David Rhoden.

HAPPENING NOW

You should have known by the tone of my voice, maybe, but you didn't listen.

You played dead, but you never bled.

cartoon of woman wearing a "The Cure t-shirt singing "instead you lay still in the grass all coiled up and hissing" into a imaginart karaoke machine.

Did you ever think this song, and really, this band, were ridiculous? Well, you were right.
Watch this silly video if you need, for some reason, to be reminded.

cartoons karaoke REO Speedwagon Keep On Loving You snakes Kevin Cronin bombast, unnecessary

IN THE RECENT PAST

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I came up with enough material for another little booklet.

I came up with enough material for another little booklet.

It’s just a little glimpse into how my mind works (or doesn’t).

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Side Hustlers play at Holy Diver on June 30 with Luxurious Faux Furs.

Side Hustlers play at Holy Diver on June 30 with Luxurious Faux Furs.

Our first gig in New Orleans proper.

NOTES

Scribbled on some Post-Its.

Scribbled on some Post-Its.

Gotta admit, I’m in a place of great ambivalence.

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I found an interesting brick underfoot.

I found an interesting brick underfoot.

The big benefit of having bad posture and walking with your face looking at your feet all the time is you get to notice when the bricks underfoot have words on them, to help you learn about history.

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I watched Fourth of July fireworks with a familiar mixture of shock and awe.

I watched Fourth of July fireworks with a familiar mixture of shock and awe.

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I was baffled by a lyric I heard on a record.

I was baffled by a lyric I heard on a record.

I was shocked to find the lyric really is "paper late, paper late". I just assumed I was hearing it wrong.

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A little souvenir of a terrible year.

A little souvenir of a terrible year.

Here’s where the story ends.

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I drew a cartoon about one of my obsessions.

I drew a cartoon about one of my obsessions.

I didn’t even hear this song, but it’s been insinuating itself into my mind all day and night.

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I drew a cartoon based on the best song that isn’t “Don’t Fear The Reaper”.

I drew a cartoon based on the best song that isn’t “Don’t Fear The Reaper”.

I started drawing too big, so, sorry about the missing feet.

THINGS I LIKE

Things I Like: The Ant and The Aardvark

Things I Like: The Ant and The Aardvark

I'd forgotten how beautifully drawn this show was.

THINGS I LIKE

Things I like: Reggae covers.

Things I like: Reggae covers.

Two things: I quite like reggae versions of hit songs, and the lyrics of "Let It Be" are pretty appropriate for reggae.

NOTES

I got a fundraising text that made me mad, until I realized it wasn't a fundraising text.

I got a fundraising text that made me mad, until I realized it wasn't a fundraising text.

I thought, "OMG, these Dem fundraisers are getting ridiculous!" but then...

THINGS I LIKE

Things I Like: Things We Love

Things I Like: Things We Love

I was sorting through my papers, my enitre life's correspondence, and found this terrific limited edition card I got from Aaron Draplin somehow.

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I designed a poster for a Leonard Cohen tribute.

I designed a poster for a Leonard Cohen tribute.

It was fun to do, but I don't know if Kinko's will even let someone print these, there's so much black.

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This song was a big hit for reasons.

This song was a big hit for reasons.

Reasons not having anything to do with the lyrics making grammatical sense.