David Vienna's Blog, page 133
November 26, 2018
Hi, people.This year is wearing me the fuck out. It’s been 2018 for, like, four fucking decades.
This year is wearing me the fuck out. It’s been 2018 for, like, four fucking decades.
November 24, 2018
These rock-n-rollers turn 10 today. No more single digits. (And...
These rock-n-rollers turn 10 today. No more single digits. (And they got new boards for a new year.) Happy birthday, Boone and Wyatt! Thanks for changing our lives for the better a decade ago.
November 13, 2018
davidvienna:
#Howl
I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by the Twitter verification...
#HowlI saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by the Twitter verification process,
arbitrary fruitless meaningless
Our keyboards are smaller
As are our ideas
Every flow of wisdom removed of its nuance,
reduced simplified hashtagged
When did experience become a liability, the candidate asked
When the idiots took power, the unwashed masses would have answered
If they had the basic intelligence to observe the truth
Beyond their own greasy noses,
their own smudged screen,
the vulgarity of their breath
The representative’s dick pic replaces measured discourse
A throbbing cock intended for an underage girl fucks us all
Equally and without resistance
We take it in, mouths agape
We shove it in the faces of friends we’ve never met
But whose children look adorable
Dressed for a grade school graduation ceremony
With 37 likes and climbing
They should know the new futility of education
A quadratic equation won’t trend
Newton has no followers
And Ginsberg is now nothing more than a meme
[I used to run to get out my aggression, then I drank, then I hit the heavy bag. Now, I write poetry… I’m not sure if this is progression or more of a lateral move.]
November 12, 2018
Them boys clean up good… ish.
Them boys clean up good… ish.
November 2, 2018
If you watch the new Netflix show brainchild, specifically the...
If you watch the new Netflix show brainchild, specifically the episode titled “Space,” for a brief moment, you might see Boone and Wyatt.
If you watch the new @netflix show #brainchild, specifically the...
If you watch the new @netflix show #brainchild, specifically the episode titled “Space,” for a brief moment, you might see Boone and Wyatt.
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October 31, 2018
davidvienna:
That Elm, That Oak
That elm
That oak
They’ve got decades on me
Centuries maybe
But...
That Elm, That OakThat elm
That oak
They’ve got decades on me
Centuries maybe
But what have they done
Other than stand erect
Like a sophomore’s cock during a slow song at the homecoming dance
I’ve created
I’ve cried
I’ve forgiven
I’ve hurt
I’ve asked why
Why we are
Why I am
But these fucking trees
They just stand there
Making a big show every autumn
And doing nothing else all year
But providing oxygen
For us doers
For those of us that get shit done
So, tree
Fuck you
I can change my clothes from green to brown, too
I can offer a place for someone to rest their head
I can offer a place for some heartbroken artist to lay down and assess exactly how they’re going to get revenge on their homecoming date with a song
They’ll be the next Kurt Cobain
Maybe they should be the next Tom Waits
But they’re not that nuanced
Not yet
Not until they lay in my shade for a while
A while longer
Stay longer
Stay
That elm
That oak
Resist the temptation to seek companionship from them
They lie
They’ll tell you all you have to do is be
They’re wrong
All you have to do is lie with me
Let’s lie together
Stay and lie with me
Stay
Lie
October 27, 2018
Venom and Carnage — just a couple of symbiotes hitting some...
Venom and Carnage — just a couple of symbiotes hitting some Halloween events.
October 19, 2018
Patricia Ann Royse: An Obituary
On International Women’s Day, I wrote a post about my mother. I mentioned that her health wasn’t what it used to be. She died last week. You can read that post for a more in depth profile of her. But below is the obituary I wrote for her. (I removed the memorial info.)
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Patricia Ann Royse, 79, of Greenfield, passed away Thursday,
October 11, 2018.
Patricia was the daughter of Albert and Bessie Royse and one of
five siblings.
A lifelong journalist, Patricia broke down gender barriers as a
pioneering female reporter covering hard news in an era when most newswomen
were unfairly relegated to writing fashion or society stories. She met fellow
reporter, David Vienna, while covering the 1966 Hough riots for the Cleveland Press. They later married and
had two children.
The marriage didn’t last, but her love of hearing and sharing
stories thrived. She went on to work at newspapers such as The Daily Standard in Celina, OH, and The Rockville Gazette in Rockville, MD. When not covering local
news and events, Patricia loved to visit with her family and voraciously read
mystery novels.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister Charlotte.
Patricia is survived by her daughter Elizabeth, her son David, her
grandsons Wyatt and Boone, and her three siblings Sue Holcomb, Jerry Royse and
Mike Royse.
Her family and friends will celebrate Patricia’s life with a
memorial event Saturday, November 10.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to the International Center for
Journalism at icfj.org or simply share a story with someone.
