I'm a Freebird at Heart

[Aggression]

I figure I'd start up a thread to express my own personal beliefs, opinions, thoughts, and random rants that come up on a daily basis. Some will be a bit vulgar and no-holds barred. Others will be deep and more insightful. Either way, enjoy the ride.

Feel free to comment on topics or bring up relevant interests. Its all good.

[PIJW]

This should be good. Might help get get through some of the slow days at work.

[Beowulf]

In for the vulgarity, lol. Looking forward to your thoughts Aggression.

[Aggression]

This should be good. Might help get get through some of the slow days at work.

In for the vulgarity, lol. Looking forward to your thoughts Aggression.

Ha. It should definitely get interesting at times. I travel a lot during the week, so I have a lot of time to think to myself. My commute to work is a little over an hour. Post-work, I drive about 25min to the gym. After that, its a 45min-1hr drive home. I'll be sure to record those thoughts in this thread when I feel they're worthy.

[Beowulf]

Ha. It should definitely get interesting at times. I travel a lot during the week, so I have a lot of time to think to myself. My commute to work is a little over an hour. Post-work, I drive about 25min to the gym. After that, its a 45min-1hr drive home. I'll be sure to record those thoughts in this thread when I feel they're worthy.

I liked a lot of the comments you made in my Jersey Shore thread. If you're not from New Jersey, I think it's really easy to make fun of the state, lol.

Are you a competitive bodybuilder or just someone who's into lifting?

[Aggression]

I liked a lot of the comments you made in my Jersey Shore thread. If you're not from New Jersey, I think it's really easy to make fun of the state, lol.

Are you a competitive bodybuilder or just someone who's into lifting?

Absolutely. Like we all say, if you're not from Jersey, you hate Jersey. Another one of my favorites is ''our life is your vacation''. That rings especially true for me; I live 5min from Seaside Heights/the beach.

I have competed once, back in October 2009. I'd love to get on stage again, but right now, I'm enjoying 'life'. I still train like a bodybuilder, and diet like one as well, but I won't be gearing up for another contest-diet anytime soon.

[Mr. Dead]

Vulgarity...??? Oh nooooooos!!! My virgin eyes will be tainted, forever... *LOL*

[B Con]

I'm a "Freebird" fan... that's a bad ass song

Consider me subbed... need more rants!

[Aggression]

I'm a huge music fanatic. Every since I was young, music has always played a vital role in my life. I remember rocking out to Jock Jams WAY back in the day on my crapped out CD player. Even before that, I remember listening to radio, recording songs on blank tapes, making my own mixtape.

Music is ALWAYS around me, and that's my choice. When I drive to work, music. When I'm at work, music at my desk. When I'm at the gym, music. Even when I'm cooking my food on the weekends, music is being played. I put on my 'slacker radio' on the blackberry and put the phone inside my Animal zip up hoody pocket. I'm a walking jukebox, going in and out of my house, checking the grill, the oven, and stove, etc. Damn, even when I'm showering, I have the music playing.

The thing I like most about music is the way it makes you feel. The reason I'm writing about music is because of a song I heard earlier today. Certain songs can 'bring you back', so to speak. They make you visualize a certain time/event in your life that brings a smile to your face.

Today, the song 'Shimmer' came across the speakers, sung by Fuel. As soon as the beat came over the radio, I was immediately brought back in time to high school. I picture summer weather, clear skies. I picture rolling up to our 6am basketball practices in a ridiculously hot gym. I remember meeting up with 10+ friends from high school at Ortley Beach, where we'd all just sit and hang out for hours.

Another example would be when I'm driving home. For example; its been raining here for 2 days in NJ. Traffic is a nightmare (this will be an entirely separate entry .. or entries lol). I'm aggravated, late for a doctors appointment, windshield wipers on, snow on the ground; fuck. As I'm gripping the steering wheel with the death grip, a particular song comes on over the radio. Its like all those angry feelings were just stripped away, leaving me relaxed, calm, and smiling. Dave Matthews Band. Grey Street. Brought me back to the days where we'd hang out in our friends basement, just relaxing, having a few beers. No worries.

I went to Cancun back in November, and it was fantastic. Words cannot describe it. There were a few songs that played during the week that will forever be embedded in my soul as anthems to 'rock out and party'. At 12pm every day, the pool bar was just starting to get crowded. At that time, Jock Jam's 'Let's Get Ready To Rumble' would come across the speakers, elevating the volume at this point. It was like a switch. Everyone knew that shit was about to go down. Time to party. A few songs later, after being tuned up a bit at this point, 'I Gotta Feelin' by the Black Eyed Peas would come on. Shit got heavy at this point. To this day, when I hear those songs, its like I travel back in time for a moment. I can see everything as if I'm really there; the pool bar, the pool, the people we hung out with, my friends, the background noises, etc. I almost go into a trance for the first seconds, reliving a great moment in my life.


Now I know not everyone shares the same feelings towards music as I do. And I know most people won't have the same tastes in music as I do. But I gaurantee that people have similar reactions when a certain song comes over the wavelengths. Maybe it reminds you of a season, a vacation, a special moment, a girlfriend, a boyfriend (what?), whatever it may be.

Feel free to post up something similar ...

[Beowulf]

Certain songs can 'bring you back', so to speak. They make you visualize a certain time/event in your life that brings a smile to your face.

Definitely. There are some senses that do this better than others. Hearing a song definitely does it for me too. So does smell. If I smell something, a food, certain trees or plants, or whatever, it has the power to take me back to the past. Seeing things, touching things, and tasting things, not really. But hearing and smelling, definitely.

[Aggression]

Vulgarity...??? Oh nooooooos!!! My virgin eyes will be tainted, forever... *LOL*

HaHa. Want me to give you a heads up on the vulgar ones? Maybe a 'Parental Discretion; explicit lyrics' sign? lol

I'm a "Freebird" fan... that's a bad ass song

Consider me subbed... need more rants!

Its actually from a quote my best friend came up with, 'I'm a freebird at heart, and I'll never forget the grimeyness of home'. That will be another topic. One that I look forward to writing about.

[B Con]

Oh damn that sounds like a deep quote.... can't wait to hear it. I agree with ya... it's all bout the music....

[PIJW]

Vulgarity...??? Oh nooooooos!!! My virgin eyes will be tainted, forever... *LOL*

Virgin ears, LOL, he will be fine.

[naturalguy]

Cool idea for the thread.

As far as music goes, I am a fan of different types of music but this is my go to song if I need to get pumped:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvoeeq-BH4w

Look forward to your thoughts A

[PIJW]

Cool idea for the thread.

As far as music goes, I am a fan of different types of music but this is my go to song if I need to get pumped:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvoeeq-BH4w

Look forward to your thoughts A

WOOHOO ACDC cant wait for them to come back to KC

[Aggression]

Cool idea for the thread.

As far as music goes, I am a fan of different types of music but this is my go to song if I need to get pumped:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvoeeq-BH4w

Look forward to your thoughts A

WOOHOO ACDC cant wait for them to come back to KC

Speaking of AC/DC ... I literally get chills when I hear this song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwxJ46HWXbA

They play it at kick off at every giants game. Whenever I hear this, I can feel the concrete, the hard seats, the wind tear through my face, the crowd going nuts .. YES. Good call, NG.

[Mr. Dead]

I can definitely relate to ya on music... I grew up constantly listening to music... My Dad had excellent taste in music, and as I was growing up, I got heavy doses of the Beatles, Black Sabbath, ZZ Top, Led Zepplin, Aerosmith, the Who, etc... (He even brought me to a ZZ Top concert when I was at the ripe old age of 3 years old... *LOL*) And, as I grew older and developed my own personal tastes, I eventually even picked up an instrument and learned to play... I was in a band for a bit and we played everything from Buddy Holly to the Clash... (I play guitar and bass...) My personal tastes are more peppered to the heavier side of things... Such as Rob Zombie, Slipknot, Megadeth, Lordi, etc... But I have healthy doses of Classical, New Wave, Techno, and a lot of Funk, as well...

[wedge]

I'm a punk/metal/hardcore guy, but I was always telling my wife that the one band I really wanted to see live was AC/DC. She made it happen. Saw them perform at MSG.
They still rocked out, despite being close to 100 and years of putting god knows what into their bodies.

[OklahomaMuscle]

Oh I'm definitely in on this. Music is HUGE for me, and I feel ya on the songs taking you back to different times and places. The song Danger by Mystikal for instance. That was my "walk to the plate" song in high school, problem was when they burned the cd they grabbed the unedited version, which was never a problem as you only heard the beginning before they turned it off for at bats. However during a tournament one spring we were cleaning up the field between games and had 3 classes of middle schoolers + their teachers watching the tournament games. We just let the cd play as we cleaned up the field for the next game, well needless to say when "my" song came blasting over the speakers between games with all of us "working" the field there were a few pissed teachers...lmao still makes me smile thinking about them screaming to turn it off and NO ONE was in the press box to hear them, song was half over when one of us made it up to the pressbox... good times

[Aggression]

Ahh that's another instance, OKM. Our team's warmup song for basketball games in high school. We had this brand new, state of the art stadium. We called it the 'Mini Garden', as it mimicked Madison Square Garden. Pro basketball hoops, like the ones they used in the NBA, state of the art sound system, huge scoreboard hanging from the ceiling, center court.

We'd come out in our warm up attire, ready to rock. Jay-Z 'Moment of Clarity' was our song of choice. We'd come out and do our lay up drill, feeling amazing. Crowd was piling in, cheerleaders were hanging, and we had one section of the stands devoted to our classmates. Ahh great times.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L92dYzBGBHk

Here's an idea. If you've got a story about a certain song, link us to the song. It'll add more depth to your post, allowing us to hear and and possible feel the same things.