I'm alive!

I hereby affirm that I am alive and well, maxin' out in Elizabeth "Shitsburg" PA. Contrary to popular belief, I did NOT commit suicide over my inability to form lasting relationships with women - in fact, I have been happily thrifting with my sistahs on a regular basis, thank you very much. This does not mean, however, that you should not feel obligated to send me flowers due to my untimely demise. You know my address. Anyway, I figured I would finally sign up for this muldoon - sorry it took so long, but I rarely check my emails, and didn't realize that there was a blog until Alex informed me that Sid has been circulating rumors that I am an international fugitive. How sexy! Would that involve something along the lines of me wearing a vinyl catsuit? Anyway, I just thought I should let you guys know that I'm still alive.

Now it's time for me to proselytize. Some of you have already been exposed to my ardent obsession with the singer/performance artist Miss Diamanda Galas. Well guess what? She's coming out with 2 new double CDs on November 24, and you all need to buy them! "Defixiones, Will and Testament" is a song cycle that represents the voices of those "forgotten and erased" in the Armenian, Assyrian, and Anatolian Greek genocides of 1914-1923. It includes music set to the texts of Belgian/French poet Henri Michaux and Armenian soldier/poet Siamanto. "La Serpenta Canta" is a lighter, slightly more accessible song cycle of blues/free jazz/country which includes Diamanda's crazed renditions of Hank Williams "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" and Screamin' Jay Hawkins "I Put a Spell on You," Both CD's are a must-have for anyone who is into world music, blues, goth, or just crazy-ass avant-garde vocal work that may induce brain hemorrhaging. More info about the CDs, as well as a crapload of documents about both the Hellenic genocides and the AIDS crisis/conspiracy (if you will), can be found at www.diamandagalas.com . Check it out!

*Sigh* Sorry, I just had to do that, because if you guys can't foster an interest in this stuff, then nobody will! Well, I'm gonna go read now. Will post later! Ciao.

Much love,
Jordan "Grosshandler" Greenwald
catch me on AIM! my sn: sickmuse22