No Fly Zone

I’ve decided not to go to New York just yet. It’s clear to me that I need to get the Flash presentation done by the RNC. Feels like going to Manhattan during such a passionate time and trying to line up ad-hoc gigs in the middle of a security lockdown is not the best use of my time, nor does it result in “maximizing positive impact”. 😉

It’s also REALLY clear to me that this is the time for the Flash presentation to happen. I was stressing that I had tried to get it to happen for hte July 4 release of the song, and complications have left very little actual devleopment oging on in the meantime.

But there’s going to be a lot of attention on the protests this convention, especially if something (please, Lord, no) goes awry. I think about the Democratic Convention, and how even with breakaway protests, there were only a few arrests and injuries. But this is the Republicans. A friend recently told me the difference between Republicans and Democrats is that Dem’s are lovers and the Republicans are fighters. While we sit around and talk about foreign policy over pints, they’re fighting. And I don’t mean in the Iraq-war-soldier kinda way. I mean, the Republicans (Rove, et al) really strike me as a bunch of meanspirited, manipulative, win-at-all-costs kind of people. I don’t like people like that.

I will also say that I’ve never met the men, and they may well be charming and delightful people. But something tells me that there’s a lot more than meets the eye wth this administration and its advisors. I also think the Democrats have their share of win-at-all-costs operatives, too. Some pretty crazy accusations floating around lately…

Anyway, my point is that it feels like the timing is right to get this thing out there. I wrote to a friend that it appears God is teaching me a couple of corollary lessons: 1) Everything happens in its time and 2) I’m an impatient guy. Go figure.

So that’s my plan, and I”m sticking to it.