Kamelot and Nightwish Review

What’s up bitches. Its now 2013 and some of you are wondering where the fuck I’ve been. Well it’s a long detailed story that I’ll maybe squeeze into one paragraph to explain.

Firstly, as we all know the end of the world was supposed to happen. And it fucking didn’t. This was kind of a disappointment for me. I was really hoping we’d all be consumed with zombies. So much that I’d boobie trapped all around my tree house. Stockpiled ammo for my guns, and gotten a shit load of Chef Boyardi ravioli. Needless to say, the neighbors have been pissed because of the traps. The ammo has not gone to waste, because bullets are always in style, and my diet has helped me gain that desired 300 lbs. So, I stock piled and I waited. And waited. And was destroyed when the zombies didn’t attack. So we didn’t have the end of the world, and though I went off the grid waiting for it to happen.. because I’m a prepared motherfucker like that.. Now I guess it’s time to return to reality and get some shit done.

Look. I know we didn’t hit 12 blogs last year. That’s less that one a month. But I did spend a lot of time looking at porn, and when you think about it, that’s really more productive than writing anyways.

Where was I? Oh right, so this year we’re going to try to do better. But really, its not like anyone remembers my anniversary anyways. I’ll be bitching about that in about 11 months. So be ready.

Also, I broke your awful little hearts by not tossing out two more fantastical blogs before the end of the year. Yep, I did it. Why? Life is harsh motherfucker. I just dosed your ass with hard truth.

I think that pretty much catches us up. Welcome to the post apocalypse! Lets get this drag queen fashion show going. 321go! This first blog is one that I meant to write months ago, because well, it fills time and stuff. Anything to make us look more impressive. But really, its worth writing because anything I deem worthy is worth it. So we’re going to do an old fashioned concert review! Yay, gather round kids!

I was at the concert I’m reviewing. And my hearing works. Game, set, match.

The concert, as the title states, was Nightwish with Kamelot. Many of you are probably asking who these bands are. In which case, take your ass over to YouTube, iTunes, or wherever and find the fuck out for yourself. For the rest of you who are saying, Oh shit! I know them!! This is for you.

For those of you rejoining us now after having spent some time listening to said bands, welcome back.. Are you ready for this shit? It’s a helluva story. Lets go!

For this concert, I had to take a road trip. Road trips are always fun, right? I loaded up the jeep with all kinds of snacks and mountain dew and a good friend and I drove off into the sunset and traffic to find this show. Road trips are always a blast.. unless it’s a road trip to Denver, CO. That place fucking blows. If you’ve never been, don’t bother. It pretty much sucks balls. But this is where Nightwish was going to be and we weren’t going to miss it, so off we went.

The venue was small. I find that to be enjoyable because unless you’re standing behind a giant, there’s really no bad seats. But the parking normally blows ass. As in, you had to park like 12 city blocks away. Which we did, and we literally had to GPS our way back to the venue. Not the greatest of things, but we made it in time so who gives a fuck right? It was a lot better than when I drove to same said venue to see 30 Seconds to Mars and spent 45 minutes wandering around lost, and thus missing the entire opening act. Who I should mention, was a shitty band I didn’t want to see anyways, so no love lost there.

So then we settled in for the show. Found our place to stand, because like all true band venues, this one was standing room only. Let the games begin.

 

 

 

Right before they came on, my companion turns to me and almost ruins the entire show. She says to me, “did you hear? Kamelot has a new singer?” NO! I said, NO! This cannot be!! “yep, I hope he’s good!” Such optimism. Such is a thing that comes with one so young. I have a confession before we go any further. I like Kamelot, they’re a cool band, blah blah blah.. I’d downloaded like 3 songs of theirs.. ever. I could identify them when they popped up on Pandora.. but that was it. So I was expecting good things. Now this fucking bomb drops and all the sudden I’m worried. Thanks a fuckin lot. Should have just let me be ignorant.

Because the truth is, I probably wouldn’t have known the difference. Sure I knew the lead singers name was Khan. Roy Khan. I only remember that because I’ve seen the wrath of Kahn. Whatever, say what you fucking like, but Khan is a cool as shit name to go by. I’ve actually considered changing critic to Khan.. but I didn’t. So suck on that motherfuckers.

So Kamelot takes the stage, complete with new lead singer Tommy Karevik, and like I said.. had no one told me, I wouldn’t have even  known, because this guy sounded exactly the same as Kahn. Hell, I even thought he kinda looked liked him too. So bonus for Kamelot, they lose one, they find a clone. I think this is the best thing for ANY band to do. I mean, AC/DC did it.. and lets face it, those guys have the same voice and its fucking AWFUL but that’s part of their charm and part of what makes them..well.. them. And fan’s like it. Me personally, I can only stand AC/DC for about 15 minutes before I have to fucking break something. Maybe that’s just me?

Back to the story. Kamelot comes on and they start playing their songs… and I have to be honest.. I realized that though I liked what they were playing.. I had no clue what any of the songs were. As I said, I had downloaded previously.. a whopping 3 songs of theirs. And none of those songs were getting played. So.. I was kinda lost. Fuckers. I’ve been to many shows, so I’ve had this happen. Fear not, I knew how to blend in. And we fuckin rocked. And I’ve gotta say… this band kicks. They were fucking great live. This band was so good that it inspired me to get home and fire up my Xbox music and get their shit on my phone, Zune, and Xbox.

And, for reference, I did just that. I have not been disappointed, and neither will you. Download this shit today. Anyways, back to the story.

Where were we? Oh right, Kamelot. I was thinking about porn again. Um, so they played, they sounded great, they kicked serious ass. I thought I saw like 3 people I knew at the show, though I didn’t dare say hi, because I didn’t want to have to use the excuse of “Sorry, I’m just really high..” As to why I’d start a conversation with a complete stranger. Before Kamelot finished off, and gave their farewells, they played a whole ONE song I knew. This problem will not happen again. Would I see them again? Fuck yes I would. Should we grade them? Yes, lets grade them! Why? Because its fucking fun.

• Stage presence
• Performance
• Skill
• Ear bleeding loud music

That’s right, I give them an A+ because they were fucking great. They’re worth seeing if you get the chance. I never saw them with Kahn as their front man, but I can’t help but feel like they didn’t miss a step with the addition of their new singer. Oh, and I’ve been told by women, “I don’t care what that singer looks like, I’d fuck him based on his voice alone.” Ladies, that’s enough motivation for you there. Fellas.. well.. Take a chick with you, maybe she’ll get freaky with you after the show. Stranger things have happened.

Before I tell you about Nightwish, I have some bad news. I’m out of smokes. Time for a trip to the store.

Ok, back in business. Onward, bitches!

 

As the roadies start to take down all of the Kamelot garb on the stage and prepare the scene for Nightwish to take over and make our brains bleed, two members of Nightwish come to the stage and the crowd goes nuts! It’s the Keyboardist, who is the heart and soul of this band, writes all the music, etc. And the pipes player. Tuomas and Troy. Troy is English, the rest of the band is (mostly) Finnish, so I’m betting he’s on stage to do the talking because he has the easiest accent for us to understand. This is where, as a concert goer, you get the worst possible news you can get. The show is on the verge of cancelling. They announce that the lead singer, Anette, has been rushed to the ER. He says to us, “There’s not much we can do without her. Management wants us to cancel the show. We don’t want to. We’re here, you’re here.. We want to play, so we’re going to take a vote. By a show of hands, no cheering, who wants us to cancel the show?” At that point, no one raised their hands. “Alright, our solution is, we’ll get the couple back up singers from Kamelot who have agreed to help us as best they can, to sing for us. And you’ll sing along, and we’ll put on a show that is as best as we can. Who wants that?” Every hand in the place shot up. “Well then, looks like we’ll play after all then, thank you so much.” And the crowd goes nuts. Then comes the longest wait in between bands I’ve ever experienced.

I’ve been to more shows than I can count on my hands AND feet, and this one was seriously long. Eventually though, Nightwish takes the stage and starts what I think will likely go down as the strangest show I’ve ever seen, and possibly the strangest show this band has ever played.

But the show kicked ass! By normal standards, this was a fucking awful show. The back up singers from Kamelot came out, and did the best they could, they got words wrong, they sang off of lyrics sheets. At one point, Elize started to sing one song, whilst the band started a different song. they stopped playing and told her, having her flip through the papers in her hand until she found the right one before starting again. By all concert going standards, this is a fucking disaster. But it was goddamned amazing. The band played, and they smiled and generally seemed to have a great fucking time.

I’ve seen Nightwish before. That was one thing I noted the last time I saw them. Of all the bands I’ve seen, this one seemed to generally be having the most fun of any fucking band I’ve seen before. While they play, they look like it’s the greatest job in the world, and goddamn it, it is. I’ve seen so many bands who look angry and upset while they play, and I think, man that job must be torturous, right? WRONG! Being a rock star kicks ass. That’s why everyone wants to do it. Don’t get up there in front of me after I paid money to see your ass and act like its awful to be there, you motherfucker. How fucking dare you spit on me like that. Not Nightwish. They get up and they put on a show. And they enjoy it almost as much as I do. They crowd at this particular show was so loud that after one song which was, by all practical standards, butchered somewhat, the crowd- as I say, was so goddamned loud that the walls and floor were shaking. The building was electric. This was one of the coolest fucking shows in the world. The bassist would change the pitch of his voice to sing Anette’s parts, and then sing normal to his parts.

So despite everything, the band put forth a great set. They played songs which are purely instrumental, they sang where they could, they had the crowd help, they had back up singers from the other band, who, incidentally, had already dumped a ton of energy with the first set. As I said, one of the oddest concerts I’ve ever seen, but one of the absolute best. If you haven’t seen Nightwish yet, I highly recommend them. They’re worth the price. They’re worth driving to someplace, even one as shitty as Denver to see. Make sure before you die that you check this one off of your bucket list, bitches. You’ll thank me for it.

So lets grade them.

• Didn’t cancel, even without lead singer
• Ear shattering loud music
• A band having a great time
• Great music
• Awesome stage presence

As I already said, if you get a chance to see this band, do it. Don’t hesitate, just do it. Like you’re a Nike shoe or some shit.

But the story doesn’t end there. The interesting part came in the days to follow.

 

Yes, the aftermath. As strange and weird as that fucking show was, what happened next was weirder. That’s pretty hard to do when you consider the concert consisted of two bands without their lead singers. Well, one without its lead singer, one with a new one.

But whatever. You get what I mean. So fuck you.

Right so, for this part of the blog, the story is going to come straight from the horses mouth so to speak, and no, I’m not talking about Sarah Jessica Parker. Lets start with what NW posted on Facebook right after the show shall we?

That pretty much summed it up. At that point, you would think that would be the end of it. Everyone can let out a sigh and the band hits the road to play Salt Lake City the next day. Because that’s what badass rock stars do, right? Well, that wasn’t the end of it. The absent vocalist had to throw in her two cents, though really.. she shouldn’t have.

Like life, sometimes shows do get cancelled. Rhianna wouldn’t ask Britney to sing for her… This makes complete sense. However, this is fucking NIGHTWISH. Be honest. If you hadn’t stumbled across my blog here, would you even know who Nightwish was?

If you’re from Europe.. maybe. If you’re American, there’s no fucking way. A band tours like crazy to support what fans they do have, because that’s the job. Because that’s what sells albums. Get fucking real lady, you’re not Rhianna, you’re not even in the same category as her. Meanwhile, the band is happy to have their sickness-prone singer back. While she was on her personal blog making snide comments, the band was on facebook.

Well, at least the band seemed excited to perform again. Can’t say I’m terribly upset I chose the Denver show over SLC, but hey that’s just me. But, again the show went on, and the posts happened afterwards.

Well ok, she’s sick right? Let her have her moment.. and then sh..

On..ward? To..Seattle? I think? Ok, this bitch obviously crossed the line right? The band put on a fucking show without her and so she compares herself to Rhianna, and insults the people who filled in for her? Not only that, but she expects that a cancelled show for everyone who paid to see them is acceptable? Who the fuck is she now? Axel Rose? You can get away with that kind bullshit when you’re someone seriously famous, but not when you’re a member of fucking Nightwish.. especially when you take into consideration- they have a past history of tossing out bitch lead singers who think they’re more important than the band. Seems like she’s committing professional suicide here, but maybe that’s just me. But then NW took to face book again.

Hahaha, the stupid fucking bitch got herself canned. That means she clearly did NOT learn anything from her predecessor who got her shit canned as well. If you don’t remember my last blog some years ago where I talked about the original NW and their singer Tarja.. well then I say go back and read it. Here’s the readers digest version though: Original singer, turned super bitch, all about the money, wanted to cancel shows for bullshit reasons, didn’t contribute to the making of music – opera singer, diva, cunt, publicly executed by the band.

So after that highly public split, which was from an open letter basically telling the world what kind of twat waffle she is, the band goes through an extensive interview process, a bit of time off and they hire Ms. Anette who at first would sacrifice a tit to be part of this band, and toured the world and became (somewhat) famous..ish. Only to blow it all away like a stupid idiot, the way Tarja did. I find it slightly shocking, but with women- nothing is really shocking. That’s ok, Anette couldn’t sing the old shit like Tarja anyways, since she wasn’t an opera singer.

So now the band is in phase three. I’m of the mind that when a band fires a singer you should always stick it out with the band. Just because the person singing is gone doesn’t mean the music stops. The music is what we really like anyways. There’s always another singer, look at American Idol. So the band gets Floor Jansen to fill in and she can sing much the same as Anette.. but she can also blow some opera shit. Its impressive. I only feel cheated because I didn’t get to see HER with NW in concert. Perhaps next time, if she accepts a permanent job with the band. She’d be a fool not to, and they’d be a fool not to offer her a permanent stay. The chick is good. She’s the perfect bridge between the singers they’ve had so all music from any albums can hit the stage at any time, and that my friends is one helluva show, especially considering you’re now on singer number 3.

The whole story. Its like you got to be a fly on the wall for that shit. I for one, hope to see them back in the states again. Its worth the cost, worth the drive, and who knows, maybe you’ll have a cool story to tell next time they come through.

Fear.

Today I think we’ll cover a very serious subject matter. As you can see from the title, we’ll cover; fear. Fears are everywhere, but we’ll not discuss stupid fears, like random phobias that make no sense what so ever.. Oh no, we’ll discuss real fears that can plague your dreams, turning even the most peaceful of rests into such dismay that you’ll never close your eyes again. Please keep in mind, the following is not for the weak of heart.. only the strong will make it through this blog with their wits intact. Proceed with caution!!

Well, to say I have no fear would be a lie. I – like the rest of you, have my fair share of fears. I won’t tell you what they are though, because they are so intense that you won’t know what to do with yourself after reading them  … then again, that sounds amusing so perhaps I *will* tell you them. So, having fears makes me an expert on the subject and therefore i nearly have a phd in this, so listen up chumps! This shits about to get REAL!!!

 

Before we delve into that which will haunt you, I’d like to start off with a few announcements. First off, I’m writing to you today like a real writer as I am now the proud owner of my very own laptop, and no longer have to sit at a desk to write! Thats right ladies and germs! I am now sitting at a tiny ass screen and keyboard, with cigarette in hand, smashing away at keys which are causing even more spelling and grammatical errors than ever before!! You may have noticed, frequently that I do not proof read nor do I spell check my blogs. But why you ask? It is because that would take more effort than I really want to give AND furthermore, I am afraid of spellcheck. That’s right, Spellchecking is the devil. It scares the hell out of me for a number of reasons, but the king of these reasons is because to use spell checking would be to admit that I can make a mistake in my crusade to bring you the truth, and that could never happen.

 

UPDATE

It was brought to my attention by a few readers that our dearly beloved Ryan Seacrest made reference to Brian Dunkleman last night on Idol. Thankfully for the DVR which some people possess, I crept out of my cave, hissed at daylight, and went to see for myself! Turns out, it was true! No one in the crowd really knew who the fuck he was talking about when he mentioned him, and I think about 1.32 people clapped, but the the truth of the matter is what is most important, and that is this: Ryan Seacrest reads my blog. That’s straight hilarity in the flesh, and I should likely take the next few lines to apologize for the mass amounts of jokes I indiscriminately tossed out at his expense… I’m not going to though, because that’d just be silly and a waste of time. So my loving readers, thank you for reading, and that includes you Seacrest! But I’m not out yet! Oh hell no, I’m just getting warmed up. But you see, I’m like a fat kid getting ready for gym class, my warm up consists of a snickers bar, mountain dew, and wiping my nose on my sleeve, Therefore, I’m so unprepared for this blog that it too will likely take me more than one day to finish. Seeing as how its late does not help our cause. Who cares though?? On with the show!

 

As I said, fear comes in many different ways shapes and forms. Sometimes it is unnesessary  to be afraid of something, and therefore it lowers ones intelligence to be afraid some something to trivial and stupid. There are some real things to definitely be afraid of, and that’ll be our main focus on the day.

CLOWNS

Clowns are freaky as fuck and you should really be afraid of them if you are not. I’ve spoken with a few people and most people ARE in fact, afraid of clowns. This is good for them, and human kind. Clowns will fuck you up in so many ways.

You see here an innocent looking, and very happy clown. His goal in life seems simple: to entertain you, and other small children and make them smile. This could not be further from the truth my friends. The truth is, the are demons from hell that are sent by Satan to the earth to populate, procreate, and dominate. Their one goal in life: To terrorize the shit out of you!

Most people who are afraid of clowns, are afraid of them because of a fellow named Stephen King, who terrorized an entire generation with his thrilling story: IT. If you’re between the ages of zero and one billion and 5, you’ve seen this book turned into a movie and had the life scared out of you by this homocidal maniac clown who would not only eat your soul, but cackle the entire time. As it stands, you likely have not seen this clown since you watched it for the first time when you were about 12, so let me reintroduce you to the face of horror!

Fuck clowns! If you’re walking down the street tomorrow and you see a clown, please take my advice and turn and walk a different direction, for that clown is looking to murder you in an unspeakable fashion, claim your soul for Satan’s army, and likely he’ll deficate on your dead body… and thats just not nice. Hell, that’s meaner than even I could do. Here’s a picture of what a clown really looks like. Be very, very, afraid.

Spiders

Some people are afraid of spiders.. I must confess, this is a rather strange thing to be afraid of. First off, lets look at a cute, cuddley little spider.

This spider means you no harm! He is innocent of all charges and racial slurs against him. To hate a spider, and be afraid of it is lunacy. When I see a spider, I don’t scream and cry, OMG A SPIDER!

Fuck no, I see that spider and I high five him with my pinky finger.. Eight fuckin times! This is a sure fire way to cure anyone’s phobia of spiders. You need to approach the spider with honesty and bravery, you must nod respectfully, and you must high five in a fashion that appeases the said spider.

But seriously, why would anyone be afraid of a spider? I can understand why you would be afraid of a lion. A lion can eat yo ass. Hell, a lion could eat you and still be hungry unless you’re a massive 400 lbs land monsters. If you are a massive land monsters, please see my blog on reality television.. you need to go on the biggest loser, friend. But no, a spider cannot do anything to you to really hurt you much. REMEMBER! There are NO spiders like the one in Lord of the Rings!

Now, if you were to enter say, a cave, like where I live, you might find a spider that can eat you. I personally try to keep those as pets since I get along with spiders so well, and I have found that once trained propperly they make AMAZING watch dogs. Everyone needs a look out to watch their back, and what better look out than a creature with multiple eyes, and a shit ton of legs. Also, webs are cool even if they are a bit too sticky for my tastes. So, remember, the next time you see a spider, if its not 10-20 feet tall.. chances are you have no reason to be afraid of it, so sit down and offer it a cup of bugs, make a new friend for once, then everyone won’t think you’re such a hermit. Hell, it might be prudent to name them, that way instead of saying to your friends: So I was talking to this spider yesterday.. – you’re actually going to say, “So I was talking to Herman the other day..” Do you see how much more sane and real that sounds? Good! We agree then? Excellent! Lets move on to the next subject matter!

Bugs

Wit the mention of Spiders, it is only logical to transition straight into bugs. Bugs are terrifying to some people, and to the rest of us with half of a brain in our skulls, we don’t understand why. The truth of the matter is,  yes, they are creepy crawly. Yes they have lots of legs, but don’t hate on them for their multiple legs. Chances are this fear stems from loathing and envy for multiple legs because you know deep down in your soul, if you could have a fuck ton of legs, you’d totally do it. Imagine taking a walk with 6 legs. How easy would that be? It’d be easier than anything. Hell, it’d take you a long ass time before you ever even got tired! How cool would that be? Plus, you could run really fast like you were superman or something, and that’d be even cooler. Bugs are your friends, and they can’t eat your face or anything, so why be scared of them? Bugs are so friendly that they actually made a hit movie about them called: A Bugs Life. This movie starred lots of bugs. It was pleasant and cheerful.

My sister in law is afraid of crickets. Its easy to understand when you look at this beautifully edited picture of one. Crickets are probably trying to take over the world and that would normally give a person cause for concern, but the simple matter is, they are smaller than a quarter and weigh less. They have no weapons of mass destruction, and war against them, though it may be immanent, will be easily won, because we can crush them with our mighty shoes. Crickets- 0 Humans- 1

Airplanes

Why the fuck would anyone ever in the history of the world, be afraid of an airplane? That makes no sense at all. First off, lets look at the statistical facts:

1. Safer than cars
2. Faster than cars
3. Bigger than cars
4. Flown by pro’s not assholes on cellphones
5. No drunk drivers in the air.

Now we divulge. They are safer than cars.. and mainly because they’re not only flown by a professional who knows what the fuck he’s doing, but that guy isn’t some woman talking on her cell, curling her hair, drinking her coffee, putting eye make up on, smoking a cigarette ALL while trying to get to work in the morning. I see this all the time, you know you have too. Its scary as fuck to see a woman doing that whilst driving her car. In fact, I’d say its better to be afraid of women drivers such as these than it is airplanes. Also, you can’t get a dui in the air, and the speed thing is awesome because there are no air cops out there waiting to bust a pilot’s ass for doing 300+ miles per hour.

There is however, one real reason to be afraid of riding in an airplane: The Red Baron. 

If you’re flying along for whatever reason and you look out your tiny ass plastic window and you see THIS next to you.. be afraid! Be very fucking afraid, because this guy can kill you with his eyes closed! He’s the greatest, most infamous badass of all time.  He' is so awesome that they even named some pizza after him. I myself do not have a pizza named after me. Yet.

Aliens

When it comes to little green men from Mars, who wouldn’t be afraid? Me. I don’t think alien’s are something to be afraid of. Think on it, people say OMG! They are kidnapping nurses and cows and give each anal probes! Seriously? This is what you’re afraid of? First off, if Alien’s can get to earth, then we know two major points of worry. First off, they know we really do exist, where as we have no physical evidence of them. They also know where we are and and how to get here. If thats the case, they’re obviously far smarter than us, and even though we’re all constantly trying new things that include but are not limited to sticking things up our collective asses.. Like our heads.. We still have no factual truth about them. So, even though I am adamantly opposed to anything doing any kind of probing up my bum.. I find that if alien’s are real, we have many problems which are bigger than, “What will he stick in my ass today.” Translation: If aliens ARE real, then we got seriously massive problems which do not include having something rammed up your dark star. With this sound logic strengthening you, you know your black cherry will remain intact and undisturbed by aliens. They’ll prolly just kill us all anyways. If you do want to fear aliens, fear the illegal kind because they are after your jobs, social security and wellfare. And if theres one thing that scares the hell out of me, its ghosts. If theres another thing though, its someone stealing my wellfare. How dare it run out and force me to get a job? If i have to go get a “real job” theres a good chance I might die. And that’d be a fate worse than cheerios. On a side note; the fear of Kara Diaguardi also falls into this category as she is the queen mother ailien from the Aliens movies.. (See American Idol blog) Now despite the rest of the aliens from outter space being something you don’t have to fear, Kara Diaguardi is something to fear as she wants to eat you, OR lay eggs in you so her babies can pop out of your chest. This phobia is known as Karadiaquariaphobia. Its real.

Cornfields

That’s right, cornfields. They are scary as fuck, and if you’re wise you’ll avoid them like a colonoscopy – like the kind an alien would never give you. Think back to our knowledge of the world that we’ve learned from living. Heres the number one fact to remember: Bad shit always happens in a cornfield. Theres never a good thing that happens when it comes to corn fields. Thank you Stephen King for Children of the Corn. That’s actually not the scary part, the scariest part of that is that shit really happens. People go to check to the water or the scarecrow, and they never fucking come back. Their remains are found after harvest.. and there isn’t much left of these said remains.. hence the name.. remains. There are many reasons which a cornfield is dangerous though. Scarecrows can come alive, and in fact they are not some stupid brainless retard like from the wizard of oz, but rather they are a spawn of darkness and evil, and the only way the can keep alive is to eat human flesh. Ritual sacrifices take place in corn fields. Why? Because you can hide the evidence of a crime there. Everyone knows that corn fields are spooky, so when someone goes missing theres always that clever deputy who suggests. Hey maybe we should look in old farmer tuck’s corn field… But the sheriff always sets him straight with a horror story of poor Deputy Clarke who went into the corn field looking for something once.. They never saw his ass again.. because he was ritually sacrificed to a demon scarecrow.

Going back to the fear of aliens.. Cornfields have a huge connection to aliens. Aliens are really like 3 year olds with finger paint.. but the canvas is not their bedroom wall while mommy isn’t looking.. oh no, its a motherfucking cornfield. Why? Because people don’t get it, and aliens, though they don’t want to stick something in your keester, are actually assholes themselves. We look at crop circles and we get cornfused as fuck. How did this happen? How COULD this happen? Some people have claimed humans do it, which is bullshit. The only humans brave enough to go into a cornfield much less one at night, are drunk rednecks who can’t spell their own names, much less make a sweet ass drawing outta the corn that fucking confuses everyone. Get real, people can’t make these, aliens do. So as a recap as to why there is total justification for the fear of cornfields:

• Aliens
• Ritual Sacrifice
• Demon Scarecrows

Shit, I don’t see why we need corn at all. You know theres a town in this land locked hellhole that has a corn festival? Needless to say, I’ve never been. First off, corn is NOT that good of a vegetible. Secondly, there’s always a washed up band there.. and finally and most importantly, it takes place in a cornfield. You won’t catch me dead in a cornfield, but if I ever end up in one by a freak of nature, I’ll surely end up dead.

Beer

A phobia of beer? Seriously? Some people have phobias of anything, but this one is just rather stupid to have, don’t you think? Well you may be right.. OR you may be.. wrong?

Thats right, theres a lot you can actually fear when it comes to beer. First off, Beer Goggles. That is something to definitely be afraid of. Secondly, “GOHOMOPHOBIA” The fear of going home after a party that ended prematurely because the beer ran out. These are all very easy to understand.. but a fear of beer itself? How can this be? There is only one way in which I can answer this question for you, and it is this:

That’s right, overrated, shitty tasting, horrible, horrible beer. Such as Budweiser. If you were faced with the choice of having to drink Budweiser or not drink at all, you’d have to pick not drinking at all, since Bud is really just that bad. The proof is in the nicknames. Buttwiper. Badweiser. The list goes on and on, but the fact remains, this beer is over advertised, over rated, and over sold. Hell, I’d rather drink Boon’s than this shit. Fuck Bud and all its evil spawns of reincarnation. Such as Bud Lite. I’d rather force a spoon down my throat than drink this shit. This is Desiree’s fear too.. make no mistake, I am not the only one with this logical fear.. If you don’t think bud sucks, someone ought to push you down a flight of stairs. If you survive that tumble, you’ll proudly exclaim to the world, “BUDWEISER SUCKS!” You salute every truck you see with a middle finger, and though no one may understand you, you’ll know that you’re not only justified, but right! That’s right, you too can help spread it; the truth. Its only saving grace, its TV commercials. And thats not enough to save it. Back to more fears!

 

Snakes

Are snakes really scary? There was a movie starring Samuel L Jackson called snakes on a plane.. it was not scary. I’m sure you’ve heard of it, but never saw it. The reason you never saw it is because it was so horrible, watching it just once could melt your face. This is why I don’t look at cameras in pictures.. I was one of the unlucky ones to see it and lose part of my looks because of it. But the reality is, snakes are not scary, generally speaking… but they CAN be scary. Observe.

In this picture, one could accurately say that snakes can be quite scary. The fact is though, you’ll never have an application of snakes of this magnitude come at you. When will you ever see this many snakes in one place at one time? The answer is: Never. That means that snakes are in fact, not scary. But some people can make snakes scary. Once again I show you the the truth:

As you look at this person, at first you think, wait, what? Then take a closer look and you SEE the fucking snakes! That’s not right! These snakes are fucking this person up! Snakes are definitely scary! But you have to stop and think about it for a minute.. Did the snakes do this? Or was this a stupidity thing from some human who ought to be abducted and studied by aliens. The truth is, the snakes are scary, yes, but they are scary ONLY with the aid of the retard in this picture. There is something definitely wrong with this person. This picture does not show you a good reason to be scared of snakes, but rather, of people. Its pictures like this that make you wish this person would go to the Amazon where there is actually a snake large enough to eat them. This gives us a conundrum.. a snake, like a lion, can eat you. But I ask again, when will you ever see that snake in person? Its the reason you’re not scared of lions. you’re never going to get close enough to one to become a fleshy pizza roll, and you would never get close enough to a snake big enough to make you one. My final picture will show you that snakes are actually gentle creatures that you should love, and they are beautiful and artistic. Also, they have style. Final analysis: Snakes with the aid of humans are scary. By themselves, not.

See? Artistic and badass. Not scary at all.

 

 

 

Tornados

Some people fear mother nature for many reasons. Tornados are my nephews biggest fear, though I can’t exactly say why. When you live in a place that has wicked tornados, you’d think you’d become accustomed to dealing with them. Tornados are mother natures middle finger in the face of man kind. Its a giant “fuck you, and you’re fucking trailer park!” That makes them even better because as we all know, trailer parks are… simply put.. not cool. At all. Ever. In the history of the world there has never been a cool trailer park. The way I see it, Tornados are doing us a favor by destroying them. If I could have one dream job it would be: Hugh Heffner. If I could pick a job thats not necessarily a dream job but equally very cool, it’d be a storm chaser, thats for Goddamned sure. Bet on it.

 

Rats

Rats are terrifying, so shut your fucking mouth! How dare you laugh at my phobia? I really hate these plague carrying fucks. They are tiny, they squeak, they are not cute. Some people say, oh thats not a rat, its a mouse. FUCK YOU. Small and  white is a rat too. Large and gray, also a fucking rat. I hate them with a passion of a trazillion fires. First off, they can bite, and if there were a ton of them, and they all attacked you, you’d die. And when you see one, inevitably you see two. So obviously, they live as a miniture, more evil – wolf. They carry plague. The black death was because of rats. They have hunta virus. Pandemic. Thats right bitches, they can kill you without you ever seeing one.. by the pewp. Thats just not cool at all. Not being able to face your enemy in mortal combat is a total rip off of life. But for those of you who keep them as pets.. I hope they chew through their cages, find you in your sleep and eat your eyeballs. Fuck rats.

This also includes guinea pigs, hamsters, gerbils, and chinchillas. Not ferrets though, they are weasels and weasels rule. Birds are kind of creepy too, especially pigeons. I like to call them Air Rats. Fuck Air Rats. God, I think I think I need to go wash myself now.

 

Mirrors

Yes its a real phobia, and yeah, I have it. Mirrors are just fucking WRONG. I’m relatively certain mirrors are gateways, windows, if you will, into another dimension. There’s something on the other side, I’m telling you that for certain, and what its is.. its not good. Look at movies, they can guide you in this. In a movie, when someone looks into a mirror, something bad ALWAYS happens. This is because mirrors are straight evil. In this other dimension, where the evil lives, they watch us through mirrors, like we’re TV or something. Don’t believe me? Well lets examine the facts. How often do you really look into a mirror. Someone is ALWAYS looking back, even if you don’t realize it. Ever make a funny face in the mirror and then you laugh, but its a nervous laugh. Why is it a nervous laugh? Because you get this creeped out feeling that SOMONE IS WATCHING YOU. Whats worse? Someone IS watching you, fool! They’re probably laughing and plotting your doom too! Ever have sex in front of a mirror? Porno for the other dimension. These are not polite suggestions, they are facts, my friends. Mirrors are, without a doubt, creepier than rats. They don’t walk and squeak and carry disease, but where ever you see one, you see evil, and you see them every day, no matter where you go. They are in your house, in your car, at your work, in the bathroom, on the ceiling for some of you freaks.. You cannot escape them. They’re not following you, they are fucking Visa, everywhere you want to be. So avoid them like rats.

Ever see something in a mirror you were sure wasn’t there a second ago? Of course you have, heres the scariest part: It wasn’t there a second ago, your mind didn’t make it up, but you you still, nervously, make an excuse, oh it was a hard day, long week, too much stress… But the truth is you’re too afraid to admit the reality of it: Evil. Its here, its watching, and it fucking sees you.

 

Under the Bed

What the hell is under your bed? Its something bad, and you know it. At some point in out lives, we realize that there is definitely something evil under the bed. When you’re a kid, its the boogey man. After you watched IT, its a fucking clown. Now that you’re a growed up, you think, how silly of me to think there was something evil under my bed all these years, and theres like, totally not. Ha..ha.. ha.. right? WRONG!!! YOUR TOTALLY FUCKING WRONG AND YOU GODDAMN KNOW IT! Under your bed is where all the bad shit in the world really is. Its not the boogey man, its not THE DARK. Its the motherfuckin Lord of Hell, and he’s waiting for you. He’s gonna grab that foot of yours if you stick it out too far. Have you ever been laying there in bed and you’re under the covers and you’re like OMG THIS BED IS TOO FUCKING HOT! So, like a brain child, you kick your leg out from under the covers.. then, instinctively, you feel vulnerable, naked.. And slowly, ever so slowly, you start to draw you leg back UNDER the covers no matter how fucking hot it is.

The next day, you laugh at yourself, nervously again.. because how silly are you to feel like something is under your bed when you’re what? Almost 30 years old? Get a grip, kid. Lets not be childish. So, you talk to yourself logically. Look, theres nothing under the fucking bed. I know, self. We can prove it! We don’t need to do that. WE WILL ANYWAYS! I really don’t think I want to! STOP CRYING LIKE A BITCH, SELF!!! So you look. It looks like this:

Yup. Dust. And a sock. Why are you so afraid? Because deep down, you KNOW that some evil.. you can’t see. But you can feel it. Kick your leg out from under the covers tonight, and if you’re really brave and think I’m crazy, hang it off the side of the bed. Dare you.

But sleep does not have to be so scary, my friends. Oh no.. Remember, your covers will always protect you, they are the ultimate shield. They cannot stop fire, nor nuclear holocaust, but they can, undoubtedly, stop the evil thats under your bed. Every fucking time. Sleep tight!

Death

The fear of death is a fear I think most people have somewhere in them. Seeing as how I am quite unusual, I myself do not fear death, and neither should you. I challenge death, and death is my bitch. Someone says, “He cr1ck3e! Would you like to have a smoke?” I say: “I’ll have two!! BRING IT!” I drive slow through intersections, but most people are too afraid to ram me. I jay walk, leisurely.. cars avoid me like the plague. The fact of it is, death will find you when you’re supposed to be found, you can’t run, or hide. Therefore, fearing death is probably the stupidest thing you actually CAN fear. Fearing something that is inherantly evil like a mirror, or the underside of your bed.. or fearing something thats nasty and can eat you, like a rat.. thats reasonable, its justifiable, and it makes total sense. Death is something that is not evil, nor is it avoidable, like rats- therefore, to fear death is to fear life. And if you fear life, I hope Arnold Swartzenegger runs up to you, screaming HEEEEEEEIIIIIIIIEEEEEE!!! And then slaps you and calls you a girly man. If you’re a girl, he’ll just call you a democrat. But he’ll still slap you. Then he’ll slap your ass, because he is a totally rad womanizing bastard, which makes him a real american hero. The good news is, whenever people have a “near death” experience, they never see skeletor in a robe with a sweet as weapon. So perhaps its not that bad afterall hmm? No, they always see something that resembles this:

Tunnels, lights, bright lights.. sometimes you even see your grandma, but never skeletor. I myself will likely see Skeletor, since I am nearest to He-Man, I’ll meet him in the afterlife for a goddamned epic battle.  But its cool, because I’ll have an awesome loin cloth, a sweet broad sword, and reason to scream I HAVE THE POWWWEERRRR!!!!

I won’t lie thats how I dress all the time, and I scream that line over and over again, but my broad sword is made out of tin foil, so people mainly mock me and I cannot attack them in return, because i don’t want the blade to bend. One day thought, Skeletor, your boney ass will be mine!!! I HAVE THE.. wait, that sounded terrible..

 

So we’ve covered fear! You made it through this journey through hell with me, and I’m proud of you. This was like an episode of mythbusters. Some fears are totally justified, like clowns. Some fears, are a massive waste of time to have, and if you had them before, you won’t now. We’ve debunked a couple myths of fear, and put rationale to other fears, so now, you have seen the truth, and you’ll know just how to react when faced with Snakes, planes, snakes on a plane, skeletor, bright lights, rats, air rats, ice cream, mirrors, and clowns. Congratulations my friends, this has been a long road to recovery, but you’re stronger now. Now, do tell… What scares YOU?