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I recently had the extreme pleasure of being invited to have dinner with SHINEDOWN. My girlfriends cousin won tickets for "Chowdown with Shinedown" from KUFO (portland or.) These guys are some of the coolest fuckin guys I've ever met. Even as we got out of the limmo & were entering "Big Daddy's", Brent opened the door for us. I tried to hold the door open for him and everybody else, brent simply stated, "YOU'RE OUR GUESTS". I believe I mumbled somethng like, "that's fucking cool, thanks". That set the tone for the rest of the evening. These guys love a good ol' fashioned BBQ. I personally have an open invitation for any of them to come to my place any time they want, 3 in the mornin', I don't give a shit, if they want to bbq, I'M ALL OVER IT.
Inspiration comes in many different forms. Shinedown as a group, has inspired the hell out of me. If you have a chance to see them in concert, do not pass it up. if you are an artist, do not pass it up. if you have a dream, DO NOT PASS IT UP !!!

I WOULD LIKE TO PERSONALLY THANK BRENT, JASIN, BRAD & BARRY for taking time out of their schedule to have dinner with us. I would also like to thank them for the music they've created. My talent is drawing, I LOVE to listen to music when I'm drawing. Not only have I listened to the lyrics & music, but I've LISTENED TO THE MUSIC & LYRICS.

THANKS GUYS

                                 ERICH

CLOCKWORK MARY

[Jesse to Congregation]

Welcome my friends To paradise I know sorrows you hide Closer to my light Are you sad ma'am

[Jesse to his Mother]

Do I know your face Mother mine Oh mama where you gone Now you come to Claim me your son
I'm the broken piece of your life Oh and mama why'd you come Fall before me say I'm your one
Oh, you gave but taken my life.

Was I born in your sin Or Mary's lie Cause I know all that you hide Come closer am I blind
Oh to your madness Here in your naked grace Mother whyOh mama where you gone
Now you come to Claim me your son I'm the broken piece of your life Oh and mama why'd you come
Fall before me say I'm your one Oh, you gave but taken my life.

[Jesse to his Mother]

I'll kill the beast So to free my soul And smash the tears That never let me go
Oh, if there's a smile you see It's only the clockwork Orange that's in me

I curse the darkness' Impassioned plea And tear the heart out And watch me bleed
I'll sacrifice my blood for free To satisfy the vengeance in me

Oh all I need was someone
To love me
Oh all I need was one
There's no one who cares

                                                                   jonathon aaron steel