Man, does Sabbath rock.

Well, it is Saturday night and I am listening to Sabbath's first album and reflecting on the day. For those of you aren't overly familiar with Sabbath; get with it. Sabbath was totally awesome in their day. Nowadays, wankers crap on about shitty nu-metal bands, but nothing can approach the total majesty of Sabbath. On every plain, they are the best. I honestly feel that when I die, before the final judgement, before my eternal soul is sent to the fifth circle of hell (If Dante is to be believed), God will do everyone the gracious favour of having the "Concert of the present Eternity". There will be no sponsors. There will be rivers of beer and cheap red wine. There wil be groves of kind bud. There will be the best music acts while we all trip out staring at angels and palaces and the like.

Acts should include Sabbath. Original lineup of course. Maybe it could start with Dio. Dio could go through Mob Rules, Sign of the Southern Cross, Heaven and Hell and then Neon Knights. Halfway through Neon Knights, Ozzy would come out, lite Dio on Fire and then kick him into Hell. He would then say "Let's start a riot!" and 20 Billion voices would voice their approval. They'd play all their material, the good Ozzy solo tunes, the Sabbath tunes that were done without Ozzy (Imagine the Heaven and Hell LP or the Born Again LP with Ozzy). Maybe even a bit of G//Z/R.

Other acts would have to include Jimi Hendrix, the Doors, Led Zeppelin, April Wine, Budgie, Rush, ACDC (with Bon Scott), Slayer, Janis Joplin, the Beatles, the Ruttles, Deep Purple, Rainbow, Metallica (second stage near the port-a-potties), Beetoven, Bach, Mozart, Mendelsohn, Wagner, the Who, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, the list could go on and on.

Do you ever wonder what Purgatory might be like? Maybe it is wishful thinking, but I hope there is at least wine and/or beer in purgatory with weed on Weekends. Killer video games where you hose demons with flamethrowers would also be rad. I wonder who would be there? Could you strike up a conversation with Marcus Agrippa, a virtuous Pagan, while hanging out? If you're there for 10,000 years, why not, right? I guess we all find out sooner or later.

Mind you, Joe Serf, who died in 1300 might have a different version of Purgatory where his horse never gets sick and the crops always come in on time. I'd like to have time to talk to all of my ancestors all the way back. Do you realise, that the church, and I am talking about the real church, the Catholic one, not those spliter ones, goes back 2000 years and that everyperson on Earth, assuming every generation is 25 years, has well over 10,000 direct ancestors? Do the math! Who were they? What did they do? What were they like? Did you live up to their expectations? At least I know mine wouldn't mind a drink or 8 and a good chat.

Being of Celtic ancestory, I know that my ancestors travelled and infested wherever they went. I have kept this tradtion alive by marrying into a distant genotype.

Back to the fifth circle of Hell, where unhappy souls spend their time running rampant ripping and tearing the flesh off of each other in anger and fury. There are other places I'd like to be, but there are a few people I wouldn't mind literally tearing a strip off of.

What are your views of the after life? Is there weed? I didn't mention chicks because I am too pious. I wouldn't worry about it being blasphemous, becuase only God gets to decide that. I don't think a momentary lapse of fantasy will do too much harm.

We all have our faults. To forgive is divine.