We are granted access to Justin's struggle (yeah, I feel like I know him enough to call him Justin). Virtual dj effects. From being dropped by the biggest label in the industry Universal Records to the deepest of the darkest places. His depression. Reading 'The Beginning' was enough to make me cry. I have never understood depression in the long term sense. It was always 'something you experienced for a day or so after something bad happened.' I have never experienced depression so I always assumed it was someone just sitting around feeling sorry for themselves.

Reading his lyrics and hand written notes have made me much more sympathetic to mental health issues. All of the lyrics and personal writings make for a fantastic read. I thought I was just 'reading wayyy too much' into his songs.

I would sit and think, trying to figure out who he was singing this about and why? When really all I needed to do was just.listen.it's all right there. We each interpret every song differently. I thought I had most of the lyrics figured out and knew exactly what each song meant.BOY, was I wrong and I LOVED being wrong. It really didn't change what the song made me think or feel.

Big bang theory. Dr Stephen Serjeant and Dr David Broadhurst from the Open University and Dr Dan Faircloth and Dr Bruce Kennedy from the Science and Technology Facilities Council's Rutherford Appleton Laboratory share their passion for this immense machine that will recreate, on a tiny scale, conditions that existed just after the Big Bang. The Large Hadron Collider podcasts from the Open University To mark the re-launch of the Large Hadron Collider, the world's most powerful particle accelerator, the Open University examines how an accelerator works, why the LHC failed in 2008 and what scientists hope its high-energy collisions will reveal.

Justin Furstenfeld, lead singer of the band Blue October, is a gifted lyricist and musician.He creates such depth of feeling with his words. You can't help but empathize with his emotions, whether you have actually been in those situations or not.

It actually made me smile knowing that 'the boys' ( that's what me and the BFF call them) were evoking different thoughts in all of us. Doing what music should do. This is more of a personal review for me, I just wanted to spread the word of this fantastically talented man and band. I know some may hate that I did this but, hey to each their own and besides, its my blog and I can do whatever I want (Sticks out tongue).

If you are not familiar with Blue October, I am asking you to give them a try, and really listen to what they are saying. I believe some of their songs will move you more than you have ever been moved.

This is the 3rd Edition of the book 'Crazy Making' written by Justin Furstenfeld, the prolific singer for Blue October. The book contains 216 pages of his lyrics along with personal photos, and various handwritten ideas and feelings about when and how certain songs were written. This edition contains almost 100 more pages than the 2nd Edition. It also contains a dust jacke This is the 3rd Edition of the book 'Crazy Making' written by Justin Furstenfeld, the prolific singer for Blue October. The book contains 216 pages of his lyrics along with personal photos, and various handwritten ideas and feelings about when and how certain songs were written. This edition contains almost 100 more pages than the 2nd Edition. It also contains a dust jacket.