But when looking for an image to 'splodify, I was torn. It could be a look at the quiet street in New York City's West Village where I work, a photo of my precious kitty, or even a mutha-fuckerization of my own portrait. But on the wall of my office hung the answer.
Chagall's work frequently featured the sleepy Slavic city-scape of Vitsyebsk, Belarus, his birthplace and where I had the pleasure of living for eight months while I finished my grad work. But Belarus is a tragic country, where the people have endured centuries of war, dictatorship, and cultural oppression. Only a visionary like Michael Bay could tell us another, more empowering story. With the Bayifier, Belarus is a land the Bolsheviks would fear to tread upon and Hitler would bypass on his way to Moscow.
First off, the guy has serious credentials. Not only is he a karate expert, but he looks like he's placed in the World Beard Championship at least once. Secondly, he stays on message and yet, isn't afraid to delve in to controversy. I, for one, plan to vote for Jimmy and any other RITDH Party affiliates even though I don't live in the Empire State.
A few years back, being a diehard Mystery Science Theater 3000 fan, I had the pleasure of seeing the acting talents of Jon Mikl Thor in Zombie Nightmare.
I remember that one of the strongest impressions that movie made on me was that the Cure poster in one character's room was also in the room of my good friend from high school, Mark. It wasn't until years later that the same friend, in an unrelated sequence of events, reminded me of Thor's greatness with this epic fight scene from Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare.
Thor occupied a place in my subconscious from then on. Mark then recently shared on Facebook crucial documentation establishing that Mr. Thor's middle name is not, in fact, Mikl:
Apart from his Heavy Metal magnificence and movie acting prowess, it wasn't until this past week that the full scope of his talent became apparent. As you can learn from his Wikipedia article, Jon Mikl was also the first Canadian to win Mr. Canada and Mr. USA bodybuilding titles. But I owe my greatest debt of gratitude to the AV Club for unearthing footage of Thor that really completes the picture: Thor as Vegas-style showman for Merv Griffin.
Sorry for all the cutesy stuff lately. I promise to find something sick, twisted or otherwise disturbing in the near future:) I do hope this song gets stuck in your head though.