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A God of great compassion and great destruction has been interesting in dichotomy of Abrahamic religions, but the question really should be to look for a common or real perceived good and evil. What is ultimately Good or Evil depends on many things beyond a single perspective or point in time. If taken together the collective history of the universe, then there are no absolute forms of pure good or pure evil, but if you take a singular point in time, then there are forces of creation and destruction that constitutes good and evil.

Liked the song and its spoofs, really funny! I am all for experimenting.

It is logical observation, sadly! :( In our modern world sex is cheap and very lacking for both worlds not just straight. My generation could attest that the freedom and sexual allowances has left something empty in its wake. Promiscuity is still high, but I wonder at what time will it hit people that a one night stand is never fulfilling in the long run. Sex is an open interpretation, but love is something indefinable. I would be happy as a human being to know that Eric finds some one he loves, whether it is a boy or girl. As a reader, I would rather have him choose to be with a boy, with Cody at the top of the list. Is that kind of bad to add pressure upon the writer to make such a choice? Perhaps. Opening that line of logic brings me to a chilling idea, by conferring our own sexuality upon characters in stories are we no different than other who wish for us to conform to their sexuality in reality..... Deep huh?

I love the easter egg you gave the fans CJ, but please have Cody show up unexpectedly for real, pretty please! Eric needs some one stable and hopefully its a nice cute boy. By the way,

Actually, it is not impossible with today's prosthetic limbs and plastic surgery to reconstruct scar into anyone. It would be a funny twist if Scar is some one newly introduced into the mix. The manager of the strip club, a contact of the mercs, or some one brand new. We know the guy loves disguises so why not? Beware!

Good Chapter CJ and love the build up as always, you got an interesting rescue storyline building up.

CJ! I get the feeling that Eric's sexuality will not be so easily resolved. He keeps saying he is not gay, so I think he will need to find that special guy through a unique means. I have not seen Shady around for a while, maybe he was kidnapped by the a mysterious goat to his mountain cave hideaway, so he could not unite the lovers together. Poor Shady!

Cool! CJ, Bring back tons of vacation pics! Poor Shady, he gets blamed for everything, hehe!

Great Goat! HEHE! CJ, you look great and pretty rugged in your poses; I think you would make a good stand in act for Keith and Jensen, when they are gone. You just need a good blond partner: (Drum Rolls please!) Beach Goats

So the "Shady one" has made a guest appearance, haha! CJ excellent chapter and I love the plot line for the General so far too. You are the only author I know so far that has mixed Rock and Roll with international intrigue, Bravo! I hope Jensen and Keither (I saw that are you hinting at a Jack Bauer situation! ) know what they are getting into.

True tiger! Don't worry, I made three speculations on how the story will go, my personal guess is that the first speculation is more likely as a drawn out plot arc is more CJ's style. My latter two would be a departure from his style, but possible in different circumstances. Now my other more immediate concern is with the island itself!

I think goat kebabs are better over a roaring fire, but I don't want CJ to be a sacrificial goat, nahhhhhhh! So far, we have only gotten a little lamb from the story, the goat must be coming soon or it could be a T-Rex (Jurassic park moment) size plot in development.

Oh the plot thickens, You got something up your sleeves don't you CJ! This was a superb chapter with action and suspense from a dramatic nature. It is so fun! Here is some of my plot speculations on General Brandon's story Arc: Concerning Eric's interest: Last comment: I get the feeling you like smooth muscled chests, CJ, care to comment?

True, but it makes us fans of the idea that a Rockstar and a regular gay guy can get-together premise for LTMP happier if Cody would be Eric's boyfriend. Beside, it is cute and intriguing to see them together.

Now here is a minor point, who wants to take the bet that Chase and Brandon are not going to have an uneventful stag party and wedding. Feels like some one wants to play "volcano" or "earthquake", which can set off a volcano if it stikes close enough. Eric needs to find a guy soon or else CJ might just do a virgin sacrifice (well, he is not exactly a virgin!) Another thing to consider is where does Jim want to get married? I know we look at the boys' story a lot, but the minor characters are usually the keys to bigger plots later on.

HAHA! I thought you were gonna take your needed rest CJ, but either case wonderful chapter and I cannot wait to read the rest of it. For JT, I think ex-KGB would be very likely for his background considering Scar's background. Even if he does not become the main villain, which is still possible at this point, his experience will be invaluable in the future chapters. He does not want people to know about his past, but he is quite happy to retire on his farm without a care in the world, so I do not think he wants world domination. Here is something else that might be interesting to look at; we never hear anything about Brandon's family. Yes, we know they do not accept him just like Chase's dad, but there must be more. Background wise, the story is still wide open and anyone can be a villain or hero. By the way, I am grateful that you opened up Eric to new experiences, hehe! Male strippers, hmm, maybe he will find a nice down on his luck guy that interviews for the position and ends up his new paramour. Think about the headlines on that, "Bassist in Famed Rock Band Dating Male-Stripper" Enquirer eat you heart out! You introduce the title in the first chapter, interesting. You are moving faster than before; I wonder what other meaning that has.

Time to bring back this dead thread to speculate on the sequel to the amazing Let the music play story. We know not the fate of Scar after his death or what plans he might still have. Remember he still has $5 million dollars in the bank, so he could theoretically get back on top again. Lump and the Shadows, where will they go and how can Lump deal with life post-rehab and trying to figure out how to live without fearing gay people or even more interestingly if he might indulge in it on occasion. Then we have our own instinct, how changed is Helen? What ever happened to Jim? Brandon and Chase wedding plans going good? Can Jon, Eric, and Chase mend fences with the parents ever? Lastly, Fans can not forget about Eric's need for Tequila and sex. Will this party animal ever calm down? Will he settle down with one guy or girl? (I know Cody may have been a one time thing, but I want Eric with him) or Will he end up like Brian from Queer as folk (US version) and love without settling down? (still am not satisfied with that ending after finishing that show a few weeks ago) The future is bright and look free from nuclear explosions.................... PS. Please don't neuter or spade your Goats, they are warm and fun, Right CJ! :2hands:

Do I smell a Bond villain in the making? HEHE! Well, what can Scar do now after his failure? If CJ does not go back and use nukes again, then the only other threat big enough would be biological weapons. However, if it was me I would choose something a little more interesting to play around with: not a weapon that will kill people per se, but something that can cause the destruction of human civilization if my demands are not met *(Yep, Bond moment). While still technologically feasible with what we have today and what people are worried about behind every action?

Thank you for giving us a story, where "Hope springs eternal" really does come true! You have crafted a marvelous tale with exciting characters and amazing backgrounds. By the way, will you ever go back to Australia and see how bad the mess is? :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: A benefit concert would be wonderful over there for a sequel, just a speculation Congratulation to Chase and Brandon, may you alway love and cherish one another until death do you......well I hope never........part.

Hmmm....You are right! CJ has been a naughty boy again with misdirection. We never hear them say Helen is dead.

As I said: Please! Give Eric a boyfriend! <on my hands and knees with a hidden dagger behind my back for security, hehe>

Fitting end for bad rubbish! Yet, we knew some one must die as well on our side, Finally, I saw it coming through my speculations, Finally, Please give Eric a boyfriend soon! (I have said a million times and I know shadowgod agrees, hehe)

Maybe Brandon can take over managing the Band; actually, there have been hints at it for a while now that he would make a good band manager. Helen always compliments him on his keen sense of what is right for the band and his sense of fashion sense. Remember the first time he and Chase went out to his apartment and he forced chase to wear sun glasses and a cap. He also knows how to get attention pretty well. CJ were you hinting at Brandon's ascension to Band Manager all along I wonder or is that another story in the distant future.

Yep, he is saved! Dimitri has his and War is brewing............ I sense a dkstories storyline coming; I mean, the guy started world war III for god sakes, the least CJ could do is start a small regional conflict. From a fan of both authors, I would love to see a crossover between you two or corroboration, since both of you have highly technical storytelling techniques and your use of atomic weapons are well known. By the way, here is to Jerry!

Don't worry, its just an editing thing for the profile you set, your actual age is shown with your date of birth, but your profile has a separate age from when you created the account. So, you have been here for a year and a half by my assumption.