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What I Learned From Shane MacGowan

2 Dec 2023 3 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

"May the ghosts that howled 'round the house at nightNever keep you from your sleepMay they all sleep tight down in hell tonightOr wherever they may be"Lullaby of London   I've been dreading this day for a long time.  I was thinking about it recently...

Thank You Jesus For The Eternal Present

25 Nov 2023 8 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

"Part of being a songwriter is to forever live in a state of trepidation as to what the next song may bring... Each comes with its own inherent danger."Nick Cave   It's all therapy.  Or can be.  It certainly has been the case for me.  Maybe that's wh...

The Gospel of Weedwolf

22 Nov 2023 7 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

"The whirlwind is in the thorn tree."Johnny Cash   While headed west in the winter of 2013, I stopped at Shakespeare Cemetery in New Mexico, in search of the local ghost town.  It was hidden behind a locked gate and a PRIVATE PROPERTY/NO TRESPASSING...

Motivation for Everyone

29 Oct 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Me and I

 We all have a dark side to us. You may think you dont but you do. Whether it be lust, addiction, revenge or malice. Its within you. The best way to let go of it, is to express it. It is best not to suppress your negative emotions. Some people scream...

Back to the Lab Again (and Leaving the Cryptosphere)

28 Oct 2023 2 minute read 0 comments Great White Snark

Now that I've managed to resolve the issue of being unable to post discussions (and thus earn USD) on MyLot, I'm going to be heading there, my time in the cryptosphere having come to an unfortunate end. I'm hoping that if you enjoy my particular bran...

Will You Be My Dirty Girl?

28 Oct 2023 8 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

“A man's face is his autobiography. A woman's face is her work of fiction.”Oscar Wilde   I've been juggling the sun & moon dichotomy my whole life.  Not in an occult, mystical way.  I'm talking about hair color.  Shall I choose light, or dark?  Sun o...

Invisible Manifesto For A Rising Outlaw Nation (Take 3)

18 Oct 2023 12 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

"We were interested in not being considered professionals.  I still consider myself an amateur filmmaker rather than a professional.  Because professional means you do something for money, for a job.  And the root of the word 'amateur' is a love of s...

Ghosts of São Paulo

13 Oct 2023 10 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

I had a week to kill between the shows in São Paulo and Las Vegas, and I was out of money.  It's unlikely I would have returned to Vegas early anyway, when I was already in an exotic, faraway, and foreign place, but even if I'd have rather been in V...

Johnny Efectivo en Brasil

12 Oct 2023 15 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

In spite of having every technical difficulty under the sun, or perhaps the moon, the show at the Nazaré Paulista Country Music Festival in Brazil was the 2nd best of the entire Poor Man's Nick Cave Tour.  Only the show in Santiago was better.  I wa...

Wet Cat in the Rain

10 Oct 2023 9 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

"To convince oneself that one has the right to live decently takes time."Eva Perón   Nick Cave once said something to the effect that he chose his band members based on how well they got along.  Playing ability is secondary.  Being able to live on a...