“This time it’s for real.”-Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes

This is not a drill. This time it’s for real. To reiterate, this is not a dress rehearsal.

We probably (notice I’m hedging my bet here) have just one opportunity in the physical existence, and this is it. So we better make the most of it.

Unless you believe in the cosmic frequent flyer program called reincarnation. In that case, you might get a chance to make it best two out of three. And reincarnation certainly is a possibility since it would be no more bizarre to show up in another lifetime than it was to show up in this wild and wacky one.

Of course, it’s also feasible that Joe Walsh was right when he said we’re just living a life of illusion. Or was it Neale Donald Walsch, the guy who wrote Conversations With God? No, I’m pretty sure it was Joe, especially since I can hear him singing the song as I write this.

Personally, I wanna be the guy the Kinks wrote about when they said, “He just spends his life living in a rock & roll fantasy.” No, wait…I am that guy.

I don’t know about you, but I’m guessing we only go around once and this time it’s for real. So let’s get on with it and rock the house.