Happy Happy.
Month: October 2017
Facebook Post: 2017-10-31T19:47:35
Happy Happy.
Facebook Post: 2017-10-31T16:55:00
I’ll get us some tickets, Justin. Maybe a season pass?
Join us!
Facebook Post: 2017-10-31T10:36:05
Join us!


Facebook Post: 2017-10-31T05:37:44
When the crypt goes creak,
And the tombstones quake.
Spooks come out for a swinging wake.
Happy haunts materialize,
And begin to vocalize.
Grim grinning ghosts come out to socialize.
Now don’t close your eyes,
And don’t try to hide.
Or a silly spook may sit by your side.
Shrouded in a daft disguise,
They pretend to terrorize.
Grim grinning ghosts come out to socialize.
As the moon climbs high o’er the dead oak tree,
Spooks arrive for the midnight spree.
Creepy creeps with eerie eyes,
Start to shriek and harmonize.
Grim grinning ghosts come out to socialize.
When you hear the knell of a requiem bell,
Weird glows gleam where spirits dwell.
Restless bones etherialize,
Rise as spooks of every size.
If you would like to join our jamboree,
There’s a simple rule that’s compulsory. Mortals pay a token fee.
Rest in peace, the haunting’s free.
So hurry back, we would like your company.
Facebook Post: 2017-10-30T12:00:52
Are you ready for Negativland November?
Facebook Post: 2017-10-30T06:56:39
Indict them all and let RBG sort it out
Facebook Post: 2017-10-30T06:53:52
I was feeling a little Meh yesterday, the usual kinds of meh that this season brings. But the Brides The Band EP release cured that. Also: seeing Shauna, Peter, Shiva, The Space Crew, meeting Lavender, and hanging out in general was the cure I needed. Thanks for the excellent night! Happy Birthday Jocelyn!
Facebook Post: 2017-10-29T20:13:43
Brides The Band at The Space Concert Club.
Facebook Post: 2017-10-29T19:25:21
Mons le Hire at The Space Concert Club.
Facebook Post: 2017-10-29T18:11:49
About to watch Lavender at The Space Concert Club for the Brides The Band EP Release. Come on down!
Facebook Post: 2017-10-28T17:47:46
The perks of being a DJ: I just received a huge package of experimental records and CDs from Charles Nielsen, just so he can butter me up for a future favor. It’s working, certainly. What do you need, Charles? I’m listening…
Facebook Post: 2017-10-27T22:43:11
Here’s the photo that Branden Marshall referenced at the end of his call on Mid-Valley Mutations, that he just texted me. What is that in the smoke?
Facebook Post: 2017-10-27T21:51:48
About to go live from ‘The Sideways’ here at KMUZ for Mid-Valley Mutations. We’re telling ghost stories, to wrap up our annual Halloween Spook-tacular. Give us a call: 503-990-6101.
Facebook Post: 2017-10-27T17:15:56
I’m getting the finishing touches assembled for our final Halloween Spook-tacular show for the season, where we are telling Ghost Stories on the air. Branden Marshall and Arvo Zylo are calling in to tell of their experiences… and possibly you, too? 10 PM, Sharp.
Facebook Post: 2017-10-26T08:11:54
Quote:
The entire band was intoxicated during a recording session where ‘Hawkins screamed, grunted, and gurgled his way through the tune with utter drunken abandon.’ The resulting performance was no ballad but instead a ‘raw, guttural track.’
Facebook Post: 2017-10-25T20:58:13
Joe at The Space’s Open Mic Troubadour and Poetry Night.
Facebook Post: 2017-10-25T20:39:12
Sadgasm at The Space’s Open Mic Troubadour and Poetry Night.
Facebook Post: 2017-10-25T19:23:37
Zoe at The Space’s Open Mic Troubadour and Poetry Night.
Facebook Post: 2017-10-25T19:04:05
This is about to get rolling. Come on down!
Facebook Post: 2017-10-25T15:15:58
New Cherry Picker zine is now available! In it, we talk about NorCal NoiseFest, Noise Therapy, 20 Sided Trivia, Frankie Stein & His Ghouls, and a new column, “Null Moats.” Plus other bits and bobs. Enjoy!
https://thecherrypickerzine.wordpress.com/2017/10/25/76/
Facebook Post: 2017-10-25T09:23:25
Our final Ghost Stories Show is this Friday, and we already have a number of calls already scheduled. If you want to guarantee that you get on the air, please contact me soon! No call will go unanswered, but we may have to make one or two of them Podcast only. Do you have a supernatural or paranormal experience that you want to talk about on the radio? This is your chance!
Facebook Post: 2017-10-25T08:07:18
Well, crap. I didn’t entirely know that he was still alive, but in reviewing his stuff, it’s clear I don’t listen to him often enough.
Facebook Post: 2017-10-25T07:33:47
“Smokestacks belch carbon dioxide into our water supplies!”
Facebook Post: 2017-10-24T20:05:29
Let’s get our trivia on.
Facebook Post: 2017-10-24T13:15:18
Friends! It looks like I’ll be running sound for The Space Concert Club’s Open Mic / Troubadour night, every Wednesday. While I’ve been helping out on events for a bit now, consider this the beginning of me being a more intimate part of The Space family. See you tomorrow!
Facebook Post: 2017-10-24T13:05:56
We’re fairly certain that The Capital Couple will be representing at 20 Sided Trivia tonight. You should join us!
Facebook Post: 2017-10-24T12:22:23
Is vs. the greatest album ever made?
Facebook Post: 2017-10-24T08:40:59
All the feels.
“It better work out
I hope it works out my way
‘Cause it’s getting kind of quiet in my city’s head
Takes a teen age riot to get me out of bed right now.”
Facebook Post: 2017-10-24T08:26:15
Hmmmmm. “Social challenges were also cited as a contributing factor to declining mental health, as relationships with family, friends and partners often come under pressure.”
https://www.m-magazine.co.uk/news/career-music-damaging-mental-health-new-study-finds/
Facebook Post: 2017-10-24T08:06:05
I guess a few perfect things exist in this world.
Facebook Post: 2017-10-24T08:01:53
We all want a little romance now and then.
Facebook Post: 2017-10-24T07:06:46
Don’t forget: this time of year is about the romance of fall, too.
Facebook Post: 2017-10-23T23:17:00
I saw Depeche Mode on 8 November 1993 on the Songs of Faith And Devotion Tour. So I’m okay, I think.
Facebook Post: 2017-10-23T20:32:18
This is a goofy, often funny and overly-dramatic war film that uses a cookie-cutter plot where a newspaper man tries to take down an organization, and almost pays the ultimate price. The twist: the organization is the Nazi Party, and the newspaper man is an American working in Germany. It’s weird to see so many swastikas and fake accents, but on the whole it’s a lot of fun. And, strangely relevant given the current political climate.
Facebook Post: 2017-10-23T10:29:31
When this show came on TV in the Fall of 1986, I was hooked. A huge fan of the movie from a couple years earlier, I was initially annoyed that Jeff Bridges wasn’t on. But by the time it finished it’s run in the Spring of 1987 this show was what I remembered the most. Strangely, my own parents divorce (and the life-stuff of that era) caused me to forgot it entirely as I discovered girls, and as new & shiner things occupied my attention. I was reminded of this show again when I went down a John Carpenter Rabbit Hole, and suddenly, I was 11 again, watching TV obsessively, living out some Science Fiction story in my own head, where I was the child of an alien, and the problems of everyday life seemed to drop away by comparison.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090527/
Facebook Post: 2017-10-22T19:28:53
Essential Listening. Rinse, listen, repeat.
https://norcalnoisefest.bandcamp.com/album/i-like-to-listen-to-static-2017-norcal-noisefest-audio-compilation-document
Facebook Post: 2017-10-22T07:15:03
This one rules.
Facebook Post: 2017-10-21T21:21:48
devils/club at Noise Therapy.
Facebook Post: 2017-10-21T21:03:26
Herd William at Noise Therapy.
Facebook Post: 2017-10-21T20:38:21
Rock Forming Minerals at Noise Therapy.
Facebook Post: 2017-10-21T20:11:57
Jocko Homomorphism at Noise Therapy.
Facebook Post: 2017-10-21T19:38:46
Justin Smith at Noise Therapy.
Facebook Post: 2017-10-21T10:46:33
While it hasn’t happened yet, I want to get on the Fred Cole love fest, and say that the several Dead Moon shows I got to see back in the day meant the world to me. I’m so sorry the Cole family has to go through this, and Toody in particular, who must be the strongest partner around to be able to keep a sane head while this is happening. Dead Moon means the world to me, and it’s certainly going to be a less groovy world in the future. But right now: let’s celebrate so loud Fred can’t help be hear how much we love him. Dead Moon Forever!
Facebook Post: 2017-10-21T09:53:24
Over four hours of Halloween Radio for you this week.
https://midvalleymutations.com/2017/10/20/when-this-crypt-is-a-rockin-dont-bother-knockin-ghost-stories-part-iii-73/
Facebook Post: 2017-10-21T06:46:44
Because: Deadbolt.
Facebook Post: 2017-10-21T01:13:29
One of my favorite songs. Of all time.
Facebook Post: 2017-10-20T21:54:47
Getting ready to go live on Mid-Valley Mutations with Kylie Burbank, Austin Shippey & Emma Douglas, with Lavender & Marc Kate performing live, and chatting! We’re taking live calls after 10:30. Share your paranormal experiences on the radio!
Facebook Post: 2017-10-20T18:09:39
You should call. #HalloweenSpooktacular2017
Facebook Post: 2017-10-20T13:48:28
Holy Cow! This is tonight! Co-Hosted by Kylie Burbank, who will be offering her own music and stories as well, we’ll be taking calls from people with genuine ghost stories, AND hearing live performances from Lavender and Marc Kate! This is going to be an action-packed show, and you really should tune in, and share your ghost stories! All part of our Halloween Spook-tacular, 2017!
Facebook Post: 2017-10-19T19:10:53
This is a heavy-handed, but pretty fun Bogart movie about newspapers, and it seems strangely relevant. Not great, but has a lot of good moments.
Facebook Post: 2017-10-19T18:33:02
Chicken bits baked with root vegetables, homemade collard greens w/ mushrooms & bacon. I think I’m getting better at cooking.
Facebook Post: 2017-10-19T13:08:37
I hope Fred’s okay.
Facebook Post: 2017-10-18T19:53:13
I don’t think I can get sick of this song.
Facebook Post: 2017-10-18T13:17:43
Friends: I need to replace the bicycle that was stolen, as I need something a little faster than walking to help with chores and errands. Do you have a beater-bike you don’t want anymore, or would part with for little cash? Let’s see if I can put some wheels under me before the weather completely turns. Thanks.
Facebook Post: 2017-10-18T07:03:10
The Capital Couple almost didn’t suck at 20 Sided Trivia, and if it weren’t for questions about video games, we might have still come in last. Anyway, Marla and I had a blast at this incredibly nerdy Trivia Night. You should give it a shot.
Ivanka Is A Punk Rocker is the band now opening for Obama’s Selfie.
In my mind, this was a lot further away… but it’s this weekend! Noise Therapy, with Justin Smith, Herd William, devils/club, Talc & Rock Forming Minerals. I’ll be doing a shortened, live version of my radio show, Mid-Valley Mutations, with a crew of great experimental artists. And we’re playing at an art gallery, too. Come on down. You won’t be sorry.
Who do I know in Las Vegas?
Facebook Post: 2017-10-16T08:04:22
Because Share If You Agree.
Facebook Post: 2017-10-16T07:34:55
Let’s make a movie.
Facebook Post: 2017-10-15T20:15:17
It took me almost 15 minutes to realize I’d seen this before, on MST3K. #StillNotAwful
Facebook Post: 2017-10-14T10:55:54
New Radio. Same old friends.
https://midvalleymutations.com/2017/10/13/victrolas-tales-ghost-stories-part-ii-72/
Facebook Post: 2017-10-14T09:48:08
Progress means that there will come a time when middle aged men are expected to resemble their teenaged sons as much as possible, or they will be “traded in.” I better stick with my healthy breakfast cereals, just in case.
Facebook Post: 2017-10-14T09:12:16
Foggy Salem Morning.
Facebook Post: 2017-10-13T21:48:44
Getting ready to go live on Mid-Valley Mutations with DJ Victrola (Vicky Mazzone), so we can tell Ghost Stories Part II w/ DJ Victrola & Cyclopsycho! Turn the lights out, burn a candle, and listen.
Facebook Post: 2017-10-13T18:27:54
Getting In The Mood.
Facebook Post: 2017-10-13T12:03:04
Where my mind is. The most important album of the ’90s.
Facebook Post: 2017-10-13T08:59:27
Facebook Post: 2017-10-11T17:35:58
Second batch of homemade Salsa. Almost nothing from a can. I don’t think I can go back. #LearningToCook
Facebook Post: 2017-10-11T09:19:04
I tried to take a ton of photos from NorCal NoiseFest this year, and made animated gifs of most of the acts that I got to see. (Not all, but most everyone.) I also have the complete photosets that the gifs were made from, if anyone would like to see those. Please feel free to share, add anything else relevant, and help me identify the performers. There’s some pretty fun ones in here, and it reminds me of how great the weekend was.
https://bit.ly/NorCalNoiseFest2017
Facebook Post: 2017-10-11T05:28:02
Typos be damned! There’s a new issue of The Cherry Picker available now, and I’ll be making deliveries later if anyone would like a physical copy. In this issue: Some Kind of Nightmare, a run-down of the Salem Podcast Symposium and the first Nebulae Goth / Industrial night, and ruminations on the changing seasons. Enjoy!
https://thecherrypickerzine.wordpress.com/2017/10/11/70/
Facebook Post: 2017-10-10T17:34:43
The third installment of ‘The Cherry Picker’ will be out tomorrow, and for those who would like a digital version, the easiest way to get it (for now) is by joining the mailing list. You get an e-mail as soon as the new issue is available, and there’s no other junk mail. Join today!
http://eepurl.com/c3a_ub
Facebook Post: 2017-10-10T08:48:02
Performers badge for @norcalnoisefest. I’m gonna see how many other fests will let me in with this.
Facebook Post: 2017-10-10T05:41:12
Weird to be home after a long weekend of family and music. It feels like it was too long and too short. @norcalnoisefest was amazing. Family was rad. I’m wiped but happy. But nostalgic? Longing for more art? Longing for a world like this weekend… all the time.
Facebook Post: 2017-10-09T17:05:54
Family visit with Veronica, Mary, Penelope, Alex, Mernie, Dad, Andrea and Lisa. Too short, and certainly not enough. But I love and miss you all. I’ll be back soon!
Facebook Post: 2017-10-09T10:03:38
When was the last time I was in Mt. Shasta?
Facebook Post: 2017-10-09T07:34:16
Clouds Taste Metallic is the best Flaming Lips album. FIGHT ME!
Facebook Post: 2017-10-08T22:10:20
NorCal NoiseFest Day 3.
Facebook Post: 2017-10-08T01:38:06
NorCal NoiseFest Day 2.
Facebook Post: 2017-10-07T07:09:41
Last night’s show. Are you ready for some ghost stories?
https://midvalleymutations.com/2017/10/06/the-call-is-coming-from-inside-the-podcast-ghost-stories-part-i-71/
Facebook Post: 2017-10-07T00:23:27
NorCal NoiseFest Day 1.
Facebook Post: 2017-10-05T22:55:18
No Sanctuary.
Facebook Post: 2017-10-04T13:52:37
Excuse my failing memory: who do I know in Redding, CA?
Facebook Post: 2017-10-03T22:16:45
For all four weeks of October, we are telling Ghost Stories on the program. Folks are calling in, Skyping in, and otherwise sharing their experiences with us, on the radio. It should prove to be an excellent time, and you should tune in. Get into the holiday spirit. Only on Mid-Valley Mutations.
Facebook Post: 2017-10-03T22:04:15
I still can’t believe this happened. And it will happen again, on the radio… soon.
Facebook Post: 2017-10-03T17:38:50
Do you live in Sacramento?
Facebook Post: 2017-10-03T17:28:42
This really snuck up on me. Do you live in Sacramento? I’ll be down your way in a spell.
Facebook Post: 2017-10-03T06:21:01
Seems too spot on now.
Facebook Post: 2017-10-02T17:18:20
Been think about this today.
Facebook Post: 2017-10-02T16:59:20
Stew. #LearningToCook
Facebook Post: 2017-10-01T16:42:43
It’s a status update, Charlie Brown.