Mr. Ian M. Belcurry

My names Brian. I like literature and skateboarding. I Just want to post things nicely that amuse me.

Review: “Everybody’s Gotta Suffer” By Brian McElmurry

willisplummer:

Brian McElmurry

Yesterday, I received my copy Brian McElmurry’s chapbook “Everybody’s Gotta Suffer (Even Jesus And Rich People) ‘Cept When We’re High Or Having Sex Or Eating Or Laughing But Then That Fuckin’ Negative Suicidal Dissonance Comes Until You Come Or Listen To Musical Dissonace.” My first thought was, “that’s one hell of a title.” The typo is on purpose. He even annotates it as such on the cover.

He sent me the chapbook for free. What a nice guy!

The cover artwork is a painting by Mark Gonzales. Re: the painting, Brian writes, “I didn’t get his permission, but he’d dig my vibe.” I assumed that Mark Gonzales was some kind of literary hero of Brian’s, because on the inside flap Brian writes that he made the chapbook after reading about Mark Gonzales making limited edition zines for his art shows.

Boy was I wrong; in a poem on the last page of the chap, Brian mentions “The Gonz” ollying some stairs in a move called “Videodays.” My thirteen year-old self hates me for forgetting that “The Gonz” is a famous skateboarder. I guess he was before my time, but still. 

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Thanks Willis, this is so awesome!

jaythehelmetguy: Just so you know, Gonz ollied the EMB gap in the motherfucking 80s

jaythehelmetguy:

Just so you know, Gonz ollied the EMB gap in the motherfucking 80s

A trumpet seems like a slutty instrument

When I was a child I wanted to become a jazz xylophonist.

That’s a lie.

I would perform “tiny bubbles” for people who were adults in the 50’s

though “tiny bubbles” may have came out in the 60’s or 70’s.

I remember one of my brother’s classmates playing the accordion at a school assembly/open house of sorts and I thought it was cool, but I thought he was a dork, I was a kindergartener.

I gardened kinders

I was the teacher of my peers with a pear because I was sweet.

No I wasn’t.

I’m bored

I would have rather been a jazz guitarist or pianist or, ideally, playing the trumpet.

I would stand outside the church and play my trumpet

A trumpet seems like a slutty instrument

like a slobbery blow job

manwithpenis asked: i'm interested in the chapbook

Cool! Put your address in my mail, and I’ll send it. :-)

anacarretecortes:

was trying to find my ‘hi5’ profile but instead found this. april 13, 2009.

I find these videos where Ana C. eats really fascinating, and somewhat sexual, but innocent; and then I feel wrong for sexualizing it, but wonder if she realizes, conceptualized her eating food video and gifs, or if I’m just a pervert. IDK. It seems others must think/feel this also.