Weird Connection

Since we are on the subject of Rescue Me, I figured I would write another blog pertaining to the show. I know I havent even posted a blog in like FOREVER and probably dont have any readers, and thats fine, I just feel like writting so I am gunna write. Its very rare when I feel like writting, so when I do, I gotta just roll with it.

I just realized the strange connection with rescue me and LA's current situation, plus I just watched an episode that was very simliar to the one traumatic one I had experienced.

LA is LITTERED with fires, this is the worst case of fires in LA's history. I got a call from my mom and a text from Michelle wondering if the fires are close to me. Do not worry the fires are far from me. It has to go through ALOT to get to me, and with all the traffic on the 405 it make take even longer. I just think of the lives affected, One life lost already.

OK... So...day after I talk about this wonderful show and how I can connect with it in a similar way. Well I got a new disk from netflix today, watched all the episodes on it already...of course...and Rescue me Just managed to connect with me on a very VERY personal leve;, with 2 different situations.

#1 This is pretty big. The chiefs wife has alzheimers and forgets everything and goes through spurts. There was one spurt in which he was gone, but the nanny watching her was there. She was acting so strangely her nanny started to become somewhat scared of her (VERY familiar) Then she locked herself up in the bathroom, (Now I have seen some shows that have done this 24 is actually one of them, but none as close as what I am about o tell you) When he gets home, they both noticed blood leaking from underneath the door, only to bang on it and yell at her to open it, to finally breaking it down to see her lying there, now the only thing that was off, was it was not her wrists, it was her neck, and she..Luckily survived.

#2 Now you may ask, how can anything else on this VERY SAME EPISODE connect as much as #1. I will tell you how. Tommy (Dennis Leary) lost his son in the VERY same episode. They had the funeral and everyone was there saying the typical thing everyone feels like they have to say. I mean I would say it too if I was on that side, but trust me at that time nothing you say will make the other person feel better. They were saying how sorry that were, and of course the "if you ever need to talk I am here" Now to top it off, this REALLY ticked me off. Tommy's wife blames the accident on Tommy as if he was not grieving himself. This reminds me of a story I heard, the night it happend. At some other place, when they found out about it, some jerk who needs to be socked, walked up to a good friend and ask "Are you the reason for this?" I mean come on!!!!!!

There ya have it, it was just in my head so i figured I would let it out. I think it is coming out because we are getting close to year #3 since it happened.

Rescue Me

No I am not asking anyone to "rescue me" and no this is no cry for help. I am talking about the ONE and only show that may actually surpass the great 24. I know what most of you are thinking. "How can Lucas ever think a show is better than 24, I mean this is the guy who got me hooked." As much as a drug as 24 is, and as much as I enjoy being the "drug dealer" in this case, I was sadly disappointed with the last season of 24 and anxiously awaiting the arrival of season 5 of Rescue me.

Ok so this is how the new "addiction" started. Chris, who is currently my roommate, is a show fanatic, he got me hooked on a few shows. One of them being survivor, in which I actually sent in an audition tape only not to get selected, but lets save that for a different blog (Ok so I lied, I probably wont write about my audition tape. I just sounded cool) And then got me to watch Rescue during season 4. I wasn't sure I would like it being I was 3 seasons too late, but the very first episode I watch...I LOVED. Not only are certain parts freakin hilarious, there are very VERY dramatic and deep parts of the movie which I find very interesting and VERY entertaining.

So once I got my free month of Netflix, guess what was the first thing I rented. THATS RIGHT!!!!! Season 1 of Rescue Me. Now is where it gets a bit deeper. Season 1 is based soon after 9/11. Now take in mind these are New York city firefighters who were present at the towers on 9/11, who lost many men, three of which were in their own house.

I...also going through a traumatic experience, not quite like 9/11 but I would say pretty darn close, observed how each character dealt with their grief in different ways.

Tommy, our main character (Dennis Leary) Deal with grief through aggression. He shuts himself out from everyone else, and is very "edgy" while fighting fires. What I mean by edgy is, I mean like living life on the edge. He always put his life on the line saving people from a fire, even if it is not necessary, as if he had a death wish. And I haven't even got into his horrible drinking problem. Tommy like most alcoholics, tries to drink his pain away.

Franco is a younger fir fighter who deals with his grief by working out and getting his aggression out that way. He is also a HUGE player, I mean you name her, he banged her (sorry for the word "banged" i have been watching this show WAY to much) I feel he does this so he does not have to get close to anyone in his life, if you don't love anyone, you cant lose anyone you love right??

Sean is a very basic character, he is mostly the comic relief. I have not seen Sean deal with it at all. He seems like he is just pushing it down, and trying to life his life as normal as he can so as not to have to deal with all this trauma.

Lou is the one I find the most interesting. I mean FDNY do not really sit down and talk about their feelings AT ALL. That is never appropriate in the firehouse, and that is basically all these men have, they are all brothers. Lou gets his feelings out by writing poetry. Thats right a fireman writing poetry, but he does it in secret, he HAS to, the way these guys get on each other, there is no way he can tell the other guys.

Basically I have observed how these men dealt with traumatic times and compared it my own life, and people around me, and found things VERY similar. I mean yeah no body is drinking or sleeping around or writing secret poetry (at least not that I know of) but each of us deals with our very much same traumatic experience very VERY differently.