BACK TO IT

 I'm feeling good today , so it's a perfect time to get back to the political ranting , but without musical backing . Sorry .

Here's something I found that applies to every country everywhere , because politicians are all fucking corrupt , including your millionaire banker carney . Yes, this time the carney is running the circus .

This is something from the MPCP ( Militarizado Partido Comunista del Peru ).......

The document, signed by the so-called Militarized Communist Party of Peru (MPCP), contains disparaging remarks against former president Dina Boluarte, whom they call a "puppet," and against the leader of Fuerza Popular, Keiko Fujimori, whom they accuse of being a "murderer."

The remnants of the Maoist subversive group accuse the State of maintaining a government that serves interests foreign to the population and describe the electoral processes as mechanisms to "legitimize the new oppressors and slaughterers of the people."

“What is the purpose of the Peruvian Congress? The 130 thugs in suits and ties only serve to establish and approve laws that leave the perpetrators of genocide against unarmed masses unpunished, shield the corrupt, and criminalize legitimate popular protests,” the letter reads. It also attacks the traditional political parties, stating that they are “rotten to the core with corruption.” 

There you have it . This is the real shit .

HELL YEAH

 Practice went great last night . New guitar , working on the newer music , and I managed to sing 10 songs , surpassing what I thought I could do . 

Happiness is not so elusive after all .

AND SO ON AND SO FORTH

 I'm not gonna bother you with a tedious day by day account of my recovery and/or further testing , but suffice it to say that there's a long road ahead of me , even though at the moment I'm feeling really good and optimistic .

I'm practicing with AK tonight , and will push myself to sing at least 7 songs , which shouldn't be too much of a chore , especially since I love it so much .

In the meantime listen to this absolutely amazing collection of  reggae singles put together by Scott Bennett and Scott Henderson .

Listen to it here .

WHAT ??????

 Can this really be happening ???? Can I get tickets now ? Can someone get AK to open for them ? I'm deadly serious right now !

FIRST SHOW IN 8 MONTHS !

 Last night I went to my first show in over 8 months . I wanted to go to both a venue that means something to me , and also to see bands that mean something .

I opted for The Dayglos show at The Phoenix last night , and it was fucking awesome . They were so tight and aggressive , and didn't let up for their entire set . Marc is a fucking beast on the drums . I have so much respect for him . Of course it was amazing to be out in public again , even if both my doctor and my sister would kill me if they knew I was hanging in a small space with such a large crowd. I feel great today and it was all worth it . I almost teared up , barely believing I was at a show again . 

Thank you to The Dayglos , Big Rick , Jym , Clancy , and everyone else who was there .

EXIL

 If you're not listening to Swedish band Exil right now, what's stopping you ?

ONE MORE STEP

 I practiced with AK for the first time in 8 months tonight , and it went far better than expected . I limited myself to singing 5 songs , and I barely sounded like Mr. Burns at all ! My voice was pretty rough by the time we were done , but it was totally worth it and we'll do it again next week. It felt so good to actually feel semi-normal again . Re-learning the newer songs will be easier than I thought it would be . I'm looking forward to every second of this .

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