Joey

[ogrevi]

Finally! I hope y’all dig it. And Chapter Two, well, it might be a while….

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Hello, brothers and sisters. I am OgreVI, and I did not choose my first theme song. It was assigned to me by a young woman for whom I had great affection. She always called me Joey. My name is not Joey, but that was the name of a Concrete Blonde song that she thought was

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[reallyamermaid]

Worth the wait. I like the new drawings. The one showing your butt made me chuckle. And I thought your drawing superimposed over a photo of a real street was pretty neat.

[ogrevi]

I like that, too. I originally did it with the "walking dude" image I use as my Facebook userpic, so it was an obvious insert here. I'm glad you like it.
Personally, I like the one where I'm lying on my face in the grass, thinking, "There we go. That'll show 'em."

See? Nowhere near as sad as the original story, is it?

[reallyamermaid]

Not at all.

[ogrevi]

P.S. Did you like Hawkeye? I included him just for you.

[dadadadio]

As a fellow imbiber I enjoyed your telling of the myth. There's no doubt a romanticism regarding drink supported by countless writers, musicians and maybe a few friends at the pub. I've used a saying many times.... "I don't trust a man who doesn't drink" (insert Frank Burns image here) ....because they never let their guard down. Life is sober. Have a good time once in a while. Loosen up. Have a drink and conversation

[ogrevi]

It was hard to know what to say, since I didn't want to actually tell any stories which I might want to deal with in more detail later but still wanted this little non-story to be interesting enough for people to watch. I will say that all the feedback has been positive, but the views are way down for this one. Still, it's an interesting project; I'll continue it, but gradually. Maybe a new episode every two months or so.
I think writing in general is my compass. Starting with my old blog, then moving onto here (you should read the stuff I was posting five years ago) and now with YouTube, it really does make a difference to know people are listening.
I'm sure there will eventually be videos about the reality of alcoholism as well. I've certainly written about it before. But I do love the myth. I think I still believe it a little bit.

[dadadadio]

I think the myth is true for some people. Like any vice there are those who can enjoy without a negative impact on their life while other's lives are ruined by a lack of control. Responsibility is the key.

Remember the Joe Strummer quote about smokers? I have that attitude about drinkers and I think it's valid. For some reason drink opens channels in our mind where thoughts we dismiss while sober are explored in depth. Inspiration can be found in that bottle.

It's also a truth serum revealing the real person inside as inhibition breaks down. This is good and bad. There are jerks whose dark corners are best left unexplored. I know a few 'instant assholes" ... just add alcohol.

Views will come, or maybe not. You should have the freedom, and confidence, to write and create as you wish, any topic. Not every subscriber will like every subject, or at least not be interested. You can't concern yourself with that. Your overall body of work is very good. People will listen.

I look forward to the rest.

[openscarf]

Wow. I'm impressed with how much you express in a short time. Very cool video.

As for the story, it really made me sad. I had a Joey, He didn't choose to grow up and I was almost shocked to discover this not too long ago. I know all the stuff or similar not said in this.

I'm looking forward to Chapter 2. You make good art.

[ogrevi]

I'm sorry it made you sad. I was afraid it would have that effect on people. To me it isn't sad; certainly I have regrets, and the fact that I didn't treat The Girl Who Called Me Joey better might be the single greatest regret of my life. Nevertheless, I'm not sure I was ever happier than I was at this time, or that my life was ever more interesting. There will be lots of stories from "The Joey Years" coming. I promise they'll be happier, though.

[openscarf]

Oh no no no! Thank you but no. Anything someone creates, or a story they tell, that makes another person feel, is IT, da bomb! I like living by my feelings and expressing them, something I didn't do for a long time, but really, it's the only way to live, what the hell are we hiding from? Just ourselves.

I'm going to continue our long standing tradition (lol) and surrogate that you feel bad about how you were with The Girl Who Called You Joey and apply that to my situation. I pretty much know it's true anyway, but my Joey has stayed on his course, as I found out. Oh well. We all have our journey.

That being said, I'm glad for you that the story gets happier. :-)