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Three kids under the age of six, and she left because she missed it. Because her dream had never been to have a family, no her dream had been to marry a rockstar and live the high life. Moving my recording studio to Seaside Oregon seems like the best idea in the world right now. I need a sitter and fast. Someone who won't flip me off when I ask them to sign an Iron Clad NDA, someone who won't sell our pictures to the press, and most of all? Someone who looks absolutely nothing like my ex-wife.

It’s not every day you're slapped on stage by two different women you've been dating for the last year. What sort of ballsy woman gets on stage and slaps a rockstar? Does nobody have self-control anymore? It may have been the talk of the Grammys. I was 33, hardly ready to settle down. Except now it's getting forced on me. Seaside, Oregon. My bandmates were more than happy to settle down, dig their roots into the sand, and start popping out kids. Meanwhile I was still enjoying life. Until now. I'm teaching freaking guitar lessons at the local studio for the next two months.

This enigmatic collection of poetry recounts the author’s story throughout six years of love, hatred, success, failure, frustration, and elation. It is a collage of images ranging from the obscene to the serene, the real to the surreal, and the darkest nightmares to the brightest dreams. So, take this journey through the author’s mind and emotions, and discover the full spectrum of the pain and pleasure he feels and transmits. Gain an understanding of his transformation, not only through the clever verses and rhymes, but also through the raw and vivid honesty of the feeling.