“When Is An Ice Cream Truck NOT An Ice Cream Truck?”

March 25, 2011 by Clint Catalyst · 6 Comments

“…When it’s run by this dude”:

“A Drug-Dealing ‘Mr. Freeze’”

[ on ]

Segment: “Ice Fiend Man” from Episode 320
[ Watch Full Episode : Better Them Than Us ]

N E X T A I R D A T E :

Synopsis:
“A billionaire bottoms out; it’s hard out there for a Russian pimp; gang bangers play doctor;
a pyromaniac gets burned; an ice cream man gets iced; a bad actor needs a hand;
a Greek gets his brass handed to him.”

About The Series:
“1000 Ways To Die showcases some of the most outrageously true stories about those who succumbed to
the Grim Reaper in the most unorthodox stories.”

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“…like a captured moon might be.”

March 25, 2011 by Clint Catalyst · 1 Comment

Rushing

Wild moths beat your eyes wide.

You are the candle and arc of light.

You find the fragile blue pulse.

You say it’s all in the smell

of alcohol and ripening lemons.

The lightbulb, glistening yellow metal

like a captured moon might be.

It’s sailing the harbor at Puerto Vallerta,

swimming warm water and black sharks

to a cove of wild boars and waterfalls

choked by ferns. You taste it,

filling your mouth and lungs

as you ride into the Salinas Valley

drought-hot November, vineyards

and walnut trees gone red. It’s behind

your eyes. It’s on your tongue.

It’s the field where Daddy took off

your training wheels and you careened

that first bicycle through stakes of stiff

ash-colored birch.

It’s learning to tell time again

and not get in cars with strangers.

Thirteen years of psychiatry

and they’re right. It’s mother,

unbuttoning her blouse,

giving you her great white breast at last.

You bite through her startled ribcage.

It’s day breaking over Hollister, California,

land of pine cones and artichokes

hills of horses caught behind the spoils

of fences as you ride to the white caps

and ice plant clawing the slow dunes

at Moss Landing, fields viridian, fields

salamander and coral, all edging into harvest.

And it’s Mazatlan and Moss Landing,

Massachusetts and Mallorca.

My God, it’s the fields of Mars.

Stiff winds cutting paths through

red grasses, beneath the twin amber breasts

before the moons went blind and the vines dried.

So, you’ve swallowed it all. Dust trails and ridge

of shadow gouged by a stagecoach ninety years ago.

Your arms? Your arms have been carved by stars.

A Santa Ana wind slams through your lungs.

This is love, baby.

You are young, naked,

your navel filled with platinum.

It’s a sea breeze curling in soft swirls

across cliffs just born on the moon.

And it’s all of your childhood,

all at once, before you pull the needle

out.

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L.A. Weekly — Catalyst Named As One of the “Top 10 Most Eccentric, Creative (and Quite Possibly Crazy) Characters” in L.A. Nightlife

March 22, 2011 by Clint Catalyst · Leave a Comment

February 2011

Direct Link via Picture Push

[ Complete List available at LA Weekly Dot Com ]

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The Photography of Kasia Bielska

March 20, 2011 by Clint Catalyst · 2 Comments

To Start:
Seven Images from the Ben Trovato Blog,
in which Bielska’s editorial “Three Colors — RED” appears

“Three Colors – RED is the story of a creature that transcends to another dimension by means of an unreal space and color. The photos have been inspired by an enclosed space – the interiors of the Park Inn hotel in Cracow, Poland. I had some graphic visions in my mind prior to the shooting, a shape forming from two colors – white and black. As soon as I saw the interiors, however, I knew it was going to be a story of three colors.”

— Kasia Bielska

Photography – Kasia Bielska
Stylist and Producer – Kamila Picz
Make up – Marcin Szczepaniak
Hair – Tymoteusz Pieta @ Claudius Hair Dresser Team
Model – Ania K @ Mango Models

Next:
The Retinal Pleasures Continue, With
Beauteousness Filched From The Artist’s Site . . .

[ Check I†—Someone's Serving A Proper

…& I Ain’t Mad About It! ]

&
In Closing?

Snaps from a Sleek, Chic Editorial
That Conveys a Sense of ”Tomorrow’s Old News Already–I’ve Taken It”

Bravo!
…& To The Future, Indeed!

Illustration of Vintage Camera by Rebecca Jones

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An Incendiary Matter [The Creative Spirit Is Contagious]

March 17, 2011 by Clint Catalyst · 5 Comments

Greetings, Beloved Darklings, Queerios, Style Fiends
& Ne’er-Do-Wells…

As the sun begins its descent here in this Babylon-on-the-Pacific
commonly known as Los Angeles,
I propose a ‘Theme for The Evening’

[ to do with as you will—or conversely, as you won't,
if that's the case ]

Inspired by this GIF-tastic little gem I’ve reblogged,
courtesy of the kind folks at Three Frames—
[ attribution hereby duly noted, please.&.thanks ]

The motif proposed is that of

ᐞ△ᐞ · f i r e · ᐞ△ᐞ

Represented by a certain symbol
with ancient ties to the practice of alchemy,

Fire is Elemental.

“The energy of Life manifests in two forms, Fire & Air. While both are predominately active in nature, fire is the more active of the two, with Air being slightly passive because of the partial Water Element in its makeup. Potential Matter manifests its energy as Water & Earth.”

“The Alchemical Sulphur, or Soul, of a thing predominates in the animating principles of energy (Fire) & intelligence (Air); Alchemical Salt, or the physical body of a thing, predominates in unconscious forces, psychic, & instinctual intelligence (Water) & solid matter (Earth); Alchemical Mercury, or general life force, predominates in intelligence (Air) & instinctual forces, & psychic energy (Water), as such it is the link, or bridge, between the higher forces of Sulphur & the lower body of matter.”
[ source ]

Nevertheless, my intent behind this post is not to point you in a single direction,
But rather propose a topic to set one’s rhetorical embers ablaze, so to speak…

SΔID · ΔNOTHER · WΔY :

What role does fire play in your life?

Is it astrological?
[ Aries, 8th of April, in my case ]

Psychological?
[ Something you fear/something that incites desire, or is erotically-charged? ]

Or, better still:
Upon seeing or hearing the word,
Are there connotations that have little or nothing to do with what I’ve mentioned?

[ "Firestarter (3)" by Elizaveta Porodina ]

Whatever medium[s] of communication you might choose—words of your own, or that of another;
photography, [ ditto, self-created or reference points of inspiration ]; technology
[ case in point: the animated .GIF ]; paint pencil canvas paper spray paint graffiti
billboards buildings a keyboard the cello lit candles incantations magic mayhem…

However, by whichever/whatever means you might choose,
I look forward to seeing not just how you respond to ‘me,’ but rather
something infinitely greater: the universal dialogue of creative expression, &
the means by which it connects us, asserts our relevance
at a specific moment in time

within/among/& along the infinite umbilical cord that connects humanity,
the splendor of nature, & the universe.

Please Note: Seeking Attribution for Photographs &/or .GIFs Without Credits Listed
[ "Unsourced" posts discovered via ImageShack, Imgur, et al ]
— Thanks! —

[ "The Dispossessed" by Bansidhe ]

[ "Hell" by *Rog* ]

[ "Fimmvörðuháls 3" by Rüdiger Þór ]

[ source : Three Frames on tumblr ]

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Brittany Kore: §HE’§ BACK FOR MORE // §ádicious Infernal: THEY KNOW THE §CORE

March 3, 2011 by Clint Catalyst · Leave a Comment

In support of the latest release by §ilver §train,
It’s Witchcraft & Mexploitation
F o r T h e W i n

[ ...&—as usual—I am wickedinsaniacobsessively lovin' it! ]

U p . F i r s t ,
an excerpt from
“The Return of Brittany Kore”

After A Taste,

Here’s
The Full-Length Version
For Your Streamin’ & Screamin’:

Brittanny Kore [ complete ] by §

Then,
N e x t : I t ‘ s

Bank-Thievin’, Blood-Thirsty Nuns;
Russian Roulette With Fearless Punks;
An Abrupt & Vulgar Wriggling of The Pierced Tongue-In-Chic
That’s As Uncomfortably Humorous As It Is
Sexy & Sadistic—

E x p e r i e n c e

“Sádicios Infernal”

Visit the Black Bvs Records shop for the CD-R La Main Gauche,
on which both tracks appear:

http://blackbusrecords.bigcartel.com/

Also
— For A Good Time —
Follow Black Bvs Records on tumblr:

http://blackbusrecords.tumblr.com/

╬ [ Product Info ] : ╬

Full color artwork on CD-R & 300g folded cardboard, in miniature LP style plastic sleeve

Front cover photo by Sonja Todorović

Back cover collage by Calla Donofrio

Disc art by §

Hand-numbered, Limited Edition of 100 Copies Available

╬ [ Acknowledged Credits ] : ╬

for
“Brittany Kore”

Non-Profit Tribute to The Craft

featuring

Editing, Titles & Music by § :

MySpace Profile
§ilver §train Facebook

as
well as
Choral Chants by ☾∧† ◯

for
“Sádicios Infernal”

Fake Trailer / Non-Profit Video Tribute to Mexploitation

featuring

Editing, Titles, Blood
& Music by §

in
addition to
the Choral Chants of ☾∧† ◯

Filed Under: Archive, Aural Fixations (Music News & Reviews), Blog
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L.A. Weekly — Catalyst Named As One of the “Top 10 Most Eccentric, Creative (and Quite Possibly Crazy) Characters” in L.A. Nightlife

The Photography of Kasia Bielska

An Incendiary Matter [The Creative Spirit Is Contagious]

Brittany Kore: §HE’§ BACK FOR MORE // §ádicious Infernal: THEY KNOW THE §CORE

…And It’s Long Overdue

Mrmm-Hrmm, Yes : And This, Too

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The Almighty Blogroll…

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Yes. & Also

“When Is An Ice Cream Truck NOT An Ice Cream Truck?”

“…like a captured moon might be.”

L.A. Weekly — Catalyst Named As One of the “Top 10 Most Eccentric, Creative (and Quite Possibly Crazy) Characters” in L.A. Nightlife

The Photography of Kasia Bielska

An Incendiary Matter [The Creative Spirit Is Contagious]

Brittany Kore: §HE’§ BACK FOR MORE // §ádicious Infernal: THEY KNOW THE §CORE