When I was 17 years old I was stabbed thirteen times and came pretty close to dying so I made a bucket list of things I wanted to accomplish before I died. I emailed myself a copy that I just found so here it is.
1. See Motley Crue in concert : Seen them 15 times
2. Love someone unconditionally - I have my beautiful wife and daughter who are everything to me
3. Go somewhere tropical - Seven years ago I was lucky enough to go to Punta Cana in the Dominican republic
4. Have my own website - I had that with my "Timmies For Troops page (Thankasoldier)
5. Do something to affect history - I think forming a online petition and group to have Canada Post issue a stamp honoring our soldier and veterans, getting almost 7000 signatures and media coverage on it and getting it issued for October 2009 is pretty historic I would think.
6. Meet someone famous - To date I've met Darcy Tucker, Bryan Adams, Pat
Burns, Wendell Clark, Martin Short, Rex Goudie, Bryan Mellow, Kalan Porter,
Kat Von D, Jessie James (the bike guy&), The Trailer Park boys, KISS, Crue, Bret Michaels.
7. Climb a Mountain - I get this one on a technicality hahah, took the gondola to the top of sulfur mountain in Banff then did 900+ stairs from the peak of one mountain down and up the other side.
8. Do something to make my parents proud - The first time I received media coverage of my Tim Horton's for our troops mission, both my parents told me how proud they were of me. Seeing comments on my brothers and sisters facebook status's and hearing from cousins and relatives. I think this one is a easy write off :)
9. Make the 6:00pm News - this one is pretty easy, CityTV toronto, citytv calgary, global toronto, ctv ottawa, calgary, 570 Kitchener, cfra ottawa, vocm newfoundland, north york mirror, edmonton, calgary & toronto sun, The downhomer............ Yeah this one can go too.
10. Do something crazy in front of a large crowd: I would have to say singing shaggy - angel in the dominican republic in front of about 4000 people is right up there.
11. Be at a once in a life time event - Sarfest Toronto 2001 550,000 people acdc, stones, tea party, rush, blue rodeo and others was pretty epic.
12. See the maple leafs play live - made this one when I was very young and thankfully have been to 20+ live leafs game, seeing the leafs win the cup however may not end up on this list lol
13. Make a difference in someones life - Having talked to people like Kay kennedy, Anita Horn, Jim Seggie, Michael Hornborg, Shane Keating, and other family members of fallen soldiers killed in Afghanistan and have them thank me personally for keeping the memory of their sons alive means more to me than any media coverage or any recognition I've gotten with the things I do for the military. I have made several tribute videos and have promised these people that I will do what I can to keep the memory of their fallen alive and well in the minds of people and so far I've live up to my promise. Having spoken with family members of soldiers currently serving, meeting soldiers who have just returned and other amazing troops supporters, I can honestly say I'm not really sure what exactly made me start this on here almost two years ago but it is simply the greatest thing I have ever done and i'm truely thankful for everyone I have met in direct result of these efforts. It is very surreal.
14. Laugh at something stupid for atleast a hour and be able to look back on it and laugh every time I think about it - This one is easy. Bruce Almighty, me my brother darrin, sister dana, mother and brother in law Ken were at this movie and a very silent part at the end when bruce's wife comes to visit him in the hospital someone in the very back lets out the most monsterous belch I have ever heard in my life louder than something in Jurassic park. I start to chuckle and I look over at my sister Dana who i see starting to shake from laughter. Everyone is trying to listen and then i see the chain of laughter move throughout our entire row. It got so bad my sister started squeeking in laughter and had to leave the theatre which just threw me in the fits laughing and I had to follow her out of the theatre as I could not stop laughing and I could tell people were getting annoyed. To this day all we have to say is Bruce Almighty and the laughter starts. ahaahhaah
15. Do something I was told would never happen - again getting the stamp out, when I had numerous people say it would take years, it happend in seven months.
16. Get a Tattoo - My support our troops decal tattoed on my upper left arm.
17. Sing The Gambler on stage with Kenny rogers - Not completed
18. Meet Doug Gilmour - Not completed
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