Holy shit, so you remember the email I got from Lazy earlier today.
—–Original Message—–
From: matt@thematineemusic.com [mailto:matt@thematineemusic.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 11:25 AM
To: Jeremy@thezone.fm
Subject: a song for youHey Jeremy…. here ya go! Bit of a busy weekend, I celebrated both mine and my girlfriends’ birthdays… so yeah….. still hurting a bit. In other news, did you know that Bob’s place in North Van burned to the ground last week ? He lost everything. And the bastard just rolls with it with a shrug. What a guy!
This tune is called San Diego, and it is about an unpaid speeding ticket I got once on a road trip to California. True story. I still haven’t paid it, so now there is a bench warrant for my arrest in Weed County. The fine is up to $1200 and the collections calls me twice a week. I never answer. And never will! Just can’t drive down there anymore.. or I am going to the slammer!
Cheers bud, new tunes to be recorded next month that I will send your way too.
Lazy.
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Well, it turns out that my good friends Bob and Jen (pictured above holding Mads) are in fact homeless! About a week ago, their apartment burned down.
From the Horse’s Mouth: Bob telling the story
Can you even believe that? Luckily they had insurance and lots of friends and family to help out where they can.
The Morning After 
That is sorta my worst nightmare. One of them at least. But the whole,
“And the bastard just rolls with it with a shrug. What a guy!”
is amazing. I love that attitude and it’s something I want to strive for in my life. I’m reading a book right now by Eckhart Tolle about becoming free of the ego – and though it’s kind of hard for my brain to relay the message properly, your friend Bob obviously fully embodies it. It’s sort of like this though…
Your apartment burns down and you are devastated. By the loss of possessions, even memories, etc. Normal, right? But ask yourself this…
Has WHO YOU ARE become diminished by the loss?
Will YOU become LESS when you let go of it?
Anyway, that was long and odd, I know…but that whole just walking around and shrugging was pretty awesome. It’s like, the FIRST time in real life since starting the book that I’ve actually heard of it being acted out.
Gah, I should have made this a blog post 😉 Sorry for taking up so much room!!
copy/paste it on your blog 😛