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Saturday, April 16, 2011

Day 15- Bible Verse

Um, I couldn't tell you any Bible Verse let alone a favorite.
I've been thinking of what to do with this one for a few days. I was just going to replace it with favorite books, but I'll do that tomorrow in replace of Dream House, because that's a silly one.
Then I realized that it doesn't say The Bible verse just bible verse. Who's to say that it has to be from the Christian Bible? Couldn't it be the bible I use? Quotes that I use to guide me through life? So, I present the Bible of Bryan! Some excellent tid-bits I have picked up in my 31 years....

I have already told of when I was young and got picked on a lot. Most of this was due to not dressing correctly or having the newest Air Jordan Nikes. I didn't have a Nintendo and wore generic clothes therefore I couldn't be cool. Then, in the 90's something changed...a guy like me became an icon. A guy who hated the popular kids, despised the cliques of jocks and sought individuality. His name was Kurt Cobain.
One lyric of his always stuck with me, from the song 'Stay Away', and He said..."Monkey see, monkey do. I'd rather be dead than cool". This is when I started to despise people who looked down on others for not being 'cool' and I started to care less what people thought of me. It has always stuck with me, and is my favorite line from Nirvana.
There you have it, favorite verse from the Bible of Bryan.
Some other good lines include: "Step one is get the job done"- I think my grandfather used to say this but I heard it from my father.
"What is easy isn't always right, what is right isn't always easy"- That's an old saying no idea where it came from
"Mess with my family and I will fuck you up"- that's from me, a good one too.
"I'm not a violent person, but I can be driven to it"- kinda goes with the line above.
I need to write an actual Bible of Bryan, why not? Maybe I'll start my own religion...

4 comments:

  1. "If there's anything that you need please don't
    hesitate to ask someone else first."

    Kurt was proof that the best art comes from the guys with the most fucked up lives. Some of them ultimately do find happiness. A lot of them end up dead, young.

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  2. "All in all is all we are"

    I think Pearl Jam only pushed themselves ahead as my favorite band because Nirvana ended in '94. I still get chills from listening to the Unplugged in NY album. Sadly, the quote that I chose Kurt actually held to, when Nirvana got bigger than he could handle and it was no longer fun, he ended his life.

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  3. I liked NAC's quote, as well as the "what's right". While I was never a fan of Kurt Cobain, if it helped kids avoid following the herd and all the pain and grief that often goes along with that one way or another, I'll give him a tip of my hat. Adolescence is one big minefield, wish all kids had the support and courage to walk their own path.

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  4. I like, too, how Kurt would drive a point home through repetition. Jim Morrison did this too and John Lennon some. But Kurt took it to another level.

    Maybe just happy
    Think I'm just happy
    Think I'm just happy
    Think I'm just happy

    I think I'm dumb
    I think I'm dumb
    I think I'm dumb
    I think I'm dumb
    I think I'm dumb
    I think I'm dumb
    I think I'm dumb
    I think I'm dumb
    I think I'm dumb
    I think I'm dumb
    I think I'm dumb
    I think I'm dumb

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