Politics

 

From now on, if you didn't want to do a gig then don't do it.  So what if you get a bad reputation?  You're a Rock Star not a politician, so behave like a Rock Star.  In your case you are a beautiful young girl, so when you paint the picture that you're MY princess and you don't have any faith in the security of the situation, it would be absolutely believable and they would have no choice but to accept it.  Don't try to be "part of the gang", because you're not.  You are global.  You still have plenty of time to react to your September gigs, so please don't put yourself and your loved ones in unnecessary danger caused by emotional baggage.

I'm sure Kamala is well aware of you and your song by now.  Whether she admits or reacts to it is irrelevant.  Don't expect any praise, favors or handouts from politicians.  Don't play groupie with them.  You are a Rock Star, not a groupie.  You endorse them, not the other way around.

Reclusive

 

Honey, I would join your email list if you promised to talk to me like I'm your husband.  If you spoke to me like spam, I wouldn't like it.  If you could promise me that, I will give you my email via that list.

That was a big house that Michael Jackson lived in.  He had lots of guests, but he also had a lot of personal space with heavily locked doors.  Michael chose his public appearances carefully.  One can only be lonely in a crowd, and he had his own personal crowd to be lonely in.  If I had all that space, I would spend most of my time in one room, filled mostly with musical instruments and a carpet for a bed.  I like to sleep on the floor.  My room would definitely have climate control.  The kitchen would be large and fully stocked, and I would personally supervise it.  Kitchen activity is very time consuming, so most family time would be in the kitchen.  I would probably have a mini office there.  I despise commute and labor, so housekeeping and yard would be fully staffed, and groceries would be delivered.  Ha ha, dream on.  I'm so poor, I can't even afford to be reclusive.

On the road again

 

You have to have a nice ring, not just a plain silver ring.  Of course, it shouldn't get in the way of your guitar.  A ring when someone looks at it and says, "That's a nice ring".  That's because you're a beautiful woman who's very precious and you're a Rock Star who represents the good ole US of A for God's sake, so the ring must match who you are.  Nobody gives a shit about my ring, because nobody gives a shit about the man.  Just ask your band, nobody cares about the man.  My crappy finances are proof of that.  The married men around here don't even wear rings.

You're scared, I can feel it all the way over here.  Of course, the obvious solution to your fear is to not leave the house and just stream.  Be a pampered pussycat that stays in the house.  But it seems to me that deep inside you actually love the danger, so you travel around, perform on stage and make all those personal appearances.  Right?  Tell me, why U do dat?  Ha?  It's that famous courage of yours, like getting on stage to play for the first time only this is just a different level.  Well, it's time to get back on the road again and make music with your friends.  Just don't go looking for trouble because trouble will come to you, so be ready.  Yes Honey it's difficult, what's easy is the way to hell.  Don't forget that you still have to stream!  That should help you keep out of trouble.  You're going to be fine Honey, InshaAllah.  Pray and be alert.  Ya Allah, please protect my Grace and her loved ones.

Give her the ring

 

Oh, I love that outfit!  You look like you're 15 again, except that you smiled more.  That's OK Honey, don't smile if you didn't feel like it.  This is serious business, after all.  Your expressiveness on guitar has become very precise.  A huge difference from how you played 6 months ago.

I saw the "Wine on Vensus" clip from Jimmy Kimmel live.  Nice typo, Jimmy.  And that's a nice perfect guitar solo, Honey.  Don't worry about the noise from the amp.  No noise no feedback, and you control that feedback quite well.  I also saw the video of your trying to play Stevie Ray on that big clunky guitar.  BB King's guitar isn't for you, Honey.  I don't think a Strat is you, either.  You're an SG girl.  "Little Wing" was great, of course.

Marriage is a serious business.  I want to remind you to get a nice engagement ring with the money that the crowd gives you.  Show me the ring, and I will get a silver ring for myself and show it to you to confirm our commitment.  My finances suck ass, so it will take me a few months to pay for it.  InshaAllah.  An engagement ring must be worn 24/7.  I cautioned you some time ago that you will need that ring if you had followed the political path, which you did.  Anyway, the crowd is very much involved with our lives now.  Trust your instincts.  Avoid being seen if you can, when you feel like it's hazardous.  Please pray.

I seek refuge with Allah from Satan the rejected.

188.  Say, "I have no power over any good or harm to myself except as Allah wills.  If I had knowledge of the unseen, I should have multiplied all good and no evil should have touched me.  I am but a warner, and a bringer of glad tidings to those who have faith."

The Heights 7:188

Big ole squid

 

When you feel afraid, hide behind me.  Tell them you are my wife InshaAllah, and tell them to deal with me.  Please pray.

It's timing that you announced you will be playing at a hunger benefit.  I went out to buy groceries last evening.  I don't have much of a budget, so there was no room for anything new.  Just the usual burger patties and aging eggplant.  Plus my mom gave some basics like rice, flour, eggs etc.  I guess I can't say that I lack enough food.  What I'm craving right now is a big ole squid that I would grill over a charcoal fire.  Like that cuttlefish the guy in the video is eating.  

That's a beautiful beach where he caught that squid.  There are plenty of sandy beaches in this area.  Not in my home state though, the coast is mud.  But I used to go to an island nearby called Langkawi, that's where I remember sandy beaches with clear sea water.  That was a long time ago, now it's a luxury tourist attraction.

I want a big ole squid.

More of the small

 

I wake up everyday at 3 or 4 am to do extra worship.  When I woke up this morning, I had that song playing in my head.  You sound great on acoustic guitar, you handle those heavy strings with great command.  That's not all I envy you.  I wish I had a Fender tube amp and 5 levels of gain, but all I have is a Belcat to try to record the world's greatest albums.  It be God's will.   The Belcat has a bigger speaker than the Marshall practice amps you see in the video, and at least it doesn't run on batteries.  They must have plugged into some pedals before going into that wall of practice amps, so it sounded somewhat OK.  If they had gone straight in, it would have been a wall of shit.

Work

 

Do you believe in God, yes or no?  I can't marry you if you didn't.  Yes Honey, that is very clever how you named the intro to "Get On Now" in backwards.  I didn't notice it until you mentioned it.  Now please answer the important question, people are watching.

I found the cute video above yesterday, it's so funny!  You can't say that that guy isn't working, because he is.  One might wonder if it's just an act, but that dog is just so good!