January 1, 2014 ‘cloudy with a sense of rain’ Gospel: “With the breakdown of the medieval system, the gods of chaos, lunacy, and bad taste gained ascendancy.” Ignatius was writing in one of his Big Chief tablets. After a period in which the western world had enjoyed order, tranquility, unity, and oneness with its True…
Author: Varg
Ode to Mr. Tybs
Mr. Tybs you were always a real piece of shit cat. You pissed on things. You raped Talula. You swiped at Doris. You puked a lot. You were annoying. You had bad teeth. You ignored the litter box. You never caught things. You didn’t play. Your purr was almost inaudible. You never loved us and…
O’ Cypress, Beautiful Cypress
This summer past… wait, is Summer over yet? Let me rephrase. This past August, I stopped working in yellow pine. Just plain yellow pine and plywood and all construction-grade wood that really is in abundance, I stopped salvaging it and stopped using it in my work. This is the stuff you get at Home Depot…
Scenes From Superdome Section 6000, Seat 6000
Many times I have heard Saints season ticket holder Pants tell of the goings on in Section 617 in the Superdome. And he has written about it well enough over the years. But I just wanted to add a few observations about it from an outsider’s perspective. I mean, I felt like a freshman up…
Actually, It’s Fine.
French Market Corp. hires Jon Smith as executive director after first pick declines job over salary dispute The first four paragraphs of this story are reminiscent of some passive aggressive cocktail party conversation. It’s all like, “Well…she KNEW we weren’t trying to pay her that much and, we ARE just a “public benefits corporation” that…
Bacchus XXXIX
A lot of people, myself included, have a specific image of what they expect from King Bacchus in the Bacchus parade during Mardi Gras. First, he has to be kingly. He has to be up on that float, behaving royally. Not with sunglasses on like Val Kilmer. If Bacchus is an actor, he should approach…
Art Auction for Deborah Cotton
I’m donating a piece of art to the medical fund for the great Big Red Cotton. For all she has done for us over the years. This is a great opportunity to get a soulful piece of art for a good cause. Details below: Ebay auction is here. Starting bid is $1. 100% of the…
What Kind of a Reverend Are You?
I get this a lot. It’s difficult to answer but, I’ll try and explain it here for the first time. Stream of consciousness style. I have fore a while just insisted that I’m not a “real reverend.” Meaning I just don’t think I am in a position to advise people on pious living. But then…
Poor, Poor Grendel
A portrait of the Beowulf monster Grendel as he is written in the 1971 novel “Grendel.” Title of the piece is lifted from a line in the book. Composition is directly depicted from cover portrait on paperback version of the novel by Emil Antonucci. On rough-hewn heart pine wall stud salvaged in New Orleans. Original…
On ‘betty and the black dog’
A few times a year, for no emotional reason, out of nowhere, I get depressed. My “medicine man” theory is that it is tied into my gut and there is certainly some science to back that up. My genetic bad stomach is often acting up around the same time the depression shows up and the chemical…