When a celebrity is diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis he makes money doing commercials for what ails him. While the common man is simply excited to have something in common with his hero, he may not even think about the fact that he is helping him pay for his Rolls Royce.
[That being said, I'd rather have a Chevy and no arthritis.]
“I feel sorry for people who don’t drink. When they wake up in the morning that’s as good as they’re going to feel all day.”
-Frank Sinatra
Last night I drunkenly posted a Journey video on my site. Journey has given me a new idea in the world of Rock n Roll and keeping hope alive. You see, they have a new singer. He was the singer in a Journey cover band from the Philippines, and now he’s got the gig as the front man in the real band. I really hate to say it but I’d rather see him doing it than Steve Perry. This kid just seems so happy and full of life. He fucking kills it.
Here’s my point…. They should make Broadway shows out of all the classic bands and name them after their respected band. “Led Zeppelin” “The Beatles” “The Rolling Stones’…..
Basically, hire guys that look cool and can play and sing exactly like the originals, and quite possibly have one or more of the original members in the band just as “Journey” does. These shows should take place in theaters right here on Broadway in New York City. Let’s face it, most of these guys are too old to spend their lives in a tour bus.
Check out the videos I’ve posted below and you’ll see what I mean. Somewhere out there is any number of guys that can sing exactly like Robert Plant did when he was 28 years old -and I hate to say it but Robert Plant is not one of them.
And yes, it’s ok to watch these videos more than once. I did. (Oh and believe it or not this “kid” is 44 years old).
So after drinking a shit load of beers on Monday and waking up in the middle of the night and eating two slices of bread because it was the only thing in my fridge….. Tuesday was feeling a bit bloated. I started the day off with a salad instead of my usual oatmeal and by the time I was on the way to the studio I decided it was to be a carb free day.
I stopped at the grocery store and picked up a half a pound of turkey, a bag of baby carrots, and seltzer water. (Ok so carrots have a few carbs in them, but I only snacked on them a bit throughout the day eating maybe 15 total).
For dinner I had 8 ounces of sirloin steak mixed with steamed vegetables. To drink I had a few Jameson and Sodas.
The combination of no carbs and the fact that I didn’t sleep much the night before made for a very cranky day. But I’m happy to say that as of this morning, it was all worthwhile. I stepped on the scale first thing and was very happy with what I saw. And my stomach looks about as good as it’s ever looked.
The proverbial “beer belly” is often cause by an overdose on carbs, of which beer contains many. But so do many other things you can put into your mouth. Be careful with your carb intake, eat most of them early in the day, and every now and then take them away completely.
Keep your body guessing as if it were a beautiful woman you want to spend the rest of your life with. The second it loses interest it becomes fat.
