Sick of it All...

[shreddermon]

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Cool on you, Chuckster! Hope it works out for 'ya. [img]/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img]

[Emthrax]

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I've just had a potential new career drop in my lap from out of the blue! How friggen wild is that? And I won't have to cut my hair or nuttin! This is friggen amazing... [img]/images/graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]

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Woah! Wow! HAHA! That is awesome Chuck!!!!!!!!! [img]/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img]
I DO believe in karma. What you put out comes back to you threefold. You deserve this, bro.
Enjoy! [img]/images/graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]

Em

[Number Of The Priest]

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Nice one Chuck! What a fantastic opportunity perfect for seizing. Good luck with it bro. [img]/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img]

[charvelguy]

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Hey Chuck, well all know you have a discriminating ear and if you are familiar with all this video stuff...sounds like you have a good shot at being an ideal candidate. I wish you all the best wishing I can muster may the spotlight shine down upon you.

[bsteff666]

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Chuck, Sully.....You guys are my friends.........I can totally relate to some of the things that you guys have shared. I have been having a similar crisis of late.

Life just seems to be such a series of ups & downs that constantly shift. I've been really down about my music & guitar hobby at times too........But it does pass.

Chuck.....I will share that I am 31 years old & I too live at home with my parents. I am not proud of it but I do it. I know that I would feel better about myself & my place in life if I lived on my own.

I'm lucky that I did go to school & get my degree. I have a good career that pays me pretty well. But my real love is my band that's been together for over eight years. In those eight years...I've been the only member that has had a good career. So where has all the money come from to keep the band going? Its come from me. I've bought vans & trailers..financed CD recording projects, tours, you name it. I've done this because I wanted to & because I was able to. The whole essence of being in a band has been something that is so important to me.......it always seemed worth it. I don't ever expect to be some big rock star or anything. I just love to do it.

Combine the band with my love for (addiction to) guitars........I've got a collection of 32 guitars....some of them pretty expensive......more amps than one guy needs....countless other gear...etc.

Anyway.....where I'm going with this is....because of my music hobby, I've made compromises in other areas of my life. I wouldn't be able to live on my own & keep up the hobby the way I have.

I've been having a big struggle with this lately. How long can I keep things up this way? When am I going to give up & settle down for the domestic family life of my own like so many of my friends are now doing?

This has been a big crisis for me the last few months because a combination of these factors have caused my girlfriend to split with me.

Me not having quite enough time for her because of the band & usually putting the band first, me still living at home, issues between her and my parents (ones that I probably would confront much more easily if I didn't live with my parents)....all of this has come between us & it has really made me a mess.

Sorry for the rambling but I guess I had to vent too.

Anyway I think what is important is to find a good balance & make changes in life when necessary to keep a good balance.

My music & guitar hobby are very important to me...but so is my girl...so is my overall happiness & feeling of well-being.

I'm trying to fix things that went wrong.....I'm trying to get her back & I think I'm having some success. If I have to scale things back a little bit with the band and with the gear obsession........I think it will be OK......I think my overall happiness with my place in life will improve.

I guess the advice I'm trying to give (& get at the same time) is that sometimes when things begin to suck...you've got to mix it up a bit & make a few changes & keep things fresh.

Wow......this has been therapeutic. Chuck, Sully thanks for the therapy session.

[xenophobe]

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Wow... the bad and the good in all one reading. Hey bro, congrats and good luck!

Without putting another life story here, I'll just add that you're one hell of a guy and I'm glad to know you here! There are so many positives and negatives you can focus in on in reflection that it's easy to get caught up in the negatives. It's a vicious cycle that can really bring you down, but you gotta know that you're alive, people care about you, and things are always greener on the other side of the fence, and no matter what your circumstances are, you can always find something to get you down. I certainly think you have a lot going for you, and I hope that you find a spot that you're happy in, and someday we can plug in together and share a few tunes! [img]/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img]

[Ace]

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Hey Chuck, I have a good friend that does live sound for a television station here in L.A. He really likes his job, and if you have any questions I'll pass them on to him. Good luck with the new job, it sounds like it should be really fun, a way to be in music AND have a steady paycheck!!

[toejam]

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Good times, Chuck! [img]/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img] I think we should have a collective JCF group hug. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[Outlander]

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Sometime we have to let our dreams die. But that doesn't mean the music has to.
Life as our music sometimes needs a rest or recharging period before we proceed or change direction.
Chuck best of thoughts to you(I'd say luck but it's more than that)Just think this opertunity wouldn't be there for you if you wern't in that particular place at this particular time.Who knows what we're really supposed to be doing anyhow.
Bless all of you this is truly a special place!

[nor]

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Fuggin A Chuckles!
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Don't forget - I mix for a living, these days. Call me if you need any backup.

[diablomozart]

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well chuck...i've heard you play...we've discussed this before too...you don't suck...period...d.m.

[Top Jimmy B]

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Congrats on the potential job! That alone should boost your spirits a little.

I can empathize with the illness factor and know all too well the emotional damage a life threatening disease can cause. Not to mention the stress it puts you under and all the damn "thinking time" being treated gives you. This is usually when the "what if's" kick in and life starts to seem a downer.

Hang in there old timer - I'm cheering for you.

[tonemonster]

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toejam.....no...no way! [img]/images/graemlins/nono.gif[/img] I am not hugging you....no way!! not gonna happen... [img]/images/graemlins/poke.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[atomic charvel guy]

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chuckles racer,
i have been trying to call you. i think you moved to fiji cuz i can never get through. tie a spoke from your bicycle to your head and go sit on the roof of your house and turn your phone on.
let me just say that i have lost alot. 62 guitars, my wife, her family, acquired six figures of debt, business is probably goona close after jan. 1st, been looking at all these amazing guitars that i'll never be able to afford ever again, and yes i used to play a rippin' guitar. but only if i have heroin in me. i cannot play without it so i am in some situation. and yes looking at these guitars that you can never have is so depressing i am right there wit you, BUT!!!! i'm 6 days off junk and i'm just about ready for Mike Tyson. i feel like i can rip his head off right now. with all my troubles, for some reason, i just feel like a monster today and it's been a while since i've felt like that. maybe it's because the junk's out of me, or maybe cuz it's due to me being so god damn good looking, i don't know.-lol
but i do know that you are my friend and you always helped me through my dark hours. and for that, i would take a missile in the stomach for you at any time. i don't wanna stick a needle in my arm today and you're a big part of that so don't be thinking you're not somebody, or where you want to be, you helped save my life. sully too, and countless others. i don't know dude, i'm gonna be alone on christmas but it's all my fault. but god damn do i feel good today and i have you to thank. i don't know what else to say. why don't we just start robinhood guitars for real and go out with a bang. i'm up for anything right now.
let me know pal.

[toejam]

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toejam.....no...no way! [img]/images/graemlins/nono.gif[/img] I am not hugging you....no way!! not gonna happen... [img]/images/graemlins/poke.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

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Fine, be that way! [img]/images/graemlins/eviltongue.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] I'll just get a hug from Tommy then. [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]