Song of the Day: Banners - Start A Riot

Want an expression of unconditional love, from someone willing to do anything for you?  Here is a song that screams that out.

"BANNERS - Start A Riot"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXorliBQMxg


Lyrics, from Genius:
http://genius.com/Banners-start-a-riot-lyrics

Start A Riot
BANNERS

[Verse 1]
I will march down an empty street like a ship into the storm
No surrender, no retreat
I will tear down every wall
Just to keep you warm
Just to bring you home
I will burn this city down for a diamond in the dust
I will keep you safe and sound when there's no one left to trust
Will you take my hand?
We can make our stand

[Chorus]
If your world falls apart
I'd start a riot
If night falls in your heart
I'd light the fire
In the dark, when you sound the alarm
We'll find each other's arms
For your love, all you are
I'd start a riot

[Verse 2]
I will wade through the fire and smoke like sunlight through the haze
I will fight till the flag waves white until my dying days
Through the bombs and blasts
We will take it back

[Chorus]
If your world falls apart
I'd start a riot
If night falls in your heart
I'd light the fire
In the dark, when you sound the alarm
We'll find each other's arms
For your love, all you are
I'd start a riot

[Bridge]
I'd start, I'd start a riot
I'd start, I'd start a riot
I'd start, I'd start a riot
I'd start, I'd start a riot

[Outro]
Ooh
Ooh
If your world falls apart
I'd start a riot

Song of the Day: Jess Glynne - Take Me Home

Don't we all sometimes feel like we need someone to help guide us through the darker times?  I know I do.  This song expresses that emotion very well.

"Jess Glynne - Take Me Home [Official Video]"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ebfSItB0oM

Lyrics, from AZLyrics.com:
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/jessglynne/takemehome.html

"Take Me Home"

Wrapped up, so consumed by all this hurt
If you ask me, don't know where to start
Anger, love, confusion
Roads that go nowhere
I know that somewhere better
'Cause you always take me there

Came to you with a broken faith
Gave me more than a hand to hold
Caught before I hit the ground
Tell me I'm safe, you've got me now

Would you take the wheel
If I lose control?
If I'm lying here
Will you take me home?

Could you take care of a broken soul?
Will you hold me now?
Oh, will you take me home?
Oh, will you take me home?
Oh, will you take me home?
Oh, will you take me home?
Oh, will you take me home?

Hold the gun to my head, count 1, 2, 3
If it helps me walk away then it's what I need
Every minute gets easier
The more you talk to me
You rationalize my darkest thoughts
Yeah, you set them free

Came to you with a broken faith
Gave me more than a hand to hold
Caught before I hit the ground
Tell me I'm safe, you've got me now

Would you take the wheel
If I lose control?
If I'm lying here
Will you take me home?

Could you take care of a broken soul?
Oh, will you hold me now?
Oh, will you take me home?
Oh, will you take me home?
Oh, will you take me home?
Oh, will you take me home?

[3x]
You say space will make it better
And time will make it heal
I won't be lost forever
And soon I wouldn't feel
Like I'm haunted, oh, falling

Would you take the wheel
If I lose control?
If I'm lying here
Will you take me home?

Could you take care of a broken soul?
Oh, will you hold me now?
Oh, will you take me home?
Oh, will you take me home?
Oh, will you take me home?
Oh, will you take me home?
Oh, will you take me home, home?
Oh, will you take me home?
Oh, will you take me home?

Song of the Day: Borns - Electric Love

I love it when my daughters suggest music to me.  Here is one such song:

BORNS | "Electric Love"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wiBRhX_QTU

Irrational Attachments, Motorcycle Edition

Sometimes you find interesting articles in the most unlikely places.  Consider this, from the Aerostitch website.

"Our Irrational Attachments"
http://www.aerostich.com/long-service-model


I can identify with this.  I have my '94 Honda VFR, which I bought on Tuesday, May 24, 1994.  My Integra, which I bought on Friday, June 30, 1995.  And my Suzuki SV, which I bought on Friday, July 2, 2004.  (For the record, I had to look up the day of the week for the Integra and the SV--but not the VFR which I remember most clearly.)  All three vehicles are still going strong (knock on wood!) and are, in some ways, better than new (new, upgraded suspension along the way on all three, for example).

No plans to sell the VFR anytime soon, nor the SV or Integra.  Why?  They work great?  Sometimes I think about a new motorcycle, but every time I do I go for a ride on my old bikes and have so much fun I can't imagine needing a new one ... for a time.  :)

It's not just cars.  An example: My Braun electric razor, which I bought around 1996, give or take, was not working so well lately.  Buy a new one?  Why?  No functional problems, just old batteries.  I ordered new batteries, took the razor apart, cut out the batteries (they were not meant to be replaced), installed the new batteries with cold silver solder/conductive epoxy.  Works fine!

And then there is my old Aerostitch suit.  I've had that for longer than I've owned the VFR.  Crashed in it twice.  Considered getting a new one, but thought why?  Old suit is just fine, patch it up, good to go.  I completely agree with the end of the article:

We work everyday here to update and improve Aerostich products, but this is not always enough to trigger a replacement purchase from someone with well-worn Aerostich gear. You would hardly believe what we sometimes receive for refurbishment these days. Beloved beat-up old riding gear that’s been long used and cared for. Stuff that remains both comfortable and protective, and a well-experienced rider’s faithful tool…A faithful and silent witness to years of motorcycling experiences.

“But the newest Aerostich gear is WAY better.” We say.

“Bah, just do the best you can to fix up this one..” They reply.

And so we usually do.

Here's a picture of me with my suit on the trusty VFR from 2003!

And some pictures of the minor crash damage after crashing at Carolina Motorsports Park during a track day (on the SV) in 2005 or 2006 (I think).  Suit held up extremely well for sliding down the pavement at about 50 mph or so..

Right Butt

Right Elbow

Right Hip

Right Shoulder

You can probably guess which side I crashed on after all this.  ;)   Suit now is as good as new (practically, except for a pocket zipper that doesn't work), still wear it regularly.


Let me close with this, one of my favorite pictures of my daughters.  This is them with some Aerostitch jackets on, at Aerostitch in Duluth, Minnesota.  I love this picture (from 2011), brings a smile to my face every time I see it.  I love my daughters.

John Scott: All-Star

Not sure if you follow the NHL or if you care.  But just recently John Scott was voted into the NHL All-Star Game as something of a joke.  Fans mounted a huge campaign to get this guy into the All-Star Game, something he didn't deserve based on his playing skills or statistics.  Hey, let's get a goon in the game, they thought.  Just for fun.

Well, check this article out.  See if this doesn't shatter some misconceptions about the guy.

"A Guy Like Me | The Players' Tribune"

http://www.theplayerstribune.com/a-guy-like-me/

Love this part:

I thought I was done. But, yet again, somehow things just worked out, and I got another chance a few weeks later. Against the Detroit Red Wings, of all teams. I hopped over the boards for my first shift, and I’m out against Pavel Datsyuk and Nick Lidstrom.

That’s a holy shit moment for ya. That’s a long way from the GM cubicle.

Looks like Scott had the last laugh.  Check out these stories.

From NPR:

John Scott Transcends Jokes, NHL's Resistance And Is Named MVP Of All-Star Game

I love the part about his daughters.

From SBNation (published before the All-Star Game):

Hockey fans made John Scott an All-Star, and the NHL made him pay for it

"At some point, the joke morphed into something else: appreciation."

From CBS Sports:

For one year, John Scott saved the NHL All-Star Game

Quote of the Day: Confucius on Life

Here's a quote that makes you think.  Maybe I'm at this stage of my life.

"We have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only have one." - Confucius

Song of the Day: Rilo Kiley - My Slumbering Heart ... and Pictures of Success

Maybe time for a more hopeful song.  An expression of what I'd like in the future perhaps.   :)

"Rilo Kiley - My Slumbering Heart"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAcHnNd5Mg8

Lyrics, from AZLyrics.com
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/rilokiley/myslumberingheart.html

It just feels good when we're waking up
It just feels good when you're next to me
It just feels good when you're coming home
It just feels good when it's waking up
My slumbering heart



Here's a decent list of the 10 best Rilo Kiley songs.  I tend to like numbers 1, 2, 3, 5, and 7 the best of the bunch.
http://www.stereogum.com/1271012/the-10-best-rilo-kiley-songs-2/photo/


Here's a bonus song.  Time to move forward.

"Rilo Kiley - Pictures of success"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keKdyN16qUs

Again, lyrics from AZLyrics.com
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/rilokiley/picturesofsuccess.html

These are times that can't be weathered and
We have never been back there since then