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My song of the day. By the way I got the meet, hear, and hang with Gregg Bissonette one of my drumming heroes this Saturday, totally kick ass!!! Who played drums on this David Lee Roth – Eat’em And Smile album, and is currently playing drums for Ringo Starr’s All-Star Band.

David Lee Roth “That’s Life”
That’s life, That’s Life
that’s what all the people say.
You’re riding high on Monday,
shot down in May.
But I, I ain’t never gonna change my tune
when I’m back on top in the month of June.

I said, that’s life. That’s Life
Ain’t as funny as it may seem,
some people get their kicks
stompin’ on a dream.
But I, I don’t never let it get me down
’cause that big ol’ world keeps spinnin’ ’round.

Been a puppet, pirate, a poet, a pauper, a pawn and a king.
Been up and down and over and out and I know one thing:
each time that I find myself flat on my face
I pick myself up and get back in the race.

That’s life, That’s Life
And I can’t deny it,
many times I thought of quitting, babe,
but my heart wouldn’t buy it.
If I didn’t think it was worth one try
I’d jump right on a big bucket and fly.

Been a puppet, poet, pirate, pauper; now I’m a king.
Been up, down, I know one thing:
each time that I find myself flat on my face
I pick myself up and get back in the race.

That’s life, That’s Life
And I can’t deny it,
many times I thought of quitting, babe,
but my heart wouldn’t buy it.
If I didn’t think it was worth one try
I’d just roll myself up in a big ball and fly.

Thanks Lel, this song made my day today in ways I cannot express. -Your Best Friend :)

My Light by Sully Erna “Avalon”

Here I am,
What a nice place to be,
I never thought I’d see the skies separate for me,
And here I am,
What a nice surprise,
If only I had known what life was like on this side.

You always bring me life
And you helped me find my way,
A gentle kiss good night,
Is the innocence I pray.

Here I am,
Humbled and amazed,
This beautiful little miracle of life,
Was gifted to me.
And here I am,
I never thought I’d say,
If ever I could live my life again,
I’d live it your way.

You’ve always brought me life
And you’ve helped me find my way,
A simple kiss good night is the innocence I crave,
I’d never waste your time,
I’ll never cause you pain.
I’ll love you all my life,
I’ll love you everyday.
(Yeah, Yeah. Love you everyday!)

(solo)

Under the light you shine on me,
I promise I will be there for you baby,
(I never wanna leave you anyway, you’ve become my light)
I cross my heart that’s in your hands,
That I hope you will always be my best friend.
I promise I will be there ’til the end.

You’ve become my light.
You’ve become my light.
You’ve become my light.
You’ve become my light.
You’ve become my light.

Under the light you shine on me,
I promise I will be there for you baby,
(I never wanna leave you anyway, you’ve become my light)
Cross my heart that’s in your hands,
And hope that you’ll always be my best friend,
I promise I will be there ’til the end,

You’ve become my light.
You’ve become my light.
You’ve become my light.
You’ve become my light.
You’ve become my light.
You’ve become my light

Happy Halloween everyone! Hear is one of my favorite songs from one of my favorite Tim Burton stop-motion animation movies.

Corpse Bride “Remains of the day” -by Danny Elfman

Bonejangles: Hey! give me a listen you corpses of cheer
Leastles of you who still got an ear
I’ll tell you a story make a skeleton cry
Of our own jubiliciously lovely corpse bride
Bone boys
Die, die we all pass away
But don’t wear a frown cuz it’s really okay
And you might try ‘n’ hide
And you might try ‘n’ pray
But we all end up the remains of the day
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah

Bonejangles: Well our girl is a beauty known for miles around
When a mysterious stranger came into town
He’s plenty good lookin’, but down on his cash
And our poor little baby, she fell hard and fast
When her daddy said no, she just couldn’t cope
So our lovers came up with a plan to elope
Bone boys
Die, die we all pass away
But don’t wear a frown cuz it’s really okay
And you might try ‘n’ hide
And you might try ‘n’ pray
But we all end up the remains of the day
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah
(instrumental)

Bonejangles: So they conjured up a plan to meet late at night
They told not a sould, kept the whole thing tight
Now her mother’s wedding dress fit like a glove
You don’t need much when you’re really in love
Except for a few things, or so i’m told
Like the family jewls and a sachel of gold
Then next to the grave yard by the old oak tree
On a dark foggy night at a quarter to three
She was ready to go, but where was he
Bone boys
And then?

Bonejangles: She waited
Bone boys
And then?

Bonejangles: There in the shadows, was it the man?
Bone boys
And then?

Bonejangles: Het little heart beat so loud
Boneboys
And then?

Bonejangles: And then baby, everything went black

Now when she opened her eyes she was dead as dust
Her jewls were missin’ and her heart was bust
So she made a vow lyin’ under that tree
That she’d wait for her true love to come set her free
Always waiting for someone to ask for her hand
When out of the blue comes this groovy young man
Who vows forever to be by her side
And that’s the story of our own corpse bride

“Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.” -Steve Jobs

“My third story is about death.

When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right.” It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.

Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure – these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.

About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer. I had a scan at 7:30 in the morning, and it clearly showed a tumor on my pancreas. I didn’t even know what a pancreas was. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that is incurable, and that I should expect to live no longer than three to six months. My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order, which is doctor’s code for prepare to die. It means to try to tell your kids everything you thought you’d have the next 10 years to tell them in just a few months. It means to make sure everything is buttoned up so that it will be as easy as possible for your family. It means to say your goodbyes.

I lived with that diagnosis all day. Later that evening I had a biopsy, where they stuck an endoscope down my throat, through my stomach and into my intestines, put a needle into my pancreas and got a few cells from the tumor. I was sedated, but my wife, who was there, told me that when they viewed the cells under a microscope the doctors started crying because it turned out to be a very rare form of pancreatic cancer that is curable with surgery. I had the surgery and I’m fine now.

This was the closest I’ve been to facing death, and I hope it’s the closest I get for a few more decades. Having lived through it, I can now say this to you with a bit more certainty than when death was a useful but purely intellectual concept:

No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true.

Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”

Thank you Steve! Your vision will live on – stay hungry, stay foolish my friends.

Well done motorcycle-usa.com on a great online 2011 Adventure Touring Shootout article of my favorite motorcycle category. Now just make your website more user friendly, and stop cluttering it up with videos and ads that take forever to load. With that said, very rarely does any print or online motorcycle magazine take on so many relevant adventure tourers all at one shot such as these model; 2011 BMW R1200GS, 2011 Ducati Multistrada 1200 S Touring, 2011 KTM 990 Adventure Dakar Edition, 2011 Triumph Tiger 800 XC, and the early release of the 2012 Yamaha XT1200Z Super Tenere. This two-wheeled adventure category is really catching on here in the States finely, which I think is due to better looking performing bikes, great adventure forums and access to more cool accessories. I mean most people here in the U.S. have SUVs, so why are they not riding the equivalent motorcycle? Being able to go anywhere at any time in most weather conditions, sounds like fun to me. Especially with the U.S.’s crumbling roadways, it is like going off-road anyway, so why not ride a bike that can handle it? You can read reviews until your eyes pop out, but you will never know until you actually test ride the motorcycles to find out which one fits and suites your riding style because they are each really different with their own distinctive nuances.