so looking to the sky ¡ will sing and from my heart to YOU ¡ bring…
If you could permanently ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why?
Words are overrated…
so misused…
I say ban them all…
just to piss off
folks that talk out their necks…
the ones
that love to play with them—
trying to impress…
without ever feeling
a thing…
anyone caught using them
must clean truck stop restrooms
while eating tacos…
for an entire day…
I think I’ve said too much…
I haven’t said enough… 🤌
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Matthew Sweet 🎶 Evangeline 🎶 Not When I Need It…
🎸 Matthew Sweet — Hidden Gems
Two deep cuts worth the spotlight.. “Evangeline” and “Not When I Need It.”
“Evangeline” comes from Girlfriend (1991), Sweet’s breakout power-pop classic. It wasn’t a single, but it became a fan favorite for its hooks and guitar fire—and it was inspired by the comic-book character Evangeline, blending sci-fi imagery with aching pop romance.
A few years later, 100% Fun (1995) kept the melodic magic rolling. “Not When I Need It” is one of those perfect deep cuts—bright, punchy, and emotionally honest. Together, these tracks show Sweet’s sweet spot: killer hooks with real heart.
Discovering Matthew Sweet in the early ’90s was a blast for me—cranking his CDs, guitar in hand, playing along in my room. Hope you enjoy this little trip back 🎸
Also, I love the guitar riffs in “Evangeline”… many of his songs have it like that.
👇 bonus Paste Studio tracks
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my dream from last night…
I was asleep…
then my eyes opened —
I found myself riding in a big open jeep…
rolling through a watercolor countryside…
A man and a woman sat beside me —
strangers both…
their voices touched with Aussie accents…
I was almost certain we were somewhere Down Under…
They were warm and welcoming…
laughing too easily…
yet seemed genuinely glad to have me along…
But something was amiss…
Their smiling eyes were lanterns hiding moths…
As we rolled on…
their words moved like dragonflies over water…
I realized they were a married couple —
a wealthy one at that…
Everything we passed seemed to belong to them —
the fields…
the hills…
the winding road itself…
Soon the watercolor countryside fell away…
to a stretch lined with mansions in every color…
blooming like paper wildflowers…
They said I could choose one someday…
but not today…
First…
they wanted me to see their home —
to decide whether I wished to go on with them…
Oooo Sweet!
I guess I can opt out of this dream if need be…
Ahead, in the distance…
a fire-blue sea…
its sands like crushed diamonds…
We drove right up to the edge…
got out…
The wife sent her husband away…
once out of sight…
she took my hand…
we walked… talking…
we knelt together…
shaping small castles
from crushed diamonds…
At one point…
she moved too close to my face…
We both noticed…
We paused…
our eyes locked…
we began to kiss…
In the moment…
I was overcome with sudden…
fierce passion for her…
I stepped into it with my lips…
gave her everything I had…
Then something changed mid-kiss…
Her mouth felt wrong —
fake…
plastic…
I came to, inside the dream and thought,
What am I doing…?
I pulled away…
She kept trying to draw me back…
I broke loose…
Then she sank to her knees…
her cry landing before she did…
…
and after a moment…
away she ran…
brokenhearted…
…
I looked around…
didn’t see either one of them…
In fact…
I didn’t see anyone…
The beach was empty…
I decided to go swimming…
The water looked amazing…
so I dove headfirst into the deep…
then ¡ was surrounded by great white sharks…
My dreaming ass swam out of there with a quickness…
…
The next thing ¡ knew…
¡ was waist-deep in a shallow stream…
the banks just a few feet away on each side…
stitched with snakes…
As ¡ looked closer…
¡ saw there were many of them…
Then a deep man’s voice said…
the creatures were a rare species…
only found here in this place…
¡ felt a shiver of dread ghost in me…
¡ gathered myself…
moved ever so slowly downstream…
but It wasn’t slow enough…
…
Inevitable fangs flew like caltrops.
In an instant…
¡ was hit from both sides…
bitten on my right hand…
and my left…
¡ felt the pain…
…
the sharp pierce of skin…
…
poison enter my body…
…
¡t burned like moonshine and blood…
…
¡ knew ¡ was in trouble…
…
everything started to fade…
…
…
then i woke up…
…
was just a dream…
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— Hamlet
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Willy 🎭
“What a piece of work is a man! How noble in reason…
and yet, to me, what is this quintessence of dust?”
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SOAD⚡
When you lose small mind, you free your life.
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Sierra is incredible… stick around for her solo…
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What advice would you give to your teenage self?
Psssst… hey you.
Yeah, you — know-it-all.
C’mere… do you have a pen? I know you do.
Write these numbers down…
10, 33, 41, 47, 56 — Powerball 10.
Play them on November 7, 2022.
The jackpot will be $2.04 billion.
But listen—use most of it to help people…
that’s where the real win is.
You’ll be happier. You’ll be blessed.
And you’ll receive a reward on the inside…
that no amount of money can buy…
🎵 Kid Rock — “Care” (Cocky, 2001) feat. Angaleena Presley & T.I.
“For where your treasure is… there your heart will be also…” — Matthew 6:21
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Barlowgirl 🎶 Enough 🎶 Grey
“Enough” and “Grey,” both from Another Journal Entry (2005), show two different sides of BarlowGirl’s heart. “Enough” is actually a cover of the worship song made well-known by Chris Tomlin, and BarlowGirl’s version leans into rich harmonies and a more rock-leaning sound while keeping the focus on God being all we truly need. “Grey” is an original that wrestles with living in the in-between — not fully cold, not fully on fire — calling out compromise and the pull toward lukewarm faith. Together, they capture both worshipful surrender and honest self-examination in the same breath…
Hope you enjoy the music and hope you have a blessed Sunday…
Bonus track 👇 BDW feat. Barlowgirl
Psalm 73:26 (KJV)
“My flesh and my heart faileth… but God is the strength of my heart… and my portion for ever…”
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Jesus Culture 🎶 Fierce
https://youtube.com/shorts/X9eaNe8U57s?si=Ct9GKOxCps_gmFCJ 👈
Click on thumbnail inside short for full song…
I can’t outrun
This heart I’m tethered to…
When every step
I collide with You…“but He knows the way that i take…
when He has tested me… i will come forth as gold…” Job 23:10© 2026 bryanforchrist
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Redneck Paradise 🎶 The F Word…
Country music royalty and rock rebel — Hank Jr. and Kid Rock have one of those unlikely but genuinely tight friendships that fans love. They first connected years ago when Kid Rock showed up to one of Hank Jr.’s shows already knowing all his songs, and that mutual respect sparked something real. Over time they became close — so close that Hank Jr. has called Kid Rock like family and even jokingly referred to him as his “rebel son.”
The two have also teamed up musically, most notably on the gritty, fun duet “Redneck Paradise” on Kid Rock’s Rebel Soul album, where their big voices and bigger personalities make for classic Southern rock-country energy.
Outside the studio, they share a love of hunting, fishing, and just hanging out — proving that their friendship goes beyond music into real life brotherhood…
Here’s two songs for you…
🎶 “Redneck Paradise” – Kid Rock (feat. Hank Williams Jr.)
Album: Rebel Soul
Album Released: 2012
🎵 “The ‘F’ Word” – Hank Williams Jr.
Album: The Almeria Club Recordings
Album Released: January 8, 2002
The F Word song does not use the F Word… it’s actually Anti-F Word… so enjoy 😁
Getty Images Credit: Michael Loccisano
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Matthew Sweet 🎶 We’re the Same 🎶 I Almost Forgot…
As I was putting this piece together, I got raptured back to 1995 — on the edge of my bed by the window… that little apartment in Riverdale, GA… guitar in hand… as was always the case… learning these next two songs. The story behind this album’s title is heavier than the sound.
Matthew Sweet’s 100% Fun — the 1995 album that includes both “We’re the Same” and “I Almost Forgot” — gets its title from a surprisingly heavy rock history footnote. Sweet lifted the phrase “100% fun” from Kurt Cobain’s 1994 suicide note, where Cobain wrote: *“The worst crime I can think of would be to rip people off by faking it and pretending as if I’m having 100% fun.”*
That ironic origin gives the album title a bittersweet edge — a record full of bright hooks and jangly guitars, but named after a line born out of real emotional struggle. 100% Fun stands as one of Sweet’s most loved power-pop records — catchy, melodic, and quietly reflective beneath the shine.
So yeah — without further ado… here’s the music.
🎵 “We’re the Same” — 100% Fun (1995)
🎵 “I Almost Forgot” — 100% Fun (1995)
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