rocker dad – I am Rirou the Punk!

The birth of a dream, that is how this song feels. I remember the day I thought about this song, I have just arrived from coaching swim and my son Luke was doing physical therapy and he was listening to Row your boat. My first thought was, “that is not a workout song”, specially from someone that came with a purpose of overcoming something. Well, that is what it says in Luke’s birth astral map anyways. So, I did what every Dad would do, I switch the station, to Punk rock and metal.

After going around the world 4.25 times with more 171 000 km accumulated between training and racing ironman; I realized Luke needed some songs to workout, and motivate him to keep following his dreams. Not only Luke by kids in general. That is when I decided to make my running partner (my air guitar) into a real music. Yes, I did inumerous run listening to metal and punk playing my air guitar like a crazy person. What can I say, that was the best part of doing ironman.

Here it is, Episode 8: Rock your boat dance ritual – air guitar!

Punkaste,

Darth Rirou

This episode gives the kick off of my conspiracy, and here is the testimonials from the band members. It has been a long journey into accepting myself and doing the art I always wanted to do: Music, which for me music is life magic! This one, and most likely from now on, only English version. Here it is episode 6.

Punkaste,

Darth Rirou

This shorts I got back in 2019 after at the end of my 50 pounds weight lost. Yeah, I gain quite a bit of weight after I retired from racing Ironman and becoming a Dad.

My last 2 years of racing I was getting burned out, and my health was declining. Part due to a vegan diet experience, other part from just the nature of the job. Training full time is not easy on the body. Anyways, with everything combined I got diagnosed with hypothyroidism in 2014.

Honestly, my diagnosis was a surprise because I really thought a vegan diet would make me healthier, but it was also a fire starter. I always had this idea of health being about mind, body and soul, and I knew that I was not healthy.

Fast forward to 2020 when covid-19 started I knew it I had to be at top shape with my health. Therefore I took a deep dive within to find the root of my trauma. Since, trauma is stored in the body, I thought: “accessing the root of my trauma will probably fix my Thyroid issues, because that’s where the trauma is stored in my body”. So, I did what I do best, followed my intuition and focus on the AIP (auto immune protocol, however I mainly did daily BBQs).

The thyroid is located at the throat chakra, and that was were my trauma was stuck. This chakra is related to self expression, therefore in order to heal my soul I needed to be as authentic as possible. That’s when this blog started to take shape, I wrote my book, and became a one man band with 2 YouTube channels. I also added some icing in the cake with a talk show, focus in talking about healing and music. And guess, what? I am off synthroid. It’s been already 3 months. Not only that, my therapist released me last week. Of course I schedule with her next month to discuss this, but boy, this is a big coincidence.

All I can say is, dreams can really guide you. It’s literally the story of my life. No more drugs! Again, weed is not a drug, I also use that for my soul, but not now. Soon.

Punkaste,

Darth Rirou

Versão brasileira, Rirou da Lua:

My book is all about dreams. There are 2 dreams but I also have quite a few other dreams. Some are day dreams some are night dreams. During the writing process of my I came a cross with a lot of coincidences. Some of those come coincidences have to do with theories that I have never even heard before.

Having said that, I been having this idea of doing a solo sitcom about my spiritual theory. Which is my band, a one man band. A conspiracy of one. The band is where the character, Darth Rirou (me), feels finally whole and worth it.

After I finished writing my book I came acroos with the native American beliefs that dreams can guide a soul. And that we have 3 souls. When I started my music protect, I wanted a band as a trio, because I had 3 major crisis in life. Looking at how my life turned out, that is quite interesting.

Anyways, based on that I started my sitcom, which is basically the rehearsals of my 3 souls. Here is the first episode. Btw it’s all based on a true story. My book.