Better Than Friday - 350

Good evening everyone -

The review for Michael Ondaatje's 'Coming Through Slaughter' is being edited, coming your way soon. Hope none of you are having to deal with that wildfire smoke.

Have a great weekend and thanks so much for your continued support!

1. A Book Recently Recommended to Me: The White Dominican by Gustav Meyrink (Paid Link)
   Same author of "The Golem". This was recommended to me by my friend Eric, who said it was his all-time favorite. More mystical/religious themes. Looks mysterious.
   
   

2. Curse of the Haboob

   Everywhere you live in the United States, you have some variety of natural disaster to contend with.
   
   In the Northwest/West Coast, Forest Fires.
   In the Midwest and East, Blizzards.
   Hurricanes in the South.
   Flooding and Tornadoes all over.
   
   But I've had a recent addition to my mental catalogue of terrestrial nightmares.

   The Dreaded Haboob is what we have to look forward to in Arizona, the Southwest -
   a colossal apocalyptic dust storm.
   
   No matter where you live in the USA...Slayer put it best.
   
   

3. In The Mouth of Madness
   Rest in peace Sam Neill. One of the best.
   
   

4. You Was Born to Die by Blind Willie McTell

   Nice blues track I came across this week.
   

5. Storyville: The Naked Dance

   A PBS documentary about the New Orleans red light district Storyville, where Buddy Bolden played, discussed in "Coming Through Slaughter". Quite the spot. No longer exists.

The prepaid future eternal residence of Nicolas Cage in St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 in New Orleans. The latin phrase means 'All from one'.

As you can see from the side, it has been struck by lightning.

Twice, allegedly.