The First Shall Be Last

What's up all you DR fans and readers!
    So it's been a couple of weeks since I've written anything and this week was my turn and I thought I'd start off by saying that I hope everyone had a great "Metal" Easter with family and friends.....

    Really cool news we got our new custom guitar picks from Steve Clayton Inc. and they are sweeeeet (you can check them out on the news page). We're also getting ready to hit the recording studio post the April 19th show (which is exactly 2 weeks, 2 weeks, 2 weeks away) to record a new album for you all. Much like Jeff said a few weeks ago it will be some serious thrashy shit that we've written over the last 2 years and we're looking forward to bringing our evolutionary mistake to you all. There's lots more exciting shit happening but I'll hold off for now!
  So....I had a conversation last week with a friend of mine about various things but one in particular that came up was how I was feeling about life and what I'm grateful for now knowing that I'm at the end of chemo after being diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma (July 18th, 2012 - I was officially diagnosed and have been going through chemo since then and will be done on April 17th).  

    We talked about how I'm grateful for the fact that I get to wake up and look outside and enjoy each and every day and I explained how sick I really was and didn't either realize it or didn't want to admit it but to put it into perspective for you all I had a "mass" of lymphnods that were swollen from my trachia down to and around my heart (about 6 cm wide, 11 cm long, and 5 cm in depth) plus a few other ones around my arm and one in my diaphragm that had formed. We talked about how I feel like I'm a different person and that this has forever changed me. I started talking about my "legacy" and what I leave behind and that it wasn't about a plaque on a wall or how well I do at work or kids for me but rather what "I" leave behind and not what "product of me" I leave behind (this is hard explain). 
I've realized that the one thing that I can truly say is "me" is what we do in Desolate Rage (at least 25%) and that this is my legacy and what I leave behind when I'm gone. They are my words, my soul, my heart, and it makes me happy knowing that "we" are able to do that for you all. 

    So what does it all mean......well, you'll get 100% from me at each and every show and every recording we ever do....it's all or nothing. So come April 19th (2 days after my last and final treatment) what you'll get at the Velvet Underground is a Desolate Rage debut that will be explosive and energetic! It's all about having a good time and enjoying every moment cause you honestly never know when the train is going to come to a halt and your stop is up.
So live every moment like it was your last and never regret a damn thing folks! In the words of my sister "FORGET REGRET"!!

\m/ Much Luv \m/ 
Jorge