25. A quarter of a century. I’m falling apart.

Nickel Creek did play a special birthday set for me at the Ryman. That was nice of them.

But birthdays do start to lose their appeal about this point. I’m just one step closer to the grave.

Sweet chariot on dubs, watch it swing low, as Big Fella would say.
Look for more to come from the biggest (in many ways) hip-hop artist around in upcoming issues of The Murfreesboro Pulse, as we announce in conjunction with the big man himself the inception of the Big Livin’ section.
Also, check out The Pulse’s inaugural style section in this very paper. All my girl friends (female acquaintances, that is) tell me the publication is a little heavy on the metal bands, beer and video games, so this is for you ladies.
Apologies to James Harrell, incorrectly identified in last issue’s piece on the Murfreesboro Car Club as a member of the Murfreesboro Police Department. Harrell is actually with the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Department.
I had the third eye-opening privilege of seeing Tool two weeks ago. I saw their live show?how close we got to the band afterwards remains up to our imaginations.
That was in Columbus, not only the home of the No. 1 Buckeyes, but also of the replica of Columbus’ ship, the Santa Maria. (That makes so much sense, seeing how the town is named Columbus also, I just put that together.)
If Columbus was alive today though, I’d cut him, Captain his fleet and drink his rum. Don’t hate the pirate, hate the game.
If anyone is interested in becoming part of the Pulse sales or street team hit us up either at murfrees boropulse@yahoo.com or at myspace.com/murfreesboropulse.
The recent reports on CNN should make our fair town swell with pride that State Farm has such a large presence here. The residents of some towns in the Gulf area label State Farm the Axis of Evil and suggest the company’s executives should register like sex offenders. The company evidently has a problem paying many of the claims of wind damage during Katrina.
How dare the homeowners exhibit such greed. The insurance industry’s record breaking profits are just not record breaking enough.

Peace,
Bracken Mayo,
Editor in Chief