Who in their right mind?

A few years ago I played in a band called Mandorico and although we toured up and down the East Coast from Florida to NY with a loyal following, we never hit the "big time"- whatever that means these days. It was definitely one of the greatest musical experiences I've ever had and I played with some of the best musicians in town. It was kind of like mixing an electric Mariachi band with a reggae band and hip/hop and lacing it with cocaine- just the way music should be. One of my bandmates was this tattoed freakazoid named Jim "Chimo" Harmon who had the propensity to always voluntarily get nekkid in the van. Don't ask, but that's him in the middle with the light blue shirt. My pretty face is- well, let's just say I stand out....After every show, we'd play the role of friendly band guys and hang around, talk to the crowd, flirt a little and then head out. Upon entering the side door of the van, Chimo would always say- as if on cue, "I hate people." and then proceed to tell us about a conversation he had with some jack ass who bugged him about this, that and everything else. Basically, Chims had no tolerance for most people and would occasionally walk off from a conversation mid sentence if he felt the need. It wasn't until recently that I understood WHY he hated people.

It's because people are stupid.

Not you good folks of course, but in general, I think that the world would be a better place without 80% of the populace that's breathing all our good air and polluting the rest with their ignorance. I think what's bugging me is that people get bent out of shape over the wrong things. Like these people.....

AND these people....

Now you may notice that they are ALL demonstrating at the same event- the sentencing of Michael "Mutt" Vick in Virginia, but they are clearly on different sides. Now I live in Atlanta so this whole story has been BIG news lately- especially since the Falcons SUCK this year without their imprisoned leader, but I'm a bit baffled.....

Who in their right mind would take the day off to go to the court house to "support" a rightly convicted felon who had to write his "apology" on a napkin? I tend to believe that they have the idea that somehow Vick will feel better knowing his supporters are still behind him despite the crimes he's convicted of. Instead, I think it makes him feel more like a victim and enable him to skirt personal responsibility for his crime. It's kinda like T.I.'s momma saying "God is good and the Devil's a liar" upon T.I.'s release from jail. Who's she blaming- her son or the Devil?

But these fanatical PETA folks don't get a pass from me either! Who in their right mind takes a day off to "protest" a rightly convicted felon who had to write is "apology" on a napkin? Clearly he's going off the prison so the message has been sent, but what I despise is the fact that there are thousands of abused HUMANS who don't have their faces on placards and protesters at the trials of their victimizers. Don't get me wrong, I love and respect the lives of animals (I actually set big coca-roaches free outside instead of killing them) but I respect the lives of humans ten times more.

It seems to me that folks have their priorities mixed up- just a bit......