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A rocker. A writer. A loyal friend. I seldom venture into the dark side on my own but occasionally a woman will lead me there.I was born on the border of northern Bullitt County. In 1984, over 6,000 barrels of toxic waste were discovered hidden in the ground at Smith's Farm. Read the report here. My inner conspiracy theorist often wonders if exposure to these toxic chemicals are partly responsible for my erratic ADD-like behaviors. Everybody needs a scapegoat I guess.I spent most of my Kentucky years frustrating parents and teachers with my straight F report cards, despite the general consensus being that I was a really bright kid. Those were pre-Ritalin days. I planned to escape from what I considered to be a southern gothic prison after graduating (which only possible with summer school and correspondence) It where I felt I never belonged in the first place and now I find myself drawn to return there. This is the duality found in that part of the country, which is always in conflict with itself. I recently had this discussion with my one of my artist buddies.I ended up out west under the circumstances of an odd Wizard of Oz journey. We never found the wizard but 12 years later, I'm still out here and although a little bummed out that the Californians have invaded and are driving out the cowboy element.The rest of the story I'm still trying to make sense out of.I'd like to leave you with my favorite quote."Every child that is born is proof that God has not yet given up on humanity."

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Music:

I love 70s rock including punk rock, glam rock, arena rock, boogie rock, cock rock, southern rock, classic rock, etc. The first record I ever owned was a 45 of "Action" by The Sweet. The last CD I bought was by a band in New Mexico called The Dirty Novels. The first concert I ever attended was Foreigner at the Kentucky State Fair sometime around 1990 or 1991, which is to this day the most violent concert I ever went to, even more violent than the Fear show I attended where Lee Ving got punched. The most painfully boring concert I ever attended was The Cult with New American Shame. The first local band I saw that ever blew my mind were Beat Angels from Phoenix and I recently saw a local Phoenix band that were so godawful, they have no business owning musical instruments. The best $.25 cutout bin bargain I ever got was a cassette of an Australian cowpunk band called The Johnnys. The most I have ever paid for a CD was a Stiv Bators double CD that cost $25. The worst rock album I can think of right now is "Mercy" by Steve Jones (ex Sex Pistols) The 1990s were my least favorite decade for music. I can probably count on one hand the albums from that era that didn't suck in my opinion and the best from that mucky grungy period would be Concrete Blonde, Mother Love Bone and maybe an ex-Replacements member's solo album here and there. Of all of the 11 million who bought and now deny buying "To the Extreme" by Vanilla Ice, I was not one of them and I deny that I am in denial about it. I am among those who prefer Rolling Stones over the Beatles, who I consider to be the most overrated band of all time. Matter of fact, I prefer Paul McCarney solo and John Lennon solo over The Beatles. I am annoyed by those who snicker when I say I like Grand Funk Railroad. "Walk Like a Man" is one of my all-time favorite songs and I don't get the Grand Funk Railroad joke that you are all apparently in on.

Movies:

Especially love watching movies at my local drive-in theater and I'm that guy that actually watches all the DVD extras which I sometimes enjoy more than the actual movie. Ralph Bakshi, Rocky Horror Picture Show, American Movie, Ray Harryhausen, John Waters, Hedwig and The Angry Inch, Conan the Barbarian, Indiana Jones, etc.

Television:

Don't have cable. Watch PBS exclusively unless something cool is on a late night talk show.

Books:

Mark Twain, Kurt Vonnegut, Frank Herbert, HP Lovecraft, Tom Robbins, Hunter S. Thompson, Catcher in the Rye, Larry McMurtry, Jim Thompson, and Jack Kerouac. Got a recommendation?

My Blog

If Life Won’t Kill You, then Hollywood will...

Just thought I'd do a short blog today about the death of Traci Michaelz, the drummer of Peppermint Creeps. As some of you may know, my musical background is primarily in glam rock and early punk rock...
Posted by Buckshot George on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 06:51:00 PST

Adventures in White Trash Cooking

So I've gotten back into half-assed home cooking again lately and in particular, I am on a quest to find the best and cheapest trailer park style recipes. Most of the cooking I've done in the last ten...
Posted by Buckshot George on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:15:00 PST

Id Rather Be Bass Fishing

I thought about night bass fishing the other night as I ordered a shot of Jim Beam at Dilly Dally while waiting for my Iron Maiden and Drive By Truckers songs to come on the jukebox. Well, it isn't re...
Posted by Buckshot George on Sun, 01 Jun 2008 05:41:00 PST

A Self Destructive Day in the Life of a Former Cougar Hunter

This morning I woke up on the couch. I was still wearing my snakeskin boots but both my cowboy hat and cellphone were missing. I have no recollection of how I got home. I was told I crawled i...
Posted by Buckshot George on Mon, 19 May 2008 07:58:00 PST

The Buckshot George List of Overrated People & Things

This is an exercise I borrowed from The Writer's Idea Book by Jack Heffron, which was in turn inspired by the Woody Allen movie called Manhattan. This might be a lot of fun if anyone wants to chime in...
Posted by Buckshot George on Sat, 17 May 2008 08:09:00 PST

Controversial Theories: Assholes Finish First + Everything is a Choice

Some of us have too much damn time on their hands. Some of us also think too much, read too much and enjoy writing. Here are two theories that are likely to be very controversial. Some of you make cry...
Posted by Buckshot George on Tue, 13 May 2008 11:57:00 PST

Old Memories of Old Trailers and Old Maiden

I miss certain things about Kentucky sometimes. I miss the honeysuckle, the creeks and catfish holes, the cheap cigarettes, the urban legends of devil worship and ghosts, the faint odor of bourbon and...
Posted by Buckshot George on Thu, 08 May 2008 09:41:00 PST

Buckshot George looks like a Bag of Smashed Assholes on a Sunday Morning

"Damn dawg, maybe I should join a rock band. You get to hook up with this fine ass girl."He turned toward the stripper. "Come on, girl. You know I know how to treat a lady. I can treat a lady better t...
Posted by Buckshot George on Tue, 06 May 2008 10:01:00 PST

Used Cars

Happy Wednesday. It's the new Tuesday! So in the process of researching and generating ideas for a piece of fiction I am composing, I spent some time this morning watching used car dealer commercials....
Posted by Buckshot George on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:02:00 PST

The Tragic Demise of a Plumber

Michael Wayne Childress, 30, of Shepherdsville died Nov. 18, 2006, in Louisville. The Jefferson County native was a plumber with Durbin Plumbing. He was the son of Gary Childress of Louisville and the...
Posted by Buckshot George on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:31:00 PST