No, this isn't a journal about a rampage at a blood bank and it's not a Roger Corman movie about a bunch of pretentious, nitwit beat generation artists in a coffee house. It's the about the most recent works of another dA friend of mine (Bill McEvoy) who has received some attention for work he did on a music video for the band Twiztid. He did the paintings and then assisted in their animation to go along with the music lyrics (and beat).

You can see Bill's excellent work here



and can catch the video here: [link]

I'm sure all of you will appreciate his art and his dark humor as well. Twistid's music isn't really my cup of tea, but it's not as irritating as "gangsta rap" and, in my not so humble opinion, Bill's work makes the video quite enjoyable.

I hope you all check it out and leave Bill a word of appreciation. He's a really nice guy and it's great to see a friend getting his art "out there."

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In a completely unrelated rant - I would like to address all those (invariably young) deviants who are infatuated with Johnny Depp's romantic version of a pirate. I just hope you all (someday) realize that the pirate you idolize is a Disney creation much like Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck and like both these cartoon characters has no basis in reality.

Pirates aren't concerned with saving beautiful young women, nor are they prone to toppling oppressive British sea captains for the sake of a Bohemian populace. They're vicious, cut-throat thieves who don't value life and maintain violent armies of children soldiers for the purpose of amassing great wealth for themselves. They wouldn't think twice about holding you hostage or killing you when your family couldn't pay the ransom.

Hollywood has an uncanny knack for glorifying war and making folk heros out of vicious criminals. It's okay to enjoy escapist entertainment, but don't be feeble-minded enough to confuse Hollywood with reality. I really hate to burst anyone's bubble, but when you hear PIRATE don't think of this guy: [link] Think of this guy: [link]