If Looks Could Kill - Graphic Art & Design

On Howard Stern today, they had a guy on with concrete examples of songs that Led Zeppelin STOLE from other artists, not even crediting them (until taken to court). Makes me sincerely wish they had a deal with the devil instead. :|

It’s similar to realizing that Lichtenstein merely traced 50’s comics frames to create his paintings, which I’d previously loved.

On one hand, the original art had probably reached its maximum potential with the original artists. These other guys come along, polish it up & re-frame it in their context, make it more palatable - is that art?

In a secondhand way, perhaps, but to lie about it & call it your own, that makes you an asshole. :)

Saw this tonight at Texas Frightmare Weekend. Jeffrey Combs plays Edgar Allan Poe quite nicely.

However, it was nearly unbearable. I can watch humans slaughtered by the dozens on screen, but when it comes to animals, I get squeamish. Just seemed too realistic.

Tortured cat sounds always wig me out too. Too much treble & FAR too much first-hand experience w/my own demon hell cat. ;)

Whoever wrote this article hated his ass. However, they mention some things I’d not heard about him:

• He “suggested that the deepest way to demonstrate one’s love for another is to eat their excrement”
• Congratulated the dictator (Francisco Franco) on political tortures and assassinations
• Enjoyed hearing of transport disasters

It goes on to describe numerous other ways he was a pompous ass. Unsure of the validity behind the claims of the writer, but I love Salvador Dali’s work, especially his surreal, sultry portrait of Mae West.

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“The president supports and encourages stem cell research, including using embryonic lines, as long as it does not involve creating, harming or destroying embryos,” Fratto said. “That is an ethical line that should not be crossed.” (Source)

This statement is contradictory in itself and means that he does NOT support embryonic stem cell research, b/c if they are not to be created or destroyed, what is it that scientists are allowed to do?

For clarification:

“during an embryo’s first few days of existence it is a blastocyst - a mass of cells that has not differentiated, and could not develop into a human being unless implanted in a mother’s womb.” (Source)

This asshole is protecting CELLS?! Yet, as governor of Texas, he was able to rationalize over 150 executions on a legal technicality. He claimed that as governor, all he could do was grant them 30 days reprieve. (Source)

It gets me riled b/c this should be a non-issue, the funding for research that a majority of Americans seem to want. Meanwhile, $2.15 billion in federal grants for religious initiatives are perfectly acceptable to this little man. WTF?!

One of my favorite AbFab moments:

1st time to witness Skinny Puppy live last night. Fucking glorious! Goddamned intense! It takes something spectacular to extract me from my house and wedge me into a crowd of ppl, my aversion to this is strong.

Gut-rumbling bass, fucking loud… I wanted it even louder! ;) (Coincidentally, is why I always blow my car speakers & can’t hear shit.) I didn’t even realize my ears were ringing until I got home into silence. cEVIN Key = mad scientist let loose in sound laboratory, un-fucking-real. Cannot fathom how he does it & at that pace!

Ogre is so charismatic. Spoilers said he “hides” behind a curtain. It’s not really hiding, so much as silhouetted shadow-play, intricate designs. (I wanna figure out the logistics of that, as it would make for some neat photography.) The blood was plentiful. Uncooperative lighting pissed him off, but he went w/it, “giving it” to an offending light at one point. ;)

Wide sampling of their catalog was played, all of it excellent. Bad-ass merchandise, good quality & variety (stuff for chickies!).

Ok, here’s where I get into aesthetics, b/c as an artist I am allowed to fixate on visuals and be superficial. ;) These two are the most beautiful statuesque creatures, like the styling of Aeon Flux (cartoon), they’re fucking lovely.

Some of Ogre’s facial expressions were Hannibal Lecter-ish, cannot describe the beauty. (Disclaimer for raised eyebrows: it’s Hannibal’s intensity & demeanor I find appealing. Murder/cannibalism = not so hot.)

Went w/horror fetish extraordinaire Diana Graves, who commandeered a limo for this special occasion. Will post pictures of this on my MySpace later on.

Note for ppl seeing shows @ House of Blues: If you choke down some of their Southern-styled cooking, they let you in before those in line outside - at least, that’s what a poster there promised.