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    Sunday
    Nov062016

    Trumpaholics© Annonymous

    TRUMPAHOLIC ©. Yes, I have coined a new word. A "Trumpaholic" is anyone in complete denial of Who, and What, Donald Trump, really is.
    I now offer you The Twelve Steps of TRUMPAHOLICS ANONYMOUS:
    1) Admitted we are powerless over the lure of Donald Trump, and that our reasoning and ability to discern fact from reality television had become completely distorted.
    2) Came to believe that any organism with a pulse on this great earth would make a better President than Donald Trump. 
    3) Made a decision to open up to the possibility that we have been conned and bamboozled by an Egomaniacal Master Manipulator.
    4) Made a searching and fearless moral (and rational) inventory of what The Donald has actually said; what The Donald actually believes; and what The Donald has actually done.
    5) Admitted to our God, to ourselves, and to another human being that, yeah, we fucked up whe jumped onboard The Trump Train(wreck). 
    6) Were entirely ready to stop supporting That Chump, Trump. 
    7) Humbly asked our loved ones to help us move on from this sordid chapter of American politics, and from our momentary lapse of reason.
    8) Made a list of all the people Trump has screwed over, deceived, bought off, trampled, lied to, conned, threatened, bullied, seduced, or manipulated to get what he wanted. (Editor's Note: buy an extra ream of paper for this.....it's gonna be a long list).
    9) Demand that The Donald make direct amends to all the businesses, all the people, that he screwed over by filing Chapter 11 six separate times. Moreover, how about making direct amends to the residents of Atlantic City, New Jersey? (They had enough hardship before Trump shoved it up their ass). We acknowledge that, Yes, The Donald was legally within the limits of the tax codes and of the law. Morally, and ethically, however, his actions were highly questionable. But, then again.....who cares about morals or ethics when it comes to business? Or The Presidency of The United States?
    10) We forsake the path of The Donald, who (admittedly) never takes personal inventory, and never admits any wrongdoing. We realize that justifying, rationalizing, blaming others, re-writing history, selling his paranoia about "The System" being rigged against him (a billionaire who has been using the same "System" for decades to attain massive wealth), and manipulating facts to support his agenda is no way to run a country. Son.
    11) We recognize that the skills or circumstances that make one a billionaire are not necessarily the transferable skills needed to lead the free world. 
    12) Having never allowed any external stimuli (like, say, new information, evidence, facts, or meaningful human contact) to influence his thinking or his actions, The Donald always says "Fuck You, I'm gonna do whatever I want". This is great attitude for a rock star, which is what Trump really fancies himself as, but it's a horrible approach as President of The United States (duh). If The Donald carries his message to Americans everywhere and gets elected, he becomes the most disastrous leadership decision since Adolph Hitler and Joe Stalin.
    13) Yes, the Unofficial "Thirteenth Step". For Trumpaholics, that's accepting the positively irrefutable and massively abundant evidence that The Donald has no respect for women; in fact, Donald Trump has no respect for anybody, because, according to Donald Trump, Quote: “you can’t respect people because most people aren’t worthy of respect.” That's the man you want representing The United States to The Rest of The World?
    - Clint Piatelli, November, 2016
    Monday
    May232016

    She's A Magic Wand

    Sometimes
    When I am alone
    In the prison of my own thoughts
    When I look in the mirror
    All I see
    Are my flaws
    My imperfections
    My demons

    Sometimes all I feel
    Is the hurt I have caused others
    The hurt I have caused myself
    Sometimes
    Alone in the vessel of Nothing But Me
    All that is real
    Hurts

    Then
    I think of her
    Or look at her picture
    And
    Like a Magic Fuckin’ Wand
    What’s Real
    Changes

    The pain doesn't evaporate
    But instead, much more profoundly than mere eradication
    Becomes just part of a Much Greater Life
    A Life full of riches
    Faith
    Joy
    Hope
    Spirit
    Fun
    Opportunity
    Possibility
    Passion
    Challenge
    Magic
    Connection
    Love

    A Life With Her


            -SuperFly Clint


    Sunday
    Feb282016

    15 Bands and Their Albums That Changed The (My) World

    The rules are: list 15 Band’s who’s albums (can be more than one per band) Dented Your Universe.

    As I post this here on my website, and also on my facebook page, I realize that this is where social media can be a powerful force for human connection.

    Because, even with fun little shit like this list, we truly get the chance to share a piece of our heart and soul with the whole world. Furthermore, we declaratively invite others to share a piece of their heart and soul as well.

    How fuckin' cool is that?

    Yes, it’s just a silly little list here on my own website, and there on facebook.......

    And, Yes, it's a potent cyber-vehicle, providing an opportunity for us to connect in a way that is potentially far more intimate and meaningful than initially apparent.

    So here is some of The Music That Dented My Universe and Continues to Do So Every Time I Hear It. I invite you to share yours......

    Santana - “Moonflower”
    Van (Fucking) Halen - “Van Halen”, “Fair Warning”
    The Beatles - “Help”, “Revolver”
    Lynyrd Skynyrd - “One More From The Road”
    Metallica - “Metallica”, “Load”
    Pearl Jam - “Ten”, “Vs.”
    Aerosmith - “Aerosmith”, “Toys In The Attic”
    Kiss - “Alive!”, “Destroyer”
    U2 - “The Joshua Tree”
    Elton John - “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”, "Greatest Hits"
    Black Country Communion - “Live Over Europe”
    The Cult - “Love”, “Sonic Temple”
    Deep Purple - “Made In Japan”
    The Eagles - “Greatest Hits”
    The Commonwealth - “All I Know Is All I Know”


    Crucial Editor’s Note: The last band and album on this list is a group I actually had the privilege to play with. As a musician, to experience the rare opportunity to PERFORM, LIVE, some of the most powerful and moving music I have ever heard, with the very people who wrote that music.....well, let me tell you, THAT IS LIFE MAGIC.

    The Commonwealth are now called The Crooked Coast, and they are amazing. Check out their Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/crookedcoast), and their website (http://crookedcoast.com).

     

    ©2016 Clint Piatelli, MuscleHeart LLC, and Red F Publishing. All Rights reserved.

    Friday
    Feb192016

    UnParadox

    i don’t understand it
    maybe that’s why i get it

    i can’t explain it
    maybe that’s why i write about it

    i can’t get to the bottom of it
    i can’t even get to the top of it

    maybe that’s why i’m perpetually in the middle of it

    the origin of my strength
    is my vulnerability

    the origin of my power
    is my surrender

    the origin of how i feel
    is what i have never felt

    the origin of my commitment
    is born from my recklessness

    my irreverence
    is born from my connection to the sacred

    i reach underneath
    scratch away all the noise
    get to what’s real
    ring the bell

    i open myself to a deafening resonance
    it burns, it hurts, it soothes, it heals

    it makes me deaf
    it makes me blind
    it makes me dumb

    maybe that is where i need to be
    maybe that is where i have to be

    maybe that is the only place
    where i can truly hear

    maybe that is the only place
    where i can truly see

    maybe that is the only place
    from which i can truly speak

                                  - Clint Piatelli

    ©2016 Clint Piatelli, MuscleHeart LLC, and Red F Publishing

     

     

    Friday
    Nov062015

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