Four days ago marked the 25th Anniversary of Tori Amos’s brilliant 1998 album, From The Choirgirl Hotel. This was my first Tori Album—the album that made me a fan of hers, starting off with “Raspberry Swirl.” I worked in Kmart’s electronics department in college, and I always had MTV2 on (because that channel actually played […]
Well hello everyone! It’s been a bit. I decided to just combine January and February into one post. Not for a lack of things I was enjoying, but more out of general malaise/lack of motivation to post. I am going to try to avoid that. It’s one of the reasons I’ve tried to work in […]
It’s time for another installment. I keep trying to think of a sexier title than that, but it has the advantage of really telling you on the tin what’s inside. This is a slightly odd month. A lot of year end lists are taking shape. I did my music list. But doing any other lists […]
The Magic of Allerton Do some places intrinsically have some magic to them? That’s something I was asking myself as I walked the grounds of Allerton Park & Retreat Center for their Winter Walk. Even when not all gussied up in lights for the Winter Walk, I’ve always felt that way about Allerton. I’d gone […]
Everyone! The other day I got this little gem in the mail, and I want to share it far and wide. Dishoom #1 by Sam. J. Royale. If you’re into art and/or graphic storytelling I can’t recommend it enough. Sam made some fan art for my Eon Quest character Captain Wolfmoon. (I’ll put it at […]
I recently did the “10 movies in 10 days” thing. You posted, without explanation, an iconic scene from a movie that influenced you. Here is a summary of the ones I chose.
My Top 12 Favorite Albums of 2018. 12. Ectotrophia – Happy Rhodes The only reason this is lower on the list, really, is that it’s a retrospective release of older material. If you’ve never had the pleasure of hearing Happy Rhodes’ singular voice, I highly recommend this. This represents some of her earlier, more stripped […]
There will be a million theories buzzing around in the world by now about what, exactly, happened… or what is meant… by the finale of Twin Peaks: The Return. There will be spoilers, and as Sherilyn Fenn said in a recent interview: “Understanding with David is overrated, don’t try to understand it. There’s no one […]
Last batch of pics from the gdt exhibit. The penguin is from the Lovecraft project he’s been trying to do for years.