People need to give it up to Mr. Ronnie James Dio. That's all I have to say. Angus Young, Randy Newman, Jimmy Carter, Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego and Mr. Ronnie James Dio!

Charles Bukowski still doesn't get his due.

Dusty Baker.

Buster Keaton.

Iron Maiden.

Do you know I've been waking up at five o'clock in the morning for the last four months.

What the hell am I doing?

I took this awareness training thing when I was 19 where they made this big deal once a month about these 6am meetings and it was all new age and deep and meaningful but the music sucked and they refused to advertise.

Anyhow these 6ams were a big deal and here I have been doing 6ams every damn day - even Saturday.

God help you if you actually enjoyed those trainings cuz people would call you brainwashed. And here I am just as into it, just as dedicated, giving pretty close to 100% and no one calls me brainwashed because I am doing it for work - for money. If you do it for money it's ok. If you do it to *raise* money it's not ok. To do it and not raise money just creeps people out.

Whatever.

Worry about what people think and you'll be worried a lot.

Ronnie James Dio sang with Black Sabbath, Rainbow and his own band, Dio. Nobody paid any attention to him. He ruled.

Like Angus Young, Ronnie James Dio stands about 5' 2".

I'm gonna see the Foo Fighters tomorrow.

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