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05:35 - Sunday, Jan. 08, 2006 "I ain't no saint, but I've tried never to do anything that would hurt my family or offend God...I figure all any kid needs is hope and the feeling he or she belongs. If I could do or say anything that would give some kid that feeling, I would believe I had contributed something to the world." �Don�t criticize what you don�t understand, son. You never walked in that man�s shoes.� �When I was a child, ladies and gentlemen, I was a dreamer. I read comic books, and I was the hero of the comic book. I saw movies, and I was the hero in the movie. So every dream I ever dreamed has come true a hundred times...I learned very early in life that: �Without a song, the day would never end; without a song, a man ain�t got a friend; without a song, the road would never bend - without a song.' So I keep singing a song. Goodnight. Thank you.� �We do two shows a night for five weeks. A lotta times we�ll go upstairs and sing until daylight - gospel songs. We grew up with it...It more or less puts your mind at ease. It does mine.� �I�ve never gotten over what they call stagefright. I go through it every show. I�m pretty concerned, I�m pretty much thinking about the show. I never get completely comfortable with it, and I don�t let the people around me get comfortable with it, in that I remind them that it�s a new crowd out there, it�s a new audience, and they haven�t seen us before. So it�s got to be like the first time we go on.� �The first time that I appeared on stage, it scared me to death. I really didn�t know what all the yelling was about. I didn�t realize that my body was moving. It�s a natural thing to me. So to the manager backstage I said �What�d I do? What�d I do?� And he said �Whatever it is, go back and do it again�.� �Man, I was tame compared to what they do now. Are you kidding? I didn�t do anything but just jiggle.� �...the image is one thing and the human being is another...it�s very hard to live up to an image.� �A live concert to me is exciting because of all the electricity that is generated in the crowd and on stage. It�s my favorite part of the business - live concerts.� � �Til we meet you again, may God bless you. Adios.� Today is another Milestone in my life. 20 years ago today, i became sober. on this day in 1986, i was in the hospital, detoxing, and thought i was going to die. i made a pact with GOD, I sez, Oh, GOD if you let me live, if i get through this, i will never touch another drop to drink again. so far, so good!! one day at a time. It was ruff at first, the first year was hard, but i survived. i would not have been able to do it without GOD's help. Cause He kept telling me, go ahead, take a drink, and break your vow, and i will take your life. I heard that for 5 years! i went to AA meetings twice a day, 7 days a week, for 5 years. no matter where i was i went to a meeting. AA is not for everyone, and not everyone gets sober with AA. But if you have a problem, get real about it, and get to a meeting, and get sober.' i dont have the best life on the planet, but its good enuff for me. and i aint suffering anymore. i have peace in my heart. And now, im quitting smoking!! its not as desperate as quitting the booze was, but just the same, i hope im done with em. its 5:30 am, lets see what the no-smoko meter says: One day, 17 hours, 30 minutes and 15 seconds. 34 cigarettes not smoked, saving $7.78. Life saved: 2 hours, 50 minutes. well, its coffeetime....and patch time.... aint cravings just marvy? |