Invited to speak at lecture presented by Andrew W.K.; Interviewed for 40 minutes by public radio

I am very fortunate to be telling yet ANOTHER amazing story regarding one of my favorite people in the world, Andrew W.K.

He's been taking a break from those intense concerts, and has been doing various speaking engagements and hosting a bunch of parties at various night clubs. Anyway, a couple of weeks ago, I attended one of these lectures. It was held at an improv theater in the Flatiron District.

Some of the topics were presented by Andrew and the audience were mind blowing. Not to mention a strange celebrity sighting (Kathy Griffen).
Afterwards, I said hi to Andrew to congratulate him on another job well done. We were talking for a few minutes and he asked me if I would come back next week to appear on stage and speak about various topics. I was stunned. Asking me to do public speaking may not be the best move for anyone involved, ha. But of course, I agreed to do it. The oppurtunity was too rare and amazing to pass up. So this past Monday, I showed up along with Ray and Kimberly who came to show their support, and it went great. Sure, I was nervous and I may not have made perfect sense at times. But I had a great time just challenging myself. I met some very cool people there. Afterwards, a man who works at public radio station, was conducting a piece on Andrew WK, which will air this June and he asked if I could answer a few questions about my past experiences with him, specifically being on his MTV2 show and how it has influenced me today. I haven't done that much talking in a long time. Ha. But all in all, there were some great times have. I want to thank Andrew for believing that I could contribute to the speaking engagement, and my brother and kim for showing up. You guys rarely dissapoint and I know it.

By the way, I've just started writing the lyrics to the songs! Finally! The first one I'm working on is Too Ugly For Prince Street. I don't have the sound or anything (as everyone knows, I can't play any instruments but I attempt to write songs anyway)but the chorus is being developed. I hope to be done with everything by late May, or June.
It's funny because this semester my writing has been bashed (I mean, really killed) and on the other hand, I've also been recommended to write reviews for public radio and get paid. So go figure...It's been quite an experience and I've develpoed different feelings on each extreme.

Okay. That's it for now. Spring is here! 10 days until the Mets return. My life will be complete. The strange thing is that I'm really serious about that. I have tickets to 20 games already, but I'm planning on going to 50, just like last year.
Good night everyone.

Possible Title: "Lucid"

This will be the last proposed title in my little list of songs. I've generated more than enough ideas to work with this time around. I have really enjoyed coming on here and brainstorming random thoughts and ideas, as well as really thought out topics. It's really helped out the entire writing process. Semesters keep me busy. I may not be able to walk and chew gum at the same time. This is not an analogy either. The other day, I inserted a stick of Wrigley gum in my mouth while I was walking and I bumped into a parked car. Damn! Kidding...
I'm still going to write here to report significant events in my life (which means you'll see 2 more posts in the next year...another joke) and show some lyrics as I go along. What the hell am I talking about, you ask? I don't know...

OKAY! I've wanted to write this God damn thing since early last year, but haven't. I just wasn't inspired by much at the time. No ideas. Obviously, I would get the occasional good idea, but nothing I took and ran with. But as time went on, those small ideas grew into bigger and better ideas. Then new ideas were formed, as you've seen on this blog. They've rotted in my brain and now I'm ready to throw it all out.

So since last year, the word Lucid has always been a word I knew I wanted to include in my writing in some form. I just like how it sounds and what it represents. I heard it on Law & Order SVU on a random January night while eating Wise chips and drinking chocolate milk. I believe detective Benson was talking about this really crazy guy who did something horrible and he had then taken medication afterwards to appear in court. She then labeled him as lucid. Now, I've heard the word millions of times before but the context to which it was used really appealed to me. I checked out the official definition of it online even though I had my own idea of what it meant (clear, easily understood) but I was frankly surprised by some of the synonyms listed. Here are some of them: all there, clear-headed, normal, sane, together...

I said to myself, "Wow. This is perfect." At the time I was thinking about very basic questions such as, what is crazy or what makes someone act insane or not together. And what (or who) defines this type of irratic behavior? So I wanted this word to be the official title of this project to represent all of the songs and words within the songs that represent clear or unclear ideas. I think this word is what anyone's lifestyle is really about. There are those moments in life of clarity where you're perfectly sane, have it all together, and know exactly where you're going. Then there are those times where things are out of control, your thoughts are extremely unclear as well as points of view, and you start to behave strangely. Now, it's important to realzie that not being lucid doesn't mean you're bad or wrong. If someone stays inside their room or a studio for 48 hours straight (literally) to work on their craft, without going outside, without eating, that can be considered insanity. But after those two days are complete, a masterpiece has been created. Was it bad to go against some of these sane, typical ideas, of waking up, going to bed, eating, going outside, socializing, etc? Everyone needs these moments of craziness. It's interesting to think about. I suppose what I'm trying to say is that there are so many different points of view in this world, who is right and wrong? So whether there's a song in this about a love that never worked out, a loss in one's life, feelings of lonliness or happiness, or anger, it all goes back to the title, Lucid. Clear headed? Normal? Sane? All there? Sometimes you are, sometimes you aren't.

As for the actual song , it's about the debate on what makes someone Lucid. Everyone has a different idea on how to stay lucid, such as living life dangerously or staying safe, getting drunk or high or staying sober, taking medication or embracing pain and paranoia, being impulsive, or keeping straightedged. Or even being all of these things in one life. What is right for you? Can it be generalized? Who knows. I have no answers by the way. But I thought it be cool to throw this idea out there.

Goodnight everyone. I'll write here very soon. In other news, that damn Al Gore with that boring documentary, was right...Global warming is not fun.

Possible Title: "Look Inside"

I finally got a haircut. The long style wasn't working for me. Maybe I'll try again some other time with more motivation involved. The last time I went to the barber was around Thanksgiving. Whoa. That's almost four months. I feel this new sensation...Not really. But it feels feel.

Anyway, I'm real tired because in the wonderful college life, professors decide to assign important assignment, tests, you name it, all in one-two condensed weeks. Horray! That's not sarcasm. I'm really excited about it all. Okay, so it was sarcasm. I'm really looking forward to wrapping my college career up. So I'm knocking on wood that by the end of the year, nothing bad will happen. It's as simple as that.

ANYWAY

This song is going to be about fears that you may have had in the past, thought you got rid of them, but it reality, you just suppressed them. It goes a bit deeper. Let's say there was something you felt that really prevented you from happiness. It could be anything, whether it be a bad decision, personality flaws,etc. But it's about self inflicted problems. For whatever reason, as we get older, we set barriers and this prevents us from feeling good a lot of times.

So in short, (and to repeat) it's about a person who thought he got rid of his fears and barriers for good, but realizes they were just hidden and masked. And at a certain aspect of his life, these fears re-surface and it's the most frustrating thing in the world to that person. And he feels like giving up and letting those fears consume him once again.

Compare it to an alcoholic who goes through all the rehab, attends the meetings, thinks he's no longer dependent on the drink, then relapses. That's the idea I'm trying to portray. But it's not about alcoholism! It was just an analogy. I've heard plenty of instances in which people thought they no longer had to deal with these demons, but they come back. And this song is dedicated to all the people that have gone through this. We look inside and realize these feelings just build up and hide!