My apologies for being away lately. Just wanted to ask how everyone was?
I hope you all still enjoy coming here!
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Thanks for asking @STORMS 
Iām doing fineā¦busy with workā¦my wifeās due date is comingā¦and sure I still enjoy coming hereā¦although it looks like thereās not much content every day 
But heyā¦even when we are away and apartā¦we still part of the big dark flame 
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Hey Storms, yes, I still get on every day to see whatās going on. Work is also busy for me. I hope everyone is well!
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@Blag yeah activity is down a bit. Itās difficult to keep people regular without posting new content frequently. Iāve been busy with work and family, but those AFI shows are just around the corner!
Iām still debaring on what I want to bring to the shows to try to get signed. I donāt wanna bring more than 3 things max. Like, when have you ever seen an autographed copy of Under the Rose? Decisions, decisionsā¦
Great to hear from you @snobgrass!
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All good. Busy with adult life in general. Added a couple of bits to the collection recently, itās still slowly growing and evolving
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Good for you.
My wife and I are doing upgrades around the house so my eBay visits either have to be controlled or limited.
Plus the expenses to keep this site running and the DFC art my artist has been working on for me.
Regarding adult life, I just hope that someday I have enough space to create an AFI room where every time you enter it, AFI plays. Posters, framed setlists, vinyls, etc.
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I lived that dream, then we had a kid and my man cave turned into the kids room. One day I may have space to do it all again.
At the minute my collection building is limited to the āmust haveā items on my list, so itās slow going as those things donāt appear too often, and the list isnāt a very big one any more.
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Life has beenā¦difficult recently. My friendās dad died super unexpectedly while they were on vacation in a different country, so that funeral was today. Second hardest funeral Iāve ever been too.
I still check in here every day and Iām really looking forward to the shows Iām going to in September! Hope everyone else is doing well!
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@sayasha I am very sorry for your lossā¦ I remember not even being able to go into my cousins funeral about 10 years ago. I just couldnāt. I wouldāve been on the floor crying. Once I read a message that my Aunt Sue wrote to her son who just passedā¦ done. Done. Doneā¦
I really appreciate you all checking in here daily. Iām going to work on doing a better job updating and posting when I can.
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@STORMS Yeah, I think my friend said it best when she got up to say something and the first words out of her mouth were āI love you all, but I donāt want to be hereā
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Struggling a lot with my mental health issues. Itās been way worse than this in the past but itās such a drag. Canāt really focus on anything, no motivation to do anything meaningful, nothing interests me, Iām so bored all the time. Iāve been wanting to play my guitar but my shoulder is fucked again and canāt afford treatment right now. I really want to work on writing my novel or just do some short stories but I canāt concentrate at all or direct my thoughts toward it. Feeling kind of hopeless. Iām reading Nikki Sixxās autobiography The Heroin Diaries. Itās so good. My apartment is a mess, donāt have to energy to clean in. I havenāt done anything in the way of AFI for a while, itās been close to a month I guess, I havenāt even listened to them. Maybe I should, Black Sails usually makes me feel like kicking the worldās ass. I noticed a few months ago the boards here have slowed down, I try to visit at least once a week but I have nothing except depressed drivel to addā¦
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Oh man, hang in there! Remember, things can be bad but that means things can be good too!
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So sorry for your loss @sayasha Those kind of things are never easyā¦sending you all my positive thoughtsā¦
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Hang in there buddyā¦lifeās not easy but it doesnāt mean we can keep fightingā¦thereās a saying from a skateboarder that I really likeā¦āWhen we fall downā¦we come back for moreāā¦so keep listening to Black Sailsā¦and remember that hereā¦weāre all part of a big dark flameā¦
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Wow, thanks guys. Thereās more compassion here from strangers on the internet than I ever receive from people Iāve known IRL.
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Hey I hope things look up for you,I went through a similar phase and read Nikkis Book and Dave Navarros the subject matter although great books in my opinion they may not be the best things to be reading right now,Iām just talking from experience not trying to offend at all.Pick up Steven Tyler or Anthony Kiedis book as the subject matter is just as entertaining and dark but also sheds light on things,Stevens has a way with words and you get some positive with the negative and he analyzes things when he was in dark phases and how he got out,heās brutally honest amd helpful if you cant find it ill mail it to you.Check him out on Joe Rogan Podcast he just did super entertaining guy.I know it doesnāt sound good but if you can hit the gym,weights go on a bike ride with some music youāll feel much better.Were all here but if you want to talk you can PM me anytime.
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Thanks. Nikkiās book has actually helped me to feel a little better for the most part, because for me itās personally validating. I also love his sense of humor, despite the subject matter some of the tongue and cheek commentary from time to time is hilarious. Iāve been meaning to pick up some other books as well, thanks for the suggestions.
Right now Iām in a lot of pain with my back, which is just making me feel even more cranky lol. Iām going to try to make it to a yoga class sometime this week, itās one of the only things that seems to help.
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Yeah Nikki and Dave have very unique senses of humor,have you read the dirt by motley crue,or whores:an oral history of Janeās addiction other amazing reads,but go with Steven Tylers first.Those books helped me too eventhough theyāre dark at times.Yogas good,have you tried swimming it builds up alot of surrounding upper body muscles giving your back more support by activating more groups of muscles so instead of your back being the sole source you have many other sources working as support to relieve the stress and load.Strangely this helps me after I get done with muay thai and have pain this takes it away,lay back and put in headphones and give it a shot
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