what's up and shit?
well ladies and gentleman, tonight i am going to see the greatness that is Bob Dylan. oh yes i am. you know this. we are going to get there early when the doors open and be the first ones through. it is first come first serve standing room only. i will be front and center within reaching distance of God Dylan. i will probably be coming back with my hair white and a new outlook on the universe, so everyone be ready. i will try to spread the good news as quickly as possible so we can all evolve quicker and make this a better planet on which to live. word.
what else. well my gigs last week sucked major balls. i got sick on monday and lost my voice for the stephenville crowd. they didn't seem too disappointed though. i had to cancel my lubbock thang and finally felt a little better for the amarillo deal. Gary Wayne Thomason sat in with me and spread his joy and good kharma throughout the evening but it was all for not because the Blue Door gig with McClure got cancelled because he got sick as well. it just goes to show you that there's no reason to ever look forward to anything and being an optimist will only leave you disappointed. i'm going back to my pessimistic ways. it's worked for me this long.
A lot of people say that being a pessimist is a bad thing, but i challenge that pessimists are never disappointed and sometimes pleasantly surprised. here's some friendly advice for you all. next time you are thinking about doing something fun, ask yourself this question. what is the worst thing that could happen? almost always the worst thing that could happen is way worse than the best good thing that could happen and therefore should not even be done at all so why risk it? sure, something good can happen sometimes, but how long does it really last? well let me answer that for you. not very fucking long. i really don't want to sound bitter here, but that's just the way it is. i think i'm going to write a book called "Pessimism: How it worked for me" by scott copeland, and then i'm going to have a bunch of infomercials where i pay a bunch of idiots to come on and say," Yeah, after completing scott's 12 step pessimism course my life has completely turned around. Now i see the meaninglessness of doing anything at all, and have more time to focus on sleeping." i can see it now. i'll have to work on that after i finish my movie in a few years.
well, that is about all i have for now. i hope you all have a wonderful easter and celebrate the resurrection of Christ by finding a bunch of candy eggs that an imaginary bunny left in the night. i'm sure that's what he had in mind as he was being nailed to a cross. one of these days i'll post my views on all religions and spirituality, but i really don't think you are ready for that just yet. i don't want to scare off the tens and tens of fans that i have but i will say this. one thing i know for sure is that if Jesus was alive here today he would not be a fucking republican and i'm sick and tired of the right wing conservatives shoving their Christian Coalition bullshit down my throat. their hypocrisy knows no bounds and is beneath me. Jesus was a homeless person and an unemployed one at that. think about that next time a bum asks you for some spare change and you say," he's probably just gonna go buy drugs or booze". here's my favorite thing people say to bums. "i'll go buy you a hamburger but i'm not gonna give you any money". can we please cut the self-righteousness to a minimum for Christ's sakes? those are generally the people that go to church every sunday that say ridiculous shit like that. i say the next time a homeless person asks you for some spare change or a dollar, give him a ten dollar bill. you may have just bought him a few warm meals or better yet you may have just bought him an eighteen pack that he can drink until he passes out and not realize that he lives in a cardboard box for one night. either way it will make you feel better inside as a human being. well i guess that will do for today.
always remember: we're all gonna die and we don't get to take anything with us.

have a great easter,

scott