Dark to Dark

Am I suffering from seasonal depression? Nope, I just can't stand that it is dark when I go to work in the morning, and it is dark when I leave work to come home in the evening. The only daylight I see is when I go out for lunch and on weekends, and lately those times have been cloudy and raining.

I find the light I need when I get home from these two beautiful individuals.



Bottom Line - Don't let darkness bring you down. Light can be found in other places than the sky.

the Man who knew too little

I have always hailed the movie "What about Bob?" as one of my top 5 movies of all time. Although it is not in my top 10, another Bill Murray movie "The man who knew too little" is a classic. My brother owns the movie on VHS, and I recently borrowed it from him and watched it. I couldn't stop laughing. From beginning to end Bill Murray is hilarious. The movie is a spin off of the Alfred Hitchcock movie "The man who knew too much" where a man unwantingly receives information, and gets propelled into a conflict/mystery plot. In "The man who knew too little" Bill Murray accidentally stumbles into a murder plot under the impression that the events are all set up for a reality tv show he is guest staring in. Knowing little about what is really happening, Bill Murray's character plays along with real events as though he was acting. It is a must see.




Bottom Line - Laughing and creative thinking burns calories. You should try it.

Brighter Day

Bottom Line - Praise Him

RayMan

In my mind there is an above ordinary talented musician from the late 60's early 70's psychedelic hippie rock woodstock era that is above all of the rest. Its not John Lennon or any other Beatle, not Jimi Hendrix, certainly not Janis Joplin or the Grateful Dead, not the Who or Santana, not Dylan, Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young, Simon or Garfunkel. it was almost Jimmy Page from Zeppelin, and never going to be Ozzy from the Sabbath years. Jim Morrison is close but not even close talent wise. There is only one.

The answer is Ray Manzarek. Ray Manzarek was the keyboardist/bassist/occasional lead singer for The Doors. He was two band members at once. His right hand was the keyboardist for the band, while his left hand was the bass player. He was able to play bass lines with his left hand in different time than the keyboard melodies and solos with his right hand. Alot of the times during live shows when Morrison was too messed up to sing Ray would take over on lead vocals along with keyboard and bass with the band. The guy was a musical genius and talent.



Next time you listen to a Doors song, listen closely to the keyboard and bass parts and try to imagine them played at the same time by one person with two different hands.

Bottom Line - "If the doors of perception were cleansed, every thing would appear to man as it is: infinite." -William Blake

HSM3

Friday night on Jessie's b-day we went to see High School Musical 3 with Kris, Lori, Cassie, and Olivia. Zak was at Fall Weekend with Student Union, and my dad didn't want to go, so I was the only guy. When we got to the theater there was a crowd awaiting to rush the theater to get seats for the 9:30PM showing of the movie. 90% of the crowd were girls ages 8-13. I was definitely the fish out of the water.

The movie hadn't started yet, when an embarrassed father forced to go with his wife and his daughter leaned over and said, "Excuse me sir, I don't want to hear you singing the songs too loud" and laughed. He assumed that I was like him and forced to be there with the women of my family. Little did he know, I have been anticipating this movie for months now, and yes I would be singing the songs along with the movie.

The movie was great, the songs were great, the dancing was great. I loved it, and can't wait to see it again. The awkward parts were when Zac Effron took his shirt off, and all the girls gasped loudly. The gasping happened several times.

I am not ashamed that I love the High School Musical movies. I really like musicals, and I'm glad that my family instilled them in me growing up. Most of my favorite movies are musicals, for example "Sound of Music" "White Christmas" "West Side Story". Call me a dork, but the music is positive, the dancing is fun, and the movies make me happy and they bring people together. You don't have to worry about f-bombs, killings, or sex scenes, instead you find yourself tapping your feet, and humming the songs the next day.

Bottom Line - Musicals bring families and people together.

Prom 2008

This is one of the many things that I love about my church.




Bottom Line - God is on the move