Song Lyrics Quote: ZZTop- Jesus Just Left Chicago

Jesus just left Chicago and he’s bound for New Orleans

Well now, Jesus just left Chicago

And he’s bound for New Orleans, yeah yeah

Working from one end to the other

And all points in between

Rest in peace Dusty Hill

Song Lyrics Quotes: Metal Church and Slipnot

I’ll just need a sample because no one says it’s wrong

It’s so easy to rip off using someone else’s song

Everybody wants to be a star in modern days

But if I don’t have talent, I’ll just get by this way

Changing programs faster than I dare to say

Musicians all make mistakes, who needs them anyway?

One make some money, two over expose

Sincerity is felt much more when the human factor shows.

Lyrics from “The Human Factor” by Metal Church and is in memory of former singer Mike Howe who passed away this week.

Wait and bleed!

Song by Slipnot and is in memory of founding member and drummer, Joey Jordison who also passed away this week.

Joey Jordison

Mike Howe

Rest in peace Joey Jordison and Mike Howe

Things Which Prove My Insanity: Idea For a New Horror Movie

Chucky

Anabelle

That’s right, the idea for the new horror film is “Chucky vs. Anabelle” and here’s my idea so far. An eight year old girl loves collecting various sorts of dolls. Eventually, through means I haven’t decided yet, the girl adds both Chucky and Anabelle to her doll collection. The combined influences of both dolls drive the girl mad to the point where she murders her family. Then when her best friend calls, the girl is horrible to her and drives her away. Eventually, Chucky’s and Anabelle’s control over the girl becomes a rivalry as both want to claim her soul for their own. As a result, a war between Chucky and Anabelle begins and both dolls find allies with the other dolls in the girl’s collection. So we have massive doll fights and eventually the big showdown between the two chief dolls, although neither one prevails. Meanwhile, the rivalry takes it’s toll on the girl and she ends up a crumpled heap of insanity in the corner.

Of course, there has to be a happy ending and it comes when the spurned friend enters the house and sees all the carnage caused by the doll war and the state her friend is in. She tells her father who calls the police and other relevant authorities and of course we have the minister who is well versed in the occult on the scene as well. The girl is ‘rescued,’ Chucky and Anabelle are taken by the minister and are burned and more gruesome discoveries are made. And as per norm in a horror film, there is a hint of a possible sequel at the end.

While this is just the ramblings of a weird imagination, there could be scope for such a film. I would love to see the special effects on how they get the dolls to fight. Furthermore, I realize that this might be more of a comedy horror film than one in the traditional sense. Still, I would be interested in what people thought of the ideas.

On another note: I am off on a babysitting holiday for the next week. My wife and I are going to Cleethorpes to look after my stepdaughter’s two daughters while she, her husband and her twin sister go to a festival for the weekend. We got several activities planned and my two step granddaughters are looking forward to my American pancakes. So, I bid you all a good week.

Literary Shooter’s Female Fan Club- Rupture

Back from last week’s post where I had my rant about racism in sports, I can now conclude the segment on female followers of school shooters in literature. My final post on the subject comes in the form of “Rupture” by Simon Lelic. While the story is about a school shooting, “Rupture” is different to the other ones I have covered in several ways. The most obvious one is the fact that the story takes place in Great Britain. I find this rather amusing as many people in Britain think such a thing could never happen there. The other big difference is that the shooting is carried out by a teacher, who shoots dead two pupils, wounds another and kills another teacher before turning the gun on himself.

Samuel Szajikowski is a mild mannered teacher taking up his first post at a North London secondary school. Almost from the first day, he is the focus of bullying by both teachers and pupils. When Samuel reaches out for help, the school administration offers none, even when his bicycle is vandalized and his briefcase is defecated in. Even when two pupils break his leg in a teacher pupil soccer game, nothing is done. Plus he is bullied by another teacher who is always playing ‘practical jokes’ on him. Therefore, by the end of the year, it is little wonder he goes into a school assembly with a gun and opens fire.

Even in the UK, when news of the shooting hits the papers and even though Samuel is dead, he would still have a following of females. There would be ladies out there who would say that they understood him and would have supported him through the hell he was going through at the school. Like so many women who go for men of questionable reputation, they would believe that they would be the one to change him. Of course, Samuel wasn’t a thug, though the police and media painted him out to be such. He was a victim of terrible bullying and had no support system from those who were supposed to be looking out for him. A lot of women would have sympathized with him for that despite how he got his revenge.

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Song Lyrics Quote: Cinderella- Don’t Know What You Got

Don’t know what you got til’ it’s gone

Don’t know what it is I did so wrong

Now I know what I got, just this song

And it ain’t easy to get back, takes so long.

Rest in Peace- Jeff LaBar

Song Lyrics Quote: Dio- All the Fools Sailed Away

There’s perfect harmony

In the rising and the falling of the sea

And as we sail along

I’ll never be astounded by

The things we do for promises

And a song.

Interrupting to Have a Rant!

First, commiserations to the England soccer team. They were beaten in the European Cup final by Italy. The match ended 1-1 after 90 minutes. Then, after 30 minutes of a scoreless extra time, the game went to a penalty shoot out which Italy won 3-2. Here’s where things get ugly. It was noticed that both of the England players who scored on their penalty kicks were white while the three who missed their kicks were black. Since the game ended, these three players were the victims of some very vile racist abuse. There is no place in sport of life in general for anyone to hurl racist abuse at another person for any reason. The fact that these players were black was not the reason they missed their kicks. A more plausible reason was the fact that these were all young men, the final penalty taker was only 19. That much pressure on such a young person would definitely have an effect.

2004 US Olympic Basketball Team

Even before I learned of the racist abuse, my thoughts went back to the US basketball team in the 2004 Olympics. As the world knows, with the NBA players, the US dominates the sport and except on three occasions, including this one, brings home the gold medal. However, not only did the US fail to win gold, (they won bronze), in 2004, they lost three games, more than all of their previous losses in all the Olympics combined. Like with the England team, the racists in the US came out to condemn the team. What I heard most commonly said was that black athletes don’t care about playing for their country and they are only in it for themselves. Further comments went onto say that these players want to enjoy the lavish lifestyle which they were able to obtain on account of their basketball skills but not the responsibility of representing their country. Fortunately, at the time, social media wasn’t common so at least the US players were spared having racist insults hurled at them on Facebook and Twitter. If they had been playing these days, they certainly would have.

Athletes of African origin have made major contributions to the sporting successes of the the USA and the UK. When an individual athlete or a team bring glory to their country, they are praised. Their race doesn’t enter into it. One sidetracking note for white people ready to cry about reverse racism, I remember a lot of blacks cheering on the 1980 US Olympic ice hockey team to victory. However, when a black athlete doesn’t bring home the trophy, some white racists think it’s perfectly okay to racially abuse these people on account of their perceived failure. They may be athletes but they are also human and no one, absolutely no one, should be subjected to any abuse on account of their race.

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Song Lyrics Quote: T’Pau- China In Your Hand

A prophecy for a fantasy

The curse of a vivid mind.

Don’t push too far your dreams of China in your hand

Don’t wish too hard because you may find your dreams

And you can’t help them.

You don’t know what you might have set upon yourself

China in your hand.

Good luck to England in the European Cup final against Italy tomorrow night!

Song Lyrics Quote for Independence Day: Team America- Freedom Isn’t Free

What would you do if someone told you to fight for freedom?

Would you answer the call

Or run away like a little pussy?

Because the only reason why you’re here

Is because folks died for you in the past

So maybe now it’s your turn

To die kickin’ some ass

Cause freedom isn’t free, it cost folks like you and me

And if we don’t all chip in

We’ll never pay that bill.

Freedom isn’t free, no there’s a hefty fuckin’ fee

And if you don’t throw in you buck-o-five who will?

Also congratulations to the England soccer team for its 4-0 victory over Ukraine. Good luck in the semi finals!

A Great Film for Independence Day

This week’s main post is coming a little early. Normally, I would have posted on Monday or Tuesday but since my daughter, with her busy lifestyle, has only a week gap between spending time on the Devon coast with her friend and then going to Norway to see her fiance, whom she hasn’t seen in nearly a year due to the restriction, I had to seize my window of opportunity between that and my work schedule and visit her on Monday evening. Then again, I ask myself, does anyone really care when I post?

As we are coming up for Independence Day in America, I usually post something in regards to that. At first, I couldn’t think of anything, then this film called “American the Motion Picture” came out on Netflix and after watching, I do have something to post about for the 4th of July. Watching this film sent many thoughts through my mind. First, it is a total piss take of American history. Now, before you ultra patriotic types who take the slightest offense at anything towards America start screaming, the film doesn’t cause offense. I mean how can anyone take seriously that in the film, many historical figures throughout American history are all in the film together. When Abraham Lincoln is killed by the werewolf, Benedict Arnold, his funeral is attended by his old childhood friend George Washington as well as John F. Kennedy. That alone is enough to make anyone laugh. Then there other characters:

• George Washington- a partying ladies man who starts the revolution after his friend Abe Lincoln is killed.
• Sam Adams- a hardcore college frat boy, who is first to join George Washington’s cause to free America from British rule.
• Thomas Edison- who is a woman in the film. She makes her appearance when George and Sam save her from being burned at the stake for the crime of ‘Science-craft.’ She forwards the cause of science.
• Paul Revere- a champion jockey who has special needs. He is better at making friends with animals than people.
• Geronimo- a Native American who fights to get his land back.

Another thought I picked up from the film is that, as an American living in the UK, it used to frustrate me a little, though now it amuses me somewhat, how some British people get their knickers all in a twist about how historically inaccurate many Hollywood films are. I tell them, most Americans know they are inaccurate and accept it. Some will go onto say that if they want historical accuracy, they will watch a documentary. I suspect that the makers of the film made it with that thought in mind. It is nowhere near historically accurate but is just a total spoof. Maybe they thought if people get all bent out of shape over some slight historical inaccuracies, then let’s go the whole hog and make a film that is totally outrageous! That is the best way to describe “America, the Motion Picture.”

So, it leaves me now to wish everyone (literally everyone) a happy 4th of July. If you are American, I hope you all have great barbecues and for all in my adopted country, I hope you will be able to celebrate England’s European Cup victory over Ukraine tonight. Go England!

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