Saturday, April 16, 2011

Music, Pornstars & Julia Bond!

As I write this blogg, I am listening to the wonder music of the movie, "Sucker Punch." What a great soundtrack! Forgive me if I go away to la la land.

I have often wonder why so many people complain about the music of today. We have Parental Advisorys on just about everything from CD's to Video Games. I remember a time when these labels did not exsist at all...nothing but the box cover. The rational thinking of the day was simple, "If you can't tell the crap you are buying from the cover of the album, then you don't know." Back then, everyone was making album covers with some of the worst crap you could imagine. Why would you put a dead animal on a cover of a cd? I don't know.

Anyway, our parents and our grandparents fought & rallied for the freedom to express themselves musically to the world. Now, those same people are fighting to put the same restrictions that they had a long time ago. Wow, did we all just forget what music really is? Music is the expression of an individual to say what they mean. Wether you prefer classical  all the way to the modern dance/techno of the day. All of this is geared towards on a single thing...expression & entertainment.

Sweet Dream Are Made Of This
Who Am I To Disagree
Travel The World And The Seven Seas
Everybodys Looking For Something

A simple line of music could have multiple meanings to multiple people. I wonder what all the confusion is all about, guess what? We have free thought & we all interpret things differently.

I guess America forgot the one thing we have been fighting for since 1776, the freedom of a people.

Which brings me to the next topic that troubles me. Pornstars. Now, all the guys eyes just got really big...LOL Sorry, no pics on this topic.

What is art? Many people have different perspectives on this topic. Art is...umm...yeah...idk

Porstars have it the worst of all professions. Just about everyone in the world thinks that pornstars are all drug addicts who have sex to get whatever their drug of choice happens to be at the time. Wow! This is a gross miscarriage of interpratation. I, for one, do not condone the life that pornstars follow for the average person. This life must take a very specific person to have a life like this at their disposal. I could never have the nerve to do anything like that at all. If people chose to live that life, then let them have at it! Why would you spend so much time complaining about the people you don't know. Take for instance, did you know that some pornstars are classicly trained musicians? Buisness people? Humanitarians? Activists? Even, celebrities outside their professions? Hmm Nope, most people do not know that at all. Ever more shocking to conservative america, some are even stable people! In my opinion, only God can the soul of a person to see the virtue, so why do humans pursecute based on lifestyle? IDK either.

When did it become necessary for people to offend others based on mistakes of the past? I have no idea why people do this...I think I read somewhere that people who do no wrong are allowed to "cast the first stone." Where did I read that? Oh yeah, the bible! That's right...silly me

There are people who believe that porn is a form of art! Shocking? No, not really. Mankind has always been fasinated with the nude form of the human body. Humans are also very sexual creatures. Face it, porn is here to stay.

In short (to late) I feel that people will live their lives, so let them live their lives!

Oh yeah, speaking of music...I just came across Julia Bonds' songs on www.soundcloud.com/jbondsquad

Wow, I love the music she did! It made me laugh alot & then I was stunned silent by the lyrics...Wow!
This gorgeous woman has reinvented herself! Go J.B. Go!!!

Friday, April 15, 2011

Anime, Cosplay & Hot Chicks!

I have to say that Japanese Anime has always impressed me with the storytelling. There is no end to how much you can tell with animation & voice-over actors.

Tonight, I meet an extremely well educated young lady who is very much into anything Japanese. How do I know this? Well, it's simple...that is all she talked about for an hour.

There is nothing wrong with being obsessed with a different culture or society. So long as two rules stay in the back of your head: 1. Always remember where you come from! 2. Always keep an open mind on not only the culture you are obsessed with, but also guard yourself from any misdirection.

This world has become alot smaller. Why? Because of the Internet. Technology that was only dreamed about 40 years ago is now a reality. This is a good thing! So long as mankind gains the wisdom to use the technology to benefit all around the world.

As I sat and listened to her on all that she has learned, I began to realize that I knew nothing at all. It seems, this young lady & I have something in common, we both love the Japanese culture...however, we are foreigners & probably not very well liked in any part of the world. We are, after all, Amercians.

She spoke of Anime, Gaming, and Cosplay...oddly enough, she spoke of all these topics with a serious passion. Does anyone remember when they had a passion for anything? Such a passion is to be applauded & not ridiculed. How can a passion be a bad thing? Well, when it starts to hurt other people.

Her fire & conviction over these topics surprised me...After all, it's not very often you find a hot chick that likes to "Geek Out" on anything even remotely like Japanese Anime. Most women are concerned with their looks & spend alot of time with the bathroom mirror than anything else. There is nothing wrong with women like that, but you have to be a very certain kind of man to accept any type of woman. Can any man go up to any woman & woo her? No. Not all women are attracted to the same things & despite all of the adds, there is no magicial way to "get the chick" to do whatever you want, whenever you want...Just doesn't happen. Scratch that, yes it does happen but only with the type of women you wouldn't take home to anyone! LOL

In the end, I liked her! She has life, a passion for something. I often wonder what makes people so different & at the same time...all the same.

Also, I was shocked to find out that she loved the game...(drum roll) Fatal Frame! OMG! I wonder if she is single? LOL

Monday, April 11, 2011

Tron Legacy, Life & Death

It's been a long time since I have posted anything on my blog...Sorry about that!

I bought Tron: Legacy the other day & I am very impressed with all the extras on the dvd/blu-ray set. I love this movie!

I had to go to my Uncles' funeral recently & I got to see a different side of the family. There were funny things that occured, but the overal tone was different. I'm not talking about the loss of a family member...that is always sad. What I am talking about is how a group of people get together who do not like each other.

The trip to my Uncles' home was an amusing trip. My father & I made the journey together and saw some pretty funny things along the way. We traveled through downtown Chicago & passed through Indiana...OMG! The amount of tollbooths was a little on the ridiculous side. Oh well, just part of paving the roads to a better tomorrow! Lol

When we finally got to the town my uncle lived in, we were in for a surprise. The town was in ruins. Corporations had moved out of this town, which was largely an industial town, and left the gangs to drag it into the ground. The old neighborhoods were on the verge of looking like a war zone & the schools (what was left) are now the territory of gangs & squatters. Drugs, alcohol & poverty were all that was left of the town we remembered.

Even my old Elementary School was left to rot...Of course, it's now a Boys & Girls Club of America. I especially liked the barbed wire around not only around my old Elementary school, but also the vacant lots. This made no sense to me.

One of my other Uncles' mentioned that his house sits on disputed gang territory & they either drop to the floor or hide in the basement whenever they hear gunshots. What a waste of a lovely town.

Such is the way of Urban America. I often wonder why noone does anything until it hits middle America & then it becomes a tragedy...to solve a problem, you have to get to the source. The source is the lack of guidance & proper education.

However, all was not lost in this small town...It seems that someone believes in the area! There are fliers & billboards that have slogans about rebuilding the town & corporate America is moving their stores back into the area. This is a very positive move, but it could be "too little too late."

The funeral was held a couple of days after our arrival. The ceremony was held with honors of the USMC. The event was a sight to see.

In the end, we all left with a single thought..."life takes away from those who do not live properly." This saying is not only a warning but a blessing to those who follow the thought process.

Mother Earth is remminding us, everyday, that we are not needed for her continual existance. Life will remind us how fragile we really are in our lifetimes. We must live & think as if our last day is coming sooner that we expect. Along with that thought, we also should live our life...to be remembered as generous, inside & out.