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Complicated Life

( Music and NOLA and Cycling )

Clint asked me to put this up on the webternets, so without further ado, I give you “Complicated Life”. Please pass it along.

Complicated Life

What do you do? I’m in Murders and Executions.

( Music and Photos and NOLA )

Latest acquisitions:
The Monk and the Monkey by Maggie McEleney, 31″x47″
What can I say? I love monkeys. I said ~5 years ago, when I first saw it, that one day it would be mine. Yesterday was that day.
 
Mitch Mitchell’s Drumstick
This is my Christmas gift from my Dad this year - he had a guy in NC […]

My Christmas gift to you, dear reader

( Music and Amusing )

Sometimes metal makes me angry.

( Music and NOLA )

I know, I know. Things have been sparse all up ins here. Things have been busy. Way Mega Busy™: 50% work, 50% alcohol, %20 football, -%25 sleep. My body is run down, I need rest.
Anyways, I picked up albums by two of my favorite old-time heavies, Iron Maiden and Tom Waits.
In 2000, we saw the […]

Bucky James’ Second Line

( Music and NOLA )

Here is a video clip and some photos I took from Bucky’s second line yesterday:

That’s brutal.

( the telly and Music and Amusing )

In addition to the aforementioned Dexter, I have a new tv show. It’s a cartoon called Metalocalypse on cartoon network’s [adult swim]. It’s brutal.
According to co-creator Brendon Small, “The show is basically about a (half-American/half Norwegian) metal band (Dethklok) that is about a million times bigger than the Beatles. But a million times more dangerous […]

Beware of the Cake Ninja!!!

( Music and Amusing )

Fucking Hoff-style!

Brian Posehn: Metal by Numbers

And unrelated to the first two, this clip gets funnier every time I see it.

James blew up for you and me.

( Music and Grrr... )

Metallica. Where do I even start with you?
No, this has nothing to do with the Napster debacle of 2000. This was a full year before.
For many, Metallica died with Cliff Burton. For others, it was the black album or Load/Reload. Look, I tell people I liked Load. I’ll admit it. They get mad at me. […]

6.6.06

( Music and Grrr... )

Well kids, the day has arrived. Happy 666!
May your day be filled with Slayer. And Goatwhore. And Deicide. And Black Sabbath. And Iron Maiden. (all links to videos)
It’s goddamn electric.

Reuters should have waited till today to post this story. Lions 1, Christians 0.
Also, happy birthday to my roommate.

Tapping at my chamber door

( Music and Amusing )

Ran across this guy through a friend of mine … wow. Watch. Just watch and listen.
Adam Fulara plays:
J.S. Bach: BWV 784: Invention No. 13 in A Minor, BWV 847: Prelude in C Minor, BWV 848, Goldber Var. No. 1, and Goldber Var. No. 2.
Scott Joplin: Maple Leaf Rag
And a related clip: Jean Baudin plays the […]