August 11,

Heaven isn’t too far away…

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Jani Lane.
The front man of the Metal Rock Band, “Warrant”
passed away eleven years ago.

I listened to a lot of their music back in the 90s and I have always thought he was such a cool guy.
I have always admired amazing singers and songwriters.
Because I can’t do both.

Sure, I can play music.
But it’s mediocre at best.
Plus my voice, fingers and brain do not seem to play in sync.

I wish I had been surrounded by more musicians throughout my life.
In that way, I would have learned from them and had more chances to better myself.
Except the Universe or whoever is in charge of it, didn’t think I should.
Oh well.
Maybe in the next life, eh?

Anyway.
Here’s a little quick video I did playing a Warrant song.

And it’s still one of my favourites.

Tweets from 2012-08-11

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  • Gold! Always believe in your soul! Thanks @RosieMacLennan #teamCanada #2012Olympics #
  • Gabby Douglas went thru years of training, extreme pressure competing and won the Gold. Yet people criticized her hair? #thisisyourfuture #
  • Contrary to popular belief that I can’t cook, The kid said he wants me to give him the recipe to the hotdogs we just ate. #suckonthatEmeril #
  • “If you stick a stock of liquor in your locker,
    It’s slick to stick a lock upon your stock.” #tonguetwister #goodadvice #sayit5times #
  • I may have found the most epic picture on the internet. #geek #starwars http://t.co/GxSSOsAu #

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And now, performing live.

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I forgot to mention.

(Okay, I didn’t really forget.
I just didn’t remember to tell you.)

I am going to see Eric Johnson tonight.
He’s playing in Jax Beach, FL.

I’ll be enjoying this one again I am sure.

Savouring his music.
Enjoying his famous guitar tone.
Screaming like a little girl.

I hope this time, I get to have his autograph.
And maybe a picture.

And a hug.

Hurricane

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As of 11 am today (I think),
The whole State of Florida is in a State of Emergency.

Hurricane Bonnie and Charley is expected to hit within the next 2 days.
There are warnings everywhere,
and tips on how to survive if worse comes to worst.

Alright! Our first Florida hurricane.
How bad could this be?

I grew up in the Philippines,
where dealing with storms is a way of life.
And Tracy grew up in the South,
where tornadoes flattens towns once a month.

I am sure, we can handle this.

Yeah, that’s how I felt earlier today.
But they show the warning messages on TV, every five minutes,
and consistently show footages of previous damaging storms.
Not to mention, evacuation commenced in the Florida keys,
made us think twice about this.

Where are we gonna go?
What are we gonna do?
Do we have enough supplies?
Do the cars have enough gas?
How am I gonna watch the Opening Ceremonies of the Olympics?

See, my worries are a lot different now.
Now that I have a family of my own.

Because when I was a kid in the Philippines,
and there’s a signal no. 3 Storm,
all I was worried about was,

“I hope I still get to play my Atari 2600.”