Buttkickin’ Halloween Songs: “Lucifer Sam” — Pink Floyd (1967)

Lucifer Sam, Siam catAlways sitting by your sideAlways by your sideThat cat’s something I can’t explain Jennifer Gentle you’re a witchYou’re the left sideHe’s the right side, oh no!That cat’s something I can’t explain… I was wondering when I was gonna get around to Pink Floyd’s Lucifer Sam. It feels like, except among Floyd fans…

Buttkickin’ Halloween Songs: “Goodbye Blue Sky” — Pink Floyd (1979)

Look Mummy, There’s an aeroplane up in the sky… Like Pink Floyd needs any more talking up of The Wall, or like 99.999% of you haven’t heard this song already. Still, Goodbye Blue Sky is a beyond worthwhile contender for our prized list of Buttkickin’ Halloween Songs. Just even for those opening lines spoken by…

Buttkickin’ Halloween Songs: “Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun” — Pink Floyd (1968)

Little by little the night turns around. Counting the leaves which tremble at dawn Lotuses lean on each other in yearning Under the eaves the swallow is resting Set the controls for the heart of the sun… For the several gazillion people out there who fail to recognize the wealth of material that makes up…

Buttkickin’ Halloween Songs: “Careful With That Axe, Eugene” — Pink Floyd (1968)

(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…

Tough Mudder Miami — March 2, 2013, or: “There’s someone in my head but it’s not me…”

Click here for my Review of the 2013 Tough Mudder Miami event. Well, I’ve done it. I’ve registered for the Tough Mudder event coming next March, down in Homestead. Ten to twelves miles of running, obstacles, pain, mud, freezing water, pain, live electrical wires, monkey bars, pain, nets, ropes, cannibalism, flaying, fingernail removal, and other…