I haven't blogged since May!  Well...I did blog on my Sackett Forest page at http://www.myspace.com/christophersackett but not on this page.

I have always said that I have been in over 100 bands.  But in reality, it was only 32 bands.  I am approaching my 19th year playing in bands.  I sat down and thought to myself, which ones were actual "bands".  Some just were name changes, membership changes, studio projects, other acts I produced, and most of them, well, they were just jam sessions that never actually became "bands".  Let's face it.  So many people jam with someone once or twice and say they are a band.  That's what I used to do.  Well, I sat down to think what projects were actually my "bands".  With a goal in mind.  Either recording or playing out.  Because bottom line is...bands do 2 things, record and write music, or play out live.

So, I came up with a complete list of the 32 bands I have actually been in.  And in my myspace photo albums is a complete history of those 32 bands.  From Reincarnation, a band that was me and my cousin Erika at the age of 15 (started in August of 1990 when I just turned 15 and she just turned 16) to The Cindie Smith Band (my current project).

CHECK IT OUT AT THIS LINK!

I think it is a pretty acurate history of the bands in my life.  Hope my 19th year of playing music is as much fun as the previous years.  My 20th year will be a great anniversary then.  I have come a long way as a musician.  From drums to keyboards to lead vocals and a failed attempt at guitar to finally the bass (which I should of started on from the beginning) I have grown as a musician by leaps and bounds.  I can honestly say, I don't suck anymore .

For those that got friend requests for my second band, and then the myspace page vanished.  That was me jumping the gun.

Who was I kidding to think I would have time for 2 bands?

So, I decided to just focus on The Cindie Smith Band.  I don't have the time for "my own thing" right now.  Playing for Cindie works for me...

Warning:  The following blog contains extreme conservative Republican thoughts.  Do Not Read If You Are Easily Offended....

Wow, I knew the bailouts were going to be a bad idea.  And the proof is in the pudding.  The President should NEVER have the right to fire anyone that is with a private business.  Government business, yes, but to fire the CEO of an auto industry is just step 1 towards socialism.  The companies that refused the bailouts, good for you.  You saved yourself from putting President Numb Nuts in charge.  Once you take that bail out, he can do whatever he wants.  This is the first nail in Capitalism's coffin.

And speaking of President Numb Nuts (by the way, that is what he is officially called now on my blog.  I refuse to type his name), he wants to FORCE Catholic Doctors to perform abortions.  Thank you Jim Reith for WSYR for turning me onto this website.  http://www.freedom2care.org/

All this will accomplish is that good, qualified, Pro Life Doctors, will either retire, or switch practices.  Catholic Hospitals will close, jobs will be lost, and you might have to travel a little more down the road for medical treatment because the nearest hospital closed because it was Catholic.

First off, Abortion is murder.  Plain and simple.  Now, forcing Doctors to commit that murder is another step to the end.  It was bad enough that stem cell research is getting the wall taken down (one of the better decisions President Bush made) and now the flood gates to humans playing God will open.  Funny story, is that right after I watched President Numb Nuts make that announcement, Fox News ran a story how there are less Christians in the United States of America than ever before, sans the Latino community.  Thank God Stryper is going on tour this year.  I can't wait to see them re-united with original bassist Timothy Gaines!!!

And what the H E double hockey sticks is going on with North Korea?
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,511965,00.html

Is the Second Coming going to happen in 2012?  Well, most studies show that when Jesus returns, no one will be able to predict it.  So, in reality, no, 2012 will most likely just see the re-election of President Numb Nuts, and more bad things happening to our society.

Hence why I have sheltered my life as of the recent years.  I left wrestling, I play music that is more in tune with my beliefs and pleasures, and I spend 90 percent of my time with my wife and kids.  The rest is either work, my 2 bands, or my few friends that I still have. 

Speaking of my family, if that litter box gets kept up, we may bring another furry baby home.  Or maybe we will take Sabre's mommy off of Michelle and Shawn's hands.  Right now, that's not looking too promising though

Well, I leave you with this...remember, if you don't like what I post in my blog, then don't read it.  I always let you know up front if you are reading a political blog, or a personal blog.  And I have the right to refuse to post your comments or to approve them, because this is my blog, hence, just my opinion, backed with the facts I can find.

Ezekiel 34:16
I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was
driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and
will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat
and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.

Biological Age is 33
Virtual Age is 48.5
Average Life Expectancy is 74
Your Life Expectancy is 58.5

Wow, That is amazing!!!  Well, if the world does end in 2012, I won't be missing much!

Try it yourself...

http://www.sonnyradio.com/realage3.swf

And today, I am 12,255 days old...

Enjoy

I was extremely happy with this Christmas.

First, a few days before Christmas.  I get an unmarked package in the mail from Niagara Falls, NY.  I open it and it's a collection of Godzilla movies on tape.  Original store bought ones.  Lenny gave me his entire collection!

Let me tell you who Lenny Revell is.  Not the musician.  Not the martial artist.  But the man.  Here is a man who when I broke my back, gave me 500 bucks to pay my mortgage.  Here is a man, with God in his heart, who would do anything for those he loves.  And now, he sends me Godzilla.  What did I ever do to deserve a friend like that!

Moving on the Christmas Eve and dinner at my brothers.  MY MOM SHOWS UP!!!  She surprised everyone by flying in from Florida.  This is the first time in God knows how long that we've been all together for Christmas.  Only Dad was missing.  I told Dad to tell his boss to screw himself next time, and come up with Mom.  Being with the family is what Christmas is all about.

Finally...Christmas morning....BECKY GOT ME A NEW BASS!!!  Black Ibanez GTO.  Lightweight.  Perfect.  Sounds AWESOME!!!  We did very well this year with Christmas.  The kids got a WII, Kiera got a new keyboard for her music, Zach got an eletronic drum pad set, Blaze got the video game he's been searching for all year, and they got a bunch more other stuff.

Now, my Christmas Prayers.

First, I pray for God to take care of Dad Ricci.  This is a tough time, and I hope my best friends father gets better.  We love you and are praying for you.

Secondly, I pray that my Dad can come up from Florida.  I miss my parents alot.  They need to visit more.  And I need to get Becky and the kids to Florida.  We need to go see Dad and Mom's place...and DISNEY WORLD!

Third, I pray for all of my family and friends in hopes that they had a good year.  Shawn and Michelle and "my" 3 kids here in Syracuse, Marc and Dee (and Buddy The Lemur) in Florida, Gary in South Carolina/Buffalo, Lenny in Buffalo, Justin and Jen and the boys in Auburn, Jr. and Scotty in Syracuse,  my bandmates whom I hang out with every week and their loved ones, Sam and Michelle and the boys, Bert and Johanna and their little ones, Katie and the kids in Texas, Brandon and Elaine, all of my wrestling and music friends, my Rapid friends, and anyone else I missed.  Becky and I are blessed with many friends, and close family.  I hope you are as well.

Merry Christmas Everyone.   And a Happy Festivus for the Rest of Us!