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Ambien & Acupuncture Tea Leaves
posted : 11/10/09 at 09:36am pst
The ambien has kicked in (it's all I have) so the surreality is limpid. Oh to be eulogized by the bard, the talent of @RealCliveBarker. A moment, a breath, a line or two in the spotlight. They remember. I'm somebody's favorite, he squeaked. That person loves me, and I live in the replayed tendrils curling about your feet. I'll haunt you for ...
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Mungus @ Derby City Espresso!
posted : 11/07/09 at 08:27pm pst
If you want to see Mungus, this is your last opportunity in 2009. We're performing December 11th in Louisville at Derby City Espresso. We'll be joined by Trust Divided, the fantastically talented Hippiedigger, and our old friends The Layzees.
This information is all on the flier below, but I'll write it out anyway. Derby City Espresso is located ... read full entry >
This information is all on the flier below, but I'll write it out anyway. Derby City Espresso is located ... read full entry >
Mungus on Goulston Street, 30 September 1888
posted : 10/30/09 at 03:16pm pst
Four recently discovered art pieces that suggest the members of Mungus were key players in the Goulston Street Atrocity and the (ultimately successful) effort to close a Dringenberg Level 9 Dimensional Shift between our world and the In Ovo.
http://www.mungusband.com/
Artist's impression of the 88th Son of War after surviving the Goulston Street
Mungus @ Cicero's in St. Louis
posted : 10/19/09 at 10:26pm pst
We're performing at Cicero's in The Loop in St. Louis this Friday night (October 23, 2009). If we sent six 11x17 fliers to the venue we get free pizza. Or something. So I designed six different fliers with the intention of using each one in a cycle for new shows.
Click on each image to learn more about its creation.






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Click on each image to learn more about its creation.






New Metal Etching: A + B Kiss 01
posted : 09/10/09 at 08:50pm pst
I made this for my Amy for our six month wedding anniversary on September 7, 2009. Click on the images for more information and more images depicting various stages of the process.
~Benjamin



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~Benjamin



IMU Band of the Week to Perform at PHT Tomorr
posted : 09/08/09 at 07:06pm pst
Greetings Horde!
If you live in the Louisville area, come see the Indie Music Universe BAND of the WEEK perform tomorrow night, Wednesday, September 9, at Phoenix Hill Tavern! Who is this critically lauded band? Which band is making waves in the national and international community? That's right, beloved horde... it's Mungus.
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If you live in the Louisville area, come see the Indie Music Universe BAND of the WEEK perform tomorrow night, Wednesday, September 9, at Phoenix Hill Tavern! Who is this critically lauded band? Which band is making waves in the national and international community? That's right, beloved horde... it's Mungus.
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Nope...
posted : 09/05/09 at 10:49pm pst
HCl is a gas and the liquid form (what I'm using) is called muriatic acid. I released, violently, HCl. HCl, being heavier than air, wouldn't rise very quickly, so the byproduct of adding aluminum to muriatic acid (hydrogen) lifted the HCl molecules up into the air in vast quantities.
Huh.
That explains the burning sensation.
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Huh.
That explains the burning sensation.
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Something Else I Learned Today
posted : 09/05/09 at 08:18pm pst
If you put a thick sheet of aluminum into a basin of hydrochloric acid it results, after waiting just long enough for you to let your guard down, in a sudden and horsefuckingly violent exothermic reaction.
And that was probably chlorine gas pouring out of the basin.
There is a reason we do these things outside.
And that was probably chlorine gas pouring out of the basin.
There is a reason we do these things outside.
Photo Paper Quality Matters... Apparently.
posted : 09/05/09 at 12:50pm pst
I learned something today (Saturday, September 5, 2009): don't use a lower quality photo paper in etching projects.
The "4 out of 5 stars" rating ON THE BOX should have tipped me off, dammit.

My thinking was this: the first project (that totally boss self-portrait on brass, pictured below) went really well, but the paper removal from the metal was ... read full entry >
The "4 out of 5 stars" rating ON THE BOX should have tipped me off, dammit.

My thinking was this: the first project (that totally boss self-portrait on brass, pictured below) went really well, but the paper removal from the metal was ... read full entry >
Trent Reznor Updates to Previous Post
posted : 07/11/09 at 10:17am pst
visit http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?30,767183 to read the original post as well as his follow-ups
UPDATE 2:
Here's a message from Ian Rogers of TopSpin
[forum.nin.com] scroll all the way to the bottom
UPDATE 3:
Here's a few responses - more to come when I get time.
Bandcamp
[bandcamp.com]
This looks excellent to me. I have not used it but it appears to ... read full entry >
UPDATE 2:
Here's a message from Ian Rogers of TopSpin
[forum.nin.com] scroll all the way to the bottom
UPDATE 3:
Here's a few responses - more to come when I get time.
Bandcamp
[bandcamp.com]
This looks excellent to me. I have not used it but it appears to ... read full entry >
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