snake coming out of a hole, take #9

“For a lengthy period, what sustained me ON THE BLEACHERS was without doubt the eloquence of those exchanges between regular commentators and the resultant dialogue back and forth. It was oftentimes electric…”

“I just wanted to try something new…”

“I needed a space to promote product without infringing too much on what went before…”

“In my mind I had to divorce the two to an extent. Move on and set concrete parameters.”

in conversation with lifeinalundby

your father’s hesitation tunes the dial. you falter, bristle, refuse to seize the prompt.

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in the mix

currently in progress.

prologue: exsanguinate

For which, you will need…

• A sharp knife. And that’s what’s going to make it easier to get the skin. Orf. And then you just make an incision down the back to remove the spinal cord, remove the spinal cord, pull the spare ribs out – how do you butcher a pig step by step? – there are five sections of the pig that yield edible cuts: pork belly, pork shoulder, pork loin, pork ham and the head. From those basic sections the butcher can offer up sausage; bacon; spare ribs; brisket; ribs; steaks; pork chops; pork cutlets; coppa; presa; secreto; and tenderloin…

• Step 1: Check the weather and ring the bell
• Step 2: Heat the water
• Step 3: Set up your tools
• Step 4: Move the hog into an area large enough to accommodate your stunning it
• Step 5: Stun the pig
• Step 6: Exsanguinate (bleed) the swine
• Step 7: Hang the carcass
• Step 8: Scald (or skin) * Skinning is quicker, but scalding is to be preferred if you are to make head cheese.

safe as…

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parked #4

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parked #1

from a series of photographs shot on location by ian begg @ Maryhill Canal, Glasgow NW.

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print it. I’m b@ck.

punishment exercise, weblog version

Hello. I am still breathing, if you wondered at this latest absence.

I needed to step back from the drop awhile, the empty space between the rails, to let the game play out. It has not been pretty for the most part.

On and off the bleachers.

 

EXCLUSIVE • yellow antipathy | poems r us

Originally here.

   NAKED
▼ SIBLING IB: NEGATIVES from \”Naked On The Bleachers\” CD IB (IBCD 002) (UK)

   MIXES
▼ SIBLING IB: NEGATIVES (IB\’s THANK GOD FOR THE RAIN MOTION PICTURE MIX) 
    from \”Bleachers In Dub\” CD IB (IB CD 001) 2018
    iUPDATEi
▼ SIBLING IB + AMY WINEHOUSE: NEGATIVES (NØ\’s WINEHOUSE MASH-UP) from 
    \”Bleachers In Dub\” CD IB (IBCD 001) (UK) 2018

EXCLUSIVE • the ear of the dragon | poems r us

Originally here.

   NAKED
▼ SIBLING IB: MINDFULNESS from \”Naked On The Bleachers\” CD IB (IBCD 002) (UK)

   MIXES
▼ SIBLING IB + GUS GHOST: MINDFULNESS (GHOST MIX) from \”Bleachers In Dub\”  
    CD IB (IBCD 001) (UK)
▼ SIBLING IB + GUS GHOST: MINDFULNESS (EASTERN MIX #2) from \”Bleachers In 
    Dub\” CD IB (IBCD 001) (UK)
▼ SIBLING IB + GUS GHOST: MINDFULNESS (IB\’s KEYHOLE INTERVENTION MIX #3) 
    from \”Bleachers In Dub\” CD IB (IBCD 001) (UK) 2018
    iUPDATEi
▼ SIBLING IB + NØ: MINDFULNESS (IB\’s DEGENERATE MIX • SLAPSHØT EDIT) from
    \”Bleachers In Dub\” CD IB (IBCD 001) (UK) 2018

EXCLUSIVE • INDEX SIN CD 9 #5 | poems r us

Late night poem for Holly. Originally here.

▼ SIBLING IB + SONIC YOUTH: INDEX SIN CD 9 #5 (IB\’s PROVIDENCE MIX) from  
    \”Bleachers In Dub\” CD IB (IBCD 001) (UK) 2018