The Smiling Skull Ring |
The Smiling Skull Ring is a forum for you, the listener, the listener of and to real Rock and Roll, to sound off on the greatest songs on the greatest albums by the greatest artists of the greatest ...
Posted by King of the Rumbling Spires on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 07:32:00 PST |
Cigarettes |
Let's be honest, would James Dean be as memorable without a Lucky Strike between his fingers? Nope. Would Paul Newman be Cool Hand Luke? Negative.Don't misunderstand me.I'm not all o...
Posted by King of the Rumbling Spires on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 10:38:00 PST |
Art. Of the Christian variety. |
"What has made 'christian art' often seem a dubious label and given it a bad name?It has been made the cheap way that stock motifs such as conversions, happy endings or bible phrases are popped in lik...
Posted by King of the Rumbling Spires on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 03:50:00 PST |
Alcoholics Anonymous |
I recently went to a meeting.I'm not an alcoholic, but a friend of mine told me that everyone should go to a meeting at least once in their lives...so I went.I had to be a bit covert about it, since t...
Posted by King of the Rumbling Spires on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 06:11:00 PST |
Poofy dresses (R.I.P.) |
Lily Allen, I blame you.Does anyone think that the Brady Bunch aged well? I'm talking everything...from family values to Davey Jones to Sears to the "let yourself go" poofy dress. Yes, the...
Posted by King of the Rumbling Spires on Mon, 02 Jul 2007 06:24:00 PST |
The definition of insanity |
Making the same mistake over and over and all the while expecting a different result.Makes ya think.
Posted by King of the Rumbling Spires on Thu, 24 May 2007 04:48:00 PST |
Petuli |
You all know what it is. We don't need an encyclopedia (do people still use those?) to explain it further. Petuli, actually spelled 'Patchouli', is an oil that is obtained from a plant wit...
Posted by King of the Rumbling Spires on Tue, 27 Mar 2007 12:21:00 PST |
How to kill rock n roll |
Step 1:Put on your freshly starched blue oxford shirt. Be sure to compliment the outfit with a nice pair of khakis.Step 2: Keep perfectly still. Stop breathing if it helps.Step 3: Record yourself pl...
Posted by King of the Rumbling Spires on Sun, 04 Mar 2007 03:16:00 PST |
Time |
Ol' Sly Stone says that time is education.Yeah, I believe that.And he doesn't believe 'em when they say time leads to sophistication.Yeah yeah. I can dig that.And I don't think that time is the answe...
Posted by King of the Rumbling Spires on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 01:09:00 PST |
El Carretero |
"El Carretero". Spanish for "the wagoneer". Takes me back to the fateful 24 hours we spent in Cuba notoriously known as 'Dia del Lobo'. The day of the Wolf. You, Santiago, and I found out about the wo...
Posted by King of the Rumbling Spires on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 02:40:00 PST |
