As are many students of end times prophecies that aren’t worthy of colorful doomsday escaping spacebus passes to Biaveh, I’m counting down to that ugly last day. I’m pretty sure of the date.
First the Mayans predicted the exact date with their calendar. Then Riley Martin confirmed the end is near with his Coming of Tan. Followed by Jared Buckalew’s sharing of his own “when the shit comes down” research during his pumpside chats. Throw in a buttload of Christian rapture sermons from tv evangelists along with islamic Shiite leaders promising an appearance of the apocalyptic Islamic Mahdi and it should be very clear that on 21 December 2012 we will know the bitter end.
We have only 1771 days. Less than five years. There’s a David Bowie song titled Five Years that is on topic. Well, not knowing what to do with my remaining time, I gave the song a listen (actually the whole album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars) and started a to do list. Why not do the same and share yours?
Here’s my list so far:
1. Continue to feed Trouble my cat.
2. Figure out how the Oracle of Clorox knows when I’m about to do laundry and stop his ability to time his use of the laundry room to coincide with mine.
3. Help the Fat Kid and the Shadow prove the existence of Sasquatch in Ohio.
4. Watch every episode of the Korean television epic Dae Jo Young.
5. Hurry up with the parts ordering and start building my kick ass, curb jumping, angry dog eluding, human powered vehicle for daily commuting to the beer store.
6. Listen to that Ambulance LTD LP album again.
-Decanus
Comments (7)
Here's what I'm gonna do
(To paraphrase Decanus):
NOT A GODDAMNED THING!
Posted by Johnny H. | February 16, 2008 8:55 PM
Posted on February 16, 2008 20:55
A message for Jared: Post another comment like that in Les's guestbook and it will be you who will need a lawyer.
Posted by Some Good Advice | February 16, 2008 10:13 PM
Posted on February 16, 2008 22:13
I see Jared is making new online friends during these last days. Good for him!
Posted by Pimples Malone | February 17, 2008 12:25 AM
Posted on February 17, 2008 00:25
what? the world didn't end in 1990?
Posted by Stiv Bators | February 19, 2008 1:57 PM
Posted on February 19, 2008 13:57
Hey Stiv, I'm pretty sure you're dead. But, I'll ask you anyway, is a stoned punk rock god getting his ass run over by a drunk cabbie really a sign of the End Of Days?
Wait, there is a kind of count down effect going on here: Sid Viiciuos, Ian Curtis, Ricky Wilson, Pete DeFrites, Stiv Bators, Johhny Thunders, Jerry Nolan, Wendy O’Williams, Ian Durry, Joey Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone, Joe Strummer, Johnny Ramone. And, I know I'm overlooking many more.
It now seems clear to me, a Deaths of Punk Rockers Countdown to the end of the world!
Posted by Decanus | February 19, 2008 3:58 PM
Posted on February 19, 2008 15:58
What makes you think that the end will be ugly, you bastard, as the prophet of doom said - "These flames . . . light up the new era. . . . Spirits are awakening, and oh, century, it is a joy to live!" - and die.
Posted by VLD | February 20, 2008 10:26 AM
Posted on February 20, 2008 10:26
Isn't VLD a bible code for The Hoser?
Posted by Decanus | February 20, 2008 12:34 PM
Posted on February 20, 2008 12:34