The Broken Chimneys appear on two songs on the soundtrack to I KISSED A ZOMBIE AND I LIKED IT. Now you can download their song "Doorbell Ditching at the Pearly Gates" right here for free - just right click on that link! The video is here. A rewritten version serves as the theme song to At Last, Okemah, which will be showing at Schuba's in Chicago before a Jon Langford concert on March 6.
While I'm spreading punk songs around, I'm in a "montage of trying on different clothes to the strains of a new wave song" mode lately. Reinventing myself and all that. Today I picked up a brown corduroy blazer and a brown cardigan to wear over a turtleneck - I look like I belong in a movie with an opening credit sequence by Saul Bass (who, in addition to those paper-cut-outs-and-jazz title sequences, made one of my favorite cartoon shorts ever: The Edifice
Some cool news regarding the recent release of I Kissed a Zombie and I Liked It that I need to keep quiet about, and things have been delightfully busy here at Smart Aleck Headquarters since my appearance on Coast to Coast with Georgy Noory on Tuesday!
I KISSED A ZOMBIE AND I LIKED IT
New: Are You Dating a Zombie? Take This Quiz From Random House!
I KISSED A ZOMBIE AND I LIKED IT is out today! Pick one up at your local store, and check out the videos, the soundtrack (featuring Vixy Dockrey, Seanan McGuire, Mary Crowell and Peter Stone Brown), and the extras!
Order on Amazon
or indiebound now!
Here's the book trailer:
And a couple of extras:
I KISSED A ZOMBIE AND I LIKED IT is out today! Pick one up at your local store, and check out the videos, the soundtrack (featuring Vixy Dockrey, Seanan McGuire, Mary Crowell and Peter Stone Brown), and the extras!
Order on Amazon
or indiebound now!Here's the book trailer:
And a couple of extras:
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New This Week
This week, Playground Jungle featured posts on cooties, 18th century fart jokes, Lizzie Borden, Little Miss Muffett parodies, and The Princess Pat.
There's a new "don't be a vampire" PSA for I Kissed a Zombie and I Liked It, which hits the shelves on Tuesday! The reviews in the trades are among the best I've ever had!
There's a new "don't be a vampire" PSA for I Kissed a Zombie and I Liked It, which hits the shelves on Tuesday! The reviews in the trades are among the best I've ever had!
Burglar Haikus
The other night, Claudia Gray told me she had a dream that someone broke into her apartment, stole her stuff, and replaced it with poems. Here are some haikus from a burglar who stole your stuff:
As the autumn wind
carries the old leaves away
we stole your TV
VCRs wither
Take up space and block the light
Don't worry. Gone now.
All things pass away
the wind, the sea, the snowfall
your good silverware
Where does old time go,
Never to be seen again?
Same place as your plates.
Cry for no lost thing
that was not of pure beauty.
Your stuff was ugly.
We took your music
But we're just stealing it back
Downloading is theft
Leftover pizza
wrapped in shiny silver foil
We ate the whole thing.
Art belongs to all
You hide this painting alone.
Well, not anymore.
OW!
Good things this week:
- the gravy I made
- the barbecue beef Ronni made
- the margarita chicken I made
- Game night with Jeff, Deborah, and Claudia Gray.
- Really good episode of Modern Family
- Playground Jungle showed up on Metafilter, greatly increasing the traffic.
- Inching ever closer to 1/26 - time for I Kissed a Zombie and I Liked It!
- Couple of new projects off to a running start.
Bad things this week:
- the baked pasta I destroyed.
- Some warning signs that my computer may be dying.
- Rush Limbaugh says Obama will steal your donations to Haiti, Pat Robertson does his usual shtick, and no one hits either of them with a pie.
- Abscessed wisdom tooth. OUCH. Like walking around with Civil War Surgery taking place in your mouth.
- How much they charged to remove aforementioned abscessed wisdom tooth.
- Being loopy from the painkillers all through game night.
- the gravy I made
- the barbecue beef Ronni made
- the margarita chicken I made
- Game night with Jeff, Deborah, and Claudia Gray.
- Really good episode of Modern Family
- Playground Jungle showed up on Metafilter, greatly increasing the traffic.
- Inching ever closer to 1/26 - time for I Kissed a Zombie and I Liked It!
- Couple of new projects off to a running start.
Bad things this week:
- the baked pasta I destroyed.
- Some warning signs that my computer may be dying.
- Rush Limbaugh says Obama will steal your donations to Haiti, Pat Robertson does his usual shtick, and no one hits either of them with a pie.
- Abscessed wisdom tooth. OUCH. Like walking around with Civil War Surgery taking place in your mouth.
- How much they charged to remove aforementioned abscessed wisdom tooth.
- Being loopy from the painkillers all through game night.
Upcoming Radio Show Appearance
No official word yet, but it looks like I'll soon be doing an interview on Coast to Coast AM, the late night radio talk show that talks about UFOs and stuff. I'll be talking about my ghost book, as well as Smart Aleck's Guide and I Kissed a Zombie and I Liked It. I'll post the actual date when I know (and a download link afterwards!)
New Interview: In The Coop with Adam Selzer
Now up for your reading pleasure at Three Silly Chicks. It's about time someone asked me who would win in a fight between a mime and a clown, and let me explain how my first act as a dictator would be known as The Han Shot First decree.
I think I may have also forgotten to post this one, an Author Spotlight from Star Shadow that I did last month.
I think I may have also forgotten to post this one, an Author Spotlight from Star Shadow that I did last month.
The Foolkiller Submarine: A Chicago Mystery
One of my favorite research topics in Chicago History is the Fool Killer Submarine, which was found in the Chicago River in 1915, where it had been buried in river muck for decades. A couple of months ago PBS interviewed me for a story on it that aired last night. You can watch it here and see my Weird Chicago Blog entries about the thing (which constitute just about everything this is known about the thing) here.
Speaking of mysterious history, here's a new Playground Jungle post about the history of saying "jinx" when two people say the same thing at the same time. The practice may only be 50 years old - but it might also be 500!
Speaking of mysterious history, here's a new Playground Jungle post about the history of saying "jinx" when two people say the same thing at the same time. The practice may only be 50 years old - but it might also be 500!
Another Zombie video
Yes, I'm in a video-making frenzy lately! Here's another public service announcement about zombies and vampires, featuring Claudia Gray, author of the Evernight series. There's a message from both of us at the end.
New Smart Aleck video!
smartalecksguide.com presents a look at our Founding Fathers (and why you should never assume they agree with you politically).
New Zombie Video
The first of 3-4 new videos that will be rolled out over the next week leading up to the release of I Kissed a Zombie and I Liked It
Also, here's a terrific shot of my stepson making his own AT AT and Death Star while watching Star Wars and Empire Strikes Back on New Year's Eve:
Also, here's a terrific shot of my stepson making his own AT AT and Death Star while watching Star Wars and Empire Strikes Back on New Year's Eve:
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Adam's New Book: Sept 2013
