Happy Christmas Eve!

The Gorgeous Krissy Dawson

Gets Me Every Time

I have a confession. I have been in a very bah humbug mood this year. For whatever reason, I just cannot get into the spirit of the holidays. I've baked cookies, listened to Mannheim Steamroller, wrapped presents for my nieces and nephews and I still feel like I want to stay in bed until December 26. However, despite my lack of enthusiasm this holiday season, there is one song which tugs at my heart strings every time I hear it. I can't help but tear up during each listen. The song is "Old City Bar" by Trans-Siberian Orchestra. For those of you unfamiliar with the song, the message is about helping a neighbor or even a stranger purely out of kindness and compassion. The story told throughout the song truly brings to life what Christmas is supposed to be about and there is no religious aspects whatsoever. So I ask you all (Christian or not) to take a few minutes and watch the video below. Thank you. :-)

Perfect for a snowy day!

Happy Birthday To ME! And also...

Happy birthday to John Malkovich, Kurt Angle, Judi Dench, McKayla Maroney, Donny Osmond, John Milton, Kirk Douglas, Simon Helberg, Redd Foxx, Dick Butkus, Michael Dorn, Deacon Jones, Steve Taylor and Jakob Dylan.

That is an impressive list to share a birthday with, don't ya think? :-)

The lovely Lisa Canon

I love BBW!

My 12 Days of Christmas...

12 Steelers tickers
11 coffee flavors
10 Yankee Candles
9 Cooking pots
8 new tattoos
7 zombie movies
6 fifths of Jager
5 naughty flings
4 Cthulhu statues
3 Korn shirts
2 Pirates caps
...and an autograph of Crosby


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Sorry if I Don't Get All Teared Up...

The death of Paul Walker means one less awful actor in the world. End of story.

Things For Which I Am Thankful

I'm back home after a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner. Now I would like to share a few things for which I am very thankful.

1. My family and friends... your love and support means so much and it never, ever wavers
2. Alastair, Loki, Gabriel and Phoenix and the unconditional love and all the smiles you bring to me.
3. I'm thankful for rock n' roll... that music has helped keep me (reasonably) sane and provides me peace of mind and solitude when nothing else does
4. Coffee... this sweet elixir of hot goodness helps me to function every day.
5. I am thankful for being employed. My job may not be ideal for how my brain wants to operate, but I have steady income, health insurance and a 401K.
6. Knowing how to cook has also been a blessing. For as much of my adult life as I have lived alone, it has been nice not having to survive on Ramen and Stouffer's. That is something for which to be thankful.
7. I am also very thankful my mind is strong enough to not be a blinder wearing Obommunist. I am very proud of that.
8. I'm thankful for my creativity. Even though it comes and goes with much more frequency these days, when it is active, it is a blessing.
9. Baseball was my first love and will always be my favorite sport. I am thankful to have developed such a love for a truly classic game.

Happy Thanksgiving

One of those random thought posts

Sorry I've been away. Netflix added the first four seasons of Dexter and all seasons of CSI: NY. I've been distracted.

George Zimmerman is a fool. Does anything more need to be said?

Why now, after decades or the same nickname, is Redskins such a big deal? There are far more important things for this country to be upset about that an NFL team's nickname.

I say we give Ted Nugent a few gallons of water, a plate of burgers and some Ex-lax and lock him in a room with Martin Bashir.

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is hilarious. He just might be the best news story of 2013. One day last week, I spent my entire 20-minute commute laughing because of him.

I'm not one to call for boycotts, but if you have ties to Pittsburgh stop eating at McDonald's. They no longer serve Heinz ketchup.

My iPod now has 2300 songs. Song number 2300 was "Going to Hell" by The Pretty Reckless.

I did not give in to peer pressure or jump on the bandwagon. I am note posting something I am thankful for every day on Facebook.

My thoughts are with all those affected by the storms in the midwest.


I will be posting more often here on out. I have a list of music related topics to work on for your reading pleasure. Until the next time, if you cannot be a poet, be the poem.


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Happy Halloween!

I wore this to work today for our Halloween party.

Underrated Horror Movies: Exorcist III

I have long believed Exorcist III to be one of the most underrated horror films of all time. It's part horror and part who-done-it and has fine acting performances from George C. Scott and the always fantastic Brad Dourif.

George C. Scott is Lt. Kindermann, a Georgetown detective on the case of a serial killer targeting religious leaders. (Scott takes over the role of Kindermann from Lee Cobb.) The extreme nature of the murders isn't the worst part, however. The murders strongly resemble those of the Gemini Killer. The problem is, Gemini Killer died fifteen years prior to these murders.

Kindermann's investigation leads him to a mental hospital where he finds "Patient X", portrayed by Jason Miller. (Miller played Father Damian Karras in the original Exorcist.) Kindermann is astonished at the patient's resemblance to his friend Father Karras, who was presumed dead after Reagan McNeil's exorcism. And it is here we discover something truly sinister is going on as Patient X is now possessed by the same demons vanquished from Reagan. As fans of the first film will remember, these demons are quite the motherfucker to get rid of.

Brad Dourif plays the possessed version of Patient X and once again completely nails it. Imagine Chucky on PCP and this is what Dourif's performance was like. It's beyond chilling and one of the creepiest performances I have ever seen in a horror film. Dourif makes his demonic possession look real and so intense you can feel the hatred these demons have for God. It will bring chills up your spine.

Now, we all know a mental patient isn't leaving the hospital to commit murders. So obviously the demons are jumping into other bodies to carry out the murders and returning to their host in the mental ward who may or may not be Father Karras. This makes catching a killer a bit difficult, wouldn't you think? But Kindermann persists and with the assistance of Father Dyer (another returning character from the original) they chip away at the demon's hold on Patient X. Father Dyer is played here by Ed Flanders who takes over the role from William O'Malley. Flanders is brilliant, especially in the scenes he shares with Scott.

Also providing fantastic performances in smaller roles are Nicol Williamson and Nancy Fish.

Exorcist III is a suspenseful and creepy movie. It has just enough gore to give viewers an idea of how malevolent the demons are. The acting is fantastic. It is truly a sin how underrated this movie is and how few people have actually seen it. Do yourself a favor and check your local used DVD store for this film. You won't be disappointed. After all, Jeffrey Dahmer claimed this film as his all-time favorite. If that doesn't make you want to see it...

Pay close attention for cameos from Larry King, Fabio and Samuel L. Jackson.

Exorcist III was written and directed by Willam Peter Blatty.


Thanks for reading, it is much appreciated. I hope your Halloween season has been fun. And as always, if you cannot be a poet, be the poem.


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Halloween is only a week away!

Let's Send This Guy To Crystal Lake

What happens when you put a sarcastic game warden, grumpy police chief, prissy paleontologist, flamboyant mythology professor and a potty mouthed widow in the same movie? Well you get total hilarity and shenanigans. That's exactly what Lake Placid delivers. The film isn't set at Lake Placid. It is fictional Lake Black in Maine. The Lake Placid title comes from how unusually serene this particular lake seems to be. You know, like a quiet summer night.

Lake Placid is low budget horror-comedy at its finest, if you can ignore the absurdity of a 30-foot crocodile being in a Maine lake. So here is what gets us started. A scuba diver is chomped in half by an unseen underwater creature and a very strange tooth is found in his remains. The coroner's office calls a museum in New York. I guess Boston was a little too close. They send Bridget Fonda (and her wilderness hating, snooty NYC ass) to examine the tooth. There she meets the sheriff (Brenden Gleeson) and game warden Bill Pullman. Neither one has any patience for her New Yorkness and they won't stop calling her ma'am. Even as they trade barbs and jabs, you can tell she and Pullman want each other. I guess it is only in movies opposites attract.

Oliver Platt shows up in a bit and things get weird. He's a mythology professor who believes crocodiles to be deities and descendants of dragons. He also believes they respect him and therefore will not eat him. Oh, he's a good trapper. That's not really relevant with a 30-foot croc, but it is worth mentioning. I did say hilarity and shenanigans, remember? Platt, as he does in many of his films, provides one of the film's most entertaining characters. He's out done only by someone old enough to be his grandmother. We'll get to that in a bit. But how could Platt turn down sex with a gorgeous deputy to swim with a 30-foot crocodile?

For those of you who think a 30-foot crocodile is impossible, it's not that far fetched. The largest crocodile ever caught was 27 feet long. This occurred off the coast of Australia. (Of course it did. Something that cool couldn't happen anywhere else.) In the film, the croc is identified as an Asian crocodile. It is likely a reference to a saltwater crocodile, the world's most aggressive crocodile. This crocodile type has also been known to travel long distances and move into lakes and rivers with proximity to the ocean. A 30-foot crocodile could also very likely weigh 4500 pounds and devour most of a lake's residents with ease. However, a 30-foot remote controlled croc was used for the movie.

The scene stealer of Lake Placid is Betty White. She plays a foul mouthed old lady who lives next to the lake. Hearing words such as "fuck meat" leave the mouth of Betty White is absolutely priceless. She says that (along with some other jaw dropping vulgarities) with such conviction and intent it sounds like she says it every day. She also has a fetish for large reptiles. No, that's not sexual innuendo.

Brenden Gleeson is like a white Charles S. Dutton in this movie. You'll just have to trust me on this one. I think I have it nailed. He and Platt have a great comedic chemistry in this film. Their scenes are very much like two brothers arguing. As much as I hate to call anything a weak link in this movie, I can't let this go. Bill Pullman is kind of there most of the time. Come to think of it, that's true of most of his movies.

Lake Placid is fun from start to finish. It is mostly comedy (written by Ally McBeal creator David E. Kelly) but his its share of jumps and jolts. If nothing more, watch it to enjoy the wonderful performances of Oliver Platt and Betty White. Avoid the sequels. None of the original casts returns for them and they all totally suck anyway. But for a fun 90 or so minutes of horror-com, pop Lake Placid into the DVD player and enjoy the fun.


Thank you all once again for reading. I appreciate it. And as always, if you cannot be the poet, be the poem.


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