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[mrtnmoon]

YOU ARE DOING GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!​

I'm so proud of you Moonbeam.

thanks.

yeah, I've thought about trying to find a larger seat. my bro is going to try to rig something up for me. thank you again.

 

[mrtnmoon]

dada (again)

I'm just sitting here listening to some dada. what's a dada, you ask? dada is a band.

I know I've said it before, but man I love these guys. they're fantastic musicians, able to play many different styles and make them all rock. they can be jazzy. they can play some of the most beautiful ballads you'll ever hear, and then they can turn around and rip your face off. not heavy metal style, but really crunchy pop with the best harmony vocals this side of the beatles. they're like a heavier version of the beatles... the beatles with jimi hendrix on guitar. I know I'm repeating words that any regular readers of my thread have seen before, but to paraphrase the bee gees, I'm just trying to get a message to you - and any new people that might pop in.

dada good.

cool lyrics, too.... here are some snippets for ya:

scum
don't bother me
I ain't got time for your misery
it's not that I'm too busy, it's just that I'm
waiting for the for the world to find somebody else to deal with all the scum

feel me don't you
I saw an angel shooting junk in reno
blinded by the devil playing checkers in the park
they're all out to get me, but I can't find no one today
won't somebody help me, just you don't get in my way
feel me, feel me, feel me don't you
feel me, feel me feel me don't you fucking touch me

ask the dust
I wonder what I'm doing here
she asks the moon but he don't care
he's busy shining on the lucky
in the dark she swims toward nothing, toward nothing

guitar girl
on the streets of munich tonight you can hear the ghosts
of delta kings and harlem queens and cool jazz from the coast
a million minor chords can really take its toll
on a young fraulein searching for her soul

my life could be different
if there was someone I could talk to, somewhere
someone I could touch and I could feel
if there was somewhere I could go to, out there
where the dust won't seep inside and weigh me down
then my life could be different right now
my life could be different right now

if tears were balloons
well I'm thinkin' 'bout the good times
and I'm sifting through the pain
I'm sadder than an old couch
in the front yard in the rain
if tears were balloons and love was the sky
on a clear afternoon we could float away

a friend of pat robertson
a friend of pat robertson says I'm going to hell
for falling in love as far as I can tell
something 'bout miracles and wishing wells and saving babies
a friend of pat robertson says I'm going to pay
for hands without purpose, words I won't say
something 'bout listening and judgement day
and devil's playthings

dizz knee land
I just ran away from home, now I'm going to dizz knee land
I just crashed my car again, now I'm going to dizz knee land
I just robbed a grocery store, I'm going to dizz knee land
I just flipped off president george, I'm going to dizz knee land

kicked my ass outta school
rolled me out into the street
hitched a ride on a monkey's back
headed west into the black, I'm going to dizz knee land

here today, gone tomorrow
I used to hide my Camels in a paper bag
and I only took them out when it was safe to drag
my first 16 years in a catholic boy's suit
one father with a sixer and a steel-toed boot

one night in the mirror I saw a movie star
so we flew to hollywood in a neighbor's car
a pack of no-doz, I'm a bundle of nerves
laughing out loud as the the highway curves
cuz you know we're all here today, gone tomorrow
here today, gone tomorrow

so we went up to hef's to meet some bunnies
I saw hugh he was acting funny
he handed me some grass and a vodka and gin
and that's about the time jack webb walked
he said, "son I'm gonna tell you somethin', it ain't pretty
there's a thousand ways to die in this naked city"
here today, gone tomorrow

who you are
take a train to nowhere, a rocket to mars
I'd get lost in space, but I would never replace who you are
I could set this cold, blue world ablaze
but the sun would still rise and I would never replace who you are

moon
the night before the moon died you realized
you've lost this one now, girl
the night before the moon died
you had your chance to change your life
you had your chance to make it right
you had your chance to save your life - you never did

I could go on. some other night I just might, but it's gettin' late. you know this had to be a real labor of love for me because my typing sucks so I've been sittin' here jamming and working on this post for about two hours now. if it gets some of you to check out dada and start to dig 'em, it was time well spent. if you have a real computer (unlike me), you can listen to some of their songs as you look around their website. just go to dadatheband.com and click "listen now" on the left side of the page. I hope you like them.

 

[sortacurious]

Heya
I'm catching up on your thread and what's happening with you. I'm jealous you are going to CA. Where abouts in CA? If it's anywhere in Northern I've probably got lots of site seeing recommendations for you.

Also, you have inspired me. I've been pricing treadmills this week online, but after reading the last page or two here I'm going to get back on my bike today. Thank you And good for you for finding motivation!

 

[mrtnmoon]

Heya
I'm catching up on your thread and what's happening with you. I'm jealous you are going to CA. Where abouts in CA? If it's anywhere in Northern I've probably got lots of site seeing recommendations for you.

Also, you have inspired me. I've been pricing treadmills this week online, but after reading the last page or two here I'm going to get back on my bike today. Thank you And good for you for finding motivation!

long time no see. I hope things are going ok for you. it's a long story, but I've actually been called an inspiration before. it's hard for me to think of myself that way, but it's still nice to hear. thanks.

I'll pm ya about the other thing in a little while. good luck with the bike and have fun.

 

[mrtnmoon]

good news/bad news today. I just did 7 miles on the bike. that's the good news. the bad news is I also weighed myself today and it was a lot worse than I expected. according to the scale today I'm about 20 pounds heavier than I was a couple of weeks ago at the dr.'s office. I know there is a difference between scales, but I don't think it would make that much difference.

at first I didn't think it could be possible to gain 20 pounds in 2 weeks, but I guess it is. I mean, I've probably been eating as much as usual, but I've been off work for a good deal of that time..... all the exercise I've been getting is the biking and going to the pool. *shrug*

hopefully, I'll be back to work by monday at the latest. (more good news) the problem with that is it was slow going, building my stamina back up after the surgery to being up and working for a full shift, then I got taken off the schedule. now it's almost like I'll have to start all over again.

just have to keep plugging, I guess.....

 

[mrtnmoon]

so, here's something I don't understand.... ok, I don't understand a lot things, but this is one of the most puzzling right now.

I can ride for 20 minutes and not really get too winded. I mean, I'm breathing kinda hard but I'm able to keep going. I can't walk very far without having to stop and catch my breath, tho.

btw, I did another 5 miles this evening before I went to the pool.

 

[sophieloves]

hey, martin,

just checking in to say hello

in answer to your question above, i think it may have to do with using other muscles. i'm not entirely sure though. but i do know you can be fit and do well in one form of sport while suck at another...

for example: my sis could swim a mile, did gymnastics for hr school, could high jump and throw a mean javelin.. even do a hundred meter over hurdles sprint.. but could she run twice round the 400 meter tract without feeling like she was dying? no. not a chance. anything over the 100 m messed her up. which is why i say it might be different muscle groups. or even the same ones shaped differently. you know what i mean? a sprinter's leg muscles are the same 'group' as a long-distance runner's, but one's muscles have been made to withstand brutal poundings in a sport space of time, the second built for endurance, not speed.

something like that anyway

 

[SecretLove69]

so, here's something I don't understand.... ok, I don't understand a lot things, but this is one of the most puzzling right now.

I can ride for 20 minutes and not really get too winded. I mean, I'm breathing kinda hard but I'm able to keep going. I can't walk very far without having to stop and catch my breath, tho.

btw, I did another 5 miles this evening before I went to the pool.

I don't pretend to understand the human body all that well but I'm thinking that when you are riding your bike the majority of your body is stationary and your legs are just doing the work. When you are walking you are not only moving your legs but your arms as well - more motion more energy used.

Oh - and I went to the Dada link - and I wanna thank you. I've been listening to "Who You Are" over and over for about 15 minutes and really like it. "Can never replace who you are" - liking those lyrics (especially for you Moonbeam). With my slow dial up it takes a little bit to get the entire song to play through without buffering but so far it's been worth the wait. I am looking forward to listening to the other songs. I've never heard of Dada but I'm quickly becoming a fan. Thank you.

 

[mrtnmoon]

hey, martin,

just checking in to say hello

in answer to your question above, i think it may have to do with using other muscles. i'm not entirely sure though. but i do know you can be fit and do well in one form of sport while suck at another...

for example: my sis could swim a mile, did gymnastics for hr school, could high jump and throw a mean javelin.. even do a hundred meter over hurdles sprint.. but could she run twice round the 400 meter tract without feeling like she was dying? no. not a chance. anything over the 100 m messed her up. which is why i say it might be different muscle groups. or even the same ones shaped differently. you know what i mean? a sprinter's leg muscles are the same 'group' as a long-distance runner's, but one's muscles have been made to withstand brutal poundings in a sport space of time, the second built for endurance, not speed.

something like that anyway

hi sophie...
the thing about the muscles might be part of it. I've read about this a little bit in the past... there are "fast-twitch" and "slow-twitch" muscle fibers. one more for speed, one for endurance and different ways of training each group.

or I may be talking out of my bum.

good to hear from you.

 

[mrtnmoon]

I don't pretend to understand the human body all that well but I'm thinking that when you are riding your bike the majority of your body is stationary and your legs are just doing the work. When you are walking you are not only moving your legs but your arms as well - more motion more energy used.

Oh - and I went to the Dada link - and I wanna thank you. I've been listening to "Who You Are" over and over for about 15 minutes and really like it. "Can never replace who you are" - liking those lyrics (especially for you Moonbeam). With my slow dial up it takes a little bit to get the entire song to play through without buffering but so far it's been worth the wait. I am looking forward to listening to the other songs. I've never heard of Dada but I'm quickly becoming a fan. Thank you.

hey there SL...
you have a valid point, too. I was talking with one of my bros about this before I saw your post and the point he made was kind of along the same lines. when I'm walking, I'm moving my whole weight around as opposed to just moving my legs. in any case, as I lose weight or increase my endurance on the bike or both, walking should (in theory, I think) become easier.

or, I may be talking out of my ass.

I'm thrilled that you followed the dada link and liked what you heard. I'm not so thrilled with your connection problems but I understand. hell, I can't even listen to anything online. I hope in time you get to hear more songs somehow and that you like them as much as "who you are". right now I'm listening to their killer cover version of "california dreaming". it rocks.

 

[mrtnmoon]

just got off the bike right before making the last few posts and I went a little over 10 miles all in one shot. it only took a little over 30 minutes, too, so I must have been averaging close to 20 mph. I know once in the middle I looked and I was close to 22, but that's because I was trying to match the groove of the song I was listening to at the time. it was sort of a rockin' jazz/waltz kinda thing dada does called "letters from fall", with some especially smokin' michael gurley guitar at the end of it.

 

[sophieloves]

if tears were balloons, and love was the sky
on a clear afternoon we could float away....


that is so beautiful. where is it from, martin?

 

[mrtnmoon]

if tears were balloons, and love was the sky
on a clear afternoon we could float away....


that is so beautiful. where is it from, martin?

hey sophie...
if you back up about 10 posts in this thread, you'll see a post where I wax very rhapsodic (once again) about one of my all-time favorite bands, dada. it also gives you a link to check out some more of their stuff. those lines in particular are from one of their songs, "if tears were balloons". glad you like them... for some reason it's a song that I keep finding myself turning to at the moment. here are the complete lyrics.

they always say, and they're right, dear
you hurt the one you love
oh, when did we start the fight, dear
and what day was love not enough

well, I feel like there was something
then there's nothing at all
I know that we're both wond'ring
why the summers have to turn into fall

if tears were balloons and love was the sky
if tears were balloons we could float away
we could float away

well I'm thinkin' 'bout the good times
and I'm siftin' through the pain
I'm sadder than an old couch
in the front yard in the rain

yeah, we have walked right through this garden
and we picked them roses clean
do we hang them upside down, girl
or toss them all into the sea

if tears were balloons and love was the sky
on a clear afternoon we could float away
we could float away

solo

if tears were balloons and love was the sky
if tears were balloons we could float away
if tears were balloons and love was the sky
on a clear afternoon we could float away
we could float away
we could float away

 

[SecretLove69]

or, I may be talking out of my ass.

right now I'm listening to their killer cover version of "california dreaming". it rocks.

Now that is the sort of ventriloquist act I might just like to see.

The California Dreaming one - is that on the link you sent - I see California Gold but not Dreaming.

AND - more importantly, where can I get any of their CDs - like WalMart or something? You turned me on to these guys now don't leave me hanging without a way to get a fix. I'd love to put in a CD and listen to a song all the way through without the buffering crap.

Pweeeze Moonbeam - I'm needin' me some more Dada.

AND MISTER - if you ever go to one of their concerts (that is in my area) without me - I'm gonna hunt you down and open up a can of whoop ass on you.

 

[mrtnmoon]

The California Dreaming one - is that on the link you sent - I see California Gold but not Dreaming.

AND - more importantly, where can I get any of their CDs - like WalMart or something? You turned me on to these guys now don't leave me hanging without a way to get a fix. I'd love to put in a CD and listen to a song all the way through without the buffering crap.

since I can't listen to anything online, I've never followed that link that I posted. there's a good chance that "california dreaming" is not on it, but the webmaster chances the list of songs every once in awhile. I'll try to let you know when it changes.

as for where you can get some dada cd's, I sadly doubt that you could find them at wal mart. you used to be able to buy them from the store on dada's website, but they're all sold out. in most cases, however, it says that they're still available from amazon.com.

now, I dunno if they work or not, but all of the songs on the store page are hyperlinked like they have song snippets you can listen to. it'd be worth a shot. maybe you can get a taste of the songs to see which cd or cd's you might want to get first. dada store

 

[mrtnmoon]

another dada song...

8 track
baby's got an 8 track mind
and I'm number 9...

not really one of my favorites, but I always thought those lines were kinda clever and appropriate since I had slipped to page 9.

 

[Buttah]

Hi there ... Just dropping by to say hello.

 

[mrtnmoon]

Hi there ... Just dropping by to say hello.

hello to you, too. sorry I missed you. I haven't been on much lately in the afternoon/early evening.

 

[mrtnmoon]

more cool lyrics....

I'm going back to high school
And this time I won't be overcome
I'm gonna get all A's and ask out girls
Instead of being dumb

This time I'll save all my money
I won't fall where I fell
I'll hang out with the freaks
And smoke out with the geeks
Crawl out of my shell

In my beautiful turnback time machine
Undo what's been done while you're making the scene
All your stupid mistakes will fix nice and clean
Beautiful turnback time machine
Beautiful turnback time machine

This time I'll go to college become
The intellectual kind
Get a Ph.D. in brain surgery
Blow my parents' minds

I'll buy a house on the ocean
Take up electric guitar
Start a band, write a hit song
Marry a porno star

In my beautiful turnback time machine
Undo what's been done while you're making the scene
All your stupid mistakes will fix nice and clean
Beautiful turnback time machine
Beautiful turnback time machine
Beautiful turnback time machine
Beautiful turnback time machine

Let's go for a ride (ride)
Come on inside (side)
Let's go for a ride (ride)
Just close your eyes

(solo)

I could save the Kennedys and Lennon
And Luther King
Come to think of it
I might change every single thing

In my beautiful turnback time machine
Undo what's been done while you're making the scene
All your stupid mistakes will fix nice and clean
In my beautiful turnback time machine
Undo what's been done while you're making the scene
All your stupid mistakes will fix nice and clean
Beautiful turnback time machine
In my beautiful turnback time machine
In my beautiful turnback time machine
In my beautiful turnback time

 

[sophieloves]

hello moonman
you
high in my sky
shine on, honey, shine on



x

 

[SecretLove69]

they always say, and they're right, dear
you hurt the one you love
oh, when did we start the fight, dear
and what day was love not enough

well, I feel like there was something
then there's nothing at all
I know that we're both wond'ring
why the summers have to turn into fall

if tears were balloons and love was the sky
if tears were balloons we could float away
we could float away

well I'm thinkin' 'bout the good times
and I'm siftin' through the pain
I'm sadder than an old couch
in the front yard in the rain

if tears were balloons and love was the sky
if tears were balloons we could float away
if tears were balloons and love was the sky
on a clear afternoon we could float away
we could float away
we could float away

and

This time I'll save all my money
I won't fall where I fell..........
Crawl out of my shell

In my beautiful turnback time machine
Undo what's been done while you're making the scene
All your stupid mistakes will fix nice and clean
Beautiful turnback time machine
Beautiful turnback time machine

I'll buy a house on the ocean
Take up electric guitar
Start a band, write a hit song
Marry a porno star

Let's go for a ride (ride)
Come on inside (side)
Let's go for a ride (ride)
Just close your eyes

All your stupid mistakes will fix nice and clean
Beautiful turnback time machine
In my beautiful turnback time machine
In my beautiful turnback time machine
In my beautiful turnback time

Moonbeam, can I please have a ride in your turnback time machine? Please? Please? Please? Cuz right now I need to disappear.

 

[mrtnmoon]

Moonbeam, can I please have a ride in your turnback time machine? Please? Please? Please? Cuz right now I need to disappear.

if I had one, I'd let you borrow it when I'm done. kinda wishing I could disappear myself....

 

[mrtnmoon]

shine on, honey, shine on

like a crazy diamond, maybe? hello to you, too.

 

[mrtnmoon]

thank god for cut and paste...

the ballad of earl grey and chamomile

Go put on your birthday suit, and I'll take off my uniform
She threw me down and kissed me harder
She made me glad that I was born

I was young and she was younger
But she was way beyond my years
She taught me how to let it go
And showed me how to disappear

We drank Earl Grey and chamomile
When I was king and she was so real
Long days like turning wheels
You know they bring me back
To the way I used to feel
When we were Earl Grey and Chamomile

It's funny how you never think
While eating grapes up on the throne
That one day in a downtown crowd
You find yourself so all alone

Now I see her face in everyone
Her devil's smile I can't shake
What happens to forgotten love
We never had a chance to make

We drank Earl Grey and chamomile
When I was king and she was so real
Long days like turning wheels
You know they bring me back
To the way I used to feel
When we were Earl Grey and Chamomile

Her song is in my head
Is in my heart
Is in my soul salvation
Don't want to lose
To forget
It's my inspiration

solo

Go put on your birthday suit, and I'll take off my uniform
She threw me down and kissed me harder
She made me glad that I was born


We drank Earl Grey and chamomile
When I was king and she was so real
Long days like turning wheels
You know they bring me back
To the way I used to feel
When we were Earl Grey and Chamomile

 

[mrtnmoon]

spinning my wheels

Why am I so angry?
Why am I so mad?
Is it my new girlfriend?
Maybe mom and dad

How did I get so pissed off?
So many people have it worse
Is it something in my past life?
Some kind of new age voodoo curse?

chrous:
I'd love to be happy
I forget how it feels
Driving towards somewhere
Instead of spinning my wheels
Spinning my wheels

Where did I get all this tension?
I'm shaking like a leaf
If it's not one thing, it's another
That is my belief
Lost, freaked out and sorry
You know I'm miserable too
My violets are blood red
And my roses are blue

chorus

They go 'round and around and
Around and around and around and
Around and around and around and
Around and around and around and
Around and around

I'd love to be happy
I'd love to find glad
But something inside me
Just wants to stay mad

I need to start smiling
I forget how that feels
Driving toward somewhere
Instead of spinning my wheels
Spinning my wheels
Spinning my wheels
Spinning my wheels