QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali has confirmed the passing of the group’s singer, Kevin DuBrow, at the age of 52.
This sucks. They were one of the first bands I ever saw in concert. In October of ’83, I saw them open for Iron Maiden at Madison Square Garden. Make all the hair metal jokes you want but once you got past “Cum on Feel the Noize” they were actually a pretty good band.
Say it ain’t so.
Luckily there are enough discrepancies in Mr. Porpora’s story to keep the legend going a little while longer.
I may have to get serious about going to Baltimore this January.
Widow says Irwin death tape destroyed:
Terri Irwin, the widow of the late Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin has stated that the only remaining copy of the videotape showing her husband’s death has been destroyed. The state coroner from Queensland, Michael Barnes, said that the original was returned to Terri Irwin and all copies were destroyed. I hope to God he’s right and that some flunky down the line hasn’t stashed a copy looking to make a fast buck.
With all the strife and turmoil that has been going on in the Middle East, I have come up with the solution. There is only one man with the wisdom and presence to bring peace to the region. That man’s name is Ronnie James Dio.
I know what you’re thinking? What can a musician do to solve the Middle East crisis? Dio is not just a musician, he is a god among men. For instance, he speaks to the heart of the Iranian people…
Iranian teens speak love, life and… metal:
Mani is a 16-year old student from Karaj, just west of Tehran. He plays football as a centre forward and trains every day after school with his coach.
When I ask him about his dreams he explains he wants to play in Europe.
He says Iran has some very talented players, but that they don?t play well together, thus scuppering the country’s chances of international success.
Mani’s other passion is music.
“I love rock and metal music. Ronnie James Dio is my favourite singer,” he beams.
Still not convinced? Read the words of a noted political pundit…
When I think of peace and good will in this part of the world, I am reminded of what rock star legend Ronnie James Dio once said. He said “where good thrives, evil survives.” This is very well described in Middle East politics and society. As long as evil lives, so will war and death. Only when sin is defeated by the return of Christ our Lord will these things be destroyed.
So Ronnie James Dio could be the harbinger for the second coming.
So now I appeal to Mr. Dio to be that Holy Diver and to Stand Up and Shout for world peace before the chains are on, and we’re all the last in line.
If you were offended by this, I have three words for ya. Lighten up, Francis.
Decades-old mystery: Who visits Poe’s grave?:
Before I was a “crime blogger” I was a “dark poet”, and there was none darker than Edgar Allan Poe. And once again, as I do every year, I missed my chance to go to Baltimore to witness the mystery man who leaves roses and a bottle of cognac on Poe’s grave each year for Poe’s birthday.
No one knows who he is or how he gets into the graveyard. However, it seems I probably missed my last opportunity to do so because assclowns are starting to ruin it for everybody…
Some of the 25 spectators drawn to a tiny, locked graveyard in downtown Baltimore for the ceremony climbed over the walls of the site and were “running all over the place trying to find out how the guy gets in,” according to Jeff Jerome, the most faithful viewer of the event.
Jerome, curator of the Poe House and Museum, said early Thursday he had to chase people out of the graveyard, fearing they would interfere with the mystery visitor’s ceremony.
“In letting people know about this tribute, I’ve been contributing to these people’s desire to catch this guy,” Jerome said. “It’s such a touching tribute, and it’s been disrupted by the actions of a few people trying to interfere and expose this guy.”
Is this the last we’ll hear of the Poe Toaster? I wouldn’t be surprised if it was.
This is the first time and last time you’ll see me talking about gas prices, unless to tell you what some assclown did because of it.
Now I’m sure this is going on all over the south tonight, but I specifically want to address the people of Charlotte, NC and the surrounding areas who rushed to the gas pumps today because of the downed pipelines in Louisiana…
*ahem*
You’re all a bunch of fucking idiots.
You all panicked, thinking the area was going to run out of gas. So what do you do? You rush to the gas pumps to quicken the depletion. Did you ever think to conserve gas? How about driving less? Maybe not using your car’s air conditioner. No, you didn’t. You bought into the fucking hype. And I really wonder how many of you had an actual urgent need for gas and how many of you still had 3/4 of a tank.
If Charlotte runs out of gas, it’s your fault.
Assclowns.
Supremacists Split After Race Allegation:
Panzerfaust Records is no more. I first told you about the white supremacist record company here.
For those of you who don’t remember, Panzerfaust tried distributing their racist music free to schoolchildren in something called “Project Schoolyard” in order to recruit new members to the White Trash…I mean White Supremacy movement.
Well, in a delicious turn of irony that would make Alanis Morissette crap her pants, Panzerfaust has closed over a dispute between two of its owners over racial heritage.
One of the owners, Byron Calvert, accused the other, Anthony A. Pierpont, of having a Mexican mother and having sex with Thai prostitutes.
Calvert wanted the Pierpont to take a DNA test, I’m guessing to prove his “racial purity”. Pierpont refused, and Calvert closed the company.
Maybe this is a sign of things to come and all the racist scumbags will take each other out. We can only hope.
Johnny Carson, late-night TV legend, dies at 79:
Another one of the icons of my childhood passed away today. As we all know by now, Johnny Carson died today.
When I was a kid, one of the biggest treats in the world was staying up late to watch The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. It meant either we didn’t have school the next day or we were getting away with staying up late.
Not to mention, one of the funniest jokes I ever heard was from Johnny Carson. He was doing his Carnac bit and the answer was “Sis Boom Bah”. The question was, “What sound does a sheep make when it explodes?” I don’t think I ever laughed that hard in my entire life.
My prayers and condolences go out to his family and friends.
Mystery fan marks Poe’s birthday:
Dammit. I missed it again. One of these days I’m going to get to Baltimore to see the Poe Toaster. I am glad that I didn’t go this year. It sounds like a couple of assclowns can’t play by the rules. For one day out of the year, this guy (or guys) get to be Batman, Darkman, and The Crow all into one. Respect the guy’s wishes and family tradition. Let him pass. Don’t try to reveal his identity. There are not a whole lot of mysteries left in the world. Leave this one alone.