****Kirks Championships 2017 ****

I really am Flair like. I win the People's Championship, lose it in my 1st or 2nd defense, and get it back weeks later. He didn't become 16 time world champ by going undefeated did he?

 

I prefer quantity over quality title runs.

 

When I was a kid one of the first bands that I truly became a fanboy of was Faith No More, and ever since then, this particular song really resonated with me, didn't quite get all of the lyrics back then, but they started making sense to me around 12 or so. The older I get, the more and more spot on it feels. By the way, this sums up not only my playing style here, but everything I do in life. Read the lyrics.

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"Falling To Pieces"

Back and forth, I sway with the wind
Resolution slips away again
Right through my fingers, back into my heart
Where it's out of reach and it's in the dark
Sometimes I think I'm blind
Or I may be just paralyzed

Because the plot thickens every day
And the pieces of my puzzle keep crumblin' away
But I know, there's a picture beneath
Indecision clouds my vision
No one listens...

Because I'm somewhere in between
My love and my agony
You see, I'm somewhere in between
My life is falling to pieces
Somebody put me together

Layin' face down on the ground
My fingers in my ears to block the sound
My eyes shut tight to avoid the sight
Anticipating the end, losing the will to fight
Droplets of "yes" and "no"
In an ocean of "maybe"

From the bottom, it looks like a steep incline
From the top, another downhill slope of mine
But I know, the equilibrium's there
Indecision clouds my vision
No one listens...

Because I'm somewhere in between
My love and my agony
You see, I'm somewhere in between
My life is falling to pieces
Somebody put me together

 

You and I both titlists, at the same time, back in the saddle again, looking down in disdain on all the peasants, just the way it ought to be. Hopefully we can close out the year like that.

 

I run hot and cold on Faith No More now, but trust me, if you'd have been alive in 1989-91, you'd have been a fan. It seemed damn original at the time, they along with Ozzy (solo) and GNR were my gateway drugs, I love the whole Real Thing album, after that they fell apart, they had a few decent songs here and there, I love Midlife Crisis and Last Cup Of Sorrow, but Patton was clearly a one trick pony in many ways. I'm sure had they known what they'd spawn, they'd have cringed at the thought as well.

That being said, along with Falling To Pieces, the actual song The Real Thing sums up the other part of my mindset perfectly as well.

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"The Real Thing"

I know the feeling
It is the real thing
The essence of the truth
The perfect moment
That golden moment
I know you feel it too
I know the feeling
It is the real thing
You can't refuse the embrace...

It's like the pattern below the skin
You gotta reach out and pull it all in
And you feel like you're too close
So you swallow another dose
The pinnacle of happiness
Filling up your soul

You don't think you can take any more
You never wanna let go
To touch the roots of experience
The most basic ingredients
To see the unseen glitter of life
And feel the dirt, grief, anger and strife
Cherish the certainly of now
It kills you a bit at a time
Cradle the inspiration
It will leave you writhing on the floor...

This is so unreal, what I feel
This nourishment, life is bent
Into a shape I can hold
A twist of fate, all my own
Just grit your teeth, make no sound
Take a step away and look around
Just clench your fist and close your eyes
Look deep inside, hypnotize
The whisper is but a shout
That's what it is all about
Yes, the ecstasy, you can pray
You will never let it slip away

Like the sacred song that someone sings through you
Like the flesh so warm that the thorn sticks into
Like the dream you know one day will come to life
Try to hold on just a little longer, stronger

It's the jewel of victory
The chasm of misery
And once you have bitten the core
You will always know the flavor
The split second of divinity
You drink up the sky
All of heaven is in your arms
You know the reason why
It's right there, all by itself

And what you are, there is nothing else
You're growing a life within a life
The lips of wonder kiss you inside
And when it's over the feeling remains
It all comes down to this
The smoke clears, I see what it is
That made me feel this way...

This is so unreal, what I feel
Flood, sell your soul, feel the blood
Pump through your veins, can't explain
The element that's everything
Just clench your fist and close your eyes
Look deep inside, hypnotize
Yes, the ecstasy, you can pray
You will never let it slip away

Like the echoes of your childhood laughter, ever after
Like the first time love urged you to take it's guidance, in silence
Like your heartbeat when you realize you're dying, but you're trying
Like the way you cry for a happy ending, ending...
I know