The sellout

 

Oh wait, I HAVE seen that SG before in your "Soul Sacrifice" short.  I didn't comment on that, I apologize.  I don't want your soul, I want to marry you.  You can take it or leave it: the Qur'an forbids taking maidens against their will.  I want you to accept me as your husband, because I genuinely have fallen in love with you and I want to take care of you.

I don't believe I'm a sellout.  The music is free, and I write from the heart.  I'm still as broke as ever, but I have managed to come up with a decent recipe for the combination of rice and burger.  As for paying for the marriage, I have faith that Allah will provide me with the means.  Please be patient with me.  As to what I want, I want to do my job well, die and go to heaven.  While I'm still alive, perhaps Allah will grant me happiness in marriage.

According to your itinerary, you have 3 dates in California from the 23 to the 26 of May.  That's a long drive from Tennessee, and I expect your parents are accompanying you.  What do you want out of music, Grace?  Did you want to be the next Taylor Swift?  She's a singer, Honey.  Hm, that press is calling you a singer-songwriter.  You're going to get a lot of crap from the crowd.  Just ignore them and carry on with your business.

Guitar

 

Grace, you've grown into an incredible looking woman.  You should wear a mini skirt over those shorts.  A little illusion can go a long way, and you would still feel comfortable.  Take good care of your skin and exercise, because beauty needs to be maintained.  Don't scratch up the beauty that God gave you with tattoos.  The power of a woman is not to be messed around with.  In your case, you also have to protect the music.  So stay out of sight unless you have something righteous to do.  Guard your chastity.

Is that another SG you acquired?  I don't remember seeing that one.  In your hands, both guitars sound the same.  They're not supposed to, but it shows how skillful and stubborn you are.  I keep my SG on the neck pickup.  When I had a Strat, I kept it on the bridge pickup.  That's my personality, going from one extreme to the other.  My Strat was the same color as yours, too.  You have a whammy bar, but you don't use it musically: you just shake it around occasionally.  Get out of your comfort zone and hold the tip of that tremolo bar along with your pick.  That should be easier to do on a Strat, and the volume knob is more convenient.  Don't blame me for trying to turn you into Jeff Beck, but he's dead and you can replace him.  What do I prefer?  I prefer you, and I want you to kick ass.  Get that Marshall stack, Grace.

Are we having fun?

 

Are we having fun, Grace?  You must be enjoying yourself!  Rock Star!  

Grace, where are all the bikers?  I've been waiting for you to post some pictures of bikers at Hurricane Mills.  Didn't you go?  I say you did the right thing.  You're probably just waiting for the right time to post those snapshots, and are just teasing us.  No worries Honey, I posted a video of bikers for you.  And a full moon!

Well, I had fun roasting peanuts last night.  I went for a dark roast, and they came out perfect alhamdulillah (praise God).  I can't afford ingredients right now, so my meals have been crummy.  Ugh... rice and burger don't match.  But I went ahead and bought the peanuts when I realized it was more frugal than buying sunflower seeds.  Can't watch TV without snacks!  Yes, it's my job to watch TV, because I'm a Rock Star.  Want some peanuts?  They're addictive!

Guitar

 

Hi Grace!  Are you having lots of fun?  You must be exhilarated, with your thoughts going a thousand miles an hour, trying to keep up with your fingers on that fretboard.  Play some long sustained notes too, some dissonance and slides.  Everything goes.  I'm finding my fingers flatter on the fretboard, with a softer touch.  I don't go up high very often, I like to sail around low and middle ground.  Totally clean.  The guy who owned my guitar before me rewired it that it gets noisy when distorted.  I have to add distortion later during post production.

Did you know that Mary wanted to sing lead for Covet a couple of years ago?  She said she wanted to join a band, and she wanted to join Covet.  I told her that she didn't need a band but she bugged me about it, so I bugged Yvette about it.  Yvette is a great guitarist, one of those educated types.  Anyway, it didn't work out.  There's no way she could sing 2 hours every day and moonlight in another band.

The kingmaker

 

That America being so heavily armed gives it the edge in world affairs.  But what about the children?  Laws take forever to pass, and people are so corrupt.  Would it be more efficient to turn schools into prisons in order to protect the children, with a security perimeter and protocols?

I don't think the people would go for that Grace, so you're going to have to do it the old fashioned way.  But don't you ever run for political office.  Your place in the world is to play guitar, and it's more important than your parents and anyone else could ever imagine.  Instead, you must choose candidates who you feel will get the job done then support them with concerts and personal appearances.  These people are most likely to be traitors.  If one fails you then you must choose another, or another, until the law comes through.  I advise that you get that nice ring before you follow this path.  A NICE ring.  The season is ripe with a good chance to take it right to the top, so decide quickly.

But for now Honey, run ads that finance your cause before and after the daily stream.  Make sure you keep your money and the charity's money separate.  No other ads, please.  Don't use your face in the commercials, use other people's faces.  The victims, perhaps.  Ya Allah, please protect my wife.

Movie night

 

It's movie night again!  Watch a movie with me, Grace!  The Godfather (1972).  You may have seen this movie already, but you might not.  Either way, let's watch it again.  Do you think the Mob has disappeared?  No, they just got smarter at being legitimate.  But they haven't changed their ways, after all the intense drug use and heavy gambling that is rampant and obvious.  The Godfather is still around, but he is kept well hidden.  Another business is firearms.  Funny thing about the firearm business, people need to be at war in order to do business.  So you can be sure that organized crime is active in places like the Middle East.  For example, Israel have been pounding on the Palestinians for decades already.  So why do they need to make a big deal about October 7?  Because it's time to do business!

When the boss is invisible, it means that organized crime is involved.  And they definitely don't want gun control.  Grace, restrictive laws around buying guns: that's political.

I seek refuge with Allah from Satan the rejected.

61.  Among them are men who slander the Prophet and say, "He is an ear".  Say, "He listens to what is best for you, he believes in Allah, has faith in the believers, and is a mercy to those of you who believe".  But those who slander the Prophet will have a grievous penalty.

The Repentance 9:61

Them

 

What a beautiful creature you are, Grace!  You don't seem too thrilled about getting your photo taken, but that is the expression you need to have if you wanted to avoid getting wrinkles.  Plus they made a mistake: you are global not local.  Speaking of villains, this gun control drama you got into, have you ever wondered who the boss is?  They are troublesome, for sure.  I don't know who they are, but I do know what their next move is: to turn you into an alcoholic and a drug addict.

It's useful to know how to cook.  I'm not likely to poison myself, I save money and I eat what I want.  If I had to eat from a banquet, I know the right food to choose.  I do eat out but at the same places, the same food everytime.  We have socialized medical care here, but I try to avoid that.  I prefer prevention and self treatment.  It's a habit I got from living in the US, doctors are expensive so I doctor myself.  Thus I don't have any daily meds, other than eye and skin care.  Of course, Allah is the One Who saves my life.