10-04-2008
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Brasier's wedding 10-04-2008
It's amazing when you humble yourself and REALY pay attention to God that you realize how much he is not dead. It also amazes me that those that turn from him the most or just as well turn into themselves no matter how inocently or mistakenly are angry at his wrath. Why are not more people angry at man??? Why are people angry at the church for needing the same type of money that your schools TAKE from you to institutionalize your kids (and teach them everything BUT HOW TO LIVE!), or the same type of money that musicians take and beg from you to preform and waist it on toys, booze, and drugs???? If a church leads you to a better life do they not deserve to exist finacialy to grow and move on. If the particular church you look at does not use their money or authority properly....LOOK AT ANOTHER ONE....and if that seems to exhausting then just try and find a school, musician, political figure whom holds these qualities that you complain are not in the church or God. Bottom line is the more you study this planet the more exhausting the search for goodness is.....God is dead only in the hearts of many that beat across this globe. Some say religion is for the weak.....jump up and proclaim your faith and tell me it's an easy task....I offer this bet to anyone with extreme confodents that they will see it is no weak task to get through. Man is dirty, sneaky, evil, and greedy as a large percentage across the board at any given time....maybe not all the time.....but the odds of a cluster, at any given time falling into this catagory are astronomical....and many blame God. As an alternative I thank God for allowing me to have the good moments, and I thank Jesus for saveing me from the moments when, I too was, am, and will be in the previously mentioned statistic of being human....evil....lost. Why do so many hate a father that blatenly shows his Love...and subconciously follows and worships the prince of man thats obviously hates them?
I had a great child hood in the rural Indiana area just outside of Cincinnati Oh. I had two brothers that were heavily active in the Cincinnati zoo, which allowed me to grow up with some of the coolest friends.... animals.
During these years I was best friends with a gray fox, two raccoons, a 12 foot snake, 5 ostriches, and 2 llamas. Until the age of five I spent little time with anyone else. I learned that to receive respect from another creature on this planet you have to give it. It is then and only then the pack will function properly. Just like the other animals... THE HUMANS.
I had a good ole boy Hoosier life with my banana seat bicycle and plenty of land to forge. In the early years I made up John Cougar style songs along with John Prine and early Jimmy buffet (pre-Parrot head years).When I was 10 I was playing with a friend next to a small fire. On that day my life changed drastically forever. A can of diesel fuel was thrown on the fire and I was engulfed. I received 2nd and third degree burns on over 40% of my body. It was then I learned change; it was then I learned pain; it was then I learned survival and determination. For the next 3 months I lay in a hospital in Cincinnati Oh. Witnessing the hard ships of the inner city kids and the shit lives their families gave them. My whole world was tainted and ruined and scared, however my family was there every second and that gave me strength.
I realized "Damn...could be worse" ..
and for the first time I heard my words, my thoughts, my emotions, through someone else's story. James Hetfield has been a strong part of my life ever since that moment. I understood his loneliness his struggle, but most importantly, his pride and survival.I wrote my first song "90-d" about my friend (90-d was his motor cross racing numbers) and sang it at a school talent show. I watched the football player's cry, and the skateboarders and metal heads stood up straight and related to me. The weak became strong and the strong became weak...it totally evened out, everyone was equal. I witnessed this right then and there and I never let go of the power of music.
Soon after I was contacted by some musicians across town and was asked to audition. That band later became Grimlock and set the South Eastern Indiana and Cincinnati Oh. area on fire. With a Metallica type vibe we set out to be the wild Childs best friend. We opened for Overkill, D.R.I., Morbid Angel, and Savatage. Along the way making friends with national acts and learning the stage. At one point I even hooked up with Phil and Dime-bag (God Rest His Soul) of Pantera.
Phil and I had several extremely cool conversations about bleeding the soul out on the pages of our lyrics.I then joined the band Liquid Nation and the fire was fanned. Liquid had the opportunity to open for Testament, Flotsam and Jetsam, Fates Warning, and Overkill. Liquid Nation received an incredible following in the Oh. Ky. and In. region. The fans dubbed as "Warriors", became part of the tribe. Our self titled CD did well in this area with little advertisement. We received recognition from Leviathan rec. and David T. Chastain before the bands demise. Later David hired me to sing for VAINGLORY for a brief stent and I released a cd by the name 2050 with them. You need to hear them now with Kate French....they sound amazing.
Then I have Played with VISUAL KAOS from Indiana, and THE SCREAMING KINGS of Cincinnati, OH. Both bands I feel are remarkable for completely diffrent reasons. I am very proud of them both. (I am no longer in the Kings nor KAOS but they are still amazing). (Both on myspace)
I found the woman of my dreams, GAVE MY LIFE TO CHRIST, and have humbled myself a great deal. I do things now for no applause and let Christ lead me....and he realy does. Our children and us are very happy in the most honest way....the void no longer exist. I pray this reality to everyone....I feel more strength each day than ever before.
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