Revealing the sublime in the mundane in all places.
When I was a kid, something happened to me that left such a lasting impression on me that I wouldn't feel its effects until long after becoming an adult. I could be sitting here telling you about the many toxic people that left this small child vulnerable to becoming a truly awful individual today, and… Continue reading The Strange And Silly Defiance Of Optimism
Apple officially got into the content streaming game last November, and if you are not an Apple user, it probably flew entirely under your radar. Apple TV+ is a service that is modeled more off of Amazon than Netflix, making its catalogue of existing film and TV a core part of its strategy. But while… Continue reading The Morning Show Is The Best Show You’re Not Watching
I've got to pick up where I left off in my last post, and that means starting my rock music journey where it began. UFO's song "Rock Bottom" is responsible for reigniting my love for rock music, and I have quite a lot to say about it, as well as the band in general. I… Continue reading Rock and Roll Deep Dive #1: UFO (and Michael Shenker Group)
If you can imagine never being allowed to develop a taste for things you like because of the deafening sound of egomaniacal idiots in your life, boy do I have a story for you. I feel that my whole world is about to change when it comes to music. After having just recorded a new… Continue reading Why I’m Changing My Cynicism About Music
2017 was a very, very good year for horror. I say this knowing that I haven’t even seen half of them. There were just too damn many. Still, I’m confident that most of the best ones were considered, and a few hidden gems as well. And all I can say is thank God for internet… Continue reading Top 10 Horror Films of 2017
Unless you've been living under a rock, you may have heard of a little show that's fast becoming a cult classic before our very eyes. There is one reason that might explain its success more than anything else. Stranger Things is easily one of the most binge-worthy shows available for streaming, and it has been… Continue reading Stranger Things Disrupts Today’s Trend Of Cynical Storytelling
Ranking a series like Friday the 13th should be pretty easy. On some level, we all know which ones were the best, and which ones kinda sucked. But perhaps nostalgia is a greater factor in our judgments than we thought. I watched them all as a kid, but only remembered a few of them. I… Continue reading All The Friday the 13th Movies, Ranked
So this one is very long overdue! Seriously, I've already come home and gone back on the road since going to El Paso, but I wanted to make it my first entry because of just how much it won me over. Where to even begin… Ok. How about the fact that El Paso is friggin'… Continue reading El Paso Will Make You Feel Like A Human Being
The time has come to start a new blog. Three years ago, I started a blog after I moved to Denver, and that blog was all about the cool stuff I saw upon moving there. I saw a lot of cool stuff, and to be sure, I could live there the rest of my life… Continue reading Newer, better, awesomer blog!