Don't believe me? Let's look at the facts. What does it take to be a dragon?
One might say the first requirement is to, well, be a reptile. Well, I can't say that he is, but having never met the guy personally I can't say with 100% certainty that he does not have hard scaly skin. Having SEEN him in person from a distance I can speculate he is not, however, green. Or that dark coal color type reptile, to be fair. OK, so I'm not starting off very well here, am I?
Another requirement is fierceness ...ferocity? Can take on anything or anyone. Fact: Haters gonna hate. Fact: CTFxC is for Haters. Fact: Hating that people would hate someone or something in essence makes one a "hater." Fact: Everyone is a hater of something. Fact: CTFxC is for everyone. Charles knew that from the beginning. Way before the CTFxC became even a portion of what it is today (nearly 1.5 million strong). But let's talk about his ability to be fierce. How many people would be able to take on brain cancer? How many people would be able to keep recording every day of their life after finding out they had an oligodendroglioma right frontal lobe, then film the entire surgery [uncensored video]? How many people would be on TOUR with a Warped Tour Performer and still record every single day? And, how many would go through the process of divorce...and still record every day? I say... that's something only a dragon could handle.
But that's the tough stuff. Maybe we should revisit the idea of him being a reptile... How thick of skin do you suppose he'd have to have to go through all that, plus introducing his new life, plus factoring in that he wasn't just dealing with his life but also the reaction to his life from all viewers, fans, "unfans," the haters, the people hating on the ones who weren't haters. There was a complete mess going on in the comment section of the videos. So, now I guess I can say with some cloudy certainty that Charles Trippy IS, in fact, a tough skinned reptile.
So let's talk about more dragon requirements:
Dragons are large. Well, call me biased but compared to barely pushing 5'2", Charles standing at 5'11" is huge.
Dragons fly. If there's one thing Charles has become a pro at, it's flying.
Though he may not breathe fire, he does breathe positive energy. He takes time to see his fans, the CTFxCers, wherever he goes. He wants his ....family.... That's right, he considers this group of 1.5 million people his family. He wants them to know that if you believe in yourself and don't let the haters get to you, you can be whatever you want. It will happen for you. Somewhere, Somehow the wheels are going to go in your direction.
So really, you can tell me all day long that no human could ever be a dragon (unless maybe you're Maleficent, but I see nothing "mal" about this particular man) but in a sense, he is exactly what he wanted to be growing up, which was a dragon.
So, Charles, if somewhere somehow you happen upon this particular blog, I just want to congratulate you on what you've accomplished. You're something to count on in a world that doesn't always make sense. You're a positive influence on the people around you and the people who watch you. Here's to making the lucky sevens bring you a jackpot year. See you tomorrow, as always. TOODLES!
