Presents (No Sanitization Necessary)

 

Candy Cane Hard and Snowball Soft Holiday Mix, Vol.3 (Spotify - or what have you)

1. White Is in the Winter Night - Enya

 

2.Run Rudolph Run - Chuck Berry

 

3. Christmas Magic - Bob's Burgers, et al.

4.Let It Snow - Michael Allen Harrison

5. Jingle Bell Rock - Daryl Hall & John Oates

6. O Holy Night - Luciano Pavarotti, et al.

7. Christmastime - The Smashing Pumpkins

8. Santa Claus is Coming To Town - David Benoit

9. Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) - The Carpenters

10. When a Child Is Born - Susan Boyle (with Johnny Mathis)

11. Frosty The Snowman - The Jackson 5

12. Jingle Bells - Frank Sinatra (with The Ken Lane Singers)

13. That Silent Night - Jim Brickman (with Kenny Rogers)

14. March of the Toys - Victor Herbert (conducted by Arthur Fiedler and The Boston Pops)

15. I'll Be Home for Christmas - Michael Buble

16. The Holly and the Ivy - Andreas Vollenweider, et al.

17. Coventry Carol/Rise Up Shepherds/God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/O' Little Town Of Bethlehem/O Come Little Children (Medley) - Harry Simeone Chorale

18. Deck The Halls/The Twelve Days Of Christmas (Medley) - Kenny G

19. Merry Christmas Baby - B.B. King

20. The Bell That Couldn't Jingle - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

21. White Christmas - Bing Crosby, et al.

22. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - Eric Tingstad & Nancy Rumbel

23. Joy to the World - Mannheim Steamroller

24. Grown-Up Christmas List - Amy Grant

25. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - John Boswell 

26. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Judy Garland

27. It Doesn't Often Snow at Christmas - Pet Shop Boys

28. Christmas Magic - Bob's Burgers, The National

29. The Farewell: The Piper Through The Meadow Strayed/This Is The Season To Be Merry - The Chieftains

30. Auld Lang Syne - Rod Stewart

31. An Irish Blessing - Roma Downey

DB/12.2020

 

I really hope all of you have been/are staying safe during this plague. This too shall pass. Have a bright & shiny, happy & fun holiday season! See you next year!🎄🎅🎊🎇

 (Personal to Kaycie (K.C.) - Hey, girl! I'm sorry I didn't get around to sending you a card this year but I still intend to write you another pen pal epistle in Janvier. Really hope you and your fam are/have been doing OK during covid. Happy holidays! Take care! Love, D.)

           Oh yeah, this may also be a problem next year. We shall see.

 (God, I really do love using gifs! They're like 'gift' minus the 't'. Stay tuned for more like this on occasion.)

                                                   

Naff Life (British Blues?)

I'm gettin' down to me last bloody quid,

Can't 'ave 'alf a pint with me mate Syd,

Wifey an' her sissy's both gone to the shops

An' I got a teen bird glued to 'Top of the Pops'.

Me lad's gone off to the National Front;

He always was such a silly...runt.

Ain't findin' no joy in watchin' test cricket,

Wanna bean the bowler with his own bloody wicket.

Me crisps bag is empty, no tea in the tin

An' God, ain't that such a cryin' sin!

It's a miracle I ain't on the soddin' dole

But I ain't quite ready to sell my soul,

Yet I'll work fer piss pay unless I brown nose.

Oh yeah, ain't that just the way it goes!

I got a naff life

An' it's the only one I've ever had.

London's skies'r so, so grey,

An' I been feelin' awful bad! 

DB/11.2020

 

Happy(?)Guy Fawkes Day, o all ye birds and boyos!

HAPPY HELL-O-WEEN!! MWA-HA-HAA!! 2020 Mix (Spotify)

 

1. Tubular Bells (Pt.1) - Mike Oldfield

2. Everyday Is Halloween - Ministry

3. Frankenstein - The Edgar Winter Group 

4. Dragula -Rob Zombie

5. Bark at the Moon- Ozzy Osbourne

6. The Invisible Man - Queen

7. Monster - Fred Schneider

8. Creep - Radiohead

9. Mama - Genesis

10. Cast No Shadow - Oasis

11. I Put a Spell On You - Screamin' Jay Hawkins

12. Somebody's Watching Me - Rockwell

13. Zombie Zoo - Tom Petty

14. Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) - David Bowie

15. Pet Sematary - Ramones

16. Boris The Spider - The Who

17. A Nightmare On My Street - DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

18. (Don't Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult

19. Night on Bald Mountain - Modest Mussorgsky, Leonard Bernstein & The New York Philharmonic

20. Jump in the Line - Harry Belafonte

DB/10.2020🎃

 

Summer/Fall 1989

                                             August
                                                        vacation
                                             airplane
                                                        Hamlin
                                             NY
                                                        mother's
                                             family
                                                        grandparent's
                                             house
                                                        grandparent's
                                             bedroom
                                                         closet
                                             shelves
                                                         National
                                             Geographic
                                                         magazines
                                             books
                                                         American
                                             history
                                                        (good
                                             old
                                                         days)
                                             substantial
                                                         Renaissance
                                             texts
                                                         (yowza!)
                                             airplane
                                                          home
                                             Fall
                                                          bedroom
                                             renovations
                                                          new
                                             carpet
                                                          wallpaper
                                             shelves
                                                           desk
                                             radio
                                                           shows
                                             walkman
                                                           Mighty
                                             Memory
                                                           Mobile
                                             1925
                                                           laundry
                                             TV
                                                           video
                                             animated
                                                           Tom
                                             Petty
                                                           "Runnin'
                                             Down
                                                            a
                                             Dream"
                                                            MTV
                                             books
                                                            Little
                                             Nemo
                                                            in
                                             Slumberland
                                                            letter
                                             no
                                                            response
                                             books
                                                            This
                                             Fabulous
                                                            Century
                                             1900-1910
                                                            1910-1920
                                             good
                                                            old
                                             days
                                                            Don
                                             Henley
                                                           "The
                                             End
                                                             of
                                             the
                                                             Innocence"
                                           
                                             how
                                                             right
                                             he
                                                             was


                                            auf
                                                             Wiedersehen...



DB

Music: "The End of the Innocence" by Don Henley

            "Runnin' Down a Dream" by Tom Petty

                                  
  

      
               

        

8/28/1990

                                                     

                                                     new
                                                          job
                                                     library
                                                          work
                                                     home
                                                          evening
                                                     book
                                                          Arf!
                                                     Little
                                                          Orphan
                                                     Annie
                                                          warm
                                                     day
                                                         partly
                                                     cloudy
                                                         windy
                                                     TV
                                                         video
                                                     George
                                                         Michael
                                                     "Praying
                                                          For
                                                      Time"
                                                          white
                                                      words
                                                          dark
                                                      screen
                                                          change
                                                      channel
                                                          news
                                                      Planfield

                                                      tornado...



DB

These Idiots Couldn't Even Kill Time!

 

 

 

 

from "Holy Devil: The Musical" (aka "Really Rasputin")

Never, ever coming to a Broadway/off-Broadway/off-off-Broadway/community/dinner theater near you. 

Ever.

 

 

RASPUTIN (aside):

Did you see, did you see

That they tried to end the story

Of that son-of-a-gun,

Of your pal the great Grigory!

They tried to load me up

With dirty cakes and wine

But don't worry 'bout a thing,

This boy is feelin' fine! (belches)  'Scuse me! Ha ha ha!

Oh, they couldn't slay a giant,

Crush a bug, finish a crime! (winks)

Hell, these idiots couldn't even kill time!

(Nyet, nyet and nyet again! Ha ha ha!)

YUSUPOV, PAVLOVICH, PURISHKEVICH:

Yes we see, yes we see

That there stands the holy devil,

Yet he lives, so what gives?

Something isn't on the level!

What the hell did we do wrong?

This plot's gone so awry,

Something more must be done

To make him go bye-bye!

Oh, he's quite the fraud, he's not of God,

No, nothing so sublime,

But our poor Russia is running out of time!

(Oh, Lord help us!)

RASPUTIN:

But is this truly the end for me?

Is there nothing more?

Would the world just go on spinning?

That would be an awful bore!

And though I'd miss my new family here,

More I'd miss those on my Siberian sod...

Praskovya...Maria...I love you...I'm sorry...

But I must return to God!

YUSUPOV, PAVLOVICH, PURISHKEVICH:

We know fully what is needful

For the Duma and the State,

To keep our country sacrosanct,

Illustrious and great.

We heed the call of History,

And the holy czars before us

And know what finally must be done

As we complete this chorus!

Drum roll as Purishkevich produces a pistol and hands it to Pavlovich, who in turn hands it to Yusupov who levels it at Rasputin, who gulps comedically and inches upstage as he speedily sings:

RASPUTIN:

Ohh, they couldn't drown a witch,

Poison a rat, slice up a lime? (grins and shrugs) 

No, these morons,

These dullards,

These bastards,

These MURDERERS!!

These men who are the lowest form of slime!

No, these idiots couldn't even kill time!

Rasputin laughs and scarfs down one last cake before scurrying backstage as the others follow in pursuit. Shots ring out as the curtain falls.

 

DB/8.2020

 

EVER!!

BUT...if any of you who are amateur writers/poets (like me) or pros who want to try a fun writing exercise feel free to create a masterpiece or two (or more) with any of the cool non-instrumental song titles (even "Idiots" if you want) listed below. Think of this little catalog as a fresh new coloring book for your fertile and fervid imaginations! Yay!

Songs

"Wonderful Days! (God Bless the Czar!)"

"My Nicky! My Alix!"

"There's a Saint! (There's a Sinner!) in St. Petersburg!"

"Papa Grigory!"

"The Story of the Glass Boy and the Four Snow Princesses"

"Her Footsteps on My Steppes (So Far Away)"

"That Maniacal Mesmer, That Salty Svengali (Ladies Beware!)"

"Only to God"

"Duma Dupes"

"Bloody Sunday"

"War!" (Instrumental)

"Terrible Days! (God Save the Czar!)"

"Neva Moon Blues" (Balalaika Instrumental/Interlude)

"Kill the Holy Devil!"

"The German Whore Steers the Ship of State!"

"To the Health of Our Russia, Count Yusupov!"

"Water and Earth and Fire and Air"

"Drink! (Don't Think!)"

"These Idiots Couldn't Even Kill Time!"

"300 Years/Red Shadows"

"Ekaterinberg" (Instrumental)

"Semyastali (Family of Steel)"

"O Heavenly Father!"

"Better Days! (Peace! Land! Bread!)"

Collapse (Gladsome Tidings These Be!) (Another After Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven)

Flock

Chiarascuro

Pushpillarruins-

Frailty-

Holyfulness-

Jockeyfly-

Kontrol

Barriercrush
Chomp

Skinswift-

Beards-

Rainfest

Axilatrocious

Blunderfart

Flutterwheel-

NOW!!!

&

NOW!!!

&

NOW!!!!!!

Growf!-Snerf!-Woof!-

Puh!-Puh!-Puh!-

Puh-Puh!-Puh!-

Puh!-

Puh!-

-

-

-

Molt

Drench

Tinder

Collisionmarch-

Pisspour-

AGAIN!!!

&

AGAIN!!!!

&

AGAIN!!!!!!!

Redchurl

Infinite

Is

Fine in'it?

DB/6.2020

Update

Hi everyone! I hope you all have been staying safe and indoors while the New Red Death rages without (big shout-all to ALL the essential workers!) and haven't lost any loved ones to it, or if you have I'm very sorry for your loss. My family near and far are doing okay, and I've been diligently (translation: taking my sweet-ass time) typing out the next 'Dolls' dialogue inspired by the few female (in)action figures I own. I don't know when I'll release it or what else I may publish because I've been having a bit of writer's block lately, but I'll see how things go, so by all means check I&C from time to time. Meanwhile take care, everyone, and thanks for reading!
-Dan


Music: 'Promise Of A New Day' by Paula Abdul

5/1/1992

morning
sunrise
9:00 a.m.
drive
Holiday Inn
library staff training
women
dominate
questionaire
lecture (Stress)
break
bathrooms
lunch
smorgasbord
old man
outside
walk
around
hotel
sunshine
wind
warm
beautiful
afternoon
lecture (Fire Prevention, etc.)
break
pop
walk
White Hen
lecture (Phone Etiquette)
end
departure
questionaire
finished
brochures
boss
lobby
evening
4:00 p.m.
drive
home
work
tomorrow (Saturday)
dinner
TV

riots...

b/w traume I & II

Ntro


dulcimer

                with
                                 a
             
                                                  damsel

murk

ambergrab


I


black    man
      strolls       down
                                        Main  St.
of (white)
                      town
(not   black
                       curiously)



money     cash
  rains    from

            his
                         ass

(not
            literally

                                  you
                                                              fools)

white    people
gather   it
                      all
                                all
                                                allllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
                                                                                      
                                                                                                    up

                                           (obvi)

and    when    he
   is
          empty

they

                  utterly

destroy
                       him
 

and   would
       
                   you
                                 not

expect


that?


                                                                                                                 II

                                                                                          
                                                                                                     black man

                                                                                                        (western

                                                                                               lawman)
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                      
                                                                                                        half-

                                                                                         limned
                                                                   
                                                                                 perched

                                                                    waiting
                                                       (?)
                                                        
                                                                 on

                                                   fencegate
                                                                  
                                      then...
                     
                                           (white   man's
                                                                     voice):

                                                     "you're
                       
                                          replaced"
                                   
                                              
                                          


                                                    then...
                                                                        




!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BANG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                                                               
                                                          

                                                         
                                                 fadeaf
                                                                              
                                                              
Owtro 


Xanadu
                  
                  pleasure
    
                                           dome
                                                          
                                                                      deceive
                                                                               
                                                                                  (decrepit)


coccoon-maw

pale



DB/1.2020






                                 
                                    
                                       
                                             

                                                                            



                     
                                                         

Valentinstag

so...


willst
du...
gib' mir
diener Hand,
und wir kann
durch die
schneebedeckt
Schwarzwald
gehen?

aus-ge-
zeich-
net!

aber
nur ein wenig...

nur ein wenig
vor dunkel


wisst du
dass in dieses
dunkeln
schneebedeckt
Platz
du bist
absolute
Himmel...?

mein Himmel...

und Gott
ist sehr,
sehr
gut...

(du lacht
und es klingelt
und es stirbt
in die
kalte
Luft...)


Winden schlagen und
Tieren ruhren,
knurren,
stohnen,
lachen...


und
geh' es
kalter...

brrrrrr,
OK, OK,
zuruck zur
Huette,
ja?!


ja

und jetzt
wir haben
unseres romatische
Abend

eine kleine Musik,
eine kleine Tanzen
eine kleine Champagne
(woo!)
ach!
und ein bisschen
Suisse Schokolade
(aphrodiasikum)
ich hab'
von deine geheimes Versteck
in das Kabinett
gestohlen

uh-oh!

so
zuruck zum bett
fur
kussen
und
umarmend
und
verruckte
heisse
Ficken


*ahem*

Lichten aus,
Liebling


und morgen
sagt uns
"auf Wiedersehen
Deutschland,
hallo,

Wien?"


DB/2.2020

 WIEN!WIEN!WIEN!WIEN!WIEN!WIEN!WIEN!WIEN!WIEN!WIEN!WIEN!

                                          (und auch Salzburg)