I can already tell this year is going to go down in the record books as one of my greatest ever.  Yes, 2007 and my 38th year on this planet will top even last year’s accomplishments.  For starters, one of the goals with the band this year was to open for some touring act.  Well, no sooner had I written that in this blog a couple of weeks ago when I found out we would be opening for Trouble in March.  Yeah, you may not have heard of them, but I have, and they are on tour so I’m pretty pumped.  They had an awesome CD come out in the early 90’s which was produced by Rick Rubin, and was in complete Black Sabbath mode.  That’s going to kick some ass…actually playing a gig with a band whose CD I have actually sat around and played air drums to…haha.  Also, my beloved Atlanta Falcons made Coach Jim Mora a matter of some offseason paperwork and showed him the door.  At first I was mixed when I heard he might get fired, but after watching the friggin 3rd string Eagles beat Atlanta on the last game of the season, I was ready to go down there and escort him out myself.  So now the Bobby Petrino era begins in Atlanta, and it’s many long and agonizing months until I get to watch them play again.  However, not all is lost, there will be many cool things to keep me occupied between now and then.  For example, next Tuesday is the release of the UNCUT AND UNRATED “Texas Chainsaw Massacre – The Beginning” DVD!!!  Oh yeah, all the stuff that was cut out to secure an “R” rating will be presented in digital quality on my hi-def TV in full surround sound as I sit in my recliner enjoying a tasty beverage.  The week after, “SAW III” gets released on DVD.  Suffering?  You haven’t seen anything yet.  What a great line.  “Ghost Rider” comes out next month, and this summer brings a new Fantastic Four movie along with the third installment of the Spiderman franchise.  NoiseCult will also be filming a new DVD in March as well along with many gigs already lined up…so you can see I have the makings of quite an entertaining year.

Well, I turned 38 last Friday and of course started reflecting over my life.  Not like I got all that deep because I was too busy playing “Marvel – Ultimate Alliance” on the Xbox 360.  Oh it ROCKS!  I formed a superhero group of Moon Knight, Ghost Rider, Blade, and Deadpool…and they go by the name “The Misfits”.  Moon Knight kicks some major ass once you unlock his nunchucks…almost unstoppable.  Hey, Dr. Doom and The Masters of Evil are trying to take over the world…SOMEONE has to stop them!  Anyway, I’m 38 and into this game like I’m about 10 years old, just completely geeking out when Deadpool cracks a one-liner, or Colossus uses the fastball move and throws Wolverine into an enemy.  Then I remembered talking with this girl one time who had given me her phone number.  I called and we talked for a while.  We both went through the usual background Q&A, and then later in the conversation interests came up.  I mentioned how much I love videogames.  She said I probably shouldn’t say that the first time I’m talking to a girl, to which I replied that it would have come up eventually anyway, so what’s the big deal?  Did I ever talk to her again?  Nope.  Then I remembered this interview I read a while back with Eva Longoria, and in it she stated how she would never date a guy who plays videogames because it means they’re immature, which is fine by me because I would never want to date a girl that was so full of herself to think that playing a character in a TV show is somehow just so mature.  Plus, isn’t she getting married to a guy who plays a game for a living?  Yeah…ok.  What a stuck up little you-know-what.  I can’t stand her.  Any girl who thinks she’s hot is a HUGE turnoff for me.  Confidence is one thing, but having an attitude that no man can live without them and everyone wants them just makes me go “no thanks”.  Which is why I am not attracted in any way to about 95% of the women I see on myspace.  But back to my point, if there was one.  So what exactly would mean I’m mature…not playing videogames?  What am I supposed to be doing that would make me just oh so mature?  In my living room I have framed horror movie posters which are autographed hanging up.  My hallway has various framed Elvis pictures and the poster from “Bullitt” starring Steve McQueen.  I’ve got a bookcase with some action figures on it of The Hulk, The Thing, Dr. Doom, the cast of “The Devil’s Rejects”, and so forth.  I have a vast DVD collection with an emphasis on horror and zombie movies, a CD collection leaning heavily towards heavy metal, and yes, many videogames.  While playing these games or watching a zombie eating someone on my big screen TV, I can sit there and honestly tell myself this is the type of house I’ve always wanted.  If I’m immature, then so be it, I enjoy being the way I am and really don’t give a crap what someone thinks about it.  So I have to ask myself, what’s the alternative?  Does being “grown up” mean I come home from work, have dinner with the wife and kids, watch some lame sit-coms, catch the late local news, and go to bed?  Oh sure, there might be times when I get to go shopping on the weekends, which means I have to stand around and act interested while she tries on 30 pairs of shoes.  And instead of getting on the internet to read horror movie news, type this drivel out (haha), and find out if the Heaven & Hell tour is coming near Nashville, would I only be going to stock trading sites and sitting next to my wife while she shows me some antique desk on ebay that would be perfect for the spare bedroom and then gets mad at me because I don’t share her enthusiasm for a friggin desk?  Is THIS being mature and grown up?  Well then count me out completely because it sounds like a living nightmare.  To think that instead of coming home from work and popping in a kickass movie like "Crank" I would have to go to the store to help pick out some new blinds for the windows is nauseating.  The older I get, the more set in my ways I get, and the less I care about meeting that "special someone" and ending the life I have...haha.  I honestly have a blast being who I am and doing what I enjoy.  

Yes, I’m a 38 year old boy, and I love every second of it.  Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to get back to the fight I was in against Mephisto.  He’s holding Nightcrawler captive and it’s up to The Misfits to rescue him!