Star Star Teach Me How to Shine

New Years Eve 2005 landed in Shiner, Texas, with a bunch of singles. One could look at this year as a disappointment in comparison to the excursions of previous years. Shiner doesn't compete with London or NYC, or even the crowds of ATX, on paper. How do you compare London to Shiner, and is it better singing Costello with a bunch of English blokes, or yelling Tenacious D tunes at the top of your lungs in your own backyard. Both are equal, both are ends in themselves.

When you get past what's on paper, you don't ask when are we going fun while you are having fun. You bring the fun with you, and understand that having the doc, the beast, the drizzle, Ashley B and G/V, John, Mandy, Tiff, and and other 'victims' of the stars not aligning to share the turning of the calendar with, you realize you are kings, and if anything 2005 taught me, it's all about attitude, and having a good attitude.

A big resolution for 2006 is to not be an intense, slightly paranoid, hard to please, moody, gruesome bitch as much. I want to employ a more go with the flow attitude, and take the situation for what it is, and not put my negative / twisted spin on everything. I want to put the hallmark cards words 'grant me the power to change what I can, accept what I can't, and acknowledge the difference in them' to use. I want to stay agile and adaptable for the new year, the older my balls get, the harder that is to do. I want to find the balance between hanging my balls out there for something that's significant and worth fighting for and setting myself up for disappointment.

OK -- had to put all that in there, now for the pictures, the night belonged to the drizzle and the 151, Mr. Too Much to drink for the evening.

The beast and the drizzle dressed in party attire, don't ask me what was going on, it was a very very strange night in so many ways.

When Mike D gets a little boozed up, he decides to wander around, finding his way on stage, doing a GQ pose with all the ladies.

Strange thing happened, Mike D finds a new friend, and dances some hip hop with her. Did you get those digits drizzle? bahabhahbahbhahbhabbahbhah! WHEW!

The driz, mr star of the evening even took on some country music dancing. The photo opps were just flying left and right with this guy tonight.

The Beastmaster also had to get in on the action and decided to dance with out new friend. My god the stares from the rednecks were priceless! My GOD! hahahahaaha

I appreciate a bunch of drunk text messages as the clock strikes 12, for the quote says 'a drunken man's words are a sober man's thoughts.' Blake, we missed you bad buddy, but understandable the effects of booze, we'll hit up those canepoles next time, but hurry, they are laughing at us right now.

The sentimental Russian tunes of Gorky Park , give 'Try to Find Me' a spin to hear the lonely, empty sound of the big country, and perhaps the only good ska on the planet, The Specials are what are rining in my ears as I type the blog.

So may the new year bring a slew of possibilities and opportunities for everyone, maybe even a sentimental russian with a mohawk who likes ska.