Month: July 2019
Little Billboards #84
Citrus Smokestacks(found poem–pg. 21 of Eric Schlosser’sFast Food Nation) The town out on the edge nicknamed “Citrus Smokestacks”had just sixty inhabitants. It was the last stop.Tourists and migrants jammed cheap motels.A local motorcycle club, “Airborne Angels,”celebrated families and small children and Marlon Brando. They supplied a new yin and yang. The Hunterwrote of shoplifting culture. … Continue reading Little Billboards #84
Friday Double Feature
Are you pumped it’s Friday? Do you need maximum jams? If so, you probably weren’t looking for what I’ve got here. Many years ago a friend of mine did electronic music under the name Audio Prehistory. He did rad stuff and I worked with him on several projects including bands, art installations, and whatever else … Continue reading Friday Double Feature
From the Eunoia Archives: The Terror Test: Test Prep #2
Test Prep is a series of essays that I occasionally write to complement episodes of The Terror Test, a horror podcast. The guys are currently setting up a new website (actually, they are currently on a “monster trip” in Europe, and then they’ll be setting up the new website–I’ll provide links when it goes live). You can … Continue reading From the Eunoia Archives: The Terror Test: Test Prep #2
Letters from Camp Aunt Sissy
While my wife prepped for the upcoming school year, the kids stayed with their aunt, uncle, and cousins. Our 5YO has many opinions. She informed us that she was going to wear a fancy dress and high heels to her first day of kindergarten. She decided to make do with new pink sneakers, though she … Continue reading Letters from Camp Aunt Sissy
Seek Electricity
Lost Chords and Serenades Divine is back! Today is a dialogue between me and John King on Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band’s Safe as Milk. I’ll be writing more columns and John and I are considering more dialogues. What albums do you think we should discuss? Thanks for reading! Continue reading Seek Electricity
From the Eunoia Archives: An Interview with Artist Reed Randolph
From 2013. Reed now has a website where you can see samples of his fantastic art, toy sculpting, animation, etc. Check it out! The first place I saw Reed Randolph’s work was on Instagram. Actually, I don’t know if I saw his own work or pictures of his weird, old toys first, but I do … Continue reading From the Eunoia Archives: An Interview with Artist Reed Randolph
Just Give Me the Crown: Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987)
My wife and I chose this as a Saturday date night movie. We had both seen it before, but decades ago. She was disturbed by it, having somehow happened onto it at age seven. I watched it not too long after it fizzled from theaters and found its way onto VHS shelves as a double … Continue reading Just Give Me the Crown: Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987)
Stephen McClurg 