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So there are 3 albums playing a large part in my life right now, and all for their own specific reason:

Raw Power (Iggy Pop and The Stooges)- My driving music, my mood music. Putting me back in the rock n' roll frame of mind. It's been a strange year to say the least, especially the last few months and weeks. I was beginning to feel like something of a hollow shell, but this album has really helped to get the blood pumping again and drive the spirit in my bones. I only recently discovered this album after having listened to the first two Stooges albums for several years. I have to say its now my favorite of the three.

13 Songs (Fugazi)- I had a memorable experience just over a week ago (leading up to a somewhat painful experience a few days later) when I somewhat spontaneously scheduled a tattoo appointment with Carter at Immortal Canvas (blatent plug) as I was gonna be down by his part of town. I only met Carter a little over a year ago, but it turns out Carter has known a mutual friend of mine for almost 20 years. I only found this out a few days before the appointment (pointless side note), but interesting how small the world can be with over 6 billion some people. Regardless, this appointment was originally supposed to be at 10:00pm, got pushed to midnight the day before the session, got moved to 1:00am about an hour before I was supposed to be there, and then when I arrived, still waited until about 2:00am before we actually got started.

I had drawn up a design of a two-headed Aztec snake that was to go on my neck and it took all of 3 hours to get done. Needless to say, after 3 hours of getting tatted up, it was after 5:00am and I was 2 hours away from home. After being up all day, driving several hours to Cincinnati to see Dark Night with friends, eating at ghetto-ass Ponderosa, driving some more to another friend's house further south into Kentucky, drinking strong wine and watching more movies (shitty ones this time), driving almost an hour back north, and finally being tattooed all night, I had gotten my fill for the day. With my adrenaline still kicking, I wound up driving about half the distance back home to stop at a friends house and crash on the couch with my bloody neck. This album plays a part in all this as it was my only music during the course of my driving during the entire excersion. It kept me going and was an excellent choice of music to keep my spirits up. The tattoo turned out great and has healed wonderfully.



Prick (Self Titled)- This album has been a mainstay of mine and a short list of close friends for several years now. One of my all time favorite industrial albums as well as one that brings back many memories of debauchery and chaos. It recently made an important and unexpected resurgence into my life and I've been making sure to listen to it frequently while bearing down the pressures of work.


In other news, I put aside everything else going in my life, good and bad, to finish a picture for an art show this weekend at Stained Skin tattoo on High St. The show is called 6 Ft. Deep and I did an original piece specifically for it. Its a group show featuring several artists including Durb Morrison, his wife Alissa Brunelli, and the show's organizer, Cyrus Fire. Check out Stained Skin for the specifics on location and address. Its this Saturday at 8:00pm.

Unfortunately, I won't be able to go to the show and enjoy all the work- I'll be down in Cincinnati yet again for a family reunion with my dad's side of the family. One of these hasn't happened in at least 15 years, so I want to make sure I don't miss it. Besides, always another excuse for a drink!