Candy's Room

Understanding Candy... why it is that she is so misunderstood... just because she is popular... the fact is that many men would love to make her theirs... they call her number and some even bring her gifts... toys... anything she wants... so because of this she has been thought of as a woman who uses her beauty and talents to her advantage... many have labeled her a whore... a prostitute... but I think not... She is a pretty woman... desirable... but she is broken... damaged... She is sad and lonely... there is a dark hall that leads to her heart... but who is brave enough to walk down that dark hall of her past to save her?? A wall has been built around her heart and on that wall hangs the pictures of the ones that she thought could fill the emptiness... the heroes... who couldn't keep her safe... and that is why her sadness is her own... that sadness that shows in her face... but she hides her true desire... and they can't see that what she wants... is... the one... who has never let her down... and when he comes knocking she smiles pretty... cause she knows he wants to be her boy... he doesn't just want to have her.... he wants her to have him... she can trust him with her heart and surrender... to his passion... cause he is hers... exclusively... she can give him the place that no other man could fill... and so... he enters Candy's Room... they kiss... and explode into each others.

"She says baby if you wanna be wild... you got a lot to learn, close your eyes... let them melt, let them fire, let them burn." She takes him into the darkness of her past... where all the others were afraid to go... but in that darkness there are hidden worlds that shine... she has something special... a light that comes from the darkness of her past... and when he holds her close she makes those hidden worlds his... she is amazing and he knows it... He knows that he's never gonna let her go... and he makes sure that she knows that he's gonna give all that he's got to give... she can be sure that she is all that he wants... and all that he lives for is to make her his... Tonight!!

In a recent discussion, "Silvio Lives" shared some thoughts...

"For me, the appeal of that song is its ambiguity. She could be a prostitute or a woman who uses her sexuality to her own advantage. She would not be the first (think of Marilyn Monroe, Daisy Buchanan in the Great Gatsby...) In the end, though, I think the song is less about Candy than the speaker-- he cannot give her the material things these other men can, so he imagines he has a special bond with Candy and she with him. She becomes the receptacle of his desire and their imagined bond gives him the edge over the other men, who court Candy with material goods rather than with their souls. Candy is consumed, just as she consumes the goods the men give her. The speaker imagines he escapes this cycle of consumption because he and Candy have a spiritual, visceral, relationship. Of course, odds are, the other men think the same thing when they drop off their furs and diamonds." ~ Silvio Lives

I found that to be quite interesting.

Drive All Night

Mmm... Such a romantic thought... Her man is gonna Drive All Night just to buy her some shoes... how sweet... He wants to taste her tender charms... and sleep tonight again in her arms. As he longs for a word from God... a word that he can cling to... he gets shivers down his spine and all he wants do is hold her tight.

But is that enough?? Or is it too late?? You see... he has lost her... and when he lost her... he lost his guts too... and now he is starting to feel the pain that he has caused himself... he misses her love... he needs her near... he whispers for her to just dry her eyes... "and c'mon c'mon c'mon... let's go to bed." Yes... that sounds so alluring... but let's not forget... she has been in tears over him... and I am sure that it's not the first time. It sounds like she has ended her crying but not to go to bed with him. He realizes that he has lost her... and now he is desperate to get her back... and so he promises her that he is coming and bringing her gifts... new shoes... that should work on any woman... but he knows that she is not just any woman... and will require much more... and so he pledges his love... "you've got, you've got, you've got, you've got my love, you've got my love... through the wind, through the rain, the snow, the wind, the rain, you've got, you've got my, my love... heart and soul"

I find it quite interesting that a man would have to lose someone he felt this much passion, love and desire for to realize what exactly he had in his hands... I'm just glad that he realizes and I hope that it is not too late............ Drive safe!!

Drive All Night @ Gothenburg, Sweden ~ July 5th

One more reason to ROAD TRIP!!!

Speaking of road trips... Have you read the new book, "For You"

It is filled with great stories of fans who, like me would drive all night to see Bruce live. I was just chatting with Lawrence and he mentioned to me that there are only 200 copies left... Make sure that you get a copy soon... actually you might want to get it now!!

Secret Garden

I can't speak for all women... I can only share with you what my eyes see and my heart feels... so how is it Bruce... a man... can tap into the hearts of women and understand us so well... an understanding that brings him such power and popularity with women? What makes Bruce so irresistible and so down right sexy?? Is it his looks? Mmm... they are quite nice... but to me... it is the things that he says... With these words he shows us that he understands how we feel... he knows just where we've been... he helps us to imagine and attain what we desire... and then he shows us how to keep it. So what is it that you want? IF it is a woman... then one 3 minute record that teaches a man how to take that dream and hold it in his hands is Secret Garden. Let's see what secrets are hidden in this treasure.

On the surface Bruce tells us that it's the things you say that will get you inside... but there is so much more to learn from this song. How do you stay inside? What's more... how do you get deep inside? I think he shows us that it's how you say those right things... it's the desire that is behind the words. The passion he holds when he tells her that he wants to go down that path where there is "tenderness in the air" With a breathy voice he covets not only the sweetness of her garden but the parts of her that will bring him down... the thorns that will make him bleed. He wants all of her... not just the beauty but he'll take her pain... and he won't just take it... he'll break through with a hammer and a vice to get inside her... yet he won't invade her... going only as far as she allows... and then he is pleased just to stand there and admire her... grateful that she let him inside of her to see that she is everything he needs even though she keeps him a million miles away.

After the Magic tour ends Patti and Bruce spend a little time relaxing in Italy.

Part Man Part Monkey

Do you believe that man decended from Ape?
Or that God created man in His image ??
Just wondering what it is that you believe...

My LOVE Will Not Let You Down

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels,

but have not love,

I am only a resounding gong

or a clanging cymbal...

If I have the gift of prophecy

and can fathom all mysteries

and all knowledge,

and if I have a faith that can move mountains,

but have not love, I am nothing.

If I give all I possess to the poor

and surrender my body to the flames,

but have not love, I gain nothing.

Love is patient, love is kind.

It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

It is not rude, it is not self-seeking,

it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.

Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.

It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

Love never fails....

And now these three remain: faith, hope and love.

But the greatest of these is LOVE.

I Corinthians 13:1-8a and 13