James "The Rev." Sullivan

drummer for Avenged Sevenfold found dead today- he was 28. In this video and the above pic (far left) he doesn't look healthy at all- I'll guess cardiac related exacerbated by drug abuse.

Monday's Missives

• "Mike Church is a Los Angeles private detective who specialises in finding missing persons. He takes on the case of a mystery woman who he calls Grace. She is suffering from amnesia and have no memories of her own. She keeps having nightmares involving the murder of a pianist Margaret, by her husband Roman Strauss in the late 1940's. In an attempt to solve the mystery about these nightmares, Church seeks the help of Madson who is an antiques dealer with the gift of hypnosis. The hypnosis sessions will soon begin to reveal some surprises.' IMDB



• Watched the movie Dead Again by accident- absolutely would not have touched it with a ten foot pole if I'd read the above synopsis and had not just stumbled upon it one lazy day. Pretty good, interesting, cute little movie.



• I have seen chaparrals aka roadrunner birds catch a small snake and bash its head against a rock to kill it to eat it and another catch a small lizard and try to impress a female- just like in the documentaries. He would bash it against the gravel and hold it up to her and when she would turn away he would more emphatically whack it against some rocks and hold it up for her approval.



• The things we do for love.



• It wouldn't do for energy drinks to be free to me- I would be a freak.



• In Iraq it was two Red Bulls and two Hydroxycut before each mission. I think I got shot once- and didn't know it. I healed like a super hero because I was so jacked on caffeine and ephedrine. KBR guys had mountains of Red Bull- literally.

Friday Getting Ready For Work Would Rather Take One To The Gut Missives

• Dug my car out of the snow for the second time- in my life.
• Couldn't find the pic I wanted- so here's a cheezbrgr I made and ate with my own little hands.
• Last rites are interesting although not a component of my spirituality.
• 7- the number of cars in the ditch last night on way to work.
• An old friend is a patient at the nursing home I'm working- Oh my God. It was sad but, I went and spent a good bit of time with her this morning. A freak infection a few months ago and she'll never walk again any distance or work etc.
• She was so happy to see me although it was initially a shock for me to see her that way. She's very sick and in bad shape.
• Yes, it could be us- I guess.
• I love Hal Ketchum and here's one of his best. For some reason when you search this song Kenny Rogers The Gambler comes up- yikes. I would rather be poked in the eye with a stick.
• Hope your Christmas was good- whatever good is for you. For me it would be everybody getting along, (in PJs preferably) a fireplace, a pup, games, hot chocolate and coffee and the air thick with every type of love God dreamed up for man and memories that would carry us through to next year or our death- whichever comes first..

Snowy Thursday Missives

• What happened to Rick Trevino? Couldn't get away from that guy in the 90s. I saw him live at Gruene Hall. I met Mary there- her dad was from Russia and mom from Mexico. When I first visited their house I thought they were having a family reunion- Russian and Mexican influences though, they simply could not help themselves getting together and being wild every weekend.



• She had skinny legs, ginormous curly hair and only drank DR. Pepper.



• My two best friends from those days have been dead for years.



• Snow is only OK now- I'm officially old. Yes, I took my children out for a little while but, made no arguments when they got cold. The dog loved it but, I've heard Healers do.



• An old, disabled man who trained coon and wolf dogs when I was a boy in Decatur told me,"Never buy a dog that stands there flat footed and pisses- they're dumb and aren't worth owning."



• His name was Jesse.



• I've never looked at a dog urinating the same as other people I bet since.

Had This Here

before but, if there's a better way to start your morning (as music goes) than listening to Josh Abbott singing Taste- let me know in the comments. If that doesn't blow your skirt up, try some Eli Young When It Rains.

Sadly Funny

So funny-because it's true. So sad because it's true.

Monday's Missives

You're welcome- sorry, simply couldn't resist.

• The military has been developing a new bomb called MOP for Massive Ordnance Penetrator. It has an explosive warhead weighing 5300 pounds and is designed to penetrate deep, reinforced facilities. The Pentagon is really pushing to have it ready by 2010 August.




• I predict an explodey September 2010 for someone.




• Jay Leno has built a jet car he calls the EcoJet. It runs on non food source biofuel and burns 9 gallons of fuel per hour at idle. It has a turbine engine which is the same as the USCG Dolphin helicopter, an adapted transmission from a C5 Corvette and is geared to go 250 mph.




• I knew a woman once who got drunk and somehow ended up running over her own head when she fell out of her car.




• Wasn't there a starlet from back in the day known for wearing long, flowing scarves who was killed when one of them got caught in one of the back wheels of a convertible and she got drug out of the car?


• Or, am I making that one up?



• Still think Holes bass player has the hots for me and I still don't think anyone who has actually listened to any of their music could hate it- Ladies and gentlemen- Courtney Love and Hole performing Malibu.