this time I mean it!
headline from the local fishwrap spied on my walk home:
Most Local Bridges OK
My confidence is soaring!
9.04.2007
one for the road
to keep the baxblog fresh in your minds while I traipse carefreely through the forest trailing clouds of anthropomorphic butterflies and hummingbirds, I give you what must be the greatest metal album of all time.
I've never heard a single note of their sonic stylings, yet I am wholly confident of the accuracy of my bold claim.
Magnificent title aside, consider these signature tunes:
Truly, here is a band that strips away the fanciful civilized veneer of metal, exposing its pulsing, venous obsidian bedrock to public scrutiny.
To set in stone the terrible reality of my proclomation, let me introduce Zombie Attack on drums, Satanik Nuclear War and Alcoholocaust on guitar and the dainty Princess Fist Fuck on bass.
Whoever gazes upon this Stygian collection of talent without being drawn in to the Black Hole of Rock it represents, leave this blog and never return.
You are dead to me!
I've never heard a single note of their sonic stylings, yet I am wholly confident of the accuracy of my bold claim.
Magnificent title aside, consider these signature tunes:
Blond Hair And Bitch!
Sexual Alcohol Metal
Drink Till Death
Truly, here is a band that strips away the fanciful civilized veneer of metal, exposing its pulsing, venous obsidian bedrock to public scrutiny.
To set in stone the terrible reality of my proclomation, let me introduce Zombie Attack on drums, Satanik Nuclear War and Alcoholocaust on guitar and the dainty Princess Fist Fuck on bass.
Whoever gazes upon this Stygian collection of talent without being drawn in to the Black Hole of Rock it represents, leave this blog and never return.
You are dead to me!
Overlooked Books
clicky clicky.
There are vast numbers of books in the world, and I'm sure a large portion of absolutely unknown titles are fantastic. Here, some notable authors advocate for personal favorites.
Michael Chabon's choice looked interesting enough for me to track down:
The only one off the first page I've even seen is Amanda and the Million Mile High Dancer by Carol De Chellis Hill. Few things on earth sound less appealing than overtly feminist SF, so I passed.
I'll add a recommendation from the wife to this list- Street of Crocodiles by Bruno Schultz.
I found a copy of his complete fiction at a thrift store once. This is my recommended edition, decorated as it is with his spectacularly atmospheric illustrations.
There are vast numbers of books in the world, and I'm sure a large portion of absolutely unknown titles are fantastic. Here, some notable authors advocate for personal favorites.
Michael Chabon's choice looked interesting enough for me to track down:
The Long Ships (1941-45)
Frans Gunnar Bengtsson
I personally guarantee that, however infinitesimally, the world would be a happier place if this wonderful novel, in its excellent English translation by Michael Meyer, were restored to print. A tale of Viking adventure set in the 10th century, what makes The Long Ships such a delicious book is not its thrilling escapes, battles and rescues, nor its lifelike, morally ambiguous heroes and villains, but the droll, astringent, sly tone taken by the narrator toward the characters, particularly with regard to their relations to God, gold and sex. It's a world classic of the literature of adventure, on a par with The Three Musketeers and The Odyssey, its avowed models.
The only one off the first page I've even seen is Amanda and the Million Mile High Dancer by Carol De Chellis Hill. Few things on earth sound less appealing than overtly feminist SF, so I passed.
I'll add a recommendation from the wife to this list- Street of Crocodiles by Bruno Schultz.
I found a copy of his complete fiction at a thrift store once. This is my recommended edition, decorated as it is with his spectacularly atmospheric illustrations.
9.03.2007
impending vacation
We're heading off to the cabin tomorrow, to a pristine internet free landscape of trees, rocks, streams & the occasional feral beast.
Posting will by necessity be non-existant, but fear not dear reader.
Soon enough flickr will be full to bursting with portraits of the wild and reports of positively decadent feasting will fill these hallowed pages.
Posting will by necessity be non-existant, but fear not dear reader.
Soon enough flickr will be full to bursting with portraits of the wild and reports of positively decadent feasting will fill these hallowed pages.
9.02.2007
Fun Sale of the Day
Our Ancestors Came From Outer Space by Maurice Chatelain.
Space Ancestors, artist's rendition
Space Ancestors, artist's rendition
9.01.2007
Sweet
Who just sold Pre-Columbian Shell Engravings from the Craig Mound at Spiro, Oklahoma by James Allison Brown & Philip Phillips?
MMMHMMM, that's right!
A nice boost leading up to next week's vacation at The Cabin.
MMMHMMM, that's right!
A nice boost leading up to next week's vacation at The Cabin.
18 Lawyer Attack
clicky clicky.
I lament the passing of the heroic age when problems like this were solved by swearing revenge and kicking asses until either honor was restored or they ran out of ninjas to pummel.
attn BURL
DIY Letterpress.
Build your own and use it to print stuff!
also, thanks for the Chicken Parmesan....it was darn tasty!
Build your own and use it to print stuff!
also, thanks for the Chicken Parmesan....it was darn tasty!
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