This blog entry is going to take me back down a dark road. Life has been great lately with respects to my dating situation, even being over 1,300 miles away hasn't dampened our spirits.
Yesterday I got a desperate e-mail from Fairmont. If you're new to this blog, you'll have to go back to some of my entries from over a year ago and do some research on her. The 20/20 on her was that she was a very selfish person who tried, like many women I have dated, to play both sides. She had her EX (and baby's daddy) at home in Fairmont and she would come to Parkersburg for her weekend get aways from it all. Once I saw through all of the b.s. I finally managed to get myself out of the situation. I haven't had any communication with her in months.
Then this e-mail comes in. I'm going to post it verbatim (except I'm going to remove her EX's name):
"I knw u dnt wnt 2 talk 2 me but I have a huge question 2 ask u and I dnt wnt u 2 get upset but it has a lot 2 do w why I did some of what I did. I wasn't ever gnna ask u but I have gave it time and I still can't stop thinking about it. Ok I'm just gnna come out and ask u bc I dnt knw of any other way....so here it goes.....r u gay or bi? When we were 2gether I got anonymous emails telling me that I was gnna get hurt bc u would eventually come out. It never crossed my mind that u were gay and I pushed it off as a joke or maybe even [my EX] trying to start shit but then they started telling me stories about u at work and then I knew it wasn't [my EX]. I'm not trying to b in ur business I just need 2 knw 4 me. Sorry I never came to u b4 but how do u ask the man ur with and love if they are gay? I never got that vibe frm u and usually I'm pretty good at knwing if sum1 is gay. I have tried 2 get u out of my head but it hasn't wrked. I knw u r seeing sum1 and dnt wnt to interfere but in order 4 me to completely move on I need the last of my questions answered. PLEASE"
First off, I have nothing against gays. I have a very close friend whom I used to work with that is gay, so please don't take this rant as anti-gay...
WTF though!!! This crazy chick is so desperate to have an ounce of my attention that she is making up wild stories in her head! I love the parts about how it never crossed her mind that I was gay, that is of course, until I was no longer willing to stick any of my body parts near HER! She never got the gay "vibe" from me until I wasn't willing to talk to her! And she's not trying to be in my business?!?!? Sounds like she is and wants to be!
This has to be one of the most desperate attempts to get a response from me that I have ever seen.
I got really choked up on the parts about how she loved me...yeah right! Fairmont wouldn't know love if it ran over her in a Mack truck, backed up, and then ran over her again.
Sorry, that sounded kind of violent. I don't have any hate in my heart for her or any of my past failures, and make no mistake, they were all failures. Yet I have come to realize that you should learn from your mistakes and that everything happens for a reason. Even if I wasn't in a great relationship right now, I wouldn't give Fairmont the time of day.
In closing, I guess I should be angry at this blatantly fictitious story, but I'm not. It's just another EX in a long line of EXs that are trying to get back on the pedestal that I had them on! Sorry, but "Fool me once, shame on you, Fool me twice, shame on ME!"
When can I turn all of this into a movie?!?!?!
Take care everyone and thanks for reading!!!
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Faker Faker
They say you should keep your friends close and your enemies closer. So where does fake people come in? You know the type of people I'm talking about, don't you? People that act like they are your friends until they don't have anymore use for you.
It's been a little over two months since I've moved down to Austin. Just being away from WV has been an eye opening experience. I have people texting me, checking up on me, that I would never have expected. I did consider them friends, just not as close as some others.
Then we have the "some others". Friends that I considered close, I spoke with two or three times a week, if not daily. Now I can see that most of these were just friends that were all about being friends as long as I could do something for them, help them out, etc. I hear nothing from them now. I have reached out to them. Asking how their kids were doing, how they were doing, etc. Usually there is NO response, and if there is it's usually very short.
So, I can take a hint. I'm not bitter or angry at all. It's a valuable thing to know who your true friends are! I will be back in Parkersburg one day, and all of those "fake" friends will wonder why JR doesn't answer their calls or texts anymore. That will be because JR doesn't answer calls from unknown numbers! ;-)
And please, if you have read this far and think I'm talking about you, don't text or call me just to try to explain. You know whether or not you have spoken with me over the last 2 months. I didn't write this to get any of your excuses as to why you haven't been in contact. This is my blog and I wanted to get this off of my chest.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Summer of ROCK
Summer of ROCK
Hey everyone! Sorry I have not blogged forever...
With the move to Austin I have been super busy. I hope everything is going well with you.
So as promised, here is my blog about the greatest summer of ROCK ever:
Around February I managed to convince the Eagles to run radio spots to advertise for our local Fri/Sat bands. What an impact 1 little light bulb idea can have.
Things went well for the first month, so we decided to run more ads in March. Just by pure luck I was unable to take the check to the radio station, so our account rep Penny picked it up at the bar.
Later that day Penny sends me a message that Big Ric from 103.1 "The Bear" wants to meet me at the club. I met them both there the next day to give them a tour of the club. They were looking for a suitable location to host a national comedy act.
We were sitting on the stage just chatting; when a profound idea was born...I will always remember how it went! I was explaining to Big Ric how our local bands were not bringing in the cash. Slightly joking, slightly hopeful I said "I'd love to get a big rock band in here." Without hesitation Big Ric looked at me and said "I can get you a band! Just give me a budget"
Well, less than three weeks later we had Black Stone Cherry booked for June. Less than two weeks after that Big Ric calls me and scored us Pop Evil for May.
I will always remember how excited I was when we sold out of our first rock show! We had all of our expenses paid for before the doors opened! That had NEVER happened for any other special event or function!
The day of the Pop Evil concert I was a nervous wreck though. So many people at my club wanted me to fail, which seems to be the situation I always find myself in. I don't know if it's my ambition, unique ideas, or what.
Meeting the guys from Pop Evil was great! They were all super nice guys. I was invited to hang out on the bus and listen to a few of their new songs...absolutely an awesome time!
Many lessons was learned for this first concert, the most important being "JR can NOT party like a rock star!" LOL…while I was giving the lead singer a tour of our club, he says "JR, I like you...let's get a shot!" I should have passed, but I was living in the moment. Needless to say, after that shot and a few beers I was wasted. I didn't even get to see the end of the show, but so what! I had worked very hard to make that day happen and I needed the stress relief!
The Pop Evil show was a huge success for my club. They did over $9,000 in bar sales!!! For a point of reference, they barely do that in two weeks!!! After all of this success, I was still on edge because now I had to focus on the next concert, and wonder if it was going to be as successful.
At the end of May I went up to Columbus to go to Rock on the Range. For those who have never heard of it, it's a two day rock concert. There were over 30 bands performing on three stages. I had a BLAST and will never miss another one! I was able to see my favorite bands Theory of Deadman and Puddle of Mudd. Also caught Three Days Grace, Rob Zombie, Godsmack, Five Finger Death Punch, and so many more! It was a rock music overload and I loved it!
Once I was back in the real world, the Black Stone Cherry was fast approaching. It sold out as well!!! I just could not believe the success that these concerts were having. This concert was on a Wednesday night and the bar still sold over $8,000!!! The guys from Black Stone Cherry were super nice, down to Earth, country boys from Kentucky. Everything about that concert was great!!!
Big Ric scored us the band RED for late July, but we were very fortunate to save another show at the end of June. With only 10 days until the concert date, we get offered Taproot. The bar they were scheduled to play at went up in flames, so to speak! LOL…Pun intended, the bar was called The Inferno and it went out of business. So with only 10 days, we were able to throw together another great rock show that brought Taproot, Anew Revolution, Destrophy, and Ice Nine Kills to Parkersburg.
The Taproot show sold out at the doors! It was another hugely successful concert that managed another $9,000 bar night! It was awesome to hang out with the guys from the bands, and they were so appreciative of our hospitality.
In between the Taproot show and the RED concert, Big Ric came through with an awesome opportunity. He scored back stage tickets to a concert in Cleveland. Sick Puppies was headlining, with Janus, My Darkest Days, and It’s Alive. What a thrill it was to meet the band members from Sick Puppies and Janus. I will never forget how down to Earth they were. It was also so great to enjoy a concert without having to worry about anything....you know, like fights, drinks spilled, making money, etc. I was just there to DRINK and enjoy the ROCK!!!
Then July came and we had RED to look forward to. Booking these guys was a huge pain…I had to take pictures of the stage, give the dimensions, let them speak with our sound/lighting guys. All in all, not a great experience and honestly, if they were our first band, I wouldn’t have booked anymore. But the show was great and everyone really seemed to enjoy the music.
The day after RED I had to pack up and move to Austin. It was a bittersweet move that I’ll cover later.
At the end of August I returned to Parkersburg for the biggest Rock concert that town has ever seen! Big Ric and I hatched the idea months before, and before I left I passed the torch to Brian. The headliner band was Saving Abel. Other acts included Nonpoint, Black Sunshine, Taddy Porter, Boboflex, and many more. It was 12 hours of great ROCK music!!! What a great success it turned out to be for our area. It proved that Parkersburg can and would support a music arena.
So that has been my Summer of ROCK. There has been more shows at the Eagles, but sadly I have had to miss them. The Sick Puppies tore it up in September and then Burn Halo rocked out in October. I’m glad to see Brian still has the strength to keep these shows going.
Eventually, I’m going to start catching a few rock shows down here in Austin! ;-)
Well, I hope all is well with you and yours! Take care everyone…thanks for reading!!!
Hey everyone! Sorry I have not blogged forever...
With the move to Austin I have been super busy. I hope everything is going well with you.
So as promised, here is my blog about the greatest summer of ROCK ever:
Around February I managed to convince the Eagles to run radio spots to advertise for our local Fri/Sat bands. What an impact 1 little light bulb idea can have.
Things went well for the first month, so we decided to run more ads in March. Just by pure luck I was unable to take the check to the radio station, so our account rep Penny picked it up at the bar.
Later that day Penny sends me a message that Big Ric from 103.1 "The Bear" wants to meet me at the club. I met them both there the next day to give them a tour of the club. They were looking for a suitable location to host a national comedy act.
We were sitting on the stage just chatting; when a profound idea was born...I will always remember how it went! I was explaining to Big Ric how our local bands were not bringing in the cash. Slightly joking, slightly hopeful I said "I'd love to get a big rock band in here." Without hesitation Big Ric looked at me and said "I can get you a band! Just give me a budget"
Well, less than three weeks later we had Black Stone Cherry booked for June. Less than two weeks after that Big Ric calls me and scored us Pop Evil for May.
I will always remember how excited I was when we sold out of our first rock show! We had all of our expenses paid for before the doors opened! That had NEVER happened for any other special event or function!
The day of the Pop Evil concert I was a nervous wreck though. So many people at my club wanted me to fail, which seems to be the situation I always find myself in. I don't know if it's my ambition, unique ideas, or what.
Meeting the guys from Pop Evil was great! They were all super nice guys. I was invited to hang out on the bus and listen to a few of their new songs...absolutely an awesome time!
Many lessons was learned for this first concert, the most important being "JR can NOT party like a rock star!" LOL…while I was giving the lead singer a tour of our club, he says "JR, I like you...let's get a shot!" I should have passed, but I was living in the moment. Needless to say, after that shot and a few beers I was wasted. I didn't even get to see the end of the show, but so what! I had worked very hard to make that day happen and I needed the stress relief!
The Pop Evil show was a huge success for my club. They did over $9,000 in bar sales!!! For a point of reference, they barely do that in two weeks!!! After all of this success, I was still on edge because now I had to focus on the next concert, and wonder if it was going to be as successful.
At the end of May I went up to Columbus to go to Rock on the Range. For those who have never heard of it, it's a two day rock concert. There were over 30 bands performing on three stages. I had a BLAST and will never miss another one! I was able to see my favorite bands Theory of Deadman and Puddle of Mudd. Also caught Three Days Grace, Rob Zombie, Godsmack, Five Finger Death Punch, and so many more! It was a rock music overload and I loved it!
Once I was back in the real world, the Black Stone Cherry was fast approaching. It sold out as well!!! I just could not believe the success that these concerts were having. This concert was on a Wednesday night and the bar still sold over $8,000!!! The guys from Black Stone Cherry were super nice, down to Earth, country boys from Kentucky. Everything about that concert was great!!!
Big Ric scored us the band RED for late July, but we were very fortunate to save another show at the end of June. With only 10 days until the concert date, we get offered Taproot. The bar they were scheduled to play at went up in flames, so to speak! LOL…Pun intended, the bar was called The Inferno and it went out of business. So with only 10 days, we were able to throw together another great rock show that brought Taproot, Anew Revolution, Destrophy, and Ice Nine Kills to Parkersburg.
The Taproot show sold out at the doors! It was another hugely successful concert that managed another $9,000 bar night! It was awesome to hang out with the guys from the bands, and they were so appreciative of our hospitality.
In between the Taproot show and the RED concert, Big Ric came through with an awesome opportunity. He scored back stage tickets to a concert in Cleveland. Sick Puppies was headlining, with Janus, My Darkest Days, and It’s Alive. What a thrill it was to meet the band members from Sick Puppies and Janus. I will never forget how down to Earth they were. It was also so great to enjoy a concert without having to worry about anything....you know, like fights, drinks spilled, making money, etc. I was just there to DRINK and enjoy the ROCK!!!
Then July came and we had RED to look forward to. Booking these guys was a huge pain…I had to take pictures of the stage, give the dimensions, let them speak with our sound/lighting guys. All in all, not a great experience and honestly, if they were our first band, I wouldn’t have booked anymore. But the show was great and everyone really seemed to enjoy the music.
The day after RED I had to pack up and move to Austin. It was a bittersweet move that I’ll cover later.
At the end of August I returned to Parkersburg for the biggest Rock concert that town has ever seen! Big Ric and I hatched the idea months before, and before I left I passed the torch to Brian. The headliner band was Saving Abel. Other acts included Nonpoint, Black Sunshine, Taddy Porter, Boboflex, and many more. It was 12 hours of great ROCK music!!! What a great success it turned out to be for our area. It proved that Parkersburg can and would support a music arena.
So that has been my Summer of ROCK. There has been more shows at the Eagles, but sadly I have had to miss them. The Sick Puppies tore it up in September and then Burn Halo rocked out in October. I’m glad to see Brian still has the strength to keep these shows going.
Eventually, I’m going to start catching a few rock shows down here in Austin! ;-)
Well, I hope all is well with you and yours! Take care everyone…thanks for reading!!!
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