Sunday, December 27, 2009

The lyrics to a cool C. Manson song

If you like, please send me chords. I wanna record this and not pay the Tate family shit!

"Scratching Peace Symbols in your Tombstone"
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First they made him sleep in the closet (x2)

Then they made him sleep out in the hall

When I got a little bit older

They made me sleep against the wall

Then, I was so young and tender

But now I'm oh, so big and hard

Now that I'm a little bit older

I got's ta sleep's in ma backyard

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(Family)

When he was just about three

All the girls would flock to see

Who could hold him on their knee

But now its plain to see

Now that he's big and hard

He's got to stay in the back yard

He had a job and got fired

and on the ground so hard

and I'm so sure some day

Some pretty girl will come his way

and then his mama will say,

“Boy, with girls, you don't play!”

And it's so plain to see

What his mama wants him to be

Locked up and not to be free

To play with you and me

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Now I sleep out in the graveyard

Seems my mama up and died

and now I just lay around the tombstone

Scratching peace symbols in the si - - - - - - - de.

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(Chorus)

I'm scratching peace symbols in your tombstone

I'm scratching peace symbols in your mind

I'd like to know how'd you get there (x2)

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Can't you hear, oh can't you hear up here, as I'm

(repeat chorus)

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The only thing you know is what they told you

The only thing you know is what they said

and showed you by the ashes

that all that was true and real is dead, but I'm

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(repeat chorus (variation))

I'd like to know how'd you get here

I'd like to know, I'd like to know how'd you get here

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My mama told me just what she said

Stay away from girls and my bed

But the woman with the thoughts is all dead

Cause there's a cloud of mad in our head

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I'm scratchin / tombstone

I'm scratching / mind

Monday, December 14, 2009

Another Interraction with Sen. Chris Romer Regarding His Proposal on Medical Marijuana

My Letter to the Senator:

Oh my, Last time we talked you were speaking of increasing supply and lowering cost so you could push your cash-grabbing taxes - Now you want to govern medication with more regulations than recreational alcohol.

I really don't even desire to start another conversation with you, as last time we talked you danced around the questions with all the grace of one one-legged elephant - but if I were to sit back and watch you rape the sick, injured and hobbled citizens of the very state you were voted to represent, I would be no more than a scoundrel, like yourself!

Are you serious with your proposal? You are supposed to be a liberal, who defends those who cannot defend themselves. What I see from your actions is a cowardly attempt at appeasing the bourgeois for re-election. How on God's Earth could you ever believe that limiting access to medication could be a good thing for society? I will revert back to an argument from our last interaction that you are making it more appeasing for patients to obtain their medication from violent Mexican drug cartels rather than from legitimate, tax-paying dispensaries or care-givers. You are supporting violent crime and hurting your less fortunate constituents!


You, my friend, are an elephant in ass' clothing!

Sincerely,
Johnny Breedlove

Chris Romer's Blog:

Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Medical Marijuana: A Common Sense Policy for Colorado

Marijuana. Most people see it as a recreational drug and are skeptical of its tangible, medical benefits for patients with chronic pain, including those whose use of prescribed narcotics often leaves them vulnerable to addiction.

Take, for instance, the story of Janice Beecher. A Coloradan since 1968, she suffers from osteoarthritis and chronic back pains. Until recently she had to take as much as four oxycodone just to make it through the day. Fortunately for her, a permit to use marijuana legally allows her to live without debilitating pain to go days without taking this highly addictive drug. Janice explained that “the blessing comes with the knowledge that I can pick what works for me at the dispensary. I don't have to just take what I can get on the black market.”

It is cases like Janice’s that compel us to make common sense policy for medical marijuana usage. Colorado voters spoke clearly when they passed a Constitutional amendment that permitted medical marijuana use, but the amendment left many oversight and regulatory questions unanswered. That is why we are acting in 2010 to honor the intent of the Constitution and help patients.

We need a model that on the one hand, de-stigmatizes and makes available medical marijuana for those who have a medical need, and on the other, keeps it out of the hands of recreational users and black market dealers. Remember, the amendment did not fully legalize marijuana. To that end, any legislation must address the needs of a number of interested parties:

Patients must have access to physicians in good standing who can make a sound recommendation. They also need reasonable access to dispensaries, and some assurance that the marijuana is safe and legally grown.

The general public needs to know that medical marijuana dispensaries and growers are conducting business exclusively with patients, not recreational users or criminals. Coloradans appear willing to permit legitimate clinics, not head shops, in their communities. The public also has little tolerance for bad actors who conduct criminal activity on the side.

Meanwhile, in order to accommodate legitimate patients, dispensaries and growers need the assurance they can establish a viable and sustainable economic model.

And Colorado’s law enforcement community needs clarity from the legislature about what constitutes legal marijuana activity and what does not.

Finally, we must clearly define who qualifies as a caregiver, how they must relate to the patient, and what responsibilities that role entails.

With those considerations in mind, here are some details of the proposed bill: Dispensaries would be subject to regular auditing and reporting requirements. There must be a limit on the amount of marijuana produced and sold at any licensed premise. Small, unlicensed cooperatives—comprised of one caregiver and up to two patients—may operate if they adhere to the limits of the law and register with the state.

In addition, we will eliminate non-medical dispensaries as well as the loopholes through which patients can purchase from multiple dispensaries. Legislation will also provide detail to local law enforcement and prosecutors regarding criminalization of dispensaries, compensation to healthcare providers and caregivers, and punishment for the resale of legal marijuana. And much like with liquor sales, local governments will be empowered to license and regulate the dispensaries.

Finally, licensed chiropractors, physical therapists, optometrists and nurses who register as caregivers will have the ability to treat up to 25% of their annual medical marijuana patients without a license.

Passing such legislation makes Colorado the first state in the country to create a reasonable and patient-focused medical marijuana regulatory model. And if we focus on helping patients like Janice Beecher while appropriately regulating the market I have no doubt that we can create a common sense policy that works for Coloradans.

Posted by Chris Romer at 12:20 PM


Visit Sen. Romers Blog At:

http://chrisromer.blogspot.com

Send him some, well, uh, good thoughts, please...

Thursday, December 3, 2009

A letter to the President

Mr. President,

I have nothing but respect and well wishes for you. I appreciate your attempts at correcting the messes of previous administrations. It was that promise which earned my vote. Having stated my position - there are several current events I would like to comment upon and pray that you will consider my concerns.

First, and this is my main dissatisfaction with the direction of your administration: In attempt to fix a lot of America's problems you are introducing more laws which surmount to more restrictions upon your constituents and Americans in general. More opportunities exist now for financial punishment or imprisonment. Our beautiful country was founded on a very basic principal of good living, leaving personal choice in everything from religion to fire-arm rights to the people. In today's government there are so many rules and regulations which dictate down to the very detail how we eat, breath, drink and live. And with every passing day another regulation finds its way into what is supposed to be a country based on freedom. I sincerely ask you, where is freedom in dictation? If you wish to leave a lasting impression on American history you would be better off to remove all of the amendments which do not fit into the original design of our country. If I can be jailed for consuming a substance; if my children can be removed from their family because I don't require them to wear a helmet while riding a bike; if the local police can confiscate my vehicle and charge exorbitant impound fees because I left my wallet at home; if the police can invade my home without a warrant on a technicality; if I cannot buy my child a 50cc or smaller motorcycle because the government is afraid my child may eat the hand-brake handles - my, our, your government has overstepped its boundaries in complete disregard to the guaranteed freedoms every American is born into. Please fix this!

I would also like to address the attempted criminal charges against 2 people who wanted to meet their president. I will first state that I do not approve of such an act for the purposes of a reality show. Now I will explain that this is supposed to be a government for the people by the people. You are an employee of all Americans, including these two people. They were cleared by security and allowed into your dinner. They shook hands with their elected leader and had a few photo ops. I do have to protest! The White House is public property, owned by every legal, tax-paying American. You are where you are because of us Americans. To peruse charges against these two people is an attack against all Americans. Please make the correct choice, moving forward in this matter.

Finally, for now at least, please remember that just because the rich are reporting gains, it does not mean, at all, that the recession/depression has ended or is showing signs thereof. Employers have learned to make do with fewer employees as the employees, the lucky few, have accepted working harder for less. I am lucky. I have a job but no chance of promotion or raise. Rent just went up. The stimulus package protected inflation and that is all. The reason we are in this mess is because the greedy had figured a way to make the citizens of your great nation pay outrageous fees for what they used to expect for less. The kicker is that the cash that it took to protect inflation came from the pockets of the people who cannot afford inflation.

I believe you to be an extremely compassionate man and president. I compel you to remember that the majority of your voter ranks lie in the lower to middle class. You will not ever receive a better opportunity for re-election than to remember the small people who eagerly voted for you in hopes for a better America. The greatest land of this planet.

Thanks you,
Rev. Johnny Breedlove

Saturday, November 21, 2009

A Converstaion with Senator Romer (CO-D) Regarding Medical Marijuana Tax

Reverend The Dying Breed Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 10:48 PM
To: chris.romer.senate@state.co.us
Dear Senator Romer,

I am angered and confused by your proposal to tax the medication of your sick and injured constituents. It amounts to nothing more than discrimination - discrimination against those who choose a natural alternative to addictive opiates and liver damaging NSAIDS. You are choosing to pillage cancer patients, A.I.D.S. victims, those affected by MS, the crippled and injured. For what? Because you're an opportunist, nothing more than a bureaucrat looking to capture votes. What you cannot see from your high horse is that after paying doctor bills and diagnostic fees and travelling from hospital to hospital to maintain some level of comfort in our lives, patients do not have an excess of extra cash. Dispensaries already charge an exorbitant fee for medicine which makes it more attractive to purchase medicine from criminals on the street. Adding a tax (which, by the way, constitutionally can only be placed on luxury items such as alcohol and tobacco - which are not prescribed by doctors) will increase the number of street purchases, fueling criminal activity. The passage of this law would be a catalyst providing for Mexican drug lords. Rather than trying to penalize the sick and injured of your state, you would be viewed in a far more favorable light by the people of Colorado if you were to regulate the amount a clinic is allowed to charge for medication. If properly regulated, in a manner which would not allow a clinic to charge more than street costs for medication, the proposal of a tax may actually be palatable.

Before you begin to think of ways to take money from the less fortunate in life, you would be wise to think of ways to help those who rely on medication to live with dignity afford their medication by putting an end to profiteering. I hope you can see the error of your original proposal and go back to the drawing board. I can assure you that by addressing medical marijuana as a profitable legal agenda will get you nothing but a substantial loss in votes for re-election.

Please make the compassionate choice.

Sincerely,
Rev. Johnny Breedlove


Chris Romer Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 6:27 AM
To: Reverend The Dying Breed
Thank you. I believe we can help provide affordable medical marijuana by increasing supply. It is economics 101, supply not a 2.9% tax determines price. That said your concern for your patients is my focus not revenue for the state. I would like to fund more substance abuse programs.

Chris


Chris Romer
State Senate, District 32
Capitol: 303-866-4852

Check out my blog at www.chrisromer.blogspot.com



Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 9:23 AM
To: Chris Romer
I don't understand how adding a tax will increase supply. Currently, in Longmont, there are 5+ dispensaries open. The price of medicine has been steadily going up as more shops open. Next, I need to ask, is your 2.9% tax on top of the 8.x% tax that is already being charged in Longmont and Boulder?

Where we stand right now, to purchase illegal street meds, possibly from a Mexican cartel, one would pay a flat cost of $100 for 1/4 oz and $320-380 for an oz. At a dispensary the same amount of medication costs $120 1/4 oz and $380-480/oz. Those prices already include an 8.025% sales tax in Longmont taking the prices up to $129.63 1/4 oz and $432.10/ oz (on the low end). Add 2.9% on top of that?

I would not be so opposed to the tax, but only if price regulation was considered in the process. A legal distributor should never be allowed to charge more than street prices. It fuels violent crime. I do not support you on using the money for rehab. Addicts will only quit when they are ready. For some, that time never comes. It is not a beneficial use of the funds generated. If I have to pay a tax on my natural meds and opiate patients do not, I want to have a say in where those funds go. In this economy, there are over 100 other uses for that tax money that would make more sense than rehab. (Healthcare for the poor??? You are taking the money from the sick and injured.)

Please take this plan back to the drawing board. In its current state it amounts to not much more than an attack on sick folk who choose not to consume chemical pharmaceuticals.

Sincerely,
Rev. Johnny Breedlove


Chris Romer Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 11:26 AM

Thank you. I do think that new supply will drive down prices.

Chris


Chris Romer
State Senate, District 32
Capitol: 303-866-4852

Check out my blog at www.chrisromer.blogspot.com




Johnny Breedlove Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 11:54 AM
To: Chris Romer
But, you didn't address the question. Is this a 2.9% on top of the x.x% city tax? Are patients really looking at paying over 10% in tax on their medication?

Johnny

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Chris Romer

The state tax is 2.9% plus local tax. Hope that answers your question.

Chris



Chris Romer
State Senate, District 32
Capitol: 303-866-4852

Check out my blog at www.chrisromer.blogspot.com




I'm done with this guy. I won't be getting any answers from him. He has lost my vote and I hope you will write him opposing the tax as well. Thanks.

Monday, October 19, 2009

The youth of today is...

The youth of today is a bunch of ignorant, arrogant weasels! Get off yer ass and start a riot or something. How about you make a change and start a re.volu.tion??? I mean, playin' world of warcraft ain't gonna change a thing and you are NOT important!

Sunday, May 31, 2009

5/31/09 - A Night at the Niwot Tavern - Recorded Stream of Conscience Pt. I

Part 1:

I'm back at the tavern - the Niwot tavern. Its only about a block from my house. I came here last night for the $2 beer special. Its ongoing every weekend. What a change - last night this place was bustling with crazy old drunk characters telling stories of their pasts, present and future - dreams - ambitions; spilling out like vomit from a bucket in a stomach flu ward.

I spent the day in the mountains. I traversed probably 10 miles of severe mountain road. (blub blub blub blub) Its left me with a horrible case of gas. The rain clouds are spilling over the mountains into town. Its like a slow moving behemoth. A lot of rumbling, grumbling - flashing, but not a drop of rain to speak of. It was raining like crazy in the hills today. Nearly sank my truck twice.

This is the most wonderful, magical time of the year. The rain makes every ting green and lush. The canyon was glowing with a neon, fresh-growth green fresh outta a Ken Kesey acid test. It was good just to be in the hills again. Last summer gas was too expensive to spend much time exploring. Hopefully this summer won't be a repeat.

Part 2:

The sky oozes with electricity as the storm rolls over the mountains into the flatlands. I live too close to the foot hills of Colorado for any real storms to occur. We rarely get snow or even rain. Just some sprinkles and a lot of pollen.

Tonight the storm rolled over just in time. The sun is setting forging the clouds in a deep grayish blue with light blue veins peaking through. The warm breeze ushers the clouds in while the cottonwood seeds dance gently on the breeze. To nights weather sets up the perfect atmosphere for romance. Two strangers outside a pub - their love grows - so does the intensity of the storm. Thank god I'm not the type of writer to write that shit, huh?

The breeze just caught a chill and changed direction. The ballet has begun. Within minutes there should be thunder, lightning and rain - but this is Colorado - that most likely will not happen.

The spring is a wonderful time of year. Everything is new and fresh - and full of histamines. Girls start dressing in their sensual summer cloths - and I believe there is something inside their biology that makes them a little extra frisky this time of year.

To orchestrate in this dance of Mother Nature, near silent, very quiet Pink Floyd's "Us and Them" plays somewhere in the background. Tonight is the perfect daydream - very serene.

Part 3:

There's a hum of the kitchen fans, I would assume, behind me. In front of me is a parking lot with many businesses. There are many high pressure sodium and metal halide lights lighting it. There are two roads, off to my left and one in front. It builds the fantasy of sitting next to the interstate in some little business hotel - possibly even a sleazy motel or something of the sort - drinking domestic beer. The beauty of it is - the cop-shop is only about 50 steps away from where I sit. Sheriff trucks everywhere. "Welcome to the Machine" Pink Floyd is playing in the background - adding to the industrial feel of my situation.

The sun is almost gone. The clouds are shifting direction and carting off to the east. I'm sure when it hits Kansas there will be hell to pay for some small hick-town. None-the-less, where I sit is calm, beautiful and not my house...

Part 4:

Remember the movie - well I gues I should say book, but remember the movie "To Kill a Mockingbird"? It was night and, I cannot remember the boy's name - Gem and.... Anyhow, the boy and girl were walking through the woods and there was a naked metal halide bulb waving in the wind creating an erie effect on the ground and the trees where they were walking. Its when they thought Boo Radley was after them and may infact - no, I may be wrong, it is the part where Boo Radley saves them - anyhow, there is a similar light being shown over a sheriff car nearby - very much like a dream. A very horrific dream that involves pigs. But tonight the pigs sleep. They're all out on the road busting drunks. Im in the safest place you can be to be a drunkard - and that is in the parking lot of the cop-shop.

Part 5:

(clank, clank, clank, clank - clank, clank, clank, clank) The banners bang against the streetlamp-poles as the night winds blow. It's a phenomenon, in the summer, when the sun goes down - the winds begin to blow as the air cools. You can feel it in your bones. The nights cool quickly. Its part of the living Colorado. The state itself is alive. It's like one big wheel in motion - delivering spectacular Disney World quality productions night after night no matter the season or time of day - you can always feel it breathing. Grand ole' Colorado.

Drink more Pabst Blue Ribbon brand beer.

Saturday, May 30, 2009

All we can do in life is enjoy every second that we have together

The human condition allows the majority of the species to become so hung up looking for meaning and higher power that it cannot realize that none of it matters in the scheme of things. It has been centuries since God's last recorded communication with human - at this point, we are all in it together and there ain't gonna be no divine intervention to save any our asses. What I am getting at is: You can hate all you want - it only contributes to your pitiful lifestyle and the demise of the species itself. God, Mohamed, Buddha, Krishnah - all of them are either gone or in cahoots when it comes to the destiny of human - and unless we can work together as a species and disregard religious beliefs as a necessity - then, my friends, we are as doomed as the dinosaurs 10 seconds before the meteor.

This blog isn't a public service announcement - by no means, rather it is a plea unto dumb and numb minds or just to those who are too stupid to set aside their un-evolved monkey-man ego to see that you are creating the problems which you are fighting against. What a dream it would be to wake up in whatever god-forsaken shit-hole country you live in - there is no place on earth exempt from this description - and understand that no one means you harm and, therefore, you mean harm unto anyone.

This is R-Evolution. Evolve!