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Reverend Charles

Do you know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with until you realiz

About Me


Born in Manhattan, raised on Long Island, have since lived in New York City, Los Angeles, and London, lead vocalist/co-founder of NYC Black Wave (imagine black metal meets dark wave meets deathrock meets goth and you've got us), Dark Eden, I'm also a licensed Reverend, former pornstar, performance artist, actor, fetish model, "satanic activist" (or so i have been called, lol), advice columnist, pirate, poet, piper, pauper, pawn, king, butcher, baker, candlestick maker, huge pervert, and future Time magazine Man of the Year. Though I've been considered conceited and self-absorbed by many, I consider myself a satirist most of the time, a point most people can't grasp, as they don't understand my sense of humor. I'm fascinated by the offensive, and very much like pushing people's buttons. I am bi-polar, thus I go from extreme highs to extreme lows. It's quite fun to be around..if you enjoy being around a manic lunatic who hates everyone. Ahem. Anyway, you can read more about me at my website, http://www.angelfire.com/ny3/deniedheaven

My Interests

my band ( Dark Eden ), performing, freedom, spirituality, satire, reading, dancing, sexuality, politics, bondage, S&M, all things japanese, all things german, gas masks, annoying the stupid, pushing people's buttons, loyalty, directing, photography, carnivals, movies, useless information, public nudity, the fall of american culture, breaking my own taboos, changing people's minds, religion, history, man's inhumanity to... well... everything, love, video games, vinyl, leather, chocolate, blood letting, pain, whatever strange obsession happens to catch my fancy for the next five minutes, offensive cartoons.

I'd like to meet:

Well, as a friend, someone I can basically talk to and hang with (Everybody seems to use the internet as a subtitute for real life. I don't. To me, it's a tool for meeting people I eventually hope to meet in real life). For something more, someone totally uninhibited, not afraid to try new things, into things that would make other people bothered, someone who shares (or at leasts gets) my sense of humor. Someone with similar musical tastes (very important you like my stuff, especially). Intelligence, sex appeal, and self-confidence, really. Non-smoker definitely preferred, although as long as they're willing to just not smoke around me, I can deal.

OH YEAH: just a few things...
if you're a band, it'll take longer for me to add you, because I will only add you if I like your music...which means, I have to listen to your music.

I am also in a band, btw, and if you would like to add me, I would also appreciate you checking out my band, Dark Eden, because we fucking rule!

If you post bulletins that are either "repost this or your balls will fall off" or "OMG! I just got 45,474,373,181.28 friends from using this!" or "Add The Girl Who I Get Drunk With On the Weekends," I will remove you from my friend's list, even if I know you in "real life." I do not enjoy reading crap like that. So, don't add me if you absolutely can't live without such filler in your life. However, surveys are okay. I post those myself, occasionally... ;)

If you add me, it would be nice if you were to also write me too, and let me know who the hell you are, and why I should add you back. I don't need an essay, just enough to make me feel that everyone on my friend's list is someone who either is, or can potentially be, just that. A friend.

If you don't think this rules, then I hate you...
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I mean...it's Christopher Lee! Singing! How can you not love it?

I should also note that although I do drink every now and then (and when I drink, I tend to get very drunk), I am not really into drugs and if you feel the need to regale me with tales of how high you were last night and what you saw on trip A and trip B, please don't. I don't really care. You might as well tell me about how the paint on your wall is drying. I find it boring. If you choose to get fucked up on a regular basis, that's your business, I'm not like super anti-drug or whatever, but it's not really anything that interests me. If I had wanted to do them, I could, I just don't have the urge. Never had. Probably never will. Plus, I hate conversations without a point and...well, most people who are fucked up are incredibly annoying to talk to.

If you're from Long Island, you need to find yourself a better economy to live in. None of you fuckers ever have the money to come visit me. And it's not like I'm gonna go back into that hell hole anymore. 19 years of my life was quite enough, thank you. For crissakes, rob an old lady or strip or sell crack or something, people!

Oh, and it'd also be nice if you left me blog and image comments. I don't just put those up for my health, you know...

oh, and if you'd really like to meet me, come to...
Next Show:

Thursday, January 12th!
New York, NY

Music:

dark eden, slayer, morbid angel, rudimentary peni, cradle of filth, the doors, danzig, samhain, the misfits (the REAL misfits, with glenn danzig singing, not the bunch of sad, washed-up old men who currently defame the name with their every onstage movement), celtic frost, gallhammer, zetro-era exodus, rasputina, switchblade symphony (r.i.p.), babes in toyland (r.i.p.), type o negative, hate in the box, satyricon, dimmu borgir, carpathian forest, the cramps, the skabs (r.i.p.), kovenant, bathory, bis, iron maiden, electric hellfire club, genitorturers, p.j. harvey, lunachicks, mr. bungle, faith no more, partridge family temple, this ascension, elvis hitler, another dying democracy, the great kat, aphex twin, alien sex fiend, hanzel und gretyl, white zombie, blondie, bjork, jerry lee lewis, diamanda galas, if man is five, ice titan, abominatrix, straphangers, duran duran, the go-gos, nirvana, venom, kmfdm, early metallica, early megadeth, lords of acid, carnivore, the dead kennedys, lady sovereign, black flag (henry rollins-era), ministry (the last two ministry albums, rio grande blood and houses of the mole more than made up for how much the two albums before those sucked), 1000 homo dj's, the sex pistols, and a lot more

Movies:

return of the living dead, silent hill, nightmare before christmas, visitor q, dead or alive trilogy, ichi the killer, gozu, hellraiser series (except bloodlines, which sucked), salo, night porter, battle royale I & II, being john malkovich, dawn of the dead (both versions), house of 1,000 corpses, return of the living dead 3, hellboy, the prophecy, dogma, jay & silent bob strike back, lost highway, clerks, mallrats, blue velvet, wild at heart, urotsuikidoji, audition, mulholland drive, clockwork orange, full metal jacket, bloodsucking freaks, dead alive, resident evil, day of the dead, baise moi, trainspotting, snatch, dog soldiers, devil's advocate, etc...

Television:

besides it's always sunny in philadelphia, aqua teen hunger force, 24, the shield, riches, big love, frisky dingo, battlestar galactica, and all the shows i like have been cancelled, like angel, lexx, buffy, twin peaks, the sopranos, deadwood, invader zim, xena, and brimstone.

incidentally, reality tv is killing quality tv. death to american idol! 63 million americans voted for american idol contestants. can you imagine what the country would be like if that many people voted in their local and national elections?

Books:

i used to like a lot of clive barker, but then he stopped doing horror. now, i focus mainly on non-fiction, history, and occult materials.

Heroes:

i have no heroes, but i draw influence from people as diverse as jerry lee lewis, takashi miike, glenn danzig, mike patton, david vincent, and miscreants throughout history. it is foolish to follow others (unless you're following me, in which case, it's okay). learn from the past, but do not try to recreate it, out of some ridiculous nostalgia or a lack of faith in your own abilities. fuck your idols! the names above have been inspiration at one time or another, but i do not ever wish to be the next insert historic figure here. the only person i wish to be is the first Reverend Charles Lupula. and i think i do a pretty goddamn good job of that.

My Blog

My band's next shows...

For those of you in NYC, we're going to be playing Bloody Monday's at Club Midway, on June 11th. 11pm. It'll be $6 w/flyer, $8 w/o. 21 and over. We'll be making up flyers this or next week and we'll u...
Posted by Reverend Charles on Tue, 08 May 2007 04:08:00 PST

The Road Beckons

we're playing in virginia on june 9th. i am actually quite excited about it. we're calling it the first date of THE TOUR OF NORTHERN AGGRESSION. something clever kleibold and i came up with. so far, i...
Posted by Reverend Charles on Wed, 02 May 2007 06:41:00 PST

I wish this story was made up...

Hoohaa in US over Monologues playStage play The Vagina Monologues has been renamed at a theatre in Florida after a complaint about the title.It will be known as The Hoohaa Monologues - a child slang w...
Posted by Reverend Charles on Wed, 21 Mar 2007 04:40:00 PST

Behold the New Lineup of Dark Eden!

..>Kleibold HarrisAdamReverend Charles LupulaLiirataiTantrumrhythm guitarlead guitarvocalskeyboarddrums..>...
Posted by Reverend Charles on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 04:14:00 PST

Not sure why this makes me giggle, but it does...

C.C. Banana: What would you give Axl Rose for Christmas?Dee Snider: A watch! I'm telling you, he should wear a big Flavor Flav clock around his neck! So I'd probably give him one of those. And maybe a...
Posted by Reverend Charles on Sun, 28 Jan 2007 08:16:00 PST

To sum it up...

i read this in the most recent edition of savage love, in the village voice, and i think it totally sums up S&M for those who just don't understand why someone can love someone and yet hurt them d...
Posted by Reverend Charles on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 10:18:00 PST

Danzig Show Review (by me) Up @ Cryptmagazine

hey, for anyone interested, there's a feature article up there, written by me, reviewing the 12/26 starland ballroom show in sayreville, nj.you can view it at http://cryptmagazine.com/176224/237375.ht...
Posted by Reverend Charles on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 04:10:00 PST

Dark Eden Seek Keyboardist

Due to recent circumstances, Gia will not be playing with Dark Eden for the time being, as she is on her own journey towards fixing the things in her life that need fixing. We, in Dark Eden, wish our ...
Posted by Reverend Charles on Wed, 20 Dec 2006 04:31:00 PST

Wait a minute...

you know, it has occurred to me that every bad thing that happened on saturday happened because of one simple thing...PEOPLE DID NOT DO WHAT I TOLD THEM TO DO. i told person A not to drink. i told per...
Posted by Reverend Charles on Wed, 13 Dec 2006 05:03:00 PST

Dark Eden on Hiatus

we would like to thank everyone who has supported us and listened to our music during the last few years. we'd also like to thank the bands that have shown themselves to be loyal friends. due to inte...
Posted by Reverend Charles on Sun, 10 Dec 2006 11:00:00 PST