The Review

It has been three weeks since Depeche Mode performed in the City of Salt. I have yet to write a review, so here it is.

The show was good. That's right, just good. They have had better shows in the past but that's okay. It was still great to see the band I have been following for twenty plus years perform live. Dave Gahan still has all the energy in the world. He still wears the black vest and pants. He still gets sweaty and takes his vest off. He still gets down and dirty with his hips. His skinny, tattooed, half naked sweaty body still has a certain appeal to it.

They played a few songs from their new album. And naturally, they played quite a few songs from previous albums. It was fun to sing along. All in all, it was a fun show to be at.

I do want to mention one part of the show that got quite a few people all worked up during their performance of "Strangelove". As part of their stage setup, they had a large screen. During this particular song, they had some light lesbian porn projected onto this screen. It went something like this: a hot chick in a great lingerie piece walked into a room. Shortly after her arrival, another hot chick in another great piece of lingerie walked in. One started sucking on the others toe, the other got worked up and unfastened her corset. Yep, that's right! We all got to see a boobie being projected on this large screen. The one chick left after a few good sucks on the others large toe. That was it, end of light porn. I read the local paper the next day. The columnist highly criticized the porn. He essentially said that this was not the way to attract the crowd. Okay, I don't totally disagree with what the columnist was saying however, if you are going to be so bothered or shocked by a boobie, then you are listening to the wrong band! What can you expect from a band when they have songs such as Blasphemous Rumors, Condemnation, The Sinner in Me, etc!?!?! They are likely going to do something that involves a little shock factor.

There you have it; review complete! Let the next couple of years go by quickly and may no member of the band die so we can host them in our lovely City of Salt again.

Little Soul

My little light
Is going to shine
Shine out so bright
And illuminate your mind
My little soul
Will leave a footprint
This little voice
Is going to sing
I have no choice
It will infinitely ring
My little soul
Will leave a footprint
I'm channeling the universe
It's focusing its love inside me
A singularity
My little words
Are going to sting
Haven't your heard
The pain and joy they bring?
My little soul
Will leave a footprint
Your little eyes
They're going to see
I can't disguise
The beauty inside me
My little soul
Will leave a footprint

The First Mile

I was thinking about the pioneers during my morning commute. What a remarkable group of people. Totally unwilling to deny their religious beliefs and totally willing to listen to someone tell them that they had to travel to the great unknown. When I have these moments of random thoughts, I am really grateful that our Father in Heaven knows me so well. I would have died within the first mile!

Blasphemy!!!!!

I know that all fellow DM fans will consider this blasphemy but I hate, absolutely hate Depeche Modes, "Somebody"! I think this hate stems from the fact that it was played over and over and over again at every lame ass dance. Do you remember how it was the popular slow dance song? For all you born and bred Utah Mormons out there, do you remember how the chaperone's would walk around with a certain book to prevent any of us from getting too close to each other while dancing. I still laugh at this practice. How stupid were they? What did they think was going to happen when you pack a bunch of teenage hormones into a gym, put on the hottest slow dance song of the time with the lights dimmed? Either you were or weren't going to leave the dance and find someplace to suck face and do a little heavy petting all depending on your level of hormones.
Yes, I hate this song!

Why I am doing this.....

Do you ever feel like you have to put your thoughts and opinions in the back corner closet of your brain? Do you feel like this because you belong to a certain religious group? Do you feel like this because you feel your thoughts and opinions may be considered taboo? Do you feel like this because your peers might view you differently if you really express what you feel and believe?

As a result of asking myself these same questions, I have decided to start this blog. This blog is for my random babbling's. Some of you might find this refreshing to read while others may find it shocking and may find it easy to call me an apostate of a certain sort. Being judged by others, either good or bad, is a reality and I am okay with that. In the end, it's my life that I live. It's my consequences that I will have to face. Not yours, but mine. And that works for me.

I have always, for the most part, stayed true to my self. I have never been one to follow the main stream crowd. I have read many different blogs of people still searching for their true inner self. I feel like I have always known who I am. Being able to act on who I really am has been silenced out of fear of rejection, out of fear because of religious doctrine, out of fear of trying something new. But do you realize that fear is nothing more than False Evidence Appearing Real? So, what are you afraid of? Let me know!