Vatican 3...part Zwei!

Zwei is German for two just FYI.....So, to those that may care even the slightest, I wrote the lyrics for Vatican 3 about a week ago. I've been in a bit of a lyrical rut as of late so I wrote the lyrics quickly, almost just to get them out of the way. I definitely had a theme in mind and I wanted to stay true to the first two "Vatican"'s. More on those in a minute......I was pretty critical of what I had written because it seemed too simple and a bit amateur-ish but it stayed pretty true to what I wanted to write. Now a week later, I'm very proud of my simple lyrics..."What's the song about?" you ask....well, let me give you a brief run-down of the first two "Vatican"'s.

"Vatican"- This song was written by my first band Studded Infant in 1996. It was a very basic song about a nuclear war and a handful of survivors. Throughout the song they vow to repopulate Earth and restore it to what it was, however slightly more "Utopian". Simple? Yes, Cheesy? Extremely, but we were 16! Cut us some slack. As for the name...the song is quite long and at the time was kinda complex for us to play. So we needed a name to reflect the "bigness" of the song....our guitarist Frank had just returned from a family trip to Italy and more importantly...The Vatican....he kept talking about how big it was so voila! Vatican was born.

"Vatican 2"- This was written by the same band in 1998. The verses have a very secret, yet very funny meaning (wanna know what it's about? Just ask) that seem very serious. The rest of the song is pretty much just documenting the survivors progress at fixing the Earth.

Many attempts were made at writing Vatican 3 over the years, but none stuck until now. So when I sat down to actually write part 3 a couple of months ago I was torn. I wanted to stay with the "end of the world" theme, but at 28 it seemed way too cheesy. It wasn't until last week that a little bit of inspiration hit me. I found a way to incorporate the end of the world and an underlying story. So, in a VERY basic nutshell, I will say this about the theme of the song. It's about one of the survivors from the first "Vatican" breaking his "promise" and failing to save Earth.....as for the underlying theme???? That's for me to know and for you to find out......................................

Sorry for the length of this blog....get used to it though. I quite like talking about my songs and what they're about....until next time!

Quotes Galore!

What the hell....I'm bored....since I posted a new favorite quote in my last blog I'll post a few more of my favorites. Some are from movies or tv....some are from everyday life.........The first quote is my favorite....it's such a seemingly innocent quote but if you were there when I adopted it, you'd get it...hell, it's my quote in my yearbook my senior year of high school......

"It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye." -James Hetfield

"To conquer death you only have to die" -Jesus

"Badger my ass! It's probably Milhouse..." -Homer J. Simpson

"If you can't work late...I can't work late....If I can't work late....I can't work late!" -Frank Cross from Scrooged

"Ludicrous speed! GO!" -Spaceballs

"When this baby hits 88 mph...you're gonna see some serious shit" -Dr. Emmett Brown

"That's a big twinkie" -Ghostbusters

"You're not beating nobody's ass!" -Chris Sowers

and lastly....one of my favorite exchanges between myself and my buddy Joe.....let me set this up. Joe used to like to step on the back of my shoes and give me the proverbial "flat tire". Sometimes he'd do it by accident, but most of the time I'm sure it was on purpose. Well, he'd do it....I'd get mad....he'd laugh...so it finally boiled over and lead to this.....

*Joe steps on my shoe for the billionth time.....

"Goddamit Joe!"
*Joe laughs "What?!"
"If you're gonna keep doing that at least act like you're sorry and say sorry or damn it or something!"
"OK, sorry man"
*We continue walking and Joe steps on my shoe again
"Damn it! Sorry"

When did 2009 get here?!

Ok...so it's been a month since I've entered the blogosphere....I suppose I should take time to reflect on 2008 yada yada, talk about my ambitions for '09 yada yada...so here goes....2008 for the most part sucked....it had it's ups, but it had way too many downs. It started off bad, literally, 12:01 am 2008 was not a good time for me. It certainly set the tone for the year. This year has definitely started off better....it's still a tad wobbly, but there's room for improvement. Inspired by my dear friend Jose Del, I too am going to take time to rediscover my "old self". I'm falling in love with music again, both writing and listening to it. I plan on completing a musical project I've started with Senor Montegrande that has been years in the making. Other than getting healthier, music is going to be my main focus. That and exploring some future opportunities presented to me by my wife Amy. So, I don't have a whole lot else to talk about right now. I should by the end of the weekend or hell...maybe the end of today. So I'm going to end this entry with a quote I heard from one of my new favorite shows, The Tudors. As soon as I heard this quote I instantly thought that it embodied who I am........

"I don't think anything, but I imagine everything."

Take from that what you will.......stay tuned