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Year: 2014

Art Mixtape music musings 

Grimly Fiendish – 28 Hauntingly Awesome Songs for Halloween

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  This is my first mix tape playlist on request!    One of my readers emailed me and requested an “awesome Goth/Punk/Alt Halloween playlist perfect for a Halloween Party” – your wish is my command.  I’m not going to write this one in my normal fashion because let’s face it, TWENTY-EIGHT songs, around two hours of awesome music, that is just too much to post individually about each tune. Instead, to streamline reading and maximize your enjoyment, I’ve created a YouTube playlist with every song in order.   A little about…

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musings on the fly 

The Ever Inspiring Henry Rollins

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  I’m sorry that I am a little late posting about the awesome A Night with Henry Rollins spoken word show I had the pleasure of attending last Saturday evening in Cleveland at the Masonic Auditorium. Part of the reason, I allowed my day job to consume me this past week; the other part was coming down from the euphoric feeling of meeting Henry once again! I have been a fan of Mr. Rollins since his Black Flag days, as their lyrics and music hit a home-run with my young, blackened punk…

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Art life musings 

Creative Passion – My Manifesto

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“Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion.” ~ Jack Kerouac     Why, why, oh why, do I insist on trying to mainstream? Why am I trying to be like that, like everyone else? I have tried so many times over the years to be normal and mainstream  – it always felt wrong and uncomfortable. I know I’m not like others – I never have been. I’ve known this since I was a child. I am meant for more. The creative…

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