BACK ALLEY TABERNACLE DEBUT
Today is a red-letter day in Tod Brilliant land. The world may be rushing madly toward oblivion, but my first political piece has been posted on eleven-time Webby-winning, Nobel-nominated, New York Times-featured, Brad Pitt-supported, Cesar Chavez-founded website BACK ALLEY TABERNACLE.
Here’s a teaser of “How Charlton Heston Snapped Me Back into Circle Jerk ‘08″:
This past weekend, my honeybaby lovedoodle and I were poking around in a junk shop on the NorCal coast when I stumbled across something of a holy relic: A VHS copy of “Planet of the Apes.” No, not the recent retread by the overrated (it kills me to say that, but I have to finally admit the truth) Tim Burton. No, the real movie; the 1968 classic starring the Omega man himself, Charlton Heston. At the time of purchase, I had no idea the cinematic powerhouse was to shortly shatter a vow of willful ignorance I had maintained with great diligence for much of the year.
Let me explain. About eight months ago, I swore off all media. This is a big deal for me, as I’ve been known to those who can stand my presence as “Mr. Read Everything in the World about Current Events and Politics†for the better part of two decades. Yet, I realized that with an election cycle upon us, there’s no better time to shut it down. Eighteen months of empty promises and bullshit campaigning I thought I could do without. Until, that is, Heston the lost and ever virile astronaut (as Heston plays only Heston, character names are trivial formality) reminded me of my duties as an American citizen. By the time Chuck planted Old Glory in the soil of the alien world, I was itching to get my hands on a Gallup poll, any Gallup poll.
I never knew that Planet of the Apes was a prophetic film, but behold (READ THE STUNNING CONCLUSION AT B.A.T.)
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See this? Do you really? It’s called a big smile on my face. I’ve finally arrived!
To celebrate, the Police have offered up this obvious gem: “Omega Man.” [audio:omega man.mp3]
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