the secret to life

it was 1986 and i was just at the point where i began to notice music, fashion and coolness, all three of which i had absolutely none.

bon jovi had released the single "livin' on a prayer" from their slippery when wet album. i specifically remember believing that i would be a failure as a human if i didn't get a copy on tape and memorize every line of that song... after all.... it was soooo deep... i really "connected" to the story of tommy and gina.... working the docks and at the diner. me as a middle class white kid from an average mormon family living in a small town in washington state totally could understand the struggles of tommy and gina. so, my best friend and i learned every word, every nuance, every whaooo ooo oo whaooo. yes i could sing every damn word at the top of my lungs. i was going to be somebody... i'm there for you tommy and gina!

now to the secret....

i've realized recently that everything in life that needs to be said or solved is addressed in an eighties hair band song. i'm mean really... "whaooo we're half way there... whaooo oooo livin' on a prayer"? so true.... so true....


or another bon jovi classic... "shot through the heart and you're to blame, (darlin') you give love a bad name, bad name." who hasn't been shot through the heart.?.. and if you ain't got someone to blame you ain't lived. straight up.

then there's guns n' roses and their grand observation that has been tattoo worthy ever since the phrase first left axl's painted lips...... "every rose has it's thooorrrrnnn." i think i'm tearing up a bit. if i ever got a tattoo it would be roses, and thorns and life.

and then the song that says what i could never, ever utter in a real life conversation, but can sing at the top of my lungs.... "i want action... tonight! satisfaction...alright!" i kind of think that the band poison is the reason i don't wear make up... i was so confused as a preteen by all the "pretty"... men. hum.. sounds good to me. that cat really dragged something in.

to van halen...and their heroic advice:

"might as well jump. jump! might as well jump.
go ahead, jump. jump! go ahead, jump."

oh wait, maybe that's not the best advice for everyone...make sure you
consider how you might apply that to your specific situation.

last but not least, "my, my, my, once bitten twice shy babe". i know that i don't like to get
bitten twice. thank you great white.

anyways, if you have a question that needs answering or are a bit down in the dumps,
think back to the masters. they have the best of advice for all that life has to offer and
their hair was... well AMAZING.... what more proof do you need?