I can't seem to leave a mark on you, but you cut me deep....

There are so many things that I can't understand when they seem so simple.

Good news, Stampede is OVER for another year. That's a happy thought. However, I loved the Bell Rodeo X, Lance Mosley is one hot man, he looks good on a BMX.... very good.

So I've been relatively angry this week. I hate the Stampede because people are complete fucking assholes during these 10 days. Just because you put on a fucking cowboy hat and a pair of cowboy boots, it does not excuse you from your actions. You are still NOT a cowboy/cowgirl, you just look the part. It is still not ok to drink and drive and it is still not ok to have unprotected sex and it is still not ok to start random fights with people. All this shit seems to happen in excess during these 10 days though. Here's an idea for Stampede 2009, don't be such an asshole.

I also hate the Stampede because every bar is lined up for 10 blocks and it costs $30 to get in anywhere. FUCK THAT.

However, on Saturday night there was one empty bar in the whole city. That bar was Seven. Once again I had a very negative experience there. As usual, I'm wearing a hoodie and I decided I wanted to be Corey Hart so I wore my sunglasses at night. Upon trying to enter Seven, they looked at us and said 'if you're not 25 you're not coming in.' But then they changed their mind and said we could come in, however I had to take off my sunglasses and take off my hoodie and my friends had to take off their hats. Now isn't that a giant load of shit? How does some asshole bouncer get to tell me how I should dress? Seven clearly did not want out business, so why the fuck should we give it to them? I left. I am not going to be in a bar where they tell you what you can and cannot wear, where they act as though you are not good enough to be in the presence of their guests with money (or give the appearance that they have money). They try to market themselves as a "corporate bar." What the fuck does that mean? For all those assholes know I could be a business owner raking in a million dollars a year, but just because I'm not dressed like a complete money grubbing asshole I guess they would never assume that. It is places like Seven that furthur seperate the classes and try to make people feel inferior. Shouldn't we all be kicking it and hanging out together? It is places like that that make guys in suits feel think they're better than the blue collar worker or skate punk or whatever and it's those blue collar workers and skate punks that want to beat the shit out of those guys in suits. Why can't we all just party together? Some days I wish I had a pile of money so I could buy that place and either shut it down or open it up to anyone and everyone, or option 3 is to open a new bar and not let any "corporate types" in but that wouldn't make me any better than they are now would it? It is considered wrong in our society to discriminate based on age, sex or race but why is it ok to discriminate based on income?

I'm also still trying to figure out this crazy little thing called love. I'm still looking for that someone who is worthwhile. Isn't it amazing how love can make you feel on top of the world and it can hurt you so bad that you cry until your eyes get so puffy that you can't see anymore and your heart feels like it's going to explode and you feel like you could puke for days? Someone please explain to me how I got off the track because I'm not feeling good enough these days. People it's true! I sometimes get insecure, though rare, it does happen.

I'm also diggin the new Matt Mays & El Torpedo album "Terminal Romance." Check it out!