And don't forget to enter the Lyric Challenge!
“...there is nothing more for you and I,
I'm 93, you're sixteen,
And I think I'm goin' blind…”
Goin’ Blind by KISS
Goin’ Blind by KISS
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Too Old to Live
This is definitely not the best tale of the week, or from this issue, but as promised I’m giving you the entire Adventures into Weird Worlds #10. Stories like today's entry are sort of typical Atlas filler, but even Atlas at its most filler-iffic was still miles better than some of the other publishers of the time. This one is short and sweet, with a good crutch whackin' panel, though a slightly predictable, yet satisfying twist ending. [I see "Abbo" down in the bottom of the splash panel. Wonder what that means? -- Nequam]
And don't forget to enter the Lyric Challenge!
And don't forget to enter the Lyric Challenge!
For todays difficult lyric assignment, I think we should all break into a classic:
ReplyDeleteNinety-nine bottles of beer on the wall,
Ninety-nine bottles of beeer...
If one of those bottles should happen to fall,
ninety-eight bottles of beer on the wall!
Ninety-eight bottles of beer on the wall,
Ninety-eight bottles of beeer...
etc.
Nice black humour story !
ReplyDeleteAs for the lyric contest , it's again Metallica ; what about Welcome Home ( sanatorium ) ?
I seem to remember it was on the third album ...
Thanks for sharing
I told you that would make you go blind eventually.
ReplyDeleteNo place for hiding, baby
No place to run
You pull the trigger of my...
LOVE CANE
NOT A BAD LITTLE STORY BUT A FAR CRY FROM YESTERDAYS KRIGSTEIN SPECTACULAR.
ReplyDeletePERFECT SONG CHOICE TOO BUT LOOKING AT THAT DEMONIC GENE SIMMONS PHOTO I STILL HAVE A HARD TIME UNDERSTANDING HOW IN THE WORLD THAT'S THE SAME GUY AS THE ONE ON FAMILY JEWELS. TOO OLD INDEED!
Anonymous: The answer is simple. Makeup is a girl's (or a NYC Rock Guido's) best friend.
ReplyDeleteSo Kitty, liebchen--do we get to reference the Killers TODAY? How does "When You Were Young" sit with ya?
ReplyDeleteF'reals though, I got nothin'--the lyrics game is too taxing on the Tenebrous Brain!
Wow, the second I read the intro to this one, I thought of the same KISS tune as Karswell! The 93 years old line lends itself well to that. So now I gotta approach this from a different angle and forget about the whole "oldest" thing, and focus on the hate old John stirred up in Seth...
ReplyDeleteWith that in mind, I think the music for this one should be from OVERKILL, and their happy tune "I HATE" from the album "The Years of Decay" the title of which also works well for this story...
"THINK I'LL HATE YOU
WHERE YOU'LL BE DEAD
I KNOW IT, I HATE YOU
SMILE TO MY FACE
KNOW TO DIE
SAYS THE PROBLEMS
ASK YOUR SELF WHY
HATE THE GAMES
HATE THE RULES
YOU'RE GONNA LOOSE
SAY I'M HOSTILE
GOTTA RELAX
BETTER GET A GRIP
HERE'S THE FACT
NOT MUCH MORE OF YOU"
I also liked Silvano's choice- Sanitarium from Metallica works well here too!
Thirty-one bottles of beer on the wall,
ReplyDeleteThirty-one bottles of beeer...
If one of those bottles should happen to fall....
Just thirty... more....
bottles....
Man, this song is getting old. The rest of you are still singing too, right? Right?
>The rest of you are still singing too, right?
ReplyDeleteHa ha... Mr C bringing it around for a second time. Too funny.
So let's see what we got today, Metallica, Overkill, beer chanties, The Killers (against the judge's order!), some pokes at The Demon, and Kitty proving that KISS should probably change their name to GUMMED. I think even without a really good precode story today we still managed to make the most of it. Judges: I hope you're keeping score! Tomorrow we have a great weirdie from Paul Cooper so those of you who know how to cheat get on it now. Everyone else, we'll see ya in the mourn.
>the lyrics game is too taxing on the Tenebrous Brain!
But tis music that bringeth us all closer together dear Kate. Look what it did for the SPKs.
I went a little lighter today.
ReplyDeleteHere are selected verses from George Harrison's Wreck of the Hesperus:
I'm not the wreck of the Hesperus
Feel more like the Wall of China
Getting old as Methuselah
Feel tall as the Eiffel Tower
I'm not a power of attorney
But I can rock as good as Gibraltar
Ain't no more no spring chicken
Been plucked but I'm still kicking
But it's alright, it's alright
I'm not the wreck of the Hesperus
Feel more like Big Bill Broonzy
Getting old as my mother
But I tell you I got some company
Dr. Phibes: Ooo! Good one! I love that song!
ReplyDeleteThat 93 year-old guy is a lot stronger than any others I know of. Most could hardly lift a crutch, much less bash someone to death with it. The most one could do at that age is give you a bump on the head!
ReplyDeleteAnd not much of a comeuppance... "it's my twin brother!" Not something like "Now that you're the oldest, you can know: we always sacrifice the eldest inmate to the Dark Gods!"
Not my most inspired choice, but...
ReplyDeleteBang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Came down upon her head.
Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Made sure that she was dead.
The Beatles
Note to Nequam: "Abbo" is actually "A 880", the job number of this story.
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