Saturday, October 3, 2026
FAREWELL, MARY LOUISE WELLER
You were beautiful and multifaceted, covering roles on the big and small screens, in a plethora of parts.
Mandy Pepperidge in John Landis' popular lampoon, Animal House, is your best known, feature-length role, but you also starred in Q: The Winged Serpent, The Evil, Blood Tide (aka Demon Island), Forced Vengeance, Serpico, Once Upon a Spy, Hunters of the Reef, Hail!, Calling Dr. Storm M.D. and The Bell Jar.
On the TV scene, you were comparably prolific, with guest spots on CHiPS, Starsky & Hutch, The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, Fantasy Island, Supertrain, Kojak, Baretta, Quincy M.E., B.J. and the Bear, Vega$, Detective School and Semi-Tough.
Few realize that you were a writer and penned the play, Four Alone. You also trained with the U.S. Equestrian Team and were a top-ranked, New York model.
Your status as a Renaissance woman can't be denied, and the fruits of your labors support that claim. Your passing resonates, Ms. Weller, for it's one that brings to mind the many joys you've given us and the delightful memories that will continue to warm our hearts.💗
DELAYS & SILENCE = UNPROFESSIONALISM
Every so often, folks ask me why certain articles or stories I've written remain on the backburner, while others make their way to the forefront (i.e. hit print). Well, it all comes down to professionalism.
Those on the level will reach out to writers and artists and inform them of bumps in the road or explain why a project may not reach fruition. These announcements don't always warm the heart, but at least they don't keep contributors dancing in the dark.
There are also those who beg you to contribute to their cause and claim that the results will pay off (per exposure and cash), but then there's a lull. That lull extends into months and then years, and no matter how many times you reach out, you hear nothing, or you finally get some halfhearted excuse about a lack of funds to make their endeavor a reality, but you're told to hang on all the same, and that's followed by more silence.
I'm still steaming over one guy who asked me to compose a treatment for his proposed, lucha-libre comic. I spent two months developing a script and then emailed it to him. He told me he had to drop off his kids at school, but would get back to me soon thereafter. I never heard from him again. Not a bloody peep. From what I can gather, his comic never did materialize. Is it any wonder with such a lackadaisical disposition?
If one must relinquish a commitment, why not just say upfront what the situation is? Offer an apology, perhaps an explanation as to why things haven't gone as planned, so that contributors can shop around their goods to other sources? Is it that hard to do?
I'm sick of the arrogance, of the attitude that my time and effort hold no weight, that I'm left in a lurch is no big deal.
Such disrespect, my friends, is inexcusable, offensive and unprofessional. If you can't communicate with those who've given you their all, then you shouldn't be in the publishing business, but then your inability to publish equates just that.ðŸ˜
Friday, October 2, 2026
MURDER CORPORATION & THE EIGHTH TOWER MAGAZINE, VOL II
Eighth Tower Records & Publications, courtesy of mastermind Raffaele Pezzella, has unleashed a provocative trio to tingle and stoke one's mind, all set for preorder.
The package consists of Eighth Tower: Magazine of Music and Modern Mythologies, Vol 2, which examines and celebrates the Italian post-industrial sounds of the 1990s, including its labels, artists and networks.
In addition to this insightful periodical, Eighth Tower offers two albums by Moreno Daldasso's Murder Corporation: the spankin' new, ten-track, ambient experiment, Macabre Visions, and from 1995, Disturbance (remastered from its original, cassette release, as a double CD.)
Murder Corporation's masterful concoctions supply varied vibrations that reach into the emotional stream to keep one alert and sublime at the same time.
This marvelous set stands as further proof why Pezzella and Eighth Tower are so influential in today's inexorable, avant-garde, music scene.
Why not get involved? To do so, place a preorder for any or all of the above by visiting ...
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