STILETTOS AND CANNIBAL CORPSE...

What? Heavy metal and fashion? What you talkin bout Willis?? I've said it before and as a matter a fact it's our slogan, Heavy Metal, it's not just a hobby, it's a way of life!

Being a woman who likes to look like a woman and still support the bands I love is what inspired me to start FireWalk Threadz. It's a way for women to support their bands, while still maintaining their femininity, their sexiness. Most of the women I know don't want to wear shapeless t-shirts.

It's crazy over the years the things I've noticed in the scene. I've noticed that some of the men in the scene take women as metalheads more seriously if they dress the same way as they do. I think this is ridiculous. These same men are usually the ones who think females are clueless when it comes to music and should just be seen and not heard. Screw that, I wear dresses and makeup and can still rock out with the best of em! I'm no idiot, I know my metal. Just because I enjoy being feminine, doesn't mean I don't have a brain. Maybe try having an actual conversation with me, I don't bite.. Step out of the 50's men, this is 2013!

This brings me to a story about a close friend of mine who is very sexy and enjoys it, but she has been ridiculed for sporting a pink flowery purse. "What's wrong with you dude, that shit ain't metal" This crowd of people even went so far as to take her purse and start throwing it around.. Really?? Wow. How old are we? Most of these people are in their mid to late 30s  I guess some people never grow up. Apparently in some people's eyes if you listen to metal, everything about you has to be black and bleak. Hey, if you want to walk around as a woman dressing and acting like a dude, that's your prerogative. Who am I to judge, but it doesn't make you better or more metal than me because I choose the opposite.

So ladies, wear your stilettos, your flowers in your hair, your pink ruffles or whatever it is that makes you feel good about yourself and blast your Cannibal Corpse loud and proud! Who gives a flying rat's ass what anyone else thinks. You want to stare at us? Go ahead, but if you don't like it move your eyes elsewhere.
Never change who you are for anyone..

                               

"All the faithful fall onto their knees"

Everyone who knows me well knows I am very spiritual. I wouldn't call myself religious because I don't follow a book or confine myself to a building to pray. I believe in God, I pray, and this belief comes from within, it's the definition of faith. I can't physically prove to anyone he exists, nor do I feel the need to. All that matters to me is that I know in my heart he exists. I know in my heart there is life after death. These are beliefs that are mine, but I am still open minded enough to listen to the opposing views and ideas of other people.  I can respect anyone's opinion as long as they are just being informative and not pushing what the think is "the way" down my throat. I'm 34 years old, there's no conversion at this point.. 

The title of this blog is a quote from an amazing song. Probably one of my favorite songs, period. It always makes me think, so this is what was going through my head when I heard it this time.. 

Godless are we??  I understand people who lean more toward science and logic normally have a hard time with no physical proof, believing in God. I can respect that, but I can't accept when people try to talk me out of my beliefs because of the lack of scientific evidence. (which is arguable, there are books on supposed scientific proof of life after death) 

I also can't accept the overly religious telling me that certain things I do or even things I feel or think will lead me straight to the mouth of hell. I can't get behind any religion where a great deal of it's followers live in fear. 

I see it this way,, I'm not saying this is how it is, this is my personal belief. God is the all father. Think of a normal functional family unit. Would your father disown you for making mistakes? Chances are he would not.  Your father loves you (or at least should) and you love him. He may get angry at you from time to time for being a screw up, but he knows you learn from your mistakes. Your parents support you unconditionally. To me that is what God is like. And the question of  "If there is a God, why do so many bad things happen?" I believe you can't truly be happy and open yourself up to good things if you've never experienced the bad. You can't truly appreciate something beautiful if you've never seen ugliness..  I believe that is a marker of a truly enlightened person. The ability to appreciate all of your experiences and realize the sum of those things makes you who you are. 

I have gotten shit so many times from random people who are completely irrelevant to me about being spiritual and being into metal at the same time.  I have touched on this subject a bit in a previous blog, but I guess I just felt the need to speak on it again today.

What are your beliefs and do you expect the people you care about to agree?