Well, This Is New

Some things are just so wild, you have to share direct. I definitely did a double take when I saw this post on the Blabbermouth.net feed earlier. We don't talk about King's X much because they are not a glam band... but good lord, this headline. Bonkers!

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[fletch]

Yawn. So does Sammy Hagar. It's still something that I can't wrap my head around. Otherwise, I have a lot of admiration for Sam and Van Hagar, despite being a (the) Roth fan.

I chalk it up to this. Some need need a a doctor, me it's rock-n-roll. Some it's the bottle, some it's the pill, others wave the Bible to give them a thrill

If Doug Pinnick or Sammy Hagar need the belief that they were abducted by aliens, who am I to judge

We all need a little shelter

[EddieLongHair]

Understandable. Doug DOES smoke A LOT of weed.

[Kixchix]

Holy crap. Fletch with some wisdom via Keifer lyrics. Mark this date people

[Him]

Kixchix, he did and I did! Imagine that?!?!

I tend to let slide people's own experiences . . . of their experiences. Impressions vary wildly. And I can count a number of good friends who have 'experienced' things I suspect aren't real, or, at least, strike me as problematic.

Thing is, these are my friends. And I love them. So, I give a benefit of the doubt to them. Why not to others too? That doesn't mean I just nod 'yes'. It just means I am not so insistent on saying 'no'. These days, a lot of people love doing the latter. I kind of like being in a place in my life when supporting others, while questioning their intent and listening to them, is better for me.

I also admire a lot of historical figures who had notions-some relatively slight, others quite shocking--that are out of place nowadays. But I try to see in them the same things I see in me. That can be a problem, granted. But a bit of grace, and a touch of humility, goes a long way. Then again, we circle back to the paradox of it all: we let slide what comports with what we find comfortable _enough_. I mean, I don't abide by a good friend who is a racist jerk, a homophobic twit, or a . . . well, you get my point. But, see, others do. So that points to the great truth: we humans love to love others who seem like we are. The trick is stepping a bit beyond that comfort zone and actually embracing others who _aren't_ like us. Like I said, that is the trick. And, sometimes, it is magical. Other times? It is a failed attempt to find understanding where none exists.

Consider: you can agree with people you hate; you can disagree with people you love. Odd thing, huh?

[fletch]

Kixgirl.

D'uh. If course it's new. The headline made me.

Sycophant