Paris…

Am writing from my hotel room on our day off in Nice, France as we are enroute to our show in Milan, Italy tomorrow night. To tell you the truth the whole thing still makes me feel incredibly numb. I feel angry and tired. And I also feel like many of you do: powerless. Yes, there is no doubt that I am committed to LIVING MY LIFE the way I want to and there is no group or movement or person or persons that will deter me of that, short of my own mortality. But this tragedy is so much more closer to home for me and my family, certainly since September of 2001. Ricky and I just saw Eagles of Death Metal in Prague back in the summer. They are so GOOD!! What a great band and what a great “thing” they have created musically. For anyone that doesn’t know their music, imagine the Rolling Stones and the Ramones and Sly and the Family Stone rolled into one. It’s ALL about a good time. And I can guarantee you those in attendance at their show in Paris on Friday night were expressing the same emotions as I felt and saw in Prague: utter joy, dancing, laughter, excitement, balls of positive energy, bucket loads of love. And THAT thought, my friends, is what continues to bring me to tears multiple times a day since Friday night. THAT goodness and positivity and unity and love, meeting with the worst, most evil, ugliest, most terrible, hate filled badness that has ever walked the earth.

I am so sad. I want to be home so badly, right now. And hold my wife and hug my kids and help my neighbor and visit my Mom and connect with the amazing power that the entire world could experience if we simply had more respect for each other.

Coexist.

Respect.

Love.

VIVA LA FRANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!