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“So Denied. So I Lied. Are You The Now Or Never Kind? …” –EVE 6’s “HERE’S TO THE NIGHT” ((2000))
“…In A Day…
…And A Day, Love…
…I’m Gonna Be Gone For Good Again. …
…Are You Willing To Be Had? …
…Are You Cool With Just Tonight? …”
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“…Here’s A Toast…
…To All Those…
…Who Hear Me All Too Well. …”
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“…HERE’S TO THE NIGHT…
…We Felt Alive. …
…Here’s To The Tears…
…You Knew You’d Cry. …
…Here’s To Goodbye…
…Tomorrow’s Gonna Come Too Soon. …”
“HERE’S TO THE NIGHT“ Is The Ultimate Track From The 2000 Album “HORRORSCOPE” By The Band EVE 6 !!!
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This Song…
“HERE’S TO THE NIGHT“
by EVE 6
…Gained A Whole New Level Of Relevance With Me During The Latter Portion Of 2000, And Well Into 2001.
To ME, It Was An Anthem For The Always Coming And Always Going Military Person.
I’d Venture To Say Most Of Y’all Have Had A Friend Or Relative In The Armed Forces.
And, Because I Ventured There, I’m Also Venturing Y’all Understand The Process Of Taking “Shore Leave” Or “Liberty” As We Called It.
It’s Horrid.
You Come Home For A Couple Days…
…And Then You’re Gone For Months And Months.
You Come Home Again For Maybe A Week Or So…
…And Then Your Ass Is Out The Door For The Next Year.
For Those Of You Whom Have Never Had To Deal With This Situation, Trust Me, I Envy You.
Going Home On “Shore Leave” Was Almost Always The Best Part Of My Year.
Going Back To Wherever I Was Stationed At The Time Was Always The Biggest Downer.
I May Have Loved My Job In The Navy…
…But There Was Nothing I Hated More So Than Having To Up And Leave My Family And Friends.
I Never Got Used To Saying Goodbye.
Never.
But, You Suck-It-Up AND You Deal-With-It.
Period.
You Didn’t Have Any Other Options.
That’s Why I Was Drawn To This Song.
I Heard It.
I Listened To It Over And Over.
I Fell In Love With It.
It Was Just So Damned Relevant.
It Fit My Life Situation Perfectly, At That Time.
To This Day, I Have A Very Tender Place In My Heart For This Jam.
It Reminds Me Of An Exceptionally Crazy-Hard Period In My Life.
It Reminds Me Of BOTH The Good AND The Bad Of Said Crazy-Hard Period.
This Song Has Become Quite The Staple In My Life’s Journey.
That’s A Good Thing, Right?!
RIGHT!!!
😀 😀
Please Do Try To Enjoy Your Day, My Peeps.
I Shall Endeavor To Do The Same.
I Wish Us ALL Luck.
L8r L8r, My Tater-Tots.
😉 🙂 😀
So… I Was Informed Last Night That The Only Time I Ramblel Is When I’m Ill…
…And I Suppose I Can Agree With That.
I Do Tend To Ramble And Prattle-On When I Don’t Feel Great.
Sue Me.
My Bad.
BUT…
…Today Came Rather Early, My Peeps.
I Was Up And At ‘Em Before 3AM’ish.
I HATE Being Awake Whilst The World Sleeps.
Makes Me Feel Odd.
Makes Me Feel Like A Failure At Just One More Thing In Life.
Can’t Do Anything Else Right…
…So Why Should My Sleep/Wake-Cycle Be An Different.
I Remember Working “The Night Shift” While In The Navy.
I LOVED IT!
Of Course, My Hours Were Longer Than Everyone Else’s.
They All Worked 0700 To 1900 (7AM To 7PM).
I…
…Along With My Elder Namesake….
…Worked 1800 To 0900 (6PM To 9AM).
Talk About A Bummer Of A Deal…
…Yet We Were Very VERY Willing To Work The Extra Hours.
You See…
…”The Night Shift” Had One Amazing Quality…
…NO SUPERVISORS.
NO BOSSES Standing Over My Shoulder…
…Criticizing Each And Every Thing I Did.
NO BOSSES To Tell Me What To Do…
…When To Do It…
…How To Do It…
…Etc Etc.
It Was Peaceful.
It Was Painless.
It Was Worth The 15-Hour Shifts.
Who Cares How Long You Work Whilst At Sea?!
EXACTLY, Mr Peeps!
Who Gives A Shit!?!
You Can’t Go Anywhere.
You’re Surrounded By The Sea…
…Or The Ocean…
…Or Wherever We Were At The Time.
I Had To Be There One-Hour Before Everyone Else Got Off Work So I Could Get The “Turn-Over” From My Fellow Journalist Shipmates.
And Then I Couldn’t Leave Until 9AM Because Of “Happy Hour” Which Meant We Had To Clean The Ship For An Hour Each Morning.
I Got Yelled-At Many A Time For Ducking-Out Early And Going To Bed.
No…
…I Was Not A Model Sailor.
I Was A Helluva Journalist…
…Just Not A Sailor.
I Think I’ve Discussed That Before, So I Won’t Go Into It.
I Just Remember Being Told And Told Over And Over Again…
“Brad, You Do A Great Job At This And That, But You’re Not Being A Team-Player, Nor Are You Fulfilling Your Duties As A Sailor On-Board This Ship. Straighten-Up, Fly Right, Or Get Burned.“
Or Something To That Effect.
And Boy Oh Boy Did They Ever Burn Me!
((hahahaahaha))
Oh, Memories.
Why Must You Be So Vivid?!
Sheesh.
😐
This Is Turning Into A Ramble, Isn’t It?!
SEE!!
I Knew It Would.
I Could Ramble For Days-On-End About The Navy And My Experiences.
Slowly, But Surely, They All Come Back To Me.
They Float To The Surface, So To Speak.
In The End, I Came To Hate Hate HATE My Time In The Navy.
And That’s Sad To Me.
I LOVED The Navy.
I LOVED My Peers And Especially My Friends.
It Was My “Superiors” That Were Intolerable.
Little People Trying To Fill Big Shoes, Ya Know?!
People Whom Were Only In-Charged Because Of Their Time And Rank.
Had They Not Hated Me So Much…
…Honestly…
…I’d Likely Still Be In The Navy.
I Could Have Handled Anything Thrown At Me Had I Had Bosses Whom Were Worth A Shit.
But They Weren’t.
So I’m Not.
Plain And Simple.
ANYWAY…
…I Shall End This Ramble, Here.
Y’all Take Care, Please.
And Be Good When Possible.
I Know…
…It Ain’t Easy.
Hell…
…What In Life Ever Is?
Exactly, My Peeps, Exactly.
Have A Damned Decent Day, Kiddies.
I’m Going To Try Doing The Same.
PEACE, Y’all!!!
😀 😀 😀
A Lone Sailor And His Ship
This Shot Was Taken Off The Coast Of PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA.
The Lone Sailor Stares Back At His Ship (The U.S.S. ABRAHAM LINCOLN) From A Liberty Boat.
I Sincerely Hope Y’all Enjoy This One.
It’s A Photo That Was Purely Happenstance.
Guess I Got Lucky With It, Eh?!?!
😉
Photos From The Navy Days…
…Here, I Was Practicing My Silhouetting…
…Or Whatever You Wanna Call It.
It’s Been A Decade…
…So I Don’t Remember All My Terms.
My Bad.
😉
And Here, I’m Trying To Do It Again…
…But With A Helluva Lot More Sailors!
😉
I Have So Many Photos To Work With…
…But I Did Enjoy These.
I Really Miss Shooting Photos.
Had A Lot Of Fun With It, Fo SHO!
😀
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