Entry #24
 
1:12 AM March 2nd, 2000:
 
Wednesday, March 1st, 2000 - 9:00 - 10:00 PM
BARNEY'S BEANERY 2
 
THE SETUP
 
6:54 PM - "Alrighty, all trailer's hooked up and ready to go...man, have I ever set-up by myself? Last show in Columbus I kind of did..but Jess and Moose came later...so no, this is the first. John Rocker...what dumbass. I certainly wouldn't have done a thing to him though... not that I'm saying Selig didn't have the right, but come ON...Rocker hurt himself more than any suspension could've. Callin' your teamate a fat MONKEY. Good GOD. Get a brain man... If I were Selig I'd of said: 'I heard Rocker's comments, I was disgusted by them, and I cannot wait until spring training to see a good ol' fashioned ass whoopin. Heh Heh... JESUS why the hell is it so backed up? God damn it's 7 PM on a Wednesday. Damnit I'm gonna get in an accident, I just know it. And my trailer still has Ohio tags...shit..."
 
7:47 PM - "My god an hour to get here...ok, all by myself..no biggie..."
 
8:06 PM - "Wow, am I out of shape. Good GOLLY these TVS are heavy. am I gonna pass out? Jesus, lemme sit down for a second...Ok, MAN WOULD IT KILL YOU TO OPEN A DOOR? Man this stuff is heavy, I really shouldve eaten something today. Those ramen noodles give you the energy of an 80 year old. Ok, everything's in... now to try and set-up in this corner...'No ma'am it's like a one man show'...'No this is NOT karaoke, that'll still be on around 10 PM'...'Ya see I'm in each TV singing'...'yeah it's pretty cool...4TVS.COM! The number not the word man'...'Yeah cool....thanks'...yeah he'll remember that. Well damnit it's 9 already...let's get it on..."
 
 THE PERFORMANCE
15 SECOND VIDEO CLIP
HARRY - LOVE
RHYTHM - ABBEY ROAD
YouTube link added 02.13.09
 
9:05 PM - "little Harry Connick Jr., and we're on our way. This is great set...good way to go...hey that lady's diggin' me. Man they cannot hear me....too loud? Damnit Ben...'and the manager gives me smile - and says to turn it down...lalalala'..how's THIS? now no one can hear..lol...hmmm...they all look confused...oh well...I'll give them the speech after this set. Like it'll help...."
 
9:20 PM - "Ok, If I ever fell in love kills...but NOT tonight..oh that chick is diggin' it...sheesh..the only time I get applause is when I say karaoke is still gonna be on...I'll do the rhythym set...get their toes tappin'..."
 
9:40 PM - "wow, that guy actually moved up to see...very cool...shakin' his head...Man I'm singin pretty well tonight considering how rough that set-up was. Why the hell are my hands shaking? Damnit, they were shaking while I was loading. I don't feel right..hmm, oh well...alright I'll end this with Abbey Road, and see if the manager will finally let me play for more than a BEER..."
 
9:55 PM - "I love this set..ha it really reminds me of that last show in Cols...heh heh...oh SHIT the camera...I gotta take some footage for the net! Alright..cool, they'll like this...Just like Being John Malkovich...yup, this is what I see folks...I'll bop my head a bit here...ha oh damnit..the battery ran out..DAMNIT...I hope that was good...alright and that is IT...Let's see how quickly I can tear down..maybe if I rock I won't have to wait until closing to get out of here..."
 
  THE REACTION
 
10:30 PM - "alright, out of his way, and karaoke is runnin' smooth - if you can call it that - JESUS this is heavy, is there something wrong,...wow...Ok, that's 2 tvs and a shelf..doin' good..my GOD...who's that? That guy's incredible...Bridge over troubled water..great song...This has tobe the greatest karaoke song I have ever heard...SHIT...WOW...Clark something...that guy has got it man. I have NEVER heard someone sing a song like that....congrats. hope you make it buddy..alright TV #3...damnit..my heart is goin' off...I hate this...I have such a strange heartbeat sometimes... Hmm... Like it gets REALLY loud and then slows down...I guess that's irregular....wow..thanks for getting the door finally...AHHH SHIT....oh my god...my arms just gave out. Oh fuck what's wrong with my chest...oh my god..am I having a heart attack? What the hell is this? I can't stop shaking. Ouch..shit...oh my god.....can't anyone see me...isn't this the universal sign for chest pain..oh fuck...Oh please, please let this pass..what the fuck..lemme get back inside....ok that's better..oh my god i think i need an ambulance..and shit I dropped the tv..will it work again? oh my god...this is not happening...is that hank gathers on fox sports? get the fuck outta here? Why does my life have to be like this? So fucking poetic...Great...must be ten years ago that he collapsed...Wow, it was...there he goes...his heart just stopped...just like that...died on the basketball court...so young...my god..he was probably like 22...this is nuts...it's so loud..how do I get help? Oh fuck I wanna tell jessica I love her..'yes, thanks...can i have some water' oh yes..that's a little better...oh wow. I think I'm ok...oh my god...what the hell was that? Did I just have a heart attack? How do I know? I'll just get everything in but that last TV...I'll wait on that....oh man...that was the worst thing I've ever experienced. I need to get that checked out....Oh christ..."
 
11:15 PM - "Alright, say goodbye to the manager and get out...'hell yeah I'm hungry...a pizza would ROCK man....'...cool I can relax and just sit back...my god..I really think I just had a heart attack. What the FUCK. I'm 24...That was NOT that much physical activity...God, please let me accomplish my goals...I know they're high. God I just want to see my children...this is horrible...I should not be thingking about this at 24...I barely eat anything at all..not like I'm downin' grease every night...oh and here's my pizza perfect. 'huh? No, there's only one women's bathroom...' 'yes, i'll guard the door for you...' how strange is this? is this a come on? wow..i think it is...ha! Wow...chicks piss really loud...i don't think I've ever realized that... ahh I bet she isn't sitting on the seat because it's a men's toilet... that's why i hear the spray...man...she sure can go...'yeah no problem'...wow..that was a look...I am goin' the other way...ooh she looked back at me to follow...that's perfect man..I get all the benefits of someone thinking I'm hot, and that's it...get to go home to jessica, and still feel like a stud...what a strange night..."
 
12:15 PM - "damn that pizza smells good...please just let me get home so I can tell Jess how much i love her. God...we have no way of letting me go to a doctor for another month, but i'm so scared I'm just gonna drop...WHAT HAPPENED? Why would my arms just give out and my chest beat uncontrollably...oh fuck me..that can't be a cop...ok, no....goddamn ohio plates...almost home...and there...finally made it..."
 
Well, there's my spinoff of being John Malkovich. I am scared out of my mind right now. I really think I had a heart attack. Worst 5 minutes of my life. My arms really just let go and my chest hurt like hell and started beating so quickly...it was extremely intense. I had done the video thing as "Being John Malkovich" before this happened obviously and figured it might be a good way of telling what happened. Horrible, horrible...if anyone has EVER had this happen please write to me as soon as possible. I feel fine now, and am simply sore, but I do nkow what your life flashing before you means. I've had the irregular heartbeat for as long as I can remember. Just recently I have thought it may be irregular. I always thought I was just concentrating on it. Like when I lay in bed sometimes...I can hear it so loud that it feels like my body is shaking...and then there's one big PUMP and it pauses..and then catches up...is that an irregular heart beat? Well fuck as I write this it certainly seems stupid of me not to think so. God I'm scared to go to sleep right now. Seeing Hank Gathers collapse and die on the tv as I was going through this was the single scariest thing I've ever seen. They kept showing this slo-motion shots and fast cuts of them carying his body off...GOD. What a night. I'll level with you here...I am scared. I want a family and I want to be ooooold. God, and my parents are gonna read this before I can tell them...I'll try to get ahold of them tomorrow. Wow, I don't want to sleep. Ok, enough of this. I'll tell more when it happens. PLEASE RESPOND with any advice, I really need it right now.
 
Adam
 
master video file never saved :-(
  
REACTION
MARCH 2000