PHOTO: CORWIN PRESCOTT

Corwin Prescott and Amy Vauntd Came to stay with us this week in the Ozarks. It was awesome to have guests that were into seeing the nature around here. If you aren't into seeing nature or taking naked pictures, you aren't going to enjoy your time in the mountains with us.

I asked Corwin to take some pictures of me while Amanda (Apnea) was off being shot by Amy. Afterwards she came in the room for a minute and we took this picture. The polaroid in her back pocket is from a set Corwin did of her earlier. I think he didn't care for that one picture due to it being blown out, but I loved it. I'm stoked he let us keep it. I'm really stoked about this picture. I normally hate pictures of myself. I have some more new ones from last week that Bryan Anderson took. They are awesome too... They seriously make me look like a serial killer. For now I'll post the one that makes me look like a Jordache Kid.

Oh man, I know everyone in my neighborhood thinks we are satanists now. Apparently Baptists aren't so big on Halloween. I guess Christians can pick and chose whatever Pagan holidays they want to commandeer, and the Baptists have left Samhain to the witches. We saw one decorated house within 40 miles. So we nailed up sheets all over the inside and outside of the house to black out the five days of shooting. You can still see the strobes popping off and watch us coming in and out of the back shack with all of the deer antlers and vintage baby dolls one would need for a proper shoot this time of year. So I'm sure the rumors have started.

It doesn't help when you have your face, throat, and hands tattooed.

It doesn't help when you have "cult life" tattooed on your fingers.

It doesn't help when you live across the street from the mayor.

I'm sure that readers and neighbors alike imagine crazy sex orgies and blood lettings going on inside these walls, but the reality was much better. Corwin turned us on to the Brad Neely Hary Potter overdub called "Wizard People, Dear Reader" which had me wheezing like so many asthmatic athletes. I don't think there is a single second that isn't quotable.

The end result? A modern portrait of myself and a Merkley??? like blog title.

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