Power to the People

Whiskey and Coke

2012-02-04T19:52:00.000-06:00

So tonight I am sitting here doing something I don't normally do. Planning on getting drunk. Been a shitty past 60 days for sure. SOOOOO much drama, emotion, turmoil that tonight I wash it all away.The band has a singer finally so that's cool. Zig Zag, look us up on Facebook. We'll be making music starting in March in clubs and bars here.Last night at the last audition I got some feedback on my bass playing and singing that it was bad. Hmmm...kinda disappoints but fuck it, Monday I will kill it.And so I have a house now that I am paying like 650 a month for and I don't even live there. HA!! Like I said 60 days of emotion and crap lead to that. Might occupy it one day but for now it's glorified storage.Speaking of storage I need to empty my storage place but not until I get a working alarm in the house that I don't live in. Stupid shit.Kids all have individual issues, wife is sick as hell, and just general crap.Think I'll drink more.Out

How could you be so HEARTLESS! Kanye West cover.

2011-09-23T11:23:00.001-05:00

In the night I hear 'em talk, the coldest story ever told
Somewhere far along this road he lost his soul
To a woman so heartless
How could you be so heartless?
How could you be so heartless?

How could you be so cold?
As the winter wind when it breeze yo
Just remember that you talkin' to me though
You need to watch the way you talkin' to me though

I mean after all the things that we've been through
I mean after all the things we got into
Hey yo, I know of some things that you ain't told me
Hey yo, I did some things but that's the old me

And now you wanna get me back and you gon' show me
So you walk around like you don't know me
You got a new friend, well I got homies
But in the end it's still so lonely

In the night I hear 'em talk, the coldest story ever told
Somewhere far along this road he lost his soul
To a woman so heartless
How could you be so heartless?
How could you be so heartless?

How could be so Dr. Evil?
You're bringin' out a side of me that I don't know
I decided we wasn't goin' speak so
Why we up 3 a.m. on the phone?

Why does she be so mad at me for?
Homie, I don't know, she's hot and cold
I won't stop, won't mess my groove up
'Cause I already know how this thing go

You run and tell your friends that you're leavin' me
They say that they don't see what you see in me
You wait a couple months then you gon' see
You'll never find nobody better than me

In the night I hear 'em talk, the coldest story ever told
Somewhere far along this road he lost his soul
To a woman so heartless
How could you be so heartless?
How could you be so heartless?

Talkin', talkin', talkin' talk
Baby let's just knock it off
They don't know what we been through
They don't know 'bout me and you

So I got somethin' new to see
And you just gon' keep hatin' me
And we just gon' be enemies

I know you can't believe
I could just leave it wrong
And you can't make it right
I'm gon' take off tonight
Into the night

In the night I hear 'em talk, the coldest story ever told
Somewhere far along this road he lost his soul
To a woman so heartless
How could you be so heartless?
How could you be so heartless?

Anywhere but here

2011-09-22T11:49:00.001-05:00

Right now I wish I were anywhere but here.

And down it goes...

2011-09-22T11:49:00.000-05:00

Well another day and more shit hitting the fan. I really think I need to change the state I live in, my name, my whole life.

The decision has been made

2011-08-03T02:59:00.001-05:00

Should it ever come to it I will turn and walk away...leave it all behind.

Adele - Set Fire to the Rain Lyrics

2011-07-14T08:41:00.000-05:00

This song haunts me...

Anywhere but here

2011-07-12T10:51:00.001-05:00

Right now I wish I were anywhere but here.

What a horrible 24 hours

2011-07-12T07:52:00.001-05:00

Yesterday a series of events lead to my wife leaving and supposedly staying the night with someone else. I don't really know where. The events stemmed from y son doing something that was dumb. In his eyes an innocent thing but it was not the right thing to do. So he became uncomfortable with it all and left in the middle of the night.

He says he is with his mom. I really don't know. Life is sinking fast. I feel so lost, empty.

I honestly don't know if I can hold it together.

Depression - The Silent Disease

2011-07-11T07:50:00.000-05:00

I think it's time to use this for what it is. A daily record of me. I set this up about three years ago with the intention of it being a place for me to just write. Write what was in my head, my heart, what I might have put on my body with tattoo ink one day.

It's time to get back to it. I have come to terms that I have a challenge in life. It's one of staying happy. I have a mental illness and it's called Depression. Some days are better than others. Right now I am not doing so good with it. Small things get me down.

Lately my mouth has been getting me in trouble again and it's usually when I least expect it. I try to be polite, courteous, etc. and for some reason people still think I'm hateful. I just can't figure it out. I don't necessarily care what people think because it's just their opinion and I can't change that.

What frustrates me is that I am trying, really trying and I still fail. I'm 47 years old and somehow still feel like a failure in many ways. I have to decide just how much I want to open up on this blog. Part of me wants to just spill it all. To be free of the things that are hurting me inside, but I know if I do then it will lead to things that given my mental state will make it just bad, bad bad bad.

Depression is a real thing. It's a painful thing. People don't understand it. People close to you can't see it, touch it, hold it. They usually can't deal with it. Some day maybe I will be able to as well.

W.A.S.P. - The Great Misconceptions Of Me(with lyrics)

2011-03-29T17:37:00.000-05:00

When it's my time to go this is the only song I want played at my last rites.

Best Melodic Trance Songs

2011-01-19T21:29:00.000-06:00

Sam as an alien

2011-01-10T17:44:00.001-06:00

Rhapsody Of Fire - Holy Thunderforce (LIVE IN GERMANY)

2010-12-21T22:48:00.000-06:00

Thanks...

2010-11-27T07:15:00.001-06:00

Here is a Thanksgiving thank you to all the men and women who are serving and cannot be with their families. I appreciate you.

Ugh....

2010-10-26T05:30:00.001-05:00

I'm up....but not awake

I feel your pain Dallas fana

2010-10-25T22:56:00.001-05:00

As a Niners fan I know what you are going through.

Need a cane

2010-10-22T15:48:00.001-05:00

Hey Facebook friends, does anyone have a mens cane or old looking walking stick I could borrow for Halloween? Need to complete my costume. Thanks

Wazzup peeps?

2010-10-22T12:14:00.001-05:00

Like a Phoenix Bird..

2010-09-14T13:08:00.003-05:00

So can love rise from the ashes? Can something that was on life support be revived? I am beginning to think it can and this is against ALL odds. Any and ALL odds.

Charlie Bit Me video list

2010-08-12T13:23:00.000-05:00

So the original "Charlie Bit Me" vid is one of the most viewed vids of all time on YouTube. Some of the remixes are even better. Here are some of the best. Enjoy

My fave below

John Garcia - Kyuss "Thumb" Acoustic

2010-08-12T09:53:00.001-05:00

The great John Garcia of Kyuss doing "Thumb". Long live Stoner Rock!!

Wall Climbing AMAZING baseball catch

2010-08-05T00:16:00.000-05:00

All I have to say is WOW!!

Running Wild - "Blazon Stone"

2010-08-01T14:39:00.000-05:00

Power and hope to the slave!!

Texas Man Walks Free After Serving 27 Years for Rape He Didn't Commit

2010-07-31T14:21:00.000-05:00

I have said before these two men should get the equivalent of $50,000 a year for each year wrongfully spent behind bars. Texas should be ashamed of itself, and I live here.

2010-07-31T02:32:00.000-05:00

1978 Peavey T-40

This is my 1978 Peavey T-40 "8M" serial number bass. At this time the oldest of my 15 bass guitars. She was rescued from a pawn shop in Austin, TX.

Savatage - "Believe"

2010-07-27T17:21:00.000-05:00

So after all these one night stands
You've ended up with heart in hand
A child alone
On your own
Retreating
Regretful for the things you're not
And all dreams you haven't got
Without a home
A heart of stone
Lies bleeding

And for all the roads you followed
And for all you did not find
And for all the things you had to leave behind

I am the way
I am the light
I am the dark inside the night
I hear your hopes
I feel your dreams
And in the dark
I hear your screams
Don't turn away
Just take my hand
And when you make your final stand
I'll be right there
I'll never leave
All I ask of you
Believe

Your childhood eyes were so intense
While bartering your innocence
For bits of string
Grown-up wings
You needed

But when you had to add them up
You found that they were not enough
To get you in
Pay for sins repeated

And for all the years you borrowed
And for all the tears you cried
And for all the fears you had to keep inside

I am the way
I am the light
I am the dark inside the night
I hear your hopes
I feel your dreams
And in the dark
I hear your screams

Don't turn away
Just take my hand
And when you make your final stand
I'll be right there
I'll never leave
And all I ask of you is
Believe

I never wanted to know
Never wanted to see
I wasted my time
Till time wasted me
Never wanted to go
Always wanted to stay
'Cause the person I am
Are the parts that I play
So I plot and I plan
Hope and I scheme
To the lure of a night
Filled with unfinished dreams
And I'm holding on tight
To a world gone astray
As they charge me for years
I can't pay

I am the way
I am the light
I am the dark inside the night
I hear your hopes
I feel your dreams
And in the dark
I hear your screams Don't turn away
Just take my hand
And when you make your final stand
I'll be right there
I'll never leave
And all I ask of you is
Believe

Believe

"Big Energy, Little Spaces" - Opshop

2010-07-21T10:54:00.000-05:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5q-Mlzt4LU

....doesn't care what the square thinks of him....

Reading Festival 1982

2010-07-20T17:59:00.001-05:00

How bad ass would it have been to be at this show! Maiden emerging as the giants they are, MSG, Y&T, Marillion, And more. I understand that Gary Moore didn't make it.

Tim and Sam - In happy days

2010-07-20T13:47:00.000-05:00

Well these are my angels. It's hard not seeing them as much as I usually do during the school year but I have to have faith that God is keeping a smile on their faces and peace in their hearts.

And I am hoping those around them, family and others, are reminding them how much their Daddy loves and misses them.

New Layout

2010-07-20T11:18:00.000-05:00

So what do you think of the new layout?

Crap

2010-04-03T13:20:00.000-05:00

Well I found out within the last 24 hours what heartache feels like again. You do everything right and it still doesn't go how you want it. Sometimes life kicks you in the balls man.

To all you ladies out there who there there are no REAL men left. No heterosexual men who know how to treat a lady. Who treasure the love of a lady. Who long for a chance to be faithful to a lady. Who want to be trusted by a lady and EARN that trust. I am here to tell you there are some of us out there.

Anyhow...life moves on...but sometimes life sucks man. It just sucks.

Led Zeppelin Whole Lotta Love Cover by The Fish Tank Mafia

2010-02-02T18:01:00.000-06:00

The Fish Tank Mafia ROCKS!!

Been an eternity

2009-10-12T08:39:00.001-05:00

So it's been forever since I posted on this thing...I think it's time to start blogging again. I'll be blogging about whatever it is that I want...so be prepared!!

The 10 worst fatherhood role models

2008-11-13T10:33:00.001-06:00

So aren't you glad you're not on this list!! The 'Hof, what was he thinking, and Ryan O'Neal! Sheez

Friendfeed

2008-09-20T15:25:00.003-05:00

OK so this is about the most BAD ASS thing I have found. Want to know what I am up to on Twitter, what videos I am watching on You Tube (Yeah even the ones with the hot chicks!), what websites and other things I think are cool and have posted to my Stumble Upon page?

ALL WITH ONE CLICK!?

Click on the Friendfeed link under the "Contact me....stalk me" section. It shows all that with one click.

Sign up, get involved. Cool crap man!!

Stumble

2008-09-19T08:43:00.001-05:00

Well folks if you haven't gotten hooked up with the sites Stumble Upon or Twitter get to it! I have accounts on both. Twitter let's you keep up with what I am doing all the time. From buying a sandwich to sleeping it's pretty cool

Stumble allows me to share websites, videos, pics, etc with you that I think are cool. So like I said the links to my Stumble and Twitter stuff are on here. Sign up and start following The Mac!!

Guitar solo at 6th grade talent show

2008-08-15T22:01:00.001-05:00

ROCK ON!! Have faith in the youth of America. This kid obviously has the coolest parents ever!!

MOLLY HATCHET [ FALL OF THE PEACEMAKERS ] LIVE,1983

2008-08-15T20:44:00.001-05:00

Freebird is great...but I'll take this or Green Grass by The Outlaws for the best Southern Rock Anthem.

Outrageous News Bloopers

2008-07-18T10:12:00.001-05:00

So who doesn't need a laugh on Friday. These are funny as hell, especially the British ones! Mac

OK..this is the WORST tattoo ever

2008-05-31T07:52:00.002-05:00

So maybe this guy was trying to find something to do with this old wound (gun shot? industrial accident?) but this was the WRONG move pal. Yuck.

My 1969 Firebird convertible....

2008-05-30T13:53:00.008-05:00

.....so glad to be driving it again

Here are some pics of my ride. It was my uncles until he passed and it was given to me. Essentially it sat for about 6 years, driven maybe once every two months. It needed some small things done to it and then it needed a couple of big things done to it. 350 V8, Auto, new Cragar S/S wheels and Goodrich T/A tires.

Just the way a muscle car should be. Next is sound. Nothing BOOMING, just clean, pure sound.

Wazzup world?!

2008-05-28T18:52:00.001-05:00

Just a quick "hey" from The Mac. Your rock and roll "GuyPod".

A light has gone on...

2008-05-26T22:30:00.002-05:00

So after nearly 45 years this famous quote now makes sense.

"If you love something, set it free. If it comes back to you, it's yours. If it doesn't, it never was."

I have now let the one I love go free. Completly free. Time will now be the great soothsayer and purveyor of truth.

REMEMBER the HEROES

2008-05-26T08:02:00.001-05:00

So here is a video that someone put together. Sammy Hagar's "Remember the Heroes" is the song. Myself and all in my family always remember our heroes.

Brave patriots who have the will and toughness to do what others would never dare. God Bless all of you.

Love these guys!

2008-05-25T15:32:00.001-05:00

This is what it's all about. Nothing better than the smile of a child.

What's up?

2008-05-24T12:12:00.001-05:00

Maybe I'm looking better today? Maybe?

Croc vs. Shark -- CROC WINS!

2008-05-23T12:44:00.005-05:00

Don't ask me why but I love this story.

Crocs are some bad ass mo-fo's man!!

Gothic Beauty

2008-05-15T17:46:00.005-05:00

Here are some buildings in downtown Ottawa. They are the national capital government buildings but I think they look like something from a Hitchcock movie.

For Sam

2008-05-14T10:56:00.001-05:00

Well there are times where only children can make a difference. It seems my kids are the only true and innocent thing on the earth.

My kind of store

2008-05-13T07:58:00.001-05:00

Don't we all need one from time to time?

Deep Purple

2008-05-10T07:54:00.002-05:00

I have decided that Deep Purple is one of the most bad ass and underappreciated bands in the classic rock genre. Thus I must promote them on my blog....buy their music. Jon Lord ROCKS!

Happy kids

2008-05-09T23:20:00.003-05:00

Well here are two happy kids. Tim Jr. and Sam at McDonalds. Where else would they be this happy?