Man in Black

I love to wear black, I feel like it brings out the color of my eyes. Or maybe it's because you don't have to worry about matching...black goes with anything. Like my new Jeep...solid black...like my coffee...strong and black...similar to my wom...well let's move on shall we??

Big Doin's (that's straight from Dave Ballengee)...

Big Doin's is Hillbilly/Redneck for "Big Things". So if my Dad was in SSP and I said, 'Dad...what's up for the weekend and ol' SSP??" He'd reply, "Big Doin's...son....Big Doin's!!"

And you know, I couldn't agree with him more!!

This Saturday we travel to Corpus Christi to play the Jager Mobile Stage on the Rockstar Uproar Festival. Not only that, we will have our New Album and New Shirts Available, so I'm excited to see how well that does. We'll document the entire trip...so you'll all get to see the Pain Train in action!!

Someone asked me, "Matt will you be nervous playing in front of Thousands of people??"

I had to quote Willie Nelson with my response of, "Nope, after the first 10 rows you can't see them anyways..." However, I honestly don't get that nervous on stage. I worry about things that I can't control, like a failure of equipment, weather, a drunk girl throwing her panties on Keef's face during his solo causing him to mess up. But after I think about it a little more I realize it does you no good to worry about things out of your control. Life isn't about dodging all the bullets, it's about reacting to the ones that hit you, and moving forward, staying positive and getting back up.

Speaking of Quoting musicians...I finished my Steve Earle biography, definitely one to read. Honestly I haven't found one that wasn't interesting. So...off to Half Priced books (on South Lamar) I go to see who's life I will infiltrate next. It's exciting to me to do it at Half Price books because, if I bought the book online I can get whatever I want, so I myself decide. However when I go to Half Price, I have to pick from their selection, so it's like opening an Easter Egg, it could have $20 in it (if from My PawPaw), a piece of candy (if from my mom), or a beer cap (if from my Dad...LMAO)...

sorry sometimes I digress

So...going through the selection I found one that I couldn't quit thinking about:



I'm excited to read about Bob Marley, I know some of his music and a little about him, but not that much. I have been to Jamaica, but there's always more to learn.

My friend had a pet snake, Red Tailed Boa, and he would power feed it...more mice then normally would be eaten. That's my theory with SSP...I'm power feeding it..more..more...more and if it works out to the level I'm aiming for...then one day people may read a book about me and/or SSP. And what's cool...you as a reader of this blog...have already started reading it.

Put that in your Hash Pipe and Smoke it!!

I'm out!!!
Next blog will be After the Corpus show..get excited cause I am!!
love ya bye
mb