"Belief or Lack Thereof" A Short Story.

 3 A.M. and I am still as tired as I ever was. I watch drops of rain fall out my window, illuminated by a porch light, outside my single wide trailer. I can't help but think that this lifestyle I have become accustomed to is no longer fun and is now very silly. I can go on a rant about how capitalism is wrong and we need to be our own masters, but that doesn't change the fact that the food I need to live still has to be bought at stores. The power I use to live is generated by people with the sole purpose of generating profit. I am trapped, Beneath the rubble of forced hypocrisy! I can't survive independent.
 This is the moment where I shockingly think they might have won. I can't believe it, but everything is telling me they have. I have thought for the last 3 years that at the best we have 6 or 7 months left until the collapse of civilization and my judgement has failed me. I guess it's time to admit it to myself, it's over. This one versus 7 billion war I am running against the world has crashed in on itself.
 Just as the moment of doubt surrounds me I hear a crash at the door.  I look over and I see a ram that has broken into my house. It starts rubbing it's feet against the ground looking straight at me. Knowing I only have moments before it eponymously completes the task of ramming me, I jump on my kitchen counter. My heart races as the beast's head hits the side knocking my coffee pot off.
 I look down hearing it grunt for my life. I look back for an exit, but I know if I got off the counter it would attack me. I look up and I think to myself "I know I stopped even consider praying to you sometime ago, but for Christ's sake God, you have to save me now".
 Just as I finish this thought my counter starts to creak and it collapses in on itself. I don't just fall through to the cabinets below...I keep falling, further, and further more, until I land on to the hardest most jolting surface ever. I am sitting, heart beating fast as I look around. I am back at my computer where I was minutes before contemplating my beliefs. I check my door it's normal, I check my coffee pot it's still in place, my counter is fine as well, no endless hole. I guess it's a dream, probably doesn't mean anything.

Going to Hell The Pretty Reckless Album Review

  I haven't published a post in quite sometime, and I decided to make a comeback, because one of the first bands I reviewed released a follow up. It's been nearly four years since The Pretty Reckless released their freshman LP, Light Me Up. I was a huge fan of it and then, the band just seemed to disappear. At a certain point I just assumed they broke up, until they started making some noise releasing a few radio singles. Then, promotion started heavy on their Sophomore album "Going To Hell". This started nearly 9 months of non-stop tweeting, touring, and facebook posts promoting the record. Finally after an agonizing waiting, Going To Hell has finally been released, but was it worth the wait or all hype?

 Back in 2010 when I reviewed, Light Me Up, it was this supercharged 90's throwback album. Everything sounded very Smashing Pumpkins, it was a great record, that got far too much negative attention, because of lead singer Taylor Momsen being an actress on the television show "Gossip Girl". With the show having ended in 2012, Momsen has since built TPR up to be something entirely separate from her acting career. With the release of the tonally different Going To Hell, Momsen and crew prove themselves to be an incredibly talented band.
 The sound they went for on Going to hell is far more 70's hard rock than anything. At times, it seems like Taylor is channeling Robert Plant and Rod Stewart all at the same time. Her voice isn't the only thing of note on this album, if you don't play air guitar to Ben Phillips' riffs or head bang to the amazing drum work by Jamie Perkins, you are not human.
 The album isn't all hard rock, there is definitely still an alt vibe throughout the whole album, and the last track "Waiting for a Friend" is a solid folk track. The only issue I have found with this near perfect record, is the fact that track 11 "Fucked Up World" sounds exactly like a Green Day song "Warning". That one critique aside, I have to give Going to Hell by The Pretty Reckless a 5 out of 5.


The title track single

What Have We Come To

The mainstream news media is to blame for a lot of problems in this world. Nothing has made me more aware of this than the events of the last 2 days. The George Zimmerman trial ended with a not guilty verdict and you have people going full retard. The left and right wing media have chosen to both condem George Zimmerman, using biased sway to ruin his already ruined life.
I am just tired about Zimmerman being the only thing on the news. The man is innocent as proven by a court of his peers. Yet people still are threatening to hang him in the streets, and some groups screaming their black rage in the streets.
It's just sickening. Honestly the truth of the matter is, George Zimmerman is a short tempered man who sustained wounds on his body the night he killed Trayvon Martin. Trayvon was a reactionary young kid who probably would attack someone following him. In the end it was two forces colliding and someone's life was ended that night. It's unfortunate, but not a reason to claim a (half) whiteman had predjudice in a desiscion of self defense.
The media refuses to listen to evidence so when we have George Zimmerman lynched in the streets of Miami the only people to blame are ABC, CNN, and Fox News.

All Glory To The Anarchists

I found this buried in my documents on my computer. It was suppose to be a spoken word intro for an album. It never got used hope you guys enjoy:

"How can you say you believe in freedom of speech
When you don't even practice what you preach
You believe in silencing the public unless they vote republican
Or democrat either way the chips are stacked
You believe in a god who is love and peace
yet you support a holy war in the middle east
You believe in capitalism and capital punishment
So how much for a front row seat of an excution?

I'm tired of this of this hipocracy
People hurting other people over what they believe
and people lying about what they think
Just to get another vote or a head in life
Dishonesty must be the new black
this politcal season people seem out of whack
that's why i don't vote or trust the government
Because if you buy in your really bent

All glory to the anarchists
We believe what we preach and we preach what we believe
And we believe in community not property
And we believe in saying what we want nothing is stopping me
Mass murders and war criminals getting away with their wrongs
How can we live through this we are not that strong
All glory to the anarchists
We believe what we preach and we preach what we believe"

RIH Margaret Thatcher

I didn't mean RIP I meant RIH. Rot In Hell. Today an evil, homophobic, greedy, anti-union, anti-communist, war monger died. Yet the media is mourning her.
It is sickening, I thought I'd be happier hearing a greedy 80's conservative politician died. Nope The media ruined it for me.

The Night Turns Into Morning

Burning the midnight oil how about I just burn the 03:29 cough and caffiene oil. I haven't been able to sleep tonight, this cough is unbearable, I really don't know what to do about it. No cough medicine besides these menthol drops that are supposedly "cherry flavored". The day I taste a cherry flavored like these things, is the day I ask for a refund from the super market for trying to poison me.
Yesterday or two days ago, as the time is passed midnight, I look back on going on an intense hike for about 15 miles round trip. I climbed a mountain I saw caves, and I have been miles away from civilization as I know it. Damn happy to be to, when the only noise you hear is passing birds and the sound of Dusty cracking bottles he's found in the beach sand it is quite relaxing. More relaxing than this sad state of affairs I am in now.
This obnoxious cough keeping me awake will hopefully fade, so I may get some rest, but I have my doubts as to that. I guess only time will tell.

My Mind Is Quiet, My Thoughts Collected

What started off as a simple trip to Dooglesburg ended up becoming life changing. The crisp winter air, the endless mountains and quiet of just existing. The iced over lake so frozen you could trust to walk on it. My mind is free.

Lyon County Juvenile Probation An Exercise in Failure

As I am 19, I have seen a lot of kids go through probation. Living in a small town I know a lot of them well. The system just seems to chew these kids up and spit them right back out.
The point of probation and parole is to pay a debt to society, if that's the case how come we are seeing KIDS guilty of misdemeanors, stay on probation for 3 plus years in a lot of cases. To say this is a failing of the court and justice system is an understatment.
Probation officers promise these kids they will get off sooner for paying fines, doing community service, and behaving then tac on additional fines and requirements. In some cases these kids get trapped on probation and parole until adulthood and beyond. The promise that your PO is looking into your best interest  and that of society is a lie if you are a minor in Lyon County. The system needs cleaning and reform.
From talking to many of these kids, they lose hope that they will ever get off. Some turn to drugs and alcohol and disregard urinary analysis tests, because they feel the worst that will happen is they will get sent to juvy or ROP and they are just as trapped free as they would locked up. The hopeless feeling comes from 6pm curfews, grade requirements, and the endless length of probation increased by fines. I know families who are crippled under the debt of ancle monitor fees, resititution, and violation fees.
This is not fair, and this should not stand. The system of juvenile probation and parole has a place, but it needs reform in Lyon County. It is a failure to our youth. I would like for people to like and share this post to help gain exposure to the injustice of this system.

Let's blog using the Google voice talk thing

This entire blog is written with the little microphone thing on Android phones. I am writing every seconds and then taking a break and making sure its right but I will not change anything. This will probably end and really comical results. Anyway that's all I have to say for now I hope you guys will check out sports County line on Facebook.

Sooo let's talk about why I haven't updated in a while

Hey Phillip here needless to say a lot has happened since last March. The EP came out, Storey County Line became a full band, and I lost internet service due to financial straits. Let's just start off with the happy stuff first.
Since the last time I updated Storey County Line has added 3 members. Lead guitarist Ray, bassist Tim, and harmonicaer Jake. The new happy family is working on a single and a summer tour right meow.
Now for the unhappy stuff...I don't have internet right now and haven't since May. Luckily I just got a smart phone, so I hope to update more often. Anyway thats all I want to talk about tonight. Good night bloggers.