APRIL 2023 RECORDINGS

• PAGAN ALTARS
  (RECORDED DATE: 4-03-23) Grunge Era. Seattle Scene. Texas Style Grunge. Toadies “Rubberneck” 1994 / “Possum Kingdom”. Date Rape Interpretation. Immolation Interpretation. Blue Oyster Cult “Don’t Fear The Reaper”. Vampirism Interpretation. Original Artistic Intent. Richardson Wildflower Festival. The Touch of The Degenerate. Network of Sin. Satanic Monstrosity / Selfish Desire & Imposition. The Contagion. You Will Surely Die. Walking Dead / No Way Out. Wicked Nonetheless. Spiritual Ignorance. Abused Becomes Abuser. False Sense of Innocence. Obvious Sin / Forgiven Much. Prostitutes & Drunkards. Pharisees. The Exodus & The Ten Commandments. Romans 7 / The Law Reveals Sin. The Righteousness of Christ.… Read more: PAGAN ALTARS
• HOURS OF SUCK
  (RECORDED DATE: 4-04-23) Van Halen “1984” LP (1984). Tragical Lost Year of ‘84. High School Sweetheart / Irreconcilable Differences. Liquor & Cocaine. The Hard-Case Counselor. Khalil Gibran “The Prophet”. Almustafa On Pain. “Much Of Your Pain Is Self-Chosen”. Mad Season “Above” LP (1995) / “River Of Deceit”. So The Prophet Says. Breaking of The Shell / Disillusionment. Molting & Growth. Disillusionment Defined. Bury The Head In The Sand. Kicking The Can Down The Road. A New Shell For All To See. Moments of Spiritual Crisis. The Jumping-Off Point. The Witch / Cultivating Positivity. Shit or Get Off The Pot /… Read more: HOURS OF SUCK
• ALBACORE AROUND MY NECK
  (RECORDED DATE: 4-05-23) Mad Season. Khalil Gibran. Layne Staley 1967-2002. Alice In Chains. Dead Grunge Singers Society. Andrew Wood / Mother Love Bone. The Seattle Scene. Temple Of The Dog. Mia Zapata / The Gits. Kurt Cobain / Nirvana. Shannon Hoon / Blind Melon. Bradley Nowell / Sublime. Scott Weiland / Stone Temple Pilots. Mark Lanagan / Screaming Trees. Chris Cornell / Soundgarden / Suspicious Circumstances. Chris Cornell & Orthodox Christianity. Sincere & Insincere Conversions. Marriage #1 / Roman Catholic Pre-Cana. Roman Catholic Sacraments. Cornell / The Question of Sincerity. Chester Bennington / Linkin Park. Chester Bennington & Orthodoxy. Major… Read more: ALBACORE AROUND MY NECK
• THE DEVIL’S TREE
  (RECORDED DATE: 4-06-23) The Alternative Media Trend. Alternative Music. College Rock in The 80s. WSOU Seton Hall University Radio. WPRB Princeton University Radio. Rutgers University. My Uncle. Early Recovery in New Brunswick NJ. Collegiates & Vials Of Ecstasy. Low Regard For College Rock. REM. Athens, GA / UGA. REM “Out Of Time” LP (1991) / “Losing My Religion”. The B-52s. Window Shopping Athens. Fred Schneider / The Triangle. Fred Schneider’s Record Store. Killing Joke. Rutgers / Cook College AA Meetings. REM / 1991 Grammy Award. 1992 Grammy Award “Best Alternative Album”: Tom Waits “Bone Machine” LP (1992). Tom Waits “Mule… Read more: THE DEVIL’S TREE
• REBEL THINGS
  (RECORDED DATE: 4-07-23) Once A Burnout. Grunge Before There Was Grunge. The Grunge Era. The Downcome Years / Adolescence & Young Adulthood. Biggest Actor in Hollywood: Mel Gibson. Mel Gibson The Pariah. Mad Max. Lethal Weapon. Braveheart. Mel Gibson Once Loved By All. Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of The Christ” (2004). Holy Week. Dead Language of Aramaic. Babylon Captivity Roots. Hellenistic Greek in The Gospel Era. Sub-Titles. Graphic Nature of the Mockery, Abuse, Torture, & Crucifixion of Christ. Pharisees, Sadducees (Sanhedrin). Gospel Depiction of Holy Week. Typology / Messianic Prophecy. Beyond Astronomical Odds. Graphic Depiction / A Roman Scourging. The… Read more: REBEL THINGS
• SOUL SUCK
  (RECORDED DATE: 4-19-23) Springtime In Post-Arlen Texas. Tornado Season. The 2023 Uglyscape. Bermuda Grass. Saint Augustine Grass. Landscape Planning. Rolling With The Punches. Earthwork. Forest Pansy Redbud Tree. Design Plans. Landscape Shopping. Covington’s Nursery Rowlett TX. Home Depot & Lowes. Long Lines at The Garden Center. Introvert / Extrovert. Social Vampirism / Soul-Suckers. Social Exhaustion. Hard Labor. The Evil Sycamore Root. The Texas Chainsaw Incident. “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” (1974). Round Rock TX. Tobe Hooper. Hooper’s Restaurant / Kingsland TX. White Zombie “Astrocreep 2000” LP (1995) / “Real Solution #9”. Manson Family Sampling. False Impression of Rob Zombie. Rob Zombie… Read more: SOUL SUCK
• GRAY AREA (PART 1)
  (RECORDED DATE: 4-26-23) Johnny Cash “At San Quentin” LP (1969) “A Boy Named Sue”. Shel Silverstein. Gatlinburg / Pigeon Forge / Sevierville TN. Tops Woodcraft Fixed-Blade Knife. Smokey Mountain Knife Works. Premise of “A Boy Named Sue” / Toughen Up Or Die. Gray Area: Coddled & Spoiled. Coaching Baseball & Dealing With Parents. Two Generations Deep. US Military Degeneracy Since 2021. The Beta World. Boys Naming Themselves Sue. Bullying As An Institution. See No Evil. Nihilistic Ideology / Non-Reality. Inmates Running The Asylum. Living The Dream. The Pseudo-Utopia. The American Dream. Vito Corleone / Ellis Island. Eric Burdon & The… Read more: GRAY AREA (PART 1)
• GRAY AREA (PART 2)
  (RECORDED DATE: 4-27-23) The American Dream vs The Texas Dream. The American Dream In Texas. Plano Anarchist Documentary. Documentary: “Plano, Texas: A Cultural Study Of Suburbia” (PBS / 2000). The American Dream & The American Nightmare. Plano TX & McKinney TX. “Dallas” TV Show / Southfork Ranch. Dallas Upper-Middle Class. North Dallas / Preston Hollow Upper Class. A New Dallas Suburbia. Planned Community / Education System. The Urban Sprawl. The Plano Heroin & Suicide Epidemic. National Exposure & Rapid Growth. Environmental Problems & Psychological Issues. Basic Framework of Family Degeneration. Suburban Boredom & Kids. Summertime Blues. A National Discussion. Personal… Read more: GRAY AREA (PART 2)