a passed scent through barbituate lips
fading smiles sent earthbound from the divine
can't you feel it?
the bond of false truth like a chemical reaction.
mind tells body. body controls mind.
there is no stop/eject on the vcr of the soul
just pause, rewind, and live with it.
relying heavily on substance, your perception clouds
the omnipitent eye.
as we wait in line for evolution,
like a bee to sugar.

lonliness is godliness because god is alone.

Monday, 11:30pm - bong hits @ darek's house
Tuesday, 12:05am - darek and i drive to princeton, wva to pick up two friends who are also going (all of us in the back of an early 90's model eclipse).
Tuesday, 7:00am - we arrive at the main gates of the alltell pavilion in raleigh, nc. we wait in the parking lot until 8, and wait in line at the main gates until 9:20 (after passing thru security).
Tuesday, 9:15am - Bands begin on second stage, i am approx. 3 people back in front of the right side of the stage. bands play 30 minute sets with approx. 10 mins in between acts. i am in the same place for 11/13 bands. band list, in somewhat cronological order:
Bleeding Through
Atreyu
Darkest Hour
Throwdown
Devildriver
Magna-Fi
Otep
God Forbid
Unearth
Every Time I Die
Lamb Of God
Hatebreed
Slipknot
Tuesday, 2:30pm - after lamb of god leaves the stage (they played god forbid's equipment due to their being late), i left the second stage area and ate a sandwich. came back halfway through hatebreed's set, but was farther back for both them and slipknot.
Tuesday, 3:45pm - black label society begins on the main stage. i sit this one out.
Tuesday, 4:30pm - superjoint ritual on main stage. yours truly has a pit pass. after sjr, dimmu borgir followed by slayer. i was about 3 people back from the stage at all times until judas priest, in which time i left and got a drink. this was around 8pm. ozzy comes on with the other 3 original members of sabbath and performs amazingly well. my prediction: when he dies, it will be in front of a crowd.
Tuesday, 11:30pm - sore is an understatement. i've been drenched in water since 10am. we finally leave the parking area.
Wednesday, 12:30am - we stop about 5 miles outside winston-salem on rt. 40 west in the parking lot of a hotel for an hour of sleep.
Wednesday, 5:00am - we wake up ready to head back to princeton, eventually back to radford.
Wednesday, 9:15am - after a total of about 6 1/2 hours sleep in the past 46 hours, i'm now back in radford.
Wednesday, 11:00am - cinema class. am i going? i doubt it.

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ozzfest 2004 summation: excellent
some favorite acts: slipknot, lamb of god, dimmu borgir, fucking SABBATH.