29.09.10.....hardcover hearts

I took a detour on my reading route before diving into Jeff Long's "The Descent".

Knowing the third installation of Chelsea Cain's series involving Archie Sheridan and serial killer Gretchen Lowell existed, I kind of obsessed over it after finishing the second book, "Sweetheart".

"Exit to Evil" is utterly insane. It's the first book I've read in a while that literally grossed me out. I sat here twitching. It is so messed up, I couldn't believe it.
Thank you, thank you, thank you, you sick little author, you.....you made the last five hours of my life very entertaining.
Go out and get these books....knowing they will continue next year with "Night Season" makes me extremely happy and impatient.

28.09.10......details by the mouthful

I was thinking of writing this long, epic post on all kinds of trivial matters, but the part of my brain residing in the "better judgement" county took a vote, and "nay" won. I think they made the right decision.

Instead, you get this:
I didn't listen to too much new music while recording, for obvious reasons.
This was what I can remember:

Massive Attack - Mezanine
New Bomb Turks - Destroy! Oh Boy!
Adele - 19
Scanners - Violence is Golden
The first four Public Enemy albums
Swans - My Father...
The Sounds - Crossing the Rubicon
Milemarker - Satanic Versus
Gehenna - all
GDP - Realistic Expectations

Reading:

The thrift store next to Godcity had books for two bucks....I scored big with a few novels I'd wanted to read. A first printing of Lehaine's "Mystic River" for two dollars? Yes, please.

Sweetheart by Chelsea Cain - The 2nd book in her series about one of the most unorthodox serial killers in a fictional world. The first book, "Heartsick", was a good, quick read. This one upped the ante and was very smartly done. Highly recommended.

No Trace by Barry Maitland - Child abduction, murder and modern art all rolled up into one little package set in London's Northcote Square. It gets a little confusing at times, but the end result is worth it, especially if you find it for a buck, like I did. That equals out to about thirteen cents per hour of entertainment.

33&1/3 series: Beastie Boys' Paul's Boutique by Dan LeRoy - I'll dive into this deeper on the other blog, but I'll just say it's a fantastic and quick read. A little over 100 pages dedicated to a criminally underrated album.

And it Don't Stop: The Best American Hip-Hop Journalism of the Last 25 Years by Raquel Cepeda - same with this one.....more info when I get around to it. I will say, the article on Afrika Bambaataa alone made this worth reading.

Currently: almost finished with Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman. It is so goddamn good. This guy needs to hurry up and write another novel. His storytelling is incredible.

Next: The Descent by Jeff Long (courtesy of Tim's generous hand-me-downings)

Wish list:
Walking Dead graphic novels, volume 6-whatever they're up to now.
Evil at Heart by Chelsea Cain
Horns by Joe Hill
Free time to read everything,

....and for fuck's sake, Mr. King....finish Doctor Sleep. I'm dying over here....

22.09.10.......walk the lawn like a lion, hon

This is how I spent the last few weeks.

Top three moments in my adult life:
1-Flying to Pittsburgh on August 5th, 2006 to meet up with a girl named Ashley. Two years later, she became Smashley Coffins McKenney. Best decision I've ever made.

2-Flying home from Boston to Seattle after nine weeks of US and European touring on April 28th or 29th (My memory is hazy....), 2008. When I got to the baggage claim area, I was greeted by Ashley. In her arms was a rat terrier puppy. I'd wanted a dog for my entire life.....thirty years later, I finally had my first little boy, and the closest thing I'll ever come to having children. I named him Panic, and he is mentally unstable....like his dad.

3- September 21st, 2010, I was given the first rough mix of the new record I was a part of. I put on my shitty headphones, kicked back on a recliner, closed my eyes and pressed play. Thirty some odd minutes later, I opened my eyes back up and took a walk outside onto the porch of the place we were staying. I took a deep breath of bitter fall air, the way only a place like New England can produce. I let it out and said to myself, "This is the one, motherfucker.....this is the one."

04.09.10......Do it. Now.

www.wecraftindarkness.com


This is where Trap Them will live for the next eighteen months or so.

22.07.10......curtains drop

So, this is what I've been up to:


http://blindisfine.blogspot.com

Enjoy? Hopefully......I know I am.

Busy summer to prepare for what's looking to be a very busy fall with Trap Them. Much more info soon.

How many more posts will I say "much more soon" in?

07.01.10....Hungry for everything sale

For a brief length, all paintings on my other blog are $150 or less. A lot have been sold for twice that or more, but certain times call for unwilling measures.
If you are interested in two or more pieces, a further discount will be made. This is the result of not having enough room for storage, and to eliminate the momentarily red budget.
If you, or anyone you know that may appreciate the art, are interested, please email me at:
failgivers@gmail.com

Thanks, boys and girls. Hope to hear from you.

06.02.10.....trailers

There's been quite an absence from this here thought-vomit basin. Loads of work hours at the bar and other numerous stress inducers have left me void of concentration.

On a particularly ridiculous night of making appetizers for drunken frat boys and indie douche bags, my walk home triggered something.

In the next week or so, there will be some new stuff to read on here.

Some will enjoy it.....those that lived in the golden era, specifically.

Until then, to the art form that has given me a re-obsession, all I can say is, "They (meaning I) reminisce over you...."

Much, much more to come.