I have been struggling on how I should rank Sir Paul, or John, in posting. If you know me by now, you know which one who has influenced me most.

 

Back in 2002, I went to New York City to mend some of my wounds with what happened on 9-11-01.

 

I also found my way to visit  the footsteps of The Dakota,  where John died. I also walked and stood on Strawberry Fields.

 

 

At the time of his death, I didn't know how much of an influence he would be on my life as far as a musician.

 

To whit:

 

Dear Prudence

Greet the brand new day

We call it revolution

Well you know

I want to change the world

All we are saying

Is give peace a chance

Help!

So please help me

War is over

If you want it

War is over now

 

 

This Sunday is going to have one of the biggest games out there that's not a post-season game.

 

At work, I have Vikings fans who have hated #4 over the years for the EXACT same reasons why I have love him.

 

It was funny the day at work with the October 5th game, because I wore my Favre jersey that Steve and Marge gave me. I said it was to counter-act the ugly purple jersey. For the week after, I got several interesting jokes.

 

I made my retaliation plan plain.  I'm giving out string cheese sticks to my Vikings fans WHEN Green Bay beats them.

 

However, I'm probably considered a torn fan. I always want Brett Favre to succeed. But, on this rubbermatch, I want him to fail one time in Lambeau. He's a Hall of Famer first ballot, and he'll go in as a Packer.

 

May the best team win.

Ringo.

 

He's the guy in the back who keeps it going. Rhythm. A voice in the wilderness.

 

When I was in a band years ago, we used to have sometimes have one of those long jam sessions. Our jam song happened to be The Cranberries' Zombie.

 

It's siginificant for me, because, like Ringo yelled on Helter Skelter "I've got blisters on my fingers!" That's Ringo's infulence on my music.

 

Two of my favorite Ringo songs vocalwise are With A Little Help From My Friends and Yellow Submarine.

 

I remember some commercial he did where he mentioned his nose as being classy. I thought that was hilarious.

 

 

What would you think if I sang out of tune,
Would you stand up and walk out on me.
Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song,
And I'll try not to sing out of key.
Oh I get by with a little help from my friends,
Mmm,I get high with a little help from my friends,
Mmm, I'm gonna try with a little help from my friends.

Do you need anybody?
I need somebody to love.
Could it be anybody?
I want somebody to love.

What do I do when my love is away.
(Does it worry you to be alone)
How do I feel by the end of the day
(Are you sad because you're on your own)
No, I get by with a little help from my friends,
Mmm, get high with a little help from my friends,
Mmm, gonna to try with a little help from my friends

Do you need anybody?
I need somebody to love.
Could it be anybody?
I want somebody to love.

Would you believe in a love at first sight?
Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time.
What do you see when you turn out the light?
I can't tell you, but I know it's mine.
Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends,
Mmm I get high with a little help from my friends,
Oh, I'm gonna try with a little help from my friends

Do you need anybody?
I just need someone to love.
Could it be anybody?
I want somebody to love

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends,
Mmm, gonna try with a little help from my friends
Ooh, I get high with a little help from my friends
Yes I get by with a little help from my friends,
with a little help from my friends

As a suggestion from a good friend of mine, I would like to comment on each Beatle, individually, and how each impated my life.

 

George Harrison fascinates me becuase he's considered the quiet one, but yet, he did so much to help  the world with his concert for Bangladesh.

His influence for my guitar playing is Here Comes The Sun,  and When My Guitar Gently Weeps.

 

He did so many little things with his playing; picking and phrasing. He sang.

 

His work with helping southeast Asia inspires me. Help.

 

Come, come come, here it comes.

 

Here comes the sun, here comes the sun,
and I say it's all right

Little darling, it's been a long cold lonely winter
Little darling, it feels like years since it's been here
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun
and I say it's all right

Little darling, the smiles returning to the faces
Little darling, it seems like years since it's been here
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun
and I say it's all right

Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...

Little darling, I feel that ice is slowly melting
Little darling, it seems like years since it's been clear
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun,
and I say it's all right
It's all right

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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You say you want a revolution

Well

We all want to change the world

You tell me that it's evolution

Well you know

We all want to change the world

 

But when you talk about destruction

Don't you know that you can count me out

 

Don't you know it's gonna be?

 Alright

 

You say you got a solution

Well, let us know

Let's see your plan

You ask us for contrubution

I'm doing what I can

 

I hope my money I pay aint going

to fucking waste

To fight each other is such a waste

 

Goodbye Wallstreet

May my trust

Be not in you

It's a world

I do not know

 

You going to feel?

Alright

Alright

 

Alright

 

I don't know about you, but this has been one of the weirdest spring/summer/fall cycle I think I've ever experienced.

 

The hottest day? 96. In the middle of April. Most of May and June were wet and cool, much like how this fall is turning out to be. I've already had low teperatures fall to the teens at least twice, several low-to mid-20's, quite few upper-20's to low 30's, and several days where it didn't hit 40 for a high.

 

I've already had snow on the ground two weekends ago. It didn't stay, but...it's snow. Out in the Black Hills, seveal communities lost power, because the snow on the the tree branches were too heavy, because the leaves hadn't fallen yet.

 

I just don't get it. the hottest it got in the summer was 92 a few days. Sure, I had some fun thunderstorms, but only like five or six of them, maybe two of them really severe.

 

Makes me wonder if I live in Seattle or something.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well, this weekend marks the end of an era in the upper Midwest. The Minnesota Twins will play their last regular season games in what is fondly called The Homer Dome.

 

The thing about the Dome as far as baseball goes...it sucks for the most part. Opposing players hate playing there, because, well, a little white ball is kind of hard to see when it's hit and is lost in the Dome's white roof and lights.

 

It's got Astro Turf, the center field is kind of skewed, and trying to go to concessions or to the bathroom is a pain.

 

That said, some of my best memories of going to baseball games there are incredible. Ive been to six baseball games (and one Monday Night Football game).

 

Perhaps the fondest memory is hearing "Next at bat, KIIIIIIIIRBY PUUUUUUUCKEEEEETT!"

 

It also just has some of the most famous sports moment,s from The Vikings losing a chance to go to the Super Bowl with a muffed field goal kick, Brett Favre magic (more thoughts on that in another post), and perhaps one of the endings of the best World Series in history.

 

Game 6 ended with Kirby hitting a home run to force Game 7. And of course, Game 7's miracle Jack Morris pitching against a very talented Atlanta Braves team in 1991.

 

The Dome will still host football games, as I don't think the Vikings will able to build a new outdoor stadium just yet.

 

Next year, the Twins will play in a new shiny OUTDOOR stadium, complete with video displays from Daktronics..:D (I'm hoping to be able to go to a game just to see it!)

 

So yeah, the Dome won't be missed by baseball, but it has a lot of memories. Unless of course, the Detroit Tigers lose their last 3, and the Twins win their last 3, a tie-breaker game will happen either Monday morning, or Tuesday to see who gets in the playoffs (there's been many a time that the Twins had to play morning games, and the Gophers play night games).