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[MBreinin]

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Mike, how can a guy with "Charlie Murphy, what did the five fingers say to the face?" as his avatar, possibly be bummed out? Go watch some Chappelle clips and feel better.

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Jimmy, E-Mail me.

Mike

[jim777]

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People have a natural curiosity for things they haven't seen or touched, or whatever. It's a NATURAL curiosity, and guys seem to have it more than girls. How many times has a buddy of yours handed you something with a twisted look on his face and said, "Holy shit, dude, smell this thing". You have a pretty good idea what's coming, but you smell anyway, doncha? Guys do that. Maybe after you get to a certain point you say say "No thanks" and just laugh, but for a while, you always smell it. So, those gore sites keep getting hits and they always will. But at some point, it does hit you that it's someone's son or daughter or whathave you, just like Bill said, and your curiosity just disappears.
I remember the very first thing I saw coming out of my office building (5 WTC) on 9/11 and out into the area between the buildings was a smoking arm holding a briefcase just lying on the ground. I don't know if it was someone in the first tower or the plane, but it froze me in my tracks. It was right arm, torn clean off someone, still holding a briefcase. The jet fuel stench was everywhere, and because we had taken a while to clear our three floors before running outside, people were already jumping from above when we got outside. There were people on the ground, pieces of people, I looked up and saw three black women who had jumped together coming roaring down to the plaza holding hands..It was like a bizarro universe where everything is backward. I guess it was only one day, not a lifetime or years on the job, but it was more than enough for me.
I guess what I'm trying to say is it isn't maturity that keeps you from being interested; from smelling that ancient box of chinese that someone digs out from the back of the fridge. It's really more experience. Don't feel bad if you still sniff that carton. It could be worse.

[Mr White]

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I guess youre right man.
Im just lucky not to have had these experiences.
Sorry to hear about these horrific things people have experienced.

James

[Soap]

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I've had my fair share of fast cars and various other toys. They are a great distraction...but that is all they are. You live your life searching for high you get from something or someone new...then you realize one day that the problem really lies within yourself...that you are merely searching for the means to fill a void...a void whose origins you can't really ascertain with any certainty.

THAT is when it hits you.

Damn, I am bumming MYSELF out!!! [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

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Awh yes, "the inner man" the quest of purpose.
The one thing that remains unchanging.
Man with all the modren marvels of technology and still finds all the external stuff, self indulgences, and etc doesn't define who he/she is. Eventually, we all go back to it, some sooner than others, the inner man must realized.
Or do we continue to feed our dillusions whether self imposed out ignornace(unlearned)or delibertate actions.
Either way, at some point "the inner man" must be realized.
Understanding and changing a mentallity is long term, usually got to go through alot STUFF to reach the realization point.

I have nothing but compasion for police officers, firemen, EMS folks, and military soldiers who experience blood and gore on a dialy basis. I come from a very long and strong military family. To see grown men share stories of battle(warfare)with tears in their eyes, is heart wrenching, humbling and puts the real stuff in life that matters most in perspective real quick. I think our communities and etc. should tour some VA's. I think for most, it would be a learning experience well deserved. If it wasn't for their meds they won't be able to sleep, let alone cope with daily life.

Thanks Bill for a good read.

[atomic charvel guy]

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i was at a stop light at 10 i nthe morning and all of a sudden this crash sounds and this guy on his motor cycle came flying through the air and landed in front of my porsche. i backed up about 5 feet, jumped out of the car and and asked if he could hear me. then i se blood coming out down the sides of his neck. this is supposedly the wrong thing to do but i slid his helmet off very delicately while this fuckin' cunt of lady is yelling at me while i'm doing it. i yell at evrybody to cal agod damn ambulance, i could see inside his head, i let him rest against my chest as my legs were out and i was holding his head together. finally the police, firetrucks and ambulance showed up, i talked him down the whole time telling him that help is coming , you're gonna be alright. then when the paramedics took over they said who took his helmet off? i said i did,and they said good move , and good job holding his head together. i looked at the lady and said you're fucking asshole andi spit on her car. i went right back to good 'ol natured tommy once i was exonnerated of my actions. it was a tough 4-5 minutes ,but hey you gotta help if you can ya know?

[MBreinin]

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That is why I sold my motorcycle.

Here is a true story. I rode my bike to Fat Harry's on St. Charles Avenue. I had a VFR-750R, this was in 1991. I then proceeded to get so wasted in the bar that when I came out I put my helmut on backwards and staggered around going, "oh fuck, I'm blind...I'm blind!!". The detail cop watching the door, yes COP, yells.."Ya got your helmut on backwards you dumb, drunk fuck!". I then remove it, put it on the right way, fire up the VFR and head home.

I sold that bike a month later and have never ridden again.

That's New Orleans.

Mike

[markb]

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Once you have children, you will never be interested in seeing people split open, destroyed and mangled.

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What else is there to say?

But, if I ever saw anyone do any of these things to a child, mine or anyone elses...there would be gore. Fuck there would be gore.

[jblicharz]

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I'll keep my story short. Yes, I've seen it first hand too(EMS) - dead, abused, decomposed, impaled, mutilated: babies, children, elderly and so on. Yeah, they make for great cd covers but seriously, after a while it does start to get to you and you remember everything in detail.

[Rupe]

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I know I'm late on this thread but I agree with Bill on this one. My family owns a chain of funeral homes in Western PA and I used to work for the Clarion County Coroner's Office. I have seen just about everything anyone could imagine and was frequently elbows deep in it. It certainly gives "life" a whole new perspective when you see firsthand just how fragile it is.
The statement that Bill made about gore fans being posers is absolutely true. I'd bet anyone who chose to put dead babies on an album cover would have a change of heart if they walked in my shoes. It's ALL posing and I find it pretty lame. The only exceptions to the posers are the truly psychopathic and they are few and far between.
I know many of us have a morbid curiousity with these things and there is nothing wrong with that, but seeking the stuff out it is a bit twisted IMO...it could be someone you love getting their brains scattered during a bank holdup in the next FOD movie.
...and the guy above me who states what makes for a good album cover needs his face shoved into some some of this shit for a bit of a reality check. You're statement was very lame IMO.

[Mr White]

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I dont want to re-hash what Ive said but, one of the reason I originally was looking at these pics is cos it made you stop and think that what you had was really fragile and could be taken away at any moment. And it kinda got rid of the 'wont happen to me thing' that a lot of people have.
But, like I said above, Id been emotionally detached in looking at it.

James

[Big D]

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Some might depressing shit in this thread. Bottom line is, humans are fragile, life is short, people die. Ya gotta make sure to enjoy every day 'cause you never know when it's gonna be your severed head that they have to pick up off the highway.

When I was about 20 I came up on a head on crash that was pretty bad. 2 guys in one car were already dead and the guy in the other car was close. I covered him in a blanket and talked to him until the ambulance got there. He died the next day. That was about 15 years ago or so and I can see his face in my mind like it was yesterday.

I didn't find out till later that one of the guys in the other car was my best friend from high school. He was so mangled that I didn't recognize him. It hit me pretty hard for awhile...although I can't honestly say I've ever shed a tear about someone dying other than a child.

And yeah Mike and Shawn I'm 37 also, and I'm in full scale mid-life crisis mode too. I've been getting tats, drinking too much and raising major hell when we play gigs.

I threw a mic stand into the wall last weekend and kicked a pitcher of beer into the $10,000 monitor board (accident). I was pissed because the sound guy was an asshole and I couldn't hear myself singing For Whom the Bell Tolls. I swear the anger is directly related to being depressed about my age. I think about my age and my mortality every day now.

I'm pretty sure if I didn't have kids that I love and need to take care of, I would have self destructed by now one way or another.

[RacerX]

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I guess the Bell tolled for that monitor board. Heh. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

[Big D]

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I guess the Bell tolled for that monitor board. Heh. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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Well, they kicked me off stage at the end of the song and they got it wiped up pretty fast so I think the board survived. They pretty much wanted to kill me but I had several people on my side who were bigger, tougher, and nuttier than the people who worked there. [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

[horns666]

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Don't feel bad guys..especialy James..

Dude we all fear death to some degree..it is a natural human curiousity. Because it really is the unknown..man always fears the unknown....especially when it's permanent like death..

Why do you think there is always a traffic jam even at the most minor fender benders..EVERBODY has to rubberneck...hell I do it too..it's natural ..we all do it.

Tommy..you wanna hear a nasty motorcycle trauma..man I got one for you. It was approx 6:35AM on a Sunday morning. Me and my patner just came out of Roll Call and was doing are Vehicle Check. There is a parkway with a "S" shaped road that runs along side of our district. I hear a crotch rocket throttle go wide open..then all of a sudden a short , quick POP sound..then silence..Oh Oh that did NOT sound good..

So we quickly jump in the Zone Car and go there and there is a single utility pole all by it's lonesome. It's the ONLY pole there in a 50 yard area..well the guy missed the turn full throttle..hit the high curb..went over the handlebars and flew heard first into the only pole that was there. His head split WIDE open ..like a big gaping V shaped wedge from the top of his head to his nose..it looked like a monster movie..his eyes were seperated about a foot apart..it looked like somebody split his head right down the middle with an axe with a HUGE V split opening..it was a chilly morning..so steam was coming from inside his head , brain matter everywhere..I called to him..I don't know why..instinct I guess..it appeared that his eyes were twitchin' and he was barely breathing fast , short , shallow breaths..then poof he was gone..now that was one of the worst motorcycle accidents I ever seen..he would have missed that pole by six inches..either way..he'd probably been ok..but he hit that pole head on..I guess that was his time.

My worst incident ever was the 18th month boy that went after his dad when he was going to work..he didn't want his dad to go or just wanted to say goodbye..but he had one of the huge Ford Econoline box vans..and just backed up over him..man I will take that to my grave..and what made it worse..was that my son Vinny was exactly 18 months old at the time..man I went home and held him for at least an hour..and I just cried..I never cried so hard in my life..

because my son would do the same thing when I went to work ..he would cry and wave goodbye to me from the side window ..throwing me a kiss..damn I'm tearing up now..

Yeah that was THE worst thing ever..I had people shooting at me and shot that person..and I don't even think about that much..

There is two incidents that will never fade with time..and that was one of them The father ..it took eveything I had to restrain hiom from hurting himself..I mean I just bear hug him forever..what else could I do..

personaly I know that I couldn't live after something like that..I wonder if he's is still around..I always wonder that.

BTW JIM777..man that had to be one hell of an experience man..Tommy lost friends there..That is something you'll never forget..I'm Glad that you here to talk about it.

I have so many crazy stories..I can't even remeber most of them..it's just a big blur..that's good let it be..

I'm retired now..I really miss all my friends still on the job..I could be with them..but that's impossible..too much damage was done to me..so I can't ever go back..that bothers me alot sometimes...Oh well

There is a plus side..I get to be home with my family.. so that's cool. Oh, and talk to you guys..because if I wasn't retired ..I wouldN't have the pleasure knowing my friends here..so some good can come from bad I guess.

Take care man,

Bill

[markb]

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And yeah Mike and Shawn I'm 37 also, and I'm in full scale mid-life crisis mode too. I've been getting tats, drinking too much and raising major hell when we play gigs.


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I'm also 37 and it's the same thing for me. But why? 37!!! I thought mid life crisis hit at 48 yrs old or something?? 37 is pretty young to feel old and overly mortal.