HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DADDY!!! BIG JOHN IS 65!

This is actually a little late, but I am going to help him get on the computer tonight and show him my site, so he’ll see this!

Add comment July 26th, 2006

Scootchie’s wicked good new tattoo idea

I’ve been thinking about adding some new artwork for several months now, especially as this is such a Big Deal year.  I thought that I would problably never get another after I had my first, and currently only tattoo done in January of ‘99 to celebrate the University of Tennessee’s winning the 1998 National Championship after a season where for once, the cards fell in our favor in a good, but strange way like bluffing with a Hickok and beating a flush to keep you in the game, instead of the way that they usually do, which is more like having a straight flush queen high, and getting beat by a straight flush king high, knocking you out of the game because you went all in on what had to be a sure thing, and it turned out to be the only sure thing was that your luck left on the last plane to Vegas.  But that one’s held up pretty well, so I’ve been thinking about what else I would like to have done.  I thought that I should definately get another one this year if I was ever going to hop up in the chair again and get some permanent ink.  So I’ve been thinking of what I would want….

I suggested to Bessie that she and I get matching tats–hers reading Tallulah, and mine inscribed Bessie.  But she said she has enought tattoos.  I should have proposed this a few years ago, she would have thought it a fine idea.  And enough bourbon, and she might just see the merits of it now.  But, be that as it may, it’s still off the table for now.

I thought of getting something done incorporating the Crowes, since I do dig them so.  Which I am still pondering on.

I’ve had every intention of getting the kanji for Fire Horse done for years, well since before it became so popular for every ethnic group to have kanji inked on all parts of their body, and not always with any really good underlying significance other than it looks cool.

And so as I was discussing with Scootch the possibility of getting a new tat this past Sunday, he raised a wicked good idea.  He asked what I wanted, I mentioned some of my thoughts, but the concern that although there were several things that were significant to me, I didn’t want to have a lot of different tat all over.  So he suggested getting a charm bracelet tattooed around my ankle, and I could add these various individual “charms” as I saw fit, and to celebrate special people, occasions, parts of myself, and so on.  I think this is a stroke of genius. 

So, what do YOU think?  And what are some suggestions for charms to be inked?

3 comments July 18th, 2006

Freak-N-Roll!!! Black Crowes, June 27th, 2006

Hey everyone, I have some posting to catch up on, but definately wanted to say that the Crowes rocked, as always!  Thanks to my fine friends Danielle and Cynthia for joining Scootch and myself for the show!  A tall time was had by all! 

Scootch got me excellent tix for my birthday–14th row–and then I somehow lucked into 2nd row seats (the best I’ve ever had), so Danielle and Cynthia benefitted from the good ticket karma fairy as well.  I did get the Instant Live double CD set, which is a pretty sweet deal.  You pay $25 for a voucher, and then ten (more like 15, but who really cared at that point) minutes after the show, you take the voucher to a booth, and pick up your double live CD of the show, so you can keep on groovin’ after the show is over. 

I will post the set list.  It was a great show, but not my personal favorite set list, but I can definately understand it’s hard to keep it fresh night after night.  And I’ve seen these guys many, many times over the years.  I still think the first CD is a perfect disc, along with G-n-R’s Appetite for Destruction, and more, which I will list as I think of them.  Scootch and I saw them twice last year, once opening for Tom Petty at Starwood in July or so, and then in October at the Ryman, and that was one of the best shows ever for me. 

Rich was definately on, his guitar playing was inspired–at one point I would have sworn he was channeling Duane Allman—his slide work was breathtaking.  Our seats were right between Rich and Chris, so you know the view was stellar.  The whole band was really tight, and the jams were super groovi-licious!  Rich also sang a couple of tunes, and I dug that as well.  And Chris was in fine form vocally, he do have a set of pipes. 

All in all, a great lead in to the birthday, what better way to welcome 40!  Lordy, lordy, Suzzann’s 40, and still rockin’.  Some things never change…

1 comment July 10th, 2006