| FOREVER FORWARD How easy it is to become entrenched in thoughts that allow all aspects of your life to be consumed by your illness Finding comfort and safety in the labyrinth of trenches that are now your life Continually challenging any stranger who dares approach your heavily fortified position of doom and despair Choosing to Live in the state of apathy having no desire to advance or retreat you dig deeper and deeper Unaware that each sod of soil represents a memory of happiness only to be thrown into the mud of past and future thoughts All you require to make your position complete is a coffin for you are indeed digging your own grave, Remember the power of positive thoughts, move to the forward observation post There you can direct a full artillery barrage against the negative thoughts that occupy the high ground of your mind, Now you are in the open ground of an open mind you will see clearly the path leading through your mind. Into no mans land There you will live a life of uncertainty but this is better the certainly you accept in your entrenchment. Soon you will hear the drummer calling you to arms, you will be amazed at the size of the army, with its many deferent races and creeds all united under the flag of hope All ready to fight for the for the colours off life that each of us so treasure You will then discover that you are fighting a war of attrition broken only by skirmishes with enemy forces who with total commitment constantly seek to occupy the very heart of your brain. Yet our special specialist forces relentlessly seek and destroy out posts of the victorious enemy But as night follows day defeat will follow victory, giving us sustained victory after so many sustained defeat. Without question we will win. We must push for the development of new weapons; the front line must be equipped with the most up to date weapons and allowed to advance without the involvement of politicians They must not wait for the order to attack they must be on constant standby We must ensure that the supply lines never dwindle, Forcing our forces to once again become entranced in positions we can only hold. Many have fallen before many will fall in the future but they fell with dignity, fighting for the colours of life, We will never surrender For ever forward. |
| LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO STUFF A MUSHROOM |
| HELLO AND A WARM WELCOME TO THE ONLY OFFICIAL “FILL YOUR HEAD WITH ROCK” WEB SITE. MY NAME IS PETE BOOT, WHO ALONG WITH LOTS OF HELP FROM FRIENDS IN ROCK, AND OTHER FRIENDS AROUND THE WORLD ORGANISE “ FILL YOUR HEAD WITH ROCK” I MYSELF HAVE BEEN DRUMMING SINCE THE AGE OF EIGHT, AND BACK IN THE 70s I WAS THE DRUMMER WITH BUDGIE, WELL HAVING SURVIVED ALL THAT AT THE AGE OF 47 I WAS DIAGNOSED PARKINSON'S. AND I AM NOW THE BEST TAMBOURINE PLAYER IN THE BUSINESS, NOW ANYONE ASSOCIATED WITH THE ROCK WORLD WILL TELL YOU IF YOU CANNOT STAND A LIFE OF KNOCKS IT’S NOT THE LIFE FOR YOU , OVER THE YEARS YOU DEVELOP THE SKIN OF A RHINO AND THE DETERMINATION OF AN ANT, YOU BELIEVE DESPITE THE MANY SET BACKS THAT YOU WILL MAKE IT! THEN ONE DAY YOU TAKE A CASUAL GLANCE INTO A MIRROR, AND THINK “ OH HELL I MAY OF MISSED THE TRAIN” THE REALIZATION THAT YES, THE TRAIN DOES STOP AT MIDNIGHT HITS HARD. BUT THINK POSITIVE YOU IN FACT DID NOT MISS YOUR STOP , YOU DID THE WHOLE JOURNEY AND WHAT A RIDE! FACING PARKINSON'S WAS A BIT LIKE BEING TOLD THE BANDS GOT A NEW DRUMMER, ON THE EVE OF A BIG TOUR. YOU EXCEPT IT FACE IT, BUT NEVER GIVE IN , I'M BLESSED I BELIEVE THAT I'M STILL ON THAT TRAIN. EVEN THE DRIVERS GONE BUT I'M NOT ALONE, FOR IT STILL STOPS AND PASSENGERS COME ON BOARD SHOUTING “ WE HAVE COME TO HELP YOU FIGHT” SO IF YOU WISH COME ABOARD YOUR ALL WELCOME , BUT REMEMBER WE ARE ALL CREMATED EQUAL. |
| AHHHHHHHHH HELP! MY BRAIN HAS GONE DOWN THE PLUG HOLE |
| THE OBJECTIVE OF FILL YOUR HEAD WITH ROCK AS WELL AS RAISING FUNDS IS TO BRING PARKINSONS AND OTHER RELATED ILLNESSES TO THE ATTENTION OF PEOPLE , , LOTS OF PEOPLE CHOOSE NOT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU EVEN HAVE AN ILLNESS AND TURN AWAY, I KNOW THIS FOR A FACT, AS EVEN MEMBERS OF MY OWN FAMILY CHOOSE THIS ROUTE OF TRYING TO ESCAPE FROM THE TRUTH, AND HAVE REMOVED ME FROM THEIR THOUGHTS I WAS PLACED OUTSIDE THE CIRCLE BUT I MYSELF BEING BLESSED WITH THE LOVE OF MY WIFE NANCY ,IGNORED THEM AND DECIDED TO CHANNEL MY ENERGY INTO ORGANISING “FILL YOUR HEAD WITH ROCK” AND THE HELP I GET FROM OLD FRIENDS LIKE BIG MICK [METALLICAS SOUND ENGINEER], HAS BEEN FANTASTIC, AND THE REAL BONUS IS I HAVE MADE LOTS OF NEW FRIENDS, SO HOW DID “FILL YOUR HEAD WITH ROCK” BEGIN WELL AFTER BEING DIAGNOSED PARKINSON'S I WAS DEVASTATED, I FELT MY LIFE WAS NOT GOING TO BE WORTH LIVING, AND A DARK SHADOW FELL OVER ME, IN DESPAIR I SOUGHT OUT THE HELP OF A SPIRITUALIST, I ADMIT I DID NOT BELIEVE, BUT DID NOT DISBELIEVE, HOWEVER IT PROVED TO BE THE BEST DECISION THAT I HAVE EVER MADE, AT ONE HEALING SESSION DURING MEDITATION I SAW MYSELF IN THE DESERT ALONGSIDE MY FATHER. A BATTLE WAS TAKING PLACE MY FATHER WAS A SGT IN THE ROYAL ARTILLERY, AND THEY WHERE FIRING ROUND AFTER ROUND FROM THEIR 25 POUND FIELD GUN ’INTO ENEMY POSSESSIONS. I SAW THE INFANTRY WAVE AFTER WAVE GOING FORWARD ,FOLLOWED BY STRETCHER BEARERS. AGAIN THE COMMAND FIRE WAS SHOUTED BY MY FATHER WHO THEN TURNED TO ME SAYING “THIS IS HOW TO FIGHT PETER, FIGHT DO NOT GIVE UP HOPE FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT . FROM THAT MOMENT MY FATHER HAS BEEN WITH ME , AND I LIKE TO THINK DIRECTING ME IN THE BATTLE AGAINST PARKINSONS |
| BEING ALIVE WITH AN ILLNESS , IS BETTER THAN BEING DEAD WITHOUT ONE! |
| MY GUIDE HE IS A BLACK MAN, AS BLACK AS BLACK CAN BE . IF YOU TURN THE LIGHT OUT JUST HIS EYES AND TEETH YOU SEE; BUT HIS EYES ARE FULL OF WISDOM, AND HIS TEETH HAVE KNOWN NO LIES. HE COMES FROM DARKEST AFRICA, THE NOBLE MASAI TRIBE. HIS LAND IT HAS NO BOUNDARY, IT'S AS FAR AS YOU CAN SEE. AND YET THIS MIGHTY SPIRIT HAS CHOSE TO WALK WITH ME. HIS BODY WORN, HIS FACE IS THIN. A TRUE WARRIOR IN BATTLE, HIS FOES COULD NEVER WIN. HE SAYS THAT I MUST FOLLOW, AND INTO BATTLE GO. YET I AM QUITE AWARE THAT I WILL NEVER SEE MY FOE. FOR HE'S A COWARDLY CREATURE, THAT CREEPS AROUND AT NIGHT; BUT I KNOW I COULD BEAT HIM, IN A TWELVE ROUND FIGHT. THEN IT WOULD BE OVER. MY MIND IT WOULD BE FREE. NO LONGER LOCKED IN MEMORIES OF HOW OUR LIFE SHOULD BE. |
ON BEHALF OF FILL YOUR HEAD WITH ROCK INTERNATIONAL. MAY I SAY THANK YOU TO ALL WHO SUPPORTED OUR RECENT PARKINSON EVENT IN AUSTIN TEXAS. THANKS TO :- METALLICA ,THE STAFF AND MANAGEMENT OF THE HOLE IN THE WALL CLUB, VINCE @ GUITAR WORLD, AND ALL FRIENDS KNOWN AND UNKNOWN, THE MUSICIANS, AUSTIN CHRONICLE. EXPRESS AND STAR, AND A SPECIAL PERSON BY THE NAME OF JAMES SHRIDER, AND THE WORLDS BIGGEST THANK YOU TO ALL RESIDENTS OF PAYNE AVENUE, FOR PUTTING UP WITH OUR REHEARSALS, AND MY BROTHER ERIC BLAKELYS UNLIMITED SUPPLY OF HUMAN KINDNESS PETE BOOT |
| THE BASTARD Parkinson’s who or are you, what have I done to you,.To think I never knew you, and now we live as two, Oh! How I would love to meet you, then you may explain, why you keep on taking all my dopamine, One night while I was sleeping, you crept into my head, now all my body feels like it’s full of lead, But the thing you took away that hurts more than the pain is the pleasure of waking up and feeling well again, You bastard, you bastard, just leave me alone,You think it so funny hearing me moan, You’re a slimy little bastard, who cannot be found, You think it so funny when I fall on the ground, You bastard, you bastard get out of my head, Yes I hear you laughing when I fall out of bed, I hate you, you bastard I will never give in, To give into you would be such a sin, But when I pass over and walk to light, I’ll shout PARKINSONS YOU BASTARD ,YOU JUST LOST THE FIGHT! |
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| FILL YOUR HEAD WITH ROCK. But it need not be rock. Any type of music is good. We all have a favourite tune which we sing to ourselves when feeling low. I know that I put my heart and soul into music and now in some strange way it seems to be putting the life and soul back into me. It has helped me face my illness when I recall in my old days of rock. I never thought I would see the age of 53 anyway, As the song says, "Speed child, don't wanna be alive when I'm 25." Now I want to be alive when I'm 95. Life really is what you make it. At times the hill I climb each day becomes a mountain, but I'm never alone on that mountain. "You have PARKINSONS!" Those were the worst three words ever said to me, I replied "Why me?" Well why not me, who can say it won't happen to me, Who can say they are going to finish this senta.............. No one knows, life is a chance, the fact is that thanks to Parkinsons I have witnessed great acts of kindness and compassion. You see with illness you slow down. Allowing yourself time to think, accepting your illness is most important, for in acceptance, you will find both inner strength and peace. Why lock yourself away? In doing so, the illness is locked away with you. Being alive with an illness is better than being dead without one! I consider that life is a big jam session, you're doing well , then some one changes the key. I have been in music since 1958, my parents gave me a drum kit. The tutor book's last page was missing so I took this as a sign and never stopped, the life time of fun that was given to me with that first kit was fantastic. I have made many friends, my oldest being Bruno Stapenhill, founder member of JUDAS PRIEST. It was Bruno who said, "That geezer Eric Blakely is a real gent." Eric Blakely, is organising a FILL YOUR HEAD WITH ROCK CONCERT - a PARKINSON'S FUND RAISING EVENT. Like all ideas, they start in your head, but rely heavily on friends to make them work. I am proud to be one of those friends, and pledge my support for his unselfish commitment to help people who missed the key change. Let's not forget CANADIAN GENTLE GIANT, FERDY BELLAND Bass player with one of the best DRUMMERS I HAVE SEEN ,THE FEMINISTS, Single handed he organised "FILL YOUR HEAD WITH ROCK" AT VANCOUVER. All ideas originate in the mind, but need the help of friends to succeed. Well thanks to those friends, They plus many more have enjoyed giving their time to help people who's lives have changed beyond recognition. Without warning, illness can destroy plans and dreams shared with loved ones who I believe have immeasurable inner strength and courage. It is a fact that no matter who you are remember illness is a great leveller. The richest and the poorest - we are all cremated equal. I hope you come along to FILL YOUR HEAD WITH ROCK, and allow me to shake your hand. (nobody shakes hands better than someone with PARKINSONS!) and say "Welcome my Friend YOU KNOW THE SONG, IT'S CALLED"LIFE" DON'T WAIT FOR THE COUNT IN, LIVE YOUR DREAMS |
| ALAN - ME - HARRY + BRUNO = LION |
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