Video: "Aaron Cometbus Live Reading & Storytelling at Mutiny Information Cafe"

This is fantastic!
Listen to Aaron Cometbus (Aaron Elliot), an American hardcorepunk raconteur, telling us about snippets of his interesting life. He has written & self-published his fanzine "Ride the Wohl Whip Cometbus" since 1981. He is also the founder and drummer of the bands CRIMPSHRINE & CLEVELAND BOUND DEATH SENTENCE, as well as playing drums occasionally for GREEN DAY.
Get into it!

 

What Are YOU Reading??

Some books on my shelf:

Some More of the Books I've Received [pt.2]

Here they are, in no particular order:

"A Life Together: Wisdom of Community from the Christian East"
  --by Bishop Seraphim Sigrist

"Confession of Faith, of our Righteous God-bearing Father Nikodemos the Hagiorite"
  --trans by Fr. George Dokos

"Thinking About Suicide: Contemplating and Comprehending the Urge to Die"
  --by D. Webb

"The Jesuits: The Society of Jesus and the Betrayal of the Roman Catholic Church"
  --by M. Martin

"On the Edge of Reality: Hidden Technology, Powers of the Mind, Quantum Physics, Paranormal Phenomena, Orbs, UFOs, Harmonic Transmissions, and Crop Circles"
  --by C. Andrews & S. Andrews

"The Columbia History of Jews & Judaism in America"
  --ed. by Marc Lee Raphael

"Consciousness Reconsidered"
  --by O. Flanagan

"The Coptic Christian Heritage: History, Faith, and Culture"
  --ed. by L.M. Farag

"Mankind Beyond Earth: The History, Science, and Future of Human Space Exploration"
  --by C.A. Piantadosi

"Worlds Without End: The Many Lives of the Multiverse"
  -- by M.J. Rubenstein

"Love Without Conditions"
  --by P. Ferrini

"The Hidden Gospel: Decoding the Spiritual Message of the Aramaic Jesus"
  --by N.D. Klotz

"A New History of Early Christianity"
  --by C. Freeman

"Viral Mythology: How the Truth of the Ancients Was Encoded & Passed Down Through Legend, Art, & Architecture"
  --by M.D. Jones & L. Flaxman

"The Christ Connection: How the World Religions Prepared the Way for the Phenomenon of Jesus"
  --by R.A. Varghese

"Opium: Reality's Dark Dream"
  --by T. Dormandy

"This Sacred Earth: Religion, Nature, Environment"
  --ed. by R.S. Gottlieb

"Abba, Give Me a Word: The Path of Spiritual Direction"
  --by L.R. Owens

"The Origins of Jewish Mysticism"
  --by P. Schafer

"Fifty Key Christian Thinkers"
  --ed. by P. McEnhill & G. Newlands

"Fleeing Herod: A Journey Through Coptic Egypt with the Holy Family"
  --by J. Cowan

"The Other Gospels: Accounts of Jesus from Outside the New Testament"
  --ed. & trans. by B. Ehrman & Z. Plese

"Consciousness: An Introduction"
  --by S. Blackmore

"An Unconventional History of Western Philosophy: Conversations Between Men & Women Philosophers"
  --ed. by K.J. Warren

"Critically Reading the Theory and Methods of Archaeology, an Introductory Guide"
  --G. Gibbon

"Globalization: East & West"
  --by B.S. Turner & H.H. Khondker

"How God Became Jesus: The Real Origins of Belief in Jesus' Divine Nature"
  --by Bird, Evans, Gathercole, Hill, and Tilling

"Zen and Psychotherapy"
  --by C.J. Mruk & J. Hartzell

"Philosophy of Dreams"
  --by C. Turcke

"In  Search of the Early Christians"
  --by W.A. Meeks

"New Testament & Christian Apocrypha"
  --by F. Bovon

"Introducing the Apocrypha: Message, Context, and Significance"
  --by David A. deSilva

Some New Books Over the Past Few Weeks--

"Ritual America: Secret Brotherhoods & Their Influence on American Society"
-by A Parfrey & C. Heimbichner

"Addictions: A Banquet in the Grave"
  -by E.T. Welch

"Ancient Maya Women"
-by T. Arden

Learning new words--

I'm a passionate & avid reader.  Not a day goes by that I don't run into a word I am unfamiliar with.  Not just a word I don't really know, but a word I SWEAR I've never seen before.  I love it!  Look it up, put it into a sentence or two, memorize its spelling, and thoroughly become FAMILIAR with it.

Here's a word I ran into in a blog I subscribe to:  per•sev•er•ate (pərˈsɛv əˌreɪt) 
  v.i. -at•ed, -at•ing.
  to repeat a word, gesture, or act insistently or redundantly.

So Many Books, So Little Time.....

I've received a huge booty of books over the past month or so.
I'd love to list them all here for ya'll, but I never seem to find 
the time to do it.  So here it is, 4a.m. ("it's 4a.m. in Texas..." Who
sings that?? 7 SECONDS, I believe?!)

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 "Let Fury Have the Hour: Joe Strummer, Punk & the Movement That Shook the World"
  -by A. D'Ambrosio

"Grey Wolf: The Escape of Adolf Hitler"
  -by S. Dunstan & Gerrard Williams

"A Terrible Revenge: The Ethnic Cleansing of the East European Germans"
  -by A. Maurice de Zayas

"A New History of Early Christianity"
  -by C. Freeman

"An Infinity of Little Hours: Five Young Men and Their Trial of Faith in the Western World's Most Austere Monastic Order"
  -by N.K. Maguire

"Occult America: White House Seances, Ouija Circles, Masons, & the Secret Mystic History of Our Nation"
  -by M. Horowitz

"Called Out of Darkness, a Spiritual Confession"
  -by Anne Rice

"Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw"
  -by Mark Bowden

"No Longer a Slumdog"
  -by K.P. Yohannan

"Beyond Doubt & Illusion"
  -by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

"A History of Catholic Antisemitism: The Dark Side of the Church"
  by R. Michael

"Food Genes & Culture: Eating Right for Your Origins"
  -by G.P. Nabhan

"Supreme Decisions: Great Constitutional Cases & Their Impact"
  -by Melvin I. Urofsky

"Secret Lives of the Dalai Lama: The Untold Story of the Holy Men Who Shaped Tibet, from Pre-History to the Present Day"
  -by A. Norman

"White Hand Society: The Psychedelic Partnership of Timothy Leary & Allan Ginsberg"
  -by P. Conners

"A Burning Desire: Dharma God & the Path to Recovery"
  -by K. Griffin

"Evolution - The Disguised Friend of Faith?" 
  -by Arthur Peacocke

"Sacred Desire: Growing in Compassionate Living"
  -by N.K. Morrison, M.D. & S.K. Severino

"Ancient Christian Martyrdom: Diverse Practices, Theologies, and Traditions"
  -by C.R. Moss

"The Synchronicity Key: The Hidden Intelligence Guiding the Universe & You"
  -by David Wilcock

"The Gagging of God: Christianity Confronts Pluralism"
  -by D.A. Carson

"Religion and Spirituality in Psychotherapy: An Individual Psychology Perspective"
  -by Thor Johansen

"Shapers of Early Christianity: 52 Biographies. A.D. 100 - 400"
  -by R.H. Worth, Jr.

"Babylon's Banksters: The Alchemy of Deep Physics, High Finance and Ancient Religion"
  -by J.P. Farrell

"Genes, Giants, Monsters & Men: The Surviving Elites of the Cosmic War & Their Hidden Agenda"
 -by J.P. Farrell

Got Several New Books In the Mail Today & Learned To Control My Mouth & My Brain--

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It was a good mail day today. After being a shitty day early on, the mail lady came & brightened things up for me a bit.  Other than that my "boss" still didn't pay me today!!! I called him last night to ask him if he could please drop off my check to me this morning, since he DID say he was going to pay me today, and he told me no, he couldn't bring it to me because he wasn't even gonna' be around today!  What?!?  He told me two Friday's ago that he couldn't pay me that day but he would pay me on Tues., after the holiday. Then on Tues. he said we weren't working that day--ostensibly due to rain--but we would be working on Wed. So I assumed he'd pay me Wed. Nope. He told me there wasn't much more work for me, but he'd have a check first thing Mon. morning for me. That's why I called him last night. I tried calling him today but there's no answer. He DID tell me last night that he had another big job & needed me this week, so we'll see. But he already owes me over $300 and I'm not sure I want to work for him anymore. Things could change, and I do need the money. I've got some serious bills that need my attention, not to mention rent that is past due now. Last night he promised me a check this Friday. Hmmm. Seems like he's dodging me. Fortunately for me I made him cut me a check last week for $240, but he asked me not to cash it yet, that he'd pay me my full amount due a.s.a.p. So I've been holding off on putting this check through, but if, by this Fri., he doesn't pay me the full sum of what I'm owed, I'll cash this check and cut me losses. Lesson learned. when dealing with racist, half-assed, inbred, 21 yr old chodes, BE CAREFUL. 
That's my rant on the b.s. of the day. If it's not one thing it's another. I've had some comfort with my Christian meditation lately. Between Eucharistic Adoration & some mystical Christianity (of the Roman Catholic variety) books I've got my nose in, I've been able to sleep a little easier, and calm down when my mind gets to racing. I take comfort in knowing that my Lord, Jesus Christ, is with me all the time, at every step of the way. I try to picture Jesus sitting with me, at the end of my bed, verbally telling me, "it's all right My son."  THAT is a big help. Say what you may about my religious/spiritual leanings, but it works for me. "Restraint of pen & tongue" is about the greatest piece of advice I've ever read.
Use love. ♥ m//r
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Here's a few of the titles the mail lady brought me today:

"The Dynamics of Israeli-Palestinian Relations: Theory, History, and Cases"
  -by Ben Soetendorp

"UFO Religion: Inside Flying Saucer Cults & Culture"
  -by Greg L. Reece

"The Station: Travels to the Holy Mountain of Greece"
  -by Robert Byron

......and a couple of history & religious books.

"STOLEN BOOKS" // Poem---------------------------

Stolen Books...the hurdles that I climbed were just hurdles in my mind.
Check out the Prince of Unity, and see what he always sees.  Check out the patterns of his heart...it'll be alright. We've known each other since we were nine or ten.
Together we killed frogs and we crossed seas.
But now the joy is gone, it's in my head where it burned strong.
See the tracers in the air & you cry 'cuz you're not there.
And what makes you free from fear, growing pains and losing hair?
It's a thousand blows that kept us here and even now when He's not near.
In my sweat is where I lose the most of me. I shake, I shit, I suck, I lose, I'm back.
I took the steps and I rode the waves. But now the waves ride me.
This is my manifest function.
Altruistic and with purpose.
Ignition of the mind.

-me 5/8/11

***Currently Listening To:
  JOY DIVISION
  CRUCIFIED
  BATEMAN
  SAMHAIN
  MODERN LIFE IS WAR
  DEATH IN JUNE
  ...and those mp3's of German marching music from WWII



***Currently Reading:
  DEATH TO THE WORLD fanzine
  THE DAVINCI HOAX
  THE LIFE OF H.P. LOVECRAFT
  COMETBUS fanzine

What Have I Been Reading Lately?

....And what has been & IS on my bookshelves?
I have a limited amount of space where I live, and I would say my books, 
magazines, and journals take up the majority of my personal space.
So I have room for about forty books on my shelf.  The rest of my literature
is kept in large (and small) plastic totes & cardboard boxes.
I regularly rotate books from my shelf to my storage totes, and vice versa.
I am usually reading ten to fifteen different books at any one time.  No, not 
simultaneously silly.  A few pages from this one, a chapter from that one, etc etc.
I plan on making a series of posts on this blog, as to what I'm reading and links to
each book on Amazon or wherever else, if available. 
♥ Always Use Love ♥