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Mark Von Diehl

Res Ipsa Loquitur

About Me

Rock n Roll Junkie, Heavy Metal Warlord, Low-Rent Celebrity, Tattooer, Mad Scientist, Human Blockhead, Guitar Slinger for Dual Exhaust, Rancid Vat and Alcoholics Unanimous

My Interests

Music; listening to it and playing it. Film, art, wrestling, alcohol....the finer things in life.....

Music:

Confederacy of Scum, Rolling Stones, Slayer, Wino, Johnny Vomit, Turbonegro, Tom Waits, Wynonie Harris, RAMONES, old Rev. Horton Heat, Hammercocks, The Smiths, Dayglo Abortions, Mr. Bungle, Johnny Paycheck, Wayne Hankock, Hogtied, Social Distortion, Black Oak Arkansas, Roky Erickson, Wes Montgomery, The three Hanks, Unida, Dozer, Orange Goblin, Creedence Clearwater Revival, AC/DC, Cryptic Slaughter, Suicidal Tendencies, Queen, Merle Haggard, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Jerry Butler, Clutch...

Movies:

Anything by David Lynch, John Waters, Rudy Ray Moore, Stanley Kubrick, Coen Bros., Troma flicks, George Romero, H.G. Lewis, Jim VanBebber

Television:

News and COPS

Books:

Anything by Sonny Barger, Phil Irwin a.k.a. Thee Whiskey Rebel, Hunter S. Thompson, Donald Goines, Jim Goad, Elmer Kelton

Heroes:

My folks, Anton LaVey, Sonny Barger, Chuck Zito, G.Gordon Liddy, Robert Ripley, Sam Philips

My Blog

Cranky Old Fart

   FIrst, off, I'd like to say I wish I had the computer skills to post pictures on my blog. This one would definitely benifit from such knowledge.    I don't feel old, and I certa...
Posted by Mark Von Diehl on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 11:52:00 PST

The Up and Up

   Thank you, Joey Bones. Your scumbaggery and douchebagedness which forced me out of your world of panty-hose fetishes, extreme B.O., World Of Warcraft, lies-sopped-in-gravy bullshit....who...
Posted by Mark Von Diehl on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 09:51:00 PST

Full Circle in San Marcos

As you may know, I'm back at Classic Tattoo in San Marcos, the shop that I first started working at when I moved to Texas.    I originally left Classic cause....how do I put this nicely.......
Posted by Mark Von Diehl on Mon, 21 May 2007 12:53:00 PST

Ol' Jerry

Jerry Falwell, the founder of the most Evil political/religious group next to the Muslims, The Moral Majority, has died today. You can almost feel the heat radiating from the Devil as he rubs his...
Posted by Mark Von Diehl on Tue, 15 May 2007 10:58:00 PST

Bend over and spread em'....

I don't think I'll ever sign a lease agreement again, and if I do, I'm going to take it to an attorney and have them go over it with a fine-tooth comb. I'll get into this more once we've come to a res...
Posted by Mark Von Diehl on Tue, 24 Apr 2007 10:26:00 PST

Life

    I'm a bit buzzed and writing this on a laptop, which lacks the angled keyboard of which I've grown acustomed to, and I 'm lying on my belly, which also makes it a bit more difficult...
Posted by Mark Von Diehl on Mon, 09 Apr 2007 10:18:00 PST

Flyin' the coop

Last night, I slept for the last time in what's been my home for the last three years. I'm finally moving out of the Treehouse and headed up north to Austin.   The last three years in that d...
Posted by Mark Von Diehl on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:38:00 PST

Little of this, a little of that

Sure as shit's been a long time, eh? What can I say....been busy. The band, work, and my beautiful girl have all been keepin this ol' boy pretty damned busy.  Saw the mighty Turbonegro for the fi...
Posted by Mark Von Diehl on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 05:58:00 PST

Iron Lungs

   First of all, I want to let everyone who may not have gotten my last blog, it was a self-depreciating joke. I was poking fun at myself, and there may be a few folks out there who didn't g...
Posted by Mark Von Diehl on Mon, 19 Feb 2007 01:08:00 PST

I Want to do EVERYTHING!!!!

   This morning, I've been emailing back and forth with my old pal and former band mate, Kevin, and it made me think about what an absolute nutcase I am.    Kevin made a bold move,...
Posted by Mark Von Diehl on Sat, 17 Feb 2007 10:30:00 PST