIE NIGHTS, FRIDAY THE 13TH SERIES, CANNONBALL RUN 1 & 2, SPACEBALLS, NATIONAL LAMPOONS VACATION SERIES, INTERVIEW WITH A VAMPIRE, THE VAMPIRE LESTAT, CAVEMAN, CAPE FEAR, THE DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION 1 & 2, THE METAL YEARS, ROSEMARY'S BABY, SHOWGIRLS, CASINO, DOLEMITE, SWEETBACK, KUNG POW, WAITING, THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY, THE 13TH WARRIOR, OLD SCHOOL, AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON, SUSPERIA, HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES, GANGS OF NEW YORK, GONE IN 60 SECONDS, VAN WILDER, ZOOLANDER, DODGEBALL, ANCHORMAN, BAD SANTA, SOME KIND OF MONSTER, THE GIRL NEXT DOOR, HELLBOY, LAND OF THE DEAD, BATMAN BEGINS, STARSKY & HUTCH, DUKES OF HAZARD, LETHAL WEAPON 1, 2, 3 & 4, THE SIXTH SENSE, SCENT OF A WOMAN, PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN, HEAT, CONTACT, DON'T SAY A WORD, POINT BREAK, AMERICAN WEDDING, RETROACTIVE, 2 FAST 2 FURIOUS, POINT OF NO RETURN, TWISTER, CARNIVORE, MATRIX REVOLUTIONS, MATRIX RELOADED, TRANSPORTER, TRANSPORTER 2, RISING SUN, VOLCANO, INDEPENDENCE DAY, BLADE (ALL OF THEM), RADIO, TITANIC, THE GREEN MILE, PEARL HARBOR, BACKDRAFT, THE GODFATHER (ALL OF THEM), THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 1 & 2, THIS IS SPINAL TAP, FREDDY GOT FINGERED, ACE VENTURA SERIES, CLOCKWORK ORANGE, DAWN OF THE DEAD, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, BRAM STROKER'S DRACULA, AMERICAN HISTORY X, THE TERMINATOR, GOODFELLAS, DETROIT ROCK CITY, TAXI DRIVER, NIGHTMARE ON ELMSTREET SERIES, THE WRAITH, KISS MEETS THE PHANTOM OF THE PARK, HELLRAISER SERIES, THE SHINING, QUEEN OF THE DAMNED, OCEANS 11, 12 & 13, CANDYMAN 1 & 3, THE PATRIOT, ALMOST FAMOUS, REVENGE OF THE NERDS, THE OMEN SERIES, ABOVE THE LAW, HARD TO KILL, I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER 1 & 2, GHOST RIDER, THE WOMAN IN THE WATER, 16 BLOCKS, THE FIFTH ELEMENT, MR & MRS SMITH, WINDWALKERS, WINDTALKERS, WORLD TRADE CENTER, RADIO, THE LAKE HOUSE, GLADIATOR, THE EDGE, DREAMCATCHER, ELIZABETH, VAN HELSING, MORE TO COME...

Television:

CELEBRITY APPRENTICE, AMERICAN GLADIATOR, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW, FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, MEDIUM, GENE SIMMONS FAMILY JEWELS, LAW & ORDER SVU, THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER, WWE RAW, DOG THE BOUNTY HUNTER, KNIEVEL'S WILD RIDE, INTERVENTION, 48 HOURS, WORLD'S STRONGEST MAN, KING OF QUEENS, KING OF CARS, MYTHBUSTERS, THE BEST WEEK EVER, VEGAS, LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIAN, THE SOPRANOS, FORENSIC FILES, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, 24, HOGAN KNOWS BEST, THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO, HGTV, DEAL OR NO DEAL, 1 VS 100, ER, THE OFFICE, MY NAME IS EARL, LAW & ORDER SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT, HBO, CINEMAX, SHOWTIME, I DON'T WATCH A LOT OF TELEVISION REALLY...

Books:

ANYTHING FICTION, SCI-FI, SOME ROMANCE DEPENDING, NEWSWEEK, FHM, MAXIM, PC WORLD, DANIELLE STEELE, STEPHEN KING, IF IT'S GOOD I'LL READ IT.

Heroes:

MY FATHER, ANYONE FIGHTING FOR OUR FREEDOM PAST AND CURRENTLY, FIREMEN, POLICE OFFICERS, MILITARY, ANYONE WEARING A UNIFORM TO STAND FOR OUR COUNTRY, YOU PEOPLE ARE MY HEROES.

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My Blog

War

It is extraordinary how having done a thing once, we have to do it again There is the pleasure of coincidence and there is the pleasure of repetition And so there is another war And in between there i...
Posted by Jonathan on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:19:00 PST

IN MEMORY OF MY FRIEND - ERIC REEVES

Eric was the third child born to Gary & Ann Reeves. He was happily welcomed into our family by his parents and two sisters, Tracy and Marcy. Tracy was 4 years old and Marcy 2, and they took Eric a...
Posted by Jonathan on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 07:20:00 PST

ONE

Had I but a single roseEach time I thought of you,My garden would twineThrough endless time,So beautiful to view.Had I but a single noteEach time I thought of you,My song would last''Til all things pa...
Posted by Jonathan on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 07:51:00 PST

The Grief/Tragedy/Sympathy Industry

Everyone complains about this being a "victim society".  Well, I don't know about the victim society, but I would like to talk about the "grief, tragedy and sympathy industry. The news media are ...
Posted by Jonathan on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 04:41:00 PST

DEBUT HEARTBREAK

Debut Heartbreak Heart cracked, shell broken, Not the only one,Suffering debut heartbreak,The damage has been done. Love's bittersweet initiation,So very hard to take,Love's first incarnation,No real...
Posted by Jonathan on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 06:12:00 PST

COMMITMENT

The road to commitment is long.  It is filled with many valleys of both hope and despair.  Many people commit to love and marriage with the hope that their lives will grow and prosper togeth...
Posted by Jonathan on Thu, 05 Jul 2007 07:45:00 PST