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I really love the movie Monster’s Inc. I’m not sure why. It could be the over saturated colors, or the big fuzzy rendering of the main character. However, I’m pretty sure it is something more.

I have this deep down feeling like everything I ever needed to know I learned from the movie ‘Monster’s Inc.’ However, I have no idea why that is. If it is on, I feel like everything is right with the world. It is my comfort food of movies.

I have other movies that I would describe as my ‘Mostest favorite’ or ‘The best movie ever made.’ But, nothing quite compares to seeing the 2D animated door sequence in the credits and hearing the dorky theme song as they role.

If you haven’t seen it you owe it to yourself to watch it. It is sweet, colorful, amazing and a lesson in life. Just don’t aske me how.

Way, way, way back in the day, I used to be in a band. I was the lead guitar player for a band called ‘December’s Children’ which was a name stolen from a Rolling Stones album title. Creative, I know. We thought we were mere days away from touring internationally if only we could get the head of Sony records to hear our demo! In reality, we sucked so bad only our closest friends and family could sit through a whole show listening to our tone deaf singer Jim scream himself hoarse while breaking every mic stand in sight as he did his Jim Morrison impression. I’m not exaggerating. I have the videos to prove it.

In reality, the rest of the band wasn’t that bad (when Chris could make it through a show without some kind of equipment malfunction). However, every person I ever talked to remarked, “Dude, your band rocks, but you need a new singer!” In fact, there was much more that was oh so wrong about that band: puffy armed pirate shirts, cowboy hats, and vests to name a few. Thus, we never got the recording contract.

I’m not sure what the hell we are doing in this picture. Chris and Jim appear to be summing up the apparent attractiveness of Jim’s ass while Josh and I seem to be trying our best to avoid being recognized. This is from a set of promo pics taken by a fellow employee at the Mellow mushroom, Ross. Ross was in photo school. I think this was the second picture he had ever taken.

However, when I think back to those times and remember how we all got arrested for trashing an apartment complex pool the night we finished our 2nd demo tape, driving around Atlanta at 3 am doing who knows what, scamming our way on stage at every and any club that would put us on 10 minutes before last call, or firing drummers I can’t help but smile and think “Damn, good times!”

I’ll be calling soon Josh. Let’s make fun of Jim….

In the bible there are like “seven signs of the apocalypse.” Well, there is also a very little know eighth sign…Tucker Carlson having his own game show. Stock up on your duct tape and scissors, because it’s all coming to an end folks.