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We Are STILL Here. Encore!!! CHINOOK WINDS CASINO Hello Friends, It's September 11 and a day with mixed emotions. Reverence and respect for all those who perished in the 2001 attacks, the brave men and women who have since laid down their lives in the ongoing campaign aginst the ideology that brought it upon us and for the American way of life that we cherish and appreciate now more than ever. We no longer take our freedom and our blessed American existence for granted. If those who attacked us accomplished anything, it was to strengthen and renew our resolve to preserve and defend it. Whatever false sense of security we may have had, whatever complacency we may have felt as post cold war players in the cat and mouse game we grew up playing with the Soviet Union, we got the wake up call and now live in the real world, the truth of our modern times. Still we are the happiest, most loving people on the planet, and we have come to appreciate each other more than ever, to see that we have so much more in common than we ever imagined when we focused so much on black, white, brown, yellow or red skin differences. Those issues seem downright silly now. Our enemies cured us, or at least put us way down the road to recovery on September 11, 2001. The 911 Commission Report put in simple terms our shortcomings as well as our amazing ingenuity as we resonded to the unimaginable. With no model, no training, only their wits about them, men and women all across the nation pulled together to respond unselfishly, and intuitively to do orgnize and make sense of the situation. Only now in retrospect can we see what should have been done, and how we will prepare to respond in the future. We are a resourcefull people and we don't need to told twice. We live with the reality of the threat of those who hate us, yet we still know that our country will survive, has always survived jealous rivals and we remain the wonderful dreamers we've always been. A better life is still attainable here. That has not changed. For me, it's my birthday. I was lucky enough to have 48 of them not be associated with the tragic events of 2001. When I was a kid, September 11 was the day of the Miss America Pageant. It was the day when American Auto makers revealed their models for the coming year. It was a magical time for me and it was the beginning of a new school year. I always felt lucky to have a birthday in the midst of all these positive goings on. Those powerful memories give me a deep emotional well to draw from today. Last night we performed before an amazing audience here in Lincoln City, Oregon. Among those in attendance are a large gathering of fans from all across the country who have organized "STYXFEST." On their own they put the event together and we are flattered beyond words. Our fans are the greatest. Where would we be without them? It's another beautiful day here on the Oregon coast and the view from our window is as majestic as a body can stand. The waves are crashing and the fog has lifted. We perform here again tonight and will record "I Am The Walrus" again to give ourselves two takes to choose from. If we're satisfied the recordings are up to our expectations we'll get to work readying it for radio! Wish us luck... See you tonight, and... God Bless America!!!
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