WAYNE,
i only have a camera phone that records 30 seconds at a time, so here is part one and ill post pt 2 right after i send this.

i started listening to the flaming lips in the early 90s, it was the first time i had ever heard a band that i could understand on so many levels. one song that has had a really profound impact on me is "pilot can at the queer of god".

ive spoken to you twice about it, once at tramps in 99 for at the m.a.b.d. { i gave you a dead cicada i found when i was rollerskating, you and michael did great impersonations of the sound they make} and again in 2006 at the syracuse NY state fair {i was a santa, and my frend flew in from colorado,i told her i had a suprise birthday present and when she found out it was being a santa she didnt speak for about 30 minutes straight!} but to refresh your memory..

the lyrics to teh song, i always thought that there was deep message underlaying them. throughout the song, you keep asking random questions about a girl, and everytime there is this etheric voice that answers back " i think she has...".
then, at the end of the song you make the statement "and now she has helicopters" and the voice says "yes she has"

so, i read into it way to far and i thought the message was that god only knows as much as you do about this girl, that even god is puzzeled by her and she is just this mysterious girl who neither you or god can figure out.

both times i explained this to you, you commended me for analyzing it and said you thought that it was pretty amazing that i found a deeper meaning in it, but its just a song about a lesbian who joined the army and flew helicopters.

i still smile thinking about talking to you about it.

ive covered it a couple times, that song is so much fun to play and i plan on sending you a copy of us{YONDERVERSE} performing it, hopefully it will get to you.

other than that, you give me so much hope i cant even tell you in words, your music and art are so important and i hope one day i can survive on making music and touring, even tho the type of music we make isnt,hmm conventional, you guys made it and your probably the most powerful musical role models that anyone can have in there life.

thank you so much for doing waht you do, im sure your music has saved lives with all the hope you bring, the energy in your music is strong, keep going dont ever stop.

and i dont care if i get to watch the movie a few days early, it would be nice but im patient! i just wanted you to know how much the flaming lips have impacted my life and that you have kept me going for so many years. thank you!!!!!!!!!

have an awesome day!!!!

-TJ STORY