Cops, Rain and Mosquitoes...Which way is UP^

It's hard to escape the cops, rain and mosquitoes when you're sleeping in the woods. All you can do is prepare yourself. As far as the rain is concerned, I bought a 60" umbrella for 5 bucks at Home Depot, which I just recently got discovered behind by the cops and issued a trespassing warning, never to return.(why couldn't the record company find me as easily as when I was trying to make it in the music business, then I wouldn't be in predicament, anyway) I bought some Deep Woods Off. Mosquitoes, in check. I couldn't find the cop repellent though, 2 out of 3 ain't bad. Now for the cops. All I can say is that the Monroe County Sheriff's deputies are a lot cooler than the Key West Pathetic Department..I mean Police, oops....  Let me digress and say, I have moved on to better and greener pastures. In which, I will not divulge details, as I did with my last "secret" hiding spot as the cops found me by accident, through a jinx, I think? If  I would of went deeper into the woods, they would have never found me. But because I was lazy and didn't want to go the distance, I fell short.  I wasn't even sleeping at the time. I was sitting up listening to Neil Young when I saw the white flashlight coming towards me without anywhere to run. The police officer stopped exactly where I was and told me to move on. As I was leaving, the officer shouted, " Hey Sanders", I turned and he asked if  I was the Statue Of  Liberty. I replied, "No, but I play one on T.V."

  Speaking of which, I am currently working at Liberty Tax as the dancing fool, raising eyebrows on the street corner, dressed in a dress and crown, spinning around in two different towns. I am performing Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in Key West between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. and my hometown of Marathon, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. I take the bus to Key West with a certified homeless discount of 2 bucks which takes an hour and a half to get to my destination, whereas, if I drove a car, it would only take an hour. But my license is suspended from some bullshit frivolous lawsuit filed by some asshole attorney in Ft. Lauderdale named Gary Kornfiled. (If you see him, shoot him and I'll pay YOU 5,000 dollars, instead of this full of bullshit frivolous asshole) when I got in a "fender bender" without an ambulance or injuries at the time.About five years later, I found out he filed a bodily injury lawsuit for 5,000 dollars and that he could suspend my license until I paid the judgement. Otherwise, I would buy a van and live in it, like I did in L.A. for 3 years when I worked at Tower Records on Sunset. Needless to say, I don't have 5,000 dollars, which I think the bill is up to 10,000 dollars now with interest. So I let my feet do the walking and keep on dancing. Hurry though, the party ends April 15th!!! Don't forget to pay your taxes!!! I have since gotten job offers for other sign waving jobs in Marathon.One possibility is a sign waving shark at Aquarium Encounters. Which goes to show, at least to me that, I don't care if you're slinging shit for a living, sling the shit the best way you can and become the best shit slinger the world has ever seen and then maybe you might move on to bigger and better things. Don't half ass things in a lazy way. You only get in life what you put into it. Do your best and fuck the rest. You only have ONE life to live without a second chance!!!

  A little about what I observe while spinning around drawing attention for the business, which BTW, I HATE drawing attention. I like to go unnoticed.Which is a weird dichotomy to my unchosen profession. I don't like people staring at me. But they do in my shocking Statue Of Liberty suit. Which I think is no big deal but to other people, I see a different reaction. Some people smile and wave or even laugh, which I think is great. And then there are other people, especially in Key West, that have have a scowl on their face shaking their head, which I don't understand that they don't understand. I had one guy ask me with a disgust question, "Man, how much do they pay you to do that?" I said. "Too much!"  I have never seen so many miserable people living in "paradise". It's unbelievable!! I don't get, that they don't get it. They probably have a roof over their head and obviously have a car or are using somebody else's car and here I am trying to work, living in the streets, trying to keep away from the cops, rain and mosquitoes, happy as I can be. I know you can't buy happiness but damn it, be thankful for what you have!! It could be worse but it seems their narrow minds only see a fool, dressed up in a Statue Of  Liberty suit, dancing around like a clown, and they look like, from my point of view, that they want to pull their hair out. I don't need much. I am happy with my iPad, my music and bus pass. Like I have heard in the past. I rather be poor and happy than rich and sad. Now with that said, that doesn't mean everybody who has money is sad. There's ALWAYS an asshole in every class of society. Be it a homeless bum or a bazillionaire. Doesn't matter. All I know for sure is, personally speaking, music saves my life everyday. Without music, you might as well shoot me in the head and get it over with. Speaking of which, I need to end my timed session at the library and go to work. I had to use the public computers to write this little story because my  iPad has a cracked screen after I did a spin as the Statue of Liberty and it flew out of my side holster. Thank God it still plays MUSIC. It's going to cost me 150 dollars to fix but worth every penny. Anyway, to da loo, skip to my lou, I have more work to do. And another thing, as Nicko McBrain would say,(For you idiots, Mr. McBrain is the bad ass drummer for Iron Maiden).......remember kids,....Don't worry about what I'm doing, worry about what the fuck YOU are doing!!! { :)-------------------------------------------------------------------------Gene Simmons
Hugs and KISSes!!
Signing off,
Dr. Love

Current situation and past writings

Hello,

Long time no see. I am currently dancing in the streets as the Statue Of Liberty in the number one dance, drama T.V. show in the cities of Marathon and Key West. I used to live at Tracy's Pet Service in Marathon until the rent and drama went up. Now I am back in the woods, streets, mangroves, whatever the hell you wish to call it. Funny enough, my new home is next to the Home Depot inbetween the American Legion, a place I practically grew up in as a kid. I really don't mind sleeping outside. There are only 3 things I wish would go away. Cops, mosquitoes and rain. It's a bitch to wake up at 3 o'clock in the morning with a sudden downpour of rain, even though I probably do need a shower, it sucks waking up to raindrops. But I have come prepared. I bought a 5 dollar 60" umbrella that I purchased at, guess where?, at HOME DEPOT!!! Who says I don't pay taxes? The cops have yet to approach me at my unhumble abode without a roof, T.G., that means thank God, for you ignorant M.F's, which means MotherFuckers. Damn, do I have to spell everything out as I try to write short hand! I'm trying to save time and keystrokes. But like I always say, life is simple, people make it difficult, anywho, where was I?....Oh yeah, explaining life sleeping outside, the relentless mosquitoes are, well, relentless and determined to suck your blood like Dracula. No matter what time of day of night but especially after the rain that just woke you up and now you can't go back to sleep. Now you, M.F's (see above for definition) know why I drink. I was sleeping at the public defenders' office in Key West for about 6 months without interaction with cops until the other night when a nice lady cop ran my I.D. and took my picture and told me to leave. So that secret spot is secret no more. She said she patrols it 3 or 4 times a night. So now I am currently working as the Statue of Liberty in Key West because my fellow co-worker in the same crown and gown as for his paycheck early and my nice boss gave it him with a warning. If he went up to Marathon and didn't show up the next day, he would be fired. Apparently, not heeding the warning, he did just that and subsequently was fired the next day. So my boss wanted me to fill in Key West for 2 weeks until he found somebody else. So I have to commute an hour and a half on the bus from Marathon to Key West. Which is fine with me, I love traveling, although I rather see a different road. I get a discount on the 4 dollar fare to 2 dollars because I am homeless, uh, residentially challenged, to speak politically correct but I don't follow politics. It's actually not as bad as one would perceive. As long as you can escape the above mentioned nuisances....O.K., I am tired of typing on my only day off. Of course, I have much more to say and explain but I just don't have the time today....until then enjoy my latest thoughts put into a poem, I call lyrics to a song....P.S. Thank you Lord for all the blessings you have given me and to the music that keeps me alive everyday...I Love You...until my dying day!!! XO

Underneath the pine trees

Is the place I sleep 

Under the stars

They keep me warm

From the winter breeze

Shelter me

From the sun

Guide me back

To a brighter day

The best thing

You could not see

Through your materialistic eyes

The best part is

It's all for free

It brings tears to my eyes

That

You  can't see

The beauty before me

In a hurry

To make money

As I think it

Isn't everything

You miss the point

In life

You only live once

Too late 

To start over again

Enjoy and hold on to 

What you once had

Never to return

Escape the cop chase

At the wrong place and time

In between 

The donut shop

And coffee break

To live free for another day

Trying to live my life

Free of charge

Hang on

To my mind

I own

Free and clear

Cloudy

With a couple of beers

A 20% chance of showers

Wait for the thunderstorm to happen

The hurricane is coming 

Without a word 

Or warning

Brace yourself 

For the magic to appear

Before your eyes 

Beyond disbelief 

Call me David Copperfield for short 

Not my fault

Things didn't work out

The way I thought

All I can say

Is that I tried

To live a dream

Apparently not meant to be

So sad to see

I hate to say

You wish you were me

Do what I can

Before I get

To Heaven

To see my family

Once again

Left me alone

Too soon

I know they love me

Looking down

From up

Above

I will keep 

Moving on

Trying to do 

The best I can

Make my family proud

With what I have left

Hide behind memories

Left behind

Good times

But the stars still

Shine bright

Undercover me

Into a peaceful night

I love my brother

From a different father

But we share

The same mother

Who left too soon

From pancreatic cancer

Ironically,

 He is a cancer doctor today

That took years

I couldn't believe

He was still in his

Residency 

After the day I 

Graduated high school

He believed 

In all my dreams

Opened minded

Accepted the thought

I wanted to be a rockstar

He supported me

More times than once

Gave me a chance

To see California

When I didn't have

A dime to pay

To realize my dream

Every Time

I wanted to

Go for the impossible dream

He did his homework 

And became

A Professor of oncology 

I look up to him

Almost more than God

As I sleep in the streets alone

If you don't know now

I am the black sheep

Of the family

But brother still keeps

A special place 

In my heart

Like our mother

Told me once 

I love him

More than life

Itself

Said goodbye

Many more times

Once before

I pray for my friends

And family

I can never see again

Until I reach 

The heavens above

Thank you Lord 

For the words

I could never make up

Without you

Reflecting on past mistakes

I should of stayed in school

But my stubborn head

Thought I had a chance

To make it

I tried 

With my brother

By my side

The only family member

I have left

If he goes away

Before I say goodbye

That would be

The end of my life

Die by the gun

Just like

My father done

Never to return

A promise

Never to break

Silence me

Underneath the grave

Unfortunately 

We all die one day

I say

And dream 

For a family reunion

One day 

Don't mine me

Just writing a song

At a bus stop 

That won't stop

The only shelter I got

When it rains 

I think better

On the toilet

At McDonald's

Until they catch me

So known

They call me

The hamburg alar

On the phone

Without an answer

Thank the Lord

They have

3 more hours

Before they close

Have a chance 

To find the mind

Of crazy Larry

Let loose from

The jailhouse

A couple a days

Ago

It's a mystery

You never know

What you might find

Your guess

Is as good

As mine

I live alone

In the woods

Call me up

Sometime 

I answer my phone

Every once in awhile

They will only keep me down

For a little bit

Then I will rise

Above

To see another sunrise

And move on

To a better life

They cannot predict

The future I hold

In my hands

They can say

What they may

But I will prove them wrong

To their dismay

They wrote me off

But I am still writing

My book

So they can see

Where my life went

The story already

Written in stone

Yet to be told

But in time

They will know

The tough road

I went down

But God gave me the strength

To move on

Most

Couldn't handle

Not to toot

My own horn

But this is

The life I live

Take it or

Leave it

I never will

Until

The day I die

I have to live

The life my parents

Gave me

Take it as a gift

Before I am on my way

To Heaven

Have to go through Hell

Before you reach 

The promise land

Filled with broken dreams

Wake up to nightmares

To see

The reason

Why you are here

There is a meaning

For taking space

Still searching 

But I believe

I will find out soon

When the time is right

Not a minute before

Give it to

The hands of God

He is the one

To give

And take away

Just a test

To see

If you can pass

Without pity

All you have to do

Is try

Your best

He will fill

In the blanks

And do

The rest

Hang on

Without a noose

Around your neck

He will take you

When He's ready

Only He knows

When the time is right

Not in control 

You never know

Faith and belief

In Him

Is all you need

In this world

I don't need to go 

To church

To hear His word

O.K 

I live in the woods

That's alright

It's just

The cops, rain and the mosquitoes

That bug me

In the middle

Of a good nights' sleep

That wake me up

From a dream

I thought I had

To keep

Looking for a break

In the middle

Of the road

To make it through

The other side 

To see my escape

Just trying

To make it to a better day

Than the one before

Forget the nightmares

That haunt me

Every waking moment

Run away

As quickly

As possible

Before they

Catch the dream

I thought

I had

In the grasp

Of my hand

Run as fast as I can

Rampant

From

The other people

That don't believe

Scare me away

From

My belief 

That I know is true

Never let go

Until they

Take me away

Put me under 6 feet

In the grave

Kicking until

My dying day

I know you

Only live once

Without a consideration

Of reincarnation

Seems

Far fetched

To me

Comeback

As a female

Bicycle seat

Or a bird

With wings

Jumping

Up and down

On a trampoline

Without gasoline

Don't worry about me

You have your life to live

Your own problems

To deal with

I only have solutions

That fall upon

Deaf ears

Never to be discovered

They can't handle

The truth

Uncovered

But what do I know

They already

Know it all

Just a waste 

Of breath and time

Sit alone

Alright

By myself

But I do

Still believe

In a God

Above 

Always by my side

One chance

Is all you have

To live

At least

That's what

They tell me

I've seen

First hand

Proof of it

Can't tell me

Different

Just another human

Being

Living on the streets 

Protected

By my way

Of thinking

Just another animal

Living in the concrete jungle

But I already

Thought about

The baffling 

Thought process

Still with questions

I can't answer

I never said

I was a know it all

Sometimes

I do

But the fact remains

It's not the truth

Can't relate

To the people

Who can't dance

With fancy shoes

They seem so sure

But it just seems

They just sit

Spinning their wheels

Have to go through

The bullshit

Sift through

The assholes

To get to

The truth

Sure it's a hard road

But worth every minute

At the end of the line

If I didn't have those

Special moments

I would be

Taking up space

Just like them

A place

I don't think I

want to be

They think

The grass is always

Greener

On the other side

Of somebody else's

Backyard

But they haven't seen

My front porch

In the daylight

Observe

The magic moments

I wish I could

Explain

Insight from Crazy Larry

Who lost his family

In a tragedy

The only good thing is

He now qualifies

For Medicaid

With special attention

Benefits

Just waiting to die

To live a happier life

Remembering

The good times 

That they can't

Take away

Hanging on a thread

With what little

Dignity

There is left

To salvage

From the scrap yard

Throw down

For a fight

Been beaten down

For the last time

No more shit

To be taken

Heard it all before

From here to

Timbuktu 

Give me another line

To write down 

When I win the academy award

I would like to thank

All the assholes

In my way

To carry on

To fight until

My last breath

I couldn't do it

Without them

Must have friction

To start a fire

To go down

In a blaze of glory

Boy God

Do I have a story

To tell you

When I get

To where I'm going

I know you

Already know

But it will be better

If I tell you in person

I'll be here

Writing a song

When you're ready to take me

But can you wait until

I write a worldwide hit

So I can live

The rest of my life 

In peace

P.S.

Love you too

See you soon

Your favorite son

Who will rise to the top

To show the reason

I was put on Earth

Never to return

For the last time

They don't know what they got

Until I'm gone

They will wish

They could kiss

What they no longer have

Maybe they will listen

Next time

That will never happen

Again

Never take for granted

The gift 

You have been given

From the Lord above

Time to go

To give back

To the living

Can't take

The material things

When you leave this world

Give it to somebody else

Who has nothing

Not even a pot

To piss in 

Or a without window

To throw it out of

I hope

One day

You see

The true meaning of life

Before you die

And go away forever

Never to return

Take it as a message

From God

Your maker and taker

When it is

Your time

He is the only one

Who decides

Good morning, good afternoon and goodnight. Remember, God told me to tell you this, have a great time in life, no matter the cost or price.