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i just don’t know what that something is…we dove into the winter with the cubs brutal loss in game 7 of the national league championship game, and it now seems that the game was a million years ago already…so i welcome the spring with open arms and all the hope that it brings as well…here on the album front, we are all a bit tired as we have been working non-stop and are about to take a break for the first time…both to rest, and give a little bit of space before the acoustic/chicago sessions in april…of course, that means that i have to refresh my memory on those 20 or so songs from the end of the summer ’03, which shouldn’t be too hard but since all my focus has been in one direction it will require a bit of emotional gear shifting…all within the realm of my piscean nature, of course, for those of you who know and love pisces can gladly attest to the easily eerie sound of a human being changing their position on life/love/music without so much as a peep…i look forward to seeing some of you both for the recording sessions and at the concert on the 19th…it should be an interesting time for all..how am i doing you ask? i’m very excited to be working at so many things that i love, but feel a bit overwhelmed and worn thin…but feel very, very content with the direction of my life…for the first time in a long time, i don’t feel nervous…i feel happy to be alive and thank God every day for my life…which brings me to what i really have been meaning to say for awhile…first, let me say that i respect every belief, race, opinion, and direction on this planet…i do not agree with every position, however, especially if it does not include others beliefs within it’s belief…i was raised catholic, but walked away from the church at age 8 and have not really been back since…but that’s not at the heart of what i wish to convey…i want to talk about my belief in hope, and love, and the power to make life an experience worth living…when the zwan record came out, i was questioned many times about my religious beliefs because of the inclusion of the song “jesus”…the basic question went something like this “are you a spiritual person” or “have you discovered God” or my favorite, “are you born again”?…i did not feel that a cd release on a major label that i was out there trying to hawk with a bunch of immoral band mates (that does not include jimmy, by the way…he is one of best men i know) was a place to talk about the deepest of issues…no, the internet is!!! 🙂 jus’ kiddin’…anyway, i wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for God…to me, that is not a debatable point…one only needs to look at a bumblebee on a flower to know there is a higher power than little ‘ol us…i don’t care how you believe, if you believe at all…i am here to say that i do believe, and i am grateful for this messed up place we call home…i love my city, my country, my friends, my fans, i even love my enemies…that doesn’t mean i want to hear them speak, but as one of God’s children i say i love you too…my family, whom i love as well, bore me and raised me and now i am part of the family of the world whether you claim me or not…and i am on a mission, to love, to rock, to heal, and to help light the path for as many as i can…i am not ashamed of that in any way…in fact i am proud that i have the courage to say to you what i think matters most…i don’t always like the “game”, but if i am gonna play then i am gonna play to win…but i can have my dignity with me wherever i go…i pray every day for all of us, because we need it…and i dream of the day we stop warring and hating on each other…i don’t think i will be here when that day comes, but i believe with every fiber of my being that that day will come…hopefully sooner rather than later…enough for now…but there is always more 🙂
