This is a pic of me with my band Stone Jackson. Oh, Yeah that is my lovely Yamaha Absolute Beech Custom. On the left is Dean "the Machine" McGee and on the right is the Master Steve Howell
12.05.2005
Dumb da dumb dumb
Explain something to me. For the last week I've been pondering an occurrence. I was invited to attend the Rolling Stones concert last week by a friend of mine. It was a great night, but during the show Mick Jagger felt the need to take a swipe at our President. Being a conservative I’m used to this, but the guy on my right was incensed by the audacity of the statement. He turned to me and said, “I’m a Democrat, but he has no right to come over here and say that!” I let out a heartfelt “Amen”, and left it at that.
After the show we went out and had a bite to eat and talked. This guy was really steamed! I started to explain why I wasn’t as upset by it as he was, but as soon as the words “I’m a Republican” slipped out of my mouth, he went the complete opposite direction. Finally I talked him back from the ledge and was able to explain to him. This is everyday life for a conservative. We hear it on TV, read it in the News, and get it in music all day long. If we got bent out of shape every time it happened we’d never get anything done.
Since then I’ve had the opportunity to talk to him about several of the asinine statements from the left. Today he called me asking if I’d heard what John Kerry said. I told him I had and then listened to him rant. Finally I told him, “Dude, you are the worst Democrat ever!”
I think we’re still friends!
After the show we went out and had a bite to eat and talked. This guy was really steamed! I started to explain why I wasn’t as upset by it as he was, but as soon as the words “I’m a Republican” slipped out of my mouth, he went the complete opposite direction. Finally I talked him back from the ledge and was able to explain to him. This is everyday life for a conservative. We hear it on TV, read it in the News, and get it in music all day long. If we got bent out of shape every time it happened we’d never get anything done.
Since then I’ve had the opportunity to talk to him about several of the asinine statements from the left. Today he called me asking if I’d heard what John Kerry said. I told him I had and then listened to him rant. Finally I told him, “Dude, you are the worst Democrat ever!”
I think we’re still friends!
Yesterday Today and Tomarrow
Since this is a relatively new thing for me, etiquette requires me to do a quick introduction. Born in 1974 in Provo Utah while my parents were students at BYU, the world knew to expect great things from me... To bad they were wrong!
I am a divorced father of two who loves music, politics, food, my kids, and my church. If the previous paragraph didn't clue you in, I am member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I play drums in a band called Stone Jackson, check it out if you get a chance the music is available for download. If you are real nice to me I might send you a higher definition version.
Well, that feels good enough for this outing. Hopefully it will get easier as time goes on. I'd love to hear from those of you who have been doing this for a while.
Mike
I am a divorced father of two who loves music, politics, food, my kids, and my church. If the previous paragraph didn't clue you in, I am member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I play drums in a band called Stone Jackson, check it out if you get a chance the music is available for download. If you are real nice to me I might send you a higher definition version.
Well, that feels good enough for this outing. Hopefully it will get easier as time goes on. I'd love to hear from those of you who have been doing this for a while.
Mike
12.04.2005
Get in the saddle!
OK, this is pretty much my first post. Even though you have seen other things that look like posts they are not posts. I will return though with many ramblings and musings. Oh... and I look forward to getting to know some of the more flagrant bloggers.
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