Vegas Vince: There Is No Tomorrow. (Adults Only)

Thanks, bro......for taking the time to "get it."


Peace.


xxx Vegas Vince

John, I am so sorry to hear this. I had no idea you had lost a child. That
has to be the hardest thing in the whole world to go through. I can't
even imagine it.

For what it's worth, my sympathies are with you. I'm sure something like
that you never get over.

JR....never knew that bro. And to compare the loss of a child to my experience...well....there is NO comparison. And I wouldn't even begin to try.

Based on your extensive military background, I'm also sure you've seen your fair share of tragedies....but you must be a stronger person then I to deal with what you've had to deal with.

I appreciate the comments on this thread.

My 7 minute audio was NOT intended to depress people.....but rather remind everyone that too many of us plan for rainy days and tomorrows..... that might never come..rather then enjoying the NOW.

Peace

xxx Vegas Vince

I knew there was a reason why I liked you.

Glad to see you're still with us.

I would have missed all those witty comments you've made about my
personal quirks.

Vince,

Your message really hit home. It's not about how much money or how many items you have - it's about what's in your heart. I watched a very dear friend of mine die in front of me, a family we had just spent the weekend with send their child to school on Monday and lose her, and countless others that have been lost.

Best advice: Live each day to the fullest and make sure that those you care about know how you feel.

Thank you for taking the time to remind us of an important part of what our lives should be about and I'm very sorry that you found yourself in that position of seeing such a terrible accident.

John,

I'm truly sorry for your loss and hope that there are no further issues with your own health.

Teresa

Hey brother, thanks for a really thought provoking post...much appreciated for real.

And you'se are a pretty, cool, classy old dude.

That's actually a compliment.......and Vinnie aint famous for giving out too many of those.. lol.

Really appreciate your comments and spin.....and whether your eyes are shot or not...I suspect your soul....will keep you "seeing" for a long time.

Right along with your wisdom.

As for me...I am gonna die broke by choice. Cuz if I'm here tomorrow...I'll hustle up some more cash, enjoy that day..and do it all over again until I finally "shoot the proverbial snake eyes."

Survived cancer once....and the next time I ever get some 6 month diagnosis....you'll find me in a casino...at the craps table, or the roulette wheel with some hot blonde blowing on my dice......

And I'll be maxing out all the good remaining credit cards......going out the way I always lived my life....behind the 8-ball....but enjoying every friggin' second of it.....dropping a bill or two on the double zeros or the Hard Eight.

But no......gotta disagree on only one point: Vinnie aint saving for no rainy day....cuz whose to say any of us are gonna be around to break out the umbrella...capiche?

I'm gonna spend it now.... while I still can. Cuz the graveyards of the world aint just filled with rotting corpses.....they are filled with dreams that never came true. That's worse then death in my opinion.

But I see your point.

Thanks for the compelling post......and here's wishing you only the very best. You're a wise man....much respect to you'se from me...and I mean that sincerely.

Best of luck to you'se too. You've taken a lot of ****....and managed to spin it into gold it seems...that makes you not just a survivor...but a thriver.

And a better man then I could ever hope to be.

Peace 2 U.


xxx Vegas Vince

I agree - I did the same thing.

Decided it's best to live like there's no tomorrow - but plan just in case it happens.

Hi Vince,

Thanks for sharing that. What I got from it is that there is only one really important measure of value - and that's how much you're 'keepin' it real.'

We all have different skills, insights and outlooks, but the way we choose to share and communicate them is what matters. For example, if we bend the truth a little for the wrong reasons, then we are deliberately diluting the value.

We might gain some more of the green stuff, but I believe that there is always a price to pay, an equal opposing effect.

So that time when I was skint, and I walked into the gym changing rooms, no-one was in there and I noticed a fat wallet full of money left on the bench. In a split second something told me to follow my gut instinct and that gut instinct said 'it's not yours, it's someone elses.' So I handed it in. Maybe the girl behind the counter took it instead, I don't know.

But what did I gain from that act of honesty? I was skint, and the money would have come in handy.

I think it's that 'something' that I gained which is the same thing that makes a day worthwhile. And I think it's the same thing that makes a life worthwhile.

When I was younger, and a fly was buzzing around me I would kill it.

Nowadays, I find some humane way to catch it (usually paper and cup) and then release it out of my window. In some ways it's a stupid thing. But however meaningless it may seem in the big scheme of things, it gives me that 'something.'

Who knows, maybe to something bigger than me I am also an annoying fly. And perhaps I'm only still here because that something bigger decided not to swat me, in order for them to enjoy that 'something' too.

Sorry for rambling, but it makes sense to me, and I hope it does to someone else, in however small a way.

What you said to me in another thread meant a lot Vince. And I listened to your words this Monday morning, before the start of another week of chasing my dreams and I will take some positive energy from your advice in the MP3 and use it wisely.

It's probably not a surprise to you, but I know a song that kind of fits this thread.

As a youngster I liked an English band called Squeeze. If you have only ever listened to their singles, you'd probably know them as 'cheeky Cockney chappies', with all their songs about drinking, girls and um....drinking and girls.

But if like me, you delved deeply into all of their songs, among the album tracks were a host of really deep and meaningful songs. They even did a whole album of them (Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti) .

Another one of their downbeat albums was 'East Side Story' which had an interesting track called 'There's No Tomorrow'. I think it's mainly about drowning your sorrows after being dumped...but it's cool.

Here are the lyrics - There's No Tomorrow

Here's a snippet - snippet (click on the little arrow on the page to play)

Cheers Vince.

Also - while I listened to your MP3 this morning, I was treated to this view of the sun rising, but sneaking behind the clouds, over the top of my monitor (out of my window) and felt compelled to grab my camera and capture the moment.



It doesn't matter how many people are crawling over this rock, and how far apart we are. We are all only here because of that one sun, tirelessly doing it's thing. And when we're dust, it will still be doing it's thing over and over, every single day and every single tomorrow.

Perhaps even today is an illusion: