no more mister nice guy

It has been brought to my attention that there’s a Vincent Furnier fan amongst my readers who did not appreciate my mockery of the man in the October 31 post. I’m a reflective sort who is willing to admit to his mistakes, so maybe I was a little harsh on poor Alice. I was raised to respect to elderly, after all. It's just that I prefer listening to Shampoo.

My use of “dragged off” was not indicative of my wife’s attitude, but of my usual, surly disposition when it comes to being left holding the (candy) bag. She enjoyed the experience, based on what registered on my consciousness before I entered one of my fugue states.

As a gesture of reconciliation, please enjoy these two delightful covers of Alice Cooper songs.

Eater – Fifteen (from The Compleat Eater, 1999) – Teenaged ’77 punk rockers go to town on “Seventeen”

The Epoxies – Clones (We’re All) (from the "Synthesized" single, 2002) – A killer synthpunk rendition of the “forgotten” Alice Cooper song. He performed it on an episode of Pink Lady and Jeff while wearing a very Numanesque outfit. Only in 1980, I tell you….