There's a really good bunch of folks that create some really killer clothes. Just follow the banner at the bottom of the page and meet all of your evil needs.
2.27.2006
Evil Threads
There's a really good bunch of folks that create some really killer clothes. Just follow the banner at the bottom of the page and meet all of your evil needs.
2.26.2006
Yet another loss.
It's turning out to be a damned shitty weekend.
Rest easy old friend... We'll keep those damned Bumpass hounds at bay. Christmas won't be the same without you.
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Darren McGavin was painting a movie set in 1945 when he learned of an opening for a small role in the show, climbed off his ladder, and returned through Columbia's front gates to land the part.
The husky, tough-talking performer went on to become one of the busiest actors in television and film, starring in five TV series, including "Mike Hammer," and endearing holiday audiences with his role as the grouchy dad in the 1983 comedy classic "A Christmas Story."
McGavin, 83, died Saturday of natural causes at a Los Angeles-area hospital with his family at his side, said his son Bogart McGavin.
McGavin also had leading roles in TV's "Riverboat" and cult favorite "Kolchak: The Night Stalker." Among his memorable portrayals was U.S. Army Gen. George Patton in the 1979 TV biography "Ike."
Despite his busy career in television, McGavin was awarded only one Emmy: in 1990 for an appearance as Candice Bergen's opinionated father in an episode of "Murphy Brown."
He lacked the prominence in films he enjoyed in television, but he registered strongly in featured roles such as the young artist in Venice in "Summertime," David Lean's 1955 film with Katharine Hepburn and Rosanno Brazzi; Frank Sinatra's crafty drug supplier in "The Man with the Golden Arm" (1955); Jerry Lewis's parole officer in "The Delicate Delinquent" (1957); and the gambler Gus Sands in 1984's "The Natural" that starred Robert Redford.
He also starred alongside Don Knotts, who died Friday night, in the 1976 family comedy "No Deposit, No Return."
Throughout his television career, McGavin gained a reputation as a curmudgeon willing to bad-mouth his series and combat studio bosses.
McGavin starred in the private eye series "Mike Hammer" in the 1950s. In 1968 he told a reporter: "Hammer was a dummy. I made 72 of those shows, and I thought it was a comedy. In fact, I played it camp. He was the kind of guy who would've waved the flag for [Alabama Gov.] George Wallace."
Troubled childhood
Born in Spokane, Washington, McGavin was sketchy in interviews about his childhood. He told TV Guide in 1973 that he was a constant runaway at 10 and 11, and as a teen lived in warehouses in Tacoma, Washington, and dodged the police and welfare workers. His parents disappeared, he said.
He spent a year at College of the Pacific in Stockton, California, taking part in dramatics, then landed in Los Angeles. He washed dishes and was hired to paint sets at Columbia studio. He was working on "A Song to Remember" when an agent told him of an opening for a small role.
"I climbed off a painter's ladder and washed up at a nearby gas station," McGavin said. "I returned through Columbia's front gate with the agent." The director, Charles Vidor, hired him. No one recognized him but the paint foreman, who said, "You're fired."
McGavin studied at the Neighborhood Playhouse and the Actors Studio and began working in live TV drama and on Broadway. He appeared with Charlton Heston in "Macbeth" on TV and played Happy in "Death of a Salesman" in New York and on the road.
He is survived by his four children -- York, Megan, Bridget and Bogart -- from a previous marriage to Melanie York McGavin, Bogart McGavin said. McGavin was separated from his second wife, Kathy Brown, he said.
Services were set for March 5 at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
2.25.2006
Never Mind The Hall of Fame...
True to fashion and as socially aware as ever, the Sex Pistols declined their induction into the Rock 'N Roll Hall of Fame today. In a hand written image posted on the Sex Pistols home page told it like it is.
"Outside the shit storm is a real Sex Pistol"
And you slacking top 40, easy-listening bitches thought punk was dead. Bolloks to all that.
http://www.thefilthandthefury.co.uk/
And on a sadder note:
LOS ANGELES - Don Knotts, the skinny, lovable nerd who kept generations of television audiences laughing as bumbling Deputy Barney Fife on “The Andy Griffith Show,” has died. He was 81.
Knotts died Friday night of pulmonary and respiratory complications at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills, said Paul Ward, a spokesman for the cable network TV Land, which airs “The Andy Griffith Show,” and another Knotts hit, “Three’s Company.”
Unspecified health problems had forced him to cancel an appearance in his native Morgantown, W.Va., in August 2005.
The country lost a great friend and a great Veteran on Friday.
He served in World War II as an entertainer and received the World War II Victory Medal. Knotts graduated from West Virginia University in 1948 with a degree in theater.
What's It Like?
Yesterday I went to a writing workshop/panel discussion on the values and merits of being a writer. There were three panelists there: Diane Wellman, Jonathan Joy and Jeff Hanson. I'm pretty sure the turn-out was less than anticipated and actually frustrated some that were there, but all the same I treated the experience as if they were there for the sole purpose of informing me about writing. Wellman was interesting in her discussion of the fact that she "writes fiction for fun and non-fiction for a living." Her fun seems to be primarily playwriting, while her living is writing for a Prevention Resource Center.
Jonathan Joy followed with a discussion about the angst of being a playwright, actor and producer, and not getting the notoriety that one is seeking. He has done well for himself as can be seen here. It was enlightening to hear him equate character building for writing to being an actor, as you have to essentially be the character you are reading for, and become the character you are writing about.
Jeff Hanson was the final panelist and his presentation of himself was a bit more glamorous than the others. He is an Entertainment writer for People Magazine. His close friendship with Jennifer Garner and her family is the "in" that he had in becoming a writer for People. He was also embedded in the turmoil and grief of the Sago, WV mine disaster. His advice was as straight-forward as one would expect. Keep submitting, keep aggravating local papers, get your foot in the door in any way possible and keep working hard. He warned against giving in to vice once you are "through the door." As it is easy to loose track of yourself when surrounded with everything that there is to offer in the entertainment industry.
After the presentation I spoke with Jonathan Joy at pretty good length about journaling and using a journal as inspriation for fiction writing. He says that he has so much stuff down on paper and nowhere to print it. It is at this point in the conversation that I realize we both have the same problem. All this stuff in our heads and no one to read it. So I begin telling him about blogging and the outlet that it can be. He seemed genuinely interested and I further iinvited him to join Blogger and set himself up and just start publishing his stuff here. Hopefully he takes my advice and we can all get to read his stuff. When and if he emails me with the details of his new blog I will be sure to point everyone to it. He's a genuinely likeable guy and hey, it never hurts to network a little.
It really is a shame that there weren't more people at the presentation, as I am sure that a larger crowd would have motivated the panelists to put more on the table.
Jonathan Joy followed with a discussion about the angst of being a playwright, actor and producer, and not getting the notoriety that one is seeking. He has done well for himself as can be seen here. It was enlightening to hear him equate character building for writing to being an actor, as you have to essentially be the character you are reading for, and become the character you are writing about.
Jeff Hanson was the final panelist and his presentation of himself was a bit more glamorous than the others. He is an Entertainment writer for People Magazine. His close friendship with Jennifer Garner and her family is the "in" that he had in becoming a writer for People. He was also embedded in the turmoil and grief of the Sago, WV mine disaster. His advice was as straight-forward as one would expect. Keep submitting, keep aggravating local papers, get your foot in the door in any way possible and keep working hard. He warned against giving in to vice once you are "through the door." As it is easy to loose track of yourself when surrounded with everything that there is to offer in the entertainment industry.
After the presentation I spoke with Jonathan Joy at pretty good length about journaling and using a journal as inspriation for fiction writing. He says that he has so much stuff down on paper and nowhere to print it. It is at this point in the conversation that I realize we both have the same problem. All this stuff in our heads and no one to read it. So I begin telling him about blogging and the outlet that it can be. He seemed genuinely interested and I further iinvited him to join Blogger and set himself up and just start publishing his stuff here. Hopefully he takes my advice and we can all get to read his stuff. When and if he emails me with the details of his new blog I will be sure to point everyone to it. He's a genuinely likeable guy and hey, it never hurts to network a little.
It really is a shame that there weren't more people at the presentation, as I am sure that a larger crowd would have motivated the panelists to put more on the table.
2.23.2006
2.22.2006
The Final Cut
So here it is, the white was only temporary anyway until I either switched to MT or reworked the CSS/Text to get all the colors that I wanted in the right places. I really like the copper colored text and the garage look and feel. The blog almost looks like a calendar hanging on your desktop. As soon as I get the other drop down menu with catagories and such coded, I'll make it live. Just have to figure out a way to do it. I would like to implement some sort of site search too, and I will, just not tonight. I hope that it isn't too dark. I've asked opinions and everyone seems to agree that it looks good.
Click on the SO-CAL Speedshop link and you will see what direction I am going in mechanically. A '32 Highboy, now that's about as cool as cool gets. Aside from Jimmy Shine's Slammed Ford truck. You can see it at the Jimmy Shine link. Rods are my inspiration for the skinning of this site. Flat, dirty, greasy and to the point.
Click on the SO-CAL Speedshop link and you will see what direction I am going in mechanically. A '32 Highboy, now that's about as cool as cool gets. Aside from Jimmy Shine's Slammed Ford truck. You can see it at the Jimmy Shine link. Rods are my inspiration for the skinning of this site. Flat, dirty, greasy and to the point.
Stick With What You Know
After much wrangling and prodding with MT, I had an epiphany of sorts. Creating styles and templates through MT isn't something that I want to continually bother with, especially since I can design an entire site in Dreamweaver via CSS. Three column with a header and all the script that I can stand to put in. Ahhhhh, the comforting interface of DW.
MT has dominated the bulk of my time. Hell, who am I kidding... ALL OF MY TIME. It is a great program and it may serve me better in the future when I am comfortable building and navigating within its borders. For now, I will stick with Blogger... It's just too friggin easy.
MT has dominated the bulk of my time. Hell, who am I kidding... ALL OF MY TIME. It is a great program and it may serve me better in the future when I am comfortable building and navigating within its borders. For now, I will stick with Blogger... It's just too friggin easy.
--ANALOGY--
It's like working on American mades all your life and then someone asking you if you can synchronize the carbs on their ZX7. It really doesn't translate. Yeah, you can do it, but one of those boys from MMI can do it smoother, cleaner, and faster. And good on 'em, somebody's gotta work on those things.
That's about it on this end. I know, nothing mind shattering or terribly funny about my postings about MT and all that. Honestly, I wish I had something worthwhile to write about. That would mean that I was thinking about something besides MT and getting it to work. At this point, I'd welcome a decent graphics gig. I'm even considering Space Madness as a viable out. Speaking of Space Madness, click on the John K. link over there on the left and go see what he is up to. Now that Coop has finished his homage to Playing with your Joystick, things are a bit slow at his gig.
Ok, so I took a one hour or so break mid-post, and now I'm back at the helm. SW Battlefront II is a good way to take a break. Oh well, back to Dreamweaver.
2.20.2006
Movable Type
So I got MT to work and am in the process of learning how to use it. It wasn't the whiz-bang set up that I was expecting. As with any new software that isn't familiar, it will take a day or two to get adjusted to. I don't know whether it's from my lack of experience with MT or nostalgia/loyalty to Google, but I'm not real sure that I need to switch to MT anyway. My only concern is, as I said in my previous post, pagination. I would enjoy the opportunity to have a [File Under:] section for my posts that is liked to a drop down menu for catagories. The monthly archive section of Blogger isn't bad, but it still combines all posts into a single "pile" kind of like putting all of your laundry in a plastic bin and living out of that bin. Always having to sift through everything to get at a single item.
That's where I am as far as what's going on at the Select-o-Matic. Hopefully I will be deciding the merits of MT vs. Blogger soon enough and can get on with other endeavors.
This particular pic of Max should keep you occupied whilst I sort out the drudgeries of the blogosphere.
2.19.2006
Direction and Format
Since the beginning of my bloggyness, and I mean from the first post, I have had an issue with the limits of blogging tools. Keep in mind that this is just a pseudo-rant. The lack of having pages is something that I struggle with daily. I have seen some sites/blogs that work around this and I am in the midst of implementing that sort of style into my blog as well. It just takes a bit of time. Especially since I don't use Moveable Type yet (no more databases left on the server). I would and will start posting topics to a relevant archive or something to that effect. Whether it be about Max or Custom bikes or Hot Rods or basic bullshitery.
There is site after site out there who have an opinion on format and whether you should worry about graphics and ads and the like because of the RSS/XML factor. I know that when I read blogs and such, I like to get it from the source. To me reading blogs is different from news feeds and such because what you are getting from a personal blog is more than a news feed, it is a look into how a person thinks and what motivates them. LOL, from looking at mine you would deduce that I am all over the place, and you wouldn't be far off.
My interests are as varied as anyone's that I know of and that is the point of putting together topic related archives. If you're into customs then there will be a custom archive and posts to accompany it. Don't expect to get landslides of industry information here about custom rods and bikes however. I post about my favorites and haunts and those people and things that interest me.
As I said, I hope to streamline things a bit more and give you more options to see what you want to see. My posts will hit the front page initially but will go directly into their respective archive at the same time. I don't have cable TV however so my posts won't be about what happened on 24 at such and such time, or who said what on Crossfire. Now if you want to quote Tom Waits or what-not then that's cool. Just don't expect me to give a shit about who got voted off what island.
There you have it. A letter of intent from the corrupted corporation that is me.
There is site after site out there who have an opinion on format and whether you should worry about graphics and ads and the like because of the RSS/XML factor. I know that when I read blogs and such, I like to get it from the source. To me reading blogs is different from news feeds and such because what you are getting from a personal blog is more than a news feed, it is a look into how a person thinks and what motivates them. LOL, from looking at mine you would deduce that I am all over the place, and you wouldn't be far off.
My interests are as varied as anyone's that I know of and that is the point of putting together topic related archives. If you're into customs then there will be a custom archive and posts to accompany it. Don't expect to get landslides of industry information here about custom rods and bikes however. I post about my favorites and haunts and those people and things that interest me.
As I said, I hope to streamline things a bit more and give you more options to see what you want to see. My posts will hit the front page initially but will go directly into their respective archive at the same time. I don't have cable TV however so my posts won't be about what happened on 24 at such and such time, or who said what on Crossfire. Now if you want to quote Tom Waits or what-not then that's cool. Just don't expect me to give a shit about who got voted off what island.
There you have it. A letter of intent from the corrupted corporation that is me.
2.17.2006
McQueen
Remember that day when everything was going your way and the sun was shining on you perfectly and you thought you were the coolest motherfucker to ever walk?
On our best day, we could never be as cool as Steve McQueen.
One could only imagine how different our lives would be if we would have had the last 26 years with him.
Kneel down ye posers of cool. You can't hold a candle.
On our best day, we could never be as cool as Steve McQueen.
One could only imagine how different our lives would be if we would have had the last 26 years with him.
Kneel down ye posers of cool. You can't hold a candle.
2.15.2006
Ok, I've got to bitch about this.
More and more the ability to write is falling by the way-side. Kids and there so-called 1337speek and their inability to punctuate or capitalize anything. Don't get me wrong, I read/have read the number magazine that the uber1337s read. And I have done my share of boxing in many colors and when I had the patience or the inclination I played with some really cool scripts.
Here's the rub: Being intelligent and knowing what you're talking about does not give you the right to disrespect people by not showing them the courtesy of capitalizing their names and such. Here is a site that Google rates high on their lists as a blog that you should read. It was a struggle for me to read. No punctuation, no capitalization, no form of respect for any norm of writing. Again, don't get me wrong, I hate conformity just as much as the next disenfranchised individual, but come on people. Just because you name yourself Passing Notes because you think you're being cute doesn't excuse you from all that I have bitched about above.
I am in not the GrammarNazi or the EnglishNazi by any stretch of the imagination, but there is a line that not just the youth are crossing. The world of chat and IM and quick posting on forums has these people thinking that it is cute. It is not cute for a twenty/thirty/forty/fifty-something who happens to be a programmer to use parenthesese around what he/she thinks is cute thought balloon material.
So there it is... Call me an old crotchety bastard or not hip with the times or whatever. I'll just tell you to go fuck yourself and get your shit together.
Makes you wonder if McDonald's started this trend years ago when they went to icon based registers where NO MATH SKILL was involved. It's a sad and scary time for English speaking people. Traffick seems to do a decent job of being respectable and comprehensible.
Here's the rub: Being intelligent and knowing what you're talking about does not give you the right to disrespect people by not showing them the courtesy of capitalizing their names and such. Here is a site that Google rates high on their lists as a blog that you should read. It was a struggle for me to read. No punctuation, no capitalization, no form of respect for any norm of writing. Again, don't get me wrong, I hate conformity just as much as the next disenfranchised individual, but come on people. Just because you name yourself Passing Notes because you think you're being cute doesn't excuse you from all that I have bitched about above.
I am in not the GrammarNazi or the EnglishNazi by any stretch of the imagination, but there is a line that not just the youth are crossing. The world of chat and IM and quick posting on forums has these people thinking that it is cute. It is not cute for a twenty/thirty/forty/fifty-something who happens to be a programmer to use parenthesese around what he/she thinks is cute thought balloon material.
So there it is... Call me an old crotchety bastard or not hip with the times or whatever. I'll just tell you to go fuck yourself and get your shit together.
Makes you wonder if McDonald's started this trend years ago when they went to icon based registers where NO MATH SKILL was involved. It's a sad and scary time for English speaking people. Traffick seems to do a decent job of being respectable and comprehensible.
A friend in deed.
Here it is folks, the one that had me almost pissing on myself. No witty political commentary here, it's all been said. The caption is classic.
Whew...
OK, now that all that business is finished we can get back to serious business. Seems that someone decided to get off of their collective asses and get busy over @ Exile Cycles and put thier web-space to good use.
I'll get you warmed up and you can go on over and see for yourself. Pick up some schwag while you're there, and tell them where you came from. And I don't mean your mom either.
All images that I use of/from Exile Cycles are the sole ©Russell Mitchell and Exile Cycles.
2.14.2006
2.12.2006
A Bit 'o the Snow
Winter finally arrives, only to be thwarted by 50° weather on Wed. It has already pretty much melted off now, but it was beautiful this morning.
2.11.2006
New face at the Select-o-Matic.
I am sure that you have clicked on the links, and the banners and such, and that is a good thing. I've decided to link up with the hardest working woman in show-business, Masuimi Max. She's a fetish model, fashion model, web engineer who is hella funny and not too tough on the eyes.
She's the best gig in town when it comes to the total package of a model. She also happens to be the cover girl for Steve's DVD. So, take a stroll over and see what's going on @ Masuimi's place and get yourself signed up on her site. It's worth the measly bit that she asks for in return for giving so much.
Plus, this goes right along with my Infidel status, the dirty American Pig Dog that I am.
I fart in your general direction.
Don't make me taunt you a second time-uh.
Edited to add: Rob Zombie's new album Educated Horses hits stores on March 28.
2.09.2006
The Day I Became an Infidel
Oh man how I wish I was a cartoonist! This is the 15 minutes they've always dreamed of. Maybe I should start. This band-wagon is just too good not to jump on.
But wait, what if my cartoons dipicted Jesus in a compromising position with say...
Peter?
I wonder how many Christain Jihads I could get started... Whose flag would they burn? Who would they rally against?
I love America.
All you tight asses can suck it!
Uh, Roger that good buddy, we'll catch you on the flip side, c'mon.
But wait, what if my cartoons dipicted Jesus in a compromising position with say...
Peter?
I wonder how many Christain Jihads I could get started... Whose flag would they burn? Who would they rally against?
I love America.
All you tight asses can suck it!
Uh, Roger that good buddy, we'll catch you on the flip side, c'mon.
2.08.2006
Uh, Breaker one-nine, this here's the Rubber Duck
Was the dark of the moon, on the sixth of June
In a Kenworth, pullin' logs
Cabover Pete with a reefer on And a Jimmy haulin' hogs
We 'as headin' fer bear on I-One-Oh 'Bout a mile outta Shaky-Town
I sez Pig-Pen, this here's the Rubber Duck
An' I'm about to put the hammer on down
EVERYBODY!!!!
In a Kenworth, pullin' logs
Cabover Pete with a reefer on And a Jimmy haulin' hogs
We 'as headin' fer bear on I-One-Oh 'Bout a mile outta Shaky-Town
I sez Pig-Pen, this here's the Rubber Duck
An' I'm about to put the hammer on down
EVERYBODY!!!!
2.07.2006
Tranquility Base
Ahhhh, I feel so rested. Isn't it beautiful the way the sun is breaking through the window? It's so unusual for it to be so bright this ear... Wait a fucking minute!!! It's eight'ofrigging clock. Everybody UP!!! We/I overslept!
Dammit!
Dammit!
"You! Get your ass in the kitchen and eat breakfast, you're tardy!"
"I don't feel tardy."
"Shit! It's trash day, and the trash man is at the end of the street!"
"Where in the hell is my wallet!?!?!"
"Did you start the car?"
"How in the hell could I have started the car? I just got up!"
..............................................................................................................
I hope your morning got off to a better start.
Dammit!
Dammit!
"You! Get your ass in the kitchen and eat breakfast, you're tardy!"
"I don't feel tardy."
"Shit! It's trash day, and the trash man is at the end of the street!"
"Where in the hell is my wallet!?!?!"
"Did you start the car?"
"How in the hell could I have started the car? I just got up!"
..............................................................................................................
I hope your morning got off to a better start.
2.05.2006
Roughneck Nine One
Frank Antenori is a well respected member of the SOF Community, his first book is available for Preorder. I recommend this book to anyone and everyone.
2.04.2006
New Template, Or...
The hellish aggravation created by the Google search bar overlapping the blogger Meta thingy! Oh well, I'll fix it later. Between this and other sites that I am currently working on, I feel that my ass is becoming one with my chair. On another note, I have to write a book review for a Barry Hannah book soon. I cannot decide which book to write the review on... Airships or High Lonesome. They are both excellent selections. I highly recommend reading his work if you get the chance. Reminds me of Pinkney Benedict a lot, there is a connection there.
So, tell me what you think of the new template. If you want to see the old one, just click on the Archives over there on the left. I like the old one but I like the balanced feel and look of a three column site. Must be my connection to phpNuke. Speaking of Nuke, I'll be throwing out a link in a little while to the site that I am currently working on. It's a funny thing, the site. I used to own it, and maybe I still do, but I left it back in the fall of '04 due to some extenuating circumstances. I didn't ever figure that I would return to redesign and run it again. It holds a pretty special place for me though and I keep messing with it because a good friend of mine was/is the other owner. The site doesn't make money, that wasn't the point of it anyway, so it's not like I/we are missing out on a heavy flow of cash or anything. It's just a great site, and when it runs right and the right people are at the helm, it's one of the most popular destinations on the web.
As I said, keep coming back, I'm not sure when it will be complete, but I'll keep you updated all the same. Hell, maybe I can even get some tips on some things. Like... Getting the frigging Google Search bar from the blogger Meta thingy.
That's about it for me, before you leave, click Steve's Site and go pick up a copy of his DVD. No it's not porn, it is some of the most creative and influential art of our time. Ed Weston could shoot cabbage like no one else, and Steve is the Weston of his genre. Oh, and just so you know, he doesn't only shoot what he is famous for. He takes better pix with a camera phone than most of us with Nikons.
So, tell me what you think of the new template. If you want to see the old one, just click on the Archives over there on the left. I like the old one but I like the balanced feel and look of a three column site. Must be my connection to phpNuke. Speaking of Nuke, I'll be throwing out a link in a little while to the site that I am currently working on. It's a funny thing, the site. I used to own it, and maybe I still do, but I left it back in the fall of '04 due to some extenuating circumstances. I didn't ever figure that I would return to redesign and run it again. It holds a pretty special place for me though and I keep messing with it because a good friend of mine was/is the other owner. The site doesn't make money, that wasn't the point of it anyway, so it's not like I/we are missing out on a heavy flow of cash or anything. It's just a great site, and when it runs right and the right people are at the helm, it's one of the most popular destinations on the web.
As I said, keep coming back, I'm not sure when it will be complete, but I'll keep you updated all the same. Hell, maybe I can even get some tips on some things. Like... Getting the frigging Google Search bar from the blogger Meta thingy.
That's about it for me, before you leave, click Steve's Site and go pick up a copy of his DVD. No it's not porn, it is some of the most creative and influential art of our time. Ed Weston could shoot cabbage like no one else, and Steve is the Weston of his genre. Oh, and just so you know, he doesn't only shoot what he is famous for. He takes better pix with a camera phone than most of us with Nikons.
2.01.2006
Honor
In another time, I was where you are.
Different political climate, different ROE, different doctrine. I was there, many of us were there.
Many of us wish we could be there with you now, imparting knowledge that maybe you do not have; covering a sector that got over looked; aquiring; engaging; keeping you safe.
We cannot, for our time is passed and all we have are the memories and hope that we were as good then as you are now. We cry for you in the dark, when no one is around. Our hearts are with you. Our souls are with you. Your Shoulder Sleeve Insignia is our Shoulder Sleeve Insignia. You have the better gear though, and those new ACU's aren't bad either.
We miss you and support you, regardless of politics. People will look back with pride at having known you, regardless of their politics.
Politics don't exist where you are. Grimy, sweaty, tired, lonely, scared. Drive on with the knowledge that you are ours and we are yours, and that we support you, without question.
Your fight is not in vain.
Cover your ass and come home safe.
Iron Oxide
America I still haven't told you how hard it was to
leave the smoke and steel
behind
to get an education.
Your politics made me do it.
America I could not base my existence
on the
votes
of some eighteen year old
kid
who votes the way
daddy
votes.
America I could not feed my family
with the
confusion
that creates empty
plates.
America in all the
upheaval
I still
love
you.
leave the smoke and steel
behind
to get an education.
Your politics made me do it.
America I could not base my existence
on the
votes
of some eighteen year old
kid
who votes the way
daddy
votes.
America I could not feed my family
with the
confusion
that creates empty
plates.
America in all the
upheaval
I still
love
you.
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