Farewell NY

It is with much sorrow that I bid a farewell to the great state of New York. The place where I was born and raised, the place where I had my first beer, my first conquest, my first heartbreak, my first rugby game, my first time jumping into ice covered lakes, my first fist fight, my first kiss...well you get the idea my first everything pretty much.

Most of all I would have to say the place where I met the boys of 501. If it wasn't for college (which is in NY) I would have never met Brendan, Jay, Mikey5 or Matty G. I would have never lived with them, never went on vacations with them, never beat them all up, never laughed with them and most of all I would have never loved them.

At the end of the month I will be heading 200 plus miles south to Baltimore, MD for a new job/career. I would have to say the main feeling is nervous excitement. I'm nervous as hell to just pick up and move, especially without any family or friends, however I'm really excited about this new opportunity!

With that being said, I feel this blog has taken a big step in the communication factor for the 501 boys. Because as of July 1, this marks when all 4 members will not be living with at least one other. So this blog should be stronger, if not for our fans but for us. It will give us the opportunity to communicate with each other as new shit pops up in our lives.

This move also gets me 4 hours closer to Calabash, NC, the site of the 2010 summer jump off tour that 501 embarks on annually. So, hopefully you'll be hearing from G, Jay, 5 and Brendan soon!

Peace out NY, its been real!

Love, Lust, or.....Nothing At All

Love...

The four letter word that carries the distinction of being one of the most powerful words in history. Word, is it really a word, isn't it a feeling, a motivation, an adjective, a movement, or a power?. Let's define it...Definition: "strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties."

It seems that all eras of history have stories about love, but are we to believe the truth behind them all? Are they written by people in love, or people seeking, or just by people who believe in what they think is love? Can't you ask 5 different people of what they think love is, and wouldn't they give you 5 completely different adaptations? What are we to believe, feel, say, or think?

Did you really love your high school sweet heart? You did talk about being together forever? What about your college girlfriend? What about the girl you met at a party or bar and you didn't grab her number and you let her get away? What about that blond female rugger who really isn't the best looking girl of the lot, but shit she's on your mind all the time!

Are these just questions guys have? Is love a simpler process for women? Are we thinking love or are we thinking lust, and if so will it go away or will we just have to control it when we're married?

I've written on this topic once before, sometimes I wish there was a protocol for this, but that it not going to happen anytime soon. Is it okay not to want what your parents have told you from a young age? Maybe I don't' want to get married, and I don't think that's an immature statement, I just think maybe it's not for me.

I do enjoy the beginning of love, or lust or butterflies...whatever you call it, you know what it is. It's that newness of someone.

What's your take on it? I'm interested in hearing all about what you think?