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About me - Billy Sunshine

I'm your standard Artist/Musician/Writer/Philosopher. I want people to turn off their TVs and stop being hypnotized and brainwashed by the insidious corporate media; That's why I wear my patented TV Helmet- People just can not resist looking at a TV screen.

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Style & Beauty > Tattoos & Piercings Where to find tattoo designs: 2 of 9
Choosing a tattoo is a big decision, as tattooing is a pretty permanent way of altering your body. Laser tattoo removal is advertised, but I feel like they might have to refund my money if they tried to remove my deep black outer-space shoulder cap.Of course, Tattoos can mean many different things to different people; One per... More..
Entertainment > Musicians & Bands Band reviews: Faith No More: 2 of 9
Faith No More stormed onto the music scene with the controversial fish-flopping video for "Epic", and were nominated for a Grammy for their album, "The Real Thing", released in 1989, though they had actually been around since 1982. 1989 marked the year that Mike Patton left Mr. Bungle and joined the band, replacing Chuck Mosl... More..
Style & Beauty > Shoes Heelys: Evaluating the trend of wheeled shoes: 2 of 9
The other day, I saw a kid in a pair of Heelys, and I was so jealous; I've been seeing them everywhere, 10-year olds gliding through the aisles of Wal-Mart, whistling like they are just too cool for school. I know if I bought a pair, I'd just end up smacking the back of my head off of a floor. (Of course, the manufacturer rec... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Spiritual Life Living life with optimism: Why life is more than just "death and taxes": 9 of 39
There's certainly much more to life than death and taxes, although most people do have these two things in common. How can people keep their chins up when life keeps dragging them down?First off, statistically speaking the worse something gets, the less likely it is to get even worse. Unless, of course you're talking about ru... More..
Relationships & Family > The Single Life Relationship advice for the bitter single guy: 3 of 13
Before I met my wonderful wife, I was the prototype Bitter Single Guy. I had been left broken-hearted by one too many cold-hearted snakes who wanted to chew me up and spit me out like a bad piece of man-meat. (How bitter does that sound?)I was starting to feel like my life was one big, bad, and lonely country song, stuck on r... More..
Health & Fitness > Mental Illness Spring's effect on mental health: 8 of 33
I am not a mental health professional, and I have never been diagnosed with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), but I know that my mood dramatically improves at the onset of Spring. I've had enough science education to realize that the leafless trees of Winter are not actually dead, but my subconscious mind feels like they are... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Comparative Religion One religion for everyone: 7 of 28
The problem with religion is that everyone believes they have the correct one, and many are willing to kill for their belief. In reality, it is likely that there is only one "true" religion, but how are we to know which one is right definitively? It is quite possible that the one "true" religion hasn't been founded yet, but w... More..
Entertainment > Musical Instruments Advice to beginning musicians: Don't (just) play guitar!: 6 of 24
The guitar has been the King of Music for a very long time now. People constantly predict the guitar's demise with the advent of every new hip genre of music like Disco, New Wave, Rap, or Techno, armed with keyboards, samplers, and turntables. The new flavor makes it's blip on the pop culture radar and then the next savior of... More..
Arts & Humanities > Art Appreciation The different types of art: 5 of 20
In one sense, the word art refers to a finely honed skill. Chefs are culinary artists; Karate experts are martial artists. I can see how a Watermelon Swan could blur the line between form and function; Is it food, Sculpture, or both? I can also see how the graceful moves of Brazilian Capoeira are more like dancing than fighti... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values It is ethical to turn your brother in for a murder: 4 of 16
There are two basic responses when you find that a loved one has committed a grisly murder. (I usually envision a mother, rather than a brother, in this horrible scenario.)The first mother loves her son very much, and they live together, and one day she comes home to find a severed head crudely wrapped up in her deep freeze. ... More..