Somewhere, deep in a forest in Norway, Zombie Boy contemplates his rejection letter from the City of Bountiful.
Looking for a job with the city of Utah? Got a few tatts? Maybe a few piercings? Well, don’t bother applying for that sweet City Sanitation gig you always wanted. The city of Bountiful, Utahjust passed a law prohibiting the hiring of new city workers that have visible tattoo’s and piercings (with the exception of earrings. For women).
Any current city employee that gets new ink or piercing that’s visible, will be deemed as having “resigned” from their position. What the hell is Zombie Boy gonna do now? What about Mr. Cool Ice? What about Mickey Rourke?
Meatloaf thinks Drinking and Driving is bad. For raccoons that is…
This vid (above) has some sweet Public Service Announcement out-takes from New York’s answer to MTV in the 80’s, U68. Wendy O’s plea for you (yeah, you) to have safe sex makes this 1 minute eyeball trek totally worth it. I love it when she says, “If it’s not clean enough to put in your mouth, don’t take it home and sleep with it.” Truly words to live by.
Running a close second to Wendy’s words of wisdom is U68’s PSA for Seat Belt Safety with former Ratt guitarist Robin Crosby. I shouldn’t laugh because it’s likely I’ll have Crosby’s boozy speech impediment later tonight. At one point, Crosby (who is clearly tanked) mutters that he needs a drink ’cause he can’t get his lines right. Robin Crosby, I salute you. You were the balls and your hair was always perfect. R.I.P.
Anyways, check out the U68 Promo. It’s is completely awesome. I totally want my U68 back. Mostly. I think…
Plasmatics Poster. New York. Photo by Bruce Barone.
It’s good to back in Seattle. I’ll tell you about my vacation and post some photos in the next couple of days. Although, I got to say some of the things I saw and heard while I was traveling will haunt me forever. In light of that, I decided it just wasn’t fair for me to suffer all alone. You have been warned. Of course, there were highlights, like hanging with Freddy Pants and seeing Gogol Bordello live.
As far as GTFO for this week, it’s not gonna be easy. If I were you (and I verra well may be), I would stock up on anti-blackout pills and Vodka. I mean water. No, I meant it right the first time. Trust me.
Lastly, has anyone seen the Puyallup Fair Billboard on Fairview in downtown Seattle? It’s fucking terrifying. I almost drove into an oncoming S.L.U.T. just to put my eyes out of their misery. Whatever you do, DO NOT look up when you’re driving up Fairview, headed toward Seattle Center.
Whiskey Puppy Conor Byrne’s Whiskey Puppy is a band from Portland that likes to sing songs about Whiskey. They are also seriously good when it comes to the art of Bluegrass. Whiskey Puppy also gets my vote for best band name ever.
Nearly Dan(Steely Dan Tribute) Highway 99
Steely Dan and Nearly Dan are two of Cherrybomb’s guilty pleasures. Could be worse…
Gods of Thunder. Peter Criss needs to lay off the 12 oz curls a little. Okay, a lot.
Gods of Thunder (Kiss Tribute)
Romano’s Concert Lounge (Riverside, California)
As I’ve mentioned before, Summer is all about tribute bands. Especially KISS tribute bands. Life is sweet.
Looking Ahead:
Built to Spill.
On September 4th, Built to Spill will be at the Showbox doing Perfect from Now On in it’s entirety. Whoa.
Frehley’s Comet vintage t-shirt. Courtesy of Cherrybomb’s private collection.
As I previously mentioned, there can never be enough Kiss cover bands, Friel’s Comet(an Ace Frehley tribute, Fuck YEAH) and Gene’s Addiction are playing the High Dive on Friday, August 22nd.
Cherrybombed.com is about the music and culture of the Pacific Northwest, as well as other cool happenings around the world. We also shine a spotlight on celebrities behaving badly. Here, you will find videos, low-brow artwork and images, and tattoos only a mother could hate.
If boozing was an olympic event, we would be on a box of Wheaties. If this all sounds familiar to you (and your mother), welcome home.
