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101 Horror Movie Nights
with Dmetri Kakmi Creature from the Black Lagoon USA, 1954 Director: Jack Arnold Cast: Julie Adams, Richard Carlson, Richard Denning and Ricou Browning as Gill Man. Better known in my household as Creature from the Black Latrine, this month’s creature feature requires the admission of an unusual coming-out story. I was sixteen years old when I saw… Continue reading
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Episode 650: C. Michelle Lindley
In this week’s show, John speaks with debut novelist C. Michelle Lindley’s, whose The Nude is a page-turning literary meditation on the madness of the commerce of art and labor and relationships and all sorts of things. TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES On December 3rd, The Drunken Odyssey’s writers take over the reading spots in the Loose… Continue reading
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McClurg’s Musicalia Playlist #103: Bowls of Gold
Sublime eclectic mayhem. That’s been my playlist project and musical life, one that begins with The Muppet Movie soundtrack and later involves performing hymns, death metal, surf, and bluegrass. I’ve played in theaters, tents, and basements, for multi-stage festivals and squirrel rodeos. I’ve written and recorded music for The Drunken Odyssey. Sublime eclectic mayhem. A warning and a… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #298: Starting with Wonders
Comics need jumping-on points. There’s a certain difficulty in attempting to get someone to join in on reading some characters and series when they only have a general idea of who that person is or what their story entails. It’s why DC’s long-running Year One stories have ended up filling that niche for new fans to… Continue reading
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The Perfect Life #79
Dear Dr. Perfect, Inflation has hit hard lately. I’m a fresh graduate with an entry level job. I save where I can, like having roommates and not buying much for myself, but money drains out of my bank account like water down a drainpipe. What can I do to save more? Sincerely, City Dweller ——————————–… Continue reading
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Episode 649: Ezza Ahmed!
In this week’s show, John speaks with recent writer-in-residence at the Kerouac Project of Orlando, the poet Ezza Ahmed. NOTES Miami Book Fair will take place November 22-24. To learn about the Kerouac Project of Orlando, go here. On December 3rd, The Drunken Odyssey’s writers take over the reading spots in the Loose Lips reading series… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #507: A Walk Among the Tombstones
As the Revenging Manta was reconciling with his brother, Albert Simmons, the accountant for the Goose Lord gang, I heard a howl coming from the far side of the room. Edwige, my kangaroo companion from my misadventures in North America, was in a panic over the slumped over body of Waldo. I had forgotten that… Continue reading
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McClurg’s Musicalia #102: Refresh
Sublime eclectic mayhem. That’s been my playlist project and musical life, one that begins with The Muppet Movie soundtrack and later involves performing hymns, death metal, surf, and bluegrass. I’ve played in theaters, tents, and basements, for multi-stage festivals and squirrel rodeos. I’ve written and recorded music for The Drunken Odyssey. Sublime eclectic mayhem. A warning and a… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #297: Confronting the Pile, Pt. 16
As time goes on, we must return back to the pile. It has shortened slightly after all this time, but with time comes new series and issues and the propensity to wait for some of them to simply end before I finally get to them. Time makes that happen every time. But at least for… Continue reading
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The Perfect Life #78
Dear Dr. Perfect, My car finally kicked the bucket. Now is my chance to use the scrap metal money to buy my very own motorcycle. I’ve been wanting to do this for a long time, but my girlfriend is insistent that I buy a “real vehicle” instead. How can I convince her that this is… Continue reading
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