Nick

Take this site with however many grains of salt you wish. Keep in mind that this is your own trip, so don't freak out. We're all in this together. Remember that fear is only a wall that stands in front of you. Wheather you've made yours out of paper or concrete reinforced with rebar, you still can blow it up with a stick of dymanite. Hopefully there are no walls. I think it's better that way.If your curious, just ask. Everything's for a reason. "I, like God, do not play with dice and do not believe in coincidence." "He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature." -Socrates"I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing." -Socrates "Sucess is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to sucess. If you love what you are doing, you will be sucessful." -Albert SchweitzerJimi Hendrix Quotes:"The story of life is quicker than the blink of an eye. The story of love is hello and goodbye, Until we meet again." -Jimi Hendrix (Hours before his death)"I've always loved painting. In fact it was my first love when I was a child." -Jimi Hendrix, 1970"After a while I started getting aware too much of what was going down. It started to bring me down a little bit.""I didn't think too much of the hype scene and all that because I dug wearin' all those different things. It was fun.""I'm gonna put a curse on you and all your kids will be born completely naked.""It's really hard to know what people want around here sometimes.""The artist draws the people. The whole idea is for people to dig themselves, just mingle around meeting different other people. That's cool.""To be with the others, you have to have your hair short and wear ties. So we're trying to make a third world happen, you know what I mean?""You have to forget about what other people say, when you're supposed to die, or when you're supposed to be loving. You have to forget about all these things.""When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace.""When I finally do get into it, the whole world's gonna know about it.""Music is a safe type of high. It's more the way it was supposed to be. That's where highness came, I guess, from anyway. It's nothing but rhythm and motion."---------------------------------------------------- -------“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it.”— Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels"See in my line of work you got to keep repeating things over and over and over again for the truth to sink in...to kind of catapult the propaganda."-George W. Bush (May 24, 2005)Makes you think doesn't it.--------------------------------------------------------- -- A road littered with broken glass, sharp rocks, weird pits with pungee sticks in them, demons, and evil. A Battle it has been for me to travel this road. Now I stepped off the beaten path and I'm making my own. Sure I have to carry a machete to hack all the brush and thorny trees out of my way, but I don't care. Here's a story about an experience that changed my life. I'd like to entitle this story:"The Day I got Flipped off and it Changed my Life" (Funny title, eh?)Once upon a time in a town so boring it's almost unbearable, not too far away. I was having an average day. I was making my way to Best Buy to have my laptop fixed. Driving along enjoying the sun in a frequency higher than most you would say. I slowly came to a stop behind a car at a red light. While waiting for the green, enjoying some good tunes, I saw this man on the side of the road walking. He abruptly became extremely angry with the car in front of me and proceed to yell and scream something incoherent to my ear. The man continues his rant and finally gives the car in front the middle finger. Then he flips me the bird. At this point I was laughing so hard I couldn't control myself. I glanced in the rearview mirror to see the driver’s reaction to being flipped off behind me. The women in the car behind me was laughing just as hard as I was.Suddenly it felt like I ran into a brick wall. It felt good though. Everything hit me at once and I had this sudden realization of how everyone is no better than the other. The feeling is somewhat hard to explain. I apologize if none of this makes any sense. Anyways, I must of had some connection with the woman in the car behind me. Sharing this funny experience with this women made me realize that we are all human. I had this great feeling like I was connected to the universe and it supported me in everything I do. It was the purest feeling of happiness I have every experienced. It felt like I just kinda melted into the world and everything became crystal clear. I understood everything. All this because some angry guy gave me the finger, which I think is the funniest part. Proud to be Human. All though I would love to see what it's like to be a bird...Truthfully, I wouldn't rather be anyone or anything else in the world.Rich's Last Resort Float Trip This years comment:I am the Captain of the Red Baron. I am the muthafukin' 7-11 on the river. Bow down. Sweet Nips holds the sacred flame of The Big Piney (aka the only working lighter). Who dare ask me for a cigarette? Those who are worthy were extended my gratitude and mercy as I handed out Rice Crispy Treats, Funyons, and beer as I saw fit. The only one with enough energy to paddle for 8 miles. The one who wasn't bleeding profusely because he didn't let his body drag along the river over a bunch of sharp rocks while he was holding onto a raft. No, not the CanMan. Because I am the King of the river."The Day I Became the King of the Jungle" - 11.14.06I don't get to say this often. I was late for work today because of a crazed pack of wild elephants and horses that were causing traffic jams all over downtown St. Louis! They were shitting all over the streets! It was digusting! One elephant charged my car and hit me, flipping my car twice!! So I got out of my car and I ran up to the elephant and was like what the fucks your problem!? It got pissed off and swung its trunk at me and threw me about 40 feet in the air! Knock the wind out of me thats for sure. After I caught my breath, I chased the elephant down and grabbed its tail! I got on its back and so I says,"Look who's the bitch now, bitch!" Me and him wrestled for about 10 minutes, then I finally got the elephant to submit. I stood on top of him and was like bangin' on my chest and stuff and I said,"I'm the king of this jungle, muthafucka!" It was quite a spectacle!!Random Shite:Love is my religion.More to come...Jimi Hendrix Electric Ladyland (1968) Burning Of The Midnight LampThe morning is dead And the day is, too There's nothing left here to meet me But the velvet moon All my loneliness I have felt today It's like a little more than enough To make a man throw himself awayAnd I continue To burn the midnight lamp AloneNow the smiling portrait of you Is still hangin' on my frowning wall It really doesn't, really doesn't bother me too much at all It's just the ever falling dust That makes it so hard for me to see That forgotten earring layin' on the floor Facing coldly towards the doorI continue To burn the midnight lamp Lord, aloneLoneliness is such a dragSo here I sit to face That same old fire place Gettin' ready for the same old explosion Goin' through my mind And soon enough time will tell, About the circus in the wishing well And someone who will buy and sell for me Someone to toll my bellBut I continue To burn the midnight lamp Lord, alone Darlin' can't ya hear me callin' you? So lonely Gonna have to blow my mind LonelyI thought this was creative