Whoops I Od…d!!

So im pretty much fulfilling one of my childhood dreams today!

Playing hockey with one of the greatest punk bands that the world has ever known!

no its not iggy pop and the stooges.. its  not X………. Its Definately not the clash…  (i wish)

Nofx, Bad Religion.. and Anti-Flag!!

pretty crazy.. I have been up since 7 this morning like a boy on christmas… Its really weird I never get star struck.. and

I have partied with Eric Melvin before..  Thats a whole different story altogether though.. involving cigarettes booze

and rapping with the bassist of dillinger four.. hahah regardless.. I think that somewhere in every canadians heart is a place for hockey and punk rock hahah.. they go hand in hand! anyways..  let me humour you with a little high fidelity top five sports to play with musicians bands whatever haha.

5)Basketball- Questlove (probably my favorite hip hop drummer… fuck it.. lets get the roots in on this.. the roots against souls of mischief.. good times)  annnnnd danny carey is on my team… Im told he was a potential NBA player… good choice danny!

4)  Pool – If the boss doesnt play pool then prince isnt purple!

3)  Arm Wrestling – They should make a sequel to over the top… an epic tale where sylvester comes out of truck driving retirement to show his triflin ass deadbeat son to be successful in life… you have to win the most epic trucker arm wrestling championship ever shown on espn!   ….Obviously Lemmy would kick the shit out of sylvester… hes the kinda guy who would drink a bottle of whiskey eat the bottle and spit the glass shards at you….   nuff said.

2) playing a badass game of hockey with nofx bad religion and anti flag… since im doing this already I couldnt put it first…  naturally… i wonder if melvin  is any good… ? ill get back to you on that…  I picture greg graffin being an intelligent enforcer type defenceman like chris pronger.. only with brains.. the kinda guy who would give you an in depth scientific explanation of why he would kick the crap out of you.. and it would make sense.. so you would agree with him.. and then BR would make a hit song about it… and when you wake up from your coma so you can sue for royalties.. happy?

1) this is a hard one… Im just going to say baseball so i dont leave anyone out haha…

1st base – hmmm..  I heard elvis played baseball..  and he was really umm.. big bonded near the end.. so he wouldnt have to move around too much!

2nd base- Andrew WK.. because hes just so crazy!  ps… he sucks live…

3rd base- James brown- i bet he would be sooo competetive.. and my god the trash talk did you ever see that interview on fox when he answered all questions through his own songs…   thought so!

catcher… I would like to say lemmy again… tell me hes not a catcher… again trash talk and intimidation… by this point you would have seen him cripple an already crippled italian stallion in the thrilling sequel of over the top..

we all know outfield doesnt count.

DH- rick astley … his punishment when he goes to hell is to be a dh for the toronto blue jays for eternity and every at bat he has to listen to that fucking song never gonna give you up while trying to hit one out the park..  its impossible.. try it….

anyways.. thats it thats all more beers more cheers

Your Beauty Must Be Rubbing Off On Me.

look at those buggers who are looting the crash site
taking the ring off your sweet little finger
that i gave to you, when we got married
you’re under water now, you’re getting back to where you came from
no stealing of your beauty that could naturally flow
from the center of all that you are, all that you are
your beauty must be rubbing off
your beauty must be rubbing off on me
if we had children they’d be lovely and beautiful
and posses a peace and strength and a depth in their eyes
and a SOUNDNESS in heart, even as they cry
and we as lovers bloom like lilies in midnight
to taste our bellies before god
we are witness to currents we cannot control, cannot control
your beauty must be rubbing off
your beauty must be rubbing off on me
your beauty must be rubbing off
your beauty must be rubbing off on me
it’s all the faces that you never have, or that you never had
to the shivers you couldn’t shake the planes
you didn’t make the hooks that didn’t take off at night
in your window as you fight with the curtains
to cover up your nakedness from the neighbour’s gaze such a sweet display
of nothingness of everything of nevermind
these thing are fine the sweet tooth sunsets forgets tonight
cacphony, cacaphoney
so let me say that you look lovely in all of this
and let me say that the death that i fear
could in part be a fear that i’d lose you, your just as i found you
your beauty must be rubbing off
your beauty must be rubbing off on me
your beauty must be rubbing off
your beauty must be rubbing off on me
don’t be a stranger to the danger that is kissing you
your beauty must be rubbing off

The Human Zoo

.Come For The Animals Stay For The Ignorance.

Today I went to the zoo with some of the kids that I support at work.  It was a pretty tough day to say the least. One that really left me wondering where peoples heads are at… more importantly if they are currently fucking lodged right up their asses. I dont understand this day and age why people cant understand or at least try to understand and empathize with the plight of children that are higher needs then others…. It just leaves me with a sick feeling in my stomach when I put everything I have into this job I really care.. I really care about these kids. What happens to them, where they are going to be in the future, giving them the opportunity to have a decent quality of life and just do kid stuff making the most out of what they have been given. and I see people staring stopped dead in their tracks like a deer in the headlights just waiting for something to happen. but thats not what bothers me.. no thats not it… thats the least of my worries, Its those blood boiling heartbreaking comments that the mothers and the fathers of these  of these packs of cute little innoecent children make.. those snide emotionless remarks reactions with no tact.. a response with no thought.

Ignorance at its best. It is the year 2009..  days of hurt hate and oppression that i thought were far gone are in our backyards… and appearantly in our community zoos.. swimming pools.. playgrounds..  you name it. its disgusting.. and ive never felt so offended.. and angry..  it makes me lose hope… and faith in people… I just cant understand how people can be so quick to judge and so cold without conscience. It just feels like people have been dehumanized.. de-sensitized … like theres no room for compassion for anyone that exists outside of your family.. and here I am with my heart on my sleeve everyday trying so hard working… sweating and bleeding. im not saying i want a medal…. i dont even care about recognition.. I want a little compassion for the kids….. adults everyone who deserves a chance an opportunity at living some sort of half decent life where there are not hungry eyes waiting to judge.. where there is acceptance for letting go of pre concieved notions. maybe im just a wishful thinker… I guess what keeps me going is this a quote by Gandhi. We must be the change we wish to see… I wish.

Domi(nation).

So I had this interesting conversation with Mere the other night..   and it was basically about racism, equality, social and political awareness and infastructure.. and there was one particular thing we discussed that really hit home i suppose.

The way we currently and have for the past 150 years dealt with first nations people.

To think that we live in a society where we have such convienances as never ending hot water, supermarkets stocked with foods from around the world, electric stoves air conditioning….the list goes on.   So many rediculous convienances that go unnoticed and over looked, to see that and to want to help manage major conflicts in other countries and yet we cannot manage our own problems… behind closed doors the sound is deafening. we have reserves that are in subpar living conditions… schools that seem to be shutdown routinely for months at a time.. a healthcare system that sustains our cities but does not reach even the shadows of the lands they have been placed on.. desolation, isolation.. institutionalized. its what has become of some of these native reserves.. Now I understand that they have asked to be left alone on their lands but they still need infrastructure.. social programs and public awareness.. I believe there are alot of people on these reserves that throw there lives away becuase theres nothing for them to live for.. now this isnt always the case but this article really got me thinking.. it made me think why cant us so called socially democratic peace keeping canadians take care of our own people the way we show compassion and empathy in other countries. Are we that far gone.. is our conscienceous objection approach nothing but  a way of  retaining our neutral status while watching the insides of our national pride be burnt to the ground.

I think its time to address these issues. I think the way we have been dealing with our people for the last 150 years is not right, unjust and inhumane…  I feel that change is in vain if a business suit soldier handing out contracts thinks throwing millions of dollars at people to ease the suffering they have had for hundreds of years will positively effect these reserves and these  first nations. If there is no social infrastructure to support the needs and wants of our people how can  we expected to thrive and sustain an adequate quality of life.

Just a thought. 

http://www.quebecoislibre.org/05/051115-8.htm

The Dream Starts Today

Well what can i say at 6:16 in the morning… I suppose one thing does come to mind.

Hard work equals results… it’s taken about a year and a few months.. but things are finally starting to roll

we are just about done our first full length album and it sounds pretty badass I must say..  We have worked and worked and worked.. never stopping always finding something to do.. the band moto so far has been “this is not a stagnant operation” and its been keeping me going all this time.. if were not playing shows were writing material, practicing, promoting,  anything that helps the cause. I really believe in this.. not just as music but as a way of thinking a state of attitude. Permanent Bastards to me.. means

taking back the positive message that has otherwise been bastardized by ignorance,oppression, politics,dissolusioned youth anyone and everyone who has been in- justiced in such a crucial time as this.. we are the pioneers of a generation. we are permanent in our resilience to this world and we will start today by thinking about tomorrow. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEMXaTktUfA&NR=1

the dream starts today.

never ender.

an idea is only as good as it’s inspiration.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiSQIbNxjcU