In the Mind of Nate

I would first like to express my deepest condolences to Ozzy's wife Sharon , his Children, GrandChildren, and all his of Family, bandmates, friends and last but not least to all of the Fans that he reminded us that he loved at the end of every show (admit it, you're tearing up with Me right now). I Don't Know Hello everyone, I was orginally going to name this entry "I Don't Know" if you read my last entry you may have thought it was part of a pattern. Obviously this was by no means planned of course. It has much more meaning than just three words. I first said to myself I don't know what I can say about Ozzy that has not already been said. What can I write that people don't already know? How can this be valid as a journalism? I said to myself I don't know. In combination with my initial thoughts and "I Don't Know" being the title of the first song on Ozzy's debut album The Blizzard of Oz (for many th...

This will obviously be the last post of the year. I was brooding over what I should write about, I really don't want bore everyone with some lame ass "Year in review" piece. I was just very indifferent about the Holidays this year with the requirement of having to rush around like a maniac to buy stuff, which keeps getting crazier and crazier with each passing year. So much so that I even dreaded going to Holiday parties, partly because of my need to not conform to what is being spoon fed to us, but mainly because of my own self disappointment in where I think I should be at this stage of my life. However, the much dreaded Holiday events made lead me to meeting a remarkable person from another era. This person had been telling me about how the music scene once was here in New York , and in other places. The importance of such places like the Joshua Tree (the place in Southern California ,not the U2 album) and how he feels that music will be society's saving gr...