nice job, Stick! Hopefully I'll talk to you this weekend!
Haha,,, regarding dogs. Earlier in this thread I posted a link to my friend's cross country bike trip blog from this summer.
One thing that tended to happen a lot is that my friend Tom was usually in the lead by a few minutes because his pace was faster than his partner's. His friend got pissed off at him because Tom would encounter a dog or a packs of dogs and they would chase him until they got tired, then they would stop, but just sit in the road and just wait for his friend to come up behind. So his friend had to ride right into them!
Be kind, man
Don't be mankind. ~Captain Beefheart
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wow so ..the last thing I wanted was to be answering to people why Im doing this but its all good a lot of you are petty close friends of mine so I'll just clarify a few things here.
FIRST off I havent even seen the movie yet...wasnt really played in Florida... only read the book and the thing that struck me most was the similiraties between me, and him and things he went thru or felt about in his life. Ive always had the desire to just 'Leave it all behind" and test my will, my strength and hopefully better myself, get away from the negativity and the surrounding bullshit thats been following me for the past few yrs. And honestly I been on the road for 6 days with under 100 bucks living on 6 dollars a day off Mickey 'ds and snacks, no cell phone..ran across a few people or rather strangers who have helped me out temendously and been nice just cause theyre nice...not to gain something out of me..so sincerity and genuine people still exist. Funny thing is...I see bums and homeless people in South Beach all the time and dont give two shits about them, if I saw someone like me approach I would disregard them .....after this trip I think I care a lot more about why people end up where they are..I talk to bums just out of curiosity and some stories have been pretty deep..which made my troubles pale in comparison.
SECOND of all..I didnt do this without any homeowrk or any plans to fall back on....shit I can always go back to live in Greece with my parents ..or back to New York where my family is and be taken care of...but its not even about that.. I made a decision to better my life in Miami and it did for a while and then people or so called friends start turning on you and you realize things...and for me for the most part in my life I always been able to maintain a positive outlook and convince myself that things will get better...in this case I couldnt for the 1st time in a very long time..I had no answers for myself...and being the nut that I am and knowing that drastic situations have helped me out before..I know this was one of those times...so I packed my guitar and some clothes and I decided to grab my mountain bike and see how far I can make it..well. I beat 400 miles and I biked the whole state of Florida.... I cleaned up in public showers along florida beaches..so I stayed clean and slept on the beach during the day. Its not that hard or that extreme as some may think it is. Im in Savannah GA with some Jammers now and Im ok..I made it 6 days and I think I can continue even more after this...my legs can actually punch a whole thru someones chest like Alien! lol! Its not that serious...like some people have believed it to be...its just something I needed to do..my parents and everybody is NOW aware.....I told them today sow no one would freak out, but after a near death experience being chased by a pack of rabid dogs on a dark highway heading up 17 north to GA in the midst of fuckers going 90 miles an hour..I might just end this trip sooner than later, lol..I outraced them barely and that was all the reality check I needed hahahh..still tempted to continue tho..we'll see but for now I think I might a gotten it out of my system
I dunno It feels good to not worry about shit and have no drama and no I had no GF or relationship issues or nothing like that...more just work related things and fake friends and stuff like that...its all good if anything its changing my perspective again and making me feel like my old self again where I dont need a lot of things in my life to be happy or friends to depend on, but its always good to know that there are people that truly care. For the ones who went on and on about how crazy this is...its not...it wasnt that serious
It is great hearing from you. All I want to say is enjoy! Plus, keep us informed when you can.
"I'd rather be with an animal." "Those that can be trusted can change their mind." "The in between is mine." "If I don't lose control, explore and not explode, a preternatural other plane with the power to maintain." "Yeh this is living." "Life is what you make it."
You should set yourself a target - maybe 1 month. If you reach that, then set yourself another target. Or maybe aim to get somewhere specific. Otherwise, you'll probably soon get bored and head back.
i was wondering when the next entry would appear !
you cant stop now, not after i was trying to get ppl to sign up to ur blog ! hehehe
well keep posting the blogs as to what you do next.
I did wake in the middle of the night a lil worried and then thought ! I know where he's gone and couldnt recall how close the jellyman and woman were to florida but I know you would be there
~~~~~~~~~~ PINK FLUFFY LOVE PSYCHO~~~~~~~~~~
Astoria,Dublin,Reading 06,Wembley 07,Sheapards Bush & o2 09 thats multiple Jamgasms!
"For them that must obey authority
That they do not respect in any degree
Who despise their jobs, their destinies
Speak jealously of them that are free
Cultivate their flowers to be
Nothing more than something
They invest in.
While some on principles baptized
To strict party platform ties
Social clubs in drag disguise
Outsiders they can freely criticize
Tell nothing except who to idolize
And then say God bless him."
and here the whole song for it is a wise one!
Darkness at the break of noon
Shadows even the silver spoon
The handmade blade, the child's balloon
Eclipses both the sun and moon
To understand you know too soon
There is no sense in trying.
Pointed threats, they bluff with scorn
Suicide remarks are torn
From the fool's gold mouthpiece
The hollow horn plays wasted words
Proves to warn
That he not busy being born
Is busy dying.
Temptation's page flies out the door
You follow, find yourself at war
Watch waterfalls of pity roar
You feel to moan but unlike before
You discover
That you'd just be
One more person crying.
So don't fear if you hear
A foreign sound to your ear
It's alright, Ma, I'm only sighing.
As some warn victory, some downfall
Private reasons great or small
Can be seen in the eyes of those that call
To make all that should be killed to crawl
While others say don't hate nothing at all
Except hatred.
Disillusioned words like bullets bark
As human gods aim for their mark
Made everything from toy guns that spark
To flesh-colored Christs that glow in the dark
It's easy to see without looking too far
That not much
Is really sacred.
While preachers preach of evil fates
Teachers teach that knowledge waits
Can lead to hundred-dollar plates
Goodness hides behind its gates
But even the president of the United States
Sometimes must have
To stand naked.
An' though the rules of the road have been lodged
It's only people's games that you got to dodge
And it's alright, Ma, I can make it.
Advertising signs that con you
Into thinking you're the one
That can do what's never been done
That can win what's never been won
Meantime life outside goes on
All around you.
You lose yourself, you reappear
You suddenly find you got nothing to fear
Alone you stand with nobody near
When a trembling distant voice, unclear
Startles your sleeping ears to hear
That somebody thinks
They really found you.
A question in your nerves is lit
Yet you know there is no answer fit to satisfy
Insure you not to quit
To keep it in your mind and not fergit
That it is not he or she or them or it
That you belong to.
Although the masters make the rules
For the wise men and the fools
I got nothing, Ma, to live up to.
For them that must obey authority
That they do not respect in any degree
Who despise their jobs, their destinies
Speak jealously of them that are free
Cultivate their flowers to be
Nothing more than something
They invest in.
While some on principles baptized
To strict party platform ties
Social clubs in drag disguise
Outsiders they can freely criticize
Tell nothing except who to idolize
And then say God bless him.
While one who sings with his tongue on fire
Gargles in the rat race choir
Bent out of shape from society's pliers
Cares not to come up any higher
But rather get you down in the hole
That he's in.
But I mean no harm nor put fault
On anyone that lives in a vault
But it's alright, Ma, if I can't please him.
Old lady judges watch people in pairs
Limited in sex, they dare
To push fake morals, insult and stare
While money doesn't talk, it swears
Obscenity, who really cares
Propaganda, all is phony.
While them that defend what they cannot see
With a killer's pride, security
It blows the minds most bitterly
For them that think death's honesty
Won't fall upon them naturally
Life sometimes
Must get lonely.
My eyes collide head-on with stuffed graveyards
False gods, I scuff
At pettiness which plays so rough
Walk upside-down inside handcuffs
Kick my legs to crash it off
Say okay, I have had enough
What else can you show me?
And if my thought-dreams could be seen
They'd probably put my head in a guillotine
But it's alright, Ma, it's life, and life only.
~~~~~~~~~~ PINK FLUFFY LOVE PSYCHO~~~~~~~~~~
Astoria,Dublin,Reading 06,Wembley 07,Sheapards Bush & o2 09 thats multiple Jamgasms!
Any update on Stickboy?
Where is he?
How is he?
Roasting squirrels over an open fire or driving his bicycle through a drive-thru?
Hope your journey is going well.
Be safe.
Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.
— Unknown
This is the last gathering I saw Eli at....Alki Beach before the Gorge shows!
It would be almost the same picture....but we'd be wearing parkas!
Sounds good to me....I miss my PJ friends! We need shows!
oxc
~*LIVE~LOVE~LAUGH*~
*May the Peace of the Wilderness be with YOU*
He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.
— Unknown
wow so ..the last thing I wanted was to be answering to people why Im doing this but its all good a lot of you are petty close friends of mine so I'll just clarify a few things here.
I dunno It feels good to not worry about shit and have no drama and no I had no GF or relationship issues or nothing like that...more just work related things and fake friends and stuff like that...its all good if anything its changing my perspective again and making me feel like my old self again where I dont need a lot of things in my life to be happy or friends to depend on, but its always good to know that there are people that truly care. For the ones who went on and on about how crazy this is...its not...it wasnt that serious
WHAT?!
fake friends?? in miami??
unbelievable.
hope all is well eli...
keep in touch!!
hugs to you!!
This is the last gathering I saw Eli at....Alki Beach before the Gorge shows!
It would be almost the same picture....but we'd be wearing parkas!
Im still down to do that Denali trip kid!
I just got access at my sis house..been enjoyin the fams and my lil 2 yr old nephew for abit guys..enjoying my Rangers and Giants thats for sure...soon when the weathers nice Im prolly out again...still doin research and have that desire to be on the road and see shit and experience life...miss a lot of you guys, and hope to catch up with you real soon!
tons of love to everyone
and dont forget to always smile
Aah, fuck it, I’m just gonna go home, turn on the fuckin’ TV...
Watch the nightly news and drink a beer...
Like I could even change the world, yeah right...
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Haha,,, regarding dogs. Earlier in this thread I posted a link to my friend's cross country bike trip blog from this summer.
One thing that tended to happen a lot is that my friend Tom was usually in the lead by a few minutes because his pace was faster than his partner's. His friend got pissed off at him because Tom would encounter a dog or a packs of dogs and they would chase him until they got tired, then they would stop, but just sit in the road and just wait for his friend to come up behind. So his friend had to ride right into them!
Don't be mankind. ~Captain Beefheart
__________________________________
i was wondering when the next entry would appear !
you cant stop now, not after i was trying to get ppl to sign up to ur blog ! hehehe
well keep posting the blogs as to what you do next.
I did wake in the middle of the night a lil worried and then thought ! I know where he's gone and couldnt recall how close the jellyman and woman were to florida but I know you would be there
Astoria,Dublin,Reading 06,Wembley 07,Sheapards Bush & o2 09 thats multiple Jamgasms!
"For them that must obey authority
That they do not respect in any degree
Who despise their jobs, their destinies
Speak jealously of them that are free
Cultivate their flowers to be
Nothing more than something
They invest in.
While some on principles baptized
To strict party platform ties
Social clubs in drag disguise
Outsiders they can freely criticize
Tell nothing except who to idolize
And then say God bless him."
and here the whole song for it is a wise one!
Darkness at the break of noon
Shadows even the silver spoon
The handmade blade, the child's balloon
Eclipses both the sun and moon
To understand you know too soon
There is no sense in trying.
Pointed threats, they bluff with scorn
Suicide remarks are torn
From the fool's gold mouthpiece
The hollow horn plays wasted words
Proves to warn
That he not busy being born
Is busy dying.
Temptation's page flies out the door
You follow, find yourself at war
Watch waterfalls of pity roar
You feel to moan but unlike before
You discover
That you'd just be
One more person crying.
So don't fear if you hear
A foreign sound to your ear
It's alright, Ma, I'm only sighing.
As some warn victory, some downfall
Private reasons great or small
Can be seen in the eyes of those that call
To make all that should be killed to crawl
While others say don't hate nothing at all
Except hatred.
Disillusioned words like bullets bark
As human gods aim for their mark
Made everything from toy guns that spark
To flesh-colored Christs that glow in the dark
It's easy to see without looking too far
That not much
Is really sacred.
While preachers preach of evil fates
Teachers teach that knowledge waits
Can lead to hundred-dollar plates
Goodness hides behind its gates
But even the president of the United States
Sometimes must have
To stand naked.
An' though the rules of the road have been lodged
It's only people's games that you got to dodge
And it's alright, Ma, I can make it.
Advertising signs that con you
Into thinking you're the one
That can do what's never been done
That can win what's never been won
Meantime life outside goes on
All around you.
You lose yourself, you reappear
You suddenly find you got nothing to fear
Alone you stand with nobody near
When a trembling distant voice, unclear
Startles your sleeping ears to hear
That somebody thinks
They really found you.
A question in your nerves is lit
Yet you know there is no answer fit to satisfy
Insure you not to quit
To keep it in your mind and not fergit
That it is not he or she or them or it
That you belong to.
Although the masters make the rules
For the wise men and the fools
I got nothing, Ma, to live up to.
For them that must obey authority
That they do not respect in any degree
Who despise their jobs, their destinies
Speak jealously of them that are free
Cultivate their flowers to be
Nothing more than something
They invest in.
While some on principles baptized
To strict party platform ties
Social clubs in drag disguise
Outsiders they can freely criticize
Tell nothing except who to idolize
And then say God bless him.
While one who sings with his tongue on fire
Gargles in the rat race choir
Bent out of shape from society's pliers
Cares not to come up any higher
But rather get you down in the hole
That he's in.
But I mean no harm nor put fault
On anyone that lives in a vault
But it's alright, Ma, if I can't please him.
Old lady judges watch people in pairs
Limited in sex, they dare
To push fake morals, insult and stare
While money doesn't talk, it swears
Obscenity, who really cares
Propaganda, all is phony.
While them that defend what they cannot see
With a killer's pride, security
It blows the minds most bitterly
For them that think death's honesty
Won't fall upon them naturally
Life sometimes
Must get lonely.
My eyes collide head-on with stuffed graveyards
False gods, I scuff
At pettiness which plays so rough
Walk upside-down inside handcuffs
Kick my legs to crash it off
Say okay, I have had enough
What else can you show me?
And if my thought-dreams could be seen
They'd probably put my head in a guillotine
But it's alright, Ma, it's life, and life only.
Astoria,Dublin,Reading 06,Wembley 07,Sheapards Bush & o2 09 thats multiple Jamgasms!
Where is he?
How is he?
Roasting squirrels over an open fire or driving his bicycle through a drive-thru?
Hope your journey is going well.
Be safe.
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
"Sometimes life should be consumed in measured doses"
6-01-06
6/25/08
Free Speedy
and Metsy!
Maybe a PJ meetup @ Denali?
Count me in!!!
oxc
*May the Peace of the Wilderness be with YOU*
He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.
— Unknown
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This is the last gathering I saw Eli at....Alki Beach before the Gorge shows!
It would be almost the same picture....but we'd be wearing parkas!
Sounds good to me....I miss my PJ friends! We need shows!
oxc
*May the Peace of the Wilderness be with YOU*
He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.
— Unknown
That looks so nice!
And good luck to Eli!
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WHAT?!
fake friends?? in miami??
unbelievable.
hope all is well eli...
keep in touch!!
hugs to you!!
07 8/5 Lolla 8/2 VIC
06 7/22,23 Gorge 7/20 Ptl
04 10/8 VFC Kissimmee
03 4/11 WPB, 4/12 HOB Orlando, 7/8,9 MSG
00 8/24 Jones Bch 8/9,10 WPB
1998 9/22,23 WPB 1996 10/7 Ft Laud 1994 3/28 Miami
I just got access at my sis house..been enjoyin the fams and my lil 2 yr old nephew for abit guys..enjoying my Rangers and Giants thats for sure...soon when the weathers nice Im prolly out again...still doin research and have that desire to be on the road and see shit and experience life...miss a lot of you guys, and hope to catch up with you real soon!
tons of love to everyone
and dont forget to always smile
Watch the nightly news and drink a beer...
Like I could even change the world, yeah right...
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