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The Party, The Mother, The Ride

Shakes The Clown - 1991

Let's dumb it down with the trailer for "Shakes The Clown".



"You're not funny clown!"

And because my adoring fans demand more, here's Binky.

Eat, drink, and be slender

Eat, drink, and be slender
Originally uploaded by ☞Uh … Bob☜

Bring on the pigs in a blanket and Flaming Blue Hawaiis, I'm starting a new diet!

On a personal note, back in my college days, I worked summers at a methadone clinic. (oh, the stories!) The director used to talk about how he was going to write a diet manual called "Spit and Stay Slim". You could chew up as much food as you wanted, but you just couldn't swallow it. I imagine you were to carry a bucket around with you for disposal purposes, or perhaps just a large pocketbook or backpack.

I don't know the number of people who actually kicked the heroin habit under his watch, but I suspect it was probably as many as who would have been helped by his diet plan idea.

Drunker than Satan

Horatio Lee Jenkins is Drunker than Satan.


Want to sing along? Hit it!

What's the Word?

That's right - Thunderbird and other liver-curdling wines are all presented and rated for your cringing pleasure at Bum Wine.



If your taste buds are shot, and you need to get trashed with a quickness, then "T-bird" is the drink for you. Or, if you like to smell your hand after pumping gas, look no further than Thunderbird. As you drink on, the bird soars higher while you sink lower. The undisputed leader of the five in foulness of flavor, we highly discourage driking this ghastly mixture of unknown chemicals unless you really are a bum ... WARNING: This light yellow liquid turns your lips and mouth black! A mysterious chemical reaction similar to disappearing-reappearing ink makes you look like you've been chewing on hearty clumps of charcoal.

photo from Bumwine.com

Weird Jailhouse Art (1947)

" Never Again swear drunks who wake up in the Galena, Ill., jailhouse. For there in front of their eyes is the gosh-awful biggest snake they ever saw. Ana wrapped around a pink elephant, too. Jailer George Herman says the scheme may not be scientific, but it works. He’s thinking of adding an octopus."
Via Blog Modern Mechanix

So You Want To Be A Rock & Roll Star?

Chris Holmes is infamous for his contribution to the 1988 documentary The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years, during which he was interviewed while floating in a swimming pool, fully dressed and extremely intoxicated. This interview stood out in stark contrast to the more light-hearted and humorous interviews conducted by director Penelope Spheeris, which mostly portrayed rockers as good-natured party animals.

From his My Space Page: Chris Holmes

Chris Holmes's Details
Status: Single
Hometown: Pasadena, CA
Body type: 6' 6" / Slim / Slender
Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
Zodiac Sign: Cancer
Smoke / Drink: Yes / Yes
Children: I don't want kids
Education: Some college
Occupation: Guitarist

Look At Yourselves!

My primary trepidation is that when I post here, other PCLers will think, "Oh, Christ, that again. Where has he been!?!? Under a rock?!?!" But screw that- I'm doin' it anyway.



A guilty pleasure of mine for some time now has been Vice Magazine's DOs and DON'Ts.

For some, evidence of the end times. But they're jerks. Look away, if you can...



Acerbic, hateful, funny, deserving, respectful, puerile, stupid and apt commentary that accompanies each photo is as much motivation to visit as the pictures.

Preachin' the Swedish raggarkultur

Added by ninjawarrior2000

"De e gött å supa pöjka, de e allom välbekant.
För så gjorde far å farfar, å då gör vi likadant.
För vi e så snälla gossar, å vi lyder mor å far.
De e gött å supa pöjka, å va full i flera dar

De e gött å supa pöjka, detta e ju livets ord.
Vi ska sprida vårat budskap, över hela våran jord.
Vi ska reta Karin Söder, tills hon ramlar ihop å dör.
De e gött å supa pöjka, såsom alkisarna gör.

Gå å köp en 75:a, på systemet varje dag.
För då tjänar staten pengar, å de e ju jättebra.
Dåså kan man bygga sjukhus, för ett par miljoner spänn,
där vi kan få vård när vi har, blivit fyllon var å en

De e gött å supa pöjka, för man blir så stor å stark.
Å man får så fin gemenskap, på nån bänk i någon park.
När man sålt sin bil å villa, gör man som man vill precis,
å man sover gott på marken tills det kommer en polis.

De e gött å supa pöjka, så att vi blir alkisar.
Våra präster blir så glada, när dom har begravningar.
Det blir extra bra betalning, vid en mässa för ett lik.
De e gött å supa pöjka, å av de blir prästen rik "

Note: Learn this song and sing it at a Friday night dressed for "hålligång" surrounded by other drunks at a bar or at the countryside surrounded by cows or big handpainted american cars for best experience. Drink a lot of Explorer, Renat or if you are a feeling a little sophisticated Absolut Vodka can be an alternative. Drink, sing, drink, sing, pick a fight, drink, have sex out in the open. Puke. Pass out.
Dang! You are a Swedish raggare. Congrats.

I don't think the 75:a is available anymore here in Sweden. It's only a 70:a. What a shame.

More clips with the Swedish raggar icon Eddie Meduza here.