So the show with Slick Idiot was a little hairy. The stage at Cervantes' was under construction, so the whole gig was unexpectedly moved to Owsley's, which is a bit hard to find. Slick Idiot were obviously tired and cranky when they came in, but after the show got rolling things improved. The sound was ok, and the crowd was fucking into it, which was awesome. SI did some...covers? of old KMFDM songs which was sorta cool too.

Next, DB will support Combichrist and Gen-XX in Denver, and then it is time to write some new songs and figure out some stuff before Spring. We may try to do a holiday gig in Denver, but that will be it for local shows until the Spring tour.

Corey is ill and out for the season so to speak, and it looks like some permanent lineup changes are in the works. More to come.

Yes it is at the Church. I'm not without reservations, but I would still love to see everyone there!

Yes, at last...the new DB album is done. We will be hitting the road next month to support the disc, which will come out August 4th, I think. Wow. Only $10,000 and 14 months...not bad. The good news is, the is the best-produced CD I've ever worked on, and some of our best stuff to date is on here. I feel pretty good about it.

I'm....numb. Wow. I have to process for a while.

There are those who believe, that life here....began out there.

Alright kids. Now that the presidential election is well in the past, and I've had a chance to to expose the truth about bare boobies not causing earthquakes and riots, it is time to address the next item in my ongoing series, on things that make my mind hurt. Now, I mean no offense to anyone who may feel that this "Pope" character speaks directly for their god, I mean, every god should get the option to pick his or her own vicar on Earth I guess, right?

But, oh my giddy aunt, this creepy Palpatine-esque, dress-wearing former nazi they call the Pope is just a fucking idiot. People handing out condoms in Africa cause AIDS? No, Mr. Creepy Uncle, FUCKING UNPROTECTED SEX IN A THIRD-WORLD COUNTRY CAUSES AIDS. And the solution is clear. Just ask the Continent of Africa to stop having sex.

No, actually, on second thought, that's completely retarded.

How about.....we give them some condoms, so these poor people don't have to form a personal relationship with Jesus while on their deathbeds? For fuck's sake, what kind of retrograde thinking continues to drive certain segments of the world population to pretend it is the 8th Century? Is it just... I don't know...less thinking that way?

Is it just easier to pick a storybook off the shelf and decide that because it describes a world that sounds cool, now the Real World must conform to that, so we can all abdicate responsibility for conscious thought? I mean, if we HAVE to go that route, why pick the Bible? There's hardly any swordfights, the characters are all two-dimensional, and it doesn't have a happy ending. Of course, it is chock full of bare-naked fucking, and nobody actually seems to mind in the book...strange that it's such a big deal now. No, if I was to pick the story book we use for the User's Manual to Real Life, I'd pick Frank Herbert's Dune. I mean, psychic bitches who put out for the good of humanity, giant man-eating worms that want to get stoned...yeah. That's the ticket. Lot's of righteous vengeance, just like the Bible, but fewer sermonizing monologues.

Or maybe-- Lord of the Rings? As long as I get to be an Elf. Because Orlando Bloom gets more ass than a toilet seat, and I want a piece of that racket. Or maybe...I know! What was that Dr. Seuss book with the Truffula trees and the Lorax? That made a much better parable than some pointless story about a fish and a seed that fell on the sidewalk and never got to grow up to be a plant, or-- whatever.

But seriously. We have GOT to ask these "spiritual leaders" to STOP HELPING! If Emperor Palpatine-- er, the Bishop of Rome, succeeds in convincing Africa that condoms are immoral, then Barack Obama will have to move over to make room for a new Dark Lord...the CONDOM, and our journey toward the Dark Side will be complete. Or rather, our journey into Bizzaro Land. Seriously. Bare boobs, Democrats, and condoms must be kept under control or they will soon rival Al-Qaeda, nuclear weapons and genocide. I don't even know why the Emperor would bother discussing topics as trivial as genocide, starvation, female castration and rape as a military tactic, religious purges, drug cartels and rampant malaria, what with all those happy people on the loose out there, wearing nothing but a condom. We can't have that. Put your dicks away, boys! No safe sex allowed! If you want to show anyone what a mighty member you have, do it the proper way. Form a military junta and take over a country. Then rape the women (without condoms!) and for good measure, over-farm the land until your new fiefdom becomes a desert. Of course, this may result in a number of unwanted children you can't feed, but that is perfectly alright. They're probably pagans anyway, and if you're a Muslim or a Catholic, that's all the excuse you need to start executing the little buggers for any 'ole reason until the starving masses in your cesspool of a country are trimmed back to a reasonable level. As long as you go to sunday services, this strategy should work out fine, and should successfully perpetuate misery, abject poverty, and economic destitution for the entire continent. PRAISE JESUS!!

I can't even find the words to express how ludicrous it is to see Mr. Third-Reich get up there in his white night-gown and start preaching about the evils of condoms to a continent ravaged by over-population, hunger, and AIDS. I mean...seriously. No wonder they had to fit his parade float with bullet-proof glass. Is there a word for disgust that is more "disgusted" than just plain "disgust"??

Dear Jesus, please save us from your followers.

Thank you, Russel T Davies. Not since the last Doctor Who X-Mas special have I seen anything as profoundly stupid as the 2008 X-Mas special which I just exposed myself to despite good advise to the contrary. I find myself forced to ask...why? Why would anyone so diligently labor to resurrect a TV franchise like that, only to crush it under a mountain of shitty writing, campy dialog,and perfectly good plot ideas gone horribly awry? I ask myself, what is worse, the usual soft-core gay porn disguised as Sci-Fi you've been pumping out, or the new crop of "Gotcha!" episodes, like the "Doctor's Daughter" or "The Next Doctor", neither of which were any such fucking thing. Just because it it goes "ooooo-eeee-ooohh" in the opening credits doesn't make it Doctor Who, you brain-damaged fucktard. Please retire. Quickly. And please allow David Hassleh-- I mean, Tenant to do the same thing so maybe the REAL next doctor can have a fresh slate. Even Mr. Shouts-his-lines-because-it-makes-them-better can't seem to stand doing this anymore, and who can blame him.

Giant Clockwork Steam-Punk Cyber-mechwarriors? When did they unveil those? A "cyber-king" who is a fem-libbing 1800s harlot? WTF? And if I have to endure another 5 minute monologue from some bit character about how the wonderful, wonderful fucking Doctor is such a wonderful man, with such a huge wonderful cock and how he must be the wonderfulest time lord in the whole wide universe and he is so under appreciated...blah...blah...blah.... I am going to VOMIT.

William Hartnell is rolling over in his grave.

That was quite a long night....but as usual, our fans and friends came out and rocked it. I wanted to say thanks to everyone for coming down to the Moe's gig. I am sorry I didn't get to chat with some of you more, I am always running around in this weird manic mood at gigs, trying to relax and also worrying about technical stuff at the same time. But I appreciate every one of you. If you made it out, I hope you enjoyed yourselves.

-Me