Evan Tanner ~ More

I was reading these the other day and I thought it was worth posting, Evan Tanner still has much to offer.

This was his description about himself on his myspace page:
College dropout, adventurer, seeker, traveler, ditch digger, dishwasher, cable tech, concrete worker, steel worker, salad prep, busboy, ski resort security, ski resort rental shop technician. I've worked in a slaughter house. I've been a landscaper. I've done drywall, tile, countertops, wood flooring, roofing. I have been a plumber, worked as a bottle collector at a bar, a bouncer, a doorman, a head of a security team. I have been a basket room clerk, a carpenter, a framer building beach houses, a truss builder. I've lived on a farm. I've lived in the city. I've earned money mowing lawns, selling on ebay, and fighting. A teacher, a trainer, and a coach sometimes. There was a time when I was younger that I didn't know any better than to be a liar, a cheater, and a thief. I have since learned to despise those things. I have had great friendships. I have had great loves. I have been a lover, I have been a son, a brother, and a friend. And I was once a world champion.

Here is another item that came from the posts he would make:
February 3, 2007
1:35 am
Listening to CCR, reading Tennyson, thinking, writing late at night. It seems some truths come only in the night, in the dark, when the world is quiet, and one is alone. Maybe it is then that a man can truly hear, . or is truly willing to hear
Last night I had dinner at the Italian restaurant at the bottom of the hill. I sat there eating pizza, drinking beer, listening to some CCR, Jimmy Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Doors, Rolling Stones, Eagles on my headphones. It was a night for that. I sat there listening by the back window watching the trains rolling by.

I've grown a great beard. Maybe I have done it because of laziness, maybe it is an experiment in social perceptions. I do not get treated the same anywhere I go. I am now an outcast of sorts. I don't quite fit the mold. The reactions are expected, but still disappointing. I always hope for more from us. It's not about appearances, having just the right clothes, the right car with the right rims, the right job, the right money. There is so much more to us than that.
My opinion.
Evan

And one more post he had:

JANUARY 14, 2007

I want to clarify something. I've gotten so many comments and emails from people telling me what a great guy I am for doing this, the foundation, the house.. DON'T! NO MORE PLEASE. Do not make me out to be too nice of a guy. I'm not. Do not make be out to be a monk, or even worse, some kind of saint.

In reality I'm one the dirtiest meanest, most selfish, self centered SOBs out there. I have been a drinker, a drug user, a gambler, a womanizer, a fighter, a liar, a beggar, a thief, a fool. I don't glorify it by any means. I detest who I have been these last years. I've lost so much because of the path I've walked. I have squandered so much potential. I've won World Titles and lost them. I've loved deeply and greatly. I've been with beautiful, beautiful hearted women, women with money and standing in the community. I lost them all because of my ways. I've lost good women. I've lost family. I've lost friends. I've lost money.

I've lost opportunity. I've lost respect. I sit here now, broke, with a beer in front of me, and just enough in my pocket for one more. None of my loves, none of my friendships, none of my achievements have meant enough to me to straighten up. I know what I envision will mean something to me though. I want to be a better man. I want to build something with meaning. Who wants to jump on for the ride?

If nothing else, I can guarantee it will be an interesting one.

You may ask yourself "Why is he here, why does he live that way, why has he lived that way?" I will tell you. There was a purpose to it all. There is a method to my madness. I will begin telling the story soon. I will tell it here on this website.

And please, no more self righteous, condescending preaching. It's not needed or appreciated. Just come along for the ride if you wish. I'll tell you the stories.