Check these unaltered Superman comic covers from back in the day. Apparently, in order to sell crappy comics like Supergal and Jimmy Olsen, the brains at Superman headquarters thought it would be good to make Superman look like a total douchebag. Good thing for us they did. These are fucking hillarious. Check em out: http://www.nationallampoon.com/supermanisadick/" title="http://www.nationallampoon.com/supermanisadick/" target="_blank"http://www.nationallampoon.co...

See if you can spot Superman with a a picture of a Japanese soldier getting slapped in some classic WW2 propaganda. Superman, you are such an Dick! (Thanks Gabe, for sending this)

So last night my Father and I went to go see Ladysmith Black Mabazo. And boy oh boy, I forgot how awesome good music is. You might remember them as the amazing voices on Paul Simon's "Graceland". (If you don't know that CD, go buy it.) These guys kick so much ass it's scary. And they do zulu dances while they perform too. To me, you can totally suck ass at singing but if you can pull off Zulu dances, I'm sold. That shit is awesome. These guys are my new heros.

The traditional music sung by Ladysmith Black Mambazo is called ISICATHAMIYA (Is-Cot-A-Me-Ya). It was born in the mines of South Africa. Black workers were taken by rail to work far away from their homes and their families. Poorly housed and paid worse, they would entertain themselves after a six-day week by singing songs into the wee hours every Sunday morning. Cothoza Mfana they called themselves, "tip toe guys", referring to the dance steps choreographed so as to not disturb the camp security guards. When miners returned to the homelands, the tradition returned with them. There began a fierce but social competition held regularly and a highlight of everyone's social calendar. The winners were awarded a goat for their efforts and, of course, the adoration of their fans. These competitions are held even today in YMCA assembly halls and church basements throughout "Zululand". For more on these guys, check out their site: http://www.mambazo.com/

To me, life is like being a monkey riding a bike. It's all about trying not to get too distracted, and balance. I haven't posted for a while, my sincerest apologies. I guess the real world has been a huge focus for me lately, and its been hard to find time to escape into my little nerd world. I needed to unplug. Right now I am on an impromptu vacation because my boss took a last minute trip to LA, and I am off work by default. So instead of staying in NYC and putting myself further into debt by living completely outside my means, I decided to fly home for a week and annoy the shit out of my family.

Tonight I'm going to see an awesome band with my father..will report back promptly, as I have absolutely nothing else to do. Plenty of posts to come, monkiacs. I shall return with sheer unbridled stupidity for you all. Stay tuned.

Nothing makes me feel warmer inside than reading insane ramblings on city walls. I really like proper graf if its done well, but I have a special place in my heart for real, genuine crazy person grafitti. The kind that doesnt even make sense to the person who wrote it. Thats the best. Thanks to Professor Nanda, I have come across a site that is nothing but that. Here is my favorite:

That just sums it all up for me. Check out the collection here: http://www.picturesofwalls.co...