Back in '82, I used to be able to Throw a Pigskin a Quarter Mile.

Hello friends. I received a lot of interesting responses from yesterday's entry about the "overrated-ness" of many things in our culture, and as I expected, many AGREED with a good portion of my list (man, what a bunch of cynics!) Thanks to all of you that checked that out.

My girlfriend is back from her eight day vacation in Seattle and from the sound of it, Seattle wasn't quite as impressive as she was led to believe. I myself have never been there, but she was surprised at how dirty the place was and at the volume of homeless people that frequent the downtown area. She loved the surrounding nature outside of the city, and enjoyed the mountains and water, but said that Seattle itself left very little to be desired. I guess that I'm really not that surprised with this assessment. I think that those of us who live in Chicago really take it for granted. Yes, there's NO DOUBT that Chicago has MANY problems of its own, but when it's all said and done Chicago's probably the cleanest big city in the United States.

So I'll be playing my first show as "The Skyfall" this weekend (and my first show since 2004 altogether). I'm playing in Springville, IA (right outside of Iowa City) on Saturday night. I'm pretty excited to get back on stage so to speak, as it's a MAJOR passion of mine. I think that my lack of performing has actually been a little bit of a void in my live over the past few years. It will be good to knock some of the rust off and to get a little bit of "live" feedback from people that have never heard/seen me before. I don't think that I'm really nervous at all, just excited. I need that rush in my life.

I don't know if everyone has this inside of them (maybe we all do, maybe not), but I absolutely have to feel that rush of performing in front of (or for) other people in some capacity. I love playing music, I love doing radio, I even find myself loving this stupid little blog. There's just something about pouring all of your thoughts/ideas/talents (or lack there of) out for others to enjoy/critique/etc. Is this just vanity? Is it just the fact that some of us (me) are douchey enough that we HAVE to be the center of attention and have ALL eyes on us? I'm not sure. I HOPE that that's not what it is. I actually don't really like to be the center of attention in day to day life. I don't really like talking to anyone for that matter, unless I know them. I'd much rather just kind of blend in and let the game come to me in most social situations, but in an "entertainment setting" (stage/radio studio/blogosphere), I truly believe that I'm completely in my element and love feeling that rush that comes with doing something in front of/for other people.

I have always been this way, but at the same time, I wouldn't have been caught dead being involved in anything when I was in High School. I had absolutely ZERO interest in performing in plays/chorus/musicals or anything like that. I did nothing in radio/TV/photography as well, and I guess that my reasoning behind avoiding all of these extra-curricular activities was that I felt that I was "too cool" for any of this stuff. Now I've already mentioned in the past about how I feel that "coolness" is EXTREMELY underrated, but don't you ever wish that you could go back to High School knowing everything that you know now? What an advantage that would be...and on the same token, how stupid/naive were we in High School? Good Lord. I can't even believe how ignorant my views were on the world back then (some would argue that very little has changed).

If I had a second chance, I think that I would approach my view of High School on a completely different level (I know that I probably sound like "Uncle Rico" right now). I would spend ZERO time worrying about my teachers thoughts on: my grades/my attitude/my future/etc. (ALL NON-important issues when you're still in High School), and focus on at least trying every single thing that I even had a remote amount of interest in. I mean, what the hell...right? I'd run for Class President, I'd vie for the starring role in the school play, I'd be a columnist in the school newspaper...I'd even sing in the choir...well, let's not get carried away. Like I said, "coolness" is VERY underrated.

I doubt that I'll be able to type you an entry tomorrow, but I should be back on Monday. Tell a friend about "Webby Files" will ya? Let's make this world a better place one reader at a time (this may have actually been my douchiest entry of them all).

Hit me up on facebook, www.myspace.com/theskyfall or in the comments section of this blog. Right now I'm listening to "The River's Edge" by The Gaslight Anthem. Drinks of Choice: Smithwick's.

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