2016 Postmortem

The world is still beautiful. There are billions of good people. Good is everywhere, and they're trying to attack all good, all at once. Everything the bad guys do is to daunt and intimidate us. But we ARE America, it's an honor to be who and where we are, at this particular time, opposing those nazis.

Everyone doesn't have to stand up against them face to face, but everyone is capable of opposing them in many ways. The more of us that act up and pop off, the less manageable we are to them.

Bruce Lee said that when you feel scared, going into a fight, it's a good thing. It's your body making adrenaline. Just focus on breathing, deep, slow. Don't pay attention to what they're saying, the faces and gestures they make. (That's all their stupid statements on tv, dRumpf's tweets, alt-right propaganda efforts, etc. That garbage is them 'murder mouthing' their opponents before a fight. They're cowards, they have to think they beat their opponent before they'll throw their first punch.) Focus on your center, and take in the whole periphery.



I think I read (maybe Rolling Stone) that Mark and Dave had a falling out that was never mended. A shame. But Mark still does solo efforts. Tracker in '15. I never got to see them in concert, but love the Alchemy versions of their songs.