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Ladies and Gentleman: yesterday everything began.

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I Hear You Cry; Your Tears Are Cheap

KABOOM!!!!

Instantly the band in front of your eyes explodes; blasting into a static atmosphere you can only dream of feeling. However, once you come to know this experience of a musician discovering yourself, the feeling is absolutely bittersweet (Emphasis on the bitterness.... which sours the sweetness into something loud yet unique). Over and over I've shamed myself into keeping away from today by refusing to transpire the rawness I possess and hold inside my head. This whole blog is a crack in the entire dream I

will create.

Scared of going the entire way down? Some strange fading darkness engulfs my creative thoughts. Despite my madness and acceptance of history; I try to hate the bind it creates, only to relinquish in the sugar it feeds me. Sound weird? Well then turn your fucking headphones up!

"You'll Never Die And You'll Never Grow Old"

I Love Sugar.

Cool.

Courtney Love approves of my Hendrix tattoo...

So rad.

Free Zone: Play On

Captain Neptune and Mothball went on quite an adventure this summer. I wrote a book describing part of the journey, however the minor blog entries that were posted offer a glimpse of an unforgettable summer. The picture above was taken at the base of Little River Canyon's miles of climbable rock cliffs. I've fallen in love and addicted to the breathtaking release climbing rewards. Natural rock climbing requires determination, in the form of "make this leap or your falling off to your death". The justification of that attitude relies on your buddy, who is belaying you at 150 feet and knows when to grab the rope when you chance each daring move. Needless to say, Captain Neptune and Mothball make a fearless exploring duo.

Captain Neptune always enjoyed initially testing his freshly tied anchors

by leaping off the cliffs.

Welllllll in other news sports-fans: (MBC!) Heres a complete subject changer to allievate the main course of tonights menu.

"I spent it all
On the bag
On the drag
The sun comes down, the tide rolls back
We crawl our way back to the
house we call home
He holds his home in the palm of his hand
And he says, and he says
You are my everyone, you are my anyone
You are my anytime, you are my every time
You are my everywhere...anywhere..."

~ Fugazi

Where to Mothballin' begin? Summer flew by my eyes; leaving

unique thoughts, memories, and experiences, forever preserved

in my soul. Did I grow from my 9 weeks atop Lookout Mountain?

Well of course I did, however I didn't traditionally mature.

An oxymoron can only simply describe what I mean:

"Grow-Down"

I transformed into a pure Laney Boy, a status only the few who attend

our sacred haven can appreciatively understand. Over the long,

demanding summer activities I discovered more meaning to life's

true reality through the children I encountered. Take for Example:

(Real camper names are substituted with appropriate pseudonyms)

Mirror Link - reminded me of myself as a camper, inspiring pride

in how far I've come along

Reese's Pieces - my first challenge, developed my ability to transform

fully from a former camper to a counselor

Matthew Stafford - not only did I indulge in the mysterious humor

that he looked identical to the former UGA QB, but I learned

determination from his fearless strategic attitude in Bombardi

Condiment Cabin - graced me with humility and carelessness to have fun

Horn Thief - reminded me not to judge someone initially, because

if you get to know them you'll appreciate their fresh perspectives.

But never underestimate others authority

The Pit Ball Twins - had to have been the coolest campers I encountered

One-Tooth 60's Guru - inspired my hope for younger generations

appreciating the history of music

Woodland Critter Cabin - supplied many laughs at jokes I used to love,

yet now have matured to finally understand

Sterling Archer - taught me how to not let trivial inconvenient things

spoil who I am

Jeff Beck - looked up to me, so I did my best to be an A+ counselor.

C.I.T. - required me to utilize all the staff training skills I had learned

(blah I know that sounds lame but like I said, these random instances

are mere glimpses of my experience)

The Care-Bear Killers - .... Sorry I am unable to disclose any information

regarding the CBK...

My time in Mentone, AL will always remain personal and sacred in my

heart and soul. The above lessons represent a minor portion of my

experience this summer. Only two things remain to be said:

1) I'm returning next summer; there is much I still owe to the legend

2) Thank god I'm a Laney Boy!

WOMP!!! Flash forward now to my new conscious reality:

"You'll Never Die And You'll Never Grow Old"

~ MBC

A Blessing and A Curse

"Once upon a time, my advice to you would have been go out and find yourself a whore
But I guess I've grown up, because I don't give that kind of advice anymore

Gonna be a world of hurt / Gonna be a world of hurt / Gonna be a world of hurt

I was 27 when I figured out that blowing my brains wasn't the answer
So I decided, maybe I should find a way to make this world work out for me
And my good friend Paul was 83 when he told me; that "To love is to feel pain"
And I thought about that then and I've thought about that again and again

Gonna be a world of hurt / Gonna be a world of hurt / Gonna be a world of hurt

"To love is to feel pain" there ain't no way around it
The very nature of love is to grieve when it is over
The secret to a happy ending is knowing when to role the credits
Better role them now before something else goes wrong
No, it's a wonderful world, if you can put aside the sadness
And hang on to every ounce of beauty upon you
Better take the time to know it there ain't no way around it
If you feel anything at all

Gonna be a world of hurt / Gonna be a world of hurt / Gonna be a world of hurt

So if what you have is working for you, or you think that it can stand a reasonable chance, and whatever's broken seems fixable and nothing's beyond repair
If you still think about each other and smile before you remember how screwed up it's gotten or maybe dream of a time less rotten
Remember, it ain't too late to take a deep breath and throw yourself into it with everything you got

It's great to be alive"