Greetings and salutations my Freaky Darlings.
This is your wicked Uncle Kra-Z here, coming to you from the Heart of
modern day Sodom itself (or is it Gomorrah?). And you know how we do
this here -- the original of this mental spew is being written in lamb's
Blood, scrawled out with the sharpened and split bone from the finger
of a runaway teenage girl, edited by my girlfriend and her girlfriend
under the dancing yellow light of a candelabra and the purple glow of
the strip club next door. After all, would you expect anything less
from an Artist in Las Vegas? No, of course not. And I'm never one to
disappoint. SO, if you think you're ready for this, make sure your seatbelts
are securely fastened, and your seatbacks and tray tables are in their
upright and locked position. Air Marshall Kra-Z is taking over the controls.
"Just where do you suppose this crazy
journey will be taking us?"
To ask that is to ask what's going to happen in the next 525,600 minutes
of our Lives. Because you see, True Believers, this column is about
my Life, my world. And unless you've forgotten that this is a small
world (after all), you know that means it's about OUR Lives, OUR world
-- Just seen through the stained glass window of my Mind.
"Okay, enough bullshit. What the
hell is this column really about?"
Everything. Nothing. Whatever's coursing its way through my brain when
my deadline's approaching. Whatever bit of arcane bullshit has tweaked
my nipples that week. Or whatever's tickled my ass and turned me on
that week -- and tweaked my nipples. But, if you really need examples,
the Dude abides. So to look forward, let's look back at some recent
lunacies.
- "George Bush does not care about
black people"
Freaking brilliant, Kanye! Kudos for breaking script, stating the blaringly
obvious on live TV, and putting the President on notice, and the network
censors on their asses. The national news freaked out worse than that
time a nipple shield made a halftime appearance. They even cut you out
of the Left Coast broadcast! But my brother, the only reason we're still
not talking about it today is that George Bush isn't the only one. The
entire Government doesn't care about black people. NO group does. A
white person might care about a black person, and often does. But in
this crazy, mixed up world, White People just don't care about Black
People. Unfortunately, I can't apologize for an entire "race".
- Iraq = Vietnam in the desert.
We never should've been there in the first place, and now we can't leave.
We started a giant ClusterFuck of Death that will never truly end. This
is our contribution to world history. Claim it with pride, America.
But before anyone gets their panties in a bunch about my not supporting
our troops, chew this: I support our troops so much I'd rather them
be home safe with their families than spilling their blood for a cowboy's
pride.
- The Silly Shit of the Month Award goes
to... Cartoon-protesting Muslims.
Okay, not ALL of them. Just those who are so pissed off at cartoons
implying that Muslims are violent people... BY BURNING DOWN EMBASSIES,
KILLING PEOPLE, AND BLOWING SHIT UP! This reaction is about as reasonable
as celebrating a basketball victory by turning over cars and lighting
shit on fire. It's about as logical as blacks protesting the Rodney
King verdict, not by going uptown and crashing Whitey's party, but by
destroying their own neighborhood.
There, how's that kids? Think you've got
a good idea of what you're in for?
Wait until you see me when I'm on the rag.
Now before you start launching rotten
vegetables my way for being a righteous prick, allow a brief plea of
sympathy for this Devil.
Truth, Beauty, Freedom, and above all things, Love
I believe in those things. Add in Art and Honor and you've got me.
Be those as they may, I'll suffer the slings and arrows of the outrageous
fortune that comes from peeling back the gloss to expose the dirt, grime,
hypocrisy and stupidity attempting to cover or destroy those ideas.
I'll do it with great pleasure, and hopefully entertain you a bit along
the way. If I'm really lucky, maybe I'll even spark a Thought or three.
And you're welcome to share those thoughts. Complaints, compliments,
criticism and other comments are welcomed at get.kra.z@gmail.com.
The journey's begun. The top's down and
we're on a flat-out high speed burn across the desert. And worse, we're
entering Bat Country.
Kra-Z is an Artist. 'Nuff said.
He lives and plays in Las Vegas, but his heart is still on stage at
the Jersey Shore. See his work @
artgonekra-z.com
