Last night, for the first time in my life, I felt like Marilyn Munster. Marilyn Freakin' Munster. I'm not even blonde and I have never worn one of those prim 1950s/early-1960s frocks. But, even if your hair is black and your shoes are pointy and trimmed in metal, you too can feel like the most normal person on the planet while attending a concert dubbed "Tribute to Evil" that also served as the El Vez-officiated nuptials for Stanton and Szandora Lavey .
My black pants, burgundy top and oversized, gun-metal gray purse (filled with reporting tools) were no match for the legions of folks young and old dressed as urban primitives, fetish models and other assorted creatures of the night (yes, some were wearing monster make-up). There were tons of Resplendent Dudes in attendance, complete with pentagram vests and untamed, blonde hair. Those who went casual showed up in a diverse array of band t-shirts ranging from Misfits to Samhain to Danzig (okay, exaggeration, I saw a few Slayer shirts, one Suicidal Tendencies baseball jersey, a torn GG Allin top and, gag!, a Skrewdriver t-shirt). Megan said I was the rebel for wearing red. I noticed that we were both wearing cross jewelry, perhaps because we always do or perhaps because we were subconsciously covering our bases just in case the rapture happened while attending the wedding of Anton Lavey's grandson.
I'm not sure, but I think the whole thing was intended to be ridiculous. I mean, people couldn't regularly end each sentence with "Hail Satan!" and a two-fingered wave lifted from Ronnie James Dio's grandma. Right?
Megan had introduced me to a friend of hers and he started talking about Skinny Puppy. I said that I loved Skinny Puppy because when I was 14 and first saw "The Killing Game" video, it gave me nightmares. The guy hi-fived me. Turns out he's a special effects make-up artist who did the video, as well as a bunch of the band's tour work. Here's the video so that you can understand Skinny Puppy's true creepiness.
Oh, btw, in case you were wondering, Glenn Danzig kicks serious ass. So does Hank III.