The Future is Unknown

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to watch Elvis play Jimi Hendrix songs while dressed like a cross between Eddie Munster and Martin Short's character in The Three Amigos? Well, consider your curiosity satisfied once you've witnessed the brilliance of Unknown Hinson. He calls himself a country western troubador, professes to hate rock music (he pronounces it rawk), and refers to women as womerns. His songs are about the seedier elements in society, and they may even be semi-autobiographical. They include lines such as "I can't believe you're pregnant again," and "I make faces when I make love." While his music is admittedly not for all tastes, particularly to those who take him too seriously, there can be no denying that as a live act, he and his band are something to behold. I saw them at The Dame in Lexington a couple of years ago, and they were awesome. They did a cover of Manic Depression that was insanely good. (Here's a link to a video of them playing it sometime last year. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0lJCrSdHwE) They are also very open to their fans, as they generally hang around after shows to mingle. So do yourself a favor, and check him out. I have a link to his homepage on the left side of the page.

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Girl sold for groceries

I just saw on the news that a girl was sold by her father for cash, beer, and meat. It reminded me of my cousin who traded $500 and a pickup truck for his wife. She was 14 at the time, just like this girl in the news. They lived together for several years in a house with a giant wagon wheel mounted on the outside. After a few kids however, she eventually left him. My cousin is now shacked up with his brother's daughter (yeah, that's right, his niece), and my Mom told me they even went down to the courthouse because they thought they could get a marriage license. If you don't know already, you do now, my extended family is quite strange. More on that later.

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What's the deal with the blog title?

If anyone ever reads this blog, you may be asking yourself what's with the somewhat strange title? What's with the underworld thing? Well, without going into too much detail, I'll just say that something happened to me last year that turned my world upside down. I'm still among the living, but I feel like my life has left me. I wake up every morning feeling like I'm getting ready for a funeral, and to make matters worse, I live with the guilt that I am at fault. Sometimes life can really kick you in the balls, but its even worse when it does it with your own foot.

Anyway, I'll try to avoid any long posts that make you feel like the old woman sitting next to Ted Striker in Airplane (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDznA8qKPSE), and maybe this blog won't cause a rash of suicides among my many subscribers. Hopefully I'll have some funny things to say, or at least some things that make you think. Until next time.


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