Many years ago, my grandmother saw me chucking walnuts at my brother one afternoon, and said..."I'm taking you to meet someone very important, and that you need in your life." I replied, "Who's that?" and her answer. "God." Mind you, I was very young, and so was my brother, and a sense of religion had not entered my mind at the least. We arrive at a building (church) and she gets out, makes me get out and I say..."Which one is he?" she says "He's not someone you can see or touch, he's all around you, all the time." "Mom told me I'm not allowed to have imaginary friends anymore." "He's not imaginary, He's with us all the time, looking down upon us to make sure we do good with our lives." "So, if he's with us all the time, why did we have to come all the way here for me to meet someone that isn't even here?".....this continued for quite awhile. Even at this young age, I knew there was something shifty about God, Religion, and all that goes with it.
I've touched on this subject before, but I'm bored...and I just watched some guy try to convince Joe Rogan (great comedian, check him out) that Noah's Ark was real. So, it spurred me to write down some thoughts that I've always had plugged into my brain, but rarely share with everyone. So, this will probably piss off quite a few of you, but....I could really give two fucks.
Alright, so here's my theory....mass/organized religion is based on two things...worshipping Jesus Christ, and worshipping the Bible, right? Alright, I have to say, to me...I don't get the whole Jesus Christ thing. It's like this; If God created, the Heavens, the Moon and the Earth, then why worship Jesus? Shouldn't you be worshipping God? When someone sneezes, you don't say..."Jesus Bless you!!" you say, "God Bless you.". Well, most people will argue..."Jesus died for our sins." Well, if God is almighty, then HE is the one that killed him....right?...he orchestrates all that happens, and it's all his divine plan. So, therein, why not worship every guy that dies on a gurney in Iraq (which is fighting for our freedom), and then we bring him back to life with the little electric paddles. Same principle right? Plus, we actually know that this guy in Iraq existed, fought his good fight, and died, and came back.....which brings me to my next point....
The Bible. A book. Am I right? Written by people over 2,000 years ago. Not even Don Rickles was alive that long ago to see that this shit they wrote about was legit. In my eyes, if I wrote a comic book....about, let's say....Wolverine. It's fairly believable. Man suffers through experiments of the government, but then fights for all that is Right, and Good. Alright, so say....for conversation sake....all other books on the planet get burned up in some kind of apocolypse. The only book left is my comic book. In 2,000 years, someone finds this and starts to worship Wolverine. They don't know it didn't happen. They actually love the idea that a super powerful somebody is fighting for them and all they belive in. It's a book......a book. To top it off, the King James version of the book was revised by....you guessed it....King James....to keep his people more in line, and to implement his guidelines upon them. (this is my understanding, you may correct me if you know more about that)
But, what I'm getting at...is there is no solid proof of any of this. Nothing founded, nothing real. Who's to say that Shakespeare didn't write this book? (it's written in prose right?) Who's to say that someone didn't just write a tale of wonderment and it was just that...a tale?
I get the fact that religion gives us a faith that something else is beyond this life, but that is more of a fear of death, than a belief of 'something beyond', and a life of immortality is something that has made millions flock to whatever idea could make it true. (Fountain of Youth)
If you ask a Believer, "Do you think Dogs, Cats, Elephants, Apes, and other living creatures go to Heaven?" They more often than not, say no, and that only Humans have a soul. "Did God create the human genome, DNA, and atoms, molecules and everything microscopic...because there's no mention of it in the Bible?"
You know, to each his own....I have friends from all aspects of religion, and don't hold it over their heads, and I don't judge anyone for any of their beliefs....I, myself, tend to think there's a lot of smoke and mirrors to the 'Good Book'. Adam was made from sand...Eve from the rib of Adam....got cast out of Eden....and walked into a city..............ummmmmm.....huh? A city? How the fuck did that happen if they were the first people? And don't say...."They were the first perfect people." Well, then were the other people made of sand and ribs?
Hear me out people, if you are afraid of dying...then live more....fuck this...."I'm afraid to sin too much!! What if I don't get into Heaven.".....I've got one for you....."What if there is no Heaven?".....What if you're fucking away all these good years of life on being 'good' and 'honest' and 'pure' and what you're supposed to be doing is getting drunk, having sex, and living life to the fullest? It's a HUGE 'what if' for a lot of you....but, some of the select few out there will get me.
Because, seriously....there's Muslims, and Buddhists, and Catholics, and Christians, and so many more.....you're telling me that one is right and all others are wrong? What about, they're all wrong? Who wants to live forever?.....because, if you live clean and pure on the planet, and then there IS a 'forever' are you going to become the absolute opposite because you're going to live forever? Is it a "Be good until you get into Heaven." kind of deal....and then you let loose? Or are you going to be bored out of your fucking mind for an eternity?
Ironically, I get the stigma of being an Atheist, and am told I'm going to Hell (which is cool, because I don't believe in Hell), from a lot of my Christian friends.
Okay, okay....enough....
God Bless you all,
Johnny
P.S. I wonder if a tree goes to Heaven when it dies?
P.P.S. Actually, come to think of it....I think I saw picture with Don Rickles and Jesus at a bar together once....but, who knows?
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Men are from Mars.....
...and Women are from Venus. We've been hearing that for years now. It was a hit book (for women) to try and get us to understand each other and to make a better meld between the two sexes.
Here's my theory: We're both from fucking Earth, and we've gotta fuck to make babies.
That's it in a nutshell.
Long ago, I had a girlfriend that did everything under the sun to make me love her more. She listened to my music, she bought the same brands of clothing, and she ultimately started learning Italian to try and bring us closer together. Problem is, I didn't like what she had become after doing all these things. I liked who she was BEFORE doing all of this.
This is what brings me to the core topic of this blog: "But, I'm doing all these things for you."
But are you doing the RIGHT THINGS for me?
Listen women, you all have this idea in your head of what we want. Yet, you never listen to what we want.
Overheard in a phone conversation between a husband and a wife: "Wow honey, I had the worst day ever, and I would kill for a beer right now, but there's none in the fridge." "Oh, baby, I'm sorry to hear that, I'll come home and give you a massage."
Now, to a woman, she's going ABOVE AND BEYOND what he wanted, and taking it to someplace better. To the man, she ignored what he truly wanted, and is giving him something he won't turn down (because it could possibly lead to sex), but didn't ask for remotely.
Which brings me to the next portion of this conversation. Men that use the excuse, "Well, she says all the time that she can open doors for herself, and wants to be treated equally, so I don't even make the effort for her." - - - see also: my blog about the lack of gentlemen in this world - -
There's a problem in this world, and it's rooted in thought. Women, say one thing, but want another, men just say what they want. Men, think "Well, if she wanted exactly that, she'd say it." and women think "He says he wants that, but he truly want this."
It's all quite annoying if you get down to the meaty middle of it all.
Here's my experience with this whole miscommunication.
I had a relationship fail, because two people refused to budge on the giving end of things. We played the 'pointing fingers' game at whom was to blame, but in the end, it was both of our faults. We failed to give into the "I have to see things for what they are, and without me giving this one thing (no matter what relationship it may be) it will end in a bad way."
Women and men alike have began to treat relationships like a cellphone. They carry the one they have around, because they thought it was the coolest, slickest model they could find. Until, of course you're walking through the mall and see someone elses cellphone and think "Ahhhh, they have one much cooler than mine! I need to check into getting an upgrade."
Then, you no longer see your phone (still talking about relationships people, bear with me), you see it as 'old and out of date'. When, sadly, the cellphone company does not make the ULTIMATE PHONE!! Each one is missing a detail. No video, no Memo Pad, no Camera, no....what have you. Because, if they created the ultimate phone...there would be no need to upgrade ever again, and then all these companies would go out of business.
In our consumerist mentality, we treat relationships like that. At the smallest loss of the spark, people don't try and reignite it like our parents and grandparents did...they start looking for an upgrade. This is why you hear of people having 3 or 4 marriages before they're 40. People treat marriage as dating now.
Can you remember as a child, how our parents used to joke about Liza Minnelli and the fact that she was on her 4th husband? Now, it's so commonplace, that it is no longer shocking.
We are different people, but love is something you have to work for, and with this "Women are from Venus" bullshit, women have began to think that they're from such a different planet than men, that men no longer want to put forth the effort to show them we're from the same planet.
And, in such, we will no longer see in our generation the 50 Year Anniversary of the Smith's. You'll have 10, 5 Year Anniversary's. We'll find ourselves single in our 50's and wondering why none of our relationships worked out.
We're not evolving any longer. To evolve means to move forward with our race. (the human race) We're devolving.
It's not about whether or not you go out and buy flowers, candy, and a card everyday, it's about understanding, compromise, and compassion.
Don't try and read each other like a book. Because, you'll just finish trying to 'read between the lines' and that'll finish badly. Don't think that we're from different worlds, or you'll never have the "Lady and the Tramp" mentality of being able to find love anywhere, with anyone.
In 200 years, you'll be in Manhattan and ask someone where they're from and they'll say "Earth". But, at the rate we're going, we won't want to fuck, we won't want to love, and we won't want to be much of anything.....why?....because we won't "be".
Men, open doors, give flowers, and listen to her stories, and treat her like a Queen.
Women, listen to the simplest of things, make him feel masculine, and treat him like a King.
Because, as it stands, we're all Earthlings, and without each other, we may very well be the next Endangered Species.
KEEP HOPE ALIVE!!!!
- Johnny
Here's my theory: We're both from fucking Earth, and we've gotta fuck to make babies.
That's it in a nutshell.
Long ago, I had a girlfriend that did everything under the sun to make me love her more. She listened to my music, she bought the same brands of clothing, and she ultimately started learning Italian to try and bring us closer together. Problem is, I didn't like what she had become after doing all these things. I liked who she was BEFORE doing all of this.
This is what brings me to the core topic of this blog: "But, I'm doing all these things for you."
But are you doing the RIGHT THINGS for me?
Listen women, you all have this idea in your head of what we want. Yet, you never listen to what we want.
Overheard in a phone conversation between a husband and a wife: "Wow honey, I had the worst day ever, and I would kill for a beer right now, but there's none in the fridge." "Oh, baby, I'm sorry to hear that, I'll come home and give you a massage."
Now, to a woman, she's going ABOVE AND BEYOND what he wanted, and taking it to someplace better. To the man, she ignored what he truly wanted, and is giving him something he won't turn down (because it could possibly lead to sex), but didn't ask for remotely.
Which brings me to the next portion of this conversation. Men that use the excuse, "Well, she says all the time that she can open doors for herself, and wants to be treated equally, so I don't even make the effort for her." - - - see also: my blog about the lack of gentlemen in this world - -
There's a problem in this world, and it's rooted in thought. Women, say one thing, but want another, men just say what they want. Men, think "Well, if she wanted exactly that, she'd say it." and women think "He says he wants that, but he truly want this."
It's all quite annoying if you get down to the meaty middle of it all.
Here's my experience with this whole miscommunication.
I had a relationship fail, because two people refused to budge on the giving end of things. We played the 'pointing fingers' game at whom was to blame, but in the end, it was both of our faults. We failed to give into the "I have to see things for what they are, and without me giving this one thing (no matter what relationship it may be) it will end in a bad way."
Women and men alike have began to treat relationships like a cellphone. They carry the one they have around, because they thought it was the coolest, slickest model they could find. Until, of course you're walking through the mall and see someone elses cellphone and think "Ahhhh, they have one much cooler than mine! I need to check into getting an upgrade."
Then, you no longer see your phone (still talking about relationships people, bear with me), you see it as 'old and out of date'. When, sadly, the cellphone company does not make the ULTIMATE PHONE!! Each one is missing a detail. No video, no Memo Pad, no Camera, no....what have you. Because, if they created the ultimate phone...there would be no need to upgrade ever again, and then all these companies would go out of business.
In our consumerist mentality, we treat relationships like that. At the smallest loss of the spark, people don't try and reignite it like our parents and grandparents did...they start looking for an upgrade. This is why you hear of people having 3 or 4 marriages before they're 40. People treat marriage as dating now.
Can you remember as a child, how our parents used to joke about Liza Minnelli and the fact that she was on her 4th husband? Now, it's so commonplace, that it is no longer shocking.
We are different people, but love is something you have to work for, and with this "Women are from Venus" bullshit, women have began to think that they're from such a different planet than men, that men no longer want to put forth the effort to show them we're from the same planet.
And, in such, we will no longer see in our generation the 50 Year Anniversary of the Smith's. You'll have 10, 5 Year Anniversary's. We'll find ourselves single in our 50's and wondering why none of our relationships worked out.
We're not evolving any longer. To evolve means to move forward with our race. (the human race) We're devolving.
It's not about whether or not you go out and buy flowers, candy, and a card everyday, it's about understanding, compromise, and compassion.
Don't try and read each other like a book. Because, you'll just finish trying to 'read between the lines' and that'll finish badly. Don't think that we're from different worlds, or you'll never have the "Lady and the Tramp" mentality of being able to find love anywhere, with anyone.
In 200 years, you'll be in Manhattan and ask someone where they're from and they'll say "Earth". But, at the rate we're going, we won't want to fuck, we won't want to love, and we won't want to be much of anything.....why?....because we won't "be".
Men, open doors, give flowers, and listen to her stories, and treat her like a Queen.
Women, listen to the simplest of things, make him feel masculine, and treat him like a King.
Because, as it stands, we're all Earthlings, and without each other, we may very well be the next Endangered Species.
KEEP HOPE ALIVE!!!!
- Johnny
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
The Articulation of Intelligence
It sounds like I'm just trying to use some big words to make myself sound smart...but, it's a proper way of saying: Say smart things, and people will know you're smart. Say stupid things....and you all get the point.
I bring this point to my audience for one reason alone...not from the demise of intellect as we know it, but because I heard a woman (with wrinkles) standing in front of me at Ralph's and speaking to someone on the other end of her Blackberry and after a 3 chuckle spasm says "O.M.G.!! He did not say that?!"
Yes, dear friends, someones aunt/grandmother abbreviated "Oh my God!!" in an attempt to appear younger than her years.
I find myself having to dumb myself down from time to time to actually be able to carry on a conversation with friends. I have an eclectic variety of friends of which I am proud of, but the majority of them are not well versed in the art of conversation.
Take for instance my UFC addict friends. "FUCK MAN!! DID YOU SEE LIDELL PUMMEL THE SHIT OUT OF THAT GUY THIS WEEKEND?!?!" Of which I either can get into the vibe and carry on my meathead side, or I can just ignore it and reply with a simple. "No man, fuck, I missed it." These friends are the ones that you cannot speak to about politics, religion, or current news related material. ESPN, UFC, NFL, MLB.....they have it all covered, but if you say..."What are your views on how Obama is doing?" they'll more often than not reply "Man, I don't discuss politics with friends, because it ruins relationships." Which means one of two things. 1) They are Republican and most Republicans don't like to talk about politics in California for some reason. Or 2) They know absolutely nothing about the topic, and rather than admit to the amount of empty space in their head, they'd rather move on to the next sport topic.
Then, you have the polar opposite. The friends that watch FoxNews, CNN, and CSPAN for fun. They read the New York Times, Washington Post, and the BBC News online. These fellows are more than happy to give you their opinion on Obama, Israel, Iraq, or whatever controversy there is to be shared. But, then you mention that your favorite sports team has a game on that afternoon they look at you like you just farted in their face.
Look, to me, this world has a vast amount of intelligence to be shared. Sports, Culture, Travel, Books, Religion, Politics....what have you....these are all things to which we can fill our gray matter in our heads to the brim with, and still have room for more. We shouldn't have to dumb our vocabulary down, or spice it up for one person or another. As humans we should desire intellectual conversation that allows us to learn more (after we've left school) and to share our knowledge of whatever subject with one another in HOPES to learn something new. Don't try to rule a conversation to "sound smart", but dumb yourself down to "appear as one of the guys".
It's simple, life is one big lesson after another. You're a baby...you learn to not put a fork in a power outlet. You're a teenager, you learn that girls don't like you if you stink. You're in college, you learn that drinking until you pass out gets you written on with a black marker.
We are the accumulation of lessons we learn. Whether it be of love, life, or the spaces in between...we're always learning, and those we call friends should be those that we share these lessons we believe to be important to us.
In short. Learn, share (without limits) and BE the person YOU are...not what society thinks you should be. Then, you're not living your life...life is living it for you.
Stay smart my friends,
I'm going to go kill some brain cells with a beer, and then listen to Frank Sinatra....
Mix some ASS with some CLASS,
-Johnny
I bring this point to my audience for one reason alone...not from the demise of intellect as we know it, but because I heard a woman (with wrinkles) standing in front of me at Ralph's and speaking to someone on the other end of her Blackberry and after a 3 chuckle spasm says "O.M.G.!! He did not say that?!"
Yes, dear friends, someones aunt/grandmother abbreviated "Oh my God!!" in an attempt to appear younger than her years.
I find myself having to dumb myself down from time to time to actually be able to carry on a conversation with friends. I have an eclectic variety of friends of which I am proud of, but the majority of them are not well versed in the art of conversation.
Take for instance my UFC addict friends. "FUCK MAN!! DID YOU SEE LIDELL PUMMEL THE SHIT OUT OF THAT GUY THIS WEEKEND?!?!" Of which I either can get into the vibe and carry on my meathead side, or I can just ignore it and reply with a simple. "No man, fuck, I missed it." These friends are the ones that you cannot speak to about politics, religion, or current news related material. ESPN, UFC, NFL, MLB.....they have it all covered, but if you say..."What are your views on how Obama is doing?" they'll more often than not reply "Man, I don't discuss politics with friends, because it ruins relationships." Which means one of two things. 1) They are Republican and most Republicans don't like to talk about politics in California for some reason. Or 2) They know absolutely nothing about the topic, and rather than admit to the amount of empty space in their head, they'd rather move on to the next sport topic.
Then, you have the polar opposite. The friends that watch FoxNews, CNN, and CSPAN for fun. They read the New York Times, Washington Post, and the BBC News online. These fellows are more than happy to give you their opinion on Obama, Israel, Iraq, or whatever controversy there is to be shared. But, then you mention that your favorite sports team has a game on that afternoon they look at you like you just farted in their face.
Look, to me, this world has a vast amount of intelligence to be shared. Sports, Culture, Travel, Books, Religion, Politics....what have you....these are all things to which we can fill our gray matter in our heads to the brim with, and still have room for more. We shouldn't have to dumb our vocabulary down, or spice it up for one person or another. As humans we should desire intellectual conversation that allows us to learn more (after we've left school) and to share our knowledge of whatever subject with one another in HOPES to learn something new. Don't try to rule a conversation to "sound smart", but dumb yourself down to "appear as one of the guys".
It's simple, life is one big lesson after another. You're a baby...you learn to not put a fork in a power outlet. You're a teenager, you learn that girls don't like you if you stink. You're in college, you learn that drinking until you pass out gets you written on with a black marker.
We are the accumulation of lessons we learn. Whether it be of love, life, or the spaces in between...we're always learning, and those we call friends should be those that we share these lessons we believe to be important to us.
In short. Learn, share (without limits) and BE the person YOU are...not what society thinks you should be. Then, you're not living your life...life is living it for you.
Stay smart my friends,
I'm going to go kill some brain cells with a beer, and then listen to Frank Sinatra....
Mix some ASS with some CLASS,
-Johnny
Monday, September 14, 2009
A lesson in class for the modern man....
Somewhere along the lines between our fathers and we (new) men, we forgot what it was like to be a gentleman, of class and dignity. It's not 'cool' to be a gentleman anymore. Look to Hollywood for examples and you come up with but a handful. Mr. Clooney stands out amongst the top, but you need to jump over the pond to find more than that. Notable Britons have always found ways to be classy. (even the fellas that didn't play James Bond) You have your Sir Ian McKellen which is classier than 90% of Straight Men in the United States, and he's a proud gay man. Then, of course you can follow with Hugh Laurie, Colin Firth, and even Hugh Grant has his moments (when he's not picking up hookers)
All I'm trying to say is this, it's not taught to us any longer as a means of making yourself dignified and intelligent. Men my age and younger think that the way to a woman's heart is to buy her a bottle of Cristal at a club and take her to the VIP section while flashing tons of cash. Granted, this does impress a lot of girls (read former blogs for the immaturity in our society), but these are not women with value or weight. These are Single Serving Women.
Sadly, we no longer have a problem bringing home the Single Serving Woman to meet Mom. It's a fact that this is all a case of laziness.
For example, I was walking about 10 steps behind a friend of mine (male) the other day walking into a Blockbuster and he walked up to the door at the exact same time as a woman did. He made no effort to hold the door for her and, in fact, went in first and I rushed for the door to hold it open and gave a courteous "After you.", that didn't receive any response.
I walked inside and asked him "Why'd you do that?". At which he looked at me blankly with a "Do what?" and I pointed at the door, the lady, and his reply was simple; "She didn't even say 'Thank you.' to you, and none of them do anymore, so why even make the effort?"
There you have it folks. "Why even make the effort?"
It's all about us. Because without some kind of instant gratification, there is no reasoning behind being kind, classy, respectful, or gentlemanlike.
I'll say this, I make the efforts so that I do not become a drone that is hell bent upon "I, Me, Mine" (it's a Beatles song...check it out), and so that I am putting out more than I'm taking in. It sounds stupid to most of you, I'm sure, to give more than you receive, but in the ultimate light of it all, we're not here to accumulate more than someone else, or to 'use' others...we're here as a shrewedness of apes that are supposed to be keeping each other alive to maintain our position in the animal kingdom as the King Banana.
It saddens me that men say "I can't find a decent woman.", and then act the way they do, and it saddens me when a woman says "I can't find a decent man." then goes to a club, uses men to buy drinks, then makes out with her girlfriend to keep the drinks coming, and finishes going home and sleeping with one of these men and feeling remorse for 5 days until she does it again.
Flooding yourself with self respect will inevitably cause an overflow of respect into the outside world.
It's okay to not be the loudest, the most obnoxious, the richest or the man with the coolest car. It's okay to be the man in the corner that has little to say about "Jon and Kate Plus 8", but then perks up when you hear how that the greatest Documentary on Hunter S. Thompson was Gonzo.
We've come a long way, and in this world full of places to be courteous, respectful, and kind...we Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, and Bebo our way into a world of Asshole that we then wonder how we got into.
As many places to prove you're an egomaniacal jerk that is destined to be with a girl named Tiffani ("With an I."), that wears a nametag during the day and serves shots at night....there are an equal amount of places to prove that chivalry is not dead. That intelligence will win out over ignorance, and that holding a door for a lady will never go out of style.
And, until we figure it out, keep trying my friends...it'll eventually stick.
Respectfully all of yours,
Mangano.....Johnny Mangano
All I'm trying to say is this, it's not taught to us any longer as a means of making yourself dignified and intelligent. Men my age and younger think that the way to a woman's heart is to buy her a bottle of Cristal at a club and take her to the VIP section while flashing tons of cash. Granted, this does impress a lot of girls (read former blogs for the immaturity in our society), but these are not women with value or weight. These are Single Serving Women.
Sadly, we no longer have a problem bringing home the Single Serving Woman to meet Mom. It's a fact that this is all a case of laziness.
For example, I was walking about 10 steps behind a friend of mine (male) the other day walking into a Blockbuster and he walked up to the door at the exact same time as a woman did. He made no effort to hold the door for her and, in fact, went in first and I rushed for the door to hold it open and gave a courteous "After you.", that didn't receive any response.
I walked inside and asked him "Why'd you do that?". At which he looked at me blankly with a "Do what?" and I pointed at the door, the lady, and his reply was simple; "She didn't even say 'Thank you.' to you, and none of them do anymore, so why even make the effort?"
There you have it folks. "Why even make the effort?"
It's all about us. Because without some kind of instant gratification, there is no reasoning behind being kind, classy, respectful, or gentlemanlike.
I'll say this, I make the efforts so that I do not become a drone that is hell bent upon "I, Me, Mine" (it's a Beatles song...check it out), and so that I am putting out more than I'm taking in. It sounds stupid to most of you, I'm sure, to give more than you receive, but in the ultimate light of it all, we're not here to accumulate more than someone else, or to 'use' others...we're here as a shrewedness of apes that are supposed to be keeping each other alive to maintain our position in the animal kingdom as the King Banana.
It saddens me that men say "I can't find a decent woman.", and then act the way they do, and it saddens me when a woman says "I can't find a decent man." then goes to a club, uses men to buy drinks, then makes out with her girlfriend to keep the drinks coming, and finishes going home and sleeping with one of these men and feeling remorse for 5 days until she does it again.
Flooding yourself with self respect will inevitably cause an overflow of respect into the outside world.
It's okay to not be the loudest, the most obnoxious, the richest or the man with the coolest car. It's okay to be the man in the corner that has little to say about "Jon and Kate Plus 8", but then perks up when you hear how that the greatest Documentary on Hunter S. Thompson was Gonzo.
We've come a long way, and in this world full of places to be courteous, respectful, and kind...we Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, and Bebo our way into a world of Asshole that we then wonder how we got into.
As many places to prove you're an egomaniacal jerk that is destined to be with a girl named Tiffani ("With an I."), that wears a nametag during the day and serves shots at night....there are an equal amount of places to prove that chivalry is not dead. That intelligence will win out over ignorance, and that holding a door for a lady will never go out of style.
And, until we figure it out, keep trying my friends...it'll eventually stick.
Respectfully all of yours,
Mangano.....Johnny Mangano
Friday, September 11, 2009
It's only humanity after all....
They say that every other living thing would flourish, if only humanity would disappear. The way I see things, all other living things are just biding their time until this happens, and it won't take long.
Not the normal ways that everyone considers. Those are destroying the PLANET, not humanity. I'm not talking about the destruction of humanity, I'm talking about the slow trickle into nothingness that can only be described as "Self-Involved-Human-Nature".
Here's my theory;
Joe Rogan may seem like "The Fear Factor guy!!", but he's got an intelligent head on his shoulders with a vast amount of weight to his thoughts. (even in his standup you could all learn something) Simply put, he has a theory that coincides with mine...We're fucking monkeys people!! (yes, i know, we're apes...but just follow along)
We are here to eat, sleep, procreate and exist alongside other animals in the circle of life. We are supposed to eat other animals, plants, and fuck, and fuck and fuck.
But, here's where we went wrong. We became, as previously stated in a former blog, immature. We're a vain and arrogant race now that no longer cares about the simple things like....oh...I don't know....maintaining our species. We're 'thinking' our way right out of existence.
We're putting off children longer and longer in our lives, even those in loving caring marriages, because we want to travel more, be free to roam the planet, the city, what have you, and frolic like when we were children on the playground.
Women are no longer wanting to have children, because let's face it...it's hard enough fitting into that dress without having to worry about the excess weight you gain after a child. Not only that, but it's rumored (straight from women's mouths mind you) that your facial features change after you've had a baby.
Look, I'm all for a little vanity...it's a self esteem boost to feel attractive. But, this is just getting ridiculous.
I look at my list of friends on Facebook, and when less than 10% of them have children, and I'm in my mid 30's, we've got a serious problem. Because most will just say after a few years..."Fuck it. I've waited this long, I'll be alright without having kids." And, there we have it....that's just part of the trickle.
Here's the real biter.
Men. Yessireebob....Men. 30 years ago, a man wanted to get married for numerous reasons, but mainly so he could have a healthy lay at least once a week. Oh yeah, it was a simpler time, where you only heard about a friend of a friend, of your brother that had been to Tijuana and saw a woman get fucked by a donkey. A time where only Playboy existed as a means to see a boob outside of a girlfriend. Playboy didn't have the full on view of the naughty bits, so we were forced to have an imagination of "The things I'd do to this girl." Yet.....
The invent of the internet has revolutionized how men perceive sex and relationships. You'd have to date 10 women to find 1 to do the things you wanted. Now....*click*....there she is.
You heard about the donkey show from a friend of a friend of.......*click*....there it is.
You chat at home on the computer...you don't go to the bar for the social interaction. You send e-mails back and forth, you have such a separation of 'being' that we get awkward if a girl wants to have ACTUAL sex. The generation after us will almost have no need whatsoever. Toys, gadgets, and machines exist for 'satisfaction', and it all brings a scene from Judge Dredd to mind where Sandra Bullock and Sly are in the room and she gets grossed out thinking about "Bodily fluid transfer".
Face it people...vanity, technology, and the lack of passion in this world is going to do the planet a favor...it will rid the world of a virus known as Humanity.
One love,
Johnny
Not the normal ways that everyone considers. Those are destroying the PLANET, not humanity. I'm not talking about the destruction of humanity, I'm talking about the slow trickle into nothingness that can only be described as "Self-Involved-Human-Nature".
Here's my theory;
Joe Rogan may seem like "The Fear Factor guy!!", but he's got an intelligent head on his shoulders with a vast amount of weight to his thoughts. (even in his standup you could all learn something) Simply put, he has a theory that coincides with mine...We're fucking monkeys people!! (yes, i know, we're apes...but just follow along)
We are here to eat, sleep, procreate and exist alongside other animals in the circle of life. We are supposed to eat other animals, plants, and fuck, and fuck and fuck.
But, here's where we went wrong. We became, as previously stated in a former blog, immature. We're a vain and arrogant race now that no longer cares about the simple things like....oh...I don't know....maintaining our species. We're 'thinking' our way right out of existence.
We're putting off children longer and longer in our lives, even those in loving caring marriages, because we want to travel more, be free to roam the planet, the city, what have you, and frolic like when we were children on the playground.
Women are no longer wanting to have children, because let's face it...it's hard enough fitting into that dress without having to worry about the excess weight you gain after a child. Not only that, but it's rumored (straight from women's mouths mind you) that your facial features change after you've had a baby.
Look, I'm all for a little vanity...it's a self esteem boost to feel attractive. But, this is just getting ridiculous.
I look at my list of friends on Facebook, and when less than 10% of them have children, and I'm in my mid 30's, we've got a serious problem. Because most will just say after a few years..."Fuck it. I've waited this long, I'll be alright without having kids." And, there we have it....that's just part of the trickle.
Here's the real biter.
Men. Yessireebob....Men. 30 years ago, a man wanted to get married for numerous reasons, but mainly so he could have a healthy lay at least once a week. Oh yeah, it was a simpler time, where you only heard about a friend of a friend, of your brother that had been to Tijuana and saw a woman get fucked by a donkey. A time where only Playboy existed as a means to see a boob outside of a girlfriend. Playboy didn't have the full on view of the naughty bits, so we were forced to have an imagination of "The things I'd do to this girl." Yet.....
The invent of the internet has revolutionized how men perceive sex and relationships. You'd have to date 10 women to find 1 to do the things you wanted. Now....*click*....there she is.
You heard about the donkey show from a friend of a friend of.......*click*....there it is.
You chat at home on the computer...you don't go to the bar for the social interaction. You send e-mails back and forth, you have such a separation of 'being' that we get awkward if a girl wants to have ACTUAL sex. The generation after us will almost have no need whatsoever. Toys, gadgets, and machines exist for 'satisfaction', and it all brings a scene from Judge Dredd to mind where Sandra Bullock and Sly are in the room and she gets grossed out thinking about "Bodily fluid transfer".
Face it people...vanity, technology, and the lack of passion in this world is going to do the planet a favor...it will rid the world of a virus known as Humanity.
One love,
Johnny
Thursday, September 10, 2009
The slow descent into idiocy...
Intelligence as we used to know it is now a mere shadow of itself.
Do you remember when we used to pride ourselves on outsmarting others? Or we would hear about Scientists or Mathematicians and think "Wow, those guys are so smart! I'd love to be that smart."
Well, with the invention of Reality TV, Emoticons, and OnStar we can kiss that era goodbye.
No longer does a person have to know how to read a map, or measure distance with the legend at the bottom of said map. No, it's all done for you, and delivered to you with a pleasant sounding computer person tucked away inside your dashboard. "Turn Right on Vineland in 1.3 miles."
No longer do we say "Oh, that was funny." in a message between two people. We have went from writing "LOL" (laugh out loud for those that have been living under a rock), to not even attempting to type at all and pushing a little yellow smiley face with his mouth agape in apparent laughter. I find full grown adults abbreviating words to an extent that they are no longer legible. This is the demise of language as we know it. When adults on a Social Networking site are writing "OMG, dat's gonna get Gawd on ur ass!!" If you're old enough to have graduated college, had children, own a house, or to even drink alcoholic beverages, it is time to grow up and be an adult.
An emoticon is not an answer to a question. "LMAO" is not proper English. It's all of a sudden COOL to be STUPID. Which brings me to Reality TV...the demon in our society.
A fish lipped, liposuctioned, idiot of a human being can be famous for having a litter of children, that if this were a jungle, would have been dragged off by any number of ferocious animal with the excuse of "Survival of the Fittest".
Your parents can be the owners of a hotel chain that brings in enough money for you to never have to think again, and therefore find whatever powdery substance that happens to be lying around L.A. to shove up your nose all the while having a camera crew following you around dropping idiotic dribble out of your mouth like "That's hot." "Ohmigawd." and other worthless nonsense.
Then, when this wet fart hits the airwaves, impressionable child after impressionable child see it all over television. It's only hours before Little Suzie in Tallahassee, Florida goes to buy pink tiaras and walks into school with a stuffed chihuahua under her arm saying "That's hot." to everyone she sees.
It's a sad world we live in when a scientist that discovers there may be an actual cure for cancer is on the bottom page of CNN.com and another overdosed celebrity is at the top as Late Breaking News!!
This is all I have for now...I'll most assuredly return to this topic, as it's one of the biggest things that irks me in this world.
Goodnight folks, and enjoy the world you see now, because the next generation is going to fuck it up good.
Do you remember when we used to pride ourselves on outsmarting others? Or we would hear about Scientists or Mathematicians and think "Wow, those guys are so smart! I'd love to be that smart."
Well, with the invention of Reality TV, Emoticons, and OnStar we can kiss that era goodbye.
No longer does a person have to know how to read a map, or measure distance with the legend at the bottom of said map. No, it's all done for you, and delivered to you with a pleasant sounding computer person tucked away inside your dashboard. "Turn Right on Vineland in 1.3 miles."
No longer do we say "Oh, that was funny." in a message between two people. We have went from writing "LOL" (laugh out loud for those that have been living under a rock), to not even attempting to type at all and pushing a little yellow smiley face with his mouth agape in apparent laughter. I find full grown adults abbreviating words to an extent that they are no longer legible. This is the demise of language as we know it. When adults on a Social Networking site are writing "OMG, dat's gonna get Gawd on ur ass!!" If you're old enough to have graduated college, had children, own a house, or to even drink alcoholic beverages, it is time to grow up and be an adult.
An emoticon is not an answer to a question. "LMAO" is not proper English. It's all of a sudden COOL to be STUPID. Which brings me to Reality TV...the demon in our society.
A fish lipped, liposuctioned, idiot of a human being can be famous for having a litter of children, that if this were a jungle, would have been dragged off by any number of ferocious animal with the excuse of "Survival of the Fittest".
Your parents can be the owners of a hotel chain that brings in enough money for you to never have to think again, and therefore find whatever powdery substance that happens to be lying around L.A. to shove up your nose all the while having a camera crew following you around dropping idiotic dribble out of your mouth like "That's hot." "Ohmigawd." and other worthless nonsense.
Then, when this wet fart hits the airwaves, impressionable child after impressionable child see it all over television. It's only hours before Little Suzie in Tallahassee, Florida goes to buy pink tiaras and walks into school with a stuffed chihuahua under her arm saying "That's hot." to everyone she sees.
It's a sad world we live in when a scientist that discovers there may be an actual cure for cancer is on the bottom page of CNN.com and another overdosed celebrity is at the top as Late Breaking News!!
This is all I have for now...I'll most assuredly return to this topic, as it's one of the biggest things that irks me in this world.
Goodnight folks, and enjoy the world you see now, because the next generation is going to fuck it up good.
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