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by Rob Gillaspie
August 25, 2008 at 11:48 a.m.
I've Got The Funereal Disease
For reasons that will be obvious to the three or four people who still peruse this blog, I'm lighting a pyre and setting it free. I had a litany of explanations planned to preface my escape, but have opted instead to keep things short, sweet, and generic-- by posting three video clips that I hope will provide some closure to my not-so-grieving fans. My feelings about ending this blog are cleverly hidden within!Discussion begins in the comment section below...PS: If anyone wants to keep up on our blossoming media empire-- the movies, the music, the madness-- feel free to drop by [SCARUM HARUM][1] and tell us how fucking great we are!!!!Toodles...--Scary Manilow [1]: http://www.myspace.com/scarumharum
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leslie (Leslie vonHolten) says…
I'll miss you more than you miss me.
Joel (Joel Mathis) says…
Dammit! If I'd only hung on a few months more, I could've beat Rob for blog longetivity!
scary_manilow (anonymous) says…
I went through two blogs in the time it took you to go through one, so I think you may have me beat, after all!
DOTDOT (anonymous) says…
The fact that I can't click your links for more than a second or two is rooted in the same black morass from which springs the mutual disdain we enjoy.Hugs and kisses...
godjilla (Jill Ensley) says…
booooo!And I'm not clicking on your stupid YouTubeness!BOOOOO!
cutny (anonymous) says…
So, I take from this that you are:A) Going to work more on your public image,B) Mess around with boys in cars at night to increase your popularity,and C) Have a pachyderm that is set to expire.Sorry to hear you are moving on, but I dug the blog and I'm sure you'll be keeping plenty busy. If you ever shine your spook lights in brooklyn, you and your crew have a place to stay. Sorry about your elephant. That sucks.
edie_ (anonymous) says…
I *have* to post the Amy Sedaris version of the how to be popular educational film. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jNYlB... later they will bring another couple home with them. That would be fun."
smerdyakov (anonymous) says…
Yeah, what Jilla said. Is this just a ploy to get more comments? Cuz if that's what it takes I'll post the shit out of some comments
Dominic_Sova (anonymous) says…
there is now very, very little reason for me to type the keys lawrence.com enter
smerdyakov (anonymous) says…
HA, somebody's nearly as dramatic as Rob
smerdyakov (anonymous) says…
Maybe 'dramatic' isn't quite it... what's the adjective version of hyperbole?
smerdyakov (anonymous) says…
Anyway, beside the point... comment count! comment count!
mitzibel (Misty Nuckolls) says…
Quitter.quitter!!!!!!!!!
scary_manilow (anonymous) says…
This isn't a ploy to get more comments-- though, on that note, if any of you were actually reading this before, why was the comment section always so barren? I can only deduce that either a) you weren't actually reading it, or b) nothing I said was worth commenting on. I'm assuming it was the latter, because going over some of my more recent posts, I've certainly noticed a steep decline in discussion- worthy subject matter.The thing is, I'd rather this blog die than sit idle. At this point, it's nothing more than an albatross, a lead weight that sits in the back of my mind-- "Boy, I really oughtta think of something to blog about, sigh,"-- and the last thing I need is another chore to distract me from my every-growing list of creative projects. I only ever show up to dump off movie stills (which no one looks at) or to ramble about my increasingly obscure cultural obsessions (which no one cares about). It's time to trim the fat, so to speak, and Sinema Parasito has grown gristly beyond belief.I've also grown tired of my status as "token punk" on this site. I had hoped to bury that persona when I closed Codename: Murderama all those years ago. I painted myself into such a tight corner with that blog I didn't see any other way out but to scrap it and start something new. There was only so much forced negativity and snarly posturing I could affect before it began to take over my worldview, and after some serious examination (and the encouragement of some long-time readers), I killed Murderama, decided to focus on thigns that make me happy instead of things that piss me off, and opened Sinema Parasito for business. And guess what? All of my readers went away. No one around here wants me to play any role but that of the "token punk." From time to time, this blog has slipped back into that role, unfortunately, because it seems to be the only way I can pull any readers. Problem is, I'm not that person any more, I don't care to keep re-visiting my past lifestyles, and trying to interest readers in my current lifestyle has become an burden that I no longer wish to bear. So the blog become more and more tired, and now it is going to sleep. Done, done done. There may be another one with a different name somewhere down the line, but Sinema Parasito is officially DOA.And honestly-- nothing I have to say fits on this page anymore, anyway. I'm out here rubbing elbows with Jesus freaks, computer nerds, armchair political hacks form ALL sides of the spectrum, and starry-eyed newbies who still buy into the myth that Larryville is somehow "diverse" and "free-thinking." I have no problem with any of this-- okay, that's a lie, I have HUGE problems with a fair amount of it-- but I just don't mix with this club anymore, and I refuse to hang around and be a wallflower. I'd rather just go away and remain a comfortable outsider.
smerdyakov (anonymous) says…
More like token punkass. punkass
ladylaw (Terry Bush) says…
boo hiss. You don't get comments sometimes b/c you have just about said all there is to say. All that could be added, sometimes, is a simple AMEN!We love you - because you are you and so very honest and real to the point of raw. I have admired your talent even when you called me the worst name I have ever been called, ever (hint; it started with a c and ended with a t). I can only hope that the time it took to keep this blog up with be spent now on better things - as in things that will keep you happier and healthier!Best wishes. Stay in touch!T
granthays (anonymous) says…
You're on my shitlist now, Rob.
DOTDOT (anonymous) says…
Huh. Why am I sitting here trying to figure out if I'm a computer nerd or an polyspectral armchair political hack? Or is it just we haven't really rubbed elbows?Probably because I care what you think about me, and now I have to go elsewhere to get ignored. But, hey.The third reason that comments were fewer is that your posts haven't really called for comment. Know what I mean? Complete. Definitive. How many ways are there to say "Hey, that's cool!"Just saying.
scary_manilow (anonymous) says…
dot dot:i was mostly just talking about the other blogs there. If our elbows had actually rubbed, you'd know it, because my stink doesn't ever really wash off.
mitzibel (Misty Nuckolls) says…
Also, DotDot, his family has a weird trait wherein their elbows have the ability to impregnate. You'd rather rub balls with a Gillaspie, I can tell you that ;)Thanks for explaining things, Rob. The above commenters are right; I think a lot of us read your blogs, every one of them, but often had nothing to add by way of comments other than a syncophantic "Damn, that's cool", and nobody likes to be that guy. I'll miss your blog, but hey--I'm all for you devoting more time to your other creative pursuits. Get crackin' on another screenplay, already.
DOTDOT (anonymous) says…
I wouldn't notice the stink, but my belly and my boobs are enlarging, so maybe.
beatle919 (Marcy McGuffie) says…
Rob - I hate to see this blog go! I rarely comment on ANY blogs these days, but that doesn't mean I don't enjoy reading them. I'll definitely miss your special touch on Lawrence.com (even if you're just a punk - or punkass). ;-) Take care, dude.
leslie (Leslie vonHolten) says…
yeah, thanks for all your comments on the Art blog. Oh, wait...
OtherJoel (anonymous) says…
Well, if you feel it's your time to move on, then that's what you gotta do. This blog will definitely be missed, though, as so many have already said. I too read the posts and watched/loved the film clips, but again, you rocked us beyond comment.And through this blog, I was introduced to some awesome sounds from the Planet Sleazetopia. I'm grateful for that.Best of luck, man.
hilary (anonymous) says…
You're such a token punk, Rob.I'll miss your blog.
cutny (anonymous) says…
Man...that second to the last thing you wrote was twice as long as your last four months worth of writing. How we gonna put if you don't? Read "Confederacy of Dunces," get to know your inner Ignatius and laugh your ass off if you haven't already.
DOTDOT (anonymous) says…
Confederacy of Dunces!!No other book need ever have been written.( I got your pyloric valve right here).