I was messing around on youtube and found a video that I still remember watching when I was 7 years old. I'm not a big fan of commercialism or marketing, but I think marketing may have had its pinnacle in 1992. To the me the greatest commercial I've ever seen is the original Be Like Mike Gatorade commerical from 1992. I can still remember sitting on the couch at my grandparents watching Indiana college basketball with my grandfather and seeing this commercial. I don't watch or play or pay attention to basketball, but for that one minute of the commerical I do want to be like Mike. So I think maybe me as a kid wanting to be like Mike is what a lot of people are feeling now in hope from Obama. The impact of Michael Jordan as a cultural icon definitely helped paved the way to where America is today.
I still think it has the best and cathiest jingle I've ever heard in a commercial, which is probably why I think it's the best commercial ad. Watching it now after all these years, it just has this joyful Americana feel to it.
Obama is president now and is looking to inspire a nation, but I bet him being an avid basketball fan in his heart wishes he too could Be Like Mike.
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Monday, January 19, 2009
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Everyday Is Like Sunday
It can be hard to go to sleep at sea if one has never done it before. I remember as a young boy when I would spend the night on my grandparent's house boat in the summer. At night when you lay down to try and sleep the boat rocks. It feels as if you are constantly rocking back and forth and can be quite annoying if one is not use to it. Like most things in life though after awhile you no longer feel the constant rockiness from waves hitting the boat and it's just like sleeping in a bed on land.
The reason I'm even thinking about sleeping in a boat is because that's how I feel in my life right now. I feel like there is a constant rocking that's just slightly throwing my off of my balance, and I'm trying to get my balance back. I'm waiting to get re-adjusted.
I have had some people say some things to me recently that have just thrown me off, and seem to have come out of nowhere from my perspective. I feel my days living at home are numbered, and ultimately I'm sure that's more of a good thing than bad.
I think one problem that a lot of people have is pride. I have no pride, or at least very little and I don't want anymore pride. I think my lack of wanting pride makes people who are very prideful uncomfortable.
I am a musician, but I'm not prideful about my music, and usually won't go into detail talking about my own musical career unless asked.
I'm an educated person, but I don't boast my academic success, which is always a reason why I went to Ferris State University a college most have never heard of opposed to Harvard, University of Southern California, and other more prestigous schools I was accepted to. I went to school to get educated not to boast about my alma mater.
I have no pride in any job I've ever had. I do not believe in the Japanese business model, that you should take pride in your job. I think that's a stupid way to unbalance your priorities. I don't care about work or about having a career, because what does that get you when your dead? You gonna wear your gold watch when you're a rotting corpse in the ground. Have fun with that.
I believe you should do what you love, and fuck the rest. That tends me to live an unmateralistic, unmotivated to work, philosophical thinking, and for the most part stress free life. Yet when I tell people this, more people get pissed off than accepting of how I choose to live. I don't get it. I'm trying to figure it out, and the only thing I can decide is those who live very prideful lives and have a lot of pain in their heart doesn't like to see someone who lives without that unnneeded stress and pain. That makes me sad, I wish there was less anger in the world, and sometimes I feel I cause more pain than joy, which is not my intentions. I'm a musician to bring happiness to an unhappy world, but lately I somehow have been bringing a lot of anger to people. I don't feel any different, so I hope it's not me, and that's why I feel like my world is rocking in a sea of confusion. I still have hope for the future and am upbeat about things to come, so we'll see.
The reason I'm even thinking about sleeping in a boat is because that's how I feel in my life right now. I feel like there is a constant rocking that's just slightly throwing my off of my balance, and I'm trying to get my balance back. I'm waiting to get re-adjusted.
I have had some people say some things to me recently that have just thrown me off, and seem to have come out of nowhere from my perspective. I feel my days living at home are numbered, and ultimately I'm sure that's more of a good thing than bad.
I think one problem that a lot of people have is pride. I have no pride, or at least very little and I don't want anymore pride. I think my lack of wanting pride makes people who are very prideful uncomfortable.
I am a musician, but I'm not prideful about my music, and usually won't go into detail talking about my own musical career unless asked.
I'm an educated person, but I don't boast my academic success, which is always a reason why I went to Ferris State University a college most have never heard of opposed to Harvard, University of Southern California, and other more prestigous schools I was accepted to. I went to school to get educated not to boast about my alma mater.
I have no pride in any job I've ever had. I do not believe in the Japanese business model, that you should take pride in your job. I think that's a stupid way to unbalance your priorities. I don't care about work or about having a career, because what does that get you when your dead? You gonna wear your gold watch when you're a rotting corpse in the ground. Have fun with that.
I believe you should do what you love, and fuck the rest. That tends me to live an unmateralistic, unmotivated to work, philosophical thinking, and for the most part stress free life. Yet when I tell people this, more people get pissed off than accepting of how I choose to live. I don't get it. I'm trying to figure it out, and the only thing I can decide is those who live very prideful lives and have a lot of pain in their heart doesn't like to see someone who lives without that unnneeded stress and pain. That makes me sad, I wish there was less anger in the world, and sometimes I feel I cause more pain than joy, which is not my intentions. I'm a musician to bring happiness to an unhappy world, but lately I somehow have been bringing a lot of anger to people. I don't feel any different, so I hope it's not me, and that's why I feel like my world is rocking in a sea of confusion. I still have hope for the future and am upbeat about things to come, so we'll see.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
The Drive To 2011
Why am I here and who am I? Those are questions I have asked myself, and can only assume are questions that all or near all of us ask.
I am a musician and my pursue in life thus far has been to play music professionally while I'm here. I have often pondered to myself should I be doing other things, are there other things I should be pursuing instead of music? Having thoughts of doubt has distracted me from the discipline and joy I want in my life. In order to remove these negative distractions I am now on The Drive To 2011.
The Drive To 2011 is my focus on utilizing my potential for doing positive and quality acts to myself and others between now and January 1, 2011. The Drive To 2011 falls under Four guiding principles:
1. There is no correlation between Quantitative and Qualitative Acts.
2. Any Qualitative Act effects others; and has a ripple effect.
3. As long as you yourself do Qualitative Acts you will positively effect people; and as long as there is life there is the chance for Qualitative Acts.
4. As long as there is life there is Hope.
My perspective given these principles and personal expression is a qualitative leap inwards expands outward towards others. I am driven to utilize my potential to create a more positive world for myself, those around me, and hopefully everyone. The Drive is my attempt to bring abstract thinking to a concrete world.
I believe through music I can have a huge impact in creating qualitative acts, and leave a positive effect on others, which in turn will increase the chance of more qualitative acts towards even more people. Thus as long as I do good acts there is hope, but first in order to utilize my potential for good acts I have to feel good about myself. This has taken me a long time to do, but I'm finally at the point where I feel good within and am ready to redirect that goodness externally as well as internally. The Drive To 2011 is my life now and my desire to create more hope in an increasingly hopeless world.
I am a musician and my pursue in life thus far has been to play music professionally while I'm here. I have often pondered to myself should I be doing other things, are there other things I should be pursuing instead of music? Having thoughts of doubt has distracted me from the discipline and joy I want in my life. In order to remove these negative distractions I am now on The Drive To 2011.
The Drive To 2011 is my focus on utilizing my potential for doing positive and quality acts to myself and others between now and January 1, 2011. The Drive To 2011 falls under Four guiding principles:
1. There is no correlation between Quantitative and Qualitative Acts.
2. Any Qualitative Act effects others; and has a ripple effect.
3. As long as you yourself do Qualitative Acts you will positively effect people; and as long as there is life there is the chance for Qualitative Acts.
4. As long as there is life there is Hope.
My perspective given these principles and personal expression is a qualitative leap inwards expands outward towards others. I am driven to utilize my potential to create a more positive world for myself, those around me, and hopefully everyone. The Drive is my attempt to bring abstract thinking to a concrete world.
I believe through music I can have a huge impact in creating qualitative acts, and leave a positive effect on others, which in turn will increase the chance of more qualitative acts towards even more people. Thus as long as I do good acts there is hope, but first in order to utilize my potential for good acts I have to feel good about myself. This has taken me a long time to do, but I'm finally at the point where I feel good within and am ready to redirect that goodness externally as well as internally. The Drive To 2011 is my life now and my desire to create more hope in an increasingly hopeless world.
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