My sinister sounds sweep the grounds Stillborn I lie beneath it I throw it away, the freaks all stay Deformed and laughing screaming… Rob Zombie is no stranger to anything and everything horror. I mean really, his name is a dead giveaway right? No one gets slightly unnerved by “Rob Cutebabyelephants”, do they? Unless they’re…
Say there Mr. Krinkle let’s cruise the Bastard boat Damn then sonsabitches with their gill-nets set afloat I flip on my tele and I watch the waters die C’mon Mr. Krinkle tell me why… Oh good, more creepy pig imagery… Primus is a band that will always make you leap out of your skin and go…
OK so… yeah, this is ridiculously self-indulgent and perhaps altogether pointless, but it brings some joy to a saddened heart, so feel free to skip this post if you’re so inclined. (Edited for clarity, brevity, and identity stuff…) (To set the tone, start singing Rupert Holmes’s classic “Piña Colada” song in your mind…) Becca: Wasn’t someone talking…
I’ve seen my ex last night, Mama At a dance at Miller’s store She was with that Jackie White, Mama I killed them both, and they’re buried Under Jenkins sycamore. Don’t you think I’m psycho, Mama? Is there anything creepier than old, scratchy, mono country/western tunes? I hear those first few opening bars and I…
All the pigs are all lined up I give you all that you want Take the skin and peel it back Now doesn’t that make you feel better? Strictly speaking this is nowhere near a “Halloween” song. It isn’t even really a “scary” song, per se, although it’s damn eerie and spooky in delivery. Nonetheless,…
Let’s talk about the Chicago Marathon, shall we? Or rather, let’s talk about our experience at the 2015 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, which took place on the beautiful morning of Sunday, October 11th, 2015, in one of the greatest cities of the world that doesn’t rhyme with “Buluth”. Ahh, the Chicago Marathon… for any…
The madman climbed the steeple spire “Go higher, go higher” said the crowd from down below “But…the world’s on fire” said the madman from the steeple spire “You’re a liar, you’re a liar” said the crowd from down below… The Hero and The Madman is one of my absolute favorite Thin Lizzy songs, and I’m a…
I thought these things didn’t happen anymore.I thought all that blood had been shed long ago. It’s a dark night… In the early winter of 1996, Robert Rodriguez’s epic horrror/crime/vampire/exploitation flick From Dusk Till Dawn exploded into theaters and into the hearts of grindhouse movie lovers everywhere. Even if it wasn’t that much of a…
Life and Writings of C. S. Lewis by Louis Markos My rating: 4 of 5 stars I’ve been a Friend of Narnia since the tender age of eight, when Mrs. Parry read The Lion The Witch & The Wardrobe to our 3rd Grade class. I was almost instantly enraptured with tales of snowy landscapes, fantasy…
(whispers) Careful with that axe, Eugene… Not for nothing, but Pink Floyd has such a rich catalog of songs that sometimes you just want to nuke the Clear Channel offices from orbit simply because they won’t play a single track from the band on the radio unless it comes from The Wall, Dark Side of…