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December 10th, 2000 *warning!!! some adult language will be found below!* Finally, he's creating again (AKA potential wasted)...  
I finished the first of many drawings today.
It is a quick portrait of Rose McGowan from a photo I had clipped from some magazine.
The image is approximately 6X9" on a 8X11" page and composed entirely of small ink dots.
Click the two thumbs to see the original sketch/drawing and the finished pen and ink piece.
If you're interested in buying either the original, a signed and numbered print, or commissioning a custom piece, visit the artworks page for further information
My Bitch Kap... Kap in New Orleans sent me a few comic book reviews. I asked him to pick a few things every week to write about, and in exchange I'll promote his shop. As he sends new ones, I'll continue to post them here but will archive them in their own section as well. He and his boys have a store in New Orleans, Louisiana called Crescent City...While they still live like cavemen without a web site, they do auction on ebay, sell via mailorder, and have a great store worth visiting when you're in New Orleans. They're also at all the major conventions so look for them...They always bring a big variety with them. Until I get all of his information, you can email him concerning wantlists, questions, purchases, etc. at kapkaine@aol.com. Anyways, here's the 3 he sent this week... Eagle: The making of an Asian-American President Story & art by Kaiji Kawaguchi 
Eagle is every thing you would want in a movie, just placed into a comic
storyline. There's sex, scandal, intrigue and drama. Now I know some geeks
will be saying, "but there's no super heroes in their spandex outfits flying
around." Super heroes are fine, but why is it that we can't see comics as
being just like any other entertainment outlet. Must there always be super
heroes or monsters? Eagle is an excellent representation of what comics can
and should be, great fiction.
Eagle is the story of Takashi Jo, a young inexperienced Japanese reporter, who is tossed into the world of American politics. He is covering the campaign of Senator Yamaoka, who is the first Asian-American to ever run for the presidency of the United States. In this story there are real parallels to the actual 2000 Campaign. Eagle is a comic you should check out and if your comic store doesn't carry it, find yourself another comic store. Try one where the owner is not wearing a X-Men shirt form 10 years ago. From Parts Unknown: Masked Wrestler Mega Adventure 
You call your self a wrestling fan, "I watch Nitro and Raw every week!" Great
what do you want, a cookie? The guys and gals at FPU want you to learn and
know about the world under the 'hood. FPU is a magazine devoted to the world
of Masked Wrestling. There are articles on Mexican and Japanese wrestlers,
the masked culture of Mexico, music reviews, the horrors of losing you mask
in a match and much more. Not to mention pinups of hot babes that will beat
you ass in a New York minute. So go and find From Parts Unknown!
DC Comics/Vertigo Adventures of the Rifle Brigade Art by Carlos Ezquerra Writer, Garth Ennis 
Ahh great war books are back at DC. Not sense Weird War Tales have there been
great stories like these. The Rifle Brigade is an elite fighting unite made
up of every sociopath, lunatic and degenerates to ever grace the "man's
army". Their mission is to capture the secret behind Hitler's V-2 rocket
fuel. Garth Ennis takes you on a hilarious ride with some crazy guys kicking
the crap out of Hitler's top men and women. If you like war comics and seeing
Hitler having his ass handed to him then go find Adventures of the Rifle
Brigade. It's a three issue mini series worth checking out!
My Sunday predictions... Dolphins over the Buccaneers Giants over the Steelers Raiders over the Jets (God willing) The WWF PPV is on tonight, and I'll be making an effort to watch it even though I have no clue where the story lines are after not watching any wrestling for over a month. -BT 
December 8th, 2000 I love watching some of these VH1 100 Greatest shows... Here's the top 5 listings from 3 of the more interesting shows:
This weekend I'm going to start drawing and painting some new images to get a new portfolio started... With Christmas coming, I need to whip up some gifts and I guess it will help me get the rust off from not working for awhile. I'll be posting them as they're done. I may even do a whole sketch-to-finish feature for each one so you can see the creation process involved with each of these. So I guess this means that soon enough the "Artworks" section on this site will have something other than a broken link. I'm too busy to put anything else of any real interest here right now. Well, except for this. 
And This. I need a life change...I gotta get outta this fucking house and move to Santa Monica. -BT December 6th, 2000 My dolphins prediction... The Dolphins have 3 games left to play. Against Tampa at home, against Indianapolis at home, and the last against the Patriots in New England. A win by the Dolphins on Sunday would clinch the team’s fourth straight playoff berth. The dolphins are in the number one position among all AFC teams by virtue of Oakland’s loss last week at Pittsburgh. Here's some of what they accomplished against the Bills in Buffalo: 
Let's face it, the Dolphins have an unstoppable and stingy defense, and when our starters on offense aren't out with injuries...we win. More football info... The XFL has their whole season posted. They also now have merchandise available including the cool black & red Footballs, caps, mini-helmets, team shorts and t-shirts. Since there's no Miami team because the Orange Bowl committee is comprised of stupid-ass cocksuckers (Chicago got our team), I guess I'll start rooting for Orlando until I actually develop a favorite. I am very excited to see how the games are. Bigger is better... Have you seen the infomercials for a product called bloussant? Its a cream (I think) that is supposed to make womens' breasts bigger. Sounds good to me. These are the same people who make that ener-x stuff that is like a natural herbal viagra. Anyways, I have no idea how a cream is supposed to make breasts grow. I am guessing that maybe your body has an allergic reaction to the stuff and your parts might swell from that. But if it works, god bless America! Sounds like it could be a great tool for a classic practical joke. More of my stuff... I am constantly running across stupid crap of mine from over the years that I forgot I had or thought I lost. Heres a nice photo someone took of me during my college days of me passed out drunk on the floor between my bed and a box of comic books I had already puked all over... (PUKE) I don't know why I have this... (ROAD-RASH) Here's some bad photos of skanky spring-breaker chicks involved in some type of bikini contest in Daytona Beach...
I hate the Jets more every day of my life -BT 
December 4th, 2000 I thought all my traveling over the last month was over, but I one funeral later and I think I'm finally and thankfully home for awhile. For having to fly to New Jersey and drive (over a total of 6 hours) back and forth between New York an Massachusetts in the middle of winter...and considering we were there for a funeral, I had an otherwise fun time. Naked Women Rule... Before my flight leaving on Saturday morning, I got a call Friday night from a friend who was visiting from Michigan for the weekend. Since I'd be gone the next day and miss seeing him, I got coerced into spending the whole night out with him. We ended up at The Cheetah III. Its been a long time since I've been in a strip club, but its always an interesting experience, and as I said above, naked women do rule. This time was no exception, an occasional evening spent surrounded by naked women is always a good thing. I ended up talking to one of the dancers there. She was trying to get my roommate and I to both go back with her for some 3-way lap dance thing that I even refuse to imagine. Sorry, but I ain't about to do anything involving nudity with another dude...including my roommate. Well, she made me an offer I couldn't refuse (maybe her rent was still due?) and over the course of maybe ten minutes, I found out that not only did we attend the same high school, but that we were in the same graduating class. I don't remember her, but a lot of the names she threw at me either sounded familiar or I actually knew them. She had told me her real name, but It was like "do you know so-and-so?" and I said "I don't remember", and she whispered "she's sitting in your lap". She had told me not to look her up in the yearbook, so when I got home the first thing I did was look her up in the yearbook. When she had told me her real name, it was in one ear and out the other before I realized it was her's. I found her by her picture though. The older I get, the more interesting I find that people's lives have turned out. She seemed kinda interested in me, and since I wasn't spending the big bucks on her, I guess it could have been genuine. Maybe I'll look her up again, even though she earns her money naked, I sure could use a new sugar-momma. I guess we do have some common ground with the whole high school thing?
Assholes Can Send E-mails Too... On the 25th of November, this ding-dong sent me some foul-mouthed Instant Messages through Napster while I was logged on but not at my computer...(you can find it in the archives)... He wrote the following two e-mails to me later that day... From: Red Sox Fan [mailto:blacklow@mail.com] Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2000 5:28 AM To: los@losrudos.com Subject: re: BBlacklow Hello _______, Hi. I'm Napster user BBlacklow, but I'm not exactly who you think I am. The person who IMed you certain, er, pleasentries was a friend who is visiting from the West Coast for Turkey Day. Anyway, I got your email address from one of the MP3's he downloaded from me and imagine my surprise to see myself immortalized on your webpage. I'm not writing to request you remove that from your webpage (hey, we all deserve some web infamy right?). I was just writing to let you know that "BBlacklow" (aka: me) is not quite the asshole you think he is. I'm too old to hurling insults at someone that involve invoking the image of cumming on someone's face Also, just out of curiousity, how is the recording quality on the Page/Plant Tampa show. I was at that one. Also, I'm not particularly big on paying for bootlegs (though $19.99 for what I assume is two or three CD's is pretty fair), but if you'd like to do some trading, I'd be up for it. Anyhow, have a nice day. -Brian From: Red Sox Fan [mailto:blacklow@mail.com] Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2000 5:34 AM To: los@losrudos.com Subject: re: one more thing In Brad's (my friend) defense I checked and you weren't sharing any files. That is in rather poor taste for a system that is based on everyone sharing with each other, yes? (not that I'm implying you deserved a nasty IM for that). Maybe it's just Napster playing games, but if you aren't sharing files, you really should. Just a thought. -brian I replied with the following email... From: BT Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2000 8:19 AM To: 'Red Sox Fan' Subject: RE: one more thing The Plant/Page show sonds good. Send me a list and if there's something you have that I need, I'll be happy to work a trade. In my own defense, I've never set the program to unshare files. Ever. I came back last night after being out for 5 hours to well over 100 successful uploads to other napster users that night...there were somewhere around 300 unsuccessful ones but that's connection and bandwith problems on both ends. So what you're saying is that you're positive I had my file unshared, but apparently only to your username, as I saw plenty of other people had plenty of access to my files. I really don't feel like dicussing it anymore though. If you're interested in trading, email a list. Otherwise have a nice life. -BT Then today I get this... From: Red Sox Fan [mailto:blacklow@mail.com] Sent: Monday, December 04, 2000 2:46 AM To: los@losrudos.com Subject: re: true it's true... you fucking suck. I do fucking suck, I really, really do... What's wrong with this guy? If his doctor happens to read this, what's the clinical medical term for his crossed brain wires? I didn't realize that mental patients had internet access in the hospital. This guy definitely provides a good case for selective breeding, and Illustrates very eloquently why inbreeding is still such a frowned upon no-no. -BT December 1st, 2000 I finished listing all of the new live concerts. As I write this, The US Supreme Court is meeting and a decision is soon to come. This whole thing is very interesting and I suspect they may choose not to overturn the Florida ruling. Cris Carter made his 1000th reception last night as he caught another touchdown. Randy Moss dropped 2 touchdown catches. The passes hit him in the hands, however he did made some key plays. Baseball is such a pussy sport. Its literally 3 hours of inactivity where players stand around and spit. How can anything be called a sport when a player can play all 9 innings with a huge disgusting wad of tobacco in their mouth? For the Yankees to pay Mussina $88.5 Million to play for them is ridiculous... especially since he's a pitcher and plays a third of the games that the other starters play in a season. Speaking of New York, I have to go there for 3 days for a funeral. During that time, I will not have access to a computer that is capable of making updates. Unclaimedbaggage.com is a website that sells items recovered from unclaimed travel luggage at a low price. Urlc.com.au is a cool Urban Legends website. Fess-up.com features anonymous confessions by people that you can read and vote on with a number (1-5) rating system. See you in a few. -BT 
November 30th, 2000 After a grueling day of monotonous labor, I have updated the live concert list of what is available on CD. I posted well over 100 new shows and am all but finished...I still have 2 of 3 dozen left mostly U2 and other end of the alphabet stuff. Here's a warped little thing I was forwarded from a friend whose sister's lawn gnome was abducted and is being held for ransom... The note read as follows: XXX SW XX TERRACE PEMBROKE PINES, FL 33025-1009 Attention: GNOME owner To Whom It May Concern: It has been a long time. Me mates and I have grown accustomed to the sound of bagpipes played early in the morning. The little guy wants to go home but we'd rather keep him and continue our fun. If you would like to end his misery and see him returned you will follow these instructions to the letter - no funny business! Since the cookies were too much for you to deliver at our last demand we just beat Mr. Baggypipes senseless the day after the deadline. This time you will deliver 2 packages of UNOPENED Entenmann's chocolate chip cookies or it will really be a DEADLINE! We'll just have to get used to not hearing the 'pipes. The cookies will be delivered in a plastic Publix bag at 11 am on Thursday Nov. 23. The delivery will be made no earlier and no later! Drive to the corner of Palm Avenue and Taft Street where you will head west on Taft Street until you reach the Pembroke Pine Conference Centre (the old city hall) on the right. Park in the lot and proceed on foot behind the building towards the lake. You will see a bench at the waters edge. Sit down on the bench and place the package underneath it. If there are people already sitting on the bench you will drop the ransom under the very large tree closest to the bench and the water. After the cookies have been dropped you will leave and go home. If you have followed these instructions properly Mr. Baggypipes will be returned safely within 24 hours. Do not try to be a hero or involve the police or you will never see the Gnome again. We will be watching you. Cordially, The Gnome knappers P.S. Here are some pictures to prove we still have Mr. Baggypipes and are serious! Next time it will be worse. That's right, your little man is on ice - if you don't follow through this time he'll be iced. He's been hangin' with a bad crowd. Mr. Baggypipes is a real Ladies man… …and hangs with the Big Dawgs. If you do as you're told you may get to have your Thanksgiving Turkey with Mr. 'Pipes. Your boy is losing weight - let's hope he is still healthy. If our demands are not met it will be more than these girls checking out! Poor Mr. Baggypipes...he really doesn't deserve this. My roof above the foot of my bed has had a small leak for well over 6 months and I have to sleep on the downstairs couch when it rains...The other day my roommate's roof started to leak where the ceiling fan is. It exploded in the middle of the night, and the carpet is still wet after 3 days. The house is starting to smell like nasty moldy wet ass, and his closet has collapsed from water damage as well. Maybe now that tragedy has hit much closer to home and affected his own sleeping situation, Uncle fucking Scrooge will get the GODDAMN ROOF fixed! I live in a place closely resembling to hell. -BT November 29th, 2000 My mother called and told me that my uncle died. It would be impossible for me to put into words how highly I and anyone who ever had the chance to meet him thought of him. This world and all of those whose lives he touched have lost more than anyone could ever imagine. He was the finest example of everything that is good. He was one of a very few people I consider to be great men. I always held him in the highest regard, and I will miss him greatly.  |
