"Do you follow the path that so many tread?
Are you among the blind so easily lead?
Do you join in the war, do you fight for the cause?
Depend on another to fight it alone"
History, Love, Religious topics, Survival, Constitutional Issues, bit of politics, Self Reliance, , Motorcycling, Tattoos, Mafia and True Crime, Sailing, Culture and dark lyrics/poems not in a fucking Emo or Goth way just screaming in pain till it transforms your thoughts ... pouring your soul inward ...
"La libertad ni se pide, ni se roga
Se conquista, con el filo del machete"
Antonio Maceo
(Cuban Revolutionary - 1895)
"Liberty is not begged nor asked for,
it is earned and conquered by the edge of the machete(sword)".
I'd like to meet:
"I'm standing on the dark side of time
Reaching for the power of Her hand.
She's weaving an unholy light
And calls from Lucifer's land."
The one they call the one GOD, Steve MacQueen, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Hank Williams Sr, Cozy Powell, Tony Iommi, Ronnie James Dio, Antonio Maceo, Jose Marti, my ancestors,any old time Blues man (Delta style preferably), Salma Hayeck, Keneth Branagh, Steve Harris, Bon Scott ... fuckin A... some of these people are dead... gone but def not forgotten. Some are beautiful not just for their looks and/or physical appearance but by their character and what they stand for.
My ancestors all way back to the cradle of time.
Simple Man - Shinedown
My mama told me, when I was young.
Said sit beside me, my only son.
And listen closely, to what I say.
And if you do this
It'll help you some sunny day.
Oh take your time...Don't live too fast.
Troubles will come, and they will pass.
You'll find a woman, Oh yah, and you'll find love.
And don't forget that there is a someone,
up above.
And be a simple kind of man.
Oh be something you love and understand.
Baby be a simple kind of man.
Oh won't you do this for me son,
if you can?
Forget your lust, from rich man's gold.
All that you need now, is in your soul.
And you can do this, oh baby, if you try.
All that I want for you my son,
is to be satisfied.
Oh, don't you worry...you'll find yourself.
Follow you heart and nothing else.
And you can do this, oh baby, if you try.
All that I want from you my son,
is to be satisfied.
Music:
"The time of dreams has turned
The night is gone and light shines on
Where darkness once would hide
With spirits high, our fears were born..."
Black Sabbath(mostly Dio and Tony Martin), OLD Metallica, Rancid, Benny More, Celia Cruz, Blackfoot,Alice in Chains, Molly Hatchet, Iron Maiden, Hank Williams(yup the country slinger) & Hank Williams III, Blackfoot, Led Zeppelin, Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Billy Idol, Queen, Godsmack, Type 0 Negative, Danzing, Oscar de Leon, Hansel y Raul, Deep Purple, Van Halen, Nirvana, AC DC, The Doors, shit too many to list...
and then in no specific order ...
Heavy Metal LOUDLY - Metal is not just to be heard but felt!, Southern Rock, Old non-pop Country Music, Cuban Music (Rumba is in mah blood), Salsa & Merengue, some Classical, Delta Blues - Elmore James, Robert Johnson, plain raw pure sounds, Oldies, Motown, little of Hip Hop and Rap, fuckin' A anything that gets your ass shaking, makes your mind drift away somewhere along with body and your soul weepin'.
Movies:
The Wild Geese, Goodfellas, Scarface(I'm Cuban what ya expect), The Dogs of War, City of Industry, almost anything with Samurai or Yakuza in it, specially Akira Kurosawa, Full Metal Jacket, Platoon, anything with Romans, bloodshed as long as its realistic and non fictional if possible, Pope of Greenwich Village, True Romance, Bullit, Highlander(1st one only), Devil's Rejects, Survivor, Love and a 45, Truth & Consequences, Aliens, The Mechanic, The Godfather 1, 2 & 3? hmm so so ... shit too many more to list
Television:
Deadwood!, The Sopranos(I'm a Goombah at heart), Rome, The Shield, 24, Seinfeld, Beavis and Butthead(for the culture and social issues ...huh huh huh asswipe!), History Channel, The Wire, some old British comedy shows .. again too many to list.
Books:
"Words are poison, passion bleeds ...
Frederick Forsythe's The Dogs of War, The Odessa File, The Devil's Advocate, Survival books by Ragnar Benson, best Mafia/Crime books ever... Crime Machine and The Westies, For the Sins of my Father, The Prince.
"To much walkin', shoes worn thin
Too much trippin' and my soul's worn thin
Time to catch a ride ..."
Heroes:
"Hero, only in the grave are there no dreams
Hero, don't beleive in fate, it ain't what it seems
All you gotta do now is stay free
You're the one they turn to when hell screams..."
You have to rely on your own self and be your own hero... (responsibility is yours, no 1 else's) .... Course there are many people I admire but a hero to some is nothing but a despot and opressor to others. I say anyone under unsurmountable circumstances overcomes them and not merely survives but thrives... fuckin A... my respect and admiration.
