Give It 2 Me was the third track from the Hard Candy CD, released in June 2008. “Give it to me, Yeah. No one’s gonna show me how. Give it to me, Yeah. No one’s gonna stop me now.”
At this point, my quest was starting to make sense. Completely blown away by everything that Perga told me, I decided it was time to take another road trip.
Mesa Verde, Colorado | On July 3, Angelo and I headed to Mesa Verde, Colorado for the fourth of July weekend.
Here’s a brief description of our weekend getaway:
Thursday, July 3: We drove from Denver to Monte Vista, Colorado (with a stop at Great Sand Dunes National Park.) This drive took us across the Rocky Mountain Range, which was very beautiful. We arrived at the Great Sand Dunes National Park, which is at the base of the Sangre de Cristo Mountain Range. As we drove up to the park, we experienced an intense rainstorm. Once that cleared up we were able to take a short hike through the dunes, right before the sunset. After our walk, we left the park and continued to Monte Vista, Colorado, where we spent the night.
Friday, July 4: We drove from Monte Vista to Mesa Verde, with a stop in Durango, Colorado After a hearty breakfast we departed Monte Vista and headed west across the San Juan Mountain Range. We stopped in Durango, Colorado for a walk around the historic district and then continued west to Mesa Verde. We checked into our room at the lodge and spent the afternoon exploring the mesa. We then decided to drive to the Four Corners National Monument, which was forty miles outside of the park. Once we were back in Mesa Verde, we watched the fireworks down in Cortez, Colorado, from one of the highest peaks in the park.
Saturday, July 5: We made this day our Vision Quest. We purchased Spirit of the Canyon, by Ah Nee Mah, in the gift shop and listened to that while we drove through the park. Ten minutes into our drive we had an incredible experience with a hawk, which left Angelo completely amazed. Throughout the day we spotted several lizards, a hummingbird, several elks, deer, and some fantastic cliff dwellings. That afternoon we attended an exceptional dance put on by a family visiting from the Hopi reservation. This dance was a special treat for me because of my recent trip to Hopi. We finished the day with two very intense, incredibly awesome guided tours; Cliff Palace and Balcony House.
The Balcony House tour was our favorite. That tour included climbing a 30′ ladder on the side of a cliff and crawling on the ground through a very tight crawl space. (Not a big fan of tight spaces!) We walked away from both tours wholly mystified as to how these people lived and survived for hundreds of years in this environment, before migrating south to New Mexico and Arizona. We departed Mesa Verde at 6:00 PM and drove north through Cortez, Rico and Placerville, Colorado, finally spending the night in Ridgway. Angelo and I both decided that the drive across this section of the San Juan Mountain Range was the most beautiful place we had ever seen in our entire lives. It was breathtaking. Even more attractive than the Rocky Mountain National Park visited the month before with my family.
Sunday, July 6: We departed Ridgway and drove north to Montrose, Colorado and then headed west across the Elk Mountain Range and the Sawatch Mountain Range, through Gunnison, Colorado. We then headed north through Buena Vista and back across the Rocky Mountain Range to Leadville, Colorado and then back to Denver. The entire day filled with beautiful scenery and impressive landscapes.
Five days later, on Friday, July 11, The Longest Walk participants arrived in Washington, DC, finally reaching their destination. Their journey across the country had come to an end. Although I couldn’t attend the closing ceremonies, I was with them in spirit. I thought about their journey and how difficult it must have been and how rewarding it must have felt to finish the task they set out to accomplish.
I, on the other hand, continued with my quest. I also initiated my website: www.thetransfigurationofchrist.com. Madonna’s song, Give It 2 Me began to strike a chord with me at this point in my life.
On July 22, I celebrated my 47th birthday. I couldn’t believe I was 47 years old! On Saturday, August 16, 2008, Madonna celebrated her 50th birthday. Since I had never met Madonna nor anyone that knew her, I sent her a virtual Happy Birthday wishes through the Universe. I also thanked her for all of the music, inspiration, and companionship through the years. Her music had brought me a very long way and I was very grateful for that.
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What are you waiting for?
Nobody’s gonna show you how
Why work for someone else
To do what you can do right now?
Got no boundaries and no limits
If there’s excitement, put me in it
If it’s against the law, arrest me
If you can handle it, undress me
Don’t stop me now, don’t need to catch my breath
I can go on and on and on
When the lights go down and there’s no one left
I can go on and on and on
Give it to me, Yeah
No one’s gonna show me how
Give it to me, Yeah
No one’s gonna stop me now
They say that a good thing never lasts
And then it has to fall
Those are the the people that did not
Amount to much at all
Give me the bass line and I’ll shake it
Give me a record and I’ll break it
There’s no beginning and no ending
Give me a chance to go and i’ll take it
Don’t stop me now, don’t need to catch my breath
I can go on and on and on
When the lights go down and there’s no one left
I can go on and on and on
Give it to me, Yeah
No one’s gonna show me how
Give it to me, Yeah
No one’s gonna stop me now
Pharrell: Watch this
Get stupid, get stupid, get stupid, don’t stop it (what?)
Get stupid, get stupid, get stupid, don’t stop it (what?)
Get stupid, get stupid, get stupid, don’t stop it (what?)
Get stupid, get stupid, get stupid, don’t stop it
Get stupid, get stupid, get stupid, don’t stop it
(to the left, to the right, to the left, to the right)
Get stupid, get stupid, get stupid, don’t stop it
(to the left, to the right, to the left, to the right)
Get stupid, get stupid, get stupid, don’t stop it
(to the left, left, right, right, left, left, right, right)
Get stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid…
(left, left, right, right, left, left, right, right)
Don’t stop me now, don’t need to catch my breath
I can go on and on and on
When the lights go down and there’s no one left
I can go on and on and on
Give it to me, Yeah
No one’s gonna show me how
Give it to me, Yeah
No one’s gonna stop me now
You’re only here to win
Get what they say?
You’re only here to win
Get what they do?
They’d do it too
If they were you
You done it all before
It ain’ t nothing new
You’re only here to win
Get what they say?
You’re only here to win
Get what they do?
They’d do it too
If they were you
You done it all before
It ain’ t nothing new
Give it to me, Yeah
No one’s gonna show me how
Give it to me, Yeah
No one’s gonna stop me now
Give it to me, Yeah
No one’s gonna show me how
Give it to me, Yeah
No one’s gonna stop me now
Give it to me
