Week over yet

It's been one of those weeks....for some reason there has been a ton of tension around the house. When you are in a house with six people in it you sometimes get to a point where you just want to ring everyone's neck.

I am right now trying to understand the whole "door closes...window opens" concept especially when doors open and you close them yourself. At least work is going ok.

I am hoping to finally have this motor sold this week and maybe have a few bucks to burn a hole in my pocket... ok fine I will put it in the bank.

Two more work days then I am off on Sunday, Tuesday and then on Friday oh yeah with nothing to do.

So here we go folks....

So the other night Pastor Mark Driscoll was on Nightline during a series on the 10 commandments. In the introduction they called him a part of the "emergent" church and this is not correct. (watch video below)

This has been a big issue for me because I have noticed and written about it at different times...."emergent" church is some shady stuff and it has become a big issue I have noticed because some of the leaders within this movement pushes the line of heresy! Teachers within this movement teach doctrine that contradicts the word of God.

A book I have been reading is called "Faith Undone" that covers this topic pretty extensively and has kind of screwed me up in the sense that now all I do is question doctrine....and there is nothing wrong with that....

I wish I could explain it better but I can not....watch the video and I hope it helps make sense of what I am talking about!

Just another day...

Sitting here listening to The Aggrolites...Looking at the schedule for this years ISSE show down in Long Beach. After going last year I kind of want to go again this year and check out some of the stuff I missed out on. This year American Crew will be showing off the 2010 collection and of course there is a bunch of stuff Beth wants to see.

The flip side of this is I am not cutting hair anymore and it is not because I do not want to but I do not have a choice in the matter...I have to make money and right now starbucks is my only option. Who would of thought I would be working at a Starbucks!

It is starting to look like Beth may be seeing a promotion at her job and thats a good thing for her...management and still doing hair so its a win win!

Kids are doing good...Daisy made it through her first football match. Daisy is #10. This is her first year as a footballer and she seems to be having a good time with it plus she is getting much needed exercise.

Lindsee's cheer is the same as last year...bickering little whiney high school girls who think they are better then everyone else (Lindsee's word not mine). She is working really hard in school still stuggling with math though...she almost has a 3.0 so you can not go wrong with that!

Well that is my week so far....annoyed with the news...blessed-so things are alright for now!

Not a bad way to spend a friday.....

So yesterday was Beth's birthday. We got up in the morning and went and had breakfast...She went to work and had a facial then we came home because I still had to work yesterday at Starbucks. After I got off we went to Mr. Sushi ate a couple of rolls...drank a big bottle of Asahi and then headed over to club Fred. The bands that played were the Henchmen from Los Angeles and also The Marauding Ghouls. It was a cool show..saw some cats I had not seen in some time...sold some product...etc, etc, etc. I think we got home around 2:30 or so...It made for a pretty good day and Beth seemed to be cool with the way her birthday went so that is good. Today was Dinuba's raisin day parade and the truth is the only thing worse then Raisin Day is Cinco De Mayo weekend and maybe Hillyard Days Parade...No seriously. So as soon as DHS cheer leaders were done I was out of there...No Dinuba pride for me!!

I like capitalism!!

capitalism (n.)

"An economic system in which the means of production and distribution are privately or corporately owned and development is proportionate to the accumulation and reinvestment of profits gained in a free market."

If it were not for Capitalism I would not have a job, Luis would not have the chance to make his business a success, expansion teams in the MLS would not exist...etc, etc.

Anti-capitalist...anti-american people have a right to voice there opinion (God bless the Constitution) but guess what there is a line where actions become a form of domestic terrorism. When protestors begin causeing destruction to business and public and private property is when it becomes a form of domestic terrorism!!

These are the people that can kiss my ass!! that is all I have to say!

The Crucified.....

Let's see I am 35 now and the Crucified is celebrating 25 years...yeah that sounds about right.

For most people who know about The Crucified (www.myspace.com/thecrucifiedofficial) they were one of the most influential bands in Christian punk / metal / hardcore scene through out the 80's and into the early 90's. Every kid who was in a band wanted to be like them (myself included), cover there songs and just down right looked up to them. For me The Crucified was more then just a band....they were my childhood and youth!!

I am the middle of three boys. Wayne is my older brother by almost 6 years which meant me and Billie grew up with his friend coming around the house and some of these guys were people he went to Grace Community Church with there in Madera,Ca and high school with. A couple of these guys were Greg Minier and Jim Chaffin. I came to know Mark Salomon when I was a little older but I knew Mark as Mark Cooksey. The truth is these were not guys in a band to me but guys that put up with me cause I was Wayne's little brother.

I remember when I was younger Jim drove this VW Fastback and if memory serves me correct he would stay in car when he would come to pick Wayne up because my dad would give him a hard time....Truth is these were just Wayne's cool friends.

Older I got the more freedom to come and go I had and then I learned all about the Knight of Columbus Hall. My years in high school would not have been the same without this place....The Crucified, Applehead, Knucklehead, Scatered Few, Checkmate, Let's Go Bowling...just to name a few of the bands that I would see. In high school I would cut class and go to Jim's work and chat him up (he worked at a produce company in Madera). We would talk about the band (Crucified and the blamed), the church (Calvary Chapel was in the Tower District at the time). I probably annoyed him but I appreciated him putting up with a dumb high school kid.

Truth is because of Wayne being my brother...so much of what I have been apart of in my life is because of his influence...The KGB, promoter, dj...all this stuff influenced me. The Crucified was part of all of this...

I am not trying to re-write there bio or anything like that this is just how I remember growing up with the guys that went on to become the Crucified.

They were more then just a band....they were my childhood!!

Thanks for the memories!!

12 scene points for me....

So on Sunday after attending church with the family we hit up the Starbucks here in beautiful Dinuba and I was offered a job!! Yes folks you heard me right - Frankie is going to be a Starbuck coffee hustla!

The goal is to get a stable schedule there so I can try to find a way to cut hair part time..somewhere!

I am happy with the fact that I am going to be working - bummed that I am stuck here though.

On other topics....Jimmy Carter is a jackass, Daisy made it through her first day of soccer practice and this week is Free Setanta Preview week which means that I get to watch soccer for a few days uninterupted!!

life is alright!