i may be old...

i hadn't heard this song in YEARS. several years. and then all of the sudden, when i woke up on Saturday (December 3rd) morning this song started blaring inside of my head. i have NOT been able to get it out since. for days it's been taunting me.

it's from one of my fav bands when i was a kid... those amazing artists from the glorious ska/punk revolution of the 90s... Five Iron Frenzy.

i guess these lyrics are just too fitting for me since Saturday. somewhat depressing to think about. at least they were writing about being old a long time ago and i just now got there. enjoy and imagine the punk/ska beating along in your head... sing along if you know it (yeah, right... like anyone would have ever heard this song... or admit to it if you have).

"I'm twenty-nine years old, still wearing the wallet chain, like I was twenty-eight. 

I'm wearing my Vans right now, so high school kids will think that I can skate. 

I've got a degree in science, yet shaking my fists in defiance.

Anyway, I'm not cliche, I hardly own any ties. 

I may be old, but at least I'm not like all those other old guys.

I'm watching MTV, for fashion tips, so I can say, that I saw it first. 

Backwards hat, tattoos, and goatee say I'm cool, just like Fred Durst. 

I pay almost all my bills, I sleep on a futon still.

Anyway, I'm not cliche, I might not even die. I may be old, but at least I'm not like all those other old guys."

friday

happy Friday  everyone. a couple Fridays ago i wrote about "that Friday buzz".

there's a new top video on YouTube. no doubt you've seen it. it's pretty awful, but it's racked up over 45 million views recently. i love Fridays so i HOPE this doesn't become the official theme song.

just in case you missed it...



you probably didn't make it all the way through & that's quite all right. But watch below and enjoy Conan's spoof/remix of this bad music video gone viral. (this one is barely over 1 minute long)



doesn't take much to get famous these days. enjoy your Friday everyone!

(sms) shine

pay attention to the story. not to mention that telling a story with a lite brite is awesome.

just to make you laugh

(i originally posted this video on September 22, 2009.)

look past the painful and just ENJOY it as comedy!

(If you didn't make it to the "ZAP" then you didn't watch long enough!)
more to come tomorrow

background

This is how i want to live 2011 & the rest of my life. just 1 renown to live for.
i've really been connecting with this song the past few weeks. (Thanks, Lecrae.)

"I could play the background.
I could play the background.
Cuz I know sometimes I get in the way.
So won't you take the lead, lead, lead.
So won't you take the lead, lead, lead.
And I can play the background, background.
And you can take the lead.

It's evident you run the show so let me back down.
You take the leading role, and I'll play the background.
I know I miss my cues, know I forget my lines
I'm sticking to your script, and I'm reading all your signs.
I don't need my name in lights.
I don't need a starring role.
And why gain the whole wide world, if I'm just gon' loose my soul.
And my ways ain't purified, I'll live according to your Word.
I can't endure this life without your wisdom being heard.
So word to every dancer for a pop star
Cuz we all play the background, but mine's a rock star.
Yeah. So if you need me I'll be stage right.
Prayin' the whole world will start embracing stage fright.
So let me fall back and stop giving my suggestions
Cuz when I follow my obsessions I end up confessing.
That I'm not that impressive, matter fact I'm............
A trail of star dust leading to the superstar.

I could play the background.
I could play the background.
Cuz I know sometimes I get in the way.
So won't you take the lead, lead, lead.
So won't you take the lead, lead, lead.
And I can play the background, background.
And you can take the lead. 

I had a dream that I was captain of my soul.
I was master of my fate, lost control, and then I sank.
So I don't want to take the lead
Cuz I'm prone to make mistakes.
All these folks that follow me gon' end up in the wrong place.
So, just let me shadow you. And just let me trace your lines.
Matter fact just take my pen.
Here, you create my rhymes.
Cuz if I do this by myself I'm scared that I'll succeed.
And no longer trust in You, cuz I only trust in me.
And see, that's how you end up headed to destruction.
Paving a road to nowhere. Pour your life out for nothing.
You pulled my card, I'm bluffing
You know what's in my hand.
Me I just roll to trust you to cause the dice to land.
I'm in control of nothing. Follow you at any cost.
Some call it sovereign will, all I know is you the boss.
And man I'm so at ease. I'm so content.
I play the background like it's an instrument."

my chains are gone

don't think i need to say much. this is what we see, hear, and experience pretty much 24/7.

a song i'm loving...

i'm not really a big Eminem fan. honestly never listened to his stuff much.

i'm actually more of a Jay-Z fan when it comes to hip hop.
but Eminem's newest single "Not Afraid" is my favorite song right now. i'm just loving it. singing it all day long, it's always in my head, always playing in my iPod...

i think i'm even digging his heart behind it. here's the hook... or the chorus...
"I'm not afraid to take a stand
Everybody come take my hand
We'll walk this road together, through the storm
Whatever weather, cold or warm
Just let you know that, you're not alone
Holla if you feel that you've been down the same road"

& a crazy catchy hook it is.

There really aren't many parts of the song i can post because i try to keep this blog PG-13. BUT, i think this bridge gets even deeper at the heart of his song (and it's all clean)
"And I just can't keep living this way
So starting today, I'm breaking out of this cage
I'm standing up, Imma face my demons
I'm manning up, Imma hold my ground
I've had enough, now I'm so fed up
Time to put my life back together right now"

i think these lyrics and Eminem's heart behind this song is legit. Plus i straight up love the sound!
Jay-Z & Eminem are actually teaming up for 2 concerts together = 1 at Yankee Stadium in NYC and 1 in Comerica Park in Detroit. i think that would be pretty sweet.

So, what do you think of Eminem's latest joint?