So tonight I went for a cruise. Sometimes I like to just get in my car and roll out. I turn the music up and try to clear my head or whatever...and Lord knows I need it! At any rate, I'm cruisin up 94 and I look up and see a shooting star. DAMN, I haven't seen a shooting star in a looooong time. I think the last time I did was campin out in my boy Hickstein's backyard. Shit, that was probably like 15 years ago.
Of course, "When you wish upon a star..." popped in my head and I made my lil wish. Let's face it, a shooting star is WAYYYYY more serious then wishin at 11:11. You get 2 shots at that shit a day. If you time it right, you can probably GET 2 a day. If it happens to be your birthday that day...That's 3 damn wishes!!! It made me think though...If you are truly passionate about your wish, somehow they do come true. I'm not talking about, "I wish I had a million dollars!", I'm talking about something you wish for that you're truly passionate about. What makes you truly passionate about something anyway? To me if you're truly passionate about something, you go to bed thinking about it AND wake up thinking about it too! If that's the case, I believe that either consciously or sub-consciously you work toward that goal and you WILL ultimately get there!
I started writing this yesterday just shortly after making my wish and didn't have a chance to finish writing it until now. However, I am so glad that it worked out the way it did because I had the opportunity to read something posted on Facebook by my uncle Danny. It said, "It's always darkest just before dawn. Don't give up before the miracle happens!" So I commented on his post, "I love that!!!", and I DO!
Sometimes in life you get discouraged; think you can't achieve something, or think your dream could never be a reality...BUT IT CAN!! What is it that you go to sleep thinking about? What is it that you wake up thinking about? Be passionate about what it is you wish for! DON'T give up before the miracle happens!!!! Thanks Uncle Danny, Love You! I'm out, your boy JC!
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Friday, April 15, 2011
Let the Music Take You There
Isn't it funny how music can take you to a certain place, a certain time, or make you recall a memory? So I'm headed home from work today listening to Jack Johnson. Lately I've been listening to a lot of acoustic, upbeat, happy shit! I really dig acoustic music, actually I just LOVE music, ALL kinds! As soon as I wake up, bang, music goes on. I get in the car, boom, the music goes on...LOUD! I roll the windows down and try to take it all in, I don't care who's lookin or who's listening. I might sing some shit outta key, but if i'm feelin it, you better believe, I'm tryin to hit that note! Shit, I might even rewind it 3, 4 times tryin to get it right. You know what I'm talkin about, I mean, if it's your jam it's your jam! I definitely THINK I'm wayyyy sweeter than I am, but who don't? You see all them fools on American Idol, can't sing a lick and then cry...Whatttt? Sorry, I'm gettin way off track.
Anyway, I come home to a house full of kids. 4 kids, between the age of 4 and 7. Two if which are mine. I walk in, log on to I-Tunes turn it up as loud as it goes, make a half a pot of coffee, on go the Dickie's, V-neck, and Air Force Ones. The kids love Justin Bieber, so we got "Baby" crankin and all the kids start dancin. I'm like a little kid inside too, so now, I hook up a sweet dance mix and we are GETTIN DOWN! The one little dude who is 7 likes Michael Jackson, so I give him the sweet Michael leg kick and up on the toes! He tries to hit his Moon Walk and I tell him, "Take your shoes off dude." I show him how to do it and then tell him, "Now if you can Moon Walk, then you can Float!" So I show him how to float too!!! Now, I got the kids ALL FIRED UP! Into the Kitchen we go, I move the table , the chairs, and to Youtube we roll! So, I decide to give em a little breakin 101. I show em how to Knee Spin, Back Spin, and even a little foot work! Now, we need to crack a damn window, cuz it's gettin hot in, so hot in huuuur!
Now, I'm searchin OLD BREAKIN shit that my Uncle Brian turned us on to when we were little. Shit, we grew up in the burbs, but my Gram stayed in the city so we were up on some things that the kids on the block didn't even know about! We would bring these bad ass mix tapes home that my Uncle made, yeah that's right, I said TAPES. My Uncle Brian was damn near a legend on our block!
So as I'm going through songs, 2 songs I play, really took me back. I played "Smurf Rock" and on Youtube they show the album cover, so I take a picture and send it to my Uncle with a text that says, "Enlightening the kids." He almost immediately hits me up and we talk for probably 10 minutes which was real nice, because we definitely don't see each other enough since my Gram passed, MMMMMMMMHMM! that's what my Gram would say. I can so hear her in my head too! I miss her a lot! Then, I played "Let Me Clear My Throat", that shit, fast forwarded your boy right to clubbin it up, two fisted ALL WEEKEND. So I decide to post the link on Facebook with a message in tribute to my boy Horse, it said, "The line for Horse's house has extended all the way to 696..." We used to get ready for the club over there and just act the fool!!! Some nights we would come home from the club and BBQ til 4-5am. So I hit Craig up and tell him what I had going on tonight and he was like, "You sound fired up!!!" I said, "You have no idea dude, I was havin wayyyyy more fun than the kids, it was like gettin ready to tear the club up!!!" All these good memories from just 2 songs!!!
It's crazy how music can take you from so HIGH, to so LOW! Why is it that if you are depressed, you listen to depressing music? When you are flyin high, you listen to happy, upbeat music! It seems like it makes more sense to listen to shit that makes you happy ALL the time, right? Unless maybe the depressing shit you're listening to reminds you of someone that you miss or something, but then wouldn't it make more sense to just hit em up???? All I know is...I LOVE MUSIC!!! Have a great night, and don't forget to smile!!!! Your Boy JC
Anyway, I come home to a house full of kids. 4 kids, between the age of 4 and 7. Two if which are mine. I walk in, log on to I-Tunes turn it up as loud as it goes, make a half a pot of coffee, on go the Dickie's, V-neck, and Air Force Ones. The kids love Justin Bieber, so we got "Baby" crankin and all the kids start dancin. I'm like a little kid inside too, so now, I hook up a sweet dance mix and we are GETTIN DOWN! The one little dude who is 7 likes Michael Jackson, so I give him the sweet Michael leg kick and up on the toes! He tries to hit his Moon Walk and I tell him, "Take your shoes off dude." I show him how to do it and then tell him, "Now if you can Moon Walk, then you can Float!" So I show him how to float too!!! Now, I got the kids ALL FIRED UP! Into the Kitchen we go, I move the table , the chairs, and to Youtube we roll! So, I decide to give em a little breakin 101. I show em how to Knee Spin, Back Spin, and even a little foot work! Now, we need to crack a damn window, cuz it's gettin hot in, so hot in huuuur!
Now, I'm searchin OLD BREAKIN shit that my Uncle Brian turned us on to when we were little. Shit, we grew up in the burbs, but my Gram stayed in the city so we were up on some things that the kids on the block didn't even know about! We would bring these bad ass mix tapes home that my Uncle made, yeah that's right, I said TAPES. My Uncle Brian was damn near a legend on our block!
So as I'm going through songs, 2 songs I play, really took me back. I played "Smurf Rock" and on Youtube they show the album cover, so I take a picture and send it to my Uncle with a text that says, "Enlightening the kids." He almost immediately hits me up and we talk for probably 10 minutes which was real nice, because we definitely don't see each other enough since my Gram passed, MMMMMMMMHMM! that's what my Gram would say. I can so hear her in my head too! I miss her a lot! Then, I played "Let Me Clear My Throat", that shit, fast forwarded your boy right to clubbin it up, two fisted ALL WEEKEND. So I decide to post the link on Facebook with a message in tribute to my boy Horse, it said, "The line for Horse's house has extended all the way to 696..." We used to get ready for the club over there and just act the fool!!! Some nights we would come home from the club and BBQ til 4-5am. So I hit Craig up and tell him what I had going on tonight and he was like, "You sound fired up!!!" I said, "You have no idea dude, I was havin wayyyyy more fun than the kids, it was like gettin ready to tear the club up!!!" All these good memories from just 2 songs!!!
It's crazy how music can take you from so HIGH, to so LOW! Why is it that if you are depressed, you listen to depressing music? When you are flyin high, you listen to happy, upbeat music! It seems like it makes more sense to listen to shit that makes you happy ALL the time, right? Unless maybe the depressing shit you're listening to reminds you of someone that you miss or something, but then wouldn't it make more sense to just hit em up???? All I know is...I LOVE MUSIC!!! Have a great night, and don't forget to smile!!!! Your Boy JC
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Speed Watcher by LKC
I got the first one....:) Today, I was driving along a beautiful lake-lined boulevard, on the way home from church, listening to a beautiful piece of music--okay--I am going five miles over the speed limit--along with everyone else on the lake-lined boulevard. All of a sudden, I see it! Yes, you guessed it. The "Speed Watcher" car is sitting diagonally in the road, waiting to make that turn--and does! Yiiks, Is the "Speed Watcher" car after me, I wonder?
Everyone, including me, slows down. No brake lights are visible, but a gradual, slow down occurs. This time "Speed Watcher" car drives the length of the lake-line boulevard to its city limit. This time, everyone makes it out. A ticket-free ride! Hallelujah, Hallelujah...ThankYou Jesus :)
I wasn't always that lucky. But that is another speed watcher, no seat belt on story.
Everyone, including me, slows down. No brake lights are visible, but a gradual, slow down occurs. This time "Speed Watcher" car drives the length of the lake-line boulevard to its city limit. This time, everyone makes it out. A ticket-free ride! Hallelujah, Hallelujah...ThankYou Jesus :)
I wasn't always that lucky. But that is another speed watcher, no seat belt on story.
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