Hardcore Metal!

I love capsule toys, and really any purchase that makes you stack up quarters together, except laundry, because cleanliness is for goobers. This machine at Fry's electronics caught my eye- not just because I could buy such "metal" accessories as a pair of brass knuckles sized for a three-year old, or a "punk" dog collar, but also because apparently Robert Smith (visible in the upper right hand corner) is now the king of Hard Core Metal. There is also a nice reflection of B.S.*, wearing The World's Most Decrepit Smiths shirt. Young people, I didn't mean to confuse you- Robert Smith is the lead singer of the Cure, not the Smiths. Morrissey, the lead singer of the Smiths, is the only person in the world who would be a more hilarious representative of Hard Core Metal.


* Beloved Spouse

The Most Powerful Hairspray Known To Man.

I don't know the last time I was just an out-and-out shill for something, but I was pretty excited to pick up a container of Goth Juice last weekend, the new hairstyling product from Lush. It's purple, it's powerful, and it's inspired (along with a companion product called King of the Mods) by the fantastic UK comedy, The Mighty Boosh. Each tub claims it was "Made from the Tears of Robert Smith."
Pete: Robert Smith is *still* not a member of the Smiths. Oddly, none of them were called Smith, which makes them the opposite of the Ramones, who were all named Ramone.