“Look, it’s just a little inconvenient. …it’s just a little blood. It’ll wash out.”

33. Road to Nowhere – Christopher Pike

Rule of the road number one – If the people who want to pick you up when you’re running away from home are named something even remotely close to “Poppy Corn” or “Freedom Jack,” don’t get in the freaking car. Really, rule number one should be “Don’t get in the car.” Pike certainly does have a way with names, but of course, so do I. This is the first book of his that inspired me to parody him with Danger Crumples in the roles of author and cover model (and if there was any text to go with my painting, subject). I love a road trip story and this is certainly a trippy one…Poppy Corn. Really. I don’t think I’d want to spend my runaway time with Poppy Corn. Or Freedom Jack. Usually the dudes that are focused so hard on their “freedom” are total jerks. Teresa the main character should’ve thought of that.

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Danger Crumples never wanted to run away, so he didn’t have to worry about the rules of the road, he did know how to call shotgun though, it was impressive once I figured out what he meant by that particular whistle.

Mixtape:

1. “Chrome and Hot Leather” – Brass Hearse

2. “Adrenochrome” – Sisters of Mercy

3. “Dead Love (So Still)” – Widowspeak

4. “Drawing Down the Moon” – Blood Ceremony

5. “Bwamba’s Rambles” – Zydepunks

6. “Road to Nowhere” – Talking Heads

7. “How Dare You” – Electric Six

8. “Mjod (BBC Sessions 2010)” – Kvelertak

9. “Doomsday” – Kasabian

10. “Good View of the Violence” – Electric Six

11. “The Friend Catcher” – Birthday Party

12. “Wild Witch”- Restavrant

13. “Dead End Justice” – Runaways

14. “Come & See” – Protomartyr

 

Art Intrusion #199:

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Here he is…road tripping to an unspecified location. The painting itself has sold…but it is available on stuff and things including metal prints on my Redbubble page.