rock and roll musings by Tim Byrnes

News of the World/For the World etc.......

     Hey all. Been a busybyrnes these last weeks and must apologize for neglecting this page. Practical (read: boring) matters have swept me up like a current event at work. Seems that by simply standing there for 2 months I find myself suddenly the second in command, if only throiugh attrition. That is: everybody except the store manager and myself have quit. So, I now find myself the assistant manager of the lonliest convenience store on the planet; still working graveyard shifts only now these shifts have been streching further and further into the rosy glow and amphetamine letdown buzzing hours of morning.

     Which is to say, I'm tired, America. All the freaking time. But the money's not bad for the prairie and even though I've been too tired to post much here, I've also been too tired lately to feel sorry for myself, which apparently is a lot of the problem, that and my not believing in anything.

     So, what's to talk about and why would anyone listen? Much like the the motto of mountaineer, I trust this will be read simply because it is here. Not that my typed opinion carries any more weight than the next underachieving, middle aged flag of failure flyer but, like everyone else, I'm special.

     Like everyone else.

     Anyway, Virginia Tech. What can I say that hasn't been said already? I've purposely avoided watching any of the videotape Cho sent NBC. I'm afraid I might see too much of the black heart I play at on display in full truth. I was gonna write a snotty little column about how 'we' as a culture are responsible for the violence. Even had a snappy title: 'America, Behold Yr Son'. But, as mentioned, I couldn't/wouldn't watch his madness on parade as there's still a part of me that loves the sound of being at the end of my rope and in a weak moment might find myself yet again rooting for the bad guys just because I'm angry.

     I no longer want to entertain that person. I feel for the dead and I fear for the living. Business as usual.

Posted by: timbyrnes at 15:50 | link | comments (31)

Comments:

#1  23 April 2007 - 16:44

 

Yo Byrnes!

Anonymous

#2  27 April 2007 - 15:21

 

Simmons! What?

Anonymous

#3  27 April 2007 - 16:23

 

Just Yo! :)

BTW, been hearing more good words about 1900/Debut CD elsewhere.... I've encouraged said parties to put them here, although they might be on the dorfboard too, since I'm not there as often.....

burninglight

#4  07 May 2007 - 17:19

 

thanks, will check dorfboard. been busy and all that. type soon,
tim

Anonymous

#5  07 May 2007 - 21:17

 

Yo tim again,

Are you familiar with a Canadian band called Godspeed You! Black Emperor? Pretty interesting stuff. They get compared to Sigur Ros, which I kinda get, but there's none of the annoying vocal stuff going on and a broader musical pallette, IMHO. Track it down, if you get the chance.

burninglight

#6  17 May 2007 - 15:16

 

Tim here. Just got switched from graveyards to swing atwork, so will hopefully be posting more soon. Will check out Black Emperor, sounds interesting. Did you get the tapes I sent?

Anonymous

#7  17 May 2007 - 17:05

 

Just got them last night, thanks and coolishness, even though I now need to track down a cassette player.... which reminds me, I need to bug dorf for another favor... which you could do as easily, mind you....

Anonymous

#8  24 May 2007 - 20:50

 

I thought dorf hated me. Not that I didn't give him/her/them a reason to but still. Anyhoo, let me know what you think once you hear 'em. thx,
tim

Anonymous

#9  25 May 2007 - 14:03

 

I rather doubt that. I don't know that dorf hates anyone, even our erstwhile "anonymous" heckler here. Anyway, dork (not dorf) is going to end up doing the favor. Then probably ship to dorf. Who in turn will probably ship copies to larry (who you might remember), who's taking over the work on the Sediments.

I only went through them once for the time being, and posted comments on the dorfboard (which my work filter of course blocks, so I can't cut-and-paste :D). Suffice to say, I like them both, especially the earlier one. The new one's got a bluesier thing going on too, I noticed.

Anyway, soon the rest of the world (or at least our infinitesimally small corner of it) will know of all of this. :)

burninglight

#10  25 May 2007 - 14:29

 

Ah. Here's the official commentary:

"I've only been them once so far. At first glances, the new one ([i]The Instruction Guide of Love [/i];D -- and to think this was originally called The Murder Weapon :P) is a little rough but has some cool guitar and more blues than normal. And I REALLY like the older one ([i]Rough Night in Babylon[/i]).... the only song you'd've heard before is "I Believe in True Love" (also on [i]Punk Rock Blues[/i]), and I think I like this version better..."

burninglight

#11  25 May 2007 - 14:33

 

Oh, and corrections/clarifications: 1) I did try dorf first, and he couldn't do it, at which point I turned to dork. Which is to say, I wasn't correcting you and neither was it a typo -- it was just the way things shook out. :) 2) Dorf probably DOES hate Dobson. And arguably also the shills we left behind elsewhere. But that's probably about it. :P

burninglight

#12  25 May 2007 - 16:46

 

Hey thanks. I meant I thought dork hated me, and was being facetious even them. I didn't want to ask dorf 'cause when last we spoke he was leaving the sediment project and seemed like a bad time to ask. I will gladly pay for copies I simply cannot get them made down here. But I hope y'all like them.
Thank you again and again,
tim

Anonymous

#13  25 May 2007 - 16:53

 

Well, dork don't hate you either. Doesn't entirely understand you, perhaps, but definitely doesn't hate you. And heck, we all wrestle with THAT one, you included. :D

burninglight

#14  26 May 2007 - 03:17

 

Yeah, dork radiates with Christ's love for everyone. ba-doom-kshhhh!!!!

Anonymous

#15  27 May 2007 - 19:45

 

I shoulda stayed in Jersey.
With my men's group ministry.
Colorado was supposed to be so much more;
but now I'm just cuttin' the grass,
and uppin' the weeds.

Ya see, The Lord was supposed to use me;
for such great and mighty things
when I moved across half the country,
and told Him how it should be.

Yeah, The Lord sure must be gettin' it wrong, by not doin' as I say.
So now I'll just sit and listen, as I bow my head and pray.

Will I allow The Spirit's fresh leading and open myself to direction;
or will I fade into the sunset with this dismal frustration?

Anonymous

#16  27 May 2007 - 19:46

 

http://www.catholic.com

Anonymous

#17  27 May 2007 - 19:54

 

"Anyway, Virginia Tech. What can I say that hasn't been said already?"


I see three problems in the Virgina Tech incident:

1 . The guy was on Paxil. We need to start condmening these anti-depressnat drugs and their side affects.

2. The higher-ups at the college should have listd to the staff's concerns about that guy, and kicked him out a long time ago.

3. I am the last person to jump on the gun control wagon; but the guy should never heave been allowed to purchase one.

Jim

Anonymous

#18  31 May 2007 - 17:08

 

Jim,

So yr suggestion for helping a troubled soul is to take them off their medications and 'throw them out'? Oh, yeah, that's the light of the frealing lord shining through. If there was a god he/she/it'd be as ashamed of you as I am.

tim

Anonymous

#19  31 May 2007 - 17:53

 

There is, and He is.

burninglight

#20  01 June 2007 - 21:10

 

Tim,

What happened to the troubled soul when they left him on his medications and kept him in?

I rest my case.

Jim

Anonymous

#21  05 June 2007 - 02:06

 

5 areas where Carl is in the wrong :

1 . doesn't forgive, just like his mom didn't.

2 . uses people on the internet as a means to an end to his own entertainment, even if they're unemployed and in the dumps.

3 . resents, rather than welcomes, challenges

4 . assumes he's alway the minister and everyone else is the student / patient

5 . thinks indecision on war ( while innocent people die ) is more virtuous than prudently confronting situations that need to be confronted.

Well. those are just 5 quick things off the top of my head.

My attitude is that people ignoring you gives you a license to say whatever you want about them, since they'll never give you a fair shake when you talk to them directly. So, I'll use the licnese granted to me.

Jim

Anonymous

#22  05 June 2007 - 02:18

 

Oh, by the way, I welcome any list of areas that I can use improvements as well. After all, that's what a grown man, seeking to be closer with his Lord, does.

So, please I welcome any genuine and sincere advice that anyone may have.

Jim

Anonymous

#23  05 June 2007 - 02:39

 

5 areas where Byrnes is in the wrong :

1 . thinks its OK to kill babies just because they were not born yet. Pisses on life for me-first-ism.

2. says that religion causes war but doesn't stop to think for one stinkin' second of all the war that religion has prevented

3 . assumes that Someone who died on the cross for his sins is on par with a demented self-serving pervert like Muhammad or a lard-ass lily-spined nirvanic-escape-shit like Buddah.

4 . too much of a sissy to really intellectually give Christ a fair shake.

5 . in his emptiiness, turns snot-ass rock stars into messiahs, while Jesus has been waiting for him with open arms his whole life.

Jim

Anonymous

#24  11 June 2007 - 17:11

 

Jim,
Thank you for showing us all where we are wrong. I especially liked the tolerance shown regarding Muhammed and Buddha. Now kindly shove yr poison self righteousness up yr tightass (and, son, you got the tightest ass I've ever read).

And exactly how does not believing in Christ's (or anyone's) divinity make me a 'sissy'.

Does it have something to do w/the apocraphal story involving the teenege Jesus and the naked boy in his tent.

If we were indeed 'created in his image and likeness' then we're all a little gay. And, hey, if we're all created in his likeness, how come we don't all look alike?

Anonymous

#25  13 June 2007 - 03:28

 

"Thank you for showing us all where we are wrong."

It was very easy, believe me.


"I especially liked the tolerance shown regarding Muhammed and Buddha."

I'll tolerate anyone; but don't ask me to put them on equal footing with Christ, The One Who is actually God in the flesh. No way will I ever do that.

"Now kindly shove yr poison self righteousness up yr tightass (and, son, you got the tightest ass I've ever read)."

Thank you.

"And exactly how does not believing in Christ's (or anyone's) divinity make me a 'sissy'. "

Just give Him a chance, will ya. You only live once, hear Him out.

"Does it have something to do w/the apocraphal story involving the teenege Jesus and the naked boy in his tent."

It has to do with that He died for you, and you can care less.

"If we were indeed 'created in his image and likeness' then we're all a little gay."

We should all be happy to be children of God. "In the image of" was a Hebrew phrase for was a child of, the point being that we are mad in and for a covenant relationship with God.

"And, hey, if we're all created in his likeness, how come we don't all look alike?"

We all have one head, four arms, four legs, and a belly that says "feed me, feed me". How much more commonality do we need?

Anonymous

#26  14 June 2007 - 16:34

 

Jim,
Actually I don't remember asking you anything. Yet you show up w/yr presumed knowledge ('Jesus died for me", etc.) and yr flat out meaness cloaked in piety. You'd make me sick if you wren't so sad.

Don't go shootin' up no high schools, ya hear?
tb

Anonymous

#27  16 June 2007 - 03:42

 

"Actually I don't remember asking you anything. Yet you show up w/yr presumed knowledge ('Jesus died for me', etc.) and yr flat out meaness cloaked in piety. You'd make me sick if you wren't so sad. "

I'm just here becasue I feel sorry for your lame ass, that's all. Not to mention I get a kick out any supposed punk rocker who plays those angry Christine McVie tunes.

"Don't go shootin' up no high schools, ya hear?"

Don't worry, Republicans don't kill innocent people; that's the job of abortion-supporting-lefties like yourself. Oh, and they'll literally satart talking down to you if you disagree with them, on top of it.

Jim

Anonymous

#28  22 June 2007 - 18:38

 

"Don't worry, Republicans don't kill innocent people"


I beg to differ, myth-for-brains. That's such an idiotic statement I don't know how to respond. I don't suppose it would do any good to remind you that it is a Republican administration that spunintelligence', amongst other massive deceits to invade Iraq where innocent people are dying every day.

How do you sleep, anyway? (I think I might already know the answer to that: wrapped in the loving arms of Jesus and, maybe, the American flag.)
tim

Anonymous

#29  23 June 2007 - 02:55

 

"...I don't suppose it would do any good to remind you that it is a Republican administration that spunintelligence', amongst other massive deceits to invade Iraq where innocent people are dying every day."

Saddam had to go. Now a new problem has been exposed: the Muslim religion in general.

It takes leadership to get rid of one problem, so that other problems can be exposed.

We are doing the right thing, and we will win.


"How do you sleep, anyway? (I think I might already know the answer to that: wrapped in the loving arms of Jesus and, maybe, the American flag.)"

A clear conscience makes for a soft pillow. ;-)

Jim

Anonymous

#30  28 June 2007 - 03:05

 

What do you think Carl's passion is:

A) a closer walk with The Lord, as evidenced by His desire to flesh out the scriptures

B) reviewing the rehashed lyrics of a bunch of dwindling rock stars, who never quite cared enough to reach a thing called "maturity".

Jim

Anonymous

#31  30 June 2007 - 01:59

 

Flashback:

Here Carl, here you go my friend. Take this book and read it while you wait for The Lord's direction. It's called "Waiting" by Ben Patterson.

Here Carl, here you go my friend. Let me send you this tape about how The Lord wants to give more of Himself to you. Its called "The Fourth Cup."

Here Carl, here you go my friend. You'll enjoy this Genesis series about how God formed the universe to be in a covenant relationship with Him from the beginning.

Hold on Carl. You don't want to paryerfully contemplate John 6 in this lifetime Carl. Geez, I really can't relate to that attitude. We're supposed to be wild and crazy for the things of God, right?

Carl's response: "Aha! Look at Jim screw up here and there! Now I have my excuses. Sorry, pal, I'm headin' over to Dork's now. Heh heh heh. Yeah, guys, that ol' Jim is a real son of a gun."

And in the meantime, Christ still says "Here Carl, here. This is my body and this is my blood. And Carl, forgive Jim, forgive him from your heart; he's only human, he never claimed to be perfect, he has been batted around quite a bit you have to admit."

Carl's response: "Bax, can I borrow one of those buckets of snot; there's a couple guys I want to douse with one."

And that...

is how it got to this juncture.

Jim

Anonymous

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