This Day

Aunt Tudi is waiting on Johnna to come pick her up. They're going to Gail's, a redneck bistro, to indulge themselves with fried chicken livers and sweet tea. It's gag-alicious!

clumsycake is due over around 12:30 for one of our infamous movie parties. She's bringing Christmas with the Kranks and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I'm providing snack and Pepsi, which is always necessary because clumsycake depends on Pepsi for her very survival.

We've had two thunderstorms in the past 12 hours. Thunderstorms...in late November... It's a sign of the Alpaca Lips, I just know it.

Yo deadclownsundae

THANKIES for the Sith shirt and the Krimmus card! Verily thou art sweet!

Two Reviews

I have decided that I really need to write two reviews for "Cormorant," one that is a working song-by-song and another that hits the highlights of the album and would be suitable for magazines (online and off). The reason why I must write two is because of what I did with "Haunted Box of Switches." It was a personal review specifically written for B. Considering the last note I got from him, I get the idea that he would appreciate the same thing for "Cormorant." Doing a song-by-song wouldn't be prudent for magazines. They like concise overviews that communicate what an album is all about without going into too much detail. A review is kind of like a teaser that, depending on what it says, will either entice someone to buy or convince them to stay away. I really need to have this done over the next couple of days. It's not a deadline handed to me; rather, it's my own personal drive to just DO IT.

"Cormorant" is the type of album that requires numerous auditions though. It's going to a long while before I can fully appreciate the album in total, not because it isn't a thoroughly brilliant piece of work, but because I find myself vivisecting each song and finding something new with ever listen. I'm on the Short Bus to Shriekland. I want what I have to say to pretend to be at least as brilliant as the album I'm talking about. I doubt I'll reach that lofty goal, but I have to try.

I think what I will do is work on the song-by-song for Barry, then slice it up until I have about a 800 word review for any music journalists who may want to publish it.

I also need to link to every review there is on the Internet for the "Links" page at barryandrews.net. I'd do the same thing for The Shriekback Digital Conspiracy, but my ftp connection seems knackered for the sight about 75% of the time. I think it's because Derk is toiling to refurbish the entire site with Flash, so everything is in transition.

What I want to see happen is for the album to take off like nobody's business and give Barry the idea that more people than he realises know and admire him, and are keen to listen to his music. I think it's my Inner Mother Bear coming out. That's a visual I don't need, but hey! Too late.

My Amazon Review

Did you ever get an invitation?

Yes, it's already up. The site warns that reviews may take up to a week to finally post, but it only took minutes for my review of "Cormorant." I'm very happy indeed.

I've also reached out to Billboard, Rolling Stone, and Allmusic Guide. Will do some more scurrying about tomorrow. Amen and Hallelujah!

Whilst doing this, I had a wee epiphany. Perhaps I'm so eager to assist him because, as long as he finds me useful, he won't come in the night and suck out my soul. Or something like that. ::bibble::

NOTE: If anyone is inspired by my review to want to buy "Cormorant," please go to the Malicious Damage site and buy it directly from them. I love Amazon, but the Shrieks won't see as much fundage (so they can make MORE music) if you buy from anyone else but the Damage. So, please. Do me that favour, k?

What I want for Chrismahannukwanzaayule

I want everyone to scamper over to HERE and buy the new Shriekback album. This would make me very happy and it would also make Barry Andrews very happy. And when he's happy, I can live to write here another day. And, after you hear the wondrous sounds that come out of this CD, you'll be very happy. And then we'll all be very happy and wish for peace on earth and goodwill towards men, women, and even those snotnoses people call children. So.....go be a freakin' consumer and help a dame out!

I'm still writing

52,039 / 50,000 (104.1%)

I'm very close to the end. Very close indeed.

I never ever thought this would be ever be written, especially in such a short period of time. The idea came in 1987. Almost 20 years later.... Jeebus. I think I'm in shock or something.

And Cadmus has had so much fun, cutting off people's eyelids and drinking innocent vampires dry. He's a Maxwell House vampire, good to the last drop. "My hungry little savage, bright as a burning building."

It's time to stop this madness and watch Christopher Meloni be all sexay on Law & Order: SVU. I still prefer him as Keller in Oz, but I'll take him any way I can get him.