Postholiday Blues
It’s been a long, busy weekend filled with travel, family and eating. Now you need to go back to work. That’s bound to give a body the blues. Booker T. “Get Behind The Mule” (Tom Waits) This comes to us from Potato Hole, the first solo album from Booker T. in decades. It’s an instrumental so even the people who hate Tom Waits’ voice can enjoy it.

Thanksgiving
Teenage Fanclub I’ve added a button at the top of the right column so it’s easy to become a fan of Cover Freak on Facebook, if you’re so inclined. Amassing an army of Facebook fans will be the first step in my plan to take over the world and smite my enemies. I haven’t worked out the details yet, but I’m convinced that having lots of fans will be vital. … I used to date a woman who had family in Toronto. She insisted that we always spend the long Thanksgiving holiday visiting her family Up North. The only problem was that the Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving two weeks earlier than Americans do, so for several years

What I Did On My Vacation
A few months ago the delightful Mrs. Freak won a vacation from a radio station. Last weekend we cashed it in. It was a nice deal, four days and three nights in Orlando. Free airfare, tickets to both Universal Studios theme parks for the duration and a free room in a four-star resort hotel. Since the trip was for four people we rounded up our daughter and our nephew and headed south. Here’s my report. Hellsongs “We’re Not Gonna Take It” (Twisted Sister) We stayed at the Hard Rock Hotel. It had way too much Twisted Sister memorabilia. It was ever

I’m A Weirdo
When people find out that I love murder ballads they inevitably comment on how nervous that must make my wife. She doesn’t seem too concerned, mostly she just rolls her eyes at me. What most folks don’t know is that one of Mrs. Freak’s favorite songs is that classic ode to unhealthy obsession, “Creep.” And I’m a little worried about that. As you’re reading this my family is enjoying a short vacation in Florida that Mrs. Freak won from a radio station. Since she was nice enough to invite me along instead of some random cabana boy, I figured the least I could do would be to feature one of her favorite songs on this week’s post.

Cover Freak Versus The Ants
Thanks For Your Support Thanks to everybody who made a donation in the past week. Many people went above and beyond and contributed more than the minimum I had asked for. I got contributions from readers in the U.S. as well as such far-flung points as the Netherlands and Bahrain. I really appreciate your kind generosity. And if you haven’t donated yet I’d like you to consider doing so with the button at the top of the right column. … All summer long the Casa de Freak has been dealing with an ant infestation. We put out poison bait, they go away and then they come back. Now it’s fall and they want to move someplace warm. Their m