Home is where the heart is?

My trip to MD went pretty well considering I took it for no real purpose other than to see my dad and a couple of my friends. It feels weird though. I always complain to others about how terrible Wilmington can be at times, and yet after my most recent trip, I feel more complete and even content being back here. In the 3 years I've lived in Wilmington, I've accomplished more feats and met far more friends and companions than I did in my NINETEEN years in MD.


I did pick up some great vinyl and comics when I was up there though. Around April, I started what will hopefully become a decent-sized vinyl collection, and I can add 3 more records to that ever expanding list.

Blacklisted-HTH,LTG (Gatefold transparent white w/ blue splatter)
Killing the Dream-Fractures (gatefold blue)
Trash Talk-s/t (blue)

Thanks to the LEOG (a weekly podcast through spill.com) my interest in comics has been reinvigorated as well. The new pickups include:

Preacher vol.1 (heard a lot of praise for it and decided to give it a shot)
The Walking Dead vol.1 (which so far, is very VERY cool)
The Dark Knight Returns (I've read it before several times, but oddly never owned it myself)

The comic store I visited was unfortunately out of Mark Millar's "Kick-Ass" so thats next on my agenda.



Hitting up some great shows in the next couple of weeks as well. People who know me know I have a big passion for music and a love for my local scene.

8/28 The Banner (NJ hardcore punk with slight goth/horror touches), Said and Done (ex-Gloves Off. Kinda sound like Lifetime and NFG. Be my first time seeing em), Indifference (one of the best bands now in Carolina hardcore. PASSION YO), and White Flags Burning (used to be called Degeneration, took a hiatus, this is their comeback/farewell show. Hopefully the Black Flag cover stays).

8/29 Beer Wolf (buds of mine. Good stoner/instrumental stuff. Its a reunion show as well), Blacktusk (if you're into stuff like Kylesa, Baroness, etc. this is right up your alley. What is it with GA and good music?)

If you can't make this, try to at least make the Glass Casket reunion show in Winston-Salem. That should be awesome.

9/1 Soldiers (side project of Rick from This is Hell. A lot more pissed off, a little more mosh but fun nonetheless). Stray from the Path is playing too and despite their singer sounding like a 12 year old prepubescent boy, they pull off a fun (if not retarded) Limp Bizkit cover. Hahaha.

9/6 Death Threat (who I thought broke up loooooong ago, but hey whatever. Should be fun)



Hopefully a more coherent and thoughtful entry will come soon.