Emily, Nicky, Hungary, Brazil, metal, punk, vinyl, tattoos...
yada yada yada so forth and so on blah blah meh ad nauseum....
I'd like to meet:
Cool, like-minded folks, but remember: never mistake kindness for weakness.
Fascists need not apply.
Please leave your schisms at the door, I've already got enough crap strewn about.
Rinse and repeat.
Void where prohibited.
Thanks, and please drive through.
Music:
AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Carcass, Dio, Emperor, Foghat, Gorguts, Hellhammer, Icons of Filth, Judas Priest, KISS, Led Zeppelin, Motorhead, Napalm Death, Ozzy, Penance, Queensryche, Rainbow, Slayer, Twisted Sister, Uriah Heep, Van Halen, W.A.S.P., Xentrix, Yattering, ZZ Top... I hope you get the idea.
Movies:
Dream Deceivers - The Story of James Vance & Judas Priest
I've been looking for this documentary for a while now, and recently stumbled across it via the Relapse Records bulletin board. This case illustrates what happens when paranoia and questionable scientific "evidence" fuels the fears of a small group of zealots. The real tragedy are the families who lost their loved ones, not to mention the horrible disfigurement James Vance endured for years before he opted to commit suicide. The documentary is almost an hour long, and is obviously dubbed from an old videotape (remember those?), so there are periodic glitches and tracking problems, but it's still a fascinating film. Here's the background information on the case:"On December 23, 1985, two young men in Reno, Nevada put shotguns to their own heads after drinking and smoking marijuana as they listened to a record by the English rock group Judas Priest. Raymond Belknap shot himself fatally, while the other, James Vance, was grossly disfigured.Their parents, claiming that subliminal messages in the heavy metal band's songs mesmerized the boys into their bizarre suicide pact, filed suit against CBS Records. Centered around this non jurored trial, DREAM DECEIVERS looks at this tragedy through interviews with Vance, his and Belknap's parents, other Reno "metalheads", and members of Judas Priest.
Plastic surgeons tried all they could to restore what was left of Jay's face, but were only able to restore his ability to eat and breathe - the disfigurement was too severe. Jay returned home to live with his parents between hospital visits and would ride his bicycle around town shocking people with his grotesque disfigurement.
Any/All Monty Python, Alien, The Exorcist, 2001, Back to the Future, Dawn of the Dead, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Apocalypse Now, Clerks, etc.. etc..
Television:
The Simpsons, Family Guy, Futurama, Law and Order, Star Trek, Conan O'Brien, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Home Movies, all kinds of WQED shows, especially the Pittsburgh-themed specials... not to mention almost any show on either the History Channel or Discovery Channel.
Books:
Currently reading/re-reading:Steven Blush,George Petros: American Hardcore / Eric Schlosser: Fast Food Nation / Lester Bangs: Psychotic Reactions & Carburetor Dung / Michael Azerrad: Our Band Could Be Your Life / Ken Sharp, David Leaf: KISS - Behind the Mask / Henry Rollins: Get In The Van / Marc Spitz, Brendan Mullen: We Got the Neutron Bomb
Heroes:
Those who lead, not follow.
