Granola Bat

Well, my roots have been twining around me again. All these complex identities within. Attitudes seem to have gotten more tolerant in recent years, but stereotypically, goths and rednecks have not played well together. Country music is anathema - except for Johnny Cash, who gets a pass into basically every subculture that's taken off in the U.S. But that's part of who I am, just as much as riding high on strobe lights in a wave of Siouxsie, Bauhaus, The Sisters of Mercy, and so on. My ancestors moseyed from Virginia through Kentucky, finally settling down in Indiana. My grandparents put "orl" in the car and "warsh" their clothes. I could probably still saddle up a horse, and although I did fight it when I was in college, I still feel damn comfy in a pair of ridin' boots and a flannel shirt. The success of bands like O'Death , Murder By Death , the Pine Box Boys , Stone Jack Jones , a fair amount of Lindi Ortega 's music, Those Poor Bastar...

Y'all, the more I look at my Top 9 for 2018, the more you make me laugh. Check these out with me: Here's what you liked in 2018:  A cupcake menu (in fairness, it's a good list - and I'm always here for dunking on Mike Pence.) My "I Voted" sticker - hell yes, I'm happy about this one! Cute couple photo at The Darkness Underground's first Halloween party. I love this one always and forever. A 90's-era decorative statue that looks suspiciously like a phallus that can swim. A vanity shot of a hair style that took A Lot Of Time, You Guys. Sphynx with her titties out the Stargate in downtown Indianapolis pretty eye makeup applied poorly Starburst To recap, we like sarcastic confections, 90's sci-fi references, selfies, dickfish, and titties. Good job, everyone! What a 2018 it was! If you want to see your own top 9, you can do so here .