Ranting

Hell-o kiddiewinks and welcome my second installment of mindless, pointless jabbering. Here's just a quick overview of what special features this mind numbing episode will be packed with: #1. My ever-changing stage name and ***gasp*** the announcement of my final name (let's hope so at least) and #2. Another one of my short reality checks/social condemnations. Well, on to the good stuff.

#1. What the hell is up with those stage names and why can't the ****ing bassist ever keep the same name for more than a week or two?

Basically, we like stage names. Although none of us actually use them as true name or even a nickname (except for Loki) but we still think they have their place. To take preformance art to a higher level it is often needed to alter your character to suit the show. I think this holds true in Mercury (at least for me) because it allows you to put all the other meaningless crap (the alphabet, small rabid mammals, mexican baseball statistics etc.) out of your mind and focus on the task at hand (playing music). That's basically why the names are there, so, if you have a problem with them, good for you, it means you're thinking on your own, and therefore are not a sponge and/or a Korn fan.

Now on to my new and final stage name. From this day forward (something, something 1999) I have decided that I shall go by the stage name of The Reverend Hypocracy. Now I know that a Hypocracy is technically not a defined system (economic, social or political) but I feel that it suits today's world just fine. In this day and age we are constantly confronted with the classic "do as I say, not as I do" dogma (ie. priests getting arrested for embezzelment). Since I am technically a Reverend (blessed be the internet and strange californian churches), it was a pretty quick decision to use this name. For those who don't feel like calling me by my full title you can simply refer to me as "The Rev" (since MM isn't using it anymore), "Your Holiness," "Studmuffin," or my actual name, Erich. Please note that Gooberhead and Snotface are not acceptable alternatives. On to part two.

Part 2. Another one of those social statement things. If you would please consider the following. We live in a time full of rampant drugs, sex, loose morals and political corruption. We have seen hundreds of people murdered by their own governments and even more killed in religious conflicts. But when we get older, we will call these "The good ole' days." Kinda makes you wonder.

As for the second part of this, I have just a few things to say. It appears that you can be "cool" and be "yourself" just so long as that cool, selfish person is a carbon copy out of the pages of a fashion mag. or from a television ad. I would like to appeal to everyone to screw the conservative clothing mindset and do what you want. If you feel like cross dressing, go right ahead, it's never stopped me. Girls if you want to wear a tux to the prom and throw your high heels out the window, go for it. All I have to say is that you should wear what you like and not really give a damn about what other people say. And if you happen to like dressing like everyone else, yippie, good for you.

Now that I have essentially run out of things to say, I have just one question to ask anyone who cares to answer, it is: "Where the heck did all my friends from middle school go?" it appears that many of my friends have been sucked into a black hole (the senior realm) and will never be seen again. Ask yourself that question sometime and see if you come up with any interesting responses, if you do, let me know. Well, I'm out of creative and pancreatic juices so I'll shut up. It is easier to get forgiveness than permission,

-The Reverend Hypocracy