Vampire Johnny Cash and goth rock dreamboat. Guitar slingin' and accordion squeezin'. Obsessed with ghosts and monsters. Kind of goth, kind of western. Links, etc: https://Frankenstein.country Mastodon: @mykie@haunt.graveyard.boohttps://bsky.app/profile/frankenstein.countryhttps://bsky.app/profile/frankenstein.country/post/3mk3mlxeoti2eYou know those annoying dreams where you can’t seem to succeed at a mundane thing? Had one of those last nights where I was trying to reply to a photo on the internet “how it feels to be a Rockies fan” but I couldn’t spell Rockies correctly. Damn dream felt like an eternity.22 Apr 2026 13:37 +0000at://did:plc:pvvaball3a6bclyrgxkcwsug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3mlxeoti2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/frankenstein.country/post/3mjvjmah4nr2nFirst movie tonight was “The Mad Ghoul” which was pretty okay. But the second movie is “Creature With the Atom Brain” and it’s fantastic. It’s a 1950s movie that feels like a parody of 1950s movies. 50s Scifi tropes distilled to perfection20 Apr 2026 03:28 +0000at://did:plc:pvvaball3a6bclyrgxkcwsug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjvjmah4nr2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/frankenstein.country/post/3mjpfljaiym26Cold and snowy today. Wish I was home watching Vincent Price movies instead17 Apr 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:pvvaball3a6bclyrgxkcwsug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpfljaiym26https://bsky.app/profile/frankenstein.country/post/3mjp6mmoole2qCoworker’s shift key is stuck which is making the group chat pretty hilarious but I feel bad because it probably makes her computer unusable 😆17 Apr 2026 14:55 +0000at://did:plc:pvvaball3a6bclyrgxkcwsug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjp6mmoole2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/frankenstein.country/post/3mjkl5k5flt2zJust caught a scent of something that smells exactly like the soft pretzel store at the mall did in the 90s. Like getting hit with a nostalgia truck15 Apr 2026 18:56 +0000at://did:plc:pvvaball3a6bclyrgxkcwsug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkl5k5flt2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/frankenstein.country/post/3mji2z4yr2j2oKind of nuts how I can have a video call with people across the planet with no inconvenience but it wasn’t all that long ago that I had to pay long distance charges to call my uncle who was 30 miles away.14 Apr 2026 19:02 +0000at://did:plc:pvvaball3a6bclyrgxkcwsug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mji2z4yr2j2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/frankenstein.country/post/3mjdtw5wuyz2oSunday night double feature: “The Thing that Couldn’t Die” and “Cult of the Cobra” The Thing was incredible except there was not nearly enough screen time for the final monster. Sort of fumbled the ball given the strong lead up13 Apr 2026 02:45 +0000at://did:plc:pvvaball3a6bclyrgxkcwsug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjdtw5wuyz2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/frankenstein.country/post/3mj42ytoaoz24First Thunder and lightning of the year10 Apr 2026 00:30 +0000at://did:plc:pvvaball3a6bclyrgxkcwsug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj42ytoaoz24https://bsky.app/profile/frankenstein.country/post/3mj2zmib7f42zI’m in a meeting with over 100 people and someone forgot to mute and just belched so loud you couldn’t hear the speaker. Even funnier: a dozen people or so are conferenced in from a room and you could see them all react09 Apr 2026 14:33 +0000at://did:plc:pvvaball3a6bclyrgxkcwsug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2zmib7f42zhttps://bsky.app/profile/frankenstein.country/post/3miyhvyrlkb27I’ve been noodling on leaning more into a purer goth sound for a track or two. One of the things I’m experimenting with is making my drum machine sound more like a drum machine. Mechanical with no fills but still with transitions. It brings a whole new vibe to song writing.08 Apr 2026 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:pvvaball3a6bclyrgxkcwsug/app.bsky.feed.post/3miyhvyrlkb27https://bsky.app/profile/frankenstein.country/post/3misbfqbx5q2zTonight I’m watching “It Came From Beneath the Sea” and “The Black Scorpion”. My home rolled algorithm seems to really favor kaiju movies. Beneath the Sea was a Harryhausen film. The special effects are still fantastic. Plot is as you’d except for a propaganda film. Really enjoyed it.06 Apr 2026 02:58 +0000at://did:plc:pvvaball3a6bclyrgxkcwsug/app.bsky.feed.post/3misbfqbx5q2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/frankenstein.country/post/3miqyvti6yx2zProducer/studio/recording pals: Friend looking for a DAW. They’re a newbie. Beside Reaper, what should I suggest? Asked what their needs are “She said she wants to blend existing music and be able to add layers. Got it drilled down to she wants to remixes and be able to add her own beats on top”05 Apr 2026 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:pvvaball3a6bclyrgxkcwsug/app.bsky.feed.post/3miqyvti6yx2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/frankenstein.country/post/3mine4el72l24My studio space is 50% random cables and 50% loose guitar picks04 Apr 2026 04:03 +0000at://did:plc:pvvaball3a6bclyrgxkcwsug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mine4el72l24https://bsky.app/profile/frankenstein.country/post/3mik3mrd4uc2iMany years ago I worked with a Mexican man who used to call me Chicharrón. I’ve had a few nick names in the past but I think that’s the one I miss the most. Great guy, hope he’s doing well.02 Apr 2026 20:53 +0000at://did:plc:pvvaball3a6bclyrgxkcwsug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mik3mrd4uc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/frankenstein.country/post/3mieul437hl23So been a couple weeks learning fiddle at this point. My current hurdle is synchronizing my hands when trying to play legato. Especially when needing to cross strings. But it’s coming along pretty quick and I’m learning actual fiddle tunes, which feels great31 Mar 2026 19:04 +0000at://did:plc:pvvaball3a6bclyrgxkcwsug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mieul437hl23https://bsky.app/profile/frankenstein.country/post/3miao4ddg5a22Watched “Killer Shrews” and now I’m onto “The Giant Gila Monster”. Shrews was your general zombie plot. It was fine. But Gila is a teenaged hotrod flick and I’m way into this30 Mar 2026 02:57 +0000at://did:plc:pvvaball3a6bclyrgxkcwsug/app.bsky.feed.post/3miao4ddg5a22https://bsky.app/profile/frankenstein.country/post/3mhp7eco5r62eWas talking with some friends yesterday about what topics we’d been able to give a presentation on for an hour. Now that I’ve had time to think about it mine would be Rocky Horror Picture Show23 Mar 2026 04:18 +0000at://did:plc:pvvaball3a6bclyrgxkcwsug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhp7eco5r62ehttps://bsky.app/profile/frankenstein.country/post/3mhp3ygyvho2oIn Rocky Horror when they open the doors during Time Warp it feels like going home23 Mar 2026 03:18 +0000at://did:plc:pvvaball3a6bclyrgxkcwsug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhp3ygyvho2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/frankenstein.country/post/3mhipiqzjyc2qReplaced my live practice headphones with ones that are clearer, more isolating, and more comfortable. Makes me feel like a brand new man20 Mar 2026 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:pvvaball3a6bclyrgxkcwsug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhipiqzjyc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/frankenstein.country/post/3mh4lwseqhs2dThe fiddle is such an interesting instrument. For the best tone you have to be confident, but if you’re cocky you’ll screw it up. It’s an instrument that demands respect and I love it to death15 Mar 2026 18:43 +0000at://did:plc:pvvaball3a6bclyrgxkcwsug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh4lwseqhs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/frankenstein.country/post/3mglzavnpee2kFind you someone that looks at you like Columbia does Eddie09 Mar 2026 04:26 +0000at://did:plc:pvvaball3a6bclyrgxkcwsug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mglzavnpee2khttps://bsky.app/profile/frankenstein.country/post/3mgltelhxhc2eJust watched “The Catman of Paris”. An intricate script that wasn’t properly adapted for screen with some questionable direction but excellent costuming. It was almost fun.09 Mar 2026 02:40 +0000at://did:plc:pvvaball3a6bclyrgxkcwsug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgltelhxhc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/frankenstein.country/post/3mgdi7mcakv2xMy county is on somewhat of a roundabout building spree. People around here always complain about them but I’d mix rather have a roundabout than a four way. Especially because at a roundabout you don’t have people trying to wave you ahead of them.05 Mar 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:pvvaball3a6bclyrgxkcwsug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdi7mcakv2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/frankenstein.country/post/3mfsknbk6xc2nI’m practicing with a haptic metronome I got a couple years ago as a gift but have never really used. It’s so much harder to play along with than a click. But it somehow feels more like playing along with drums so it’s probably good for me27 Feb 2026 01:28 +0000at://did:plc:pvvaball3a6bclyrgxkcwsug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfsknbk6xc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/frankenstein.country/post/3mfrikrkgee2eOne of the things that tries my patience the most is when another driver arrives at a stop sign first and then tries to wave me ahead of them.26 Feb 2026 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:pvvaball3a6bclyrgxkcwsug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfrikrkgee2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/frankenstein.country/post/3mfp4tdym3222Must be annoying to go by the name Al these days25 Feb 2026 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:pvvaball3a6bclyrgxkcwsug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfp4tdym3222https://bsky.app/profile/frankenstein.country/post/3mfgbfuiix52eThere’s this shot in Evil Dead where Ash is ascending some stairs and it’s shot from below. As he climbs the spaces between the steps gets narrower and narrower until at the last step the screen is mostly black except for the narrow strip where we see him nervous from below.22 Feb 2026 04:11 +0000at://did:plc:pvvaball3a6bclyrgxkcwsug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfgbfuiix52ehttps://bsky.app/profile/frankenstein.country/post/3mex5x32isc2hI’m watching “The Bride and the Beast” and I’m pretty sure the only Ed Wood movie I don’t love is Plan 916 Feb 2026 03:59 +0000at://did:plc:pvvaball3a6bclyrgxkcwsug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mex5x32isc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/frankenstein.country/post/3mefjlegoao2tTonight’s double feature is “The Ghost of Dragstrip Hallow” and “Hold That Ghost”. Dragstrip was a ton of fun and a really specific slice of teenage Americana. Genuinely one of my favorite movies from the past several months.09 Feb 2026 03:39 +0000at://did:plc:pvvaball3a6bclyrgxkcwsug/app.bsky.feed.post/3mefjlegoao2t