I think I’m going to try and learn the guitar again. I’ve started that journey many times but have failed. I figure – what the hell? Instead of playing the Dukes of Hazzard, you might as well pick up a trade. Or at least read a book. Speaking of the Dukes, I finished the game last night! – 18 levels in three days. Well, really only two, because I only played it at night this week. So, I’m thinking that’s probably some kind of record. Anyway, back to the guitar, my goal is to be able to play Blizzard of Ozz, by Ozzy Osbourne. There’re some sick licks on that record. And to set an even higher goal, I want to start my own Ozzy tribute band and tour the world. The name of the band will be Over the Mountain. Just a guitar, a drum machine and me. That’s it – I work alone. If it’s OK, I’d like to try out my Ozzy banter:

You’re beautiful!

Are you ready to get crazy?

Are you ready to go f**king wild?

Here’s Flying High Again, so keep on smoking those joints!

And then, just in case they think I’m kidding around, I’ll throw in another Are you ready to get crazy?!!!!!! They’ll freak! In all my years of going to heavy metal concerts, the best banter by far is by Paul Stanley of Kiss. He gets the crowd going! You have to see it to appreciate it. He makes you feel good for buying millions of dollars in Kiss merchandise. He puts you at odds with the critics that said Kiss was a fad and a joke. It’s great stuff. The farewell tour was amazing! I saw it in Pittsburgh. A week after the concert, I was riding the bus in Hoboken. I saw this guy with a Kiss Farewell Tour T-shirt on. I said, “Did you see that tour?” He said, “Yeah, it was great, I saw it last week in Pittsburgh.” I said, “No way, me too!” Just then I had to get off the bus. I looked back at the bus and we gave each other the heavy metal salute, it was awesome. Can you even begin to calculate the odds of that ever happening? Two guys at the same show, that haven’t met, run into each other, on a bus, in Hoboken a week later. It drives me crazy just thinking about it. What if he didn’t wear that shirt? What if I took a later bus? I have a feeling I’m going to meet my future girlfriend on a bus. I hope she has a Kiss T-shirt on or I’ll probably never talk to her! I slept in today. I always set my alarm to wake up at 6 but I usually get up around 6:30/7:00. I didn’t get up today until 8:00. Now, I still got to work early, 9:30, but I just don’t feel right. I get up so early because when I came to New York and started to work here, I didn’t want to be late. So, I’d come to work extremely early. It’s just a habit I haven’t been able to break. However, It’s a good habit. I think that’s all I have today. Have a good day.

Paul Stanley said it best,
“When you’re down in the dumps and you need something to get up back up, what do you want?”
Audience: “COLD GIN!”
Paul Stanley: “What, I can’t hear you?”
Audience: “COLD GIN!!”
Paul Stanley: “All right, COLD GIN!!!!!!!!”

Have a great day! ROCK N’ ROLL FOREVER!!!!!!!!