I love this song. LOVE. I was initially introduced to it via Rob Zombie's The Devil's Rejects Soundtrack, and for most of the 00s, it appeared on my burned CD mix compilations. I spent some serious time zoned out on various substances, just feeling this song - so much to feel!
NCBD:
An easy week on the wallet for once:
Ericka Slaughter's origin continues. I'm digging these flashback issues; however, it perpetually thwarts my desire for the current timeline story to move forward!
Watch:
I'm not sure why, but until last Sunday, I had no interest in watching Season 2 of Netflix's The Sandman adaptation. My Drinking with Comics host Mike Shinabargar recently mentioned that the final episode was set to drop on 7/31 and that he'd like to cover the show. After a few hours of yard work in the particularly grueling heat, I came inside, collapsed onto the couch, and fired up the episode, Seasons of Mist.
I think two things are going on here. One, I think I'm way more attached to the stories adapted in the first season than this one, so it was harder for me to accept any changes (same with "24 Hours" from the first volume). Two, Tom Sturridge has really come to embody the character of Morpheus. The dour expression, the ever-changing, always confounding hair, the glassy stare. He just nails it in every scene this season. I've just hit the point where the season and the show move into their final arc in adapting The Kindly Ones, and this particular storyline in the comics is another I'm super attached to. So far, no complaints. I've heard this is around the point where the series begins to feel rushed, but so far, I'm not getting that. This could very well be because, when I began reading The Sandman near the end of its monthly run, I jumped in on The Kindly Ones, and at the time, the only collections available in trade were the first three volumes, Preludes and Noctures, Doll's House and Dream Country. The latter three were adapted as Season One of the show, so it stands to reason that, for someone who didn't read volumes 4-8 until later and thus, know them less intimately, adapting the four seasons I know makes this show fit my experience with The Sandman like a glove. Season Two effectively starts with Seasons of Mist (Volume 4), moves into A Game of You (Volume 5), and I think, bypasses virtually everything from Volumes 6-8.
Playlist:
Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard of Ozz
Ozzy Osbourne - Diary of a Madman
Ian Lynch - All You Need is Death OST
Isaac Hayes - Hot Buttered Soul
M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
Hangman's Chair - Saddiction
Deafheaven - Sunbather
King Woman - Celestial Blues
Moon Wizard - Sirens
Black Pyramid - The Paths of Time Are Vast
Benjamin Booker - LOWER
Type O Negative - Life Is Killing Me
Card:
From Jonathan Grimm's Hand of Doom Tarot, which you can buy HERE.
• IX: The Hermit
• Five of Pentacles
• XXI: The World
Anticipate setbacks by taking a strategic withdrawal and considering the bigger picture. This is a 'work' reading, and it's as timely as it is on the money.
