I was reading a book about the way celebrities (and their love-life carousels) tend to wreak havoc on their bodies in the form of tattoos....
And tattoo removals....
And tattoo cover ups.
Some find ways to redeem the underlying ink mistake in a cover up, or sometimes they incorporate the mistake into the next design. My favorite example was Johnny Depp's tattoo for his then wife Wynona Ryder that read "Wynona Forever"....
later (after their separation and divorce) changed to "Wyno.. Forever".
And for some reason that had me thinking about what's really important in my life. (Don't do new year's resolutions.... so this is as close as I get)...
A few of the things that came to mind were.... A). "world peace", (A child of divorce.... I've been working on this one for a while).... 2). A Tattoo.... (actually want a bunch.... but you gotta start somewhere).... and C). Another bottle of Moscato (Italian sparkling wine) that I (Santa) gave my wife for Christmas.
(these are my new years goals...... not necessarily in that order)
But I was reading a little on the Jewish view of world peace and I found that in the book of Isaiah a Hebrew image of a blues-free world is the world as a vineyard, where the best wine is produced. A wine produced for the great big party to come....
That's my view of world peace this year. It's the planting of a vineyard.... preferably somewhere close to the Mediterranean, specifically near the Italian region of Asti, where the best Moscato Bianco grapes grow without interference from any wild or contentious outside force. Where water and soil and sun come together to harvest the perfect grape (my opinion). And where sweet sparkling sun kissed bubbles make their way across oceans and highways......
and into my liquor store, (and stomach) as a reminder of a better world to come. A world made for sour hearted jewish men, and blues men and for (soon to be) tattooed "Wyno's", thirsty for a better world.
