The Lilac Hand of Menthol Dan

About Me

I like writing for losanjealous.com .Also, very close personal friends, who you don't know, write for Nuclear Rays from my Halogen Haze .Also, I play in the Red Hearts. You don't know who we are, but we're big in Paris!

My Interests

Intonarumori sound samples, whiskey, the Dresden Codex, Joey Levine

I'd like to meet:

Man Ray! I just saw his Mother Earth cover--how cool is this (and, sadly, relevant almost a century later)?

Music:

buzzers, cracklers, gurglers, fiddle bands from the Texan plains, psychedelia, garage, bubblegum, Cambodian rock, non-monolithic punk rock, glitter, new wave, 80's rap, weird early '70s records, instrumental surf rock, Brian Wilson, local bands, the Sugar Frosted Light Bulbs, great country, U.K. and American folk, Jamaican ska, Tulsa bands, soul, and most bands who have played at the Smell (at least, I enjoy them while I'm there).

Movies:

Owwwwns! Owwwwwns! Whatever, I don't care, I hate it here. My allergies make me puke all the time, PUKE! We go to Florida, and I GET the money.

Television:

The drug of the nation. Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation.

Books:

I have read a lot, but to just name a few, Lovecraft, Poe, Kafka, Pynchon, Eco, Richard Powers, Marinetti, Shakespeare, Ovid, Emma Goldman, Sartre, and yes, J.K. Rowling's every word.

Heroes:

Old drag queens who really have their shit together.

My Blog

I’m writing more.

I'm reviewing music, comedy, food, and cremation service providers at losanjealous.com now. If you see an article by "Dan," it's probably me. My first review is already the most controversial ar...
Posted by The Lilac Hand of Menthol Dan on Wed, 21 May 2008 01:01:00 PST

takin’ what I’m gettin’ cuz I’m workin’ for a livin’

February will mark the one year anniversary of my writing content for a certain website where I'm also an engineer. What sucks is that I started writing content for no pay. I did this to build m...
Posted by The Lilac Hand of Menthol Dan on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:38:00 PST

My car was just broken into.

It could have been worse. But they stole some rare Roky Erickson and a bunch of wonderful CD's, including some cool surf stuff that Del-Fi sent me back in my surf music days that I've had for al...
Posted by The Lilac Hand of Menthol Dan on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 02:57:00 PST

I just caught Salman-ella!

I was hanging out at Greg and Kristen's house last night, lying on the couch with my gerl, surrounded by friends, watching the abysmal reality TV show "Top Chef" (how can we even tell if the dishes re...
Posted by The Lilac Hand of Menthol Dan on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 01:57:00 PST

the kitten died

Last night was supposed to be "boy's night out" with Justino and Kerri. But after a delayed start, having a groovy conversation with Natalie about relationships and weirdness until almost 10, 'T...
Posted by The Lilac Hand of Menthol Dan on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:44:00 PST

Hot coffee is cold comfort.

There once was a time when I stayed awake all night at Village Inn in Tulsa, drinking two or three pots of coffee and yakking it up with other high school kids, until the break of dawn. I did th...
Posted by The Lilac Hand of Menthol Dan on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 02:53:00 PST

Brian Eno is not bad!

I'm listening to "Little Fishes" right now. What kind of keyboard is that I hear? FARFISA! That's right. In other news, Tessa and I have moved/are moved/will soon be finished moving. ...
Posted by The Lilac Hand of Menthol Dan on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 03:17:00 PST

Right Wing Radio needs a wake-up call.

Here's a list of all the stations that GOP'ers are calling. Why not call them and tell them how you feel? Really important: make sure not to sound like an idiot. The facts are on your side. ...
Posted by The Lilac Hand of Menthol Dan on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 09:50:00 PST

Warner Herzog is my hero!

The motherfucker stole a camera and used it in 8 movies, including Aguirre, and he deserves to be put on a fucking postage stamp that blinks and shoots lava! He ate his own shoe, and jumped into a cac...
Posted by The Lilac Hand of Menthol Dan on Wed, 19 Jul 2006 01:29:00 PST

Aaaargh!

I just realized, I totally forgot to go and see "The Black Rider" while it was in L.A. Now it's over and I'll probably NEVER GET TO SEE IT!!!! AAAAARRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHH!!!!! -dAn P.S. Did you...
Posted by The Lilac Hand of Menthol Dan on Sat, 15 Jul 2006 06:22:00 PST