'Ecclesia Diabolica Catholica'

Woke up to a new single off of Behemoth's 'I Love Your At Your Darkest' album and as usual it does not disappoint.. Perpetually taking stabs at the catholick church, this video's visuals do not wane the ferocity  that Nergal lashes out at all things in christianity.

I'm still always floored by the budgets these videos get, of course I don't know how much those budgets are, but given the continuing rise of Behemoth's popularity and record sales of 'ILYAD' and 'The Satanist', money might not be such a worry to the boys from Poland these days or maybe Grupa 13 (the company that's been doing Behemoth's videos) gives them really awesome deals.

Behemoth's bassist 'Orion' commented on the song and video, ""BEHEMOTH legions! As this 'I Loved You At Your Darkest' adventure continues onwards, we want to share a new video with you!

"Since we began the writing process, 'Ecclesia Diabolica Catholica' was a stand-out contender to be featured as a single and music video. As the song evolved during rehearsal and recording, it gained this lively, furious vibe... which you hear now — thus it includes live performance elements which we've not done in quite some time."

Don't you DARE think for a moment I've abandoned John Garcia's LP already! It was the first thing I did when i got up today.. Power on the amp, drop the needle on the record.
You can check out the entire album yourself here:

This "storm" was a total bummer.. Even the "heavy snowfall warning" was rescinded! A little freezing rain going on now, and that's supposed to change back to rain, then more snow later... The most important thing is.. It's reasonably mild, which is totally 'ok' by me!

John's Arrived!!

W00t!

Ha! Courier dude probably wasn't interested in seeing me in just a towel, but hey, I didn't expect John to arrive until like Thursday!

The John Garcia & The Band Of Gold album is here! Think back a few weeks ago, just about a week before Christmas I had written about the lead singer from KYUSS, one of my most influential bands next to Iron Maiden and Faith No More.

I'm not sure if John writes all the music as well as singing, but the material is just kick ass! John's voice is like honey poured right into my ears and the riffs and hooks abound like Josh Homme, Scott Reeder (But Nick Oliveri was first) and Brant Bjork were all right there in the studio with Garcia.

Credits say that all music is by John Garcia, so there's my answer.. The man is a genius. You think back to the KYUSS albums and the absolute wonder of those songs... That these guys ended up breaking up just as they peaked, what they could've done if they had stayed together... I wonder...

Anyhow! Do yourself a favor... BUY this album! It won't disappoint! If you like the 'Stoner Rock' or the 'Desert Rock' or the Rock Rock, this album is for you!
I mean, not THIS album, like the one I own... Go get your own! Because mine's not coming off the turntable for a long long time!

I ordered the T-Shirt bundle!

The album cover graphic is on the back of the shirt

A 'storm' is coming.. Maybe, maybe up to 25cm of snow! I've been jonesing for chocolate cake, so after I meet with someone here at 1:30, I'm off to go get me sum!! I ain't had no chocolate cake since like the week before Xmas and the M&M's and Sour Patch Kids are just a whole other addiction altogether!!

So tomorrow, while the city digs itself out, I will be pigging myself out!

Myum!

Can't believe they have such tiny photo's of their best product!

Enjoy the snow and enjoy your day! Only 52 days left until Spring!

The Drone....

Words cannot describe;;;;:

The cats ok....

'Big Blue' On The Move & Buddy The Chipmunk

I've written before about the 'sea serpent' head in my living room.. It was an X-Files prop from the Season 3 episode called 'Quagmire' - Which is a totally suiting name for that episode... What's the definition of 'Quagmire'?

Definitions from the internet say this about the word;
quag·mire
/ˈkwaɡˌmī(ə)r/Submit
noun
a soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot.
"torrential rain turned the building site into a quagmire"
synonyms: swamp, morass, bog, marsh, muskeg, mire, slough; archaicquag
"the field became a quagmire"
an awkward, complex, or hazardous situation.

'Big Green' aka 'Big Blue' from the X-Files Episode 'Quagmire'

Both suit that episode well. It was a fucking nightmare... I had nightmares two nights in a row after that shoot. On location for like 14/15hrs in the pouring rain... Directors, producers yelling in Mike and I's face... All over a prop gone horribly wrong... But not Mike and I's fault.. We were just there to be yelled at....
So when Toby was moving FX shops, he was tossing shitloads of old props and moulds ... I saw old 'Big Blue' as it's named in the episode heading for the bin and I snatched her.. him, .. it... And took it home where it's always been in my living rooms since... But I need to make room for a new book case unit that Scott and Andrea got me for Christmas, so 'Big Blue'... Who is actually green... Has been relegated to the basement.
Scott and Andrea also got me... An Astronomy course at UNB! Starting this Spring! We all know my love for all things in space and this course will give me a better understanding of operating my telescope and the 'heavens' above! Very excited for that!

Last night I had a dream, it was still Winter, but |I was out back in my yard and saw this darting brown flash and I thought, 'Is that Buddy? He shouldn't be out now, it's still Winter' But in the dream there wasn't as much snow as there and there was Buddy, he ran right up to me and sat in my hand... I didn't have any food for him, but he was just happy to see me... Hope the little fucker is doin alright.. 53 days left until Spring.... So, sometime after that I guess I'll find out how Buddy made out... If he's not dead.... If he is, well I'm sure another family of chipmunks will be around and they will take his place. But of course I am hoping he's alive and well...

Back home after house sitting Scott and Andrea's since Boxing day... I had spent Xmas with Gord, Crystal et all in SJ and on Boxing day had come back up to Fredericton, dumped my gear off here, packed what I needed for Scott and Andrea's and was off to their place.
Had a great stay there, Aura, their pup did alright with me, by the end we were besties, but at first of course she's a lil stand-offish of me. She's a rescue and must have been so tormented to end up this way, but, she has come a long way with everyone. She just needs to know that there are good people in her World. She's a great pup.

So, what's next? Got a couple meetings this week. I think Scott and Andrea will be dropping off the book case... Oh FUCK, that reminds me... So I get in here around 10ish last night... Elsa of course is happy to see me. As I'm unpacking she's zipping around the apartment and then... Not while I was away for near two weeks, but as I'm trying to sort myself and my stuff out... She knocks over ALL my CDs and vinyl..... Like WHAT THE FUCK cat!??? I know she didn't mean it, but still, why then ? lol...

New Years Resolutions!
- I resolve to have NO resolutions!

I'm pretty happy! All is well in my World for now.... Except.. the fucking Methotrexate, which I stopped for the holiday season... So, prepare for vomit!.. Or I should at least... We'll see, maybe my stomach will bear the shit better this time... I'm actually kinda hoping the methotrexate 'works' as I REALLY do not want to go on the 'biological' treatments... I know all these chemicals can 'help' me.. But at what cost?? If I'm barfing all the time, if I'm having to live in a bubble so that I don't get an infection (which can kill me, according to all the paperwork for ANY of these inflammatory medications)....
Anyhow, I'm hoping for a great 2019 and I hope that it all goes well for you my faithful friends and readers!

Long Lost Brothers

HAha! Had first seen this ad while I was shutting down the TV the other night... Volume was down low, so all I really saw was just the action lol... When the shark "Shoots out" his "Long lost brother's I near spit my pop out on the carpet haha

best advert I've seen in a while.

Well, here we are in 2019! Where's the flying cars? Teleport stations? Space hotels (Rob Bigelo had said in like 2006 he'd have one up there for 2010!)

I want my future and I want it now!! Damnit!

I got IT!

Muahahaha! I got it! I had called Chapters and they weren't too sure if I had what I was looking for.. Which is kinda dumb because all they had to do was punch it in the computer... They could order me a deluxe version coming out... But, I was downtown today and happened past 'Strange Adventures' a long lived comic emporium in Fredericton. Created by a good friend of mine and my Brother Gordy back in the late 1980's.
Haven't seen Cal in years, but he moved to Halifax where there's a sister store.

Anyhow, they had just wanted I wanted, the Marvel 'Infinite Gauntlet' graphic novel and it isn't like the movie, the comic series was much, much more elaborate, with more 'heroes' involved than the movie series has... But obviously you have to scale it down.

Crazy news today. A local eatery and pub, The King St. Ale House closed today. *snap* Like that "effective immediately" is what I was told the notice said. Crazy. Doug, the owner is (again) a good friend my older Brother Scott and Andrea. I mean, not close enough that Scott and Andrea knew anything about this happening... AND, another long time restaurant and drinking hole, McGuinness landing also is closed or closing.
I was talking to Mike at Tony's Music Box today and he was saying.. And I forgot that stores name, it's like a erm lol well off people's store, suits, high end cloth/fashion, Russel Simmons? Maybe...
Anyhow, Mike was saying that a big issue is the recent increase in percentage that business owners have to pay to 'Worksafe New Brunswick, the provincial workers comp entity... And that it's higher in New Brunswick THAN anywhere else in Canada (I believe he said), something like 400 Million a year?
Anyhow, whatever the price, the cost is high for downtown and on top of all that, places like Amazon et all, Walmart etc, have been killing town's and cities for more than a decade now (Obviously less the internet 'giants).
AND on top of that, rent downtown for business, small and large is ridiculous. The owner of a business who moved out of town last Summer was telling me that, not too long ago, when the downtowns were kinda having a rebirth and interest by citizens in shopping local, that at first the business were freakin coining it. Raking in cash... Well, the landlords/owners of the buildings they rent figured this out and.. Jacked the rents... but, never helped out when economy's began to teeter....

I did 90% of my Christmas shopping in our downtown.. And I ain't asking for a medal or a cookie, but it's convenient, it's not as ridiculous as the malls or 'outlet stores'... and I want to help. I love Fredericton's downtown, it's beautiful any time of year... Just too bad it seems we're being forced not to use it.

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And GODdamn it! The 2019 Quadrantids meteor shower peaks tonight AND of course it's overcast!

I did get to see some of the last meteor shower, finally, almost every celestial event in 2018 had overcast skies... But with any luck tomorrow night will be clear and I'll see the down ramping of the showers

Welcome to 2019!

Happy New Year folks!

Hope you all had a fantastic New Year.

2018 albeit a year without any personal incidents, it was an emotional one and the pain is always still with me.
But my pain is irrelevant. Many of us lost friends this year and family. This city was rocked by the worst shooting it had ever seen and through myself and my Brother's, I was connected to each of the victim's in some way.
I can't imagine what their lives are like. Especially with the scumbag who did it is in jail, warm, being fed.
The trial is yet to come... These families are forever changed and so are all the rest of their lives.

We'll hope that 2019 has no more and for that matter any forthcoming year will have no more incidents like that.

My heart still goes out to all the friends and families.

I did nothing last night, just watched movies, talked to friends and stayed up to see if the New Horizon spacecraft made it to it's next goal, Ultima Thule. WHICH it did... It, by NASA standards was a pretty lame moment. No pictures were coming in, no real data about the object, all it was going to be at 1:30AM or so was a "signal acquisition", meaning that the craft had orientated itself properly to send signal back to Earth and that it was received.

As New Horizon, whose primary mission had been to study Pluto and it's moons, sped by Ultima Thule, a space rock in the Kuiper belt, it took over 900 photos.
The REAL crazy thing is, Ultima Thule, this rock left over from the origins of our Solar System, they don't really know what it looks like. In the grand scheme of things, unlike MASSIVE planets this rock is only miles across and long, so being able to see it, where it's at in our Solar System so far from our Sun, it's very dark and it's not like New Horions brought along it's Jeep fog lamps (Although, had they known they would have been extending the mission and to be able to get this rare opportunity to whiz by a Kuiper Belt Object or KBOs for short, they might have better equipped New Horizons to really take a look at this ancient celestial object.

Data is coming down, but it will take some 20 months before we get the full 'picture' of Ultima Thule.

On Sunday, December 30th, Nancy Brown and I had organized a get together of our friends. We understand a lot of you couldn't make it, all good. We just wanted to get together, not a Christmassy thing, just friends, catching up, sharing laughs, hanging out.

Photo courtesy of Nancy Brown

I hope, 2019 will be a great year for everyone. I don't want to bring anyone down with the state of things around the World. But even though the World may, may be falling down around the globe, we can try to make our own little world a better place.
Be kind to each other, be thoughtful of each other, help one another. Don't drown yourself out with all this politically correct nonsense and just be yourself and if that's not good for people, well they can go find someone else to complain about and let them know so.

Just try to have a great year, live, love and laugh.