Versatile Blogger Award – for Parlor of Horror (me)

Versatile Blogger Award – parlorofhorror

I have to give a big thanks to Tyson Carter, of Head In A Vice blog, for nominating me for the versatile Blogger Award. In a world where it is hard to get recognition for anything these days, small gestures like this mean a lot. I’ve been reading/following quite a few blogs and enjoy them all very much. I’m happy to pick out ten of my own nominations for this award which encompass a range of my interests which include reading, writing, films, art, paranormal stuff and television.

So here are my nominations:
1. Creature with the Atomic Brain

2. Badasses, Boobs, and Body Counts

3. The B – Horror Blog

4. Lily Wight

5. Head In A Vice

6. The Horrifically Horrifying Horror Blog

7. alohamisterhand

8. Deep Red Rum

9. Goregirl’s Dungeon

10. abs fiction
(for those I’ve nominated, see rules below)

10 Random Facts About Me:
1. Growing up, my family lived in a real haunted house.
2. I rarely go swimming in the ocean, creatures under the sea freak me out.
3. My childhood babysitter was shot by Son of Sam.
4. I like the winter better than the summer.
5. I was almost dead, twice. I saw some strange things at those times.
6. I’ve done club tours thru the northeast US as guitarist for bands, Ricochet (1980‘s), Skulgrinder (1990’s), and as a solo artist. I released 7 Cds on my own label. Check out links on my ‘links’ page.
7. When I was young I wanted to be a Paleontologist but my father talked me out of it. I am still a dinosaur enthusiast.
8. My wife talks to dead people; they have a lot of problems with us living people.
9. The movie ‘Marley and Me’ leaves a lump in my throat, (Okay… I cried like a baby when Marley died! And I don‘t want to talk about it!)
10. I was owner/editor and one of 14 writers for my own music publication, Guitar-2001 Magazine, from 1996 to 2002.  My fave interview was with guitarist, Zakk Wylde (Ozzy, BLS).

Here are the rules of the Versatile Blogger Award:
1. In a post on your blog, nominate 10 fellow bloggers for The Versatile Blogger Award; and link to them.
2. In the same post, add the Versatile Blogger Award.
3. In the same post, thank the blogger who nominated you in a post with a link back to their blog.
4. In the same post, share 10 completely random pieces of information about yourself.
5. In the same post, include this set of rules.
6. Inform each nominated blogger of their nomination by posting a comment on each of their blogs.